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I Am Hereand you can find some of mine stores here in different areas i see no reason is posting the smae thing very place still trying to put a lot of it in words so others can understand and maybe it will help but the hard part is i only seem to know parts of it and nthe others ones...
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I have an alter, her name is Raven.She's the reason I get in so much trouble. If you're interested to know more a about her, read my last experience. I'd like to know more about people's experience with MPD.
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My BFF is the greatest because she always puts up with my trips to the art store. Since Blick went into the old Pearl art store building on Market St., I have a hard time not spending a big chunk of my paychecks on art supplies. I can always justify it, though. Because ART, right?
I actually walked away with a lot of stuff I did not plan on buying (but ended up needing…mostly).
The one indulgent piece I got was a color-by-numbers that is all pixel-format. Meaning if you looked at the blank page, all you'd see are square or triangles with numbers. The image doesn't reveal itself until you start coloring it in.
I also stocked up on black paper because we have a lot of jelly-roll pens — and now NEON INK(!) that needs some dark paper to color on.
Although not from this trip to Blick, earlier in the week I got my Tombow order so I'll just group this all together as my weekly art supply haul 🙂 Part two later this week: Product reviews!

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CHRISTIAN GROSTIC, associate, Kushner & Hamed
Christian Grostic was only 4½ years out of law school when he found himself sitting second chair at the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, Mr. Grostic's next big case may get him his own spotlight. In August, he filed an appeal with the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cleveland for former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. Dimora was convicted in March on 32 counts of bribery and public corruption and sentenced in July to 28 years in prison. Mr. Grostic couldn't talk about the case but he has been reviewing the trial record for appealable errors.
JODI SPENCER JOHNSON, president, Thacker Martinsek LPA
Ms. Johnson was named president of Thacker Martinsek — a majority woman-owned litigation boutique with offices in Cleveland, Toledo and Naples, Fla. — last July. She practices primarily in the area of insurance coverage, representing corporate policyholders in liability and first-party insurance matters. Ms. Johnson also is active in the ABA Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, where she serves as a co-chair of the Programming Subcommittee.
JONATHAN LEIKEN, partner, Jones Day
As a partner at Jones Day, Jonathan Leiken defends companies and their employees during government investigations and civil suits related to fraud, insider trading and other allegations. But that's just his day job. Mr. Leiken in 2013 will become president of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Plus, the former federal prosecutor teaches a course on white-collar crime at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and is co-founder of the Brain Gain Cleveland Project, an effort to recruit thousands of people to spread the word about good things in Northeast Ohio.
DUSTIN RAWLIN, partner, Tucker Ellis LLP
Dustin Rawlin represents businesses in complex civil litigation matters in courts nationwide involving product liability, business tort, breach of warranty, consumer fraud and commercial litigation, with a focus on the defense of medical device litigation. He's currently involved in a case defending personal injury claims related to transvaginal mesh devices for stress urinary incontinence. Mr. Rawlin recently was honored as one of only five attorneys nationwide to be named a 2012 "Law360 Rising Star" in the area of product liability.
SCOTT WELTMAN, shareholder-elect, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA
For the first time in 17 years, the creditors' rights law firm will have a new leader, as Scott Weltman — a 20-year company veteran — takes over for longtime leader Alan Weinberg. Weltman Weinberg recently completed a multimillion-dollar information systems upgrade, and Mr. Weltman is taking over a quickly growing firm: In 2011, it employed 1,330, compared with 1,000 in 2007.


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KIEV, Ukraine — Paul J. Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, recently filed financial reports with the Justice Department showing that his lobbying firm earned nearly $17 million for two years of work for a Ukrainian political party with links to the Kremlin.
Curiously, that was more than the party itself reported spending in the same period for its entire operation — the national political organization's expenses, salaries and other incidentals.
The discrepancies show a lot about how Manafort's clients — former President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine and his Party of Regions — operated.
And in a broader sense, they underscore the dangers that lurk for foreigners who, tempted by potentially rich payoffs, cast their lot with politicians in countries that at best have different laws about money in politics, and at worst are, like Ukraine in those years, irredeemably corrupt.
Yanukovych was driven from office in the Maidan Revolution of 2014, after having stolen, according to the current Ukrainian government, at least $1 billion. In the years before his fall, Manafort took lavish payments to burnish the image of Yanukovych and the Party of Regions in Washington, even as the party acknowledged only very modest spending.
In 2012, for example, the party reported annual expenses of about $11.1 million, based on the exchange rate at the time, excluding overhead. For the same year, Manafort reported income of $12.1 million from the party, the Justice Department filing shows.
In 2013, the Party of Regions reported expenses of $3.7 million, while Manafort reported receiving payments of $4.5 million.
Handwritten ledgers that surfaced last year indicated that the party had actually spent about $2 billion over the past decade or so, much or most of it illegally. Some outlays like payments to an election official possibly amounted to criminal bribery.
Manafort has not been charged with breaking any laws regarding the reporting of income derived from his efforts on behalf of the party.
In a statement, Manafort's spokesman, Jason Maloni, suggested the Party of Regions was accountable for the contradiction between the two disclosures. "Any questions about the reporting obligations of the Party of Regions should be directed to those within the party responsible for such reporting," the statement said. Manafort's work "was widely known and the firm was paid only for the work it performed. In fact, just last month Ukraine officials indicated that there is no proof of illicit payments."
Though documents discovered after the 2014 revolution show the party's coffers were padded with donations from Ukraine's ultrawealthy steel and natural gas tycoons, it tried to keep up a populist image and declared only a modest annual budget.
"It means either Manafort is lying, or the Party of Regions was lying," Serhiy Leshchenko, an investigative journalist and a member of parliament who has been critical of Manafort's work in Ukraine, said in an interview.
A Ukrainian investigation of this discrepancy is not likely. The Party of Regions is disbanded, and prosecutors are looking into more serious crimes than campaign finance filing errors.
Moreover, at the time the party made its declarations, filing a false campaign finance report was considered an administrative offense akin to a parking ticket and punishable by no more than a fine of a few hundred dollars, said Ostap Kuchma, a party finance analyst at the anti-corruption group Chesno.
Manafort's reports to the Justice Department do not cover the entire period he worked in Ukraine. Last summer, The New York Times reported that the party's handwritten ledgers showed $12.7 million in undisclosed payments designated for Manafort's firm from 2007 to 2012.
Anti-corruption officials in Ukraine assert the payments were part of an illegal off-the-books system. Manafort, who resigned from his campaign post shortly after the article appeared, has denied receiving any cash, and prosecutors in Ukraine have not accused him of wrongdoing.
Ukraine's chief anti-corruption prosecutor, Nazar Kholodnytsky, reiterated that assessment last month, telling Ukrainian television that ledger entries provided no proof of Manafort's having received illegal payments.
But the investigation into the accounting book, including the entries mentioning Manafort, is still open, and has shifted from one branch of the prosecutor's office to another, Serhiy Gorbatyuk, the prosecutor in charge of the case, said in an interview.
"The Party of Regions was spending a lot of cash, to bribe voters and for illegal advertising," said Daria M. Kaleniuk, the executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. "Manafort took the money to whitewash its reputation in the West."


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Florida Tech Commons is home to the School of Psychology and the newly established Center for Student Success!
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Florida Tech's Women's Division II teams include basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball, plus the newest addition of swimming!
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Florida Institute of Technology is one of the top 150 universities in the United States, according to a new ranking from Times Higher Education, the respected London-based provider of data and analytics on higher education.
Other Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Can't Match Florida Tech
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Florida Tech's School of Psychology offers a family-oriented and close-knit academic environment. Students are able to work closely with professors and get to know fellow students especially with our small class sizes. Each student is assigned to a faculty adviser who assists with selecting courses, mentoring and offering guidance for career and/or graduate school opportunities. Qualified students are also encouraged to participate in faculty-led research, with some working in The Scott Center for Autism Treatment on campus.
Faculty members represent various disciplines within the field of psychology. Many graduate faculty members from our clinical, industrial-organizational and applied behavior analysis programs teach undergraduate classes annually, making Florida Tech stand out among other applied behavioral analysis programs. In addition, we have faculty members working with autistic children in The Scott Center, researching new technologies for reducing self-injurious behavior, conducting animal training and exploring other special research topics.
As one of the top applied behavior analysis programs, it gives our student all the tools needed to succeed. Students have access to the new Florida Tech Commons, a building that houses the School of Psychology, classrooms, human research areas, observation and treatment rooms, computer facilities, two conference rooms and a student workroom/lounge. The Scott Center, Florida Tech's on-campus autism treatment facility, provides our students with an additional resource for gaining first-hand experience within their field.
If location is a factor in choosing between applied behavior analysis programs, look no further. The 130-acre campus is located on the subtropical Space Coast. A number of local Atlantic Ocean beaches are just minutes away from campus, and beach goers can enjoy the great weather the area offers year-round. In addition, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World are all a short drive away.


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Here are 6 things you have not considered, which could be the reasons you are still single.
1. Am I spending too much time with the people I love?
Hanging out with people you love is comforting. But sometimes you must take time away from your married/attached friends and focus on being around single people. Falling in love is a risk, one that for better or for worse, must be taken alone.
2. When it comes to the tough questions, why do I lack answers?
As any single person knows, close friends and family try to help you by asking you a lot of questions, like: Why are you so picky? What do you want? These inquiries may cause you to stay up at night, wondering why you are so picky or what you want exactly...because you don't know why or what. You'll feel more and more unsure about yourself, and keep circling around these issues.
Here's my thought: If you don't know the answer to these kinds of questions, then...you aren't picky and you don't need to know what you want. These subjects don't set off any fire alarms in your soul. They don't apply to you. Throw them away.
Whereas, if a friend ask you: "Why do you always end up with the guy who disappoints?" and you suddenly want to punch her and hug her at the same time--because you're so embarrassed, because it's so true, because you're too intimidated to approach the right guys, because your brother always called you horse face, because you still think of yourself as clumsy and awkward and wrong, even though high school is long over and you're successful and (other people say) attractive. Then you need to do some thinking. And then some rethinking.
The questions that help you build bridges to intimacy are the ones that you have one, two, or 47 screaming immediate answers to, answers that fill you with a flood of excruciating but valuable insight.
3. Do I have a love success pattern?
The greatest thing about love, I believe, is that it's the most democratic of human experiences. Anybody can do it, and just about everybody does it. What some of us forget to value or recognize is that even if we aren't doing it in a romantic way, we're doing it in other ways--and doing it well.
Look at the people you love and who love you back. Now take out the family members, because you didn't choose them. This leaves your friends. Narrow these down to the three you have the strongest relationship with, the ones who you trust in any situation. At first glance they may seem dissimilar. For example, one may be a quiet stay-at-home mom, another an outspoken interior designer, still another a wisecracking novelist. But your relationships with these three will have a few things in common, even if at first glance these qualities aren't obvious. Going back to the pals above--which, okay, are my pals--I have to point out that all three are wildly independent people who are also pee- your-pants funny. And...not the best dressers.
This is where I do love well, and luckily after years and years of badly managed romance interactions, I met my husband, who shares all these same traits. Understanding that not only are you--like everybody else--absolutely, positively capable of love, but also that you are awesome at it with certain, very specific people gives you confidence, yes. But it also really narrows down the field. After all, how many funny, independent guys wearing plaid winter pants and a striped summer jacket can you find at any one rooftop cocktail party?
4. How do I look when I'm sitting alone--but interested in sitting with somebody else?
Perhaps you've gotten this advice: Go to a restaurant alone and eat dinner. Or: Go to a movie alone. The rationale behind these directives is that men who are at these venues and are also alone will see you, feel comfortable and come over to say hello. It may even be that I was the one who gave it to you.
The truth is that for much of our lives as women (and girls) we're told to not talk to strangers, on the street or anywhere else. Even decades later, this training is hard to undo. You don't have to give the men around you bedroom eyes, fling your hair around and pout your lips. Then again, you also don't have to look stressed, exhausted, closed and annoyed. You can take a minute and smile, genuinely.
5. What do I never have to do again?
There are some perks to being a grownup. You don't have to do everything for love...or even just for dating.
To meet somebody, you may have to do some stuff you don't want to. But you don't have to do those one or two (note: one or two) things you loathe. You don't have to feel guilty or defensive about not doing them, either. Taking part in dinners and activities you do like makes it, well, all the more likely that you'll have a good time in your pursuit of romance--and nothing is more attractive than happiness.
6. What heartbreaks have I saved myself from?
As time goes on, it gets tempting to just settle down with the guy who'd make a good father. Or the guy who will never leave you. Or the guy who all your friends like. Should you decide to go this route, it's true that you won't eat dinner alone. But being in a relationship with somebody you don't love is like dipping your loneliness in chocolate. Once you get past the candy coating, it's still there, only magnified, because you're going to sleep next to somebody who doesn't know the real you, because you can't ever show him, because you can't ever love him, which is the loneliest feeling in the world.
You may console yourself every day that at least you've got kids or the joint account. But you may also get divorced. Or you may go on, despair turning into seething silent rage and depression.
My point is: When every clumsy friend or family member offers help in the form of wildly misguided criticism (e.g., you have impossible standards, you don't really want to be in a relationship, blah, blah, bleck), please try to take a minute and congratulate yourself for not willingly being the cause of your own unhappiness. You have insisted and trusted in your own ability to find your own damn joy, to live a life based on the things you want, and you may just get it one day--due to your refusal of those you don't.
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"Awesome Japan" Campaign Set to Unveil Second Phase
Destination & Tourism October 12, 2011
The "Sugoi Japan" (Awesome Japan) program has garnered support from a wide array of travel industry companies and is drawing travelers to Japan. In under a fortnight, delegates to the Web In Travel conference in Singapore will get to see just how "sugoi" (awesome) Japan is -- and will continue to be -- as it claims its position as one of the top travel markets in Asia.
"Sugoi Japan," a joint initiative launched earlier by Web In Travel (WIT) in Singapore and Trust International, aims to restore confidence in travel to Japan and raise funds for Living Dreams, a program created under parent non-profit organization International Educational Association for Children (IEAC) to assist and empower orphans in Japan. Since its launch, it has received massive industry support from leading travel brands around the world who have offered special rates, promotional outreach or other forms of support towards meeting the campaign's overall objectives.
The first phase of the campaign promoted "awesome hotel deals" for Japan. Trust International partner hotel groups in Japan are participating by offering the special Sugoi Japan rate. Delta Airlines is offering special rates via its www.delta.com website and the GDSs. Hotel groups participating include the Japan properties of the following hotel groups -- Worldhotels, The Leading Hotels of the World, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Solare Hotels & Resorts, New Otani Hotel Group and Okura Hotels & Resorts. The rate is valid until Dec. 15 and bookable via the GDSs as well as on the Trust International booking portal at www.yourreservation.net/ibe/sugoijapan/main.htm.
The second phase will unfold live at the WIT Conference in Singapore on Oct 18 and 19. A "Sugoi Japan" panel will be one of the highlights of the annual conference and will feature speakers from top Japanese brands such as Naoaki Takayanagi, senior manager of consumer sales and marketing, All Nippon Airways; Hiroyuki Kamata, senior executive officer, general manager, business strategy department, Rakuten Travel, Inc.; and Yoshiharu Hoshino, president and managing director, Hoshino Resorts Inc. The WIT Conference will end with a "Sugoi Japan" night held at Takumi restaurant at Keppel Bay Marina, which will be attended by travel industry leaders and local Japanese dignitaries.
Partners of the "Sugoi Japan" campaign include Abacus, Agoda, Air Asia, ANA, Changi Village Hotel Singapore + Oasia Hotel Singapore of Far East Hospitality, CNNgo, Delta Airlines, getflight.com.au, Hoshino Resorts, Hotel-Online, IFH Worldwide, JetstarAsia, Lonely Planet, Rakuten, Sabre, Serenata, Small Luxury Hotels, The Takumi Singapore, Travel.jp, Travelport, TrustYou and Zuji.
The heart of WIT is the annual WIT (Web In Travel) Conference that takes place in Singapore. It started six years ago as an event to focus thought, debate and personality around the very dry space (at that time) of travel distribution, marketing and technology. The conference has grown from 160 delegates in 2005 to 420 in 2010. In 2008, it partnered with ITB Asia to open the first edition of Asia's biggest B2B travel trade event. Since then, it has been held as the opening event to ITB Asia. It's been supported by the Singapore Tourism Board since inception.
Beyond the annual conference, the WIT brand now comprises a media website specializing in the travel distribution, marketing and technology space in Asia, providing news, commentary, analysis and opinions; and WIT events which break down walls between people, culture, knowledge and ideas. These include WIT*e -- Inspiration and Mentoring and WITovation Bootcamp -- Entrepreneurship & Innovation. For more information, email email@example.com or visit www.trustinternational.com.
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All oil, all the time.
That's what it seems like the news is focused on, considering that crude prices just cracked through $60 a barrel today from a summer high near $108. That's a five-year low.
But the decline in crude is nothing compared to what has happened in some energy stocks. The biggies like Exxon Mobil (XOM, Weiss Ratings: B) and Chevron (CVX, Weiss Ratings: C+) are down somewhat — around 3 percent year-to-date for XOM and 11 percent for Chevron. That's some serious underperformance when you consider the S&P 500 is up more than 11 percent.
Yet the damage in some smaller drillers and producers is much, much worse. Take a name like Oasis Petroleum (OAS). It was trading for around $58 as recently as July. This week it fell to around $11. If you're keeping track at home, that's an 81 percent wipeout in just five months! Another smaller producer, Goodrich Petroleum (GDP), has gone from around $30 to $3.
High-yield bonds and ETFs that own "junk" (which I've been panning for several months) have also gotten hit hard. The reason? Concerns over billions of dollars in defaults from the most highly leveraged energy firms.
Just look at this chart of the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK). You can see that it tanked this week to the lowest level since June 2013:
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Why such carnage? Some on Wall Street and in the media are claiming the oil market and the American energy renaissance is like a third incarnation of the previous two mega-bubbles — in dot-bombs in the late-1990s and housing and mortgages in the mid-2000s.
The general argument: Too many lousy companies took out too many easy loans to fund too aggressive oil and gas drilling plans. Now, there's too much oil floating around, prices will keep tanking, everyone is going to go bankrupt, hundreds of billions of dollars of debt securities are going to get vaporized, and there's no opportunity anywhere — sell everything before it's too late.
So what's my take?
Well, I predicted the housing and mortgage crisis in advance, and I helped investors navigate the terrible fallout. I witnessed the rise and fall of the dot-bomb boom first hand, working at an Internet company on the front lines.
|There will be tremendous value in shares of the survivors.
I have to tell you that I don't think this one measures up. Sure, there will be some defaults, some companies will go belly up, and all of that. But the dot-bomb and housing bubbles pervaded every corner of the economy, and every part of the capital markets. The bubbles drove the economy on the way up, and when they imploded, they plunged us into deep recessions and huge market collapses.
This situation looks a lot different to me, a more localized affair that doesn't have the same widespread economic tendrils that those other bubbles did. And if there's anything else we've learned from the past two wipeouts, it's that they create tremendous value in shares of the survivors! As long as you keep cash in reserve on the way down, and only gingerly and opportunistically pick at the values being created, you can make a killing from countertrend rallies and the ultimate turnaround that will follow.
|"I'm more inclined to be a buyer than a seller in many instances."
So with oil now down to around $60, and many of these companies already hit hard, I'm more inclined to be a buyer than a seller in many instances. After all, it's not like the evidence suggests the U.S. is in or headed into a recession — something that would suggest very little demand for energy products.
We just learned today that initial jobless claims fell 3,000 in the latest week to 294,000. Meanwhile, November retail sales jumped 0.7 percent. That was stronger than the 0.4 percent rise economists expected, and the best showing in eight months.
But I'm interested in what you think …
Is a third, massive wave of defaults and bankruptcies about to sweep through the economy and the markets — like we saw with dot-bombs in the late-1990s and housing in the mid-2000s? Or is this a localized problem for a few heavily indebted energy companies and the investors who bought their shares or bonds?
Can the rest of the market and economy continue to chug along despite the energy problems? Or is energy weakness enough to derail the U.S.? Can oil prices just sit here at $60 … or fall to $50 or even $40? Or are they headed back to $100? Use the Money and Markets website to weigh in and share your thoughts with your fellow investors.
|Our Readers Speak
Washington's deal-making madness got several of you to comment on the website overnight.
Reader Linda R. said: "Are you kidding me? A good deal? Making deals is what got us to $18 trillion in debt. These spendthrifts in Washington need to learn to do without, just like the rest of us. We cannot continue to do this! The Republicans are as bad as the Democrats on this issue — they all only know spending, spending, spending!"
Reader Hymn added: "I believe they 'hammered out a deal' because it was in the parties' best interest. The Republicans needed to look reasonable prior to taking control of the Senate and showing their true colors once there. The Democrats didn't want to push back against the few things the Republicans piled on, due to timing and the resulting shutdown had they held out.
"Speaking of time, given the last minute presentation of the bill, who do you suppose actually read it? Not many is my guess."
Finally, Reader Richard said: "What some call partisan politics could also be referred to as people with principles standing firm. This current agreement has a lot to do with making a deal before a new Congress is seated.
"Few things are as connected as Washington politics and our markets/economy. If conservatives in Washington don't stand up and stop the expansion of government, especially social programs, we have very little to hope for."
As for the other topics I've touched on, Reader Denis M. weighed in on energy, saying: "Oil will rebound, however, the countries to watch now are Saudi Arabia and Iran. Things are potentially very explosive, with that old bogey of religion and history time and again has shown us this."
And when it comes to wireless phone service, Reader Norm said: "Last January I switched from a Sprint 2-year, $69/month (plus fees & taxes = $84) plan with limited data to T-Mobile's prepaid plan with unlimited everything for $50/month through Wal-Mart.
"To do this, I bought a Windows 8 smartphone at Wal-Mart for $79, and love it. Have had zero issues will cell reception in southern California and can use the $34 extra for more urgent things like gasoline or groceries. Seems like the Big 3 are ripping us all off!"
Great thoughts and insights all around. We'll have to see if Washington becomes a help, a hindrance, or just something in between after the new Congress begins in early 2015. It would be nice if we didn't have to worry about D.C. machinations for a change, but it's hard to count on that.
Feel free to jump into the discussion at the website now, using this link. I'll do my best to further things along and answer your questions in my daily columns as well.
|Other Developments of the Day
Uh oh. Did I speak too soon on the spending bill? Some more liberal Democrats are up in arms over provisions that pertain to bank regulation and campaign finance.
Specifically, legislators like Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren don't like a provision that would allow banks to fund derivatives trades with government-insured deposits. Another thorny clause would triple the amount of money people could donate to political parties.
A damning Senate report on the Central Intelligence Agency and its interrogation tactics and results was released earlier this week, and its contents are being debated vigorously in Washington and in the press. This New York Times story looks at many of its findings.
The plunge in oil continues to put pressure on Russia, where the central bank was just forced to raise interest rates by another 100 basis points to 10.5 percent to stem currency outflows. The move didn't accomplish much, though, and the ruble remains down about 40 percent against the dollar this year.
On the flip side, Norway's central bank cut its benchmark short-term rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent. The country depends on oil production and exports for a significant portion of its economy, and policymakers are worried lower energy prices will hammer growth.
The Golden Globe nominations were released today, with the movie "Birdman" getting the most movie award nods and HBO garnering the most TV award nominations. Is it just me, or have you never even heard of Birdman? Tune in during January to see if it … er … flies away with the most trophies!
If you have any comments on these news stories, or others you've stumbled across, hop on over to the website to weigh in. I read as many of the remarks as I can, and I know your fellow investors appreciate them.
Until next time,
Mike Larson


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Sivananda Day-to-Day (74)
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- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 19:48:01 -0500
From: Rob Wilhelm <rob@...>
To: Divine@...
Subject: Sivananda Day-to-Day (74)
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya!
Om Namo Bhagavate Chidanandaya!
Om Namo Bhagavate Krishnanandaya!
As Pannir is away on an experiment, he has asked that I forward the
Sivananda Day-to-Day.
Hari Om Tat Sat!
Yours in the service of Gurudev,
Rob Wilhelm
SERVANT, A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY: Sri Santanam from Delhi visited the
Ashram, accompanied by his servant, son and some other members of his
family. They did ceremonial worship of the Master's feet at his cottage,
after which, as is the custom, they were being photographed by Swami
The servant had not joined them for the photo and was standing aloof.
Looking at Sri Santanam, the Master asked, "Why has this boy not joined us?
He also belongs to your family," and called the boy to pose for the
photograph. The boy also sat beside Sri Santanam and the photo was taken of
the entire party.
"Are you committed to something very definite, very clear, very
unmistakable? Ask yourself this question. Keep on asking this question
until you are clear, until you are absolutely certain about your answer to
this question. For according to your commitment, that will be your life."
-Swami Chidananda
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Radio personality Steve Deace's decision earlier this year to leave WHO Radio, one of the most influential talk radio stations in the nation, just months before a new presidential caucus season, left a lot of Iowans scratching their heads wondering what Deace was thinking.
Based on the principles he has vigorously has espoused in the past, his decision to endorse Newt Gingrich on Friday is yet another perplexing move.
First, you have to understand, in case you didn't know, that Deace is an unabashed social conservative unlike any other. Life and marriage are the issues that drive him. He is the type of guy who has gone to battle against pro-life groups and legislators in Iowa because they wanted to enact a "fetal pain bill" similar to Nebraska's which would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks into the pregnancy. Deace opposed this because it didn't seek to stop all abortions. In his mind, it was just another incremental waste of time that would result a in a bill that still allowed for the murder of most babies. For him, it was personhood or bust. He even went so far as to call the pro-life leaders who were trying to pass the fetal pain legislation "pro-choice" or "pro-abortion.
In regard to these issues, Deace often takes aim at the courts. Gingrich has spoken eloquently about his dramatic plan to reign in the judiciary, which includes things like legislatively eliminating large parts of the federal court system (i.e. the Ninth Circuit and other rogue liberal judges), and subpoenaing judges to testify before Congress regarding controversial decisions.
Gingrich has also articulated a novel idea for attempting to constitutionally protect unborn life via the 14th Amendment, which would not require the passage of a new, additional life amendment.
All of this is right in Deace's wheelhouse. These issues are immensely important to him. And if that were all we knew about Gingrich, Deace's endorsement would make sense.
But that's not all we know about Gingrich. So here's why some Iowans' heads are itching over this decision.
In 2006, there was a gubernatorial race in Iowa that pitted Republican Rep. Jim Nussle against liberal Democrat Secretary of State Chet Culver. Despite a stark contrast between the stated positions of the candidates with Nussle articulating conservative ideals and having a very respectable conservative voting record on both fiscal and social issues, Deace refused to level any praise toward Nussle in the lead up to the general election, and actually took just about every chance he could get to verbally abuse the GOP nominee.
Because several years earlier, Nussle had divorced his first wife and married a congressional staffer with whom he'd had an affair. Anytime Deace had an opportunity to make a snarky comment about Nussle's family situation or the fact that Nussle had been unfaithful, he took it, and he took it far. Nussle went on to lose the election.
Deace crucified Nussle for having had an affair. Gingrich has had two. Ironically, Karen Nussle, that congressional staffer mentioned earlier who eventually became Jim Nussle's wife, worked for Newt Gingrich at the time the affair began. Even more ironically, Newt's current wife, Callista Gingrich, happened to be a congressional staffer for Jim Nussle at that same time, which is how she met Newt.
So, apparently, Deace feels that unfaithfulness is evil when Jim Nussle does it, but it's not quite as bad when Newt does it… twice?
This endorsement decision is also confusing because of the positions that Deace was espousing during the most recent gubernatorial campaign in 2010. There was a heated primary battle between Terry Branstad and Deace's friend Bob Vander Plaats. Once again, Branstad had a pretty conservative record both fiscally and socially. He had signed every piece of pro-life legislation ever enacted in the state of Iowa during his previous terms as governor. He vowed to de-fund Planned Parenthood once such a measure passed the legislature, and he promised to appoint conservative judges and support efforts to enact a marriage amendment.
But Deace brutally vilified Branstad in that election, repeatedly referring to him as a RINO (and worse), partly because his opponent, Bob Vander Plaats, was a personal friend of Deace's, but mostly because Deace didn't think Branstad was as ideologically pure as Vander Plaats, who was advocating for an unprecedented (and likely unconstitutional) executive order that Vander Plaats and Deace claimed would eliminate gay marriage in Iowa via executive fiat.
According to Deace back then, only candidates who measured up to a gold standard (i.e. Vander Plaats) were worthy of our votes. Nothing less was good enough.
Now, apparently he's willing to vote for a guy who sponsored a environment/population control bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have provided taxpayer funded abortions overseas and overturned the Mexico City Policy.
He's now willing to vote for a guy who voiced support for Romneycare, which allowed for $50 elective abortions in Massachusetts. And do you know how I know that Romneycare allowed for $50 elective abortions in Massachusetts? I know that because Steve Deace mentioned it while bashing Romney 37,598 times on his radio show during the last caucus cycle.
He's now willing to vote for a guy who, on several occasions, spoke out in favor of embryonic stem cell research and went into great detail to explain why he believed the practice passed ethical muster. Newt has now apparently changed his opinion on this issue. Of course, Romney now claims to have had a change of heart on abortion, too, but Deace didn't find that convincing. He must find thrice-married Newt much more trustworthy.
Deace is also now willing to vote for a guy who has a history of endorsing extremely pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage candidates. Newt notoriously stuck his neck out to endorse Dede Scozzafava in a special election for New York's 23rd Congressional District. The move was controversial because most establishment Republicans in New York are infamously liberal, particularly on social issues, and in this case, there was a true alternative – a viable Conservative Party candidate named Doug Hoffman. Before the general election, anticipating defeat, Scozzafava actually dropped out and endorsed her Democrat opponent over Hoffman.
This is particularly interesting given Deace's persistent criticism of other current presidential candidates for their past endorsements of a few moderate republicans. Once again, it seems Deace has a different, and much lower, standard for Newt.
In the past, Deace has always claimed that we must seek candidates of "conviction rather than position." In other words, vote for candidates who are consistent and who actually believe in their hearts the values they espouse on the political stump.
Deace has also been critical of political operatives who he believed made opportunistic decisions to support candidates, not because they truly believed in the candidate, but because they thought that candidate might give them a "seat at the table."
One has to wonder whether his new job has made Deace forget all of his old advice. For someone who has had such high standards and who says he "won't get fooled again," it seems an odd choice that he'd publically endorsed a candidate who has fooled a lot of people on an awful lot of issues in the past.
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Mon., Sept. 2, 2013, 8:53 a.m.
Happy Labor Day to all
It's Labor Day. So it's appropriate we were laboring to get through this morning's links. But we've done it. Read on.
• My favorite Labor Day? That would be back in 1984, when Kim went into labor with our first son. Again, appropriate. Being the fan she is, Kim waited until the finish of the Monday Night Football game – the Cowboys rallied in the second half to defeat the L.A. Rams – before we headed to the hospital. Nothing like that will happen today – the NFL doesn't begin on Labor Day weekend anymore and we're a bit too old for more kids – but we're hoping to usher out summer (unofficially) with a relaxing day. The weather seems to be cooperating, as we woke up to rain, making laboring in the yard problematic. As for the sporting scene, it's pretty quiet today, with most everyone looking back at the weekend instead of ahead. We will too.
• WSU: The Cougars spent Sunday evening in their usual laid-back practice then Christian Caple had a chance to talk with head coach Mike Leach and defensive coordinator Mike Breske. That led to this blog post. As for next weekend, Christian has a story on USC and his morning post. ... ESPN.com's Pac-12 blog must have been a bit impressed with WSU's performance as the Cougars are listed in the bowl projections. ... Yep, football season is here. How do I know? There's a story on the Cougars waving their flag on the GameDay set.
• EWU: The Eagles were one of eight FCS schools that earned wins over FBS schools last weekend, with Eastern and No. 1 North Dakota State (at Kansas State) posting the biggest ones. Jim Allen has more in this story from this morning's paper. ... Those wins made the national media take notice as well. ... The Beavers and coach Mike Riley are still trying to figure out what went wrong Saturday.
• Indians: The season isn't officially over – that happens today – but the Indians' quest for the postseason ended yesterday. First was Spokane's 3-2 loss at Everett then came a win by Vancouver at Tri-City, clinching a playoff berth for the Canadians.
• Chiefs: Spokane was winless in a preseason tournament in Everett, losing 6-4 to Seattle.
• Mariners: Hitless in Houston. No, that's not a new Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie but an exaggerated version of what happened to the M's yesterday. They did get a couple of hits against the Astros but that's all as Houston won 2-0 to salvage the fourth and final game of the series. ... Tom Wilhelmsen is back with the club as the rosters expanded but he'll be used in middle relief.
• Seahawks: Now that cuts are made and the 53-man roster put together, NFL teams are free to put together their practice squads. The Hawks began that practice yesterday, but seem to be fighting with the 49ers over receiver Chris Harper (pictured), Seattle's fourth-round draft pick. ... When looking at the practice squad, one can ask if it matters at all. ... Kicker Steven Hauschka spent the offseason making his leg stronger. ... The Hawks are favored by three over Carolina.
• Sounders: Three Sounders were expected to join the U.S. National Team this week but Brad Evans had to pass. He suffered a calf injury in Columbus. Still, Clint Dempsey and Eddie Johnson will be with the national group. ... The Sounders will also be missing another starter this week. ... Still, Seattle is in third place in the West and has a couple games in hand.
• That's it for this morning. We'll be back tomorrow. Until then ...
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England: The England back three are on fire at the minute and are working extremely hard for their success. The wingers are sniffing out tries, especially Chris Ashton, while Ben Foden is very dangerous if the ball is kicked to him. People have said France will mark Ashton, but you can't because you just don't know where he is going to be. 9/10
France: All three are fantastic rugby players and Clément Poitrenaud can be very dangerous if he starts well, but he can let himself down if his first touch is poor and he loses confidence. Maxime Médard is also in a rich vein of try-scoring form and will pose a danger. 7/10
England: Shontayne Hape and Mike Tindall are currently working well as a unit, particularly with the front-foot ball the pack have been providing, and I have been impressed with the latter's captaincy. However, I think the French have a greater cutting edge. 7/10
France: Aurélien Rougerie and Damien Traille are big men, tall and strong in the tackle and able to offload. The only downside of Rougerie, who is normally a winger, is that his distribution is not great at times, but he will be confident after running through Gordon D'Arcy last week with some ease. 7½/10
England: Ben Youngs and Toby Flood are one of the best half-back pairings in world rugby at the minute. They are both unselfish players. Youngs brings great pace and decision-making, while Flood has been composed and kicked his goals. 9/10
France: I think there is a lot more to come from François Trinh-Duc but if England pressurise him they should be able to get the upper hand. I'm yet to be convinced he is the right playmaker for France but Morgan Parra is a fine operator whose kicking has been key. 7/10
England: This will be a massive test and I think they will bring back Andrew Sheridan for the scrum battle. Dan Cole and Alex Corbisiero did a good job against Italy, while Dylan Hartley has done the basics well. They have to gain parity to give their backline a chance. 8/10
France: This is one area where I think France will definitely hold an edge, particularly if there are a lot of scrums. Thomas Domingo and Nicolas Mas can be destructive at the set piece, while hooker William Servat can be a great carrier and as a front row unit they are surprisingly mobile. 9/10
England: Tom Palmer has really impressed me, while Louis Deacon was solid against Italy, but they will both face a great physical and line-out battle on Saturday. Palmer has been a revelation, with his work-rate, carrying and provision of quality line-out possession, while Deacon will always put his body on the line. 7/10
France: Lionel Nallett and Julien Pierre, through their mobility and ability to defend, make an impressive pair. They are massive men and although they don't have great skill levels, they are well organised and have a good line speed defensively. In this area of the game, I think both sides are well-matched. 7/10
England: What a battle. Johnson might be tempted to bring back Lewis Moody but he hasn't had much rugby and the back row have been superb. Tom Wood has been excellent since making his debut in the tournament opener but faces a rigorous test against a physical French back row, while James Haskell's strength with ball in hand was evident against Italy. 7½/10
France: I think France just have the edge here, thanks to their experience. Imanol Harinordoquy is obviously key for them going forward and at restarts, but Thierry Dusatoir and Julien Bonnaire or Sébastien Chabal offer line-out options and will pressurize the English throw and test Hartley's accuracy. 8/10
England: 47½
France: 45½


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At the conclusion of the 2014 AGM season, we conducted a survey of the business of AGMs of ASX listed entities in 2014.
We have once again focussed our survey on the ASX 100, and cover the following three aspects:
- results of voting on remuneration reports for the ASX 100;
- special business considered at AGMs of the ASX 100; and
- other notable trends and developments.
Voting on remuneration reports
Under the 'two strikes' rule, if a listed company receives a 'no vote' against its remuneration report of at least 25% at two consecutive AGMs, the company must, at the second of those AGMs, put to the vote another resolution that another meeting (the spill meeting) be held within 90 days, at which the company's directors will be subject to re-election.
Key findings for remuneration report voting in the 2014 AGM season include:
- Three companies in the ASX 100 received a first strike against their remuneration report in 2014 (the same number as in 2013).
- For the third year in a row, no ASX 100 companies on a first strike receive a second strike.
- Only one company in the ASX 100 reported a near miss of more than 20% of shareholders voting against the remuneration report (AGL Energy Ltd, with a 23.84% no vote). Near miss figures cannot be calculated for those 16 entities in the ASX 100 who voted on the remuneration report by a show of hands.
These results are discussed further below.
First strikes
Table 1 details the three first strikes in the ASX 100 in the 2014 AGM season, together with the percentage of votes cast against the remuneration report and the voter turnout percentage in each case.
Click here to view table.
In the case of Newcrest Mining Limited and Primary Health Care Limited, the first strikes on the remuneration report resolution were achieved by 'no votes' cast by shareholders holding approximately 30% or less of the company's total number of shares on issue.
The remuneration report resolution for Harvey Norman Holdings Limited was voted on by a show of hands and therefore it is not possible to calculate the percentage of shares on issue held by voters casting 'no votes'. The resolution failed to pass as an ordinary resolution.
Second strikes
None of the entities in the ASX 100 that received a first strike in 2013 (of which there were three – see Table 2 below) received a second strike in 2014.
Click here to view table.
In response to the first strikes received in 2013, Alumina and Aurizon both increased their engagement with shareholders and proxy adviser groups, and obtained advice from independent remuneration consultants in relation to their respective remuneration policies and practices. As a result of these actions, the companies have made various changes to their executive remuneration policies and practices. Examples include:
- (for Aurizon) freezing of executives' fixed pay for the second consecutive year, with limited exceptions (e.g. promotions);
- (for Alumina) restructuring of CEO remuneration, including reducing STI and LTI components;
- changes to performance hurdles and targets (e.g. replacing performance hurdles, re-weighting of performance hurdles, removal of re-testing of performance right grants); and
- improvements to remuneration disclosures.
Other observations
- Our survey indicates that 16 entities in the ASX 100 voted by show of hands on the remuneration report. There was some controversy in the media over the decision of entities to put the resolution to a vote on a show of hands, instead of a poll (particularly outside the ASX100). ASIC noted that the Corporations Act did not require that these resolutions be put to a poll only and that the chair should give effect to the real sense of the meeting.1
- Several ASX100 entities published remuneration reports or put remuneration reports to member votes, despite no legislative requirement (e.g. responsible entities of listed managed investment schemes). This included Jersey-incorporated Henderson Group Plc, which would have received a first strike (with 27.78% of total votes against the remuneration report), if it had been subject to the Corporations Act.
- Strikes against the remuneration report continue to be focused outside the ASX 100, with resources stocks overrepresented in the list of entities receiving strikes.
- Outside the ASX 100, Cabcharge Australia Limited again attracted negative attention after it received its fourth consecutive strike against its remuneration report (with a 57.38% 'no vote' against its remuneration report) – or in other words, the company's second 'second strike' for the purposes of the 'two strikes' rule (i.e. as the strike 'count' resets to zero after a second strike). For the second time in 4 years, a board spill resolution was put to the company's shareholders at the AGM – and once again, was voted down by a majority of shareholders (only 2.45% of votes in favour of the spill resolution).
Special business items in 2014
Approval to grant securities to directors under employee incentive schemes
- As was the case in 2013, the most common item of special business in 2014 involved the approval of grants of securities to executive directors under employee incentive schemes. Specifically, 65 entities in the ASX 100 sought security holder approval (only a very slight increase from 62 entities in 2013). Of these, 14 entities had either stated or suggested in their notice of meeting that approval for the grant of securities was not technically required for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules, but sought nonetheless in the interests of good corporate governance and transparency.2 All grants of securities were approved by shareholders.
- 20 entities in the ASX 100 stated in their notice of meeting that they may consider alternative remuneration arrangements if approval was not given for the grant of securities. Most of these entities (17) specifically noted that this may include providing a cash award equivalent in value to the securities that would have otherwise been allocated, and subject to the satisfaction of the same performance and vesting conditions.
Termination benefits approval under the Corporations Act
- 16 entities sought approval of termination benefits to management for the purposes of the Corporations Act. Only 2 of these entities sought approval in circumstances where a retirement date had been determined. All termination benefits were approved by shareholders.
- 7 entities sought blanket approvals, or renewal of previous blanket approvals for unnamed executives. (This is an increase from 3 in our 2013 AGM Survey.)
Approval to increase non-executive director fee pool
- 14 entities in the ASX 100 sought increase to their general NED fee pool (only one more than in 2013). All increases were approved by shareholders.
- The highest percentage increase was 100% (Mineral Resources Limited). The company had not increased its NED feel pool since the 2006 AGM (i.e. the year it listed on ASX). The next highest increase was 50% (Monadelphous Group Limited, which after the increase, had the smallest fee pool of the entities seeking approval). The lowest percentage increase was 10% (DuluxGroup Limited). The average percentage increase was approximately 31% (or approximately 25.5% if Mineral Resources Limited is excluded).
- The average number of years between seeking approvals to increase the NED fee pool was approximately 4 years. DuluxGroup in its notice of meeting stated that its preferred approach would be to consider small periodic increases to the NED fee pool (e.g. every 3 years), in the interests of good corporate governance and transparency.
Other observations
Conduct of voting
- 74 entities in the ASX 100 voted exclusively by poll (compared with 70 entities in 2013), and 16 entities in the ASX 100 voted exclusively on a show of hands.
- 17 entities in the ASX 100 permitted direct voting at the 2014 AGM as an alternative to appointing a proxy or attending the AGM in person (an increase of 30%, from 13 entities in 2013). There is significant potential for an increase in direct voting, given the number of ASX 100 entities with constitutions containing the option to permit direct voting.
Shareholder requisitioned resolutions under section 249N of the Corporations Act
- 6 entities were required to address resolutions that had been requisitioned by shareholders under section 249N of the Corporations Act (compared with only 3 entities in 2013). None of the resolutions were carried.
- 4 of these entities had shareholder requisitioned resolutions in relation to proposed director appointments of non-Board endorsed individuals.
- 3 resolutions related to environmental matters submitted by special interest groups. A resolution was proposed that Santos withdraw from the Narrabri Gas Project in NSW. The shareholders that proposed this resolution held only 0.0475% of issued shares and the content of the resolution did not constitute the proper business of a general meeting (as it related to a management decision). Santos put the resolution to the meeting but noted that, if passed, it would be advisory in nature and not binding. 2 entities (Commonwealth Bank Australia Limited and ANZ Banking Group Limited) each had to address shareholder requisitioned resolutions proposing amendments to their respective constitutions, seeking to introduce an annual reporting requirement in the constitutions regarding the company's assessment of the quantum of greenhouse emissions for which they have been responsible for financing.
The 2014 AGM season results are relatively representative of prior years for the ASX100, with:
- 3 first strikes and no second strikes for remuneration reports; and
- special business focusing on employee incentive approvals for executive directors.
There has been a 30% increase in direct voting since 2013 season, with 17 entities permitting direct voting. There is significant potential for an increase in direct voting, given the number of ASX 100 entities with constitutions containing the option to permit direct voting.


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Peruvian diggers find 2.5 million-year-old tobaccoNovember 20, 2010 in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Paleontologists in Peru have discovered fossilized tobacco in the northern Amazon that dates back to the Pleistocene Era 2.5 million years ago, the scientists said Friday.
The compact block of tobacco, about 30 square centimeters (4.5 square inches), was found by scientists from the Meyer-Honninger Paleontology Museum earlier this week in the Maranon river basin in northeastern Peru.
"This discovery allows us to establish that the plant dates back to the Pleistocene Era, and confirms that it originated in northern Peru," the museum said in a statement.
Tobacco was smoked and chewed by Native Americans long before the arrival of European explorers in the 15th century, the scientists said.
It was also used for therapeutic purposes -- in everything from eye drops to enemas -- and for rituals, such as blowing smoke into the faces of warriors before battle and on women prior to intercourse, they said.
(c) 2010 AFP
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Sunday Talking Heads: October 4, 2009
It's Morningtime!
C-SPAN is starting a week long series on the history of The Supreme Court. And we have the usual suspects elsewhere on the tube.
Washington Journal: 7:30am – Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera Arabic & Alex Spillius, Daily Telegraph (London). 8:20am Rick Stoddard C-SPAN Associate Producer, "The Supreme Court." 8:30am – Robert Dallek, Presidential Historian & Author, parallels between Afghanistan and Vietnam. 9:15am – Scott Ritter, Fmr. U.N. Weapons Inspector in Iraq (1991-98), Keeping Iran Honest. Steve Scully host. email@example.com, http://twitter.com/cspanwj
ABC's This Week: Alan Greenspan "on where the economy is heading. Just two months ago he told me he was a "short-term optimistic" about economic growth. So what does he think now?" Health care with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Roundtable: George Will, Cokie Roberts, Matthew Dowd and Katrina vanden Huevel. contact George
CBS' Face The Nation: General Jim Jones (Ret.), National Security Adviser; Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee; Gen. Anthony Zinni, Former Commander, Centcom; Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee. Contact Bob Schieffer
Chris Matthews: Bob Woodward The Washington Post; Katty Kay BBC; Elisabeth Bumiller The New York Times; Howard Fineman Newsweek. Topics: Will President Obama send an additional 40,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan? Will Israel attack nuclear facilities in Iran without U.S. consent? contact Chris
CNN's State of the Union: General Jim Jones (Ret.), National Security Adviser. Then, health care with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). contact CNN
Fareed Zakaris – GPS: "The United States holds its first one-on-one talks with Iran in decades. Will this new diplomatic approach work? Hear what our panelists have to say. Plus, the author of a controversial UN report on the Israel-Gaza conflict earlier this year. Finally, an interview with the President of Columbia on everything from the war on drugs to free markets and US relations." Contact Fareed at firstname.lastname@example.com
Fox News Sunday: Foreign policy with Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). Fox News AllStars: Brit Hume, Mara Liasson, Bill Kristol, Juan Williams. Brett Baier in for Chris Wallace. email email@example.com
NBC's Meet The Press: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. Roundtable: E. J. Dionne, Rachel Maddow, David Brooks, Mike Murphy. contact David
Newsmakers: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) unveils ambitious climate change bill, which calls for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to be 20% lower in 2020 and 83% lower by 2050. C-SPAN at 10am & 6pm ET
Q & A: Behind the scenes on C-SPAN's new documentary The Supreme Court. "All 9 justices as well as two retired justices have been interviewed to tell this story of how the Supreme Court operates and to give viewers an unprecedented look inside the building in which they do their work." With Executive Producer Mark Farkas. C-SPAN 8pm/11pm ET
Religion & Ethics. for broadcast times in your area click here
60 Minutes: The Swindler – To understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did, listen to so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier tell Steve Kroft in his first television interview how he scammed $400 million. 130 Million Tons of Waste – If coal ash is safe to spread under a golf course or be used in carpets, why are the residents of Kingston, Tenn., being told to stay out of a river where the material was spilled last December? The Great Migration – Scott Pelley visits Kenya, the site of the great wildebeest migration, and looks at the threats to this natural spectacle comprised of over a million animals.
To The Contrary: Topics: 1- Abortion coverage and public option could derail health care reform; 2- Official English: Should the US have an official language? Panelists: Center For Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; Former National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; and Former Clinton Appointee Patricia Sosa. TTC web extra – T.M.I. on Twitter. A woman's post on the social networking website Twitter has caused controversy. for broadcast times in your area click here
Univision's Al Punto: Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Erica Bernal, Director of Programs & Communications for NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials). Mexican Actor Kuno Becker. Roundtable: Henrik Rehbinder, La Opinión Newspaper, Julio Marenco, La Prensa Grafica Newspaper (El Salvador).
C-SPAN's Book TV.
FDL Book Salon: Chat with Rana Husseini about her new book, Murder in the Name of Honor, and her work. Hosted by Joanne Payton. "Murder In The Name Of Honor is a disturbing chronicle of the personal stories behind both high profile and unreported cases that have occurred in countries around the globe." 5pm ET.
FDL Movie Night Monday: Orgasm Inc. The Strange Science of Female Pleasure. "In the shocking and hilarious documentary ORGASM INC., filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company." Come join the discussion with Director Liz Canner and host Lisa Derrick, 8pm ET.


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I've been on the web since Geocities was a thing, and I've been playing with computers for as long as I can remember.
I started out writing BASIC & C programs for fun, took a couple years off, and returned with a rekindled interest in programming with an emphasis on web technology.
These days, I get excited about Javascript, C#/.NET, PHP, Node.js, and Python.
HTML5 & CSS3 are always part of the skillset. Learning new tech inspires me.
Outside of web development, I love electronic circuits, digital marketing, and pretty much any project I find interesting enough to take on.
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Police cast a wide net in search for Fla. deputy's killer
By Mitra Malek and Kevin Deutsch
The Palm Beach Post
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — With little more to go on than the description of a white getaway car, hundreds of law enforcement officials fanned across South Florida on Saturday, desperate to find the killer or killers of Sgt. Chris Reyka, a Broward County sheriff's deputy.
An emergency operations center in Pompano Beach — typically used only during emergencies like hurricanes — was transformed into the headquarters for the manhunt for whoever gunned down the 51-year-old Wellington father of four behind a Pompano Beach Walgreens early Friday morning.
On Saturday, authorities from across the region streamed into the center, where they received grids of specific areas in Broward County to patrol. By breaking the county into sections, the Broward sheriff's office plans to check every slice of it, over and over again, until the killer is found. Authorities in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties are also using a grid system.
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Discussion in 'OT Technology' started by Britney Spears, Mar 16, 2005.
What do you suppose that would do to the FireFox/IE market share?
Why would another browser make life hard on designers as long as they all obey standards?
It'd probably be awesome. Google is very good about following standards, so it wouldn't be a headache at all for designers. They also create incredible user interfaces without breaking any standards, which is awesome. Just look at the maps.google.com beta. It's only a beta and it already absolutely kicks the shit out of MapQuest, plus if you validate it, there are only 8 possible errors on the page.
Google is starting to scare me - no one big corporation dominating all areas of the interweb is a good thing, even if they are doing a good job of it right now.
their search engine was very nice, but it's all going downhill
i think a more likely happening is google buying fox
I think if that happens, everything icon on the browser would be Google tools. Google phonebook, maps, search, yellow pages, mail etc... Where in Firefox, we can choose our default search engine on the upper right...
I don't know what Google is really up to. They also recently became an ICANN member, so they can possibly start a webhost as well.
By the way, go here:
Search for gbrowser.com
and guess who owns it, yep... Google. So they also could possibly be working on that browser. The site doesn't exist yet, but the domain is registered. Oh yea, it's rumored that they hired the Mozilla developer, as well as Microsoft IE developers.
firefox is based on basically open-sourced code. Google has no need to buy firefox... simply build their own based on it's source.... and it'll still suck.
Well, most people seem to agree that Firefox itself is on it's way down. Any active reader of Slashdot have heard about all the development problems and infighting (of it and the Mozilla project as a whole).
So in the end, it may pan out Google picks it up as AOL did back in the day. In any case, I don't think it's going to matter much.
here's an interesting article on the subject
google = skynet


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According to our source, "Ankit Gera who played the character of Adarsh had left the show and his track suggested that he had moved to Dubai. But we hear that Aniruddh Singh who essays the career-oriented Daksh Tripathi in Sony's Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyar, will now play Adarsh. Aniruddh Singh will play Adarsh who will come down from Dubai."
We contacted Aniruddh who confirmed the news, "Yes I am playing the character of Adarsh. The character will be the same, there's no change in that. And I will try to give my best to the role. I can't divulge much details about the track. For that you need to watch the show."
Well, let's wait and watch how Adarsh's character is going to develop in the show.
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Full-service retail floor covering store that services Central and Eastern Massachusetts. Offering ceramic tile, hardwood, carpets, vinyl, laminated floors, marble, and granite countertops.
Manufactures indoor and outdoor ceramic tile.
Country: Taiwan
Source for natural stone and ceramic tile design and installation.
Specializes in the installation of ceramic tile and marble for residential or commercial applications.
Ceramic tile and natural stone materials distributor with showroom and slab yard.
Wholesaler of in-floor warming systems for ceramic tile, stone, and carpet surfaces.
Ceramic tile installation contractor for counter tops, floors, walkways, bath and shower areas, swimming pools, patios, and kitchens.
Tile and marble center for homeowners, contractors, interior designers, and architects.
Decorative ceramic floor tile design company offering mosaic tile, terrazzo, and marble flooring.
Wilshire Tile has over 100 years of experience in tile installation, tile replacement, tile restoration, tile repair & shower pan replacement, and is the industry leader in the Los Angeles area for all your Kitchen Tile and Bathroom Tile needs!
We sold Stud Welding/Weld Stud/Shear Connector, Welding Ferrule/Ceramic Ferrule, and Ceramic Backup Tape/Ceramic Backing Plate in the first two years. And then we started to sell Honeycomb Ceramic and BBQ in 2005. Because protecting environment is more and more important for human being, we created Ceramic Backing Plank in 2006 and marketed it in 2007. We also applied for the patent of Ceramic Backing Plank. At present our main merchandises are Shear Connector/Stud Welding/Weld Stud, Ceramic Backing Plank, Ceramic Backing Plate/Ceramic Backup Tape, Ceramic Ferrule/Welding Ferrule, Honeycomb Ceramic, and BBQ.
Country: Taiwan
Specializes in natural stone, ceramic, metal and glass tile.
Offering carpet, vinyl, wood ceramic tile and laminates.
Specializes in ceramic, metallic, glass, and natural stone products.
Supplier of brick, ceramic tile, and supplies, stone, glass block, and more.
Distributes ceramic, marble, vinyl and porcelain tiles as well as laminate floors.
Villa Lagoon Tile is a classic patterned and solid color non-fired tile for floors and walls. Our tile is called Encaustic Cement Tile or Cuban tile in the States and various forms of Hydraulic Tile or Mosaicos Hidraulicos in other parts of the world. Cement tile/Cuban tile is a green product, created using basic earth components and a centuries old method. They are colored with natural pigments and do not give off any fumes at all. Minimum energy, except human 'elbow grease', is used to make our cement tiles.
Distributors of brick, marble, stone and ceramic tile.
Importers and distributors of Italian ceramic and marble.
Country: Canada
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Jeff has been an avid skier for over 29 years. He has worked for Buckman's Ski Shops for the last 22 years as a ski shop manager and now is in our logistics department. Like most of our employees here, Jeff told us that one of the main reasons that he loves working here is the family atmosphere. We feel very lucky and blessed to have so many employees that have really become part of the family. Going to work every day with people that make you happy and you enjoy being around is truly a wonderful thing.
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Provence is the region of south eastern France in the Mediterranean near Italy. The name Provence was derived because it is the first roman province outside of Italy. Provence, is a wonderful part of France. It is known with leafy trees and lavenders, rose mary, villages, ancient towns and beautiful flowers. This region is filled with ancient villages and it offers enticing blends of beautiful landscapes, towns and architectural villages and with its rich history ,tradition and culture. Many artist such as Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh and Susan Fletcher have such creative inspiration in Provence and their works still remain to this place to this very day.
During the mid 17th Century the ministry of Louis the 14th started working in printed fabrics because of there ecstatic and nature and bright colors. These fabrics were imported in the Indian nation at that time these fabrics where very expensive.
Later in century the fabrics manufactures attempted to import the Indian eventually the printing knowledge of Indians and Persian printing technology were learned by a specific man and was brought in France.
This new knowledge resulted in the birth of a new and sophisticated fabrics. As time passed the original orientation and designs of Indian were replaced by new motifs and colors. The colors were influenced by artist like Vincent Van Gogh.
The original design of the indians with birds were ammended with new designs like that of the lavender that is the identity of the french in Provence.


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Review for Riley & Sons Collision & Mechanical Specialists
Morris S. on 06/14/2013
Spoke with Janet. She said they fixed everything and they did everything that they said they would do. They did a really good job.
Vehicle: Saturn L300
Category: Service
Service Date: 06/04/2013
Review Created: 06/14/2013
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This simple unit was built for an elementary school in Virginia. Consisting of just a flat plate heat exchanger, face–&–bypass damper and actuator, cabinet, and simple analog damper controls, it complements the primary heating and cooling equipment provided by others. This simple design makes it possible to add energy recovery to any new or existing HVAC system and allows the customer and engineer the flexibility to use other equipment from any desired manufacturer—and in this case, the pay off was big. The XeteX unit pre-warms the winter air from 10 °F to 47 °F, and in summer it pre-cools the air from 95 °F to 83 °F. This dramatically reduces the load on the primary heating and cooling equipment and results in savings for the building owner every month of the year.
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- Model: XC–60–60–BP–FD
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- Built: February, 2009
- Weight: 4,500 lbs
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- Design Conditions: 10 °F / 15% RH (Winter), 95 °F / 40% RH (Summer)
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- An XLT Type H Aluminum Flat Plate Exchanger operates at 66% effectiveness under Summer Design Conditions and at 69% effectiveness in Winter.
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Vacancy: Sales and Marketing Executive
Job Ref: ET/SME/1
Our client has a collection of enchanting safari properties in the foothills of Mount Kenya and Lamu.
The portfolio includes a private wildlife sanctuary and luxury tented camp on the world famous Laikipia Plateau and a unique, fully operational dhow in Lamu.
Both of which cater for the high end of the tourism market and Kenyans resident bookings.
They are looking a Sales and Marketing Executive.
The position includes marketing and promoting both products to the international tourism market and engaging with local travel agents, tour operators and professional safari guides to build up more guests and clientele into both properties.
The incumbent will be based in Nairobi.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Client & Agent Engagement. Engage with clients in four sectors
- Overseas tour operators, local agents (residents market)
- Local private guides
- Overseas direct book clients
- Overseas and local Destination Management Companies (DMCs)
- Manage social media including all online presence of the Collection including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Google +, Twitter and YouTube
- Oversee all public relations and communication for the Collection, both reactive and proactive
- Build Familirisation (FAM) trips and oversee them for both local and overseas agents and tour operators and DMCs in order to build the collection experience.
- Manage and build the contact database. Oversee, track and maintain the collection database to ensure client details, previous guests, potential and current agent details are all maintained to ensure smooth and effective communication with all relevant parties at all times.
- Oversee the sale function to engage and build the client base to ultimately grow sales for both properties.
- Define parameters for contacting people on a regular basis
- Talk to and meet with where possible all sales channels
- Report on progress to the Board of Directors as required – initially monthly
- Follow up on leads, add new people to the database
- Follow up and communicate with existing clients and previous visitors and continue to offer them options to revisit
- Assist with bookings and the internal booking resource that exists within the Collection as required.
- Attend trade shows as required based on what is agreed with the Board of Directors as to which shows, both local and overseas, should be attended.
- Build Marketing Collateral including website, newsletters, brochures, adverts, social media, Google listing, Google ad words
- Explore digitising the booking system. To explore future improvements in the systems and processes for client bookings as and when and if of benefit to the Collection.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Self-starter with the ability to manage their own time and their own diary.
- A good and demonstrable track record of sales in the past with numbers to back up this track record
- The ability to demonstrate previous marketing successes for similar or equivalent products
- Good networks and existing contacts within the industry both locally and internationally
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in the industry
- Similar Experience preferably based in Africa and Kenya would be beneficial.
- No format degree necessary but could be beneficial to have a hospitality background
- Ability to show the following skills: Ability to show the following skills:
- Consistent attention to detail
- Efficiency with handling requests and tracking requests
- Good people management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are critical.
Remuneration: An attractive salary is on offer dependent on skills, qualifications and experience.
To apply, send your CV in word format with a recent photograph of yourself embedded in the top right hand corner.
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All documentation is to be emailed to [email protected], quoting the Job Reference in the subject header of your mail.
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Other Noteworthy Performances: Ralph Bellamy (His Girl Friday), Humphrey Bogart (They Drive By Night), Walter Brennan (The Westerner), John Carradine (The Grapes of Wrath), Ian Hunter (Strange Cargo), Paul Lukas (Night Train to Munich), Herbert Marshall (Foreign Correspondent), Thomas Mitchell (Angels over Broadway), Thomas Mitchell (The Long Voyage Home), Frank Morgan (The Mortal Storm), Jack Oakie (The Great Dictator), Sabu (The Thief of Baghdad), Akim Tamiroff (The Great McGinty), Conrad Veidt (The Thief of Baghdad), Raymond Walburn (Christmas in July)
I was inclined to choose Frank Morgan's performance in The Mortal Storm as the best supporting performance by an actor of 1940. I was impressed by his job in the dramatic role of a Jewish professor who endures persecuting under the Nazi regime in Germany. It shows off his true range, proving he was more than a comedic supporting actor as his resume might suggest. But what I initially missed is that his role in The Shop Around the Corner shows off the best of his dramatic and comedic abilities in the same film, making it a much more rounded and nuanced performance much more deserving of recognition.
Morgan plays Hugo Matuschek, the owner of a medium sized gift shop in (carefully established pre-war) Budapest. Just like any businessman, he is plagued by business problems: mediocre sales, escalating demands from employees, merchandising fiascos. His initial clashes with his chief salesperson, Alfred (James Stewart) are funny and endearing; there is a bond between the two deeper than most employee-employer relationships. It is more like a father-son relationship, replete with all the common ups and downs.
Like other classic comedic roles he's played (like in The Good Fairy and The Wizard of Oz) Morgan is bumbling and indecisive. Here he uses his trademark mumbling and strategic yelping to great effect but without overdoing it, careful not to disrupt the deliberate tone of the film, which teeters precariously (though successfully) between comedy and tragedy. He is genuinely funny as he tries to assert his authority over employees who are largely more competent or thoughtful than he is, like when Alfred suggest he pass on investing in dozens of shoddily made music boxes. Rather than admit Alfred might be right, Hugo rashly agrees to buy the boxes and display them prominently in the store, as though he were just waiting for Alfred's decision so he could do the opposite. (If, however, he hoped to prove his business proficiency he fails; the boxes spend the rest of the film untouched.)
It is in the later scenes we realize Matuschek's moodiness is rooted in deeper personal problems, which he takes out mercilessly on Alfred. These scenes are uncomfortable for us to watch because Morgan has already established his character as an essentially good hearted man paternally bound to Alfred. Where is this hostility coming from? I won't give away too much for those of you who haven't seen the movie, but this story line gives Morgan the opportunity to show off his dramatic chops and he does not disappoint. Matuschek may have appeared to be a clownish bungler before, but we realize that those traits stem from deeper insecurities and darker conflicts within himself.
Morgan proves that he was one of the most versatile and talented supporting actors of the 1930s and 1940s with his diligently observed characterization of Hugo Matuschek. He proved that he wasn't a one-trick pony, that he was able to dig deep and access darker emotions than some of his comedic work would suggest. He fluctuates between light comedy and dark drama seamlessly and bring to life a character that set the tone for the entire picture. My favorite scene in the entire film (maybe one of my favorites in all of film history) comes at the end on Christmas Eve. Hugo has bid farewell and merry Christmas to all his employees. He had a vague hope that someone would invite him to their Christmas Eve celebration, but they all walk off into the snowy night without doing so. Expecting to spend the holiday alone, he runs into the young stock boy Rudy and discovers that the boy, someone he never paid much attention to before, has no friends or family in the city. Hugo invites the boy to spend Christmas with him, joyfully and excitedly describing the menu as Rudy almost literally licks his lips. It's a touching moment pulled off with skill by the great Frank Morgan.