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In March 2011, Illinois' governor signed a law that forces online retailers that work with affiliates in the state to collect sales tax on purchases made by residents. Starting in July, any business with an affiliated presence in Illinois will be required to collect a 6.25% sales tax. Illinois has estimates that it loses between $153 million and $170 million in sales tax revenue annually due to retailers not collecting the tax. In response, Amazon made good on its threat of cutting its ties with Illinois affiliates. Its affiliate program will be terminated on April 15. "We play by the same rules as other retailers, as the national chains collect online only for states where they have physical stores," Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president for public policy, said in a statement.
Vermont Vermont's House passed a bill on March 10, 2011, that would require affiliates of online retailers and other Internet businesses that perform more than $10,000 in sales a year to collect a 6% sales tax starting on July 1, 2012. The new regulation would result in about $30 million of new revenue for the state. The bill is moving to the Senate for consideration. Amazon has not said whether or not it will end its partnerships in the state.


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Try one of our more than thirty European and Regional beers.
Our menu offers wonderful pub fare - appetizers for sharing, sandwiches and salads. Our Pub is the ideal place for an after-work cocktail or gathering.
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Ninja Bunny Hat
"They'll never see you coming in our ninja bunny hat! Stash your ninja gear in the secret pockets hidden in the ears, or just keep your carrots safe. Stealth! Midnight black with charcoal grey accents. (Also available in white for those wintertime expeditions.) "
Bathrooms are super easy and inexpensive to update. Just change the curtain, the towels, lighting, and add some simple pictures and you can have a completely different bathroom! I think this is a great curtain that would serve a... Bathrooms are super easy and inexpensive to update. Just change the curtain, the towels, lighting, and add some simple pictures and you can have a completely different bathroom! I think this is a great curtain that would serve as a good starting point for my new bathroom!
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I'm not sure why, but I think this umbrella looks really cool. It looks like it is raining on your shower curtain. The whole thing is cool.
I am in love with this totally adorable mini panda featuring a cube shaped body and the most adorable smile EVER. Each panda has been hand-sewn with love by Lynette May and will add cuteness to any room you put him in!
The most perfect gift for design/typography nerds ever created. It may not keep their neck too warm, but people like us put style first, you know.Tags: fashion, gifts, Clothes, accessories, style, Graphic Design, white, black, womenAdded 9 Years Ago from Veer
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This is how I feel today. And most of the time when I wake up. It should go in my room.
This alarm clock is committed to getting you up on time. It launches a flying rotor which hovers approximately 9 feet in the air. The alarm will not stop ringing until the rotor is returned to the docking station.
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Assemblymember William Colton: Bipartisan Agreement Reached on Reforming Assembly Rules
January 10, 2005
Assemblymember William Colton (D-Brooklyn) announced that a bipartisan agreement has been reached on a comprehensive reform plan that he sponsored to fundamentally improve the way the New York State Assembly operates. "It's no secret that serious reform is needed in Albany, and I sponsored a plan to make those reforms a reality," Assemblymember Colton said. "These proposals will make state government significantly more open, accountable and responsive." For the 2005 legislative session, the Assembly – in a spirit of true bipartisanship with the house's minority – adopted a series of internal rules changes that will dramatically improve the way the Assembly operates. The Assembly's rules changes cover a wide range of parliamentary and procedural reforms. In order to make the People's House more efficient, productive and responsive, the new rules include:
- ending empty-seat voting by requiring slow roll calls on all bills;
- instituting Tuesday sessions to allow for greater review and debate of legislation;
- overhauling the Assembly's Rules Committee by clarifying the committee's function as a means for scheduling floor action and making its meetings, which will have published agendas, open and public;
- requiring the Assembly and Senate to each pass a concurrent budget resolution in early March setting out a timetable for key budget decisions, including immediately convening a joint conference committee to negotiate differences to achieve a more timely state budget;
- conducting annual budget hearings to ensure a consistent process for a public review of state agency compliance with the enacted budget;
- renewing the Assembly's efforts for a statewide public service cable TV channel to cover state government with the immediate goal of televising Assembly proceedings statewide; and
- restricting lobbyist access in the area at the rear of the Assembly Chamber.
- providing members with expanded information on session scheduling and bill calendars;
- member sanctions for breaches of Assembly rules – particularly regarding committee attendance; and
- enhanced use of conference committees.


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This paper analyzes the formation of Tulou villages and the characteristics of Tulou buildings. The genes of the Tulou are examined within the unique physical forms and the significant social culture background. The paper is concerned with how to apply the valuable genes in the preservation and sustainable development of Tulou with a special case analysis.
Tulou is a unique type of rural dwelling in China which carries with it its social background, history, and local culture [
The relationship between Tulou and nature is that it expresses the Chinese ancient philosophy of harmony between man and nature.
Since the beginning, Tulou has been recording the society, the history and the culture of the time [
Tulou evolves with the development of society. It is evidence of the migration from the central plains to refuge in southern area of China (
The route of the Hakka people from the central plains to southern area.
The overall harmony of the Hakka culture: Center and inside relation.
In China, the classical philosophy insists on the harmony between the building and the surrounding nature. When selecting the site of settlement, the natural environment is deeply considered and respected, such as choosing a site with water in front and a hill at the back. This is what is called "Feng-Shui" (Chinese traditional concept for the relations between human being and nature), in Chinese history, it has become a pattern language (
Feng-Shui pattern language of Tulou site.
Tulou forming an ecological connection with nature.
The construction of Tulou is conditioned by the level of technology, economy
The adaptable technology for the construction of Tulou.
Rammed earth and local materials.
Genes of physical morphology can be absorbed and applied in an effective way for architecture preservation. These include the free styles of overall layout of Tulou villages, and the strict round or square shape planned for an individual Tulou house. Characteristic expression in form, space, construction and material,
Tulou entirely follows the architectural tradition of China: Overall balance and order of building groups. The axis hold in a Tulou cluster is based on physical geography, instead of on social hierarchy. The layout of the building group adjusts the relation between nature and society in a topological method depending on who is living in the Tulou and using the Chinese special pattern language of architecture, such as Feng-Shui, Confucian philosophy, or Taoism and Buddhism (without professional architects). Collective consciousness and public participation promote the adjustment. Paying close attention to the overall environment is vital in the preservation and sustainable development of Tulou.
The plan prototype of Tulou includes circles, squares, rectangles, or a combination. It follows the precise composing principles, this morphology is very interesting and forms a lot of special space spirits. The fine order of Tulou is worth inheriting in order to improve today's architectural design language. The overall appearance of color of Tulou matches the earth around it, and obtains the organic connection with the earth, yet still bears some vivid colors in the window frames, door heads, spring festival scrolls,
The two-storey bottom of a Tulou is solid, with no windows, for the purpose of defense. Windows are open only from the third to fifth storeys, with varying sizes. Extended eaves are used to prevent rain from dampening the rammed earth walls. The shine shadow of the windows and eaves makes rich layers and gives a stereoscopic feeling; Tulou presents a unique beauty.
The concept that "the form follows the function" is well embodied in the Tulou house, which is full of vitality even today. Poetic architectural space is made by adaptable techniques, such as regional construction methods and use of local materials. The earth-wood-structured Tulou focuses on the ecological factures of material, which mirrors some sustainable design concepts.
The inside and outside spatial patterns in Tulou are differentiated. The layout of Tulou followed the "closed outside, open inside" concept: An enclosure wall with living quarters around the periphery and a common courtyard at the center. The interstitial space between one Tulou house and another is very special, as people can get a feeling of being "in between" when in it, and the space of "in between (gap)" of the Tulous provides a variety of living scenes and is the spirit of the space of Tulou. Nowadays, some new elements intervene in the self-enclosed Tulou that will help to adapt it to a new situation. The mix may bring the genetical modification in its form, space, material and concept. The in-between space does have potential value for the preservation and sustainable development of Tulou.
Tulou Genbank for the regional architectural design of today.
As another type of architecture, Tulou has the following properties: Time and space, technology, artistry, ethnicity and regionalism, history and age. The Tulou gene is an important part of the protection development of Tulou. The socio-cultural gene and physical gene of Tulou should be used in different types of approaches and concern in its protection and development. Tulou protection is focused on the protection of traditional culture and history of the nation, the inheritance of the harmonious spirit, and the concept of natural ecosystems. The key to all the elements above is a holistic and systemic protection, such as treating a Tulou village as a complete system and thus protecting a whole village and its surrounding environment. Tulou sustainable development lies in learning and development of Tulou genes for today's design. We engage our Tulou regionalism design with modernism. The following features are, indeed, feasible: A natural experience, climate conscientiousness, cultural heritage, form abstraction, space creation, materials and tectonics—all these should be combined with modern life and aesthetics to create sustainability development out of the Tulou gene. Abstractly, Tulou protection and sustainable development thinking can be summarized in the following
Tulou gene protection and development abstract.
|1.Tulou gene protection
|whole village protection
|Protecting culture and history
|nature harmony
|2.Tulou gene sustainable development
|Combining modern tech with traditional skill
|modern life adaptation—aim
|culture heritage, space creation,
|the soul of cultural gene—duty
|natural experience, climate conscientiousness, using local materials
|the essence of regional gene—essence
Shaosen Wang 2012-11.
This project is a hotel with Tulou style, located in the Tulou region near a river in Ruijin Hakka region. The basic information of the project is listed in
The basic information of Tolou hotel
|Site area
|2.77 ha
|Total area
|41000 m2
|hotel and resort
|Jiangxi Ruijin (Hakka region) China
|Shaosen Wang, Guangming Gao
|Design time
Shaosen Wang 2012-11.
The designer excavated the river into the site, designed a water garden between the hotels and resorts, and made the master plan close to nature with some other differently sized gardens. The design obtained an organic connection with nature that is the Tulou gene essence; the hotel was designed with circular morphology to match the crossroads corner, as well as with a connection to the Tulou prototype. The architectural form, color, and space were abstracted from Tulou with professor Shaosen Wang's pan-architecture diagram method, which uses a diagram to study urban architecture and landscape abstractly (
Abstract methods from the genes of Tulou.
Design with Tulou regionalism (the site plan was designed with a natural hill and river).
A hotel design with Tulou regionalism.
The study on the genes of Tulou is an essential part of preservation and renovation of Tulou. The two gene groups have different applying methods, and different functions in the preservation and development of Tulou. Genes of social culture value the preservation of the harmonious spirit of Tulou. Genes of physical morphology value both the overall system and the genetic modification by new intervention in Tulou building. Through this genetic modification, Tulou will maintain its sustainable development in the new era.
The author declares no conflict of interest.


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'Snow Falling on Cedars' author David Guterson to speak at Western Feb. 21
David Guterson, author of "Snow Falling on Cedars," will speak at Western Washington University from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in Miller Hall 138 on Western's campus.
This program is free and open to the public.
Guterson will lead a discussion titled "On the Art and Craft of Writing," about the writing process and craft. College and high school English classes and students are especially encouraged to attend this event.
Guterson's book is the Whatcom Reads! 2013 choice, and is a bestseller set on a fictional island in Puget Sound in the 1950s. It tells the story of a Japanese-American man who is charged with the murder of a white fisherman. "Snow Falling on Cedars" touches on issues of race, war, honesty and betrayal.
Whatcom READS! is a community-wide reading and discussion program intended to encourage all Whatcom County residents to read the same book and create a county-wide book club experience.


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YAKIMA — The Yakima County sheriff and the Yakama Nation have signed a agreement concerning arrests on tribal lands, ending decades of disputes on the 1.2 million-acre reservation.
The agreement signed by tribal and county officials says deputies must contact tribal police before executing warrants on tribal members on tribal land, and be willing to allow a tribal police officer to be present during the arrest, The Yakima Herald-Republic reported in Saturday's newspaper.
The memorandum also requires deputies to book tribal members into Yakama tribal jail until a formal extradition is filed to transfer a defendant to county custody.
"I feel ecstatic about this," Tribal Council Chairman Harry Smiskin said Friday telephone. "It's going to help defuse a lot of injustice that has occurred. It's going to help defuse a lot of racial tension between non-Indians and Indians on the reservation, and it's going to save the county a heck of a lot of money."
The Yakama Nation signed a treaty in 1855 with the federal government, in which the 10,000-member tribe retained authority to govern itself. It has its own police department and jail.
But in 1953, Congress enacted Public Law 280, which allowed several states to take over criminal and much civil authority of tribal members on their own reservations.
Yakama tribal authorities have retained much criminal authority over its members on the reservation, but are now petitioning to have the rest, including civil authority over its people, returned.
Stew Graham, chief of detectives with the sheriff's office, said procedures for arresting and jailing tribal members have always been difficult in past agreements.
"This one seems to be the most workable," Graham said.
The agreement comes on the heels of a lawsuit the tribe filed in March 2011 against the U.S. Department of Justice for allowing FBI agents and other law enforcement agencies to execute a search and seizure warrant on a tribal cigarette manufacturer on Feb. 16, 2011, without first notifying Yakama authorities. The lawsuit seeks a federal order requiring outside authorities to notify tribal authorities before executing warrants on the reservation.
Yakima County Commissioner Kevin Bouchey said he's working to help two other counties overlapped by the reservation — Klickitat and Kittitas — become part of the agreement as well as two nontribal towns on the reservation, Toppenish and Wapato.
"That way we're all working off the same playbook," he said.


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A rookie Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a man Monday who had attacked his former roommates with a 6-inch butcher knife, authorities said.
The 27-year-old man died at a hospital after the shooting, police said. His identity was not immediately released.
An officer was called to a San Pedro apartment complex at about 12:45 a.m. by reports that a man with a knife was knocking on doors and trying to get into apartments, police Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Officers went to the scene, where a man with a bleeding face said a former roommate had chased him and his current roommate.
As police were in a second-floor corridor, the other roommate came down the stairs, chased by the knife-wielding man, police said.
The man refused orders to stop, and an officer who had been with the department less than a year opened fire, Vernon said. The man died at a hospital.
The two roommates had only minor cuts, police said.


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Gloucestershire turned the Totesport Division One table on its head at Cheltenham to inflict leaders Essex's first defeat of the season.
They won a low-scoring game by 60 runs by bowling out Essex for 122.
Gloucestershire lost both openers to Darren Gough for ducks and were all out for 182 despite 57 from Matt Windows and a rapid 36 by Malinga Bandara.
But Averis produced a superb spell of 2-9 in reply and there was no way back for Essex after crumbling to 49-7.
They were finally dismissed in the 39th over when top scorer Andre Adams was caught by Bandara off Hardinges after hitting three sixes in his 46.
Ravi Bopara (20) was not the next highest score for Essex, who lost Grant Flower to the first ball of their innings when he edged a ball from Averis to the keeper.
Flower had earlier been the pick of Essex's attack, returning figures of 3-26 with his left-arm spin, while Gough picked up 3-36.


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i am probably most often what inspires me so i thought i'd do a series on what consistently inspires me. for my spring & summer collections i always want color. i tend to gravitate towards creams, whites, sage, sky, cocoa's & then infuse with crazy, electric, vibrant colors that will make the neutral textures act more as a canvas. the constant colors that always appear in a souchi collection (who noticed???): yellow, blues, hot pink, orange.
for summer, i love to find trinkets and they are always colorful to layer with my pieces. they tend to be crafty, vintage or for the home yet somehow i end up accessorizing with them.
i've noticed in pulling photos for this blog how often i take pictures of similar things from all over the world. these images are from kona, rio, thailand, venice, playa del carmen & my home. yet, the continuity is there from place to place. which then made me pull images from the current & past souchi collections.....again, a continuity.
color makes me happy.
color is alive.
color is energy.
color is an expression.
in the end, i look forward to every new adventure and the many similar yet very different images that i will see and take notice.
what colors make you happy?


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Metalsmith and enamel artist Mark Poulin has been a longtime favorite of mine. His whimsical creatures translate beautiful into these fun jewelry pieces. All made with sterling silver and available as charms, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, these reasonably priced pieces would make great gifts.
Check out the complete collection at MarkPoulin.com or on his Etsy shop marmar.etsy.com.


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Pens win rare division game
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- They have not completely grown up, but a lot about the Penguins has changed since their previous visit to Nassau Coliseum last month.
For starters, though they surrendered a two-goal lead again in a road game against the New York Islanders, they at least won on Saturday.
Forward Tyler Kennedy, skating on a line with captain Sidney Crosby, recorded a career-best three points. He also scored at 14:16 of the third period to give the Penguins a 3-2 victory.
Still, despite halting a two-game losing skid and winning a division game for the first time since Nov. 15 -- against the Islanders at Mellon Arena -- the Penguins held a players-only meeting following the game.
One player said there was a lot of yelling.
Veteran defenseman Darryl Sydor was not that player and would not divulge details of the meeting. However, he indicated the players were displeased about allowing the Islanders at least five prime scoring chances on a five-minute Penguins power play towards the end of the game.
"We got lucky with that," Sydor said. "When you have that power play you have to focus and play good defense. We have to be aware of that.
"We got away with one. It is always better to get away with one, but if you do not learn from it, there will be a problem."
New York left wing Chris Simon was assessed a match penalty for intent to injury after apparently kicking forward Jarkko Ruutu near the benches with about six minutes remaining.
The Penguins were awarded five minutes of power-play time, but the Islanders earned the better chances, including a missed shot on a breakaway by center Mike Sillinger with about three minutes remaining.
The Penguins were 1 for 6 on the power play without defenseman Sergei Gonchar, who did not play due to illness. In four games without Gonchar the power play has scored on just three of 20 opportunities.
"We did not play well on the power play, especially at the end," coach Michel Therrien said. "It comes down to us not having the right attitude, especially at the end."
Therrien would not elaborate on what he meant by "attitude."
Crosby said the Penguins need to "make sure (their) work ethic is there" in future situations when they can wrap a game on a late power play.
Ironically, on a night the Penguins' power-play performance nearly allowed them to steal defeat from the jaws of victory, Kennedy scored with the man-advantage to give them two crucial points.
Strong work by center Jordan Staal set up Kennedy's sixth of the season late in the second after the Islanders opened the second with quick strikes by left wing Richard Park and center Josef Vasicek only 45 seconds apart.
Park tallied his fifth at 4:57 and Vasicek capped a 2-on-1 break with Miroslav Satan by scoring his 10th at 5:42.
The Penguins had taken a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Crosby, his 15th, and defenseman Ryan Whitney, his seventh. Kennedy assisted on each goal.
Still, there was an alarming sense of dejà vu after Vasicek scored in the second.
The Penguins blew a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 defeat here Nov. 3.
Recent history would not repeat itself thanks to the speed of Kennedy, a rookie that has impressed since his first promotion from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL in late-October.
"He gets on the puck quick and keeps it alive and gives you a chance to score," Crosby said. "He is a tenacious guy, which is good for us."
Veteran forward Gary Roberts continued to flash his tenacity. Late in the first period he and New York defenseman Andy Sutton engaged in fisticuffs. Most of them were thrown by Roberts, who floored his far bigger foe with a series of roundhouse blows.
The Penguins played with only five defensemen over the final 30-plus minutes due to Rob Scuderi's ankle injury. Therrien offered no update on Scuderi's status.
The Penguins are 16-14-2 with 34 points and have won eight of 11. They improved to 9-13-2 in the East and 4-8-1 in the Atlantic, where they trail first-place New Jersey by only three points.


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John Stephenson is senior vice-president and portfolio manager with First Asset Investment Management. His focus is on resource stocks.
Top Picks:
Freeport-McMoRan is the cheapest large cap growth stock in the materials space, with a +3% dividend yield and significant leverage to upside if metal prices improve.
MEG Energy
MEG has one of the best oil sands portfolios in Canada, with a well-funded growth plan.
Suncor Energy
The shares are attractively valued and should be a mainstay of investors' portfolios.
Past Picks: Sept. 28, 2011
Innergex Renewable Energy
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Total return: +22.45%
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Then: $16.00
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Total return: +25.28%
Total Return Average: +15.91%
With the European Central Bank, the Fed and the Bank of Japan all providing stimulus to their respective economies, the doomsday scenario in the stock market has been eliminated. Low bond yields, accommodative monetary policy and solid corporate balance sheets have tilted the balance in favour of stocks, and in particular, dividend-paying stocks. Investors should increase their exposure to North American equities selectively on market pullbacks.Report Typo/Error
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According to the annual report of the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC), sales in the country's electronic communications market (telecoms, TV and radio) reached GEL1.1 billion (USD784 million) in 2007, up 10% year-on-year. The sector accounts for 6.6% of Georgia's overall GDP, down from 7.5% in 2006. Cellcos earned 63.3% of overall revenues, ahead of fixed line telcos with 29.5% and TV and radio broadcasters with 7.2%.
Source: TeleGeography.
A new major survey, Egypt Households Telecoms and Media Survey Report 2008 was concluded and released by the Arab Advisors Group on April 24, 2008. This survey report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for US$ 4,500. Subscribers to Arab Advisors Group Strategic Research Services can order the report for US$ 3,500.
The 159-page report, which has 262 detailed exhibits, provides the results of a major comprehensive survey of the telecommunications and media usage patterns and habits of the population across the Egyptian governorates of Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Dakahlia, Gharbia, Sohaj and Minya. The survey fieldwork was conducted during March and April 2008.
63.4% of Egyptian households with an ADSL connection reported sharing the ADSL connection with neighbors. Of those, a massive 81.9% share one ADSL line with more than three neighboring households.
According to official figures from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt had 427,085 ADSL lines by the end of 2007. The Arab Advisors Group estimates that 75% of those are residential ADSL lines. Jawad J. Abbassi, Founder and General Manager of Arab Advisors Group noted. Based on the survey results, the average number of households sharing one ADSL connection is 2.98. Multiplying the reported number of lines by this figure yields an estimate for households with ADSL connections in Egypt of 956,000 households by end of 2007. Mr. Abbassi added.
Source: Arab Advisory Group.
In Q1 08, the UK mobile customer base saw its first quarterly decline for two years, shedding 119k customers to finish the quarter on 70.67m. This is equivalent to a penetration rate of 116.0%. The losses were widespread, with O2, T-Mobile, Virgin and Tesco all suffering net declines. A similar range of companies also lost customers in Q1 07, but in that quarter a strong performance from Vodafone (723k net additions) ensured that the total customer base grew; in Q1 08, however, the highest figure for net additions was Oranges 114k. Hutchison gained 75k and Vodafone 41k, but O2 lost 79k, T-Mobile 71k, Virgin 68k and Tesco 100k.
Quarterly Net Additions, Q1 07 vs Q1 08
On an annual basis, the Q1 08 loss was counterbalanced by a strong Q4 07 (1.89m net additions), leaving annual growth at 5.0%, almost exactly the same rate as the preceding 12 months (4.9%). However, there was no such consistency on the operator level. Virgin was down 0.9% to 4.42m having seen 3.2% growth in the previous year. O2 managed to record a year-on- year gain in customers, but its 4.7% growth rate was less than half the year- earlier figure of 10.2%. Tesco also saw its growth rate halved, from 35.9% to 17.9%, with a quarter-end customer base of 1.65m.
On the other hand, both T-Mobile and Orange improved dramatically on the 0.9% annual growth they both recorded in Q1 07. T-Mobile grew by 4.2% to 10.24m, while Orange saw a 4.4% uplift to 15.76m. However, Orange did not make any inroads into Vodafones lead, which it gained in Q1 07.
Vodafone was the most consistent performer in the market, edging its 6.9% growth rate up to 7.7% to finish the quarter 0.85m ahead of Orange on 16.60m. O2 remained the market leader, however, with 20.05m customers at the end of Q1 08.
W-CDMA connections surpassed the 10m mark during Q1 08 to finish the quarter on 10.83m, up from 7.1m a year earlier. This takes the W-CDMA proportion to 15.3%, up from 10.5%.
On an annual basis, the Q1 08 loss was counterbalanced by a strong Q4 07 (1.89m net additions), leaving annual growth at 5.0%, almost exactly the same rate as the preceding 12 months (4.9%). However, there was no such consistency on the operator level. Virgin was down 0.9% to 4.42m having seen 3.2% growth in the previous year. O2 managed to record a year-on- year gain in customers, but its 4.7% growth rate was less than half the year- earlier figure of 10.2%. Tesco also saw its growth rate halved, from 35.9% to 17.9%, with a quarter-end customer base of 1.65m.
On the other hand, both T-Mobile and Orange improved dramatically on the 0.9% annual growth they both recorded in Q1 07. T-Mobile grew by 4.2% to 10.24m, while Orange saw a 4.4% uplift to 15.76m. However, Orange did not make any inroads into Vodafones lead, which it gained in Q1 07.
Vodafone was the most consistent performer in the market, edging its 6.9% growth rate up to 7.7% to finish the quarter 0.85m ahead of Orange on 16.60m. O2 remained the market leader, however, with 20.05m customers at the end of Q1 08.
W-CDMA connections surpassed the 10m mark during Q1 08 to finish the quarter on 10.83m, up from 7.1m a year earlier. This takes the W-CDMA proportion to 15.3%, up from 10.5%.
Source: Cellular News.
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The number of mobile phones in circulation in Brazil totaled 133.2 million at the end of June, up 1.9% from May, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel.
Net additions in the month were 2.6 million.
Brazil's main operators are Vivo Participacoes, which is jointly owned by Spain's Telefonica and Portugal Telecom; TIM Participacoes, the local unit of Telecom Italia; and Claro, the local unit of Mexico's America Movil.
Source: Cellular News.
The first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Cameroon has been launched under the brand name, Yemba. At a press conference organised by Providence Technologique, the company behind Yemba, General Manger, Michel Nguetsop said that the company had secured an MVNO agreement with CDMA operator, Camtel.
The MVNO has set itself an ambitious target of two million subscribers by 2010.
Camtel was expected to activate an EV-DO upgrade on its Huawei supplied fixed wireless infrastructure last September - although it is not initially clear if this has happened.
According to the Mobile World database, there are currently two active operators in the country - MTN and Orange. The two operators ended the first quarter of this year with a combined 4.9 million subscribers - representing a population penetration level of 27%.
Mobile Subscribers in Bangladesh touch 43.7 million, as reported by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Bangaldeshs six mobile operators signed up a total of 1.66 million new users until end June, 2008.
The Market leader, GrameenPhone, controlled by Norways Telenor, increased its subscriber base by 730,000 in June to 19.58 million. Banglalink, part of the Egyptian Orascom Telecom group, signed up 470,000 with its new total at 9.46 million. Telekom Malaysia subsidiary TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (AKTEL), added 140,000 users to reach a subscriber base of 7.85 million. UAE-backed Warid Telecom (Bangladesh), added 180,000 users to reach 3.31 million subscribers.
The sole CDMA cellular operator in a GSM-dominated field, Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (CityCell), part-owned by SingTel, saw its customer base grow to 1.7 million, up from 1.64 million in May, whilst the total users of state-owned Teletalk stood at 1.07 million at the end of June.
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Technorati : AKTEL, BTRC, BanglaLink, Bangladesh, CityCell, Grameenphone, Mobile, Mobile Statistics, Mobile Subscribers, Singtel, TeleTalkWarid.
Source: Wireless Federation, based on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Asia Pacific saw record 3G net additions in Q1 2008 as 13.3m new connections were made, taking the total to 136.3m - a 53.7% increase with respect to Q1 2007. Here we only include CDMA EV-DO, and not standard 1x connections, as 3G; including 1x connections the total rose 37.7% to 264.3m. However, the source of growth in the base was undoubtedly W- CDMA, the 3G technology of the GSM family which accounted for almost 86% of all the mobile connections in Asia Pacific at the end of March. The number of W-CDMA customers grew 74% in the year to reach 98.4m, with a record 12.3m new customers joining in Q1 2008.
Organic Growth by Technology
By contrast, the EV-DO base grew by just 17.7% in the 12 months to 31s March, as net additions dropped drastically to under 1m in each of the last two quarters.
Without doubt the most significant driver of this trend has been South Korea, where W-CDMA customer numbers exploded to reach 9.2m at the end of Q1 2008, little more than a year after commercial launch by SK Telecom and KT Freetel. These two operators both used exclusively CDMA technology previously, which means that the success of W-CDMA has had a direct impact on EV-DO connection growth, which initially levelled out, only to go into reverse in July last year. In Q1 2008, more than 0.8m EV-DO active connections were terminated on a net basis in South Korea. LG Telecom, which is sticking with the CDMA standard, finally launched an EV-DO service late last year, but this is unlikely to do much to mitigate the effects of the migration process at its two rivals.
The technology switch in South Korea also had a material impact on the markets overall CDMA numbers, which fell by over 2.5m in the quarter and 5.8m in the year.
The result for Asia Pacific as a whole was the lowest organic growth rate in the CDMA base seen for more than six years at just 3.5%, as the total moved to 189m. This compares with an increase in the GSM/W-CDMA base of 7.2%, from 1.07bn to 1.15bn. Meanwhile, the PDC customer base - located exclusively in Japan - fell by another 15% to just 14.3m - representing less than 1% of the regional total for the first time since the introduction of the proprietary standard in 1994.
Vancouver-based Corinex Communication, a provider of powerline and coaxial network solutions and products, has announced that it is to lead a project to provide internet access to rural villages in India. Using Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology ten villages have been targeted in a deal believed to be worth more than USD17 million. It is anticipated that deployment will be completed within 18 months, providing web access and VoIP services to approximately 3,000 users. According to TeleGeographys GlobalComms database broadband penetration in India stood at only 0.3% by the end of 2007.
Source: TeleGeography.
According to data published by Senegals telecoms regulator Agence de Regulation des Telecoms et Postes (ARTP), cellular penetration reached 39.09% by 31 March 2008, up from 31.93% the previous year, as the total number of active SIMs reached 4.135 million. Senegals two incumbent mobile operators - Orange Senegal (formerly Sonatel Mobiles/Alize) and Tigo Senegal (formerly SENTELgsm) - collectively added just 12,852 new users in the first quarter of 2008, of which Orange Sonatel, part of the Paris-based Orange group, had 2.803 million users at the end of March, up from 2.464 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, Tigo had 1.332 million clients, from 923,555 twelve months earlier. An overwhelming 99.15% of all users are on pre-paid services, the regulator said.In the fixed line segment, ARTP said the number of lines in service dipped from 285,774 to 260,493 in the year to 31 March 2008, a teledensity of less than three lines per 100 of population. Residential lines accounted for 66.9% of national PTO Sonatel's total, while business connections made up 28.2% and public payphones 4.9%. The residential fixed line base dipped 3,085 in the first quarter of this year, although this was partially offset by a 13.96% rise (9,464 lines) in business connections to 77,281. The internet market recorded 41,099 subscriptions at the end of the first quarter of which 98% (40,250) were ADSL lines and 2% dial-up.
Since 2005, mobile operators are noticing a steady depreciation of average revenue per user (ARPU). The reality is the European mobile market is saturated with over 100 percent of its population owning mobiles. Revenue growth strategies rooted in acquiring new customers are rendered ineffective. As a result, providers scrambled for state of the art services and applications for mobile devices. Headed by Italy, Europe found success with this infotainment solution. By late 2007, 2.6 million Europeans were already using mobile TV. Now the future of the mobile market in Eastern Europe rests in the growing popularity in mobile TV.
"Mobile TV refers to the transmission of audiovisual content to mobile devices," reports Frost and Sullivan Research Analyst, Saverio Romeo. "It means viewing any content on the move, anywhere and anytime. This concept completely changes the usage of audiovisual services, and consequently, the consumer's experience. In fact, the mobility not only allows users to view content on the move, but also to share content on the point of inspiration with other users introducing new forms of interactivity."
Eastern European countries are already tapping into Europe's success. New technologies such as MediaFLO, T-DMB, DVB-H and TDtv are being reviewed in various countries. In Poland, the Office for Electronic Communications (UKE) has launched the tender for 38 channels to major cities within the country. In Russia, MTS, the market leader, is ready to launch a mobile TV service offering 20 channels. In Hungary, the four companies of Vodafone Hungary, Nokia-Siemens Networks, T-Mobile Hungary, and Antenna Hungaria together launched a trial of a DVB-H network in Budapest in January 2008. The Czech Republic and Romania will not be left behind. Since the end of 2006, T-Mobile Czech Republic is running DVB-H trials in Prague with the help of the media company, Radiokomunikace. Orange Romania is currently orchestrating trials in Bucharest.
The inspiring success story of the Italian mobile operator, 3 Italia, commanded the attention of western and eastern European countries alike. "In 2006, 3 Italia launched its mobile TV (DVB-H) service. 3 Italia started the service in time for the football world cup and so had an astonishing take-up rate. The reason for this success was quite simple," says Saverio. "Football supporters do not really care about technologies. They want to view their teams when they are not at home at a good quality and at a package, which meets the needs of their wallets. 3 Italia managed to do all of this. The Italian mobile operator gained 400,000 subscriptions in 10 months. At the end of 2007, almost 900,000 Italians used 3 Italia's mobile TV platform. At the beginning of June 2008, 3 Italia launched a mobile TV service out of charge and ad-based."
The 2.6 million current European consumers are driven by three major factors: content quality, cost of service, and cost of mobile device. Satisfying the target consumers, in Eastern Europe, brings challenges for the operators and providers. Success depends on having 3G and beyond 3G network coverage for unicast (streaming video to a mobile device via the cellular networks) and on-demand solutions. Operators and providers must also establish and pay for the high cost of quality network infrastructures like DVB-H. The regulatory framework should be established to allocate spectrum. Along with this, handsets with sufficient audiovisual functionalities and easy-to-use interface must be readily available. Finally, the price must be attractive enough to draw in a vast audience.
The evident success of this new mobile service offers an exciting opportunity for mobile operators and providers in Eastern European countries, as they jump on the mobile TV bandwagon.
AMI-Partners defines HBBs as income-generating entities based in the home, led by individuals who are self-employed; it excludes individuals who work for a larger organization and telecommute, have a formal work-at-home arrangement with their employer or do after-hours work from home.
For every dollar spent by HBBs in India 67% goes for telecom services and 22% on computing. The high spending on telecom services imply that the HBBs rely on the data and voice services to a large extent to conduct their businesses, says Dipendra Mitra, Analyst at AMI-Partners.
Although IT comprises a much lesser proportion of the IT/Telecom spending pie, the former is set to rise at a faster rate within HBBs as they strive to reach a technological superiority level commensurate with their nearest brethren - the Very Small Businesses (VSBs or companies with up to 4 employees). In the long run, the ultimate objective of HBBs is transition to the level of VSBs - as expressed by over one third of HBB owners, says Mr. Mitra.
An interesting comparison of Very Small Businesses operating from Commercial Space and Home:
The Very Small Businesses operating from commercial space and Home together constitute a highly lucrative market for IT vendors since businesses in both these segments are on the growth path and they aim to increase levels of IT adoption at a rapid pace. Moreover, any vendor targeting the VSB space will also find it convenient to tap the HBB market segment since there is a considerable similarity within both these segments in terms of demographic, psychographic and IT adoption profile.
APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) A leading mobile service provider in Malawi, Celtel, on Friday celebrated a milestone of having added one millionth customer to its ever expanding mobile network in the country.
Celtel Managing Director Fayaz King told journalists in Lilongwe that the development places the company ahead of other players as an undisputed leader of the telecoms industry in Malawi.
"We are very proud to be associated with the current development which, in turn, should go a long way to assist in the countrys economic growth," he said.
King said since the company has now surpassed the one million customer base, it is now looking forward to reaching two million customers in years to come.
Malawi is ranked Number 12 in Africa in terms of customer base, with Nigerias 10 million customers leading the way.
Celtel Malawi, which was established in 1999, is part of a leading Middle East and African telecoms group, Zain Group.
Operator-billed service revenues across the Africa & Middle East region are expected to rise to more than $107 billion in 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
The report found that growth would be driven by mobile data services, fuelled by the greater availability and wider variety of rich-media content coupled with lower browsing costs. However, it noted that regional operator-billed voice revenues were likely to peak in 2011 and would subsequently fall away due to increasingly competitive pricing in that sector.
According to Juniper Research report author Dr Windsor Holden, "While the downward trend in regional ARPU will continue as adoption increases amongst lower-usage customers, we expect the decline in voice ARPU to be partially offset by an increase in data revenues, both amongst 2.5G and 3G customers."
The report also observed that the region was likely to witness a surge in the growth of mobile financial services, with a raft of operator-led payment initiatives such as M-PESA and mobile banking providers such as WIZZIT having already gained substantial user bases.
Other findings from the Juniper Research report include:
The number of fixed line broadband connections in Hungary stood at 1.437 million at the end of May, up from 1.124 million a year earlier, according to data published by the industry regulator the National Communications Authority of Hungary (NCAH). Of the total, 778,000 were ADSL subscriptions, while a further 468,000 took cable internet services from one of the four main providers UPC, T-Kabel, FiberNet and Digi. At the same date, the number of main lines in service fell by 12,000 in May to 3.198 million from 3.210 million in April, lowering the fixed line phone penetration rate to 31.8%. The NCAH does not keep a record of mobile broadband subscriptions.
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Tuesday said the number of subscribers to its mobile service, the group's main revenue earner, has exceeded 33 million at the end of June.
The country's largest telephone company by revenue said the figure reflects a net addition of over 1.6 million subscribers in the second quarter alone.
At the end of 2007, PLDT had a total 30 million mobile phone subscribers.
No other details were provided in PLDT's disclosure to the stock exchange.
Its chairman Manuel Pangilinan earlier said the company is sticking to its guidance that this year's core profit will rise 5% to PHP37 billion despite threats from surging inflation, which threaten to damp spending and increase the company's costs.
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that worldwide service provider capex (capital expenditures) totaled $248.8 billion in 2007, a 7% increase from 2006. Infonetics' report projects a spike in worldwide carrier capex in 2008, followed by a plateau in 2010 and a decline in 2011, and emphasizes that the weak US dollar is inflating current growth rates in Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, and Japan.
"Our capex analysis indicates we are in the fourth year of an investment phase, and we may be reaching the plateau this year in both North America and Europe, where large service providers' capital intensity (the ratio of capex to revenue) will likely be as low as 12%. Meanwhile, China and India will drive a significant jump in carrier capex in 2008 as a result of network construction projects combined with currency appreciation against the US dollar. Both countries are still posting double-digit revenue growth in their native currencies, which, converted in US dollars creates a big spike in worldwide carrier revenue as well," said Stéphane Téral, principal analyst at Infonetics Research.
Other highlights from the report:
The global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in the first quarter of 2008, reaching a total of 1,988,246 subscribers according to figures from Maravedis.
Even with an increase of more than 19% in WiMAX subscribers in the first quarter of 2008, operators are still waiting for the tipping point that will lead to acceleration of WiMAX adoption and deployments, said Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder of Maravedis. The key factors mainly centre on certification of mobile WiMAX equipment, a reduction in CPE pricing and the emergence of a device ecosystem.
Many operators have held back their network expansion pending the mobile WiMAX 802.16e equipment certification, which was announced in June 2008. Mobile WiMAX is a key enabler of a wider range of value-added services and product flexibility. added Cintia Garza, co-author of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report.
Of the 264 operators tracked in WiMAXCounts, approximately 50% of them are providing HIS (High Speed Internet) services only. The remaining percentage corresponds to operators that are offering different applications, such as VoIP, Video, VPN , in addition to HIS. We expect however double/triple play to become the norm in the next two years said Robert Syputa, Maravedis Partner and Senior Analyst.
This Quarter's Key Findings:
Source: Cellular Nesws.
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James SHOBAR; Cathy Hodges; Kelly Gore; Concerned Citizens of Santa Ynez
Valley, Plaintiffs--Appellants,
STATE of California; Arnold Schwarzeneger, Governor of California, Defendants--
No. 03-56995.
D.C. No. CV-03-04530-R.
Argued and Submitted June 7, 2005.
Decided June 14, 2005.
James E. Marino, Esq., Santa Barbara, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Marc A. Le Forestier, Esq., AGCA--Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding.
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Learn how the poetry of a lullaby warmed the heart of a child and sparked a very personal journey. This book is about the connection between horses, children and adults, a connection that inspires, makes a difference and through back-to-the-basic life lessons challenges us all to keep our soul forever young.
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Since 1979, I have owned and directed Sprucelands Equestrian Center and Summer Camp in Java Center, NY. While I am also an elementary school counselor, I enjoy photography, writing, scrapbooking, and keeping up with my camp website and blog. What I love most is working with children. Witnessing their growth as they are handed leadership and responsibility feels much like a privilege. Of course my partners in teaching life lessons are horses. Together we are a great match. The horses both inspire me and give me strength while I teach riders how balance in the saddle is possible and balance on the ground is essential.
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lm14082 Great book. Pictures are adorable...Loved it the minute I picked it up!


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The hacker collective Anonymous has vowed to take down all live streams of tonight's State of the Union address and fill the event's hashtag with protest tweets, according to a statement on one of the group's Web sites.
At issue are the failed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, and a slate of other Internet laws.
"We reject the State of the Union. We reject the authority of the President to sign arbitrary orders and bring irresponsible and damaging controls to the Internet," part of the statement reads.
Those "damaging controls" include the failed CISPA legislation that Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) will reintroduce Wednesday, and an executive order on cybersecurity. While CISPA was designed make it easier for the government and private companies to share data about cyber threats, the bill has faced heavy scrutiny from privacy and digital rights groups.
The "communique" also references Bradley Manning, warrantless wire-tapping, drone strikes and the National Defense Authorization Act, which Anonymous calls "an act of outright tyrannical legislation."
But whether the group actually manages to make good on its threat remains to be seen. Even the word "group" is a misnomer — Anonymous has no leaders, no formal membership and an odd sense of humor, which gives it an uneven hack record.
Anonymous hackers successfully turned MIT's Web site into a memorial for Aaron Swartz after the Internet activist's death, and took down a reported 600 Israeli Web sites to protest "despicable treatment" of Palestinians. At the same time, threats against Fox News, Facebook and Mexico's Zeta cartel resulted in … absolutely nothing, Gawker points out.
While this attack seems to have some momentum behind it — bravado runs rampant on the #opSOTU hashtag — taking down the Web streams won't be easy. The State of the Union will broadcast on a number of sites, including The Washington Post's.
"That would require a pretty large DDOS, or a pretty impressive hack," one user said in the operation's official chat room.
"Anonymous is pretty impressive," another user fired back.


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Governor Sam Brownback today announced the formation of the Kansas River Development Committee at an afternoon news conference at Kaw River State Park in Topeka.
The committee was launched to recommend ways to spur recreational use of the Kansas River and develop tourism and economic growth along the river. The committee's work will build on the July 2012 designation of the Kansas River as a National Water Trail by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The river is also called the Kaw.
"The Kaw is a tremendous asset for Kansas," Governor Brownback noted. "The designation of the river as a National Water Trail brings national attention to our state and will help steer Kansas residents and visitors to the region. We deeply appreciate our partnership with the National Park Service and their help with moving this effort forward."
According to Robin Jennison, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), enabling people to access the river requires the partnership of cities and counties where ramps are located. "There are 18 river ramps located in 15 communities along the river, and another ramp is nearly completed at Belvue. We would like to add at least two more ramps between Belvue and Topeka," he said. "Without the involvement of local governments, landowners and other stakeholders, these ramps would not have been possible and access to the river would be seriously hampered."
Current members of the committee include:
Abby Amick -- Economic Development Director for Wabaunsee County
Laura Calwell -- Kansas Riverkeeper, Friends of the Kaw
Robert L. Cole -- Director, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation
Beth Fager -- Campaign Director, Great Overland Station Museum
Connie Hall -- Executive Director, Geary County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Charmion Harris -- Owner, Lake Adventures, Milford
Karen Hibbard -- Vice President, Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bridgette Jobe -- Executive Director, Kansas City Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Eric Laws -- President, Kansas Canoe and Kayak Association (KCKA)
Brian Leaders -- Landscape Architect, National Park Service
Corey Mohn -- Director of Statewide Programs, NetWork Kansas
Shalyn Murphy -- Communications and Marketing Director, Visit Topeka
Greg Panichello -- Kansas Small Business Development Center, Fort Hays State University
Christina Phelps -- Visit Lawrence
Sara R. Ritter -- Executive Director, De Soto Chamber of Commerce
Julie Roller -- Development Associate, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation,
Sue Stringer -- Kansas Byways and Agritourism manager, KDWPT
Roger Wolfe -- Committee Chair, Northeast Kansas Wildlife Supervisor, KDWPT
The Kansas River (the Kaw) begins at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers near Junction City and flows 173 miles to Kansas City where it joins the Missouri River.
It is considered to be one of the longest prairie rivers in the world.
Its watershed drains almost the entire northern half of Kansas and parts of Nebraska and Colorado (53,000 square miles).
It was designated as a National Water Trail by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on July 14, 2012 the second river to be added to the National Water Trail system.
Major cities along the river include Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City.
There are 18 access points along the river at 15 communities. A 19th ramp is soon to be completed at Belvue. We'd like to locate two more between Belvue and Topeka.
River travelers can enjoy canoeing and kayaking, camping on sandbars, fishing, wildlife watching, or they can just take a lazy float trip and soak up the sun and the beautiful scenery.
For a short video about the Kansas River National Water Trail, click here or go to www.ksoutdoors.com then click on KDWPT Info/Locations/Rivers and Streams Access.
Source: http://governor.ks.gov/media-room/media-releases/2013/04/11/governor-launches-kansas-river-development-committee


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Dr Haider Rizvi BDS (Lond) is the principal at the Derby Road Dental Practice. He Graduated from Guy's Hospital in 1994 and has been a General Dental Practitioner for over 10 years with a special interest in cosmetic dentistry. He has also attended courses on implants, sedation, occlusion, restorative dentistry at many post-graduate centres including the Eastmans Dental Institute and the Windsor Centre for Advanced Dentistry. He is a member of the British Dental Association, British Dental Health Foundation, British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the Association of Dental Implantology UK.
Miss Elizabeth Adusei is the practice manager at the Derby Road Dental Practice. She has had extensive experience in medical and dental practices and has a special interest in health and safety. She is also attending further courses at Croydon College to improve our patients experience at the practice.
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Don Bivens formally made himself a candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, saying the 2012 race could be the best chance in 18 years for the Arizona Democratic Party, which he chaired for four years to elect one of its own.
"I think the open seat is a clear and open advantage," Bivens said in a telephonic press conference with reporters. The last time that happened was in 1994 when incumbent Republican Jon Kyl, who is retiring, replaced Democrat Dennis DeConcini.
"There are only six ... open seats for the United States Senate in 2012," he continued.
"That means people on both sides of the political spectrum are going to be focused on it," Bivens said. "And I think it changes the equation for those six states."
Bivens is so far the only Democrat to announce. But former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona has let it be known he is weighing a bid. And there has been no official word from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who, until she was wounded earlier this year, was considered a likely front runner.
But Bivens insisted he is not simply a placeholder, waiting for others with higher name identification to emerge.
"I am running for U.S. Senate," he said. "I don't know what anybody else is going to do."
Bivens conceded, though, that a Giffords candidacy would be different. But he said that's an academic question.
"If I thought Gabby was going to be running, I probably would not have declared," he said, saying that he, like Carmona, had already talked with the congresswoman's staff about her possible 2012 plans.
Bivens has never been an elected official. But he said that does not make him inexperienced or unqualified, citing his job as an attorney.
"I am experienced in walking with people into rooms where they have emotionally charged, diametrically opposed agendas and in walking out with common-sense, agreed-upon solutions," he said. "That's a skill set that we can use in Washington."
Bivens said he would solve the nation's deficit by focusing on getting people back to work. More immediately, he promised to work to eliminate waste and fraud in Medicare, get rid of subsidies for farmers so they don't grow crops, and "eliminate what are really enormous tax give-aways to Big Oil and the wealthiest Americans."
To that end, Bivens said he was supportive of President Barack Obama's proposal to make those at the top of the income scale — including himself — pay more.
"I am supportive of fair taxes," he said. "We have a situation in which the wealthiest Americans and many companies are not paying a fair share of their burden of the tax revenues for us to get ourselves out of the deficit."
But Bivens said he was opposed to a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, at least in part because of how deep the deficit is now.
"We have gotten ourselves into the mess we are in with the habit of overspending and borrowing to make up the difference," he said. "It's going to take a while to get out of that."
Several Republicans already have said they hope to be their party's candidate to replace Kyl. They include Congressman Jeff Flake, Mesa real estate investor Wil Cardon, custom homebuilder Douglas McKee and former Youngtown Mayor Bryan Hackbarth.
In a press release, Flake said if the Democrats nominate "a liberal lawyer and former party chairman, the voters will have a clear choice come November."


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The overall goal of the Home Visitation Initiative is to improve the physical and emotional health and well-being of infants, children and families in New Jersey by providing community-based education and support to parents and families in their homes. To this end, New Jersey is working to standardize home visitation practices and promote a unified set of objectives for home visitation participants throughout the state.
- Promote healthy pregnancies and improve birth outcomes
- Improve infant and child health outcomes.
- Eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal and child health measures.
- Strengthen and promote healthy and nurturing parent-child relationships.
- Improve the safety and security of infants, children and families.
- Prevent child maltreatment, abuse and neglect.
Integration of HV into a System of Care: Home visitation services operate most effectively when integrated into a comprehensive system of health, social services and community supports. Collaboration with community partners ensures that linkages are in place for core components and early identification of eligible women/families--prenatal/perinatal screening, risk assessment and referral through a central intake point within a target community.
The Comprehensive Home Visiting System Model was developed by the Joint Working Group of the Prevention Subcommittee of the NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Governor's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee of the Comprehensive Home Visiting System. Recommendations from the workgroup include:
- Prenatal Screening – NJ is piloting a standard one-page form included as part of obstetrical care that determines medical and social risk factors during pregnancy. OB and community providers may enter into a Letter of Agreement to share screening information and initiate community referrals for at risk women/families. When screening is not available from the OB provider, community agencies may identify women through other health or social service providers, e.g. outreach programs, WIC, hospitals, county welfare agencies, etc.
- Central Intake – If possible, work with local partners to designate a central intake point in your target community for receipt of screens and referrals to streamline the referral process, improve coordination between programs, avoid duplication of services and improve the utilization of available resources.
- Initial Assessment Visit – An initial assessment visit is conducted by a nurse or other trained assessment worker to determine which home visiting programs or other community-based services the family may be eligible to receive. Since participation in services is voluntary, the pregnant women/family makes the final decision about whether or not to participate.
- Enrollment in HV Services – The NJ Home Visitation Initiative promotes home visiting services that are based on three national "model" programs that require specialized training for home visitors. HV programs are briefly described below.
- Community Collaboration and Linkages – Families often have other related health, social service and early childhood needs. Successful programs are integrated into the system of care to ensure that families have access to a continuum of care that provides additional resources and support services, including: health insurance, primary care, WIC, early intervention, infant/family mental health, addiction, domestic violence, fatherhood services, infant/childcare, family support centers, and more.
Home visiting programs most frequently available in NJ are listed below. Model programs are marked with an asterisk (*):
*Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is specifically for first-time pregnant women or new mothers who enroll in services by the second trimester of pregnancy (28 weeks). Nurse home visitors (RNs) provide health education and family support to parents to improve the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of first-time mothers, fathers and their children. RNs use a standardized curriculum for parent education and ensure linkages to other available community services and supports, as needed. Home visits are weekly and become less frequent over time according to the family's needs. NFP provides services from pregnancy until the child is two years old. For more information about NFP go to the National Nurse Family Partnership website: http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org
*Healthy Families Program (HF) provides education and supportive services to new and expectant parents. Eligibility for HF services may vary by community and depends upon the specific target population for a given community. The initial assessment visit is completed by a specially trained Family Assessment Worker (FAW). Ongoing home visits are conducted by Family Support Workers (FSWs). Visits continue from enrollment to age three (to age five at some NJ sites). FSWs link new or expectant parents to existing social service and health care resources, and promote positive parenting and the healthy growth and development of infants and children. For more information about HF go to the Healthy Families America website: http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org
*Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an early childhood parent education, family support and school readiness program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. The program is designed to enhance child health, growth and development, and school achievement as appropriate for all participating families. PAT visits are made by certified Parent Educators. Most PAT visits take place at home, but may also include small group meetings about early childhood development and parenting. Participation continues from enrollment up to age five. PAT workers use a standardized curriculum. Workers ensure that families have linkages and referrals to other needed community networks and resources. For more information about the PAT program go to the Parents As Teachers National website: http://www.parentsasteachers.org
TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP Program) is similar to Healthy Families but is only for eligible recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or General Assistance (GA). Services may begin in the third trimester of pregnancy and continue until the child is age one, or longer on a voluntary basis. TIP includes a combination of home visits and community-based services with the goal of supporting and educating parents to ensure that infants get off to a healthy start.
Local Public Health Nurses or Other Community-Based Home Visitation Programs: While funds are not yet available to offer home visitation to all pregnant women and infants in NJ, some communities in NJ have other resources that may be available to assist you and your family. These may include mother-baby visits from the public health nursing unit at the local public health agency, or other maternal and child home visiting services from local health and/or social service agencies in the community.
For more information about the Home Visitation Initiative or other home visitation services in NJ, please contact the Home Visitation Program in the Office of Early Childhood Services, Sunday Gustin at 609-777-4431 or Deborah Johnson-Kinnard at 609-943-4925.


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Jennifer Lopez, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell: 8 Famous TV Exits (PHOTOS)
As Celebuzz previously reported on Friday, Jennifer Lopez will be leaving the acclaimed TV show after two seasons. After appearing on Ryan Seacrest's radio segment, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, the host tweets:
"Just confirmed w/ @JLo she's made up her mind…will leave idol. :( gonna miss her."
Though the 42-year-old triple threat has decided that she is ready for new challenges, she's not the only celeb who've made an exit from their show.
Launch the gallery for more TV stars who left their day jobs.
Lopez told Ryan, "I honestly feel like that the time has come that I have to get back to doing the other things that I do that I've put, kind of, on hold, because I love Idol so much … You have a lot of other responsibilities and you have a lot of other things that you do, and you have to pay attention to that too. I could keep just doing Idol for the rest of my life … But that would be giving up a bunch of other things, and I just … I don't know. I feel like we had an amazing run."
The girlfriend of dancer Casper Smart and mother of twins — Max and Emme, 4 — has definitely kept busy over the years.
After her breakthrough role portraying the cultural icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in the 1997's Selena, Lopez has gone on to star in box office hits such as The Wedding Planner and Monster-In-Law, released twelve albums — includings J.Lo which topped the Billboard charts — and has performed multiple pop tours across the states.
Jen recently announced the launch of her world tour, Dance Again, alongside Spanish singer/songwriter Enrique Iglesias – beginning in North America on July 14 and topped the Forbes list in 2012 as most powerful celebrity.
Although Lopez is leaving American Idol, she isn't set to go off the radar anytime soon.
J.Lo isn't the only celeb to exit her hosting gig. In fact, Steven Tyler just announced on July 12 — one day before Lopez — that he too will be departing from American Idol to focus on his band, Aerosmith.
Other A-listers to leave their jobs include Ann Curry who recently left NBC's TODAY show, Carson Daly who resigned from MTV's TRL (Total Request Live), and Brian Dunkleman who stopped co-hosting with Ryan Seacrest on American Idol.
Do you think these stars left out of their own free will? Sound off in the comments and watch the video below to learn more about Steven Tyler's absence on American Idol.
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Curtis killed himself in 1980 just as the legendary and inspirational Manchester band were on the cusp of commercial success.
The as-yet untitled film is based on a book written by his widow, Deborah.
Producer Todd Eckart said: "We are speaking with an actor who is huge and who looks rather a lot like Ian."
He added: "He has just finished a couple of films in which the only thing he listened to was Joy Division and New Order [the band which the band mates formed after Curtis' death].
"Should this guy ultimately agree that he is going to play Ian, it would make it a much bigger film.
"Ian Curtis is one of the most important figures in the history of music."
Deborah Curtis's book, Touching From A Distance, paints a picture of her husband as a gifted but tortured man who was also prone to jealousy and manipulation.
He suffered from epilepsy, which caused problems when performing on stage with strobe lights, and hanged himself in 1980.
Manchester-based production
Former manager and friend, Factory Records boss Tony Wilson, said: "He was two people in that there was the very intense person.
"But also there was the character whose head poked out of a fourth storey window in London one night while the rest of his band were raining eggs and flower and water on me and my group.
"We were trying to get into a van door which they had jammed."
The producers of the film have said it will be a Manchester-based production.
The film will follow in the footsteps of 24 Hour Party People, which starred Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson and chronicled the history of Joy Division and Factory Records.


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-In stores this week from Dark Horse Comics…
-Comic Book Resources posted a couple Tim Seeley stories this week…
-Tim Seeley will be appearing Thursday, August 15th at the OCOMICON in Oconomowoc, WI. See the official page for more details.
UPDATE – Due to a family conflict, Tim is unable to attend the OCOMICON. See more at Kowabunga Comics' page. There are still plenty of other guests including Christopher Jones, Erik Johnson, Ashley Witter, Mike Heffron, Mark Stegbauer, Erik Lasse, Terry Pavlet, Robert Andersen, Mario Nissen and David Wright.
-Tim Seeley is heading to Mexico in December for the La Mole Comic Con. See the official page for more details.
-Here is the first of four Phantom Variants for HOAX HUNTERS, with art by Jenny Frison. See PhantomVariant.com for a list of participating stores.
-SpacedAsylum has a new horror blog, check it out at Welcome to the Asylum: You Know You're Certifiable.


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Dr. Kim Stote Awarded Fulbright Scholar Grant to Research Health Benefits of Bioactive Components of Berries at Prince Edward
By Janet Shideler, associate dean, Center for Distance Learning
April 18, 2012
Assistant Professor Kim Stote, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., at left, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
In her role at the University of Prince Edward Island as Visiting Research Chair in Nutrisciences and Health, Stote will conduct research to evaluate the health benefits of bioactive components in berries. Additionally, she will participate in the Prince Edward Island community lecture series Café Scientifique.
Administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright grants recognize academic and/or professional achievement and provide opportunities for study, research, teaching, and the sharing of ideas aimed at finding solutions to shared international concerns.
She is assistant professor and academic area coordinator of health services at the Center for Distance Learning.