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I thought they were just fine. Where was she?
It was difficult for all of us who wanted Romney to be elected, but most difficult was knowing that an exceptionally good person lost to the Chicago Mob killing machine; very discouraging to be beaten in an unfair fight. Isn´t it amazing that Obama sells himself by espousing his belief in ´fairness´. What is fair about our government spending trillions more than they bring in? His success is built on the people losing the value of their savings. We are a house of cards built on lies.
Let it rest. It´s over.
I don´t think the problem was the family. If anything, I think Ann & the sons helped a lot. The problem was ORCA, some miscalculations about when to fight back by Mitt, stupid voters who didn´t turn up, voter fraud, Obama´s handouts and the mainstream media.Mitt would have been such a good president. Now, all we have to look forward to is a disaster.
Hurricane victims are freezing, and Obama is playing golf.Mitt and Ann Romney are too good for Obama people. There will be 4 years of untold suffering, may the Obama voters experience the Lion´s share of it.
I don´t know if the Romneys were stunned because they lost or realized how stupid this country is. But he really shouldn´t beat himself up,there´s nothing he could do about 49% of the population being on some assistance.I´m actually surprised our deficit isn´t higher than stated or we´re 2 trillion a year in the hole.This is a perfect example of how republicans refuse to crack heads to win an election,while the left goes for the throat with no holds barred.They don´t care if they have to yank a lying ad after it´s already done damage.Conversely,Romney got hammered for saying Chrysler is going to move Jeep production overseas,when Chrysler isn´t even American owned anymore and that plan is in the works.How many people know that 70% of GM cars are made overseas as whole cars or parts? Yet Obama is a hero for saving a handful of those jobs. I´ll bet if you ran the numbers,it would be cheaper to pay those workers to stay home rather than subsidize their earnings.Make no mistake about it,GM is going to need another bailout because they didn´t fix the rudimentary problems with the company.Romney will be proven right about a prepackaged bankruptcy.The Volts were such a failure,they had to give them away and they´re probably sitting in garages,rotting.
Mitt and Ann Romney is good people. Perhaps too good for the ghetto rats.
I wish Mitt and Ann Romney could know that I feel that they are part of my family.Proudly and lovingly admire this couple.
I still have the very nagging feeling that Romney did not lose.And even if he really did lost a correctly counted election with only legal voters voting once then he shouldn´t have. Romney´s record of success v Obama´s failure after failure is just stunning.I could not be more disgusted and discouraged. I am investigating a digital cable for $75 to install on my TV - which might also work on my internet - and if I can make this work then I´m canceling Comcast. Also will be diverting other spending to conservative businesses or limiting it as much as possible. Starve the beast!
#3 is right. Romney isn´t the only really good person we have run for office that lost. If the GOP does not retool, figure out who it is, he won´t be the last either.
Discretion is still the better part of valor, Jane.
Governor Romney was the best man I remember ever running.
No excuses. Evil won over good. Unfortunately it happens.
I´m still having a hard time accepting the outcome of this election.....I refuse to speak to my mother. She didn´t vote her interests and can´t believe I´m taking this so seriously. I even pointed out that the bush tax cuts are expiring, meaning unless she does something quick the gov´t will get 55% of her estate when she dies.I have no doubt there was fraud...everything pointed to a Romney win. I have never felt as dispirited over an election....this was the last chance we had to elect a president who cared about the interests of the entire electorate.
I know I´m not supposed to post twice in the same thread but I would love to start a campaign to let the romney´s know how much we appreciated their grace, dignity and love of country.My heart still weeps.
#9, I´m questioning Romney´s loss, too. As columnist Ruth Marcus wrote in the Washington Post, a flip of about 150,000 votes in Florida, Ohio, Virginia and New Hampshire, and Romney would have won. That is, she says, one-tenth of one percent of the national vote.Obama seemed awfully calm on election day when he said he was confident that he had the votes to win.
99% turnout in the black wards in Philly. That is simply not possible. Obvious voter fraud. The electronic machines have to go. They are easy to hack into.
Colorado, PA, FL, OH, all finding counties with over 100% voter participation and 99% + going Dem. Clearly there was massive fraud.Nothing will be done about it. The Obama administration is the most corrupt we´ve ever had and they benefited from the fraud. The media doesn´t care because they were campaigning for him anyway. The Republicans won´t do it because they´re too cowardly.Who will tell the tale? Fox needs competition. Right. Now.
They literally stole the election. It doesn´t add up. Voter fraud is being exposed in CO,OH,PA,and FL. Romney should have contested them all! Why was he so weak about that? Why didn´t he fight for our country?! Why aren´t all those ate states being audited. All the polls wrong? In Obama´s favor? When they were all biased to begin with favoring Obama and yet Romney was ahead? What about all the lost/burnt/never got to the military votes? This stinks to ugh heaven. Enough about moving on! We need the election audited! Mitt didn´t fail, but he is now and he needs to get back in the game and have it audited. There´s enough proof to justify it.
I, too, can´t believe that Romney lost. There were several occurrences that make me suspicious. Paul Gable at Brushfires-of-Freedom explains how the voting machines can be rigged. He goes back to the 2004 election in Ohio. He says (I am paraphrasing) that "after the 2004 election, the Ohio legislature convened hearings on how someone could steal an Ohio election."Paul states in his latest article:The ´expert´ witness testifes to the Ohio legislators attending the hearing--almost all of whom appear to be Democrats--and explains that all that is necessary to rig elections is tabulating software that flips just enough votes to achieve a 51/49 split in favor of the candidate of choice. Very subtle; not visible at the precinct level; not ´brute force´ changing of votes in ways too obvious to be ignored; but a nice close 51/49 ´victory´ guaranteed. What´s the only thing that tips off the rigged vote? The expert witness says it would be inconsistency with polls--in his example, with exit polls.I read another article, maybe at Breitbart, that the results could have been preplanned and that is why the polls were all coming in so close before the election. Obama´s win could then seem in line with the polls. Remember Obama´s team threatened to sue Gallop. That had to have put the fear of God into other pollsters.My question is why did the US use 900 voting machines from Spain? I thought back to Michele´s trip to Spain in either 2009 or 2010. Could she have made a deal with the voting machine people back then? Since we don´t know where all the stimulus money went, maybe she took some of Obama´s stash with her.
I wish a lot of things, but I guess the ´good´ news Romney lost. If there was a media that wasn´t smug, liberal, democrats who think it kind of cute that many people in congress and at the highest levels of this administration, are avowed Marxists, BHO would never have had a first term. If there was an accurate voting process and if voters were tracked so bussed in union dupes didn´t vote in crucial counties, BHO might have lost. In the end Mitt would have been doomed by the forces that promoted and give cover to a completely unqualified President. Decades of pandering by both parties and gigantic rip offs by special interest groups have destroyed our economy and will destroy every dollar you have or hope to have in the next 4 years. Zombies believe we will be able to handle greater than depression unemployment and world wide debt levels humans have never seen. They are just buying time while they loot from the inside. You will know civilization has a chance when every TV news show is as critical and as intense on their coverage of democrats everywhere as they were with Bush´s time in office. I don´t think that will happen with the generation that ´shape´ the news AND entertainment today.
I don´t think any one factor can be blamed for Romney´s loss. There are many things that combined to produce the result: the advantage of incumbency, Hurricane Sandy, the effective demonization of Romney re his tax returns etc. It´s all in the mix of the critical mass which produced the result on election day.
We are stunned too. How can all of the pre-election stats point to a lose and suddenly Zippy wins ?
I understand #14 and I sympathize. It is very hard when you have a family member vote against your future and your children´s future, especially after you have begged them not to and have explained what a vote for Obama really means...
We are so bummed here in SE NM. Romney received 10,000 more votes than BO-which are the number of voters max who vote normally. It just does not add up. The only reason the Repub party should be upset is not thinking this would happen.
I will never ever believe Romney lost, & I am not a whiner. This whole election is suspicious. Election day should mean election day. I don´t like early voting or voting machines.. too many chances for fraud. I have no longer have faith in the elections in this country.
I too was so hopeful for Romney to win. Several had predicted he would. I knew early it wasn´t good when O´reilly looked really disgusted talking about exit polls and why some had voted for Obama.
It´s weird...I remember lefties saying Obama is too good for Americans. And now I´m thinking Romney is too honest and good for the selfish American people.Wow....our country is unbelievable divided.
#4, I agree with your every word.
I sure don´t blame the Romneys I sure hope that Romney doesn´t try and help the walking wrecking ball that is Obama. This sadly needs to run its course. America must learn their lesson the hard way.I kick myself for feeling no one with Obama´s values could ever get near the White House. I feel this didn´t happen by accident. I thought with the weekend we might feel better at our house but feeling much worse.


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Bismarck, ND - With the Fourth of July nearing, veteran groups say if you have a flag that's tattered or damaged, now is a good time to replace it. There is also proper etiquette for disposing of the old flag. Comments from North Dakota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Lonnie Wangen (wahn-gen). Photo available of a "flag."
As North Dakotans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, the "Stars and Stripes" will fly across the state - but for some of those flags, it may be time for a replacement. State Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Lonnie Wangen says if your flag is tattered, torn, faded or frayed, you should take it to a local veterans group.
"I know that the VFW for one does that, and I think the one in Fargo and West Fargo here will in some cases actually replace your flag." |
The old flags that are turned in to the local veterans organizations are then disposed of in the proper ceremony through burning as set by the U-S Flag Code. For those flags that may be dirty or have small tears, washing it is appropriate and it's also acceptable to make minor repairs.
Wangen says the proper flag etiquette is important, especially when it comes to veterans.
"Because many of those veterans have lost friends fighting for that flag, so treating that flag with respect is important because that's what their friends and our comrades have died for, for our freedoms." |

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I recently posted a graph showing the relationship between premiums and the insured's out of pocket costs (OOP) in regards to Obamacare (posted here). It was taken partially from the Washington Post's article that was trying to show how premiums have leveled a bit since Affordable Health Care Act became the law of land. While it's true that premium increases have eased compared to historical averages, people are paying more than ever for their health care, as can be seen in the top orange line. When you factor in deductible and changes to policies in the last three years, the black line represents where we would be if Obamacare had not been instituted, and percentages of OOP were still paid by premiums/deductibles.
That's the problem when government involves itself in the free market, we become focused on the price of things instead of the real cost of things.
What the article fails to mention is that deductibles have risen dramatically in the last three years. Deductibles continue to grow because companies are trying to hold down premiums, according to a Kaiser brief prepared for the American Medical Association. The average deductible for individual coverage went up from $991 in 2011 to $1,097 in 2012, a total that has nearly doubled since 2006. The chart projections reflect that change, and as companies try to hold down premium costs, their employees continue to pay higher deductibles to make up the difference. The net result is that the OOP for most employees has gone from $473 a year to over $733 (the orange line), with high deductible and HSA plans increasing from 10% of the marketplace to over 34% of the market- an astonishing jump.
The real pain is that employers are absorbing high premiums too. Those HSA plans are becoming commonplace as employers struggle to make the bottom line shifting increasing costs of health care while employees don't feel that pain as their health care begins to enact all those 'free' services.
Bottom line, we are all paying more for less health care , even though it isn't immediately obvious. As a result the Department of Health and Human Services will make the ultimate ruling on HSAs when it decides how to calculate the actuarial value of the high-deductible health insurance policies that must accompany HSAs. That actuarial value will be based on employees claims on all those new 'free' services that are provided under Obamacare, minus employee costs.
The health law requires that all insurance policies provide a minimum actuarial value of at least 60% for the benefits covered. If the HHS allows contributions by individuals and employers to health savings accounts to "count" as part of the actuarial value, then HSAs and other account-based plans would likely meet the test. But if contributions are not included, the plans likely would not qualify, removing an important tool to hold health costs down—and with the increased contributions to health insurance that seems likely.
What this means is that HSA plans will no doubt be ruled that they are not true health insurance. At that point, everyone will have to switch to more expensive HMO's and PPO's and that hidden cost will suddenly be shifted to the premium.
It's a bombshell waiting to explode in 2014.
That's why it's important what this chart is showing—that we are all paying more for our health care, and have dramatically increased the COST of health care, being focused on PRICE instead.
One of two things will happen in 2014. HSA's will be found to be not health insurance and rolled back, or the deductibles will have to be dramatically decreased, thus raising premiums. Most employers in either case will drop these plans forcing many on them into government pools, suckered into it by lower premiums and hidden costs.
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Sidney Gilman, U-M medical professor in midst of insider trading scheme, retires
An 80-year-old University of Michigan neurology professor implicated in a federal investigation in an insider trading scheme has retired, U-M officials confirmed Wednesday.
U-M learned of the retirement of Dr. Sidney Gilman Tuesday, said Pete Barkey, public relations director for the U-M Health System. Gilman is accused of providing nonpublic information to a portfolio manager that led to massive, multimillion dollar trades.
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Barkey declined to discuss the details of Gilman's pension. He said the decision to retire was Gilman's.
Prior to the announcement of his retirement, Gilman was a full employee at U-M, Barkey said. Gilman made $258,019 in 2011-12, according to the U-M pay database.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Gilman Nov. 20, accusing Gilman of providing Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at CR Intrinsic Investors, with nonpublic information about the outcomes of an Elan Corporation and Wyeth clinical trial of an Alzheimer's drug that Gilman was overseeing between 2006 and 2008.
During the time that Gilman served as the chairman of the safety committee overseeing the clinical trial, he was employed as a $1,000-per-hour paid consultant for a New York expert networking firm that connected him with Martoma, according to the SEC complaint.
Gilman has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the SEC and is cooperating with the federal investigation, according to his lawyer, Marc Mukasey.
Gilman has also agreed to pay $234,000 in disgorgement and prejudgment interest, and agreed to a permanent injunction against further violations of the federal securities act. The settlement agreement still has to be approved by the court.
U-M is conducting an internal review of Gilman's involvement in the matter, and has declined to comment on how Gilman's retirement affects the review process.
There is no date set for when U-M will make an announcement regarding the outcome of the internal review, Barkey said.
Saturday, U-M's Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Dr. Ora Pescovitz sent an email to all UMHS employees reminding them to follow industry policies and standards of integrity when it comes to releasing information.
"In our teaching, patient care and research roles, we are entrusted with confidential information of many types, and we work hard to never betray that trust. We are proud of our rich legacy and disappointed when we fail," the email reads.
Gilman has published nearly 400 scientific papers, book chapters and abstracts, according to his biography on U-M's website, and is currently on the editorial board for a number of medical journals. His legacy at U-M was marked in 2003 with the establishment of an annual lecture series — the Sid Gilman and Carol Barbour Lecture in Neuroscience — and an annual Neurology Service of U-M hospitals, which was named The Gilman Service.
He has served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee and as a consultant for a number of major pharmaceutical companies.
According to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Gilman's license to practice as a medical doctor expires in 2015.
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[ Post photo by Bob Starrett] Heart Fund Prepares Drive The annual fund- raising campaign for the Nassau County Heart Fund is gearing up in Farmingdale for its month- long drive which is expected to get off the ground February 1, according to Marjorie Pfoh of Farmingdale who once again will head the drive. " We are just beginning to organize the drive and there are many details to be worked out," Mrs. Pfoh said. " However, before we even begin to plan our activities, we already know that our greatest need, if we are to be Youth Council Election Set The next regular meeting of the Farmingdale Youth Council will be held on Tuesday, January 21, at 8: 30 p. m. at the Farmingdale Village Hall. Officers for 1975 will be elected at mis time. Nominations for office were presented at the December meeting as follows: President - Lucille Meyerson and Frank Gelish; Vice Pres. - Helen Weiss; Treasurer - Murray Tuck; Secretary - Evelyn Wright; 1st Trustee Elizabeth Hawkes, 2nd Trustee - John Lally. Carl Dittmeier, Council President for the past S yrs. has stepped down from the presidency. a success, will be volunteers to carry our message to every household in Farmingdale." Mrs. Pfoh noted that in past fund drives it was the organized door- to- door work that proved most effective in explaining the needs of the Heart Fund. " I have no doubt that this again will be the backbone of the drive and it is in the area of organizing and carrying out the door- to- door effort that we need the most volunteers," she explained. Because these volunteers do the work at whatever free time they have and not according to some fixed schedule, Mrs. Pfoh pointed out that most people are able to work in this part of the campaign. " If we can help people realize that this work can mean giving up less than an hour a day, I'm sure we will have the large number of volunteers needed." Mrs. Pfoh said she would appreciate Farmingdale residents contacting her at this time to enable her to structure a chart that would break down the greater Farmingdale area into the numerous small sections that will be covered by volunteers. " We always plan to have the volunteer work in the section surrounding his or her home so that it is as convenient as possible," Mrs. Pfoh said. Anyone willing to offer some help can contact Mrs. Pfoh at CH 9- 3244. In addition to the door- to- door campaign Mrs. Pfoh will need volunteers to help make the annual Sweetheart Ball a success. The buffet dinner and dance is being planned for February 22 at the Holiday Manor in Beth-page. It is at this affair that the Nassau Heart Fund will crown its 1975 Sweetheart. Another need of the fund drive is the donation of gifts which can be used as prizes in the fund raising effort. On Committer Guy L. Valentine, assistant principal at the Howitt Junior High School, will again serve as a member of the screening committee for the Twelfth Annual Newsday Alicia Patterson Memorial Scholarships. As a member of the committee of eight Long Island secondary school administrators, Valentine will be faced with the difficult task of narrowing down the thousands of applications to a group of fifty semi- finalists. Later that committee will choose fourteen finalists, seven of each sex. The final selection committee, consisting of the presidents of four Long Island colleges, will select the winners of two scholarships. Carey Message Draws Fire In Farmingdale Three elected representatives of the Farmingdale area have expressed their concern over the effects Governor Carey's State of the State proposals will have on the community and its taxpayers. State Senator Owen H. Johnson, Assemblyman Philip Healey and Mayor John T. Hallahan all share the same view, additional state taxes, such as the ten cent per gallon gasoline tax, and cutback in state aid to the local school district and municipality would put taxpayers over a barrel or in one. v # —^ - Mayor Hallahan told the 5 l l i l f l V ^ I f f I f * '' ' * t^ l* 1 - tn I p y t - particularly « ! " * * * • ' JLrlplf* concerned over proposed cuts in state aid to municipalities and 1 J DiJLv school districts. The village of D U S O l f l S Farmingdale, already playing its cards close to the vest, could be -|" fe| | forced into increasing village | | 511111 tf* fl V taxes if the state withdraws any M. M.€ M, M. M. M. M.\ s\ A. x\ . of its aid. He expressed particular concern for marginal At the January School Board homeowners who could be forced meeting a resolution was adopted into giving up their homes, by the Board which will allow Assemblyman Healey, who Farmingdale to participate in a represents all of the area south of pNraosjseactu t od bisidtr jiocitns tlyo nwi tche rottahienr Ftauclktoend Stthreee tg, a spoalirnteic utlaarxly haikt- e special transportation: The effort proposal. is a joint venture with the Nassau County BOCES and Nassau " Some of the average working men in Nassau who must use County Association of School their aut0mobiles every day to Business Officials. It is one of carry ihem to w o r k ^^ 5 ^ several recent attempts to cut dealt a n a s t y Wow Dy the new costs of transportation of Governor," said Philip / B. stuSduecnht sa o cno oLpoenrga tIisvlea nvde. n ture is Healey, 11th dist. Assemblymen. authorized under the General Municipal Law, which permits a consortium of local school districts to designate a " committee" representing all concerned to draft appropriate bid specifications and solicit bids accordingly. A seven- member committee has already been formed for this purpose, and it has designated Nassau BOCES as the coordinating agency for the project. Gerard Donolli, director of transportation, is a member of that committee. The committee will analyze the results of the bids and make recommendations to the participating boards of education. If the boards find the recommendations acceptable, they may contract directly with the successful bidder. Those boards will also be responsible for administering the contracts they make. It is currently planned that transportation to six non- public schools be bid- " Despite the fact that he has broken a widely publicized campaign promise not to increase taxes, he has made this gas tax increase proposal either through disdain for the suburban taxpayer or through, the incompetent counsel of City advisors who can think not further than the streets of New York. " This coupled with the proposed reduction in State aid to localities constitutes another increase to suburban homeowners rather than giving him the relief in taxes that is needed at this time; Healey concluded. Senator Johnson expressed deep concern regarding the content of the Governor's State of the State Message. " Governor Carey's first State of the State Message was far more contradictory than I had expected," noted Senator Johnson. " He indicated that he wants to [ Continued on page 12] *
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I saw photos of the new Lego "Villa" due for release; there's a brickset article here. Tan bricks are used for the walls, and they give a stone effect.
This got me thinking, would a castle design using this colour look good? Certainly castles (and great houses) with a similar colour of stone are common in real life. I think it would work best for a very formal design of castle, less fantastical than even the new Castle sets, but also less "functional" than the old castle designs. Sure you'd have knights, but perhaps more "life" in the castles than there's been to date; some inhabitants other than king + maiden for example.


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JohnPatterson wrote:thanks James. that gives me a lot to think about. I would have a huge man crush on any one who makes a video of Meyers devices like our Italian longsword video series
Joey Nitti wrote:great guide James. I never noticed that about Meyer, how it's divided into a kind of glossary and then practice
James Roberts wrote:and so on, finishing with counters against opening. I've got a rough draft of an article covering this but I need time to polish it.
Keith P. Myers wrote:Hey Guys!
You have inspired me to go back and organize and type up my notes on Meyer's Rappier/Sidesword. I will post it here when I get it done. This will serve several purposes. 1st Richard, hopefully it will help your group out, 2nd it will be a good review prior to taking Lee Smith's class at FA 2012 in a couple of weeks, and 3rd I need to figure out how to include the buckler so I can compete in the Sword & Buckler tournament at FA!
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FIDO Alliance Formed to "Revolutionize" Online Authentication
Forget passwords – several Internet companies have formed the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, which they say will replace passwords with safer and easier to use authentication methods.
The founding member organizations of the FIDO Alliance, which include Agnitio, Infineon Technologies, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, PayPal, and Validity, are currently developing open standards-based specification and FIDO-compliant products, such as biometrics-enabled devices to identify users through fingerprint or voice recognition.
"The FIDO Alliance is a private sector and industry-driven collaboration to combat the very real challenge of confirming every user's identity online," said Michael Barrett, FIDO Alliance president and PayPal Chief Information Security Officer. "By giving users choice in the way they authenticate and taking an open-based approach to standards, we can make universal online authentication a reality. We want every company, vendor, and organization that needs to verify user identity to join us in making online authentication easier and safer for users everywhere," Barrett said.
According to the announcement, the FIDO Alliance intends to "revolutionize" online authentication by developing an open, scalable, and interoperable approach. Users currently can choose from a variety of devices with which to authenticate, including a finger sensor, a USB memory stick with password, and embedded FIDO hardware.
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Food safety is a critical issue for everyone, from food packaging suppliers to consumer goods manufacturers to end-users. However, as an unregulated substance group, food packaging adhesives can be difficult to evaluate.
Next week, Alexandra Ross, product regulatory specialist for H.B. Fuller's European region, will share expertise on this complex topic. Vice-chair of the technical working group 'Paper and Packaging' of the Association of European Adhesives and Sealants Industry (FEICA), Alexandra will speak at the 'Plastics & Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs Conference' in London, Dec. 9-12.
In her presentation, Alexandra will examine the role of current legislation and offer understanding and reassurance about how the guidance from FEICA helps the adhesive user, as well as the adhesive manufacturer.
"Given that Smithers Pira's conference is a leading food contact forum, attracting attendance from industry specialists across Europe I am honored to be invited to present on Dec. 11." says Alexandra. "I will be providing insights on a step-by-step process used to evaluate adhesives and on which information needs to be provided on 'Food Contact Status' paper."
Adhesives are treated as plastics in the regulations and adhesive suppliers must provide adequate information to downstream users so they can demonstrate regulatory compliance. The FEICA guidance shows two decision trees that give recommendations for the adhesives manufacturers and users.
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Reporters' Roundtable: When tech CEOs leave
Today we are talking about the lines of succession at big and influential technology companies. There are two big news hooks for this show: First, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be stepping out of his day-to-day role for a time for health reasons, leaving operation of the company with Tim Cook. Also, just yesterday Google announced that CEO Eric Schmidt is moving into an evangelist role and handing the CEO title over to co-founder Larry Page.
Reading the tea leaves of CEO moves and succession is like reading a good sports story. We've had other great tales in tech history: Bill Gates leaving Microsoft to his polar opposite Steve Ballmer; and the charismatic Carly Fiorina getting bounced out of HP to be replaced by the disciplined Mark Hurd in 2005, who was himself forced out last year. There are many other stories like this.
How much of a tech company rides on the CEO, and what can a company do to ensure it maintains a working strategy when the CEO leaves -- for whatever reason? Today we're going to talk about CEO succession, with two experts:
First up, Beverly Behan of Board Advisor LLC. She's a board fixer. She's worked with more than 100 boards of directors over the past decade on issues including CEO succession planning, board engagement, board and director evaluation, and other board topics. Bev is author of "Great Companies Deserve Great Boards," which will be out in June, and has a BusinessWeek column called, The Boardroom.
Also joining us is professor Charles Elson, the director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. Charles is a former law professor, a writer for both corporate and popular media, a frequently quoted expert in publications like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Washington Post, and a board member himself, at the heath care company HealthSouth.
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The planet Mercury -- the planet closest to the Sun -- is just peeking into view in the east at dawn the next few days. It looks like a fairly bright star. It's so low in the sky, though, that you need a clear horizon to spot it, and binoculars wouldn't hurt.
Mercury is a bit of a puzzle. It has a big core that's made mainly of iron, so it's quite dense. Because Mercury is so small, the core long ago should've cooled enough to form a solid ball. Yet the planet generates a weak magnetic field, hinting that the core is still at least partially molten.
The solution to this puzzle may involve an iron "snow" deep within the core.
The iron in the core is probably mixed with sulfur, which has a lower melting temperature than iron. Recent models suggest that the sulfur may have kept the outer part of the core from solidifying -- it's still a hot, thick liquid.
As this mixture cools, though, the iron "freezes" before the sulfur does. Small bits of solid iron fall toward the center of the planet. This creates convection currents -- like a pot of boiling water. The motion is enough to create a "dynamo" effect. Like a generator, it produces electrical currents, which in turn create a magnetic field around the planet.
Observations earlier this year by the Messenger spacecraft seem to support that idea. But Messenger will provide much better readings of what's going on inside Mercury when it enters orbit around the planet in 2011.
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Modern Beds: More than a place to lay your head
Favorite styles for modern beds:
Platform. This style of modern bed sits low to the ground, allowing you to practically trip into it after a long day. Bonus: it usually doesn't require a box spring, saving you big money. Even though your modern bed is the focal point of the room, this style's low profile helps a small room feel larger. Options for storage underneath these modern beds also help in small spaces. Just remember to skip the footboard if your modern bed mate is tall.
Daybeds. Despite the little-girl's-room connotation, this style of modern bed is an option to consider for those infrequent-yet important-house guests, especially if space is tight. These modern beds can dub as a couch during the day and a place to crash at night.
Just the Headboard. You can skip some of the bulk (and the bulk of the expense) of a modern bed by just attaching your stock metal frame to a headboard. Although originally practical (they were once used to insulate walls), they're now more for aesthetics with leather, textile, and wood options.


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The Progressive National Party's National General Council has passed a resolution vowing that — if it wins power in the next elections — the party will seek a national referendum for independence of the Turks and Caicos Islands from the U.K. The resolution that was passed Oct. 24 says the PNP will launch a programme to education the public on the responsibilities of citizenship in an independent country and to hold a national referendum on independence. The call for independence is the first official move by a political party to call for independence in many years. If the PNP takes power and holds an independence referendum, it would be the first national referendum in TCI history. "As the leader of the Progressive National Party, I say to you all that the question can no longer be whether there will be or whether there should be independence," said PNP Leader Clayton Greene. "The question must now be when. Let us together and with confidence embrace our future." Talk of independence has been growing slowly since the U.K. suspended parts of the TCI Constitution and the elected government in 2009 amid allegations of government corruption and with government finances in peril. Since the U.K.'s original date in 2011 for returning local government control was postponed — now expected near the end of 2012 — local support for the U.K. takeover has waned while the idea of independence is gaining supporters. The British have said they would increase their presence in the TCI and would not allow a repeat of problems with corruption and government finances. However, the U.K. is not opposed to independence, as Foreign Minister Henry Bellingham reiterated in September during a speech in Bermuda: "Let me be quite clear on the question of independence. Successive British governments have said that it is for the territories themselves to decide whether they wish to remain connected to the United Kingdom but that any decision to cut that link should be on the basis of the clearly expressed wish of the majority of the people of the territory in question. This government also supports that approach." In addition to the TCI, the nearby countries that are still Overseas Territories include Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat. The most recent calls for independence have come in Bermuda and Anguilla, but they haven't gained much traction. Recent polls in Bermuda show that 73 percent of its people are against independence. A 2005 discussion paper prepared for the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) concluded that "independence is a meticulous, time-consuming and serious business. A business to be undertaken by a serious, meticulous, intelligent, mature and patient population." If the TCI followed an independence plan like the one envisioned by Bermuda, it would have to draft a new Constitution that not only defined powers and rights, but what kind of new government would rule:
Those decisions would be reached in an Independence Conference that would include members of both parties and the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which would work out the complicated legal mechanics of independence. Upon independence, the TCI government would be responsible for everything, including matters reserved under the present Constitution for the U.K., including international affairs, defence, internal security and police. The Cayman Islands and Montserrat currently appear content with their territory status, the latter because of much needed U.K. financial support since the 1995 eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano that forced the evacuation of two-thirds of the island's 12,000 residents. The following Caribbean countries have gained independence from the U.K. but remain Commonwealth nations:
Former British territories that are independent but not members of the Commonwealth are Trinidad and Tobago (1962) and Guyana (1966).
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Thanks for the link, I quite love some of the tracks.
Trailer for a fan-made movie of War of the Ancients by Keytal, Vaanel and a few other talented people. Watch it!Why you shouldn't buy items from the cash shop of a subscription based game:
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Diamond Mountain Speedway celebrates the Fourth of July with a show of speed
Dust flies as Matt Canada, in car No. 22, Galen Hainline, in car No. 11, and Lary Whitebird, in car No. 97, speed around the track. Hainline currently stands in the number one-spot in the mini division. Photo by Maddie Musante |
July 12 — Lassen County car racing fans came out in full force to Diamond Mountain Speedway on Thursday, July 4 to celebrate the holiday by watching mini, modified and strictly stock car races. After the races, spectators enjoyed a fireworks spectacular put on by the Lassen County Fairgrounds. The results of the races are as follows:
Mini division results
Galen Hainline, in car No. 11h, took first place in the heat race with Lary Whitebird, in car No. 97, behind him in second and Matt Canada coming in third in car No. 22.
Hainline and Whitebird went head-to-head in the trophy dash, but Hainline again came out on top, taking first place.
Hainline took his winning streak into the main event, claiming another first-place win. Whitebird was in second and Canada took third.
Mini division standings
Hainline holds the number one spot in the mini division with 129 points. Whitebird is close behind him in second place with 126 points, Bailee Glenn is third with 118 points, Canada stands in fourth with 39 points and Michael Nichols is fifth, also with 39 points.
Modified division results
In heat race one, Richard Paperhausen took first place driving car No. 16p, Larry McCracken came in second in car No. 06 and Matt Murphy, in car No. 6m, took third place.
Wade Kennemore, in car No. 24, was the winner of heat race two with Mitch Murphy coming in second in car No. 7m and Bob Higgins taking third in car No. 13h.
Riley Simmons won first place in the third race driving car No. 21r. Bill Pearson, in car No. 7n, came in second place and Justin Satel got third in car No. 21j.
McCracken came back to win the trophy dash with Paperhausen behind him in second place and Mitch Murphy in third.
In the main event, Pearson earned the first place win. Paperhausen came in second, Simmons got third, Dennis Arnold was fourth in car No. 13 and Kennemore took fifth.
Modified division standings
Simmons holds the first place position in the modified division with 166 total points. Matt Murphy has 153 points, putting him second. Arnold is third with 151 points, Steve Bejcek is in fourth place with 112 points and Ricky Bobby stands in fifth with 103 points.
Strictly stock division results
Dan Dias, driving car No. 427, was the first-place winner of heat race one in the strictly stock division. Joe Wirtz came in second in car No. X and Junior Toon took third place in car No. 33.
In heat race two, Paul Fletcher took first place driving car No. s10. Nathan Howard, in car No. 81, came in second and Samantha Schultz was third in car No. 05.
Howard came back to win the trophy dash with Fred Kreskey behind him in second place and Fletcher in third.
Dias took the win in the main event, Earl Adams was the second-place winner in car No. 22, Gene Cain got third in car No. 100, Richard Longacre was fourth in car No. 07 and Toon came in fifth.
Strictly stock division standings
Toon holds the first-place spot in the strictly stock division with 160 total points. Cain is number two with 150, Aaron Mayne comes in third with 147 points, Schultz is fourth with 146 and Dias is fifth with 119 points.
Diamond Mountain Speedway will be having races as a part of fair week at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20.
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