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Jenna Greene is a senior reporter based in Washington for The National Journal, an American Lawyer affiliate.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit to block brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev's $20.1 billion acquisition of Grupo Modelo, arguing that the deal would result in higher beer prices and fewer choices for American consumers.
Anheuser already owns 50 percent of Mexico-based Modelo, which makes beers including Corona Extra and Negra Modelo. The merger would combine the first- and third-largest brewers of beer sold in the United States, giving the merged company control of nearly half of the U.S. beer market, according to DOJ.
"This matters to consumers," said Antitrust Division chief William Baer, a former partner at Arnold & Porter who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate late last month, speaking on a conference call with reporters. Americans spent $80 billion last year on beer, he said, and even "a slight price increase as a result of this deal means American consumers could pay billions more."
"The beer market in the U.S. is already highly concentrated," he continued. "Prices have gone up in recent years because of this concentration. We believe this acquisition is a bad deal for American consumers."
Anheuser, which in 2008 was bought by Belguim's InBev for $52 billion, owns more than 200 beer brands, including Bud Light, the number one brand in the U.S. The number two beer maker is MillerCoors, with 26 percent of the U.S. market.
In the complaint, filed on January 31 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, DOJ lawyers sounded almost scornful of the merging companies' attempt to allay antitrust concerns.
"For no substantial business reason other than to avoid liability under the antitrust laws," the complaint states, Anheuser offered up front to sell Modelo's 50 percent interest in Crown Imports, which imports Modelo's beer into the United States, to Crown's other owner, Constellation Brands, Inc.
Constellation would have the exclusive right to import Modelo's beers for 10 years, but it would acquire no brands or breweries. To DOJ, this merely creates "a façade of competition between [Anheuser] and its importer. In reality, Defendant's proposed 'remedy' eliminates from the market Modelo—a particularly aggressive competitor—and replaces it with an entity wholly dependent on [Anheuser]."
Anheuser is represented by an antitrust team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led by Steven Sunshine. Modelo has turned to Cravath, Swaine & Moore's Christine Varney, who headed the Antitrust Division from 2009 until 2011.
Sunshine was not immediately available for comment and Anheuser did not respond to a request for comment. Varney also did not return a call seeking comment.
In most antitrust cases, market definition is a crucial issue. For instance, Baer won a landmark case in 1997 as head of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition by convincing the court to narrowly define Staples and Office Depot as a distinct "superstore" market for office supplies.
In this case, however, the complaint defines beer as a single, massive market, though the government acknowledges that brewers group beers into four categories: sub-premium-lagers like Keystone or malt liquor; premium-brands such as Budweiser, Miller and Coors; premium plus-fancier premium beers like Bud Light Lime and Michelob, and high-end, which includes micro-brews and imported beers, the best-selling of which is Modelo's Corona.
ABI dominates the premium category, while Modelo's strength is high-end. DOJ asserts that beers compete with each other across segments and that ABI and Modelo brands "are in regular competition."
What's less clear is whether a "small but significant and nontransitory increase in the price" in one category by a monopolist would also affect the prices in other categories.
The DOJ complaint stressed that Anheuser tends to lead the way on price increases, with MillerCoors following suit. Modelo, however, has more often declined to match price hikes, "encouraging consumers to trade up to Modelo brands." According to DOJ, Anheuser's premium brands such as Bud and Bud Light have lost market share to Corona because of Modelo's "aggressive pricing."
In addition to Baer, DOJ's brief was signed by Renate Hesse, Patricia Brink, Mark Ryan, James Tierney and Michelle Seltzer.


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On 20 January 2015, the Upper Tribunal dismissed HMRC's appeal against the First-tier Tribunal decision that fees charged to concert-goers paying by credit/debit card by the National Exhibition Centre were correctly classified as consideration for "card processing services".
HMRC had argued that such fees were paid in return for booking/delivery services. Having resolved the issue as to what the fees were paid in consideration for, the Tribunal referred to the ECJ the question as to whether the "card processing" services are exempt from VAT under item 1 of Group 5 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
The decision can be viewed here

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NDI Global Health Policy
67th WHO World Health Assembly
WHO publication NDI has collaborated on:
This photo pictures representatives from Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani Tib and Chinese Medicine professionals around the world, as well as the WHO Traditional Medicine team. Final edits were given to the WHO in November of 2006 - the above document was published by the WHO in 2010, and reflect a significantly different document than that submitted.
November 2006 WHO Consultation on Phytotherapy in Milan, Italy
pictured: WHO Traditional Medicine Team - Dr. Xiaorui Zhang - Coordinator WHO Traditional Medicine; Charlie Xue B.Med, PhD; Samvel Azatyan
Naturopathic Working Group - Tabatha Parker, ND, NDI, USA; Seroya Crouch, ND, NDI, USA; Shawn O'Reilly, CAND, Canada, Iva Lloyd, CAND, Canada, Dennis OHara, ND, DC, PhD, Canada, ND, Susanne Nordling, Sweden, , Michael McIntyre MA, FNIMH, MBAcC, FRCHM;
Ayurveda Working Group - Prof. M.S Baghel MD; Dr V.K. Joshi MD (Ay) PhD, FNAIM; Dr. V.V. Prasad MD (Ay) PhD (Ay) Dip Yoga (BHU); Dr S.S Savrikar MD (Ayu)
Chinese Medicine Working Group: Zhang Bing PhD MD
Unani Working Group: M Mosaddegh; Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Saifi
Other - Iracema de Almeida Benevides, Ministry of Health, Brazil; Dr Luciano Bresciani MD, Milan Ministry of Health; Dr. Dorai Raja DSPN DSPN; Yukiko Maruyama; Emilio Minelli, Collaborating Center of Traditional Medicine; Zareena Thowfeek; Dr Jidong Wu MB, MSc (Med) MATCM, MBAcC
WHO publication ACCAHC leader John Weeks collaborated on:
April 2013 - 4th WHO Working Group Meeting on Traditional Medicine Strategy in Hong Kong, China


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Washington Square Park to Go Clean?
Few people disagree that New York's Washington Square Parks needs a face-lift, but opinions are nearly unanimous that adding a perimeter fence and a lock would be antithetical to the park's history and character. "They're sanitizing the park, taking away a lot of its charm and freedom," said Carol Massa, president of the MacDougal Block North Association. "It's overkill." The redesign plan has already been approved by the local community board, and needs only a technical approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commisssion before work can begin. Local residents are upset that few of them were consulted in the redesign process and "want to ensure the design preserves the character of openness of the park."
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This item from Joy's Antique Dolls is now SOLD.
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Empress Eugenie Luster Plume Snood Parian Bisque Doll 13 Inch Cabinet Size
Glorious Parian Doll Head Empress Eugenie, circa 1860 to 1870, with luster feather plume and luxurious scarf hair decorations. Beautiful blonde parian shoulder head with lustre feather plume, scarf, snood and beautifully molded and painted features.
See our 1000X magnification of the facial features which include blue shaded eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, eye corner and nostril accents, and slightly separated lips with darker separating line. Her cheeks are generously blushed. Her blond hair is thick and wavy and combed away from her face, having a modest widow's peak at center forehead. In back, the hair is held with a raised painted blue snood with connecting beads. The glazed headdress has a blue and white luster feather on the left side and a pink, white, and gold luster scarf which is wrapped around the top of the crown and falls softly to the right side of her head.
The shoulder plate is incised at rear center with the number ' 14 ' which is likely a size marking.
She is on an antique cloth body with parian lower limbs, the boots having glazed black boots with gold tassels and calves with ribbed white molded stockings with lace garters. It is difficult to know if the body is as old as the head. It is definitely antique, but may be a bit later than the 1870s head.
Her vintage costume appears to have been made for her out of a lined silk shantung in a beautiful pale plum color. It has decorative brass buttons in back which hide hooks and eyes underneath. She also has a black netting slip which helps fill out the skirt. The costume has some moisture staining which isn't too noticeable.
Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, repairs, nor wear to the paint.
Book value according to 12th Edition Doll Values page 239 is $1500 to $1700 in this size.
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites St. Louis West Fenton
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites St. Louis West Fenton
About the hotel
Property Location
Located in Fenton, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites St. Louis West Fenton is close to Museum of Transportation and Swing-A-Round Fun Town. This family-friendly hotel is within the vicinity of Laumeier Sculpture Park and Lone Elk Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 76 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. LCD televisions with premium TV channels are provided, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request cribs/infant beds (complimentary).
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Planning an event in Fenton? This hotel has facilities measuring 600 square feet (54 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Business center
- Fitness facilities
- One meeting room
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- Indoor pool
- Conference space size (feet) - 600
- Total number of rooms - 76
- Free WiFi
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 3
Room Facilities
- Refrigerator
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Premium TV channels
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- DVD player
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Hair dryer
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- Desk
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Climate control
- Free WiFi
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- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Beatriz Milhazes
4 April 2009 › 21 June 2009
Born in 1960 in Rio de Janeiro, Beatriz Milhazes emerged on the Brazilian art scene in the mid-1980s. Exhibited in many galleries and several international biennials, her work is represented in the collections of some of the world's greatest museums.
Intricately layered with a profusion of ornamental motifs, her vibrant and hypnotic paintings refer to sources as diverse as the Colonial baroque, high modernism, and popular Brazilian art.
For her exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, the artist presents a focused selection of large format acrylic paintings, chosen from her work of the past decade, as well as a monumental collage created especially for the show.
She has also realized a monumental commission for the building's glass façades. Her striking installations play with natural light to create a powerful visual dialogue with the architecture of Jean Nouvel and the surrounding garden.


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The Campaign for a Free Parliament exists to support the election of independent MPs to parliament. In addition, it makes proposals for parliamentary and electoral reform in order to create a environment more conducive to a system of governance that is not dependent on political parties.
We would expect potential candidates to agree to our principles for reform, but the details of proposals are a matter for discussion and debate. Our contribution to the debate is intended to be constructive and to show that alternatives are possible.
The Campaign for a Free Parliament is not a political party nor does it have a political programme. It is entirely neutral on the key questions of policy such as the appropriate levels of taxation, how resources are distributed, how public services are provided and what benefits people receive. Individual candidates will have their own positions on these and many other issues.
Apart from our proposals for reform, our main contribution to change is to support the election of independent MPs by establishing a candidate selection process based on primaries, with voters using a secure voting platform to make their choices. Our intention is to limit the oversight of the selection process to ensuring that candidates are genuinely independent, committed to ethical principles and have no connections with extremist organisations. Beyond that, it is for voters to decide on the candidates and the platform they wish.
We do, however, reserve the right to reject applications or withdraw approval from anyone expressing support for extremist views (including racism, antisemitism and religious hatred), or from anyone likely to bring the campaign into disrepute.
Free Parliament will assist selected candidates by offering, on the basis of the candidates accepting the key principles and conditions, £10,000 per constituency candidate. Free Parliament will also enable a crowdfunding site to support selected candidates in raising funds for their campaigns.
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An initial review process will be used to filter candidates using something similar to a 'peer review'. Applications will go separately to two individual reviewers.
- If both reviewers approve the application, the applicant can go on to the next stage.
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- If there is a split decision by the reviewers, the application will be referred to the Panel, which may ask for clarification on one or more points in making its determination.
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Applicants who have successfully submitted applications and have gone forward to the next stage will be invited to a selection meeting. This will be an opportunity to meet other candidates, talk to selection team members and engage in discussion and brief exercises. There will be a number of such selection meetings held regionally over a period of time.
Candidates will be asked to pay a small fee (£25) to attend the meeting, but any candidates needing financial assistance to attend (covering the fee and/or travel costs) will be able to apply for help.
A number of selection team members, including reviewers, will be assigned to the selection meetings to assist with the process.
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Once candidates are approved by the panel, they are added to the Approved Candidate List and may start applying to individual constituencies as ballots are organised. Constituency ballots will be organised on a rolling basis and candidates will be able to compete in local 'primaries' in order to become the prospective candidate for that constituency. We will publish more information on constituency level primaries as they are organised.


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As I understand it, this place has been closed since at least 2000. Certainly, it appears from the satellite imagery on Google Earth that it has been some time.
I was reading elsewhere that someone had an apartment in the upper levels of the screen. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of that until we had left. Given the number of holes and flopping metal we saw, I'm thinking that such an apartment would likely be a little leaky by now.
I would love to re-open this
No drive-ins to go to any more !
Someone should re-open this, money to be made !
Cause the elmvale one just closed...
Any way guess am staying home tonight because the movie theatre is just wayyyyy to over priced !


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Yes, the ego has landed -- but Cox is still FG's best hope for the Aras
ICAN'T help but notice that giving the opinion that Pat Cox is the best of the current field of possible presidential candidates elicits an immediate "Good God, I couldn't stand it" type of response.
I do understand. I can hardly believe I'm saying it myself. Without a doubt, this is a man with a huge welcome for himself. In fact, he's one of the first people I ever interviewed after graduating from college, during the course of the 1989 European election, and I remember hoping fervently that future interviewees would take themselves a little less seriously.
Pat is one of four who have declared themselves as interested in running for Fine Gael in the presidential election and the way it's going you couldn't rule out any other party member getting a rush of blood to the head and declaring. This thing is turning into a bit of a bun fight for the Blueshirts. The party is in danger of letting the Presidency slip through its fingers at a time when it has its best-ever chance of winning.


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It's hip, hippo, hurrah for drug lord's legacy
Two decades years after Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar died in a shootout with police, a strange legacy survives him: his pet hippos.
Look out of the window in the dead of night in the village of Doradal and you may see one plodding down the street.
Police killed or locked up Escobar's drug gang, but not the hippos in his private zoo.
Left to themselves on his Napoles Estate, they bred to become what is said to be the biggest wild hippo herd outside Africa - a local curiosity and a hazard.
"I was going to football training this morning about 630 and there was one in the meadow, opposite the school," says Lina Maria Alvarez (12).
Just outside the village, Diego Alejandro Rojas (19), shines a flashlight on a black mass grazing among the tall grass. Its eyes catch the light and shine like glowworms.
"They come from the Napoles Estate along the canal after nightfall," Rojas says.
"They are like the village pets. I'm more afraid of the snakes than the hippos."
David Echeverri Lopez, a biologist from the regional environmental corporation Cornare, says it is the biggest herd of wild hippos outside of Africa.
They have thrived in this green spot in northern Colombia, but Mr Echeverri warns they are a hazard for the local area and its environment.
They break fences and defecate in the rivers.
"This is a paradise for them," said local veterinarian Jairo Leon Henao.
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Go on google images and search up skitty:
For the tail I suggest use black pipecleaner so it can stand up.
Crochet an oval for the head, cut out a crescent out of yellow felt for the face and sew on eyes and a mouth. (you're lucky it has closed eyes so you don't have to buy any) For the ears use yellow and crochet 2 triangles, then cut out pink felt in the appropriate fashion and sew them on those ears.


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…we have a dream, and that is to provide the most cool and most awesome free flash clocks to the entire internet, flash clocks for free, with great quality, and without any logos and without any links of the original owner or creator…
You simply have to copy the HTML code from their website and add it to your blog/website.
And particularly for blogger/BlogSpot blogs, you have to follow these steps:
Sign in to Blogger, go to Layout, and click on "Add a Gadget", and select it as "HTML/JavaScript" type, and finally add the HTML code in to it. That's it !
Within two months of launching, the website has managed to add more than a 100 free flash clocks. You can have a look on some of the sample clocks here:


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Our mapping project has teamed up with the new Congo Research Group, based at New York University's Center on International Cooperation. From the October 2015 version onwards, maps feature a newly developed methodology with several rounds of peer-review.
Winter 2015
(download the high-resolution mapping incl. essay here)
Notes on the below, older mapping exercises:
The indicated areas represent zones of influence, not necessarily full control, for the indicated snapshots, i.e. points of time (click on the respective maps to see in full size). Changes in the subsequent maps reflect either changes on the ground or (for the time being) refinements relating to improved information. This exercise does not entail any claim of full accuracy and merely represents an approximate assessment of the situation with uncertainty and potential errors always remaining.
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Widely considered one of the most talented and innovative Hip Hop artists, in the UK and internationally, Jahaziel has been causing a stir on the music scene for almost a decade. He delivers explosive and hard-hitting rhymes that enable his message to impact any audience.
Defining his music as God-inspired, it includes the gospel message, yet also deals with real life issues of the human experience. Jahaziel is a man on a mission; He travels the world constantly sharing his faith through hip hop and reggae music with lyrics speaking deep truths and resulting in being a positive force. Recognising music as a powerful communicative tool, Jahaziel knows the Hip Hop genre is a language many understand, and it especially strikes a chord with this generation.
Driven by his love for God, love for mankind and love for music, Jahaziel has a heart for all people, and specifically possesses a passion for the youth. With his own past experiences of seeing no option except to make a life through crime, Jahaziel understands the minds of young people caught up in street culture and ghetto lifestyle. He is able to relate to the feelings of hopelessness they face, yet Jahaziel comes to shine the light in darkness. He performs in schools, colleges and universities throughout the country.
He is also influenced by Reggae/Dancehall owing to a Jamaican bloodline and a familiarity with the culture, which is evident in Jahaziel's music. His Uncle, Maxi Priest has been a huge influence in his music. In addition, his upbringing in multi-cultural London has enabled him to bring a fresh approach to music.
All these factors led to Jahaziel winning a MOBO award for Best Gospel Act in 2008, nominated for a MOBO award in 2007 and winning two Oasis awards in 2006; Best Male and Best Holy Hip Hop Artist. It proved to be a pivotal year as he also featured on 'The New Sound of Gospel' album, his first official release. Jahaziel's first track 'You Got Yours' can be found on the compilation which features some of the very best in US & UK contemporary Gospel music. This proved Jahaziel as an instrumental part of the developing diverse sound of gospel music and created international exposure on a new level.
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You thought this was thanks to all the nice people who work on the trails didn't you? Well actually it is a big warm thanks to all the @#*($@@#% who litter Alafia. I rode there today (Sunday) and just couldn't stop picking up trash. I thought I might just put a WSI sign on my bike and drive around. I found 7 Dasani/Nestle/Aquafina water bottles, a blown up slime tube just hanging on the trees, Budweiser can?, and wrappers galore. Don't you littering * turds worry about packing out what you brought in, I will load it up in my little 45oz water fanny pack and pockets and carry it out for you. Turds.I almost forgot, big thanks to the person who tried to form a bypass off North Creek just after the 180 degree gravel hill climb. I made sure to block it off for you since I know North Creek is so wicked hard!Ah just realized one more thing. Another thanks to the people who decided to ride the 'No Dab Ridge' in the rain. I like the fact that you dragged your tires from the top to the bottom creating a nice trench. Should be called 'Skid Ridge'.Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr - should have taken my meds lastnight!
What the hell are you doing on North Creek?
Garry,I find that digging a tank trap works very effectively. There use to be a route off Gatorback just after the large hill climb that had to be blocked 3x. The last time we put some massive trees and I dug a 2' hole. No problems since...
While we are on the thanks topic, I would love to thank the group of riders who rode Golf Cart the wrong way. Especially the polite gentlemen who I slammed head on into. If it were not for him, I would not have a large scrape on my arm to show off at work. Sorry about throwing my Redline at you.Anyway, The fact is some folks feel they can do whatever they want, and the littering shortcuts will always be a problem.
yeah, you really did lose alot of steam through there.


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Jared GarrettOrem, Utah, US
Ten+ years of stage experience. Voiced (and helped script) radio ads. Voice over work for English language instructional materials, in USA, Japan, and Taiwan.
Degree in Linguistics and speak four languages. Professional experience in finance, business, ESL, medical information, sales, and entrepreneurship. I know words and never pronounce them wrong.
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CHAMPAIGN - There's a lot less bending, turning and twisting on the job for Dien Phan since her company installed a new robotics device.
Phan, a production technician for Advanced Filtration Systems Inc. in Champaign, used to bend over, pick up filter elements from a conveyor, check them, turn to her left and place them on a higher conveyor.
Now most of that work is done by a robotic arm.
"It's made a lot of difference," said Phan, who inspects filters to make sure they don't have any flaws or tears and are even on both sides.
"It's a lot easier," said fellow technician Carrie Jeffers, who, like Phan, has worked at AFSI for four years. "It's more accessible; there are no more stairs to climb. Everything is waist-high and automated. It's alleviated a lot of manual stuff we had to do on our own."
The robotics project, which cost AFSI about $2 million, recently won top honors in a competition sponsored by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's office in Peoria.
Central and southern Illinois employers were invited to submit innovative workplace safety and health practices for consideration. AFSI walked away with the top prize, the "Z" Project Award, named for Peggy Zweber, director of the Peoria-area office.
OHSA called the project an "innovative hazard control" and said it "greatly decreased potential risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders, or ergonomic-related injuries."
AFSI's project won because it "went over and above what would be required by any OHSA standard," said Brian Bothast, OHSA's compliance assistance specialist in Peoria.
"It appeared the project would reduce or eliminate ergonomic hazards associated with that line of work," said Bothast, who worked in environmental health and safety at Caterpillar Inc. before taking his current job with OHSA.
Dick Jesse, associate environmental engineer at AFSI, said the robotics project was done to minimize human handling of the filters - and thus potential damage to the product - but also to reduce injuries.
"It's decreased handling of filters by 70 percent for this point of the (production) process," Jesse said. "Before, they had to handle every filter. Now they don't."
The problem with the old process was that inspectors continually had to use a "pinch grip" to pick up the filter elements, then had to turn their wrists toward the "end range of motion" to put the elements on the other conveyor.
That put the inspectors at potential risk for a musculoskeletal disorder, even though inspectors are rotated in and out of that position.
"(The process) is not really done any faster, but it decreases the risk of having ergonomic injuries," Jesse said. "We don't have a real high injury rate here, but our goal is zero."
AFSI, at 3206 Farber Drive, C, employs 155 people and turns out about 800,000 filters a month. It's a joint venture between Caterpillar Inc. and the Donaldson Company. AFSI makes hydraulic, oil and fuel filters primarily for the Caterpillar after-market.
AFSI undertook 108 projects last year and submitted five of them in the "Z" Project competition, Jesse said. The 108 projects ranged from sound abatement projects to the installation of lights that have "healthful benefits" for employees, he said.
Besides AFSI, other winners in the "Z" Project competition included:
- Arkay Plastics of Paris, which won the Lifesaver Award for a fall-protection system developed by the company and its workers. The system was developed to reach resin hoppers that are 15 to 20 feet off the ground.
- Mel-O-Cream Donuts International of Springfield, which won the Pluto Award for a concept that's unusual and innovative. The company designed a database system that allows identification of hazards throughout the workplace, ensures employee involvement and assists in prioritizing hazards.
- P.J. Hoerr Construction Co. of Peoria, which won the Alveoli Protection Award for a control that improves air quality. The company came up with an inexpensive quick fix to provide a water spray for an employee cutting concrete blocks, thus protecting him from overexposure to silica.
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The website was easy to navigate and select the precise item I needed, there was a long list of the different Suunto batteries and I just had to remember to select the right code number. The order was dispatched very quickly and was well packaged. The prices were very competitive better than any other website I could find in fact.


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The Challenge
In the more than three decades since HIV/AIDS was first discovered, the disease has taken the lives of 35 million people around the world. In 2015 alone, AIDS killed 1.1 million people, 800,000 of whom were living in sub-Saharan Africa. Though life-saving antiretroviral treatment is available, millions of people still cannot access it: just 46% of people who are HIV-positive are currently on treatment.
Because people in their most productive years (15-49 years old) are most commonly infected with HIV/AIDS, the disease threatens broader development progress in many low-income countries, including in those in sub-Saharan Africa hit heavily by the disease. In 2015, UNAIDS reported that 13.4 million children around the world were orphans due to HIV/AIDS. Within countries, HIV is increasingly concentrated among vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men, female sex workers, injection drug users and adolescent girls – and in many countries, political dynamics and legislation have made it increasingly difficult to reach them.
In 2016, world leaders pledged to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 with a global mandate to Fast-Track the AIDS response by 2020. We are still far from achieving the Fast-Track goals to reduce new HIV infections to fewer than 500,000 globally, reduce AIDS-related deaths to fewer than 500,000 globally and eliminate HIV-related stigma and discrimination—each by 2020.
The Opportunity
We are at a critical moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The world has made incredible progress in its efforts to understand, prevent and treat this disease, and progress has been particularly rapid during the last ten years. Since 2000, new HIV infections have fallen by 34%, with infections among children dropping by 69%; AIDS-related deaths have also decreased by 45% since their peak in 2004. The number of people newly added to AIDS treatment has never been greater than the number of people newly infected with HIV, but we are getting close. In 2015, new infections (2.1 million) barely surpassed the number of people newly added to treatment (2 million).
As we continue to improve access to treatment (with 18.2 million people on treatment in mid-2016, up from 770,000 in 2000), we must speed up our prevention efforts, using existing and new tools more effectively. It is now possible to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother-to-child in 95% or more of cases. New research has also provided ground-breaking data on two fronts: the impact of treatment as prevention and the role of male circumcision in prevention strategies. Clinical trials have shown that treatment acts as prevention, reducing the likelihood of an HIV-positive individual on treatment passing HIV on to others by up to 96%. Voluntary medical male circumcision, another powerful tool, was shown to reduce the likelihood of HIV infection in men by up to 60%.
In 2015, global funding for HIV/AIDS was $19 billion, dipping below the historic high of $20.2 billion spent in 2014. Low and middle income countries continue to account for the majority of HIV/AIDS spending, spending 60% ($11.5 billion) in 2015, while international assistance accounted for 40% ($7.5 billion) in 2015. For the first time in five years, funding disbursed by donor governments for HIV declined. Yet there is still over a $7 billion gap in funding to reach the UNAIDS estimated $26.2 billion needed annually by 2020 to end AIDS as a global public health threat by 2030.
These resources, channelled through governments and programs such as The Global Fund and PEPFAR, have helped save millions of lives and bend the curve of the pandemic. Since 2002, Global Fund grants have supported 9.2 million people on HIV treatment and provided 509 million HIV counseling and testing sessions. PEPFAR is providing treatment support for 11.5 million people, including 1.1 million children, a 97% increase since 2014. In FY2016 alone, PEPFAR reached more than 74.3 million people with HIV testing and counsel ling and reached 1 million adolescent girls and young women with comprehensive HIV prevention interventions through the DREAMS Partnership.
The world must accelerate its progress – including among the most marginalized and difficult-to-reach populations. We must finish the job of virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission, continue scaling up treatment, and deploy smarter preventions strategies. To be effective, these goals cannot be achieved in isolation from one another, or be the sole responsibility of a small number of donor countries. Only when donors, African governments, international organizations and the private sector work together will the path towards the end of AIDS become a reality.


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Ikeja - Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday stressed that the underlying factor in the newly-introduced traffic law of the state was to save lives.
Fashola told media executives in his office in Ikeja that the state would strive harder to make the residents understand that the law was in their own interest, as there was need to make changes and improve on the quality of lives.
"Since the law was assented to on Aug. 2, we have been slow to enforce, but quick to pursue awareness campaigns—giving more information, educating the people.
"Transportation determines if we get it right or wrong, as it affects all facets of our lives—be it health, family, economy, etc", he said.
He wondered what a worker who was supposed to work an eight-hour job would offer his employer if he had to spend six or more hours in traffic—going and coming back from the office.
Such a way of life would also mean losing quality time to traffic, instead of being with loved ones at home, relaxing and being in good health.
According to Fashola, an accident does not give notice and the slightest distraction causes irreversible damages, including death, loss of limbs and life-long trauma.
He also reminded residents that accidents would not discriminate between the poor and the rich, young and old, or the famous and unknown.
"It can be anybody; if you are there when somebody acts negligently, it could be the end," he said, adding that he had never used the siren in the more than five years he had been governor and understood the danger posed by reckless driving, drunk driving and worst of all, driving against traffic.
Showing a 1966 photograph of traffic on the Carter Bridge, Lagos, Fashola noted that driving was quite sane then and that life should not be cheapened for whatever reason, now that the metropolis was home to about 20 million people.
The governor said that blaming the recent ocean surge at Kuramo Beach on the Atlantic City under construction at Victoria Island was not tenable.
According to Fashola, the area being sand-filled for the new city project is merely a reclaiming of land that had been eroded by the ocean over the years, as the ocean had eaten more than two kilometres off the land.
He emphasised that though Lagos was two metres below sea level, the government would continue to work harder to ensure that the current effect of climate change was minimised for the safety of the people.
Fashola also stressed his preference for the creation of state police, saying there was need to change what was not working.
He dismissed the fear of abuse being nursed in some quarters on the issue, adding that nobody could remain in power for ever and that the safety of Nigerians should not be politicised.
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Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Eldred Bethel to the President of the French Republic
Ambassador Bethel presented his Letters of Credence during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris, the official residence of the President of the French Republic. Ambassador Bethel was accompanied by Mr. Michael Guy, Second Secretary/Vice Consul, Embassy of The Bahamas London.
During the Ambassador's visit to France he paid a courtesy call on Karin Mallet Gautier, Area Manager for France, Belgium, French Speaking Switzerland, Spain and Portugal at The Bahamas Tourist Office in Paris; and on S. Exc. Mgr Luigi Ventura, Apostolic Nuncio and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See (Vatican City) in Paris on Thursday 21 February 2013. Ambassador Bethel also took this opportunity to meet with Bahamian nationals living in Paris and Mr. Claude Le Gris, Bahamas Honorary Consul in France.
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H.E. Eldred Bethel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the French Republic; and His Excellency Francois Hollande, President of the French Republic.


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Why Every Home Should Have A WaterBOB
What could you do with an extra 100 gallons of clean water during an emergency?
Think about it for a minute.
Instead of running around like crazy to find supermarket shelves that aren't stripped of water before a violent storm blows in, you could be sitting in the comfort of your home with a ready supply of water that can last your family for weeks.
WaterBOB can give you this security for less than the cost of a fast food lunch for you and your family. And best of all, it takes up almost no space until you use it. And when you deploy it, it is done right in your bathtub so it is completely out of the way yet so east to reach and use during the emergency.
Let's take a detailed look at the WaterBOB and why it needs to be part of your emergency supplies.
What is the WaterBOB?
The WaterBOB is an emergency drinking water storage system that holds up to 100 gallons of fresh water. It is designed to be used in any bathtub in the event of an emergency. For storage purposes, the WaterBOB in its box measures just 12.5 x 6 x 3 inches so it can can be stored just about anywhere.
The waterBOB is constructed of heavy-duty 10 mil food grade Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) plastic. This material is FDA compliant for safely storing water without leaching harmful chemicals in it.
How do I use it?
The WaterBOB is very easy to use. Unfold and lay the waterBOB liner in your bathtub. When it is spread out, attach the fill sock to the faucet and fill the bladder to capacity, which takes approximately 20-30 minutes, depending on water flow and size of tub.
While the WaterBOB has a maximum capacity of 100 gallons, it can't hold any more than the volume of your tub as the instructions specifically state that you must not fill the unit higher than the edge of your tub. For most people, this means you will actually have 60-70 gallons of water, the amount most tubs hold when filled to the top.
To extract water, use the attached siphon pump. It allows you to easily dispense the water into jugs or pitchers for use.
When the emergency has passed, drain any remaining water from the unit and dispose of it. WaterBOBs are designed for one time use because it is just about impossible to safely dry the unit – which could lead to the interior becoming contaminated between uses. The other reason is that because it is a thin plastic, you may damage it when packing it up for storage after use.
How long does the water stay safe?
The WaterBOB is a closed system and designed to keep your water fresh for up to 16 weeks, depending on humidity and temperature conditions. You want to ensure that it is not exposed to direct sunlight to slow down any biological contaminant growth and if you have well water, it is recommended that you treat it immediately after filling your unit.
If you do need to treat the water in your WaterBOB because your source is well water, the treatment regimen is the same as with treating suspect water. The easiest way to treat it is with water purification tablets. It can also be treated with bleach at a ratio of 8 drops per gallon (2 teaspoons per 50 gallons.)
Once the purifier is placed into the unit, gently agitate the water by applying light pressure on the unit – making wavelike motions in the water until it is fully agitated. Wait at least 30 minutes before using the water.
Why use a WaterBOB instead of just using my bathtub directly?
You can use the bathtub directly as a way to store water but it has three problems.
- You cannot fill it to the very top because bathtubs have an overflow drain that prevent you from filling it to the very top. You could lose up to 20% of your potential water because of the overflow drain.
- It is quite common for water to slowly leak from the bottom drain of the bathtub. The first time I was in a hurricane, I filled up the two bathtubs in my house and 10 hours later both were empty because of this.
- Bathtubs are not really sanitary. The sides contain soap scum and other contaminants. Plus the material is not food grade plastic and could cause leaching. In other words, a filled bathtub is a great water source for flushing toilets but it may not be the best source of drinking water unless you treat it before drinking.
The WaterBOB solves all three of these problems.
But why would I ever want to store 100 gallons of water?
Natural disasters are very unpredictable in their nature. You never know how long they will last or what damage they will cause.
To illustrate, my family was in the direct path of three hurricanes when we lived in Florida.
In the first instance, we lived in a house with city water. Fortunately, the storm didn't cause any major damage – but it did knock out power for a few days AND the city was under a boil water alert. No electricity made that impossible for many people. If we had a WaterBOB filled before the storm came, we could have ignored the boil water alert. As it was, we were lucky enough to have a propane grill with a side burner to heat the water.
In the other two instances, we had well water. We lost power both times but it was for less than a day each time. But some folks were without power for a few weeks. An extra 100 gallons of water at home would have made their lives a whole lot easier.
Now we live in a much less dangerous part of the country where the worst thing that can happen is a winter ice storm and we've taken safeguards to deal with power outages to ensure we have a full time supply of water.
But we still keep a WaterBOB under the bathroom sink just in case it looks like something really bad is coming our way. I'd rather be over prepared than caught by surprised. I think you would be too!
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November 30th, 2007, 03:25 PM #1mypowermall - This cannot be legal!
I just got an email from a friend of mine.
http://www. mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/
SO usually when you click over, you can tell something is not right, However i listen to the audio portion and surprised how it works.
So i signed up just to see what its all about and boy i was surprised what they were actually doing
First they use top name brand companies, I bet these top name companies have no idea the brand is getting run through the gutter on this Pyramid scam.
To my knowledge most affiliate programs do not allow for self purchases!
Second they use a toolbar for you to download, we all know whats thats about. Hijacking commission.
How can this be legal and do the networks and merchants know about this? Why would they allow it? I hope this does not give affiliate marketing another bad rap.
Last edited by Haiko de Poel, Jr.; November 30th, 2007 at 03:46 PM. Reason: Affiliate LINK!!
November 30th, 2007, 03:26 PM #2
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There's a few threads on that one. Didn't notice the toolbar last time I checked.
But that's basically a bunch of template sites. A sale is made thru the site, and the commission is split between them and whoever signs up for one of those template sites.
November 30th, 2007, 03:27 PM #3
Has anyone contacted the merchants? If not, I think it would be a worthy cause. I am going to gather a list, if people have not already tried
November 30th, 2007, 03:28 PM #4
They are the up in coming parasite. Cheesy as their program and website are. They are dangerous.I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die
to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there
isn't and die to find out there is.
November 30th, 2007, 03:29 PM #5
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Where's the toolbar? It's probably right in front of me and I'm missing it.
November 30th, 2007, 03:34 PM #6Originally Posted by netnow22
November 30th, 2007, 03:35 PM #7
It is hidden, As soon as you sign up there is a toolbar that they request you to download. Of course i didn't download it.
They also state this is NOT:
Affiliate Martketing Business
WHich i think its all three!
November 30th, 2007, 03:39 PM #8
See seems pretty fishy... Is she changing the world, or changing her pocketbook?
"Ginny Dye is the author of 18 books and owner of two other online companies also designed to inspire and give back to the world: http://ShopForCharityDay.com and http://TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorld.com"
November 30th, 2007, 03:40 PM #9
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November 30th, 2007, 03:48 PM #10Originally Posted by Trust
November 30th, 2007, 03:49 PM #11
AFter reading this
It doesn't seem they are breaking the law because there is nothing to buy or sell. It must be a loophole
November 30th, 2007, 03:55 PM #12
Toolbar Info
"My Power Mall has developed a Toolbar exclusively for all of our members! Every time you are on the Internet you will have instant access to all Updates, Shopping Alerts, your MPM Mall, your Back Office, the Communications Forum and so much more! You'll never have to worry again whether or not an email will be delivered!
Though the technology is quite sophisticated, it is so very simple for you. Don't be intimidated by the technology. It is completely safe. It will do nothing to harm your computer. If you have adware software installed, you may receive a message stating the toolbar contains malicious code. Be assured, there is absolutely no spyware or adware here. Currently, the only known issue is with a freeware program called Zone Alarm. The only special coding installed is the customization for your MPM ID number. It has been created and coded exclusively for My Power Mall!
Once you have downloaded the Toolbar (it takes just seconds), it will automatically appear across the top of your browser every time you are on the Internet. An Alert box will pop up every time we send an important information -- as long as your IE Browser window is open. You can click a button and access every website important to your My Power Mall business - all coded with your MPM ID#! You can even pop in to the Member's Forum instantly. You'll also be able to do all the things you normally do with a Toolbar: Search the Internet, whitelists, and other options you can choose.
As My Power Mall continues to grow explosively, we will continue to give you cutting-edge technology to make it the most powerful opportunity on the Internet. Just follow the instructions below and you will have your Toolbar within seconds!
Install your MY POWER MALL toolbar
November 30th, 2007, 04:06 PM #13
She claims that it took 4 years and $500,000 to create "MyPowerMall". Guess it's a little too late to ask for a refund...
November 30th, 2007, 04:38 PM #14
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If you do a search here, i think she defended herself on one of the threads. Maybe 3-4 months ago.
What I can tell you, her site looks 1000% better than her original site. Her old site looks like it was developed in the early 1990's.
It's basically a MLM marketing scheme and it is focused at getting all the online newbies to join that scheme.
"She claims that it took 4 years and $500,000 to create "MyPowerMall"" She had that statement since that old site.Eric Ewe
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November 30th, 2007, 04:45 PM #15
Yeah, well, I still consider myself a newb and I ain't falling for it This is why I love ABW... so helpful!
December 27th, 2007, 04:00 AM #16
I am a My Power Mall member and affiliate marketer of other programs. I am going to go out on a limb here, preparing for the backlash, and defend this situation. I thought joining was a no-brainer being that I have shopped mail order for well over half my life. I have been familiar with network marketing for about nine years. I have been familiar with affiliate marketing for about 3 years. So, my view will be in the context of these time frames.
Network marketing has gotten a bad rap over the years. I will even venture to say, deservedly so. In a nutshell, I think that it has the ability to be a viable method to push products as long as there are products to be pushed and not just recruiting of new people. In other words, if I just choose to be a distributor and have customers, as any successful business would have, I can make money.
Affiliate marketing is a fairly new concept that needs no upfront capital to promote products which makes it so attractive. However, you MUST learn how to advertise and market or you, and your business will die, bottom line. The majority of people just are not going to do what it takes to be successful in affiliate marketing because you have to commit to long hours and be a bit internet savvy to stay motivated. And I have seen affiliate programs that go deeper than two levels.
I think that My Power Mall has done something so simple it just doesn't look believable. Online malls have been around since the beginning of the internet and were usually PAST awful. Receiving rebates on your purchases is nothing new. Receiving commissions on purchases is nothing new. A pyramid structure, which is prevalent from government to corporate america to non-profits is nothing new. In this joint venture, they have been combined. It is ultimately a online rebate program with the opportunity to profit share with retailers that the majority of AFFILIATE MARKETERS promote.
Am I missing something?
December 27th, 2007, 11:17 AM #17
Originally Posted by DerekForealDr. Strangeweb, or how I learned how to stop worrying about SERPS and love the WOM.
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December 27th, 2007, 12:22 PM #18
How can they say this is not affiliate marketing? All the links are CJ affiliate links from what I can see.
Perhaps not "spyware" since it acts no differently than an affiliate mkg site - they request that you "shop through your own mall site". Does this toolbar redirect shoppers? If so then it is spyware as well. If it does not redirect to the mall site or overwrites cookies, it is not functioning much different than an affiliate site. But it definitely is a PARASITE in that it is an incentive site giving it an unfair advantage over honest affiliates. Also, it will undercut affiliate's PPC in that shoppers using this application will always go to their own "mall" to make final purchases.
Another reason to stop promoting any new CJ merchants.This World is Not My Home
We're gonna go inside, we're gonna go outside, inside and outside. . . And then we're gonna go go go and we're not gonna stop til we get across that goalline! Quotes from the movie Rudy, 1993
December 27th, 2007, 12:25 PM #19Originally Posted by CheeseheadI would rather live my life as if there is a God and die
to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there
isn't and die to find out there is.
December 27th, 2007, 12:31 PM #20
An incentive site has an advantage over other affiliates. Seems like a parasite to me.
That's why I have focused nearly all my new efforts to networks that don't allow them. It's hard enough on a level playing field.This World is Not My Home
We're gonna go inside, we're gonna go outside, inside and outside. . . And then we're gonna go go go and we're not gonna stop til we get across that goalline! Quotes from the movie Rudy, 1993
December 27th, 2007, 03:41 PM #21
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Merely being an incentive site doesn't make it a parasite. Now if it's toolbar is up to no good, redirecting traffic, switching out links, that kind of thing, then it would be.
December 27th, 2007, 04:27 PM #22
Who said that? I sure did not. Any business venture takes hard work. I have been involved with them offline as well as online. Anyone that has gotten a personal mall from me or a business mall from me, has never been mislead. I am going to benefit from this venture with or without them.
I focus on THE target market: online shoppers in all their forms. The majority of this group is savvy. It's just a fact. I strictly promote this opportunity as a rebate program as if I were the director with a shopping.com or a retailmenot.com or a pricegrabber.com or a nextag.com or a shopzilla.com or a lifehacker.com. I will gain revenue through customers, PERIOD.
I am very aware that tiers and levels and anything to do with recruiting is a turn off to the average person. The reason it is attractive for affiliates is that they understand the other side of the internet and you don't have to necessarily personally contact people that will put food in you and your family's mouth.
Hell, I encourage everyone I come in contact with to go to the sites I named. I don't lose. Go ahead, comparison shop, pick up your coupon codes then log into your mall for even more savings. I just don't see a problem but I am always open to just more than my point of view.
December 27th, 2007, 04:28 PM #23
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"The majority of this group is savvy."
Nobody using those malls are savvy. Maybe new, lost, looking to make some money online but not savvy. Savvy people would make the full commission, not a percentage of it. Their target market doesn't reside here.
December 27th, 2007, 05:17 PM #24
I agree with you 100%. The percentage of users in this program are probably not internet savvy. However, in my opinion, a savvy user has the ability and potential to benefit from this service if he or she so chooses.
I will be first to say that I have not mastered affiliate marketing in it's purest sense and truest form, as I understand it, of having a site that deals with a niche and monitoring my keyword purchases and updating it with relevant content. I have about 2/3rd's of it down but I am deficient in a couple of areas and am progressively working on it day by day.
However, there is a large segment of the population that will never become great, or even, good affiliates. This program, in my opinion, has the ability to attract those on the bubble. They are not necessarily web masters, may not want to finagle with html or aren't good writers but are better than average at marketing and promotion. This is for them. Those that do well with cookie cutter situations.
We as an affiliate community may not condone or agree with it but it does not mean that that demographic is not as important and does not have the right to be served something that is comfortable for them to use on their path to multiple streams of income. I am under the impression that we are on the same side of this debate.
December 27th, 2007, 06:05 PM #25Originally Posted by Cheesehead
It's when people start to use sleazy techniques like Trust mentioned that it becomes parasitic.
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Republican Party of Iowa Chairman, Matt Strawn, wants Christie Vilsack to answer a few questions in regard to where she stands on various issues now that she is officially a candidate. As we learned on Vilsack's "listening tour," people wondering where Mrs. Vilsack stands are required to answer their own questions.
Below is video of Vilsack refusing to answer a simple question. It is followed by Strawn's press release, which now includes answers to his questions, provided by TheIowaRepublican.com.
It's Time for Answers: After three months of avoiding questions, it's time for specifics from Mrs. Vilsack
After launching her campaign nearly three months ago, Christie Vilsack began to familiarize herself with the new 4th Congressional District on her "listening tour." The only thing more glaring than the sparse attendance at her meetings, a single individual attended her Audubon County stop, was her refusal to talk about her vision for getting our country back on track. In a district where having President Obama on the ballot will be a liability, it's clear Mrs. Vilsack wants to mask her close ties with the Obama administration and her endorsement of the President's failed economic policies. As an "official" candidate, Iowans deserve to know where she stands on the pressing issues. To bring clarity to what Mrs. Vilsack stands for, the Iowa GOP has provided several questions Iowans of all stripes deserve to have answered during her "official" announcement tour.
- — Did you support the failed stimulus? Do you advocate, as Senator Harkin does, for a second stimulus?
Well, she received a $2500 contribution from Harkin's PAC, so it sure looks that way.
- — Do you support ObamaCare?
Nancy Pelosi fought hard for ObamaCare, and now she is fighting hard to get Christy Vilsack elected to Congress. Pelosi donated $4000 to Vilsack's campaign from her campaign committee and gave another $3000 from her leadership PAC.
- — The Obama administration has advocated for cap-and trade. Do you support this initiative? Are 4th District farmers supportive of this policy?
Her husband, who serves in the Obama administration, believes that Cap and Trade would be profitable for farmers.
- — Do you advocate raising taxes or cutting spending to deal with our debt crisis? If raising taxes, who would experience tax increases? If cutting spending, what programs would you cut?
The Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has wanted to eliminate the Bush tax cuts of 2000. The DCCC has contributed $11,500 to Vilsack's campaign.
- — Is there a single issue with which you disagree with President Obama?
Nope. David Axelrod, Obama's chief political strategist and one-time Senior Advisor to the President, contributed $2500 to her campaign.
- — Two 5-4 Supreme Court decisions, Heller and McDonald, found that the Second Amendment was a personal right on the level of free speech. Did you agree with the five or with the four in those cases?
Probably the four. Congressman Steve Israel, who gave Vilsack a $2000 contribution from his campaign committee, scored an "F" by NRA on pro-gun rights policies.
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Latin Patriarchate condemn Israeli ban on Christian clergy
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has protested this week, at the Israeli clampdown on Christian priests and seminarians. A statement issued from Jerusalem, says: 'The Latin Patriarchate, which represents the principal Catholic Church in Jerusalem, has recently witnessed different measures taken by the Israeli government with regard to its Arab clergy and its Jordanian seminarians (Jordan is part of the Patriarchate). 'This has also been the case with regard to certain religious congregations present in the Holy Land. Entry visas into the country have been refused and the renewal of residency permits for some has been put off indefinitely. 'These actions hinder the pastoral activity of the Church because they make travel within the diocese almost impossible for priests. Furthermore, these actions threaten the very existence of the seminary, which is the heart of the Patriarchate. Two thirds of the seminarians come from Jordan. 'Numerous procedures have been undertaken over the past months by the seminary itself, by the official organs of the Patriarchate and by the Apostolic Delegation of Jerusalem (the representative of the Holy Father). Until the present time, no satisfactory response has been given. 'These measures are unjustifiable and unacceptable on the part of a government that seeks to respect religious freedom for all in the Holy Land.'


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BOSNIA has buried 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, including a newborn baby, on the 18th anniversary of the worst slaughter in post-war Europe.
More than 15,000 people travelled to Potocari, near Srebrenica to attend the mass funeral of victims whose remains were found in mass graves and only identified almost two decades after the 1995 killing.
"This year we are going to bury the youngest victim of the genocide, the Muhic family's baby," Kenan Karavdic, a government official in charge of Thursday's burial ceremony told AFP.
The baby girl died shortly after birth in July 1995 at the UN base in Potocari.
She was buried next to the grave of her father Hajrudin, also a victim of the massacre in which 8000 men and boys were executed by Serb forces after they overran the UN-protected town.
Her tiny casket was covered with a modest green cloth with a white rose wreath on top and placed in a grave with a sign that read only: "The Muhic newborn."
The baby's mother, her head covered with a red veil, held the coffin as she murmured a Muslim prayer through sobs.
Many of those present lined up in front of the coffins praying, their hands turned towards the sky, amid drizzling rain.
Among the 409 victims laid to rest, 44 were aged between 14 and 18, officials said.
The sombre ceremony fell on the same day as the UN Yugoslav war crimes court was set to rule on an appeal to drop a charge of genocide against Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, who is accused of masterminding the Srebrenica massacre.
Srebrenica was a UN-protected Muslim enclave until July 11, 1995, when it was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces.
Dutch peacekeepers in the so-called "safe area", where thousands of Muslims from surrounding villages had gathered for protection, helplessly looked on as the massacre unfolded.
The Serbs loaded thousands of men and boys on to trucks, executed them and then threw their bodies into mass graves.
The remains of 5657 victims, identified through DNA tests, have already been buried in the memorial centre in Potocari since the process started a decade ago.
Their remains - often only a handful of bones - were found in dozens of mass graves scattered in the area, said Amor Masovic, head of the Bosnia's Institute for Missing Persons.
But many victims remain unidentified and more are yet to be found.
The Srebrenica massacre has been judged an act of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Court of Justice.
After escaping justice for years, both Karadzic and Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic are now being tried by the ICTY for warcrimes and genocide.
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For the last week or so, I've been hanging out in Berkeley and Palo Alto. After Yanik's mind blowing seminar, I had to make a decision, to go back to Mexico or to head north. As much as Mexico beckoned, it seemed like it was time to head back to Canada (despite my thorough distaste for cold weather). Read the rest of this entry »
A shot of Los Angeles taken from the back porch of the Marriot Hotel. What was I doing here? Participating in Yanik Silver's Underground Online Seminar. For those of you who don't know who he is, Yanik is one of the more well known figures in the world of Internet Marketing. Read the rest of this entry »
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I came here many years ago for a family reunion. It was one of the last times I saw my father alive. Mission Bay is located on the water in San Diego. Read the rest of this entry »
As you can see, the park behind the sign is flooded. It really suprised me, this trip to California. I'd thought it would be a good place to spend the winter, with temperatures around 70 degrees or so. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, temperatures hovered around 50 degrees with a stiff wind. Read the rest of this entry »
After navigating my way out of the whiteout, I wound up driving into Los Angeles. It was raining that night and driving wasn't a picnic. Read the rest of this entry »
Day 3 dawned cold and wet. I didn't see much point in taking any shots of the Rodeway Inn since it was so cold and miserable. What now follows are some shots from some of my hangouts that I'd discovered over the summer on another road trip. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, I made it past Portland, my prime objective. Going through that place I find nerve-wracking, but my trusty GPS helped enormously. One thing that caught me by surprise was when it suddenly dimmed to accommodate dusk. That gave me a bit of turn as it was now much harder to see the display. I took that as a hint to take off my shades for the day. Read the rest of this entry »
Today is the day. After long months of planning, wishing, etc. I'm now off on a journey to span 3-4 months. The plan? To drive all the way down I-5 to LA, make a bit of a detour to visit a friend in Austin, then head off into Mexico. Here are some of the pix I took, on that morning of January 21st. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
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Video: District 46 Candidates Discuss Growing Baltimore City
On May 28, 2014 the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance (DBFA), the League of Women Voters and the Baltimore Guide hosted a District 46 candidate forum at Patterson Park Charter School. Key elections that will impact this area are District 46 (map here) State Senator (one position available), and District 46 State Delegate (three positions available). The primary election will be held on June 24th and the general election will be held on November 4th. The following video involves a discussion on attracting people to the city and keeping people in the city.
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|View Poll Results: Favourite Code Geass Characters Poll (Multiple Choice!)
|Lelouch Lamperouge / Zero
|Suzaku Kururugi
|Karen Stadtfeld
|Nunally Lamperouge
|Shirley Fenete
|Milly Ashford
|Rivalz Cardemonde
|Nina Einstein
|Lloyd Asplund
|Cecile Croomy
|Cornelia Li Brittania
|Euphemia Li Brittania
|Jeremiah Gottwald
|Viletta Nui
|Diethard Lied
|Shinichirou Tamaki
|Kyoushirou Toudou
|Clovis La Britannia
|The Emperor
|Authur (the cat)
|Kaname Ougi
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Unfortunately it seems to be that Lulu's method of breaking through the cycle of hate is by adding more to it. His method of changing the world involves a lot of sacrifice. Also he expects the world to reciprocate to his intentions, and perish if it doesn't.
Morally speaking, it's debatable whether or not this is the correct thing to do.
But, admittedly -- laughing while watching an empire crumble at your feet and then suddenly leaving the volatile rebels under your command to go save your sister, while remaining hope that your best friend will bend to your will of a vision of a better world, despite having killed his girlfriend -- is at least an indication of being a megalomaniac. True, most of it is human, but still, it's kinda crazy. x3
|2008-02-25, 09:36
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I object, he's simply caught in unwavering circumstances. And c'mon, at least what he does is realistic, you can't change the world with pretty worlds alone, sometimes you have to go for the throat in order to accomplish anything. What you do when you've finally won is the question. As for leaving the rebels to go save your sister... please do not tell me you would abandon your only sister to go conquer the world, if ANYTHING it makes him more human....
|2008-02-25, 09:59
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Ha ha, I'm a moderate independent I'll have you know!! As I was saying, things happened beyond his control or intent... it's not to say he doesn't take responsibility for it though, and at least he strives to fight to end such sacrifices from ever being needed again, even if it destroys him
|2008-02-25, 10:07
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In reallity, there is no chance that someone like Suzaku could change the world. He wouldn't even become a knight. Also, he didn't even try to do something against orders to kill people, that idiot would even gave his life just because he was ordered to only to kill one man - I don't know who is worse : he or the person who gave that kind of order. Also, at the end he started to kill people just like everyone else (for revenge) so he is no better than the rest. Motive for his actions was peace and the desire to protect people which is so ridiculous considering his actions. The fact still remains that I think that he is only a stupid traitor who knows how to fight in a machine and nothing more.
Suzaku, grow up or die
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Changing the world with words alone is totally a matter of belief, isn't it?
And it can easily be argued that pretty much everyone there is caught in unwavering circumstances.
True, he does it out of a sense of duty and because of his personal beliefs, and I admire his ambition, cleverness, dedication and drive.
What i'm saying is crazy about Lelouch is that he seems to enjoy watching the destruction and carnage around him when it's to his advantage [see:maniacal laugh]. And then he seems to expect the world to cooperate while he does these things, getting agiatated when things don't go his way [i.e. Euphemia's new program thingy, Suzaku and Euphemia getting together].
I concede that yes, several of the reasons and motivations that drive him define his character as human. However, are humans not succeptible to madness, or acts of madness [depending, of course, on your definition of the word]?
[on the sister thing -- if I thought I was making the world a better place, i think i WOULD give her up for the greater good. But i don't think that's the same thing with Lulu's situation. He was wrong to have freaked out. I'm wrong because i'm confused. ]
[excuse me for enjoying this. I haven't debated in a while ]
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As I said, Suzaku and Lelouch are on the opositte sides of the spectrum. It would be easy to argue that Lelouch's methods are justified because of their immediate effects, but it would also be easy to say that killing is wrong period, and that there could have been a less harsh method of dealing with things.
True, a sacrifice is necessary for peace to be brought about, but as I'd like to think, Lulu enjoyed it a bit too much. I still love him though.
On Suzaku ~ true, he conceded to darker methods in the end, but that was Lulu's fault indirectly. And i'm not saying he's still in the morally-debatable-right. In fact, I worry for him.
And in the end, is there anything wrong with being an idealist? Idealists make for a more peaceful way of doing so ~ and have the power to succeed, despite odds.
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Now that's absolute bollock's! You argue against Lelouch for his seemingly uncaring and insane pursuits, yet when he acts selflessly you go right about and criticize him for it!! And as for enjoying the destruction, I belive it's far from it! have you not witnessed the scenes of pain he's had to endure every time he realizes the pain he's caused to the people he cares for! His 'laughter' is merely a tool in which he uses to try and cover up his despair over what he has done, what he must continue to do...
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*quick argument. needs to leave*
I wasn't criticizing the face that he needed to save Nunally, just the fact that he had to leave the Knights in order to do so. It comes across to me as him putting his personal needs over that of the group which he himself started. Of course it's correct to care for his family, but he should have secured the people. What happened to the needs of the many then? But this is only my opinion.
As for the laughing being a cover up ~ i personally never really though about it that way. At the moment, I can't really think of a profound 'regret' scene except for the one after he killed Euphemia, but I admit this is a point worth looking up to.
[It would be ironic if he puts up an evil face to hide his pained goodness, and if Suzaku puts up a good face to repress his latent evilness he believes he has ]
|2008-02-25, 10:50
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Wasn't that the intent of the animators all along, for Lelouch to be the dark hero and Suzaku to be the goody villain There were other scenes, like after he realized he caused Shirley's father to die, and after he erased her memory. Even after he killed Clovis, it made him sick to his stomach. In any case, we realize that yes, he is indeed selfish, he's never really detracted from this mindset before, the fact that he even started the rebellion was for his sister's sake, and you know what, that's okay... it's good to be selfish, especially when it's in a selfless way. Otherwise, you end up only throwing your life away, like with Suzaku.
|2008-02-25, 10:55
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Oooh yeah, thinking back to it ~ Lelouch does allow himself to be taken with the pangs of battle but really deeply regrets it inside. I see that, and you're right about that then.
Although he IS still manipulative [that's the beauty of his character, although it scares me and throws me off a bit] and i wouldn't be surprised if that kind of pressure ends up breaking him [it did to Suzaku didn't it?]. Hopefully it doesn't though ~ observationally, though I love Mr. Kururugi, Lulu's stronger by Suzaku by far.
But again, hero and villain are redefinable terms. They're both heroes and villains and goody and dark in their own ways I think, especially with the resurfacing of their characters in season 2.
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I know that Lelouch's methods are moraly questionable but at least he took the right path and I can't say the same for Suzaku. It seems that Suzaku wants peace under the rule of Britannian which is, in my opinion, wrong. He should be fighting for Japan's independence. He saw how much people are suffering, dying, where they live, how they are treated ... those things would never change, especially under the rule of Lelouch's father (we all know how he thinks about people). So, there is nothing wrong in destroying that emipre and killing that man. The one who makes that possible should be a hero.
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Totally agree with Zerron. Suzaku makes no attempt to actually live up to any of the things he said he would do. Essentially he and Zero have the same goals, but they're approaching it with different methods. Is that enough reason to obey the enemy and give his own life to kill the person who shares the same goals with him?
Obviously we've seen in the show that Suzaku's methods were NOT even remotely effective. All he did was make himself a pawn of the Britania empire against others fighting for his own causes. Nothing was changed. And don't compare Euphemia's proposal to that of having your own country back. It's like moving aboriginal Americans onto reserves.
Peace > War? Right, let's use that as an excuse. Let's say your country was invaded tomorrow, and there's only two options: either you strike back and prepare to suffer casualties or surrender peacefully, give up all rights of a soverign nation, and become lower class citizens to the enemies. Would you pick the latter of the options?
As Lelouch himself said, beyond Suzaku's murder of his father, he's also taken away the right of the Japanese people by not giving them the option to fight back anymore. It's one thing to believe in something, but it's a totally different one to enforce your own selfish philosophies onto someone else.
Oh ya, and regarding the whole good villain and evil hero thing. I think that's part of the reason why I hate Suzaku more than I hate almost all of the actual villains in any story. It's because the whole series portrays him as a hero with all these great ideals, but anyone who actually taken a second to think about the things he's said would become sceptical.
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I like Lelouch becuase,
1. He is willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
2. he know the only way to change the britannian's policy is to overthough it.
3. He feel for the peole he kills wether on perpuse or by accident but continues to aspire for the greater good.
4. he know whats trully important to him, (and for the record, would you really condemn one of your loved ones to death even if you knew it would save so many more lives.)
5. he's just a evil genius with a heart of gold (jk)
I like Kallen becuase,
1. Her life is so simular to Lelouch's it's Scary (him mom died, he want revenge. Her brother died, she wants revenge. He want to make a better world for nunnaly. She wants to make a better world for her mom. They both lead double lifes. And now that kallens secret is out they'ra both hiding from britania.)
2. Her firy sprit and refusal to give up.
3. Her uter devotion to zero.
4. Her ability to throw away past friendship if they get in her way, (when she tried to assasinate suzaku,) and work for what she believes is the greater good.
I like C.C. Becuase,
1. She can be so childish yet so serios and condesending to others at the same time.
2. She's the only person who openly critisizes Lelouch.
3. she's live so many sad lifes and still managed to keep her sanity.
4. she trys to act devoid of feeling but fails every now and then.
5. she's just so mysterious an uniqe of a charater.
I really HATE Suzaku becuase,
1. He believes he's always right.
2. He robed Japan of its right to choose its own path when he killed his father.
3. He further robs Japan of the right to fight back when he kills terrorists/fights the black knights.
4. He hates killing but it's in his job descrition.
5. He's deluted into thinking everyone around him believes his views.
6. He believes he can turn kallen, who was a terrorist long before zero ever came around.
7. When he loses someone he loves all he thinks about is revenge, throwing out all his previous ideals and beliefs.
8. He believes he can change the britannian goverments point of view by jioning as a low class soilder, when his best friend who's a britannian prince got kickout of his country for asking "why?", what does he siriously expect them to do when he says 'sorry but could you change your 2000 or so year old policy becuase it dosent fit with my own beliefs'.
And that's just for starters.
Ps. I really hope Suzaku dies soon.
|2008-02-25, 21:36
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Also no matter what argument is used the fact that Suzaku is a Hypocrite is unarguable. Tanaguchi himself who is the Director, AND the original story creator of Code Geass said that Suzaku was a Hypocrite.
Suzaku is supposed to be a person that appears good, and selfless, but is actually very selfish, and Lelouch is supposed to be a person that seems selfish, and evil, but is good, and somewhat selfless.
When Code Geass was first created Tanaguchi said he wanted Fukuyama who usually voices hero characters to play Lelouch, and Sakurai who usually voices villans characters to play Suzaku because he wanted Lelouch to sound like a good person who's forcing himself to be evil, and he wanted Suzaku to sound like an evil person who is pretending to be good.
A good analogy for Lelouch, and Suzaku's personalities is this(not mine, but I don't know who made the originally analogy, thanks, and credit to whoever made it):
If there were two people in the middle of the highway one badly injured, and one in fatal condition, Lelouch would Judge his strength the weight of the person, the distance to the hospital, and the time, take the injured person, and save him. The injured person would be fine, and live, but the person in fatal condition would die(i.e The ends justify the means, a person may have died because of his actions, but he was able to save atleast one of them). If Suzaku found the people he would take both of them despite the fact that he probably wouldn't be able to save them, and they would both die, and he would justify their death to himself so he can't really be blamed for it(i.e the means justify the ends, they may have both died, but I tried my best to save them both)
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Although I have no interest in maths I was enthralled by Alex Bellos' book "Alex's Adventures in Numberland". In fact I couldn't put it down and read all 410 pages in one weekend. I was telling Glen Isaac-Welcome how the abacus can be faster than a calculator and it turned out that this wasn't news to him as he too has become fascinated by the abacus. Glen's job is teaching children who have been excluded from school, many of whom don't even have basic learning skills, and he had the idea of teaching them to do maths by using an abacus. He got the idea after reading that this is how Japanese schoolchildren are taught, to great effect. Glen had been trying for several weeks without success to buy an abacus in London. And then, while browsing the shops in Kendal today he found one in the Oxfam shop- which they told him was the first they had ever had in stock. This video shows how two nine year old Japanese girls can count a series of numbers displayed for a split second on a screen (which they do by using an imaginary abacus in their head), at the same time as playing the word game shiritori. Amazing stuff.
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The idea of Slow Life is to take the principles of Slow Food, which are "good, clean and fair", and extend them to life in general.
Here in the Lake District, the air is clean, the pace is slow and the atmosphere is calm. If we don't grow food ourselves, we can buy it in friendly small shops, where you know the quality is going to be the best.
This blog is a celebration of the Slow Life, with forays into the world of design, music, the arts, gardens, and my particular weakness, Japan.