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Homeland Security Wants 7,000 AR-15s For "Personal Defense." Remember, YOU don't need an evil black AR-15, but they do. We wonder why? Must be so they can shoot up those billions of rounds of ammo they're buying.
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BTW, if you go to the actual GAO req, they are NOT looking for AR-15s. They are specifying NATO round 5.56 weapons with selective fire capability — in other words, real machine guns, actual assault rifles.
Brown shirts meet blue shirts…different color, same plan…
my longtime aversion to modding mine for burst fire is beginning to wane, these last couple months
Aint that the funniest thing? After weeks now of hearing that AR type firearms have no legitimate purpose in civilian hands because they have no hunting or defense capability, DHS let's slip that they want them precisely because they ARE so good for personal defense!
OK, I want 7,000 AR-15's and 5 billion rounds of ammo for personal defense too! Only problem is that you will play hell finding anything but black powder guns at a reasonable price now.
I did a little research and found that my Ruger Mark II pistol that I paid $100 for brand new, is now selling for nearly $500, and the Ruger Blackhawk .357 Mag that I paid $150 for brand new, is now selling for nearly $600 and those prices are for used guns!
It's real simple, Military Troops are prohibited from use on American soil (except for the NG in emergencies) so if you want brown shirts, hire your own and arm them with military weapons….Most of them are dumb as dirt and I am sure would not hesitate to follow Chicago Jesus into combat against citizens who refuse to turn in their legally owned firearms…, ah let me rephrase that, run ahead of Chicago Jesus who will be hiding behind Moochelle….And after he packs the military with fools and idiots his brownshirts will be able to do anything they want when Chicago Jesus starts a crisis…just saying
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Your position is correct. It also explains the ever widening scope of what the damn TSA is doing. Roaming road blocks and "safer checks" on the open highway. These fools have had little to no actual police training. Have zero credibility and are the most dangerous because they are on a power trip.
When I must fly, I carry my identification with me, which includes my badge along with department identification(rank). When it goes through the scanner along with my watch cell phone and change, inevitably I get a secondary screening. The last time through the Austin-Bergstron airport I had to have my hands swabbed. I knew right then and there what the lard ass was looking for. So I asked him, what if I had fired my service weapons during a training session in the last 24-36 hours? What would TSA do? He mumbled something about calling my department and speaking with my commanders. I just laughed abd asked him if he ever comes to Kentucky. His reply was once in a while, so I wished him well. Then "wrote" his name down in my phone. That way I can share with my brothers and sisters throughout this Commonwealth. That way he can receive the same professional courtesy and he can enjoy a pat frisk, and the 1000 question bull shit he ran me and my handicapped son through.
Nice one!
I am so tired of the BS at the TSA.
I have been wearing a hat I bought at the VA. It has an American Flag motif, and says "The price of freedom isn't free".
I show my VA ID instead of my drivers license, and get a little extra harassment as well. I am generally loudly vocal in my dissent, saying things along the line of "Do you harass all veterans like this?", and "Is this how you treat a veteran?". They get a bit embarrassed and back off when I do this, but I'm betting that my picture is in a TSA bulletin somewhere.
I actually hope I get the chance to stop a TSA worker for some traffic violation…There will be many questions, perhaps a consent search of the vehicle, warrant check and or course a ticket all with the utmost professionalism and courtesy. Even better would be the chance to go to a call for service at their home and possible arrest them. I would make sure the deputies in our county jail perform a "Complete" search of this suspicious person based on my two decades plus of training and experience.
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May I also suggest an impounding of a suspicious vehicle. That way it can be thoroughly checked out for contraband of all types.
In Kalifornia you can only impound for no drivers license or suspended drivers license, or we can tow it if the driver is arrested….
You can't impound for drugs or transporting illegals?
Oh, wait, it's Kalifornia.
You can for evidence if there is drugs or guns or something in the car, trouble is most of the time the car is given back. unless it's been used for a crime that would have DNA evidence..Remember this is Kalifornia where now at a DUI checkpoint with a drunken illegal alien driver, we are required by law to try and find a licensed driver before towing the car…that is thanks to a piece of shit assembly member from L.A. who thinks all illegals should have a driver's license…that pisses me off, I have to waste my time trying to find a driver? Yea I got nothing better to do..
I has forgotten about all the BS that all of you must deal with there. Maybe the Assemblyman would volunteer his time to help with the driving duties. It would be leading by example. Yea I know he's a politician and leading by example is a foreign term to all of them at any level.
So, if you're a legal white person, do you get the same consideration, or is it off to jail for you?
Oh, wait. I bet it's because they keep getting stuck for impound fees for a $50 throwaway POS that the illegals don't care about getting back.
This applies ONLY at DUI checkpoints and yea white folks get he same consideration. However it was because the illegals with no driver's license were complaining that this bill was passed. But if you know cops, you know we figure things out, Now at a check-point we just automatically arrest them for being an unlicensed driver, (even if they are not DUI) which is a misdemeanor in Kalifornia. We have the option of an arrest or citation, we now book them since it could continue (likelihood the crime WILL continue) if we give the car to their brother in law or some shit like that. You know the minute they get out of site, the original driver will be back in the driver's seat and off to hit and run or worse. Therefore the car gets towed immediately and the unlicensed driver goes to jail, the car goes to car jail and I don't have to spend 30 minutes looking for an illegal in a haystack that MIGHT have a license.
OK, that works.
$50 impound fees? WOW! If a car gets towed in San Antonio, the charges to get it back run about $3-400. The city counncel recently passed a city ordinance that they couldn't charge more than $85 and they have been bellyacheing ever since. THey are claiming they can't do business for the lower amount, but the city has prosecuted several tow companies for violating the ordinance. Now they are folding, looking to see if they should raise the fee to $175.
Average cities in Kalifornia charge a 100 to 150 dollar release fee, plus the tow company's charge about 150 for the tow and 30 dollars per day storage, a thirty day impound for driving with a suspended or revoked license is about 1200 bucks total..
You misunderstood me rose. I was talking about the car being worth $50.
This narrative has to be changed. I own only "Personal Defense Weapons" (PDW) not an assault weapon. The DHS owns the real assault weapons for they will be assaulting all of us with their AR-15s when they come for our weapons. We will be forced to defend ourselves with our PDWs. They are the aggressors and we the victims.
Is it time to stand and take up arms to protect yourselves from the tyrannical assholes in DC? Has the time come to stop "turning the other cheek" but to stand ready to fight? Lord I hate saying it, but I think it is time. Lord help us cause we are going to need it.
Gee, this must mean they're going to start getting serious about protecting the border with Mexico…no? Maybe the TSA is just getting tired of hearing so much back talk from the traveling public and plans to start shooting more insolent peasants.
He wants a confrontation in order to be able to sue, there are many like this today, claiming to be "photojournalists", but they have no affiliation to any credible news organization. I have been filmed a bunch of times, and recorded too, I don't give a damn, I speak to people like they speak to me, be respectful and I am respectful, treat me like a an ass because you got a cop-chip on your shoulder and I treat you the same, with professionalism of course. I love debating with street lawyers who get their information from the internet (Crowley anyone?) most of them believe what they see on TV which leads to some real funny encounters. The more pleasant I become, the more pissed they get, my favorite is still the traffic stop…The driver argues, pleads and finally threatens, I will see you in court to which I respond I like overtime and I appreciate you thoughtfulness and concern for my salary. Then they get pissed and before they leave I say, I like court, you tell the judge what you THINK happened and I will tell him/her what REALLY happened and we will let the judge decide.. Have a good day sir/madam. They usually don't catch what I said until they are a block or so away and sometimes you can see them waving their middle finger out the window and I always smile and wave back, with all my fingers…:)
This guy in the video is just looking for money and name recognition, it seems to be the thing to do, but on his behalf, the TSA agent was a complete and utter moron, they are nothing more than toothpaste tube squeezers with little or no authority, which still makes me wonder why they need 7000 AR-15's? Perhaps big sis will let them shoot grandma instead of checking her depends…who the hell knows?
How sad is it that our country had degenerated into a place where something like this can be used to get attention and try to sue?
With the direction that gun control / coming confiscation is heading , they might need them .
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In August 2005 , a category 5 hurricane named Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans . The very foolish saw the storm coming and did nothing .
Folks we have a storm coming . This may not end well.


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I find I am constantly being asked by younger relatives and friends for their advice on project in the home related to maintenance, which is why I decided to turn this old defunct hotel related website into a one stop DIY advice centre. The project is obviously going to take some time, and I am not the worlds fastest typist, but we are on the way to creating a useful website.
So are you renovating or restoring, are you repairing or upgrading, I suppose it all boils down to the same thing; you have a room of some kind that needs work. It could be your kitchen, bedroom, garage, attic conversion, whatever, the basic principles are always the same.
You should decide which parts of the room you would like to keep, and which you need to remove or change. Think of how you might be able to use the things that you already have and change them for the better, rather than throwing away and buying new. Very often just a coat of paint or new handles can transform an old dresser or wardrobe. Try to use reclaimed materials too whenever possible, they are cheaper and environmentally friendly.
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Blue Valley TARP shares bought by hedge funds
Out-of-state investment funds bought most of the government's shares in the Bank of Blue Valley's parent company in a recent federal auction.
Bob Regnier, the bank's founder and chief executive of Blue Valley Ban Corp., said half the shares went to two hedge funds represented by a man in California. He would not name the buyers but said none was in the Kansas City area.
"He was very nice," Regnier said of the California man. "He said this was 'a win' — that's his term, not mine — a win for them to get this TARP."
The shares belonged to the U.S. Treasury, which got them for investing $21.75 million in Overland Park-based Blue Valley Ban Corp. under the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program. Blue Valley was unable to repay the TARP funds, and the Treasury auctioned the shares.
Some were bought by Hildene Opportunities Fund II, managed by New York-based Hildene Capital Management, said Kevin Parks, a TARP analyst at Hildene.
Parks said Hildene owns some of the TARP shares at three other area banking companies: Blue Ridge Bancshares Inc. in Independence, which owns the Blue Ridge Bank and Trust, Citizens Bancshares Co. in Chillicothe, Mo., which owns the Citizens Bank & Trust, and Dickinson Financial Corp., which owns Armed Forces Bank and had owned Bank Midwest.
William Esry at Blue Ridge and Roger Arwood with Citizens declined to talk about the transactions. Dickinson officials could not be reached.
The Treasury had auctioned its TARP shares in those two banking companies previously, also because they had been unable to repay.
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The TARP shares give the new owners a limited role at the banking companies. For example, they come with no voting rights, which means the TARP shareholders have no voice in electing directors of the companies.
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Many European cities are facing challenges when it comes to set up and implement truly sustainable mobility policies and measures. QUEST project has developed a Quality Management tool to help small and medium sized cities to set-up and further develop their sustainable mobility policies with the assistance of an external expert - the QUEST auditor. The aim of QUEST is to support cities in making real progress towards a more sustainable urban transport system and help them to find solutions to achieve excellence in sustainable urban mobility planning!
During the QUEST project nearly 50 cities, with different levels of experience and contexts, from 14 European countries have gone through the QUEST process, demonstrating that there is a high level of demand for advice on sustainable urban mobility planning.
QUEST cities meet in 5 international workshops
QUEST does not aim only to help cities to improve their policies but wants to facilitate active exchange of experiences with other cities. During the spring 2013 QUEST organises 5 workshops, where cities involved with QUEST have a chance to discuss the most pressing challenges in relation to urban mobility with their European peers, but also share their good practices. During the workshops the cities also have an opportunity to compare their experiences about the QUEST tool.
|The workshop participants admire the public bicycle hire scheme in Bath was introduced as part of the Civitas Renaissance project.
6 QUEST cities met in Bath, England
5 QUEST cities Halmstad and Lidköping, Sweden; Opava, Czech Republic; Ptuj, Slovenia and Satu Mare, Romania were invited to Bath, a World Heritage site, to familiarize themselves with the mobility solutions Bath has implemented and to discuss the results and outcomes of QUEST. UBC Commission on Environment assisted the organisation of the workshop.
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If your city is interested to join the QUEST family, please contact the project team and it will find the right auditor for you! QUEST is also looking for new auditors to join the QUEST team of experts.
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This time of year there is no shortage of delicious treat recipes meant to be enjoyed by your favourite furry loved one. But, if you're anything like me, the idea of spending a day holed up in the kitchen surrounded by baking pans and rolling pins is not a pleasant one. Truth be told, I hate to bake. Which is why I was super excited to come across a great no-bake recipe for healthy, all natural dog treats.
Peanut Butter & Oat Dog Treat Balls & Canine Coconut Clusters are quick and easy treats that you can whip up at a moment's notice. And best of all…. No oven required!
– 1/2 cup milk, low or fat free
– 1 cup peanut butter, natural or organic
– 3 cups rolled oats
1. Combine the first two ingredients in a large bowl and stir well
2. Slowly mix in the oats, about a 1/2 cup at a time (The mixture will be very thick!)
3. Scoop out the peanut butter balls and roll with damp hands to create a uniform ball shape (approx. 1″ diameter)
4. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Makes approximately 32 balls
Tips & Techniques:Give your treats some extra immune-boosting ability – Pop your dog's daily dose of Oximunol Chewables into each ball prior to refrigerating for a tasty immune boosting treat** Natural peanut butter – Regular peanut butter does not have as much moisture as the natural and organic varieties. If you choose to use a regular peanut butter you may need to add more milk to help the mixture hold together. Milk – If your dog is sensitive to dairy products, you can use soy or other nut milks in place of the cows milk.
These peanut butter dog treats will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. You can freeze them for up to 4 months.
– 3 tbsp whole wheat flour (see note below)
– 1/4 cup, plus 1 tablespoon applesauce, unsweetened
– 1/4 cup milk, low or fat free (see note above about milk substitutions)
– 1/2 cup shredded coconut, sweetened
– 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1. Mix the first four ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Slowly add the rolled oats, about a 1/2 cup at a time, until mixture easily clumps together. If mixture is too dry, gradually add additional tablespoons of applesauce, one at a time, until mixture is moist enough to clump
4. Scoop out the batter and roll with damp hands to create a flat cluster
5. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Makes approx. 32 clusters
Tips and Techniques:Give your treats some extra immune-boosting ability – Pop your dog's daily dose of Oximunol Chewables into each cluster prior to refrigerating for a tasty immune boosting treat** Wheat Flour – If your dog has a wheat allergy, you can make your own oat flour by using a food processor to grind approximately 1/4 cup of rolled oats into a fine powder (makes approx. 3 tablespoons of oat flour) Cookie Cutters – You can make these coconut clusters into shapes by using a dog cookie cutter. Pack the mixture tightly into your choice of cookie cutters and place them on a lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
Coconut clusters can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and can be frozen for up to 3 months.**NOTE: Do not exceed the daily recommended label dose of Oximunol. If feeding more than one treat per day, additional treats must be Oximunol free


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Trelleborg, a Danish observatory made by the Vikings.
The constructions of Trelleborg in Denmark and the bearing-dial from Greenland are constructed based on the same geometrical pattern. Click the image and pull a line when holding down the buttom. Make your own experiments with Viking geometry.
Bearing the height of the sun at noon gives us the N-S and E-W directions and the Vikings made a bearing of the sun at sunrise when the sun was just visible over the horizon. Follow the orbit of the sun over Trelleborg here or investigate a nomogram for sun heights on different latitudes incl. Trelleborg here.
See how the Vikings constructed Trelleborg here.
More info about Trelleborg and Viking geometry by Preben M Henriksen here.
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(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) March 31, 2017—Pet owner perceptions of veterinary hospitals are declining, while awareness of veterinary hospital accreditation has increased, according to fresh survey results released by the American Animal Hospital Association.
AAHA Chief Executive Officer Michael Cavanaugh, DVM, DABVP (Emeritus) presented the new data during the AAHA Opening Session in Nashville during the AAHA Yearly Conference.
AAHA contracted with third-party Trone Brand Energy—a full-service advertising, research, and branding agency with a passion for pets—to conduct the survey in fall 2016. The survey was a follow-up to pet owner research Trone had conducted for AAHA in 2013., The research sought to shed light on one of the biggest questions in veterinary medicine: What are pet owners thinking?
Results indicate while perceptions of veterinary hospitals' value have decreased in 2016, awareness of AAHA accreditation and its value have increased.
Pet owner perceptions toward AAHA accreditation were positive in 2013, and continued to increase in 2016:
After learning what AAHA accreditation is:
Results also indicated overall pet owner perceptions of veterinary hospitals have decreased:
"While the news of overall pet owner perception of veterinary hospitals is discouraging, we were pleased to see an increase in attitudes toward accredited hospitals," Cavanaugh said. "Given the decline in hospital ratings, there may be growing receptivity toward hearing and learning about the value of accreditation. Increasing accreditation awareness and relevancy among pet owners is one of AAHA's top initiatives; these insights reveal that significant progress is being made."
The data also revealed an increased opportunity to reach pet owners online. Word of mouth is still the primary factor for selecting a new veterinarian, but it has decreased to 53% (down from 62% in 2013). In addition, finding an AAHA-accredited hospital through an online directory has increased to 79% (up from 68%) and looking for accreditation on veterinary websites has also increased to 44% (up from 38%). This indicates the growing importance of online searches, particularly for millennials.
"The research from Trone puts hard data behind what we already know to be true: Pet owners are increasingly seeking out AAHA-accredited hospitals," Cavanaugh said. "We are proud to be able to help veterinary hospitals provide excellent care for their patients."
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I think it's time for a change.
For the past six years I've been changing one word to a sentence that I've memorised…in Italian. More about that in a minute.
Now, we all have favourite places that we've been to. It may be a campsite that we went to every summer with our family, it may be the place we went on honeymoon (or minimoon for the 21st century married couples amongst you), or perhaps the location of the marriage itself. For me, I remember a week in Polignano a mare, Puglia, in August 2011. A friend of mine, Vincenzo, who I sang with at Christ Church, Oxford as a Lay Clerk, was one of the tutors at an international music course. He invited me out to sing some solos from the Fauré Requiem and it wasn't difficult to convince me that this would be a good idea, with the promise of accommodation, food and sunshine. I'd been in the UK just over a year and was loving life in the Northern Hemisphere.
The week looked a little bit like this…
Day 1: I woke up late morning, had a chilled-out breakfast with some amazing housemates who I've kept in touch with (they came to our concert this evening in Rome at the Auditorium Parco della Musica), went and sang with the choir for an hour, had basically one-on-one Italian language coaching, had some lunch, went to the beach, got taught to cliff dive from up to eight metres, (not quite this but still a lot of fun) explored the region and then had dinner somewhere awesome before late-evening drinks and a caffé speciale to round things off.
Day 2-6: repeat Day 1.
Day 7: repeat Day 1-6, sing evening concert, then party.
Not bad huh?! I cannot tell you how much I've raved to my colleagues about my week in Polignano a mare. (They can, they're sick of it.) Also, if you've attended a concert in Italy in the past six years you'll have heard me say one phrase in a seemingly convincing way, changing one word each year. Here it is.
"[insert year from 1-6] anni fa sono andate a Polignano a mare per una settimana, per cantare, e ho imparato l'italiano per…(move hands up and down alternately as if to say 'about') cinque giorni. Tutti giorni mi sono tuffato delle grotto delle rondinelle al mare. Fantastico!"
It translates to:
"[insert year from 1-6] year/s ago I went to Polignano a mare for one week, to sing, and I learned Italian for…(gesturing) five days. Every day I dived from the cave of the pigeons into the sea. Fantastic!"
The only problem I've found at this point in the conversation is that, having repeated this phrase potentially (actually) more than a hundred times of the past few years, (well, six to be precise) I am now spoken back to in rather quick Italian which I often (basically always) struggle to understand. I think it's time for a change of phrase so when I've got one up and running I'll let you in on my wee secret.
P.s. for non-Kiwi speakers, 'wee' means 'little' and 'wee little' also means 'little'. 'Wee' can also mean 'to pee' (obviously) but the context hopefully informs you that I don't tell secrets about the need to go to the toilet. Just thought that was worth clarifying.
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|Robert Roth
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|Admissibility of Expert Testimony After Daubert
|June 8, 1998
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Daubert I:
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Daubert I that the Federal Rules of Evidence, not Frye, provide the standard for admitting expert scientific testimony in a federal trial. Rule 702 provides:
If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.
"If scientific ... knowledge will assist the trier of fact ..." an expert "may testify thereto." Emphasis added at 509 US 590. The adjective "scientific" implies a grounding in the methods and procedures of science, while "knowledge" "connotes a body of known facts or of ideas inferred from such facts or accepted as true on good grounds." Id. citing Webster's Third at 1252 (1986). Scientists do not assert that they know what is immutably "true," but, in order to qualify as "scientific knowledge," "an inference or assertion must be derived by the scientific method." Id. (emphasis added). Thus the requirement that an expert's testimony pertain to "scientific knowledge" establishes a standard or evidentiary reliability, that is trustworthiness. Id. text and fn. 9 (emphasis added)
The trial judge must thus make a preliminary assessment of whether the testimony's underlying reasoning or methodology is scientifically valid (as well as of whether that reasoning methodology properly can be applied to the facts in issue, that is, whether the testimony is relevant). Id. 591. Considerations which bear on this inquiry include
The inquiry, though a "flexible" one, must focus on principles and methodology. Id. at 594-595 (emphasis added).
The trial judge should also be mindful of other applicable Rules. E.g., as
Judge Weinstein explained: "Expert evidence can be both powerful and quite misleading because of the difficulty of evaluating it. Because of this risk, the judge in weighing possible prejudice against probative force under Rule 403... exercises more control over experts than over lay witnesses." Weinstein, 138 F.R.D., at 632.
Id. 595.
Evidence based on valid principles may be challenged by cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof, rather than on Frye's "uncompromising" "general acceptance" standard. Also, if the trial judge concludes that the "scintilla of evidence presented supporting a position is insufficient to allow a reasonable juror to conclude that the position more likely than not is true, the court remains free to direct a judgment ... and likewise to grant summary judgment. ... " Id. 596 (citations omitted)
Even limited screening by the judge may, on occasion, prevent the jury from hearing of authentic scientific breakthroughs. This is the price that must be paid for having the Rules function not to seek cosmic understanding, but to resolve particularized legal disputes. Id. 596-597.
Daubert II:
Before the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Daubert I, the Ninth Circuit had affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in that case "largely because the opinions proffered by plaintiffs' experts run counter to the substantial consensus of the scientific community." 43 F3d 1311, 1314 (9th Cir. 1995) (Daubert II). On remand, Circuit Judge Kozinski undertook "the task of ensuring that an expert's testimony both rests on a reliable foundation and is relevant to the task at hand." Id. 1313. Judge Kozinski considered that the task of federal judges ruling on the admissibility of expert scientific testimony face a far more complex and daunting task post-Daubert:
First, we must determine nothing less than whether the experts' testimony reflects "scientific knowledge," whether their findings are "derived by the scientific method ," and whether their work product amounts to "good science." Second we must ensure that the proposed expert testimony is "relevant to the task at hand, ... i.e., that it logically advances a material aspect of the proposing party's case.
43 F3d 1315. The court opined that this task is still more daunting when the dispute concerns matters "at the very cutting edge of scientific research, where fact meets theory and certainty dissolves into probability." Id. 1316.
Despite its misgivings, the court ably articulated the fundamental task as "to analyze not what the experts say, but their basis for saying it." The court rhetorically asked itself, "How do we figure out whether scientists have derived their findings through the scientific method or whether their testimony is based on scientifically valid principles." Id. 1316. The answer boils down to determining "whether the analysis undergirding the experts' testimony falls within the range of accepted standards governing how scientists construct their research and reach their conclusions." Id. 1317.
The two principal ways a proponent of expert testimony can show that the evidence satisfies this "first prong" of Rule 702 are (1) establishing that an expert's proffered testimony "grows out of pre-litigation research" or (2) that the expert's research has been subjected to peer review. Id. 1318. The criterion of "pre-litigation research" poses the question whether the experts propose to testify about matters "growing naturally and directly out of research they have conducted independent of the litigation, or whether they have developed their opinions expressly for purposes of testifying." Id. 1317. "That an expert testifies based on research he has conducted independent of the litigation provides important, objective proof that the research comports with the dictates of good science" (by contrast with the practice of expert-shopping, which leads to bad science). The court believes that the reliability of such research consists of its being "less likely to have been biased toward a particular conclusion by the promise of remuneration," the fact that to be conducted "in the usual course of business" it "must normally satisfy a variety of standards to attract funding and institutional support," and the fact that usually, only a limited number of scientists are actively conducting research on the subject that is germane to a given case, thus providing a natural constraint on the parties' ability to shop for experts who agree with them. Id. 1317. For these reasons, being based directly on "legitimate, pre-existing research unrelated to the litigation provides the most persuasive basis for concluding that the opinions [an expert] expresses were 'derived by the scientific method."' Id.
If proffered scientific testimony is not based on independent research, another means of showing its basis in scientifically valid principles is by proof that "the research and analysis supporting the proffered conclusions have been subjected to normal scientific scrutiny through peer review and publication." Id. 1318, text n. 6. The court refers, "of course, to publication in a generally-recognized scientific journal that conditions publication on a bona fide process of peer review." The court here cites generally The Journal's Peer Review Process, 321 New Eng. J. Med. 837 (1989). Id. n. 6. That the research is accepted for publication "in a reputable scientific journal after being subjected to the usual rigors of peer review is a significant indication that it is taken seriously by other scientists, i.e., that it meets at least the minimal criteria for good science." If nothing else, peer review and publication "increase the likelihood that substantive flaws in methodology will be detected." Id. 1318, citing Daubert I, 113 CST at 2797.
Showing that preferred testimony grows out of independent, pre-litigation research or has been subjected to peer review constitute a prima facie case as to admissibility under Rule 702. The opposing party could then challenge that showing by "presenting evidence (including expert testimony) that the proposing party's expert employed unsound methodology or failed to assiduously follow an otherwise sound protocol." Where the opposing party thus raises a material dispute as to admissibility, the district court must hold an in limine hearing to consider the conflicting evidence and make findings about the soundness and reliability of the methodology employed by the scientific experts. Id. at n. 10, citing Fed.R.Evid. 104(a) and 706.
If a party cannot show that its expert's testimony is based on pre-litigation research or has been subjected to peer review, the proponent may attempt to satisfy its burden by the testimony of its own experts, who "must explain precisely how they went about reaching their conclusions and point to some objective source -- a learned treatise, the policy statement of a professional association, a published article in a reputable scientific journal or the like -- to show that they have followed the scientific method, as it is practiced by (at least) a recognized minority of scientists in their field. Id. 1319 citing US v. Rincon, 28 F3d 921, 924 (9th Cir. 1994) for the proposition that research must be described "in sufficient detail that the district court [can] determine if the research was scientifically valid." Since the focus is on reliability, the parties are not limited to what is generally accepted; however, the fact that a party's expert used a methodology accepted by only a minority of scientists would be a proper basis for impeachment at trial. Id. n 11.


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Free Education, My *ss
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you're right Lory. I'm always telling my irish husband about this and our boys haven't even started school yet. textbooks were free in pennsylvania when i was in school. my husband is a secondary school teacher here and he and his dept choose the students books each year. And they usually change the books to cover a different theme which is the teacher's choice. and the students have to pay for the updated books.ReplyDelete
i just payed €100 for my child's books and supplies for him to start junior infants next year. i was shocked at the cost. of course it didn't faze my husband who is used to the system.
am scared of what other hidden costs we'll encounter next year when he starts. and my husband's teacher salary has been cut drastically in the past 3 years (i think by almost 15%!), and we have a crazy mortgage circa 2005 :(
Glad I'm not alone. We're in the same boat. Loads of hidden costs. I even forgot to mention that I PAY for the Irish Dancing done during Phys Ed class in his school.ReplyDelete
Don't forget about the annual 'voluntary' contributionReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 2:50 AM
Yikes! Other hidden costs to living in Ireland is that tv license. Just got a bill for €180! Doesn't exist in the States. Public channels are paid by commercials and fund-raising.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the stage where I'm not sure if I can actually afford to live here anymore. Wait until your boys head to secondary school. I've just had to pay €112 for each exam he has to sit this year. That's for the pre-pre-junior cert, the pre-junior cert and the actual junior cert in June. That's €336 I can't afford. In England it's much the same as the US, free.ReplyDelete
I agree - coming from the UK education system myself I am really shocked at how much parents are expected to contribute to education in Ireland - and don't even get me started on the lack of a school lunch - erm....?? It is frustrating, especially when you've experienced a different system yourself. I am in total denial about the expense of education when both my kids are in school.ReplyDelete
I have a kindergartner in public school in the the US. We didn't have to pay anything directly to the school. However I don't think a week goes by that he doesn't come home with some sort of fund raiser for the school they want us to contribute to. Usually it involves me buying junk I don't want. I'd rather just give them a donation. The worst was when they sent home a form for my son to go around selling cookie dough himself. I wouldn't let my 15 year old go door to door selling something let alone a five year old.ReplyDelete
We have box tops on food products that we're supposed to save and turn in to the school that they can get money for. We're also asked to donate school supplies, snacks etc. to his classroom.
They do throw all kinds of money at the schools here, and it's still not enough? And what are they doing with it? As far as I can tell the education system is getting worse instead of better.
If I had a student in middle or high school it would cost more. They have to pay book "rental" fees which can be $1000 or more a year in some cases.
No, there is no such things as free education anymore.
Don't forget the numerous cake sales. AND the €2 non-uniform day in aid of whatever they can think of, whenever they fancy!ReplyDelete
The cost of Education in Ireland is crippling. We're told that the cost of living has come down but I just don't see it. Not in the Annual VOLUNTARY (my *ss)Contribution for Primary education or the mandatory Insurance/materials charge (a joint annual cost of €200 before a text book is bought)or in visits to Doctors, Dentists etc for that matter.
Even the cost of a Mass card has gone up to €11 in our church! €11!
xx Jazzy
I forgot about the voluntary contribution folks. That €200 for the school is a week of groceries for us. I wonder if I sent the boys to a fee paying school, would I also have to make the other contributions. Colleen: $1000 !! And Jazzy: I was shocked when I saw the mass cards in your church were €11...and then I remember ours are €10 - not much different.ReplyDelete
And wait until Transition Year and you're coughing up for trips to Europe or further beyond, plus all the activities that ensure that this year is worthwhile!ReplyDelete
Oh dear. That's this coming September for me. I need a second job.ReplyDelete
Lory, your post was terrifying. I never would have imagined you'd have to pay so much for your kids to attend "public" school. I'm an American living in socialist France, where we pay tons and tons of tax, and it's hard to keep our heads above water in that respect. But we do "see" a lot of our tax Euros at work - medical care, public works. As for school, my kids are just 3 and 5, so no books yet. We don't pay for anything except for their school lunches. (The tradition here is kids go home for lunch, so the way it's evolved is if you want them to eat at school, you pay, which seems logical to me.)ReplyDelete
I think you should look into fee-paying schools, interview some parents whose kids attend them and write up the differences for the newspaper. (Look at all the comments you've gotten here, imagine the debate it could spur.) What you've really put your finger on here is the two-faced-ness of the system you're stuck with - it's "free" but you are asked to "contribute" constantly. Get these people to call a spade a spade.
Keep on keepin' on!
Eek, terrifying stuff. I may need to re-finance myself, or become an indentured servant or something before my daughter starts school in a year. Where I live (greater London burbs), it's a nightmare just getting a place at a decent school.ReplyDelete
As a mom from Brazil living in Costa Rica, I can tell that in both places you want to avoid public school at all costs. Public school here is free all right, but the education they give is really lame. Any cheap private school is better than public school in most Latin America.ReplyDelete
What you guys pay is outrageous. My 3-year old is going to a Waldorf kindergarten for 4 hours in the morning and it costs US$ 126,00 a month, plus an extra month for inscription annually. Back in Brazil the kinder was really good and costed US$ 80,00 a month. I live in small towns, by the way, in big cities the prices are much higher than that.
With all the money you guys are paying, you could gather a group, hire a teacher and start a homeschooling program. Sure paying taxes should entitle us all to good education, but public education will never be really good, given the fact of what´s behind the schooling system.
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ODEC 5070 - Law & Practice of Global Infrastructure Projects
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Semester : Autumn 2018-2019
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Course Description
The course aims at familiarizing students with the legal, regulatory and contractual aspects surrounding major global infrastructure projects with a focus on the industry sector, in particular energy and transport infrastructures such as power plants, wind parks, waste treatment facilities, chemical plants, city tramways or metro projects, railways signaling systems, or any other similar complex projects. The course will review, among others: - The notion of infrastructure projects (civil works versus engineering construction; newly-built versus renovation projects); - The political, economic, financial and strategic relevance of infrastructure projects in a globalized economy; - The main players and contractual parties to infrastructure projects (investors; developers, general contractors; subcontractors; banks; insurance companies; government bodies; certification agencies, etc.); - The particularities emerging from the cross-border dimension of the projects (export control; customs clearance; currency fluctuations; international political instability; local project site environment; transport risks; localization rules; technology transfer requirements, etc.); - International private and public law considerations when handling global infrastructure projects (conflict of laws; public order; mandatory rules; treaties impact; lex mercatoria); - The tendering/bidding process for global infrastructure projects and the impact of public procurement rules; - The different types of contract forms governing infrastructure projects (turnkey or equipment supply contract; lump-sum or costs + fee; contracts for works or sales contract; sui generis contracts); - The specific projects characteristics impacting contract drafting : project duration, project frame, project cooperation, project conflict risks; - Key contract clauses and negotiation techniques: general clauses, commercial clauses, financial clauses, liability clauses, governing law & settlement of disputes clauses, boiler plate provisions, negotiation strategy; - The recourse to international contract forms and standards as benchmark or reference for global infrastructure projects (e.g. FIDIC contract conditions; MF1; NEC; Orgalime, etc.); - The impact of project financing (including bonds & guarantees) and the consequences on the balance of legal and contractual risks between the parties; - The organization of the nexus of contracts and interface/interaction between the various projects agreements: 'back-to-back' issues with subcontracts and flow-downs of main contract risks between projects agreements (e.g. cross-default and cross termination risks); - The management and resolution of disputes: contract & claims management activities during projects execution, dispute review boards and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, court litigation & arbitration.
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20% class participation, 20% one short test (30 minutes) during class session and 60% final exam (Case study requiring legal opinion type answers - Documents authorized).
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Hello everybody! I am glad to be back today with the meme/series by Nikki @ The night is dark and full of books. For Searching Saturday, each Saturday has a new topic and you talk about books that fit into that topic to add to your TBR or just to inform your readers about. For info on how to join in, click here. Without further hesitation, let's get into this Searching Saturday.
This week's topic is: Books set in your own country.
(R)evolution by P.J. Manney
"Scientist Peter Bernhardt has dedicated his life to nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter on the atomic scale. As the founder of Biogineers, he is on the cusp of revolutionizing brain therapies with microscopic nanorobots that will make certain degenerative diseases become a thing of the past. But after his research is stolen by an unknown enemy, seventy thousand people die in Las Vegas in one abominable moment. No one is more horrified than Peter, as this catastrophe sets in motion events that will forever change not only his life but also the course of human evolution.
Peter's company is torn from his grasp as the public clamors for his blood. Desperate, he turns to an old friend, who introduces him to the Phoenix Club, a cabal of the most powerful people in the world. To make himself more valuable to his new colleagues, Peter infuses his brain with experimental technology, exponentially upgrading his mental prowess and transforming him irrevocably.
As he's exposed to unimaginable wealth and influence, Peter's sense of reality begins to unravel. Do the club members want to help him, or do they just want to claim his technology? What will they do to him once they have their prize? And while he's already evolved beyond mere humanity, is he advanced enough to take on such formidable enemies and win?" – Goodreads
I found this in the Deals section of Goodreads. I'm assuming that this book takes place in the United States because in the synopsis it says that people in Las Vegas die. And isn't that cover weirdly beautiful?
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Among the many other awards and honors it received were the New Yorker Debut of the Year award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the highest critical praise for its grace, acuity, and compassion in detailing lives transported from India to America. In The Namesake, Lahiri enriches the themes that made her collection an international bestseller: the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the conflicts of assimilation, and, most poignantly, the tangled ties between generations. Here again Lahiri displays her deft touch for the perfect detail — the fleeting moment, the turn of phrase — that opens whole worlds of emotion.
The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of their arranged wedding, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle together in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An engineer by training, Ashoke adapts far less warily than his wife, who resists all things American and pines for her family. When their son is born, the task of naming him betrays the vexed results of bringing old ways to the new world. Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name. Lahiri brings great empathy to Gogol as he stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With penetrating insight, she reveals not only the defining power of the names and expectations bestowed upon us by our parents, but also the means by which we slowly, sometimes painfully, come to define ourselves. The New York Times has praised Lahiri as "a writer of uncommon elegance and poise." The Namesake is a fine-tuned, intimate, and deeply felt novel of identity." – Goodreads
As you can see from the synopsis, this is set in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I found this one also in the Deals section of Goodreads. Although I don't like the cover, I am glad to include this one because of the diversity.
That's it for today! I really love doing this meme/series (even if I miss a few days). Should I continue my Listify Tuesday? Comment below!


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Anthony Vaccarello Spring/Summer 2015 Collection – Paris Fashion Week
Say boldness drenched in seductiveness and beautiful proportions and imagine the Anthony Vaccarello spring/summer 2015 collection! Paris Fashion Week spring 2015 is on, which means we continue discovering amazing fashion collections for the upcoming warm season and new trends that take the world by storm. Thanks to Anthony Vaccarello's creative designs presented, the first day of PFW can certainly be called successful and memorable. After his capsule spring 2015 collection for Versus, the talented designer shows that his creativity has no limit, making simple shades extremely vibrant and emotional with his signature provocative shapes and design solutions. It's a collection that we all put a big "yes' to in front, as it does invade into one's mind and dreams instantly!
The Vaccarello-appropriate asymmetric shapes, unexpected and quite provocative cuts, as well as the interesting play with textures and materials are the first details that one spots looking through the Anthony Vaccarello spring/summer 2015 collection. The collection is utterly modest in terms of the color and pattern choices, however, it's also cutting-edge unique and interesting in terms of the designs applied. Thus, what we see here is a conglomeration of black, white, gray and navy blue tones put in harmonious pairs with simplistic stripes and oversized letter patterns, as well as figure-enhancing structures and silhouettes that pop out instantly!
Leather plays an important role in the Anthony Vaccarello spring/summer 2015 collection, as it is featured on those sassy asymmetric skirts, tiny skirts, dresses and jackets, coming in the versatile black shade mostly. In some of the looks showcased, the designer also showed the versatility and gorgeousness of patent leather, presenting party-ready shiny black and white dresses using this material. Transparency has also been praised a lot in this collection, used mainly for the monochrome or delicately striped tops that never look overwhelming despite their sultry designs. In general, every cut, every details and design solution has been chosen so wisely and carefully here that the entire collection looks pleasantly beautiful and feminine, although we see lots of high slits, plunging necklines and quite unexpected cut-outs on the mini skirts and dresses revealing lots of skin.
The desire to target the working class business ladies and fashionisers with a high sense of classic style has led to Vaccarello to bring those impressive striped separates, featuring asymmetric mini skirts, cool blazers and minimalist crisp white shirts. This way, we also discover those polished pants and knee-length tailored shirts, the gray skirt suits and the blazer-style simple tops. What makes these pieces so special is the big proportion of boldness applied to the designs, making them so ideally relevant to the modern chic woman's wardrobe.
The finale of the Anthony Vaccarello spring 2015 rtw show made it so clear that these designs were meant for spring and summer, as we saw those words imprinted with huge white letters on the background of black, and vice versa. It was here that we started to ponder on how such simple ideas can look so chic and luxurious! It was definitely a smashing show and we want to have every little bit of this wonderful collection! If you still feel indifferent to these designs, make sure to check your pulse again!
Photos courtesy of Vogue UK


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Manchester City are set to beat Liverpool and Arsenal to the signing of Barcelona youngster Gai Assulin – and, this time, it is not a mega-money move.
The 19-year-old has recently been released by the Catalan club and has seen a wave of interest from top clubs around Europe – most pertinently in the Premier League.
Arsenal have been heavily linked to his signature, with the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and even Tottenham also interested.
The attacking midfielder is currently the youngest ever player to play for Israel and made his first team debut at the age of just 16 during a cup game.
And with the vast sums of money being thrown around by City this summer, the future of their club could be built on cheap younger signings.
Assulin's release clause at Barca was around £34 million but his contract was cancelled so he could seek more first team football elsewhere.
City would be willing to loan him out for a couple of years in order for him to build up that experience and come back raring to go in the first team.


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No matter what scenario plays out for North Korea – the status quo, the good or the ugly – South Korea's currency appears set to remain under a cloud, analysts at Nomura said in a note on Friday.
Tensions over the development of the North's nuclear missile program have cooled this week, after last week's dramatic eruption of Pyongyang's threats to attack the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and President Donald Trump firing off a war of words.
But this week, North Korea backed off its Guam threats, although the regime's official news agency reported that its 33-year-old leader wanted to monitor the "reckless Yankees" and left the door open for a strike later.
The relative calm may not last: Analysts at Nomura pointed to a planned large military drill by South Korea and the U.S. next week.
"Another spike in tensions is certainly plausible and, unless there is some resolution, tensions could remain elevated for some time," Nomura said, but added that its "base case" scenario was that the situation wouldn't get out of control.
That was likely to continue to weigh on South Korea's currency. The dollar was fetching 1,141.13 won at 2:27 p.m. HK/SIN on Friday. That compared with as little as 1.110 won in late July.
Nomura was sticking with a bearish economic outlook for South Korea, forecasting its gross domestic growth would slow to 2.3 percent in 2018 from 2.7 percent this year.
It expects the country would face a direct hit to its tourism sector, noting that the number of Chinese visitors to the country in July had already fallen around 68 percent from the year-earlier month.
Nomura also said the tensions would have an indirect impact on private consumption and construction investment, likely exacerbating the hit from new government policies aimed at cooling the housing market.
The Bank of Korea wasn't likely to increase interest rates to defend the currency as a weaker won would support the country's exporters, Nomura noted.
The bank also pointed to a risk from the strong foreign fund inflows to South Korea's stock market since last year, bringing foreign ownership proportion to its highest since 2007.
With net foreign equity selling of $3.3 billion over the tense July 21-August 16 period, "we believe consistent tensions raise the risk of a further unwind," Nomura said.
But even in a better case, with negotiations and a resolution of the immediate tensions with the North, Nomura said it didn't expect the currency would perform much better.
"We believe foreign-exchange and fiscal policy will be the same as the base case, because South Korea policymakers will wait and see the how the actual negotiations conclude – which may take quite a long time," it said.
For both potential scenarios, Nomura estimated the dollar would be fetching around 1,140 won by the end of 2018.
But when it came to the bank's "ugly" case of military confrontation, it expected the won could tumble by more than 10 percent over the first few trading sessions if there were significant casualties and destruction.
At the same time, Nomura forecast a "catastrophic" impact on the stock market.
However, Nomura said it expected South Korea's government would "do whatever it takes" to avoid a war.


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This week we have Caraval! I so can't wait until its time to read this one!!
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.
Then, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation to Caraval finally arrives. So, Tella enlists a mysterious sailor's help to whisk Scarlett away to this year's show. But as soon as the trio arrives, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nonetheless soon becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with her sister, with Legend, and with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.
Stephanie Garber loves Disneyland because it's the one place on earth where she feels as if the fantastical stories she loves to write about could actually come to life. When she's not writing young adult fantasy, she teaches creative writing at a private college in northern California, where she's known for turning assignments into games and taking students on field trips that involve book signings. Caraval is her first novel for young adults. She would love to hear from you on social media.
"All opinions are 100% honest and my own."
The first chapter in this is nothing but a few letters so this is a sample of Chapter 2!
Scarlett's feelings came in colors even brighter than usual. The urgent red of burning coals. The eager green of new grass buds. the frenzied yellow of a flapping bird's feathers. He'd finally written back. She read the letter again. Then again. And again. Her eyes took in each sharp stroke of ink, every waxy curve of the Caraval master's silver crest- a sun with a star inside and a teardrop inside of the star. The same seal was watermarked onto the enclosed slips of paper.
This was no prank.
"Donatella!" Scarlett plunged down the steps into the barrel room in search of her younger sister. The familiar scents of molasses and oak snaked up her nose, but her scoundrel of a sibling was nowhere to be found.
"Tells-Where are you?" Oil lamps cast an amber glow over bottles of rum and several freshly filled wooden barrels. Scarlett heard a moan as she moved past, and she caught bits of heavy breathing as well. After her latest battle with their father, Tella had probably drunk too much, and now dozed somewhere on the floor. :Donna-"
She choked on the last half of her sister's name.
"Hullo, Scar."
Tell flashed Scarlett a sloppy grin, all white teeth and swollen lips. Her honey-blond curls were a mess as well, and her shawl had fallen to the floor. But it was the sight of the young sailor, with his hands wrapped around Tella's waist, that made Scarlett stutter. "Did I interrupt something?"
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On November 12th, Sequence participated in the annual AIGA Fall Gala fundraiser, Hung Up. Every year AIGA features custom-designed objects by local designers which are then auctioned to raise money for their organization. This year the object was a skateboard deck.
We had a lot of fun with this assignment. The entire office was asked to participate, and the winner was then chosen through an internal voting process. It was a tight competition, but the "Born to Skate" board won the hearts of our sentimental designers. On one side, we laser etched the words "Born to Skate" as a wordmark, and on the other side was an ultrasound image of a baby on a skateboard. As it turns out, the SF design community also has a soft spot for sentimental creativity, as the board had more than its share of bids during the silent auction.
Watch out for our upcoming "Born to Tai Chi" and "Born to Knit" series!


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Fifth Street Finance Raises $91 Million With Public Offering
Fifth Street Finance announced that it has closed its public offering of 8,451,486 shares of common stock at a price of $10.79 per share, raising approximately $91.2 million in gross proceeds.
Fifth Street said it intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay debt outstanding under its credit facilities. However, through re-borrowing under its credit facilities, it intends to make investments in small and mid-sized companies in accordance with its investment objective and strategies described in the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and for general corporate purposes.
All shares were offered by Fifth Street. UBS Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities acted as lead book-running managers for the offering.
Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel acted as joint book-running managers and Raymond James, Maxim Group and SMBC Nikko acted as co-managers for the offering.


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By: Oberst von Berauscht (Two Beers) –
In East Berlin during the mid 1960's a team of three Mossad agents captured Nazi war criminal Dieter Vogel, the so-called "Surgeon of Birkenau". After a failed attempt to escape west with him, they held him in a slum apartment, waiting for their chance to extricate him toIsrael. Vogel eventually seized an attempt to escape, and is gunned down by agent Rachel Singer. While her marksmanship denied Vogel justice, the mission is deemed a success. Years pass, and for the public at large the three spies have become famous for their actions. But hidden among their achievements is a dark secret they have held onto for years, one which now threatens to become public knowledge.
A Toast
Telling its story in a relatively non-linear fashion, The Debt deftly moves between a straightforward espionage story in the 1960's, and the personal dramas those events touch off thirty years later. The Debt is a solid thriller, with an intriguing premise, brought to you by filmmaker John Madden.
Is there anything the bastard cannot do?
The cast handles the material admirably, particularly Jessica Chastain as the young Rachel. Her character is of a patriotic, dedicated individual who ultimately allows her emotions to best her, leading to the older Rachel (Helen Mirren) forced to live with her past mistakes. Jesper Christiansen is frightening to watch as the sociopathic Vogel. Though detained he remains defiant, and uses every opportune moment to torment his captors. Vogel has a psychological advantage over the three agents, as his past points to a heightened ability to shelve personal emotion in favor of cold indifference. As the passions and dramas inherent in humanity play out before him, he watches with mild amusement, all the while planning his move.
They will Nazi it coming
Beer Two
Clearly the filmmakers were trying to make a statement about the effects of living a lie. It also raises the question of just how important the truth is when it can potentially cause more harm than good. Rather than allow the audience the courtesy of making up their own mind, The Debt answers these questions abruptly and clumsily in the denouement. It is a shamefully "nail on the head" ending that is as predictable and tacked on as the rest of the film is not.
Ultimately The Debt has a lot of good going for it and meets with high recommendation, in spite of the anticlimax.
Bonus Drinking Game
Take a drink: anytime someone practices judo
Down a shot: for each scene in the rain


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WASHINGTON >> The House is expected to pass by a comfortable margin legislation that would allow retired Gen. James Mattis to run the Pentagon for Donald Trump.
The bill has strong GOP support and likely will be backed by several Democrats who believe Mattis' decades of military experience and reputation for sound judgment are a necessary counterbalance to Trump's impulsive, bombastic style.
The vote is scheduled for Friday.
The legislation grants an exception to the law that bars former service members who have been out of uniform for less than seven years from holding the top Pentagon job. The restriction is meant to preserve civilian control of the military. Mattis, 66, retired from the Marine Corps in 2013.
The Senate on Thursday easily cleared a similar measure, 81-17, with 30 Democrats voting in favor of the bill. The legislation is separate from a Senate confirmation vote on Mattis. But the strong bipartisan support signals there are no real hurdles to approving Trump's choice for defense secretary shortly after the president-elect is sworn in next week.
It was unclear if President Barack Obama would sign the legislation once it's approved by Congress, or if it would fall to Trump after his inauguration on Jan. 20.
Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, backed the waiver legislation. He called Mattis a "generational exception" and said many Americans are rightly concerned about how Trump may respond when he is tested by Russia, Iran or North Korea, or faces a cyberattack from an unknown source.
During his 44-year military career, Mattis served in numerous senior military positions, including commander of U.S. Central Command in charge of all American forces in the Middle East.
The law mandating a seven-year rule was last waived for George Marshall in 1950, a former five-star Army general and secretary of state.


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Before you can replace an existing template part on your form template with a newer version, you must use the Add Custom Control Wizard to replace the template part in the Controls task pane with the latest version. After you do that, use the following procedure to replace the original template part on your form template with the latest version. You must follow the steps for each form template that contains the older template part.
Open the form template that contains the original template part.
On the form template, select the template part.
A message notifies you that a new version of the template part is available, as shown here.
Tip: A similar message also appears in the Design Checker task pane.
Right-click the blue icon next to the message text, and then click Update on the shortcut menu.
The Update command replaces all template parts of this type on the form template, even those found in other views.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 for any other form templates that contain the template part.
Note: If you change a template part on a form template that is already in use throughout your organization, you must republish the form template after updating the template part.


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I am not a great cook, or even a good cook. I think it is because I don't do a good job of following the recipes and never seem to have everything I need.
So, when I get asked to make someone dinner I get totally stressed out! I just don't know what to make and what if it tastes totally gross. In fact in my last church group in Nashville, I very rarely was asked to bring anyone dinner because I think they knew I was a total stress case about it.
I was asked last week to bring a meal to a new mom at church. Oh my I started to panic. I decided to come up with a standard meal that I would bring, also with a standard way to bring it. (for some reason also stresses me out, I never have those disposable gladware)
Here is what I made:
- Rosemary Chicken in a crockpot. (Chicken, Cream of Chicken soup, milk, lemon & herb seasoning and rosemary. So easy)
- Uncle Ben Whole Grain Brown Rice
- crescent Rolls
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (recipe to come)
- Butternut squash
- Granola for Breakfast (Mindy's recipe)
- A pack of instant macaroni for the little boy
- A pack of Crystal Light Ruby Red Grapefruit
If you have a great standard meal you take to people I would love to know.


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Farmer's Market
Mondays, June – November
2 pm to 7 pm
The Maplewood Farmers Market Celebrates its 24th Year Anniversary!
The Market is located at 1848-1852 Springfield Avenue between Yale & Oberlin Streets starting June 5th until November 20th. The hours of operations will be every Monday from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Join us for a great season filled with Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables, pickles and olives, breads, pastries and preserves, cheeses; prepared foods like steaks, burgers, crab cakes; gluten-free meals for "on the go" and olive oils!
For more information about the market, or how to become a vendor,
call the Farmer's Market at 973-762-8120 ext. 2003


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Passing Judgment: R.A. Dickey's flaccid knuckleball.
As a die-hard Mets fan, I thoroughly appreciated and admired R.A. Dickey's accomplishments during his three years in New York. I remember when it was announced that the Mets had signed Dickey to a minor league contract before the 2010 season. I made fun of the transaction because I had remembered how brutal Dickey had […]Read more


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I recently found two old globes that are ripe for repurposing. Both are in rough shape and no longer geographically accurate, making them perfect for some crafty projects.
A vintage primer, titled We Are Neighbors, provided the images for my upcycled globe on the left. It features charming illustrations of friendly children at play in an active neighborhood. This fall, I think I'll use these images, once again, to transform my newest finds into earthly art.
I enjoy getting crafty every once in a while. How about you?


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If the NSA cannot completely secure their network, then what hope does your average network administrator have with a fraction of the budget and manpower? Are those firewall rules, password policies, and security updates just pissing into the wind?
Hopefully not, but it is interesting to consider a security design around the premise that your systems are compromised, that each user is or could be malicious, and that your network is as open as the wi-fi at Starbucks.