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In dancehall reggae, the term "background instrumental" is an oxymoron: It's the vocals that are secondary. Instrumentals or "riddims" get their own names, compilations (on which a variety of vocalists use the same riddim), and presumably their own backstage dressing rooms. This, combined with the fact that the worldwide massive rewards freshness nearly as much as goodness, ensures that dancehall's sound evolves more quickly than a B-movie space virus. A clever new (or newly recycled) sound explodes into an inescapable trend that wears itself out before most people catch its name. Last year, bhangra, or East Indian dance music, was the producers' influence of choice, spawning riddims with names like Tabla and Bollywood.
The thing is, sometimes the trends don't die but cause the genre's evolutionary path to fork. In 1986 producer Prince Jammy (not yet King Jammy) refashioned Barrington Levy's smash "Under Mi Sensi," a song about being under the influence of sensimilla, into "Under Mi Sleng Teng," a song (voiced by Wayne Smith) about being under the influence of the computerized Sleng Teng riddim and its programmed drums and keyboard bass. The new "computer dub" sound yielded a string of hits, many of which were collected by the U.K.-based Honest Jon's label on its wonderful compilation Watch How the People Dancing: Unity Sounds from the London Dancehall, 1986-1989. Refreshingly sparse yet creative, computer dub ultimately sired ragga, the digitally built sound that most people think of when they hear the term "dancehall reggae."
Before ragga there was sampling or "versioning" Sixties and Seventies rocksteady hits. Like its source music, it featured a variety of drum patterns all wrapped up in layers of live bass, guitar, horns, and keys. This rich, eclectic sound never disappeared. Instead of digital ragga replacing traditional dancehall, each sound continued to evolve side by side. Post-Sleng Teng, versioned tracks like Tenor Saw's "Ring the Alarm" and Shabba Ranks's "Wicked Inna Bed" as well as programmed anthems like Chaka Demus & Pliers' "Murder She Wrote" were bona fide smashes.
What seems to be happening now is that those two paths are finally reuniting and breathing life into each other like long-lost lovers. Ragga dance floors, until recently all three-beats (a pattern of two hard hits and a tap) and robo-blips beneath the vocals, are increasingly incorporating traditional dancehall. This is partly due to improved MIDI technology that allows producers to digitally insert the sounds of live instruments while preserving the negative space between beats. But fashion is also a factor, as proven by last year's bhangra-ragga trend. Its success, after all, got ragga producers scrambling to find real drum sounds from outside ragga's "three beat" repertoire.
Check out the dozen or so hottest riddims right now -- Wave, Adrenaline, Mad Ants, Threat, Sweat, and Belly Skin. Of these, a few sound purely synthetic (the first three), but several use real instruments (keys, sampled drums, and guitar respectively in the last three). More significant, the superb Clappas, Diesel, Masterpiece, Diwali, Bollywood, and Golden Bathtub riddims experiment with everything from Diesel's marching tabla drums to Bollywood's two-stepping congas and cowbells to Golden Bathtub's electro-pop guitar strums. As far as these riddims are concerned, the production styles of ragga and traditional dancehall are no longer separate and distinct.
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The brand-new Clappas riddim, produced by the South Rakkas Crew, is a case in point. Kicking off its compilation on Greensleeves Records (#35) is a remake of "Under Mi Sensi" on which heavyweights Mr. Vegas, Alozade, and Hollow Point voice about sensi, not sleng teng, over shuffling drum licks, not a three-beat. The sound is at once old and new, traditional dancehall and cutting-edge ragga. To paraphrase Robert Frost, two paths once diverged, but which one you originally traveled no longer makes a difference.


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Welcome to the Bravo-fication of USA.
The cable channel has carved out a nice little niche for itself with pleasantly entertaining dramas such as "Suits," "White Collar" and "Covert Affairs."
Now, though, it's selling its soul to the reality-show devil with "Chrisley Knows Best" (10 p.m. Tuesday), a wretched excuse of a series better-suited to its "Housewives"-loving corporate cousin.
Described as a "real-life family comedy," the show follows flamboyant multimillionaire Todd Chrisley, his wife and children in their 30,000-square-foot mansion in suburban Atlanta, which Chrisley boasts is in the same gated development that Usher and Chipper Jones call home.
To save you from having to watch this appalling mess yourself, here are the nine most obnoxious moments from the premiere:
1) Chrisley brags that the family spends $300,000 or more a year on clothes.
2) He has a closet bigger than many apartments, and you can tell by the way it's meticulously organized that he's spent plenty of time in that closet.
3) "I approve every piece of clothing that our children wear," he declares.
4) He describes his oldest daughter as "beautiful," "smart" and "bitchy."
5) He tells his 15-year-old daughter she looks like "a young version of Pamela Anderson." To which she replies, "Well, that's what I'm going for."
6) He puts LoJacks on his children's cars, monitors their texts and tracks their Internet usage, going so far as to throw one of their laptops in the pool.
7) His 17-year-old son decides to stand up to his dad. "I'm bein' a man," he proclaims. While getting a pedicure.
8) "I wanna go to Hooters," another son insists. "I wanna see some hot girls." This is while his mommy drives him home from his first day of first grade.
9) Chrisley, who's always dreamed of being in fashion, is sinking a sizable chunk of his fortune into launching a department store. "I understand," he tells his buyer, "that we have to have a certain amount of those sizes that I don't particularly care for." By that, he means anything larger than a size 6.


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Leo Burnett Chicago Wins Inaugural D&AD White Pencil
First New Award in D&AD's History Recognizes Ideas With Genuine Social Impact
Nov 28, 2012, 13:32 ET from Leo Burnett
CHICAGO, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, at the 2012 D&AD White Pencil Symposium, Leo Burnett Chicago won the inaugural White Pencil for its "Recipeace" campaign. D&AD's White Pencil is a new initiative designed to harness the power of creativity to effect real and positive change in the world.
"We – the creative community – have the tools and talent to create big, bold and scalable ideas that have the power to change the planet for the better," said Mark Tutssel, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide. "I applaud D&AD for creating the White Pencil challenge and inspiring the global creative community to make a difference. I am incredibly honored that Leo Burnett Chicago's campaign for Peace One Day 'Recipeace' earned the inaugural White Pencil."
In coordination with Peace One Day, Leo Burnett Chicago's "Recipeace" campaign was designed to bring people together over a shared meal in celebration of International Peace Day on September 21. The social movement joined conflicting people across the globe through food.
"This was a daunting brief. Peace? When everywhere we look from the Middle East to the gangs in our own city, we see violent conflict? We knew we needed a big idea we could build on year after year. That's how 'Recipeace' was born," said Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett USA. "Asking people to come together over food to solve conflict seemed simple but when we thought about the ask, like the brief, it also seemed quite daunting. But Peace Day seemed the perfect place to start. The hope is year upon year, more people will come together over food to solve their differences."
D&AD's 2012 White Pencil brief tasked the world's creative communities to establish September 21 as a global self-sustaining annual day of peace. Entries were evaluated on criteria including the fundamental creative idea, determination and the ability to drive the creative idea forward. Nineteen campaigns were shortlisted for the honor including Leo Burnett London's "Missile for Peace" initiative.
"The D&AD White Pencil is a message and a movement. It symbolizes the power of creativity as a force for positive social change and provides a platform for a growing community of design and advertising talent to share ideas and showcase innovation," said Tim Lindsay, CEO, D&AD.
This year, Leo Burnett Worldwide also collected one Yellow Pencil, seven Pencil Nominations and 14 In Book (D&AD annual report) placements at the 50th Annual D&AD Awards, held in London on April 19. Eleven global offices, including, Bangkok, Beirut, Chicago, Detroit, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto and Zurich, contributed to overall network wins.
The highly coveted Yellow Pencil was awarded to Leo Burnett Shanghai for the Shanghai Qing Cong Quan Training Centre's design installation, "The Distance Between Mother and Child."
About Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett Worldwide, part of Publicis Groupe, is one of the world's largest agency networks with 96 offices and nearly 10,000 employees. In 2012, the global network was awarded a record-breaking 55 Lions at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and was also named "Network of the Year" by YoungGuns, Dubai Lynx and MENA Cristal Awards. A HumanKind communications company, Leo Burnett Worldwide has a simple and singular approach: put a brand's purpose at the center of communications to truly connect with people. Leo Burnett works with some of the world's most valuable brands including The Coca-Cola Company, Fiat, Kellogg's, McDonald's, Nintendo, P&G, Samsung and Tata among others. To learn more about Leo Burnett Worldwide visit our site, Facebook page and follow us via @leoburnett.
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Smitten v2.0: The Preparation
If you know why this blog series is called Smitten v2.0, then you were probably at the same room where Dan and I met. Only a few people know how everything happened. I guess I have to write a separate *detailed* story of how we got together, just to put it out there at once. … [Read more...]


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There are few holiday decors as lavish as Tim Corrinet and Chris McGovern's house on Salisbury Street in Worcester. For the couple's biennial holiday bash, all three floors have Christmas trees effusively adorned with ornaments and lights.?
This year they expect to have 40 trees, including a tree dripping with gold beads and ribbons; a Tiffany tree decked out in ornaments from the New York jeweler; gingerbread cookie trees and a tree decorated with 100 cookie cutters; a tree full of handmade mittens; and a kitschy aluminum tree. One tree usually hangs upside down from the ceiling in the living room.
"The first year we had our party in Worcester we asked all our friends to bring an ornament, so now we have a friend tree," Corrinet said.
"I love the spectacle of Christmas," said McGovern. "I want to create something magical for our guests."
It all started with one decorated tree in the couple's Allston apartment 22 years ago "Every year we added more trees," said Corrinet. "People started giving us trees."
McGovern, who graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art, is the interior decorator and set designer for the couple's holiday extravaganzas.
"I have loved Christmas ever since I was a boy, but I remember thinking my parents' ornaments were too old fashioned," he said. "I thought we should have modern, plastic ornaments and when I got my first job, I bought a bright, new plastic tree."
"Now I wish I had all those beautiful, old ornaments," he added.
When they bought the five-bedroom house in Worcester eight years ago, McGovern finally had room to indulge his seasonal passion.
In the basement he keeps bins of decorations, organized by color and style. He restocks every year during the post-Christmas sales and scouts out yard sales all year long for artificial trees and ornaments. When it's a party year, McGovern starts decorating right after Halloween.
Last year the house was on the Preservation Worcester Holiday Stroll and 300 people visited. "We decorated only 20 trees; it was nothing after doing 40 the year before," McGovern said.
The house itself is of historic interest, an 87-year-old Greek revival. "We are only the fourth owners," Corrinet said. "When we first looked at it, the house had been sitting empty for two years. The hedge outside had grown to two stories high. Everything needed to be cleaned and updated; there was yellow shag carpet throughout the house."
What sold them was the large foyer with a sweeping center staircase. During the holidays the banisters are banked with garlands and lights.
The discovery of a mural beneath painted wallpaper in the foyer prompted an Internet search. "We found it was a Zuber wallpaper mural of El Dorado, made in France in the 1920s," Corrinet explained. "Although we weren't able to restore the entire mural, Chris framed a portion of it."
As he looks forward to future holiday parties, McGovern is considering adding an enchanted village to his festival of trees. "It has to be bigger every year, but I don't want it to be gaudy," he said.
After months of preparation and a six-hour celebration in early December, the couple's observance of the Christmas holiday is intentionally low key.
"We get together with friends and attend the candlelight service at the Arlington Street Church in Boston," Corrinet said.
Right after Christmas, the decorations come off and the trees are put away. "After the holidays we want our house back," McGovern said.


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The Quiet Ones: 12 Leaders Who Get Things Done
While right-wing Republicans gridlock Washington, a dozen leaders are demonstrating just how effective government can be
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Elizabeth Warren
Senate candidate, Massachusetts
What She's Done As chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, Warren exposed the Bush administration for giving big banks a secret handout worth $78 billion. Then she midwifed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into law, creating a host of new protections for average Americans. Now, attempting to oust Wall Street darling Scott Brown, Warren has unabashedly embraced Occupy Wall Street's fight to hold the nation's big banks accountable for their crimes. "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own," says Warren, a registered Republican into her forties. "Nobody."
Admirers Say "She's become the leading voice in our country on behalf of consumers," said Barack Obama, "and she's done it while facing some very tough opposition."
Enemies Say Karl Rove's outfit, Crossroads GPS, calls her a frontwoman for "extreme left" protesters who "attack police, do drugs and trash public parks."
Gives Us Pause Her intelligence and solution-oriented approach may be wasted on the Senate.


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Be good to each other
This afternoon, I had one of those reminders about life.
As I was leaving the sushi restaurant where I had lunch, a guy coming out of the 7-11 next door said hi and exchanged a little small talk. I got the sense from his demeanor that he was having a rough go of it, but he didn't ask for money. A guy came out of the 7-11 and he asked him "can you share some change, my man?" The guy never even acknowledged him and kept walking. I asked "can you use a few dollars?" He very humbly acknowledged that he did but said he didn't want to ask me.
I gave him the few singles I had in my wallet and he was humbly grateful for the little gesture. As I was about to walk away, I stopped and turned back. "I don't have much cash, but do you want something to eat? I can put it on a card." His eyes lit up and he asked for some chips or something like that. I was about to go inside 7-11 when the McDonald's next door caught my eye. I offered to walk over with him and buy him an actual meal. He was taken aback and gratefully accepted.
"I just have to get my phone inside," he said. He then quickly added "it's an Obama phone, it's free." I told him I didn't really care – someone with a brand new iPhone could have been struck by a tragedy and found themselves having fallen on hard times. He explained that when people see the phone (it looks like a smartphone but it has very limited features), they sometimes respond "you have a phone." Huh? "You can't eat an iPhone," I said.
As we walked over to McDonald's we talked about how we all should have a little kindness, especially in our current political climate where the ruling party would like public assistance to go the way of the dinosaurs (you know, those giant lizards that kids used to keep as pets a few thousand years ago). He excitedly said he was going to order a Big Mac value meal, that he hadn't had a Big Mac in a while. I had just spent $35 on sushi and here was someone who was excited and grateful to be having a Big Mac.
He told me his name was David and that he was struggling to get by. He lost his job and that meant he couldn't pay his rent. He went through a divorce. Family who he had helped in the past weren't there for him when he fell on hard times. He was working temp jobs and doing his best to get by while he tried to find a job. But it was a struggle.
He ordered the large Big Mac value meal and I told him to add a dessert or something if he wanted it (how can you pass up those pies?). I paid for his meal and said my goodbyes – I asked him to pay the kindness forward to someone else once he gets back on his feet – and rushed off to my car before my meter expired.
It isn't the first time I've bought someone lunch at that McDonald's, nor even the second. I've been struck by the gratitude each time I've done it – no one has ever declined saying they just want money or taken the gesture for granted (well, one person sort of did – it turned out she wasn't alone and her friend was hungry too). Maybe it's something about that store? I spent less than a third of what I just spent on my lunch (and little more than the cost of the indulgent Unicorn Frappuccino I haven't had a chance to try) but to him it meant a lot.
Many of us live just one unfortunate incident away from finding ourselves in similar situation – a lost job, an accident, an illness, divorce, a family tragedy. In this climate, with an administration that would gladly cut the supports of what is left of our social safety net, it's sometimes worth stepping back and contemplating.
I started this blog to talk about things like my experiences going back to school, interesting issues that happen in the news, and my travel adventures.
Well, I've failed miserably.
My second semester of school is winding down and I have yet to post anything about it.
The United Airlines fiasco was a good opportunity to talk about contract law, but I kept my comments to Facebook and Twitter.
And travel… well, I guess I can salvage that – I am taking my next trip in two weeks. I was talked into attending the ACC Europe Conference in Cascais, Portugal, so I am taking some extra time to travel. I'll head first to Edinburgh, so I can see my school in person. Then it's off to London (which I have been hesitant to visit because of painful memories tied to the city/region) for 4 days. Then I head down to Portugal. After the conference, I'll spend a few extra days in Lisbon.
So we'll see… I'll try to be better at finding time to do this blogging thing. For now, I've got an exam to work on…
Your Decisions at the New Star Wars Theme Parks Will Have Consequences
Fade in…
Scene – it's 5:40am, our protagonist is sound asleep.
Suddenly, razor sharp claws penetrate the protagonist's foot. She bolts awake, sitting upright with a loud yelp. A stream of profanity follows, punctuated occasionally by the name "Elsa."
The camera pans to the foot of the bed where a brown demon with glowing eyes sits with a menacing grin.
The protagonist blinks and looks again to see an innocent-looking brown cat looking at the protagonist quizzically, wondering why the protagonist just shouted her name and flung profanity at her.
The protagonist lies back down, glaring at the cat.
Protagonist: "leave my damn feet alone, Elsa. I'm trying to sleep."
As the protagonist drifts back to sleep, the cat coalesces back into the glowing-eyed demon and lets out an evil little chuckle.
Fade out…
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Italy photos are up
Alright, I have gotten my galleries created from my two trips to Italy (and Switzerland) last year. My mid-semester break is over now, so now it's on to learning about EU and UK Patent Law. I'll post some more photos as time permits…


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Photographer's Note
I had been shooting with my EOS450D all afternoon around the Rame peninsula. So much in fact, that my battery died, so as I drove back along Whitsand Bay on the coast road from Rame Head, I had to grab this beautiful shot on my camera phone. Luckily the N95's 5MP camera is suprisingly capable, & just a little exposure, contrast & white balance adjustment was needed in Lightroom to achieve one of my favourite shots. It makes me smile every time I look at it :)
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eleitroxos (71) 2009-06-27 4:42
Dear James,
Just one word: Wonderfull!
Have a nice weekend!
d0ul0s (54) 2009-07-03 15:55
Hi James
Great capture that integrates a few dramatic elements all in one shot. The overcast sky, the sun shining through, casting shadows on the ocean surface. NIce composition. TFS.
NorfolkGirl (170) 2009-08-26 0:43
Wow! This is incredible......... I have an iPhone and I must say it does take some very good photos. But the colour and the feeling of this photo is amazing.
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-04-00
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: NOKIA N95 8GB
- Exposure: f/3.5, 1/1000 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-06-26 1:14


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Mastodon v Deuce – 99X CockFight
Last night, Deuce took down New Medicine to become our new Cockfight Champion. So, tonight, they faceoff against Mastodon! Who wins it is all up to you. Get your votes in after the jump.
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David Fincher's "Alien 3" made one crucial mistake even before the first shot was put to celluloid. In the screenwriting phase, the writers killed off Hicks, Newt, and Bishop without so much as an apology. For anyone who has gasped and jumped and had their heart crash against his or her chest throughout the harrowing experience that was James Cameron's "Aliens", "Alien 3" was a slap in the face. There's no other way to put it. So it's no surprise that "Alien 3" was the least profitable of all the installments in the franchise. The people hated it and the critics despised it. And they had every right to.
"Alien 3" brings back franchise star Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, who is once again the sole survivor after the experiences of the previous installment. Ripley crash lands on a climate-challenged prison/mining colony and wakes up to find herself surrounded by male prisoners. The prisoners have all elected to stay at the prison for various reasons, mostly because they feel at home there. But Ripley is not the only survivor — it appears that an alien had also been onboard the ship, and it's now loose on the prison compound…
Besides being the first movie in the franchise to incorporate alien cgi with the traditional plastic and man-in-rubber suit version, "Alien 3" has also made a concerted effort to get as far away from Cameron's sequel as possible. Because the movie takes place at a former prison, there are no weapons of the bullet kind to be found, and once the alien begins stalking victims, the prisoners, led by tough guy Dillon (Charles Dutton) must use guile and cunning to catch the predator.
Adding to the problem is that Ripley is revealed to be playing host to an alien chest-burster. Worst, the chest-burster is a queen, and if it should come out of Ripley, it will surely give birth to even more acid-spewing aliens. What's a tough girl to do? Well, once she learns of this problem Ripley is intent on getting herself killed. Which might be a problem, because the Company (the omnipresent corporate bad guy in the franchise) is on their way to the prison to take her back home for study.
For much of its running length, "Alien 3" comes across as too much of a Teen Slasher film. There's the dumb prison superintendent who, despite all the evidences to the contrary, insists Ripley's notion of a 7-foot alien creature stalking the halls massacring prisoners is pure fantasy. There's also an unconvincing romance between Ripley and the prison's doctor that seems perfunctory, especially since the doctor doesn't even last long enough to figure into the movie's finale.
"Alien 3" will most likely be notable for introducing David Fincher's style to the world. Fincher ("Fight Club") shows an abundance of cinematic abilities here that cannot be denied. While the final sequence, involving a chase through a maze-like part of the prison, is not altogether coherent, the overall look and feel of the film is fantastic. The prison is archaic and falling apart, steam is shooting from every direction, and every hallway and room is grungy and dirty and doesn't look livable in the least. In short, it's everything Fincher thrives at.
As a final aside, it's interesting to note that "Aliens", the first sequel in the franchise, went in the complete opposite direction of the original, while Fincher's sequel went the complete opposite of Cameron's; later, "Alien: Resurrection", the fourth in the franchise, returned to Cameron's guns and firepower. Taking this pattern into consideration, I predict that the fifth installment in the series (if there is one) will revert back to Ridley Scott's original and Fincher's — re: no guns.
David Fincher (director) / Vincent Ward, David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson (screenplay)
CAST: Sigourney Weaver …. Ellen Ripley
Charles Dutton …. Dillon
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Islamabad : Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has extended invitation to his counterparts in South Asian countries to attend the eighth Finance Ministers' meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) scheduled to be held in Islamabad on August 26 this year.
The Finance Ministers' meeting will precede the SAARC Summit, which is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in November 2016.
The eighth Finance Ministers' meeting will lay the ground work for progress on regional cooperation agenda in the areas of finance and investment to be subsequently endorsed by the heads of states and government at the SAARC Summit.
In letters addressed to the Finance Ministers of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Dar stated that considerable progress has been achieved in finance and investment related areas since last year's meeting in Kathmandu.
He further stated that certain other areas related to SAARC Development Fund (SDF) required further deliberations and follow-up action, reports the Express Tribune.
Dar expressed hope that participation of all the members would be helpful in achieving the objectives for which SAARC has been striving since its creation. (ANI)


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Gillibrand calls women key to American work force
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand today unveiled a five-point plan in Buffalo aiming to ensure financial security for more middle-class women by modernizing workplace policies she said failed to keep pace with the demands of a new work force.
Gillibrand emphasized that 40 percent of women with children at home now serve as sole breadwinners.
If women are financially impeded by "systemic" restrictions in the workplace, the entire middle class and American economy are held back too, Gillibrand said.
Gillibrand spoke this morning to an audience of 200 people who attended the Western New York Women's Foundation Pathways to Progress Speakers Series at the Avant Building on Delaware Avenue,
"The key to a growing economy – the key to an American middle class that is built to thrive in the 21st century – is women," she said.
She said Congress and state capitols have failed to keep pace with the face of the modern American workplace.
"Without a doubt, if given a fair shot," Gillibrand said, "women will be the ones who ignite our economy and lead America's middle class revival."
The state's junior senator said her American Opportunity Agenda is based on expanding paid family medical leave, increasing the minimum wage, providing universal pre-kindergarten education, making affordable day care more accessible and ensuring equal pay for equal work.
Gillibrand offered her thoughts on each part of her legislative plan:
• Paid family medical leave: Anyone having a baby or caring for a sick family member can be challenged to keep a job and advance a career, she said.
"It happens every day. And more often than not – it's women leaving the workforce to care for a family member," she said. "This can cause deep and lasting damage to their financial stability. Congress can and should do more to support them and strengthen our economy by expanding paid family medical leave."
Under legislation she proposed, Congress would create a self-funded, paid family medical leave insurance program, without adding to the deficit. The concept works, she said, by establishing an independent trust fund supported by employee and employer contributions of a small percentage of wages.
• Minimum wage increase: Gillibrand pointed out that women constitute 64 percent of minimum wage earners and called it "simply unacceptable" that a single parent must survive on $15,000 per year.
"Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would help 33 million Americans _ including 17 million women," she told the audience. "With that added activity in our economy, we could create up to 140,000 new jobs."
Child care reforms: The senator said the average cost of annual child care – $6,700 – is proving unaffordable for many.
"We should double the tax credit families can take to cover the costs of child care, make it fully refundable, and finally allow families to deduct the cost of child care from their taxes as a business expense," she said. "This is a tax break that helps working families keep more of what they earn and keep their jobs."
• Universal Pre-K: Gillibrand said millions of children in struggling families never get the chance for a program that prepares for the future.
"That's why we need to make the investment today to bring quality, affordable, pre-K to every child in America," she said.
• Equal Pay: The senator also called for passage of the Equal Pay Act.
"It fundamentally disturbs me that today, in the year 2014, women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and even less for women of color," she said. "This has to change."
"With more dual-income households than ever before, and more sole women breadwinners than ever before," she added, "when women workers get shortchanged, their entire family and the American economy gets held back."
Following her remarks, Gillibrand joined a panel discussion featuring Alice Jacobs, chairwoman of the WNY Women's Foundation; Amber Dixon of the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology; Arlene Kaukus, of the WNY Women's Foundation; and Marie Cannon of the WNY Childcare Resource Network.
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Cedarock Historical Farm�s open house will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The farm is at 4242 Cedarock Historical Park Road in Burlington. Demonstrations of farm life during the late 19 th century will take place.
Admission is free. The event is presented by the Alamance County Recreation and Parks Department. For more details, call (336) 570-6759.
Cedarock Farm open house is Saturday
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Dorelll Wright played 26 minutes against the Heat on Friday, scoring 14 points with three boards, one assist and three 3-pointers.
He saw some action at power forward and Wright is building some momentum. Wright averaged 14.4 points, 1.5 steals and 2.8 triples in his last five games and he's worth a look in standard leagues. Nick Young could come back soon and hurt Wright, but given the way Young struggled before getting hurt, it's not all that likely.


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Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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A 19-year-old woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash near Bluffton on Friday, Dec. 2.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office identified the woman as Carlie Ann Ellingboe, of Elk River, Minn.
Ellingboe's 1997 Saturn sedan fish-tailed on a gravel road on 610th Avenue, north of Otter Tail County Road 76. The vehicle rolled, and Ellingboe was ejected from the vehicle, investigators said.
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Kings Of The Stone Age
I have been involved in the running of a couple of amateur football clubs, and the biggest single issue is funding. How do you secure sponsorship for a club with no supporters (and, occasionally, less than eleven players)? It's not cheap, either. Chances are, no matter how small your club is, that you'll have to raise the best part of a couple of thousand pounds to cover the cost of pitches and referees, before you even get onto the thorny issue of kit and equipment – and let's not even get onto the subject of trying to subsidise an end of season beano. In many respects, it's little surprise that the number of people playing football is falling, year on year. Considering these uphill battles (and running one of these clubs is nothing if not a series of minor uphill battles – I may get around to putting my Sunday League Memoirs up on here one day), it's small wonder that some new clubs go to great lengths to make their lives a little easier, and this has been taken to something approaching a logical extreme by 27 year-old Scot Kenny Anderson, who is claiming that his new football club is the oldest in the world. The Foot-Ball Club of Edinburgh was formed in 1827, and reportedly played until it folded in 1841. Anderson has a couple of friends...Read More


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Listener Request - July 7, 2012
Dear Bob,
When I was a raising my kids, I didn't have a whole lot of time to sit down. But when I did, my favorite chair was on the back deck of my parent's home here in Fair Oaks. I'd sit with my mom and talk about family and the stepping-stones of her life.
Mom had beautiful eyes, creased with lines of laughter. We'd sip coffee and recall the moments that wove our lives together. Once in a while, dad would peek out the window and ask if we wanted something from the store. Our little talks would always end with: "Mom, got to go. Kids waiting".
I wanted to spend as much time as I could with my mom. And after her brain aneurysm, as I sat in that chair, I did most of the talking… everything that was going on with the kids and all the gossip of their lives mostly. Then, the clock would tick back to my kids. I'd give mom a gentle kiss, wave goodbye to dad and I would run back into my life.
We had our back porch coffee visits for, I'm guessing, 15 years before mom, and then dad, passed away. But I'll always have the beautiful memories of some time very well spent.
The song I'm requesting is "Don't You Wanna Stay" because every time I'd get up to leave that chair, my mom would always say, "Oh, stay. And finish your coffee". Two sips, and I was gone always to return to mom and dad and their welcoming smiles the following day.
Fair Oaks, CA
Hi Bob,
There is a line in Billy Currington's song "People Are Crazy" that goes: "He lit a cigarette... Said these damn things will kill me yet." And it reminded me of my father. I have often wished my dad were still alive just so he could see how my life has turned out, and what I've accomplished. But dad chose to smoke and drink until it was way too late, and the damage was done.
Well, this year, at the age of 51, I decided it was time to quit smoking, and this past Friday marks 15 weeks since I stopped. I have a great wife, two great children and a good job, and I did not want what happened to dad, to happen to me. I want to be around so that I can see how my children's lives turn out.
So, I'm happy to say with that song, a little help from an app on my smart phone, and it really being time to quit, I am now a much healthier non-smoker! And if you could play "People Are Crazy," just maybe someone else will hear something in that song that will inspire them to quit some bad habit too!
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Learning to love the ocean
As a child I grew up close to the beach and learned to appreciate how something so simple as water could sustain such diversity of wildlife creating an exquisite an unique environmental realm. Though I soon learned the harsh reality that humans deemed the ocean as the world's wastebasket and their harmful ways have caused terrible consequences that have put in danger not only the ocean's ecosystem, but our own as well. That was the moment I decided that I wanted to become a Marine Biologist not only to learn more about the enigma that is the ocean, but to show others what the ocean has to offer. What I would like to do in the future is like many other marine biologists is to start organizations that would spread the word, fund scientific research, and yes even help humans with problems such as hunger. I would do this by rallying at conventions gathering followers to spread information about how coral reefs contain many benefits in the areas of medicine and coastal protection and publishing scientific articles about the benefits of establishing sustainable fisheries in third world countries to help stabilize the economy. All of this would become a reality for me if I get an education and persevere in a world that doesn't seem to appreciate the ocean. I am grateful that the thing I love doing most in the world can be my career and become the footprint I want to leave in this world.


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Despite its small size, the city of Ushuaia is the world's southernmost city, the capital of Tierra del Fuego and the main starting point for voyages to Antarctica.
Admire the surrounded views of Beagle Channel and the Andes Mountains. If you arrived early, you may want to visit Tierra del Fuego National Park, the southernmost on the planet. Stroll along the main street of Avenue San Martin, and pause at one of the many cafes, shops or restaurants.
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This afternoon, embark the Sea Spirit and set sail down the picturesque Beagle Channel as the sun sets and dinner is served.
The Сaptain and our Expedition Team will welcome you and raise a toast to success of our expedition.
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The Drake Passage spans 600 miles from the southern tip of to the South Shetland Islands. The Sea Spirit's stabilizer fins will help to make the crossing comfortable.
Lectures and presentations by our friendly team of Antarctic experts prepare us for what lies ahead. At the Antarctic Convergence, watch for sea mammals, albatrosses and petrels in these krill-rich waters. If the Drake has behaved, we will approach the sub-Antarctic South Shetlands during the afternoon of Day 4.
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The Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands provide exceptional opportunities to discover the unique wildlife and awesome landscapes. Depending on weather and ice conditions, the captain and expedition team will direct the Sea Spirit to a variety of secluded bays and harbors to optimize Zodiac landings and wildlife viewing. While we have a plan, flexibility is the key to successful expedition cruising. With the help of our expedition team, look for the four penguin, six seal and several whale species on your Antarctic checklist. We'll also find a time for our most adventurous travelers to take a polar plunge, perhaps in Neko Harbor or the relatively warm waters of volcanic Deception Island.
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As we head south along the Antarctic Peninsula, you'ill understand why the imposing, snow-covered Lemaire Channel is called "Kodak Alley." We'll also try to visit a research station during the voyage, although the work schedules of the scientists may not always permit this. At the Ukrainian base of Academician Vernadskiy, you might want to sample the throat-burning gorilka, or Ukrainian pepper vodka, distilled on location. A Zodiac cruise of Paradise Bay, with its many glaciers, offers an experience like no other on the globe. Cruise by massive icebergs, with cracks and crevices reflecting an amazing spectrum of blue colors. Conditions permitting, we'll set foot on the actual Antarctic Continent at Hope Bay or perhaps another site.
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As the Sea Spirit heads back to Ushuaia, there are some final opportunities to ask questions of our Antarctic experts, to share photos and experiences with newfound friends, and to enjoy our festive farewell dinner. Wave goodbye to the birds and whales, until you meet again on your next voyage to the White Continent!
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Antarctica is a paddlers' paradise. The White Continent boasts some of the world's most impressive landscapes and is home to incredible marine wildlife. Sea Kayak Club members will have the opportunity to paddle through tranquil waters filled with glittering icebergs and porpoising penguins while surrounded by magnificent glaciers and mountains.
The protected and picturesque waters of the Antarctic Peninsula offer the best sea kayaking opportunities in Antarctica. Sea Kayak Club is also offered on selected voyages to South Georgia, where members may have the rare opportunity to encounter the island's legendary abundance of wildlife from a kayaker's perspective, if the area's notoriously inclement weather permits.
If you're looking for an unforgettable way to expand your experience on the White Continent, then Antarctica Camping may be the perfect choice for you. This optional activity is your unique opportunity to meet Antarctica on its own terms by spending a night out on the snow and ice!
Camping is a great way to immerse yourself in Antarctica. As the sun slowly sets you can unwind and let your senses fully absorb the awesome sights and mysterious sounds of this legendary wilderness. Spend an hour - or all night-simply watching the drama of endlessly changing light upon the landscape. Build a snowman or capture that perfect photo. Whatever joy Antarctica holds for you, you can take the time to experience it fully on your Antarctica Camping night. Gain lasting memories, undeniable bragging rights, and a new appreciation for your warm bed back on the ship.
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The Polar Regions are perhaps the most photogenic on earth, with countless beautiful scenes presenting themselves every day. Endless expanses of ice, beaches crowded with seals or penguins, sunsets over unbroken horizons, starlit skies, and even the majestic northern lights – they all present fantastic photographic opportunities – and in order to make sure that you come home with some spectacular images we offer you the chance to learn and practice your photography alongside an experienced professional.
Our expert Photographer will be on hand to answer your questions and give advice, both in the form of on-board lectures and workshops on shore. Explore the key elements of photography in a fun and relaxed setting, with plenty of opportunities for questions and feedback. Learn how to see light in a new way and experiment with the techniques of composition and framing.


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Grand Alliance members of trans-Pacific Trade - Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced to restructure and upgrade the Central China Express Service (CCX). Effective from August, 2007, Grand Alliance will adjust the port rotation of CCX to Ningbo / Shanghai / Los Angeles / Ningbo. CCX will call at the new Yangshan terminal in Shanghai.
Four 5,500-teu vessels will be deployed in the service, an upgrade in capacity from four 4,000-teu vessels.
With these changes, the new CCX service will offer a direct call from Shanghai to Los Angeles with the best transit time (10 days) in the industry, which will enhance Grand Alliance's capability in serving the needs of the customers in the fast growing markets.
The Grand Alliance, formed in 1998, is the leading integrated consortium in global container shipping. Its members are Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), MISC Berhad (Malaysia), NYK (Japan) and OOCL (Hong Kong). MISC Berhad does not provide any trans-Pacific services.


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CeBIT Open Source 2012: Call for Projects
CeBIT welcomes open source projects to Hannover, Germany! The show organization and Linux Magazine are calling for open source projects to apply for free exhibit space at CeBIT Open Source 2012. Open source projects are provided with the opportunity to present their work to the CeBIT audience, just like commercial exhibitors.
CeBIT, the world's largest IT trade show, will take place from March 6 to 10, 2012 in Hannover, Germany. CeBIT Open Source will be located in Hall 2, like in previous years.
Any open source project can apply. Non-commercial projects with possible software applications in the industry will get particularly high consideration. Of great interest are also projects connecting with the CeBIT keynote theme "Managing Trust".
The deadline for applications is Sunday, December 18, 2011. An international jury of open source experts will decide which projects get the free exhibit space.
If you'd like to apply with your project please use the application form. The winning projects will be announced there as well. The winning projects will also get space on Linux Magazine's website to present their work to the general public.
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Editorial: Up or Down?
Penney, however, has done several things right lately, thanks to chairman/CEO Allen Questrom, former CEO/president of upscale specialty retailer Barney's New York, who was hired nearly a year ago. Customer service is getting better, and product offerings are improving. He's also brought several new senior-level people to the team. There's still a great deal of work ahead, especially in the catalog division, which saw sales decline 23.3 percent. The catalog business has become so unwieldy that its publishing costs are digging into Penney's operating margins. One thing the company must do is trim the number of catalogs offered -- there are nearly 40 different books that get mailed.
Questrom was successful in turning around Barney's image and Federated before that. Federated, meanwhile, reported higher second-quarter earnings and topped Wall Street's twice-lowered forecasts, but its Bloomingdale's By Mail and Macy's By Mail catalogs are down. The restructuring at Fingerhut has helped the situation. The division went from a $168 million operating loss for the same quarter last year to $7 million in operating income this quarter thanks to its scaling back of operations. Overall, Federated's net income for the quarter increased to $110 million, up from $63 million a year ago, when the results were hit particularly hard by credit card delinquencies at Fingerhut. However, it's not all good news. Sales fell to $3.7 billion, down from $4 billion a year ago, and Federated saw a 4.2 percent decline in same-store sales in July.


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Drake - Marvin's Room
How many artists could put a quietly desperate drunk-dial to music and end up with one of the biggest hits of the year? To answer my own question, one, and his name is Drake. Featuring the Young Money megastar pouring out his heart to a woman he can't have over the liquor-numbed synth grooves of Noah "40" Shebib, Take Care promo single "Marvin's Room" perfectly encapsulates the combo of vulnerability, understated swagger and ennui that makes Aubrey Graham's musical persona so compelling.
Frank Ocean - Novacane
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Miguel - Sure Thing
Miguel's success didn't come overnight, but when it came, it came in full. Having finally broken through with All I Want Is You, the young L.A. crooner proved his popularity was about much more than a J. Cole feature on Sure Thing, a Happy Perez produced track that pushed his futuristic brand of pop and R&B into the spotlight. A supremely romantic record anchored with touches of charisma and humor, in retrospect Sure Thing's rise to the top was a...well....you know.


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There are multiple wireless options for this model - what Dell card do you have?
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hi, im using dell inspiron n5010 windows7. i need wifi driver for 32 bit operating system......kindly help me out....
i suggested this drivers is available software2pc.com/dell-inspiron-n5040
Dell Inspiron 15 (N5040) is targeted on price-sensitive buyers that do not compromise on quality and performance. The laptop comes with wide range of features and options to upgrade.With Dell Inspiron 15 (N5040), it is possible to customize your laptop to suit any of your computing needs. The system specifications of Dell Inspiron 15 (N5040) are as follows: Intel core i3-380M 2.53GHz Processor; 15.6 inch HD Display; 640 GB SATA hard drive; 6 cell lithium ion battery; WI-Fi; Windows 7 home premium and 4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz.
The laptop has 2 USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 port. Other ports found in the machine include HDMI port, SD card reader, Ethernet connector, and VGA port. It also houses a DVD writer and sockets for headphones and mic. The LED backlit display provides an excellent user experience when it comes to viewing HD movies and gaming. Intel GMA 4500MHD powers the graphics and is good for HD movies. However, the machine is not really suitable for 3D gaming. The battery life is average when compare with other laptops of other leading brands in this category. It is an excellent choice if you like to have your regular needs such as word processing, emailing, browsing and watching movies fulfilled during your travel.
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Would you know which wireless card is installed on your system as this system model came with several options for wireless card?
If you're not sure please go www.support.dell.com,enter System Service Tag number and select Original system configuration.
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Mountain View, CA--November 20, 1996--Worldwide revenues from semiconductors in LAN switches will be up 98.3 percent, reaching $160.2 million by year end 1996, according to International Data Corp. (IDC; Framingham, MA).
Increasing switch sales, which are expected to triple, are a key driver in spite of the forecasted 34.3 percent decline in average semiconductor content per switch.
These numbers are part of a new report, "Worldwide LAN Equipment Semiconductor Market Review and Forecast," now available from IDC's Semiconductor Market Planning Service.
Semiconductors in LAN equipment overall will reach $1.36 billion, up 13.3 percent for the year. Although LAN equipment is a relatively small market for semiconductors, its growth is substantial when compared to IDC's forecasted 6 percent drop in revenues for the semiconductor industry as a whole.
According to the report, the value of semiconductors in LAN hubs will reach $701.2 million by year end 1996, down slightly from $704.9 million in 1995. The decrease is a result of continuing integration of functions and declining chip prices, rather than slowing systems sales. IDC projects system sales growth of 24.5 percent for 1996, while silicon content of the average hub drops 20.1 percent.
Revenues by semiconductor component type in LAN equipment is shifting. Logic ASICs revenues will heat up as communications functions are integrated into logic ASICs, boosting revenues 52 percent over 1995 revenues, and driving past expected year end microperipheral revenues of $419.3 million.
IDC's report quantifies worldwide semiconductor content by semiconductor device type at the bill-of-materials level. Units, revenues, and average selling prices are projected on a quarterly basis for semiconductor components in switches, hubs, network interface cards, and routers through 1996. Annual data are presented through the year 2000.
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Poor are not fooled by politicians with gifts
Does receiving a social grant from the state influence the decisions of poor voters at the ballot box? What are their perceptions of "vote-buying" behaviour, such as the distribution of food parcels by political parties, before election time?
These are among the questions asked by the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), whose findings are due to be published in full on May 28. But in the meantime, the centre has released an outline of the results of its research.
The centre conducted its research in three urban areas and one rural area, interviewing 1 204 people over the age of 18.
The study found that "70% of voters in three poor wards in Johannesburg and Limpopo said 'the handing out of food parcels before an election is like vote buying' .
"This indicates that most voters in poor communities disapprove of this practice before an election. Only 27% of the respondents thought that people are likely to vote for a party because it gave out food parcels."
Three-quarters of the respondents, the study says, had "voted previously (either in national or local elections), and 80% said that they intend to vote on May 7 2014.
"They are motivated to vote because they want to make things better (93%), and also because they believe it is their democratic right to do so (90%). They view voting as a means to improve their lives."
CSDA director Leila Patel says that more than "90% of people in our research actively engage with current political issues.
"They access information by regularly watching TV, listening to the radio and reading newspapers or online news, and a third then go on to discuss these issues with friends and family."
The briefing documentation says that "service delivery issues are a major concern for many people".
About 70% had attended a ward meeting concerning such issues, and a third of the respondents had taken part in a protest or strike. About 25% had "played an active role in a political party at some stage" and 20% had "attended political rallies or trade union meetings".
More than 90% of those interviewed "believed most strongly that they had a right to basic education, social security, access to healthcare, food and water … and adequate housing".
Respondents were less certain "that social protection policies for the poor – such as free healthcare, free education, subsidised housing and social grants – would continue if another party [other than the ANC] came to power".
Asked whether they thought "social grants from the government would continue if another party came to power, 51% agreed that they would continue, but another 25% did not think they would continue and 24% were unsure".


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Senior Living Executive's September/October 2013 issue features senior living online search data compiled by G5. According to this data, boomers and seniors now spend more time online than watching television. This has grand implications for online marketers and how actively they manage their digital experiences.
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Building on the momentum from last year's turnout, North Jersey Federal Credit Union will once again host the Passaic County Small Business Growth Summit.
The forum will take place Sept. 12 at the $220 million credit union's office in Totowa, N.J. North Jersey Federal said it will conduct speed networking activities between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., the hours of the summit.
Designed to help small businesses develop strategic partnerships to aid with growth and overcome obstacles, the summit aims to provide information, resources and networking opportunities, according to organizers. Products and services will also be available to help small businesses succeed.
New Jersey Sen. Nellie Pou (D-Paterson) is tentatively scheduled to be a guest speaker.
Admission and lunch are free for all business owners. However, they must register.
Exhibit space is available for $150 by Aug. 1 and $200 after that date. Business exhibitors who bring 10 guests, will be eligible for a $100 rebate.
According to North Jersey Federal, more than 80 small business owners attended last year's summit.


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New regulations could disrupt companies' use of bank deposits just as SEC regulatory changes threaten to make money funds less attractive.
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Senate OKs Obama's Afghan choice
The US Senate has approved President Barack Obama's choice to lead US and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
By voice vote, senators cleared the way for General Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps, to take over in Afghanistan.
Gen Dunford, who has directed combat forces in Iraq, would replace Gen John Allen, the current commander who has been nominated to take charge in Europe.
Gen Allen's nomination is on hold as he is ensnared in the sex scandal that led to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus.
Gen Dunford takes charge at a critical time for Mr Obama and the military as they decide in the coming weeks the pace of drawing down the 66,000 US combat troops in Afghanistan. Dunford.
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"It always struck me that it was a much easier war to support the closer you got to it," says Patrick Hennessey of the war in Afghanistan. Hennessey, who served in Helmand with the Grenadier Guards in 2007, continues: "It was so obvious that we were making the country better and that we were broadly supported by the locals, certainly in a way that we weren't in Iraq in 2006. I know that most Guardsmen preferred Afghanistan to Iraq in that respect because they felt they were doing something tangible and positive and that it was being appreciated by the people in the country, if not necessarily the people at home."
Hennessey has just published Kandak: Fighting with the Afghans. It is an antidote to his first book, The Junior Officer's Reading Club, which he derides as a "breathless memoir" that said little about his Afghan comrades. In Kandak, he "provocatively takes up the side of the Afghans", challenging the assumptions that the Afghan National Army (ANA) is a band of incompetents and that our involvement is foolhardy. He achieves this with a mix of gravity and brio, describing the 'innate ability' of the Afghan soldier with the immediacy of a hand-held camera.
A cynic might say that Hennessey is so keen to see right that he cannot see wrong: there is, for example, scant discussion of 'green-on-blue attacks'; but he gives a reason for this:
"When I was serving there, it never occurred to me that one of the Afghans would turn a weapon on me. In 2009-10 [when Hennessey returned to Helmand twice as a civilian observer and, by chance and design, caught up with his former ANA partners], it didn't really occur to anyone because green-on-blue attacks were almost unheard of. But now it's probably the most significant problem in terms of overall partnering: trust."
What has happened? The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is only just beginning to take the problem seriously, but Hennessey's varied experience has left him with a gut instinct:
"I think it has a lot to with the drawdown date (2014). The only time I had tension with the ANA was immediately before I went on R&R or immediately before I went home, because it was such an obvious moment of 'I'm a tourist and I'm leaving you behind.' And 2014-15 is a huge red cross in the calendar that says 'we're done here'."
The notion of a 'military tourist' seems odd: wars, like holidays, must end eventually. When pressed, it becomes clear that Hennessey means political commitment. "Qiam (a fearless Afghan infantry officer who served with the Soviets in the '80s) berated me about this. He said, 'You're a joke compared to the Russians, at least the Russians built roads, they were building barracks, we knew they were here for the long haul.'" ISAF, by contrast, has always emphasised that it will extricate itself, and the black irony is that this war has outlasted the Russian misadventure.
Hennessey laments that Western politicians have missed the opportunity to rebuild Afghanistan because they weren't bold enough to appeal to their electorates' better instincts:
"The attitude we encountered everywhere in Afghanistan was one of an ardent desire for improvement by education, which I thought was incredibly exciting… But this has been the history of the small wars we've fought for the last 15 years: a coherent and relatively attractive moral case could have been made for them, but rather depressingly politicians appealed to our lesser natures [with] a false picture of self-preservation and narrow self-interest."
Whether or not this imperfect job unravels after 2014 will depend to a great extent on the Afghan National Army. Here, too, politics has impeded development. The ANA (formed in 2002) adopted a centralised Soviet model rather than ISAF's flexible structures. Hennessey suspects that this choice was made as the "path of least resistance" because so many Afghan generals had come of age under the Soviets; but, the dissimilarities between ISAF and the ANA have made joint operations torturous. Hennessey explains wryly that even the smallest Afghan units "have to go through three layers of politburo authorisation" if intelligence recommends they change a patrol route at the last minute.
The centralised command system is a senior officer's dream, a paradise of braid and salutes. There is little emphasis on turning recruits (and junior officers) into rounded soldiers who have served in different roles and varied places. As such, there is practically no rotation of ANA units. Hennessey's Afghan comrades were dispatched to Helmand in 2007 (and some even before then) and have remained there ever since; their morale is low, and you can see why they might envy their British counterparts' 6 month tours with 2 weeks R&R. The Afghan army is so rigid that new recruits are being trained by instructors who have never seen action, which sustains the malady of inexperience.
A consensus is building in Whitehall that the West has been strategically defeated in Afghanistan. Hennessey disagrees, citing the "decisive rejection" of the Taliban in troublesome areas like Nad-e Ali, which has allowed ISAF to operate without 'tooling-up' and enabled increasingly confident Afghan security forces to assume more responsibility. However, he sounds one clear reservation: the ANA, now nearly 200,000 strong, is growing at such a rate that its overall quality must be compromised. This should alarm politicians whose decisions have forced them to trust everything to the security forces.
Politics is a sub-plot in Hennessey's book; his central subject is how cultural differences between ISAF and the ANA have hindered partnership. The examples of discord are too many to list, but most of them have remarkably trivial beginnings. An academic study into green-on-blue incidents, found that Americans were appalled by some Afghans' casual cruelty towards stray dogs, while many Afghans were shocked by the Americans' general lack of respect for dogs that belonged to civilians and deceased or captured Taliban.
This dispute of ownership ought to be resolved; but some chasms are unbridgeable. The same report noted that several Canadians were driven to violence when they witnessed ANA troops indulging in the so-called 'cultural practice' of Bacha Bazi ('boy for play'): a form of pederasty where androgynous boys are enslaved by older men. However, the report says nothing about the incident except that it took place near Kandahar. This approach is symptomatic of what Hennessey describes as the 'casual indifference by which young and old, good and bad, Tajik, Hazara, Pashtun and Uzbek were all lumped together in those three easy syllables ANA.' The relationship might be eased if these distinctions are understood.
Hennessey extends the logic of cultural sensitivity to address recreational drug use by some Afghans. "The genuine revulsion that we were working alongside people who would smoke pot in base; but [many British soldiers] did not see that was ironic, given that they were planning their R&R around getting so drunk that they were catatonic for a fortnight. The difference is that we were on overseas operations and the Afghans were at home. Find me a British soldier who has not been drunk in Aldershot and I'll find you a liar. That lovely little hypocrisy was effectively a cultural difference: these were soldiers who didn't drink, but they smoked weed."
Hennessey also questions the British Army's zero tolerance approach to even one-off drug use, which it describes as a 'question of health and safety and operational effectiveness'. He says that he had to sack "two or three" good soldiers who failed compulsory drug tests, which left him feeling "hypocritical" because boozers who collapsed during PT escaped with mild censure.
This is indicative of the army's historically relaxed attitude to heavy-drinking, epitomised by "rambunctious, drunken messes". Alcohol abuse can be tolerated whereas drug use is always interrogated. For Hennessey, who has just turned 30, the hypocrisy is a sign of wider generational tension:
"It's like jeans being banned at Sandhurst. I asked some people in the mess about it and they replied that jeans were banned because hippies wore them. What decade are you living in? … In the army, it's the older officers who drink-drive: if you're 30 and you're driving, you just don't drink."
We were discussing this over a bottle of wine, so Hennessey is no apostle of temperance. Rather, these ideas relate to his views on the ANA:
"Whether it's young soldiers in this country or young Afghan soldiers, rather than look at people who have come from a different place to you and try to knock them to where you are, why not look at where they're coming from and see what might be positive about it and then harness it."
The Afghan may not be the model parade ground soldier, but he can be an "awesome fighter". The question is how to make him so all of the time and for the right cause.
Kandak: Fighting with the Afghans, by Patrick Hennessey, is published by Allen Lane as an eBook £10.00.
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NATO says two of its service members have been killed in insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan.
The alliance says both deaths occurred on Sunday. The international coalition released no other details about the attacks and didn't provide the nationalities of the killed service members.
NATO on Monday first reported one of the deaths, then released the information about the second fatality a bit later.
The deaths bring to 26 the total number of NATO troops killed in Afghanistan this month and 232 this year.