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New York -- Companies remain committed to constructing green buildings, according to a survey by Turner Construction Co. The company's 2012 Green Building Market Barometer found that while executives remained committed to incorporating sustainable building practices into their building programs, fewer said their companies were likely to seek LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council when constructing a green building.
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Over the years, the value of the power has grown and, according to repeated arguments made by CFLCo and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the result has been an unfair financial return to Hydro-Québec and the Quebec government as opposed to Newfoundland and Labrador. Perhaps the most aggressive attempt to alter the status quo was in 1981, when the provincial government passed the Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act, trying to take control of the Churchill Falls assets and, ultimately, get more money from Churchill Falls for Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1984, the Supreme Court of Canada shut down the province's move and found its actions to be unconstitutional. The back-and-forth over Churchill Falls power was perhaps best summed up in a Department of Natural Resources publication in fall 2012: "The province has engaged in extensive litigation over the years in relation to the Upper Churchill; none has been successful."
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The so-called "good faith" legal argument begins, as the president of CFLCo sends a letter to the president of Hydro-Québec asking for a renegotiation of the pricing in the Upper Churchill power contract in the name of fairness. The argument is based on a requirement in Quebec civil law that parties to a contract act in good faith — and not "abuse their contractual rights" — through the life of a contract. In a news release issued Nov. 30, Nalcor Energy notes keeping the contracted power purchase prices would mean power being sold to Hydro-Québec for less than five per cent of its commercial value for another 32 years.
The status quo, the Crown corporation states, creates a disparity between the benefits for Quebec versus the benefits for Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Two months later and, with no reply from Hydro-Québec, the president of CFLCo, Ed Martin (also president and CEO of Nalcor Energy), announces CFLCo will be taking its argument for more money from Upper Churchill power to the courts. "We believe the situation with the Upper Churchill Power Contract, as long as it is outstanding, to be unjust and to refuse to renegotiate the pricing terms is inconsistent with the obligation imposed by the law of Quebec to act in good faith in all legal relationships," Martin says, promising to file a motion in Quebec Superior Court "in the coming weeks."
February 2010
The legal action is filed in Quebec courts by CFLCo. It must be filed in Quebec as the original contract is governed by the laws of Quebec.
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The matter proceeds to trial. Sessions for the presentation of arguments are scheduled to continue through to the end of the year. A decision is expected by the end of 2014. According to Nalcor Energy, "appeals can be expected, regardless of the result, including possibly an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. This would likely take at least five years before the issue could be finally determined."
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Does the "good faith" argument have any merit?
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Let's face it: Gold has been dismal. Everyone who bought into the idea that this metal would somehow protect against inflation and central bank "money printing" has been duped. Gold has been a lousy performer.
While it's true that in the last four years gold has appreciated about 60% in value, stocks have doubled. You might say that you're still happy with your gold; however, that underperformance came despite unprecedented central bank actions, massive amounts of quantitative easing, a near collapse of the euro, ongoing wars and instability, riots and protests in Europe and America, the downfall of regimes in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, a first-ever U.S. credit downgrade and much, much, more. Four years ago if anyone had told you that we'd be going through all that, you'd think gold would be up more like 600%, not 60%.
I don't know why anyone would own gold. It pays you nothing: no dividends, no interest, no nothing. It might look good around your neck, but if you buy enough of it, you're going to want to insure it and make sure it's locked up in a safe place. In other words, it costs you money to own. Maybe you'll get lucky and some fool will pay more than what you paid. You'd better hope so because that's the only way gold gains in "value." And to monetize it? Guess what? You have to sell it. Some bargain.
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I've seen some of the gold-mining reality TV shows that have popped up recently. They remind me of the home-flipper shows that were popular at the height of the real estate bubble -- and we all know how that mania ended. But what strikes me about these gold-mining shows is the vast waste of energy and resources looking for a few flakes of yellow metal, not to mention the environmental damage. These crews of otherwise extremely motivated entrepreneurs and risk takers invest their life savings buying tractors, ploughs and all kinds of expensive heavy equipment. They burn thousands of gallons of fuel -- energy that will never be recouped and could be used for better purposes -- and they despoil pristine environments for a few ounces of gold. It's appalling when you think about it. Such waste, for what? The manpower alone could be better served repairing roads or building schools or hospitals or hauling equipment to construction sites, but instead it's being used to pull a few crumbs of ore out of the ground that will eventually be melted down to sit in a vault somewhere. What folly.
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Police were called to Sewerby Road in Bridlington at 4.25am where a 39-year-old man was found unconscious and suffering a life-threatening wound. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man died from the injury at the scene.
Humberside Police said a vehicle was seen to leave the Sewerby Road area following the incident, and officers were sent out to locate it.
A vehicle containing four men thought to be connected with the incident was stopped in Seaton, near Hornsea, just before 5am, and all four men - aged 22, 27, 37 and 47 - were arrested on suspicion of murder.
A Humberside Police spokesman said the 47-year-old man is currently receiving treatment in Hull Royal Infirmary for injuries sustained during the incident, which were not believed to be life-threatening.
The spokesman said police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, and assured residents that it was confined to an address in Sewerby Road, and there is not thought to be any risk to the community.
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Did I say I'd give up that kind of package for those 2? No. You took my post out of context. Saying everybody is on the table, doesn't mean I'd include our entire team in the deal... You're dead wrong about Pekovic. Pekovic is a legit starting 4 or 5, and has proven that over the last 2 years. To think otherwise is being ignorant.
How exactly is Williams a project? I'd love a "project" who can come in right away and put up 9pts and 5rbs. He hasn't lived up to the hype nor his draft status to this point, but does that make him a project? I seem to recall people trashing Mayo 1-2 years ago as though he was a bust and not somebody who could come in and contribute. Shoot, same could be said for JO in Portland. Sometimes all it takes is a change of scenery and an opportunity for players to take off. Plus, Granger isn't getting any younger and who knows if he'll ever come back to be a productive player. Having a 22 year old drenched in talent to grow alongside George can only be beneficial to this team's long term outlook. But of course, our organization will stand pat and continue to mire in mediocrity.
I just got us Jose Calderon!
But you do realize this would be a very short-term rental? Thus we would lose Tyler without anything to show for it heading into next season.
I doubt they'd want Green's contract. DJ as an expiring contract is more valuable than Green as a player, I think.
All we really have to offer are a few expiring contracts, I don't see us making any deals this year.
Lol, good luck arguing with him about superstar players.
Tyler Hansbrough and DJ Augustin for Derrick Williams.
I just feel sorry for whatever teams GM thinks that we should be playing Tyler more...has he been watching the same games as we have? Any guesses on which GM said that? lol
You don't think they will get a better offer than that for Williams? I do. ...
You guys are overvaluing our Players. The cost to get a prospect and/or Starter like Derrick Williams is well beyond what the Pacers would be willing to pay.
Aim lower since the only real value that our tradable Players are that they are Expiring Contracts.
I'm surprised that no one has brought it up yet....but a real easy trade that could make some sense for both Teams is Tyler Hansbrough for Gerald Henderson. Both are coming off of their Rookie Contracts...so making Salaries work isn't going to be hard.
We need a more consistent Bench Wing Player that is smart and Hansbrough could offer something that the rest of the Frontcourt doesn't ( at a cheap price ) for the Bobcats...while adding in that whole North Carolina State following in Charlotte.
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That's a fantastic trade for us when looking at value. But positionally it makes even more problems.
This space for rent.
The Hans for Henderson trade sounds good, but who backs up West? Do you think Miles or Pendy are ready to step up? I'm sure Ian could take some of those minutes, but he IS a foul magnet. We could go small and use Granger at 4 when/if he comes back healthy enough to play.
If anything....I think that Mahinmi has a more consistent offensive game and mid range jumpshot than Hansbrough does. To me...although I think that Hansbrough has a decent knack for getting to the ft line....Mahinmi isn't that bad at doing the same.
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D-Will has not proved a lot yet, though. He may pan out but he may fall flat. I agree that a change of scenery would do him good. But he's still a risk. However, he could be worth it
I didn't realize just how lousy Derrick Williams has been during his short career. His numbers are cringe-worthy. Look beyond where he was drafted, and I don't see the Wolves getting much out of him at all.
For comparison's sake, former #2 pick Hasheem Thabeet was traded midway through his second season. The deal? Thabeet, DeMarre Carrol, and a future 1st for a declining Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith.
Yeah, the Wolves aren't getting much at all for Williams. I might give them Hansbrough, Augustine, and a lottery-protected 1st, but I'd be hesitant to move the pick.
Why in the world would the Timberwolves trade one player who isn't getting minutes so they can add two worse players who also won't get minutes, especially if they're only going to get a crummy pick out of the deal? They have tons of PG depth with Rubio back on the floor and nothing about Hans screams "Adelman player" to me. I agree that they would trade Williams if it helped them add parts that got them into the playoffs this year, but DJ/Hans are not those parts.
He's a stat-whore that rarely changes a game significantly. Look at their production with him out, then in the games he's played in.
He's very good and produces numbers, but so does David Lee. Anyone calling him a superstar?
Could you imagine the 2nd unit?
Calderon/Lance/Green/Young/Ian OR Cal/Lance/Green/Miles/Ian OR Cal/Lance/Young/Miles/Ian
Regardless, you'd be looking at significant minutes for Young or Miles at the 4. I will say, Calderon and Lance make for a very nice backcourt, and in theory would mesh well with Green at the 3. Of course, Green sucks...
You think Minny would give us D. Williams for Augustin and Hansbrough, I would even throw in a 2nd or 1st rounder, I think Williams needs a change of scenery then he can be a productive bench player
For one thing, that sentence makes no sense at all. And for another, I would ask that you consider factors outside of current on-court performance when evaluating the value of a player as an asset. If you would do that, you would see that the pu pu platter of Hans/DJ (even with a non-lottery pick) isn't going to land you last year's #2 pick that has played only 50 games so far. Are you seriously comparing Williams with freaking Hasheem Thabeet? That is laughably preposterous.
Thabeet: 1.1 pts, 1.6 rebs, .3 blks in his second yr
Williams: 8.8 pts, 4.7 rebs, .7 blks.
As disappointing as Williams is he isn't anywhere close to being a bust of historical proportions that Thabeet was..and really still is.
I think a change of scenery would benefit Williams big time. He definitely has some talent IMO. I'd love the Pacers to acquire him.


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being half African American and Caucasian is a blessing and a curse, haha my friends always jealous of my skin tone and me always jealous of their hair! I have very thick curly hair, i wouldn't say a 3c but in-between that and a 3b my hair pattern is very uneven and i hate the feeling that its short or its triangle shaped. (deva cut maybe? i just don't want a bob i want long hair!!) Since when wet it comes down at least 4" past my shoulders but when dry sits about an 1" above. Hence i broke out the flat iron..and spent an hour and a half straightening then another hour putting in curlers (since i don't like my hair straight, but i don't like it not curly!) then going through the painful process of sleeping with the curlers..every single day.. don't even ask. i just want looser curls like a 3a would be great!! I'm considering a keratin treatment just to loosen my curls? but its so expensive, i don't know what eles to do, trust me i've tried ALOT. help. anyone. please. ahh thanks so much to anyone who even bothered to read this huge paragraph haha(:


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Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill were together this morning for a visit to The Today Show in NYC. Brad talked with Ann Curry about Moneyball and the film's many Oscar nominations. He's in the running to take home a best actor statue, while Jonah's up for his first-ever Academy Award as a best supporting actor. The picture's additionally in contention for best film of the year, best adapted screenplay, and best achievement in film editing.
The guys reminisced about working on Moneyball, and Jonah reflected on a particularly awesome prank Brad pulled. They've mentioned before that Brad tricked out Jonah's golf cart with George Michael paraphernalia, but more details were disclosed to Ann. Jonah spoke about the cart, which was rigged to play the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" when it turned on. He revealed, "If it was just that, that would be crazy. That would be annoying for me. But he also had it shrink-wrapped bright pink, like neon pink. And he had superimposed a picture of me and George Michael on the front that said, 'I'm Jonah Hill and I love Wham!' And then it had wedding noisemakers under the cart. And so I'd have a meeting with someone and I'd drive up in this insane, absurdly Liberace-style [thing]."


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One of Louisville's premier charity events, Boots, Badges & Bids, was held Oct. 13 at the beautiful residence of Glenn Hogan.
The event featured food and drink, live and silent auctions, music and dancing.
Boots, Badges & Bids helps support the men and women of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
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Tell it to The Packer | Letter to the Editor
Bob Rust, president and chief executive officer
International Specialty Supply
At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, I recently gave a presentation about sprouts at the International Association of Food Protection Convention in Providence, R.I.
Although the topic was "Best Practices for Safer Production of Sprouts: A Seed Supplier's Perspective," I took a few minutes to discuss why removing sprouts from restaurants and supermarkets is misguided.
After the meeting the food safety director of a major supermarket chain came up to me and said that this is the type of information that everyone needs to hear.
So I thought I would share the thoughts with your readership.
It is true that there have been a substantial number of recalls and outbreaks involving pathogens in sprouts.
But if we step away from the microscope for a minute, it is the bigger picture that is important to all Americans.
According the Centers for Disease Control, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. One in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day.
So in the last 10 years over 8 million people died from cardiovascular disease. During that same period of time nobody in the U.S. died from eating sprouts.
In the last 10 years more than 1% of the U.S. population died from illness related to smoking. Yet instead of Wal-Mart pulling cigarettes, Cokes, M&Ms and Twinkies off the shelves, they quit selling sprouts.
On the other hand, as baby plants, sprouts are loaded with micronutrients, many of which just dilute as they pick up water and become mature plants.
Each sprout, for instance, may have as many glucosinolates as an entire mature plant.
Peer-reviewed research from the scientific community indicates that various sprouts can help prevent, reduce, or control a wide variety of illnesses, including, alzheimer's, high cholesterol, diabetes and arthritis.
There are about 2,200 crucifer sprouts such as radish, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.
With crucifer sprouts the enzyme myrosinase and the glucosinolate glucoraphanin combine when chewed to make a powerful isothiocyanate called sulforaphane.
Sulforaphane is the most potent natural antioxidant available anywhere.
When crucifer sprouts are consumed they can have 20 to 100 times the amount of antioxidants as when they mature into a head of broccoli, for instance.
In fact, crucifer sprouts are so loaded with antioxidants that they had a positive effect on all cancers tested.
Fresh sprouts are among the nutritious foods that stores and restaurants need to carry if we are to control our health care costs and get back on track to building a healthier population.
If diets that include bacon cheeseburgers with mayo and fries were replaced with diets including sprouts, Americans would live longer, healthier lives and health care costs would fall through the floor.


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At its annual investor day meeting on Wednesday, Johnson Controls (JCI) management took clear ownership of the subpar performance of the company's Automotive Experience segment during the past 18 months and asserted that the issue is now aggressively being fixed.
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Drama with a Difference Clifton Hill and KewPerforming Arts Drama Coaches & Teachers
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Multiple Venues Across Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3004
Servicing Altona, Oakleigh, Ashburton and 44 other suburb(s)
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Super Speak make the classes fun and enjoyable and Chrissy always leaves the class with a big smile on her face and bounce in her steps when I picked her up. She'll tell me about the new games she played and tell me how much fun she had. It's lovely to see kids learning whilst having so much fun!!!
Such a great service and friendly. Both my son and daughter have benefited greatly. I would recommend this as a valuable class for children to experience - also fantastic teachers.
My boys have gained so much from your classes, we can't praise the program highly enough. Thank you!
After 12 months of Superspeak, my son is a different person and has become much more confident within himself - even his school teacher commented on his development in last year which I largely attribute to attending these classes. I would definitely recommend to others.
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WEEK 1 IMPROV WORKSHOP - 3 Days (Monday 25th - Wed 27th September) Ages: 10-15 years Cost $250 In week 1 we are offering 3 jam-packed days of Improv fun with tutor Luke Robson. You will build confidence, ...
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My Daughter absolutely loves attending the Holiday Program at Artz Collective. Everyday is different ...
My kids love to spend time at Artz, both all of their term time classes and holiday program. The teachers are wonderful and the very high quality of teaching means that they learn quality skills - in dance, singing and drama- whilst having heaps of fun.
Highly recommended Performing Art School!THANK YOU to Ms Ziggy & her team who have brought out the best of our girls. Alex who use to be serious, shy & reserve has become more confident & assertive. Ashlee - my naturally "drama queen" has flourished & improved her focus. We watch them both develop their skills & technique, enjoying fun every minute at Artz Collective. A great sense of community & "family-like" school. Ms Ziggy, her team & instructors are approachable - showing love, care & attention for our children. We look forward to the next term.
Artz Collective is a fabulous Performing Arts school, offering a variety of different dance styles, catering for children and adults, including Ballroom Dancing and a very popular Irish Dance class. Artz Collective offer high calibre dance teachers, who are professional yet down to earth. The students adore all the teachers. The nurturing nature of the school (teachers, students and parents) make you feel like you are part of a very caring "dance family", which is wonderful for our daughter, and us as a family, to be a part of. The teachers have really helped to ignite a passion for dance in my daughter and she attends all her dance classes with great enthusiasm. During school holidays, the Holiday Program is full of creative fun and variety. It exposes the participants to dancing, singing and acting. The Holiday Program is suitable for both current students or children that have not had prior experience at this school. A lot of the activities are student driven to really get their creative juices flowing! We are big fans of the Artz Collective Performing Arts School!!
By Emma H (Aged 10 years) Some of the things that I really enjoyed about the Artz Collective Holiday Program was the different variety of activities we did. We did: Dancing - Hip Hop and lots of Broadway. Singing - We sang a song from "Annie" and made up an act / dance routine for it. Acting - We made up our own plays and performed in front of the parents. (One of the plays involved 5 of us dressing up as one big Mole in a big black blanket = lots of fun!) Theatre - On one day we all went to the Hawthorn Town Hall to see the pantomime of Cinderella (Starring our very own Miss Ziggy!!!) I really loved the holiday program and I can't wait to do the next one!!
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My son James has been attending Lantern League for nearly 2 years and JUST LOVES IT. A little shy at Primary School, Lantern League has allowed his inner self to shine and this has resulted in a confident , young man, who feels much more comfortable voicing his opinions. As a result of Lantern League and the way the students are taught, James won an impromptu speaking award last year out of a minimum of 100 participating students. I would highly recommend Lantern League to any parent: Lantern League teaches public speaking skills and is something that will put any child ahead of the rest.
My daughter (aged 10) has just loved this space. She gets to curiously probe into the world of public speaking and performing and since starting has taken on a public speaking role at school and is growing in confidence all the time. The emphasis on building your inner shine instead of copy cat performing is just great! Super confidence building.
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ADRIAN KELLYAffiliation:
Freelance session trumpet player: Hong Kong and Australia.
Artist's BiographyBorn in 1974 in Lancashire, England and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Adrian began playing trumpet at the age of six. His natural ability and dedication to the instrument saw him progress rapidly, and he is now one of the most sought after studio and touring musicians in Asia and Australia.
Over the past two decades, he has recorded and performed with some of the best in music; including Jacky Cheung, Joey Yung, and Twins in the Asian music scene, and Ray Charles, Shirley Bassey, and Patrizio Buanne in the West. He boast numerous recording credits and has performed in over thirty touring musical theatre productions.
Adrian also has an impressive career to date as a composer, and has written music for the Sydney Theatre Company, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and the Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World tour, among others. His music was featured on The Artists of the New York Trumpet Company album, Intercontinental Drift, and in 2007 he won the WA Music Industry Song of the Year Award for his composition 'Curious Yellow'.
2012 sees the release of Adrian's debut CD as leader, Chinese Whispers 細語, featuring music from and inspired by China.


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AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series Recap
While few expected anything other than the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series Championship shootout coming down to the last corner of the last lap on the 2012 season, no one saw this result coming.
What had been scheduled as a nine-lap final, was reduced to what was effectively a winner-take-all five lap dash for $25,000 between title rivals Michael Barnes and Tyler O'Hara when Ray Delaney crashed and brought out the red flag at mid-distance.
KLR Group/Spyke's/Vesrah runner Barnes and Bartel's Harley-Davidson's O'Hara immediately put themselves into a one-on-one duel at the front again following the restart, setting the stage for an epic conclusion to the XR Showdown.
With just two points separating the two in the title fight, whichever man beat the other to the checkered flag was destined to be named the champion... or so it seemed.
Barnes ran in front the bulk of the contest, but O'Hara pressured him heavily on the final lap, diving past on more than one occasion only to see the experienced Barnes' retaliate with a counterattack.
The two drove onto the final straight in the last desperate drive to the stripe nearly side-by-side. However, O'Hara then shocked officials, competitors, and spectators alike when he reached over and grabbed onto Barnes upper arm, and seemingly robbed his rival of momentum while aiding his own.
The maneuver worked -- on track anyway -- as O'Hara sailed past for the apparent victory. However, the move was immediately deemed illegal and Barnes was credited with the victory and his first-career individual AMA Pro title in more than two decades of trying.
The title did not come easily. Barnes raced for three teams throughout the season, finally finding a home when he hooked up with Kyle Wyman's KLR Group/Spyke's/Vesrah outfit.
Barnes said, "There was a lot of pressure going into this last one, and I felt I had a little edge throughout all the sessions this weekend on Tyler. But you can never count that guy out, especially on the last lap, last turn. He made a little mistake and went into Turn 3 wide (on the last lap) and I had a good five or six bike-length gap that he slowly reeled in. He didn't get me in 13 so I pretty much thought I had it right there. But I saw him come up the inside and I matched him coming off the last corner. He grabbed my arm and did the old dirt track pass maneuver on me.
"I just started flipping out in my head because I knew it was wrong. I felt that with him coming on the inside, I had the drive on the outside with the higher line, carrying more speed. I'm sorry that he decided to do that because it affected him gravely in this race.
"But aside from that, I'm just so stoked that I won this championship and this race. I can't say enough for Kyle Wyman in giving me this opportunity and this bike -- something equal to his... I'm proud to be on this team and I'm glad to have the support from everybody. I can't say thanks enough to everybody that helped me get here. It's been a long, long fight to get a singles championship. I'm pretty proud of it."
The race concluded with a checkered red flag due to an incident in the fight for the podium behind Barnes and O'Hara. O'Hara was dropped to the final man on the lead lap, leaving him 11th in the race and dropping him down to third in the final XR Showdown standings.
In his defense, O'Hara explained, "Barney was coming over and I just had to let him know I was there. I grabbed him with my arm and that was it."
Besides the primary beneficiary of O'Hara's penalty was Suburban Harley-Davidson's Benny Carlson. Carlson was elevated from fourth to third in the race, and third to second in the Showdown.
Carlson was involved in the fight for third (which became second), but decided to sit back and wait for the pieces to fall into place when he saw Teterboro Rams' Shane Narbonne and Rossiter's Harley-Davidson's Michael Corbino clash multiple times on the final lap.
Corbino ultimately crashed out due to contact in the battle, bringing out the red flag, while NJMP winner Narbonne took second.
Narbonne said, "The race was pretty good. The first start I was like sixth, which was right where I wanted to be. Once the red flag came out, I just prepared for another good start. The second start I was right with the guys and it was a battle to the end. With two laps to go they started pulling away a little bit and I reeled them back in. Me and Corbino went bar-to-bar and we got tangled up. I hope he's all right. Carlson came in on the last turn and we were side-by-side and I had the advantage and just took it home from there."
"I realized I was eight points down so I really wanted to win, but I wasn't willing to thrown it down and possibly lose a top-two spot throughout the deal," Carlson said. "We ran good. I got great starts. I felt good, the bike felt good. I just rode a little bit tight. Shane and Corbino kind of handled me there a little bit. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I could have sworn Shane was up on the curb when he cleaned out Corbino. I was just thinking to make sure I got through it because they hit twice prior -- they had banged bars and almost went down. I wanted to chill back there because I thought they were going to take each other out and sure enough one of them went down. We ended third and with the incident with O'Hara, I guess hitting 'Barney's' arm, it was a good result to end the year and we finished second in the championship. From a 13th place finisher at Daytona to second in the championship, I can say enough for Suburban Harley-Davidson and all my sponsors."
Corbino was credited with fourth while Ruthless Racing's David Estok completed the top five.
Long-time AMA Pro star Jake Holden impressed by claiming pole on the MOB Racing Harley-Davidson, but crashed on the opening lap of the race.
AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.


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NEW YORK ( The Deal) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday, July 10, to move forward with an element of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising of private placement offerings. The new regime would affect hedge fund and private equity firms, as well as promoters of private offerings. SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar was the sole hold out on the advertising rule. He said the elimination of the solicitation and advertising ban put investors at too much risk for fraud, calling the regulator's action "reckless." Official adoption of the general solicitation ban and bad-actor rule is subject to a 60-day public comment period and any final revisions by the SEC staff. The vote on general solicitation has been eagerly anticipated by many market players, since the JOBS Act's passage in April 2012. The law gave the SEC 270 days to write the regulations, and the commission has been criticized for missing the deadline. The amendment allows general solicitation in offerings conducted under Regulation D of the Securities Act, including sales of securities in private funds and startup companies based on limited information. Sales of securities under Regulation D are limited mostly to accredited investors. The new rule establishes a variety "reasonable steps" for issuers to follow to insure investors are accredited. The regulator also adopted a rule to disqualify so-called "bad actors" from private placements, in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The "bad actor" amendment, mandated by the passage in 2010 of the Dodd-Frank Act, allows the commission to disqualify certain felons and others who have been sanctioned by securities regulators from being involved with issuers or promoters of these private offerings. The SEC has not held a public meeting on the bad actor amendment since January 2012. While the vote was 5-0 on the bad actor rule, Commissioner Aguilar said the amendment did not go far enough in protecting investors. He objected to a change that makes the definition of a significant shareholder -- who would also be covered by the rule -- too broad, raising the threshold from 10% of any class of securities to 20%.
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Fund Raising Committee
Identifies and solicits funds from sources, other than member dues, to increase the long term investment fund for the Stonewall Book Awards and to fund other initiatives as set forth by the GLBTRT Board. Develops and implements a fundraising plan to encourage more GLBTRT members and others to donate. Develops a list of potential individual, corporate, and foundation donors. Plans and implements planned giving, sponsorships, projects, and other fund raisers, Coordinates with the GLBTRT Treasurer and the ALA Development Office. Charge Adopted September 2014
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The entity component model is all the rage for the last decade. But if you look at the design it opens more issues than it solves.
Broadly speaking the entity component model can be summarized as the following: An entity is composed of components who each serve a unique purpose. The entity does not contain any logic of its own but is empowered by said components.
But what does the entity component model try to solve? Each and every illustration of the entity component model starts with a classic Object-Oriented conundrum: a deep inheritance hierarchy with orthogonal proposes.
For example, you have a Goblin class. You form two specializations of the Goblin class, the FylingGoblin who can fly and the MagicGoblin who uses magic spells. The problem is that it is hard to create the FylingMagicGoblin.
Even with C++ and its multiple inheritance, you are not in the clear as you still have the dreaded diamond and virtual inheritance to solve. But most languages simply do not support a concise way to implement it. When solving the issue with components, the components GroundMovement, FlyingMovment, MeleeAttack and MagicAttack are created and the different types of goblins are composed of these.
Good job, now we went from one anti-pattern (deep inheritance hierarchy) to a different anti-pattern (wide inheritance hierarchy). The central issue is that the inheritance hierarchy tries to incorporate orthogonal concepts and that is never a good idea. Why not have two object hierarchies, one for attack modes and one for movement modes?
As you can see from an object oriented standpoint the entity component model fares quite poorly. But that is not the only problem the entity component model tries to solve. In many cases, you see the concept of a data driven engine. The idea is that you can cut down on development time by moving the object composition out of the code and into some form of data. This allows game designers to "build" new objects by writing some XML or using a fancy editor. Although the underlying motivation is valid, it does not need to use an entity component model, as a few counter examples show quite well. Putting the structural criticism aside, a naive implementation of the entity component model can in no way be efficient. In most cases the components are not such high concepts as moving or attacking, they are more along the lines of rendering and collision detection. But unless you have additional management structures, you need to look at each and every entity and check if it has components that are relevant for the rendering process.
The simplest way to resolve the issue, without altering the design too radically, is the introduction of systems. In this case the actual implementation is within the systems and the components are just indicating the desired behaviour. The result is that a system has all the relevant data in a very concise and compact format and as a result can operate quite efficiently.
But if you look closely you can see that we have all these useless components. What if you removed the components and just used properties on the components and the systems just look for appropriately named properties? Now you have duck typing.
Duck typing is a concept that is used a lot in weakly typed languages, like for example JavaScript or Python. The main idea here is that the actual type is irrelevant, but specific properties and function are expected on a given object within a specific context. For example it is irrelevant if it is a file stream, a memory stream or a network socket - if it has the write function it can be used to serialize objects to. The problem with duck typing is that is does not lend itself easily to native languages. You can cook up some solution using some varying type but in no way is this an elegant solution. Chances are you already have a scripting system, in this case the solution is quite straight forward, you implement the core game logic in scripts and underlying systems look at this definition and implement any heavy lifting in native code. The idea of alternating hard and soft layers is nothing new and should be considered where flexibility and performance is needed. You may think that implementing the game logic in scripts is an inefficient way to do it. In cases where you are building a simulation-oriented game this may be quite true. In these cases is makes sense to extract your logic and reduce it to its core concepts, a simulaiton if you will. Then implement the presentation layer and control layers externally directly against the simulation layer.
The nice thing about this design is that you can split the presentation layer and simulation so far that you can put one of them on one computer and the other on a different one.
Wait, did you just describe MVC? Um... No... Stop changing the subject. When looking into scalability you get interesting requirements. One very clever implementation of the entity component system was to make it scale in an MMO setting. The idea here is that entities and components do not exist in code, but are entries in a database. The systems are distributed over multiple computers and each work at their own pace and read and write to the database as required.
This design addresses the need of a distributed system and reminds me of the High Level Architecture][10] used by NASA and NATO to hook up multiple real-time simulations together. Yes this design approach even has its own standard, the IEEE 1516. Ok, oh wise one, what should we do? If you read about these issues you are either building a game engine or a game. Each and every game has different requirements and game engines try to satisfy a subset of these different requirements. Remember what you are developing and the scope of your requirements. If your current design sucks, you do not need to go overboard with your design, because chances are you aren't gonna need it. Try to make the smallest step that will solve the problem you are facing. It pays out to be creative and look at what others have done.


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As an adventure travel blogger who has lived in Spain for over 7 years now, I've come to love their colorful language and chances are Spanish swear words are one of the first things visitors will pick up. The Spaniards have an alarmingly rich vocabulary of swear words and vulgarities – ranging from one-word cusses to full-sentence chants like "me cago en todo lo que se menea!" (I shit on everything that moves!). For those living in Spain, it's almost strange to talk to a local and not hear a full sentence with anything erm… crude.
Mind you, I adore the Spanish language: combined with expressive hand gestures, it's full of vigor, passion and emotions. The Spaniards for one, have always captivated my heart with their sultry linguistic demeanors.
If you get to know the Spaniards and learn Spanish well enough, you'll come to observe that they tend to use palabrotas (swear words in Spanish) openly in their daily conversation. Words like 'coño' (cunt) don't contain extremely vulgar connotations, and so are used commonly by people in Spain.
In comparison, the Latin Americans tend to be a tad bit more gentle in their language. But before you start stringing sentences with a long list of cusses, bear in mind that without the correct usage, you might just end up offending the more refined ones, or end up with a bunch of giggling audience.
Let me sum up the top swear words most frequently used in Spain. Without them, life wouldn't be this colorful or should i say- de puta madre!
10 of the Best – Spanish Swear Words
1 Joder! (hho-DErr)
The first Spanish word I learned literally translates to 'fuck'. For example: You forgot to bring your phone out, Joder! They're not showing your favourite TV show anymore, Joder! Damn I have to wake up early tomorrow, Joder! It's just part and parcel of daily life in Spain. It's used in many power-packed sentences like 'Que te jodan! (Fuck you!)'.
2 Mierda! (mi-err-da)
This literally means 'shit', and is the most lightweight of all these swear words. It makes a perfect combination with many words to give a better impact, such as 'Come mierda! (A shit-eater!)'.
3 Gilipollas (hhi-li-PO-yas)
Used frequently to describe bastards, the word 'Gilipollas' is simply served as a retorting cuss. When someone pisses you off, or even teases you, you would call him a 'Gilipollas'. Translated literally, 'gili' comes from a latin word meaning 'son'.
4 Qué Cabrón! (kehh cabrON)
In reality, 'cabrón' refers to a big male goat, with giant horns. As the old Spanish saying goes, a man whose wife is cheating on him is called a 'cabrón' i.e. his horns are growing. Everyone then started using 'Que Cabrón!'(What a bastard!), to swear at others. It's quite a mild cuss, and often used just as a sarcastic remark instead of a real curse.
5 Los cojones! (los co-hho-nehs)
The Spanish men are known as 'machotes' (macho men who are proud of their balls), and so, besides the toros (bulls) and the corridas(running of the bulls), they love to show their masculinity by adding the word 'cojones' (literally means 'testicals') to their colorful language. It tends to be used more like the word 'Bullshit!' in English, in occasions when someone is trying to give you some crappy excuse, you would respond with 'Los Cojones!'
6 Me cago en todo lo que se menea!
My personal favorite Spanish swear word of all. It is long yet packs a punch. Whenever I hear my husband chant this long cuss while driving, I crack up. It literally means 'I shit on everything that moves.' (strangely unvulgar but can be loosely translated to mean 'fuck' in Spanish.) 'Me cago en…' is a very commonly used cuss, and can be combined with anything and everything that comes to mind, like 'Me cago en Dios' (..on God) or 'Me cago en tus muertos' (..on your dead relatives).
7 La madre que te parió!
In my personal opinion, this would be top on the list of the most frequently used curse. It literally means, 'the mother who gave birth to you!' It is used in the same way as 'motherfucker' in English. Usually used as part of a sentence for example: 'Me cago en la madre que te parió!' (I shit on the mother who gave birth to you.), it has the same effects as dropping a huge bomb!
Hijo de puta (yi-hho-deh-PU-tah)
Translated to the English swear word, 'son of a bitch!', it's used in the exact same way as English, except almost ten times the frequency. It is however mostly used to tease someone, especially as a sarcastic or envious remark. Your friend gets a promotion – hijo de puta! Your brother is traveling around the world– hijo de puta! He just bought a 40inch plasma TV- hijo de puta!
9 Tonto del culo
Slightly milder than all the previous curses, this translates to 'an idiot of the ass' and it's used to refer to how stupid/silly someone can be. It's useful in all occasions.
10 Puta madre (poo-tah madre)
Literally meaning 'fucking mother', it can be used to curse but can also be used positively. As a form of exaggeration, it is commonly used to describe how good something is. For example: 'Esta fiesta está de puta madre!' (This is a fuckin' good party!). 'Puta madre!' is often used to express great satisfaction, eg. 'Barcelona won! de puta madre!
Related posts:
- Teaching English in Spain
- Photoblog: Best Places for a View in Granada, Spain
- How to Start a Travel Blog


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Fertility Preservation and Breast Cancer: A Complex Problem
Fertility Preservation and Breast Cancer: A Complex Problem
A considerable number of women with breast cancer are diagnosed during their reproductive years. In the short period of time in which newly diagnosed women will need to make decisions about surgical options and adjuvant therapy, younger women with breast cancer also face the potential impairment or complete loss of their fertility. The preservation of fertility should therefore be an integral consideration in the choice of breast cancer therapy. Preserving ovarian function is particularly challenging for women with estrogen receptor– positive tumors, as the suppression of ovarian function has been shown to be beneficial therapy with regard to breast cancer outcomes. The current emerging recommendations of hormonal therapy extending to a 10-year period will likely further impact the timing of any subsequent pregnancy or require an interruption in hormonal therapy. To optimally counsel patients on how to best weigh the risks and benefits of each intervention, both the care provider and the patient must understand the options and the likelihood of their success. Here we summarize the current challenges and options for women diagnosed with breast cancer who wish to preserve their fertility.
With improved early detection and treatment, the majority of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will survive their disease. The majority of younger women will be offered adjuvant chemotherapy, and those whose tumors express estrogen receptors (ER-positive) should receive hormonal therapy for at least 5 years. Recent data suggest a benefit of extending hormonal therapy beyond 5 years, and often chemical ovarian suppression is added in young patients. As mortality has become less of an immediate threat, minimizing short-term and permanent long-term side effects should be a central goal when choosing adjuvant regimens. In addition to the risks of leukemia and heart failure, chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure must be considered. The insult to the ovaries by cytotoxic agents has been linked to the patient's age at diagnosis, the type and dose of regimen used, likely genetic determinants of the host, and lifestyle factors.
There is still uncertainty about which are the most predictive biomarkers of poor ovarian reserve and impending infertility, and how to interpret their changes during adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Several genetic markers predicting a higher likelihood of ovarian damage from treatment with specific chemotherapeutic agents are emerging and under clinical evaluation, but large randomized studies will be needed for validation.
The two most challenging groups of patients with whom to discuss fertility preservation are probably the patients whose tumors are ER-positive, as the induction of amenorrhea has been associated with better breast cancer–related outcomes, and patients with a genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer, such as women with mutations in BRCA1/BRCA2 or with Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer [HNPCC]) genes. In women with BRCA mutations, removal of the ovaries has been strongly associated with better breast cancer outcomes and prevention of ovarian cancer.
Little is still known about the emotional toll on patients who must navigate this very complex problem with conflicting priorities in a very short time. Access to novel technologies in fertility preservation prior to the start of chemotherapy is often not facilitated or thought feasible, because of perceived and actual risks to the patient, as well as costs and time constraints.
Care providers and patients should be informed about the risks, benefits, and likelihood of success in preserving ovarian function so they can make the best informed decision at a time that is stressful for the patient.
Fertility and natural risk factors for premature ovarian failure
Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer,[1] of whom over 50,000 are under 50 years of age, with over 11,000 under age 40. Hence, at diagnosis an increasing number of young patients with breast cancer have not ever conceived or completed family planning.
One of the most important natural factors when considering fertility preservation is the age at breast cancer diagnosis and at the anticipated completion of adjuvant therapy. Changes in lifestyles over the last 3 decades have led to a delayed onset of childbearing, and there has been a steady increase in the number of children born to women over the age of 35. Nonetheless, the number of children born to women over age 35 is considerably lower than that in younger women. Whereas 97 children are born to 1,000 US women aged 30 to 34, this rate drops to 47 births at ages 35 to 39, to 10 at ages 40 to 44, and to 0.7 in women over 45 years of age, despite many recent advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART has become an integral factor in childbearing. In 2011, an estimated 15 in 1,000 children in the United States were reported to be born through use of ART.[2]
Fertility is strongly linked to the onset of menopause. In the United States, the median age of menopause, the permanent cessation of menstruation and completion of natural fertility, is estimated to be 51 years; however, natural fertility rates decrease much earlier. A steady decrease in ovarian reserve and fertility is expected to occur after age 30, with a sharp drop after age 37.[3]
Premature menopause, defined as menopause occurring under the age of 40, is seen in about 1% of women. The likelihood of premature or early menopause (before age 45) is impacted by family history, smoking, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.[4,5] These underlying risk factors should be considered in each patient when assessing the risk of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea and the potential for successful fertility preservation.
Risk of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea
The rate of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea, the commonly used surrogate for infertility after chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, has been described in several excellent reviews.[6-9] Amenorrhea rates are frequently reported as secondary endpoints in large randomized studies evaluating novel therapeutic interventions for premenopausal patients with breast cancer. The induction of amenorrhea is dependent on the agent, dose, and duration of therapy; reported rates of post-treatment amenorrhea range from 10% with newer regimens and shorter durations of therapy to close to 100% in earlier studies. In addition to the aforementioned factors, the amenorrhea incidence rate is strongly associated with advancing age. Frequently, the reported data are further confounded by short follow-up of the respective study and the considerable reversibility of the chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea.
Several reports have suggested that addition of paclitaxel and trastuzumab (Herceptin) do not add to the amenorrhea risk of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. Patients treated with tamoxifen in addition to adjuvant chemotherapy, on the other hand, may have a decreased chance of recovering their regular menses.[7-9]
This wide range of therapy-induced amenorrhea points to the need for well-controlled randomized studies when assessing the risk of therapy-induced amenorrhea, and the potential benefits of interventions to preserve fertility and protect against ovarian damage during adjuvant therapy.
It further outlines the need for biomarkers to assess the individual ovarian reserve at time of diagnosis, to facilitate a personalized calculation of the risk imposed by the cancer therapy.
Predictors of ovarian damage and permanent therapy-induced amenorrhea
FSH and inhibin. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and inhibin A and B levels have been used in many studies to assess and predict therapy-induced ovarian failure.[10,11] However, the fluctuations of these markers between and within cycles render them less predictable, and often both high FSH levels and low inhibin levels after chemotherapy are reversible over time and revert to pretreatment levels when menses recover.[12-14]
Anti-Mllerian hormone. Recent studies have suggested that anti-Mllerian hormone (AMH) levels may be predictive of ovarian reserve and the response to ovarian stimulation. AMH belongs to the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) family and is expressed in the ovarian granulosa cell of antral follicles but not in larger developing follicles.[15,16] In contrast to FSH and inhibin levels, AMH does not fluctuate during the menstrual cycle and should not be greatly influenced by the temporary cessation of menses. Several small studies have pointed to the value of AMH as a more reliable predictive marker of permanent chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea.[17-20] Assessment of AMH levels should therefore be incorporated in future studies evaluating interventions to preserve fertility in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Antral follicle count. In addition to laboratory studies of levels of FSH, inhibin, and AMH, sonographic assessment of antral follicle counts (AFC) have recently been found to be predictive of ovarian reserve and predictors of impending menopause.[21-24] A small study suggested that the assessment of both AMH and AFC were most reliably linked to a positive response to letrozole for ovarian stimulation and the successful embryo/oocyte preservation in patients with breast cancer.[25]
It is hoped that using this approach in addition to assessing levels of AMH, inhibin, and FSH will increase the value of any of these markers in predicting the likelihood of permanent ovarian damage induced by chemotherapy in individual patients.


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Belfast Bike Club gets hundreds of young people cycling.
The Shankill Area Project and Glencairn Youth Initiative teamed up with Bike Club to deliver cycling activities for teenagers in Northern Ireland.
The aim is to tackle issues that young people face on a regular basis, as well as encouraging youths to achieve and play an active role in their communities. The mountain bike scheme works with young people to build their confidence and fitness too.
Cycling UK's Cycling Development Officer in Belfast Tim Edgar set up a Bike Club with qualified volunteer mountain bike instructors and road cycling instructors to help young people gain skills and knowledge of cycling.
Targeting teenagers
This project is area based and has the benefit of working with large numbers of young people and those deemed 'hard to reach' from different areas around the greater Shankill.
It helps young people and volunteers gain accreditation through the programme. It also aims to create local bike trails in conjunction with Belfast Activity Centre.
In the first year, the target was to work closely with 300 young people through this initiative. Within the first 4 months of running 4 sessions a week and current summer schemes they have engaged 400 young people. During the 9th -13th July the summer scheme engaged 180 young people in mountain biking activities. 180 young people took part in cycling activities in the Summer Schemes too. In addition, 100 children took part in a 5-day trip on the North Coast of Ireland in July.
Cycling UK working in partnership
The youth organisations are part of the Belfast Education and Library Board. The teams work throughout the whole of Greater Shankill with young people aged 12-25.
The main bulk of the project's work consists of centre based work and detached street based youth work (which means working with young people on the streets of Belfast).
The project delivers training programmes, personal and social development group work sessions and supports summer programmes across the whole of Greater Shankill and North Belfast.
Cycling UK's Tim Edgar works closely with different youth organisations in the area and other community organisations. Partnerships involved in this Mountain Bike Scheme include:
- BELB Youth Service (Employer)
- Belfast City Council & Cycling UK + ASDA Bike Club Initiative (Funder)
- Belfast Activity Centre (Specialist Adviser)
- Cycling UK (National Awarding Body)
- Shankill Area Project & Glencairn Youth Initiative (Facilitator of Bike Club Locally)
- Greater Shankill Partnership (Supporter in reference to Greenway Initiative)
- Shankill Area Project Steering Group (33 member groups locally)
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