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Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime
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Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime
Overkill – Hello From the Gutter
Testament – Trial By Fire
"Straight outta Cardiff…" boasts the bio section on the Facebook page of Pete Lawrie Winfield, aka Until the Ribbon Breaks. If this quip doesn't persuade you to look into this artist, maybe this album review will. Last week, this talented Welshmen dropped A Taste of Silver, a 5 track EP that refuses to be restricted to contemporary standards and genres. Using chill electronic percussion, airy keyboards, and good ol' fashioned soul power, UTRB pushes the frontier of "future R&B" reminiscent of acts like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.
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Michigan State University is composed of students from over 140 countries, bringing a variety of cultures, attitudes and religions to campus. Impact's Alsha Claussen delved into the subject to understand the prevalence and variety of religions at Michigan State University.
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Khalid Ibrahim decided to buy a journal in January of 2012. He wrote in it for 7 days then passed it on to a friend. The friend wrote in it for 7 days and passed it on once more. This routine continued for one year before Khalid was reunited with the journal. The journal was filled with entries that conveyed emotion, ideas and thoughts. Khalid visited Exposure to talk about this unique project.
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Exposure pays tribute to Nelson Mandela upon his death. Michigan State University professor of history Peter Alegi visits the studio to discuss the history and legacy behind Nelson Mandela, who was a global leader who peacefully fought for democracy and ended an apartheid.
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Thanks all for tuning in! We say goodbye to Kyle tonight and welcome in our new host! Thanks to Jason Alarm and Wayne Szalinski for coming in and making it a great time.
Here's tonight's playlist:
Jamaican Queens – Water
Fawn – Hip Parade
Selfish Tears – Homebound
The White Stripes – Rag & Bone
Jason Alarm – Your Radio
Jason Alarm – Doppleganger
Jason Alarm – Pretty Lips
Jason Alarm – Cobras
Wayne Szalinski – Sweetness
Wayne Szalinski – Two and Two
Wayne Szalinski – Some Collagist (Acoustic)
Brave Bird – Whittle Down the Days
The Silent Years – Aisleways
Natively Foreign – The Forest
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – I Swim Like A Minnow
The Rival – Chisel
Mike Mains & the Branches – In the Night
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Get Covered America, a non-profit organization spreading awareness about enrolling for healthcare, visits Exposure to talk about the Dec. 23 deadline to enroll in the healthcare marketplace. Impact's Abbie Newton speaks with Get Covered America Communication Lead Shawn Dhanak.
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Botanist William James Beal changed the study of botany and is honored by the Beal Botanical Garden at Michigan State University. Exposure host Abbie Newton discusses this history with the curator of the gardens, Frank Telewski.
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We pay tribute to Nelson Mandela by speaking with Michigan State University history professor Peter Alegi about the man who influenced the history and political culture of South Africa. Communication Lead of Get Covered America Shawn Dhanak comes to the studio to discuss enrolling in healthcare. We also explore the history of the Beal Botanical Garden on MSU's campus by chatting with the curator of the gardens, Frank Telewski. Impact's Alsha Claussen uncovers thoughts and ideas about religion on a college campus. Host Abbie Newton ends the show discussing a unique journaling project that turned into a tool for honest communication and emotion.
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Pokhara May 28
The Republic Day in Pokhara was celebrated organizing different programmes. But this year, the celebration was less attractive owing to recent political happening.
However, the absence of the leaders and representatives from political parties made the Republic Day Celebration off colour, participants said.
Following the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, the leaders failed to turn up at the celebration.
Personnel form the Nepal Police, players, and the people injured in peoples movement took part in the celebration.
They said that the celebration of the 5th Republic Day became less attractive owing to the activities of the political parties that led to the dissolution of the CA without the constitution locals said.
The rally for the day started from Sabhagriha and went around the New Road, Chipledhunga before it converged in Bhimsenchowk.
On the occasion, Bikash Adhikari and Ishwor Pokharel who is president of this Republic Day Celebration main organizing committee put flowers and garlands on the statues of local martyr Bhimsen Dahal.
Jhalakpani Tiwari, UCPN-Maoist in charge of Kaski district, was the only leader present at the celebration ceremony.
Meanwhile the Fifth Republic Day has been marked by organizing various programmes in different districts across the country.
Our correspondents said that a large number of locals, government officials, civil society leaders and dignified personalities of the society have actively participated at the programmes organized to mark the Republic Day.
A morning rally was organized at Chandragadhi of Jhapa district this morning. Officials, students, scouts, police personnel and others were present in the rally that was taken out from Lekhnath Chowk.
Speaking on the occasion, the speakers expressed their dissatisfaction for Constituent Assemblys failure to draft the constitution during its four-year term.
Coordinator of the District Celebration Committee and Local Development Officer Jiban Prakash Sitaula, Chief District Officer Narendra Raj Sharma and local leaders of political parties also expressed their opinions on the occasion.
On the same occasion, 16 inmates including one woman were released by the government from Jhapa jail.
They had completed more than 50 percent of jail term, said Jail Chief Khagendra Giri. The oldest released was Bir Narayan Majhi, 71.
Similarly, Fifth Republic Day Main Organizing Committee, Kaski, organized different programmes.
A deliberation programme was organized this morning in Pokhara while sanitation, morning rally, blood donation and others were also conducted.
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Ok so I never did get strep like the husband and daughter. So eating fresh fruits and veggies are totally working. My throat got scratchy but never went further than that. I am having one meltdown after the next. I seem to love myself during the day and hate myself at the end of it. I know that a person is supposed to fail and fall down but I really feel at war with myself. Food and me. What's good for me and what's not. I am joining overeaters anonymous as well from an idea I recently got from a new friend! I already have had the book but I really haven't had the time/desire to peel back the onion layers of my pain! I still don't know how I am going to but I suppose it is time to start a journal again. I have always had addiction problems it seems my whole life to fill the voids of a severe lack of love. Everytime I recover from something, food takes over again and again. Not just food but unhealthy crap! Clean from meth- 12 yrs. Clean from cigs- 4 years. Food unfortunately has never left. It has always been there. The addictive, unhealthy, body and earth torturing food. It has been my closest companion, comforter, disappointment filler, remover of voids. I want this new lifestyle for myself and family so bad I can imagine how much better things would be mentally/spiritually. But like an addict I can't fully wrap my arms around it becasue my love for myself and my self worth means so little to me at this point. I don't know how to be positive toward myself for any length of time. I do good for 3 to 4 days then I feel like I am dying with again, no comforter. Is this normal?
I know you're not trying to restrict carbs consciously, Nichole. I wish you the best. Your tummy will gain strength and flexibility with time and practice.
I am not even trying to restrict my carb intake. I am just not eating enough of them becasue it hurts to fill my tummy anymore than what I do. My first day of OA yesterday was a success. Really hard but a success. I ate 3 organized meals and remained abstinent in between . That is my abstinence. I have found that even when I snack on fruits and veggies it still sets me into binge mode. In the morning I stuffed myself with the biggest green juice I could. That is my favorite breakfast. Then I drank only water and decaffinated, unsweetened teas to calm my stress levels in between meals. Then I ate 8 bananas for lunch and then nothing else but the water and tea untill dinner. Dinner was 1/2 a large watermelon. I didn't snack last night. I was up until 12 am like an addict, not really hungry but anxious to fill myself. But I RESISTED and I lost 3 lbs !!! Yippee!!! Now just for today I need to try to eat more fruit at the designated meal times. This morning I am going to add 2 bananas in addition to my green juice. And I will try to stuff them down. I agree with you completely that people who restrict carbs have completely been misguided. Our bodies need carbs to fuel or mind and muscles but we need the right kind of carbs. Healthy fresh choices in replacement of all the carbs I am used to eating with no nutritional value. I just hope my tummy will stretch out so that I can consume more at my designated meal times eventually.
And in no way do I mean that to say that a 12-step program is not a great thing to do. I go to one. But I see lots of people who constantly struggle because they don't understand basic physiology. Restricting carbs never works long-term.
When you can get 1000 calories for breakfast, and 1000 calories for lunch, you're likely going to be fine.
Nichole, with all due respect to OG811LFRV, what you have is a classic case of undereating triggering a binge.
You are eating 600-900 calories and trying to get through the day, then blaming addiction when you are starving at night and shoving everything in sight in your face.
I've been through this myself. I still go through it sometimes, like today, when I work a lot of hours with very few breaks and get home late, and then the cravings come in. Now I know that eating "clean" carbs rather than stopping for garbage will satisfy the craving.
For the past 30 years I have done an immense amount of study in the field of advance understanding of the human mind. It is my "blue-blankie" and I take to it like a duck in water. I can have a very in-depth discussion with any accredited shrink and leave them in my wake. LOL I couldn't go any further in the "Nature of Personal Reality" and Spiritual Psychotherapy and I still was at a loss at why there was such a lack of a clean path out of this ego induced hell. Knowing the intricicies of your mind, your dark self, your desires, and admitting to how responsible you are for your reality is one thing that is admirable and necessary for personal growth. But then what? We stop there.
In walks nutrition and the part that phood manufacturers have done to make drug-enduced zombies and emotional messes and addicts out of all of us. Yes, there is a personal responsibility component to life. Yes we "choose" our path. Yes we are the ones who did it to ourselves...to a point. Long ago the chemicals we were ingesting took over, took command and left the personal equasion still being the bad guy.
You are highly sensitive. Sensitive to high-fat, chemicals, additives and the rest of the mess. So avoid the s*** as though you discovered that we had been invaded by alien conquerers 50 years ago and they have been poisoning the phood supply. They can't poison organic produce thank goodness! But everything else.
If you knew this was a fact, how would you feel?
The aliens go by the names of Monsanto, Dow Chemical, The Cattlemens Association, The Dairy Producers, The FDA, and the list goes on.
I have a hard time eating tons of fruit in one sitting. Like I can have 1/4 of a large watermelon but I won't want anything else for a while. Then i'll pick at like peaches or bananas here and there. But more than 4 bananas seems impossible for me to get down at this point. Then I fall apart at night. I am trying to eat enough calories but at the same time, I seem to making up the lack of calories with crap at night due to deep rooted emotional issues and addiction to the phake phood. So yeah I think I really need OA right now to beat the feeling of lonliness.
I also go to OA. It didn't work until I ate enough calories. I can't stress enough that eating more is the key. But OA has tons of benefits, too, and that's why I still go.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sony RX1 vs Canon 5D Mk III / Sigma 35mm f/1.4
Before we reluctantly send the RX1 back to Sony, we thought we'd compare its Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2 lens with another full-frame / 35mm combo, the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and excellent new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens. Take a closer look at how these two 35mm full frame, 35mm lens camera systems compare in our side-by-side comparison...
HDR Darkroom 2 Review
HDR Darkroom 2 is an easy-to-use software application for creating high dynamic range images. It provides innovative Local and Global Tone Mapping algorithms, a simple interface with nearly no learning curve, and editing options for post-HDR processing as well as sharing to social media sites once the final product is finished. Read our HDR Darkroom 2 review now...
HDR Expose 2 Review
HDR Expose 2 is a HDR software program that creates the most true-to-life HDR images possible. HDR Expose 2 separates an image's color component from its luminosity component, preventing the tell-tale color shifts often associated with HDR photography. Read our HDR Expose 2 review now...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ArcSoft Portrait+ Review
Portrait+ from ArcSoft is a new software program for improving portrait photos. Capable of retouching an entire set of photos with batch-processing, Portrait+ includes up to 20 pre-set template styles, provides make-up and feature enhancing tools, and automatically detects up to 20 faces in each photo and pre-defines over 24 facial points for quick adjustment. Read our ArcSoft Portrait+ review to find out if it can enhance your portrait shots...
Eye Candy 7 Review
Eye Candy 7 is a new Adobe Photoshop plugin that lets you add realistic effects to your photographs. Matt Grayson finds out if it's a must-have tool for photographers in our Eye Candy 7 review...
Dell UltraSharp U2413, U2713H and U3014
Dell today announced the availability of three flagship monitors with PremierColor technology. The 30-inch Dell UltraSharp 3014 ($1499) boasts the company's largest screen size to date, with 2560x1600-pixel resolution and multiple connectivity options. The Dell UltraSharp U2713H ($999, pictured) 27-inch and U2413 (£499/$599) 24-inch monitors each come with a 14-bit Look-Up Table (LUT) and a 12-bit processor. Calibrated at the factory to support 99% AdobeRGB and 100% sRGB coverage with a deltaE of less than 2; each monitor arrives with a certified report to indicate its exact colour calibration. The U2713H has a native resolution of 2560x1440 pixels, whereas the U2413 comes with a 1920x1200-pixel panel. The Dell UltraSharp 3014 is "coming soon," while both the U2713H and the U2413 are available now.
StyleShoots is an iPad controlled all-in-one photo studio that shoots, cuts out and exports product images in thirty seconds. The iPad displays a live view of what you lay on the table section of StyleShoots. When you are happy with how the products are styled on the table, you simply press the button and let the integrated system do the rest. StyleShoots takes two images, one with 4000 LED lights on and one without. The two images are then automatically morphed together to produce a sharp, high-quality product shot. The StyleShoots all-in-one photo studio comes complete with an integrated Mac mini, Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera with an EF 24-105mm lens and an Apple iPad, and is available for direct purchase or as a leasing solution.
Website: StyleShoots
Crazy Camera for iOS 6
SLYco has released Crazy Camera 1.0.0, its new photography effects app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices running iOS 6. The app allows a variety of filters and settings to be combined to create unique looking photos. Filters include perspective, rotated & reflected tiles, kaleidoscope, light tunnel, twirl, pinch, black hole, circular & dot screen, inverted colour, heat map, and more. Crazy Camera can save snapshots to the camera roll or share them through email, Facebook, or Twitter. Priced at $0.99, the Crazy Camera app is available now on the App Store.
MCNY Issues Call for Submissions of 'Sandy' Photos
The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has issued a call for submissions of photographs portraying Superstorm Sandy's impact on the region. The museum invites both novice and professional photographers to submit images depicting the stages of preparation, destruction and rebuilding for a juried exhibition that will open in April, to coincide with the six-month anniversary of the storm. Consideration will particularly be paid to before and after images of the same subject, highlighting the dramatic effect of the storm. The deadline for entries is 11:59pm, 3 March 2013. For more information detailing submission requirements, visit the website below.
Square Jellyfish Introduces New Micro Ball Head
Square Jellyfish has added a new pocket-sized Micro Ball Head to its line of accessories. The Micro Ball Head works with standard tripods as well as small tripods without a ball joint. "The micro nature of this product allows photographers to have tremendous flexibility in the pictures they can take," said Judie Kuhn, Square Jellyfish product manager. "This new product can enable a photographer to take photos from many different angles anytime, anywhere, yet it's small enough to tuck in to a pocket, purse or bag." Designed for use with lightweight cameras and phones up to 9oz, the 1 ½" x 11/16" Micro Ball Head can be swivelled 360 degrees, and weighs only 0.3oz. Available now exclusively from Amazon.com, each Square Jellyfish Micro Ball Head is $5.95. The Micro Ball Head is available alone or in a combination pack that includes the Square Jellyfish Pocket Tripod for $10.95.
BrideBox Launches Petite Album
BrideBox has released the new and unique "Petite" Album - a small and aesthetically pleasing photo album claimed to last a lifetime. Made with genuine black leather cover, thick sturdy lay-flat pages; the Picture Album is printed on professional photographic paper and allows one photo per page. Each image is manually colour corrected and each every album is reviewed after being created for quality assurance. The "Petite" album is available in 4.5 x 6.5 and 5.5 x 7.5 sizes. During the first month of its launch, BrideBox will offer the album at an introductory special price with discounts of 30-40% off the regular price.
Jessops.com Website Set to Relaunch
The Jessops.com website, which went down after the UK's biggest high-street camera retailer had gone into administration last month, now displays a note saying, "The new Jessops website will be launching soon!!" According to administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers International (PwC), the Jessops brand has been sold to "a number of buyers including entrepreneur Peter Jones" of Dragons' Den fame. The Jessops Photo website is already up and running again, selling photo books, prints, calendars and other personalised gifts made by Cewe Color. Meanwhile the main site, Jessops.com, is now prompting visitors to sign up for relaunch updates.
Canon to Add 25fps Frame Rate Option to EOS-1D C Video
Canon has issued a product advisory for the £10,000 / $15,000 Canon EOS-1D C "Cinema EOS Camera.". The company is going to offer a free service upgrade enabling owners to opt for a frame rate of 25fps (in addition to the existing 24fps) at the camera's maximum 4K Ultra HD video resolution. The exact availability of the service upgrade will be announced in April 2013.
Source: Canon U.S.A. Product Advisory
Monday, February 11, 2013
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ35 Review
The Lumix DMC-TZ35 is Panasonic's new entry-level travel-zoom compact camera for 2013. The TZ35 (also known as the ZS25) packs a 16 megapixel MOS sensor, 20x wide-angle zoom lens, 3 inch LCD screen, 1080i HD movies, 10fps burst shooting and full manual controls into its pocketable body. Available in silver or black for £299 / $299, read our Panasonic DMC-TZ35 / ZS25 review to find out if it's the right travel camera for you...
Sigma USA Launches Redesigned Website
Sigma Corporation of America has introduced its redesigned website. New features include an expanded Sigma Lounge, an all-new product finder, redesigned photo galleries and a comparison tool allowing users to directly compare the specifications of up to five photography products to help them identify the best solution for their needs. You can visit the new website through the link below.
NYIP Releases Romantic Portraiture Tips
The New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) has released its annual update on tips for taking romantic portraits of the one you love, just in time for Valentine's Day. "At NYIP, our mission is to provide high-quality photography training to students all over the world," said Chuck DeLaney, NYIP's Director, "and our ability to offer free photography tips to our website visitors and newsletter subscribers is something we continue to be proud of." You can read the article, "How to Take a Romantic Portrait of the One You Love," at the website below.
Nikon Capture NX 2.4.0
Nikon has posted an update to Capture NX. Version 2.4.0 adds support for raw files created by the Nikon 1 J3 (pictured) and Nikon 1 S1 compact system cameras, incorporates a couple of modifications to White Balance in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette, and fixes a bug related to JPEG image display. The Windows variant of the software additionally gains compatibility with 64- and 32-bit Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise (though without touchscreen support), whereas the MacOS edition adds support for high-res Retina displays. (Do note that this applies only to image display in the image window.) You can download the software update from the website below.
Website: Nikon USA Support
Samsung WB250F and DV150F Now Available in US
Samsung Electronics America today launched the first two models in its "Smart Camera 2.0" line-up. The Samsung WB250F long-zoom model (MSRP: $249.99) and DV150F DualView camera ($149.99) – which both offer Wi-Fi connectivity for photo sharing, backup and a range of other features – are available now at retailers across the U.S.A. Announced at CES, the "Smart Camera 2.0" range is aimed at smartphone users yearning for better imaging performance. As the flagship model of the WB long zoom line-up, the 14.2-megapixel WB250F comes with 18x optical zoom, a hybrid interface and a BSI CMOS sensor; while the DV150F combines Samsung's unique DualView technology in the form of a 1.48" front LCD screen for easy self-portrait taking, with a 16.2 Megapixel CCD sensor, 5x optical zoom with an f:2.5, 25mm bright lens.
Rollei iSY Photo Printer
RCP-Technik has launched the Rollei iSY and iSY Wi-Fi photo printers that allow users to print their photographs directly from a smartphone, tablet or PictBridge compliant digital camera. Both models are dye-sublimation printers that can output prints of up to 10x15cm (4"x6") from regular photos and up to 10x45cm (4"x18") from panoramic images, at a resolution of 300dpi. The Rollei iSY Photo Printer will go on sale from mid-February for a recommended retail price of €159.95. The WiFi version will be available for €179.95. Each printer comes with a Rollei iSY 36 cartridge. Replacement cartridges - sufficient for 36 borderless prints in 10x15cm format - are priced at €13.99 each.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Review
The Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II is a professional telephoto zoom lens for full-frame FX Nikon DSLR cameras. Featuring a constant maximum aperture of f/2.8, the Nikon 70-200mm is also weather-proof. Read our in-depth Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II review to find out if this professional lens is worth the £2,085.99 / $2399.95 asking price...


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2008 Tellus3: Children and young people survey
This is a technical report which explains the most recent online survey of children and young people undertaken by Ofsted and the methodology used to interpret it. The report includes examples of the questionnaire which was devised jointly by Ofsted, DCSF and Ipsos MORI.
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A comparison of the effectiveness of level 3 provision in 25 post-16 providers
This small-scale survey investigated the effectiveness of level 3 provision in school sixth forms, general further education colleges and sixth form colleges. Inspectors visited 25 institutions which provided level 3 qualifications for students aged 16 to 19. The survey found the overall quality of provision and outcomes was good or outstanding in nearly three quarters of the providers visited. Against this background of generally strong level 3 provision in all types of provider, the most effective group of providers among the sample visited was sixth form colleges. The report compares different aspects of provision and identifies the factors which led to good or outstanding achievement.
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A focus on improvement: consultation report
Ofsted has undertaken a wide-ranging consultation on the proposals for new maintained school inspection arrangements. Below you will find the consultation document and the subsequent evaluation report. The evaluation report summarises the responses to Ofsted's consultation on the proposals for maintained school inspections from September 2009.
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A focus on improvement: proposals for further education and skills system inspections from September 2009
This consultation is now closed.
We have reviewed arrangements for the inspection of the FE and skills system to ensure that they are coherent and well matched to the needs of the user and the quality of the service, and that they develop our ability to target inspection where it will make the most difference. Our proposals for a revised Common Inspection Framework and for the inspection of colleges, work-based learning and nextstep from September 2009 are set out in this consultation document.
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A report on the responses to the consultation on how Ofsted should inspect children's centres
Children's centres provide a range of services for children and their families. They have been set up in stages from 2004, starting with the most disadvantaged communities. Between July and September 2009 Ofsted consulted on the proposed framework for the inspection of children's centres. This report gives the results of the consultation and our proposed way forward.
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About adoption
A 2006 report based on the views of over 200 adopted children. The children reveal how to make the adoption process better; what they liked and did not like about adoption; and what they need to feel more supported.
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About education
This 2007 report looks at the views of 77 children and young people about their education, with 75% of them rating their education as eight or more out of ten. The report shows that nearly three-quarters of children have changed schools since they first came into care, with over half finding their new school better because of new friends and teachers.
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Admission and discharge from secure accommodation
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Adoption - the new law
A report on how well CAFCASS and HMCS have responded to the implementation of the adoption aspects of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. This Act came into place on 30 December 2005 and represents the largest reform in adoption for more than 30 years.
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Adoption: messages from inspections of adoption agencies
A 2006 report into the performance of adoption agencies, based on the evidence found in CSCI inspections. The report reveals that there is better support for children and their adoptive families; that there are problems in recruiting skilled and experienced staff; and that there is concern about the use of agency workers that can effect the quality of service for children in adoption.
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Pitching could be Hornets' strength again in 2014
Hinsdale Central debuts new rotation, lineup during summer season
With senior pitchers Matt Marrera, Matt Reschke and Mike Rizzo leading the way, Hinsdale South's baseball team won a West Suburban Gold title in the spring.
During the course of the summer season, head coach Paul Hoel has seen indications that pitching could once again be a strength.
"Our top three or four guys have done a real nice job on the mound, so we feel really comfortable on the mound again," Hoel said.
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About the Vulval Pain Society
The Vulval Pain Society (VPS) is a confidential service for women who suffer from vulval pain due to vestibulodynia and vulvodynia. The Society was set up in 1996 by a doctor and a nursing sister. The VPS is not externally funded or attached to any health service organisation.
The Aims of the Charity as set out in the Governing Document are:
- To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of vulval pain through the provision of support, education and practical advice
- To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to vulval pain
The Vulval Pain Society is run by volunteers and relies purely on charitable donations. We are very grateful for any monetary donations which help us to continue providing help and information for sufferers of vulval pain. If you can, please make a donation to our charity via the Charities Aid Foundation, using the red button on the left of this page. Thank you.
Please bear in mind that this is a UK charity and is aimed specifically at those seeking solutions mainly within the UK nationalised health system. It may therefore not be so relevant to US readers, who might prefer to check Non-UK links and Other helpful sites.
The Vulval Pain Society Management Committee
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We are delighted to announce that Diane Hamdy, who set up the Vulval Pain Society with David Nunns in 1996, has been granted Honorary Membership of the VPS.
Vulval Health Awareness Campaign
Please visit the new revamped VHAC site. Includes message board and details of how to join an online group for women who have vulval cancer or any pre-cancerous condition of the vulva, including VIN and Paget's. Left, Fabia Brackenbury, Founder of VHAC and the National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group.
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Orion, the hunter, holds a bow in his hands, ready to fire an arrow across the night sky. He's never quite released that string, though, so the arrow remains fixed firmly in place. But every year, Orion does fire some projectiles across the sky: the "shooting stars" of the Orionid meteor shower. And the shower's at its best the next couple of nights.
This is called the Orionid shower because the meteors all appear to "rain" from Orion's direction. But the meteors can streak across any part of the sky, so you don't have to face Orion to see them.
Meteor showers occur when Earth flies through the orbital path of a comet, which is littered with bits of dust from the comet's surface. As the dust grains slam into our atmosphere they vaporize, creating streaks of light across the sky.
The Orionids come from Comet Halley. They don't match the comet's current orbit, though, so they must be left over from an era when Halley followed a different path. Comets are easily pushed around by the gravity of the planets, and they release plumes of gas that act like rockets, moving them into different orbits.
This isn't a good year for the Orionids, though. The shower's at its best before dawn on Tuesday. But the Moon is at last quarter that morning, so its light overpowers the fainter meteors.
If you want to give it a shot, find a dark viewing spot away from city lights. Then look for the "arrows" of the hunter streaking across the sky.
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For more skywatching tips, astronomy news, and much more, read StarDate magazine.


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Tune into "Dark Side of the Highway" this Sunday (April 18) from 3-6 AM for a special memorial tribute to Type O Negative vocalist/bassist/composer Peter Steele.
Steele was born Petrus T. Ratajcyzk in Brooklyn, NY of Polish, Icelandic, English, and Russian heritage. In addition to his music, he was equally known for his dark, deadpan humor, being remarkably self-deprecating for a musician and clinical depression.
Prior to forming Type O Negative in 1991, Steele had played in the metal/thrash bands Fallout and Carnivore.
Type O Negative had a successful twelve year run on Roadrunner Records, having released Slow, Deep and Hard (1991), The Origin of the Feces (1992), Bloody Kisses (1993), October Rust (1996), World Coming Down (1999), and Life Is Killing Me (2003). They signed with SPV Records in 2005 and released their most recent album Dead Again in 2007.
The band was particularly well known for a number of goth styled cover songs they had recorded over the years, including Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze", Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl", Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men", Jimi Hendrix' "Hey Joe", and various Beatles and Santana tunes.
On April 14, Peter Steele died from heart failure at the age of 48.


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ATHENS, Ga. - Longtime Georgia play-by-play announcer Larry Munson is nearly recovered from brain surgery and looking forward to his 43rd season in the radio booth.
HOOVER, Ala. - The mild-mannered, pokerfaced Mark Richt of the past won't be back patrolling Georgia's sidelines this season.
HOOVER, Ala. - The Georgia Bulldogs were still celebrating a Sugar Bowl victory when the national title talk started.
HOOVER, Ala. - The superstar quarterback and the reigning national championship team desperately seeking one - any reasonable facsimile will do, really - share the spotlight to start Southeastern Conference media days.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno and a fellow Bulldog, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe were named to the first team by Southeastern Conference football coaches in their preseason poll.
ATHENS - Georgia athletic director Damon Evans says he is "anticipating" the return of radio play-by-play announcer Larry Munson for home games this season following Munson's brain surgery. The 85-year-old Munson has not yet made his return official for his 43rd season as the voice of the Georgia network. "I'm anticipating that Larry will be there," Evans told the Athens Banner-Herald. "Larry's the play-by-play guy for the ...
Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast (Charter channel 37) announced Tuesday it will produce the University of Georgia's first game of the 2008 season against Georgia Southern as a pay-per-view broadcast. Viewers in Georgia can order the August 30 game through their local, participating cable provider for $24.99 prior to the day of the event and $29.99 the day of the game.
ATHENS - Georgia football fans will be a nation without a bulldog for a while longer.
ATHENS - Georgia defensive end Michael Lemon was suspended by coach Mark Richt on Thursday after he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery and felony aggravated battery.
ATHENS - Georgia coach David Perno earned a raise and a five-year contract after leading the Bulldogs to the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship and a runner-up finish in the College World Series.
ATHENS - Two University of Georgia football players have been arrested and jailed on charges of simple battery.
ATHENS - Uga VI, mascot for Georgia football teams that won six bowl games among 87 victories over a nine-year span, was interred at the university's football stadium on Monday in a mausoleum with the remains of five predecessors.
Uga VI, the beloved white English bulldog that served as the University of Georgia mascot for nearly a decade, has died, his owner, Sonny Seiler of Savannah said Saturday. He was 9. Uga was the winningest mascot in the university's history - the football team was 87-27 and won two SEC titles in his tenure.
ATHENS - Georgia coach Dennis Felton has dismissed Billy Humphrey from the team following Humphrey's third arrest in less than a year.
OMAHA, Neb. - Fresno State was smashing in its final performance as college baseball's team of destiny, winning a championship that would have been impossible to predict.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Georgia and Nebraska are headed back to the Sunshine State to play again.
ATHENS - Nemanja Djurisic came off the bench to score 14 points, all in the first half, as Georgia dominated 87-56 Chattanooga Monday night.
Shacobia Barbee scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as undefeated No. 22 Georgia beat Georgia State 70-58 Sunday in the Georgia State Thanksgiving Invitational championship.
ATLANTA - Georgia's biggest comeback of the Mark Richt era made Hutson Mason's first start one to remember.
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You are made Emperor of the United States. What do you do to improve the country?
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Declare Canada our protectorate, just to see how they'd react.
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On Barack Obama: Sri Lankas Ambassador to the UN-Geneva |
Thursday, 06 November 2008 | |
Given below are extracts from a collection of articles and speeches made by Dr. Jayatilleka (from March 2008 up to now) in which he has made direct references to Barack Obama.
"A new way which puts us on a far higher analytical and ethical vantage point. A new way has opened up to regard and discuss these problems. I refer to the historic speech made by Barack Obama, confronting honestly but not aggressively, these phenomena in his own society, but with a far wider relevance than purely to his society alone. My appeal is that our own discussions, our search, our strivings in the inter-governmental working group, in other Durban related spaces, and in any discussion of this interrelated scourges, we must take into account and seek to emulate that example of Senator Obama which I personally consider to have opened up a new paradigm, may be even a new episteme, in discussing this subject."
"In his soaring 'rap on race' – his initial response to the Jeremiah Wright controversy – a speech that should be studied by every reflective Sri Lankan (I watched it twice myself, having read the text once), Barack Obama drew his fundamental demarcation from his former pastor. He said that Rev Wright's main error was in assuming that racism in America was endemic and in failing to recognise that US society was capable of change for the better; of evolution. This, said Barack, was the major difference between Rev Wright and Rev Martin Luther King the 40th anniversary of whose assassination had been commemorated throughout the US just months earlier. Martin Luther King always dreamed that that America could change, improve – and indeed the very candidacy of Obama is proof that King was right and Wright was wrong. " Web link: Eastern election, Northern Task Force
"Back to Barack Barack Obama looks like he is resolving that contradiction. He is bringing the American Revolution home. He is also renewing it. If he succeeds he may not only legitimize and complete the liberal democratic revolution in its metropolis and thereby hasten its globalization, affirming Fukuyama's prognosis, he may also and at the same time, pave the way for addressing the Huntingtonian Clash of Civilizations, because he is himself a synthesis of civilizations. A new, positive cycle of world history may commence, just as the existing polarizations will protract indefinitely if the outcome is different. The Sam Cooke song penned in 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement, featured in the movie Malcom X, and now part of the campaign music of the Obama camp, assures us hauntingly that someday "A Change is Gonna Come". That change is already underway in the USA. Is Sri Lanka ready for Barack Obama? Is Sri Lanka ready for the change, the transition that he will represent in himself and generate in the world? Is the Sri Lankan (and Sinhala) mindset ready for the paradigm shift represented by Obama, the Multicultural Man, epitomizing antidiscrimination, equality, multiculturalism and meritocracy? Defending our vital interests in such an era of dramatic change will require nothing less than a change within our collective consciousness and identity. Our policy profile and we ourselves shall have to change. We shall have to evolve. " Web Link: Reversal in NY and our foreign policy challenges H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lanka's Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the UN Geneva
"The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew, cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down". Barack Obama, Berlin, July 24 "…. For those who think that Sri Lanka can win the war on the basis of a program and vision of inequity between peoples, of enforced cultural homogeneity in a heterogeneous society; for those who believe that Sri Lanka can return to its pre-war order or build an unfair unequal post-war one; for those who assume that closed minds and cultural exclusivity can sustain our country in the 21st century, I have little time and no more arguments but only two words, which must be marked well: Barack Obama. The American Candidate: Barack in Berlin Barack Obama left the USA for the Middle East and Europe as a candidate described as African-American but in Europe he was re-defined and reborn as what he is: the American candidate. Leonard Cohen's song says "First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin". Obama seems to be reversing that trajectory of triumph. Let him speak for himself, in his own words -- highly acclaimed as statesmanlike -- delivered (without a note) to the two hundred thousand strong crowd in Berlin's Tiergarten on July 24th: "…Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world. "…I know that I don't look like the Americans who've previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father – my grandfather – was a cook, a domestic servant to the British…" "…The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down." "…Our allegiance has never been to any particular tribe or kingdom – indeed, every language is spoken in our country; every culture has left its imprint on ours; every point of view is expressed in our public squares. What has always united us – what has always driven our people; what drew my father to America's shores – is a set of ideals that speak to aspirations shared by all people: that we can live free from fear and free from want; that we can speak our minds and assemble with whomever we choose and worship as we please." Barack Obama President- elect of the United States Obama points the way for Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. For the Tamils, the relevance and example should be clear: abandon projects of separatist walling-off, integrate into the mainstream, fight against discrimination and for equal rights, regard oneself as a Sri Lankan and compete as one. The African–Americans experienced slavery and segregation and still encounter racism, but Barack Obama's example is to transcend that experience, which was historically far worse than anything suffered by Tamils. His is the model of our martyred Lakshman Kadirgamar (whose oration for devolution in the Parliamentary debate on the August 2000 Draft Constitution is cunningly ignored by Sinhalese chauvinists). It can come to the forefront only when Kadirgamar's assassins, the Tigers, are defeated. What is the lesson and example for the Sinhalese? Barack Obama, perhaps the most intellectually gifted politician in today's world and potentially a philosopher-president in the Platonic sense, ushers in a new model of cultural globalization and globalized culture of and for the 21st century. He is the modern, Multiethnic, Multi-Cultural Man, emerging from the melting pot meritocracy that is America. However, this is not an exclusively American Dream. It is not essentially different from the multiracialism of Cuba's Fidel Castro and South Africa's Nelson Mandela, or that of Jawaharlal Nehru, without whose inclusive, pluralist, secular, rational, modern leadership vision for an ancient, culturally rich society, India would not be the Asian success story and the 21st century miracle it has become." Web Link: Winning the War, Winning the Peace
"Position 5 that of Indian model quasi federalism, enjoys, according to the CPA (and much to its regret) 5% support among the majority Sinhala community— that's 5% of 74%. No mainstream political party or candidate in a competitive electoral democracy (and that includes Senator Obama) would treat as anything other than radioactive, a position that was so hopelessly unpopular. And yet, otherwise sensible Tamil politicians expect the two main Southern parties to agree on this. If there were any such possibility, President Kumaratunga's 1995and 1997 "union of regions" packages, or her admirable August 2000 draft Constitution would have obtained bipartisan support, instead of suffering the highly visible fates they did." Web Link:Tamil Nadu, the Indian Model and devolution
"It is probable that a new, positive cycle of world history will commence If Barack Obama wins the forthcoming US presidential elections. If he succeeds, he may not only legitimise and complete the liberal democratic revolution in the US metropolis and thereby hasten its globalization, he may also, being himself a synthesis of civilisations, pave the way for addressing clashes of civilisations. That change, the paradigm shift represented by Obama, epitomising anti-discrimination, equality, multi-culturalism and meritocracy, is already underway in the USA and will eventually influence the world at large." Web Link: Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy: The Way to Go
"Insofar as several are pacifist "civil society" liberals as distinct from Realist or pragmatic liberals (such as Barack Obama)…" "… their perspective is very far from the pragmatic liberalism of the Obama ticket." "The central vice of Sri Lankan cosmopolitan liberalism-progressivism is that it has no equivalent of the Obama-Biden US Democrat perspective on National Security. Any one with even a cursory acquaintance of the US Presidential election campaign will be aware that Senators Obama and Biden have attacked the Republican candidate on national security issues, pointing out that a needless war on Iraq had undermined the necessary war on Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Why necessary? Because it was these forces that attacked the USA on 9/11 and still intend to do so if they possess the capability, while Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. The Democrats have criticized the Republicans for being diverted from the task of "capturing or killing" Osama Bin Laden, tasks which they have pledged themselves to achieve (the terms are from Senator Obama's first debate, echoed by Senator Biden in his Veep debate). In his dramatically delivered concluding speech at the Democratic convention, Senator Obama accused war hero John McCain of saying he will "go through the gates of hell after Bin Laden" but of not being "ready to go to the mouth of the cave he (Bin Laden) is hiding in". Rightly or wrongly, wisely or imprudently, Senator Obama reiterated in the first face-to-face Presidential debate, his pledge to take out Osama Bin Laden, if "there is actionable intelligence" that he is in a location across the Pakistani border; if "he is in the cross hairs… and the Pakistani authorities are not going to do the job"." Web link: Sri Lanka: Sources of hope, reasons for optimism
"If Sinhala ultra-nationalism laments the impending victory of Barack Obama (whom I supported in print, way before the Democratic nomination) while the world welcomes it, there is something wrong with Sinhala nationalism, not with the rest of humanity. A Barack Obama victory will tilt the balance between ethnonationalism and republican civic nationalism in favor of the latter. Ethno nationalism, often antiquarian, holds that an older or majority ethnic or ethno religious community has some greater claim over or ownership of a given territory while modern civic (and especially but not exclusively republican) nationalism holds that every citizen has equal rights and equal ownership of that country. (The Sri Lankan state as defined by the Sri Lankan Constitution is a Republic, and the Constitution is the supreme law to which we all owe allegiance). When General Colin Powell, Jamaican-born former Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces and US Secretary of State endorsed Barack Obama last week, he gave as one of his reasons his disgust that John McCain had not responded appropriately to an ignorant heckler in a Republican crowd who had shouted that Obama was a Muslim. (As is well known Obama is a Christian who often quotes the Scripture in his speeches). Colin Powell said that Senator McCain should have responded "so what if he is?" and went onto to tell the TV audience about how moved he was about US Muslims dying for their country while fighting against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Iraq… » "…The commonality of values and notions of citizenship between the world's most powerful democracy (the USA) and the world's most populous democracy (India) will be cemented by an Obama triumph. » Web link: Sri Lankan identity in a time of siege |
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Andy plays a practice set on an outer court with Safin. Hundreds watch. It is a hard fought set and Andy wins it in a tiebreak 8-6. No one ever calls out score - at all!
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5 Delicious Grilled Fish Recipes
Try these recipes for sustainable fish from Fish Tales, by Bart van Olphen and Tom Kime. Then read an interview with van Olphen.
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Fish Tales: Stories & Recipes from Sustainable Fisheries Around the World ($22 at amazon.com) is a moving book about sustainable fisheries and the cultures out of which they are born. Co-authored by Bart van Olphen and Tom Kime, the title introduces us to nine artisanal fisheries, including in Vietnam, South Africa and the United States. It also includes recipes, and the authors were kind enough to share several of the best grilled fish recipes with The Daily Green. Enjoy!
Grilled Salmon with Herb Lentils and Salsa Verde
Did you know that Alaska not only has one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world, but can also some of the best salmon in the world rich in "good" fats and free of toxic contaminants? Salmon is a terrific source of omega-3 fatty acids, for a healthy heart, and Vitamin B12, a brain food.
Be sure to ask your local fish purveyor for Marine Stewardship Council-certified salmon, such as wild Alaskan salmon, because the more common (and less expensive) farmed and Atlantic salmon are not considered sustainable.
Grilled Marinated Penang Fish with Chile, Garlic, Ginger with Lemongrass and Black Pepper Dressing
This Penang fish recipe is made with plaice, a type of flat fish, whose family includes flounder, sole, plaice and halibut. There are many different varieties, but most of the sustainable flat fish comes out of Alaska. Flat fish are caught at night because they sleep during the day, flat on the bottom of the ocean floor. When awake they swim directly into the nets, making this a sustainable method of catching the fish. Be sure to ask your local fish purveyor if the flat fish you are purchasing is Marine Stewardship Council-certified, because not all plaice are fished sustainably.
Grilled Marinated Penang Fish with Chile, Garlic, Ginger with Lemongrass and Black Pepper Dressing.
Grilled and Roasted Halibut with Rosemary, Salt, and Lemon Potatoes
Hints of rosemary and salt emphasize the flavor of the fish, particularly when paired with deliciously zingy lemon potatoes. The crunch of the potato and outside of the fish along with the smoothness of the fish meat will dance in your mouth and leave you hungry for more!
Look for Marine Stewardship Council-certified halibut from Alaska, Canada (and California hook & line or trawl fisheries) because Atlantic halibut and California set gillnet fisheries aren't considered sustainable.
Grilled and Roasted Halibut with Rosemary, Salt, and Lemon Potatoes.
Dover Sole with a Warm Dressing of Red Peppers, Thyme, and Black Olives
The warm dressing paired with the grilled Dover sole melt wonderfully together on the plate and in your mouth. The red peppers and thyme give the dish a nice earthy feel while the olives add some excellent saltiness. The crisp acidity of the lemon balances the fish's delicious flavor and the extra kick of crushed chile gives the dish a little "oomph!" After making this dish at home, I can attest that this is one of the best fish dishes I have ever had!
Dover sole is Marine Stewardship Council-certified, but not all sole fisheries are sustainable, so choose your sole carefully.
Grilled Filet of Plaice with a Salad of Asparagus, Fennel, and Fava Beans
This simple yet flavorful dish is as delicious as it is elegant and gorgeous on the plate. The greens pair beautifully alongside the white flesh of the fish, making it a terrific summer dish that carries nicely, with some tomatoes or other seasonal produce, right through fall. Plaice is in season from July through December.
Netherlands plaice fish is Marine Stewardship Council-certified, but not all plaice fisheries are sustainable, so choose your plaice fish carefully.
Grilled Filet of Plaice with a Salad of Asparagus, Fennel, and Fava Beans.
Sustainability is essential to maintaining and restoring the earth's fish populations so that generations to come can enjoy the fruit of the sea as we do today. Each of the five fish featured here were highlighted in Fish Tales because they are fished sustainably.
Learn what sustainability means to the authors of Fish Tales in this author interview.


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Obama told us before the election that things were getting better.By the way, is there a website that keeps track of all the layoffs since the majority of my fellow citizens voted to have Obama save our economy?
The union should buy the bakery and run it because they are so much smarter than everyone else.
#1 try dailyjobcuts.com. We will. E seeing much more of this
It´s the Obama economy stupid, people having to bake their own bread
Good job, Bammy.
Actually, I am glad to see that union members are now reaping the results of their votes for Obama. Apparently they are/were too stupid to see the writing on the wall and bought in to all the lies coming from Obama and his henchmen
#2 - Let´s not hold our breath...
Things are right on track. The Obama/Union policies close up the little guys ( in many cases non union jobs) and the big companies (union workers) take up he slack in the market. What´s the problem?
this is (per the article) a union shop. And the employee interviewed said ´´they´´ ran the company into the ground. ´´They´´ obviously referring to management. It seems that Awrey´s was bought by an investment group. Thank GOD it wasn´t Bain Capital - we´d never hear the end of it...
The Obamboozler sez: Let them eat bread!
There is not enough information in the articlefor anyone to comment knowledgeably. We don´t know if it was caused by economic conditions,union demands, outside ownership, Obamacare on the Horizon, or other conditions, or a combination of them. All we know is that a lot of seemingly good workers will be out of jobs, and that is a sad situation. Worse, it is a growing concern because of the new Health Care law and Government regulations ,including taxes. The owners are most likely the so-called one percent and they are NOT going to stand still and take losses if no turnaround is in sight.
Ho ho ho twinkies... No wonder you ding dongs will soon be gone too....union forever or till bankruptcy ...whatever..
Once again-if you don´t work for the govmt, you won´t work.The Wookie says You don´t need no stinking bakeries. Do they make pies ?
Another union shop that just needs new owners. DUH!
Not to worry, SEIU intends to the be the largest union in the country with 71 million new members as a result of Obamascare.
Slightly off topic, but I shop at a place where they are selling little snack cakes that are imported from Italy. I tried them & I think they are better than American Hostess cakes - the flavors are unusual, they are much prettier and they are competitively priced.
#1...Here is the site keeping track of layoffs, bankruptcies and Businesses closinghttp://www.dailyjobcuts.com/#.UJwVDQHUOEh.facebookI´m keeping a running tally since the election at:http://pinchem.net/headlines
Just another union closing another business. Nothing to see here.
One of our local bakeries gets it´s employees from a temp agency and requests only Latins.


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Could do registry office n then have blessing at Womad? Why did you find it was not possible?
Forgot to mention we are inviting all the guests to join us at Womad . . .
Or could get married at Charlton Park House . . . currently unlicensed but might be able to persuade the earl to get a licence! x
I think you should join in the Sunday procession in full wedding attire with the Bridal Chorus being played by the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra following on behind
It was the logistics of it really that made it impossible as well as the fact that it couldn't be performed in the open air etc. I had elderly parents who couldn't travel long distances or camp and so we decided to be a bit more conventional, but, if I could have been selfish, I would have loved to have held some form of celebration at Womad. Maybe a blessing for our 10th anniversary in 2014...hmmmmm now there's a thought!!
I'm loving you more and more with each second that passes Chas! Jax n Chas make sure you check out 'A Womad Gift From Me To You' thread n get your badges. Would be lovely to meet you . . .
I love your idea Chas . . . unfortunately my fiance is somewhat of a private man! x
I know everyone says 'It's your day, do what makes you happy' . . . but you can't! My nan's the only one I feel really bad for . . . she'll hate it! But would be ok if we did the whole traditional thing the day before though. But the thought of all that makes me shudder! And my fiance even worse! x
I just want to be married to him really . . . not fussed about a wedding!
I would have wanted Beatroots to follow me if I'd had a wedding procession.
I love their rhythms and their sound makes me cry every year.
I follow the procession all the way round just to listen to them!
PS I have my badge printed but notyet stuck onto cardboard!
Yay!! Beatroots? Not familiar I don't think?!
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