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raw materials through users and final dis- posal of printed products is complex, dif- ficult to find appropriate data, and beyond the control of the printer. CALCULATING A FOOTPRINT Calculating a facility's carbon footprint does not have to be as aggravating or time consuming as completing your income taxes. It can be broken down into four steps. · Select sources of emissions to include. · Gather fuel usage data. · Look-up emission factors. · Make the calculations. In calculating a basic carbon footprint, typically emissions of carbon dioxide are the focus. However, other gases contribute to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published a table of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of various gases. Some of these are included in Figure 3. Greenhouse Gases 100-Year GWPs Carbon Dioxide 1 (CO 2 ) Methane (CHJ 21 Nitrous Oxide 310 (N 2 O) Sulphur 23,900 Hexafluoride (SF J HFCs Range from 12 to 11,700 PFCs Range from 6,500 to 9,200 FIGURE 3. THE GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS GASES. To convert the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of one of these gases to CO 2 equivalents, multiply the GWP factor by the amount of emissions. For example, if you have 2 metric tons of methane emissions, multiply 2 metric tons by the GWP of CH 4 (310) to obtain 620 metric tons CO 2 equivalent. Energy-use data during 2007 at the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center is used in this illustration. This facility has 45,000 gross square feet, of which about half is administrative offices and the rest is research laboratories. The building is heated by natural gas-fired boilers and is on the public power grid. A breakdown of the sources of electricity for this facility is shown in Figure 4. Biomass power 0% Coal-fired power 68% Hydro power 1% Natural gas-fired power 18% Nuclear power 1% Oil-fired power 3% Solar power 0% Wind power 0% Other resources 0% Unknown resources 9% purchased from other companies FIGURE 4. SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED FOR IlliNOIS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING SEPT. 30, 2007. Carbon emissions from coal generated electricity are quite different from nuclear or hydro, for example. The mix of sources of electrical power varies widely from re- gion to region across the U.S., as do the resulting carbon emissions per 1,000 kilo- watt-hours. It is best to use emission fac- tors for the power used in your area. In this case, average emission factors from known sources were supplied by the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center's power company in an insert in a recent bill. These factors are shown in Figure 5. Carbon Dioxide 1,7701bs Nitrogen Oxides 2.961bs Sulfur Dioxide 7.431bs High-level Nuclear Waste <.OOOllbs Low-level Nuclear Waste <.000Ift3 FIGURE 5. AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF EMISSIONS AND AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR WASTE PER 1,000 KilOWATT-HOURS PRODUCED FROM KNOWN SOURCES BY THE IlliNOIS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING SEPT. 30, 2007. www.flexomag.com SPRING 2008 The first step is to determine which emissions to include in the calculations. In this example, emissions from our natural gas-fired boilers, emissions from company vehicles and emissions from generat- ing electricity are included. The first two sources are direct emissions from our activities. Electricity generation emissions are indirect because we use the electric- ity but we do not consume fuel to make the electricity. The power company does that through a variety of means including coal-and natural gas, nuclear and others as shown in Figure 4. Each source of electric- ity has a different carbon emission rate. So the emission factor for electricity should be specific to each area. Fortunately, most utilities can provide average emissions data for their customers. Carbon emissions can be either mea- sured directly or calculated. Only very large facilities are likely to have direct measurements. The majority of facilities use emission factors for various operations such as gas-fired boilers. Indirect carbon emissions are those produced by others. Typically this is the electricity used for lights, presses, and computers. The general equations for this calculation are: Annual electricity usage x electric emis- sions factor = carbon emissions In the case of the Waste Management facility, in 2007 it used 1,594,500 kWhs of electricity. Using the emission factor for carbon dioxide in Figure 5, of 1,770 pounds per 1,000 kilowatt hours the calcu- lation is as flows. (1,594,500 kWhr) x (1.77 lbs CO 2 / kWhr) / (2,000 lbs / ton) = 1,411 tons / yr Direct carbon emissions from a facility are from the use of, for example, natural gas in the boilers. 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Put body mind & heart into motion to music & explore different ways of being and moving -on your own and with others. There are no steps to learn, and this dance can be enjoyed by all, regardless of age, fitness, ability or experience.
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- What is a heart attack?
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- What can a patient expect during recovery from a heart attack?
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Quick GuideHeart Disease: Causes of a Heart Attack
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, another class of blood vessel dilators, often are given orally after a large heart attack to improve the healing of heart muscle. Examples of ACE inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), lisinopril (Zestril and Prinivil), and ramipril (Altace). These medications lower the blood pressure and reduce the workload of the heart, thereby helping the damaged heart muscle to recover. They are especially helpful in patients who have recovered from heart attacks but have high blood pressure, heart failure, major damage to the left ventricle, and diabetes mellitus. For additional information, please see the ACE Inhibitors article.
Beta blockers
Beta blockers such as propranolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), and atenolol (Tenormin) usually are given early during a heart attack and are continued long-term. Beta blockers antagonize the action of adrenaline and relieve stress on the muscles of the heart. Beta blockers decrease the workload of the heart by slowing the heart rate and decreasing the force of contraction of heart muscle. Decreasing the workload decreases the demand for oxygen by the heart and limits the amount of damage to the heart muscle. Long-term administration of beta blockers following a heart attack has been shown to improve survival and reduce the risk of future heart attacks. Beta blockers also improve survival among patients with heart attacks by decreasing the incidence of life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms, for example, ventricular fibrillation. Beta blockers can be given intravenously in the hospital and then can be taken orally for long-term treatment.
The side effects of beta blockers are wheezing (worsening of breathing in patients with asthma), abnormally slow heart rate, and exacerbation of heart failure (especially in patients with significant damage to their heart muscle); however, in patients with chronic heart failure, beta blockers have recently been demonstrated to be helpful in decreasing symptoms and prolonging life. For more, please read the Beta Blockers article.


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The 2-year-old son of a Little Rock Air Force Base senior airman has been declared brain dead by doctors at Arkansas Childrens Hospital after he was found unresponsive Tuesday while under the care of his stepfather.
Lt. Martin Cass, public information officer for the Jacksonville Police Department, said Friday the family was waiting for relatives to arrive from out-of-town before taking the toddler off life support.
The stepfather, Ausencio Lopez, attempted to take his own life Wednesday by jumping off a Little Rock overpass into traffic.
Jacksonville police were dispatched to Rebsamen Medical Center at approximately 8 p.m. Tuesday for a 2-year-old white male toddler that had been taken there from LRAFB with unknown injuries, according to Cass.
The child was unconscious and unresponsive while in Rebsamens emergency room and was then transported to Arkansas Childrens Hospital where he was diagnosed with a closed-head injury with massive cerebral edema, Cass said.
Cass told The Leader that the child had apparently been unconscious and unresponsive for some part of the day.
Our detectives found that the mom, Sr. Airman Sharilyn Lopez, came home for lunch and the step-father told her the child was taking a nap, Cass said. When she came home after work around 6:15 p.m., she showered and was told he was still asleep. She thought it was strange he was still asleep and went in to check on him. She found him on the floor, face-up and unresponsive, he said.
She carefully tried to get air into his lungs and called 911, Cass added.
The boys parents, while at Rebsamen, told the officers he had injured himself when he fell out of his bed at home.
But doctors at Childrens Hospital say the injuries the little boy had could not have happened from a 20-inch fall from the bed, Cass said Friday. Seeing the pictures of this little boys injuries makes you appreciate even more the ones you have, Cass said.
At about 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Ausencio Lopez climbed the railings of the Battery Street overpass in Little Rock, located next to Arkansas Childrens Hospital, and, after slitting his wrists, jumped onto I-630.
According to the Little Rock Police Department, he was on his back on the interstates shoulder when they arrived on scene; he was responsive, stated his name and said he could not move.
He was taken to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and according to the police report, his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
Jacksonville police detectives investigating the toddlers case went to the hospital Thursday to talk with him, Cass said, but he was in surgery and the detectives do not yet know to what extent he is involved with the toddlers injuries.
As far as the Jacksonville police are concerned, the case is still classified as suspected child abuse but they wont know for sure until an autopsy has been performed, Cass said, at which time charges may or may not be filed.
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U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Cell Phone Search Cases
The United States Supreme Court Tuesday will begin hearing arguments in two cases that are expected to be a major test of how to interpret the Fourth Amendment in the digital age.
The Court will consider whether or not police officers need warrants to search the cell phones of people they arrest.
The justices will have to decide how the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of "unreasonable search and seizures" applies to devices that contain loads of data.
The courts do allow searches without warrants in connection with arrests.
But, since police have the authority to make arrests for fine-only infractions like driving without a seat belt or jay-walking, some legal experts argue that allowing them to search text, photo, and video files on smart phones could be a compromise of personal privacy.
The cases are considered tremendously important, since more than 90 percent of American adults own cell phones, and 58 percent of those are smart phones that could potentially contain large amounts of what would normally be considered private information.
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Burrell bowler rolls to top-5 finish in state
Matt Schultz didn't expect to go as far as he did in the high school bowling postseason. But the Burrell senior certainly made the most of his opportunity.
"Originally, I hoped to make it to regionals. Generally, that's the goal for (high school bowlers) around here," Schultz said. "When my name was called for states, I couldn't believe it."
Schultz finished fifth in the PA High School State Bowling Championships on March 15 at 222 Dutch Lanes in Ephrata.
"I had never really had a problem being competitive or nervous," he said. "When I got there, it kind of blew me away."
Schultz entered the tournament as the seventh qualifier, out of 12, from the WPIBL Championships, which were March 8 at North Versailles Bowl.
Following a six-game round, Schultz entered the five-man ladder tournament as the No. 4 seed with the third-highest total: 1,273. He rolled a high-game 255 in the second.
Schultz averaged 212 in the qualifying games, just shy of his season average.
"My average is about 215, but that day, we were switching between lanes," Schultz said. "Every single lane was a little different. It took me a little bit to find my line."
He finished tied with Mack Celmer of Conrad Weiser near Reading. Schultz lost the roll-off, 59-49.
The first round pitted Schultz against Dan Matase from Philadelphia's Father Judge.
"I was really nervous," Schultz said. "A couple frames into it, I settled down."
After 10 frames, Shultz fell, 203-198.
Competition is nothing new to Schultz. He has been bowling competitively since about the sixth grade, primarily in his junior league.
His best career series was 800, over a three-game match April 21, for a 267 average.
His career high game of 299 came in November in a Saturday morning junior league at Wildlife Lanes.
Despite familiarity with some of his competition, at the high school level, there is no scouting for competitors on the eastern end of the state.
"I think it's a little bit of a factor. I knew a few of the bowlers, but I didn't know half the field," Schultz said. "In the end, I guess it comes down to focusing on my game."
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Allen West Shows Anti-Mosque Film To 9/11 Families
Source: Marin Cogan / Politico
Politicians across the country are finding all sorts of ways to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, but Rep. Allen West's event stands out for its unique twist: He invited family members of 9/11 victims to the Capitol to view a controversial film about construction of the Ground Zero mosque.
West, a tea party favorite who has sparred with Muslim and other religious groups for his controversial statements on Islam, told the friendly crowd Wednesday that "my fear is that maybe we could end up forgetting what happened on 9/11 because of certain things such as political correctness or this desire to be a multicultural America. But in being a multicultural America we must never forget the fundamental principles and value that make us great."
West also told the audience "I think we have to understand that the major religions of this world—Judaism and Christianity—did go through reformations. Now we look at this next major religion," he said, referring to Islam, "they need to go through a reform process as well."
The movie, "Sacrified Survivors," which was produced by a conservative Christian group, features family members of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack arguing their opposition to the mosque. A handful of those family members were on hand to intone against the mosque, including Jack McDermott, whose son Matt died in the World Trade Center. "I think it's a tragedy that people are attempting to do something which is very distasteful to me, and I will support anyone or anything that's done to put a stop to it," McDermott said Wednesday.
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Meditation, past life regressions and hypnotism with the Berlin-based Hotflush producer.
White soul, black music and DC-10: RA's Todd L. Burns talks to the French DJ/producer.
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The standards of integrity in the Television News medium have been seriously eroded over the past few decades. Cable News shows now contain segments that provide hard news and opinion sprinkled with a bit of entertainment. The line between news and opinion sometimes gets blurred by the sinister addition of ideology.
This has been featured recently
On December 13th2011, the PBS News Hour ran a segment, hosted by senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown, reporting on an educational program called the News Literacy Project that tries to educate middle school and high school students about how to sort fact from fiction within the news. The project was started by former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter, and Pulitzer Prize winner, Alan Miller.
In the broadcast interview with Miller, there is a point when he says, "There is so much potential here for misinformation, for propaganda, for spin, all of the myriad sources that are out there," -at that moment a quick but unmistakable TV screenshot of Bill O'Reilly, the host of the popular show on FOX News, appears.
The next day Fox News opinion show host Bill OReilly questioned the integrity of the segment on his show The OReilly factor, claiming that the piece suggested that he engages in "spin".
On December 19, 2011 PBS issued the following statement:
"The News Hour apologizes for the unintended implication."---Michael Getler
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On December 14, 2011 MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts made the following statement:
"So you might not hear Mitt Romney say "keep America American" anymore. That's because it was a central theme of the KKK in the 1920s. It was a rallying cry for the group's campaign of violence and intimidation against blacks, gays and Jews. The progressive blog America blog was the first to catch onto that."
Later that evening Chris Matthews, after returning from a station break said the following:
"We're back. During the 11am hour on MSNBC today we reported on a blog item that compared a phrase used by the Romney campaign to one used by the KKK way back in the 1920s. It was irresponsible and incendiary of us to do this, and it showed an appalling lack of judgment. We apologize, we really do, to the Romney campaign."
In September of 2011 President Obama made a speech in which he incorrectly identified Abraham Lincoln as the founder of the GOP.
Later when presenting a transcript of the speech PBS deleted the gaffe:
The New York Times transcript has the following quote:
"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future -- a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad -- (applause) -- launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges. (Applause.) And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."
But how does it appear in the PBS transcript?
"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future - a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges. And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/09/pbs_alters_transcript_to_hide_obama_gaffe.html#ixzz1h6kkF1U8
It seems as though Newspapers and Television are ignoring the important principals of objective journalism. News and opinion must be strictly separated and stories must be validated before they are run.
It is time for them to remember that journalism is a profession which requires the following standards:
Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. Members of the Society share a dedication to ethical behavior and adopt this code to declare the Society's principles and standards of practice.
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Heyzap, one of the apps out there working on helping gamers discover new Android games to play, has added a new feature to their app. This new 'Add Players' feature will bring a bit more of a social tie-in to the app itself plus it will help players find other people to play games with.
A lot of games let people choose unique user names to play under. However most of these games don't let you find other people who are playing them. This feature will allow people to add other players to a list by showing everyone else who is currently playing that particular game. The example they use in the press release is a good one where if you are looking for someone to play against in Word with Friends, you can select 'Add Player' and it will show everyone who is playing that game.
Once you have picked someone to play with in a particular game, it will launch that game and also copy the username of the other person to your clipboard should you need to enter it before starting a match. The update for the app has been pushed out now so it should be available for you to grab.
Developer Website: Heyzap
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By Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
| 1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS | June 11, 2014
Soldiers of the 1st Inf. Div. begin loading into a C-130 as they depart the British Brize Norton Royal Air Force Base June 2 in Oxford, England. The Soldiers flew the final leg of their five-flight journey to France to help commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The 1st Inf. Div. Soldiers will participate in more than 20 ceremonies celebrating the sacrifices made that day in 1944.
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, 1ST INF. DIV.)
Editor's note: Soldiers with
the 1st Infantry Division are taking part in ceremonial events June 4 to 7 in conjunction
with the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. They are set
to participate in various ceremonies highlighting the historic World War II
battle. Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington is a public affairs noncommissioned officer
for the 1st Inf. Div.
When I was informed of my
assignment to cover 1st Infantry Division Soldiers as they helped commemorate the
70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, I couldn't begin to
describe my feelings.
After the initial shock, I found
myself honored to be one of few who would have the opportunity to experience this
once-in-a-lifetime event.
As time wore on, I began to
feel nervous about this assignment. Could I sufficiently cover these events?
Could I give these ceremonies the colorful narrative they deserve? Could I
capture images that tell the full story?
These questions plagued me
for weeks leading up to the trip. However, I found myself taking a step back
and looking at this with different eyes. This perspective finds me often during
my travels.
I started to look at
everything as if I was a 1st Inf. Div. Soldier in 1944, staring at the bluffs
of Omaha Beach. That Soldier had one task: Do whatever it took to accomplish the
mission, something much larger than one's self.
So, with a perspective as wide
as the Hubble Space telescope, I am eager and motivated to accomplish this
assignment with all that I have, although I plan on taking in every second of
this experience, too.
Along with five Soldiers with
the Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard, 18 from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team and two from the 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Office, we departed Kansas City
International Airport for Charlotte, North Carolina.
Once we arrived at our
first stop, we conducted a quick jog with all our gear across the terminal to
our next gate. Nothing like navigating a packed terminal loaded down with all
your stuff, while the clock ticks down. With less than 10 minutes to spare, we arrived
and loaded onto our flight to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Exhale.
After a flight short enough
for me to consume only half my beverage, we arrived and soon found ourselves at
Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Upon unloading our luggage,
we were taken to an Air Force building, where we would wait for more than seven
hours for our flight to Newfoundland, Canada. However, the time allowed for
more reflection on the brave Soldiers who waited for D-Day.
No matter the discomfort my
21st century body endured during the night, I did my best to not complain. I
shared this same perspective with fellow travelers, often greeted with a half
smile and a "Yeah, you're right."
As we loaded into our Air Force
C-130 cargo plane, I couldn't help but feel a sudden rush from historical
similarities. Seventy years ago, airborne Soldiers loaded into propped airplanes
with the same destination as I: France. I thought of them with every bump I
felt – sitting silent, deafened from the roar of the propellers slicing the
air, surrounded by deep blue Atlantic waters.
As I reflected while
staring off at the Earth's horizon, I wondered how many Soldiers did the same
as they made the trek to France. However, this is where the similarities ended.
Those Soldiers were on their
way to fight Adolf Hitler and his massive German Army, and I'm on my way celebrating
their victory 70 years later.
To say that moment humbled
me would be an understatement.
So, as I sit in this
British Starbucks, with free wireless Internet, I pause once again and realize
all that has been provided to this world thanks to that brave generation and all
they sacrificed that fateful morning June 6, 1944.
What a different world it would
be, indeed.
Tired, sore and hungry after
more than 48 hours of traveling and resting in airport terminals, we arrived in
Eventually, we loaded onto buses
for a ride through the French countryside to our final destination. Once we found
our cots and put our gear down, our next mission was to find a restaurant and eat
some French cuisine.
My colleague, Sgt. Michael Leverton,
and I walked into Carentan, only to find everything was closed for the evening.
However, as we neared the gate to our barracks, we noticed lights flickering in
the distance. Our curiosity got the best of us, and we headed toward the blinking
As we glanced through the windows,
six men in World War II uniforms sat around a bar.
"Let's go check this out," I
As I walked in, my nerves were
pretty high. I didn't know what to expect in this foreigner-filled room. After the
initial silence between our parties, we were greeted with overwhelming cheers
of "HEYYY!!" – the universal language for "welcome!"
The six men were from Belgium
and traveled here on vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles for the D-Day ceremonies
as American WWII re-enactors. We later found out they participate in various
ceremonies here, as Gen. George S. Patton and his drivers. Needless to say, they
were excited to meet my friend and me.
After a quick introduction,
I found myself with a Belgian beer in my hand, telling stories about everything
they wanted to know about myself and my career. They were enamored with our "Big
Red One" patches and my 101st Airborne Division combat patch. They soaked up
everything we said, did and breathed.
One of the men recited, almost
line-by-line, a speech from "Band of Brothers." They loved everything about the
Americans and the history of WWII. One of the men knew many U.S. Army running cadences.
His rhythm and knowledge of our songs rivaled the best of Soldiers'.
It was then I found myself completely
in awe of them, their love for the American Soldier and their respect for our
However, as the time passed,
I had one question for the men: "Why? Why are you here? What is the reason you
traveled more than 16 hours on a motorcycle, dressed like American WWII Soldiers?
When I posed the question, the
answer was easy. Through decent English, they said, "You liberated us. You gave
us our lives. You freed our country."
I had to let it sink in for
a moment.
It's a powerful feeling to
experience. I know it wasn't me who liberated them from the Nazis, but it was
those brave men who did in the 1940s.
These men showed us what
celebrating freedom truly is. They talked about their families taking refuge from
the Nazis and how they danced in the streets when the war ended.
The story of WWII was no longer
in a movie, in a history book or a TV series. It was right in front of us. I
found myself in the middle of the liberation and the gratitude that followed
such a monumental moment in history.
Sure, we celebrate freedom in
America, but it's almost become more about grilling, drinking and fireworks.


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European Youth Dialogue 2010. What do young people worry about today?
Kyiv, 19 November 2010 - the European Youth Debates are taking place in the capital. The topic of the Debates is "European Youth Dialogue 2010". The Minister for Family, Youth and Sport of Ukraine Ravil Safiullin and UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Yukie Mokuo participate in the event. The Debates are devoted to the 21 Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Universal Children's Day celebrated on 20 November.
The main focus of the Debates is the problems which youth is facing nowadays. Another issue that will be discussed at the event is the role of the state authorities and international institutions working in the sphere of youth policy.
Besides, participants have an opportunity to discuss the state of development of democracy, realization of children and youth's rights, mobilization of young people, etc.
Other participants of the European Youth Debates are Svitlana Tolstoukhova, Deputy Minister of Family Youth and Sport, Janez Lenarcic, ODIHR Director (OSCE), Elvira Kovac, a PACE member.
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Four in feud bound to peace
A DISPUTE between two families resulted in four men being bound to the peace at Wexford District Court last Thursday.
John O'Connor, Graiguemore, Bunclody; Michael Connors, 8 Ardcolm, Bunclody; Larry Connors, Hospital Hill, Bunclody, and William Redmond, Flat 2, 1 Rafter Street, Enniscorthy, were all charged with engaging in threatening and insulting behaviour, causing a breach of the peace at Bunclody on a date unknown between February 1, 2007, and March 17, 2007.
John O'Connor faced a further charge of causing damage to William Redmond's car at Carrigduff, Bunclody, on June 9, 2008.
Peter Crean, for John O'Connor, Michael Connors and Larry Connors, said his three clients' main interest is that they be left alone.
He asked Judge Donnchadh O Buachalla that William Redmond ensure that he or no member of his family contact any member of his clients' family.
William Redmond's solicitor ask that the same order be made of John O'Connor, Michael Connors and Larry Connors. Neither side expressed a desire to go into evidence in relation to the charges.
Judge O Buachalla ordered that each of the four defendants enter into a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years, with the additional condition that both sides of the dispute keep away from each other.


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Look and feel
Premium build materials are conspicuous by their absence but nevertheless, the Acer Liquid Z2 Duo is well put together and won't embarrass you if you pull it out on public transport.
Ease of Use
The small screen means that accurately tapping app icons and clicking web links can sometimes prove problematic, but a simple, unskinned Android interface does aid general navigation by removing unnecessary clutter.
The Quick Mode feature sees a native app providing a basic layout comprising of key features only to help novice users to get to grips with the phone and the things it's capable of. This device has clearly been designed with smartphone first-timers in mind.
A low-grade processor mean that video streaming and intensive gaming can be a struggle, however, for general tasks, the Liquid Z2 Duo is a more than capable handset.
Battery life
Acer claims that this can stretch to four hours of talk time and given that the novice users this handset is aimed at probably won't do much more than that, we'd agree. General usage (checking emails a couple of times per day, a quick bash on Temple Run and sporadic posting to social media site) will see the juice last for over one full day, just about.
Review by Sunetra Chakravati,8/12/2013 10:26:08 AM
Ease of use
• Android Jelly Bean
• Diminutive form-factor
• Low price
• Cheap build materials
• Poor display
• Susceptible to lag
Those with even the slightest familiarity with consumer tech will have noticed the name Acer before, especially as it's breaking ground in the mobile market. Following the mid-range Liquid E1 and superb Galaxy Note-alike Liquid S1 phablet comes this capable Android device for the thrifty, the Liquid Z2 Duo. But can it still provide a solid smartphone experience at under £100?
No expense spent
Those expecting premium build quality will be sadly disappointed when first clapping eyes on the Liquid Z2, as the diminutive 3.5-inch body comprises mainly of plastics. That said, when you learn that this pocket rocket comes in at just £90 the decision to use these materials becomes less of a niggle and you might even commend Acer for managing to construct a reasonably good-looking smartphone that won't break the bank.
A 3.5-inch display dominates the front facia with only the slightest of black plastic bezels enveloping it. So far, so nondescript, but hats off to Acer for introducing a bit of design flourish in the form of a tiny grille at both the summit and foot of the screen.
Round the back things get a little more interesting and the cambered rear panel is finished in a sort of metallic grey soft-touch plastic with the 3-megapixel camera module centrally positioned at the top. Directly opposite this at the bottom of the rear cover is a speaker grille exactly the same proportions but which has been designed in such a way that it looks like one of those hair-catcher things you put in the plughole of your shower.
Pay and display
Ninety quid won't even get you a miniscule HD TV, so Retina Display-esque performance from the screen on this bargain blower just isn't going to happen. Even so, the performance offered from the 320x480 resolution display leaves a lot to be desired and its small stature means that extended video streaming and gaming sessions are out of the question. App icons are squashed into the limited space available and look slightly fuzzy round the edges – pixel spotters will have a field day with this one.
It's not all doom and gloom though – we've seen poorer displays on devices with much higher retail prices than this (Samsung Galaxy Ace, we're looking at you) and unless you're used to the display chops offered by the recent crop of 5-inch superphones, this does the job so long as you don't ask too much of it.
Latest Android won't cost you a (jelly) bean
The main draw here is the latest(ish) iteration of Google's mobile platform, Android 4.1.1, which to find on a phone in this price bracket is unheard of. That means you don't have to forgo the Orwellian delights of Google Now and sees the most up-to-date version Google Maps in situ (amongst other things).
There's no Android skin of any sort, aside from a tweaked lockscreen that allows users to ping straight into one of four customisable apps which depending on your stance on this sort of thing, is an added bonus. Navigation can be slightly sluggish however, especially when multitasking, but on the whole, the 1GHz just about pulls it off. As we mentioned, processor-intensive gaming is nigh-on impossible, but if you're a smartphone novice who just wants a quick bash on Angry Birds, you'll find no trouble here.
Snap to it
Camera performance is as you'd expect from a device of this stature and the resulting snaps are just about good enough to post to Twitter and the like, but nothing more. There's no flash but you do get a few shoot modes including Auto scene detect and Smile shot, although resulting images are washed out and lack sharpness regardless.
The Liquid Z2 Duo won't be troubling the smartphone elite any time soon but those making the jump from featurephones or wanting a cheap second device can do much worse than Acer's latest low-ender.
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When the GOP convention is gaveled to order, America will see the largest collection of anti-knowledge know-nothings to gather under one roof since Pope Urban VIII and his Inquisition minions met to condemn Galilei Galileo for writing that the earth revolved around the sun.
The platform that Republicans will endorse, and the Gekko-Galt - wait, I mean the Romney-Ryan ticket will campaign on, may well be the most regressive in American politics since before the Civil War. It doesn't like uppity women, anything backed by science, Moslems of any sort, immigrants, investigating right wing terrorists and hate groups, students, anyone poor, children, the elderly, people who aren't in perfect health, and working stiffs.
It is as if a new Age of Unreason has consumed a once noble political party. Truly disturbing is that at least 40-percent of Americans who vote in November actually agree with what passes for bold ideas in the party that started with Lincoln and was given a voice by Teddy Roosevelt.
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Arsenal's prudent strategy
Arsenal have purused a strategy of only paying what they can afford, the problem is that they are the only top club acting in this prudent fashion.
There is two ways in which their strategy could work. One is the oft repeated claim that 'the Premiership bubble will burst.' But we have been hearing these claims for year. If I had received a pound for every time I have heard it, I would have quite a sum of money.
One way in which it could burst is that television revenues fall. But domestic revenues are likely to be stable at least in real terms, even given some setbacks in court cases over the use of decoders in pubs. Overseas revenues look to be increasingly buoyant. The Asian market still has plenty of growth left and that in Africa is just getting under way.
The other possibility, which the cited article mentions, is that the supply of rich men ready to invest in a football club is bound to dry up. But there's no sign of that yet and buying a top club is as big a prestige symbol as an ocean going yacht and arguably more fun. The only downside risk is a major conflict in the Middle East, where most of the big money comes from, and that is a real possibility.
In any case Arsenal's strategy was never based on the Premiership bubble bursting. Why should they want it to? It is the key source of their revenues and their shares are predominantly owned by foreign investors.
Rather Arsene Wenger has always relied on the enforcement of the financial fair play rules, reducing the opportunity for other top clubs to splash the cash and putting them on a level playing field with Arsenal.
But, as we have pointed out many times, this may not work out as hoped. Uefa is not going to want to exclude too many top clubs from the Champions League or they will kill the golden calf. Moreover, the whole concept, or at least its application in specific cases, is open to a legal challenge.
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Ironically, while graphics veteran NVIDIA languishes in graphics, it hits back equally hard in the CPU department. The Tegra 3 outperformed the A5X more than 2-fold in the GeekBench benchmark, which examines various CPU performance metrics. The only victory for Apple came in the stream test.
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A handful of games such as Shadowgun and RipTide are using the Tegra 3's extra computing muscle to pull off slick effects like physics and reflections. While the iPad 3 lacks these niceties, it does offer much crisper rendering, thanks to its higher resolution 2048x1536 pixel screen. That's a lot of pixels, hence the need for that beefy GPU.
The iPad 3 (right) reportedly offers a crisper image, but the Tegra 3 powered Transformer Prime (left) offers better lighting and fix-driven objects like the flags hanging overhead.
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In terms of gaming the iPad 3 and Transformer Prime seem to be neck and neck -- the iPad 3 offers gaudier resolutions, but the Transformer Prime offers unique visual effects in certain apps.
ASUSTEK is also hoping to level the playing field a bit with its coming Transformer Prime "Infinity" (TF701), which sports a 1920x1200 pixel resolution, up from the current model's 1280x800. The real question is what GPU will be inside that. After all, the Tegra 3 doesn't seem like it has the muscle to power that high a resolution display. One has to wonder whether ASUSTEK won't jump ship to a new PowerVR equipped SoC to quench its mobile graphics thirst.
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Two West Alabama cities are contending with leadership issues in their police departments.
Greensboro is investigating the top two officials in its department, and Marion is searching for a police chief to replace Tony Bufford, who was fired last month.
Two West Alabama cities are contending with leadership issues in their police departments.
Greensboro is investigating the top two officials in its department, and Marion is searching for a police chief to replace Tony Bufford, who was fired last month.
Greensboro Police Chief Claude Earl Hamilton and Assistant Police Chief Willie "Red" Hudson have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a City Council investigation.
First-term Councilman Steve Gentry called for the vote that placed the two Greensboro officials on paid leave on Feb. 23.
Gentry would not specify what led to the move.
"It is a personnel matter that is being looked in to," Gentry said. "A conclusion to this matter should be forthcoming in a short period of time."
City Attorney Dennis Steverson also declined to elaborate. "We just hope to do (the investigation) in an expeditious matter," he said.
In the meantime, interim Police Chief Willie Lewis will lead the day-to-day operations of the eight-person department, Gentry said.
Hamilton did not return a call seeking comment Monday, and a phone number for Hudson could not be located.
The four other council members could not be reached for comment.
In Marion, city leaders have been looking for a new police chief since Feb. 15, said Mayor Anthony J. Long.
Acting Chief Carlton Hogue is on loan to the city from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office for about 35 more days. The mayor said Hogue took a 60-day leave from the sheriff's office to oversee Marion's department.
Bufford was fired by an act of the City Council in February, a move the mayor said he did not support.
"No, I wasn't in favor of it," Long said. "We might have a few problems, but I thought we could work them out."
The council has formed a search committee to find a replacement for Bufford.
A phone number for Bufford could not be located.
"We're just going to see where that takes us," Long said. "We'd like to get someone we all respect and want to work with."
Efforts to reach Marion council members were not successful Monday.
The mayor said Bufford's termination was not related to the August 2009 riot that locked down Marion's downtown area.
The riot was sparked by a fight among school children that was related to a feud between two families.
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Tucson, AZ – The men's soccer team struck early in the first half and scored three unanswered goals in the second to beat Glendale Community College 5-1 on Thursday at the West Campus.
JC Henson (Buena H.S.) and Declan Fulton (Buena H.S.) each score two goals for the Aztecs. Henson got Pima on the board with a goal in the 8th minute with an assist from Tyler Terrell (Barry Goldwater H.S.). Terrell made it a 2-0 game with a goal in the 16th. The Aztecs led 2-1 after the first half.
Fulton scored his goals in the 46th and 69th minute while Henson sealed it with one more in the 87th. The Aztecs out-shot Glendale 16-11 and Ben Eyde (Salpointe Catholic H.S.) made seven saves.
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Spain Barcenas affair: Documents 'implicate PM Rajoy'
A Spanish newspaper has published what it alleges are documents showing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments.
El Mundo said it had original ledger entries handwritten by the former treasurer of the governing Popular Party (PP), Luis Barcenas.
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Police are asking for the public's help with any information about a man suspected of trying to lure a boy into his van near the University of Arizona Saturday.
A man in a Chevy van pulled up to the curb near the boy near Highland Avenue and Sixth Street and told the boy to get inside the van, according to a news release from the University of Arizona Police Department.
The boy walked away from the van and the man drove off northbound on Highland Avenue, the release said.
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That's how much Workday might raise in its initial public offering. The Pleasanton maker of office management software, which competes with Oracle and Salesforce.com, said Monday it will offer almost 23 million shares at $21 to $24 each. A midpoint of the price range would value Workday at $3.6 billion. Greylock Partners, a Menlo Park venture firm, is the top outside investor in Workday. The company expects to price the IPO on Oct. 11.
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There will be people who complain that "nothing happened" or that, without Abraham, Rick, or Michonne, it was a boring episode.
The international community will complain loudly, to no avail.
And we revert to form and complain about how our political leaders bailed out AIG or the auto industry.
But Seapunk diehards may not have the right to complain if celebrities endorse their imagery.
That's something the Romney campaign needs to plan for in advance, not complain about afterwards.
The emperor, Alexius, intending to complain, sent messengers to Peter.
"I rather wonder she should complain of her family," observed Margaret.
Shall I complain, or only remind you how all right and wrong is confused?
I assure you, you might trust me not to complain of my husband.
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By Barbara Rogers
MARYLAND LIVE! is ready to launch its first big poker tournament. With 9 events over 14 days and $1 Million Dollars in cash prizes, the excitement just got as hot as the action at the cash tables. The first $1 Million Live Poker Classic plays out from March 10-24th. Kick off is March 10th, a $225,000 guaranteed pay-out with a $550 buyin, making it a nice R.O.I. first draw of the event. The grand finale, March 21-24th, guarantees a $400,000 payout with a $3,500 buy-in. With a whole lot of play in between, as follows: $150 Double Green Chip Bounty with a $20,000 guarantee prize money, a $1,100 NLH, $100,000 guaranteed, a $550 NLH Freezeout with $75,000 guaranteed, a $1,600 Purple Chip Bounty, with a big $100,000 guarantee, a $350 Black Chip Bounty PLO that guarantees $10,000, the $1,100 Six Man Max NLH guarantees $50,000, and the $150 Double Green Chip Bounty will guarantee $20,000. All in prize money. All waiting for you and me.
I asked a busy man, Mike Smith, Director of Poker Operations for Maryland Live! a couple questions.
Barbara Rogers: Mike, I heard the players have been wanting you to put on a tournament of this magnitude. Are they pumped for it? And your regulars must realize they will be sharing space with players from across the country
Mike Smith: Yes, the players have been asking when, so we thought we'd have a go at it. It's a little far out still, but most of the responses have been positive, although they're not sure how we're going to pull it off.
BR: Will you still play the same amount of cash tables as usual during the entire event?"
MS: With early start times (10:15) most days, we hope to have minimal impact on our cash games.
BR: Where are you going to put everybody, Mike?
MS: Our plan is to limit seating to 30 tables max for the start of the early events, leaving us 22 live games at 10:15, so we think we will be ok. There will be some challenges a couple of the days.
Mike promises room rates for the local hotels will be listed in the tournament books that should be out soon. Maryland Live! is located in Hanover, MD, only 4 miles from Baltimore-Washington International airport. Here's the number — 443-842-7000. Fifty-two tables will be filled with plenty of cash action, too.
Visit Maryland Live! for more information on the Maryland Live! $1 Million Live! Poker Classic running March 10-24th.


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He took a heavy paperweight and lifted it threateningly, but at once put it back in its place.
When she recognized M. Vulfran she raised her arm to him threateningly.
And he threateningly threw a coil of stout rope off a belaying-pin by way of hastening the movements of the two men.
He stepped forward, threateningly, his face dark with wrath.
He advanced, threateningly, and none of the crowd undertook to protect Weeks from his obvious anger.
But only at intervals, when they appear too threateningly near.
And the wind sang its song without—not threateningly, but rather in mirth; and the fire burnt brightly, within.
"I am going to give you the facts," began Hatteras, threateningly.
Right above his head, and threateningly suspended directly over the Castle, was a meteor of unwonted size and brilliancy.
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Old Brass Lady Bell Girl Holding Purse
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This original old brass lady bell depicts a girl in a full skirt, holding her purse. The bell is a deep golden color with good patina. It stands about 2.25" high and has an old brass clapper. It's heavy and makes a joyful noise. Thanks for looking. Please see my other auctions! I offer a shipping discount for multiple wins.


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A great Christmas and New years Eve Celebration: Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Review by mgtc
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A great Christmas and New years Eve Celebration
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
Getting to the ship This is the first cruise on the Queen Mary 2 for me; I've been on 8 Princess cruises over the past 2 years. I flew from SFO to JFK using the cruise line air package on an overnight flight. I use the cruise line air whenever I need to fly to the ship so when the airlines have a problem getting me to the ship it doesn't become my problem. After landing in JFK I was met by a friendly Cunard rep and in about an hour I was on a van heading to the ship. The drive took about an hour with lot's of traffic. The Brooklyn cruise terminal in nice and new and it was an easy flow into the check in area from the van. There was the usual security check in with about a 10 minute wait to get my cruise card. Since I got there early (around 11:00am) I waited with about 20 others in the waiting area which is spacious, new, well lit with bathrooms and what looked like vending machines for some pre More boarding gourmet food. At 12:00 noon they opened the doors and we began boarding the ship through some nice heated glass enclosed gangways. It was nice going through the gauntlet of white gloved ship board employees and Santa Claus as I found my way to my inside cabin.
The QM2 The ship is the longest, widest, fastest passenger ship in the world and it's in great shape! Most everything was clean and shiny. I had an inside cabin and it was clean and well maintained. The whole ship is very classy with wonderful art, with a lot of Cunard history to read about throughout the ship as well as a lot of paintings of various ships thought maritime history. You get a great feeling for what Cunard is all about. The public rooms are great, the Royal Court Theater is classy and elegant, I saw numerous shows there and never had a problem finding a great seat, the Illuminations theater that has the planetarium in it is beautiful, I saw 3 of the planetarium shows, a lecture and one movie in it. All shows started right on time and were great. The Queens Room is huge! I tried the afternoon tea service and the service was exceptional, I always had a full cup of tea plenty of things to eat. The New Years Ball was great with lots of elegantly dressed people, free champagne, dancing and balloons at midnight. Again everything was on time and classy. The ship itself is the smoothest sailing ship I have ever been on, a lot of the time it seems as if the ship is standing still even though it's cruising at 26 knots!
The Food Since I have food allergies I ate both breakfast and lunch at the Kings Court buffet everyday. For breakfast I usually have fruit and hot cereal of which there is always an abundant supply of. The fruit was always fresh, ripe and delicious. For lunch I made a huge salad of which there was always a great selection of veggies to choose from. I like to put cranberry sauce on my salad and the Kings Court staff always made sure I had some everyday. One thing I have found on cruise ships is that you can ask for almost any food item and the staff will get it for you, they almost never say no! The Kings Court buffet is a large collection of different food stations throughout most of deck 7. I have read that it tends to be confusing because each station looks the same yet may have different food available depending on which side or end of the ship you're on. I found that by walking around to all of the different stations I was able to fill my plate up with whatever I wanted. There was always plenty of seating and I was always able to find a window seat for both breakfast and lunch when it was cold outside, the rest of the time I sat outside on one of the lounge chairs on deck 7 and had a marvelous view of the ocean or islands while eating. For dinner I have always eaten in the main restaurant at the later seating. This way I don't have to rush to dinner and have the same waiter and table mates each night. The Britannia restaurant is huge as well seating over 1110 people at once. When I booked my cruise I had optioned for a late seating and was told numerous times by Cunard over the phone that I was 17th on the waitlist which is usually never a problem to get a table. When I showed up to my cabin there was a dinning room map saying I was assigned to the early seating. So I went to the head maitre de and asked if there were any available second seating places open. He said the second seating was entirely full and he would try and find a seat for me tonight of which he did. This went on for next 6 nights allowing me to sit at a number of different tables before a permanent table opened up. One of the staff in the restaurant said that this is the only ship were the second seating is always full and there is lots of space at the first seating. My theory on that is that the crowd is of a higher caliber and 6:30pm it too early to eat dinner. All the dinners were great every night. I order a special salad, sautEed vegetables and a yam for each night, while choosing between the various fish, lamb and chicken items. For dessert I either had a bowl of berries, chocolate cake (that they made without eggs for me) or they made me an Apple Tart Tatin. Like I said if you ask they will make it for you. The head waitress and crew were always friendly and efficient, getting me everything I asked for and all the while that I was going from table to table the assistant maitre de made sure each new waiter got my special diet to me every night . I was talking to one of the officers while up on deck and he had mentioned that about 30% of the Queen Mary 2 crew went over to the Queen Victoria and I think some of them were from the Britannia dinning room because it seemed that they were a little short staffed and a bit hurried. The food was always hot and delicious and I was able to make all the late shows on time.
The Service I found the staff to be very helpful - it seemed every time I turned around there was someone with a name badge asking if they could get me something. Everyone from the Passenger Services Desk to the Deck Crew were willing to go the extra mile to help. My cabin steward had my cabin clean and well stocked all the time and he was always around most every time I was going to or leaving my cabin. Entertainment The Cunard dancers did a good job with their shows and the violinist, opera singers, comedians were all fabulous! I saw all but one of the shows. The theater is great from just about any seat. The other entertainment throughout the ship was great as well.
The Spa and Gym I hit the gym 10 times - I lift weights rather than do cardio so there were no real problems waiting for the machines. The equipment was enough for me to do maintenance workouts. I was there at 4-5pm and there was never any waiting for equipment. Everything was clean and worked! In the mornings I walked the Promenade deck for an hour everyday at sea to burn some extra calories so I could eat more chocolate cake. I only gained 2 pounds on this trip.
Shore Excursions I booked all my tours through Cunards for peace of mind regarding schedules and getting back to the ship on time. If it's a Cunard tour, they'll wait for you if it's late getting back to the ship. We were always right on schedule, arriving spot on time at every port. We tendered at three ports so debarkation was slower on those islands. We were given assembly times for our pre-booked tours and they were orderly and we got off the ship without too much delay. All in all the process was organized and smooth. On 6 of the islands I took a snorkel trip of which were great, there were lots of turtles, a few sting rays and a zillion colorful fish. All the tours were right on time and everyone was very helpful in making sure we all had a great time.
Disembarkation When we arrived in NYC it was freezing cold, literally. There was ice on the outside decks and the temp was 14 degrees! On the mornings of disembarkation I usually get up eat breakfast and find a nice lounge chair either on top deck if it's nice or down on the promenade deck and wait there for my color code to be called thus avoiding the congestion at get off time. Since it was so cold I waited inside in the Royal Court theater for my color to be called. Once my color was called it was a quick 5 minute wait in line and off to the bus to JFK I went. Cunard is an upscale cruise line and they do a great job of providing an exceptional cruise experience while making it affordable and the Queen Mary 2 is a one of a kind liner, I will definitely cruise on Cunard again. Less
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What does Zonia mean?
Zonia [zo-nia] as a name for girls is a Latin name, and the name Zonia means "girdle". Zonia is an alternate form of Zona (Latin).
VariationsCREATIVE FORMS
(female) Zannia, Zunia, ..
(male) Zolig, Zone, .. MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zonia Adaline (Z.A.), ..
How popular is Zonia?
Zonia is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3998 out of 4276, Top 93%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?with its source form and related girl names. Zona is the only popular alternative form of Zonia (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000. This relation of Zonia was at the peak of its popularity during 1880-1889 (#507), but now, Zona has become less trendy. (2015 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Zonia is alike in pronunciation to Sanna, Sena▼, Sina, Sohnia, Sonia▼, Sonni, Sonnie, Sonya▼, Xena▼, Xeni, Zahna, Zaina, Zanna, Zannie, Zayna, Zeenia, Zena, Zenia, Zenya, Zinia, Zinnia, Zinnya, Zoanna, Zuni and Zyna. Other recommended names are Adonia, Alonia, Ania, Bronia, Dania, Denia, Docia▼, Donia, Fania, Fenia, Fronia, Genia, Henia, Ionia, Jania, Jinia, Jocia, Joia, Junia, Kenia▲, Loria, Moia, Moria, Mounia, Novia, Pania, Tonia▼, Toria, Umnia, Zakia, Zalia, Zanita, Zaria, Zenda, Zia, Zoela, Zofia, Zoia, Zoie▲, Zolia, Zondra, Zora▼, Zorica, Zorina, Zorya, Zosia, Zowie, Zoyya (see Zoya), Zsofia and Zylia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Zonia.


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There are over a dozen ways to add gold to your portfolio: gold-miner stocks, physical-holding ETFs, gold-miner ETFs, actual physical gold, physical gold in a 401(k), mutual funds, buying up abandoned mineral properties in Alaska, etc. One of the lesser known avenues is through Closed-End Funds. Like Mutual and Exchange-Trade Funds, CEFs provide investors with market shares relating to a "basket" of holdings. Unlike ETFs, CEFs cannot raise any new capital after their incarnation; thus limiting the number of available shares. While this supply and demand generates somewhat unwarranted volatility, CEFs can leverage their assets to eek-out higher yields than their ETF counterparts.
In this article I'll introduce the five most popular CEFs with gold exposure, open up their holdings, examine their performance, and for fun, correlate their movements to that of actual gold.
The funds are:
The Central Fund of Canada (NYSEMKT:CEF)
The Central GoldTrust (NYSEMKT:GTU)
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSEMKT:GGN)
GAMCO Global Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (NYSE:GNT)
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE:ASA)
Central Fund of Canada, CEF...pun not intended.
The Central Fund of Canada is essentially a physical gold and silver bullion exchange traded fund based out of Ontario, Canada. The fund has been around since 1961. CEF invests primarily in long-term holdings of gold and silver bullion, which are kept in allocated and segregated vaults of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce throughout Canada. For U.S. income tax purposes, CEF believes it is treated as a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC).
CEF is unique amongst other bullion funds however in that it uses its cash-equivalent holdings to fund a dismal $0.01/share dividend paid annually. Since this dividend equates to about 15% of the fund's annual expenses why it doesn't just use this income to reduce expenses is beyond me. See my article for information of dividend taxes from foreign funds.
Central GoldTrust, GTU
GoldTrust, one word. Like CEF, GTU is a Canadian bullion fund invested primarily in gold. GTU was established on April 28, 2003, and holds approximately $1.2B in gold bullion, notably less than CEF's gold fraction.
GTU's negotiated administrative fee is supposedly regressive, amounting to no more than 0.3% of total assets; however investors shouldn't get excited, for CY12 administrative fees were exactly...you guessed it..0.3%. This is however lower than SPDR's largest physical gold ETF GLD at 0.4%, but higher than iShare's IAU at 0.25%.
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust, GGN
The two GAMCO funds in this list (GGN and GNT) might be a little hard to tell apart by their names; it's better to think of these two funds in terms of objective. GGN's objective is to provide a high current level of income from writing and selling primarily covered call options on equity securities. As Davis notes this strategy allows GAMCO to hedge losses at the cost of limiting its upside. GGN holds ~29.9% of its portfolio outside of North America. Note neither GGN nor GNT hold any physical gold.
*CY2012 Annual Reports were unavailable at the time of this article.
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust, GNT
GNT's primary objective is to provide a high level of current income from interest, dividends and option premiums. It utilizes the same options strategy as its sister fund GGN but is more diversified to achieve its interest and dividend goals. While GNT does have a higher portion of its investments in Metals and Mining there is less of a gold focus. GNT also holds ~29.9% of its portfolio outside of North America.
*CY2012 Annual Reports were unavailable at the time of this article.
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited, ASA
ASA invests primarily in global precious metals and mineral miners but may also hold gold, silver, and platinum bullion. The company has a unique history, forming in South Africa in 1958 as exclusively domestic before going through multiple phases of globalization. ASA has been progressively repurchasing its outstanding shares since 2008. Like the previous Canadian funds, ASA currently has its headquarters out of the U.S. (Bermuda) making it a PFIC.
Dollar Volume
Despite its underlying diversity GNT is the laggard of our five, trading at lower dollar volume than its fellow CEFs. ASA has had it rough since the 2008 crash, losing half an order of trading magnitude. CEF, GTU and GGN have all enjoyed increasing interest in the last decade:
Dividend Yield
CEF's dividend hardly appears on our chart. Note GTU does not pay a dividend and thus yields 0%. Of importance is GNT overtaking its sister fund GGN last year; this was an exciting move given its primary objective of dividend income. Even with recent pull-backs GAMCO's funds yield monster dividends (8%+):
Annual To-Date Yield
The to-date annualized yield method is my preferred analysis tool. It shows what an investor's APY would be had he or she invested in a security at any date in the past (reinvested dividends included). Before the crash of 2008 we can see only CEF and GTU with the heavy gold holdings weathered well. The last three years were very volatile for these funds:
Sadly all five of our funds are pulling negative returns this year. Even post-2008 crash there was only a brief period where non-bullion funds yielded in the black. While GGN, GNT and ASA offer equity exposure they are still tied predominantly to the miners sector, which has historically under-performed commodities themselves. GAMCO's dividends have helped its funds even out losses but with high beta:
Correlation to Gold
As mentioned in the introduction this analysis is just for fun. As many of the funds hold diversified portfolios we would expect their correlations to be low (except for GTU); however this take does show us how sensitive the funds are to gold's price movements. The silver portion of CEF at times allows it to diverge from strictly gold prices but the two metals are highly correlated themselves. Suprisingly both GAMCO funds and ASA have been able to produce negative correlations, moving inversely to gold:
Closed-End Funds are a unique investment tool that offer important differences from other basket securities like mutual funds and ETFs. While gold is not a new notion to CEFs the relative lack of prevalence of gold in the CEF universe would suggest this avenue is often overlooked. Amongst our five funds we are given the choice of bullion, equities, combinations-of and more; as-such picking the "best" gold CEF isn't possible given they all share different objectives. CEF, GTU and ASA are all treated as PFICs, which might be a hassle for intro-investors. GNT's diversification and dividend objective makes me the most optimistic for the long term, however its short performance history and complex options strategy necessitates caution.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Gifts to Montreal: because gifts are the way of expressing your love to your friends and family!
We want you to feel and acknowledge the zest and joy we, here in India, celebrate our festivals. We want you to experience the same zest and joy without actually being in India- we would only be delighted if you wish to experience the joy with us! Because of which, we've arranged gifts to Montreal from India so your festivals are as bright and joyful as are ours!
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by LIL PIZZARELLI
About the Book
Happy New Year Everyone, I've been Busy.
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Hoping that 2009 is a better year for everyone.
What is this book about ?
It's about Love...
I poured it all into the book and I'm speechless, I don't know what to say. Yes, I know it's insane, me speechless...hard to imagine. :)
Love Is ...different for everyone.
Sometimes unexplainable,majestic, intense mysterious,gratifying,difficult. It is so simple at times & so complex at others. The outpour of feeling,thoughts & emotion is endless with Love.
People can love in many different ways and there are different kinds of love. All & all, no matter, what kind of love - Love is beautiful ...
I have loved many and will probably love many more, because without Love in your heart, What is Life for ???
Thank you everyone for "Believing in me" & pushing me to do , what I always wanted to do...and that would be ...to write.
Even though, life is difficut these days & the economy is at it's worst...well, the gratification that I have derived from pursuing my personal goals is more than I've ever imagined, and simply "Priceless"...
What can I say - I love you all ...
& thank you - because you all succeeded.
I know I am loved too.
But more so - Blessed
Please help promote my books & there will be many more to come.
Love & Peace Always
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About the Creator
41 ...& Life Has Only Just Begun ... Lil is short for Lillian. I don't care what you call me, Just call me . : ) It's been quite the Journey & The Saga Continues. As the stomach turns. LOL I've led a full life & it's been far from easy but I always survive & always will, because "I'm Just Me" ..."I'm Just Lil" I have a cat son and a dog daughter & what's better than that !!! I am the person who tries to make everyone laugh & usually succeeds. Laughter is the best medicine. I would love to attempt "stand up" comedy one day. I have been writing since I am 12 years old and find it most gratifying. Getting your thoughts out on paper is one of the best forms of "therapy" to let it all out. I'm a total "People" person. I am blessed with wonderful family & friends in high & low places. I get along with all walks of life and especially love children & animals. I can be quite serious but I'm a big kid at heart and a big goofball... I love Music, Reiki & Life
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Rihanna Isn't Speaking To Chris Brown
We were all a little shocked when we heard that pop star Rihanna was back in touch with her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown but it appears that the news was a little too weird to be true.
According to Gossip Cop, the "Rude Boy" singer's rep calls the claims that she is talking with Chris "absolutely not true." Maybe it was all just wishful thinking on Chris's part.
The rumor, initially started by a "source" in Heat magazine, claimed that the 22-year-old singer was touched by Chris's tearful tribute to Michael Jackson at the BET Awards and had begun text messaging him. The source even went to add that Rihanna wanted to have a "face-to-face meeting" with the "Forever" singer. Of course, that would be nearly impossible since Chris has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Rihanna during his five years of probation.
In 2009, Chris was convicted to abusing his famous former girlfriend after they had an argument before the Grammys. Chris is currently on probation and his career has failed to recover since his conviction.
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• Now that Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are married the false baby rumors have begun. (Wonderwall)
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• Are Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston the modern day Romeo and Juliet? Hm, we think we missed the part where Romeo posed for Playgirl. (Hollywood Life)


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How To Make Ice Cream
About the Book
Text Type: Nonfiction/How-To
Book Summary
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)
Build Background
Preview the Book
Set the Purpose
Student Reading
Have students make a question mark in their book beside any word they do not understand or cannot pronounce. Encourage them to use the strategies they have learned to read each word and figure out its meaning.
Reflect on the Reading Strategy
Reflect on the Comprehension Skill
Phonics: Long /e/ vowel digraph
Word Work: Synonyms
Independent Reading
Home Connection
How-To Writing Connection
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Perspectives in Advancing Women's Health: An Appreciative Insight into Cancer of the Cervix from Zimbabwe
The presentation illustrates how Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a methodology of change management can be deployed to aid the comprehension of the epidemiology of cancer of the cervix in any community. AI involves asking the relevant questions that strengthen the community's capacity to articulate and heighten positive strength about dealing with cancer of the cervix. AI was successfully used to mobilize women and encourage them to take the Pap smear tests and be screened for cancer of the cervix. The methodology was also deployed to foster an understanding of safe reproductive practices and how victims of the HIV/AIDS Virus can cope with the disease.
Keywords: Appreciative Inquiry, Change Management, Cancer of the Cervix, Human Immune Deficiency (HIV/AIDS), Human Papilloma (HPV), Mobilization of Women, Positive Strength
Dr. Sylvia C. Mupepi
Associate Professor, Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University
Dr. Mambo G. Mupepi
Adjunct Faculty, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, School of African-American and African Studies, Grand Valley State University
Dr. Godfrey Sikipa MD
Independent Public Health Consultand, Public Health Consultant, Independent Public Health Consultant
Dr. Gayla D. Jewell
Associate Professor, Kirkhof School of Nursing, Grand Valley State University
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