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The New York Times today reported that ousted Chinese leader Bo Xilai hooked up a wide-ranging spy system that allowed him to listen in on conversations between top officials, including President Hu Jintao.
If confirmed, the report could help explain why Bo was suddenly dismissed from his position as Communist Party head of the major Chongqing municipality last month, a move that shook up the Bejing's political circles.
Before Bo's removal from office, the high-ranking official was seen as tagged for promotion to the elite Communist Party committee, according to Al Jazeera.
The NYT report, based off anonymous reports from nearly a dozen party sources, claimed that Bo set up an extensive wire-tapping network across Chongqing in what the paper called "a direct challenge to central authorities."
The 68-year-old has not been seen since being dismissed, said the BBC, noting that Chinese reports have not mentioned wire-tapping in reports about the controversial official.
Bo is currently under scrutiny for "serious discipline violations," said Al Jazeera.
His wife, Gu Kailai, has likewise been arrested for her alleged involvement with the mysterious death of Neil Neywood, a British businessman also believed to have helped the couple's son gain admittance to top-notch British schools like Oxford University.
More from GlobalPost: Bo Guagua, son of disgraced Communist leader Bo Xilai, stirs up trouble for his parents
The net appears to be widening, with Bo's brother Bo Xiyong on Thursday resigning as vice-chairman of China Everbright International, according to Al Jazeera.
But the black sheep of the family has turned out to be Bo's son Bo Guagua, a Harvard postgraduate student alleged to be "the most prominent of the younger members of a group known in China as 'princelings,'" according to a report from the university's Harvard Crimson.
The scandals surrounding Bo have spiraled to the extent that he has become a Twitter hashtag, with internet users weighing in on his many crimes. Foreign Policy magazine pointed out some choice #BoXilaiCrimes, but here is a collection of more:
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I removed the module then jumped pins 12 & 13 on the cable connector and the passenger headlight still does not light. There is still no voltage at the headlight green/blue wire for the headlight.
I put a voltmeter on the jumper between pins 12 & 13. There is voltage there, but it does not make it to the headlight. When I push in the running light switch, the voltage goes to 0, but no fuses go out. As I said above once or twice I was able to get the running light switch to come on. The led would light, the relay would click and the running light would come on. But when I plugged in the headlight bulb believing that I might now have power for it, the pin 12 & 13 jumped combination went to 0 volts again.
I would suspect you have a wiring harness chaffing or shorted.Since both the right headlamp and fog lamps are involved I would suspect the problem to be near connector C148. This is the one connector other than the headlight switch itself both have in common.
Here are the wiring schematics that may help you isolate the problem.
First pic is the fog lamps,I have circled C148
Here are the schematics for the headlights.I have circled 2 connectors here C148 and C292
Here are pics of the location of both connectors I have circled them in the pics
A couple of questions to make finding this easier.
When I first started troubleshooting this, I disconnected fuse 8 and put my ohmmeter to the headlight, but got no continuity. I will try fuse 8 to pin 12, which I think will be oK and then pin 13 to the bulb and go from there. I would assume this would be a valid test?
Is connector C148 inside the instrument panel near the passenger end, near the center or inside the engine compartment? It also looks like it should have a handle/hinge mount on it, would that be accurate?
It also appears that connector 148 feeds connector 266 or 268 that feeds the fog light switch itself.
Daylight running lights are shown on the diagram. I have to plead ignorance that I don't even know if this vehicle has them. If it does could this be involved with the problem and how would I know if I have them?
Auxiliary relay box #2 is shown on the drawing. Is that the one between the air filter and the front grill? If it is there are three relays in mine. A large one that seems to always energize when I take it out and then plug it in and two smaller black ones. I would suspect one of those to be the fog light relay but there are no markings on the box or my manual indicating what's what. Which one is the fog relay and what do the other two do?
Thanks I think I'm almost done.
On your first question you can just make the test with a test light or voltmeter,just make sure you have voltage all the way. Disconnecting the connector and jumping pins 12 to 13 are just taking the LOM out of the equation.To see if it was the culprit. If you have power on pin 13 then go to C148 to see if you have it there to pin-point what direction to follow,either back toward the dash or out towards the light itself. The harness will leave C148 and follow the left front fender then go across the top of the radiator support.You can see the harness in the picture below.
C148 is under the hood near where the firewall and left fender meet.
The connector 268 is at the fog lamp switch itself.
The daytime running lamps are for if equipped. Usually unless it is a Canadian vehicle you will not have them.
The auxiliary relay box 2 is the one near the air filter behind the right headlight.
I do not have a diagram of which relay is which but you should be able to look at the wire colors from the schematic I sent you previously to find which one it is.
Basically how the fog lamps work is the coil side of the relay is provided power by the headlight switch and the fog lamp switch provides ground. When the headlights are turned on power is sent to pin 1(dark blue/light green wire) then when you turn on the fog lamp switch ground is provided to the coil on pin 2(Light blue/Black wire). This energizes the coil which creates a magnetic field. This magnetic field then pulls the switch side of the relay closed so power from fuse 15 on pin no 3(black/yellow wire) can flow to the bulbs on pin 5(tan/orange wire).


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I was appalled with the story published Tuesday about the Angelus Oaks dog who was taunted and punched by the UPS driver.
First of all, unless that dog was on a trampoline, he could not have attacked the UPS driver from behind that gate.
If the driver felt threatened by that little ball of fur, why didn't he leave the package outside the gate/fence?
The spokesperson for UPS also made a comment that made it perfectly clear that she did not know what she was talking about.
She stated the driver felt "threatened" by the dog and as he was placing the package over the fence, he felt the dog was coming at him, so he used the "box" as a shield between him and the dog and a corner of the "box" hit the dog.
Tell me something...why do they claim a box hit this dog when the package being delivered was a padded envelope with not one, but two bites taken out of it?
Even if the padded envelope was used as a shield and the dog got hold of it, he would have torn it, not taken two perfectly shaped bites out of it.
UPS needs to stand up and take the correct action against this driver.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department needs to file animal abuse charges against the driver and the driver needs to be removed from his position. Although I personally have never had a problem with my UPS driver, I've heard too many stories about negligent and abusive drivers. The company needs to stand up and take responsibility.
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text: Corvette Solar Eclipse a Bonus for Corvette Convention in Bowling Green By Rhonda Miller • Jul 10, 2017 Western Kentucky University The stars have aligned for a national organization of Corvette enthusiasts holding its national convention in Bowling Green, Kentucky beginning Aug. 21. That's the day of the solar eclipse and Bowling Green is in the prime viewing area. Bowling Green is the only place the Corvette is made, so car clubs often have conventions in town and the GM Corvette plant is always on the 'must see' list. Work Beginning to Repair Sinkhole-Damaged Corvette By Associated Press • Feb 13, 2017 Abbey Oldham A Kentucky museum says a prized Corvette still covered in dirt and debris from its 2014 fall into a sinkhole has been moved from display to undergo repairs. The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green says restoration work on the 1962 Corvette will be done at the museum. It says visitors will be able to watch the progress in restoring the car. The museum says the car needs about $15,000 worth of new parts, including a complete front end assembly, hood panel and windshield. It says the work could take up to a year. Bowling Green GM Plant Will Temporarily Shut Down to Revamp Production Efforts By Kevin Willis • Jan 30, 2017 GM The Bowling Green General Motors plant is temporarily shutting down later this year to make changes to its vehicle production process. The facility will temporarily lay off employees while the changes are being made. A spokeswoman for the plant said a decision on the exact dates and length of the shutdown hasn't been made, but that it would likely cover parts of the summer and fall. The plant employees about 840 hourly workers, along with 165 salaried individuals. The spokeswoman said some employees will be asked to work through the temporary shutdown, with the plant making those decisions based on the facility's needs. GM Announces $290 Million Investment at Bowling Green Corvette Plant By Associated Press • Jun 24, 2016 GM Kentucky officials say General Motors Corp. plans to invest $290 million at the automaker's Corvette plant in Bowling Green. The company's North American manufacturing manager, Arvin Jones, said Friday the investment includes technology upgrades to improve the plant's manufacturing process. It could also create as many as 270 new jobs. The investment announcement was made by Gov. Matt Bevin's office in Frankfort. Bevin's office says the investment includes a $153 million project aimed at improving vehicle assembly line processes. The latest investment follows a series of upgrades and expansions in recent years at the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green. To encourage the investment, Kentucky officials recently gave preliminary approval for GM to qualify for up to $3 million in tax incentives, based on the level of investment and job creation. National Corvette Museum Reflects on Progress One Year After Sinkhole By Kevin Willis • Feb 12, 2015 Kevin Willis Staff members with the National Corvette Museum are celebrating the progress that's been made one year after a sinkhole opened up beneath the facility. Six of the eight vintage Corvettes that fell into the hole have been fully restored, with the remaining two still being worked on. Meanwhile, reconstruction of the area where the sinkhole struck beneath the museum's skydome is expected to be complete by mid-summer. Nearly 4,000 tons of crushed limestone have filled in the sinkhole. Zach Massey, an engineer with a Bowling Green-based construction firm leading the renovations, says it's impossible to predict whether another sinkhole might hit the area. "If it swallows the building, we can't stop that. But there are some additional settlement and movement (where the sinkhole occurred) that we can anticipate. We know there are some loose rocks down there. We had some Ph.D's go down there and map it, and had some professional geologists go in and take a look at it." GM Addressing 2 Safety Issues With New Corvette By Emil Moffatt & Lisa Autry • Sep 12, 2014 General Motors General Motors says it is delaying shipments of thousands of 2015 Corvettes and telling dealerships that already have the new models to stop selling them for the time being. A spokesperson at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant says two safety issues are at the heart of the decision. One issue concerns rear parking brake cables, the other with the part used to connect the airbag and steering wheel. Bill Visnic, senior analyst with edmunds.com says the entire auto industry, not just GM, has learned lessons in the last year about disclosing potential safety problems. "There's definitely erring on the side of caution in this case," said Visnic. "But at the same time, it's just more-or-less simply the right thing to do, particularly when you're talking about a high-performance model where someone might be using the car in fairly extreme conditions, you want to make sure you have all the requisite safety items where you need them to be." Corvette Aficionados Brave Elements To Enjoy 33rd Annual 'Homecoming' By Emil Moffatt • Jul 20, 2014 Abbey Oldham/WKU Public Radio Listen Listening... / 4:17 It's said that every car has a story at the Corvette Homecoming For 33 years, hundreds of the members of the very tight-knit community of Corvette owners make their way to Bowling Green for the Corvette Homecoming. It's happened every summer since 1981 and heat can usually be the biggest weather concern. But this year, the problem was rain. There was a steady drizzle all day Saturday in Bowling Green – not conducive to walking around and looking at Corvettes in a parking lot. The cars were still there, just not in the numbers as have been seen in past years. Most of the action was taking place inside, under the roof of the Sloan Convention Center where some of the most prized Corvettes were on display. Fans of the car from all over the country were in attendance. For some, they make it a yearly pilgrimage. "Just the camaraderieship. Mingling with people, having fun, talking Corvette stuff. Good stuff," said Cedric Wingo of Clarksville, Tennessee. Corvette Sinkhole Will Be Preserved for History By Lisa Autry • Jun 25, 2014 National Corvette Museum The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green has decided to turn its unintended attraction into a permanent one. The board of directors met Wednesday and discussed repairs options for the Skydome, the site of a February 12 sinkhole that swallowed eight cars on display. Preliminary plans include keeping a small portion of the hole open and building over it a bridge. "We don't know yet if we will do that, but we hope that it can be a part of it so people can walk over it and look down, and possibly place one or two of the sinkhole cars back in there to give people an idea of the depth and what it looked like when it happened," says Marketing and Communications Director Katie Frassinelli. The sinkhole has attracted lots of gawkers with the museum reporting a 59 percent increase in visitors since March compared to the same time period last year. Construction plans also call for converting the Skydome from two levels to one, which would enlarge the display area and make it easier to get the cars in and out of the structure. Repair work will start in September. Safety Is Top Concern at Corvette Museum Sinkhole Project By WKU Public Radio News • Mar 11, 2014 Lisa Autry The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has signed a Construction Partnership Program agreement with the company repairing the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green to ensure and enhance safety during the complex repair process. Cabinet Secretary Larry Roberts said they were proud to work with Scott, Murphy and Daniel Construction on the "unique challenges to the workers who are part of the rebuilding process." WBKO reports the construction will require fall protection, trenching and excavation safety measures as well as proper procedures involving heavy equipment such as cranes all inside an existing structure. The worksite will involve as many as twenty people working in close proximity at one time. That led Scott, Murphy and Daniel to request the partnership with the Labor Cabinet. Engineers, geologists and emergency officials are also involved in the project. Faculty and students with Western Kentucky University's Engineering department as well as the Geography and Geology department are assisting with the evaluation of the ground surrounding the worksite. Their goal is to make sure there are no further collapses and the renovation is on a solid and safe foundation. 1984 PPG Pace Car, One Millionth Corvette Unearthed Ahead of Schedule By WKU Public Radio News • Mar 5, 2014 National Corvette Museum Two more sunken sports cars were pulled from the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green on Wednesday. Officials at the museum estimated that it might take weeks to pull the next cars from the hole, but on Wednesday, crews were able to extract a white, 1992 model, the one-millionth Corvette to roll off the assembly line. Later in the afternoon, they recovered the 1984 PPG Pace Car. Five of the eight cars that fell into the hole February 12th have now been recovered and will be on display at the museum through early August. Crews Pull '62 Corvette From Sinkhole By WKU Public Radio News • Mar 4, 2014 National Corvette Museum The oldest Corvette that fell into the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green last month has been recovered. The museum says a black, 1962 Corvette was pulled out by crane today. On Monday, two others – a 1993 model and one from 2009 were brought back to the surface. Five more cars remain in the 50-foot sinkhole. The museum says the cars will be put on display at the museum before being shipped to Michigan for repair. First Corvettes Pulled from Museum Sinkhole By WKU Public Radio News • Mar 3, 2014 Lisa Autry The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green put on quite a show Monday. Construction crews began the slow, methodical process of removing eight cars that fell into a 50-foot sinkhole last month in the Skydome exhibit area. Crews did a few test runs over the weekend, but the moment of truth came at 10:35a.m. when first out of the depths of the hole was a blue 2009 ZR-1. As a crane safely lifted to the surface the 3,500-pound car known as the 'Blue Devil,' Museum Director Wendell Strode smiled and gave a thumbs up. "It was a wonderful feeling and something we have been building for ever since the first day when this all happened," commented Strode. "The pride, you could just see it. We're happy for everyone who has had a hand in it to this point and certainly all the supporters worldwide. It's a great feeling and we're thrilled to share it with so many others." Strode was amazed at the car's good condition. "The pictures we had seen previously looked as though it had been delicately placed on top of the soil, but when it was coming out, it looked like it could be started right up and driven off," he added. "It's a great tribute to the engineering and everything that goes into the Corvette." Besides some fiberglass damage, an oil leak, and some scrapes, the 'Blue Devil' defied the odds. Cheers erupted when the car cranked up and drove a few feet. Construction Manager Mike Murphy was shocked. "I could not believe it fired up and they could drive it out the door. After taking a 40-foot fall, that's amazing," said Murphy. The 'Blue Devil' was loaded onto a flatbed trailer and moved to the museum's exhibit area where all eight cars as they are recovered, will be on display through August 3. Three Corvettes Could Be Out of Bowling Green Sinkhole by Wednesday By Kevin Willis • Feb 27, 2014 Abbey Oldham/WKU Public Radio Engineers expect to start pulling out Corvettes from a Bowling Green sinkhole next week. Eight vintage versions of the car fell into the sinkhole that opened up two weeks ago beneath the National Corvette Museum. The construction company Scott, Murphy, and Daniel says the removal of the first three cars could begin next Monday, with the hopes of having those vehicles out of the sinkhole by Wednesday. The construction team has been told it can bring excavation equipment into the Skydome area of the museum where the sinkhole opened up. Workers will be allowed to set up cranes that will suspend engineers and contractors into the hole so that they can better examine the condition of the sinkhole and create a recovery plan. The company estimates the crane will be in place by Saturday. Corvette Museum Working to Oblige Sinkhole Curiosity By Lisa Autry • Feb 18, 2014 National Corvette Museum Construction crews at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green are making preparations to remove the eight cars that fell into a massive sinkhole less than a week ago. Measures are also being taken to satisfy curious guests. Right after the sinkhole collapse, a temporary wall was placed between the Skydome and the rest of the museum. Now, the wall is being moved closer inside the Skydome and a window is being put in so that visitors can get a better view of the sinkhole and the work being done around it. "We've had quite a few visitors who have been coming specifically to catch a glimpse of the sinkhole, and for safety reasons, we can't allow them to go into the Skydome to see it for themselves," says Communications Director Katie Frassinelli. A live webcam has also been placed above the sinkhole and can be accessed here. Anecdotally, she's seeing more visitors than normal for this time of year and more local gawkers are showing up at the museum. Sinkholes at Site of New Corvette Track 'Remediated' By Emil Moffatt • Feb 17, 2014 National Corvette Museum Construction remains on schedule at the new Motorsports Park adjacent to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. Mitch Wright, general manager of the Motorsports Park says any concerns related to the sinkhole that opened up inside the museum last week we're actually addressed months ago. "We did have some sinkholes on the property, which we have remediated. We had quite a bit of geotech work done prior to the construction starting," said Wright. "We're pretty confident we found what we needed to find and we're going to have a fantastic facility for people to enjoy." He says crews are making progress with underground work right now, and pavement will be put down in the spring. The Motorsports Park is scheduled for completion in August. Pages1 2 next › last »


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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.0401 Thursday, 24 February 2000.
Date: Wednesday, 23 Feb 2000 20:22:07 -0500
Subject: Double Time in MforM
I know that the time scheme of Othello is the subject of immense
commentary, but what about the timing problems in Measure for Measure?
It's hard to come up with a reasonable chronology for Claudio's death
sentence ("he dies tomorrow") in conjunction with Angelo's two
interviews with Isabella, a day apart and presumably during daylight,
and their supposed midnight rendezvous (which would have to be the night
after the second interview).
Then, how long has Isabella been in the convent? The "have you no
further privileges" dialogue sounds like Isabella has just reported for
boot camp, but there are other indications that she is about to take her
final vows after the novitiate, which argues for a longish period of
time inside. For her not to know that her "cousin" Juliet is almost nine
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I suspect if you could ask the characters six months after the end of
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Sculpit, Stridolo
Silene inflata
|Caryophyllaceae (kar-ree-oh-fil-AY-see-ee) (Info)
|Silene (sy-LEE-nee) (Info)
|inflata (in-FLAY-tuh) (Info)
Foliage Color:
Bloom Characteristics:
Water Requirements:
Where to Grow:
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
Not Applicable
Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Grown for foliage
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information:
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting:
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Yucca Valley, California
Boulder, Colorado
Clinton, Connecticut
Island Lake, Illinois
Barbourville, Kentucky
Dover, New Hampshire
Albuquerque, New Mexicoshow all
Gardeners' Notes:
On Aug 7, 2015, ParadiseFarmYuccaVal from Yucca Valley, CA wrote:
I bought seeds of Sculpit from growitalian.com Franchi seeds, just because I had never heard of it. I've found it so mild in flavor that that is the value of it, because some people (and pets) don't want a "green" or noticeable flavor. Chlorophyll is valuable to keep our teeth and gums healthy; so, the value is in its neutrality while still donating greens for oral health and enzymes (if eaten raw).
On Apr 20, 2012, Oryoki from Boulder, CO wrote:
The first year after planting in the early spring was very disappointing, I wasn't even sure what grew in the row was in fact the Sculpit. And then before it was getting going it went to flower. The second year I cut it back when coming to flower and it had three flowering cycles. Now in the third year it's up strong with vibrant leaves, thick, and lush. One of the plants has budded its flower on 4-20. A sign to cut and bundle for tomorrow's Farmer's Market.
On May 9, 2010, hillinois from Island Lake, IL wrote:
I agree with bmuller. It's a perennial here in Northern Illinois also. It's May 9 and the Sculpit is over a foot high and blooming. Whether many will find this a welcome addition to their meals I cannot say --- my tastes are rather accepting!
On Jul 29, 2007, bmuller from Albuquerque, NM (Zone 7a) wrote:
I almost rated this plant "neutral"--can't decide how I feel about the taste. But it's an interesting and hardy little annual (?), with an unusual bloom. And it grows well among other plants. I planted mine among bush green beans and spinach beet greens; the green bean plants shade both the sculpit and the greens, and the sculpit helps hold moisture and keep down weeds, thus helping the bean plants, too.
On Jun 26, 2005, PurplePansies from Deal, NJ (Zone 7a) wrote:
Sculpit (also called Stridolo in Italy) is a green found and used mainly in Italy. It used similar to arugula or cresses or even herbs like tarragon and greens like chicory. It can be used in eggs, salads etc. It's flavor is its own.... hard to describe.... a mix perhaps arugula, tarragon, chicory and other herbs and greens. Easy to grow from seed. Cultivate similarly as you would arugula. Avoid extreme heat and or shade in hotter months.


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text: Pre-primary children of Orchids-The International School – Malad, a well established International school near Kandivali, had an exciting time at the Christmas party organized by the school on 23rd December 2015. Children came to school in colourful party wear with red Santa caps. A common assembly was conducted along with the Primary children wherein the children were shown the story related to the birth of Jesus Christ which was later explained to them. Then the teachers sang Christmas carols for the children. The children were then taken to their classrooms and each grade did an activity related to the Christmas theme to reinforce the festival. The Nursery, K1 and K2 children did finger printing on hear gears in the form of horns of a Reindeer and the Pre-nursery grade did a stick puppet of Star. These were given to the children as a take home activity. The children were then shown carols on the digiboard and all of them had a fun filled day singing 'Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell'. It was an enjoyable day for the children who had a fun time with their classmates.


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Thanks for the comments secono. Maxi i'm not sure what 'gummy phledge' is so i'm affraid I can't answer. The windows sit inside a metal bracket, once these screws are lose the window rattles inside this bracket. It is a glass on metal rattle and happens when the window is open any amount on a bumpy road. When the window is shut the pressure pushing up holds the window still.
I figure this will only affect coupe and convertible drivers and is caused by people shutting the door by applying pressure to the glass and not the door itself. This applies pressure to these mountings and over time loosens them. Any one pushing my door shut with the glass will now get shouted at!!
It does happen to sedans as well, but it's not too noticeable due to the door frame holding the glass. I never got it why BMW used inverse Torx + reverse thread on that specific part,
I wish you made this thread before I did mine cause I turned the bolt counter clockwise and (naturally) stripped it.
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Art: Photography Preview in Camden Town
Written by: Sophie Taylor
'Imaginary Realities', Photography by Luca Meneghel.
Leyas Gallery, Camden are showcasing some of Meneghel's work in upcoming exhibition, " Imaginary Realities" from January 26th til March 2nd.
"An exhibition worth seeing for professionals, students and a public interested in Art. These images are truly exciting." – Shane Aurousseau
Luca Meneghel is an Italian photographer specialised in Fashion and Advertising Photography and works both in Italy and across the world. He mixes photography and illustration to create dreamy worlds, reconsidering fashion photography in a non conventional way.
In his shots, the item of clothing is deprived of its starring role and becomes an integral part of the narrative contributing to the creation of a fairy-tale like reverie.
Among Luca's regular clients you can find brands as New Balance, Loacker, Plank and Dr. Schär. His pictures have been published in Vogue China, Elle Decor, Marie Claire as well as Huffington Post and the Italian Corriere della Sera.
Exhibition Preview: 26.01.2017 from 7pm, Leyas Gallery Camden Town.
Kerb's Guiltiest Pleasures, All Weekend
"He said, I know It's only arctic roll but I like it like it yes I dooooo" Those are the lyrics right? Well this weekend they certainly are, at Kerb's Guiltiest Pleasure in Kings Cross featuring an arctic roll of pure indulgence. Over Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd July, the street food collective from your wildest dreams are hosting the most indulgent hits from all their pop ups at Granary Square.
Theatre of Choice: Stick and Twisted by Hivemind
Hivemind are coming to the Hen and Chickens Theatre this Summer with a cracker of an innovative show. Three directors try to win over the audience with improvised stories acted out by the rest of the Hivemind cast on the spur of the moment. As each scene ends you decide whether to "stick" and see where the story goes or "twist" and let the next director take over. The director who ends up with the least scenes acted out has to pay a 'terrible forfeit'. Told you it was harsh.
Hidden Culinary Gem: The Lacy Nook
We have been wondering whether or not to share this secret gem with you for a while now. Having walked past Cazenove Road on many a drunken occasion, we'd spotted The Lacy Nook A Board luring us inwards with a siren's call of cocktails and beer garden. But unfortunately we'd get the timing all wrong and they'd rarely be open. "Closed at 4am! How ludicrous?" we'd holler, slurring and swaying up the road. Until now. Opening last year, The Lacy Nook is a collaboration between two friends who turned to Kickstarter to help them achieve this culinary dream . Think small and large plates of fusion Balkan BBQ, salads and carpaccio alongside
Playing Up: New NYT Show, Three
This year, Playing Up have commissioned a new play by Sophie Ellerby (HighTide First Commissions Writer and NYT REP Company 2013), Three, which will be staged at the Arcola Theatre from 20th to 22nd July. The urban and domestic drama, directed by NYT Associate Director Anna Niland follows three sisters who fight to keep track of reality as their world is turned upside down.
Laughable Acts at Backyard Comedy Club
Tonight, on this dull yet sweaty Monday, what you may well need is to show your confectionary based fillings to the ceiling and let it all out with a huge bellowing guffaw about nothing in particular. Let the likes of quick witted Josie Long, surreal twosome Max and Ivan and the downright uproarious Tom Parry help you escape the chocolate lacking reality of 2017.
Fur Dates: Lottie is Looking for Love
Registered charity, All Dogs Matter are a dog rehoming centre based in Archway. They use a mixture of foster homes and kennel spaces to house their dogs, who are each looking to be fostered or adopted. Occasionally we look through their profiles of beautiful singletons looking for love and feature one at random. We interviewed one newly single lady in particular called Lottie. A fun spirited character with smooth hair and a huge grin, Lottie was a right laugh.
Get Involved: Cally Road Jumble Trail
Next Sunday it's the Cally Road Jumble Trail, run by the community. Think a car boot sale but on the street with vintage clothing, accessories, toys, original creations and cakes if you're lucky. The whole of the trail is set up online over at jumbletrail.com where visitors get a colour coded map to explore and discover all the hidden treasures on offer from your neighbourhood.
Top Four 'What the Deuce!' Wimbledon Screening Spots
You've got your socks pulled up but no Cliff Richard in sight. You're all white shorted up with nowhere to go. It's time to find out where your white headbanded self will fit in. Here's our top four Wimbledon screening hang outs to try this Summer.
Midsummer Fizz Masterclass at Yield N16
Until five minutes ago I would've believed Pet Nat was a holistic dog food brand / veterinary business in Wood Green. I'm half right actually*, but in the boozios world it's a fizzy wine. Pétillant Naturel is light and fizzy, usually pretty low on the alcohol scale and rather sweet. Think the opposite of a dry red wine.
World Foods Market, Abney Hall
Abney Public Hall is hosting a market of world food delicacies next weekend, having gathered together the creme de la creme of planet Earth's cuisine. Prepare for a mass fusion of cultures, great food, drink and music just off Stoke Newington Church Street.
Quiz: How Gentrified Are You?
Otherwise known as the shoredification of London, there are four stages of denial when it comes to dealing with the inevitability of gentrification. Are you a dilapidated ol' boozer clinging on to the same threads since 1989, or more of a craft beer-swilling/moustache-bearing pop up type propping up the bar at a cookie dough cafe? Let's find out before your bedroom's transformed in to a pop up belfie gallery.
Poop poop! Supper Club Banquet at Toad Hall
Poop poop! Get your driving gloves on and tweed jackets ready, for Toady has invited us down to Toad Hall for a banquet on the riverbank. Join The Literary Hour for their all new immersive supper club experience this Summer. It's the eighth in their series of book themed events with multi-sensory five course meals featuring additional surprises… Ooh ratty!
Comedians, Rappers, Actors: Open Mic Night in Stokey
Every last Thursday of the month a motley crew of performing acts shuffle off to the skinny little Moustache Bar on Stoke Newington Road for a night of microphone hogging. It's Open Mic night and the stage isn't just available to acoustic guitar yielding crooners. The floor is open for all you comedians, rappers, poets, hell even actors are welcome to come tread the boards at Moustache Bar this Thursday 27th July.
Walking Tour of Stokey's Rebel History
Ah Stokey. You chilled out little rebel of North London. The seemingly easy breezy, laissez-faire attitude that appears to exude from every award winning eatery and baby clothes shop of Church Street is all but an organic hessian veil over it's anarchic and rebellious history. Nonconformists, anti fascists and dissenters built the area as we know it.
Eating North London: Punjabi Supperclub Recipe
Trying our luck, we decided to ask the wonderful Raina and Saira of Joginder Supper Club to give us some unseen insight in to their centuries old Punjabi recipes. Amazingly they agreed to shed some light on one of their most tasty dishes: the Bhoolghobi Tamatar (cauliflower with tomato and potato). Over to the experts...
North London Bike Tour: Tour De North Four
So this July 198 cyclists head over to Germany to start the Tour de France. If you think that is weird, wait till I tell you it started in Yorkshire a few years ago. Anyway after the three days of the Grand Depart the spectacle of the world's biggest sporting event heads back to France and the action really begins.


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Guy Tillim was born in Johannesburg in 1962. He completed a business degree at the University of Cape Town and joined Afrapix in 1986, the collective photo agency that documented resistance against apartheid.
Since 1990, Tillim has been photographing throughout Africa and the world. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in various permanent collections.
Tillim received the South African Mondi award for photojournalism, the Prix Scam (Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia) Roger Pic Award, the Higashikawa Overseas Photographer Award, and the DaimlerChrysler Award for South African photography. In 2005, he won the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. And, in 2006 he became the first recipient of the Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography, awarded by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.
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Christmas Tree-ditions: Dave Spencer's Top Three
By now, I would imagine most folks have already put up their Christmas trees. On the WBKR Facebook page, I recently asked about the oldest ornaments on our Facebook friends' trees. And so I started thinking about the ornaments that have always been a part of my family's holiday traditions. Three of them stand out in my mind.


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Wal-Marts Roll Out Across America
Watch an absolutely mesmerizing video where software developer Toby Segaran plots the opening of every Wal-Mart store since 1962. He even gives you instructions on how to build it yourself. "To create the animation, I generated 30 images for each year
Wal-Mart To Monsanto 'No Thanks For The Bovine Growth Hormone'
Wal-Mart has tipped the sacred cow. The 'mones won't grow, no mo'. The Globe & Mail lays it down for all to see.Giant food retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that its store brand milk in the United States will now come exclusively from cows not
Going Green Is Strictly Business. Just Ask Wal-Mart
This is the second guest post by Wood Turner, Project Director, Climate Counts. His first effort - "Green Electronics: Only Half of the Story"? - was a perfect introduction to this one.
Wal-Mart's Leslie Dach on "The Company of the Future"
Leslie Dach used to do government relations work for Environmental Defense and served on the Audubon Society board. He was an advance man for Senator Edward Kennedy in his failed run for the nomination in 1980, and, later,
Wal-Mart: The Next Steps Toward Sustainability
Image Credit- Jeff McIntyre-Strasburg at Sustainablog Two years ago inTreeHugger we wrote about Lee Scott's October Surprise, his speech laying out the dramatic plans he had to take Wal-Mart into the 21st Century. He said at the time: "What if we used
The TH Interview: David Nassar of Wal-Mart Watch
Way back in 2006 we started discussing how it was getting harder to hate Wal-Mart, and since then we've seen the retail giant launch campaigns to sell 100,000,000 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, we've written about the company's commitment to reduce PVC, and
The TH Interview: The Home Depot's Green Man, Ron Jarvis (Part 2)
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or
The TH Interview: Andy Ruben & Matt Kissler of Wal-Mart
Amid notable speculation and eyebrow-raising, Andy Ruben, the man leading Wal-Mart's sustainability charge, has stepped aside. Details of what goes on within Wal-Mart's HQ fortress in Bentonville can be scant, but Mr. Ruben was kind enough to speak
One Year Ago in TH: Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Green Living + More
One year ago in TreeHugger: we had our eyes on solar energy and energy efficiency, as Wal-Mart announced they were going to sell an energy-efficient notebook for less than $500, we peeked in on the booming California solar market, took note that EPA was
Wal-Mart Hits Goal Of Selling 100 Million Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Early
Last year, Wal-Mart announced an ambitious goal — they wanted to sell 100 million compact fluorescent light bulbs in one year. Wal-Mart's announcement generated a lot of discussion on TreeHugger. Now the company has announced that they've
Wal-Mart's Environmental Chief "Reassigned" -- Hmm
Via the NY Times, we learn of the "reassignment" of Andrew Ruben, head honcho of their big-time environmental program. Ruben, said to have been "considered a rising star at the company," was responsible for many of Wal-Mart's high-profile
Wal-Mart's New Recycled, Reusable Bags
We have written an awful lot about Wal-Mart since their sustainability summit last week. We've asked for readers' thoughts on the company's sustainability efforts, we've reported back on how the summit went, we've interviewed exhibitors and
Wal-Mart Senior Executives on Selling Solar and Playing Politics
As part of the Wal-Mart Live Better Sustainability Summit, which we have been reporting on for the last few days (see our initial reports here and here, our interview with exhibitors FSC here, and with
The TH Interview: Wal-Mart Suppliers on the Live Better Sustainability Summit
As we mentioned in our interview with Mark and Corey Adjmi of Adjmi Apparel Group, one of the most interesting things about attending the Wal-Mart Live Better Sustainability Summit, which we reported on here and here, was seeing suppliers to Wal-Mart
The TH Interview: Mark and Corie Adjmi of Adjmi Apparel
One of the most interesting things about attending the Wal-Mart Live Better Sustainability Summit, which we reported on here and here, was seeing suppliers to Wal-Mart that had not traditionally been seen as green, starting to look into the process of
The TH Interview: Ned Daly of the Forest Stewardship Council in the US
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Wal-Mart's Sustainability Summit: Greenwash It Was Not
When we solicited our reader's views on the Wal-Mart Live Better Sustainability Summit yesterday, and on the company's eco-efforts in general, the
Wal-Mart's Eco-efforts - Mainstream Green or Pipe Dream?
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When the going gets tough, the tough go to sleep. Or at least one young woman named Diane does: She's discovered that the best way to remedy a rapidly disintegrating world is to build a new one, or at least a new place to live that won't bleed the Earth of its precious natural resources. And even if this wondrous place exists only in her dreams, it's still real, right?
Rinne Groff spends the 90 or so minutes of her new play at the Ohio Theatre, What Then, examining the myriad ways real life intrudes on dreams and, sometimes, vice versa. As dreams are all Diane (flightily played by Meg MacCary) has after losing her job, it would seem that there's a fertile playground in which Groff, director Hal Brooks, and the company can experiment.
But the fantastical elements of What Then quickly give way to a more conventional (if effectively camouflaged) political rumination, a condemnation of environmental policies and big business-favoring governments that allow faceless conglomerates to dry up bodies of water along with human livelihood. In an impressive show of restraint, President Bush is never named; however, as the show is set five years or so in the future, and as Diane's increasingly serious bouts of catatonia drive her further into the only place one person truly can make a difference, the point is still clearly made.
Diane's increasingly erratic sleep schedule and attitude - she can't hold down a "real" job because her dream work as an architect is far more rewarding - wreaks havoc on her husband Tom (Andrew Dolan) and his daughter Sallie (Merritt Wever), both of whom have their own problems. (He works for the corporation that's leeching Diane's life from her; Sallie's unable to rebuild her own life thanks to stringent drug test rules and an uncooperative family.) Only Sallie's boyfriend, Bahktiyor (Piter Marek), is capable of seeing Diane's point of view - he slowly becomes not just a kindred spirit to her, but the husband she's always dreamed of and the landscape architect who might be able to save the land's perishing soil.
The distinctions between dreams and reality blur, refocus, and blur again multiple times over the course of the play, and keeping up with them is often an exciting challenge. But ultimately we're never drawn into the fantasy - events are too grounded in the realistic for us to believe, as Diane does, in a worthwhile world just past the edge of consciousness. What so entices her about her dream to cause her to retreat entirely into it is never made clear to us beyond a few hysterical pronouncements and some inconclusive happening at evening's end.
Groff better balanced the actual and the imaginary in her play The Ruby Sunrise, about television's distortions and augmentations of true events, which had its New York premiere at the Public earlier this season. True, it also evidenced its author's difficulty in integrating current political concerns into a more complex and unconventional dramatic framework. But it had a humor and heart that the more inherently pointed and provocative What Then lacks, and more actively engaged the imagination.
Nonetheless, Brooks's direction is smooth, injecting moments of cleverness in a world as devoid of wit as it is becoming of water. And Jo Winiarski's post-modern kitchen set, Kirk Bookman's pre-apocalyptic lighting, and Joe Popp's mock-retro original music all set the right tone of clashing times and perspectives. But the acting is uneasily uneven across the board, with MacCary too stilted to effortlessly carry the weight of Diane's troubles (and thus the world's) on her shoulders; Dolan and Wever alternately overplay and underplay their alternately overwritten and underwritten roles.
Marek, though, strikes the proper tone of confliction: Bahktiyor eventually becomes as caught between Diane's world and the "real" one as she is, and his journey from curious skepticism to understanding becomes the play's most interesting. He's our advocate onstage, and it's great to see him swept away by possibility, however imaginary it may or may not be. If only it were possible us to join him and Diane for the ride.
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The Blues had few clear chances, though Mateja Kezman shot wide, Frank Lampard just over and Joe Cole came within inches of converting a free-kick.
Didier Drogba, who came on as a substitute, had a great chance to score but shot straight at the PSG keeper.
PSG striker Reinaldo drilled a shot into the side netting while Lorik Cana missed the ball from short range.
But despite PSG's failure to score their coach Vahid Halilhodzic knows that his team now have an excellent chance of qualifying if they beat CSKA Moscow.
With Chelsea already assured of qualification from the group, Jose Mourinho made seven changes from the team that were held by Bolton on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini made his first Champions League appearance of the season, while Cole was also handed a starting role.
Johnson, Kezman, Alexei Smertin, Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker were also given the chance to stake their claim for a regular starting berth while Drogba made his first appearance since injuring his groin on 3 October.
Cole and Kezman worked hard to try and develop an understanding, with the English midfielder playing just behind Kezman.
The Serbia & Montenegro international played a neat one-two with Cole but his cut-back from a tight angle eluded his onrushing team-mate.
Kezman latched on to a superb through ball and wrong footed Mario Yepes, but snatched at his shot and the ball flew wide of Lionel Letizi's goal.
But all too often Chelsea gave the ball away and PSG started to threaten.
Reinaldo went down under a challenge from Ricardo Carvalho but his appeals for a penalty went unanswered, while a powerful long-range strike from Sylvain Armand was deflected wide off Johnson.
A delightful reverse pass put Armand in space minutes before the break, but the angle was tight and he drilled his shot into the side netting.
Damien Duff came on at the start of the second half and the home team increased the tempo of their play.
Lampard drilled a long-range shot just over after 55 minutes and shortly afterwards Cole came within inches of guiding home his free-kick from wide on the left.
Letizi saved after Lampard shot on the turn from a Duff corner and, with 62 minutes gone, Drogba made his return to action, replacing Kezman.
Drogba soon had the ball in the back of the PSG net but the goal was ruled out for offside.
PSG retreated further back as Chelsea pushed for a winner - clearly content to pick up a point and take themselves level on points with Porto.
But Cana had a great chance to break the deadlock for the visitors but completely missed his shot.
Drogba had an excellent opportunity to mark his return with a goal, but after being played clean through shot straight at Letizi.
Chelsea: Cudicini, Johnson, Ricardo Carvalho, Gallas, Bridge,
Smertin, Parker, Lampard (Gudjohnsen 63), Cole,
Kezman (Drogba 62), Robben (Duff 45).
Subs Not Used: Pidgeley, Geremi, Terry, Tiago.
PSG: Letizi, Pichot, Pierre-Fanfan, Yepes, Armand, Mendy, Cana,
M'Bami, Cisse (Boskovic 83), Reinaldo (Coridon 76),
Pauleta (Pancrate 89).
Subs Not Used: Alonzo, Ibisevic, Helder, Bamba.
Booked: Pichot.
Att: 39,626
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By Jon Cassidy | Watchdog.org
HOUSTON — One year ago Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, but its ruling established a legal fact — Obamacare's penalties are a form of taxation — that may yet doom the law.
Houston doctor Steven F. Hotze filed a lawsuit last month arguing that since the penalties are taxes, the law violates the Origination Clause of the Constitution, which requires tax bills to originate in the U.S. House of Representatives. Neither side in last year's landmark case addressed the issue, so the court didn't either.
Hotze's lawsuit is just one of at least four viable cases seeking to reverse or limit Obamacare, with the law due to take effect in less than 100 days.
When the state health exchanges open on Oct. 1 — strike that. If the state health exchanges open on Oct. 1 (a new report from the Government Accountability Office found that so many deadlines had been missed that it "cannot yet be determined" if the federal government will manage a "timely and smooth implementation of the exchanges by October."), the estimated 27.1 percent of Texans who are uninsured will be obligated to buy health insurance or sign up for Medicaid if they're eligible.
A March study by the Society of Actuaries estimated that individual health premiums would increase by 26.9 percent in Texas, from $249 a month to $316.
The study also predicted that the uninsured rate would decline to 14.9 percent, even though Texas is refusing to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act.
Texas' Medicaid costs still are expected to increase by $1.8 billion in state money and $3.3 billion in federal matching money, as people who already are eligible finally enroll to avoid Obamacare's penalties, according to the Center for Public Policy Priorities.
Across the state and around the country, employers are cutting the hours of some workers and hiring more temps as a way around Obamacare's health insurance mandate for anyone working 30 hours a week or more.
An informal survey by the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, which tilted heavily toward professional services and other salaried fields, found that even there, 11 percent of employers were cutting hours or planned to do so. (The Huffington Post attempted to present this as evidence that employers nationwide are not cutting hours.)
Yet there are dozens of companies on the record planning to cut hours, and the jobs tend to be in retail, or services like restaurants and movie theaters, or low-level government work, and even nonprofits.
There are the well-known cases of Papa John's and Wendy's, and others that have avoided commenting on their plans after seeing the backlash against businesses that did. One hears squeaks from employees of Dunkin Donuts or McDonald's, on Twitter, say, but no confirmation of any new hour-limiting policies.
In Texas, local governments are trying to avoid millions of dollars in increased costs.
The Dallas County Community College District, for example, is cutting the hours for all of its 2500 adjunct professors to under 30 per week.
"The Affordable Care Act has added so much complexity and administrative burden that there is nothing affordable about it," Jared Pope, a business consultant who has given presentations on the law at Texas Municipal League conferences, told the Dallas Morning News.
Pillar Hotels and Resorts, based in Texas, is "is focusing on hiring part-time workers among its 5,500 employees," according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
A Gallup poll in February found that part-time workers are now 20.6 percent of the workforce, up 1.5 points from three years prior.
The Los Angeles Times reported that "an estimated 2.3 million workers nationwide, including 240,000 in California, are at risk of losing hours as employers adjust to the new math of workplace benefits, according to research by UC Berkeley."
There are still opportunities to limit the damage caused by this "huge train wreck," as Democratic U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana famously called it.
Catholics and other Christians who object to providing employees with morning-after pills, which they consider abortifacients, got good news Thursday, when the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction to Hobby Lobby and a sister company while their case is considered.
"Hobby Lobby and Mardel have drawn a line at providing coverage for drugs or devices they consider to induce abortions, and it is not for us to question whether the line is reasonable," the panel wrote. "The question here is not whether the reasonable observer would consider the plaintiffs complicit in an immoral act, but rather how the plaintiffs themselves measure their degree of complicity."
Two other federal plaintiffs are arguing that Obamacare penalties should be largely null in the states that have refused to set up health care exchanges, and that the IRS has illegally established a tax unapproved by Congress in those states.
One was filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and the other by a group of individuals and small businesses (Halbig v. Sebelius). Both argue that the requirement that businesses with 50-plus employees provide government-approved health plans depends on the existence of a state-run health exchange.
As Watchdog.org reported last fall, no state-run exchange equals no employer mandate. That's according to a strict reading of the Affordable Care Act, which the IRS has given a much more liberal interpretation.
"The Act's 'employer mandate' taxes employers up to $3,000 per employee if they fail to offer required health benefits. But that tax applies only if employers receive tax credits or subsidies to purchase a health plan through a state-run insurance exchange," Maurice Thompson, director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, said then.
If the federal government sets up the exchange, the employer mandate won't apply, according to this interpretation.
As of May 28, only 16 states and the District of Columbia had agreed to set up exchanges. Another seven plan to administer some portion of a federal exchange.
However, the Affordable Care Act doesn't specifically authorize the federal government to offer tax credits or subsidies through its own exchanges. Rather, it continually refers to "an Exchange established by the State."
The reason that matters, according to Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute and Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, is that the "tax credits and subsidies for the purchase of qualifying health insurance plans in state-run Exchanges serve as more than just an inducement to states. These entitlements also operate as the trigger for enforcement of the Act's 'employer mandate.'"
Without that state-based trigger, there's no tax penalty, according to a strict reading of the law. That's not just their opinion. The Congressional Research Service wrote that a "strictly textual analysis of the plain meaning of the provision would likely lead to the conclusion that the IRS's authority to issue the premium tax credits is limited only to situations in which the taxpayer is enrolled in a state-established exchange. Therefore, an IRS interpretation that extended tax credits to those enrolled in federally facilitated exchanges would be contrary to clear congressional intent … and likely be deemed invalid."
That "likely… invalid" interpretation is exactly the one the IRS settled on when it issued a rule in May 2012 treating federal exchanges the same as state exchanges.
In defending the rule, the IRS couldn't point to any section of law that established tax credits for federal exchanges. Instead the agency argued that its "interpretation" was "consistent with the language" in the law, and that Obamacare's "legislative history does not demonstrate that Congress intended to limit the premium tax credit to State Exchanges."
"The IRS rule is illegal," Cannon and Adler wrote. "It is not authorized by the text of the (Affordable Care Act), nor can it be justified on other grounds."
The IRS rule amounts to a new tax that wasn't authorized by Congress, they wrote.
Oklahoma is arguing that the tax "has no basis in any law of the United States; and directly conflicts with the unambiguous language of the very provision of the Internal Revenue Code it purports to interpret."
Contact Jon Cassidy at [email protected] or @jpcassidy000.


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What if the 12' Bote HD is too much board for you? You say, "Hey, I want to fish, I want a board that paddles well, I want to be able to accessorize my board; but i want something smaller." then the HD 10'6" is just the board for you. Go paddling, fishing or exploring. The only difference from the Bote HD is the smaller size ... And of course, size is not everything.
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Hautepierre rankings
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Ranking Jura mountains: 17(all)
Difficulty score: 49.73 what?
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The average percentage thus is 7.5 %.
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In short - not without building a lot of stuff yourself. Take some time to read through the 3gpp docs. The OTA stuff has at least 9 different permutations of MAC where different logical links pass over different physical links. Sure, you can - in theory - get any ol' handset to give up what's going on over the air, but unless the operator is still in 2g mode (and almost no one is operating a 2g network) all that you get is useless. For instance, default data encryption scheme in 3g is KASUMI (aka A5/3), which is technically breakable - but not in realtime, not 100%, and not without lots of known data to search for. Since I haven't come across a carrier yet that operates without encryption turned on, you won't be able to do anything useful with the data you get - even assuming you're getting the rlc packets.
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Nov 6, 2007 #148
Contact: Angela Turner
Underserved Hispanic population to benefit from annual health promotion weekAlianzas, a program of the University of Missouri Extension and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Institute for Human Development, will host its 2007 Bi-National Health Week Oct. 13-21. All events are free and open to the public. Bilingual information is available.
The Bi-National Health Week is an annual weeklong series of health-promotion and health-education activities geared toward the vulnerable and difficult-to-reach populations of Mexican and Central American descent. However, it benefits underserved Hispanics/Latinos regardless of community of origin.
According to a National Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention study of immigrant populations, assimilation to U.S. norms can lead to the adoption of a more sedentary lifestyle and, as a result, to excess weight and obesity. The CDC showed that poor diet and physical inactivity, both modifiable behaviors, are substantial contributors to deaths associated with being overweight. Activities during Bi-National Health Week include screenings, immunizations, and mobile dental vans; health service and insurance referrals; health fairs, distribution of education materials; and workshops. Missouri events will take place in Kansas City, St. Joseph, Columbia, Sedalia and Wentzville.
The Bi-National Health Week in Missouri is an initiative of Alianzas; the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City; the Institute for Mexicans Abroad; and the Bi-National Health Week Planning Committee, a network of local health professionals, service providers and community leaders. Bi-National Health Week has steadily expanded since its inception in seven Mexican states and seven California counties in 2001. In 2006, an estimated 300,000 people participated in 1,014 activities and received 49,349 health screenings throughout the U.S. and Canada. An additional 386,000 people were reached and 235,000 health screenings were provided through activities in 23 federal entities and 294 municipalities in Mexico.
A list of events is included with this news release. For more information, contact Katy Fields at 816-235-5840 or firstname.lastname@example.com; Christina Case at 816-235-1768 or email@example.com; or go to www.alianzas.us/bhw.
UMKC, one of four University of Missouri campuses, is a public university serving more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the community and economy based on a three-part mission: visual and performing arts, health sciences and urban engagement.


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Thursday, 30 May, 2002, 22:15 GMT 23:15 UK
Palm admits rough trading
Palm Computing, the company which helped kick-start the handheld computer market, has warned that its performance in the past three months fell well short of what it had hoped.
Shortly after the markets closed, the company told investors that it expected to make a loss in the fourth quarter from March to May, instead of breaking even as it had predicted.
Not only that, but sales would be only about $230m (£157m), almost 25% down on the $290-300m it was aiming for.
And the next quarter is unlikely to be better, the company said, with sales likely to be just $175-185m.
"Demand in spring did not materialise as we had previously expected," said Eric Benhamou, the company's chairman and chief executive.
"But rather market conditions deteriorated compared to both the year-ago quarter and recent months."
Losing an early lead
The news came as a shock to analysts following the company, who had broadly agreed with the compay's own estimates.
The reaction in the market was swift, with after-hours trading marking Palm shares down as much as 20% following falls of about 5% during the day.
Having virtually invented the palm-sized handheld computer, Palm has been struggling to recover from its missteps over the past couple of years.
The company lost ground both to licensees such as Sony and Handspring which use its operating system, and to machines from the likes of Compaq which run Microsoft's Pocket PC software.
It is now trying to recover with new models and with a split into two companies - one to run the operating system and one to make the hardware.
Still, Palm insisted the future remained moderately bright.
While its own market share in Europe has been losing ground, the company was at pains to point out that its licensees - when taken together - had expanded their footprint in the US at least, when compared to Microsoft-driven machines.
And it said that improved gross margins, and better cost control were well on the way.
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The Nursing Department subscribes to the mission of Coe College, which is to provide students an education of superior quality that aims at preparing them for life following graduation. The Nursing Department is positioned within an environment that respects the individual, fosters diversity, promotes community, cultivates life-long learning, and makes excellence an imperative. The Nursing Department endeavors to prepare competent, compassionate healthcare professionals, distinguished by liberal arts education, evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, safe patient care, and commitment to professionalism. Our BSN graduates will complete an educational program that prepares them to practice professional nursing in the complex and global society of the 21st century.
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Professional nursing requires the use of evidence-based knowledge and skills in the provision of care and in collaboration with other disciplines. The program of study integrates and cultivates the use of reliable evidence from multiple ways of knowing to inform practice and make clinical judgments. The curriculum embodies the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) and the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2010).
- Professionalism
The liberal arts and science courses assist students in developing essential values and attitudes, which are needed for being productive members of society. These characteristics as well as professional competencies are necessary for graduates to function appropriately in the various roles encompassed in the practice of professional nursing. Professionalism encompasses values and associated behaviors foundational to nursing and is based on ethical principles and standards of nursing education and practice. Professional integrity is modeled and mentored during the educational process and provides a foundation for practice that can be sustained for the duration of a nurse's career. Integrity is firm adherence to a code of ethical and moral values and behaviors, a soundness of decision-making, honesty and accountability for actions based on an internally consistent framework of principles. Development of these values and behaviors is promoted through socialization into the profession.
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Caring is the essence of holistic nursing across the lifespan, and is central to the practice of professional nursing. It is expressed in interpersonal relationships to promote the well-being of self and others. An interactive caring process focuses on the biopsychosocial, spiritual, and cultural dimensions of human beings. Caring denotes respect, compassion, sensitivity, advocacy, and cultural competence. The program of study aims to develop an identity of self and nurse as inextricably bound and evolving within a complex, diverse world.
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Student-centered learning focuses on students' active involvement and participation in the educational process and provides the foundation for lifelong learning. Student-centered learning promotes a deeper form of learning and understanding than memorization of facts. Students are responsible for their learning and teachers are resources and facilitators of learning. Student-centered learning approaches engage the learner in active learning, such as collaborative/group activities, activities that promote intellectual discovery and creative problem-solving, activities that provide practice in learning skills, varying use of instructional strategies, and use of new technologies.
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Subject: Re: [TMG] Copying of tags - posible?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:32:07 EDT
In a message dated 4/30/2004 6:15:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,
You can create a large number of tags all at once using John's utility. I
did that to create census tags and assigned a role called Incomplete Data.
Now when I need to see who I still need census tags for I just search for
that role.
That would take longer for my use. e.g. I have a family in a census and 4 of
the children attended school. I create a tag for one of them and then make 3
copies and change the ID number.
Another example I have a biography that says someone was a representative in
5 differnt years. I add the tag once and make the tag a nonprint role then
copy it and change the years as appropriate. One of the copies I make cover the
years involved for printing in reports. This way I can have it print nicely in
reports but I still can see the progression in his life. (representative is a
good example because I type fast its one of the words I mistype and by getting
the 1st one right I don't have to worry about the copies <g>)
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Cash-back credit card rewards improved modestly over the past year, according to a new survey released today by Bankrate.com. Almost half of the cash-back cards (48%) that Bankrate surveyed pay 1% cash back from the first dollar of spending, up from 44% last year, and 14% pay more than 1%. Eighty-two percent of the cards are free of annual fees, and 67% of the rewards are free of expiration dates (up from 50% last year).
"Unlike debit card rewards, which declined sharply over the past year, credit card rewards are still alive and well," said Greg McBride, CFA, senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com. "Not only were credit cards exempt from debit swipe fee reform, but the ideal rewards card candidate is a consumer that uses the card frequently but pays the balance in full at month-end. This high-volume, loyal customer with very low risk of default is attractive to card issuers, who offer cash-back rewards and introductory bonuses to incent cardholders for swiping their plastic."
Additional Findings:
- 1% cash back continues to be the baseline from which comparisons should begin.
- 48% of the cash-back credit cards that Bankrate evaluated offer higher payouts for certain spending categories (some of which rotate each quarter).
- Only 12% of the cards have tiered payouts based upon spending – the majority start well below the baseline 1% payout and max out at 1%.
- Big spenders should either consider cards that pay 2% rewards on all purchases, or cards that offer an annual bonus reward (in addition to rewards accumulated throughout the year) that is based upon annual spending.
- Among the 33% of cash-back cards with rewards expirations, the typical expiration dates are after three or five years.
Introductory Bonuses:
- Offered by 44% of the cash-back cards in Bankrate's survey.
- Can be earned by reaching a specific spending threshold in a set number of months or as a category bonus payout.
- No clear year-over-year trend: some bonuses are larger than they were last year, but they require exponentially more spending in order to qualify.
Bankrate surveyed 50 cash-back credit cards offered by 19 large U.S. issuers during the week of Jan. 9, 2012. The full results of the survey can be found here: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/credit-card-rewards-survey-cash-still-king.aspx.
And consumers can compare cash-back credit card offers at http://www.bankrate.com/credit-cards.aspx.
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Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, our flagship website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, Nationwide Card Services, InsuranceQuotes.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, InsureMe, Bankrate.com.cn, CreditCards.ca, NetQuote.com, and CD.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing on average over three million pieces of information daily. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 80 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 500 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.
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A small, Mennonite college in Indiana will no longer play the national anthem at sporting events and will look for an alternative song that reflects the school's "core values," The Goshen News reports.
Some opponents felt that the song, with its images of war and the military, undermines Goshen College's pacifist message, the Associated Press reports.
The decision by the school's board of directors comes a year after the school president had permitted the playing of the music of The Star-Spangled Banner -- but not the lyrics -- at some sporting events.
An excerpt from their statement:
Resolved that the Board is committed to advancing with President Brenneman the vision for Goshen College to be recognized as an influential leader in liberal arts education with a growing capacity to serve a theologically, politically, racially and ethnically diverse constituency both within and beyond the Mennonite church.
As a result of a thoughtful, thorough, prayerful period of listening, learning and discerning, it is the Board's judgment that continuing to play the national anthem compromises our ability to advance the vision together. As a result, the President should find an alternative to playing the National Anthem that fits with sports tradition, that honors country, that resonates with our core values and that respects the views of diverse constituencies.
Before making the decision, the school conducted a six-month survey of alumni, students and supporters called "Listen & Learn," the board said.
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