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This is in response to your letter requesting an opinion concerning the application of section 7(e)(3)(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to the 401(k) pension plan of the Name*. Specifically, you are seeking the Administrator's approval of your plan as a bona fide thrift or savings plan. The Name* originally established a 401(k) plan on December 1, 1985 and has maintained a favorable IRS determination. After a contract agreement with the Guild of Name* employees, Name* restructured the 401(k) plan effective July 1, 1999. Under the plan, an eligible participant is any Name* employee who is covered by the Guild of Name* employees' contract with the Name*. An employee may choose to contribute 1% of his/her pay, and Name* will match 1.5%. You enclosed an additional matching scale based upon the employee's length of service to the Name*. If the length of service ranges from 0-5 years, 5-10 years, or over 10 years and the employee chooses to contribute 2% of his/her pay, the maximum employer contribution would be 3%, 4%, and 5%, respectively. Effective July 1, 2000, if savings achieved from health insurance enrollment changes are $26,000 or more, and the employee chooses to contribute 2% and his/her length of service range from 0-5 years, 510 years, 11-20 years, or over 21 years, the maximum employer contribution to the pension plan would be 3%, 5%, 6% and 7%, respectively. As a result of the changes to the 401(k) plan, Name* will be contributing more than 100% of the match of any employee who chooses to participate in the 401(k) plan. This additional employer contribution would cause the total employer contributions to exceed the total amount saved or invested by the participating employees during the year. As you know, a "bona fide thrift or savings plan" for the purpose of section 7(e)(3)(b) of the FLSA is required to meet all the standards set forth in paragraphs (b) through (f) of §547.1 and must not contain any of the disqualifying provisions set forth in §547.2 of 29 CFR Part 547. For example, the plan must be a definite written program adopted by the employer or by contract as a result of collective bargaining for the purpose of encouraging savings by providing employees with an incentive to accumulate regularly and retain savings. The plan must set forth the category of employees eligible to participate and may not base eligibility on hours of work, productivity or efficiency (except to exclude part-time or casual employees). The plan also must specify the amount an employee may save or provide a definite formula for determining the amount, such as a percentage of pay. Subsection 547.1(e) provides, among other things, that the employer's total contribution in any year may not exceed the total amount saved or invested by the participating employees during that year, provided, however, that a plan permitting a greater contribution may be approved by the Administrator if the plan would otherwise be a valid one. Based on the information presented, it is our opinion that the 401(k) plan meets the requirements of §547.1 and does not contain any of the disqualifying provisions in §547.2 and, thus, is approved as a bona fide thrift or savings plan within the meaning of section 7(e)(3)(b) of the FLSA. This opinion is based exclusively on the facts and circumstances described in your request and is given on the basis of your representation, explicit or implied, that you have provided a full and fair description of all the facts and circumstances which would be pertinent to our consideration of the question presented. Existence of any other factual or historical background not contained in your request might require a different conclusion than the one expressed herein. You have also represented that this opinion is not sought on behalf of a client or firm which is under investigation by the Wage and Hour Division, or which is in litigation with respect to, or subject to the terms of any agreement or order applying, or requiring compliance with, the provisions of the FLSA. We trust that the above is responsive to your inquiry.
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Sources tell The Jets Blog that Smith isn't expected to miss Sunday's game but just in case, it is Schlauderaff who took on a new role on Friday in practice. Getting snaps at the position is a new fit for the second-year offensive lineman and a tricky one.
"I kind of realize what's going on in the offense as a center so I know it well, I have to direct things and make calls. This right here, well, it's different, I'm not used to all that space. But it's been a crash course," Schlauderaff told The Jets Blog.
"You're basically doing the same thing as the tight end you're just 60 pounds heavier. So the dynamics of it are different but it plays to my strengths. It's really just another way to get another offensive lineman on the field."
He found out on Thursday night that he'd be needed as a jumbo tight end for Friday's practice and he is preparing as if he might be needed on Sunday. It's a good opportunity for a player who at the University of Utah was a third-team All-American in 2010 to showcase his ability. Previous players who have filled this role such as Rob Turner, Wayne Hunter and Vlad Ducasse have all gone on to an expanded role with the Jets or elsewhere in the league.
There is a smirk from him when asked about playing the position, especially since at 6'4 and 305 lbs. he looks nothing like Dustin Keller, Jeff Cumberland or Konrad Reuland, the tight ends on the Jets roster. He last played tight end in middle school so this is a bit excitement for Schlauderaff, even if it's just practice. There might even be the possibility of getting a ball thrown in his direction should he ever play in a game at jumbo tight end.
"Jason's had a couple routes this year [but he] hasn't had the ball thrown to him yet. We do throw at the jumbo tight end a bit," Schlauderaff said. "I think most offensive lineman go through their career without a ball being thrown at them. It's been fun so far, a nice way to change things up."
Kristian R. Dyer covers the Jets for Metro New York and also contributes to Yahoo!Sports. He can be followed for news, insight and snarky comments @KristianRDyer.


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Heroes & Generals eliminates the formulaic baggage that weighs down the shooter genre by delivering satisfying strategic action in a full blown first-person shooter experience. Players are transported from the comfort of their browsers to authentic WWII battlefields, where they fight alongside thousands of gamers for persistent progression and military supremacy.
Each player in Heroes & Generals chooses their own destiny. You might join the Axis and climb the ranks as a foot soldier, firing off countless rounds in epic battles for crucial landmarks. Or perhaps you'll become a general in the US army and accept the task of deploying resources and reinforcements across a vast strategic map.
Either way your decisions and actions fundamentally impact the game. Whether you play a fearless infantryman blazing the trenches, a hotshot pilot renowned for precision bombing runs, a brutal gunner assigned to a rumbling tank battalion, or the ace commander directing it all from strategic command – every active soldier contributes to an evolving online war that will soon expand to smartphones and tablets as well.
Heroes & Generals takes a cue from the long tradition of multiplayer WWII shooters, but seeks to reinvigorate a genre that some might say has fallen into stagnation. We aim to refresh the genre with the help of the community and beta testers.
The Reto-Moto team has been involved with high-profile action titles in the past, but Heroes & Generals represents the team's first opportunity to immerse players as active contributors in the ongoing development process. Over the course of beta testing all community members can share feedback on everything game design-related, from map layout to weapon handling. Mass participation and feedback will provide priceless guidance towards our efforts, helping to fine-tune a game that players desire.
Heroes & Generals is stable, scalable and fully playable in a browser, ideal for hosting a massive range of players, yet it offers state-of-the-art graphics and sound thanks to the proprietary Retox engine. The game is also accompanied by original music from award-winning composer Jesper Kyd, known for his outstanding scores in Assassin's Creed, Soul Calibur V, Borderlands and Hitman.
Heroes & Generals is build for multiple platforms all connected to the same massive universe. The action part of the game is playable on PC, and the strategy part of the game is accessible on PC and iOS/Android through the free app Heroes & Generals: Mobile Command. In the first version of the app, players will be able to get a live overview of the Campaign showing enemy and friendly Assault Teams movements, and the build-in chat client they allows them to stay in touch with their brothers in arms 24/7 from virtually anywhere. In the next version of Heroes & Generals: Mobile Command players will be able to move and manage Assault Teams in the app as well.
Fans interested in participating in the closed beta test can now enlist for a Beta-key now at the Heroes & Generals community site.
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- The main game, 'The War' is running on a central server.
- The warserver keeps track of resources and which forces occupy which areas of the theatre of war (which to start with is northern europe).
- The players can interact with the server in various ways to influence the outcome of the war.
- The basic gameplay is the action game. In it's form a pretty much standard multiplayer fare, with a team-based domination as the core gamemode (Assault/Defense). The result of a battle is fed into the warserver and thereby influencing the war on a higher level.
- Players who play the game in a more tactical way will rise in the ranks to become a commander.
- Commanders will have the power to use the resources on the warserver to influence battles being fought by lower ranking players. Because of the nature of the game (a central running warserver), orders can basically be sent from any device connected to the internet. Our first implementation is via a tactical-overview in a web-browser (right now it's flash but would probably be turned into running in 3d at some point) and via a smartphone (Android at the moment but nothing is in the way for making it for iPhone/Win7Mobile).
- The mobile apps enable the commander to send orders to ongoing battles from anywhere. If a team on the ground need air-support, the commander is able to send attack planes (this will initiate an air-raid for players with pilot-characters to join the battle) or order an artillery attack.
- Casual games will play a role as well. These are available to all players. The results of the casual games will also feed into the warserver but on a lower level than the commander. Ideas for casual games could be re-a field-hospital, where you are nursing wounded soldiers (getting wounded soldiers back to battle faster) or a tank/plane-factory (speeding up time of war-production).
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Like a young kid that sneaks down to the family room on the night of Christmas Eve, spying on Santa Clause as he delivers his bounty of presents, we've gone and spoiled maybe the biggest announcement to come out of Benelli for 2010. After catching the 2010 Benelli TnT 899 Cafe Racer out in the wild testing, it comes as no surprise that the bike has now been officially made public at EICMA.


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Tuesday is a big day for Broadway with the Tony nominations set for a live webcast starting at 5:30 a.m. PDT.
The nominations will be announced on TonyAwards.com by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster (most recently for "Anything Goes") and "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (who starred in the Hollywood Bowl production of "The Producers" last summer).
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The American Theatre Wing will nominate plays and musicals in 26 categories for productions that opened during the 2012-2013 Broadway season. The announcement will take place at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts.
The 67th annual Tony Awards ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 9, and will be broadcast on CBS.
Unlike the Oscars, the Tony Awards will be tape-delayed for the West Coast, so they will air in Los Angeles on Channel 2 three hours after they start, at 8 p.m.
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What's a sandwich without a handful of something crispy by its side? A bowl of soup without that morsel of bread to sop up the last drops? Lunch just wouldn't be the same without a few sides to round out the meal.
This bunch of snacks are a boon to any lunchbox. They're all homemade, but most of them don't take much time or special effort. They're also easy on the waistline, so no worries about bringing a whole bag to munch on.
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2. Za'atar Popcorn
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6. Wasabi-Toasted Nori Crisps
7. Veggies Stored in Dip
8. Rosemary Roasted Cashews
9. Kale Chips
10. Spicy Baked Plantain Chips
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You know the location wars are heating up when a simple search for "Foursquare vs. Gowalla" returns millions of results. And then there's MyTown. Which of these is right for your helping your local business?
The two hottest location-based social networks—Foursquare and Gowalla—are taking different approaches to the market, and seeing unique uptake patterns as a result. While these companies have repeatedly said they don't view each other as competitors, the activities on networks are similar.
What's more, several other companies are making the case to be included in the discussion about the top location-based network, including Booyah's MyTown, which has more users than Foursquare and Gowalla combined.
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Photographers such as myself have a love for traditional film and printing techniques. Even now I find myself re-visiting my film roots for part of my work. This will never fade. Yet the new technology has an attraction that alerts one to other exciting techniques associated with the medium of photography.
My interests in photography are artistic and contractual. I love all of it. When I can, I shoot people and the landscape: sometimes simultaneously. Much of my inspiration comes from the outdoors and travel but not exclusively.
As well as exhibiting and selling my images, I enjoy sharing my knowledge of and enthusiasm for photography with others, through teaching to full-time students at Durham College and smaller workshops.
All my images are finished as museum-quality photographs and have been printed on the highest quality archival papers. They have been matted and framed to the same archival standards.
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Thin Film 2012 - 2016: Technologies, Markets and Strategies for Survival
No other PV technology has seen as many false fits and starts, or held as much promise, as thin-film PV. During the height of the polysilicon bottleneck between 2004 and 2009, thin-film PV's prospects seemed unparalleled. Shipments of thin film grew from a paltry 68 MW in 2004 to 2 GW in 2009. By the end of 2009, thin film commanded 18% of the total market with no signs of slowing.
While thin-film shipments continued to grow to 3.7 GW in 2011, cheap crystalline silicon dominated the industry from 2010 onward. Market share of thin-film PV dropped to 11%. In 2011, crystalline silicon PV prices dropped by over 40% over the course of the year, undermining the value proposition of thin-film solar cells.
Yet, despite the crystalline pricing madness, the future of thin film has not necessarily disappeared. Venture capital investment into thin film in Q4 2011 and Q1 2012 combined to reach nearly $300 million. Solar Frontier continues to ramp up its GW-scale CIGS facility. Tokyo Electron bought Oerlikon Solar for $275 million, affirming long-term faith in the thin-film silicon manufacturing space. With CdTe, GE continues to invest heavily in Primestar, and First Solar still intends to open new capacity in Vietnam and Mesa, Arizona.
Certainly, the current supply-demand balance is in flux, but in the long term, the fundamental value proposition of thin-film solar – low-cost PV divorced from polysilicon at comparable efficiencies – remains steadfast, although the path to competitiveness has been accelerated.
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At 321 pages, Thin Film 2012–2016: Technologies, Markets and Strategies for Survival is the fourth edition of GTM Research's annual update on the thin film PV space. With detailed, accurate historical data, a granular examination of manufacturing costs, technology analysis, recommendations for supplier strategies, and competitive intelligence on the top 80 firms in the space, it is the most comprehensive, data-driven and objective assessment of the space available to date.
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The Spring Home and Outdoor Show will be taking place Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, at Ford Arena in Beaumont. The event will provide exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their products and services, and to meet face to face with homeowners, reaching those who are eager to learn and ready to buy. Consumers who attend the show will discover new products and trends across all categories of home improvement.
With all of the local music and sports talent from our area comes some national outdoors recognition. The History channel's "Swamp People" has now added two local men to their team. The new season of the highly popular, nationally aired program about people that follow traditional means in order to work outdoors begins on Feb. 14. It will be shown each Thursday at 8 p.m.
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The most common type of chairs are sofa table with chairs. Almost every home has at least a upholstered side chair, and they are mainly found in the living room in linen wingback chair. There are also smaller version that can be found in bedrooms. Some variants of these are wooden chairs with arms, rattan arm chairs, leather slipper chair or antique wingback chair, but they all look pretty similar. The second most common type of reclining chaise lounge chair are small lounge chair. You find them surrounding your dining room table. They are also available in different shapes, sizes, material and designs. You can opt for the backless dining chair, or a eames side chair with a comfortable upholstery.
The Lazyboy recliners have a very adjustable reclining mechanism so that the user can position the chair in the way they find most comfortable. The numerous styles and designs of Lazyboys now available means there is Lazyboy furniture to fit into any surrounding. The Lazyboy big man recliner is ideal for individuals who are taller or larger than average. With adjustable seat heights and high back rests this model is excellent. In addition, storage armrests can hold refreshments or accessories like television remote controls.
If you want comfort and relaxation then a Lazyboy chair is certainly one piece of furniture that you should invest in. Often regarded as the ultimate lads chair, the Lazyboy is a highly comfortable chair that is available for both indoor and outdoor. Consider the body type of the person who will use the chair. If you are buying for a good number of employees, make it a point to choose chairs that you think can accommodate most body types even if you are only planning to purchase standard office chairs.


text: Dave Nutting designed a powerful graphics processor to pair with a Zilog Z80 microprocessor in this 1977 home game console. Originally called the "Bally Home Library Computer," it was refocused on gaming applications just in time to fall victim to the 1983 video game market crash. It was taken off the market in 1985.


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And this is my problem giving guys like Burrows an "A", and it'd be a similar problem giving Kesler the "C". I can't imagine how the LA Kings enjoy Dustin Brown's diving, and Kesler as our "C" would be the same shit. Remember thisRumsfeld wrote: If the guy rallying the troops is a warrior who puts himself on the line for the team, you're going to respect him more than some pacifistic little pussy who looks scared half the time he's on the ice. You're going to do things you might normally not do for that kind of guy.
Sometimes you have guys like that in the room but they don't speak up like they might because they don't have the authority of the C or A. It's not their team.
Don't underestimate the power of motivation and confidence and what the right personality can do to instill that in a group.
I want guys that will battle and play with integrity. The Sedins won't battle, and Kesler and Burrows don't have much integrity. There is a rather large lack of leadership on this team.


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A sprain is an injury that damages a ligament. A ligament is a firm, fibrous band of tissue. It connects 2 bones across a joint. There are ligaments crossing all of the joints in the body.
A sprain occurs when a force pushes the bones of a joint apart. If the force is intense enough, the ligament holding the joint together has to give.
Risk Factors
Sprains can occur with everyday activities, but they are more common during sports. Sports with high speeds and risk of collision have an increased risk of sprains. These sports include:
- Basketball
- Football
- Skiing
- Gymnastics
Factors that may increase your risk of a sprain include:
- Muscle weakness
- Lack of flexibility
- Coordination and balance difficulties
- Sudden change in direction
- Impact with object or other person
- Misstep that causes a sudden strain at a joint
Symptoms of a sprain may include:
- Pain immediately after the sprain—without treatment, the pain becomes worse over the next 24 hours
- A popping sound
- Local swelling, often within minutes
- Bruising
- Trouble moving the joint
- Increased pain when putting pressure on the injured area
The most common joints involved include:
- Ankle
- Knee
- Thumb or finger joints
- Shoulder
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Images may be needed of your joint. This will help check for damage to bones or other structures. Images may be taken with:
Sprains are graded according to the amount of injury:
- Grade 1—Some stretching with micro-tearing of ligaments
- Grade 2—Partial tearing of ligaments
- Grade 3—Complete tearing of ligaments
Treatment will depend on the joint involved and the extent of the injury. Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options include:
You will need time to heal, but strict rest is rarely necessary. For most, you should continue to move as long as it does not increase pain. Go about your normal activities as much as you can tolerate.
Decrease Swelling
Elevation will help decrease swelling.
Compression of the area with an elastic bandage also helps to control swelling.
Ice and Heat
Ice may help decrease swelling and pain in the first few days after the injury.
After a couple of days, heat may help loosen tight or injured muscles. Wait for swelling to go away before using heat therapy.
Medication can help to relieve discomfort and swelling. Medications may include:
- Over-the-counter pain medication, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen
- Topical pain medication—creams or patches that are applied to the skin
- Prescription pain relievers
Note: Aspirin is not recommended for children with a current or recent viral infection. Check with your doctor before giving your child aspirin.
Rehabilitation exercises may be helpful after the sprain heals. Exercises can help to strengthen muscles and increase range of motion. Medical help is often needed at this stage. It is important to strengthen the muscles involving the joint where the ligament is. Those muscles need protection against further injury.
It may be difficult to avoid sprains. Joints are at risk during athletic activities. To reduce your chance of getting a sprain:
- Use proper techniques to help avoid awkward motions and missteps
- Participate in flexibility, strength, and fitness training
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Warren A. Bodine, DO, CAQSM
- Review Date: 05/2016 -
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U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman's proposal to eliminate U.S. agricultural export subsidies and cut farm price supports by more than half by 2010 is generally winning praise from farm organizations and Congress.
But some of those groups and the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee are demanding that any reductions in U.S. subsidies for a new WTO agreement must be matched by increased access to other countries' markets.
Portman's plan, outlined in an article in the Financial Times before it was tabled at a meeting of Doha Round negotiators in Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 10, also called for tariff reductions of 55 to 90 percent by other WTO members and restrictions on WTO litigation activities.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, called the U.S. proposal "bold and ambitious," but reminded WTO members that Congress, not members of a WTO dispute panel, would write the next U.S. farm bill in 2007.
"The offer now out on the table will require real cuts and reforms to our domestic support programs," he said in a statement. "The European Union and negotiators from other countries should recognize this and follow through with equally ambitious proposals on market access."
Chambliss said other countries should not think the United States will reduce its subsidies regardless of whether other countries lower their tariffs and eliminate other trade barriers such as non-scientific sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.
"Let me reiterate that Congress will be writing the next farm bill in 2007, and U.S. agriculture will not disarm unilaterally," he said. "If other countries do not harmonize their levels of domestic support and provide meaningful and tangible market access, then the Senate and House will find it very difficult to support the final agreement."
Spell out concerns
Later, Chambliss' staff released a two-page letter from Chambliss to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, spelling out more details about Chambliss' concerns. (See accompanying article.)
Farm organizations such as the American Soybean Association said they were encouraged by Portman's efforts to move the Doha Round talks along ahead of a Dec. 14 ministerial meeting in Hong Kong but questioned why more wasn't being done to focus attention on developing countries.
"We recognize the proposal advanced by the administration today in Zurich sends a credible signal to the rest of the world that the United States is prepared to make substantial cuts in trade-distorting domestic support," said ASA President Bob Metz, a soybean producer from West Browns Valley, S.D. "But that is if and, only if, market access barriers are greatly reduced and export subsidy practices are eliminated."
Metz said the ASA wants to see major improvements in real market access in both developed and developing countries; major improvements in export and domestic support policies of world-class exporters such as Brazil, Argentina and Malaysia; and a farm program safety net that is beyond WTO challenge and does not distort planting signals from the world market.
"The proposed cuts in trade-distorting domestic support would necessitate fundamental changes in the structure of U.S. farm programs, including the marketing loan, which has been critical in supporting soybean producer income when prices fall," Metz noted. "Likewise, the proposed cuts in market access barriers to trade by developed countries would be substantial and could expand U.S. soy and meat exports to developed countries."
Metz said developing countries comprise 81 percent of the world's population, and their populations and incomes are rising faster than in developed countries. "Moreover, per capita consumption of vegetable oil and meat products is much lower in developing countries, and has the greatest potential to increase. It is critical that these countries open their markets for trade with each other, as well as with developed countries."
ASA also notes that the U.S. proposal does not include specific language requiring world-class developing country exporters to undertake disciplines on their domestic support and export subsidy programs similar to those required of developed countries.
Rice caution
USA Rice Federation leaders also said they supported Portman's "aggressive" comprehensive negotiating proposal for moving the Doha Round forward, but remained cautious of the proposal's implications for agriculture, particularly rice. They urged U.S. negotiators to remain focused on the key goal – real and sustainable market access gains as a condition for any cuts in U.S. domestic supports.
"Ambassador Portman took a necessary step in leading World Trade Organization members to the next, more intensive level of negotiations," said Carl Brothers, chairman of USA Rice's International Trade Policy Committee and senior vice president, Riceland Foods Inc., in Stuttgart, Ark.
"The rice industry needs to remain vigilant and to hold U.S. negotiators to their commitment that any offers to cut U.S. farm programs are conditional on meaningful and enforceable market access openings and subsidy cuts in other countries."
While rice growers want to see tariff reductions and a "peace clause" to protect against more WTO cases such as that brought by Brazil, they still have many questions about Portman's proposal, said Paul Combs, a Kennett, Mo., rice producer and chairman of the USA Rice Producers' Group.
"In addition to high tariffs, U.S. rice exports have long suffered non-tariff trade barriers from countries that treat rice as a sensitive commodity and from ineffective implementation of existing trade agreements," he said. "Our producers, millers and marketers always seem to have one hand tied behind their backs, a handicap that's made worse by unilateral U.S. trade sanctions."
The National Cotton Council did not immediately respond to requests for comments on the proposal, but NCC Vice Chairman Allen Helms earlier told a Senate committee that any new WTO agreement must provide meaningful benefits to farmers in return for any concessions on price support payments or export subsidies, especially those pertaining to cotton.
'Unfair treatment'
"The U.S. cotton industry is fully prepared to work toward an overall, beneficial agricultural agreement," said Helms, a producer from Clarkedale, Ark. "But we will oppose any agreement that singles out cotton for unfair treatment."
Helms told members of the Senate Agriculture Committee that agriculture negotiations must be part of a single undertaking, comprehensive negotiation and that "China, India and Pakistan must also be full participants in the negotiations." (Helms referred to efforts by OxFam, the British-based charity organization and U.S. environmental groups to single out U.S. cotton for special treatment in the WTO.)
He said the efforts, which have included the establishment of a special cotton subcommittee within the WTO negotiating framework, "have been misguided, have undermined support by cotton farmers and threaten the overall Doha negotiations."
In his testimony, Helms said real market access increases in countries such as China must be obtained in the negotiations and that the WTO must differentiate between countries that are truly developing and those classified as developing, but are highly competitive in world markets.
American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman also urged Portman and Agriculture Secretary Johanns to push for increased market access for U.S. farm products "that would be worthy of further reform in the area of U.S. domestic supports.
"The administration's proposal to address these areas of trade policy also will help us frame the discussion regarding the next U.S. farm bill," he said. "Changes in domestic support programs resulting from an agreement will result in short-term economic challenges for some commodities and specific farm types. We believe, however, U.S. agriculture will overcome any challenge through the expanded opportunity for exports created by specific and measurable improvements in market access."
Sees little good
The National Farmers Union, meanwhile, saw little, if any, good in the Portman proposal.
"The USTR proposal would significantly alter, if not eliminate, much of the current safety net for U.S. farmers and ranchers without getting anything meaningful in return," said NFU President Dave Frederickson. "Right now the U.S. farm economy is deteriorating rapidly as a result of low commodity prices and skyrocketing input costs.
"Offering to give up our safety net at this time is not sound policy for rural America."
Frederickson said the plan would allow the European Union to retain a two-to-one edge in the level of domestic support it provides its farmers and does not address trade issues with developing countries that have developed agriculture.


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Labor Day: A Christian Perspective
By Benjamin P. Dean, Ph.D.
Director, Business and Organizational Leadership Program
Labor Day officially recognizes the contributions workers make in building our nation's economy. The day also recognizes the significance of work itself in creating a productive and healthy society. For believers in Jesus Christ, this holiday especially honors the human efforts of individuals as persons uniquely created in the image of God.
The first examples of work recorded in the Bible were those of God Himself: "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." The quality of that work was both creative and excellent. In addition, a central theme of the Protestant Reformation emphasized the biblical perspective that all moral and lawful work reflects an inherent dignity and worth that God has infused into every vocation.
Students and graduates of CIU's rapidly growing Business and Organizational Leadership (BOL) program serve God by applying Kingdom principles in their workplace and by leveraging their unique God-given talents, skills, and experience to transform human society. BOL students are being equipped to create and operate successful business enterprises, to lead and fully develop people, and to form and build mission-capable teams and organizations.
Three key characteristics set CIU's program apart from similar programs at other colleges and universities. One distinctive derives from CIU's longstanding emphasis on global mission. A second consists of the program's ethical and values-based perspective. A third distinctive focuses on practical skills that can immediately make a valuable contribution in any workplace. In whatever work BOL students and graduates may immerse themselves, they will be well-prepared to serve a broad array of companies and organizations, both in the United States around the world.
Celebrating Labor Day invites us to remember that it is God who makes possible the creative and productive work we do in all fields of human endeavor. We can respect the sacredness of God's own work of creation, as well as the value and dignity God has infused within all labor for His glory and the building of His Kingdom.


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If the Nokia Lumia 900 is any indication, Nokia's resurgence as a mobile player will hinge on distinctive design.
Take, for instance, the mock-ups that recently surfaced on IT168. Allegedly shots of presentation slides, the phone in question, the Nokia Lumia PureView, combines the 41-megapixel camera (really an advanced 5-megapixel camera) and Carl Zeiss optics of the Nokia 808 PureView Symbian phone that Nokia showed off at MWC, with Windows Phone OS.
I don't know about you, but I rather like the aggressively contoured design, even if it does remind me of SCUBA gear and jogging on the boardwalk.
Too often, colorful devices have signaled a more youthful audience and toned-down specs. If these images prove correct, the Lumia PureView, as we'll call it, will also have the specs to appeal to premium phone-seekers, including a 4.3-inch HD display, 1080p HD video capture (the Lumia 900 stops at 720p HD,) and a quad-core processor.
Now, Windows Phone 7.5 doesn't support multicore chips, but Windows 8 will. Still, don't hold your breath -- a quad-core Windows Phone is a long way off, and the Lumia PureView, at least with this spec list, could wind up a pipe dream.


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When performing a migration and it could not complete the migration of mailboxes. Check the the permissions on the mail store and public folders to see if they are set correctly. If they are not, then this is how to fix it. ADSIEdit could be run from any server. If they are in the same domain, then it will not matter. The same information will be displayed, unless there could be any AD replication issues.
In Configuration partition, go to:
Service > Microsoft Exchange > expand your Exchange organization > Administrative groups > First Administrative Group (This is a default AG name for legacy version, unless any other changes made otherwise) > Folder Hierarchies > CN=Public Folders
Check On the Security tab of properties of both "Folder Hierarchies" & "CN=Public Folders" When we click on Advanced button, we should have "Allow inheritable permissions..." checkbox checked.
Код статьи: SLN285825
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(Reuters) - WiFi products maker Ruckus Wireless Inc priced its initial public offering at $15 per share, the high end of its expected price range, a market source told Reuters.
The company, which is backed by Google Inc's Motorola Mobility LLC and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, raised $126 million by selling 8.4 million shares.
Ruckus offered 7 million shares while selling shareholders, including Telus Corp, offered 1.4 million shares.
The Sunnyvale, California-based company, which makes wireless LAN products for both indoor and outdoor use, competes with Meru Networks Inc and Aruba Networks Inc.
The company's customers include Time Warner Cable Inc, Towerstream Corp, Tikona Digital Networks and Bright House Networks.
Goldman Sachs & Co and Morgan Stanley are the lead underwriters to the offering.
The company's shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the ticker symbol "RKUS".
(This story was fixed to correct description of Sequoia Capital to venture capital firm in paragraph 2)
(Reporting by Sharanya Hrishikesh and Ashutosh Pandey in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)


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After being diagnosed with cancer, you may find the idea of talking to family and friends upsetting or uncomfortable. It may take you some time to come to terms with your diagnosis.Trying to put how you are feeling into words may feel overwhelming. But it can help you make the right decisions and feel supported.
Lots of people don't like talking about their own needs, because they don't want to seem needy, demanding or attention-seeking. Or they may feel the need to protect other people from being upset by their news.
However, there will often be relatives and friends who really want to help. Try starting a conversation with them and saying what you need – even if you just want them to listen to you. You may be surprised at how willing they are to support you. By asking for someone else's support, it shows that you value them. Often they will feel happy knowing that you're comfortable enough to talk to them about what's on your mind.


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Gulen left Turkey in March 1998 citing health reasons (like many, many millions of people, Gulen has diabetes). At the time he was being investigated for plotting to overthrow the secular republic to replace it with an Islamic state (he had been imprisoned for six months in 1971 under a similar charge). In the spring of 1998, a video was aired on Turkish TV in which Gulen appeared to state the following:"You must move in the arteries of the system, without anyone noticing your existence, until you reach all the power centers… You must wait until such time as you have gotten all the state power, until you have brought to your side all the power of the constitutional institutions in Turkey… Until that time, any step taken would be too early – like breaking an egg without waiting the full 40 days for it to hatch. It would be like killing the chick inside. The work to be done is [in] confronting the world. Now, I have expressed my feelings and thoughts to you all – in confidence… trusting your loyalty and sensitivity to secrecy. I know that when you leave here – [just] as you discard your empty juice boxes, you must discard the thoughts and feelings expressed here."
The Gulen Charter School application was defeated by the school board, 8 to 1. Here's the video from the Loudoun County Public Schools site.
|4th Tuesday School Board Meeting 2013-02-27
|Feb 26, 2013
|04h 10m
|MP3 Audio
|MP4 Video
28 people signed up to speak, with the overwhelming majority against it.
Federal agencies – including the FBI and the Departments of Labor and Education – are investigating whether some Gulen charter school employees are kicking back part of their salaries to a Muslim movement founded by Gulen known as Hizmet, or Service, according to knowledgeable sources.
….. Gulen's followers have been accused of pushing for an authoritarian Islamic state, there is no indication the American charter network has a religious agenda in the classroom.
[…] Rather, it is focused on whether hundreds of Turkish teachers, administrators, and other staffers employed under the H1B visa program are misusing taxpayer money.
Here is Gulen infiltration state-by-state. Much thanks to Atlas reader Denise Lee (see below) for her eyewitness coverage:
The Loudoun County School Board met Tuesday night to decide on whether to accept the charter school application from a group with questionable ties to Fetullah Gulen. I attended the hearing and the workingmeeting the week before on February 19th. There were over twenty speakers signed up that night, only three of which were for the charter school, also known as LMITA (Loudoun Math and IT Academy.) I was impressed by the intelligent remarks and well thought out concerns of parents and other Loudoun County residents. They brought up the problems with the application itself that was not complete, had spelling errors and that did not address major concerns like transportation, whether a cafeteria would be provided, a budget or most importantly, what the curriculum would be. These were legitimate concerns especially since the head of the application team, Fatih Kandil, in the working meeting that followed the hearing couldn't answer these questions and basically said that Loudoun County should give him the $8 million he was requesting and then he would show them his plan. Mr. Kandil is the former principal of the failing Chesapeake Science Point Charter School and front guy who goes around the U.S. opening these charter schools for Fetullah Gulen and his movement. You can read about what goes on in Mr. Gulen's mind here: https://counterjihadreport.com/2012/10/08/gulens-false-choice-silence-or-violence/
The hearing went along smoothly until two men got up to speak, John Stevens and John Grigsby. Mr. Stevens accused those who opposed the school of being bigots and said that he would never want to be on their side. He also encouraged the school board to "stick it to 'em" meaning to vote to approve the application. Mr. Grigsby spoke about how ashamed the Christians in the audience should be for opposing this school. You can see for yourselves what these two dhimmis had to say here:http://www.muslims4liberty.org/loudoun-school-board-hearings-used-by-islamophobes-to-spread-hate/ There were several really good speakers who got up and talked about why the application should be denied. Dana Weinberg is a businessman who said if this application came across his desk it wouldn't even make it through the first round for consideration and he cautioned board members to look into their souls before making up their minds. And the last speaker, Rachel Sargent, who is a former Loudoun County school teacher and who was born in the U.S. but whose family were Christian pastors in India who were abused by Muslims, gave a brilliant rebuttal to Mr. Stevens' and Mr. Grigsby's obnoxious speeches and who reminded us that those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. My favorite part of her speech, besides listing and describing all the current Gulen sponsored charter schools that are failing or have failed around the country, is when she described Mr. Kandil's role in traveling to try to set up more charter schools by comparing it to the Beach Boy's song, "I get around". You can see and hear these speeches here: http://lcps.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=23
Read the rest at Atlas Shrugs
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- Center shows threat posed by Islamist Gülen movement charter schools– in Loudon County and elsewhere (counterjihadrpeort.com)
- GAFFNEY: How Muslim proselytizing creeps into public schools (counterjihadreport.com)
- Will LMITA Repeat the History of Other Gulen-Related Charter Schools? (counterjihadreport.com)
- Parent on Gulen Victory: "We must careful to heed lessons of history or be doomed to repeat those failures again" (atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com)


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The generator returns a function which, whenever called, spits out the next prime number. For example, when it is first called, it returns 2, when it is called again, it returns 3, then 5 etc..
I implemented the sieve of Erastothenes by using a "wheel". This wheel is a list of lists or, to be more precise, it is an alist of numbers associated with their prime factors. Actually, the numbers are associated with a list of the double of each prime factor, since I only look at odd numbers (handling 2 as a special case at the beginning). The wheel always contains all numbers bigger than the current and for them, all prime factors (doubled) smaller than the current.
When the function is called, it first increments current, then checks it against the first number in the wheel. If it is equal, it is not prime, if not, then it is. When it is a prime, I begin to "strike out" all its multiples by putting it into the wheel. When it is not a prime, this part of the wheel is broken up by putting the prime factors on their respective next multiple; then the function recurs, until a prime is found.
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(defun make-prime-generator ()
"returns a function with closure that gives all primes sequentially.
Example: (let ((gimme-prime (make-prime-generator)))
(funcall gimme-prime) ; => 2
(funcall gimme-prime)) ; => 3"
(let ((current 1)
;; wheel is a list of lists. The sublists contain the
;; number and then all prime factors, sorted ascendingly.
(wheel ()))
(labels ((propagate-wheel ()
(do ((wr (cdr wheel))
(wl wheel) ; insert between wl and wr
(p (cdar wheel)))
((null p)
(setf wheel (cdr wheel))
(let ((strikeout (+ current (car p))))
(cond ((null wr)
(setf (cdr wl) (cons strikeout (car p))
wl (cdr wl)
p (cdr p)))
((< strikeout (caar wr))
(setf (cdr wl) (cons (list strikeout (car p))
wl (cdr wl)
p (cdr p)))
((= strikeout (caar wr))
(setf (cdar wr) (merge 'list (cdar wr) (list (car p)) #'<))
(setf p (cdr p)))
((> strikeout (caar wr))
(setf wr (cdr wr)
wl (cdr wl)))))))
(put-prime-into-wheel (place number &optional (wl wheel))
(cond ((null wheel) ; outer wheel, when current is 3
(setf wheel (list (list place number))))
((= (caar wl) place) ; inner
(setf (cdar wl) (merge 'list (cdar wl) (list number) #'<)))
((null (cdr wl))
(setf (cdr wl) (list (list place number))))
((< place (caadr wl))
(setf (cdr wl) (cons (list place number) (cdr wl))))
(put-prime-into-wheel place number (cdr wl)))))
(next-prime ()
(case current
(1 (return-from next-prime (incf current)))
(2 (incf current))
(otherwise (incf current 2)))
(if (and (car wheel)
(= (caar wheel) current))
;; not a prime -> rotate wheel
(propagate-wheel) ; will call next-prime again
;; prime -> put it into the wheel, and return it
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The March 8 meeting of the Coastal Carolina Camera Club will feature a workshop on shooting in RAW format, which provides greater post processing control of images than the JPEG format.
Additionally, the workshop will cover the use of High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDR), a process that more accurately captures the various levels of highlights and shadows in what is photographed.
Mount Zion MBC sets services
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 7370 Mount Zion Church Road in Longwood, will have Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m.
Prayer meeting and Bible study is at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Oak Grove plans gospel sing
Oak Grove Baptist Church will have a gospel sing featuring Crystal River from Conway, S.C., at 6 p.m. March 6.
Ministry plans recovery program
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us that the whole staircase of faith is elusive but essential to our living faithfully. I have experienced that reality. I am continuing to experience it as I enter and re-enter the emergency department of Brunswick Community Hospital. Each time Hubby Dear gently transports me to the place where faith tells us healing happens, I delve more deeply into the mystery of redemptive suffering.
Army National Guard Spec. Jennifer L. Tran, daughter of Liem T. Tran of Charlotte and Susan T. Arnold of Winnabow, has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).
During basic military training, Tran received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army doctrine, history, principles and traditions.
Jeff and Lori Duncan of Raleigh are the parents of a daughter, Siena Emily Duncan, born at 3:02 p.m. Feb. 15, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 20-inches in length, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.
She joins a sister, Madalyn, 2.
Maternal grandparents are Bill and Diane Vaught of Burlington.
Paternal grandparents are John and Emily Duncan of Shallotte.
Great-grandparents are Polly Duncan and Ruth Wooten.
The next meeting of the Holden Beach Beautification Club will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 9. Members should meet in the Holden Beach Chapel parking lot and carpool to the Transplanted Garden, 502 S. 16th St. in Wilmington.
Members will spend time shopping and then have lunch together afterwards.
In April, the club will be visiting Brookgreen Gardens. Guests are welcome. Call Peg Schiavone at 842-8655 for more information.
I just finished taking a weeklong class offered once a year at North Carolina State University on turf management. I have always been one of those gardeners who would prefer planting beds and flowers instead of a nice green lawn. I honestly have a new appreciation for turf after this course.
In late winter and early spring, garden centers are receiving their new plant material. When you go to the garden center, how do you decide what to buy, given so many choices and so many types?
The first thing to do is check out the label that is attached to the plant. This will indicate the hardiness zone, mature size of the plant, sun and shade requirements and what the watering requirements are for this particular plant.
March is National Nutrition Month, focusing on the importance of nutrition for health, happiness, and overall well-being, and is celebrated every year by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
This year's theme is "Eat Right with Color" and aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans released on Jan. 31. Consumers are encouraged to include a colorful variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and dairy on their plates every day.
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T.I., Kendrick, Usher, Pharrell And More Attend ASCAP And BET Networks Music Matters Showcase
ASCAP's own T.I. headlined the BET Music Matters Showcase hosted by Yahoo! This year's showcase ran the gamut plucking SchoolBoy Q, DJ Drama, Bridget Kelly, Chrisette Michele, BJ The Chicago Kid, Joey Badass and Lecrae for their big stage. Kendrick Lamar, Usher and Pharrell also made surprise appearances,
"BET is dedicated to identifying outstanding artists early and supporting them in their rise. We're thrilled to bring our classic Music Matters showcase to SXSW for the third year in a row featuring a vibrant collection of performers; some we've rocked with for a while, some relatively new, all with outsized talent. We're also glad to get down with ASCAP and Yahoo! two entities that, like BET, prove their love and support for music every day," said Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks.
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What foods pair well with Guinness? Out of the goodness of our hearts we here at IrishCentral have provided for you a list of the ten best things that will compliment your tall, frothy, chilled pint of the black stuff.
Here is the list of the top ten things that go with a Guinness:
1. Beef stew
This hearty meal consisting of succulent beef, a rich, beefy broth and fork-tender vegetables goes well with the bitter brew.
2. Shepherd's pie
This delicious dish is basically a casserole with a foundation of vegetables and meat (beef, mutton, lamb) topped with mash potatoes and then baked. It is referred to as "cottage pie" by the English.
The ideal Irish comfort food: Shepherd's pie recipe
3. Salmon
This fish is abundant in Ireland and also packed full of nutrients and oils. Paired with Guinness it's most definitely a superfood.
Simple and healthy salmon fishcakes recipe
4. Oysters on the half shell
This delectable seafood, well known for its aphrodisiac quality, is native to the Emerald Isle and known as "Ostrea Edulis". Oyster aficionados gather at the Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival each year in late September.
Chef Gilligan's chilled kumumoto oysters with sturgeon caviar & vodka recipe
5. Fish and Chips
This traditional comfort food goes well with a pint. The tasty treat consisting of a battered or breadcrumbed piece of fish (traditionally cod) accompanied by deep-fried chips dates back to 1858.
Guinness battered fish and chips recipe
6. Kidney Pie
Also referred to as "steak and kidney pie" this scrumptious pastry is filled with gravy, fried onion, diced kidney (ox, lamb, or pork) and diced beef. The gravy is a salted beef broth seasoned with Worcestershire sauce and black pepper.
7. Ice Cream
This divine dessert can be combined with the Guinness to create a float. It's a refreshing mixture of the stout and sweet vanilla.
This Guinness ice cream float recipe is out of this world
8. Soda bread
Soft wheat flour, bread, soda, salt, and buttermilk are used in the creation of this Irish staple food. The baking soda replaces the typically used yeast as a raising agent. Whole meal and white flour are also used throughout Ireland in creating different variations of the baked good.
Healthy homemade and Irish - delicious brown soda bread recipe
9. Short Ribs
These beef pieces are more tender and meatier than pork spare ribs. They are known in the UK as "Jacob's Ladder."
Pork spare ribs with barbecue sauce recipe
10. Friends
To quote a popular Irish drinking toast :
"In all this world, why I do think
There are five reasons why we drink:
Good friends,
good wine,
lest we be dry
and any other reason why."
Perhaps you have your own meal or snack that you enjoy with your Guinness. Maybe you prefer peanut butter and jelly or liverwurst when you imbibe the beer. Whatever floats your boat we would like to hear about it. Please share your succulent suggestions with us.


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Award-winning director Jay Manley helms this brilliant battle of the sexes about a linguistics professor who, on a wager, takes in a cockney flower girl from the streets of London, vowing to transform her into a refined lady. Featuring choreography by Tyler Risk and musical direction by Mark Hanson, Foothill's My Fair Lady boasts some of Lerner and Loewe's most memorable songs, including The Rain in Spain, Wouldn't It Be Loverly and I Could Have Danced All Night. Award-winning Foothill Music Theatre (FMT) will inaugurate Foothill College's new Lohman Theatre with this spectacular production of My Fair Lady. Performed with two-piano accompaniment, FMT opens the peninsula's newest theatre venue with an intimate, jewel-box interpretation of this masterpiece from the Golden Age of Broadway. Remaining evening performances are March 6, 7, ! 8, 13, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Remaining afternoon performances are March 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24, general; $22, seniors; $18, students; $10, children under age 12. To purchase by phone, call (650) 949-7360.
The Clothesline Project displays different colored T-shirts that show the extent of the abuse suffered by women and the amazing stories of how they overcame the hardship that violence inflicts on our daughters, mother, sisters, wives, girlfriends as well as the boys and men who love us. We will be showcasing this project in the Campus Center Dining Room Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is $2.
The Silent Witness Project reminds us of the destruction that results from silent responses to domestic violence. The cases featured throughout the Campus Center were reported by the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council Death Review Committee. These tragedies illustrate that domestic violence is occurring in our own communities and provides insight for intervention and prevention. The Silent Witness Project raises awareness about domestic violence and challenges us to break the silence by reporting domestic violence in all its forms. We will be showcasing this display in various throughout campus. Admission is free. Parking is $2.
The clothing featured in the display brought to Foothill by the Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Domestic Violence Program "speaks" for the abused women of our Asian communities. The stories are written in both English and the native languages of women from whose experiences these stories were composed. The diversity of languages and items of dress included in the ACCI project illustrate both difference and commonality: Domestic violence is a shared experience that crosses cultural lines. Many of the stories were written on muslin cloth–a textile that is used in some Asian cultures to commemorate the dead. We will showcase this display in the Campus Center Dining Room and Campus Center Lounge, Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is $2.
Gallery exhibit is on display Mondays through Thursdays, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Semans Library. Admission is free. Parking is $2. For more information, call (650) 949-7282 or e-mail email@example.com.
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The mission of the RPCV Welcome Wagon is to provide a warm welcome to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers through personal outreach by fellow RPCVs.
Whether you are new to the state of Colorado or returning home after your service abroad, we're glad you're here! As fellow RPCVs, we want you to know that the local Peace Corps community supports you, celebrates you, and honors your experience.
The purpose of this page is to connect you with fellow RPCV's who can help make your adjustment easier. Whether you are looking to network your way into a new job, trying to find someone from your country of your service, or just looking for social opportunities, the Welcome Wagon is here to assist you.
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ECE Director Tsuhan Chen Presents Keynote at International Conference
ECE Director Tsuhan Chen recently delivered a keynote speech at the International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS).
His talk, "Visual Information Processing and Social Media," focused on visual data shared around social media networks that present an unprecedented opportunity to understand social interactions by providing a window into the lives of people. In his talk, Tsuhan outlined how to leverage the large amount of data available online, how to analyze how people interact socially with each other and with the data, and how to find the balance between data analysis and privacy to address both the technology opportunities and social concerns.
Tsuhan Chen has been with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, since January 2009, where he is the Director of the School, and the David E. Burr Professor of Engineering. From October 1997 to December 2008, he was with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Professor and Associate Department Head.
Tsuhan served as the Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Multimedia in 2002-2004. He also served on the Editorial Board of IEEE Signal Processing Magazine and as Associate Editor for IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, and IEEE Trans. on Multimedia.
He received the Benjamin Richard Teare Teaching Award in 2006 and the Eta Kappa Nu Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching in 2007. He was elected to the Board of Governors, IEEE Signal Processing Society, 2007-2009, and a Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Signal Processing Society, 2007-2008. He was elected as the Vice President of ECE Department Head Association in 2012, and currently serves as the President.
ICICS is a biennial event held since 1997, and is an opportunity for researchers around the world to exchange ideas and latest research results in areas such as multimedia systems, information systems, signal processing, communications, networking and related fields. The 2013 event was co-organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. For more information on ICICS 2013 visit http://www.icics.org/2013/.


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Help pets keep their cool
AS IPSWICH braces to hit a scorching 37 degrees next week,, don't forget to think of your four-legged friend sweltering outside.
RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said animals left in the backyard must also be able to access shelter and water and warned that owners need to be aware of the dangers.
"Keep at least two to three containers of water in case one gets knocked over," Mr Beatty said. "If your pet has no shade or water it will die. If a dog is suffering from heat stress it's imperative to get its temperature down as quickly as possible. Hose them with water and place ice packs on their head and stomach."
Queensland animal hospital BVSC founder Dr Rod Straw said even everyday activities could cause significant stress on animals during periods of extreme heat.
"There are some simple techniques that can be used to prevent your pets from suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion," Dr Straw said. "Never leave animals locked in a car, even with the windows down. Exercise animals during the cooler times of the day. Always carry water and a foldable water bowl when on walks and hikes with your dog and clip animals with long, thick coats.
"Put non-zinc containing sunscreen on your animal's nose as it's very susceptible to sunburn. Most animals will lick this off so keeping out of the sun is still the best prevention."
Australian Veterinary Association spokesman David Neck urged owners to look out for signs such as lethargy, excessive panting, thickened saliva or breathing problems.
- Today: Mostly fine, with a possible shower, 33 degrees
- Tomorrow: Fine, 34 degrees
- Saturday: Fine, mostly sunny, 35 degrees
- Sunday: Fine, mostly sunny, 36 degrees
- Monday: Showers, 36 degrees
- Tuesday: Showers, 37 degrees
- Wednesday: Cooler, possible shower, 29 degrees
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Meatless Meals: 15 Hearty Vegetarian Recipes
You don't have to be a vegetarian to appreciate these dishes, which are flavorful and satisfying with hearty ingredients like chickpeas, mushrooms, and cheese. Fresh, seasonal vegetables appear, too, from bright summer tomatoes to earthy autumn beets. Give one of these recipes a try on a Meatless Monday – or any day of the week!
• 1 Lemony Pesto Pasta with Edamame & Almonds
• 2 Southwestern Pizza with Black Beans and Corn
• 3 Vegetarian Steamed Buns
• 4 Vegetarian Lasagna with a Surprise Ingredient
• 5 Chickpea Casserole with Lemon, Herbs & Shallots
• 6 Summer Squash with Baked Eggs
• 7 Beet & Sweet Potato Stacks
• 8 Colorful Lentil Salad with Walnuts & Herbs
• 9 Wild Rice Burgers
• 10 Baked Mushroom Risotto with Caramelized Onions
• 11 Braised Eggplant and Tomatoes
• 12 Vegetable Lasagna with Butternut Béchamel
• 13 Flatbread Stuffed with Curried Potatoes, Spinach, and Chickpeas
• 14 Tomato, Broccoli & Mozzarella Pasta Casserole
• 15 Couscous With Chickpeas, Fennel, and Citrus
Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2011 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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Cathy Rigby, a U.S. Olympic gold medal winner in 1968, has continued flying high with her gymnastics skills in this timeless classic. The San Diego native, now 60, has been nominated twice for Tony Awards for her Broadway performances as the ageless "Peter Pan."
Theater: "Peter Pan"
Cathy Rigby, a U.S. Olympic gold medal winner in 1968, has continued flying high with her gymnastics skills in this timeless classic. The San Diego native, now 60, has been nominated twice for Tony Awards for her Broadway performances as the ageless "Peter Pan." This is a newly imagined production of Scottish author J.M. Barrie's 110-year-old tale set in Neverland. Pan, portrayed by Rigby, spends his childhood - it never ends - leading his Lost Boys gang through adventures with mermaids, Native Americans, fairies, pirates and children from the outside world. 7:30 p.m.; also 7:30 p.m. Fri.; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St., Sacramento. $16-$73. (916) 557-1999.
Music: Jazz
Phil Bailey and Javi Santiago, former members of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, jam with Giulio Cetto and Rick Russell. 6:30 p.m. Whirlow's, 1926 Pacific Ave., Stockton. (209) 466-2823.
Theater: "A Pail of Grace"
A wealthy real estate dealer determines he needs to change his ways after "seeing" God outside a Starbucks on a freezing night. 8 p.m.; also 8 p.m. Fri.; 5 and 9 p.m. Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun.; B Street Theatre, 2711 B St., Sacramento. $23-$35. (916) 443-5300.
Event: Holidays on the Farm
For a fourth year, this event brings a wide range of winter-time activities to San Joaquin County. Even snow. They include: 90-minute sliding sessions on Snow Tube Mountain; a mile-long ride through 240 lighted displays (by private vehicle or on a train); a Santa's village, where Christmas trees, wreath-making and a country store complement visits with Mr. Claus; and, for the first time, an ice-skating rink with skate rentals available. Admission is free, but some attractions have separate ticket prices. Daily through Jan. 5. Dell'Osso Family Farm, 501 S. Manthey Road, Lathrop. (209) 982-0833; holidaysonthefarm.com.
Music: Levi Huffman
A veteran guitar player based in San Joaquin County, Huffman masters a variety of styles, from jazz to pop, accompanied by pizza from a wood-burning oven. 5 p.m. Viaggio Winery, 100 E. Taddei Road, Acampo. (209) 368-1378.
Music: Brad Wilson
This Visalia-based blues guitarist and his band specialize in an Americana-oriented sound on their 15 CDs. 9 p.m. Black Oak Casino, 19400 Tuolumne Road North, Tuolumne. Free. (877) 747-8777.
Event: Marine art
Images of ships, seascapes, marine life and coastal panoramas are part of "Contemporary American Marine Art." The 15th national exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists, containing 120 items, is touring to just eight museums around the country. These centuries-old crafts - involving painting, sculpture and scrimshaw (bone or ivory engravings and carvings) - have preserved historical epochs. Noon; also 1:30 p.m. Thurs.; also 1:30 p.m. Fri.; noon Sat.-Sun. The Haggin Museum, 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton. $8; $7, seniors; $5, students. (209) 940-6300.
Music: Signals
This indie-screamo band from Tucson leads a show that includes San Diego's Hotel Books; Mirrors, from Santa Rosa; Lodi's Frontier; and Stockton's Sunny Days in Antarctica. 7 p.m. Plea for Peace Center, 630 E. Weber Ave., Stockton. $5. (209) 981-2311
Theater: Suspects Murder Mystery
During these dinner-theater performances, comedy, suspense and mystery combine in a participatory whodunit. 7:30 p.m.; also 7:30 p.m. Fri. Delta King, 1000 Front St., Old Sacramento. $43.20. (866) 576-5229.
Event: Bump City/ReUnion Band
This horn-powered Stockton group plays tribute to the soul and funk music of Oakland's Tower of Power, which many of them grew up listening to and emulating at Edison High School. Powering in 2013 are: Billy Sims (saxophone, flute); Matt Martinez (trumpet); Paul Walker (baritone, tenor saxophones); Christopher Tootle (trumpet, trombone); singers Jerry Littlejohn and Christine Acosta; Bobby Acosta (bass); Cortez Flores (drums); Glenn Boutte (keyboards, vocals) and Will Wong (guitar). 6 p.m. Mon. Eagles Hall, 1492 Bourbon St., Stockton. $35. (209) 464-2072.
Event: New Year's Eve
This annual tradition includes hors d'oeuvres, desserts, party favors, a DJ, photo booth, confetti, Champagne and midnight brunch. 9 p.m. Mon. Wine & Roses, 2505 W. Turner Road, Lodi. $80. (209) 371-6117.
Event: New Year's Eve
Victory in Praise Church greets a new year with a mix of music, dance and comedy. The performers include J-Red, Sean P and Chelle T. 7 p.m. Tues. 2842 Country Club Blvd., Stockton. $10. (209) 466-3976.


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The ramblings & obsessions of a fisherman's wife! ~ a potpourri of history, genealogy and books. Also some general ramblings if they take my fancy!
Friday, 21 December 2012
Advent Tour - 21st December 2012
This is the second post for the 2012 Advent Tour I have written.
I did the same last year, and you may recall that my husband, who has his birthday today had a special one last year, you know, the sort that end with a zero! - Well the shock of all that is over and he has toddled off to work and then is out this evening for his work Christmas meal and we are celebrating tomorrow.
Unless you have been living under a rock you can not have failed to have heard stories of prediction that the world was going to end today. We have passed the "magical hour" and I can confirm that those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are still here as are those in the Southern - I received several posts via Face Book earlier confirming it!
In the Northern Hemisphere, the 21st December is the shortest day of the year. From today, day light remains for a little longer as we trundle through the rest of Winter into Spring and then finally, hopefully Summer!
The BBC reported that more than 5,000 people arrived at Stonehenge to mark the occasion of the Winter Solstice. A quick peek on YouTube revealed the following video
Wherever you are, Happy Winter Solstice and its just days away from Christmas! And also a very special Happy Birthday to my beloved!
Posted by Julie Goucher at 4:18 pm
Labels: Advent 2012
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Happy Solstice to you! I always like to use the solstice as a kind of reflective day in a busy season.ReplyDelete
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I'm in the Northern Hemisphere, so we're cold and dark over here. But all the better to enjoy everyone's Christmas lights!
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