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Fast Confectionery is Australia's largest supplier of promotional branded confectionery, lollies and chocolate to corporate and businesses around Australia. We have the largest, most up-to-date confectionery options available for businesses that wish to gift their clients or staff. It's a great way of thanking clients or staff for finishing a project, doing some great business, attracting attention, launching a product or simply to say we appreciate you. Everybody loves sweet things so you will be associating your brand with giving, fun and a positive experience.
We have personalised candy, lollies, sweets, jelly beans, mini jelly beans, jelly babies, humbugs, chocolate beans, all types of standard and gourmet chocolates, mints galore and a plethora of presentation options including canisters, tins, bottles, bags and tubs.
We have been involved with all sorts of personalised & branded confectionery presentations and can help you come up with that right combination of sweet or savoury treats and a suitable container that will suit your branding or marketing exercise. It's more than just providing confectionery to order, it's understanding your brand values and how you would like to be perceived and how it ties in with your promotional product initiatives.
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In the past we have delivered generous tubs of corporate colour-matched jelly-beans and liquorice twists with a unique sticker thanking staff for a great year. Another promotion included free mass giveaways of multi-colour jellybeans in 50g bags across the city of Melbourne.
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We also deliver around Australia to multiple sites if necessary and when you order from us you will receive our platinum service that is fully guaranteed.
Our aim is to take branded confectionery and corporate gift giving to the next level and assist you in telling your brand's story to delight and inspire your key clients and staff. Promotional confectionery is an opportunity to say thank you, give back to those you care about and generously share to support your corporate message.
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Beth Ditto of The Gossip has revealed the intention to record a duet with Kate Moss if the song is 'right'.
Kate Moss' hidden talent in singing may someday take the course as more musicians are attracted to do a duet with her. While boyfriend Pete Doherty has revealed the intention to record a song with her, Beth Ditto of The Gossip also expressed her desire to work with her.
Having bumped on Moss at a party and sang some songs, Ditto told The Mirror, "We sang a lot that night - I'd consider doing a duet with her if the song was right." However, she then continued, "I'm really scared of her boyfriend" in reference to Doherty.
Meanwhile, Doherty pulled off a gig again after failing to turn up in Leeds' Gatecrasher club. The Babyshambles frontman was supposed to fill in the DJ slot and spin some tune. The organizers of the event had to find a replacement at the last minute and luckily found Ordinary Boys' Samuel Preston.

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We are thrilled to have found a traditional manufacturer of Sussex trugs - beautifully crafted English harvest baskets. Each one is hand made of chestnut and willow and signed by the maker. Made from sustainably sourced wood. Quality and workmanship is guaranteed.
We offer three different trugs:
Here is a video that tells a bit more about the history and how these beautiful trugs are made. They do not explain the colorful hat worn by the trug maker in the later part of the video. I'll bet there is a good story behind that!


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Dancing great Bill 'Williamson' sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody."
This all-black musical may have a silly, conventional backstage plot, but it was a rare opportunity for a selection of the sort of great black entertainers usually confined to poverty row race pictures to appear in a major studio movie and preserve their acts on film. Bill Robinson and the incredible Nicholas Brothers do the kind of athletic dances that would throw Michael Jacksons back out, while Lena Horne sings Stormy Weather as if she meant it, Fats Waller does Aint Misbehavin with a gleam in his eye and Cab Calloway leads his band while wearing a zoot suit and a watch-chain that dangles past his knees. Sadly, in their rush to avoid stereotypes, the white filmmakers have skimped somewhat, aside from the irrepressible Calloway, in depicting the black fashions and slang of the era, going for a script that could have been performed by a white cast without anyone noticing. Also with Dooley Wilson of Casablanca in another stooge role.
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Lebanese singer Elissa was able to leave Cairo and arrived safely in Beirut, after rumors had it that she was unable to leave Egypt when the protests broke out. Elissa had faced difficulties trying to escape the chaotic conditions, especially with the cancellations of most flights. Finally when some flights began flying out of Egypt, Elissa was able to leave and return home.
On a different note, media sources have revealed that a famous soccer player will be in Elissa's upcoming music video for the song "Wi Bistahi" (He is shy) that will be directed by Lebanese director Nadine Libky. It is said that the soccer player plays in the Saudi Arabian Soccer league and is very popular among Saudis.
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This article was published 21/3/2013 (1614 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA -- The seeds of Jim Flaherty's ninth federal budget were planted in a tidy backyard in a Victoria suburb almost two years ago.
It was there, during the 2011 election campaign that Stephen Harper promised a popular tax move, something he dubbed the "family tax cut," allowing families to pool incomes and save an average of $1,300 per year.
It would kick in only when the budget is balanced and as Flaherty repeatedly told us Thursday, those books will be balanced in 2015. Easily, he says, and a good thing for him, too, because the Conservative election campaign depends on it.
And that is the nub of Thursday's effort -- it is all about the next election and another four years of Conservative rule.
It is a budget larded with program renewals and extensions, the spending of the nickel-and-dime variety, the savings the governmental equivalent of finding loose change under the cushion on the couch.
It is all aimed at one goal, with Flaherty using less prosaic language to find his "hell or high water" moment immortalized by a previous Liberal government.
"I need to make one thing very clear,'' he told the House of Commons.
"And it is simply this -- our government is committed to balancing the budget in 2015. Period.''
It was a point driven home to him by Harper, who took less than 72 hours to correct a Flaherty tongue trip last November when the finance minister predicted balanced books by 2016.
Besides the income-splitting initiative, a balanced budget will allow the government to campaign on a pledge to increase the limit on their popular tax-free saving accounts to $10,000 and sprinkle in some adult fitness tax credits and double an existing child sports tax credit.
By some estimates, that will cost the treasury $3 billion per year.
Hence the need for the clear fiscal slate before the election planes are leased for an election expected no later than October 2015.
If 2013 is the Stephen Harper mid-term year of cabinet shuffles, new, younger, likely female faces on the front benches and a throne speech in the fall, the budget document was the first obvious pivot toward the next campaign.
By Flaherty's estimation, his budget contains the smallest growth in government spending in two decades.
The government projects an $800 million surplus by 2015, a figure almost indistinguishable on the graphs in the budget document, but that's good enough.
He could have shown a larger surplus, Flaherty said, but a surplus of a nickel would suffice to allow the promises to be included in the election campaign.
The government is spending billions of dollars over 10 years on Canada's crumbling infrastructure, a welcome investment, but one that is back-end loaded and comes with a higher government price tag because it includes the continuation of existing programs.
Flaherty called it the largest infrastructure plan in the country's history.
In a bid to match Canadians with unfilled jobs -- and slow an explosion in the number of temporary foreign workers entering this country -- the government has created the Canada Job Grant, but not until next year.
Even then, an existing program must first be renegotiated with the provinces and territories after its 2014 expiry and much of its administration will be handed to the private sector, which will be obliged to kick in if it wants to find themselves qualified carpenters, welders or electricians.
The Conservatives will also extend a tax relief program for the country's beleaguered manufacturing sector, much of it targeted at southern Ontario.
They will also crack down on tax loopholes and tax evaders, which they say will save them $315 million in the first year.
They have promised to eliminate more "redundant" government operations and will go after lucrative sick leave provisions in the public service, although they couch it in gentle budget speak, promising to "support their timely return to work.''
All of this, of course, is unfolding in the bureaucracy bubble, while Flaherty is dealing with the fallout of Alberta's "bitumen bubble.''
The biggest challenge facing the federal government right now does not come from instability south of the border or the latest Eurozone crisis brought on by the fiasco in Cyprus, but with the $4-billion federal revenue shortfall from Ottawa's inability to get its resources to export market.
The great pipeline push will accelerate -- the Harper government will not let anything get in the way of a 2015 plan that includes not only an array of pre-announced goodies, but some extra cash to sweeten the electoral pot.
Tim Harper is a national affairs columnist for the Toronto Star.


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A Kent man has been ordered to perform community service, pay a fine and take an alcohol education class after pleading guilty to lesser charges for firing a gun into the air in Kent over Halloween weekend 2012.
Lawrence R. LaCivita, 23, of 1025 Anna St., pleaded guilty Monday to disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, in Portage County Municipal Court in Kent. Judge Barbara Oswick sentenced him to 30 days in the Portage County jail and fined him $250 plus court costs. All of the jail term and $100 of the fine was suspended on the condition LaCivita perform 24 hours of community work service, complete an alcohol awareness program at Kent State University and commit no crimes for one year, according to court records.
Kent police arrested LaCivita on charges he was intoxicated when he fired a handgun twice into the air in the 1100 block of Lake Street just after 1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. He then allegedly ran from a Kent police officer before being caught and arrested. Charges of having weapons while intoxicated, a first-degree misdemeanor, obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor, and discharging firearms on or near prohibited premises, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, were amended to a lone count of disorderly conduct, and the balance dismissed on a motion by the Portage County Prosecutor's Office, according to court records.
LaCivita was one of more than 50 people arrested by law enforcement in Kent during the unofficial Halloween celebrations in the city on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, 2012.


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Chess Block Tactic: Part of the Chess Tactics Guide
A Block is a defensive tactic, used when another of your pieces has come under attack and you either cannot, or do not want to move that piece from its current position ...
For example, your opponent's Bishop has just placed your King in Check - you don't want to move your King, as it would immediately void your later option to Castle your King.
So, instead, you disrupt the Check by Blocking with another piece - such as a Pawn.
When Blocking, it is best - if possible - to use an inferior piece to the attacking piece used by your opponent.
If a relatively inferior piece isn't available, and Blocking is your preferred tactic, then your next option would be to try and use a piece of equal value - for instance, meeting a Bishop threat with a Bishop of your own.
If you've been a total Herbert and managed to make an utter balls-up of your game, in dire situations, it may be required to risk losing a relatively superior piece, if it means protecting your King.
Anyway, let's take a look at a few examples ...
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Karen Ann West, 66, from Cambridge, passed away peacefully at her home in Ramsey on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
She was born June 16, 1945 in Patuxent River, Md. to Kenneth F. and Frances J. (Johnson) Sperry. Karen spent her childhood years in Norfolk, Virginia where her dad was stationed in the Navy. In 1959, the family returned to the Cambridge-Isanti area and Karen graduated from Cambridge High School in 1963 and shortly after was married to Kenneth G. West. They were blessed with three children.
Karen was an active member of the Cambridge United Methodist Church and served as President of Aglow in Isanti. She worked as a nurse at Grandview Christian Home, providing care and companionship for its residents for over 16 years.
She lived her life to the fullest, a dedicated mother, a loving grandmother, wonderful sister, aunt and friend to many. Karen loved to entertain, play cards and games, fish, camp, and enjoy the sunshine. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor, warm heart, and for all the wonderful memories. She will be missed by many.
She is survived by her three children Troy and wife Kristen West of Lake Elmo, Thomas and wife Tami West of Ramsey, Laura Leet of Isanti, three grandchildren Hunter, Carter and Sydney West, mother Frances Sperry of Cambridge, sister Donna and husband Ron Anderson of Cambridge, former husband Kenny (Barb) West of Spicer, as well as other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Cambridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Eslinger officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Gwen Anderson, accompanied by Dorcie Larson, will sing "On Eagle's Wings" and "In The Garden." Honorary pallbearers will be Hunter, Carter and Sydney West. Memorials will donated to Allina Hospice in appreciation for their genuine love, care and guidance. We will be forever grateful. Arrangements are with the Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Cambridge.


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VIDEO: First Look - Maggie Gyllenhaal Stars in BBC's THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
Below, check out a trailer for BBC Two's eight-part miniseries THE HONOURABLE WOMAN, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. The series premiered last week in the UK to solid ratings, delivering an average 2.13M viewers and a 10.6% share. (per Deadline)
The Honourable Woman tells the story of one woman's personal journey to right her father's wrongs. Featuring a stellar cast including Academy Award nominee Gyllenhaal in the lead role as Nessa Stein, this compelling drama written and directed by BAFTA winning Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line) draws Nessa into a complex and dangerous world of international conspiracy and espionage.
Gyllenhaal achieved recognition in a supporting role in the independent cult film, Donnie Darko (2001). Her breakthrough role was in the sadomasochistic romance, Secretary (2002), for which she received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination.
The actress has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including Sherrybaby (2006), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe; the romantic comedy, Trust The Man (2006); and numerous big-budget films such as World Trade Center (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008).
She next starred in the musical-drama, Crazy Heart (2009), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gyllenhaal has also appeared in such theatrical plays as Closer (2000) as well as in television productions like Strip Search (2004).


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POLICE seized cash, laptops and mobile phones in a raid on a shisha pipe restaurant in Colchester.
Officers, the Immigration Service, Essex Trading Standards and Colchester Council officers targeted Al Madina, on Queen Street last Friday.
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The Westminster village should remember Mapeley. The property company is linked inexorably with the purchase of 600 Inland Revenue offices several years ago – controversially, after it emerged that the group was based offshore.
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BANGKOK – Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is facing another legal challenge that could remove her from office after a Thai court announced Wednesday it will hear a case on her alleged misconduct over the transfer of a key government official.
The announcement by the Constitutional Court came amid criticism from Yingluck supporters that the courts are trying to topple the prime minister through unfair use of the legal system after four months of anti-government protests have failed to unseat her.
The latest case was lodged by anti-government senators, who say Yingluck violated the constitution by transferring her National Security Council chief to another position in 2011. Another court ruled February that the official, Thawil Pliensri, must be restored to his former post.
The Constitutional Court ordered Yingluck to present her defense within 15 days. If she is found guilty of interfering in state affairs for her own personal benefit or that of her political party, she would be forced to step down as prime minister.
Thailand has been gripped by political conflict since 2006, when then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck's brother, was ousted in a military coup following accusations of corruption and abusing power. Thaksin's supporters and opponents have taken to the streets for extended periods in a power struggle that is currently focused on removing Yingluck.
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Grateful Dead
Looking for DeadHead Bass players to play dead and Dylan We currently have Lead and rhythm guitars,and drums we have much experience at doing the Dead thing did it in the 90s up north NJ/NY area very successfully need a bass guitar we can go out and play with very little rehearsal
Hey all, I saw about 40 GD/related shows between '85-'95, and have kept up with the boys in the years since, as well. I play in two Chicago groups you may be interested in:
Tangleweed is a bluegrass band with a huge bag of bluegrass and jazz traditionals, rock covers and a growing list of originals. Our first two cd's have been played in over 20 countries. We recently played Wakarusa Fest in Lawrence, KS (Widespread, Sam Bush, Claypool, Stringcheese, etc...). Check us out at:
Magnetosphere is a space-rock group playing most original material. We do a few shows a year, make a record now and then, and mostly jam weekly in my attic for our own sanity and enjoyment. We and combine GD-influenced inprovising with Crazy Horse's epic two-chord jams and Sonic Youth's noise freakouts, among many other influences and styles. Check us out at:
There's plenty of free tracks for the taking on both sites, and Tangleweed has a couple shows on the Archive.org site.
Please drop me a line if you happen to be interested in any of this!
Peace from Chicago,
Scott Judd
Chicago, IL
Celebrating 20 years deadicated to playing music from the Grateful Dead, and Jerry Garcia Band. Check out Cubensis on archive.org for live aud recordings and some sbd's as well. Look for us if your in the LA area. Cubensis.com for a list of upcoming shows and more. Cubensis is unique in the way they approach GD music. Craig (lead guitarist) plays different era jerry guitar styles, sometimes not corresponding to any recorded or live version of the same era...Tom (Keys) plays and sings most like Brent...but also sings Jerry songs, and with a Brentlike voice sings Jerry and Pigpen tunes also. Nate (Bob Weir Guy) sings and screams, and plays guitar like bob, but also sings Jerry Tunes and plays Jerry leads (he's done a national Jerry Garcia guitar licks DVD to prove his worthiness) Larry (Phil Lesh) sings Pig songs as well as dropping the Philbomb as needed....Steve- (Mickey and Billy stuff) is prolly the hardest working of all...besides playing all the drum parts...sings a lot of Jerry Tunes while not missing a beat playing the part of 2 drummers, adding all that up creates a sort of "fantasy grateful dead" experience, while on occasion having members of the extented GD family join in playing with them makes it that more special. Come check us out if you can and enjoy all the great music out there...
Our band is called "Grooveyard" ( www.myspace.com/okgrooveyard ). We exist in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. It's a beautiful place to live, wine country, a couple of driving hours north of the Washington border. That said, there's precious few heads in the area.
Our band's line up is: bass, drums, percussion, lead vocal, guitars X 2. The set list used to be all Dead tunes. Now it's expanding outward somewhat. (Stevie Wonder/Allman Bros./Original tunes...) For gigs we mostly do a few of the summer festivals held in our area. Check out the 'Festival of Freedom' at Grand Forks, B.C., or the 'Life and Arts Festival' held annually in Kelowna, B.C.
I look forward to checking out the myspace links I see in these posts!
All the best everyone,
If you're in and around LI, NYC, come out and see The Jason Ferguson Project (JFP). We are currently the core of musicians who recently left Halfstep. Check out our website at www.thejfp.com and see what we do. As the elder statesman of the group (Gary on piano and organ) (my first show was Nassau Coliseum March '73), I know if you're a deadhead, you'll really enjoy our shows. I HATE PLAYING MUSIC WHEN NO ONE SHOWS.
I joined a four-piece band a few months ago as bassist, and we've performed "Truckin'" at our gigs. The guitarist and I are trying to work "Tennessee Jed" into the lineup.
I had an acoustic guitar duo for a couple of years, but my partner moved to Colorado, where his girlfriend lives. We used to play a lot of Dead, including a whole set's worth on the 10th anniversary of the day Jerry died.
A few weeks ago, I met a very talented guitarist named Patti Spadaro who has relocated to this area (near Pittsburgh) from California, where she wowed everyone with her chops. Patti heard me playing a few Dead tunes at an informal performance and introduced herself. We decided to pair up and plan to start playing shows next month.
I play in a band called Tombstone Bound. We do mostly all originals, just recorded a new tune last night. This is my first post here and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. Really like the sight so far and looking forward to meeting some folks here.
I am a founder and the bass player for The VW Project. The VWP is a 4 piece band that plays primarily JGB material, but alas we cannot ignore the GD material and as such, we do play some Dead tunes. We can be found on the web at www.thevwproject.com or www.myspace.com/thevwproject.
Currently we are in rehearsals for the "Splintered Sunlight Family Campout" produced by Who Hill. This is an all day event in Consetoga, PA (Lancaster County) with (in order of appearence) Realitive Matter, The VW Project, Moses Livingston & The Raggamuffins and Splintered Sunlight. There is vending and camping with an acoustic jam around the campfire at the night's end. Music begins at noon on September 8th and addmission is $40 in advacne, $60 day of show. The bands are not getting paid a ton of money and the addmission is to help offset the costs of producing this show. This is the third year for this event and it's a ton of fun!
For ticket information please go to www.whohill.net.
Oh, and this site rocks!
Since I'm in the warfrat category, I tend to make music on my own these days, that and a day job make it somewhat perilous to play out and about right now. I'm always interested in new connections so come to my site
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - November 02, 2010) - GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today announced approval of a seed capital grant from the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation of approximately $625,000 (MYR1,876,000) to support the commercial launch of ColonSentry™, the world's first blood-based test to determine a person's current risk for colorectal cancer, in Malaysia through GeneNews Diagnostics Sdn. Bhd.
"Driving the global commercialization and clinical adoption of the ColonSentry test as an effective and patient-friendly first step to facilitate greater adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines continues to be our primary goal for 2010. This seed capital grant will help to address critical funding needs to accelerate the launch of ColonSentry in Malaysia, a key country in the Southeast Asian market", said Gailina J. Liew, President and Chief Operating Officer of GeneNews.
About GeneNews Limited
GeneNews is an emerging molecular diagnostics company focused on the application of functional genomics to enable early diagnosis and personalized health management based on disease-specific biomarkers. The Company has a patented core platform technology, the Sentinel Principle®, which has the power to detect and stage virtually any disease or medical condition from a simple blood sample. GeneNews is currently applying the Sentinel Principle® in major areas with unmet clinical needs such as cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders. GeneNews launched its first commercial product, ColonSentry™, a blood-based test to pre-screen and assess an individual's risk for colorectal cancer, in Canada in 2008. The Company's marketing partners, GeneDiagnostics and Enzo Clinical Labs, are expected to launch the ColonSentry™ test in China and the United States in the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first half of 2011, respectively. For more information on GeneNews and ColonSentry™, www.genenews.com or www.ColonSentry.com.
About GeneNews Diagnostics Sdn. Bhd.
GeneNews Diagnostics is a privately-held Malaysian company that will work with GeneNews Limited to commercialize ColonSentry in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. GeneNews Diagnostics was granted BioNexus Status by the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in December 2009. As such, it is eligible for a number of important incentives, including: an exemption from tax on 100% statutory income for a period of ten consecutive years of assessment from the first year the company derived statutory income from the new business or for a period of five consecutive years of assessment from the first year the company derived statutory income from the existing business and expansion project; an exemption of 100% statutory income derived from a new business or an expansion project that is equivalent to an allowance of 100% of qualifying capital expenditure incurred for a period of five years; a concessionary tax rate of 20% on statutory income from qualifying activities for ten years upon the expiry of the tax exemption period; tax exemption on dividends; exemption of import duty and sales tax on raw materials/components and machinery and equipment; double deduction on expenditure incurred for R&D; double deduction on expenditure incurred for the promotion of exports; and eligibility for buildings used solely for the purpose of biotechnology activities for an Industrial Building Allowance to be claimed over a period of ten years.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events could differ materially from those projected herein. Investors should consult the Company's ongoing quarterly filings and annual reports for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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Serif fonts are a type of typeface characterized by small details in the form or tiny lines or hooks at the tops and bottoms of certain letters. These details are called serifs. One of the most commonly recognized serif fonts is Times New Roman. The four types of serif fonts are old style, transitional, slab serif and modern.
Uses of Serif Fonts
Serif fonts are often recognized as easier to read than sans serif fonts, the term for the kind of font that does not have serifs. Therefore, serif fonts are considered somewhat better than sans serif fonts for body text. A common rule of thumb when selecting typography is to use a sans serif font for the header text and a serif font for the body text.
Old Style
Old style serif fonts are the oldest type of serif font. Old style serif fonts are characterized by only moderate transitions between the thinner and thicker parts of the stroke with a diagonal stress, meaning that the thinnest parts of strokes on a diagonal. Old style fonts work well for body text. Examples of old style fonts are Garamond, Palatino, Goudy Old Style and Minion.
Serif fonts in the transitional style fall between the old style and the modern style. Transitional serif fonts are characterized by a horizontal stress, unlike the old style which features a diagonal stress, and have a moderately higher contrast between the thinner and thicker parts of strokes than old style fonts. Transitional fonts are quite common and include Times New Roman and Baskerville. They are considered to be a neutral font and work well for body text.
Slab Serif
Slab serif fonts are almost like the serif form of the sans serif, in that that strokes are generally of equal weight or have little variation, and the serifs are thick and often angular. Slab serifs tend to be good for body text. Some slab serif fonts are monospace, such as Courier. All the letters and spaces in a monospace font are the same, making them excellent for coding or in any situation in which uniformity is desired. Examples of the slab serif style are Rockwell, Courier and Clarendon.
Modern serif fonts are characterized by a high contrast between the thinnest and thickest parts of strokes and have very thin serifs, often hairline thin. The modern serif font style is not connected to how recent the font was developed. The modern style first appeared in the late 1700s. Of the different serif fonts, it is the most decorative and the least suitable for body text. Common examples are Bodoni and Didot.
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THE first Sydney derby will go down as one of the A-League's most memorable nights, capped off by a moment to remember from Alessandro Del Piero, who calmly tucked home the rebound from a saved penalty to claim all three points.
It evokes a warm, fuzzy glow in most football observers, except, perhaps for Tony Popovic. The Western Sydney coach has a photographic memory, especially for matches his team loses.
Although it was a landmark moment for the game - and Popovic conceded the atmosphere was nothing short of ''amazing'' - it has left a bitter taste in his mouth.
"I look back on that game, and I think the first 30 minutes we were a little bit overawed by the occasion, and we were certainly off the pace at the start of the game,'' Popovic said. ''We blew into the game in the second half, we had to chase a goal and we had some opportunities late in the game. I think we'll learn from that experience, and I expect us to be a lot better this time around.''
This time around is on Saturday night at Allianz Stadium, when the fourth-placed Wanderers make the trek across town to the east, where the Sky Blues will be hoping to record back-to-back wins for the first time this year.
Popovic said his players had to embrace the moment rather than let it overcome them. ''This is that challenge that faces us,'' he said. ''I think it comes down to the players. They're evolving as a group and they didn't handle the derby atmosphere very well as a group in the first half. That's a fact.
''I don't know what it was - I think they got intimidated by the atmosphere or got caught up in the occasion but the young players didn't really handle it well. That was round three, this is round 11. There's a lot more confidence. I think they've grown as people and players since then.''
Stadium officials are predicting a crowd of 25,000, eclipsing the numbers at a sold-out Parramatta Stadium in October.
"With almost 20,000 people there, the noise was electric and it was something I wasn't sure I'd see here but it certainly reminded me of games in Europe. That's something we want to recreate,'' Popovic said. ''I'm sure it will be a big crowd here. They've come off a win, we have as well. It will be a special game, and I'm sure these players will certainly deal with that expectation and a derby atmosphere better than the first time around."
Popovic reckons he won't need to hype up his players any more than necessary, saying his charges should have all the motivation they need.
''The first time around we kept a lid on it and you can deal with [the hype] in many different ways - it's a special game, but it's still a game where there's three points on the line.''
One player famous for his love of the big occasion is Mark Bridge, having scored in two separate A-League grand finals and scorer of countless goals against Melbourne Victory when he played for Sydney FC.
The Wanderers survived without his presence last week after the striker succumbed to a groin strain but the medical staff haven't ruled him out this week. The 27-year-old went through a draining session of sprints at training on Wednesday, and seemed to emerge unscathed.
''He's touch and go actually,'' Popovic said. ''He's going to do some work and our physios are quite pleased with how he's going - he's a little better than what I thought as well. He'll do a fitness test [on Thursday] and he's probably 50-50 at the moment, which is better odds than what I thought he'd be.''


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Wavy Lace Capelet by Cecily Glowik MacDonald
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Wavy Lace Capelet
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.90.
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Finished Size 32 (38, 44, 50)" circumference at top, buttoned, and 11" long. Capelet shown measures 32".
Yarn Blue Moon Fiber Arts Icelandic (100% wool; 250 yd 229 m/226 g): winter solstice, 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s).
Needles Sizes 13 (9 mm) and 15 (10 mm): 32" circulars (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Tapestry needle; two 1" buttons.
Gauge 11 sts and 16 rows = 4" in wavy lace on smaller needle
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Up and About in Paris and London
Paris and London. Last month I joined my cousin Mariana for part of her concert tour in Europe. When not rocking out at her shows, we did what we do best, namely consume copious amounts of cheese, wine, and "exotic" potato chips (steak crisps anyone?). We make for pretty good travel companions; together we have rung in New Years in Melbourne, hiked the castle-dotted hillside of Sintra, Portugal, and road-tripped from Virginia to L.A. with her oversized beagle. Despite our long run of successes, one thing we have never mastered is a complimentary walking pace. After years of city-living in NYC and L.A. Mariana is an efficient "mover," whereas I can't manage to break a 2.5 mph saunter. While I cautiously scout the scene for ne'er-do-wells (a byproduct of that time in Barcelona), Mariana's quick transitions leave her with ample time to chat up the locals. This inevitably earns us free drinks, rides, and snacks wherever we go. We make a good team: she attracts the good luck and I do the background check.
Here are some scenes from our most recent success story, in London and Paris:


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Political pattern
In response to Richard P. Iezzi's letter "Antics of a shutdown I" (Oct. 4 and TribLIVE.com): Why is it that when we had a Republican president (George W. Bush) and a Democrat House speaker (Nancy Pelosi), everything that went wrong with our country was the president's fault?
Then we had a Democrat president (Barack Obama) and a Democrat House Speaker (Pelosi), and everything that went wrong with our country was Bush's fault.
Now we have a Democrat president in his second term and a Republican House speaker (John Boehner), and everything that's wrong with our country is the Republican speaker's fault?
I see a pattern here. No matter what is wrong, it's the Republicans' fault.
Obama should do his job instead of running around the country, bashing everyone who disagrees with him and ordering closings of our national parks, veterans memorials, even things that are privately funded.
The hypocrisy of the left never ceases to amaze me.
Claudia T. Killcrece
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Market Outlook 2014 event – Waikato
Property Council Waikato is hosting its Market Outlook 2014 event on 13 February with a list of high-calibre speakers offering insight into the business climate for the year.
Presenters include Reserve Bank Manager of Forecasting, Willy Chetwin, Colliers International National Director of Research of Consulting, Alan McMahon, and Hayden Farrow from PwC.
Reports of interest rate rises and improved business confidence have created a buzz in the business and property sectors. According to Hayden Farrow the next big change expected is a capital gains tax.
"But that is unlikely while National is in power." Mr Farrow will be outlining some of the property related tax changes currently in Parliament and will discuss recent tax cases. He will also comment on the tax treatment of earthquake strengthening costs.
Beca's Richard Douch says New Zealand has recently been described internationally as "the 'rockstar' economy for 2014". "It's an exciting description and one that would see the Waikato region playing a lead role in the band. The Waikato's contribution includes significant infrastructure projects, residential and commercial growth, and primary sector and industrial growth – particularly in the manufacturing and food and beverage sectors," said Mr Douch. "All of this adds to business confidence and there is an air of excitement, albeit with a touch of conservatism, with businesses we interact with regularly in the region."
Waikato branch president, Rob Dol, says this is a very exciting opportunity for members and guests to take advantage of inside information directly from the people that are in the know.


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KEIGHLEY only have four trips outside of West Yorkshire next season.
The Rose Cottage club are in SSE Yorkshire Division Two in 2014-15, and Goole, which opens the campaign on September 6, Barnsley (November 29), Ripon (February 7) and Sheffield Medicals (February 28) are the only journeys to South or East Yorkshire.
This compares with nine away from West Yorkshire last season when Keighley were relegated from Yorkshire One.
The 'long' excursions in 2013-14 were to Acklam, Bridlington, Scarborough, Doncaster Phoenix, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Dinnington, York and North Ribblesdale.
Derbies for Keighley next term will include Bradford Salem, Old Rishworthians, West Leeds and West Park Leeds.
The most eagerly-awaited clashes are the two against Salem, whose new director of rugby is former Keighley Cougars star Sam Gardner, and the matches will also bring Ian Woodwiss back into competition with the club he left to rejoin Keighley.
Salem are Keighley's visitors on December 6, with the return fixture being the penultimate league match on April 11.Other derby clashes include West Leeds (away November 15, home March 7), Dave Duxbury's West Park Leeds (home November 22, away March 21) and Halifax-based Old Rishworthians (away October 11, home January 31).
Graeme Sheffield's side start with two away matches, with a visit to Knottingley on September 13 following the game at Goole.
With the trip to Leodiensians on September 27, Keighley will therefore play three of their first four matches away from home.
Acklam, who finished bottom of Yorkshire One last season, do not feature in Keighley's division next season, having opted to switch to Northumberland & Durham Division One on a level transfer.
However, they were then put in a relegation place and will therefore compete in Northumberland & Durham Division Two next season, the switch sparing Ripon, who finished second from bottom in Yorkshire Division Two, from relegation. Goole and Leeds Medics & Dentists both come up from Division Three.
Keighley fixtures 2014-15, Yorkshire Division Two: Sept 6, Goole (A); Sept13, Knottingley (A); Sept 20, Leeds Medics and Dentists (H); Sept 27, Leodiensian (A); Oct 4, Moortown (H); Oct11, Old Rishworthians (A); Oct 18, Ripon (H); Oct 25, Roundhegians (A); Nov 1, Sheffield Medicals (H); Nov 15, West Leeds (A); Nov 22, West Park Leeds (H); Nov 29, Barnsley (A); Dec 6, Bradford Salem (H); Dec 13, Knottingley (H); Jan 3, Leeds Medics and Dentists (A); Jan 10, Leodiensian (H); Jan 17, Moortown (A); Jan 31, Old Rishworthians (H); Feb 7, Ripon (A); Feb 21, Roundhegians (H); Feb 28, Sheffield Medicals (A); Mar 7, West Leeds (H); Mar 21, West Park Leeds (A); Mar 28, Barnsley (H); Apr 11, Bradford Salem (A); Apr 18, Goole (H).


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The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire. – Pamela Hansford Johnson
The Moon for all her light and grace
Has never learned to know her place. – Robert Frost
Do you want to be prepared when you visit a
new photo location? Want to plan your trip to catch the full
rising moon? Heavenly-Opportunity will help you find the best
times and best places to take photos that involve sunrise/sunset
or moonrise/moonset, or best yet, combinations of the two. The
program accurately predicts the times of rise and set, their
position on the horizon, the phase of the moon, and lets you
search for just the right combinations to compose that shot
you've been looking for – the Heavenly-Opportunity.
There are many tools available on the World
Wide Web that do part of what Heavenly-Opportunity can
do, and some offer great features that HO cannot do. But
no commercial tools offer the great search features to truly
help put you in the right place at the right time. Luck will
always play a strong role in photography, but
Heavenly-Oppurtunity can certainly increase your chances of
getting what you are looking for.
Randall does it again, with a little help from Heavenly
Opportunity! In the June 2014 Outdoor Photographer
in his article Chasing
Rainbows, Glenn shows how to cleverly dissect one of
photography's little mysteries to come up with an insightful,
practical and workable solution. Glenn is a full-time
freelance photographer and writer. In his career he has
accumulated well over 900 photo credits, including 60 covers,
and sold over 10,000 prints. He was the sole
photographer for two books of landscape photos, Rocky
Mountain National Park Impressions and Colorado Wild & Beautiful, both published by Farcountry
Press. Glenn says: "Heavenly-Opportunity is crucial to
my work as a landscape photographer. I would no more
leave home without a Heavenly-Opportunity printout of complete
sun and moon data for each day I am on location than I would
leave home without cameras, lenses and tripods." Glenn
further highlights the use of Heavenly-Opportunity in the
canyonlands in the December, 2008
issue of Outdoor
Photographer magazine. Click on the following
links to see remarkable examples of Glenn's use of
Heavenly-Opportunity on both moon and sun shots: Full Moon
Through Delicate Arch, South
Window Through Turret Arch, or Landscape Arch
with Sunstar.
Also see his new (November 2000) article in Outdoor
Photographer, X
Marks the Spot. See more of Glenn's work at http://www.glennrandall.com/.
Allan Northcutt, nature photography instructor: "The program stimulates you to imagine more sun/moon photo possibilities than ever before. That's what got me hooked."
Mike MacDonald (Mike MacDonald Photography): "Given all the stuff in this program, I doubt I'll ever need a similar program again."
B.L.: "The installation process was simple and effective. No problems."
Bob Johnson (Earthbound Light): "The search capability is incredible" taking this class of programs "a huge step further." This is "a great program and one that offers unique and innovative features, just when I thought everything that could be done with this sort of application had already been done." See Bob's review for more.
Alan Havlicek (President, Photogenesis Camera Club, Naperville IL, and photo tour guide for LightChase Photography): "I want to use your program because it allows me to get the data without an Internet connection, so I can use the program on a laptop at any location I might be."
Jeff Conrad, author of several similar
programs in the course of chasing the moon: "Not all moons are
created equal. Heavenly Opportunity makes it easy to find
those that represent the best photo opportunities. Any
landscape photographer who is serious about capturing the sun or
moon can't afford to be without it."
Frank Ciccone: "[I] read about your program in Outdoor Photographer and immediately went to your Web address to order. Have just started using the program and find I am now able to replace the 5 tables I used to have to create, print out and refer to (Sun Rise/Set, Moon Rise/Set, Civil Twilight Begin/End, Nautical Twilight Begin/End and Astronomical Twilight Begin/End) in order to get just a fraction of the functionality and convenience I now have with your program. My town is listed in Heavenly-Opportunity's database, so I no longer have to remember my town's latitude and longitude. [I am] an avid photographer who wishes to capture a good landscape shot in the "sweet light" of early dawn or twilight with the full moon in just the right location. The more I explore Heavenly-Opportunity the more I realize it is exactly what I was looking for! I don't even need the calendar I used to need with the old tables I used. You are to be praised at being so thorough! Best Regards from a Very Happy Customer/Photographer."
Paul Puckett: "Thought you might like to
see one of the first opportunities that H-O provided me with. I
was standing in the exact spot I needed to be (with info from
H-O) just before the moon came up to get this pic in this
link. Thanks again for a great program..."
Jim Griggs: "I downloaded, registered and
started using your software a couple of years ago. I have
to say this is excellent software and does a magnificent job of
getting my tripod in the right place at the right time. So
far I have used the software in Utah, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Washington, New Mexico and Arizona and it is dead on
perfect. Here's one of mine:"
Gunther, "You do not have to be a magician to put the moon
where you want it in your pictures." in a web
tutorial about one way
marry H-O with Google Earth.
Heavenly-Opportunity's main screen set to display what is happening at Everglades National Park in Florida on January 24, 2004.
Heavenly-Opportunity's search screen set to look throughout the next two years for days when the moon is just a sliver (phase between 1 and 10 percent), with the moon's position on the horizon (measured in degrees from north, called the azimuth) between 180° and 270°, and with the moonset occurring within 90 minutes after sunset.
Heavenly-Opportunity's results screen listing eight days in the years searched that matched all search criteria used for Everglades National Park. The image shows the time, azimuth (Az) and how full the moon is (Phase).
Heavenly-Opportunity's Daily Details screen listing solar and lunar positions throughout one particular day for Everglades National Park. Note that both azimuth (Az) and altitude (Alt, degrees above the horizon) are given in addition to the moon's phase.
Heavenly-Opportunity is copyrighted and
distributed by Fossil Creek Software. All rights are reserved,
but the program is available as shareware with a non-exclusive
license. This software is fully functional; there are no
disabled features until after the 30-day trial period..
Purchasers are granted the right to make as many copies of the program and documentation as necessary for their personal use. Permission is also granted, indeed encouraged, to distribute copies of the program or documentation to any other party using whatever means you wish as long as the program and documentation remain unmodified and your personal key is not distributed. This permission includes posting on personal or commercial web sites, bundling with electronic newsletters, and similar broadcast methods.
Heavenly-Opportunity has recently been upgraded to Version 3, which builds on previous versions to collectively:
* Add viewing of details
throughout the day (down to the minute if you want it), not just
horizon-specific events
* Start-up fast with a connection to the same large 30,000+ location database
* Provide selection of locations by state, then place within state
* Support place selection by typing the first few (or all of the) characters in the place name
* Auto-load your last saved favorite location (and remembers up to nine favorites)
* Make it easy to open any saved location by double-clicking one of Heavenly-Opportunity's parameter files in the WindowsTM Explorer view
* Turn off azimuth correction for magnetic declination if using map products with true north
* Improve accuracy and text readability on the printed page
* Supply context-sensitive help
* ... and numerous small cosmetic changes
Both the latest version of the
Heavenly-Opportunity program for WindowsTM
and its fun-to-read, 22-page
documentation may be downloaded. If you have a previous version
of Heavenly-Opportunity installed on your computer, please
uninstall it before downloading this version. Then create a new temporary folder, and download
into and run the program below within that new folder to extract
the required installation files. Finally, run the SETUP
application that you will find in the folder to install
Heavenly-Opportunity on your computer. Be
sure to keep any libraries than are newer than those
distributed with H-O by responding with "Keep" or "Ignore"
as appropriate during the installation process. If you have any difficulty, see the Q&A Log
for more download
Please refer to the Shareware Agreement for licensing information and Payment Options for cost.
Notes: 1) Heavenly-Opportunity has
been designed for Microsoft WindowsTM
operating systems (95 or newer) and works best with a screen
resolution of at least 800×600, or even better at
1024x768. Sorry, there is no Mac version.
2) Also see Q&A Log for answers to user questions.
3) NOTE that automatic magnetic declination correction is no longer supported. Please see the explanation.
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Fossil Creek Software, All Rights Reserved


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Swansea University lecturers yesterday threatened legal action over the "dismantling" of the education department and pledged to instigate a partial academic boycott by other universities.
Under a collaboration agreement with Swansea Institute agreed by the university's ruling council this week, law and nursing are to be transferred to the university, while education will be moved to the institute, forming the largest school of teacher training in Wales.
The education department received a 3a in the latest research assessment exercise, so now receives no research money from the funding council.
However, early childhood studies - seen as a potential strength in the department - is to remain at the university.
The Welsh Assembly is pressing for the country's numerous small higher education institutions to "reconfigure" their activities to become more efficient and effective.
The Swansea Association of University Teachers said the council had ignored a decision by the university's supreme academic body, the senate, which voted last week to delay any decision.
Barry Johnson, the union's assistant general secretary, said: "This is absolutely unprecedented and completely unnecessary. The timescale of the Welsh Assembly agenda is 10 years not two years. Swansea has taken a premature step without fully considering the consequences for itself, for education in Wales and for the community which is the beneficiary of the activities of its education department."
He said the AUT would mount a legal challenge to the proposed transfer of members' employment to the institute.
Andrew Morgan, the Swansea AUT president, said the university would be "grey-listed" by the union - placed on a list of academic institutions circulated worldwide advising caution in any contact and explaining why. And the union will warn members that Swansea is not a good employer, which could hamper recruitment and conference contacts.
The amalgamation proposals with the institute could also damage the university's research standing, said Mr Morgan.
"This will provoke outrage among the university community and will not be allowed to go unchallenged. An important educational and community resource, worth far more than a short-term political fix, is being sacrificed - as are the professional careers of many AUT members. These people are being made pawns in an ill-considered political game."
The 20 votes to five decision by the university's council to approve the collaboration plan was warmly welcomed by the vice-chancellor, Professor Robin Williams, as a "major development of which Swansea can be proud."
The principal of Swansea Institute, Professor David Warner, said the move would put Swansea on the educational map.
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Matthew Vitale, son of Rocky buyer and salesman Vince Vitale, joined the company in May, said David Shoemaker, assistant controller and operations manager.
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The History of Us
by Leah Stewart
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Denio branch only.. but it would cover Ohio for the 50-state challenge.
52 Weeks 52 Books 2014.28
I found this a book of very variable quality writing. Some aspects were well written, but much of it was too 'tabloid' for my liking. The three orphaned children were not at all sympathetically or deeply developed, and their lives seemed to be stuck in early teenage romanticism. The 'lesbian' aunt was portrayed as being willing and able to easily switch from her long-time female relationship to having a sexual relationship with a man, with really minimal self examination. OK, I'm not a lesbian myself, but I reckon there's not many who would behave as superficially as this person. This book is indeed very location-oriented (Cincinnati), as other LibraryThing reviewers have observed, and that's not necessarily bad. A much more respectable author, Elizabeth Hay, has said "location is everything" but when she writes you can see the truth of her statement. Leah Stewart's writing does seem to me to be a bit less profound in making out that geographic connection. On the other hand, I've never been to Cincinnati, so I'd have to allow that possibility that it is the sort of place that doesn't have so much impact.
Not a "big" novel, but nearly flawless. At 28, Eloise leaves her new job as a Harvard professor to move back to Cincinnati to care for her sister's three children. Once the children are grown, Eloise has to decide if her life is there or elsewhere.
Each of the three grown children, but especially Theo (Theodora) and Josh, are interesting, realistic twenty-somethings, and the sibling dynamics are both close and imperfect, as the three test the roles they have always assumed.
Each character is forced to consider the themes of Eloise's second book-in-progress: location and identity. They face decisions about career and relationships; their struggles are realistic without any manufactured high drama.
"I mean, you're yourself in every place, of course, but some places bring out a better version. Or maybe not better. Maybe just the version that feels right." (Eloise, 361)
Probably would have been 2 stars except for the fact that it is set in Cincinnati and it was interesting to see how the city and neighborhoods were used in the story line. That sometimes appeared forced, though. It often seemed that the author was trying to push Cincinnati as a great place to live and used different locations merely to make that point. Was it really necessary to say that the food was purchased at Jungle Jim's?
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Austin Cops Add "Preserve Life" to Official To-Do List
From the Onion-or-Real-Life dept, Austin Police Department has "altered its guiding set of policies by adding a 'preservation of life standard' that tells officers that their main responsibility is to preserve human life."
Thanks, local activists, for getting "not killing people" on the APD todo list. I'm guess dogs are not included in the radical new life preservation policy. It's too bad, APD is missing out on an opportunity to drastically reduce its munitions budget.
Another new addition says, "We must realize our main responsibility is the protection of the community, and the preservation of human life and dignity."
Mannix [ Assistant Police Chief ] said police officials have discussed adding the standard for about three years.
I wonder if the implementation phase will take as long the discussion phase. It doesn't go into effect until July 1st, so keep any people or animals you love away from the police for a few more weeks.
Mannix said that the spirit of the policy has always been followed in the department's culture, code of conduct and training procedures. He said the department's goal in adding the standard is to help residents understand that this is the case.
I'm no public relations expert, but I'm pretty sure the best way to help residents understand that the police intend to preserve life would be to have the police stop shooting people, animals, and other living things.
You'll want to void your bladder before you read this next part:
Mannix said preservation of life goes beyond shootings. He said he feels a good example of the policy in action came in April, when 35-year-old Ahmede Jabbar Bradley was fatally shot during a confrontation with an officer . . . after Bradley was shot, police attempted to revive him with CPR, Mannix said.
"The concept of preservation of life is not just about use of force," Mannix said. "It's about everything our officers do, like pulling a kid from a burning car or performing CPR on someone."
You read that correctly: Mannix feels a "good example" of preserving life is a case where police fatally shot someone and then performed CPR. I wonder if the kid-from-a-burning-car example occurred after the police shoved the kid into the car and set it on fire.
On second reading: you'll probably want to continue to avoid the police at all reasonable costs even past the July 1st implementation of life preservation, "he [Mannix] said he doesn't think it will affect the way officers perform their duties". Yeah, I bet it won't.


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Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes – Delicious coffee sponge with a hidden caramel centre, topped with whipped vanilla cream and drizzled with a bit more caramel.
When I make cupcakes I like to take my flavour inspiration from cakes, desserts or other delicious sweet things.
My inspiration for today's cupcakes is Jon's favourite Starbucks drink – A Caramel Macchiato. It combines a delicious coffee sponge, with a hidden caramel centre, topped with whipped vanilla cream and drizzled with a bit more caramel.
I make my own caramel sauce using this recipe. However, if you're in a hurry it also works well with ready-made (I have made them using Starbucks caramel drizzle sauce). To make life a bit easier, I've repeated the instructions for the caramel sauce in this recipe. However, if you've not made it before then I really recommend you take a look at the full post as there's lot more details and extra tips to ensure that it turns out perfectly.
Recommended equipment for making caramel macchiato cupcakes
Don't panic! It looks like a lot of equipment is needed as I've broken it down into the four main parts of the recipe. However, a lot of the equipment is duplicated across all three parts.
For the cupcakes
- Muffin tins (with a total of 8 holes)
- 8 cupcakes cases
- Weighing Scales
- Teaspoon
- Large Bowl
- Electric mixer (you can mix the ingredients by hand but it will take longer to ensure that the ingredients are fully combined)
- Skewer (to check if the cupcakes are cooked)
For the whipped vanilla cream
- Teaspoon
- Bowl
- Electric mixer or whisk
For the caramel sauce
- Weighing scales
- Tablespoon
- Large saucepan
- Heat resistant spatula
- Whisk
- Metal sieve (hopefully not, but just in case)
To build the cupcakes
- A small sharp knife
- Piping bag (optional – I usually dollop the cream on top but you can pipe for a neater look)
- Small icing bottle (optional – to drizzle the caramel sauce)
- 8 cupcake cases
- 2 tsp instant coffee granules
- 2 tsp warm water
- 100g softened butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 100g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 120ml whipping cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100g granulated sugar
- 30g butter
- 60ml single cream (or 30ml double cream and 30ml full fat milk)
- Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan.
- Place the cupcakes cases into the muffin tin.
- Put the coffee (2 tsp of instant coffee granules) into a large bowl and add 2 tsp of warm water. Stir until the coffee has dissolved.
- Add the other cake ingredients to the bowl (100g softened butter, 100g caster sugar, 2 medium eggs, 100g self-raising flour and ½ tsp baking powder) and beat for a couple of minutes until the ingredients are fully combined.
- Evenly distribute the cake mix into the 8 cupcakes cases (if you're trying to get them even it'll be about 50g of mixture in each case).
- Cook in the oven for 18 minutes.
- After 18 minutes use a skewer to check if they're cooked (insert the skewer into the cupcake, if it comes out clean they're done, if not then pop them back in for a couple more minutes).
- Remove the cupcakes from the tin and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Measure out all of your ingredients into separate bowls (100g granulated sugar, 30g butter, 60ml single cream). Cut the butter into small cubes (this'll help you to incorporate it into the sauce quickly).
- Put the sugar into a large saucepan spread evenly across the bottom and place onto a medium heat.
- Gently move the sugar about the pan with the spatula until it has all melted.
- Once the sugar has melted continue to stir gently with the spatula until it has turned a light brown colour.
- As soon as the caramel is light brown, carefully add the butter and whisk rapid until the butter has melted and is combined - CAUTION when you add the butter and cream the sauce will bubble up and may spatter.
- Turn off the heat and add the cream, again whisking rapidly until combined.
- If there are any small sugar crystals, pass the sauce through a metal sieve to remove them.
- Put into a bowl or jug and refrigerate to cool.
- Put the cream (120ml) and vanilla extract into a bowl and beat until the cream is stiff - you should see the whisk leaving a clear trail in the cream.
- Use a sharp knife to cut a circle in the top of each cupcake and carefully scoop out the centre with a teaspoon.
- Add 1 tsp of caramel sauce into the centre of each cupcake.
- Top each cupcake with whipping cream.
- Drizzle the remaining caramel sauce over the top of each cupcake.
Total time excludes the time needed for the cupcakes and sauce to cool.
Coffee Cupcakes - Active time - 12 minutes, Total time - 30 minutes Caramel sauce - Active Time - 12 minutes, Total time - 12 minutes Vanilla Cream - Active time - 5 minutes, Total time - 5 minutes Constructing the cupcakes - Active Time - 8 minutes, Total time - 8 minutes
Caramel macchiato cupcakes nutritional information per cake
This is the estimated nutritional information per cake. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte's Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you want to learn more about how this is calculated.


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The NBA announced on Monday that Brandon Jennings and Kevin Durant were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Jan. 13.
Jennings led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 3-1 week, including come-from-behind road victories over the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors. He spearheaded both efforts, scoring 20 points in the third quarter of the Jan. 9 game at Chicago, 12 of which came from behind the arc. He was second in the Eastern Conference in scoring with 24.5 ppg while shooting 48 percent from the field for the week to go along with 6.5 apg and 4.0 rpg.
Durant helped the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 3-1 record last week, scoring more than 25 points in each contest, including a season-high 42 points in Los Angeles against the Lakers on Jan. 11. He averaged a league-best 32.5 points to go with 6.8 rpg and 5.5 apg.


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Volunteer fire starter.
I prefer relationships of the non-monogamous/polyamorous variety.
INFP if anyone cares.
I'm a bit of a nomad an tend to move a lot and I like it. I'm from a bit of everywhere but will always consider Chicago my true home.
I like zombie movies, cooking,dogs, arts and crafts, wine, whiskey, being silly, and having long conversations about nothing and everything from philosophy to making up weird stories that are pure nonsense in the best sense.
I have trouble taking myself seriously while trying to translate the spectrum of my personality onto a dating website. I have trouble taking myself seriously. I have trouble. Seriously.
Movies: Otis, The Labrynth, Igby Goes Down, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Breakfast at Tiffany's, American Beauty, 2001; a Space Odyssey, Mirror Mask, A Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, The Dark Knight, Juno, RHPS, Fight Club, The Secretary
Music: deep slacker jazz, dubstep before it was cool (just kidding but not really), kind of on a huge Childish Gambino kick right now, Pomplamoose it probably my favorite modern band, the sound of my own blinking. Weird thing about me, I like music, but I don't think I like it as much as most other people. At least, I'm not as knowledgeable. Whatever.
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STRATTON St Margaret Parish Council is asking residents for ideas on the future development of their community.
The parish council is working with residents to develop a neighbourhood plan in order to control where future developments in the village will take place.
Anne Chalk, a member of the parish council's planning committee, said: "We want as many people to come forward as possible to tell us the sorts of things they want to see in their plan.
"We've set up a stand in the community centre where people can pick up questionnaires and find out more about the plan.
"I just want to encourage as many residents as possible to come along."
Although the neighbourhood plan will not prevent developments happening in the area and cannot contradict the Local Plan as set by Swindon Council, it will provide an element of control over the kinds of developments that will be built.
The plan will set out how the parish will develop, including how to preserve the character of the area, maintain the separation from Swindon, where new homes could be built and how to protect and enhance local facilities and employment.
Anne said: "We really need young people to come forward and share their views, which is difficult but in 60 years time this will affect them more than it does us and it's really for them."
Swindon Council designated Stratton as a neighbourhood area last November after the parish council applied to the authority in July last year.
Now the council is looking for input from residents in order to complete the plan in time for next year's elections.
Anne said: "We are looking to have it all in place by the 2015 elections, but before that it needs to be put together, examined by an independent inspector and been put to referendum."
In order to support the council with its work developing the new plan, the council were awarded a £6,730 Neighbourhood Planning grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The council has also secured Planning Aid which will enable the council to receive advice on how to develop the plan, engage with the local community and develop planning policies to help shape the future development of the area.
To find out more about the Stratton Neighbourhood Plan or to find out how you could get involved, call the clerk, Tracy Predeth on 01793 823761, email email@example.com or visit www.strattonstmargaret.gov.uk/The-Stratton-Neighbourhood-Plan.


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Govan handed £150m lifeline
The Govan shipyard in Glasgow has lost out on a major ferry contract but has won an order to build two Ministry of Defence vessels worth £150m.
The work will safeguard more than 800 jobs at the Clydeside yard and about 200 more off-site - but one union official has expressed fears for Govan's future.
BAE Systems was bidding for a six-ferry MoD contract but has failed to win the order.
A contract for two of the ferries has been awarded to Harland and Wolff in Belfast, while the other four will be built in Germany.
Instead, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said Govan would build two amphibious ALSLs - Alternative Landing Ships Logistic.
The decision was welcomed by unions representing the 1,000 workers at Govan.
Danny Carrigan, regional secretary of the AEEU engineering union, said officials were now seeking a meeting with yard owners BAE Systems to clarify when work would begin on the order.
"We asked for government support and we have received it," said Mr Carrigan.
Campaign 'vindicated'
He said the work would mean the yard's future was secure and it would be able to stay open until 2004, when it will build the first of the Type 45 destroyers already ordered by the Ministry of Defence.
"We are delighted that Govan has been saved and that we have received a positive declaration of Clydeside's future. Our campaign has been vindicated."
But John Wall, the Manufacturing Science and Finance union's Scottish secretary, said: "By my reckoning, this does not meet the challenge of ensuring Govan's future as an integrated shipbuilding facility."
"It is my understanding that steelwork on these ships will not commence until late summer 2001, possibly July or August. At present, there is insufficient work to bridge that period."
Mr Wall said the solution, which the MoD could provide, was to give the construction of a floating submarine dock to Govan. This would allow immediate design work "allied to an early start date on steel work".
Scottish Secretary John Reid said: "The award of this contract is magnificent news and is expected to secure jobs at Govan and sustain the yard for the future.
"It is testimony to the skills, hard work and determination of everyone at the yard that this order has been won. It removes the doubt and uncertainty that has affected the workforce.
'Renewed optimism'
"Now both they and the company can look to the future with renewed optimism as they face the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead."
The ferries contract is worth an estimated £200m, with spin-off work expected to take the total value to £1bn.
It was put out to tender last year and a decision has been expected for many months, with workers at Govan left on tenterhooks.
Earlier this year it was reported that another UK consortium using a German shipyard had significantly undercut Govan for the ferry work.
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Shipyard to get MoD order
17 Oct 00 | Scotland
Unions in 'final push' for shipyard
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Reid dismisses shipyard doubts
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Question over vital ferries order
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Movie: The Thin Man
The Thin Man
From a story by Dashiell Hammett
If you let anything happen to him you'll never wag that tail again. (Nora Charles, to Asta)
My plan was to read The Thin Man prior to watching the movie, but you know that old saying about intentions and the road to hell. In any event, I think the movie stands on its own quite nicely and I'm sure I'll get around to the book one of these days.
My main problem with The Thin Man, and it may have had something to do with the fact that I didn't watch it in one sitting, was that I kind of lost track of who was who, not to mention the general thread of the plot. Which is not really a new thing for me. I'm often flummoxed by intricate plots and that may be why I'm such a fan of the Nero Wolfe books, which seem to me to be more about character interaction than complex puzzles. Apparently I'm not the only one who felt this way about The Thin Man. As Roger Ebert put it, in a review from a few years back, "the plot is so preposterous that no reasonable viewer can follow it, and the movie makes little effort to require that it be followed."
Which is not to say that I didn't like the movie because I actually liked it quite a bit. I've been watching a bunch of the so-called screwball mystery movies of the Thirties and Forties lately and while I should probably have started with The Thin Man series and worked my way to the others let's just say it's better late than never.
Given that I floundered a bit on the plot and that the movie is so well-known to start with I'll skip over all of that and just give a few general impressions. First, that William Powell was just about perfect for the role of Nick Charles, as was the case with Edna May Oliver in the role of Hildegarde Withers and Warren Williams, who starred as The Lone Wolf/Michael Lanyard. Second, that the Porky's movies of the Eighties had nothing on this one when it came to raucous partying and staggering amounts of alcohol consumption.
There were six installments of The Thin Man series and TCM was kind enough to show them all recently. Unfortunately, my DVR maxed out and I've only got installments two and three lined up. As for the others, I'm sure I'll catch them somewhere down the road.
For more background on The Thin Man, here are a few articles from TCM.
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Contained Places
Ava is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. The name allegedly comes from a location in Burma.
The Town of Ava is in the north central part of the county. Ava is north of the City of Rome.
The town was formed on May 12, 1797 from land from the Town of Boonville and the major settlement in the area, Ava Corners.
Legendary Revolutionary War scout and Indian fighter Nat Foster, who is a possible inspiration for Cooper's "Natty Bumpoo" was buried in a family plot just west of Ava Corners on the West Ava Road, a modern marker placed there in 1937 by Rev. Clarence Mason, his biographer.
The population began with 9 people, grew to its largest 1,260 in 1860, but by 1920, was 610. In 1905, Hiram Cronk, the last veteran of the War of 1812, died in Ava.
The Ava Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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