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You might have noticed the color red popping up around NSCAD these days. There are red flags flying at Granville campus, red banners at the Port campus and red capes worn by students.
All that red refers to NSCAD's budget squeeze, says Andrew Maize, an interdisciplinary student from Horseshoe Valley, Ont.
"We're creating dialogue with the general public about the need for a stronger, more unified school, and how we can sustain NSCAD for another 125 years," he says.
A grassroots movement, NSCAD In the Red is bringing together students, staff, faculty and administration. On Saturday, "NSCApers" spoke with people at the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market, talking up the university and encouraging them to send letters to elected officials and add their names to the online petition. More than 400 signatures were added to the petition on Saturday; there are now more than 6,200 names on the petition, Keep NSCAD University intact and independent.
But not everyone's enthused about the red campaign. A post on the Friends of NSCAD Facebook page says the message conveyed by the campaign is negative and would rather see NSCAD's strengths emphasized.
With a reminder that red also stands for passion and love, Andrew responds he's excited a dialogue has been started. "We need to discuss the issues facing us as a school and find new ways to approach the situation. That's really the challenge."


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Congress Street, Portland, 1800
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Charles Quincy Goodhue (1835-1910) shows Congress Street in Portland as it looked in 1800. The land around the houses serves as farmland.
Shown, from left, are the Daniel Davis house, Rev. Samuel Deane house and the First Parish Meeting House (Old Jerusalem).
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- Title: Congress Street, Portland, 1800
- Creator: Goodhue, Charles Quincy
- Creation Date: 1894
- Subject Date: 1800
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: GA 147
- Object Type: Image
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Portland (Me.)--Fires, 1866
Goodhue, Charles Quincy, 1835-1910
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Deane, Samuel, 1733-1814--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
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So in M3CH we have 3 classes of playable Mechanised Walkers. Each has there own advantages and disadvantages, we want you to be able to adapt to a play style you enjoy the most. Here is a bit of a breakdown:Read More …
These guys are small and light on their feet. What Light Mechs cant take in punishment they make up for with speed and flanking ability.
The best balance between agility and armour is the medium class. These Mechs are good for pilots who like to be flexible across all situations.


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Quinn's big speech, and her political comfort zone
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is delivering her State of the City Speech this afternoon, and appearing on NY1's "The Road to City Hall."
She'll be talking about substantive policy matters, in the context of her legislative plans for the coming year. But it's an important moment for her mayoral candidacy, representing yet another opportunity to separate herself from the less-powerful rivals she's more or less avoided engaging directly with.
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She's acknowledging their presence in other ways, though. For example, she released a report describing a "squeeze" on the city's middle class, echoing the "two cities" themes of her Democratic mayoral opponents, particularly Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
At the same time, Quinn continues to resist a Paid Sick Leave bill, which is strongly supported by organized labor and by liberal pundits with national platforms, but strongly opposed by the mayor and business establishment she's cultivated as speaker.
Her position on that is unlikely to undergo major changes, unless and until the polls do.
"Cuomo loses his mojo" — Fred Dicker
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said it's unrealistic for former comptroller Bill Thompson to promise to hire more cops. Thompson: "I'll take fiscal advice from Bill de Blasio right after I take term-limit advice from Chris Quinn." [David Seifman]
Labor supporters of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn say the Paid Sick Leave fight should be postponed until 2014. Pushing it now "is more about the politics of the mayor's race." [Chris Bragg]
Former governor Eliot Spitzer's name is floated as a potential challenger to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who is not well-funded or well-known but still has labor support. [Ken Lovett]
Three Democrats eyeing a challenge to Westchester County's Republican county executive Rob Astorino agreed not to challenge one another in a primary. [Elizabeth Ganga]
MSNBC host Chris Hayes criticized Quinn for not supporting Paid Sick Leave legislation. [Up with Chris]
"Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is in Albany."
10 a.m. Mayor MIchael Bloombeg has a Q&A after making an announcement about the national effort to reduce sodium in pre-packaged food, in the Blue Room at City Hall. @MikeBloomberg
10 a.m. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio discusses his plan for universal pre-K and other early education initiatives, at the East Harlem Center, 130 East 101st Street, in Manhattan. @BilldeBlasio @ChildrensAidNYC #nyc2013
10 a.m. On Fred Dicker's show: Fracknation documentary maker Phelim McAleer and other guests. [Talk1300] @fud31 @FrackNation #frackingNY
10 a.m. On Brian Lehrer's show: Josh Stacher dicusses the Egyptian revolution; California's Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on technology and government, Karen Tumulty on Washington news and the director of "5 Broken Cameras." [WNYC]
@BrianLehrer @Jstacher @GavinNewsom @kTumulty
Noon. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivers her State of the City speech, in the Council Chambers, in City Hall and will be live streamed here. @ChriscQuinn #SOTC2013
Noon. New Jersey lawmakers and environmentalists discuss their letter to Cuomo urging him to oppose fracking, in a conference call with reporters. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for details. @ConnieWagner @NYAgainstFRACK @FoodAndWater @DelRiverKeeper #NJenviro #DontFrackNY
CORRECTION: This event was yesterday.
2:15 p.m. Activist Kerry Kennedy joins Assembly members Karim Camara, Cathy Nolan and Fracisco Moya to urge the New York State Senate to pass legislation protecting farm worker, in the LCA room in the State Capitol, in Albany. @KarimCamara @KerryKennedyRFK @RFKcenter @NYSUT @HispanicFed @NYSAFLCIO @NYSCatholicConf @NYCLU @DennisPoust #FarmBillNY
6:30 p.m. Bloomberg speaks at NYC Communities Emergency Response Team graduation, at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12 35th Avenue, in Astoria, Queens. @MikeBloomberg @NotifyNYC #CERTgrads
7 p.m. On "The Road to City Hall:" City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. @ChriscQuinn @RoadtoCityHall #nyc2013 #MiddleClassSqueeze #PaidSick #nyc2013
A lengthy look at Joe Lhota's private sector resume. [Andrew Hawkins]
De Blasio is criticized by an editorial board for getting donations this year to pay for illegal poster fines in 2009. [Daily News]
Quinn is criticized for opposing a small rate hike by Con Ed, then later calling for power lines to be buried underground, which will cost the company money. [New York Post]
One editorial page says the Democratic mayoral candidates should back Bloomberg's housing plan in order to lower rent rates. [New York Post]
"Mark Levine sent a campaign e-mail blast to supporters noting the passing of his father, Marshal — with a solicitation pitch at the bottom." [Carl Campanile]
City Hall / City Council
WSJ's Power List, politics and government: 1) Chris Christie 2) Michael Bloomberg 3) Andrew Cuomo 4) Chuck Schumer 5) Ray Kelly 6) Christine Quinn 7) Eric Schneiderman 8) Prett Bharara 9) Joe Lhota 10) Sheldon Silver. [WSJ]
The City Council is spending $12,000 for a "dance party" in Albany, with legislators. [Candice Giove and Michael Gartland]
In another high-profile media hit, the Times looks at how NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly keeps track of a dizzying array of data. [Joseph Goldstein]
The City Council held a hearing on subway-related deaths, but far more people are killed in above-ground car and truck accidents. [Nicole Gelinas]
Quinn has a new report saying the middle class is getting squeezed. [Sally Goldenberg]
The Rockefeller family is on both sides of the Paid Sick Leave fight. [Chris Bragg]
Headline: "Bloomberg Brightens Emergency Weather Briefings with Eye-Catching Sweaters" [Jill Colvin]
Teen pregnancy rates are still too high, says one editorial board. [Daily News]
An editorial board criticizes Brooklyn College for kicking out four members of a Jewish organization from last week's BDS lecture. [Daily News]
"The Cuomo plan is not only bad economics. It's also bad politics." [Richard Brodsky]
Cuomo's plan could leave mentally ill New Yorkers with less supervision and potentially put the public in danger, warns an editorial page. [New York Post]
"Hydrofracking decision in New York this week? Don't count on it." [Glenn Coin]
Former state senator Shirley Huntley, and a "Person of Interest" in the Assembly spent public money pampering themselves, and Huntley's dog. [Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein]
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi wants the state to spend $17 million to for new engines on LIRR freight locomotives which are more environmentally friendly. [Irving DeJohn]
Bloomberg tops the $1 million mark opposing a pro-gun Democrat in Illinois. [Maggie Haberman]
New details on Sen. Bob Menendez's efforts to help a big donor with a Dominican port security deal. [Eric Lipton and William Rashbaum]
The Times called for him to give up the gavel of the Foreign Relations Committee over the weekend. [New York Times]
Former congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle, still uncompromising. [Mark Weiner]
Chuck Schumer as New York's backyard oak tree. [David McCumber]
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April 1st, 2013 12:29 PM #1Member
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What do you think of same start letter for siblings??
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April 1st, 2013 12:48 PM #5
I don't think it's that big of a deal if it's a name you love and doesn't sound too similar, or lend itself to the same nickname. So with Ella I would stay away from Elliot and Estelle because they both have that strong 'el' sound. But I could see Ella and Evie because they have totally different soundsDelicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot
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I don't like Eliot for a girl, with this spelling, and with sister Ella. Way too much.
Estelle is better, but Ella and Estelle? Too much of the Elle sound which I like, but not all these Elle names together.
Evie is better especially if you pronounce it like Eve and not Evelyn.
Euan is really cool (I like it with the Ewan spelling.) It could definitely work. So could Evan and Ethan.
So in general your boys names are really cool and would go nicely with Ella (particularly Euan). I would work on the girls names. Is there a reason you only like E names?
Here are some great non E names:
Ava, Vivian nn Vivi, Molly, Abigail nn Abby, Collette, Gillian/Jillian, Hayley, Holly, Isla, Juliet, Calliope, Lillian nn Lilly, Phillipa nn Pippa, Violet, Octavia, and Tallulah nn Tally or Lulu.
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The holly and the ivy: Christmas decorations from your garden
LET YOUR garden decorate your home, says Alan
Thinking that your seasonal decor lacks a certain something? There's no need to dash out and buy more tinsel – nature's finest decorations are there for the taking in your very own garden. With a handful of greenery plus a few bits and bobs from the back of the kitchen drawer, it's amazing what you can create. After all, it's what our forefathers did – and Christmas is all about traditions, isn't it?
Faux fir
A horizontal conifer branch looks good tied to the bannisters or simply lying flat along a shelf or coffee table. And if you plant it securely in a tub of sand it can even be a mini-Christmas tree – especially if you decorate it with baubles, ribbon, raffia, bunches of crab apples or berries or spray-painted fir cones held up with thin florist's wire.
Bare twigs may not look very festive in the garden, but it's amazing what happens when you bunch them together in a glass vase. Stems of curly hazel or straight red dogwood are especially good; add some "pinprick" fairy lights and you have a seriously stylish arrangement.
Dogwood stems also make a lovely wreath for the front door – all you need to do is twist a bunch of long ones together to form a circle and add sprigs of berries tied with florist's wire.For a chic indoor display, tie small bunches of cut conifer foliage with raffia and plant them in moist silver sand in clean, clay flower pots (remember to plug the drainage holes first). A row of small identical pots looks very stylish on a shelf or windowsill, and the same idea works with small bunches of dried flowers.
A yule log was traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve. Choose a gnarled tree stump or a length of branch that fits your grate and has been seasoned for a year or so, or select a chunky piece from a bag of firewood. Decorate with evergreens and stand in the grate for a few days beforehand.
Makes scents
To create fragrant Christmas potpourri, snip up a mixture of evergreen leaves, short lengths of fresh bamboo or dogwood and sprigs of pine needles. Spread them over the base of a large bowl or plate, add whole nuts in their shells, fresh fruit, such as tangerines and lychees, whole spices and cinnamon sticks, and dried flowers. Sprinkle over a few drops of fragrant essential oils and it's job done.
Petal power
Small mustard jars and cosmetic pots make great vases for miniature flower arrangements. Use one striking leaf with three or five tiny flowers or one showy bloom. Cut the stems short so they sit in place without support. Then get some old jam jars, paint them brightly and stand tea lights inside – a lovely home-made alternative to electric fairy lights.
Good enough to eat (or drink)
If you've been growing herbs, chop them finely and mix with soft butter to make herby butter-pats – pretty as well as delicious. And to give
your cocktails a twist, place single fresh herb leaves or edible garden flowers, such as winter-flowering pansies, into ice-cube trays, top up with water and offer your guests a festive G&T with a difference.


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MURRIETA, Calif. — Murrietta Fire Chief Matt Shobert was severely injured Wednesday morning when he was hit in the face by rock thrown from a brush-clearing machine.
Chief Shorbert was flown to the hospital where he underwent the first of what may be several reconstructive surgeries.
According to the Press Enterprise, Chief Shorbert radioed that he'd been shot, not realizing it was a rock that hit him. First-arriving paramedics also thought Chief Shorbert had been shot.
"It was awful," fire department spokesman Matt Corelli told the paper. "It's such a freak accident. I can't even believe it."
The crew clearing the brush requested the fire department check the site conditions so as to not set off a wildland fire.
He has been chief of Murrieta since 2011. Prior to that, he was chief in Hemet, Calif.


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Hobbit name generator
This Hobbit name generator will give you 10 random names, most of which are real Hobbit names and others will fit in the Hobbit lore.
All names (female and male) share the same surnames, which are also either real Hobbit surnames or names which fit into the Hobbit lore.
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text: we have SO many Chazzers who are extremely talented and I would LOVE the chance to own a painting, printed photograph etc from one of you guys. So here's my idea. I was wondering if Chazzers would be interested in doing a big auction. Renee had mentioned maybe doing it in September or October to give artists plenty of time to create their submissions for the auction. Plenty of us do paintings, sketches, etc.... Smkie makes her incredible ducks and bowls, etc... we have so many photographers etc. Renee mentioned a website where you can host an online auction that she's going to look more into for us, but I was thinking we can have a big auction where we can have the opportunity to purchase art from other Chazzers and we can have it set up so that all of the proceeds go towards a rescue of our choice. I was thinking we could all vote on the rescue we choose to send the proceeds to. My vote would be for the canine center in Mexico that Grace helps out at. Anyways... let me know if you're interested in this idea and if we have enough people interested we can work towards making it happen. If it's a success then maybe we can do this once a year.


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I've defected from the news side of the paper to the opinion side today because that's where this belongs. To paraphrase a quote, opinions are like rear ends — everybody's got one. That certainly seems to be the case with the Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover heading our way in two weeks.
More specifically, some readers are wondering quite out loud why The Record is giving the event so much press. That's a fair question.
To be honest, when I first heard of Mumford & Sons I thought it might be one of those puppet shows you see on PBS. So I was like many of you.
But when we began looking at why the tour was put together, interest was piqued. What kind of band picks the cities it wants to play in because one, they intrinsically interest band members? And two, the band believes these smaller venues can benefit from the economic fallout of their two-day stay.
As far as we could see, only Mumford.
So at that point, here's the deal as we saw it; and in "we" I mean Publisher Delinda Fogel and newspaper department heads. We had detractors among our own ranks.
From the newspaper standpoint there was a simple issue. Mumford is coming, and what are we going to do about it?
We had to give the city credit. It was a bold undertaking and one I believe no one involved could fully understand at the time — or now.
At that time there was near-hysteria on the streets of downtown neighborhoods that would be impacted by the certain congestion around Francis Field. The rumor mill was running overtime.
There was no big picture story to write. Nobody knows the ending of this book. But what we could do was take a look at the scores of side stories coming out every day with an emphasis on the effects of them on residents.
The newspaper realized it was impossible to wrap its collective head around the whole shebang. And if we tried it we'd likely paint an incomplete or errant picture.
So for the past week or so we've been sharing what we've learned about the event with readers on our front page. There have been those who disagree.
But if you didn't like last week, you'll hate the next two.
We'll be looking in earnest at various parts of this logistical Rubik's Cube. I've been in a position to ask many questions of the city and few were softballs. The organization, cooperation and hard work of dozens of city and county employees, law enforcement and various volunteer networks are evident.
As people learn more about the event, skepticism seems to fade. Information allays fears. And information is our business.
Here's an example. One of the stories assigned was for a reporter to walk the neighborhoods more affected by the event and ask the folks for their thoughts.
But last week the city held an informational meeting for all the interested neighborhood groups. It was a perfect opportunity for a reporter to listen to all the homeowner associations at one time. I thought it could be a bloodbath.
When reporter Stuart Korfhage returned from the meeting, I wanted the juicy details.
"There's no story." he said.
There were no questions left unanswered and no issues unresolved.
"I think they were a little excited," Korfhage almost whispered.
During the next two weeks we'll ramp-up coverage of the various slices of the Mumford pie. I believe the more people learn about it the more fascinated they'll become with the process of Mumford, if not the music.
As much as we are learning about the band, we are learning things we did not know about the city. There's so much more to tell, and we will.
Ms. Fogel believes that Mumford could be St. Augustine's Super Bowl.
And if you're still stuck on the notion that the city should never have put the wheels in motion in the first place, ask yourself this: What would have been the outcry had Jacksonville said, "We'll just pass" when it got on the short list for that event. Did it turn the riverfront upside down for weeks? Sure.
Do the Daytona 500 and Bike Week inconvenience residents of that town? Does the sale of Pepto-Bismol peak in New Orleans during Mardi Gras?
Has either of these cities figured out how to pull the events off without a hitch after all these years? No. Will there be hiccups when Mumford comes to town? Sure.
I get the sense that Mumford will become one of those events in which the sum of the experience will equal more than its parts combined. I remember the initial building of Project Swing; the volunteers, the hammering, the measuring, the group meals on-site. All those parts built a playground but the effort was more than that. It was almost Woodstock-ish.
Finally, will the cost of hosting the event exceed the payback? The truth is that it serves no purpose speculating on that now because that's all it will be. There's nothing to do but make this as seamless as it can be and wait.
There will be plenty of attention on the balance sheet when it's all said and done. Numbers will be crunched and measured against all manner of non-numeric and less tangible benefits. That could go on for months.
But for now, the only constructive emphasis should be to get it right, do it together as a community — and let the world know it happened here.


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The Spurs own the 20th pick in the June 24 draft, their highest slot since taking Tim Duncan first overall in 1997. Between now and then, the Courtside blog will profile selected players who could be wearing silver and black later this month.
So far, we've been looking at prospects the Spurs might consider in the first round. However, the Spurs also have a second-round pick — No. 49 overall — to spend.
Last season, the Spurs mined gold in the second round, when All-Rookie forward DeJuan Blair fell to the 37th overall pick. Barring another unforeseen drop from another lottery talent, the Spurs will look to sift through solid, but not spectacular, options in the second round this year.
Among the options could be South Florida guard Dominique Jones. Jones, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who worked out for the Spurs earlier this offseason, is a polished scorer who averaged 21.4 points as a junior last season. He isn't much of a 3-point shooter — hitting just 31 percent from college distance last season — but possesses an excellent mid-range game, can create off the dribble and has the ability to post up smaller defenders.
A bit of a tweener, a lack of NBA size is likely to knock Jones out of the first round, but he is projected to be a high-to-mid second-round pick. If he falls to 49, it wouldn't be surprising for the Spurs to give him a look.


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Body found by snowplow driver
SLAYTON -- A woman's body was discovered by a snowplow driver Monday morning, according to a press release from the Murray County Sheriff's Office.
The release, issued by Murray County Chief Deputy Randy Donahue, states a deceased female, 69-year-old Loa Jean Jenson of Garvin, was found around 10:49 a.m. by a man driving a township plow on 211th Street, just east of U.S. 59 near Lake Sarah.
During an on-scene investigation, deputies located Jensen's vehicle, a 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, which had run off the road near the intersection of 211th Street and 170th Avenue. It appears as though Jenson ran off the roadway due to weather and road conditions sometime Sunday evening or in the early morning hours Monday and had apparently attempted to walk toward U.S. 59.
No further information is available, the release states, pending results of an autopsy.
The Murray County Sheriff's Office was assisted by acting Murray County Coroner Dr. Carol Lang and Lake Sarah Township snowplow drivers.


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Dreams for Kids, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
In 1989, I was first introduced to Dreams For Kids at the first Christmas party at Clara's house. That will be a day I will NEVER forget. To see the joy this organization was able to bring to this homeless shelter was magical. I have seen the Dream Leaders program and it was amazing to see so many teens empowered..(I also felt empowered as I attended a parent session)...With the Extreme Recess program, I have attended tennis, baseball, water skiing and downhill snow skiing. WOW! While at these events, I have seen some of the biggest smiles I have ever seen! I have seen children experience things that would often be near impossible without this program. The Holiday for Hope party has grown so much since the first gathering. It is now taking place all over the world. The number of people who are positively touched by DREAMS FOR KIDS is staggering. I know that these children feel so rewarded by this program..As a volunteer, I too feel rewarded. Thank you Dreams for Kids!
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Pastel hair - Even though its autumn, I have been loving pastel colours this month, and pastel hair just looks so gorgeous to me, wish I could do it with my hair. Especially pink pastel, I'm so tempted to dye a little strand of my hair pink again!
Sky Ferreria - Not sure how I found Sky but at first I thought she was just a model but turns out she's a singer, she is so gorgeous and her hair is unreal! I will grow mine that long. I can't stop listening to her music.
Models Own Nail Varnish - I have started my collection of models own nail varnishes and its growing fast, these nail varnishes are so creamy and opaque. The colour choice is just as amazing.
Vaseline - My lips are horrible in the cold months but vaseline has really saved me.
Breaking Dawn (The film, I just couldn't fine the cinema ticket) - Omg, best twilight movie yet, I cried pretty much all the way through. I liked it because there wasn't much fighting ha! Bella looked lush and the whole honeymoon scene was heavenly, want my honeymoon to be like that.
Empire of The Sun - Another music obsession, I've loved these for years but we have reunited over the past month.
Urban Decay Naked Pallet - I love wearing eyeshadow in autumn and winter, Urban Decay have the best eyeshadows in my opinion. This pallet has the perfect natural colours.
Dream Catchers - Starting to build my collection up, I think they are so beautiful and I love the concept of them.


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Please let the league and the player's union come to terms by the start of summer league!
I can't wait for a year and a half!
Man, waiting a few months is long enough. I wouldn't know what to do if this happened.
Sig made by Sons of Thunder
I miss my knicks already man.


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" Prepaid credit card. "
I have an appalling credit rating. Family that live miles away and no car. A basic non debit card/direct debit providing bank account. I also like to buy things. I have pay as you go wherever possible. I like to pay these things online if possible.
2 years ago, I took out a cashplus. I am now on my second. I took the credit builder for my 2nd year. It made no difference. But I must add my address credit score is shockingly bad. The 1st card I started on the 99p per transaction. Halfway through the year I changed to the monthly rate. As a fairly regular user it is worth it.
This card is a prepaid credit card. The accompanying web site has a slightly dated feel to it. Despite having undergone a major facelift. But it does most of the things you would want it to. Check balance and transactions and you can do it on your phone too.
The site is aimed at new users and would benefit from having a forum for us already registered and a bit lost. As one of the reviewers mentioned the customer service is a bit hit and miss and very expensive.
What I haven't seen mentioned here is the cashback offers. they have a site where you can get cashback. Simple.
Except its not.....
I wanted a card to buy coach tickets online. I can go through the cashplus cashback site which lists National Express. I earn cashback. That works.
I wanted to pay for a mobile broadband package the site has several mobile broadband providers but..... I can't.
It doesn't work.
I Wanted to order a payg dongle (for cashback as listed on cashplus cashback) I can't. I have the cash on the card. But I can't.
Let me explain...On the cashback site they claim t-mobile offer cashback. I went along to the T-mobile site and was rejected as they do NOT accept cashplus cards. So they advertise T-mobile as offering cashback on purchases made with the card, the card that T-mobile do not accept. Hmm. They list 3. Who also do not accept cashplus cards. See I Am always adding to this list of people who dont accept it. o2 also don't accept cashplus . Nor The Link.
But ALL feature on the cashback site.
It would appear that despite having a UK site and being advertised as a UK card. It is not accepted by major companies on account of it not being a UK card.
Lovefilm national express and the train companies DO accept it. Play.com and amazon accept it.
My major gripe with this card is that it is damn near impossible to find out how to pay for certain things. It says you can set up regular bill payments. I have not found out how to do this yet.
It says it can be used as a bank. I haven't worked out how. There are some pdf forms online (standing order put cash ONTO the card).
But the 'cashplus bank' details needed to use this card as a pseudo direct debit (found online but look very hard)To pay regular bills are confusing. Or rather Ive not made them work yet.
Confusingly they DO state you must add your card number as a reference when arranging to pay bills regularly. WHERE? most direct debit forms and most bank detail input forms do NOT have this extra box for a card number as a reference.
In short it is a useful card I can't deny that But there are issues. Or perhaps I expected too much. The NON UK card issue with the mobile companies has really irked me. It has been rejected in a fair few places. But the lack of acceptance by the big mobile companies is not encouraging.
What would be useful is a list of companies who DO accept cashplus.
Or the name of a prepaid card I can use to order mobile broadband prepaid dongle online?? Have you used a ppcard to pay a mobile company?
NB I emailed the cashplus cashback website about the T-mobile furore. Received a response the same day(which always deserves a mention) Informing me that the cashback would be applied if customer used a different card to pay for those things that won't accept Cashplus Mastercard. So long as card had been registered or purchase was made through the site. Evidently its a normal cashback site then.
Which is good because i love all of my cashback sites and there's always room for a new one!!
After a lot of hesitating whether or not to try this card, I took the plunge and paid the initial £15 or so which they asked for. Time will tell whether or not it was worthwhile. The main and probably only reason I actually invested in the Cashplus Gold Card was to make use of its so-called 'Creditbuilder' facility. While I very rarely use the card itself to make payments, I have never encountered any problems during transactions in any shops. The card itself is a beautiful gold MasterCard, and with the exception of the somewhat tacky 'Gold Card' printed in the top left hand corner, it is aesthetically very pleasing. The card comes with an online self-service, which I must say is excellent and beats some of the banks I've dealt with.
Having a poor credit history to say the least, Cashplus and their Creditbuilder option definitely appealed to me. The thinking behind it is that, regardless of your own credit history, you pay £4.95 a month for use of the card which acts as a repayment of a small loan over a year. When repayment is complete, your credit file will show 12 green repayments on time. I have not yet completed a year, but when it is finished I will be very interested to see what happens. It must be emphasized that Cashplus only credit report you to Experian, not Equifax or Callcredit. So while it is very good, it is not a flawless system.
If you're interested in this method, one massive warning is that once you have your card account, you then have to visit the Creditbuilder website and then print off and send away the application form for Creditbuilder. Signing up for the card itself does not automatically make you eligible for the faux loan.
My only criticisms of it would be that while I was trying to register the card on Paypal, it was not accepted. Whether this is a problem exclusive to me, I don't know, and while it is not a huge problem personally for me it could be a waste of time for others. My second criticism is that the company, APS, billed my bank account of the initial fee literally within seconds and I had not even fully completed the application process. So once you're there, there is no way back.
As a pre-paid card, this one is probably the best. If you've got past defaults and such, and cannot get a debit card, I highly recommend you give this a go. Aside from a nominal monthly fee, what have we got to lose?
The CashPlus Mastercard is just one of a swathe of pre-paid Mastercard or Visa cards that one can use. It has its advantages and its disadvantages.
First, to address a point made in a previous review, CashPlus (now) only charge the monthly fee of £4.95 if you have a positive balance with them. So it shouldn't now be possible to run up a debt with them. However if you're using their "CreditBuilder" option then you do need to make sure you pay the £4.95 each month otherwise it may count as a missed payment!
The main advantage of CashPlus over other prepay cards is that they offer Purchase Protection that is claimed to be similar to that provided by credit cards (under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act). There is precious little detail on this, though, but if one uses the card for larger purposes (including holidays) then it may offer more protection against suppliers going bust or supplying dodgy goods than one would get with a debit card.
Anyhow, I've found my CashPlus card fine. I can top-up at a local shop for free and the cash is in the account in minutes.
Now if only they accepted topup online by debit card (as some other cards do) then this would be a genuinely good card.
And don't use it for guaranteeing hotel bookings either as the hotel's initial "hold" on the money doesn't seem to be re-chargeable and you end up paying again. The "hold" then falls off a week later, but until then you're out of pocket. Customer Service say that it should work fine, but it doesn't.
Unlike some of the other posters on here, I'm not going to tear into my Cashplus card. Since I first got it 5-6 months ago I've found it to be a very useful tool in managing my finances that little bit better. As someone who has a couple of defaults on their credit history from my time as a student and has moved house *a lot*, this was pretty much my only choice for online shopping.
My card arrived quickly enough (with a week) and the costs (£9.95 setup/£4.95 monthly) while not great are at least competitive with the market. Costs are clearly stated upfront and the terms and conditions on the back of the contract make more than clear your obligations as regards topping up/cleared funds etc.
I maintain it so that I can purchase items through my favourite websites and for the odd shop/foreign purchase where cash isn't an option.
Their website is reasonably good for providing details of your balance etc. and the FAQ sections aren't bad either. I have had to call them once and although it was a charged call, the member of staff I spoke to was pretty helpful and sent out duplicate documents without much convincing.
One final point of interest as regards the Cashplus card that I should probably mention is the 'Credit builder' facility that is offered as a 'free' extra once you have a card up and running. In essence, the issuer lends you the fees for a year (£4.95*12) as a one-off payment that shows up on your transaction history as a credit followed immediately by a debit. Then all you need to do is to keep the card for a year and continue to pay the fees each month.
In exchange for this, the issuer reports the fee payments as positive payments towards the loan with the credit reference agencies. In time, this should improve your credit score and help those who've been less than great at managing their finances in the past to start building up some positive credit history again.
**The loan can be paid off interest free at any time if you decide to cancel the card, but *never* miss a payment. The loan is regulated by the Consumer Credit Act and doing so can worsen your credit history.**
My decision to get a prepaid credit card was simple; I loathe actual credit cards with a fiery passion, as they encourage excessive spending and the interest is ridiculous. However, when setting up in business I found a lot of services won't access a Visa Debit card, it's MasterCard or Visa only. I was told it is possible to have a credit card but without the actual "credit" facility, instead just putting on the amount you need the using it like a debit card. I did a websearch and up popped Cash Plus.
Sign up was easy and took all of five minutes, filling out basic details like name, address and contact telephone numbers at the website. The card costs £9.95 as a one-off set up fee and then an extra £4.95 as a monthly fee. I paid this with my debit card and received a confirmation email within seconds, telling me my card would take five to seven working days to reach me.
It actually took 16 days. Not exactly a good start!
With this particular card, you pay the flat monthly fee of £4.95 no matter how often you use your card. You can use your card exactly like a normal MasterCard, so anywhere you see the MasterCard symbol, as well as online.
To use the card, you need to have 'loaded' the money on to it beforehand. You can do this in a variety of ways.
It's free to top up to £500 at a Post Office or up to £5,000 at a retail outlet (there's a postcode search to find your nearest) and the funds can take up to two business days to load (I often found it went on almost immediately though). You can also have your wages paid directly into the account, or pay £2 per top up at an ePay outlet, but this does guarantee your funds are available within 30 minutes. When the balance is loaded on your card, just use it like a normal credit card until the balance is gone.
I loaded money on mainly by paying a standing order from our business account directly into the card account. This does take up to five working days but we usually had plenty of time before our purchases to get things ready.
The actual process of loading the money onto the card and then shopping with the card was relatively hassle free. The online account facility means you can check when the money has become available.
This is excellent for people like me who loathe credit cards or who have a low credit rating, as no credit check is involved in obtaining a card. You keep a tab on what you're spending and the online account system is quite good at updating each transaction in good time.
Of which there are many, I'm afraid.
The £4.95 monthly fee is very high and I resented paying it for the months when we didn't use the card. Obviously, if this is your main card that wouldn't be a problem, but for an occasional user such as myself, it got annoying very quickly.
After reading a lot of small print, I discovered you can just pay the usage fee per transaction. It equates to around £1.50 per use and there is no monthly fee. However, Cash Plus REALLY don't want people to do this and hide the information as best they can. I assume they're hoping people will forget about the card and they can still collect the monthly fee, which is debited from your card's balance (more on that in a moment).
Secondly, Cash Plus are near enough impossible to get hold of. When I wanted to switch over to a pay-by-transaction usage, I spent literally hours on hold, only to be cut off when I finally spoke to someone. I did eventually get through and was told I needed a different department, which was another hour on hold. From what I've read on the internet this is not an uncommon problem for Cash Plus. However, I did eventually get through and requested a switch over to the pay-by-transaction method. I was told this was done.
Oh, and their customer services is an 0871 number. Total bill for trying to switch plans? £11.75. Lovely.
Several months passed when we had no need to use the card. Then I went online to make a transfer onto the card and discovered the card's balance was minus £64. Horrified, I called Customer Services, having no idea how it could have happened. When I eventually got through, I was told my monthly fee was still being applied and I was also being charged for going into debit funds. They claimed to have "no record" of my call requesting a transfer.
A rather long battle ensued in which I point blank refusing to pay them a penny. I provided a copy of our phone bill so they could see I had made a call, but they argued that could have been for anything, not just for switching to a different pricing option. All of this arguing took a ferociously long time because I refused to call them (pricey!) and communicated only by letter, and it would sometimes take them weeks to respond.
In the end, they sent us a default notice and threatened court action, but there was no way I was paying and we had to go through the financial ombudsmen to get the matter settled. When the ombudsmen found in my favour, I never heard from Cash Plus again - not even an apology.
Prepaid credit cards most definitely have their place in the world and are extremely useful. I opened a new one with PayZone after this dispute and haven't had a problem in over a year of using it.
Cash Plus, however, are not who you should get a prepaid card from. The customer services' is terrible, the rates are very high (not just in the monthly fee. For my PayZone card the setup cost was £5 rather than £9.95, for the exact same service) and they don't give a jot about their customers. All of the benefits of Cash Plus are available from many different companies, so I would strongly recommend you go with one of their competitors instead.
I had an account with Woolwich which supplied me with a visa electron card but when they were bought up by Barclays I was automatically given a standard Barclays savings account which meant I wasnt supplied with a new debit card and so I looked around for a pre paid credit card after hearing about a number of new cards coming out around the time. After a short time looking at the various options I then found a prepaid cashplus card from Mastercard which I decided to get.
**Signing Up**
The great thing about the signing up process is that you don't need to have a credit check, you just fill out the application form online and then you will get a quick response from them once you have filled out everything required and your form has been sent you will get an email response which will tell you that you will be sent a letter in the next week or so which you take to the post office and pay the joining fee of £9.95, you can also add any money you want to be on your card account when you have received your card and you also pay the first months fee of £4.95 which you pay at the end of every month. You will then receive you card in the next few days and your pin information and you are free to use your card for online and store purchases.
**My Cashplus**
Basically what you get with the card is the ability to use your card for online purchases and store purchases. You cannot however use your card at ATM Machines unless you upgrade your account which will need some identification to be sent but I woud recommend trying it out as an online purchase card first and then decide after a few months whether you really need your card to be able to withdraw money at ATM Machines.
**Topping Up**
It is very easy to top up your prepaid mastercard as all you need to do is take your card to one of the places listed on the website and hand your card over to the cashier with the amount of money you want to upload onto the card.
At The Post Office
You can top up anything from £10 to £999 for FREE and your funds will be ready on your account within twenty four hours. There are quicker alternatives to this though as shown below.
At a cashplus retail outlet
You can Top-up for FREE any amount from £10 to £5,000. This will be on your account much quicker than via the post office and you will usually be able to use your funds in about 30 mins from when you top up.
At an e-pay outlet
If you visit an e-pay outlet you can top-up any amount from £10 to £150, in multiples of £10. The e-pay outlet will charge you £2 per top-up and your money should be available in 30 minutes
For me the only real drawbacks about this card are that you need to upgrade your account if you wish to use the card at ATM Machines and if you would like to have balances up to £5,000 instead of £1,500 for the no frills account. To me these won't affect most people as most people who use this card will have another card account which they can use at an atm.
You can use this on every website you see the mastercard sign and of course in any shop that has this sign. This card is great for people who have a low credit rating or if you just want a card that you can limit to transactions that you actually need to take out of another account to use. This will be a great thing for people who spend too much on their debit card and they can only use it when they have some money on it.
You can also use your card to setup standing orders if you need to pay bills or if you would like to setup a feeding system from another card which will put say £20 for instance into your prepaid account from one of your cards aswell as being able to pay your salary into this account which you just need to give your employer a form to sort this out.
**The Website**
If you are interested in getting one of these cards for yourself then the website you need is www.mycashplus.co.uk and there you will find all the information you need about the card and once you are logged in you will be able to review all your transactions and see your account balance which makes everything clearly laid out.
This is a great way for people to get the benefits of shopping on the internet without spending more than they can afford. If you don't have the funds then you won't purchase something as it won't let you do it. A great way to budget your money too and the benefits of upgrading could make this card even better.
A new unique idea for a credit card - one that you can top up and spend as you wish so you won't be in major debt. A brilliant idea in theory, however if you do not provide the address you're registered to, they still give you a card and then ask you to upgrade your account as you can basically do nothing unless it is upgraded.
I used my uni address to get a card and then had to provide a bill and certified copy of my identity to upgrade. They didn't believe that the certified copy of my passport was real because the solicitor hadn't put their phone number along with her name and the address.
I phoned them up (at cost) to complain and ask what they could do to help me. They wanted another copy of my passport, so I decided it would probably be easier to have my money returned to me. I've been told it will take 3-4 weeks. How can it take that long to move money from one account to another?
Anyway I think it's better to just get a real credit card, or use the registed address next time.


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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the latest condemnation of the Jewish state at the UN Human Rights Council as a "travesty" that "should be rejected by decent people everywhere."
With council members accusing Israel of war crimes, the body approved a "commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
The United States was the only country to vote against the measure.
Seventeen countries abstained, and among the 29 states voting in favor of the resolution were human-rights violators China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
"Rather than investigate Hamas, which is committing a double war crime by firing rockets at Israeli civilians while hiding behind Palestinian civilians, the UNHRC calls for an investigation of Israel, which has gone to unprecedented lengths to keep Palestinian civilians out of harm's way, including by dropping leaflets, making phone calls and sending text messages," Netanyahu said. "The UNHRC should be launching an investigation into Hamas's decision to turn hospitals into military command centers, use schools as weapons depots and place missile batteries next to playgrounds, private homes and mosques."
"By failing to condemn Hamas's systematic use of human shields and by blaming Israel for the deaths that are caused by this grotesque human shields policy, the UNHRC is sending a message to Hamas and terror organizations everywhere that using civilians as human shields is an effective strategy," the prime minister continued.
"Like the investigation that led to the infamous Goldstone report, a report which was ultimately renounced by its own author, this investigation by a kangaroo court is a foregone conclusion. The predictable result will be the libeling of Israel and even greater use of human shields in the future by Hamas. Those who will pay the price will be not only Israelis but also Palestinians who Hamas will redouble its efforts to use as human shields in the future."
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For those who jumped on the Uncharted bandwagon a bit late, wisecracking adventurer Nathan Drake's earliest PlayStation 3 romps will soon be available for download as part of this week's upcoming PlaySation Network update. Both Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted: Among Thieves will be available for purchase on PSN this Tuesday, June 26.
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Microsoft Access 2007 - Level 1 (2 Days)
The Level 1 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include designing and creating new databases, tables, and relationships; creating and maintaining records; locating records; & producing reports based on the information in the database.
- Course Outline
Most organizations maintain and manage large amounts of information. One of the most efficient and powerful information management computer applications is the relational database. Information can be stored, linked, and managed using a single relational database application and its associated tools. In this course, you will be introduced to the concept of the relational database by using the Microsoft® Office Access 2007 relational database application and its information management tools.
This is a 2 day course designed for students who wish to learn the basic operations of the Access 2007 database program to perform their day-to-day responsibilities, and to understand the advantages that using a relational database program can bring to their business processes. The Level 1 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with tables to create and maintain records, locate records, and produce reports based on the information in the database. It also provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to advance to more technical Access responsibilities, such as creating and maintaining new databases.
The student will also consider how to maintain data consistency, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.
Course Outline
Day 1:
Lesson 1: Exploring the Microsoft® Office Access 2007 Environment
- Topic 1A: Examine Database Concepts
- Topic 1B: Explore the User Interface
- Topic 1C: Use an Existing Access Database
- Topic 1D: Customize the Access Environment
- Topic 1E: Obtain Help
- Topic 2A: Describe the Relational Database Design Process
- Topic 2B: Define Database Purpose
- Topic 2C: Review Existing Data
- Topic 2D: Determine Fields
- Topic 2E: Group Fields into Tables
- Topic 2F: Normalize Data
- Topic 2G: Designate Primary and Foreign Keys
- Topic 2H: Determine Table Relationships
- Topic 3A: Create a New Database
- Topic 3B: Create a Table
- Topic 3C: Manage Tables
- Topic 3D: Create a Table Relationship
- Topic 3E: Save a Database as a Previous Version
- Topic 4A: Modify Table Data
- Topic 4B: Sort Records
- Topic 4C: Work with Subdatasheets
- Topic 5A: Filter Records
- Topic 5B: Create a Query
- Topic 5C: Add Criteria to a Query
- Topic 5D: Add a Calculated Field to a Query
- Topic 5E: Perform Calculations on a Record Grouping
- Topic 6A: View Data Using an Access Form
- Topic 6B: Create a Form
- Topic 6C: Modify the Design of a Form
- Topic 7A: View an Access Report
- Topic 7B: Create a Report
- Topic 7C: Add a Custom Calculated Field to a Report
- Topic 7D: Format the Controls in a Report
- Topic 7E: Apply an AutoFormat Style to a Report
- Topic 7F: Prepare a Report for Print
Lesson 1: Controlling Data Entry
- Topic 1A: Restrict Data Entry Using Field Properties
- Topic 1B: Establish a Pattern for Entering Field Values
- Topic 1C: Create a List of Values for a Field
- Topic 2A: Create Query Joins
- Topic 2B: Join Unrelated Tables
- Topic 2C: Relate Data Within a Table
- Topic 3A: Set Select Query Properties
- Topic 3B: Create Parameter Queries
- Topic 3C: Create Action Queries
- Topic 4A: Design a Form Layout
- Topic 4B: Enhance the Appearance of a Form
- Topic 4C: Restrict Data Entry in Forms
- Topic 4D: Add a Command Button to a Form
- Topic 4E: Create a Subform
- Topic 5A: Organize Report Information
- Topic 5B: Format the Report
- Topic 5C: Set Report Control Properties
- Topic 5D: Control Report Pagination
- Topic 5E: Summarize Report Information
- Topic 5F: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
- Topic 5G: Create a Mailing Label Report
- Topic 6A: Import Data into Access
- Topic 6B: Export Data
- Topic 6C: Analyze Access Data in Excel
- Topic 6D: Export Data to a Text File
- Topic 6E: Merge Access Data with a Word Document
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: : I know that 'it's all swings and roundabouts' means - 'it's neither here nor there', but where did it actually originate from?
: The whole saying is "what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts". It's originally a saying of fairground folk, and it means that a loss in one field [selling tickets for the swings] is balanced by profit in another [selling tickets for the roundabouts]. An early citation is "What's lost upon the roundabouts we pulls up on the swings" from a novel by P Chalmers, "Green Days & Blue Days", published 1912.
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The Galapagos IslandsThe Galapagos Islands lie on the northern edge of the Nazca plate, which is crawling southeast and subducting underneath the South American plate, forming the Andes Mountains. When the subducted Nazca plate reaches the asthenosphere (about sixty miles below), it melts and forms magma. The comparably lighter magma rises between cracks in the crust and accumulates near the surface. In the area below the Galapagos, a hot spot formed where the magma was pushed above the crust and the Galapagos volcanoes subsequently formed. The volcanoes on the Marchena, Pinta, and Tower islands are currently active and contain an abundance of intriguing information. The Wolf and Darwin islands to the northwest of the three larger islands are eroded volcanoes that are now extinct. Many of the volcanoes of the Galapagos, with the northern islands being no exception, are classified as shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are identifiable by their gentle slopes and flat coastline. They regenerate through lava flows, which pour out of a central vent creating its warrior shield profile, hence the name. The lava flows thin out by spreading over a large area and years of accumulation of thin layers yields a shield volcano. Some of the northern islands also exhibit calderas, which should not be confused with a crater. Calderas can be large, and form when magma is withdrawn from an underground reservoir beneath the volcano. This leads to a partial collapse of the overlying ground and consequently a large depression.
The Galapagos are well known to be home to many endemic species of animals and plants, such as the giant tortoise, the scalesia and miconia, the Galápagos penguin, and the flightless cormorant.


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Great Public Speaking: Three Simple Words
Michael P. Maslanka examines a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
He says, "Three simple words explain the social revolution taking place in Albany and the South today." Doesn't that make the listener want to hear what those words are? King does not just come out and say what he's going to say, because the force of his message would be lost on the audience. He primes the audience to start thinking about what the words are, and he then frames what is coming by telling them what the words are not: "They aren't big words. One does not need to have a philosophical bent to understand them."


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The importance of an adequate normative framework in Public Service Enterprises is crucial when the management of failures of governmental institutions have been derived in schemes of corporatisation, privatization and promotion of the competitive forces, all of which do not guarantee economic success by themselves. On these grounds, the basic regulation goals, price control and competence, are being approached. To star with the institucional problem of regulation and the search of an equilibrium between incentives and directives are studied. Afterwards, the implications of price control (price cap), price schemes growing worldwide and recently applied in Colombia, and the implementation of alternatives inside the same trend are analyzed. At the same time, we keep dealing with the entrance problem, the potential competence and disputable markets in order to offer policy recommendations to the regulatory institutions.
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Bill 210, Early Childhood Learning and Child Care Act
Posted on March 14, 2012 by Richard Einarson
Today in the Legislature, I introduced Bill 210, the Early Childhood Learning and Child Care Act. This is an important piece of legislation to me and to the Alberta Party. It focuses on creating a more solid foundation for children in Alberta to succeed and also ensures that families have the supports they need, with fair financial choices available to them. In essence, this bill helps Alberta's families of today and develops the leaders of tomorrow.
The bill seeks to create a Early Childhood system that recognizes the importance of a child's early years (from 0-6 years) on their lifelong health and working success. To do this, it will establish a cross-ministry cabinet committee and an Early Learning Secretariat that are tasked with engaging stakeholders to create an early childhood learning and child care framework. The framework will ensure Alberta families have access to the skills, supports and resources that they need to raise healthy and happy children who are capable of lifelong learning. A number of performance measures are included in the bill to ensure the framework's effectiveness moving forward. They focus on availability of services, retention of childhood professionals, and quality and participation of early learning programs.
Bill 210 will also oblige the cabinet committee and secretariat to conduct a review of the province's existing child care subsidies and tax policy to ensure there is no economic incentive in choosing one form of care over another. The Alberta Party is hearing that Albertan's want options, but financial incentives shouldn't make option one more appealing than another – that should be the family's decision.
I believe this bill is a starting point for a provincial plan that focuses on early childhood learning. The other provincial parties have neglected to focus on the importance of early childhood learning in their pre-election platforms, and the Alberta Party believes that it needs a place in election conversations. Research is increasingly showing that the early years of a child's life are of the utmost importance for development. Unfortunately, this government's current childhood programs and services are dealt with across numerous ministries in a piecemeal fashion, with no real coordination or focus. It is important to provide the appropriate supports and fair financial choices for parents, so that children in Alberta have every opportunity to succeed.
With an election expected to be called within the next few weeks, Bill 210 won't get a chance to be debated or passed in the legislature, but this is what we believe needs to be done for the success of our children, and this will be part of the Alberta Party campaign. It's my hope this bill will act as a starting point for generating a conversation amongst Albertans. Alberta families deserve more options and better services, and Alberta children deserve every opportunity to succeed to their fullest.


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The absence of civility is noted everywhere in American life these days, from the freeway to the multiplex -- even in the courteously hushed world of the theater, where midperformance talking, candy unwrapping and walkouts appear to be enjoying a renaissance among some audience members. Just my luck, then, that my latest visit to the Mark Taper Forum was the night everyone decided to behave. I listened in vain for a snippet of inconsiderate conversation, or the mischievous alarms of cell phones and pagers -- anything to divert my attention from the narcotizing mantras emanating from Neil Simons new comedy. No one can accuse Simon of coasting along on his reputation: Although it has become an intellectual pastime to dismiss his plays as so much theatrical meat loaf, The Dinner Party truly earns our scorn.
Simon places his 30-somethingth play in a near-mythical world of disembodied ideas and conversational pingpong, where existence is stripped down to an ageless combat between man and woman. In other words, France. The specific setting is a private dining room, within a ritzy Parisian restaurant, that resembles a hall in the Frick Museum: The walls are frescoed in the manner of Fragonard, and the chambers massive carved wooden door looks as though it would give King Kong a hard time. When the lights come up, the bemused look on Claude Pichons (John Ritter) face says hes not admiring the rococo shenanigans on the wall so much as he is contemplating the fact that were a long way from Brighton Beach.
Claude, a bookseller, is soon joined by a rent-a-car businessman named Albert Donay (Henry Winkler), a kind of idiot fixe whose conversational tic of taking everyone at their literal word sets up 90 minutes of annoying whos-on-first? repartee. The third man who comes to dinner is clothing magnate Andre Bouville (Edward Herrmann), a gruff millionaire with little patience for his present company -- all of whom are strangers to one another -- or for the mysterious event that has summoned them here, a dinner party for six. Eventually, the remaining three guests arrive: Mariette Levieux (Anette Michelle Sanders), Yvonne Fouchet (Veanne Cox) and Gabrielle Buonocelli (Frances Conroy).
The boy-girl pairing is no accident, for the guests are, in fact, three divorced couples. What follows is an evening of what-went-wrong? soul-searching, chaperoned by Gabrielle, who has organized this little hell night in order to win back Andre. She kicks off her plan by initiating the kind of squirmy parlor games that are grounds for divorce in any country, however. First, with the rooms doors locked from the outside, she forces her guests to admit the meanest thing their spouse ever did to them, then she makes them describe the nicest. Six characters delivering two monologues apiece slow the action to such a crawl that an appreciative shudder sweeps through at least part of the audience when the claustrophobic Mariette sinks into a panic attack upon realizing she is locked in. Think No Exit without the lesbian.
John Lee Beattys sumptuous set design tries hard to set a Gallic tone, but its hard to fathom how The Dinner Party might have succeeded on even a modest level. The Taper production, staged by John Rando, who shows a flair for choreography but keeps his performers on long leashes, is endowed with a cast of actors of whom half are familiar and likable veterans of TV and movies. Ritters infectious affability makes Claude the storys a emotional gyroscope, if not its compass. The mugging Winklers Albert, however, is an insufferable passive-aggressive, and Herrmann, while appropriately authoritarian, is too one-dimensional a figure, even by the forgiving standards of comedy, to save the play.
Likewise, Sanders vixenish persona is tart enough for the sophisticated comedy The Dinner Party aspires to, but Cox is allowed to go all dreamy on us too often, while both Conroys romantic matron and her billowy, Dior-like gown seem to have been downloaded from another play entirely.
But perhaps the main problem is that Simon has dropped little people into a big situation, and his characters are just too prosaic to ever rise to the occasion. As if to make up for this, they loudly stomp around the furniture, and go to the bathroom a lot. It doesnt help that we never believe this is a French setting, even though Simon calls for everything but accordion music to force the connection between his American-sounding characters and their supposed citizenship. Similarly, we simply dont buy anything his characters say. When Gabrielle tells her guests that she loves the materialistic, misanthropic Andre for his mind, we think, Who is she kidding? And when Andre shortly after replies, I feel like Im talking to a machine that spits out poisonous tennis balls, we begin to wonder about the tycoons grasp of metaphor -- or, at least, about his tennis gear.
In the end, Simon, like his characters, is overwhelmed by the exploration of marriage and its discontents -- either that, or hes not really invested in its outcome. The playwright, a veteran of five marriages himself, might have been expected to bring an unsentimental expertise to the evening, a wealth of experience with which to imbue Claude and his acquaintances; instead, the whole project comes off like a pretentious writing exercise whose Parisian locale is calculated to somehow lend it depth, or cachet.
There is, finally, a feeling of sadness that comes from watching The Dinner Party, for its hollowness reminds us of Simons past glories, from the groovy badinage of Come Blow Your Horn to the warped domesticity of The Odd Couple. As Ive mentioned, its become reflexive in certain quarters to dismiss Simon, in much the same way that so many belittle Norman Rockwell and the Mark Taper Forum for simply giving the public what it wants. Yet theres nothing wrong in trying to appease our insatiable need to laugh, and Simons long career has given American theater indelible characters, and our language unforgettable one-liners. At age 72, with his plays, marriages and autobiographies behind him, Simon appears to lack only one thing -- the need to write.
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Is it fair to blame actors for being hams when their playwright is one himself -- to the extent that he places himself onstage for no discernible reason? Attend Steve Allens A Christmas Carol at Theater West and judge for yourself. From a distance, youd think that Allens musical adaptation would be, if nothing else, a jazzy, swingin retelling of Dickens morality tale, brought up to date and, if not exactly Y2K compliant, then at least goofily modern.
Alas, the composer and showman who became TV Americas gatekeeper to the cool world by introducing it to Jack Kerouac and Lenny Bruce has chosen to stick to a scene-by-scene re-enactment of the story, complete with adorable urchins and shawl-wrapped women. Walk-er! we say to ourselves as an American-accented Harold Gould (so convincingly British, at LATC years ago, as Goldberg in Pinters The Birthday Party) appears onstage as Scrooge and proceeds to halfheartedly diss Christmas.
Allens score may be charitably called a distillation of pop and jazz styles, although his songs are a generic potpourri of niceties that are aerosoled over the stage like air freshener. Steverino himself occasionally appears, seated on a stool and holding what looks like a photo album across which someones written A Christmas Carol in marker pen, as though this is The Script from which hes reading.
The narrative -- both Allens and that performed onstage -- is virtually indistinguishable from any of the movie or animated treatments weve seen, and, if anything, Allens London is a softer, cuddlier place than were used to. This Christmas Carol holds no terrors for its characters or for us, and so, no moral updraft either. Perhaps most unforgivable, it omits Scrooges awful encounter in a derelict graveyard with his own tombstone. With an image this powerful missing, the show cries out for an equally terrifying replacement. Perhaps a machine spitting out poisonous tennis balls.


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