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Toronto's embattled mayor tried to talk about the city's response to a major event – overnight flooding that shut down rush hour traffic on the Don Valley Parkway – but instead faced a barrage of questions about the scandal that has engulfed his administration in the past two weeks.
"I guess we don't have any questions about the flood this morning," Rob Ford said on Wednesday afternoon. "Thank you very much."
Mr. Ford refused to respond to questions related to allegations about crack cocaine use, or reports that a member of his staff tried to have the e-mail and phone records of three former employees destroyed.
Councillor Jaye Robinson, a member of the mayor's executive committee, said leaving city staff to respond to serious allegations is not good enough. "The bottom line is the mayor needs to address this," she said. "We just have not seen comprehensive information coming from the mayor's office."
Ms. Robinson has been vocal in urging Mr. Ford to provide more details in his response to the allegations involving crack cocaine. "The only way we can put this whole thing behind us is if the mayor himself can speak to this," she said.
Premier Kathleen Wynne told reporters that Mr. Ford's "personal issues" need to be dealt with so Toronto can get on with important political matters.
"There is confusion around exactly what the issues are, and I know that the mayor is dealing with that. But at the same time, councillors are doing their work. The work of the city is ongoing and, as I heard one councillor say this morning, it's not business as usual, but business is being done at the city of Toronto. So, I hope that the personal issues are resolved sooner rather than later, and I encourage the city of Toronto to continue to do the work that is confronting it."
A news report on Wednesday based on unnamed city hall sources alleged that staff in the mayor's office attempted to have the electronic records of former chief of staff Mark Towhey and Mr. Ford's two former communications officials erased.
Asked about the newest allegations involving records, a spokesman in the mayor's office refused comment.
On Thursday the province's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, sent a letter to Mr. Ford reminding him of his responsibilities under municipal law and asking that he "immediately confirm that these records have not, nor will be, destroyed."
Jackie DeSouza, a city spokeswoman, said the city did not receive a formal request from the mayor's office to destroy staff records and noted that bylaws and policies ensure records are not destroyed.
"City IT staff have reviewed and there was no attempt made to delete any records of staff or former staff in the Mayor's Office from City servers," Ms. DeSouza added Thursday.
With respect to Ms. Cavoukian's letter, Ms. DeSouza said that because it was addressed to the mayor, city staff are not planning to respond.
Mr. Ford fired Mr. Towhey last week after he advised the mayor to seek help for an addiction, a source close to the administration told The Globe and Mail. Earlier this week, Mr. Ford's press secretary and his deputy resigned. Mr. Ford responded by telling reporters: "It is business as usual."
Amid the continuing controversy, many councillors stressed that the city continues to function.
Deputy mayor Doug Holyday, who at times has seemed to be the only one of the mayor's allies willing to stand in front of the cameras and answer questions, was met by reporters as he left an audit committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
"I guess you can see business is going on as usual," he said. Mr. Holyday showed his frustration, however, when he was once again asked whether he believes a video of the mayor smoking crack cocaine exists. "The fact is that if there is a video, let's see the damn thing and we can find out what we're doing here," he said.Report Typo/Error
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Gomez Talks Southcoast at Forum
U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez sat down with about 50 Southcoast voters in the UMass Dartmouth library for nearly an hour Wednesday night, in what was supposed to be a debate between Gomez and democrat Ed Markey.
Gomez fielded a broad range of questions from moderator Michael Goodman, a UMass Dartmouth professor.
When asked about dramatic cuts in catch quotas for fishermen, Gomez tells WBSM's "More Than Just Talk" he trusts the science and experience of those closest to the trade.
Gomez says if elected, he would sign onto Attorney General Martha Coakley's lawsuit against federal fishing regulators.
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Our obsession with talking to people about Built by Wendy has become pathological. It's not the brand, specifically, it's more the conceptual vantage point we've been mulling over. It started a few weekends back when, on our way to Opening Ceremony, we stopped in the store, to which we had never been. We perused the racks, it was more expensive than we remembered. Three hundred dollars for a cotton bomber or a cotton poplin dress? Curious. Well, we can say for sure that what you have there is a firmly placed contemporary price point but what makes the defining tricky is when you look at the clothing quality and the basic premise on which the company was first built. Built by Wendy always cost just a little bit less than contemporary which was its essential draw. The point was "Hey check out these clothes that look kind of like they're from A.P.C. but cost a little bit less. They look homespun which means, if you really wanted to, you could make them yourself." Now, really, Built by Wendy is not able to put 'cost effective' on its resume. So, can the clothing hold its own? Well, sure. It's just not very much fun is all. We don't blame anyone, we know it's hard to make money as a designer and finance a business in this economy, we just miss the old days when it felt like Wendy was building those frocks so that we didn't have to spend three hundred dollars on them.


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By Rev. Pam MacGregor
The Law of Attraction is based on "like attracts like." The Law of Circulation is based on "energy constantly circulating." Spirit is energy and you are energy. Spirit is within you and everything. Spirit is constantly activating results based on its ability to circulate. "What you sow, so shall you reap."
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CHILDREN are cheering after winning a share of a £1,000 donation from Waitrose in Northwich.
Each month every Waitrose branch donates £1,000 to local good causes, which is divided between three organisations.
The groups to benefit for April are Lostock Tiny Tots, Barnton Pre-School and Victoria Road Primary School, which are to receive £320, £326 and £354 respectively.
At the checkout customers are given a green token they can place in one of three Community Matters boxes on the way out.
The £1,000 is divided according to the number of tokens each group receives.
The groups being supported during May are the Cheshire Down's Syndrome Support Group, the Vale Royal branch of the MS Society and Redwalls Residents Outings and Entertainment Fund.
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As an institution of education, the library welcomes the use of its meeting room and study room for civic, cultural, educational, and public information meetings of groups based in Perry, or groups which have a significant number of Perry residents. Permission to use the meeting room or study room does not imply endorsement of any organization using the room.
1. Library programs and library meetings will receive first consideration in the scheduling of any room.
2. The meeting room and study room are available without a meeting room charge for meetings or programs of a civic, cultural, service or educational nature which are open to the public. All other events including recitals, family gatherings, class reunions, religious and political groups, and gatherings for the financial benefit of individuals or groups will be charged a $50.00 meeting room rental fee that is payable to the Perry Public Library prior to the use of the meeting room or the study room.
3. All meetings will be held during regular library hours. Any meetings requiring the use of the meeting room outside of normal library hours must receive the approval of the Director. If meeting room use or cleanup continues after regular library hours, a fee of $50.00 will be assessed. All bookings shall be made in advance by a responsible person (over age 18). No standing reservations will be accepted.
4. There is a $50.00 custodial deposit regardless of the classification of the entity, in addition to any rental fee, required for any serving of food or drink in the meeting room. Library kitchenette facilities are available for light refreshments in connection with meeting room. Food is prohibited in the study room. Patrons may have non-alcoholic beverages in the study room as long as the containers have lids. The $50.00 custodial deposit will be returned once the room has been inspected by a library staff member and has been deemed to be in its original condition.
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This state now has two Jewish members of Congress, both Democrats.
One is Representative Herman P. Kopplemann of Hartford, who was returned to Washington at the polls yesterday in recognition of an unusually active first term.
Connecticut's new Jewish Representative is William Citron, elected Congressman-at-large. Citron has been prominent in the State Legislature, in whose lower body he was twice minority leader. He is a resident of Middletown and the city's corporation counsel.
Both Citron and Kopplemann have been active in Jewish affairs.
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Acupuncture in the Management of Post Operative Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients
This study has been completed.
Legacy Health System
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First received: January 8, 2007
Last updated: June 30, 2011
Last verified: May 2010
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This study is for the woman who will have axillary (armpit) surgery as part of their breast cancer treatment. The purpose of this project is to evaluate if acupuncture is helpful to control pain and improve range of motion (arm movement). Another goal is to find out if women have an improvement in their quality of life. This study is being done in collaboration with the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM).
|Breast Cancer
|Procedure: Acupuncture Procedure: Sham Acupuncture Other: Patient to receive standard care without Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Intent to Treat, Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Verum Acupuncture Compared to Sham Acupuncture in the Management of Post Operative Symptoms in Breast Cancer Subjects That Have Undergone Axillary Surgery
Resource links provided by NLM:
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MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture Breast CancerU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Legacy Health System:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Determine the difference in pain and range of motion [ Time Frame: 3 months after surgery ]
- Determine the difference in function [ Time Frame: 3 months after surgery ]
- Determine the difference in quality of life [ Time Frame: 3 months after surgery ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Acupuncture
Procedure: Acupuncture
6 Acupuncture visits
|Sham Comparator: Sham Acupuncture
Procedure: Sham Acupuncture
6 Acupuncture visits with sham procedure
|Placebo Comparator: Standard of Care
Other: Patient to receive standard care without Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture.
Standard care
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female subjects
- Expected survival at least 6 months or greater
- Has had surgery with axillary dissection
- Greater than 6 nodes removed during surgery
- Greater than 21 years of age
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- Previous mastectomy
- Double mastectomy at the time of current axillary surgery
- Any diagnoses of autoimmune disease
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Unable to provide written informed consent
- Suspected or diagnosed fibromyalgia
- Previous shoulder injuries for the specific arm that will undergo axillary dissection
- Known or suspected drug or alcohol abuse as determined by the investigator
- Decreased range of motion (ROM) as evidenced on standard preoperative exam
- Previous acupuncture (lifetime)
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00419822
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00419822
|United States, Oregon
|Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97210
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|Principal Investigator:
|Nathalie Johnson, MD
|Legacy Health System
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Legacy Health System:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Nathalie Johnson, MD, Legacy Health System
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00419822 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 8, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2011
Keywords provided by Legacy Health System:
Range of Motion
Quality of Life
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
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This first book by Jay Anthony is a collection of his photography from a variety of location shoots over 2006 through 2007.
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Standard Portrait, 7.75×9.75 in, 20×25 cm
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Imaging Corp. , or "Applied Imaging" or the "Company," today announced that the Company will host a conference call on August 14, 2006 at 8:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss results for the second quarter of 2006.
Joining Robin Stracey, President and CEO of Applied Imaging Corp. will be Terry Griffin, Chief Financial Officer, and VP of Strategy and Business Development, Bill Cook. The Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement at 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. ET) that same day.
To participate in the conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: (877) 586-7724. International callers should dial 001 (706) 679-0614. The conference ID number is 4084241.
If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available on Monday, August 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET, through Monday, August 21 at midnight ET. To access the replay, dial (800) 642-1687. International callers should dial 001 (706) 679-0614. The conference ID number is 4084241.
About Applied Imaging
Applied Imaging Corp., based in San Jose, California, is the leading supplier of automated imaging and image analysis systems for the detection and characterization of chromosomes and molecular markers in genetics and pathology applications. The Company develops, manufactures and markets a range of scanning and image analysis systems for both conventional (brightfield) and fluorescent microscopic analysis of cellular and tissue specimens. Products are sold to hospital laboratories, cancer centers, prenatal clinics and research institutions for both research and clinical purposes. The Company has installed over 4,000 of its systems in over 1000 laboratories in more than 60 countries around the world. Beyond its core business, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CTC, Inc., the Company is also developing a system for the detection, quantification and characterization of tumor cells in the blood of cancer patients.
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JACKSON — Four people who pleaded guilty almost five years ago in a mortgage fraud schemes have been sentenced.
Prosecutors said the scheme began in September 1999 and ended in 2005, when charges were filed. It involved two related cases totaling about $5.8 million in fraudulent mortgage loans.
The Clarion-Ledger reports three people were sentenced yesterday, including former Greenville real estate attorney Bobby F. Fisher.
U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate handed out sentences ranging from a minimum of eight months of house arrest to a maximum 27 months in federal prison.
Fisher, 50, received the maximum sentence and was ordered to make restitution of $768,501.
Fisher, a former Greenwood municipal judge, said in court yesterday he knew the loans were fraudulent. Fisher is to report to prison Jan. 3.
He voluntarily signed an agreement with the Mississippi Bar giving up his license to practice law forever in the state.
Wingate sentenced John William Emory III, 58, a former Ridgeland mortgage loan originator, to 10 months of home confinement and placed him on five years of probation. Emory was ordered to make restitution of $98,536.
One of the defendants, Joni Lynn Goss, 46, now of Ridgeland, received eight months of house arrest and five years or probation. She was ordered to make restitution of $155,768. Prosecutors said Goss reported the scheme prior to any charges in the case and gave information on how the scheme worked.
Matt Howard, 35, of Greenwood, was sentenced Wednesday to six months in federal prison and ordered to make restitution of $25,634.


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Thursday, Feb. 13, 8:30 a.m. EST -- January retail sales were most likely unchanged, while sales excluding vehicles are expected to have increased 0.4%. That's according to the median forecast of economists surveyed by MMS International. In December, retail sales jumped 1.2% on surprisingly strong vehicle sales, while sales excluding autos were flat. Consumers continued to spend in 2002, with annual retail sales rising 3.4%.
Thursday, Feb. 13, 8:30 a.m. EST -- Import prices in January probably climbed 0.6%, following a 0.7% gain. Higher crude oil prices are the main culprit for the recent jumps. Export prices most likely slipped 0.1%, after a 0.2% decline from December.
Friday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. EST -- December inventories are expected to have risen by 0.2% for the second consecutive month.
Friday, Feb. 14, 9:15 a.m. EST -- Factory output in January probably rose 0.2%, reversing a 0.2% decline in the previous month. The average operating rate most likely inched up to 75.5%, from 75.4% in December.


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Biovest International Completes Restructuring and Emerges from Reorganization with Dr. Carlos F. Santos Appointed as CEO
TAMPA, Fla. & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biovest International, Inc., a pioneer in the development of personalized cancer vaccines, today reported that the Company has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization, formally completing its restructuring and recapitalization strategy with its Plan of Reorganization becoming effective on July 9, 2013. Biovest also announced that Carlos F. Santos, Ph.D. has been promoted to serve as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Santos will lead the Company's efforts to transition from the clinical-stage to the commercial-stage. With Biovest's balance sheet significantly strengthened and virtually debt-free, the Company believes it is well-positioned to continue advancing its global regulatory strategy for BiovaxID™, including seeking European marketing approval, as well as supporting the development of its pipeline of patient-specific cancer vaccines.
"Biovest's active immunotherapy platform heralds a new era in truly personalized immunotherapy. Clinical trials have shown that our personalized cancer vaccine, BiovaxID, increases the duration of cancer remission in patients treated following chemotherapy. Once approved, this vaccine will offer patients with lymphoma who are in remission a means to guard against the return of cancer," stated Dr. Santos. "I am very proud and excited to take the role of CEO in leading our highly talented and capable team into the approval stage for BiovaxID."
Biovest's former CEO, Samuel S. Duffey, Esq., will lead a new Biovest-owned subsidiary to be formed to create special opportunities based on the Company's proprietary biomanufacturing technology and to advance innovative anti-viral and anti-cancer new product development.
"We are extremely grateful for all of Mr. Duffey's efforts to date on behalf of Biovest and are very excited that he has agreed to continue his involvement with the Company," stated Dr. Santos.
In other organizational changes related to the Board of Directors, Biovest announced that current Director, Ronald E. Osman, Esq., was elected Chairman of the Board and Eugene Grin was elected as a new addition to the Board. Mr. Grin is a principal of Valens Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor based out of New York, which manages multiple private investment vehicles.
Biovest Reorganization Summary
As a reorganized entity, Biovest's balance sheet is significantly strengthened with the elimination of approximately $48.5 million in debt, which has been converted into new shares of the Company's common stock and represents all of the Company's new common stock outstanding post-reorganization. These new shares are being issued to the secured and unsecured creditors. Additionally, shares of common stock, warrants and options that were outstanding prior to the effective date of Biovest's Plan of Reorganization have been cancelled and have ceased to trade or be recognized as an ownership interest in the Company. Biovest is registered with the SEC and continues to file Exchange Act reports.
For more information and to review Biovest's Plan of Reorganization, please reference the report provided on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 15, 2013, which is available at www.sec.gov or at Biovest's corporate website.
About Biovest International, Inc.
Biovest International, Inc. develops active immunotherapies (cancer vaccines) which treat and diminish the aggressiveness of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. The Company's lead personalized cancer vaccine product candidate, BiovaxID™, has been evaluated in three clinical trials conducted in collaboration with the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) demonstrating that BiovaxID increases the duration of cancer remission following chemotherapy and induces immune responses which correlate highly with long-term survival. Biovest is currently in the process of pursuing European and Canadian marketing approvals for BiovaxID.
For further information, please visit: http://www.Biovest.com
Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Biovest and its petition in Chapter 11 reorganization and proposed Plan of Reorganization, product candidate, BiovaxID™ and any other statements relating to products, product candidates, product development programs, the FDA, the EMA, Health Canada or clinical study process including the commencement, process, or completion of clinical trials or the regulatory process. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements identified by words such as "proposed", "proposes", "seeking", "may," "could," "would," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," or similar expressions. In particular (and without limitation), statements regarding the timing of anticipated filing of a Marketing Authorization Application for BiovaxID with the EMA or a New Drug Submission for BiovaxID with Health Canada, pre-filing meetings with the FDA or other jurisdictions and/or commercial plans reflect current expectations but are subject to inherent risks of delay in compilation and finalization of all components of the licensing application. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results of Biovest to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval for product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and the additional risks discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Biovest undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. The product names used in this statement are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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The National Candle Association Conference & Expo will run this year from June 2 to 6 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, KY. The annual conference will include technical presentations and workshops as well as networking events, industry updates and a suppliers' trade show, NCA stated.
The technical program will feature presentations on market and price drivers for vegetable waxes, color-trend analysis and forecasting, and factors impacting candle discoloration. In addition to the technical program, conference participants can register for two reserved seating workshop sessions, one on resolving wick challenges and the other on fragrances and consumer behavior.
The NCA Expo will take begin at noon on Wednesday, June 4 and close at 6:30 p.m. It will showcase product innovations and technologies available from leading wax producers, wick suppliers, fragrance houses, equipment manufacturers and other vendors.
The conference concludes Thursday, June 5, with NCA's annual business meeting, keynote speaker address, group luncheon, afternoon technical program and closing evening gala. A meeting of the ASTM F-15.45 Candle Fire Safety Task Group, which is open to the public, will run on Friday morning.


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Vanderbilt to Consolidate Production
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co. Inc., recently announced plans to consolidate its commercial production of chemicals at a single location—the company's newly upgraded plant in Murray, Ky. The company will diminish commercial production at its chemicals plant in Bethel, Conn., by the end of 2014 and transfer that displaced volume into the expanded Murray plant. A pilot plant and laboratory in Bethel will continue operations in order to support the chemicals business.
"The decision to consolidate our commercial production in Murray was difficult for all of us," said Hugh B. Vanderbilt, Jr., chairman and CEO of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co. "The manufacturing environment continues to be very competitive, and consolidating our chemical manufacturing assets will enable us to compete more effectively going forward."
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They're not eligible to win the biggest prize up for grabs at the MCA Bonspiel today -- one of five final berths into next month's Manitoba men's curling championship in Dauphin.
But the father-son-father-son combination of Dean Dunstone-Matt Dunstone-Scott Grant-Daniel Grant kept right on winning anyway at the MCA Bonspiel on Sunday.
With a 7-3 win over clubmate Andrew Wickman at Fort Rouge Curling Club, Pembina's Dunstone joined Assiniboine's Jason Gunnlaugson, Carberry's Geoff Trimble, Thistle's Darryl Lee, Fort Garry's Robert Baldwinson and Bruce Jones of St. Vital as the last teams still standing in the Safeway-Lucerne major event heading into Sunday night's 9 p.m. draw. Dave Johnson also has a guaranteed spot in today's Safeway semifinals.
Meanwhile, in the Free Press major event, there were also six teams still remaining heading into the 9 p.m. draw -- Rossmere's Ken Tresoor, Pilot Mound's Curtis McCannell, Granite's Larry Taylor, Somerset's Daryl Evans, West Kildonan's Trevor Loreth and West St. Paul's Carl German. Jared Kolomaya also has a guaranteed spot in today's Free Press final.
The five Safeway berths that will be handed out today will come out of the two major events. However, a number of teams that were still alive late Sunday already have their berths, including Tresoor, Kolomaya and Gunnlaugson.
The final of the Asham main event -- at which the champion of the 124th MCA Bonspiel will be determined today -- will see American Craig Brown take on former Manitoba junior and mixed champion Sean Grassie today. Brown is seeking to become the first non-Manitoba team to win the Bonspiel title since 1953. Grassie already has his Safeway berth.
Dean Dunstone is a former provincial men's runner-up as the vice-skip for Peter Nicholls, while Scott Grant lost a Brier final as lead for Vic Peters in 1997.
But their team was ineligible this week for a berth heading into Sunday night's 9 p.m. draw partly because the elder Dunstone already has a berth as skip of his own men's team, but also because the two sons on the foursome are still juniors (they were teammates at the junior provincials this year, finishing 4-3) and not yet old enough to curl in the Safeway Championship.
So instead, the fathers, sons and fifth man Gord McTavish were content to have some laughs over the weekend during a rare opportunity to curl together -- while at the same time spoiling the best-laid plans of some teams who did have their sights set on some berths.
Sixteen-year-old Matt Dunstone, who skips his own junior team, said he only reluctantly agreed to yield the brick to the old man for what was his first men's event.
"I don't mind being third -- for right now. But he's got to pick up his game a little bit," he laughed.
The old man said it wasn't going to be any other way. "He wanted me to relinquish the skipping duties but I'm not ready for that just yet," said Dean Dunstone, who curled in a provincials with his own father, Jim, back in 1991.
The younger Dunstone said the entire bonspiel has proven to be a tutorial for him. "You've got to be perfect with your draw execution in the men's game," he said. "And the angles. If you don't have your angles down in men's, you're going to give up a three."
Scott Grant coaches his son and the younger Dunstone in juniors and the father-son-father-son combination provided a perfect opportunity to preview what the elder Dunstone hopes will be his curling future.
"I'd love to play in a provincials with Matty some day. He's a pretty darn good curler."
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Jill Officer will play.
The longtime all-star second for Jennifer Jones told the Free Press last night that she will play for Jones this week at the Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which begins Wednesday in Portage la Prairie.
"It's been a bit of a progression," Officer said last night. "It was a bit slow the first couple times out... but I think things are not bad, all things considered."
Officer had taken the winter off from curling to have a baby in mid-December and only began throwing again less than two weeks ago. If Officer couldn't have played, Jones alternate Jennifer Clark-Rouire will be on hand in Portage should the need arise.
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The three event winners in Sunday's finals of the MCA Women's Bonspiel -- which did not offer a provincials berth this year and attracted just 18 teams -- were Thistle's Lori Pellisier, who won the Asham main event; Stonewall's Laurie Deprez won the Atkins Curling Supplies B- event; and the Contempra Signs C-event was won by Fort Rouge's Darcy Robertson.


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Carnival Paradise - Pacific Coastal: Carnival Paradise Cruise Review by Unknotted
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Carnival Paradise - Pacific Coastal
Destination: British Columbia
Embarkation: Los Angeles
Embarkation was a snap!
We arrived at the port at about 11 AM. We had our own car and parked in the port parking lot, which is very close to the ship (maybe a 2 minute walk.) We walked next door to the Queen Mary for early check-in and were processed and ready to go within about 15 minutes. We found a nice place to sit down back at the Carnival terminal and did some people-watching for about an hour before we were told to line up and get ready for embarkation. We were on the ship at about 12:30 with very little time actually standing in lines. Our luggage was at our room when we returned to the cabin after dinner.
When we got on the ship buffet style lunch was being served in the Paris Restaurant. More The food was very good, but the selection wasn't that great. Still, we both stuffed ourselves and were happy with what we had.
We had early seating in the Destiny Dining room. There was always a nice selection to choose from and the food was good. One woman at our table complained about a few things (the bleu cheese dressing wasn't cheesy enough for her and the Black Forest cake didn't have enough whipped creme) but everyone else at our table seemed as pleased with the food as we were. My only complaint was that getting a cup of coffee with dinner seemed to be a bit difficult. It always came late in the meal after several reminders. But the quality of the food made up for that little problem.
We also ate quite a few times at the Paris Restaurant and liked the food there. The Sushi Bar was good too, but only open for a couple of hours a day, so it was easy to miss. Never a line there though, which was nice. There is 24 hour ice cream and Pizza available at the Paris Restaurant too.
The onboard entertainment was adequate, but not fantastic. The comedian was very funny (I almost swallowed my gum while I was laughing) but the magician didn't have a lot of personality and his tricks were easy to figure out. The SHOUT presentation was a lot of fun and the costumes were great. The game shows and other entertainment like that were fun to watch, but I thought it was kind of lame that they charge you $10 for a chance to be in the DEAL or NO DEAL game. I didn't contribute to that, but enjoyed watching it.
Our cabin was better than I had expected. It was roomy, clean, had great water pressure, was quiet and the bed was really cozy and comfortable. Our steward was pleasant and thorough, but a little on the shy side. The towel animals were very cute. No fridge or coffee pot in the room, which I would have liked.
The casino was usually really crowded and it was hard to find a spot at the gaming tables, but the payout on the slots seemed pretty fair. We lost a few dollars, but we'd planned for that.
We participated in the Couples Massage Class for $55/couple. It was ok, but overpriced considering how little they really taught.
We had no problems at all with children, teens or young adults causing trouble. There were plenty of them, but the only rudeness and rowdiness we encountered was from adults, and even that was minimal.
The ports (Catalina Island and Ensenada) weren't as spectacular as those in the Caribbean, but we still had fun. We rented a golf cart and toured Catalina. One hint...the map they give you for a 1 hour self guided tour will take you more than 1 hour if you stop for anything at all. We made very few short stops and didn't have time to drive the last third of the recommended route. If you aren't careful you'll go over the hour and have to pay for the extra time.
Ensenada was a happy, active port. We found a bus going to La Bufadora for $15 per person. It was pretty interesting to watch. Another hint...don't think the blow hole is having a bad day if you notice that the first 2 or 3 bursts are small. It seems to gather steam over about or 8-10 bursts, with the last couple being big ones. Then it starts back with small ones and builds back up again. There is a street bazaar at La Bufadora, and the prices are pretty good. Back in town we went to Hussong's for a drink (not overly impressive) and had lunch at Mango Mango. If you order a whole fish, you get the WHOLE fish...eyes, teeth and everything...not a problem for us, but a bit surprising. The food was ok, but pretty expensive, in my opinion (25 dollars for 2 of us for lunch.)
Disembarkation took a long time. We carried our own luggage off but the line was looped around the ship and down another hallway. It was simple and we had no problems, but it took almost an hour to get off the ship.
Then, back to the car and back to Arizona. It was not a perfect cruise, but was well worth the cost and I'd do it again without a moments hesitation. Less
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Stocks To Watch For December 27
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Wall Street expects Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) to report its quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $288 million. CALM shares dropped 0.41% to close at $34.25 on Friday.
Samsung Electronics Co and Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) agreed to end their LCD joint venture. Samsung will pay around $940 million for Sony's share in the venture. SNE shares gained 1.07% to close at $17.95 on Friday.
France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE) announced its plans to sell its Swiss unit, Orange Switzerland, to private equity firm Apax Partners for EUR1.6 billion. FTE shares rose 0.45% to close at $15.64 on Friday.
Shares of Rambus Inc (NASDAQ: RMBS) jumped 12.16% on Friday after the company signed a patent license deal with Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ: BRCM). RMBS shares closed at $8.21 on Friday, while BRCM shares dropped 0.02% to close at $29.76 on Friday.
SunPower Corp (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced its plans to buy Total SA's (NYSE: TOT) solar energy unit for $165.4 million. SPWR shares gained 2.56% to close at $6.00 on Friday, while TOT shares gained 1.73% to close at $50.48 on Friday.
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CBS announced this week that Alex Kurtzman will be helming a new Star Trek series in January of 2017. The seventh series since the franchise began in 1966. Though fans were wishing for a 50th anniversary start date, the premiere will be only four months further off.
In a bold move by CBS, the full series will not air on cable television, but will be offered on CBS All Access, their paid online VOD service which is currently $5.99 per month, and may be offered commercial free for $9.99 per month according to sources. Only the premiere episode will air on parent CBS to tease the series.
As a ten-year-old boy in the late sci-fi 70's, Glen Larson's Battlestar Galactica was my first love. My friend Marc Andrews and I would pretend to be Apollo and Starbuck, blasting Cylons with whatever stick or toy we found suitable. My blonde hair more suited me for the role of Starbuck, while Mark's dark hair was, in my current mind, the spitting image of Apollo himself. The truth, however, was that I wanted nothing more than to blast Cylons to oblivion with Apollo at my side, and Adama leading us to a Glen Larson - promised land.
1947 Entertainment Inc. is currently developing science fiction projects for online, television, film, and festivals. With production crews comprising several key members with top-end industry experience.
Several 1947 staff members have served as mentors in the Radcon: Let's Make A Movie Film Short, where films go from story to film in only a few hours during the Radcon Sci-Fi Convention in Pasco, WA. Films are produced by convention attendee's with guidance by a collection of Media Guests of Honor and Pro's.
Continue on to read more about The Invisible Man, S.E.T.I., Freebooters, This Space For Rent, and The Nexus Solution.
A sci-fi television series set nearly 400 years in the future.
There has been speculation and rumor about this project. While there is some truth out there, it represents a very small piece of the overall work. This is still considered to be 'in progress', and progress is still being made, with several big-named industry producers saying this is in the top 2% of any science fiction scripts that they have ever read.
The project team has been comprised of several members with professional Industry experience on television and films such as Star Trek, Chuck, The Twilight Saga, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The co-creators are David Foster, Harris Dvores, and the late Kevin Severson, who were inspired by the works of Gene Roddenberry, Joss Whedon, Ron Moore, Manny Coto, and J. Michael Straczynski.
1947's Andy Wolf was a Principal Actor, playing Robert Mulkern, in the featured "re-creation" segment of "America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back." This Season-Premiere episode was a ground-breaking first-ever 2-hour special of the show, traveling across the country and spotlighting a criminal from every one of the 50 states. Currently, Andy has booked acting jobs in the feature film "Courting Chaos," as well as Principal Actor and Puppeteer on Adult Swim's "The Eric Andre Show," interviewing the 80's comedian Gallagher.
For eight years, Louisiana has led the world in creating the most lucrative incentives in order to lure in the film industry. By offering such fantastic incentives, they have changed not only the face of the industry, but have diversified their economy by creating high-skilled, high-paying jobs that improve the image of the state.
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With the absence of any first-run Star Trek television series since Star Trek: Enterprise ended its fourth year abruptly in 2004, the recent feature film, Star Trek (2009), only served to remind fans how much they miss their weekly dose of the biggest sci-fi television franchise of all time. Fans are getting restless with anticipation of what will come next.


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T. Boone Pickens Wind-Farmer
T. Boone Pickens Is Going to Save the Economy With Hot Air
I'm saying it right now: T. Boone Pickens for president. The former oil-man-billionaire-turned-wind-power revolutionary is suddenly everywhere and it's like a breath of fresh air. Pickens of his eponymous Pickens Plan is building the world's largest wind farm. His website, which launched today, is determined to shock the US into becoming the Saudi Arabia of wind.
The hemorrhaging of $700 billion dollars a year, an increase of about 50 percent more reliance on foreign imports since the 1970s, is ruining our country. Pickens says, "I've been an oil man my whole life, but this is one emergency we can't drill our way out of."
To see a consciousness-rocking explanation of the Pickens Plan by T. Boone himself (oh, and also changing my name to T. Boone)
Though he's started running flashy ads to promote his plan, I'm sold on this straight-forward, Perot-style chart presentation. One watch and you'll wonder why T. Boone just tipped today. Starting with the optimistic, "we got more wind than anybody else does," his plan is explained in the most lucid way I've seen, showing how his one wind farm in Pampa, TX, can save the US $300 billion a year.
Is wind power the answer, or a lot of hot air? At least there hasn't been a massive "wind spill" today, unlike some nuclear sites. Is the Pickens Plan the salvation our economy needs?


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A dozen of the best Cape-Atlantic League baseball players will compete for a chance to play in Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia this week.
The 28th annual Carpenter Cup begins today. The single-elimination all-star tournament features 16 teams from New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The Phillies founded the tournament in 1986. Major League Baseball players such as Mike Piazza and Bobby Higginson have played in the event. The semifinals and final are scheduled for Citizens Bank Park on June 24-25.
"It's a great honor to be selected," St. Augustine Prep outfielder Mike Elfreth said. "It means a lot to play with all these great players.
Players from the CAL merge with standouts from the Tri-County Conference to form the Tri-Cape Team. Tri-Cape opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday against Berks County on Ashburn Field in Philadelphia's FDR Park.
The Carpenter Cup turns rivals into teammates. The Tri-Cape team consists of several players from Gloucester Catholic and St. Augustine Prep. Gloucester Catholic beat St. Augustine 7-0 to win the South Jersey Non-Public A title earlier this month.
"We'll joke about it," Elfreth said. "It will be a little awkward. They'll always know they beat us, but we'll get along."
The Tri-Cape has never won the Carpenter Cup. The team did reach the semifinals and play in Citizens Bank Park in 2011. The chance to play in the home of the Philadelphia Phillies is what all these players want.
"It would be an awesome feeling to be out there in the outfield where greats have played," Elfreth said.
The local players on the Tri-Cape team: Chris Oakley, Barry Buchowksi, Christian Adorno and Elfreth of St. Augustine Prep; Don Money of Vineland; Kyle Cox of Millville; Troy Dixon of Egg Harbor Township; Doug Schwartz of Middle Township; Beau Hall and Kyle Andrews of Ocean City; Chris Newman of Cedar Creek; and Robert Bunton of Buena Regional.
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12:30 p.m. - Lehigh Valley vs. Delaware South
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The information in this article should not be considered medical advice and is not meant to treat, diagnose, prescribe or cure any ailment. Always consult your animal health practitioner before you start, stop or change anything that has been previously prescribed.
"Detoxification is a normal bodily process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph and skin."
It is important to understand that during detox your dog may look worse before she looks better. Flushing out your dog's liver is a extremely vital to the process because for quite a while it has been challenged. Positive changes will take place so ~ stay focused.
However, if your dog begins excessively vomiting, has diarrhea for more than two days, stops drinking water or experiences seizures, please consult your vet right away. These are highly unusual circumstances but you should be aware of them just the same.
You can keep your dog on this diet, switch to a kibble or raw food diet, or do a little bit of both. While I do not normally recommend feeding any other diet with raw, with the detox diet you can mix as long as you undercook the poultry or lamb. Leaving it mostly raw will aid in digestion when mixed with a raw diet. Supplements can be added but just make sure they are natural and organic if possible.
Keep things simple and only add one thing at a time so if your dog has any negative reaction you can pinpoint when it starts.
There are a few things to avoid when making the switch to a kibble diet. I never recommend you feed your dog anything but a premium, wheat-free, human-grade brand. The commercial brands you find in the pet stores will not usually fit the bill.
My recommendations are the following:
Note: Snacks and training treats are more often than not a huge culprit when your dog has experienced food-related allergies. ALL snacks should be wheat-free, preservative free and as organic or human-grade as possible. A frozen, raw marrow bone is perhaps one of the best treats to give your puppy or power chewer. Freeze-dried liver treats are also an excellent choice. They can be found at any of the natural food store chains.
My experience has been that many dogs who have been allergy tested and have had a positive result to being allergic to chicken or beef, when fed organic, have had no problems. It could be that some dogs are sensitive to antibiotics and steroids. Who knows for sure? With organic, you are getting food sources free of these things as well as pesticides! So, don't skimp during detox - it is well worth it.
However, my suggestion for detox is to use an organic meat protein that your dog has never been fed. Venison, lamb, duck and rabbit are all excellent choices.
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Apparently, the Assembly Summer 2014 Hearthstone International e-Sports Federation Qualifier in Finland is officially a sausage party. "The participation is open only to Finnish male players," read an announcement cross-posted to Reddit this week.
PC Gamer contacted the organizers:
That is, to state the obvious, a strange requirement for a Hearthstone tournament; and it makes the qualifier's organisers seem like childish boys in a treehouse, hanging a "no girls allowed" sign on their front door. Only, the qualifier is for for the IeSF World Championship, and it's this global event that has stipulated the all-male line-up.
"Your information is indeed correct, the tournament is open to Finnish male players only," said Markus "Olodyn" Koskivirta, head admin of the Assembly Summer 2014 Hearthstone IeSF Qualifier, in a statement to PC Gamer. "In accordance with the International e-Sports Federation's (IeSF) tournament regulations, since the main tournament event is open to male players only. This is to avoid possible conflicts (e.g. a female player eliminating a male player during RO8) among other things."
Seems legit. Read the full PC Gamer story here.
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I you have a nominal account for loans (2300's) which had a starting balance but there wasn't a bank account for it.
I have been posting the interest to the loan account each month (CR 2300's) and overhead (DR 7000's).
A supplier gave a refund and it was paid into the loan account, it cleared the balance of the loan and the remainder was transferred to the current account. I posted the refund (transfer) to the direct expense nominal (6000's).
I now need to journal and balance the loan account. It currently sits at CR 674.50 and the overhead interest nominal shows as DR £43.80.
I hope this all makes sense!
Anyway, what journals should I post to bring the loan account to £0.00
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I assume the £674.50 represents the difference between the outstanding amount of the loan in the accounts and the actual figure the lender required you to pay in order to settle the loan?
If so then I believe it would go to interest payable to reverse the over-provision from prior years.
Interest Payable
It would then credit 7000's. I assume that the interest was being charged in advance so, when you paid the balance in full, there was a reversal of some of the interest already charged.
As you're receiving statements then you should get a final statement at some point showing the zero balance and all of the transations that got you there, but 7000's will suffice for the moment I'm sure!


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Sternberg: Can't imagine we could be in better shape for opener
Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg joked that the widespread lofty expectations and predictions of a World Series berth for the team scare him, but he said before Monday's opener he likes where they are.
"I can not imagine a year where we'd be in better shape on Opening Day than we are right now.'' he said.
Sternberg said he has not met since February with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman - he hoped to see him here today - about the stadium issue but expected they would continue talking and "things will happen" this year though he didn't know what. He said the clock on resolving the stadium stalemate has been "loudly ticking for a few years.''
"Progress isn't going to happen with one meeting or another it's going to happen with like minds coming together and trying to figure out what's best for the citizens of St. Petersburg and of Tampa Bay and Florida in general,'' he said.
Sternberg said he expected the weekend exhibition games in Montreal to draw well - and pointed out that conversely if a team was based in Montreal and came to St. Petersburg for exhibitions they would have drawn well too - and that didn't impact the Rays situation: "We're committed to doing our best to see this thing through.''
Sternberg said initial sales and projections indicate attendance will be up this year, especially with the introduction of the flex-pack ticket program.
Also, Sternberg said he was pleased with renovations to the Trop, with the installation of a 360-degree walkway and The Porch fan area in centerfield.


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The Blues Brothers
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Paroled convicts decide to do good and save a Catholic orphanage from foreclosure by playing a little R&B. In doing such, various antagonists try to stop them, including neo-Nazis.
Where: Railyard Park
Phone: 982-3373
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Santa Fe, NM
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text: Fama-French defined the size premium as the difference in returns between the largest stocks and the smallest stocks in the CRSP database. They defined the value premium as the difference in returns between the stocks with the 30% highest Book to Market Ratios (BTM) and the 30% lowest BTM. So, the formula becomes the sum of: The zero risk returnThe market premium (Beta)Size PremiumValue PremiumThe impact of management (Alpha)Random Error In a particular time frame, none of these market factors is necessarily positive. However, over longer periods the premiums are persistent and generous. Value is more persistent than size but both are worthy of the investor's attention. It's important to note that size and value risks are different than the market risk, but do not necessarily add total risk to the portfolio (at least as measured by standard deviation). So, a portfolio tilted away from the center of the market will act differently from the market, but will not necessarily have more risk. The further you tilt the portfolio, the less it will look like the more commonly reported indexes. So, an investor that can't stand having different performance than his neighbor's ought not to tilt his portfolio very far, even if doing so might increase his total performance over the long haul. His mental "tracking error" against the nightly news might make the portfolio unsuitable for him. Investment advisors understand that they can get fired for looking too different from everybody else. So, they tend to gravitate toward the center of the market. The Wall Street default strategy is "Don't stand out, don't get fired." Unfortunately, that strategy stands little chance of systematically achieving returns above market. In general, small stocks do add volatility to a portfolio, but value stocks do not. Under Modern Portfolio Theory these risks may be partially offset by mixing asset classes with low correlations to existing assets. For instance, foreign small stocks have a very low correlation to US stocks, adding a diversification benefit that actually reduces risk at the portfolio level. Going back to our theoretical portfolio, suppose that it was tilted strongly toward both small and value. The calculation for expected return might look like this:


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Meet Your Wingnut Congresscritter: Blake Farenthold
With the imminent departure of Michele Bachmann from the World's Greatest Legislative Body today, we have inaugurated a new semi-regular weekly feature in which we study the possible successor to la Bachmann as Royal Regent of the Crazy People. (Louie Gohmert is, of course, emperor for life.) They're out there abroad in the land now, talking to their most fervent voters, and working without a net, which is producing a flock of contenders. But we had to settle on one, so let's spend a moment with Blake Farenthold, the pride of the 27th Congressional District of Texas, who finds himself quite disappointed with how the gridlock in Washington has frustrated the true business of Washington -- i.e., getting rid of that Kenyan in the White House.
"I think unfortunately the horse is already out of the barn on this, on the whole birth certificate issue...The original Congress when his eligibility came up should have looked into it and they didn't. I'm not sure how we fix it. You tie into a question I get a lot: 'If everyone's so unhappy with the president's done, why don't you impeach him? I'll give you a real frank answer about that: If we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the House of Representatives to do it. But it would go to the Senate and he wouldn't be convicted."
However does he get up in the morning?
"What message do we sent to America if we impeach Obama and he gets away with what he's impeached for and he is found innocent? What then do we say is OK? Aside from the fact that it wouldn't be effective, I think there's some potential damage to society that would be done with a failed attempt at impeachment."
Mind you, nothing Farenthold says here is incorrect. The whole idea is stupid and futile. But it's hanging his faded dreams on the Birther fantasy, and Farenthold's obvious disappointment at the prospects of his drive-time AM dreams that puts him into contention here.In 2012, Farenthold was re-elected with 56.8 percent of the vote. Alas, he is only one man, so the Kenyan stays where he is, but he goes right to the head of the pack in our contest .Other nominations are always welcome. Our lines are open. Our operators are standing by. This is a free call.


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IBM and Amazon Web Services have partnered to allow developers to use Amazon EC2 to build and run a range of IBM platform technologies, the companies announced today. The new "pay-as-you-go" model provides development and production instances of IBM DB2, Informix Dynamic Server, WebSphere Portal, Lotus Web Content Management and Novell's SUSE Linux operating system on EC2.
Developers can use their existing IBM licenses on Amazon EC2 or use new Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that IBM is making available at no charge for development and test purposes, enabling software developers to quickly build applications based on IBM software within Amazon EC2. In coming months, Amazon will introduce production AMIs running IBM services, enabling users to purchase these services by the hour.
The agreement with IBM, perhaps the company most identified with corporate IT, is the latest indicator of the growing traction for Amazon's cloud computing platform among enterprise users. The old maxim that "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM" underscores the significance of the partnership. At a time when many corporate IT departments are debating the merits of cloud computing, the IBM-Amazon partnership is a signal that IBM sees Amazon's public cloud as enterprise ready.
"As someone who once programmed IBM mainframes using 80 column punched cards, this is a pretty exciting announcement," wrote Amazon technology evangelist Jeff Barr. "Questions about commercial software licenses (and their applicability to the cloud) come up at almost every one of my speaking engagements. I'm happy to be able to point to IBM as an example of a software vendor with a licensing model which is cloud-aware and cloud-friendly."
"This relationship with Amazon Web Services provides our customers with a new way to use IBM software and broadens our distribution channels." said Dave Mitchell, Director of Strategy and Emerging Business, IBM Software Group.
More information is available at information pages at the AWS Featured Partners portal and at IBM's Developer Works site.


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Washington (May. 6)
Latin American countries and France will be added to the list of countries served by the World Federation of National Councils of YM and YURA'S, the National Jewish Welfare Board announced today. Addition of these countries to those already served – the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia, which has had branches since 1944 – was authorized by the JWB as part of an eight-point program of "service and action on behalf of Jewish youth abroad."
The program was recommended by Louis Kraft, executive director of the JWB, to the organization's 29th annual meeting which concluded here today. Other proposals made by Mr. Kraft and approved by the JWB included:
1. Providing JWB field service for France and Latin America. 2. Assistance to Jewish communities overseas in selecting and training capable young people to become Jewish center workers by organizing a system of in-service training in the United States. 3. Translation of JWB's cultural materials into Spanish and French. 4. Organizing a program of interchange of correspondence and visits by Jewish youth abroad and youth from Jewish centers in the United States and Canada. 5. Extension of the services of the JWB Lecture and Concert Bureau to Latin-American Jewry. 6. Stimulation by the JWB of visits and lectures by Yiddish speaking American rabbis to Latin-America.
A national Jewish patriotic shrine which will tell the story of the participation of the American Jewish community in all the wars of the United States will be established in Washington by the JWB. The shrine, which will be in the form of a permanent museum, will be housed in the building of the group's Washington headquarters.
Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, addressing the closing dinner session of the annual meeting, told members of the organization that the assistance which their group had furnished the War Department during the war "has been invaluable" and expressed the hope that the work would be continued "by bringing into the chaplains corps new rabbis to serve the needs of our occupation troops." General Omar Bradley, veterans' administrator, congratulated the JWB on its "very fine war-time work and on your determination to continue this good work in Palestine." John L. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, extended the congratulations of the Navy Department "for the splendid contribution made to the war effort by the JWB."
A joint War and Navy department citation for "unique and outstanding service during World War II was presented by Lieut. Gen. J. Lawton Collins and received for the organization by Frank L. Weil, national president, who was re-elected for his seventh term.


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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
This page lists all recordings of L'Orfeo, by Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567-1643) on CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-ray & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock.
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Upcoming Highlights
Wednesday, November 14th
11 a.m. Our guest, musician and writer, STEPHEN WADE, follows up on musicians and singers from the iconic Library of Congress field recordings from Southern Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta and the Great Plains in his new book, "The Beautiful Music All Around Us." He interviewed their family members, neighbors and fellow musicians about the coal miner, schoolgirl, prisoner and itinerant fiddler, known to some of us through folklorist Alan Lomax's recordings. Wade, a banjo player, also has released his own recordings, "Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition." We'll listen back to some of these old archive recordings, listen to some of the folklorist's new CD, and have him pick a tune or two in the studio with us.
Friday, November 16
11 a.m. Our guest, DANIEL OKRENT, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition," looks at modern prohibition in the United States – the efficacy of the war on drugs. He's curating the current National Constitution Center exhibit, American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, which runs through April 2013.
Monday, November 19
10 a.m. We check in with MARK ZANDI, Chief Economist of Moody's Analytics, on the economic recovery of the last four years. While both partisan sides criticize the effectiveness of the $800 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Zandi reports housing prices are stable, debt burdens are down and stock prices are up. But Europe's continuing debt crisis keeps stoking feelings of vulnerability, and there still remains a lack of confidence to spend at home, a leftover of the 2008 financial crisis. Zandi has written a new book examining the Unites States strengthening financial system, "Paying the Price: Ending the Great Recession and Beginning a New American Century."
Tuesday, November 20
11 a.m. Our guest, SAM SIFTON, the New York Times' national editor and food columnist, may be one of the most qualified people in the United States to answer such burning questions as "To brine or not to brine?" or "stuffing in or out?" as he has talked cooks down from their kitchen aisles about what to do about their frozen turkeys and lumpy gravy. A former restaurant critic of the Times, he spent a couple Thanksgivings at the publications' headquarters, answering last-minute, dire questions of their cooking readership. Sifton has prepared a recent book for public consumption, "Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well," which includes not only cooking tips, but drink suggestions, clean-up plans and leftover ideas.
Wednesday, November 28
10 a.m. Daily News veteran reporter JOHN BAER comes in to discuss his life, "On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting."


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New Attorney-General Eric Holder announced at a Department of Justice shindig marking Black History Month:
Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race.
America's most distinguished man of science, James D. Watson, talked about race back in 2007. How'd that work out for him?
It is an issue we have never been at ease with, and given our nation's history this is in some ways understandable. And yet, if we are to make progress in this area we must feel comfortable enough with one another, and tolerant enough of each other, to have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us....
I'm just doing my Department of Justice-mandated job here at iSteve.
To our detriment, this is typical of the way in which this nation deals with issues of race. And so I would suggest that we use February of every year to not only commemorate black history but also to foster a period of dialog among the races. This is admittedly an artificial device to generate discussion that should come more naturally, but our history is such that we must find ways to force ourselves to confront that which we have become expert at avoiding.
What a brilliant new idea! Back in 1997, Holder's old boss, Bill Clinton, started his National Conversation on Race that went on every month for a year. Granted, that was an embarrassing flop. So, in complete contrast, Holder is calling for a National Dialogue on Race that goes on every year for a month. It's totally different!
As a nation we have done a pretty good job in melding the races in the workplace. We work with one another, lunch together and, when the event is at the workplace during work hours or shortly thereafter, we socialize with one another fairly well, irrespective of race. And yet even this interaction operates within certain limitations. We know, by "American instinct" and by learned behavior, that certain subjects are off limits and that to explore them risks, at best embarrassment, and, at worst, the questioning of one's character.
So, Dr. Watson should get a big apology from everybody, right?
... And outside the workplace the situation is even more bleak in that there is almost no significant interaction between us. On Saturdays and Sundays America in the year 2009 does not, in some ways, differ significantly from the country that existed some 50 years ago....
But we must do more, and we in this room bear a special responsibility. Through its work and through its example this Department of Justice, as long as I am here, must -- and will -- lead the nation to the "new birth of freedom" so long ago promised by our greatest president. This is our duty and our solemn obligation.
Uhhmm, you guys at the Department of Justice, you have guns and badges and prisons, right? So, maybe it's a little creepy for you to be talking about what private citizens must do in private.
... There can, for instance, be very legitimate debate about the question of affirmative action. This debate can, and should, be nuanced, principled and spirited. But the conversation that we now engage in as a nation on this and other racial subjects is too often simplistic and left to those on the extremes who are not hesitant to use these issues to advance nothing more than their own narrow self interest.
So, what I'm hearing the nation's Top Cop say is that public debate over affirmative action is only okay if it's "nuanced" -- in other words, if it stays within the parameters of a Barack Obama sentence beginning with the word "Notwithstanding ..." Wouldn't it be more convenient for everybody if instead of demanding that citizens improvise their lines without stumbling into "extremes," the Justice Department would simply issues scripts for everybody to read from? It would be like a school pageant for grown-ups! Or better yet, we could all chant together President Obama's speech about Rev. Wright.
Our history has demonstrated that the vast majority of Americans are uncomfortable with, and would like to not have to deal with, racial matters and that is why those, black or white, elected or self-appointed, who promise relief in easy, quick solutions, no matter how divisive, are embraced.
"Easy, quick solutions" -- like voting for Barack Obama? You mean electing Obama President isn't going to fix anything? Damn...
We are then free to retreat to our race-protected cocoons where much is comfortable and where progress is not really made.
If we allow this attitude to persist in the face of the most significant demographic changes that this nation has ever confronted -- and remember, there will be no majority race in America in about 50 years -- the coming diversity that could be such a powerful, positive force
will, instead, become a reason for stagnation and polarization. We cannot allow this to happen and one way to prevent such an unwelcome outcome is to engage one another more routinely -- and to do so now.
Self-Criticism Sessions ahoy!
As O'Brien, the Inner Party member, explained:
"We are not content with negative obedience, nor even with the most abject submission. When finally you surrender to us, it must be of your own free will. We do not destroy the heretic because he resists us; so long as he resists us we never destroy him. We convert him, we capture his inner mind, we reshape him. We burn all evil and all illusion out of him; we bring him over to our side, not in appearance, but genuinely, heart and soul. We make him one of ourselves before we kill him. It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world, however secret and powerless it may be. Even in the instance of death we cannot permit any deviation . . . we make the brain perfect before we blow it out."
That said, I must strongly defend Attorney General Holder's mustache against all the snickering. Why, I ask you, shouldn't a man wear a mustache just because he is neither a homosexual, a fireman, nor a relief pitcher? Holder's is quite dapper in a William Powell gentleman-of-a-certain-age way.
I call for a national dialogue on overcoming prejudice against mustaches.
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Economic efficiency is described as the ratio of economic outputs to economic inputs. This is analogous to mechanical efficiency, which is power (watts, horsepower etc.) output over power input. Since much economics these days has the look and feel of "the study of business," outputs are understood to be the goods (products and/or services) produced by a business, and inputs are understood to be things (assets) the business spends money on, evidently as means to the end of creating these products.
I propose the nomenclature "minimalist efficiency" as a measure of a type of (or perhaps a take on) economic efficiency, viewed from the consumer rather than producer POV.
For now, let's define minimalist efficiency as outputs divided by inputs as with rival efficiencies. Here's how I propose defining "minimalist output" and "minimalist input:"
- Output is measured in human beings. The purpose here is minimalist, so naturally we aren't talking about number of humyn beings produced. It isn't about number of humyn beings consumed, either. Remember, the motivant for minimalism in efficiency evaluation is consumption by, not of humyns. (See fair use) The schema for measuring "magnitude" of output should reflect minimal humyn consumption needs, such as peer reviewed empirical data concerning minimum daily requirements of nutrients, or other parameters of individual humyn survival, such as temperature range. For obvious ethical reasons, research of interest should reflect physical requirements of healthy humyn living, not minimal requirements of nonlethality. Minimalist output, then, is the number of humyn beings who can be supported (austerely, but not punitively so) for one unit of time on a given "market basket." The second is the SI unit of time and therefore probably the most arithmetically straightforward to integrate into databases collated from disparate sources.
- The "amount" of input should be a "measurement" of the amount of normative compromise (see norm spec) incurred in obtaining the market basket used to "calculate" effective input.
- </o L> Obviously, our "definition" of output is complicated and our "definition" of input is both abstract and subjective. It seems unlikely that there will soon be an empirical instrument capable of measuring quantities thus defined in scalar units such as watts, joules, pounds, shillings, ounces, etc. So far, the approach I have taken to the problem of efficiency has come from the jargon of finance rather than economics. I have been exploring the use of efficient frontier analysis. This is a technique that has been invented apparently for negotiating between competing objectives. The textbook presentations of the subject with which I am most familiar deal with investment objectives, specifically the pursuit of income and the avoidance of risk. The concept also seems to apply to design objectives, as evidenced by the presence of optimization theory as part of the discipline of engineering.


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I take my job very seriously. I work hard during the week and like to relax and hang out with friends on the weekends. From time to time I volunteer at work on the United Way Committee. This past year I was able to help raise money for the homeless, Junior Diabetes Research Foundation, and many other great causes. I think the most rewarding thing to me is being able to help out other people.
My main reason for joining okcupid.com is to meet people. Essentially, I am looking for someone who is successful, can hold a conversation, is level headed, and has a great personality.


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Though this merchant sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.
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Hawaiian Joy Bars Recipe
With the hint of rum plus the nuts and coconut, these bars are like a trip to the islands. I served them to my family and at my work and church, and I always hear murmurs of appreciation. —Jennifer Neckermann, Wentzville, Missouri
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup rum
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips
- 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1-1/2 cups macadamia nuts, chopped
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- 1 ounce white candy coating, melted
- 1. In a large bowl, stir the butter, brown sugar, eggs, rum and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir in 2 cups chocolate chips, white chips, coconut and nuts.
- 2. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
- 3. In a microwave, melt shortening with remaining chocolate chips; drizzle over bars. Drizzle candy coating over bars. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 bar: 429 calories, 25g fat (13g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 252mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
Reviews for Hawaiian Joy Bars
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Reviewed May. 19, 2013
"If you are hesitant to try this recipe because no one has rated it, don't be! I prepared this for a Tea Luncheon of 50 people and was asked for the recipe by HUSBANDS afterwards. It is simple to make, delicate but delicious in flavor and you can always cut back (or omit) the coconut if you are not a fan. I'd give it a 10 stars if I could!"
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