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- 118.29 ml butter, softened
- 236.59 ml brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 7.39 ml finely grated orange zest
- 4.92 ml baking powder
- 2.46 ml ground allspice
- 236.59 ml white flour
- 473.18 ml rolled oats
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- 236.59 ml icing sugar
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- Preheat oven to 375°.
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The North Coast Festival has some competition over near the east coast.
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How To Make Income At a Flea Market
Sell a Variety of Items To Attract a Crowd
Always have a wide variety of merchandise. If you have a lil something for everyone then you will garner more potential customers. Always have toys to attract the children, clothing, jewelry etc. for women and tools, fishing gear etc. for men. If you cover all your bases you are sure to attract a large crowd.
Presentation is The Key To Success
When you set up a booth at a flea market, presentation is very important. Here are a few simple tips.
1. Never have cluttered tables and racks. Keep like items together and give the customer a wide variety of merchandise to pick and choose from. Always keep stuff people need in reach and simple to get.
2. Have lower priced items up front to help draw customers in. Also, Clearance and sell items should be in view and cross merchandised with regular priced items.
3. Cross merchandise by putting items together that go together. For example put shoes with socks or put batteries near flashlights and so forth.
4. Use as few boxes or totes as possible. People do not want to dig in order to find what they want.
5. Price all of your products. All items should be priced correctly and easy for the consumer to see.
6. Keep your area neat and clean.
7. Straighten clothes and other items after a customer goes through it.
8. Use tables and racks. Do not put merchandise on the ground. It may get dirty and it is harder to see.
9. Have bags to put items in for the customer.
10. Keep clothing separate. Girls on one table and boys on another table, for example.
Have You Been?
Have you ever been to a Flea Market?
Customer Service is Important!
Always smile and talk to all potential customers. When speaking make eye contact and stay friendly. Treating your clients with respect and friendliness will carry a sell as much as the price or the presentation. Nobody wants to purchase anything from a jerk. Besides the longer the conversation the longer the buyer will be in your area and they may buy something.
Be Prepared For an All Day Event
When setting up a flea market booth just remember you may be their all day. Below are a few tips to help you get through the day.
1. Bring plenty of water and food to help keep you hydrated, full and happy. Plan for success.
2. Bring an umbrella and if possible a large covered tarp in case it rains or any other unforeseen weather circumstance.
3. Bring a hat and sunscreen so you do not get burned by the sun.
4. Have two people running a market so that you do not have to shut down to use the restroom.
5. Have enough merchandise for all day. If you sell an item you should refill that spot with another item.
Flea Market Top Sellers
Music CD's
Household Chemicals
Fishing Equipment
Shop Till You Drop
What is a Flea Market and How Did It Come To Be?
Flea markets also known as swap meets, are areas in which vendors sell or trade items. The items can vary from very cheap to very expensive. The first known flea market was in Canton, Texas in 1803. It was called Monday Trade Days. There are several theories as to where the word "flea market" came from but, no one truly knows for sure. There's no documented facts anywhere.
My Experience as a Flea Market Vendor
I have never had the experience of being a vendor at a flea market until recently. You go and rent your space and set up your tables, clothes wracks, clothes totes or whatever you can think of to display your wares. The most popular items were electronics, followed by little nick nack items such as ceramics. Also popular are pictures, books, clothing, shoes and tools.
You can find just about anything that you are looking for at a flea market.
We started talking to the people that were on each side of us and found out some good pointers for when we return. Always be willing to listen and use any tipos to help you sell more merchandise.
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Experiencing the Flea Market as a Customer
I believe if you look long and hard enough, that you can find some great deals at the flea market. Not everything is cheap but, there may be some diamonds amongst all those other items. Lots of vendors are willing ro offer you a lower price if you will haggle with them and others offer deals on multuple items.
Booths that are neatly displayed and laid out well tend to attract the most customers. Having a good variety of products always helps draw in customers to browse as well. If you have 20 rolls of paper towels or toilet paper someone might just breeze right over you. If you have 5 or 10 rolls of paper towels and different cleaning supplies, that will bring you more traffic to your booth. I know as a customer I am attracted to variety versus a lot of just one product.
Remember: Always negotiate the price because most vendors will drop prices a little bit at least.
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Local and systemic neutrophilic inflammation in patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Recent investigations suggest that neutrophils play an important role in the immune response to lung cancer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the amount of neutrophils and markers of their activity in lung cancer and COPD and in coexistence of these two diseases.
In total, 267 persons were included in the study: 139 patients with lung cancer, 55 patients with lung cancer and COPD, 40 patients with COPD, and 33 healthy subjects. Peripheral blood and BAL fluid samples were obtained for cell count analysis and determination of NE, MPO levels and ROS production. NE and MPO levels in the serum and BAL fluid were determined by ELISA. ROS production was analyzed by flow cytometer.
The percentage, cell count of neutrophils and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in the peripheral blood were significantly higher in lung cancer patients with or without COPD compared to COPD patients or healthy individuals (P < 0.05). The percentage and cell count of neutrophils in BAL fluid were significantly lower in patients with lung cancer with or without COPD than in patients with COPD (P < 0.05). However, BAL fluid and serum levels of both NE and MPO were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than COPD patients or healthy individuals (P < 0.05). Neutrophils produced higher amounts of ROS in patients with lung cancer with or without COPD compared with COPD patients or healthy individuals (P < 0.05).
The results from this study demonstrate higher degree of local and systemic neutrophilic inflammation in patients with lung cancer (with or without COPD) than in patients with COPD.
Cancer is a multifactorial disease which is determined by complex interactions between genetic variants and environmental factors
Chronic inflammation involves activation and recruitment of leucocytes, especially neutrophils. Neutrophils are key blood cells, which respond immediately to inflammatory stimulus and contain a wide range of toxic compounds for pathogen removal
Local inflammation, the main characteristic feature of COPD, is associated with an infiltration of airway by inflammatory cells and an increased expression of cytokines, chemokines, enzymes, growth factors and adhesion molecules
A direct role of chronic inflammation in the pathogenesis of lung cancer and its relation to the processes in COPD is still not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of our study was to evaluate the local and systemic chronic inflammation by investigating the amount of neutrophils and markers of their activity (ROS, NE, MPO) in peripheral blood and BAL fluid of patients with lung cancer, COPD and having both diseases simultaneously.
Characteristics of subjects
The clinical characteristics of the study population are described in Table
The clinical characteristics of the patients with lung cancer are described in Table
Cellular patterns of peripheral blood and BAL fluid
The percentage and cell count of neutrophils were significantly higher in the patients with lung cancer with or without COPD than in healthy individuals but significantly lower than in patients with COPD (P < 0.05). The percentage and cell count of macrophages was significantly higher in lung cancer groups and healthy individuals, than in COPD group (P < 0.05).
Neutrophil ROS production
Neutrophils produced higher spontaneous ROS levels in the groups of lung cancer patients with or without COPD compared to the COPD patients or healthy individuals (P < 0.05) (Figure
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A histogram representing changes in ROS production in the neutrophils of peripheral blood of study patients after stimulation with different concentrations of PMA
A histogram representing changes in ROS production in the neutrophils of peripheral blood of study patients after stimulation with different concentrations of PMA. Data are presented as mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) ± SEM. *P < 0.05, when compared with COPD and healthy individuals groups; §P < 0.05, when compared with healthy individuals. The representative dot plot of neurophil population isolated from peripheral blood of healthy individuals (A), patients with COPD (B), patients with lung cancer/COPD (C) and patients with lung cancer (D) stimulated upon 30 nM of Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Side light scater (SSC) represents the granularity, complexity of the cells; FSC – forward light scatter (FSC) represents cell size; dihydrorhodamine-123 (DHR-123) a green fluorescent compound showing H2O2 intensity in neutrophils.
Levels of NE and MPO
Serum and BAL fluid levels of both NE and MPO were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in patients with COPD or healthy individuals (P < 0.05) (Figure
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NE and MPO levels (ng/mL) in serum and BAL fluid in patients with advanced and early stage lung cancer, patients with lung cancer/COPD, patients with COPD and healthy individuals
NE and MPO levels (ng/mL) in serum and BAL fluid in patients with advanced and early stage lung cancer, patients with lung cancer/COPD, patients with COPD and healthy individuals. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, when compared with COPD and healthy individuals; §P < 0.05, when compared with healthy individuals.
The goal of this study was to investigate local and systemic neutrophilic inflammation in patients with lung cancer and COPD considering the common inflammatory signaling pathway in both diseases. It is known that chronic inflammation plays a role in pathogenesis of both diseases there are limited integrated data comparing chronic inflammatory processes when there is coexistence of lung cancer and COPD. It is known that COPD is a major independent risk factor for lung cancer among smokers and about 50-90% of patients with lung cancer also have COPD
Our results are consistent with the findings of previous reviews, showing that the count of neutrophils in peripherial blood was higher in lung cancer patients
There are limited data comparing local inflammation in lung cancer patients and COPD. Analysis of BAL fluid cells and extracellular components allows to describe immune processes in the airway microenvironment. In agreement with the data from other studies, our results revealed that percentage and cell count of neutrophils were significantly higher in lung cancer patients
We observed that mean serum and BAL fluid levels of NE and MPO were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer (with or without COPD) compared with COPD patients and healthy subjects. Neutrophil elastase and MPO are important markers of neutrophil activation and neutrophilic inflammation
It is generally accepted that oxidative stress, which is promoted by cigarette smoke, may be involved in cancer development
We also investigated levels of NE, MPO and ROS production in the patients with different stage of lung cancer (early vs. advanced). Our data demonstrated that patients with advanced lung cancer had significantly higher serum NE, MPO levels and more intensive ROS production in peripheral neutrophils than patients with early stage lung cancer. These results are consistent with the results reported in other studies
Additional studies have demonstrated that smoking stimulates not only local but also systemic inflammation
We observed that individuals with lung cancer (with or without COPD) had more pronounced local and systemic neutrophilic inflammation in comparison with patients with COPD and healthy subjects. These data permit a suggestion that neutrophilic chronic inflammation has a significant role in lung cancer pathogenesis and is more pronounced in patients with lung cancer than patients with COPD.
We investigated 267 subjects: 139 patients with lung cancer, 55 lung cancer patients with stable moderate to severe COPD, 40 patients with stable moderate to severe COPD and 33 healthy individuals at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics from 2009 April to 2012 May. All patients met following criteria: did not use inhaled or systemic steroids at least 1 month before the study and had no clinical or radiological evidence of infection. Subjects were excluded if they had a history of another malignancy or other diseases associated with systemic inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease or connective tissue disorders. All lung cancer patients had histologically confirmed disease according to the WHO classification. The clinical stage, tumor type, and performance status (according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG))
Study subjects according to their smoking status were divided into 3 categories: current smokers – smoking persons, having more than 10 pack-years smoking history; former smokers – individuals, having more than 10 pack-years smoking history, who had ceased smoking more than 2 years before the study; and never smokers – individuals who have never smoked
Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as measured weight (kg) divided by the square of measured height (m)2.
Kaunas Regional Ethics Committee for Biomedical Research approved the study and written informed consent was received from all participants.
Lung function testing
Lung function was tested using a pneumotachometric spirometer "CustovitM" (Custo Med, Germany) with subjects in the sitting position. The highest value of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) from at least two technically satisfactory maneuvers differing by less than 5% were recorded. Predicted values were obtained from Quanjer et al.
BAL processing
BAL was performed in 76 patients with lung cancer, 43 patients with lung cancer and COPD, 37 patients with COPD and 28 healthy individuals, using fiberoptic bronchoscopy according to ERS guidelines for measurement of a cellular components and recommendations for standardization of BAL
BAL cell analysis
Prepared cytospins from the BAL fluid were stained using the May-Grünwald/Giemsa method for differential cell counts. Then 400 nonsquamous cells were counted per slide. The type of cell was identified using standard morphological criteria. Percentage (percentage of total nonsquamous cells) and absolute values (106/mL) of all cell counts were recorded.
Serum processing
Peripherial blood from all tested patients was collected into sterile tubes without additives (2×5 mL) and stored at room temperature for the surface clot formation (about 30 min). Then tubes were centrifuged at 1000 × g for 10 min at room temperature. From the upper layer of the sample the serum was vacuumed into sterile cold-resistant Eppendorf tubes and stored at −70°C for further ELISA analysis.
Detection of serum and BAL fluid NE and MPO
NE and MPO levels in serum and BAL fluid were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) according to the manufacturer's instructions (IBL International, USA and Immundiagnostik AG, Germany, respectively). The minimum detectable dose was 0.16 ng/mL for NE and 0.014 ng/mL for MPO. The concentration of NE and MPO in the samples was determined by comparing the optical density values of the samples to the standard curve.
The peripheral blood cell analysis was performed on an automated haematology analyser (Sysmex XE-5000, Japan). Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was calculated as the absolute neutrophil count divided by absolute lymphocyte count.
Peripheral blood collection and isolation of neutrophils
Peripheral blood samples for neutrophil isolation were collected into sterile vacutainers with ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA). Neutrophils were isolated by high density gradient centrifugation. The whole blood was layered on Ficoll-Paque PLUS (GE Healthcare, Finland) and centrifuged at 1000 g for 30 min at room temperature. Neutrophil population was separated by hypotonic lysis of erythrocytes. Isolated neutrophils were diluted in cell culture RPMI 1640 media (Biological Industries, Israel), at a final concentration of 2 × 106/ml. The viability of neutrophils was checked by flow cytometry and it always was > 95%.
ROS production in neutrophils was induced by chemical (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, 10, 30 nM) factor in sterile 96-well microplates (Falcon). For the detection of generated ROS, a nonfluorescent dye, dihydrorhodamine-123 (DHR-123, final concentration, 750 ng/mL; Invitrogen, USA), was added. DHR-123 interacts with intracellular ROS and is oxidized to green-fluorescent fhodamine 123 (catalysed by cellular myeloperoxidase, MPO). Plates filled with different concentrations of PMA and neutrophil suspension were incubated for 45 min. at 37°C, 5% CO2. The relative amount of generated ROS was measured by flow cytometry determining the mean fluorescence intensity in neutrophil population (excitation wavelength, 488 nm).
Flow cytometric analysis
Flow cytometric measurements were performed with a FACSCalibur cytometer (Becton Dickinson, USA). For each determination at least 104 events were acquired. Characteristic (size and granularity/complexity) properties of neutrophils served to determine the purity of cellular suspensions and to monitor morphological changes after incubation and stimulation with tested substances. The total number of viable neutrophils was quantified and identified by adding propidium iodide (2 mg/mL, Calbiochem, Germany), which stains deoxyribonucleic acid of dead cells. Data were analyzed with the software CellQuest.
Statistical data analysis
Statistical analysis of data was performed using the statistical SPSS for Windows 20.0 software package. Data are presented as means ± standard error of the mean and median with data range. The categorical data were analyzed using of the chi-square (χ2) test. For comparisons of data in more than two groups we used ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests and in two groups - the Student
BAL: Bronchoalveolar lavage; BMI: Body mass index; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 sec; FVC: Forced vital capacity; MPO: Myeloperoxidase; NE: Neutrophil elastase; PMA: Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate; ROS: Reactive oxygen species.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
MZ conceived the study design and coordinated the work. NV carried out the collection of data and drafted the manuscript. NV and SL performed the laboratory experiments. NV and MZ contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data. SM and RS participated in the study coordination and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We are grateful to Elvyra Draugeliene, MD and Mindaugas Vaitkus, MD for their invaluable help performing bronchoscopies. This study was partly supported by the Scientific Foundation of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
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ReFo: Eagles @ Redskins, Week 11
This NFC East battle between two 3-6 squads with rookie signal-callers did not follow the recent script. Since taking over the Washington Redskins in 2010, Mike Shanahan had only defeated the Philadelphia Eagles once, a game in Philadelphia that ended with Jason Avant dropping a Hail Mary TD pass. With Michael Vick injured the previous week against Dallas, the Eagles had to rely on third-round pick Nick Foles here, who struggled when thrown to the wolves that were the Cowboys' defense.
Foles again struggled in this game with two early picks, but that only led to a single Redskins touchdown. This 31-6 beat down can also be attributed to continuing issues with the Eagles' secondary, as well as the dangerous Robert Griffin III. RG3 threw for 200 yards, four scores, and also ran for 85 yards. He would finish the afternoon with only one incompletion, though that play could've resulted in a pick-six. Let's take a look at some other performances that shaped this divisional contest that would result in Shanahan's most lopsided win as Washington's head coach.
Philadelphia — Three Performances of Note
Safety Problems Continue
Philadelphia safeties Nate Allen (-0.1) and Kurt Coleman (-2.6) have been liabilities before, and that trend continued in this game. Allen was taken advantage of on the Redskins' second offensive play as he bit on a play-fake and gifted FB Darrel Young a 6-yard TD catch. Teammate Coleman was the bigger culprit, though. On Santana Moss's 61-yard touchdown he managed to get there, but comically fell down despite being in position to at least prevent the catch. Later on, he was again embarrassed on Logan Paulsen's 17-yard score. Here, Coleman went in for a hit instead of trying to wrap the tight end up. When he actually tried to make the tackle it was too late, resulting in him getting dragged for 4 yards. Both safeties also lost individual battles against Young in the ground game, while Coleman also missed a tackle on Alfred Morris.
Bright Spots on Eagles D
There were some notable performances in this contest from Philadelphia's defensive unit. Rookie Fletcher Cox (+4.2) had the best game of his young career with three stops in run defense, four hurries, and a forced fumble on an RG3 scramble. Perhaps his most impressive play occurred with 13:41 left in the third quarter where he quickly recognized the screen being set up, dropped back, headed upfield, waited, and ended up tackling Pierre Garcon for a 1-yard loss. Jason Babin, one of many Eagles not living up to expectations this season, pressured Griffin seven times (one being a sack against stud LT Trent Williams) along with two stops in run defense (one invisible on the stat sheet because of a Redskins illegal formation penalty). MLB DeMeco Ryans, despite losing some battles against offensive linemen, was also active with nine tackles (six of which were stops), a forced fumble, and only 7 yards allowed in his coverage.
Tough Day for the Rookie
It was reasonable to think even a rookie making his first start might have some success against a Washington defense that has been abused throughout the year. Foles (-7.2) would not have success, however, finishing the day without a TD pass, a 45.7 completion percentage, two interceptions on his first two drives, and a fumble. Some, including this game's commentators, blame tight end Brent Celek for the first pick, but Fletcher got his hand in there to defend and tip the pass. Fletcher's presence makes Foles' decision there a questionable one. The second turnover was clearly Foles' fault, though, as, under pressure up the middle, he underthrew the pass deep. Another baffling decision was on a simple throw away with 14:27 left in the second quarter that was followed by a successful 41-yard field goal attempt. It was good for him to not turn the ball over or lose yardage, but on a deep drop against a neutralized four-man rush he still had plenty of time. Unsurprisingly, the camera found DeSean Jackson looking disgruntled coming off the field immediately after.
Washington – Three Performances of Note
Barry Cofield Dominating
With injuries crippling the Eagles' offensive line, it was a given that at least someone on the Redskins' defensive line could shine in this contest and Barry Cofield (+5.5) did just that. The former defensive end-turned-nose tackle made life miserable for RG Jake Scott and C Dallas Reynolds on this day. He beat Reynolds for three QB hits (one which won't show up on the stat sheet because of an offensive holding penalty on the play) and forced Scott to concede two hurries and commit holding on another play. Though Scott, with initial help from Reynolds, did put him on the ground on a 9-yard LeSean McCoy run (9:51 in the second quarter), the former Giant was also a force against the ground game. One example is with 8:45 left in the second quarter he neutralized Scott's attempted cut block and then shrugged off RT Daniel Kelly to get down the line and tackle McCoy for a 2-yard gain on 2nd-and-10. He didn't even always need to make the tackle himself, as happened with 10:59 left in the third quarter where he pushed Reynolds (despite initial help from Scott) into the backfield, slowing Shady down enough to give Ryan Kerrigan time to make a tackle for a 6-yard loss. On top of all that, he also forced a McCoy fumble that led to a field goal.
Promising Debut Cut Short
Due to injuries, it took until Week 11 for former Patriot and Bears safety Brandon Meriweather (+1.7) to make his Redskins debut. The maligned Pro Bowler hasn't impressed in the past two years, but he was all over the field Sunday with his most notable contributions being a vicious hit that dislodged Clay Harbor from completing a catch along with an interception and a 25-yard return. He did over pursue on a DeSean Jackson screen catch that led to a first down and had two consecutive negative plays against the run (one where Jackson successfully blocked him), but there's no doubt that Washington's defense was better with him on the field. Unfortunately, he suffered a torn ACL 45 snaps into the game, but this brief glimpse could bode well for him and the Redskins' future depending on how he recovers.
Trent Williams Does Alright
Trent Williams, the former fourth-overall pick, has continued his stellar play from last season, but this was not one of his best days. On a 3rd-and-one with 5:10 left in the first quarter he failed to get a second-level block on LB Mychal Kendricks, who was then free to race into the backfield and help bring down Alfred Morris for a 5-yard loss. Another bad play came with 8:27 left in the third quarter where he failed to get a pulling block on DeMeco Ryans, who then forced a Morris fumble. He also surrendered a sack and a QB hit in his 23 pass-blocking snaps. It certainly wasn't all bad though as his +0.6 overall grade suggests as he still had a few mauling run blocks. The most notable one came at the 11:25 mark of the second quarter where he manhandled Ryans at the second level on a 12-yard Morris run. You have to give credit to Williams for raising the bar so high that only a few negative plays stand out.
Game Notes
– For the first time in his Redskins' career, Ryan Kerrigan missed a snap (he missed the last nine with the game well decided).
– Trent Cole, once one of the most feared pass rushers in the league, only notched a single hurry in 16 rushing attempts.
– This is only the third game this year that a Redskins' receiver didn't drop a single pass.
Game Ball
Barry Cofield. Usually the performance of a nose tackle goes unnoticed, but this Team Captain was impossible to ignore last Sunday. His +5.5 overall grade is the highest he's received since joining Washington last season.
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Mumbai: The sugar industry has asked the government to let the market govern the prices of the sweetener, by partially decontrolling the industry and re-introducing sugar futures trading.
"On account of the potential supply-demand mismatch, the government should let the prices be governed by market forces through partial decontrol of the industry and re-introducing sugar futures trading," Murugappa group vice-chairman and director (strategy) A Vellayan said.
With hopes of economic recovery strong because of a stable government, industry captains are looking forward to a favourable budget this year.
International crude prices have again reached $70 per barrel, indicating a greater probability of sugar manufacturers of Brazil switching to ethanol production, thus creating a shortage in the international market.
It is important to ensure that the supply-side restriction does not lead to domestic shortage, Vellayan said.
The government should provide subsidized natural gas to sugar refineries and introduce fiscal benefits for new technology investments and working capital requirements. This will guarantee a reasonable availability of stocks at all times for the domestic market, he said.
Among other key expectations of the industry is that the government should do away with the release order mechanism, which may create supply shortages and push up prices, instead of importing high-cost white sugar, he said.
Vellayan also asked for improving efficiency in the sugar industry.
The government should introduce a package for reviving sick units through disinvestment. Power cogeneration is another issue in which the government needs to give a level-playing field by allowing market-determined prices, he said.
The world sugar industry is concerned over the delay in the Indian monsoon and Indian output trailing estimates in the next sugar season, which will lead to price rise.
India, which has a strong appetite for sugar after a dismal domestic harvest, has helped drive up raw sugar prices sharply by 50-55% compared to June 2008. India may import as much as 3 million tonnes of sugar in the year ending 30 September, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) director-general S L Jain had said earlier.
Vellayan pointed out that the growth of the agri-industry has been constant over many years at 2.5% and the stock of foodgrain against use ratio is becoming thinner, clearly indicating depletion in buffer stocks.
To infuse dynamism into the sector, the government should introduce a comprehensive package, which covers irrigation, farm input usage, viability of industrial units involved in farm input supply and other services, Vellayan said.


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Xanax,Valium and I made the effort to visit my friend. We took flowers and lunch and we were so pleasant. I sat sort of still and made conversation like a normal person. Xanax had a top up before lunch. We loathe eating around others.
I know Benzos are terrible and should probably be banned and blah, blah, blah but bloody hell, they make me seem level-headed. They make me not freak out so much.
I think I have changed my mind and currently I don't want to come off these particular pills. The psychiatrist prescribing them doesn't seem to give a shit.
I have been doing so many important, constructive things in the last couple of days.
I am broke as hell. My bank was overdrawn again the other day. I got some money in there since and that's how I bought the flowers and lunch. I don't think too far ahead. Maybe one day the bank wont be so nice about covering my bills. I needed to buy two very good nailpolishes today.
The more I do the better I seem. The worse I get the more people seem to say I am doing well and they would be right if I wasn't reliant on sedatives.
Going to hospital, getting off any of my meds is something I am ignoring for now. I am too busy. I am too scared. I don't think I would benefit from anything.
I cannot correct people. In all of this any professional might say I am fine and coping with life and even if I say otherwise, it doesn't matter. It is all paper work. I care about most of them and don't want them to get into trouble.
Anyway, I am glad I was able to be a better friend today. I just wish I didn't have to take meds to do that. I think I just totally contradicted what I wrote in this whole post.
It's a mad life.


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How does one describe this feeling? It is as though my brain knows that what I feel is irrelevant. And irrational. Or as most would say, a choice. That I choose to feel this way. And I know it's true. But it is also untrue. Because how could this be something I have chosen. To feel as swallowed up and tossed about as I do. I would pick anything else.
I live my life trying my best to pretend that I'm ok. That none of the disappointments, shortcomings, hurts, betrayals, and indifferences matter. To see them as setbacks and, while unfortunate, something I am perfectly capable of moving past. Rationally, I abide by that notion. But all the while I feel like I might lose it. I feel permanently broken by life. Hurt consistently enough, that I feel beaten and cowed. Constantly anxious that I am not enough, that I do everything wrong, that I cant handle all that I am asked to handle; That one of these days I might reach to muster the force of will to move forward only to discover nothing there. I'm pretending to live. White knuckling my way through. And I am good at pushing forward even though every step pains me and causes the rising panic to spread further into the recesses of my soul. It feels a waste. I am a waste. So much wasted potential on a girl who cant make herself happy or loved. I keep searching and hoping something, anything will help. And I try to tell people. But words fall flat. And silence grabs hold of my throat. I never go far enough to explain. They never go far enough to understand what I'm trying to tell them. How does one say words that surely must just be a selfish indulgence? How do you explain what you know people don't really care to hear since it doesn't affect their own lives? How do you tell other people when everyone has problems and this is no more important to anyone just because it is your problem? Or explain to those who cant understand, even if they sympathize because they have not felt it? How do you explain something that shows just how much you are failing and shows your weaknesses for what they truly are - character flaws? Especially since nothing is wrong with my life.
On the surface there is nothing a matter. I'm educated. I have a loving family. I have friends. But I also feel completely and utterly alone with no one to share my true feelings with. I have so much good in my life though that admitting I feel so unhappy feels ungrateful. Selfish. I've tried occasionally to boldly express myself as plainly as I could muster. But to no avail. I keep hoping someone, anyone will notice I'm not ok. That they will care enough to see and hear past the exterior of being fine enough. To say more than cliched you'll be alrights, your time will come and keep pretending everythings great until it is. Or turn the conversation into a competition of who has it worse. Or try to helpfully fix me because my current state cannot be loved. That those who do notice will decide its not too much to support. That even if they believe I ought to be different, they'd love me as the flawed individual I am. But I expect too much. My life is a small blip on other people's lives. Insignificant. Irrelevant. Meaningless.
People tell me they're there for me. And I know they try their best. But most of the time I feel like they arent hearing what I'm trying to tell them. That my life, my true feelings are nothing more than a burden. Something that is too much to ask for. Because they are busy with their own lives and problems and who has the time or energy to deal with more than that. And nothing is the matter. Unless you count my feelings. But people tell me, for my negative feelings, I shouldn't. Because what matters to most is feigning a stiff upper lip and firm resolve. And keeping all the messy rest to yourself so as to not wallow.
The worst is that I don't blame them. Because really, feeling unhappy in my life only goes to show how self-indulgent to my own whims I can be. What do my feelings matter? Especially since I ought to be picking them. Being happy in the situation you find yourself in and other garbagey cliched sentiments.
And yet I'm not. I'm lost. Lost in a life I have no reason not to enjoy and yet I don't enjoy. I can't even remember the last time I felt a true, lasting amount of joy. A joy not tainted by fear. Not during dental school. Not during undergrad. Not during high school or junior high or elementary school. Maybe I really just don't know how to even be joyful. Not the same way other people are. Maybe I am not built for the same capacity of emotions.
People tell me that someday someone will love me for just who I am. But I doubt it. The people who love me now only love me when I am holding back. When they don't hear whats going on inside my head. People don't love broken people who don't function right. That only have brief moments of joy. No one would pick that struggle - to love someone who is so terrified that the constant feeling and thought that she is unlovable is true. I do this to myself. I try not to believe it. I try to trust but no effort is ever enough. Because I am not enough.
My life has not been any harder than anyone else's. I, like everyone, have had hard things and good things happen. I'm unique, just like everyone else and therefore, like I once had explained, so ordinary in my personal uniqueness that it makes me no more special or important than anyone else. Because it happened to me doesn't make it any more relevant or devastating. Other people have it worse. The difference is me. My ability to cope. My ability to function. My own self importance in my own story. I should care less. Who cares how I feel? Who cares where I go or what I do? As long as I don't make a fuss or bother other people. As long as I keep the act of being fine going and maintain my responsibilities, it doesn't matter what I do or how I feel.
Sometimes panic races through me and I feel as though I can't breath. My heart races and feels as though it will beat through my chest. I will fall short. I will let people down. Everyone will be mad at me. I hate having people mad at me.
I can't stand knowing that its irrational to think that way and knowing that I am genuinely fearful that it is true. I know I'm not ok. But I honestly cannot help myself enough and I don't know how to ask for help. I don't even know who could help me. Because every time I try, my brain tells me I'm making a big deal out of nothing and some petty life unsatisfaction is normal and fine. That if I voice how I truly feel I will get yet another speech on making the best with what I have, trusting God more and how good I really have it and how my negativity is really just my personal selfishness showing through. That I am horribly self centered. Ungrateful. Pessimistic. That to be unhappy is to be selfish and ignore what duty and responsibility I must deal with first.
People might try to assume that there is some deep seated unresolved issues; Some traumatic events from my past. And of course I have a list, though realistically probably no worse than anyone else. But more than any specific event, it is life in general that galls at my subconscious. It is me in the specific that is the problem.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
At the beginning
The soft wind pulls gently on my long curls, blowing strands sporadically across my face, that I try to keep tucked to the sides as we chat. My heart beats a little quicker at our proximity. At the slight shifts in your positioning that leave us grazing each other. You are standing and leaning slightly in towards me. Occasionally, your hand reaches out to touch my arm or side, to emphasise a point you are making. And while this initial attraction is flattering and welcomed, I realise I'm scared. This is a dangerous game. Because I dont know what will happen if I let you in. And I'm nervous to make a choice.
When we are just a promising possibility, I can safely enjoy your attention from my emotionally distant place. Knowing that if I dont pick you or you dont pick me, that I have not invested my heart. And giving you up and finding someone new will not wound me. But I know myself enough to know, that once you become a real possibility, I will not be able to maintain such separation of emotion and action. I will throw myself wholeheartedly into you. I am frightened for yet another rejection. Of picking someone who will not or cannot care for me as fiercely as I care for them. So I hesitate. I want to be wise in my considerations like I never have been before. And I coyly try to charm you into investing your feelings into me before I decide to do the same.
Another strand falls across my face and with slight hesitation, you sweep it back. And I can't help but smile inwardly at what is such a intimate motion. A darling gesture that promises affection.
Your gaze settles on my face and I feel myself start to fidget; I cannot hold the intensity in your eyes. I'm not ready to decide. So I shift slightly to put some distance between us. Smiling enough to entice but always pulling back so I can keep you at an arms length for now.
Eventually, I'll have to choose or my hesitation will have you choosing for me. This shy initial flirtation can only last a short while. And I want to decide for myself. But not yet. For now, I'll debate and picture myself with you, trying to imagine what your feelings could be. And for now, those speculated feelings are enough.
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"Bill O'Reilly has adopted a strategy of silence but the ad industry should not", said Scott Kowalchek, DirectAvenue CEO and TV advertising expert, referring to the fact that O'Reilly has not commented on the accusations in his show "The O'Reilly Factor" since the story broke. O'Reilly has denied wrongdoing and said he supported the settlements so his family wouldn't be hurt.
Fox News paid O'Reilly $18 million in 2016, and his contract with the network expires this year.
"I feel like President Trump is making our entire country a hostile environment for working women", asserted Lisa Bloom, attorney for Wendy Walsh, a former Fox News guest and one of O'Reilly's accusers.
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Louis C.K. Just Went To Town On Donald Trump
Host Stephen Colbert asked the comedian about an email he sent to fans last March, in which he compared Trump to Hitler . But the guy is Hitler . "I guess he's not as profound as I thought he was", said Louis C.K.
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly may be losing advertisers amid his recently uncovered sexual harassment scandals, but viewers don't seem to be phased.
On Tuesday, multiple advocacy groups started social media campaigns targeting companies sponsoring "The O'Reilly Factor". His defenders include President Donald Trump.
Reports emerged this week that $13 million were paid to five women who accused O'Reilly of sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct.
Due to these arbitration clauses, which Carlson described as "pervasive", many sexual harassment claims stay under wraps.
Obama aide says intel not used to spy on Trump advisers
Likely being the operative word. "Absolutely not for any political purposes, to spy, expose, anything", she added. Although there is still no proof that the president was subject to a wiretap or any sort of direct surveillance.
"They have treated women very badly", Waters said, referring to Fox News.
It's not uncommon for a company to abandon a show at the first sign of controversy, then slip back a few weeks later when things quiet down. She said Trump "just called a bunch of women liars", adding that's designed "to shut us up".
O'Reilly apologized last week for a glib remark about Waters' hair.
Waters said Trump and O'Reilly "are two of a kind". The company normally doesn't advertise on shows that do political commentary, and it has suspended all of its Fox ads until it can be sure none are shown on O'Reilly's show, a spokesman said.
Moto G5 launched in India at Rs 11999; available exclusively on Amazon
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Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop.— H. L. Mencken
In war there is no substitute for victory.— Douglas MacArthur
If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.— Thomas Sowell
A really great people, proud and high-spirited, would face all the disasters of war rather than purchase that base prosperity which is bought at the price of national honor.— Theodore Roosevelt
We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.— Winston Churchill
If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.— George Washington
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.— Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of Present Discontents
It's been my responsibility, my duty and very much my honor to serve as Commander in Chief of this nation's Armed Forces these past eight years. That is the most sacred, most important ask of the Presidency. Since our nation's founding, the primary obligation of the national government has been the common defense of these United States. But as I have sought to perform this sacred task as best I could, I have done so with the knowledge that my role in this day-to-day-to-day effort, from sunrise to sunrise, every moment of every hour of every day of every year, is a glancing one compared to yours. … But it's not just your fellow Americans who owe you a debt. No, I believe many more do, for I believe that military service in the Armed Forces of the United States is a profound form of service to all humankind. You stand engaged in an effort to keep America safe at home, to protect our allies and interests abroad, to keep the seas and the skies free of threat. Just as America stands as an example to the world of the inestimable benefits of freedom and democracy, so too an America with the capacity to project her power for the purpose of protecting and expanding freedom and democracy abroad benefits the suffering people of the world.— Ronald Reagan
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.— Ernest Hemingway
With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments, where they will certainly be lost.— William Lloyd Garrison
The God of War hates those who hesitate.— Euripides
Superior firepower is an invaluable tool when entering negotiations.— General George S. Patton
The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes, as well as in the military services by every means in our power. Thus, and not otherwise, may we be able to assist in preserving peace in the world… The first step – in the direction of preparation to avert war if possible, and to be fit for war if it should come – is to teach men to shoot!— Theodore Roosevelt
If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.— Winston Churchill
You can have peace, or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.— Robert Heinlein
No state has an inherent right to survive through conscript troops, and in the long run no state ever has. Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back with your shield, or on it.' Later on, this custom declined. So did Rome.— Robert Heinlein
What is our aim? Victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; Victory how ever long and hard the road may be.— Sir Winston Churchill
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.— Herbert Hoover
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.— Thomas Paine, The Crisis: Philadelphia; 12 September, 1777
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.— Calvin Coolidge
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.— General George S. Patton
If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.— Thomas Jefferson
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.— General George S. Patton, Jr.
Humanize war? You might as talk about humanizing hell!— British Admiral Jacky Fisher
…an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.— General George S. Patton
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.— Martin Luther King Jr.
Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.— Dwight Eisenhower
It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.— William Tecumseh Sherman
Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.— Alexander Hamilton
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-class training.— Field Marshal Rommel
In the long run luck is given only to the efficient.— Helmuth von Moltke
If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.— Thomas Sowell
The concentration of troops can be done fast and easy, on paper.— Field Marshal Radomir Putnik
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.— Thomas Paine
Victory in war does not depend entirely on numbers or courage; only skill and discipline will ensure it.— Flavius Vegetius
The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.— Niccolò Machiavelli
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.— Hyman G. Rickover
Where there is no peril in the fight, there is no glory in the triumph.— Pierre Corneille
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.— Winston Churchill
In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.— General Omar Bradley
Diplomats are just as essential in starting a war as soldiers are in finishing it.— Will Rogers
Laws are silent in times of war.— Marcus Tullius Cicero, Pro Milone
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.— Sir Winston Churchill
Cry "havoc!" and let loose the dogs of war,— William Shakespeare
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.
He who stays on the defensive does not make war, he endures it.— Field Marshal Colmar Baron von der Goltz
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget ye were our countrymen.— Samuel Adams
What the horrors of war are, no one can imagine. They are not wounds and blood and fever, spotted and low, or dysentery, chronic and acute, cold and heat and famine. They are intoxication, drunken brutality, demoralisation and disorder on the part of the inferior … jealousies, meanness, indifference, selfish brutality on the part of the superior.— Florence Nightingale
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.— Thomas Paine
The only power tyrants have, is the power relinquished to them by their victims.— Étienne de la Boétie
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.— Dwight David Eisenhower
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.— Thomas Paine
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.— Thomas J.
War is too serious a matter to be taught by the inexperienced.— Robert Heinlein
One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it off to his disadvantage.— Niccolò Machiavelli
Some people live their entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference to the world. Marines don't have that problem.— Ronald Reagan
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.— Douglas MacArthur
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.— Mao Tse-tung
We make war that we may live in peace.— Aristotle
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.— Margaret Thatcher
There is one tactical principal which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.— General George S. Patton Jr.
The Sergeant is the Army.— Dwight Eisenhower
No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.— Woodrow Wilson
The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.— British Sea Lord John Fisher
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.— Winston Churchill
There is one source, O Athenians, of all your defeats. It is that your citizens have ceased to be soldiers.— Demosthenes
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.— John Stuart Mill
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.— Karl von Clausewitz
War does not determine who is right – only who is left.— Bertrand Russell
Right is more precious than peace.— Woodrow Wilson
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined.— George Washington
Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run on a clock like football. No previous generation was so hopelessly unrealistic that this had to be explained to them.— Thomas Sowell
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.— John Adams
Only the dead have seen the end of war.— George Santayana, The Life of Reason
Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.— General George S. Patton


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"The Sting of Poverty" is an introduction from the Boston Globe. Here's an interview (with a transcript) from American National Public Radio. I'm indebted to Vaughn Bell (no relation) for making me aware of this line of thought in his recent blog item.
It makes a lot of sense to me, for what little that's worth.


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BOSTON – Running out of time and options, Gov. Mitt Romney (search) said Thursday he will seek emergency legislation aimed at forestalling gay marriages (search), which are scheduled to become legal in Massachusetts on May 17.
The legislation would allow Romney to appoint a special counsel who would ask the state's highest court to delay its ruling on gay marriage. The governor said it would allow him "to protect the integrity of the constitutional process."
"Fundamentally, I believe this is a decision which is so important it should be made by the people," Romney said. "I would like the right to be able to represent the people and my own office before the courts in Massachusetts."
Romney wants the court to stay its decision another 2 years, until voters have had an opportunity to weigh in on a constitutional amendment -- approved by the Legislature last month -- that would ban gay marriage and legalize civil unions.
Romney said he would appoint retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice Joseph R. Nolan (search), who has called the court's November ruling legalizing gay marriage an "abomination," to represent him in court.
Acknowledging that victory is not assured, Romney said he would also be scheduling regional informational meetings for local clerks on how to handle gay marriages if the Legislature does not approve his request or if the high court rejects it.
Democratic Attorney General Thomas Reilly last month rejected the Republican governor's request to seek a delay from the court until November 2006, the earliest the proposed constitutional amendment could reach voters.
The attorney general, as the state's chief legal officer, determines legal policy for the state. The governor has no legal authority to independently go to court on behalf of the state. Reilly's office did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
"This would be an unprecedented intrusion on the attorney general's authority," said attorney Robert Sherman, who served as counsel to former Attorney General Scott Harshbarger. "I think that for the governor not to respect the separate lines of authority that have been created within the executive branch does not bring credit to him."
Any legislation to stop gay marriage would likely face an uphill battle in the state Senate, where 22 of the 40 members last month voted against the constitutional amendment. It passed anyway because there were enough votes among House members.
Even Senate President Robert Travaglini, D-Boston, who supported the amendment, has said there is little appetite in the chamber to block gay marriages on May 17.
"This strikes me as a Hail Mary pass at best," said attorney Paul Martinek, editor of Lawyers Weekly USA. "It's an extreme measure to try to get the court to do something that it's probably not going to do anyway."
Massachusetts Family Institute (search) president Ron Crews argued, however, that the Senate should allow the people to be heard.
"I would hope that since there is strong support, not only in the House but in the state, to defend the traditional definition of marriage then I would hope that this Senate would strongly support the governor in his action and work with the House to pass this quickly," said Crews, a leading foe of gay marriage.
Romney has repeatedly said he would like to avoid the legal confusion caused if gay marriages are allowed to occur this spring. The constitutional amendment must still be approved by the Legislature a second time, during 2005-2006, before it goes to the ballot.
With the May deadline approaching, local clerks have been demanding answers from the administration, arguing they need new forms and additional training if they are to do their jobs.
The high court ruled in November that it was unconstitutional to bar gay couples from marriage, setting the stage for the nation's first state-sanctioned gay weddings. The court reaffirmed the ruling by the same 4-3 majority in February, after the state Senate asked for guidance about whether civil union legislation -- the provides the benefits of marriage without the title -- would suffice. The majority emphatically said no.
While Reilly has said it would be fruitless to go to the court for a third time on the same question, Romney and others argue that they are posing a new question, regarding the legal chaos that would ensue -- not the legality of gay marriage.
Nolan said, however, that one of the most important considerations when requesting a delay of a ruling is what has happened since the case was decided.
"In this instance, something highly significant has happened," he said at a news conference with the governor, referring to the Legislature's approval of the constitutional amendment. "It's a significant change of circumstance."
He did not guess what the court would do.
"I couldn't guess what the court was going to do when I sat on the court," Nolan said.


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The February WordPress Attack Report is out and this morning and they are including something new.
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Access Control Technology Unlocks Profits
They snuck in the back door. The next thing Michael
Grzegorek knew, his employees were being solicited to buy
briefcases. "With only 40 employees, I know everyone
who should be in our offices. But I didn't recognize these
guys," explains Grzegorek, VP at
(Chicago), a VAR that specializes in photo ID card
solutions. "Our company is located in an industrial
park with a lot of other businesses. These salesmen were
just walking in and out of any doors that weren't
After escorting the two intruders out, Grzegorek decided
his company would become the first test site for a new
access control solution he was developing. From then on, a
person needed the proper ID card to gain access to
Identatronics. The result of this experience, aside from no
more unexpected visitors, was a realization that companies
of all sizes have a need for access control solutions.
"A lot of integrators only focus on large enterprise
accounts like Coca-Cola or Proctor & Gamble,"
states Grzegorek. "We have found there are very few
VARs offering a total solution that includes implementation
and ongoing support to smaller companies [fewer than 1,000
employees] in the United States. Actually, the majority of
our access control clients have between 50 and 250
Integrate Door Controllers, Locks, Readers
When Identatronics added access control technology to its
product line, it received some help from its parent company,
Ban-Koe Companies (Minneapolis), which has been in the
access control business for nearly 20 years. Ban-Koe helped
Identatronics choose some features for the latter's new
vIDix security package, which was released in April 2003.
Ban-Koe also offered training assistance to Identatronics'
service department staff for access control products. For
instance, installation of door controllers,
electric/magnetic door locks, and ID card readers requires
basic PC hookup and some electrical wiring knowledge. The
controllers are connected either to a PC or network running
the access control software.
IDaxxess became the name of the access control module of
the vIDix security package. The system's software enables
users to program doors to lock or unlock at a set time and -
possibly most importantly - define whose ID card will work
with the system. "Once an employee quits or is fired,
often companies will have to shell out the money to have the
whole building rekeyed," Grzegorek explains. "An
access control system eliminates that problem by enabling
you to disassociate a person's badge from the system so it
no longer works."
Photo ID, Visitor Management Natural Add-Ons
For Identatronics, access control was a natural addition to
the company's existing product offerings, which include
photo ID software/hardware and visitor management
software/hardware systems. The company also manufactures ID
cards of all kinds (e.g. smart card, proximity, magnetic
Identatronics sells vIDix as a complete suite of
products, but each (photo ID, access control, visitor
management) can be purchased individually. Private clubs are
a good example of how all of these modules work well
together. Club members use their photo ID cards to gain
access to the club. A maitre d' then swipes the member's ID
card in a guest/visitor management system (software from
Identatronics) that displays the member's photo and his/her
preferences (e.g. martini, shaken not stirred). "This
type of system provides the personal attention people who
belong to private clubs expect," claims Grzegorek.
Sometimes private clubs use an access control system not
only to increase facility security, but to offer subtle
reminders to members. For instance, usually a club invoices
members monthly for any food or drink consumed during that
time period. If a member is consistently late in paying
these charges, the club can restrict that person's access.
So, instead of the door automatically opening with the swipe
of the ID card, the member would have to ring a buzzer/bell
to gain entrance. This action would prompt a visit and
explanation from the club's management as to why the
scenario was occurring.
Access Control Requires Solution Sale
The addition of access control technology and the creation
of the vIDix suite required Identatronics to change its
sales force. In particular, the company added 8 new
employees to its sales team, bringing the total to 16.
"We wanted people who had experience in solution
selling," Grzegorek says. "It has been a tough job
market the past few years, so finding qualified people has
not been difficult for us."
Grzegorek cites one recent experience as proof that this
solution-oriented sales model is paying off. A customer
phoned Identatronics and wanted a technician to come and fix
a printer. The sales representative who fielded the call not
only arranged for the printer repair, but also sold the
customer the entire vIDix suite and landed the service
bureau business for the customer's membership badges.
"We went from a small repair bill to a $20,000 sale,
which is a nice-sized deal in the non-enterprise
space," says Grzegorek. "I think many of my
competitors just would have fixed the printer. Or, they
would have sold some of the system's components and given
the customer a book on how to install everything."
In addition to the efforts of its internal sales force,
Identatronics attends the ISC (International Security
Conference), ASIS (American Society for Industrial
Security), and CardTech/SecurTech trade shows to find new
leads for its vIDix solution. However, the company's many
existing customers using its photo ID solutions comprise the
largest portion of sales for its access control product.
Identatronics has sold 50 copies of IDaxxess in the past
year. Grzegorek expects to sell at least 100 copies this
year. This type of success has shown the company that
customers of all sizes want to secure their workplaces and
are willing to combine ID badge, visitor management, and
access control solutions.
Business Solutions, April 2004
Please call toll free at 1-800-899-0963
or complete this form
to inquire about any of our products.
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Healthy Ageing Campus Netherlands | R&D Hotel
Thursday 9 October 2014
SNN published the Regional Investment Subsidy Scheme Groningen 2014 (RIG2014) yesterday.The goal of the new scheme: regional investment for firms located in the Eemsdelta and at the Zernike Campus.
The scheme will be published in the Provincial Journal of the province of Groningen. The scheme will open on October 15th, 2014. The application form and more information about the scheme will be published in the week of October 15.
For more information, please go to:http://www.snn.eu/rig2014/


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Guidance for employees
Asked by Danielle Dreilinger on June 23, 2016.
1 answer from Jack R-W.
Hi all – I'm directly FOIA'ing some public employees for work emails they sent or received through their home account. Our lawyer has prepared a very technical letter spelling out the rules (Louisiana). The thing is – I think these employees are going to freak the frak out. Does anyone have a user-friendly "here's how you respond to a FOIA request" letter?


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Cafe is a great place for you to connect. Enjoy a wholesome, freshly prepared dinner with your family and friends at Sunrise. First time guests are treated to a meal on us and many participate in the Wednesday night programs that follow. Come join us!
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I don't believe it is any secret that when it comes to family parties, alcohol is nearly always involved. It does not matter what the tradition, most families have their alcohol consumption they assist at getaway and other family get togethers. Unless of course alcohol is forbidden within their faith, just as in the Mormons. Where at every holiday, ale and wine is definitely available I undoubtedly originate from a family. I do not think some individuals in my family and several other people's families would be able to stand some family gatherings without alcohol.
I myself have gotten to a spot where when I get to a family gathering, I look forward to a glass of wine to sip while I meet up with everyone. If my extended family starts to get on my nerves and I enjoy that 2nd or third glass of wine. I have come to understand that alcohol is simply part of family culture when you provide extended family closer together for an event.
However, I do not believe it is impossible to visit a family gathering and never have alcohol unlike some people I know who would just be shocked. There are a lot of people out there that have gone through a tough journey and joined into recovery for an addiction to alcohol. These individuals cannot be exposed to alcohol sometimes, and so they shouldn't be omitted from family parties just because other people in that family desire to drink. But I have noticed this occur, also within my family.
This past Christmas Eve, I had the opportunity to see what respecting another's sobriety at family gatherings actually feels like, what not consuming at a family gathering feels like. You know what, it is not negative, in fact, it is satisfying.
You see, my best friend's mom is a recovering alcoholic. Her alcoholism caused him lots of suffering, once we were in high school. Nevertheless, within the past couple of years she has gone through 12 step applications and visited rehab and has actually gotten in control of her lifestyle and her drinking. She asked my companion, myself, and another household members of hers over to her condo for a Christmas Eve celebration this past year. And of course, there is no alcohol.
This wasn't actually discussed beforehand. All of us merely realized not to bring alcohol and not to assume alcohol. And the night was great! Used to do not skip not consuming at all. I was with my companion and his incredible family. An absence of alcohol might not deter from your good spirits there.
At the conclusion of the evening, my best friend's mom was so very happy to have had us over also to have celebrated the break in this tranquil means. And I felt proud that people all respected her sobriety without any apprehensions or pains. This made me think of all of the days I've observed other family members turn their loved ones who are in recovery away since they didn't need to lose alcohol in a family party, and it made me sad.
Family gatherings are to be with people you adore and celebrating any occasion, a birthday, an accomplishment, an engagement, whatever. It is not for drinking. Which can be an excellent portion of it, however it the assembly can nevertheless be good without it.


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Item Number: ESC565
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