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this year, i knew things had to be different! and with a halloween party at our church to attend- i wanted to come up with a family themed costume.
i've never had much of a doppelganger, but once upon a time (aka: highschool) i dressed up as princess leia for halloween and so many people thought i looked an awful lot like her! thankfully my parents still had my costume! it needed a tiny bit of tlc. (glue guns are amazing tools!) and we were ready for a night of fun- with my husband as han solo, my baby as an ewok and yours truly as princess leia!
i'm really looking forward to getting dressed up again this wednesday. i can't wait to go trick or treating with my baby.
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How safe is the air you're breathing, and where is it coming from? Tune in to "Toxic America," a breathtaking special investigation, with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
Mossville, Louisiana (CNN) -- As the Environmental Protection Agency vans roll from one home to the next, each one marked with a red dot on a map, Dorothy Felix tags along like a proud parent.
At each stop, EPA investigators collect potentially tainted water from the kitchen tap and possibly toxic soil samples from the yard.
"This is a very important day. It's a day that should have come a long time ago. We have traveled a long journey and I feel like victory is close," Felix says, smiling.
Nearby, an EPA contractor uses a hand trowel to scoop hard-packed dirt into glass jars for testing at a government lab in Houston, Texas.
Felix and other environmental activists in this southwest Louisiana community tried for decades to convince the state and federal governments they live in a toxic town.
Mossville: "Like an experiment"
They say the 14 chemical plants surrounding this African-American community are making residents sick.
As evidence, they point to government blood tests showing residents with three times the normal levels of dioxins in their blood. Dioxins are carcinogens, often called the most toxic substance known.
Health surveys in Mossville show widespread respiratory problems and other ailments. Residents also say many in the community have died young, from cancer.
After years of rebuffing their requests, the EPA in January agreed to test whether Mossville qualifies as a federal Superfund site. Investigators arrived in April. Superfund designation could mean federal funding for cleanup and, possibly, relocation for residents who want to go.
Mossville won another victory in March. An international human rights commission agreed to rule on a case brought by Mossville against the United States government.
"It means they are going to have a legal judgment on their right to live in a healthy environment," says Monique Harden, co-director and attorney with Advocates for Environmental Human Rights. "They are hard-working, good people. And they want nothing more than what anybody would want, which is a safe place to raise their children."
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights filed suit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of the people of Mossville. It was the first time the commission, an arm of the Organization of American States, decided to rule on an environmental injustice case in the United States, according to Harden.
Harden says the ruling could have an impact beyond Mossville because the suit claims legally permitted pollution violates the human rights of residents living nearby.
In response to the ruling, EPA said, "Administrator Jackson has made environmental justice a top priority for the EPA. Under her leadership, the agency is working diligently to ensure that we are using our authority under the law to protect the environment and the health of the residents of Mossville and all communities across the country. ... The United States takes seriously the work and recommendations of the IACHR as it promotes human rights throughout the Americas, including in the United States."
Mossville is a narrow stretch of homes in what was once a rural African-American community. Felix's grandparents moved here, and she lives with her mother in a home her father built. Five generations of her family live close by.
"We felt free here. We felt safe. We had community activities that brought the family together," she says. "Families did their own gardening, farming, cattle raising. All the things that we needed, we had that here."
In the years after World War II, industry came to Mossville, lured by the nearby ship channel and Louisiana's willingness to waive property taxes for industry. Plants now operate on land where Mossville homes and businesses once stood.
A large underground leak of the toxic chemical ethylene dichloride from a vinyl chloride plant forced the evacuation of a large Mossville neighborhood, further shrinking the community, which now has about 375 homes.
The once rural way of life has changed, too.
Mossville residents are now advised to eat no more than two fish or seafood meals a month caught from the local estuary, and many who grow their own fruits and vegetables, do so in pots, rather than the soil, for fear of eating tainted produce.
The local industry association and the state Department of Environmental Quality both say studies have shown the plants have not resulted in health problems for the people living nearby. Felix disputes the findings.
"Mossville is still suffering. There are still people that are dying," she says.
The EPA expects to have the results of its Superfund investigation by early August. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should rule by the end of the year, Harden says.
In the months CNN has followed the story, Felix has insisted she would not be pushed out of Mossville by industry. But as EPA investigators gather evidence, the great-grandmother says she has changed her mind.
"If I got a fair price, I would leave. When I think about it and I think how hard my grandparents worked for this piece of property and how they prayed for it and hoped for it and cried for it and labored for it, it would be sad to just say I'm gone."
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Magneto Was Right
I think that part of the appeal of Marvel comics (and to a lesser extent, the entire superhero genre entirely) is that it allows its readers to participate in a wish fulfillment fantasy where the reader witnesses a formerly powerless and sympathetic individual attain great power suddenly or even accidentally. In this narrative, the protagonist's ascension is seen as being largely positive; he/she becomes a superhero and works to help the lives of others, while still dealing with the problems of his/her everyday life. The most obvious example of this scenario is Peter Parker, but most Marvel superheroes are a variation on this scenario in one form or another. I think most readers of comics buy into this theme; I enjoyed it as a kid, and I'm not afraid to admit that I enjoy it now.
Yet Claremont's vision of Magneto takes this archetype and twists this theme—ever so slightly. A formerly powerless and very sympathetic individual suddenly gains great powers, but his transformation is seen as being much more ambiguous than Peter Parker's or Steve Rogers'. Magneto attempts to use his powers for good (or at least what he perceives as being good), but the results are much more realistic than in most superhero narratives. This reversal makes Mags one of Marvel's best characters creatively; but reading a good Magneto story can also be a little disturbing because it questions conventions that we have grown to accept. I think this explains a lot of the anxiety that Magneto fosters among both creators and readership. In Marvel's universe, Magneto exists alongside the old archetype, but also calls it into question.
While a character like Mags might not be that unusual in dystopian sci-fi setting or even in a more creative graphic novel such as the Watchmen, he stands out in this milieu. I sometimes get the feeling that readers, writers, and editors don't always know what to do with him. They try to fit Mags in labels such as good/evil, hero/villain, etc, but he doesn't always fit into these easy categories. Take away his powers and his mutanthood and he is like a real person, in many respects.
I like the comparison to "Munich and Syriania," by the way. Perhaps Mags fits into these film's historical and cultural contexts more than he fits into the same world as the average super hero comic. But of course, we wouldn't really want Mags to not stand out. What makes him so discomforting also makes him so interesting. ~ CandidI, Marvel.com X-Men Board
Welcome to MagnetoWasRight.com.
Magneto is one of the most popular and (no pun intended) polarizing figures in comic books, both within the fanbase and the offices of Marvel itself. This site is dedicated to an examination of his character in the pages of Marvel comics in its entirety. We are not here to focus solely on Magneto as a hero or Magneto as a villain, but on his morally ambiguous nature through his entire 40-plus year history.
Here, "Magneto Was Right" refers to the arguable realism of his essential argument as proven by not only events within the Marvel Universe itself, such as the Mutant & Super Human Registration Acts and Operation: Zero Tolerance, but in the real world too. For Magneto's character is more grounded in real world events than most "superhero" comic book characters, his adolescence in
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Malaysia Prime Minister: 'Deliberate Action' Caused Jet to Disappear.
Investigators searched the home of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet Saturday as the probe focused on possible sabotage.
Officials now believe someone on board deliberately shut off its communications and tracking systems, turned the plane around, and flew for nearly seven hours after it vanished from radar, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday.
"These movements are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane," Razak said.
A Malaysian official, who was not named because he was not authorized to brief the press, went further, telling The Associated Press that hijacking was no longer a theory. "
"It is conclusive," the official said.
The move on the pilot's home came in after analysis of data indicating the plane made erratic changes in altitude and course — and that manual changes attempted to mask the jet's location.
"Increasingly, it seems to be heading into the criminal arena," Richard Healing, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, told the Wall Street Journal Friday.
The latest bits of information from the probe "indicate the emphasis is on determining if a hijacker or crew member diverted the plane," he said.
A U.S. official told the Associated Press investigators are now examining whether the baffling disappearance may have been ''an act of piracy.''
The New York Times reported radar signals recorded by the Malaysian military show Flight 370 — which took off from Kuala Lumpur last Saturday with 279 people aboard — climbed to 45,000 feet soon after it disappeared from civilian radar, then made a sharp turn to the west.
The radar track showed the plane then dropping to just 23,000 feet as it approached the island of Penang, one of the country's largest.
Military radar last recorded the plane flying at 29,500 feet some 200 miles northwest of Penang and headed toward India's Andaman Islands, the Times reported.
An unidentified Malaysian official told The Associated Press only a skilled aviator could navigate the plane the way it was flown after its last confirmed location over the South China Sea.
An Asia-based Boeing pilot told the Times flying above the plane's service limit of 43,100 feet, along with a depressurized cabin, could have knocked out passengers and crew — and could have been a deliberate maneuver by a pilot or hijacker.
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The Journal reported investigators suspect two systems were shut off after the Beijing-bound plane took off: First, the plane's transponders stopped functioning about an hour into the flight, making it difficult for air-traffic controllers to track the craft on radar.
Then, a second system sent a routine aircraft-monitoring message to a satellite indicating someone made a manual change in the plane's heading that turned it sharply to the west, The Journal said.
The plane is now also believed to have continued flying for more than four hours after diverting its course — based on automated "pings" sent by onboard systems that try to connect with satellites.
One of the most chilling findings came from investigators examining data transmitted from the plane's Rolls-Royce engines, showing the aircraft descending 40,000 feet in the space of a minute, the Times reported.
Investigators don't believe it.
"A lot of stock cannot be put in the altitude data" sent from the engines, the Times quoted one unnamed official saying. "A lot of this doesn't make sense."
Aviation lecturer Cengiz Turkoglu of City University London said dramatic changes in altitude can happen because of a deliberate act in the cockpit, but that "it is extremely difficult for an aircraft to physically, however heavy it might be, to free fall," the Times reported.
Initial fears, later discounted, were that terrorists might have brought the plane down after it disappeared.
Investigators also considered, but dismissed, the possibility that hijackers landed the plane somewhere for later use in a terrorist attack, the Times reported.
But one official told the Times that current information "leads them to believe that it either ran out of fuel or crashed right before it ran out of fuel."
Meanwhile, CNN reported a classified analysis by the United States and Malaysian governments calculates the flight likely crashed into the Indian Ocean on one of two possible flight paths.
In one flight path scenario, the plane went down in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of India; another scenario has the plane traveling southeast and crashing into the Indian Ocean.
Still another theory being considered has the plane coming down in the remote Andaman Islands.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Behind the Scenes column: The craft of ocean-farming salmon
In last week's column, we toured fabulous restaurant kitchens in the Vail Valley to savor chefs' innovative preparations of Skuna Bay craft farmed salmon from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Hopefully my words enabled your mind's eye to see the fish's signature rose-colored, firm flesh, and your imagination to smell its clean, fresh scent and taste its mild, buttery flavor.
Through their simple preparations devoid of unnecessary accouterments that mask the fish's fine qualities, these chefs pay homage to the dedicated artisans who — with talented chefs in mind — produce Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.'s premium brand Skuna Bay salmon.
I'll once again preface our discussion of Skuna Bay craft farming with a reminder that I'm not wading into the turbulent waters of fish farming pros and cons. Controversies I prefer to avoid pervade the multi-billion dollar global aquaculture industry dominated by five large agribusiness corporations.
Instead, I want to shine a spotlight on Grieg Seafood's mission to personalize what is otherwise an impersonal business, and connect their farmers with end users: conscientious, talented chefs in search of high-quality product.
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From the autumnal Colorado Rockies we head northwest to glacial waters surrounding Vancouver Island where head farmer Stewart Hawthorn oversees the company's 20 ocean farms. In 2011, Hawthorn came to Vancouver Island from New Zealand's Marlborough Bay, bringing with him more than 20 years of international aquaculture experience. He was on a mission.
The North American salmon farming industry's reputation for poor quality fish and farming methods that were less than environmentally sensitive, and in some cases inhumane, needed change. Hawthorn endeavored to repair that bad reputation and introduce a new model for the industry.
The opposite of industrialized is craft or artisanal. Hands replace machines and assembly lines. Hawthorn strongly believes in craft farming where judgment, experience and passion are key qualities artisans possess. Hawthorn's customized craft farming is a step back in time when farmers connected with end users. It's not the most cost effective production method, but Hawthorn recognized its potential for improving quality — and reputation — of farmed salmon.
Skuna Bay's strict controls apply to all aspects of the supply chain — farming, harvesting and processing. In July, the company's exclusive processor, Walcan Seafood Ltd., joined Skuna Bay as recipients of Best Aquaculture Practices international certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance for its commitment to sustainable performance.
In November 2011, Skuna Bay's first harvest arrived at Santa Monica Seafood in California. Two short years later, on average 3,300 fish per week arrive at distributors in 35 states. No doubt, that number will grow as word of this delicious fish spreads across the nation.
Lonely at the water's edge
Most of Skuna Bay's 20 farms — of which only two-thirds are farmed at a time — are located in remote areas around Vancouver Island, including Nootka Sound. Like shepherds who live amongst their sheep in the remote Scottish Highlands, Skuna Bay farmers live solitary lives on farms with their fish. Eight days of farming, then six days home. It's not for the faint hearted, but the remote farms are excellent environments for ocean farming salmon.
Land-based, closed containment fish-farming operations use concrete and fiberglass ponds. Skuna Bay salmon live in low density pens — 98.5 percent water and 1.5 percent fish — in their natural ocean environment. Instead of energy-consuming pumps, recirculating treated water around high-density fish populations, Skuna Bay salmon are raised in open pens through which glacial waters of optimal salt content flow. Tidal water moving through the pens combined with low fish density allows the salmon to swim against currents, building up firm muscles chefs demand. This natural ocean environment is also better for the fish's health.
Low-density population is a crucial aspect of sustainable ocean fish farming. For example, Whole Foods' density standards are 20 kilograms of fish per cubic meter of water. At 12 kilograms per cubic meter, Skuna Bay's populations are far below that limit.
The fish are what they eat
Skuna Bay's feeder fish ratio goal is one pound of Menhaden feeder fish to produce one pound of salmon, far below land-based operations where ratios are more like 3 or 4:1. Already, some Skuna Bay farms have attained 1:1 ratios. Feeder fish come from a fishery on the Gulf coast and meets Skuna Bay's high quality and environmental standards.
Skuna Bay endeavors to protect the environment, particularly the seabed. Once a farm is harvested, the seabed is allowed to rest. Farmers take readings of the seabed after harvest and do not reintroduce fish until the seabed regenerates. To prevent feed waste and accumulation on the seabed, farmers use underwater cameras below the fish to monitor feeding. If feed reaches the cameras, then the farmers know the fish are sated and feeding is stopped.
Low-stress harvest
The buttery flavor of firm, well-muscled fish relies on low-stress harvest practices. A stressed fish releases lactic acid that degrades the desired muscle texture. To reduce stress, farmers harvest small numbers at a time at night, holding them in seine pockets no longer than 45 minutes before hand-bleeding. Before rigor can set in, farmers whisk the fish to nearby Quadra Island for processing.
The stringent farming and harvest quality controls continue through processing. Six approved processors select and handle salmon for shipping. Only 6 percent of all fish that weigh on average eight pounds "graduate" to Skuna Bay brand status. The hand-selected fish are next immersed in brine for 15 minutes for sterilization then placed whole into tamper-proof boxes, belly-up on ice, keeping the gill-plate iced during shipment.
Traceability is key to Skuna Bay's model. Processors sign their name, processing date and farm origin to each box. Trucks, which have a lower carbon footprint and allow for better refrigeration than airplanes, transport fish to distributors. This strict cold chain management ensures the quality standards employed during farming and processing continues through shipment. No one opens the tamper-proof 100-percent recyclable boxes until arrival at end users — chefs.
One exception is Skuna Bay's exclusive Colorado wholesaler chosen for its superior cold chain management skills, Seattle Fish. Skuna Bay ships whole fish to reduce handling and ensure high quality. However, in restaurants where space is a premium, chefs prefer wholesalers to breakdown the fish. Seattle Fish is permitted to open boxes, breakdown the fish and repack in tamper-proof boxes. Again, the boxes are signed and dated. Traceability continues even if Seattle Fish handles the salmon.
Artisans love their craft. Those who produce Skuna Bay salmon are no exception.
Grieg Seafood envisions ocean-farming as a sustainable method to relieve pressure on wild salmon stocks, not replace them. The Skuna Bay brand represents Grieg's dedication to salmon, the environment and end users who value high quality seafood produced with minimal environmental stress. It's their near-obsessive attention to detail that gives gastronomes hope for the future of delicious, healthy fish.
Perhaps this was a rather technical deviation from my usual articles, but I believe understanding what's behind every Skuna Bay salmon dish will enhance diners' appreciation for it. It's time we stop taking for granted the origins of our food and support those producers who care that their products are healthy both for the environment and consumers. In achieving these lofty goals, Grieg Seafood and the chefs who serve their Skuna Bay salmon deserve such support.
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AUSTIN, Minn. - Hormel Foods, the maker of Spam, is buying the Skippy peanut butter brand from Unilever for about $700 million as it tries to grow outside the U.S. and beyond its meat business.
One of the country's most recognizable peanut butter brands, Skippy was introduced in 1932. Hormel expects annual Skippy sales of about $370 million, with almost $100 million of that from outside the U.S.
Skippy is sold in about 30 countries, and Hormel said it is the leading brand in China.
The deal includes Skippy manufacturing plants in Little Rock, Ark., and Weifang, China.
Hormel Foods Corp., based in Austin, Minn., said that it expects the deal to modestly add to its fiscal 2013 results and add 13 cents to 17 cents per share to fiscal 2014 earnings.
The transaction, which still needs regulatory approval, is expected to close early this year.
Unilever, based in the Netherlands and the U.K., is one of the largest consumer products companies in the world. It makes Vaseline, Dove soaps and Lipton tea.


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A lot of people come into this profession wide-eyed and unknowing, and learn as they go along what being a writer as a career entails. Heck, I entered the same way and found out quite a bit that I never would've anticipated. Some things were more obvious than others while a few details took me by surprise.
I'm writing this post so those of you who are new or considering breaking into the field are less surprised and more prepared for the reality of being a writer.
So, without further ado, here goes:
1) Writing involves self-promotion, and your publishers are not responsible for doing that for you.
This is the big shocker for many, self-included. Most enter thinking all you have to do is write, and people will magically find your works and purchase them. Not so. Being a writer means you have to be willing to put your neck out there so people can find you. That means putting up a website, registering a domain name in your name (or pen name), blogging, and engaging in social networks both online and offline.
What do you do if you're an introvert and are horrible at talking to total strangers about your writing, let alone trying to promote yourself? Join up with other authors and promote as a unit. It'll take some of the pressure off of you and will make you more visible for less effort.
2) You have to be willing to deal with constructive criticism, and constantly improve in your craft. This is the area where some people will balk at. After all, if their book was accepted, what's wrong with it? But if you look around at how people's unedited works do not make the grade and how embarrassing it would be to be in the public eye and have obvious grammatical mistakes, typos, sentence structure issues, you'll understand what a huge service your editor is providing you. Not to mention the chance to become an even better (and hence more successful) writer.
So be nice to your editors, folks. They're your gold and your chance to shine.
3) You have to adhere to the standards of your publishing company(ies). Different places will have different themes, house rules, editing standards, you name it. You may not like all of it or agree, but it's there for a reason, often to establish enough commonality among their works to make an ease out of the editing and publishing process. Other times it's very exacting standards so they can be sure of high quality works going out their door. Remember, it's their reputation on the line.
4) You have to respond well (or not at all) when you take a hit on the chin, especially in regards to negative reviews. There is NEVER a single writer who does not get a negative review. Usually it boils down to different reading tastes and interests: you just won't be everyone's cup of tea, and you'll have to accept that. Heck, I have a negative review on Goodreads from someone who clearly doesn't like reading about vampires or lesbians, so why he chose to read a particular work of mine is beyond me--I can only conclude masochistic tendencies. :) The only way to respond to these things is not at all. If they're a reviewer who agreed to review your work for them, you thank them for their time and move on. Take the high road; you'll benefit more from it in the long run. If there's something in their review you can learn from for the future, take it. And keep on plugging away.
Whether writers like it or not, this is a profession which requires dealing with people and being in the public eye. After all, it's people who make up your readers, your fanbase, and potential investors in your future works. That's the reality of the business. It's a lot of hard work and effort, but it's also very rewarding. I'm happy to say that I've met many wonderful people as a result of being a writer, and have been in all sorts of amazing events and situations which I never would've been in had I not become published.
And above all else, I still love to write. It's my passion and will forever be such. And as long as you can maintain that passion, you can do what it takes to stay in it.
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So, you want to be a writer...
A lot of people come into this profession wide-eyed and unknowing, and learn as they go along what being a writer as a career entails. Heck, I entered the same way and found out quite a bit that I never would've anticipated. Some things were more obvious than others while a few details took me by surprise.
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Author lament: too busy promoting to write?
An author has decided to leave the field after years of unsuccessfully trying to promote her works, and she brought up a point I've heard before in various rants and discussions time and time again: how can an author be successful and still have time to write?
Many of us have day jobs or families to support as our primary time suck, and very few of us are full time writers. In fact, I don't know of any full time writers off the top of my head and I don't think even most NYT bestselling authors are there. It's not just the economy; this isn't a profession you can get rich off of. This is a labor of love where you have to put the energy into it or perish. "Publish or perish" is an oft-heard cry, and it is true. It's been said that the best promotion an author can have are new releases, and this is also true.
In the days of social networks, online chats, blogging, and emailing lists (which many authors refer to as "loops", don't ask me why!), some of this load has been taken off of us. But the rest really comes down to time and fortune, fortune being in the right place at the right time and taking the time to do it.
I write because I love it. When I say that it's work and requires work, that's simply truth. It's something you have to constantly strive to improve in and stay on top of in order to continue producing good and better works. It's a labor of love and must remain such in order for it to be "work that isn't work". When it ceases to become that, it's either time to try and put the romance back into the craft or consider a hiatus or even a permanent departure from the field altogether. Sometimes you can put too much in too quickly and burnout. I think nearly every author has had burnout at some point in their career, and it can greatly impact your ability to put out quality works, or any at all.
Like every valuable thing in your life, you have to determine for yourself what you're willing and able to put into it, and evaluate often. Sometimes life has to come first whether we (or our readers) like it or not.
What are your thoughts? Writers, have you ever battled with this and if so, what did you do? Readers, what are some of your own ideas on this issue?
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Hello Good people who still read this blog…. (written in haste and may need editing!)
I just wanted to say how sad I was to find out about the destruction of Grenfell Tower by a fire that went very quickly out of control.
We await investigations, but my heart goes out to all the residents, their friends and family. I live in the area but coincidentally was locked out of my flat and had to go and stay elsewhere so did not hear the sirens or smell the smoke. Spare a thought for the victims but also those who heard the screams for help and the agony of those trapped by smoke and heat.
Someone said on the news that these days tenants in social housing are treated like vermin.
I have certainly witnessed this on many occasions, and so many uncaring builders, lying surveyors, and incompetent contractors, some companies with famous names, coming to renovate buildings. Some trash the place, they charge housing associations a big sum, spout nonsense about health and safety but leave the place dangerous while their company is doing very nicely thank you very much and perhaps a bribe or two to various housing association surveyors and environmental health officers. Or perhaps they are just the cheapest deal and the council or housing associations cannot afford to have safe contractors, architects, surveyors who do the job properly.
I have witnessed this many times, and my own life and my family's life was put at risk. But when you reproach them you get bullied or ignored. Lots of cash at stake you see. A veil of health and safety regulation speech and what lies behind it is absolute hypocrisy. People without jobs who live in central London are hated, and are definitely treated like vermin by MANY contractors and SOME housing officers ( not all I assure you).
I will give you an example. A good friend of mine with a Notting Hill Housing trust flat close by to Grenfell tower, complained because the external fire escape on her old house needed some maintenance. It had been bolted to the outside walls of two adjacent buildings but these bolts had come loose, plus some contractors were storing a ton of wooden decking there for over a year on the fire escape stairs and she could not persuade her neighbours to move it. A health and safety surveyor from the Notting Hill Housing Trust came round for a special meeting after she'd been complaining for over a year about this. He got very irritated and said that the safest thing to do was to remove the fire escape and dismantle it completely to meet 'health and safety regulations'. She explained that she was on the top floor (no lift) and that the single internal staircase was made of wood, therefore the external fire escape was her only safe means of escape. He got annoyed, and spouted health and safety regulations, a housing officer present also pleaded with him to fix the old iron fire escape that would lead my friend and her neighbours to safety in case of a fire. But he just got louder and more aggressive, then he wrote a report in front of them saying the fire escape had to be dismantled and removed immediately rather than simply re-attaching it with bolts in the walls.
So in memory of all those people who died, were injured or whose lives were torn apart, I say YOU ARE IMPORTANT, it's time to confront the petty minded corrupt 'health and safety' officials in Housing Associations, working for Kensington and Chelsea Council and also to say to all those who write hateful articles about poor people living London that your spreading of hatred and prejudice needs to end. You successful journalists who write with prejudice and resentment today could be jobless and living in council housing on the dole tomorrow. Although it is very unlikely you could get either benefits or social housing!
Now before I get angrier, let me wish everyone Love and Peace. Love and empathy always wins. Using your anger to find constructive solutions is always stronger, more intelligent, more durable but harder than destructive anger or revenge. If I am right in my assumptions, let's make our revenge one which improves services for poor people in London, let there be an independent person that social housing tenants can take their stories to when they feel in danger, let's sack the corrupt surveyors, the corrupt health and safety officers, the corrupt environmental health officers and bring in good people, who actually do good quality work and who deserve their pay.
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Almost six weeks after JetBlue executives came to Worcester, city and state officials will return the favor, traveling to New York City Monday for private conversations with the airline.
Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray's official schedule for Monday has him in New York for a meeting with officials from the airline, which has expressed interest in adding service from Worcester Regional Airport.
City officials and the Massachusetts Port Authority, which owns and operates the airport at a cost of $5 million a year, have been working to lure JetBlue since the collapse of Direct Air last year left the airport without passenger service.
Last week, Massport approved a capital improvement plan that includes $32 million to install a Category 3 landing system at the airport. JetBlue has said an upgraded landing system, which could take up to six years to complete, was desirable for it to serve the city. Company officials, however, said the airline would not wait that long before making a decision on whether to begin service here.
Three JetBlue executives toured residential neighborhoods, research laboratories and corporate offices in the city in January. At a press conference during the visit, they announced the airline would likely make a decision on whether to expand here by year's end.
Massport officials have said the airline was considering two flights a day, seven days a week to the Florida cities of Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, starting in 2014.
JetBlue officials confirmed the airline would start with leisure destinations before business ones.
JetBlue this week began service between Boston and Charleston, S.C. The airline also ended service this week between Pittsburgh and New York City.


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Cass McCombs | 06/01/14
Cass McCombs today premieres the video for "Big Wheel", the (almost) titular track from "Big Wheel and Others", his most recent album. Shot by Cass's long-term friend and collaborator Albert Herter in New York, California and China, its chaotic, clashing imagery and oblique sloganeering are the perfect accompaniment to a song that see McCombs subtlety yet powerfully dismantle generally agreed notions of Western masculinity and identity with his uniquely irreverent wit and insight.
Well versed in the practice of visually representing the Cass way, Herter's previous collaborations with the artist have come in the form of the beautiful illustrations that adorn the cover of "Big Wheel and Others" as well as the cover art of 2011's astounding albums "Humor Risk" and "Wit's End."
The twenty-two song long 'Big Wheel and Others' is a marauding marvel of great beauty, insight, humour and mystery that truly sees McCombs at the peak of his mercurial powers - his restless muse making stops at all the strangest, most singular roadsides of rock and roll, blues, jazz, country and more on its nomadic quest for human truth and understanding. In equal parts bucolically gorgeous and thrillingly roughshod, mischievously obtuse and devastatingly direct, painfully personal and cosmically universal, 'Big Wheel...' is the perfect distillation of over a decade's worth of creation and chaos in the life of a true pillar of the American underground. You can buy 'Big Wheel And Others via all good record stores, iTunes and via Dom Mart.
Tour dates:
08.01 Colston Hall Bristol (tickets)
09.01 CCA Glasgow (tickets)
10.01 Deaf Institute Manchester (tickets)
11.01 Workmans Club Dublin (tickets)
13.01 Queen Elizabeth Hall London (tickets)
16.01 Teatro Maria Matos Lisbon, Portugal
17.01 Teatro Aveirense Aveiro City, Portugal
18.01 Casa de Artes VN Famalicao, Portugal
19.01 Salon Teatro de Santiago Santiago, Spain
20.01 El Sol Madrid, Spain
21.01 Edificio Cadiz, Spain
23 .01 La Sala (2) Apolo Barcelona, Spain
24 .01 Bordeaux Rocks Bordeaux, France
25.01 Le 106 Rouen, France
26 .01 MoFo Festival @ Mains D'Ouevres, Paris, France
30.01 Northcote Social Club Melbourne, Australia
31.01 Laneway Brisbane RNA, Australia
1.02 Laneway Melbourne, Australia
2.02 Laneway Sydney, Australia
6 .02 Oxford Art Factory Sydney, Australia
7.02 Laneway Adelaide, Australia
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The three �R�s of being eco-friendly are reuse, reduce and recycle. How can these three �R�s be incorporated into your wedding favors � its easy with our green wedding favor ideas.
Reduce � when we speak of reduce we mean cutting down on materials which make an impact on our environment. To reduce you may want to purchase eco-friendly wedding favors with little or no packaging. Forget the wedding favor boxes, gift wrap and favor tags. Place wedding favors directly on each place setting without any decorations attached to them. Items such as glass coasters (which can be reused), cork coasters, seeds, trees, place card holders (unlike place card frames which come in boxes), and edible items are good at reducing waste in our environment.
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Nvidia has added two more chips to its Intel-oriented nForce 4 North Bridge line-up, expanding the product family at the low-cost end of the market.
The nForce 4 SLI XE and nForce 4 Ultra support all Socket 775 Intel processors, and while the Ultra already supports AMD's 64-bit CPU line-up, the SLI XE remains an Intel-only product. Both chipsets can operate up to 20 PCI Express lanes, but while the SLI XE can configure them any way, the Ultra is limited to a single 16x bus and three x1 connectors. Like the higher-end nForce 4 SLI, the SLI XE supports the multi-GPU system with two 8x connectors.
Both new chipsets contain Nvidia's DualDDR2 dual-channel DDR 2 memory controller, and can run up to four 3Gbps Serial ATA drives with RAID 0, 1 and 5, and four parallel ATA peripherals. On the networking side, both chips incorporate Nvidia's ActiveArmor hardware firewall and Gigabit Ethernet.
Nvidia said the SLI XE and Ultra would appear on boards toward the end of the month for around $100 and $89, respectively. It also expects system builders to offer PCs based on the boards in the same timeframe. ®


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When it first took up the issue of transnational organized crime, in April 2003, CEB recognized the need for strengthening collective action by the United Nations system in confronting the threats posed by transnational organized crime. Two basic considerations underlay this conclusion. First was that transnational organized crime, while not a new phenomenon, had grown in strength and severity over the last decade, benefiting from technological innovations and establishing new links with terrorism.
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Since 2001, the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) has built its policy agenda around the themes identified in the Secretary-General's first report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration (A/56/326). In that report, the Secretary-General set out a broad road map for the follow-up process and proposed two topics on which the process might focus each year, leading to a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Declaration in 2005.
CEB agreed to study further the applicability of the principles and standards of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in order to combat corruption and strengthen institutional integrity and respond to demands for accountability system-wide. The Board requested the High Level Committee on Programmes and the High-level Committee on Management and its relevant networks to be actively engaged in pursuing the matter further with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with a view to establishing a concrete proposal for CEB.
CEB continued its consideration of management issues in a more integrated and concrete fashion over the 2006/07 period with the support of its High-level Committee on Management. The Committee and its networks had recently given considerable time and attention to the subject of management harmonization and reform within the competence of United Nations system executive heads, with the aim of sharing information, avoiding duplication of efforts, identifying successful experiences as benchmarks and setting common directions for future work.
With UNODC as the focal point, four multi-agency task forces were established under the auspices of CEB to identify and elaborate: links between ongoing conflicts and organized crime (UNODC, UNICEF, UNDPA, UNDP, DPKO, WFP, OCHA and UNRWA); collaborative interventions to counter trafficking in human beings and the smuggling of migrants, including responses to the vulnerability of trafficking victims to HIV/AIDS (IOM, UNHCHR, UNHCR, ILO, UNODC and UNICEF);
Ghada Fathi Waly is the Director-General/ Executive Director of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)/ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) since 1 February 2020, following her appointment by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.


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vaalen wrote:Pocus wrote:On the surface the old forum was not broken, but it was generating a lot of issues for the web admins.
I did not realize that. Of course, the forum should work well for the web admins as well as us users.
Thank you for the explanation, now it makes sense.
I wonder if you would consider restoring the old colors, particularly the dark option. The combination of that particular shade of letter color and the black background was very easy to read, and very attractive. I am not the only one who would like to see it back.
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Wood gets to rest; Maholm gets MRI in Atlanta
MIAMI -- Sticking with their plan to give some of their starting pitchers extra rest before the postseason, the Braves decided Alex Wood would not make his scheduled start on Thursday. Minutes after informing Wood of this decision on Wednesday, manager Fredi Gonzalez received a visit from head trainer Jeff Porter, who revealed Paul Maholm was being sent to Atlanta to have his left elbow examined.
Freddy Garcia will start in Wood's place during Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Marlins, and suburban Atlanta native David Hale will make his Major League debut when he starts in place of Maholm against the Padres on Friday night at Turner Field.
Maholm felt some elbow discomfort during his Sept. 2 start against the Mets, and again this past Sunday, when he limited the Phillies to two runs in a six-inning effort that included 108 pitches. The veteran left-hander underwent a contrast MRI exam in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon. The club has not received the results of the exam.
"I would think some time tonight, we'll get a better read about what is going on," Gonzalez said.
Before this latest turn of events, there was reason to believe Wood would be chosen over Maholm to serve as Atlanta's fourth starter during a postseason series.
With Maholm's availability for the remainder of this season uncertain, the decision to give Wood extra rest could prove to be even more beneficial. Wood has started to show some signs of fatigue as he nears the end of his first full professional season.
Since posting an 0.90 ERA in five August starts, the 22-year-old rookie southpaw has allowed 11 earned runs and totaled just seven innings in the two starts he has made this month.
Gonzalez said he briefly thought about pushing Wood back just one day to pitch in Maholm's place on Friday. But the manager and pitching coach Roger McDowell determined it was more important to give the rookie hurler at least a few extra days' rest.
"[Wood] hasn't pitched in September ever or this long," Gonzalez said.
With their comfortable lead in the National League East, the Braves have already taken advantage of the chance to give Mike Minor and Julio Teheran extended rest between starts. Gonzalez said Kris Medlen will likely remain on schedule the rest of the season because he gained some extra rest when he was not used in any of the first four games played after the All-Star break.


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Finally! A good old fashioned honest repair shop. If you have a Honda (or Acura) you need to stop paying high dealership repair prices and go to a shop you can trust.
Ray M.
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Excellent prices, great service.
We have been dealing with D & W for over 25 years and have found them to be honest and above board in all areas. They suggest repairs that should be done, and how long you have before doing them. They protect your interior from grease, etc that could be on their clothing. Repair work has always been done completely to my satisfaction and the cost of repairs is very reasonable. I have always highly recommended D & W Auto Service to any Honda/Acura owner I have come in contact with…the satisfaction continues with those new customers.
Everyone at D&W has been great when it comes to diagnosing a problem and giving a repair estimate which is very accurate prior to performing the repair. They work hard to accommodate you with a free ride to home or office and back to the shop when the repair work will take up a good part of a day. Keep up the good work!
Hallelujah! Honest, reliable and DEPENDABLE! Yes, I am serious. An automotive repair facility that takes SPECIAL care of its clients. They shoot straight, telling you exactly what's wrong and NOTHING ELSE. They repair only what needs repaired. They finish the work in a VERY TIMELY manner, every time! Last but not least they are FRIENDLY to boot. I've been to D & W 4 or 5 times in the last 6 years and EVERY TIME, it's actually been a pleasant experience. Because of D & W I am not overwhelmed with anxiety whenever a potential issue arises with my car or one of my "idiot lights" suddenly comes on.
I have used these guys for 7 or 8 years now (before and after a management change), for four different Hondas I have owned during that time. I find them to be honest, cost-effective, and thorough. They sure know Hondas inside-and-out. They've done while-you-wait oil changes for me, as well as bigger projects that required a couple of days. I've never had to go back for a "do-over". I highly recommend them.
My experience at D & W Auto Service shop was everything I wanted in an auto shop. Knowledgeable, honest, helpful people deserve recognition (which is why I am actually taking the time to write this.). Justin worked on my vehicle and gave me rough estimates up front. Nobody wants a mystery total. I called 6 other shops in the area and D & W's worst case scenario quote was cheaper than the starting rate at the other shops. Bottom line, I will return and highly recommend their skill to others.
I've been using D&W (previously Independent Import) for seven years now. They really have their act together. My wife received a $2,000 estimate from Showcase Honda (unsolicited, of course) so we took the car to D&W. $400 later, we were just fine.
The service I received at this shop has been and continues to be excellent. These guys have gently coaxed 230,000 miles out if my vehicle and it's still going strong. I recently had the front brake pads replaced. They had me in and out in about and hour. They checked my tires, oil and fluids and took a quick look under the hood for any potential problems. Ronnie mentioned that I had a minor leak in my power steering hose and told me that I will need to replace it at some point. After topping off the power steering fluid, I was on my way. I can't say enough good things about this shop. I could not be happier.
These guys did a great job at a fair price. I would highly recommend.
Been coming here for years. always good service. Mechanics explain the probelm, provide recommendations; and they do not take your money if there turns out not to be a problem.


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Gemma Kahng in Houston
Photography: Semant Jain
Text: Brooke-Ashley Peterson
The name Gemma Kahng has been fully rejuvenated. Kahng was born and raised in Korea, where she learned to sew, and where an innovative use of fabrics propelled her into quick success.
Gemma's work was regularly featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and her collections have been carried by major department stores... but not anymore as much, not since the 1990s.She's been off the radar as of late, but her momentum was rightfully rekindled during her showing of F/W 2012, and again with her S/S 2013, most recently on Thursday, November 15th at Houston Fashion Week, where floral patterns combined with textured leather for garden party chic.
The expertise acquired throughout her vast design history is evident in the carefully executed work displayed here in her triumphant comeback, modernized through vibrant colors, romantic textures, whimsical floral patterns and laser-cut leather. She is a designer to watch out for in the coming seasons, maintaining the rich legacies of fashion afforded by a long career in the industry.