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Today sees the launch of the International Diagnostics Centre (IDC), a global research collaboration hub, created at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to undertake innovative research on the development and deployment of new diagnostic tests that enable patients to be diagnosed faster, more accurately and cost effectively.
The first of its kind in Europe, the IDC will be a revolutionary focal point, forum and centre for learning, addressing the diagnostics priorities and challenges of today. With collaborators in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia and South America, the centre is uniquely placed to facilitate and accelerate access to quality assured diagnostics in the developing world and improve patient care and to inform disease control strategies.
Important recent advances in diagnostics, especially in point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for malaria, HIV, syphilis and other infectious diseases can greatly improve the quality of clinical care for those without access to laboratory tests. The centre's work will help countries meet Millennium Development Goals and ultimately save lives and strengthen health systems.
Diagnostics success at LSHTM includes:
- Pioneering work to assess the cost-effectiveness and utility of non-laboratory based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria.
- A recent study with collaborators in Malawi on self-testing for HIV which established an important foundation for the introduction of self-testing in high HIV prevalent populations.
- Recent research into new rapid diagnostic tests for syphilis which resulted in 100% of the study countries changing policy and recommending prenatal rapid test screening, saving thousands of lives.
Diagnostics are not prioritised in global health, as funding has been largely focused on the development and delivery of therapeutic interventions and vaccines. The lack of quality standards in the evaluation and regulation of diagnostics has also caused a proliferation of low-quality diagnostic tests to be sold and used without evidence of effectiveness, discouraging companies with good quality tests to compete in the same market.
The launch of the IDC brings together a critical mass of researchers committed to using multi-disciplinary and integrated approaches to address these challenges. By leading cutting-edge research and development of accessible quality-assured diagnostics, the centre will advocate for diagnostics in global health. It will play a pivotal role in ensuring this is the 'Decade of Diagnostics'.
Rosanna Peeling, Professor and Chair of Diagnostics Research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: "A new generation of diagnostic tests could save millions of people from deadly diseases like AIDS and TB in the next few years. I am delighted to launch the International Diagnostics Centre today to give a new impetus to our work and create a critical mass of expertise to address inequity of access to diagnostics, guide evidence based management of patients and strengthen health systems."
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About the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health, with 4000 students and more than 1300 staff working in over 100 countries. The School is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the UK, and was recently cited as one of the world's top universities for collaborative research. The School's mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. www.lshtm.ac.uk


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ARTIST(S): Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash Feat. John Martin
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The massive collaboration between Swedish House Mafia alumni Sebastian Ingrosso and the talented Australian producer Tommy Trash on a track called Reload, released last year on Ingrosso's label Refune Records, has already been a tremendous hit. World premiered today on Pete Tong's show on BBC Radio 1 was the new vocal mix of the track, featuring vocals from none other than John Martin, already known for providing the vocals to the two massive Swedish House Mafia anthems Save The World and Don't You Worry Child!
Already having been a staple in the sets of Swedish House Mafia's One Last Tour, the triumphant track Reload has already struck an emotional chord. Closing out their final shows with the incredible mash-up of Save The World, Reload, and the Don't You Worry Child acapella, hearing John Martin's
unforgettable vocals over Reload has already proven to be super effective (see the One Last Tour video link), so it is only right that Reload gets it's own exclusive vocal treatment from John Martin himself! Providing some very chilling and impactful vocals and increasing the emotion of Reload tenfold, Ingrosso and Tommy Trash have done it again with yet another track that will have people singing and screaming along for some time to come.
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The Ernie Bonner Equity Planning Endowed Scholarship has been created in the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State.
The Bonner Scholarship was established from a gift by Ernie's wife, Lynn, and the Bonner family in honor of the late Ernie Bonner, former director of the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and long-time civic activist. The fund will provide scholarships for students pursuing a Master of Urban and Regional Planning or a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and who have stated interest in equity planning and/or the use of planning to advance conditions of social equity in our society. Due to a generous grant from the Miller Foundation, scholarship contributions to Portland State, from new donors, including contributions to the Bonner Scholarship, are being matched dollar for dollar.
"Ernie's hope for planning and policy-making was always that public policy would increase equity and fairness in society. He often wrote that planning should provide 'more choices for those who have fewest'; that is the essence of Equity Planning," said Lynn Bonner. "The family feels that this scholarship will keep Ernie's concept of equity planning alive in coming generations of planners. We also appreciated the pleasure and privilege of working with the staff of the College of Urban and Public Affairs."
"This is a very significant donation to the Toulan School, and represents an important new opportunity for current and prospective students. I am extremely proud that the Bonner Family has chosen the Toulan School to be the home for the Ernie Bonner Scholarship," said Ethan Seltzer, director of the Toulan School. "Ernie's work was innovative and very important, two traits that I hope we can embody always in the work we do here."
The scholarship was announced last week at a reception in the Parsons Gallery in the College of Urban and Public Affairs with guest speaker Norman Krumholtz, professor in the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Krumholtz worked with Ernie Bonner in Cleveland, where Krumholtz served as planning director from 1969-1979. Ernie Bonner was the first person he hired, and remained a life-long friend. The Cleveland Policy Plan that Krumholtz and Bonner wrote was recently declared a "Planning Landmark" by the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Before announcing the Ernie Bonner Equity Planning Endowed Scholarship Fund, Lynn Bonner made a visit to the PSU Library to view the digitized collection of her husband's urban planning papers, which she donated to the library in 2005. The Ernie Bonner collection includes notes, clippings, and reports concerning housing, waterfront development, the downtown Park Blocks, the east bank of the Willamette River, city hall Portland Development Commission projects, and other documents relevant to Portland planning policies and history. Any questions regarding the Bonner collection should be directed to Rose Jackson, Urban and Public Affairs Librarian, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ernie Bonner came to Portland in 1973 and left as the city's planning chief in 1978. He served as a Metro councilor, as president of Sunlight Energy Systems, as a distributor of solar equipment and then as energy conservation manager for the Bonneville Power Administration. More recently, he served on the Portland Planning Commission. Prior to Portland, Bonner was chief planner for Cleveland, overseeing the creation of that city's comprehensive plan. Bonner died in 2004, at the age of 71 after a long bout with cancer.
The Miller Challenge
As part of Portland State's Building Our Future fundraising campaign, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Fund will match a total of $250,000 in scholarship gifts from first-time Portland State donors, resulting in an additional $500,000 towards the University's goal. The gift was part of the Miller Fund's $1 million donation this past fall that helped Portland State top the $100 million Building Our Future campaign goal.
College of Urban and Public Affairs
The College of Urban and Public Affairs is comprised of three schools: the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, the School of Community Health, and the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. Within those schools, the college also has 13 public service and research institutes that include the Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, the Institute on Aging, the Center for Public Health Studies, the Center for Population Research and Census, the Center for Transportation Studies, the Executive Leadership Institute, the Institute for Nonprofit Management, the Institute for Tribal Government, the Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, the National Policy Consensus Center ,the Center for Urban Studies, the Center for Real Estate and the Northwest American-Turkish Research Institute.
About the Branford P. Millar Library
The Branford P. Millar Library at Portland State University is home to 1.3 million volumes, serving over 800,000 patrons annually. The Millar Library recently completed a major $2.8 million renovation, developing a state of the art research center and reorganizing the entire library collection. Ernie Bonner's papers are the first major collection by a public figure (who was not also a PSU employee) to be given to the Millar Library. Plans are underway to add collections of other notable individuals, with Governor Barbara Roberts' papers added in fall 2005.
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I guess it makes sense. Warner Bros. has already delayed Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" for a whole year, and since the film is just sitting there waiting for its 2013 release date doing not a whole lot, why not go ahead and post-convert it into 3D, too? The kids still love 3D, don't they? (Honestly, though, I know a LOT of kids who just hate it. Which is ironic. Isn't 3D supposed to cater to kids?)
And so, Warner has officially announced that Superman, starring Henry Cavill as the new man of steel, will be coming to you in 3D when he returns to the big screen on June 14, 2013.
But don't worry you, you 3D-haters. Zack Snyder assures us it'll be super awesome keen:
The film is going to be a visually exciting experience in all formats: 2D, 3D and IMAX. Anticipating how audiences today embrace 3D, we designed and photographed the movie in a way that would allow 'Man of Steel' to captivate those movie goers, while respecting fans who prefer a more traditional cinematic experience. We've taken great measures to ensure the film and the story come first, and 3D is meant as an enhancement.
I would normally spend the next few sentence railing against 3D, but I've learn to not care. Look, it's up to you if you want to pay extra to see a movie that was post-converted into 3D. Love having random objects fly at your face for absolutely no reason while stuffing your fat face with popcorn? Have at it, chum.
"Man of Steel" co-stars Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe.


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If you travel extensively on business, you probably know the drill: Both the airline and the hotel often will offer a lower rate if the stay includes a Saturday night. With oil prices still escalating, the discount is usually worthwhile for someone working through Friday.
Strategy: Stay until Sunday. Besides the discount, the cost of staying an extra day is deductible as business travel, even if the work has been completed.
Start with the basic premise that business travel costs are deductible if the "primary purpose" of the trip is business-related. The number of business days versus personal days is critical. If you qualify, a Saturday layover may provide cash savings without any tax detriment.
Example: You're scheduled to fly into town on business Wednesday and leave Friday night. The round-trip air fare costs $1,200, but if you return on Sunday morning instead, it costs only $500. Similarly, the hotel normally costs $200 a day, but the daily rate is cut in half if you stay over Saturday night.
If you spend $100 on meals each day, the three-day business trip would cost $2,100 ($1,200 air fare + $600 lodging + $300 meals). But if you stay through Saturday and leave on Sunday, the total cost is only $1,600 ($500 air fare + $700 lodging + $400 meals). So you save $500 with just a slight change in your travel plans.
The IRS has said a taxpayer in this situation can deduct lodging costs and 50% of the meals for all four days if he or she is staying longer to qualify for discounted air fare that lowers the overall cost of the trip. It doesn't matter if you spend the extra day on R&R.
Tip: The discounted rate, plus the cost of the additional lodging and meals, must be less than the lowest available fare (not including a Saturday layover) when you booked the flight. (IRS Private Letter Ruling 9237014)


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Marginal Tax Reform, Externalities and Income Distribution
The paper examines welfare improving and revenue neutral directions marginal policy reforms for an economy with nonidentical individuals and an externality that has a feedback effect on the consumption of taxed goods. It considers three types of policy instruments: the indirect taxes, the uniform poll transfer and public abatement. This extends the framework set up by Ahmad and Stern (1984), Bovenberg and de Mooij (1994) and Schöb (1996). The theoretical model is illustrated for a specific externality, namely congestion caused by peak car transport.
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- Bovenberg, A Lans & van der Ploeg, Frederick, 1992. "Environmental Policy, Public Finance and the Labour Market in a Second-best World," CEPR Discussion Papers 745, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bovenberg, A.L. & Van Der Ploeg, F., 1992. "Environmental Policy, Public Finance and the Labour Market in a Second- Best World," Papers 9243, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research.
- Bovenberg, A.L. & van der Ploeg, F., 1992. "Environmental policy, public finance and the labour market in a second-best world," Discussion Paper 1992-43, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Small, Kenneth A., 1983. "The incidence of congestion tolls on urban highways," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 90-111, January.
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- Bovenberg, A.L. & de Mooij, R.A., 1994. "Environmental levies and distortionary taxation," Other publications TiSEM 4b32deaa-ec2f-4de7-b59b-9, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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- Ahmad, Ehtisham & Stern, Nicholas, 1984. "The theory of reform and indian indirect taxes," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 259-298, December.
- Schob, Ronnie, 1996. "Evaluating Tax Reforms in the Presence of Externalities," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 48(4), pages 537-555, October.
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- Mayeres, Inge & Proost, Stef, 1997. " Optimal Tax and Public Investment Rules for Congestion Type of Externalities," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 99(2), pages 261-279, June.
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Raise a glass to Facebook Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Nicola Mendelsohn, who was named a non-executive director of multinational alcoholic-beverages company Diageo, The Drum reported.
According to The Drum, Mendelsohn will assume her Diageo post in September, joining the company's audit, nomination and remuneration committees.
Diageo brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Windsor, Buchanan's and Bushmills.
Diageo Chairman Franz Humer said in a statement, as reported by The Drum:
I am delighted that Nicola is joining Diageo's board. Her senior experience at the forefront of digital marketing and communications will be of great benefit to Diageo and its brands as we seek to pursue long-term profitable growth through innovation in all areas of our business.
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Redbirds pound Express, Bulls thump Lakers (amateur baseball wrap-up)
TRACY -- The Luverne Redbirds opened their amateur baseball season in grand fashion, pounding the Tracy Express, 12-2, Sunday afternoon.
Andrew DeBoer earned the victory on the hill for the Redbirds (1-0), giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out 11 and walking two in a complete-game effort.
Kyle Mathiowetz suffered the loss for the Express (1-4), striking out four and walking one in four innings of work.
Marc Boelman was 4-for-6 at the plate for the Redbirds. Boelman had three RBI and scored a run. Taylor Graphenteen was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while Reed Van Hulzen, Jeff Sehr and JT Bruynes each had a pair of hits.
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HERON LAKE -- Jackson reliever Pat Boggess struck out one and walked one over two innings to pick up the victory, as the visiting Bulls defeated the host Heron Lake Lakers Sunday evening in an amateur baseball tilt.
Jackson starter Tom Hady went five innings for the Bulls (1-0), giving up one run on four hits.
Keith Rogers suffered the loss for the Lakers (0-2). Rogers gave up four earned runs on four hits while striking out four and walking seven in 7 2/3 innings.
Caleb Rossow had a pair of hits and scored three runs for the Bulls. Blaise Jacobsen was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored, while Kip Wachal connected for a pair of hits.
Lucas Knutson led the Lakers at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort, including an RBI and a run scored, while Rogers had a hit and an RBI. Tyler Leopold was 1-for-3 with a double, and Jerrad Meinders had a hit and walked twice.
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This album finds Donato leading a pianoless quintet which is comprised of his European friendsPiotr Wojtasik, a Polish trumpeter, and nomadic guitarist Michael Felberbaumalong with two Quebecois musicians currently living in France: tenor saxophonist François Theberge and drummer Karl Jannuska. The eight tunes are all originals with contributions by all members save Jannuska.
The liner notes suggest that the music reflects the style of Eric Dolphy during his Out to Lunch period. I think they've got the right label (Blue Note) but the wrong musical reference. This is nicely played post-bop writing that would fit right into the Blue Note early-1960s era and is consistent with the early albums of Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter of that period. The liners mention Wojtasik's trumpet style as similar to that of Woody Shaw, and there is a distinct similarity.
Theberge shows a virile tenor sax ability with some flashes of wanting to take the music out, but I prefer his mainstream work on "Vin Neuf" and "Dolphy's Coming." Felberbaum is a pleasure to listen to and on the first two tracks, "Open Closer" and "Tremay," he takes the first solo, sounding very much like Jim Hall, circa 1960, in a pianoless combo. His oddly named ballad "Dog" is attractive also. Michel Donato gets to stretch on bass during "Have You Met Mr. Jones" and "Vin Neuf."
Track Listing: Open Closer, Tremay, Hope, Bleu Sur Le Vif, Dog, Have You Met Mr.Jones, Dolphy's Coming, Vin Neuf, Duet Now.
Personnel: Michel Donato, bass; Francois Theberge, tenor sax; Piotr Wojtasik, trumpet; Michael Felberbaum,guitar; Karl Jannuska,drums
Title: Et Ses Amis Europ | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Effendi Records
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The crime writer, famous for her Inspector Wexford novels, said the "simply written" book only uses words of one or two syllables.
Archie and Archie features a cat and a dog and is due out later this year.
Speaking at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, the 83-year-old said she had also used very short sentences and paragraphs in the book.
"We have a great many people who cannot read," said Rendell. "It's awful. I do what I can to try and get people reading."
Beyond that, she said there were many low ability readers who could manage a newspaper headline but not much more.
Just over five million adults in England are "functionally illiterate", according to the National Literacy Trust.
This means they have literacy levels at or below those expected of an 11-year-old.
Rendell has previously written another short book aimed at new readers, The Thief, published in 2006
The London-born author, who also works under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, was awarded a CBE in 1996 and was made a baroness in 1997.


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Rivals250 cornerback Louis Young made a decision on Saturday. After committing back in the fall, the 6-foot-0, 185-pound cornerback reconfirmed his pledge to Stanford.
"I committed on Saturday to Stanford," he said. "I had been up there for three days since Thursday and basically I made my decision to play for Stanford University.
"The coaches were very surprised. They didn't expect it. I didn't expect to make a commitment either. On Mother's Day I talked to my mom and I went to go see it for myself and it was the perfect fit for me."
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According to Young himself, Stanford made up ground over the weekend.
"When I opened my recruitment back up, the main thing I thought was that Coach Harbaugh would leave if he got an NFL job because he could get one," he said. "Going into this visit I had a top four of No. 1 Virginia Tech, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Wake Forest and No. 4 Illinois. This visit just took me away. My dad and I talked in Coach Harbaugh's office and he said he's not going anywhere. He then said I want to coach your son to my dad and compete for a Pac-10 championship.
"I know a lot of people felt I was going to commit to Virginia Tech. I really thought I was going to do that after my cousin committed there, but I wanted to see something different and when I talked to my mom on Mother's Day. I really thought I needed to do something that my family hasn't done, gone to college and get a degree from a prestigious school like Stanford."
Young went further about his selection.
"I'd probably say the whole visit impressed me," he said. "There is so much historic value there and the coaches. They went over the defensive schemes. I know it's somewhere I can benefit from and help turn things around.
"I know my dad wanted me at that school, but he just wanted me to go see it for myself. And to me it just feels right."
How much was education a factor in his choice?
"I got to tour the school and went to the classrooms with the students," he said. "It just seemed like the professors there were down-to-earth and eager to help their students. They will help you succeed and won't let you fail there. They're going to make sure you're going to get that degree. It was a factor."
Meanwhile, what about playing time?
"That definitely made me gravitate more," he said. "They have corners leaving and once I get there I'll be able to compete and I can do something early and play as early as a true freshman. I can play on a big stage against USC, Cal and Oregon. In the Pac-10 it doesn't get better than that."
Young did have a visit scheduled to Virginia Tech later this month. Is it fair to say Young is solid in his pledge?
"Coach Hite from Virginia Tech more than likely will visit the school this week," he said. "Something crazy would have to happen for me not to stay with my commitment. My official is solid and it's a strong verbal. I am very solid.
"I plan to return to Stanford in mid-June. I'm going with my teammate Troy Gloster. I'm recruiting him now because I know he's interested."
The four-star prospect is now celebrating that the process is over.
"I'm going to celebrate tonight and everyone in my family is excited," he said. "The choice brought tears to my mom's eyes. They were good tears. She was happy about it. It's a real positive situation for me.
"My goal has always been to be a leader. My dad pushed me to succeed when he put me in and all boys school in eighth grade to prepare me for Good Counsel. I was in public schools in DC. The atmosphere at Good Counsel has prepared me for college and I feel that success can keep happening if I go there."


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Here's a repost of a couple I did a few years back of the singer/actress (born 12 March 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA) and daughter of Judy Garland.
Relics I found on an old disk. Credit to the fakirs.
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A couple new finds of the entertainer. The first a Barbarosa fake, credit to the fakir for the second.


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The rebate checks are part of the new health care legislation passed this year by Congress.
The first checks were sent on July tenth.
AARP spokesperson Ann Black says senior citizens should beware of scam artists who could take advantage of this system.
Black says the checks are mailed automatically to the address used by Social Security. If you don't get a check and believe you should...contact Medicare directly.


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Bike theft crackdown must be sustained
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Bike theft crackdown must be sustained
The Metropolitan Police say that reported cycle thefts are down by 10.5% from the three year average. LCC says the fall in theft is welcome but that level of reduction must be sustained and increased if Londoners are not to be discouraged from cycling.
As recently as 2007/2008 the number of reported thefts was down to 17,182 before the numbers surged to more than 23,000. The police task force crackdown in 2012/2013 has led to 600 arrests and a fall in reported thefts from 23,804 in 2012 (12 months to Sept 2012) to 19,052 (12 months to Sept 2013) but the police believe that the number of actual thefts, as opposed to reported ones, could be four times higher. A report for TfL found that 25% of people who had their bikes stolen stopped cycling and an LCC survey found that two thirds of respondents rode their bikes less because of fear of theft.
In recent years on-line sales of bikes have been used by thieves to get rid of stolen property with sites like Gumtree, where it is easy to hide your identity, a prime target. As of this week, Gumtree are including a pop-up message advising bike buyers not to risk buying stolen property and directing them to tips on how not to encounter a thief http://help.gumtree.com/articles/General_Information/Buying-a-Bike-on-Gumtree . The police and LCC have lobbied Gumtree to provide such messaging and would like to see further steps to require sellers to post bike frame numbers, which can be checked against stolen bike lists, and to introduce ratings of sellers based on identity information provided to Gumtree as well as on previous transactions. LCC recommends that cycle buyers use only websites where they can check the identity of the seller.
You can find useful advice on buying online in our advice section http://lcc.org.uk/articles/how-to-avoid-buying-a-stolen-bike as well as a guide on how to get your bike security marked and registered http://lcc.org.uk/articles/security-marking-for-your-bicycle
The police provide free security marking at various locations in London
Security marking means you can prove ownership should your bike get stolen and also enables the police to return your bike if recovered (they currently hold more than 2000 unidentified bikes) – many bike insurers require security marking .


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Oh Girl
The Hype: A rainy night in downtown Long Beach didn't stop the crowd from coming out to Clancy's to rock out with super hysterical group, Oh Girl. And the guys did not disappoint.
Although there was a costume theme, Glynn Montemayor and Adrian Noack of Oh Girl were the only guys with the "balls" to follow though. Dressed as two of the sexiest Chippendale dancers since Chris Farley, this duo really brought the house down and luckily, their pants stayed up.
The Show: Oh Girl started off the show with a song called "Breathe." Throughtout the night, a pattern ensued: they'd perform a song they wrote in between those "made to order" rock songs they are becoming known for.
"This is the part of the show where we ask you to shout out a topic and we'll make a song of it," Glynn said. That's when the shouting of the suggestions started flying. "Our new favorite XXX star Brett Favre" was the first one they picked; from there, the "Brett Favre" song was executed to perfection.
It's a lot of fun when you get the audience involved and pretty amazing how these guys can just offer up such great comic relief through song. Other greats made-up throughout their show were "Boston," "Asians," "Bitch Please and Gremlins 2," and one of the greatest songs I've heard all year, "Male Strippers."
Their hour-ish long set was also filled with their own great songs; each, as they explained, had a different story behind it. It was like VH-1's Storytellers on a smaller budget. "Maggie" is a song written about Adrian's dog that was both sweet and witty. They continued with, "Zombie," Kickback Relax," NYC," and a beautifully touching (yet hard to take seriously in a Chippendale outfit) song about Glynn's soon to be one-year-old son Chase called, "Here and Real."
They also pulled off a formerly "made-up" song that has become an instant classic called, "Kitten's in Bowls of Gin." That is one song I hope will make the B-side of one of their future records! Who doesn't love kittens? And who wouldn't love one in a bowl of gin? These guys don't miss a beat.
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The Crowd: Toe tapping, clapping, and laughing along to the talented duo. In case the crowd forgot, they mentioned how talented they were several times throughout the show. The audience loved it. And they're talented. Just so we're clear.
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2008 CEO of the Year: Tom Leppert
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, voted CEO of the Year by local business leaders, works around the clock and keeps his eye on the ball.
To hear city councilman Ron Natinsky describe Tom Leppert, you'd think the mayor of Dallas was George S. Patton incarnate.
"He's got an almost take-no-prisoners attitude," Natinsky says, perhaps not aware of Leppert's weakness for bran muffins and light Christian rock. "He certainly brings the private sector to City Hall. Working with him is like a breath of fresh air."
Natinsky credits Leppert, for example, with allowing him to phone me at 2:30 p.m. on a council meeting day. BT—Before Tom—meetings spilled into the night, and such calls would languish.
Leppert's burst onto the political scene has earned him the title CEO of the Year as voted by his peers, part of the CEO Sentiment Survey 2008 conducted by the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (see page 39). Five other Dallas-Fort Worth executives also were cited as outstanding leaders by respondents.
When CEO-turned mayoral candidate Leppert ran for office in 2007, he vowed he would bring the efficiencies of the private sector to the City Council.
First off, he said, the meetings will start on time.
And they have.
The council meetings run like an atomic clock under Leppert's gavel. And when they're in meetings, council members say, they're getting things done. In that precious time, council member Sheffie Kadane contends, council members work on solutions; they don't dwell on problems.
That sentiment isn't universal, though. As far as Anne Raymond is concerned, Leppert's quick handling of the debate over a city-backed convention-center hotel for Dallas shows a lack of deliberation, rather than a decisive leader at work.
Raymond, a spokeswoman for Crow Holdings, a private firm that makes investments on behalf of the Trammell Crow family, says that a year ago, when she tried to explain that the city shouldn't get into the hotel business, Leppert was quickly dismissive.
"The thing that was a little disappointing is that there wasn't more intellectual curiosity on his part, as to why we have such differing views," Raymond, who is director of Citizens Against the Taxpayer-Owned Hotel, says. "I think he just doesn't want to hear different views."
Since then, Crow Holdings has backed a petition drive to let voters decide whether the city should build a convention-center hotel with nearly $500 million primarily in revenue bonds.
Leppert says efforts to place the matter on the ballot are rooted in Crow Holdings' ownership of the Hilton Anatole.
"You've got a small group of people that have a financial interest in it," Leppert says. "You look at the hotel industry in total, and the key hotels are all in support of it. You know, [general manager] Tom Garcia over at the Adolphus will tell you that this is an important project that needs to move forward."
Leppert says that on such issues, it's his job as mayor to keep the big picture in mind. "I need to take—as I think a CEO should—a much broader perspective [of] what's important for the city or, in this case, what's important for the organization. To not only get through the day, but to make sure that it's left in a way where it's fundamentally stronger than when I came in."
In Leppert, Natinsky says he feels a kinship with a fellow businessman—one who gladly shows up early and stays through the bitter end of countless rubber-chicken dinners, taking no prisoners. (In his 37 years in business, the now-retired Natinsky started several companies, including a Panasonic distributorship.)
Anyone who knows of Leppert's professional trajectory before he entered politics probably isn't surprised by his gung-ho attempt to master Dallas City Hall.
Leppert was raised by his mother, who he says kept his feet on the ground as she did clerical work to keep the family fed, with a roof over their heads. He put himself through Claremont McKenna College in California and got his MBA at Harvard. He then served as a White House Fellow under Ronald Reagan. White House Fellows basically get to hang around some of the country's smartest policy wonks; alums include former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Leppert's star continued to rise from there: he went into real estate, including a stint at Trammell Crow in Dallas, and then moved to Hawaii, where he worked for Castle & Cooke Inc., a real estate development subsidiary of Dole Food Co. Inc.
In 1996 and 1997, he served as vice chairman of Pacific Century Corp., a real-estate services firm. Then he became trustee of the $2 bil–lion Estate of James Campbell, a Hawaiian land trust. After that he left to be chairman and CEO of Turner Corp., where he helped engineer the sale of the firm to Germany's Hochtief AG for about $100 million above the original offer price.
Turner is one of the largest construction firms in the world. Yet Leppert says that he insisted that Turner move its headquarters from New York to Dallas before he would take the company's reins. (He and his wife, Laura, fell in love with Dallas when he came here to work at Trammell Crow Co., he says.)
He sees the job of mayor as being very similar to that of a CEO. "You are still working through, trying to accomplish things through people," he says. "It doesn't matter if you're CEO of a large company, or the mayor of a city; you're still trying to define a direction, a vision, that broad perspective, and engage them so that their actions will lead to the accomplishment of that."
City Council members interviewed for this article say that Leppert has never attempted to force them to take his side on an issue.
"Everything we do here, he works with you on it," says Kadane. "It's not, 'Here's what we need to do and that's it.' He's got the wisdom to work it out with everyone. Whatever we need to get done, we get it done together."
Leppert says forcing the issue might work once or twice, as either CEO or mayor, but that eventually, that tack stops working. "When you do that, you lose your position and your influence, and that will come back and hit you," Leppert says.
For those who were big fans of the Wed–nesday daylong soap opera that used to be Dallas City Council, all this makes for rather dull fare. Leppert's predecessor as mayor, Laura Miller, was never shy about attacking projects or people with whom she disagreed during open (or closed) sessions.
Early Mornings, Late Nights
When he's not keeping council members apprised of matters such as the landmark Trinity River Project, which he vigorously supports, Leppert is just short of a whirling dervish. One moment he's wearing a fluorescent T-shirt on the steps of North Dallas High School urging dropouts to return to get their diplomas; the next, he's in his trademark dark striped suit congratulating the winners at the Dallas All-Sports Awards banquet.
His administrative assistant isn't a secretary—she's a master planner. Leppert's Outlook calendar looks like a Technicolor checkerboard that's been minced and stirred. Various interns and staffers prod him along to keep him moving. And largely, they succeed. On one of only a few occasions that I know of, he failed to honor an appointment. It turns out that city employees held a surprise 53rd birthday party for him in front of City Hall, complete with a live band.
On one particular day, he breezes in at 8:30 a.m. after having been on a local news-talk radio station, pausing to get an update on his schedule, then reloads with information and another T-shirt for a back-to-school fair video shoot at City Hall.
He looks like he's having the time of his life.
Clearly, Leppert's mayoral salary isn't a motivating factor; he donates most of it ($50,000 out of $60,000) to a Dallas Independent School District scholarship fund.
Leppert attributes his work ethic to his upbringing and a philosophy of leading by example. "I continue to believe that service is important, and the concept of 'servant leader' is real," he says. "It's not just a phrase. And if we take that perspective, our communities will be stronger, and when the communities are stronger, that will improve the business environment."
He's used the mayor's office as a bully pulpit on behalf of the beleaguered Dallas school district, which has been caught in a budget shortfall two years in a row.
"We have conveyed to the DISD that whatever I personally or whatever we can do as a city to help them, we will do it," Leppert says. "I think clearly with the challenges they've got, there's clearly been a hurt to their credibility. I think that that they're going to need to make, as with any organization in this situation, with some structural fundamental changes. That's the only way you'll regain the credibility."
Leppert wasn't specific in describing what fundamental changes he thought would have to occur. But he hasn't been afraid to throw his weight around when he determines someone is out of bounds.
When the Dallas Housing Authority miserably flunked an audit—it found multiple embarrassments, including paying rent for dead people—Leppert reminded the authority that he has the power to reappoint members to the housing board if they didn't get their figurative house in order within several months. Eventually, Housing Authority director Ann Lott left.
When the city's code-compliance office asked Leppert to stand up to the owners of vacant, abandoned, and neglected properties in downtown Dallas, Leppert gladly did so. And again, another deadline was issued, according to media reports: This time, if building owners did nothing with their beat-up structures within 30 days, they would be fined $1,000 for each code infraction.
Each of the aforementioned mayoral actions might sound like someone who's trying desperately to land at least one story in The Dallas Morning News metro section each week. But Leppert says each action is geared toward one goal: making Dallas a safe, clean, financially sound place that will be the envy of all other cities, including New York.
This might make him out to be Dallas' very own Sisyphus, the mythic Greek character who was punished by being made to push a boulder uphill—only to have it tumble back down—every day for eternity.
In October, Leppert wouldn't even say whether he intends to run for office again (though he filed papers indicating he's formed a committee called "Re-elect Tom Leppert"). Instead, he said he would only run for re-election if he thinks he's helping Dallas reach the aforementioned goal.
One recent morning, he stopped just short of saying he's going to re-apply for the job of servant-leader of Dallas. "We've made significant progress," Leppert said. "But we're not there yet."
Meantime, SMU political science professor Cal Jillson likens Leppert to Dallas mayors from the halcyon days of the 1950s, when Robert L. Thornton ruled over the city with the promise of "as efficient and business-like government" as was humanly possible.
As long as Leppert continues to steamroll the opposition—and votes continue to head his way—Leppert will continue to succeed, Jillson says. But if he starts to lose, the professor added, a coalition could form to undermine him.
Then, Dallas' Sisyphus might end up being flattened by his boulder.
And the Runners-Up After Leppert Are…
Five esteemed execs as chosen by their peers in the SMU Cox survery—in order, according to the number of votes they received.
Gary C. Kelly
CEO, president, chairman of the board, Southwest Airlines
It's not easy to keep on top in the airline industry, but Southwest Airlines has continued to do so. Executives surveyed are giving the airline's Gary C. Kelly props accordingly.
Kelly has been with Southwest since before Troy Aikman took his first snap as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. And it could be argued that Kelly has done a pretty good job as quarterback in his own right, serving as understudy to Southwest co-founder Herb Kelleher and former president Colleen Barrett before taking the lead job. Southwest is one of the largest airlines in the country, brags it's the industry's cost leader, and doesn't discourage its flight stewards from being overtly folksy.
For 12 years in a row, Dallas-based Southwest has landed on Fortune magazine's list of the country's most-admired corporations. And, until October, the airline reported 17 years of consecutive quarterly profits (the string was broken by a drop in fuel prices).
Jerry Jones
Owner and general manager, Dallas Cowboys
Construction of the $1.1 billion Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington has likely cemented Jerry Jones' place in the NFL history books, if his three Super Bowl rings hadn't already done so.
Jones has become as much a fixture in Cowboys fans' living rooms as the Blue Star itself. Maybe that's why surveyed execs wrote his name down as a top leader.
Forbes magazine puts the value of the Cowboys' franchise at $1.6 billion, tops on the Forbes NFL team-value listings.
Construction of the new stadium—one of the largest football stadiums in the United States, with arches exceeding the St. Louis Arch in span—remains on schedule. While the city of Arlington has committed $300 million toward the project, Jones (through the Cowboys) is picking up the rest of the tab, forging ahead with the football-spaceship that continues to arise within earshot of the Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
From a team perspective, Jones has been willing to take chances and throw money where other owners might have been reluctant. Some of his chances have panned out (Terrell Owens and Tony Romo) while others have not (Adam "Pacman" Jones).
In any case, Jerry Jones certainly makes Dallas Sunday afternoons more interesting.
Roger Staubach
Former CEO, The Staubach Co.; board member, Jones Lang LaSalle
Roger Staubach says he isn't fading from the North Texas business picture just yet, despite selling The Staubach Co. to Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle earlier this year "I'm going to stay active," Staubach says, adding that for the next four or five years, he'll work to help mesh Staubach's enterprise with the global Jones Lang LaSalle real estate team.
He's easy to believe; in fact, the ex-Dallas Cowboys QB looks like he could still fill in for Tony Romo, who'd just been sidelined with a broken pinkie when Staubach spoke with us.
In June, Staubach and Jones Lang announced that JLL would pay $613 million for Dallas' Staubach Holdings Inc., which Staubach founded in 1977. The sale, and Staubach's continued involvement in the North Texas business and charity scene, have placed Staubach's name at the top of North Texas execs' minds.
Staubach now serves on the Jones Lang LaSalle board of directors, while also helping lead efforts to prep for Super Bowl XLV. Last year, Staubach sat with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and pitched North Texas as the site for the 2011 Super Bowl, narrowly defeating Indianapolis.
T. Boone Pickens
Founder, BP Capital
Maybe executives surveyed in this year's SMU Cox School Sentiment Survey wrote Pickens' name down because it was on the top of their minds. Since May, Pickens has waged a one-man campaign to move the country away from an oil-driven economy toward alternative energy. Now he's putting his money where his mouth (and turbines) are, building the world's largest wind farm.
Ironically, it was oil that earned Pickens his fortune. He started out drilling speculative wells, and eventually built Mesa Petroleum into the largest independent oil company in the United States. Then, in his 70s, he shifted careers to found Dallas-based BP Capital, which managed $4 billion in wealth as of the summer of 2008 (BP's value had been reduced as of press time, but an exact figure was unavailable).
As of August 2008, he'd donated roughly half a billion dollars to various causes, including neuroscience at The University of Texas at Dallas. Pickens' mother died of a brain tumor; he's said that's one reason he is supporting that research.
Bob R. Simpson
Chairman of the board and CEO of XTO Energy Inc.
Simpson's biography is sparse on XTO's investor relations page, but the numbers speak for themselves: The company's stock price more than tripled between October 2003 and October 2008.
In an interview on the PBS-TV-aired Small Business School with host Hattie Bryant, Simpson said that his drive to seek his fortune stretched back to his earliest childhood memories.
"When I was a little boy, my father was a cotton farmer in West Texas," Simpson told Bryant. "We would drive up and down the road and he would point to pump jacks. He said, 'Son, if I would have bought that land, we would have been wealthy as a royalty owner.' "


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Governor Pat Quinn's trade mission to China began to bear economic fruit as he announced $300 million in new business agreements between companies in China and Illinois.
In a statement released Monday from Beijing, Quinn announced that one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers will build a $200 million wind farm in Lee County, Illinois. Additionally, a Decatur-based food production company will export $100 million worth of soy beans to a Chinese manufacturer of soy products by the end of 2012.
"Illinois is a top competitor in the global economy, and our aggressive plans to double exports and develop innovative new partnerships in emerging technology fields are continuing to advance our growth on the international stage," Quinn said.
The new wind farm, built by Goldwind USA -- a subsidiary of a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer -- will create more than 100 construction and a dozen permanent maintenance jobs in Illinois Quinn said. Once online, the farm can provide the electricity needs of approximately 25,000 homes.
On the soybean front, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), will supply Jiusan Oils and Seeds with 180,000 tons of soybeans by December 2012, Quinn said. The Illinois Soybean Association said China is the No. 1 customer for exported Illinois soybeans.
The announcement came on the fourth day of Quinn's trip to China, which includes stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The trip -- which includes a contingent of about 30 Illinois business leaders and politicians -- will cost the state $133,000, a price tag which has proven controversial given the state's fiscal crisis.
Quinn's office told the Associated Press that funding for the trip would come from a fund dedicated to promoting and marketing the state that is partially funded by the hotel-motel tax.
Quinn is not the first Illinois leader to travel to China this year. In March, Former Mayor Richard Daley made the trip, touting dreams of a China-like high-speed rail line linking O'Hare to the Loop.


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Particularly vulnerable to the high rates are small businesses and people who do not have employer-provided insurance and must buy it on their own.
In California, Aetna is proposing rate increases of as much as 22 percent, Anthem Blue Cross 26 percent and Blue Shield of California 20 percent for some of those policy holders, according to the insurersâ filings with the state for 2013. These rate requests are all the more striking after a 39 percent rise sought by Anthem Blue Cross in 2010 helped give impetus to the law, known as the Affordable Care Act, which was passed the same year and will not be fully in effect until 2014. ...
Jim Lincoln wrote:Why am I not surprised? AARP Opposes Cost-Shifting to Seniors in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Was the PSU supposed to do that?
Subject: Systems | April 5, 2006 - 06:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Guru of 3D seems to have perfected the PSU torture test on an unsuspecting Silverstone Strider 600W PSU. When they found that they could overload the PSU to the point where it screamed and "tried forcing an unexpected reboot", they tore the poor thing apart to figure out exactly what happened. Not only do you get a review, but an explanation of how to share the load between rails on a PSU.
"Today Guru of 3D takes a peek at the SilverStone 600 Watts Quad 12 Voltsd rails based ST60F
Strider power supply. A completely modular design PSU and SLI ready power supply. You will notice
that all supplied connectors are nicely wrapped in a black colored foil/plastic and are
detachable. That is looking good for sure. It's advanced cable management that facilitates the
installation and gives you the option to only use the required cables. It carries the label
"Strider" and this model comes with a fantastic 600 Watts rating. It's supposed to be a a
high-end PSU, which is ready for SLI and Crossfire as it has quad 12 volts rails and active PFC,
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Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) A Belgian designer has accused Japanese organisers of the 2020 Summer Olympics of plagiarism, a media report said on Friday.
The designer said the emblem of the Tokyo Games was similar to the one he designed for a theatre in the east of Belgium, TASS quoted Kyodo as saying.
Olivier Debie, a Belgium-based designer, expressed "surprise on social media that the emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games unveiled last week, closely resembles the logo for a theatre in Liege" that his studio crafted.
The official emblem for the 2020 Olympics was unveiled in Tokyo on July 24 and resembles a simple letter "T" in gold, red, black and silver against a white background.
The designer said: "I cannot judge whether it was stolen or inspired by my work. I am consulting with my lawyer," adding: "There is a striking resemblance between the two logos."
Japan won the bid to host the games at the 125th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on September 7, 2013 and the official Olympics emblem produced by Kenjiro Sano, a 43-year-old Japanese art director, was unveiled a week ago.
"We announced the emblem after going through the international trademark registration process," Masanori Takaya, publicity chief of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, was quoted as saying.


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Amon Dîn
Amon Dîn was the easternmost of the beacon hills of Gondor and nearest to Minas Tirith, lying to the east of the Drúadan Forest.[1][2]
Amon Dîn was perhaps the oldest of the beacon hills, originally used as a fortified outpost of Minas Tirith. It kept watch over the passage into North Ithilien from Dagorlad and any attempt by enemies to cross the Anduin near Cair Andros.[1][2]
Amon Dîn is Sindarin, meaning "silent hill" (amon + dîn).[3][2] Probably it refers to its distinct rocky and barren appearance standing out and isolated from the heavily wooded hills of the Drúadan Forest.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 510
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 19
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|Amon Dîn · Eilenach · Nardol · Erelas · Min-Rimmon · Calenhad · Halifirien


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Benjamin Cabel Philpott II, 50, of 2991 Eatonton Road, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002.
A native of Gainesville, Fla., Mr. Philpott was a son of Dr. Harry M. and Pauline Moran Philpott, Auburn, Ala. He was employed in quality control in the plywood business.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Madison Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Chuck Hasty officiating.
Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Anne B. Philpott; two sons, Ben Philpott and Britt Philpott, both of Madison; and two sisters, Virginia Leigh Philpott, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jean T. Bancaster, Pensacola, Fla.
Simmons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Athens Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, February 24, 2002.
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(Stay classy, Jeff Crank – promoted by Colorado Pols)
Obviously, as a political culture, we've moved beyond civility–not that we were ever so civil. But it's hard to deny that America does embrace differences more than it did historically.
Given how rude America is, you wouldn't expect Colorado Springs talk-radio host Jeff Crank to be nice on the radio. But we can expect a baseline of inclusiveness without senseless divisive rhetoric.
So what's to gain from Crank's attack below, delivered Sat. on KVOR, other than to foment division?
Sheila Jackson Lee who is a –she's a doofus! I mean, I don't know any other way to say it. She's – she's a member of Congress – a female member of Congress – a Congresswoman. Uh, she happens to be African American. Actually, she's black. I can't stand the term African American. I hate it. I hate 'Italian- American,' 'African American.' I hate all of that! We're Americans! She happens to be black. And if that offends her, I didn't intend to do such, but if you're that sensitive, get a life.
You can let this slide by, and maybe that's the best thing to do, but you can also say there's no reason for it, especially if you're a Republican like Crank, who twice ran for Congress and was inches away from winning.
As left-leaning operative Brad Woodhouse reminds us in a Hill opinion piece title "New Year, Same Old Party," Crank-type rhetoric is driving the GOP itself into oblivion, despite the party's own recognition of the "eye-rolling" that Republicans evoke.
Crank can look at our country and see "all Americans." And others can be affirm their heritages whatever they might be. Why can't Crank let it be. And we can all sort of get along. Why does Crank need to do this?


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Written on: 09/07/2013
The Fake Bake Lotion.....is terrible!...It leaves you blotchie no matter how much you rub in circler motion. And I exfoliate very well before hand...in fact several days before applying. Now on the other hand the spray is fantastic! I rave to all my friends, they think I have been to a tanning bed. Now I have to wait for the spray to come in the mail. I might try the lotion after I have used the spray and am on the way to a great tan. As for the lotion alone, I will NOT recommend it to any… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/06/2013 by Jmes (1 review written)
I have vitiligo and have used just about every self tanner available over the years. Fake bake goes on without streaks and blends in perfect with fair skin. For vitiligo use it and then use a q tip to frenkle any pigment color differences . You will be amazed how it blends. Sometimes i forget i have vitiligo. No orange finally… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/07/2012 by PORKCHOP12 (1 review written)
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST SELF TAN LOTION I HAVE USED. I HAVE TRIED NEUTROGENA AND LOREAL. IT ALWAYS TAKES A FEW CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF APPLICATION TO ACHEIVE A LIGHT TAN. I COULD NEVER GET A MDEIUM TAN FROM IT AND THE COLOR LOOKED ARTIFICLE. ONE APPLICATION OF FAKE BAKE AND I HAD A NICE COLORED TAN IMMEDIATELY.IT WAS EASY TO APPLY AND DID NOT DARKEN MORE IN COLOR OVER MY KNEES.I HAVE ONLY USED THIS PRODUCT ON MY LEGS. THIS STUFF IS REALLY GOOD. FOR BEST RESULTS DON'T SHOWER FOR 24 HOURS OTHERWISE… Read Full Review
Written on: 25/06/2012 by Squarehair (5 reviews written)
Like many of us, I used to be an obsessive Sunbed user (especially during summer), but for a few years now I've started to notice the effects on my skin – And not wanting to look like an old leather couch when I got older I started to look for an alternative. After reading about FakeBake in my doctors waiting room (before getting yet another lecture about the hazards of Sunbeds) I thought I'd give it a go. I exfoliated for 2 days as per the instructions and decided I'd sleep in it… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/04/2012 by lou-lou93 (1 review written)
Like many people, I was an avid Sunbed user (although only through summer) for about 15 years, and as I was beginning to notice the effects on my skin, felt it time I tried another alternative. After browsing the web, I found the good reviews for Fake Bake, and so thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, received quickly, I exfoliated for two days in a row and after reading the instructions, decided I'd put it on at night and sleep in it. It went on dark, but I rubbed it in well with circular motions… Read Full Review
Written on: 30/04/2012
Why did you give it four stars?????? That sounds like a huge pain in the a@@!!! two days of your life a messy sleep... and nothing!!! i am on here looking for reviews....
Written on: 30/04/2012
I gave it 4 stars because its worthy of 4 stars, obviously!!! I didn't say I got nothing, I said I had a slight colour but purely because I didn't put enough on, therefore my fault and NOT the fault of the product!!!
Its worthy of 4 stars, it will just take practice on my part, if you don't like my review, go read another..........
Written on: 17/05/2013
You tell her :) i thought your review was pretty helpful as ill be using it for the first time in very fair skinned so the fact that you stated it was quite a light colour because you didn't use enough helps me alot as i don't want to be really dark so cheers Hun and keep on reviewing :)
Written on: 18/06/2013
Hey Hun Thanks for your kind words.....glad my review helped :)
Written on: 09/04/2011
easy enough to spray on, however there is no mention on the can that you have to wash it off the next day! went a bit patchy and dark as I sprayed it so started to panic! left it to dry and waited. Then an hour or so later noticed that I was starting to smell like my pet rabbit....made me paranoid that night....not nice smelling like a pet shop! Anyway I thought I've got to give it a chance, and after about 4 hrs the smell died down...phew!!
Woke up next morning and jumped in shower....quite a… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/02/2011
Fake Bake-Very good product. I myself am very fair skinned so going to the tanner or laying out on the beach does nothing but turn me from white to red to white. That surely isnt good for anyone's skin. The first night I put it on I didnt rub it in nearly enough so it was a waste of time. The second night I put it on I rubbed it in alot better so there was color in the morning but i went to light on how much i used. Last night I used a good amount and rubbed it in the small circles turning into… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/09/2010
I love to be tanned, dark tan. I was honestly not impressed with fake bake origional lotion at all.
Firstly, the application was difficult, it streaked around alot making it difficult and also the colour guide when applied made you look far to dark so most people don't put enough of the stuff on, it's really scary.
Secondly, the colour was rubbish, wasn't orange, but I didn't notice any difference in my colour whatsoever. It just went a yellowy- mustard tint. On my face it just looked mucky… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/07/2010 by fitwelsh17 (1 review written)
Well I have applyed fake bake however when i am applying it there are patches of dark brown and light brown courls where its hard to get the same brown courl all over when applying, if someone is able to give me tips on how to apply please e-mail me as I need to look tanned because I'm like a milk bottle lol. e-mail me email@example.com, I have the fake bake original from Debinhams, I really hope someone can help me!!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/07/2010
LOVE this product. I have used several self tanning products and I choose Fake Bake over every self tanning lotion that I have used. I am very pleased with the color. I have very fair skin and love that it does not look orange on me. I do not like the smell, although I have not found a self tanner that does not have a hint of smell… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/06/2010
I love the color that I get from this product but I have to use it three to four times a week to keep my tan. If it lasted longer I'd give it five starts across the board! Love the color on the first day (after I wash the color guide off) but after that it's downhill. And it really does not smell very good...as most self-tanners don't!… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/05/2010 by the tanning queen (3 reviews written)
Fake Bake Recall - I was talking yesterday about how id been giving Vita Liberata Rich silken chocolate from boots after taking bake my Fake Bake tan after the product had a recall and how they brought me out in itchy spots.
Well I tried Vita Liberata's Rich tanning product and i have to say OH MY WORD, it is AMAZING, i put it on last night with a tan mitt, and it was so easy, had a real nice guide colour, very nice on the skin moisturizing and tried in a few minutes. It has absolutely no… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/05/2010 by the tanning queen (3 reviews written)
Fake Bake recall from boots, for not meeting quality standards. Fake bake brought me out in spots... and made my skin itch... also the smell though it is quite pleasant is very strong, and not very discrete. I applied the tanning solution to my skin a few days ago, and after a few hours of developing, my skin started to develop little spots and it became very itchy. I had to scrub my skin just to get the soolution off my skin and to get rid of the smell. the spots and the itching lasted for a… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/02/2010 by jennypaget (2 reviews written)
Fake Bake is a fab self tanning product and I've used a few. I'd stick to the original self tanning lotion - and I buy from www.beauty21.co.uk for just £19.99 - the best price around that I can find.
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Written on: 03/11/2009
Great product overall - easy to apply, and isnt sticky like the cheaper gradual tanners...give it 10 mins and it hardly feels like its on at all!! I tend to use it overnight as I dont particularaly like the smell - its not strong, but im not partial to it!!! So, I put it on after exfoliating, before going to bed, and when I get out the shower in the morning, Im nice and tanned - about the same colour as if I had been sunbathing for a couple of days! Love the product and will be buying more -… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/07/2009
perfer the lotion to the fakebake spray both give a natural colour thats doesnt look fake, you should alway exfoliate and dont reapply untill all removed as previous reviews have stated apply 3 -4 days later it will make it look fake
love the fakebake products… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/07/2009
I'm not sure if my bottle has gone off or something - the Fake Bake lotion smells like wet dogs, and that's before I've even put it on my skin! It's very messy, it's tinted so you know where to put it which is good, but the colour is very dark and looks like mud, way too dark for my skin. When I showered the next morning, there was hardly any colour left - which is good because the colour guide made my skin look dirty and I'm not sure what I would have done if I'd been stuck with that muddy… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/06/2009
I love Fake Bake Self Tan Cream. Subtle, natural color. Apply with gloves and allow to dry at least 4-6 hours. I really suggest you purchase this. It is worth the high cost… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/04/2009
Well as much as i liked fake bake i found after my initial shower in the morning, most would come off and id be left with streaks (especially on my legs) but its not just the potential streaking that puts me off...its the smell, it really is an awful smell that seems to stay with you, although i love the colour i prefer xen tan and st tropez… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/04/2009
I've tried loads of self tans, and most of the colours have been fine... So i didn't really wanna try Fake Bake for colour reasons... It was more to find a long lasting, SMELL FREE tan!
Was really thick and very dark. The thinner you spread it, the lighter your tan. I put a medium amount, and blended it in really well until all the streaky bits had disappeared. It came with gloves which were bearable to use. (Don't use it without gloves!)
Make sure u put moisturiser on dry areas… Read Full Review
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March 31, 2014
Major League Baseball's Opening Day features seven former Commodores this year.
Leading the way is a pair of pitchers from the Mid-State area in Tampa Bay's David Price and Oakland's Sonny Gray. Both hurlers will get the Opening Day nod as the starting pitcher for their respective teams with Gray getting his first-ever Opening Day start after starring for the Commodores just three years ago. Price's Rays open at home against Toronto while Gray's A's begin the 2014 campaign at home against Cleveland.
Pedro Alvarez anchors the Pirates' lineup in Pittsburgh after being an All-Star in 2013 and leading the Pirates back to the playoffs for the first time in over 20 years. The Pirates open the season against division rival Chicago at home. Ryan Flaherty begins his third season in the big leagues with Baltimore looking to nail down a spot in the Orioles' lineup. Baltimore opens the season at home inside Camden Yards against defending World Series champion Boston. Mike Baxter opened his season with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week in Australia before returning to the United States to play last night at San Diego.
Nick Christiani is on the Opening Day roster for the Cincinnati Reds for the first time in his career. The right-hander joins the Reds' bullpen as they open up at home against defending National League champ St. Louis. Mike Minor opens the season on the disabled list for Atlanta but is expected to join the Braves' rotation in the near future.
Vanderbilt's seven players in the big leagues are the most ever to open the season at the highest level and are currently the second-most amongst Southeastern Conference teams behind Florida's eight.
Later this week 26 more former Commodores will begin their seasons as Minor League Baseball opens the 2014 season.


text: Dear Friends knd regards I am very happy to be a new member of this theatre forum and would like to thank you all for looking at this post. I was wondering if anyone had any news about when or if the 120 episodes of the Batman tv are ever going to be released on DVD? If I may be permitted to be blunt I will now take this fine opportunity to question why 20th century fox has abandoned this idea or has never taken it into consideration. EVERYONE that I speak too loves the old 1960's Batman tv show starring Adam West and Burt Ward. I have the Batman movie on DVD but what about the TV shows? if you have any news on this issue I'd appreciate it. yours thankfully John


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Dating Your Wife?
I was walking down a street in New York City last year when my good friend Justin Buzzard called to tell me that he was writing a book (in his exact words) on "how to date your wife." Somewhat taken aback, I stopped walking and said, "Your writing a book on how to date my wife?" He laughed and assured me that it wasn't my wife he was trying to date. Rather, he explained that he was writing a book to help men think about how the gospel empowers them to be the romantic leaders in their marriages.
I know, I know. Why do we need another book on marriage? Why do we need another guy telling us already-struggling husbands what we're not doing well? Telling me to do more and try harder only makes me want to do and try less. Been there, done that. Give me a break!
Ahh, but this is the genius of Justin's book: he understands and clearly articulates the radical difference between a religious approach to marriage and a gospel approach to marriage.
A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance. Justin rightly points out that religion governs how most of us approach God and our wives: "If we live as a basically good person, we can earn God's favor and get the decent life we deserve. If we stay committed to our wives and don't go anywhere, God will give us a decent marriage with decent sex in a decent American town with a decent church down the street." In other words, in arguing for becoming the romantic leaders of our marriages, Justin argues against a guilt-driven, performance-oriented, approval-seeking, "do more, try harder", approach to marriage.
Instead, he argues for a gospel-empowered approach to marriage. Justin writes, "A man comes alive when he finally feels in his guts that religion can't fuel his life or his marriage, when he makes the painfully sweet discovery that there is only one fuel source can get the engine running again: Grace." Right on! See, I told you he "gets it." He understands that since we already have all of the affection, approval, and favor we could possibly crave in Christ, we are now free to love our wives without fear or reservation.
Sadly, the fear that our love will not be reciprocated is something that paralyzes many of our marriages. It prevents husbands from loving their wives "as Christ loved the church." We come to this conclusion: I will love you only to the degree that you love me. It's an attitude that enslaves us. But the gospel frees us from that.
I enjoy receiving love from my wife. I'm ecstatic when Kim loves me and expresses affection toward me. Something in me comes alive when she does that. But I've learned this freeing truth: I don't need that love, because in Jesus, I receive all the love I need. This in turn liberates me to love her without apprehension or condition. I get to revel in her enjoyment of my love without needing anything from her in return. I get love from Jesus so that I can give love to her.
This is what Justin is talking about. The gospel sets us free to become the romantic leaders of our marriages without fright or hesitation. Because we have been forever wooed by Jesus, we are now free to forever woo our wives.
This small book is biblically sound, theologically rich, sensitively illustrated, and profoundly practical. If you read it prayerfully, God will show you his heart for you which will in turn enlarge your heart for your wife.
Read it. It's good. It's really good.
A graduate of Columbia International University (philosophy) and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando (M.Div.), Tullian has authored a number of books including Jesus + Nothing = Everything (Crossway). He travels extensively, speaking at conferences throughout the U.S., and his sermons are broadcast daily on the radio program LIBERATE. As a respected pastor, author, and speaker, Tullian is singularly and passionately devoted to seeing people set free by the radical, amazing power of God's grace.
When he is not reading, studying, preaching, or writing, Tullian enjoys being with people and relaxing with his wife, Kim, and their three children: Gabe, Nate, and Genna. He loves the beach, loves to exercise, and when he has time, he loves to surf.


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National Labour Day concert May 23
10:56am | Wed, May 23, 2012
The Traditional Labour Day Concert will be held today, Wednesday May 23 at the Waterfront, Downtown Kingston starting at 6:00 pm.
It follows the launch of the Military Tattoo at 2.pm being organised by the Jamaica Defence Force and the Ministry of National Security.
In addition to the input by the JDF, the Royal Canadian Air Force, in recognition of the country's golden jubilee and the JDF's own 50th Anniversary, will provide a 20-25 min military jet aerial display by one of its CF -188 (Hornet) fast jets.


text: Some professors at Florida International University are planning to hand deliver a copy of the university's sexual harassment policy to Isiah Thomas as basketball coach, The New York Times [1] reported. Thomas was at the center of a sexual harassment suit in which a federal jury awarded $11 million, and professors are raising questions about the message the university is sending about harassment by hiring him. Giving Thomas a copy of the harassment rules would be a "constructive rather than destructive way" to deal with the concerns, one professor said.


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CRAWFORDVILLE, Ind. -- Ken Roczen won the Indiana National on Saturday for his fifth 450 Class victory of the season, and Jeremy Martin wrapped up the 250 Class season title.
Roczen, from Germany, won the first moto and finished second in the second. He stretched his season lead to 20 over Red Bull KTM teammate Ryan Dungey heading into the finale in Utah.
Honda's Trey Canard was second overall, finishing third in the first moto and winning the second. Dungey was third. He was second in the first moto and ninth in the second.
Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin won the 250 Class, finishing third in the first moto and winning the second. Martin was eighth overall. The Yamaha rider secured the season title with a second-place finish in the first moto and was 15th in the second.


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"Why are you so obsessed with the Erie Canal?" -Me
"Because it comes all the way from LAKE ERIE TO HERE." -Scott pointing to water
We went off to the Finger Lakes next because I wanted to take the kids to Seneca Falls as well as Harriet Tubman's home in between the baby's naps.
We first stopped at Harriet Tubman's home in Auburn, New York. The timeline and tour was wonderful although it wasn't Tubman's first or second home in Auburn. We actually toured the Harriet Tubman Home For Aged and Indigent Negroes that she built at 93 years old. What an amazing woman who never stopped giving back to others. No pictures of the house are allowed but the kids loved the experience.
Afterwards, we headed to our campsite on the Lake Erie canal and Finger Lakes (there was a debate as to which one so I'll go with both if only to placate Scott). The site was one of the most beautiful places we've stayed, but the water tasted so bad that I would never go back.
We spent the rest of the day at the Seneca Fall's farmer's market in the Women's Rights National Historic Park before heading north to Lake Ontario. The Finger Lakes area is so gorgeous and brought home such inspiring history that my kids have (and will) learn. This could've also been a day trip from Niagara Falls if we weren't negotiating 10-month-old's sleep patterns and 37-year-old's obsessions with the Erie Canal.