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LIFEHACK to unleash creativity of the Garden City
4 February 2012
LIFEHACK to unleash creativity of the Garden City
New Zealand's first social innovation lab focused on youth wellbeing is returning to Christchurch in March to unleash creativity in the Garden City.
In 2013, LIFEHACK was launched as a response to the growing opportunity to improve youth wellbeing through digital technology. Four events were held across the country where a number of youth wellness tech ideas were formed out of the weekend experiences.
"We're very excited to be getting back on the road to take LIFEHACK out of the main centres and into regional New Zealand. That said, there's such exciting opportunities to make a difference in Christchurch that we decided to start the year there." says Sam Rye from LIFEHACK.
This year the event will focus on harnessing the creativity, talent and passion of local people to work on several challenges which will be developed by local charities and social ventures alongside LIFEHACK. The 48 hour event will run from Friday night through to Sunday with only 30 spots available. Applications are open now.
"We decided to give the events a more local focus this year because we believe in the power of local solutions for local problems." said Chelsea Robinson from LIFEHACK. "We're enabling people to keep focused through the weekend on real problems, which means they will make meaningful impact on youth wellbeing in their own communities."
LIFEHACK has also indicated they will run a 'Labs' program later in the year which aims to trial rapid skills development and prototyping for technology addressing youth wellness. The fast expansion of mobile technology in New Zealand heralds some interesting opportunities for how people can use their
LIFEHACK was established in 2013 thanks to the Prime Minister's focus on tackling youth mental health and is focused on preventative mental health strategies and action through collaborative entrepreneurship and technology.
Applications for the Christchurch Weekend are open now.
LIFEHACK is the catalyst for Kiwis to build digital tools for a reconnected, thriving society through collaborative entrepreneurship and technology.
LIFEHACK's approach includes Events, Social Innovation Labs, Partnerships and Online Resources.
Using the power of creativity and social entrepreneurship, LIFEHACK seeks to give Kiwis the platform to develop solutions to the challenges they see in the world. LIFEHACK educates, challenges and inspires through engaging experiences and a specially tailored program to make the digital solutions available to wider audiences.
To keep up to date with opportunities to get involved in LIFEHACK, keep an eye on the website, blog,Google+ and/or Twitter. Follow #lifehackHQ across social media channels to see what's happening.


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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A retrial is under way for a man accused of holding a 14-year-old schoolgirl captive for days in his basement before killing her in 1967.
It's the second time 75-year-old Robert Bowman has been in court recently. He has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Just over a month ago, a jury in Toledo couldn't reach a verdict in his first trial.
Prosecutors were more graphic this time in describing how the girl was found in southern Michigan with her skull shattered and a nail driven into the back of her head.
One new piece of evidence they plan to use is authorities' belief that a dog with white hair might have been at the crime scene. Prosecutors say Bowman had such a dog at the time of the killing.


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Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive Heading to America
At the 2012 Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its B-Class Electic Drive Concept, and now there's confirmation that its production model will eventually make its way to America.
The B-Class Electic Drive will be the only B-Class model sold in America, and will also be the only electric vehicle from the German automaker to be offered in America, for now. So why the B-Class as Mercedes-Benz's sole electric offering in the US? The automaker wanted to use a unique body style, offering an EV in a market that isn't oversaturated with existing models.
In concept form, the B-Class Electric Drive offers up to almost 125 miles of range while being powered by an electric motor with 134-hp and 229 lb-ft of torque. It's expected that the production model will feature the same specifications found in the concept that debuted in Paris.
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Subject: Scott--Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:31:29 EDT
Solving this brick wall is to help some other people who have looked for
years for the parents of Absolom (sp?) Scott.
Recently I came across a study of five different Scott families that lived in
Cumberland County, KY during the time period of 1800-1865. The report was
written in 1975 and is very well done. The writer could not connect the families.
Do any of you descend from any of the families listed below?
Group A: Absalom Scott family--lived near Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY and
was there by 1806.
Group B: Brothers--Nimrod, John and Jacob Scott. Other names in this line
include: Allen C., or Clement Scott, son of Nimrod. Came to Cumberland County in
the early 1800's.
Group C: Thomas Scott and probable sons, Henry and Samuel. Thomas was born
about 1765. They were in Cumberland Co., KY prior to 1810.
Group D: Reuben Scott, Sr. family was in Cumberland County, KY by 1806.
Group E: Any other Scott's who were in Cumberland County, KY in the early
I will be glad to share any information that I have on these families. I
would also like to have any male descendants of these families, who carry the
surname Scott, join our Scott Family DNA project.
We already have two descendants of Absolom Scott who have been tested. A
match with a descendant of one of the Scott families mentioned above could help us
break down this brick wall. Thanks for reading this e-mail. Charlie Scott
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Death Valley wins heat contest
Not far from stands of huge redwood trees and often doused by rain, fans of Humboldt State's Division II football team cheer on their team with an unusual array of helpers. An ax-wielding drum major cavorts in front of the crowd while some members of the Marching Lumberjack Band make music by banging on trashcan lids and sticks; if the band has what you might call a uniform, it's hardhats and suspenders. They're joined by a buff-looking crew of four men and two women waving chainsaws; when the team scores a touchdown, the chainsaws get revved up to create a mighty din. Lately, the team's 7,000-person-capacity Redwood Bowl has been selling out; what's even more surprising is that the football program is financed without a lick of taxpayer money. Students each pay hundreds of dollars a year to help keep the bare-bones $650,000 football program going, private money does the rest, and the track team and its coach pitch in to clean up the stadium after a game. While the last decade in California saw ferocious cutbacks in funding for all aspects of higher education, Humboldt State can boast that it remains the state's last Division II football team, and after a few dismal years, the team has finally begun to win, recently trouncing Grand Junction's Colorado Mesa University. "In a region known more for marijuana culture and environmental activism than athletics," reports The New York Times, there's now a sense of "pride in your team and your small town."
Congratulations, Death Valley National Park, for beating out Libya for the honor of being "the world's hottest place." It took a team of international weather experts to make the call, reports The Associated Press, which now allows Death Valley to claim "hottest" along with "lowest and driest" place. The group, which included several Middle Eastern countries as well as the United States, investigated a long-held record from Libya, now considered inaccurate, that recorded 136.4 degrees 90 years ago. The new and approved record was recorded on July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, when the temperature reached 136 degrees. Recent sweltering days in the park haven't come close to challenging that record, though it must have seemed sufficiently hot this July 11, when the temperature hit a high for the year of 128 degrees.


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Jonathan ROBIN Poems
To An Ostrich Seen From Above After Frances Cornford To A Fat Woman Seen From A Train
Why do you bury your head underground,
risking so much and so much?
O black and white ostrich with feathers all found,
why do you bury your head in the ground
while the grass is so soft and the hunter's around
and the trigger is light on the touch?
O why do you bury your head underground,
risking so much and so much?
Hong Kong
Spinning criss cross patterns as they post across the harbour,
spray kissing, barely miss each other, business to the fore,
the junks and ferries seem such toys when seen from seventh floor
or stateroom on the seventeenth, but does it matter any more?
Does it matter, for the room is insulated from outside,
from heat and from humidity, from differences too wide
in wealth and wisdom where the West unwelcome is as bride,
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Brazil has some of the most heavily populated cities in the world. It is also currently home to one of the largest religious revivals in the world. Central Station, the new film from Brazilian director Walter Salles, tells a familiar story — an old, cynical woman finds herself looking after a young boy and, in the process, she learns how to open her heart — but it makes use of its setting in an original and thoughtful way.
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List of "thought leaders" indicates which doctors other doctors listen to, send patients to and which ones influence care
Washington, DC – Three physician researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have been named as "Most Influential Doctors" in an analysis by the medical information firm Qforma. The list of physicians was made public recently by USA Today. The database listing the influential doctors displays only three to five physicians for 300 metropolitan areas in the United States.Doctors making the exclusive list include those who see large volumes of patients and interact with colleagues regularly to share medical knowledge and experience, reports USA Today.According to the newspaper, to measure this influence, the variables used to select doctors include books and articles they have published, the studies they have carried out, academic achievements, referral patterns, diagnoses, procedures, their prescribing activity, their hospital affiliations and similar information. Some information is publicly available, and some comes from confidential diagnosis, procedure and prescription data gathered by Medicare and other payors. The Qforma listing includes doctors in four specialties: hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma and diabetes. USA Today says more physicians in other specialties will be added in coming months.GUMC physicians making the list include:HypertensionChristopher Wilcox – chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; director of the Center for Hypertension, Kidney and Vascular Center; and associate director of the angiogenesis program in the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vasilios Papademetriou - professor of medicine
DiabetesRobert Ratner – professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism; senior vice president for scientific affairs at the MedStar Research Institute; Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy FellowAbout Georgetown University Medical CenterGeorgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through Georgetown's affiliation with MedStar Health). GUMC's mission is carried out with a strong emphasis on public service and a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis -- or "care of the whole person." The Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Studies, both nationally ranked, the world-renowned Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO), home to 60 percent of the university's sponsored research funding.


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Britain warned on Thursday of a growing risk to military and business secrets from computer spies and pledged to toughen cyber security to protect the 50 billion pounds ($82 billion) spent a year online in its economy.
Launching Britain's first national cyber security strategy, security minister Alan West said hostile states and criminals were increasingly attacking British interests online and al Qaeda and like-minded groups were seeking the ability to do so.
"We know that various state actors are very interested in cyber warfare," West, a junior minister at the Home Office (Interior Ministry), told reporters. "The terrorist aspect of this is the least (concern), but it is developing."
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A crazy whirlwind week – a 25 hour round trip car ride to Utah for graduation, celebration of boys' birthdays in just four days, got Cali off to London and a neighborhood potluck dinner at our house! Crazy but oh so fun and there was lots of pretty involved!
April 19 – Day 105
I so love this flowering bush in my garden. It is huge -probably 15 feet high and it looks amazing with all its giant snowball flowers on it! First they are this lovely shade of green and then they burst out into big, white, round snowballs!
April 20 – Day 106
A single beauty in a vintage milk bottle – so pretty! Even doing dishes is a pleasure when I get to look at this while I do them.
April 21 – Day 107
A pretty and delicious way to eat strawberries, dipped in Tillamook Vanilla Bean yogurt and brown sugar – yum! Of course everything tastes better when it is served in a pretty bowl.
April 22 – Day 108
Nothing is prettier than a photo with all six of these faces in it!!
April 23 – Day 109
A double celebration day – Happy 24th Birthday Clark and Happy Graduation! What a treat to graduate from college on your birthday!
April 24 – Day 110
A little taste of summer – it's coming! Strawberry shortcake – a pretty amazing dessert. Thanks to neighbor Shari for making it!
April 25 – Day 111
The lilacs are blooming and they smell amazing. Pretty flowers in pretty blue jars make for pretty table decor.
Make it a Pretty week!


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Bob Greenblatt made Showtime a must-watch network with shows like weeds and Dexter.
weeds have "evolved to grow in unsettled earth and damaged landscapes"–ploughed fields, say, and bombsites.
That might be for the best, because the way former campaign colleagues tell it, Plouffe doesn't get lost in the weeds.
The first body was found in a patch of weeds in L.A.'s industrial wastelands.
He declined though "to get into the weeds" about what those changes would be.
I simply keep down the weeds, and let the tree take care of itself.
There was no undergrowth, no weeds, not even any fallen leaves.
On one occasion, Cox was required by his employer to attend to his—Perkins'—garden which was overrun with weeds.
Disorder, if you please, grows like the weeds of the hedge side—but not order.
A few women's hats sprouted here and there among the men's heads like weeds in a desert.
"garments" (now surviving, if at all, in widow's weeds), plural of archaic weed, from Old English wæd, wæde "garment, cloth," from Proto-Germanic *wedo (cf. Old Saxon wadi, Old Frisian wede "garment," Old Norse vað "cloth, texture," Old High German wat "garment"), probably from PIE *wedh-, extended form of root *au- "to weave." Archaic since early 19c.
"to clear the ground of weeds," late Old English weodian, from the source of weed (n.). Related: Weeded; weeding.
"plant not valued for use or beauty," Old English weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from Proto-Germanic *weud- (cf. Old Saxon wiod, East Frisian wiud), of unknown origin. Meaning "tobacco" is from c.1600; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s.
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Nairobi (CNSNews.com) - The filing of a lawsuit in the United States against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, accused of human rights abuses, has been welcomed in Africa as a major step to help promote good governance on the continent.
Analysts describe the case as a legal landmark, expressing the hope it may lead to Mugabe and other African dictators suspected of rights violations being compelled to account for their deeds.
The lawsuit has been brought by victims of violence that occurred during the weeks leading up to Zimbabwe's troubled elections last June. Papers were served on Mugabe during his visit to New York to attend the United Nations millennium summit.
"The US government should use her mighty powers to ensure Mugabe and indeed other African dictators pay for the crimes their regimes have committed. They should not be allowed to go scot-free," said political science professor Tom Ondeyo of the University of Nairobi.
An Organization of African Unity (OAU) official in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
said the suit should be allowed to proceed as long as it did not interfere
with Zimbabwe's sovereignty.
As long as Mugabe and his supporters were sued without involving Zimbabwe as a nation, "we back the move," the official said.
"Zimbabweans have a right to seek redress elsewhere if they cannot get justice and fairness at home. In fact, Mugabe has been sued as an individual [as well as] his party, [and] we hope he would not suck his country into the case."
A US official based in Nairobi said, "Such a suit should not be taken lightly as it could lead to Mugabe and his regime being ostracized by the international community and even being subjected to certain international sanctions."
Relatives of three people killed, and another who was allegedly assaulted, in the days leading to the Zimbabwe elections announced Sunday that they had filed a $400 million lawsuit against Mugabe in Manhattan district court.
They are demanding compensation for the loss of lives and property during pre-election violence, allegedly condoned by Mugabe and his ruling ZANU-PF party.
The plaintiffs said they filed the suit in the US because of the breakdown of law and order in Zimbabwe and the failure of police to arrest and prosecute criminals.
The suit was filed under the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, which gives foreigners the right to file civil suits in US courts for injuries suffered in violation of international law.
Lawyers for Maria Stevens, Elliot Pfebve, Adella Chiminya and Evelyn Masaiti indicated they hoped to broaden the suit into a class action on behalf of the families of at least 28 others killed during the violent campaign.
Most of the dead were supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Others were allegedly assaulted and raped and had houses and other properties destroyed.
"The same level of violence that was perpetuated against opponents during and after the elections could still resurface, but we are prepared for any eventuality for the purpose of justice," Pfebve, an MDC official who lost his brother, was quoted as saying.
"It should serve as a lesson not only to Mugabe but to any future leader that they have to be accountable for their actions," he said of the legal move.
Stevens' husband, David, was a white farmer killed by self-styled veterans of Zimbabwe's independence war and ZANU-PF supporters who have staged violent invasions of white-owned farms often since February with Mugabe's support.
Chiminya's husband, Tendai, a driver for MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, was burnt to death during a campaign assignment.
At the polls, the MDC offered Mugabe's party, in power since independence in 1980, its stiffest electoral challenge in history, grabbing 57 of 120 contested seats in parliament.
International monitors said the months of political violence and farm invasions had prevented the polls from being free and fair.
An Amnesty International official based in Nairobi, Peter Muigah, asked the US government to support the lawsuit. If Mugabe does not compensate the victims of his atrocities, his assets should be frozen wherever they are worldwide.
However, an aide to Mugabe was quoted as saying the suit was irrelevant and would not move the president or his supporters.
"It is a nonevent and [the plaintiffs] know it to be such," said the aide, George Charamba.
The spate of unrest started in February, when Mugabe supporters began occupying white-owned farms. About 1,700 farms were affected in the campaign, which Mugabe has called a justified protest against unfair land distribution.
The white descendants of mostly British and South African colonial-era settlers own about a third of the nation's prime land on which about two million black farmworkers and their families live.
Mugabe has announced that he will nationalize 3,041 white-owned properties before November for distribution to landless blacks.
Critics have alleged that previous land "redistribution" efforts have benefited individuals close to Mugabe rather than the most needy Zimbabweans.


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It's time to kick Jim off your couch
Let's be real
Imagine this: a few years ago, you invited your friend Jim to crash at your place for the weekend. You had a great time together and decided to let your pal stick around for a bit longer. Jim still hasn't left. You're not sure how it happened, but he lives in your house, eats your food, and demands your time. The situation has evolved to a point where you almost forget that someone else is living in your space, and while you may not notice it, zapping your own energy to live your life. I take it you'd be pretty pissed off.
Now swap out the name Jim and a few minor details so that the story accommodates a social network. Websites and networks that were originally established to help us communicate and stay in touch have overstayed their welcome — and we let it happen. Facebook is the number two most visited website in the world on any given day (source: Alexa rankings). Chances are you've been out to dinner with your friends and their +1, a smartphone. You have probably Instagrammed a photo of your meal after taking a picture from every imaginable angle, and the whole ordeal took so long that your beautiful steak was cold when you took your first bite (I myself have crawled up and stood on a chair at a restaurant to capture the perfect shot and brag to the world about my awesome meal). Something here is so broken, and we're starting to realize it without grasping how to break free.
Our online persona has become so vibrant that we almost feel excused for being passive in real life. What's great about social media is that it allows you to construct and flesh out your life as you want it to be, but how often does the kid with 80 "Likes" on every status follow through and amount to something equally fantastic in real life? How panicked do we get when our phones are about to die while we're out with friends, because we know once we don't have a Twitter feed to distract us, we'll have nothing to talk about?
We've all become so boring.
Our generation has chosen an internet connection over an interpersonal one. Because these social media networks are thought to chronicle what happens in the daily lives of our friends, it's easy to think we're excused from sitting down, looking them in the eye and earnestly asking "How are you?". We are no longer present, missing the small magic of each day while we're trying to think of a way to moan about life in 140 characters. Being busy and inaccessible is suddenly cool, and you get bonus points for making it look like you're somehow having fun through it all. I think we're all a little lonely.
The problem is that Jim has gotten comfortable, and we've sort of shifted our daily life cycle to accommodate him. We might not want him around, but we wouldn't know what to do once he packed his bags and left. Transitions from that which we hold most fundamental are rough, but we need to wean ourselves off of Facebook. This is why At The Pool is important, it bridges the gap between online and real life, a sort of social media *lite*. It returns to and embraces the idea that
all of these networks were created as a supplement to your life, not to supplant it.
Playing the conveniences fostered by a smartphone-dependent world to its advantage, this quasi-network let's you connect with likeminded friends and strangers around you who want a sidekick for their next adventure. We need to remember what's important, whether it's just exploring a bookstore and inhaling the sweet scent of coffee or going hiking with a new friend. Facebook won't tickle your senses quite like real life can.
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I am having problems with the RVS4000 ver 1. I cannot download files from the web. Firmware is up to date. As an example, if I try to download from pdf995's site, I get a "page cannot be displayed error. If I try to download current files for my flight planning software (like charts, etc.), the download hangs and never completes. I have bypassed the RVS4000 and connected directly to the broadband router and there are no problems. We have a 15MB cable connection. Any suggestions?
Follow-up - It appears the issue is file size. At pdf995's site, downloading a 2.5MB file works, but the 9 MB file does not. The file sizes for the flight planning software are rather large - 100-200 MB, and they hang as well. Connecting directly to the cable router does not cause this problem. The RVS4000 is set for Gateway mode.
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With three players recording rounds in the 70s, Gatesville's girls golf team shot a second-round 308 to finish third at the Region I-3A tournament at Lubbock and advance to state for a third consecutive season.
Katy Colson and Lauren Davis posted identical rounds of 75, and Kristen Smithhart shot a 77 on Tuesday to help the Hornets to a two-day total of 632.
All five Gatesville players improved their scores following a 324 team total Monday. Colson shaved three strokes off her opening-round score to finish with a team-low 153, while Smithhart improved by two strokes to post a 156. Davis rebounded from a first-round 81 to match Smithhart's total, and teammate Chelsy Tobin (86-81—167) rounded out the Hornets' scorecard.
Andrews shot a 612 (317-295) to win the regional tournament and advance to the state tournament along with second-place Snyder (311-319—630), which edged out Gatesville by two strokes.
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Shumlin Plans To Evaluate How Loud F-35s Are In Florida
(Gov. Peter Shumlin) "I think I owe it to Vermonters to listen to an F-35 as compared to an F-16 and see what it sounds like."
(South Burlington resident Juliette Buck) "My first thought was, 'Oh good. We have three people who know nothing about noise going somewhere to not measure noise and spend the taxpayers' money doing it.'"
State Says Texting On 911 System Succeeds, Will Expand
(David Tucker, Enhanced 911 Board) "It's new way of providing access to emergency services. Most of the other states and counties that run 911 programs aren't yet ready to do this. We were the first state that came along and said let's do this on a statewide basis."
Report Says Mental Health Patients Still Waiting Days In ER
(Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux) "You know it puts a tremendous amount of pressure on emergency room staff, local law enforcement, or state police who in the past had to provide security for these folks. And the folks aren't getting the treatment while they're in the emergency room. It's just kind of a purgatory here until they can get to a place that can help them."
Extended Unemployment Benefits To Expire For 1,400
(Unemployment recipient Heidi Benoit) "That is the only thing that I have to depend on right now. It goes towards rent, and groceries and car insurance, gas in the car. A job that pays around $12 an hour is the dream, whether there are benefits included or not. That part of the dream has been taken right out."


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Robert and Arlene Zafran of Bensalem, and Richard and Paula Hirt of Dix Hills, N.Y., announce the engagement of their children, Kimberly Nicole Zafran and Jonathan David Hirt.
Kimberly graduated summa cum laude from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and political science. She also holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law. Kimberly is an attorney with the New York City law firm of Chadbourne and Parke.
Jonathan graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He is a senior underwriter for Wright Risk Management in Uniondale, N.Y., and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at St. John's University.
Kimberly is the granddaughter of Stanley and Ethel Zafran of Philadelphia. Jonathan is the grandson of Florence Bernstein of Commack, N.Y.
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Twenty-six North Korean seamen will be extradited to Melbourne today to face charges of aiding and abetting the importation of a 50-kilogram shipment of heroin, discovered near Lorne last week.
Four others arrested on the freighter Pong Su on Sunday after a four-day chase in rough seas remain in hospital in Sydney. Three are believed to have tuberculosis, the other an undisclosed illness.
Magistrate Terence Forbes, in the Central Local Court in Sydney, yesterday ordered the 26 to be extradited to Melbourne following an application by the Commonwealth Director of Prosecutions.
Defence lawyer Doug Humphreys, representing the seamen, said he did not oppose the order, but added: "In not opposing the order, there is no admission by each or any of the defendants as to involvement or knowledge of any offence outlined in the warrant."
Mr Humphreys said the sailors had only a "very small" understanding of events surrounding the seizure of their ship off the coast near Newcastle.
He said he was arranging for the accused to be represented in Victoria and would try to organise consular access.
Mr Forbes, speaking to the accused through an interpreter, said it was important they understood every step of the procedures.
Mr Humphreys said one of his clients had told him that he denied any involvement in the charges. Mr Forbes replied: "That is something that will be attended to in the magistrates court in Victoria."
The three reportedly with tuberculosis, Ri Hong-pil, Hong Jon-dok and Mun Il-son, appeared by videolink from Parklea prison. All wore surgical masks.
All court staff who dealt with the accused wore surgical masks and rubber gloves.
An Australian Federal Police spokesman confirmed that a fourth man was ill, but he did not have tuberculosis or severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Ri, Hong and Mun made no application for bail. They will face an extradition hearing next week.
Another man arrested in connection with Thursday's heroin haul appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday.
Ta Song Wong, 37, a Chinese national, is charged with one count of aiding and abetting the importation of a commercial quantity of heroin, estimated to be worth $80 million. He was not required to enter a plea.
The court was told that Wong had been a passenger on the Pong Su. He made no application for bail and was remanded to appear in court on August 12.
Three other alleged members of the landing party arrested last week will face Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
Meanwhile, the Maritime Union of Australia said the incident involving the Tuvalu-registered ship highlighted the weaknesses in Australia's coastal defences. Union spokesman Dean Summers called for a national coastguard to be set up. He said the breach of security in Australian waters showed the Federal Government was too focused on events on the other side of the world.
Although the Federal Government was monitoring the progress of a boatload of Vietnamese asylum seekers off Indonesia, Australia's coastline was "wide open", he said. "It's a lot easier to get heroin over here than human bodies."
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Bill Kohn was decorated athlete, coach and official
Memorial services for William "Bill" Kohn, 69, of Glenham, were held Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Kesling Funeral Chapel in Mobridge.
Burial was in Glenham Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Bill passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Memorials can be sent to New Hope Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 422, Mobridge, SD, 57601.
William "Bill" Kohn was born in Deadwood on June 23, 1944, to Robert and Kathleen (Nelson) Kohn. During his grade years he went to school in Blunt, Iroquois and Timber Lake. His sophomore year of high school his family moved to St. Louis, Mo., where he attended Kirkwood High School. He was an outstanding golfer, football and basketball player and graduated in 1962.
Moving to Missouri began his lifelong passion with the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team.
After high school, Bill attended St. Louis University for one and a half years before transferring to Black Hills State College in Spearfish. He excelled in both basketball and football during his college years. Bill was a two-time all-SDIC performer in basketball and was an all-district pick both years. He was also an honorable mention All-American in basketball. In football, he was SDIC honorable mention for two seasons and first team all-conference in 1966. He graduated with a composite major of business administration and business education in 1967. He later returned to Black Hills State and earned his master's in business administration.
While attending college, Bill met Dee Moore of Gillette, Wyo. They were married on Aug. 24, 1965. To this union Tina, Ryan and Toni were born. In August of 1967 they moved to Lemmon where Bill began his teaching and coaching career. Bill taught business classes and P.E. and coached football, basketball and track for several years. Bill later became principal at Lemmon High School.
He also played on the Lemmon Independent basketball team from 1967 to 1976.
In 1974, he changed careers, where he owned and operated Kohn's Sport Shop for 29 years.
Bill officiated high school basketball games from 1967 to 1992, including Class B, A and AA district and regional boys' tournaments. During his 15 years of officiating boys' State A and AA tournaments, Bill refereed seven tournament championship games. In addition to high school basketball, Bill also officiated men's college basketball and high school football. After nearly 28 years as a basketball official, he retired from refereeing. For 23 years he served at a starter for track meets, including many regional and two Class B State meets. Bill also coached his kids' traveling basketball teams during the summer months.
Over the years Bill received several distinguished awards including: the Hall of Fame at Black Hills State University for his college sports achievements; South Dakota Amateur Basketball Hall of Fame; distinguished serviced award by the Board of Control of the South Dakota High School Activities Association; and the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Shrine in the officials category.
During Bill's years in Lemmon, he was active in many organizations including Lemmon County Club, Jaycees, City Council, Economic Development and Mayor of Lemmon.
Over the years, Bill treasured many fond memories of the St. Louis Cardinals. His greatest memory was attending the World Series at Bush Stadium with one of his best friends from high school, who was also a part owner of the Cardinals.
On Nov. 3, 2007, Bill married Yvonne Bradford in Glenham, where they continued to live. He worked as a substitute teacher in the area for a few years and then was employed by the Mobridge Tribune until his death.
The final ballgame ended for Bill on Thursday, March 20, 2014. He passed away peacefully at Mobridge Regional Hospital after an aggressive reccurrence of cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne of Glenham; his children, Tina (Vance) Trogstad and Ryan (Jeanna) Kohn, all of Lemmon, and Toni (Tracy) Hoffman of Bismarck, N.D.; his grandchildren, Chloe and Talon Trogstad, Tayte, Allie and Jordyn Kohn, and Lyric, Jet and Scout Hoffman; his stepsons, Billy Joe (Tracie) Bradford of Onida and Clayton (Roxana) Bradford of Selby; his step-grandchildren, Bailey, Brooklynn and Tailynn Bradford and Tomi Jo, Dylan, Nathan and Cooper Bradford.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Kathleen Kohn, his nine-year-old brother Bobby, his father-in-law, Sonny Moore, and all of his grandparents.


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On the road again...
Got out early for a nice 2 hour run. Was surprised how good it felt since the pace for the run was identical to my HM PR pace. Of course, that was 2 years ago.
Possibly have 3 inches of snow headed our way starting tomorrow night. Could make the Monday and Tuesday runs tricky.
I have a love/hate relationship with running. I do it, but sometimes I love to hate it.
3 miles tonight throught the neigborhood. Felt really good. Could have/should have gone longer..but daughter still awake and dw was in the middle of making dinner so I didnt want to stay out too long. going to attempt to get out early tomorrow morning to get in a longer run. May do a double tomorrow. Looking to get in at least 9 miles.
NICE run, Paul! When's your next HM? That PR is going down!
I had a good run today. Sort of low energy, but steady for the most part. Had one pretty fast mile with some downhill in it, but most of it was slower from the snow and ice. Temps around 11-13°, sun went down about halfway through so I was running out of daylight by the time I finished. 10.5 miles at 8:34 avg pace. Almost identical pace average as Wednesday's run...
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Directed our first trail race of the year this morning. We got light snow falling as we prepared to run, which made it pretty. I didn't think to bring a camera, but then I got lucky -- one runner brought a friend with a camera, and the friend kindly allowed us to copy all her photos, and so we wound up with some pretty photos of runners with snow falling.
And the snow didn't accumulate, so we didn't have any trouble driving away afterward, so extra bonus
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Way to go, Kimmie!! (I saw it on facebook )
14 or so at recovery pace. I had switched this and next week in the plan, where this week was "supposed to be" a cutback week. Turns out I did need a cutback week so 14 was run instead of 17. Still next week we're traveling so I'll run per plan. Some meaty miles are coming up after that. Can't hurt to recover a bit prior to that, I'd say.
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Yay, she finished and not a bad time at all! (I checked on the Disney web site) Good time for a marathon on virtually no training!
Great job, Kim. I know you enjoyed "enjoying" the marathon.
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Nice work Kimmie!
20-miles this morning. Went a little better than last weekend but still finished with two slow miles. Pace average was within McMillan's target range for a 4-hr marathon long-run pace so I'll not fuss too much. I'll just be happier when each mile for 20-miles is within the guideline.
Determination: The feeling you get right before you try something incredibly stupid.
I saw on facebook that Pam got hit by a car, but she says she is ok (other than feeling like she got hit by a car). She was in the crosswalk, running with the green (the walk light was on). Sheesh.
Saw Pam's post too..scary stuff. Glad she's ok.
great job Kimmie. Id take that time any day..trained or not.
Couldnt get myself up early with the single digit temps, and Ava was up throughout the night. Finished 3 miles. Feel good about running (or spinning) every day this week. Would have liked to log more miles..but I feel good about my initial progress, Have a couple weeks before my schedule really ramps up.


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Author Seoman After talking to gurus from Brian Tracy to Dr. Wayne Dyer, he distilled 8 Secrets to Success they all agreed upon. These secrets are still good today and are as follows:
1. Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life – In a society where people blame everything from their parents to the government for failure, those who don't buy into this mentality or succumb to the "victim" thinking succeed. To blame something or somebody outside yourself is saying they have control of your life and not you. Someone else's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality.
2. Live Your Life On Purpose - What separates motivational thinkers from the unsuccessful is that they believe they're doing what they were put her to do. The difference between this and just living, is that the latter is just getting through the week with the least problems. But when you live your life on purpose, your main concern is doing the job right. For the entrepreneur this means finding a cause you believe in and building your business around it.
3. Be Willing to Pay the Price - Be willing to pay the price for your dreams. Wanting a big house, a luxury car, and a million dollars in the bank is all very nice, and everyone wants these things – but are you willing to pay the price to get them? This is one of the major differences between the successful and unsuccessful.
4. Stay Focused – Every day we're bombarded with hundreds of tasks, phone calls, messages, and everyone competing for our time. Focusing requires giving up something in the present because you are investing your time in something that will pay off big-time down the road. Jack Canfield and Mark Hanson were turned by 30 publishers when they submitted the first "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book. Instead of giving up, they stayed focused on their goal and did four or five interviews per day for radio, TV, and newspapers, for five days a week for a whole year. Eventually, a small publisher decided to take a chance, and of course now it's a best-seller that spawned an entire series that have sold more than 10 million copies.
5. Become An Expert in Your Field One striking factor all successful people have in common is how seriously they take their profession. They strive to be the best at what they do, and do almost anything to improve. If someone followed you around all day with a video camera at your business, would it be a tape you'd be proud of or embarrassed about? Make the decision today to work at being the best in your field. How? By finding out what the "best" in your field are doing, and do what they do.
6. Write Out a Plan for Achieving Your Goals - Write out an action plan/map for how you're going to achieve your goals. Trying to reach your goals without a plan is like trying to drive from Los Angeles to Chicago without a map. A goal that isn't written down is merely a wish or fantasy.
7. Never Give Up - Never, never, never give up. When you're fully committed to achieving your goal, giving up is not an option. You must be willing do whatever it takes to make it happen. The power of perseverance is an awesome force. As someone once said, "inch by inch it's a cinch". Think of the lowly inchworm – if it pondered the length of the trip from start to finish before it started, it probably would never move. To a worm's point-of-view, the garden path must look like a trip to Mars. Never give up! Keep on going like the Eveready battery bunny, and pretty soon you're there.
8. Don't Delay - Nobody knows how much time they have left to accomplish their dreams, and we must remember that we don't have forever. The clock is ticking, and sooner or later your number comes up and you're gone. Successful achievers know this too, but they don't view it as a "negative". Achievers use it to "spur them on". They go after what they want as energetically and as passionately as possible, for as long as they have.
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Week # 5 in the "ORB IN ACTION" contest pitted three entries all submitted by men. Well it seems the ladies took exception to being left out, and stepped up this past week as all three entries came from the gals. Once again it was tough for the judges to pick a winner, but in the end, the FREE Original Retro Brand shirt will go to Samantha By, of Evanston, Illinois. Here is a recap of the week # 5 entries:
Our first entry came from Jennifer Poole, of Tyler, Texas:
"I'm a huge Virginia Tech fan who currently lives in East Texas, working at The University of Texas at Tyler. I may be the ONLY Virginia Tech fan in all of East Texas! I was thrilled to receive this ORB Virginia Tech shirt as a gift, and it has helped me to share some Virginia Tech love around here. I do yoga in my shirt because it is soft, comfortable, and stretches with me. Right away, it became my favorite t-shirt. I'm hoping that Virginia Tech will beat Tennessee in the upcoming bowl game! Go Hokies! The two beagles in the picture are Tyler, on the left, and Katie, on the right. He was named Tyler before I moved to Tyler, Texas. How strange is that? Anyways, thank you for the great t-shirt!"
This was an excellent entry, as this proves that the Original Retro Brand can put you in a "Zen-like state," plus we are soft-tees for animals.
Our second entry came from Alina Stevens, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Having a few kids in the shot always pulls at the judges heartstrings!
"This is me and the cutest kids in the world, rockin' my Original Retro Brand Alabama t-shirt at the Alabama-Georgia Tech women's softball game. Alabama killed them…as we do in every sport!! Roll Tide!! Original Retro Brand is my favorite t-shirt because it is SO comfortable, and everyone always asks me where I got it!! Thanks Retro….keep rockin'!!!
Our third and WINNING entry came from Samantha By, of Evanston, Illinois.
"Hi, I'm a student at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Here I am with my sister (I'm on the left) and we're getting ready for the holidays by finishing up a gingerbread house. Special thanks to Northwestern Alumni Association's website for being super easy to use so I could make this greeting card. We both love our Northwestern ORB shirts. I'm always getting compliments on how cute the shirt is. I just love this logo and have not seen any other shirt that features Willie, the way this shirt does."
The use of the school mascot and Christmas spirit shone through for Samantha and her sister. Of course two Original Retro Brand shirts are better than one, and that clinched the victory with the judges. We will alert Samantha of her victory, and post the ORB shirt she chooses as her prize on the Original Retro Brand Facebook Fanpage.
Remember folks, we're only accepting entries up until next Sunday, December 27th, for the final week of regular competition. Just e-mail yours truly (firstname.lastname@example.com) a picture of yourself (or you and your friends) wearing an Original Retro Brand shirt at work or play, with a brief description of what you do for a living and/or what you love to do for fun while sporting your Original Retro Brand gear. We'll post your picture and description on this blog when we receive, and on the Original Retro Brand Facebook Fan page. The Original Retro Brand Staff will choose the photo/description each week that they believe best represents the spirit of the Original Retro Brand Fan, and the person who sent in the photo will win a FREE ORIGINAL RETRO BRAND t-shirt! One more winner will be announced next Monday, December 28th. We will then take all the winners, and pick the overall best picture for our grand prize winner and announce on New Year's Day. The Grand Prize will be a choice of 4 Original Retro Brand t-shirts. Also remember to stay updated on all that is Original Retro Brand by following us on Twitter and Facebook. We need more entries NOW for the final week, so please send them in TODAY!!!


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State AG, grand jury looking at employment and politics at Turnpike Commission
HARRISBURG — A state grand jury is investigating "employment practices, procurement practices and use of Commonwealth resources to conduct political activities" at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, a rare court filing states.
The document, unsealed by the state Supreme Court, shows what the state Attorney General's Office is investigating at the agency. The grand jury began taking secret testimony in 2009 but little has been heard since the agency confirmed the investigation at that time.
Turnpike spokesman Bill Capone and Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, declined comment on Friday.
But in a court document, the agency says it has "fully cooperated" and provided 140,000 documents and emails to investigators.
"It shouldn't be a surprise at all that the Turnpike Commission is still under investigation," said Matthew Brouillette, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, a turnpike critic. "It has long been recognized as a haven for political patronage and misdeeds.
"Is there any other agency in Pennsylvania that has had not one but two full-length books written on its depth and breadth of corruption and abuse?"
Critics like William Keisling, who authored two books on the turnpike, have long complained about patronage at the turnpike. But "procurement" and use of state resources for political activities are new twists for the grand jury. Using public resources for campaigns was a theme in 25 prosecutions of Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature by the attorney general.
Twenty-two people were convicted by juries, or pleaded guilty.
The court document surfaced because the Turnpike Commission through its outside lawyers appealed Senior Judge Barry Feudale's ruling in April denying the commission a "protective order" for papers it claims are covered by attorney-client privilege. Feudale is a Commonwealth Court judge who oversees the grand jury.
The Supreme Court this week agreed in a one-page order to review the case and in doing so unsealed the docket, The Legal Intelligencer of Philadelphia reported. Justice Thomas G. Saylor dissented.
The commission sought to file the appeal under seal but the court rejected that.
Feudale's ruling indicated that attorney general's agents copied the commission's computer hard drives and its Microsoft Exchange server, which contains all emails sent or received by agency personnel.
Prosecutors have not searched potentially privileged communications, turnpike lawyers believe.
At issue are emails between turnpike commissioners and in-house and outside lawyers.
The grand jury began taking testimony in Pittsburgh but it moved to Dauphin County in 2011.
Brad Bumsted is state Capitol reporter for the Tribune-Review. He can be reached at 717-787-1405 and email@example.com.


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About FDA Approving Restylane for Lip Augmentation.
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration will vote today (April 27) on whether to recommend the injectable filler Restylane for use as a lip enhancer. But future FDA approval may not make a difference in how the dermal filler is used in clinical practice, doctors say. If the advisory panel votes to recommend Restylane for use in the lips, that information will then go to the FDA, which will then vote for final approval, said FDA spokeswoman Karen Rile Restylane works by adding volume to facial tissue with injections of hyaluronic acid, which is produced by bacteria. The results last for about six months, according to the FDA. The filler was approved by the FDA in 2003 to smooth deep wrinkles like the nasolabial fold -- the line that forms between the side of the nose and the corner of the mouth -- but it's often used for off-label purposes, like to enhance, define and plump up the lips, said Dr. Farhad Rafizadeh, a plastic surgeon who has a private practice in Morristown, N.J. However, FDA approval for Restylane to be used in the lips likely wouldn't make a difference in his own practice, said Rafizadeh, who already uses it for that purpose with his patients. "It doesn't make it any safer or any more dangerous," Rafizadeh told MyHealthNewsDaily. "It is what it is." Injectable dermal fillers like Restylane are extremely popular in the United States, with more than 1.2 million people getting hyaluronic acid injections in 2010, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. What Restylane does Rafizadeh sees at least a couple patients a month who are seeking plumper lips. He often recommends Restylane because it stays put and doesn't seep into other areas of the face as other dermal fillers, such as Juvederm, do. "The difference is Restylane is like Jell-O and Juvederm is like honey, which is a liquid and it tends to diffuse more," he said. While Juvederm is also effective at plumping the lips, "Restylane allows me to define the shape of the lip in a more precise manner." Rafizadeh always has a conversation with his patients before the procedure to explain that Restylane is only FDA-approved for the nasolabial fold, but is effective for other uses as well, he said. The filler can also be used for the tear trough (the saggy skin under the eyes) and frown lines, he said. It can also be used to make earlobes appear more youthful.


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Ok this may be a waste of time , im not sure it can be done and as i dont even know exactly what it is i want to do i cant google it!!
Ill try and explain , we have a bt homehub router , two pc's connect wirelessly , the wifes laptop and my gaming rig , we live practically nextdoor to the exchange and sync up at 8192kb/s my ip profile is 7000kb/s so i know my connection is sound.
she is a facebook fiend and when she is browsing pictures i lag out ingame regulaly , its getting to the point where i cant game if she is on the laptop its like being on a piece of elastic ingame
is there any way i can make my pc hog the lions share of the banwidth? Or is it just a case of it being split equally? even if it means me connecting to the router with an ethernet cable i can do that.
Im assuming it cant be done but theres no harm in askng


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> I am thinking of using Monowall as a replacement for our current Watchguard
> Firebox.
> We have 70 users and host our own own email server. We use webmail
> extensively.
> What hardware would people recommend for using Monowall on a network of our
> size?
> I've been looking at the hardware supplied by Logic Supply. What type of
> network environments have others put monowall to use with?
> http://www.logicsupply.com/default.php/cPath/73
> Thanks,
> Eric
We run m0n0wall on a 60+ PC network. m0n0wall qute happily handles all
our internet traffic (both NAT and routed) which includes
m0n0wall-m0n0wall ipsec VPNs, Terminal Services and Exchange 2003 (with
SSL webmail) among other things.
m0n0wall is installed on a recycled Dell Dimension desktop which has
128MB sdram, a PII 233 MHz processor and multiple 3Com PCI Nics
(3C9505-TX or equivalent). For our other sites and customers we use
Soekris net4501s or net4801s. We ought to use a Soekris here, if only to
free up some space in the server rack and some electrical power.
The WRAP is a good product but the case is an after thought and we could
never get the assurances we were looking for from PC Engines that the
cases met CE mark standards.
As you are looking to buy new hardware, you might be best with a the
Soekris net4801. Additional cost isn't much and it should see you
through any extra demands placed on hardware with new m0n0wall versions
for sometime to come.
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Svolvaer, Norway (AFP) Sept 2, 2008
In the Lofoten Islands, the main base for Norway's whaling industry, hunters insist that their tradition has a future despite decades of criticism -- and reject claims that consumers aren't buying whale meat.
In this cluster of islands nestled within the Arctic circle, the whalers have all returned to their home ports, this year's hunting season having ended on August 31. Their vessels are easily identified by the harpoons perched on the bow and an imposing watchtower that enables them to spot minke whales from afar.
Stocks of minke whale, the smallest of the big whales, number more than 100,000 in the North Atlantic, but the quota was hard to meet again this year, with whalers killing only half of the permitted catch of 1,052 whales.
Since Norway resumed whaling in 1993, six years after an international moratorium was agreed, the hunters have only met their quota once.
They blame the low catch on high fuel prices, bad weather -- still waters are needed to harpoon a whale -- as well as quotas often distributed in regions far out to sea and a crunch in processing and distribution channels.
Greenpeace sees the issue differently.
"The figures speak for themselves: the market for whale meat is non-existent," says Truls Gulowsen of the environmental group's Norwegian branch.
Greenpeace long ago abandoned its spectacular anti-whaling campaigns where its boats went head-to-head in confrontations with whaling vessels.
"We have a better plan: we'll let the market decide. And it will die out," Gulowsen says.
Once a staple of the poor man's diet, whale meat is now almost never found in grocery stores.
But in Svolvaer, a small village in the Lofoten Islands, it has pride of place on restaurant menus where it is served both fried and as carpaccio, often a pleasant surprise for tourists' sceptical palates.
"Our problem is ignorance. A lot of people just don't understand what it is they're opposed to," says Leif Einar Karlsen, a local whaler who left his job as a mechanic 12 years ago to start hunting.
"People don't know that there are dozens of kinds of whales," he adds.
Like Iceland, Norway estimates that stocks are abundant enough to allow a limited quota for commercial whaling.
But the minke whale remains on the list of near-threatened species drawn up by UN agency CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), which means it cannot be sold internationally.
"The result of unfortunate and effective lobbying," laments Bjoern Hugo Bendiksen, head of the Norwegian whalers' association.
The son, grandson and brother of a whaler, he harpooned 23 minkes this year.
"A mediocre season," he says.
While one minke whale can yield more than a tonne (1,000 kilogrammes) of meat, the processing plants on the nearby islet of Skrova pay only 30 kroner (3.8 euros, 5.5 dollars) per kilo.
Half of a season's revenue will cover the costs of the boat, while the crew, normally made up of four people, shares the rest.
"Before, whaling used to be a primary source of income. Now it's just a way for fishermen to supplement their income alongside the cod, hake and herring they catch the rest of the year," Karlsen said.
Whaling represents only 20 to 25 percent of overall income nowadays for most of the 30-odd whaling vessels that take part in the hunt in Norway each year.
In that light, whale safaris have become a more profitable business, with lower costs and less conflict. Usually.
"Once a whaler harpooned a whale right in front of us. My passengers, who were German tourists, were horrified. I almost had a heart attack," says Heiki Vester who runs the Ocean Sounds whale safari company.
Greenpeace's Gulowsen insists that "whaling is an industry of the past."
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Japan, under fire overseas for whaling it justifies as research, has released its findings -- whales are losing blubber because ocean resources are growing scarce.
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Summer Vacation Monogram & Mantel
This is a sponsored post. All content, thoughts, and opinions are my own.
Six amazing blogs and myself have teamed up with Porch.com and Royal Design Studios to bring you 7 Days of Stencils! Porch is the ultimate home and DIY network that connects you to BBB accredited professionals in your area and brings you amazing ideas and solid advice. Royal Design Studios is the leading designer of wall stencils and they have a variety of unique and modern stencils for your home {these aren't your grandma's stencils!}.
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Summer break is quickly approaching, and with that many people will be hitting the road for summer vacation! With a brand new baby, we don't have any big travel plans this year. Instead, I'm dreaming and reminiscing over past trips via our mantel decor. We always opt for mountains and woods over the beach. Our favorites are Colorado, Northern California and Oregon {which we visited last summer}.
So, as an homage to our favorite vacations, I went with a woodsy/campy/road trip theme. How's that for a technical term? It actually makes me think of the movie Moonrise Kingdom a bit.
My favorite vintage thermoses made another appearance along with a birch wood slice {I found it at Michael's}, and a pair of red vintage binoculars.
On the other side of the mantel, you will find a wooden post card that is a souvenir from our Mt. Hood trip. I also pulled out my old Brownie camera and stuck a couple of dried craspedia buds in a small amber bottle.
The star of the show is the "Summer Vacation Monogram" featuring the Royal Design Studio Timberland Bonnie Christine Furniture Stencil. I had this idea hanging out in my head for a while, and I'm so happy with how it turned out !
To make your own you will need : a paper mache letter, an old paper road map or map scrapbook paper, mod podge, wood planks {I used balsa wood from the craft store}, wood stain, wood glue, craft paint, and a stenciling brush or sponge.
To begin, I "built" the planked wood piece. Since I used pre-cut balsa wood pieces, all I had to do was stain and then glue it all together. After the stain had dried, I glued two of the thinner boards to the back to hold everything together.
Then it's time to get to work on that stencil! I used just a bit of spray adhesive to help the stencil from slipping. You could also use blue painter's tape, but this worked better for me since the actual stencil is larger than the board I was working with.
You can either use a stenciling brush or sponge. I used 3 different greens to paint on the trees. It was super simple and only took minutes to get the look I was going for.
All that is left to do is mod podge the map onto your paper mache letter. Use a thin layer of mod podge to adhere the paper to the letter. Allow it to fully dry before sealing it with another thin layer.
Use a bit of hot glue to attach the letter to the board and you have an awesome piece of monogram art!
Do you have any summer vacation plans? Do you prefer to head to the mountains or the beach?


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Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya, Paresh Rawal, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Ashish R Mohan
Producer: Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya
Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya
Studio: Eros International, Hari Om Entertainment Co.
Genre: Action/Comedy
Release Date: November 2012
The name of the movie is actually "Khiladi 786 Made in Punjab" and it is the brainchild of Himesh Reshammiya. While Akshay Kumar plays the lead role in "Khiladi 786", Himesh Reshammiya has an equal important role to play. In Khiladi 786, Himesh Reshammiya plays the role of a Gujarati man named Mansukh.
Himesh Reshammiya has a supposedly dominant presence in this movie. Besides playing a major role in this film, Himesh Reshammiya is the co producer of "Khiladi 786" along with Akshay Kumar, the story writer of the film and also its music director. It has been a good 12 years since Akshay Kumar became a Khiladi when he acted in the film Khiladi 420 that was released in the year 2000. And now after more than a decade Akki is again set to don the Khiladi label.
Other than Akshay Kumar and Himesh Reshammiya, "Khiladi 786" also has veteran actor Paresh Rawal who plays the role of Champaklal. Actors Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal had together been part of many highly successful ventures. Together they also have quite a few number of comedy films in their kitty. The success of "Khiladi 786" will depend much on how the movie goers accept the pairing of Akshay Kumar-Paresh Rawal and also that of Akshay Kumar-Himesh Reshammiya.
Akshay Kumar had previously sung for the films like "Singh is Kinng" (2008) and "Chandni Chowk to China" (2009). He will be heard singing once again in his upcoming film "Khiladi 786 Made in Punjab". The actor will render his voice to a song that will be picturised on him. While Akshay Kumar was pretty apprehensive of the idea of singing, he agreed to render his voice the moment he got to hear the music that had elements of hip-hop in it.
"Khiladi 786 Made in Punjab" will see Ileana D'Cruz as the female lead. This will be the second Bollywood film for the Kollywood actress who is all set to appear in Anurag Basu's "Barfee". The music rights of "Khiladi 786" have been sold to HR Musik, the music label of Himesh Reshammiya.
Will the movie goers accept the pairing of Akshay Kumar and Himesh Reshammiya? Will the chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz work? Wait till the end of this year and find out for yourself.


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Garrett Boone, 63, prefers to wear bow ties. Kip Tindell, 54, leans toward the less-formal look of a traditional necktie. But both men share similar management styles in running The Container Store, which specializes in storage and organization products.
"We're fun-we dance at parties," said Boone, co-chairman of the 39-store, Coppell, Texas-based chain. "That's sort of our role and our approach to running the business."
Fun has taken the company a long way. Since opening its first store in Dallas in 1978, the retailer has grown sales at an impressive 15% to 20% clip annually. Considered a jewel tenant, The Container Store is extremely selective about locations and has never pursued growth for growth's sake. And while a number of copycat stores have cropped up over the years, none have taken off.
The Container Store attributes a good deal of its success to its unique workplace culture, which has won the chain universal acclaim and landed it repeatedly on "best places to work" lists. Believing that a happy work force translates into happy customers, the company offers a family-friendly work environment and wages significantly above the industry average.
In February, Boone and Tindell announced they had hired a financial advisor to explore strategic options, including the sale of the company. They pledged to seek a single majority investor that would agree to three startling limitations: keep the current management of Boone, Tindell, chief merchandising officer Sharon Tindell, 51, president Melissa Reiff, 52, and all of the company's VPs in place; maximize value for all shareholders including employees, customers and vendors; and preserve the workplace culture.
Kip Tindell has talked to Chain Store Age twice before, each time outlining plans for growth that included such strategies as urban and international expansion.
"The Container Store has had this wonderful fairy-tale existence, and our urban growth has, I think, prepared us [to take the company to other countries]," Tindell told senior editor katherine Field in a 2005 interview. "We are pretty serious about going international."
Recently, Tindell's partner and co-founder Garrett Boone talked on the record with CSA for the first time, unveiling the pair's newly announced plan to achieve growth and maximize shareholder value not via more aggressive or international expansion-at least not yet-but through a sale of their company- lock, stock and basket. In seeking a sale, current ownership is looking to provide its original investors with liquidity while keeping its existing management structure and culture in place.
Chain Store Age: Your strategy for selling the company falls outside the customary, in that you are trying to preserve the company's structure and culture, under different ownership. How will you do that?
Garrett Boone: First, we realized that we needed the best help in the country, and we engaged J.P. Morgan. Rob Holmes is the head of North America Merger and Acquisition for J.P. Morgan. He lives in Dallas, and he and his team not only know our company, but they know the retail market better than anybody in the country.
CSA: So J.P. Morgan has expressed complete confidence that it can achieve your goal of finding a buyer that will keep the current culture as is?
Boone: Yes. And we are absolutely confident that we can do what we're setting out to achieve, which as you say is different- and it is pretty extraordinary.
We are setting our standards high and we feel that we can do what it is that we have said we're going to do, which is maximize value for shareholders—we have an obligation to do that—but also make sure that we maintain, and even improve, the culture of the company by allowing the management team to continue to run the business, having the operational control that they need, and also enhance our ability to share the future of the company with the management and employees.THE CONTAINER STORE
Headquarters: Coppell, TexasAnnual sales (est. 2006): $500+millionNumber of stores: 39Area of operations: 15 states and Washington, D.C.
CSA: Will you sell the company only to someone who embraces the current culture?
Boone: Yes. Because anyone who doesn't embrace our culture would be a lousy investor. Everything we do is built upon the culture. How in the world would we otherwise have been able to create an environment where people love to come to work? I'll bet I talked to five people just yesterday who said to me, "It's amazing that every time I go in your stores the people are so helpful and they really seem to enjoy what they're doing." If we didn't have that strong culture, we wouldn't have that strong effort in the store. And if we didn't have that effort, we wouldn't be a profitable company. And who would want to buy it?
We can find that person who provides maximum value for shareholders, but also at the same time appreciates the culture and knows that they need to do those things that help protect and enhance our culture.
One of our principles is to fill the other guy's basket to the brim, because making money then becomes an easy proposition. We're going to apply that to this transaction.
CSA: How will J.P. Morgan gauge just the right type of buyer?
Boone: They know everybody out there. They know individuals, they know strategic partners and businesses, they know the financial world. We've been around for nearly 30 years and we've met and talked to an awful lot of people. As a kind of pre-qualifier, we know that we can narrow the list down to people who are serious about buying the company and who will accept the parameters we've set.
CSA: What has prompted the sale? If you're turning equity into capital, what is the strategic purpose?
Boone: It's a very good time for retail transactions. There's a lot of interest in retail; in fact, there's a lot of money available for deals of all kinds. We feel the market conditions are extraordinarily ripe and the climate is right for us to achieve our three goals: maximum shareholder value, protecting the culture and the people, and allowing the operational control of the current management team to go forward. We feel that we can use the leverage of the good market, plus the leverage of our brand— our brand is at an all-time high, certainly with our opening stores in major media markets like New York and Los Angeles and Boston—to accomplish a sale in such a way that we cannot only do what we've done in the past but actually get better doing it.Private Equity's Sweet Spot
Talk about perfect timing—The Container Store's decision to put itself on the selling block comes amid a frenzy of billiondollar buyouts by cash-rich private-equity firms. In March, Dollar General Corp. agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in a deal valued at $7.3 billion. In other recent deals, private-equity consortiums bought Yankee Candle and Lord & Taylor in October, and GNC in March. Claire's Stores is expected to join the list soon.
Industry experts agree that for private-equity firms, cash has never been more accessible and the retail sector has never been hotter. Retail chains make attractive targets, experts say, because they generally generate positive, year-round cash flow, have little debt on the balance sheet, and often own some or all of their real estate.
For more on the private-equity market and the upswing in mergers and acquisitions, see the special report on Chain Store Age's Main & Wall Conference on page 27 (1A).
Sometimes it takes a sale of the company to do what it is we want to do, because we can work into our agreement with the new buyer all the things that we think are important to enhance and protect the culture.
CSA: Will this strictly be a capital acquisition or would you consider accessing resources of another company through a merger of some type?
Boone: We're open. That will involve a discussion with the potential buyer. We're going to be talking with individuals and strategic buyers, which would be primarily retailers, and then also financial buyers.
CSA: What time frame have you outlined for the sale and new-ownership transition process?
Boone: We would like to have this completed by the end of summer. That's not a lot of time, but we want to get it over with!
CSA: What safeguards will you build into the selection criteria to guarantee preservation of workplace culture?
Boone: A lot of this we'll work out in discussions with the buyer. We need to make sure that we [the seller and the buyer] mutually understand our business, understand what makes it extraordinarily profitable—and we've been extraordinarily profitable since the beginning—and make sure that there's an understanding with the buyer about what is critical toward continuing this. Our goal is to finish the transaction in such a way that customers and employees and vendors don't sense a difference, other than seeing that we're actually getting better. We want the transaction to be a non-event in terms of what the employees perceive and what the shareholders and vendors perceive as well.
CSA: What's most beneficial to the long-term plan of the company—preserving the culture or raising capital?
Boone: Preserving the culture, because profitability's ability to grow, and the ability to create a best-place-to-work environment all flow from that. Our long-term goal is to be considered the best retailer in America. I don't know how in the world you know whether or not you have achieved that. I guess you don't ever know, so you keep on working really hard every day to get there.