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On behalf of Fasken Martineau's Women's Networking Initiative, we want to thank those of you who were able to join us for a wonderful evening with our special guest, Sally Armstrong, an award-winning journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. Fasken Martineau sponsored Sally's participation in the Canadian Lawyers Abroad Project, Marital Rape in Africa. This worthwhile endeavour is led by the tremendous efforts of Fiona Sampson.
We were very pleased with the number of clients and colleagues that attended our event and appreciate the on-going enthusiasm and support for the Project that has been expressed. As part of the sponsorship, Sally promised to provide a report of what transpired at the meetings held in Nairobi. We attach Sally's newsletter which provides a glimpse of what we have strived to be a part. A report of Sally's trip also was published by The Globe & Mail on Friday, June 11, 2010 in an article entitled "Marital Rape in Africa: The right to say no" (also attached).
Thanks to all for sharing in our achievements.
May Cheng and Tracy Pratt, on behalf of Fasken Martineau's Women's Networking Initiative
Once in a very long while, maybe a lifetime, you get to be part of an event that alters the way an entire country or even a continent sees itself. The process is usually daring, certainly time consuming, invariably costly, occasionally heart breaking and eventually an exercise so rewarding, it is the stuff of legends. The African and Canadian Women's Human Rights Project (ACWHRP) that Fasken Martineau is funding is all of that and something more than its sum.
While social responsibility is the new panacea in the corporate world, this project brings new meaning to "if you build it they will come." The brainchild of Fiona Sampson, Director of Human Rights for Canadian Lawyers Abroad, it brings together women human rights lawyers from Canada and Africa to figure out how to alter the status of women in Africa. The plan to make change needed some corporate champions. Fasken Martineau's May Cheng stepped in and joined the Department of Justice as well as the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and the International Development Research Council (IDRC).
The project was initiated in April, 2008 in response to requests from equality advocates in Africa who were looking for support with the research and development of substantive equality analyses, and the implementation of strategic equality initiatives that would advance gender equality and empower women in Africa.
At the initial meeting in Canada, the African women wondered if the model used in Canada in the early eighties to reform the law around sexual assault – a method that relied on rewriting the law, educating the judiciary and raising awareness with the public – could work in Africa. Sampson felt there wasn't time to re-invent the wheel and as long as they learned from the mistakes made in the Canadian process they could develop a plan that would tackle the entrenched violence against women in Africa and the centuries old impunity bestowed on the men.
Two years later they gathered in Nairobi with the pick of the legal crop for the historic launch of Three to be Free, a program that will take on three countries – Kenya, Malawi and Ghana – and use three strategies – litigation, policy reform and legal education over three years to alter the status of women.
They'll begin by criminalizing marital rape. The issue is this: in most African countries a dowry is paid for a woman. So a man presumes that he bought his wife and therefore owns her. Consequently she has no say in how she will be treated. If a man wants sex, she has no right to refuse. And if she does refuse he will rape her and then beat her for insulting him.
Getting rid of the dowry and therefore the ownership a man has over a woman would seem a place to start but the lawyers say it's easier to change the jurisprudence than to tackle the ancient customs. What's more the criminalization of marital rape will have a trickle down effect says Sampson. "Women will achieve increased equality under the law and will be recognized as persons rather than property. Furthermore, it will establish a culture of accountability for women's human rights and improve the physical safety and security of women."
Mary Eberts an internationally known litigator who has spent most of her career representing causes that promote equality in Canadian law and who brought her own considerable experience and talent to the team in Nairobi explains, "It is often quite a bit easier to change the jurisprudence, because you are dealing with elites, whom I think have less allegiance to "the way it was" in many areas than do the people who hold 'custom' dear. They are open to logical argument. They also know in their heart of hearts that changing the jurisprudence gives them the best of both worlds: they can look progressive without necessarily effecting real change, because changing the jurisprudence is not the whole story. There remain enforcement issues, i.e. maybe the law will be changed on the books, but won't be enforced with vigor. But for those to whom symbolism is important, it seems like a victory. At one level it is. And it may be that over time, the change in the law is part of the dynamic that brings about a change in attitudes."
It was that kind of analysis that propelled the debate at the conference table in Nairobi. Winnie Kamau, a law professor at the University of Nairobi cautioned the group at the outset, "Customary law defines a woman's identity here. It is patriarchal and biased and goes against gender equality and trumps statutory law."
The task was clear – find a way to word the reform and get it into the legislation of the country without upsetting the presumptions of the parliamentarians. Elizabeth Archampong, a lecturer at the Faculty of Law in Ghana suggested looking at the reform from a perspective of caring about and protecting women rather than using words like marital rape. She suggested phrases like "free of violence" rather than "equal" so as not to invite a backlash. Her colleague Seodi White, a lawyer from Malawi said, "Play on humanity. Use non politicized language such as 'a man who loves his wife wouldn't beat her.'" The argument didn't gain ground at the table. "Marital rape is one of the toughest barriers to the full equality of women" said Eberts. "Conceptually at least, it is a remaining incident of married women's inferior, or non-existent, legal position. I do not, though, see that it is the keystone to change. Each barrier will still have to be taken, one by one."
When Malawi, Ghana and Kenya reformed their laws around sexual violence in 2006 and 2007, marital rape was part of that package but in each jurisdiction the parliamentarians on the review committee said, "Get rid of the marital rape section – it will never pass – our men will never allow it." All three succumbed and the reforms went through without it. The Canadian women at the table shared their experience with a similar resistance. Jennifer Koshan, a professor of law at the University of Calgary tells the story: In 1983 when Member of Parliament Margaret Mitchell presented the sexual assault law reform package to the House of Commons, the members burst out laughing. They called to each other across the house making derisive gestures about beating their wives. "Before 1983 there was immunity for men who raped their wives in Canada for the same reasons African women are struggling with now: women are assumed to be property once married and there is implied consent because of marriage vows," she says. And even today some judges rely on old adages like, "When a woman says no she means yes."
Together they examined the jurisprudence of the three African states and parsed every sentence of the proposed legislation, anticipated every argument, tried it against a dozen examples and finally came up with a draft for stage two. Their historic deliberations are scheduled to continue in October when they gather again in Malawi.
Elizabeth Archampong - Professor of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University, GhanaJohn Burke Baidoo - Legal Counsel, Women in Law and Development in Africa, Ghana Mary Eberts – Counsel for the Native Women's Association of Canada, Canada Marceline Kabir - Registered Nurse, Board Member Women of Law and Development in Africa, Ghana Ngeyi Kamyongolo - Professor of Law, University of Malawi, Malawi Jennifer Koshan - Professor of Law, University of Calgary, Canada June McCue - Professor of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada Margaret Parsons - Executive Director, African Canadian Legal Clinic, Canada Melanie Randal - Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario Fiona Sampson - Director of the African and Canadian Women's Human Rights Project Jane Serwanga - Legal Counsel, Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya Vasanthi Venkatesh - Barrister, Solicitor, Toronto, Canada Seodi White, National Coordinator, Women and the Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust, Malawi


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Daniel Day-Lewis is an actor regarded by many as the finest of his generation. His portrayal of cerebral-palsy sufferer Christy Brown in My Left Foot won him his first Oscar in 1990, and in 2008 another Oscar followed for his role in There Will Be Blood.
His roles in The Age of Innocence, The Last of the Mohicans and In the Name of the Father further cemented his reputation as well as grossing millions at the box office, making Day-Lewis one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Stunning performances in The Crucible, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and, more recently, Nine have earned him more accolades, and rumours of an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of President Lincoln in the film Lincoln have confirmed Day-Lewis as an actor to be both respected and feared in the acting community. Yet despite, or perhaps because of, the height of his success and fame, Daniel is a man prone to episodes of extreme self-doubt. Behind his onscreen personas lies and infinitely complex figure.
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"The opportunity to partner with Native American tribes for marijuana cultivation projects is a key strategy for Aquarius Cannabis to achieve its objective of providing safe, quality, consistent marijuana products to patients and consumers nationwide," Davis Lawyer, CEO of Aquarius Cannabis, stated. "Our company culture is built on values of liberty and abundance for all people, and to partner with sovereign tribes is a meaningful opportunity for us. Flying Eagle Advisors brings a proven team with the knowledge and experience to navigate and manage the complexities of doing business with sovereign tribes."
Flying Eagle Advisors was created to capitalize on the cannabis industry opportunities available to Native American tribes. The Native-American majority owned consulting firm is lead by Thomas Mathews, Vice Chairman of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, J.R. Mathews, former Chairman of the Quapaw, and Danny Federhofer, who have over 50 years of combined experience in Native American gaming business. "We're thrilled to partner with Aquarius Cannabis on our Native American cannabis deals. The Aquarius team brings cultivation expertise, legal expertise, and proven branding success in marijuana products, all of which are crucial to the success of Native American deals," Mr. Federhofer commented.
In addition to Flying Eagle Advisors, the binding agreement was signed by Grower's Supply, LLC, a greenhouse design/build firm created by Mr. Bernie Heimos, owner and operator of one of the top 30 largest greenhouse cultivators in the US. Grower's Supply brings over 63 years experience in greenhouse cultivation and will be responsible for the design, build, staffing, and day-to-day operational management of the facilities.
"The future of sustainable marijuana cultivation is in greenhouse production, and the partnership with Grower's Supply provides significant experience in scalability and operational efficiency to Aquarius Cannabis' cultivation clients. Sustainability is an important issue, especially to Native American tribes, and we're thrilled to work with Mr. Heimos and his team to deliver profits to tribes from the most sustainable horticultural practices," Mr. Lawyer commented.
Aquarius will be responsible for coordinating legal distribution, consulting on legal structuring and integrating the facilities into the state systems, developing the branding and marketing for all the products cultivated at the facilities, and ensuring that cultivation processes meet the rigorous brand-standards Aquarius has for its branded marijuana. Aquarius will own all the brands of the marijuana grown and distributed from these facilities.
Aquarius Cannabis and Flying Eagle Advisors have allied with the Proof Agency for branding and marketing strategies. The Proof Agency, founded by former Anheuser-Busch marketing executive Mitch Meyers, brings decades of consumer product marketing success for Fortune 100 companies to the cannabis industry. "Mitch Meyers and her team are a powerhouse marketing group untapped by the cannabis industry, and Aquarius is thrilled to work with Proof Agency on branding for these Native American facilities."
Officially launched in 2014, Aquarius Cannabis seeks to create consistency and long-term consumer loyalty to its branded, pesticide-free marijuana products. The Company launched its first brand, Golden Gateway, in the California medical marijuana market in 2015, which has grown to one of the largest brands of pre-packaged flowers in the state. Just last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared Aquarius Cannabis' S-1 Registration Statement effective, paving the way for public trading of the Company's stock. The Company's first flagship cultivation facility in California is expected to harvest in Q2 2016.
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EDEN Brewery has struck its first deal in the export market as it puts the finishing touches to a project which will triple the production capacity at its St Andrews site.
The craft brewer, set up by Paul Miller in 2012, is despatching a sizeable order containing six of its beers to China this week, after impressing delegates on a recent trade mission to Scotland. And it is poised to send its first exports to the US, following leads secured by Mr Miller on a recent trip to the States as part of Tartan Week.
The moves come as the company is on track to boost turnover by £1 million to £1.7m in its current financial year.
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Mr Miller revealed the Chinese order is being channelled through JW Filshill International, a new company working with Scottish Development International (SDI) to open a market for craft beer from Scotland in the world's second biggest economy.
It has been set up by Simon Hannah, managing director of Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill, and former Diageo executive David Moore.
Eden's exports to China will arrive in time to appear at the Whisky Live Festival taking place in Shanghai and Beijing in August. Mr Miller, a former sales chief for Molson Coors in Scotland, said the Chinese delegation initially wanted more beer than Eden was currently able to deliver. He noted interest was especially strong it its wood-matured beers, chiefly its beer aged in barrels that previously held whisky from Islay and bourbon, as well as its "easy drinking" 19th Brew.
Mr Miller is also exploring a move for Eden into Taiwan, after holding talks with a local whisky distributor who is keen for the brewer to develop bespoke products for the market.
He said: "What they [JW Filshill International] are trying to do is promote the Scottish beer category [and] to leverage the really good premium image that Scottish alcoholic products have, driven by whisky, in the Far East.
"They've worked with SDI in these countries and created I think a really good market opportunity. For us it is the first order we will be exporting."
However it is not just in the Far East where Eden is looking to broaden its horizons.
Mr Miller took part in a recent trade mission to the US as part of Tartan Week, which has led to interest in Eden's beers in the "tri-state" region of America's north east, namely New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He hopes the first beers will arrive in time for the Ryder Cup in September.
Eden's move into exports has been made possible by its £200,000 investment to expand the capacity of its brewery at Guardbridge, based on land owned by the University of St Andrews.
The extension, which has added two new fermentation vessels, has significantly increased Eden's brewing capacity. It also allows the brewer to keg beer for the first time, and to supply beer in containers of different sizes.
Eden, which is welcoming around 200 people a week to its brewery tour, hired two further staff last week. The assistant brewer and tour assistant will swell its team to 13 full-time staff.
Mr Miller said the brewer is also poised to hire a brewing apprentice, who will be supported to take industry qualifications over a three-year period.


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Here is the second week of Couponers United's Weekly Menu! When planning my menu each week, I make sure all my meals are:
Healthy *some may have weight watchers points added*
Simple/easy prep – I am not a chef….
Quick – I have very little time between 6 busy schedules. You will find I make a lot of crock pot & casserole meals
Crockpot 3 Bean Turkey Chili 5 points+ per serving
bread (we LOVE Hawaiian bread)
corn (which the kids usually toss into their bowl of chili!)
Creamy Chicken & Rice
1 can fat free cream of mushroom soup
1 cup water (if you prefer creamier rice, increase to 1 1/4 cups water
3/4 cup white rice uncooked
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
4 chicken breast halves — skinless/boneless
In 2-qt. shallow baking dish, mix soup, water, rice, paprika and pepper. Place chicken on rice mixture. Sprinkle with additional paprika and pepper. Cover. Bake at 375º for 45 minutes. Makes 4 servings
steamed broccoli
Pear Halves & Cottage Cheese
Skinny Baked Broccoli Mac & Cheese (repeat from last week-they LOVED it) 8 points+ per serving
Bagged salad
Beef Enchilada Casserole 7 Points+ per serving
fruit cups for dessert
Home-made pizza
This is a fun family night! we use 2 refrigerated pizza dough's, pizza sauce, and an array of toppings. The kids have so much fun! Mom has a Smart Ones Meal 🙂
Chicken Noodle Casserole
1/8 recipe = 4 pts OR 1/6 recipe = 5.5 pts
- 4 cups egg noodles
- 2 cans condensed lowfat cream of mushroom soup
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 6 oz cooked chicken breast halves
- 1 can tomatoes (optional: with green chiles)
- 10 oz frozen vegetables of choice
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook egg noodles, drain, set aside. Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces, mix in large bowl with all other ingredients. Transfer to 9 x 13 baking dish, bake 30 minute
Baked Potato
Bagged Salad
Apple Slices (most likely with peanut butter for the kids)
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Surveying the wreckage of torpedoed US tax deal
Following parliament's rejection of a deal to solve the United States tax evasion dispute, there are grave doubts in both Switzerland and the US that serious damage to the Swiss financial system can be prevented.
On Wednesday the House of Representatives finally threw out plans to allow banks to pass over confidential data to the US. The biggest fear is that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) will renew the type of prosecutions that sparked the demise of Wegelin bank earlier this year.
"It is very likely that [the DoJ] perceived the Wegelin indictment as a shot across the bows of the larger more influential Swiss banks, and if that shot is not heeded, they very well may see no alternative but to turn the heat up on more economically important banks," Beckett Cantley, a tax law expert at the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, told swissinfo.ch.
"The alternative would be to look like they don't mean what they say to the rest of the offshore banking world. The DoJ is seeking not just to catch the existing crop of tax evaders, but also to permanently deter new tax evaders and their enabling bankers on a worldwide basis."
Switzerland's lead negotiator, Michael Ambühl, who is stepping down from his post in August, already painted a bleak picture of life without a US agreement during an address back in February.
"Whether we like it or not, the US has the ability to destabilize the entire Swiss financial centre by taking measures against Swiss banks," he said.
It is believed that the DoJ already has some 14 other Swiss or Swiss-based banks in its legal cross hairs, including Credit Suisse, Pictet and several cantonal banks.
"I expect to see another Swiss bank indicted in the near future," Miami tax lawyer Teig Lawrence told swissinfo.ch. "It's just a question of which one will have to bite the bullet and how big a gun the US wants to fire."
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By rejecting the hastily presented "Lex USA" tax deal, parliament has now thrown the ball back into the government's court to find an alternative solution that respects the laws of both Switzerland and the US.
This will be no easy task if the results of years of intense negotiations between the two countries are anything to go by. Previous talks ultimately proved a "failure", according to former Swiss diplomat Christian Blickenstorfer, who served both in the Swiss embassy in the US and as ambassador to Germany before retiring.
"Our diplomacy failed because for many years Switzerland had ignored persistent US pressure to give them information on US citizens who had evaded paying taxes," he told swissinfo.ch. "There were signs on the horizon – this [deadlock] did not materialise from one day to the other."
Given the current impasse between the Swiss government and parliament, Blickenstorfer does not see much "light at the end of the tunnel" in solving the US dispute.
It appears unlikely that the US would accept more years of negotiations to find another solution, while the Swiss government is expected to face legal challenges from bank employees and the Swiss data protection commissioner if it unilaterally allows banks to ignore secrecy laws and hand over information to the US.
In 2010, the Federal Administrative Court ruled the handover of UBS client data to the US the previous year as illegal. A later and larger data transfer was only allowed after winning parliamentary approval.
US bullying?
But this time around, parliament appears determined not to cave in to perceived US bullying – a stance that has some sympathy from Beckett Cantley.
"The use of US power to undermine the sovereignty and laws of another country – especially an ally – is a dangerous precedent," he told swissinfo.ch. "It seems to me that the US could have located undeclared offshore bank accounts through any number of less offensive means."
"The US has extensive capabilities when it comes to tracking the movement of dollars through the world, especially those that move in and out of the US banking system."
But for former Swiss ambassador Blickenstorfer, there is no room for sentiment in the cut and thrust world of international diplomacy. Larger countries have always thrown their weight around with less powerful counterparts, he said.
"My experience of negotiating with Americans is that they are tough but fair," he told swissinfo.ch. "Switzerland normally has no reason to have a complex about its small size – it is not just about square metres or population figures."
"The smaller country usually emphasises that it is also of interest to its larger partner, such as job creation or investments in that country. But in this particular case there is not much we can argue to balance the negotiations."
Hidden assets
Teig Lawrence is convinced that US undeclared money could still be stowed away in offshore bank accounts – including Switzerland – despite some 40,000 people owning up to the US tax authorities during amnesties.
The majority of people who have employed his services to come clean have been those with smaller sized assets rather than multiple million dollar stashes.
"Those people with greater resources generally feel that they have a greater ability to weather the storm," Lawrence told swissinfo.ch. "They are more likely to adopt a wait and see approach."


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The retailing market in Kenya continued to experience considerable growth over the period of review. This can be attributed to increased purchasing power of the middle-class population. Other key factors are improved infrastructure that has allowed for ease of movement of goods, therefore better products at cheaper rates for consumers, as well as promoted rapid retail expansion to untapped rural and peri-urban markets and an enduring property boom allowing retailers to take up prime locations near residential areas for customer convenience. Increased investment by leading international retail firms has further boosted consumer confidence, encouraging spending and growing international brand demand.
The Kenyan retailing market has witnessed increasing penetration of international retailers that have opened outlets in Kenya. International companies such as Massmart Holding's Game, Carrefour and Botswana's Choppies entered the market during the review period. These international brands are responding to a growing demand for quality international brands as a result of high consumer awareness and exposure. This changing shopping culture amongst the urban consumers, with busier lifestyles and higher spending capacity, will spur formal retail growth, as retailers seek to meet consumer needs and tap into their wallets.
Increased competition amongst modern grocery retailers in Kenya has spurred a change in strategy as they have widened their non-grocery portfolios by opening non-grocery specialist retailer shops, with an aim to grow sales revenues in non-core business segments. Apparel and footwear plus sports goods are the main channels that modern retailers are focusing on, offering international quality brands aimed at tapping into a growing consumer market.
Local firms have seen strong growth in the retailing market largely as a result of prevailing strong brand heritage developed through strong advertising and long-term presence in the market as well as having a wide footprint, with their outlets enjoying countrywide coverage. Affordable product pricing, seasonal offers, well-stocked outlets and use of loyalty schemes have all played a role in their maintaining market dominance.
The retailing market is expected to experience strong and steady growth over the forecast period. The large and growing Kenyan population will provide steady and ever-growing demand for retail products. In addition, the expected expansion and entry of international retailers will continue to drive growth. The increasing rate of urbanisation, fast-growing middle class demanding specific kinds of goods and services and the positive economic outlook for the country as a whole are also factors expected to boost retailing in Kenya.
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(a) any form of jewellery;
(b) bootstuds, plates/cletes or any Protective Equipment (other than Protective Equipment approved by the Controlling Body) unless the field Umpire is satisfied that the item does not constitute a danger or increase the risk of injury to other Players competing in the Match; or
(c) Protective Equipment which has been approved by the relevant Controlling Body, if the field Umpire is satisfied that such equipment has, during the Match, become dangerous or increased the risk of injury to other Players.
At any time before or during a Match, a field Umpire may inspect a Player's boots or hands or any Protective Equipment that a Player intends to wear or use during the Match.
9.4.1 Order by Umpire and Replacement Player
A field Umpire may order from the Playing Surface a Player who is wearing or using an item prohibited under Law 9.2. Where a Player is ordered from the Playing Surface under this Law:
(a) an Interchange Player may replace the Player ordered from the Playing Surface; and
(b) the Player ordered from the Playing Surface may only re-enter the Playing Surface once the Player has removed the prohibited item.
9.4.2 Refusal to Leave Surface
Where a Player refuses to or does not immediately leave the Playing Surface when ordered to do so by a field Umpire, the following shall apply:
(a) the field Umpire shall warn the Player that a Free Kick will be awarded and that the Player may be reported if they do not leave the Playing Surface;
(b) if the Player still refuses to leave the Playing Surface, the field Umpire shall award a Free Kick to the Player of the opposing Team who is nearest to where the warning was given or where play was stopped, whichever is the greater penalty;
(c) if the Player still refuses to leave the Playing Surface:
(i) the field Umpire shall report the Player for misconduct in failing to follow a direction of an Umpire;
(ii) the Match shall immediately end and the reported Player's Team shall forfeit the Match; and
(iii) Law 10.7 shall apply to any Match which is forfeited.


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Wifey Trailer (2005)
14 February 2005 Comedy 90 mins
When a simple twist of fate robs him of his fortune and his materialistic fiancée, Shalae, self-made mogul Trump is forced to move back into his old neighborhood with his tail planted firmly between his legs. Obsessed with getting Shalae back, Trump enlists his childhood friend Malika to help him lure his dream "wifey" back into his arms.
Watch the official Wifey 2005 trailer in HD below or find more Wifey videos on Vidimovie.


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Aviana Response: Soft cups like ours have a wide foam sling that actually provides more support than an underwire. If you're not getting enough support, then the band may be too big. Remember - you want the band very snug, and parallel to the floor. A snug band and proper strap adjustment is what gives you your support. Cushions can be adjusted by moving the flat slider into the front of the bra over the foam strap. Just work one side of the slider over the wide part of the strap into the position you want, then pull the strap through the back side of the slider and VOILA! Your strap is half the length it was. I hope that helps!
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 2:00-5:00pm
Come out to camp for an afternoon of finger food, fun, a live and silent auction, games and celebration, all in support of Camp Lutherwood Oregon!
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What is Harvest Festival? Check out this article from last year's event!
More than 140 people gathered at camp on October 1, to celebrate the third annual fall fundraiser, this year called the Harvest Festival and Fundraiser. It was a wonderful day filled with food and fellowship. The weather mostly cooperated, and guests still were covered (just in case) under two large canopies decorated in true harvest style.
Local jazz trio "Court and Spark" played festive tunes while Stanton Vineyards and Bennett Vineyards served wine. While guests mingled, Debbie Sandau served fresh, local produce at a little Farmer's Market, and people bid on a plethora of wonderful silent auction baskets. Guests also had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of a potential future of Lutherwood in a tent hosted by Mark Gillem of the University of Oregon's Urban Design Lab.
Guests then moved into the lodge where they were able to enjoy delicious freshly roasted pork, which was cooked on site by Steve and Becky Stratton and Pastor Joe Medley. The pork was accompanied by an assortment of seasonal salads and side dishes made by our lovely cook Ruby Wynn. This amazing meal was followed by berry and peach cobbler from the Willamette Valley Pie Company.
After the meal, there was a live auction with items ranging from a weekend in Sunriver to a hay ride and campfire night in Salem, to a Christmas tree hunt at Camp Lutherwood. The event raised nearly $60,000 supporting the mission of camp, and many "thank yous" are owed to those who made it a success. We could not have done this event without the help from planning committee members Donna Koehneke, and Debbie Sandau, both from Salem, and Heidi Stolp, from Eugene.
Thank you to everyone who came to the event this year, and to the churches and individuals who donated silent and live auction items. In addition, thank you to those who supported the event but could not be in attendance. On behalf of all of the staff of Lutherwood as well as the Board of Directors, thank you for your support of the 2016 Harvest Festival and Fundraiser as well as Camp Lutherwood Oregon's ministry.
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Folk Arts Rare Records opened its doors at its original location (3753 India St.) on July 31, 1967. By next July yours truly, one of the original owners and for 46 years the only owner (with my wife Virginia and son Ben) will be winding things down toward a retirement at our home in El Cajon where I can listen to my own extensive record, tape, CD, and videocollection and hopefully someone else can take over Folk Arts Rare Records and keep it doing what it's been doing these past 47 years. I plan to write this column as long as I'm able; do my radio show (JAZZ ROOTS: Sunday Nights from 8pm to 10pm on KSDS 88.3FM and Jazz88.org on the web), a possibly write a book about myself, doing festivals and concerts, walking picket lines, and generally trying to make this city and world a better place to live in and one that has more appreciation for our musical Roots.
So what happens to Folk Arts Rare Records. Well, I'd like to see someone who has the kind of wide musical taste that I have take it over. I'd be glad to stick around and help out some but I just don't want to pay the rent, utilities, and various other fees it takes to keep a business going. I can talk music all day long with folks that want to do so, I can make recomendations and help put folks in touch with stuff they might not have heard. I just don't want to be the head guy any more. I can certainly help with the transition. If anyone out there is interested in taking over what I think is a major landmark of the Southern California music scene, drop by and talk to me. I'd sure like to see Folk Arts Rare Records last for another 47 or so years. I'm at 2881 Adams Ave. in San Diego. It'd be nice if someone could add to the legacy of 56 music festivals that Folk Arts Rare Records has been involved with as well. So many kinds of music were first heard by the general public at one of the San Diego State Folk Festivals, or at The Adams Ave. Blues Festival, or the Adams Ave. Street Fair, or The First San Diego Blues and Black Music Heritage Festival, or the First San Diego Sea Chanty Festival, or the Balboa Park Old Time Banjo and Fiddle Contests. All of these were all or partly organized by myself and Folk Arts Rare Records. I'd like to see that legacy continue. San Diego really needs that kind of Musical Diversity and I don't see anyone doing that kind of discovery kind of booking here these last few years. It's a shame.
So many of the folks that we brought would never have been heard in our part of the country if not for these festivals and concerts. Bluesmen like Robert Pete Williams, Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner, John Jackson, Blind Joe Hill, Abu Talib (AKA Freddie Robinson), Elizabeth Cotton, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Lowery, Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong, Sam Chatmon, Bukka White, Mance Lipscomb, Johnny Shines, Howard Armstrong and Nat Reese, John Hogg and locals like Thomas E Shaw, Robert Jeffery, Bonnie Jefferson, and Tom Courtney and Henry Ford Thompson, Fro Brigham, Jesse Wilkins Jr., Joe Murphy, and lots more. We brought the first Cajun musicians to San Diego with Joel Sonnier, Doc Guidry, The Balfa Brothers, Mark Savoy, Sady Courville and Dennis McGee, Michael Doucet, J.B. Labbie and D.L. Menard (there's a local cajun festival but it very seldom brings real traditional Cajun music). We were the first to bring real Appalachian and Traditional Old Timey music here with Sam and Kirk McGee (who started on the Grand Ole Opry in 1925), Lily Mae Ledford, The England Brothers, Leonard Emmanual (The National Hollering Champion), Tommy Jarrell, Kyle Creed, Clyde Davenport, Merle Travis, Jean Ritchie, George Tucker, Ray and Ina Patterson, Wade and Julia Mainer, Cliff Carlisle and Wilbur Ball, Nimrod Workman and many more.
We brought music from the British Iles, Ireland and Canada including The Boys Of The Lough, Frankie Armstrong, Dave Surman, Stan Hugill, Jon Bartlett, Sandy McIntire, Silly Wizard, Joe and Antoinette McKenna, Kevin Keegan, Graineog Ceilidhe Band, Siamsa Gael, Michael Pratt, Bob Stewart, Jean Redpath, Louis Boudroult, Louis Killen, and a whole lot more. We brought Country and Western artists like Rose Maddox, Johnny Bond, Doye O'Dell, Smokey Rogers, Hank Penny, Joe and Rose Lee Maphis, Patsy Montana, Slim Duncan, Janet McBride, Hank Thompson, Bashful Brother Oswald, Charlie Bailey, and Old Timey Revival like Mike Seeger, The Strange Creek Singers, Alice Gerrard, The Highwoods String Band, The Possum Hunters, Stu Jamieson, The Gypsy Gyppo String Band, Dr. Humbeads New Tranquility String Band, The Old Hat Band, Hank Bradley, Jody Stecher, Any Old Time String Band, Kenny Hall, and so many more. Add to all these lots of Folkmusic performers whos music ranged from very old time to much more recent, traditional Mexican music, middle Eastern music, Oriental music, Eastern European music. NOBODY'S GETTING THESE KINDS OF MUSIC TOGETHER IN ANY FESTIVAL IN SAN DIEGO SINCE THEY DECIDED I WAS TO OLD TO DO IT. And it's too damn bad. This city had a pretty good musical reputation for DIVERSITY at one time but that's gone out the winder.
Folk Arts Rare Records was opened so that there'd be a headquarters for all this outside work and a place folks could find lots of rare and old time phonograph records as well. It can still be that if someone who loves music like I do comes along and makes it that once again.
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Former child star Sierra Blake is making a stunning Hollywood comeback—and attracting a scary amount of attention. When her home is vandalized and her safety threatened, she knows it's time to bring in the professionals. But from the moment she sets eyes on her indecently sexy new bodyguard, Sean Owens, Sierra's thoughts are anything but professional…
Few things in this world scare Sean—until he realizes he's in serious danger of losing his heart to his new client. No matter how much he wants to, Sean won't let his feelings for the smart and gorgeous Sierra get in the way of doing his job. Because as the attacks against her escalate, crossing the line between business and pleasure could get them both killed.
There are book that I enjoy and then there are books that utterly WOW me! This is the latter kind and I'm so glad that I read it. Sierra is a former child star turned spokesperson for a Woman's Center that offers various services for all women. She becomes the target of a radical group that is against what the Woman's Center stands for. Sierra hires a personal body guard that she met at a convention and Sean takes her safety very, very, seriously. Sean not only wants to protect his beautiful new client, but he wants to protect his own heart from falling for her before the job is done.
I absolutely loved the dynamic of the strong, alpha, protective, bodyguard and the vulnerable, yet strong, former actress. As the first in a new series, Necessary Risk is well developed and full of fun and likable characters. Not only do we meet Sierra and Sean, but the rest of his team and her group of friends make appearances from time to time. It was so easy to care about what happened to these two and the rest of the gang. I love that! It was action packed and kept me on the edge of my seat…I never wanted to put the story down out of boredom or from getting distracted. My only complaint is that there were parts that became predictable, but other than that, this was a wonderful and amazing suspenseful romance and I can't wait for the next book in this series!


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The OnePlus 3T is poised to be a strong competitor to the Google Pixel XL. However, the Google Pixel XL does lose out to the 3T. Here are 5 key reasons why the Google Pixel XL loses the battle.
The OnePlus 3T has caused quite a flutter with its recent unveiling. Pocket Lint has reported that it will chiefly compete with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Google Pixel XL. The 3T will be hitting US markets on November 22. It will also come to the UK on November 28.
The OnePlus 3T wins against the Google Pixel XL since it is smaller and lighter. Both smartphones have USB Type-C and fingerprint sensors. The two units also have aluminum bodies. However, the smaller and lighter 3T makes for a better choice considering everyday usability.
Also Read: OnePlus 3T vs Samsung Galaxy S7: Which One is Better?
The OnePlus 3T also has Gunmetal and Soft Gold color options. The new Gunmetal color option is more attractive. The Pixel XL only comes with Very Silver, Quite Black or Really Blue. Both smartphones come with 5.5 inch AMOLED display units.
The OnePlus 3T also wins strongly in the case of its camera. The OnePlus 3T has 16-megapixel cameras at both front and rear. In comparison, the Pixel XL has a 12.3-megapixel rear camera. There is an 8-megapixel camera at the front in case of the Pixel XL.
Some Other Comparisons
Hardware wise, the 3T also dominates. It comes with 6 GB of RAM in comparison to 4 GB offered by the Pixel XL. Both smartphones get Qualcomm SD821. Additionally, another aspect where the 3T trumps is storage for the base variant.
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The 3T offers 64 and 128 GB storage versions. The Pixel XL offers 32 GB and 128 GB options. These are the key 5 points where the OnePlus 3T wins the battle against the Google Pixel XL. The Pixel XL does have a slightly bigger battery.
The OnePlus 3T will also be priced way lower than the Google Pixel XL. This is another plus point, to say the least!


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A Thanksgiving Note from Jane Chu
Dear Friends,
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and, of course, to give thanks. We wanted to take this opportunity to update and thank you, our supporters, before the holiday season takes over.
When we opened the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts a little more than two months ago, we knew we were launching something for generations, and our commitment to you is to improve every day.
Here are some Kauffman Center highlights in our first 60 days of operation:
– More than 50,000 people visited the Kauffman Center during our free, public open house on September 18
– Since the opening weekend, more than 70,000 have attended dozens of diverse performances and a total of 132,000 have experienced the building through performances, tours and events
– International and national recognition for Kansas City including stories in the New York Times and on Good Morning America
– Performers from around the world have marveled at the acoustics, the layout, and the experience of performing in the Kauffman Center
– Through the Open Doors Program 11,273 children have already attended diverse performances at the Kauffman Center, and transportation funding has been awarded to over 25,000 students to attend school matinees this school year
– We continue to receive positive feedback from patrons on architecture, quality of performances and theatre spaces
As with any new building, there are always adjustments that need to be made as the building is put to use. Here are some challenges we've encountered and how we are addressing them:
Way Finding. We have heard from patrons that it's a challenge to find your way around and to your seats and in and out of the building.
Solutions in the works:
- Additional visual signage is being produced and will be color-coded and matched to the tickets to help. This is being installed now;
- Additional training and support for house managers, ushers, and volunteers to help patrons find the best route to a seat;
- Changes in the ticketing to identify door numbers and seat levels. This change will take place in early 2012.
Accessibility. Although the building meets or exceeds all ADA requirements, we want to go further. Before opening, we invited several people with a variety of experiences and physical capabilities to tour the facility and suggest ways we can improve accessibility.
Solutions in the works:
- Additional signage is being printed to provide information on existing hearing and visual supports available to patrons;
- Additional training and support for house managers, ushers, and volunteers to support patrons with accessibility needs;
- Push buttons will be installed to improve restroom accessibility by end of year;
- Upgrades to drop off drive and valet that will support patrons who need help accessing the building and have a companion.
- In addition to new signage and support from volunteers to help patrons access the building from the garage, the drop off drive will be redone by the first of the year for a smoother drive and walk area.
Ticket Sales. Our resident organizations and the Kauffman Center have experienced tremendous response to our opening seasons. However, there is room to make the customer experience more friendly.
Solutions in the works:
- Changes to the box office phone system have already been put in place to minimize hold times and ordering time;
- Our website has been upgraded for ticketing purchases, but will go through an additional upgrade before year-end to improve the customer experience;
- Print-at-home tickets will be in full operation within the next two weeks. In addition, a remote will-call station will be created to help patrons pick up tickets faster and get into the show.
We are so appreciative of your support and we will continue to improve in our inaugural year. We are dedicated to opening our doors and making people feel welcome in this building.
We take all of our patrons' feedback very seriously. Please email us at if you have comments or concerns. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve and we are moving forward with a great sense of urgency to get make sure you have an outstanding experience at the Kauffman Center.
Have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to seeing you at the Kauffman Center.
President and CEO


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Warm, welcoming and tastefully decorated cape situated nicely on a cul-de-sac in a desirable neighborhood. Welcome your guests into a cheery mudroom with attractive built-in storage space. Enjoy cooking in a bright kitchen and entertaining in an open concept dining and living room with hardwood floors, a detailed tray ceiling with recessed lighting adds an extra design touch. You will find four bedrooms and two full baths with ample storage. Ductless mini-split AC unit and newly built shed are just a few home highlights. A large basement that lends itself to be finished - allowing for endless possibilities. Easy maintenance with vinyl siding and paved driveway. Minutes from I-91/I-89, DHMC, APD, VA and all the Upper Valley amenities.
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Georgia said she is happy with the service she has never been disappointed with them. She said the employees are very helpful and detailed. They are willing to go the extra mile to please their customers.
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Preparing Your Home & Landscape to Survive Wildfire
Here are some useful links for making your home and property safer from wildfire damage:
Firewise Landscape & Construction Guide
Defensible Space & the Home Ignition Zone: The Basics
Please contact Jenny Coe, Firewise Program Coordinator for a free wildfire risk assessment of your home and property.
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Firewise in Skagit County Video
This video showcases Skagit County's successful Firewise efforts focusing on west side issues and featuring local landowners and program partners.
Wildfire Preparedness in Skagit County
Wildfires are a serious threat across our state, and believe it or not, in our very own county. How can wildfires occur in our area when "it rains so much, and the trees are too wet to burn?" The reality is that anywhere there is a heat, oxygen, and fuel source, a fire can and will burn. Wildfires are a natural part of the environment; they are going to occur. Wildfires can occur anywhere that conditions such as fire-prone vegetation and patterns of dry and windy weather exist. Spread throughout Skagit County are areas considered high-risk for wildfire. These areas are where homes and communities border forested areas of the county, referred to as "wildlands."
As the population of Skagit County grows and more and more people move out into the forested lands it is important that we properly educate and prepare ourselves to be responsible stewards of our land. Part of being a good land steward is managing for healthy forest ecosystems that include wildfire as a component.
As we prepare our homes and landscapes to survive a wildfire we are accepting the responsibility for our own safety and being proactive rather than reactive. This adds value to our homes, saves money and time, and possibly lives and property. Whether these efforts are individual or community-based, they show a respect for the land, your neighbors, and the community.
There is a multitude of information available on how to improve the wildfire safety of your home and property as well as how to work as a community to achieve these goals. Please visit our FIREWISE PAGE for more detailed information.
Wildfire Planning
An important component of wildfire prevention is planning ahead. A team of fire experts in Skagit County have taken a proactive role in planning ahead by developing a county-level Community Wildfire Protection Plan. This plan identifies and prioritizes wildfire risk and suggests ways to reduce structural ignitability. For more information on this plan and its process, please visit our CWPP PAGE.


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(2003 Vintage) Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2007!Making a white wine from a red grape requires great care – handpicked fruit, early morning harvest, optimal fruit maturity and delicate pressing. A balance of bright flavors, crisp acidity and minimal tannins is achieved. Three years of yeast contact knits all the elements together in a mature, toasty style."A rich, vibrant mouthful of a bubbly, with bold, complex aromas of cinnamon, yeasty vanilla, apple and cherry, with subtle spicy flavors that build to a fre...
Wine Buyer(2005 Vintage) Fresh fruit is spotlighted in this wine. Strawberry, raspberry and cherry aromas dominate the nose, accented by a delicious creaminess that carries through to the palate. The wine is deepened by the bottle-aged characteristics of caramelized apples and baked dough. A juicy sweet and sour berry palate carries this wine to a satisfying, seamless and memorable finish. January 2009


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While driving nearly six hours over icy roads, Noel Santillan began to think something might be wrong.
LONDON — When Noel Santillan typed the word Laugarvegur instead of Laugavegur into his rental car's GPS, the New Jersey resident couldn't have imagined the extra "r" would make him a celebrity in Iceland.
Santillan, 28, arrived at Keflavik International Airport on Monday after a five-hour flight from New York and was eager to get to the Hotel Fron on Laugavegur, a main street in Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, local media reported. But the spelling error got in his way, according to Visir, an Icelandic news website.
While driving nearly six hours over icy roads, Santillan, who works in retail marketing, began to think something might be wrong, local news reports said.
His suspicion was confirmed when he arrived in Siglufjordur, a remote fishing village in northern Iceland that is roughly 270 miles from the airport and has a road named Laugarvegur.
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There, a woman told Santillan he was not in Reykjavik, which is about 45 minutes by bus from the airport at which Santillan arrived.
"I was very tired after the flight and wanted to get to the hotel as soon as possible," Santillan was quoted by Visir as saying. "That's why I kept driving. I did enjoy the scenery on the way."
He told the state broadcaster that he saw signs showing Reykjavik was in the other direction, but he had put his faith in the GPS.
Efforts to reach Santillan were unsuccessful.
But his unintended journey has captured the imagination of Iceland, and the people of Siglufjordur have embraced the American, who has since visited the local herring museum and tasted a favorite local delicacy, putrefied shark.
Some Icelandic news outlets have been tracking Santillan's journey with the zeal usually accorded to visiting dignitaries.
Local media noted that Laugavegur was misspelled on many travel websites and that some locals also struggled with the name of the popular shopping street. In Santillan's case, the name appears to have been misspelled on the booking confirmation he received.
Some Icelanders took to social media to applaud the serendipity of his trip.
"Love when tourists make the very best out of their wrong trip like Noel Santillan," Rosa Katrin, an Icelandic lawyer, wrote on Twitter.


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Chameleon® Plasma Grow Lighting to Globally Distribute Ceravision® High Efficiency Plasma Lamps
Chameleon® Plasma Grow Lighting (Powered by Ceravision®) Outshines Mother Nature!
Chameleon®, the leading distributor of plasma grow lighting in the Americas, has agreed a ground-breaking deal and signed Heads of Agreement with UK-based plasma lamp pioneer, Ceravision® Ltd, to bring a new, world-leading light source to the global market. The deal was announced on 4th of July – to commemorate America's Independence Day – marking a new venture between two outstanding American and British companies.
Ceravision® High Efficiency Plasma (HEP) electrodeless light technology is capable of various different light spectra. Having the ability to adapt the waveform of spectral light output is critical to innovating the most spectrally advanced grow light on the planet! Armed with over 10 years of Doctorate-level research Chameleon® was able to specify a precise spectral waveform scientifically proven to enhance plant growth and produce more chlorophyll, more biomass and higher percentages of cannabinoids in medicinal cannabis.
Chameleon® owner, Chris Pieser, said "with this new level of sophistication, Ceravision® scientists have been able to tune-in the wavelengths that drive photosynthesis and tune-out those that do not, resulting in a more spectrally-efficient light source than any other grow light on the planet."
Additional benefits include: NO ANNUAL LAMP CHANGES which equates to substantial lamp-change savings (growers change out legacy lamps annually). The rated lifespan of Ceravision® Plasma systems are 50,000 hours with one lamp change (that's 12 years at 12 hours a day). Along with industry leading micromole maintenance, there are also efficiencies in electrical power draw as "watt for watt" Ceravision® plasma is capable of producing healthier plants and higher profit margins due to the additional chlorophyll, cannabinoids and biomass produced.
Chameleon® Plasma Grow Lighting (Powered by Ceravision®) 430W units should be available in September followed by an incredibly powerful 860W unit. Products will carry a three-year warranty along with a 90-day satisfaction guarantee.
Mr. Pieser, whose company has sold thousands of Plasma Grow Lights over the past 10 years to growers in 16 countries, noted that Ceravision® HEP systems will provide a range of unparalleled benefits for commercial and residential growers including a sophisticated control system capable of calculating the exact amount of light accumulated (for that particular day) then shutting off the lamps when they achieve the exact amount of Daily Light Integral (DLI) required for that plant species.
Ceravision® Commercial Director, Stuart Stoddart said "we are also collaborating with Chameleon® on several very high-powered fixtures that will outperform legacy systems. These models will be very well suited for high-wire crops (tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, etc.), traditionally difficult to light effectively."
Elite research organisations have already discovered the benefits of plasma light sources in plant research programs, including studies by the University of Mississippi, Purdue University, North Dakota State University, University of Hawaii, Pomona College, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology and Weill Cornell College in Qatar. Professors at Gro & Sell, Crop King, Botanicare, Revolt Gardens and several others were pleased with the performance for the Chameleon Plasma in their plant trials.
In the UK, at the world's oldest plant research institutions - the Rothamsted Research Centre and Stockbridge Research Centre - in-depth trials of Ceravision® lamps are being undertaken. Data collected can be viewed at PlasmaGrowLighting.com/Research.
The breakthrough Ceravision® lamp comes at a time of rising global awareness of both the challenges faced by mankind in operating efficient food production systems to feed more and more people, and the huge medicinal benefits that can be obtained from plants. Not least of these is the increasing demand for medicinal cannabis and for recreational cannabis in states and nations where it is deregulated. There are currently 30 States in the USA and at least 20 countries that have approved medical or recreational cannabis.
About Chameleon® Plasma Grow Lighting
Incorporated in 2007, Chameleon® discovered that plants grown with Plasma Lighting had nutritional and biomass benefits over legacy lighting sources for lower operating costs. Since then, Chameleon® has become an established global supplier of Plasma Grow Lighting products covering North America and 16 other countries, furthering its reputation with ongoing scientific research whilst providing exceptional customer service and support.
Based near Orlando, Florida, Chameleon® Plasma Grow Lighting has a direct-to-consumer e-commerce alliance with FedEx® to ensure its products arrive safely and on schedule for its global customers.
To find out more about Ceravision® lamps and Chameleon, please contact in the first instance Stuart Stoddart – email@example.com - +44 (0)1908 371 463. Ceravision Ltd, Sherbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, England MK7 8HX.
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Future Applications
Energy efficiency is a global driver within many markets and Ceravision's core technology has the ability to address these markets. Due to the flexible nature of the technology we are able to facilitate a variety of power levels (400 W to 5 kW) and spectra ranging from visible to UV light.
Ceravision's High Efficiency Plasma (HEP) light is particularly suited to medium and high power applications. The light is emitted from a very small source, which enables Ceravision to accurately focus and distribute the light. This in turn facilitates significantly greater optical performance.
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IHTA Annual Conference. The Irish Medicines Board and the regulation of herbal and other medicines. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport - 28 th April 2010. Dr. J.M. Morris Senior Scientific Advisor, IMB. Overview. Introduction to medicines regulation Classification of products as medicines
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The Irish Medicines Board and the regulation of herbal and other medicines
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport - 28th April 2010
Dr. J.M. Morris
Senior Scientific Advisor, IMB
Article I of Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended by Directive 2004/27/EC makes changes to the definition of a Medicinal Product. The new definition states that a medicinal product is:
=> clinical trial data
=> bibliographic applications
Manufacturer's Authorisation
Manufacturer's/Wholesaler's Authorisation
Third country importation = manufacture
- regulated as medicines when manufactured by a homeopathic (pharmacopoeial) method
– methods unlikely to be approved in the pharmacopoeia
- as herbal medicines
- as food supplements
A. belladonna
H. perforatum
e.g. Ginkgo
- IMB expert Herbal sub-Committee
- Industry
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Napster To Go
Monday, February 14, 2005; 2:00 PM
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I'd rather see movie studios and record labels keep using the tools they already have--keep putting spoofed files on peer-to-peer networks, keep suing people who distribute mass quantities of copyrighted works.
BTW, I don't get the point of ringtones. At all. I usually answer my own phone (set to vibrate) before it can get around to ringing, and I don't care to hear what's on other people's phones at all. Although, if you could get me a ringtone that sounds like an old black Bell System rotary-dial phone, then I might be interested :)
(That, IMHO, is all but begging people to steal their stuff online. Refusing to sell music as downloads in 2005 is like refusing to offer music on CD in 1990, or refusing to offer movies on DVD in 2000. I have zero sympathy for these recalcitrant artists, and some of the higher-ups I've talked to in the record industry feel the same way.)
Oh, wait, I could say the same thing about closed-source apps, except that there if the developer doesn't care, nobody has any recourse whatsoever.
The iTunes Music Store downloads do have cover art, but it's a tiny thumbnail image. I agree, there's something missing with an Exile on Main Street when you can't flip through the CD booklet... some stuff is still worth getting on CD (and then copying to your computer for iPod listening!)
* store sent messages on the server
* properly delete messages (they remain in your mailbox views until you purge them manually)
If you're interested, have a look at Microsoft developer Omar Shahine's blog--he wrote something a while back comparing IMAP clients. (He liked Thunderbird a lot as well as Entourage, which he happened to have worked on :)
I should add that the cable company doesn't care if you record movies to watch later.
Look, Pegasus may be great for people who use separate address books, are comfortable with setting up custom filters and have a well-developed mail routine--power users, in other words. But that ain't who I write for here.
Gotta say, what you're looking for in a download site has been available for a while now. Stores like iTunes and MSN Music all offer actual ownership and all the CD burning rights you'd want. They also allow you to escape any of their few usage restrictions by burning an album to CD, then re-copying it to your computer in the open format of your choice.
I don't think this will affect many users, who only download to one machine. But the more adventurous/ambitious types--those who might try Thunderbird--could find this a real pain.
Anyway, your money isn't "wasted"--just burn that album to CD, then re-rip to MP3s that you can play on any device available.
1) Work offline. This is huge if your connectivity is less than perfect and constant.
2) Let you store an unlimited amount of messages, subject only to your hard drive's capacity (the mail I've accumulated over the last five years alone would bust a Yahoo account's quota).
3) Lets you use the program of your choice.
4) Is far faster in use when you're switching between folders.
There is no way I'd get by using Web-mail for my work correspondence, and even at home I would find it annoying. Maybe I'm just used to checking mail that way--Hotmail didn't debut until I had been using e-mail for a couple of years--but I really do think that offline mail clients are objectively better.
BTW, my apologies for my sloppy HTML. I left out an "a" at the end of a link before, which I'm told had this entire chat acting as one big link to some Microsoft page. They say we'll fix this when the chat is archived :)
The stupid thing is, it's not as if most desktop PCs could not be considerably improved with a moderate exercise of creativity. But most vendors don't seem to want to bother.
That's not just because there are fewer Macs out there; it's because a Mac is a harder target. You don't have a Web browser deeply integrated with the file system as you do in Windows (when IE catches a cold, Windows can come with the flu). And you've got a real concept of user privilege levels that keeps you from doing major damage even if you wanted to.
Thanks! We'll talk again here in a couple of weeks.


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Vermillion's CPRIT-Sponsored Pelvic Mass Registry Steering Committee Chartered
Feb 11, 2016, 09:00 ET from Vermillion, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML), a bio-analytical solutions company focused on gynecologic disease, today announced the formation of the Steering Committee for its Pelvic Mass Registry.
Pelvic masses can present physicians and healthcare professionals with difficulties in both diagnosis and management. Once pregnancy is ruled out, pelvic masses may include cancers of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, advanced endometriosis, benign ovarian tumors and gastrointestinal and urinary tract masses.
The Registry will aim to enroll 3,000 women and enable unprecedented research and development of multivariate diagnostics and "big data" algorithms for the early detection, differential diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Through monitoring of women with suspicious or symptomatic pelvic masses, Vermillion expects to identify diagnostic analytes, including measurement of DNA, RNA and proteins, along with external diagnostics such as imaging (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI) and clinical factors which can be used to provide early detection, diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of these gynecologic diseases which affect more than one million women in the United States, annually1.
The Registry Steering Committee will advise Vermillion on scientific and clinical strategy and oversee the study design and publication. Members announced today include leading national and international experts on ovarian cancer, endometriosis and public health policy:
Judith Wolf, MD
Co-Primary Investigator
Chief Medical Officer, Vermillion Inc.
Austin, TX
Donald Munroe, PhD
Co-Primary Investigator
Chief Scientific Officer, Vermillion Inc.
Austin, TX
Jubilee Brown, MD
Co-Primary Investigator
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Terri Cornelison, MD, PhD
Associate Director for Clinical Research, NCI Office of Research on Women's Health, Bethesda, MD
Calaneet Balas
Chief Executive Officer, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, Washington DC
David Miller, MD
Gynecologic Oncologist
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Devansu Tewari, MD
Gynecologic Oncologist, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Irvine, CA
Lee Shulman, MD
Chief, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Clinical Genetics, Northwestern U., Chicago, IL
Brian Slomovitz, MD
Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, U. Miami, Miami, FL
Fred Ueland, MD
Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, UK Healthcare, Lexington, KY
Veronica Schimp, DO
Chief, Gynecologic Oncology, UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health, Orlando, FL
This Pelvic Mass Registry results from a unique public-private partnership. Vermillion has been approved for a $7.5 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support the registry, subject to satisfactory completion of a grant contract between Vermillion and CPRIT. Receipt of the grant award is subject to execution of a grant contract on terms acceptable to both Vermillion and CPRIT and may include such terms as payment of future product royalties to CPRIT by Vermillion.
Vermillion's Chief Medical Officer and Registry co-primary investigator, Dr. Judith Wolf, stated: "Today's Registry Steering Committee kickoff completes the first step of an ambitious plan to improve early detection and differential diagnosis of pelvic mass diseases requiring surgery. By sifting patient data and clinical samples for innovative diagnostic patterns, we hope to re-engineer the methods physicians use to sort and treat these conditions. Improved detection, diagnostic accuracy and timely access to specialist care benefits patients, physicians and healthcare systems alike."
Valerie Palmieri, Vermillion's President and CEO, added, "Vermillion's Pelvic Mass Registry represents a major strategic initiative for the development of "big data" algorithms to fight the war against ovarian cancer. In addition to malignancies, several other major debilitating benign conditions, such as endometriosis, which is equally difficult to diagnose and affects ~14M women per year and costs healthcare systems billions each year, will be incorporated into this one of a kind study. We are grateful for the commitment and support of the dedicated physicians, gynecologic oncology leaders and women's health advocates of our Registry Steering Committee."
About Vermillion Vermillion, Inc. is dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel high-value diagnostic and bio-analytical solutions that help physicians diagnose, treat and improve gynecologic health outcomes for women. Vermillion, along with its prestigious scientific collaborators, has diagnostic programs in gynecologic disease. The company's lead diagnostic in the United States, OVA1, is a blood test for pre-surgical assessment of ovarian tumors for malignancy, using an innovative algorithmic approach and is available through Vermillion's wholly owned subsidiary, ASPiRA LABS. OVA1, which was the first FDA-cleared, protein-based In Vitro Diagnostic Multivariate Index Assay, represents a new class of software-enabled Liquid Biopsy diagnostics. For additional information, including published clinical trials, visit www.vermillion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve a significant number of risks and uncertainties, including with respect to the Pelvic Mass Registry and its uses. Words such as "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "seeks," "could," "should," "continue," "will," "potential," "projects" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on Vermillion's expectations as of the date of this press release. A variety of factors could cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to those factors that are described in Vermillion's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Vermillion expressly disclaims any obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statements to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
Investor Relations Contact: Michael Wood LifeSci Advisors LLC Tel 1-646-597-6983 email@example.com
1. Myers ER, Bastian LA, Havrilesky LJ, et al. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 130.)
SOURCE Vermillion, Inc.


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New Jersey Man Soils Pants to Avoid Arrest
Police in Linden, New Jersey are calling this a new tactic for resisting arrest, albeit not a successful one.
Officers responded to a report of a disorderly man early Sunday morning. On arrival they found 27-year-old Kyle Chambliss talking loudly on his cell phone and smelling of alcohol.
After being told to end his call, officers say that Chambliss became aggressive towards them. As they tried to arrest him, Chambliss said he had to pooped… which he did… in his pants.
Chambliss went on to strike one officer in the chest and another in the leg. He was then pepper sprayed to comply. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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text: 05 Jan How to break into the arts and entertainment industries Nigel Tucker, Entertainment Business lecturer at JMC Academy and experienced artist manager, often tells his students about the importance of networking. 'Building your contact base, and then turning these associations into ongoing professional relationships cannot be overstated,' he said. The same applies to all sectors in the arts, where who you know leads to new opportunities and increases your chances of employment in the future. Tucker recommends these techniques to improve your networking. 1. Have better conversations Start researching your area of interest so you can become up to date and knowledgeable on current topics and trends. This knowledge will come in handy next time you see someone you want to speak to. 'By regularly checking or subscribing to relevant industry newsletters, blogs, trade publications and websites you can also build your own current database of industry professionals and potential connections,' said Tucker. 2. Get out there The only way you are going to start building relationships is by putting yourself out there. ATucker reccomends you should start attending conferences, events and seminars. 'This will assist in, not only meeting prospective contacts and being seen, but also builds a shared experience which can be a good foundation for any introductory discussions,' said Tucker. 3. Be aware of your social media activity Network is no longer just shaking hands and sharing drinks. The social media space is perhaps the most powerful networking environment. Social media allows you to research the person you would like to connect with, find out what they like or dislike and potentially allow you to find common ground for any future conversations where you do get to meet in person. 'But be careful here –no one likes to be harassed on social media,' said Tucker. The other important thing to remember is your profile is also on view so make sure you are presenting yourself professionally. One way to do this is by posting industry related articles and tweeting or re-tweeting relevant and interesting information, said Tucker. This is the way we do things 🎶🎥🎸 #MusicIsLife #FilmAway 📷 @porkrollsfeeds A photo posted by JMC Academy (@jmcacademy) on Oct 24, 2016 at 10:53pm PDT 4. Be friendly and supportive of others 'The entertainment business is a competitive and often volatile industry. I don't know anyone who has sustained a long term career in this industry who has not been up and down the mountain a couple of times. So the lesson is you meet the same people on the way up as you do on the way down,' said Tucker. 'My advice is always to be professional, friendly and supportive of others, as best you can, since they and you will remember how they were treated. There is likely to be a 'next time' and options for assistance –or the opposite- could be the difference between a career option or not.' Find out more about the courses on offer at JMC Academy. The Essential Skills Series is brought to you in partnership with Artshub written by Brooke Boland. Other articles you may be interested in; CV Tips for graduates 6 ways to get more gigs for your band Getting a grasp on budgeting Sydney Campus Share this Share this Tweet this Email this Want to know more? CourseEnquiry Attend an open day Attend aworkshop Book aTour Latest News view all Shooting an Action/Comedy film with Brisbane JMC Students 02 Nov 2017 We spoke to the director about his up... Latest Video view all Michael Carpenter on Beatles Engineer, Geoff Emerick One of Australia's busiest producers ... Latest Event view all January Open Days 2018 10 Jan 2018 Come along to JMC Academy's Sydney, M... Call JMC 1300 410 311 Contact US Sign up for our Newsletter


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As we head into the new academic year there is much to Muse from this summer's activities. One piece of personal good news is that I am slowly shedding the 10 pounds gained in my freshman year at CSU and found a commuting cycling route that includes a shower.
One focus of this summer has been to diversify our partnerships in the international arena. A small group traveled to India in early August, just at the end of their monsoon season to sign a memorandum of understanding with Amity University and to rekindle a relationship with national research professor C.N.R. Rao at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Amity is one of the largest private universities in India and is a remarkable story. It was founded as one of the first private business schools in India. They have six campuses in India and six around the world (UK, Singapore, China, Africa and two in the US) with 120,000 students all constructed in just eight years! The campus we visited in Delhi is quite new with approximately 24,000 students. The academic programs and degrees align remarkably well with CSU given Amity's strengths in natural resources, water, agriculture and engineering. They are currently building a 400 bed hospital and medical school. The agreement we signed was broad and intended to open academic and research partnerships with CSU. Continue reading