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Unfortunately, Instagram can be a bit like the Wild West for your teen to navigate on their own. Recent surveys and trends reflect that Instagram has become the new breeding ground for cyber bullying and sexual predation.
In the event that your child feels they are being cyber bullied by another user on Instagram, there are few steps that you can take.
How to Report Abusive Behavior on Instagram
The first step is to remove your teen from the situation. Carefully analyze both sides of the situation and if you decide further action is required, then Instagram recommends reviewing their Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
If your teen is running into issues with a particular user on Instagram who is violating their Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, your teen can report photos and content directly in Instagram with their built-in flagging feature. This can include nude photos, abuse, and excessive spam.
According to Instagram, flagging is totally anonymous; no information about the flagger is sent to the user whose account or photo has been flagged.
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Whether you are shopping for yourself, or looking for a gift for someone special, you are sure to find what you looking for at the Apothecary Gift Shop! Featured lines include Vera Bradley, Pandora, Skagen, and Spartina. The Apothecary Gift Shop is also home to West Michigan's largest selection of sterling jewelry, Stonewall Kitchen foods, a diverse selection of home decor that changes with the seasons, scarves and accessories, and the latest trends in kids toys.
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The Bridge
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Canterbury Cottage
48 East 8th Street
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Canterbury Cottage is a home decor and interior design store. They carry a unique selection of upholstered furniture, lamps, tables, pillows, candle holders, and much more. They also feature adorable, one-of-a-kind children's furniture, bedding, and clothing. Let their interior and floral designers customize a perfect look for your home, nursery, or office!
Carolyn Stich Studio
208 College Avenue
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Carolyn Stich Studio is an art studio and gallery specializing in Holland-area art, photography, and merchandise. Personalized commissioned works are also available.
Cottage Roses
203 East 8th Street
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Cottage Roses offers a unique selection of antiques and vintage-inspired home furnishings and gifts.
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Fris Downtown features art supplies for the beginner to professional, framing and matting, printing and copying as well as a large selection of gifts and souvenirs.
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Harbour Bay Furniture
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HoM by Benchmark is a home interior design store featuring custom cabinetry and furniture along with many exclusive accessories.
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Les Miserables Review: Russell Crowe Ruins Everything!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
Les Miserables is an impressive cinematic achievement that remains true to the iconic Broadway production, changing scarcely a storyline or a lyric and likely satisfying fans of the long-running musical.
There's just one minor problem: Russell Crowe absolutely cannot sing.
The Oscar winner portrays Inspector Javert in the film, an integral character who sets his sights on Hugh Jackman's fugitive, Jean Valjean.
But while Jackman has won Tony Awards and shined on stage, Crowe simply can't carry a tune.
He spends his time on screen concentrating so hard on each note and attempting to hide his accent while doing so that he fails to actually act. Javert is a fascinating, intense character, none of which comes off in Crowe's stoic performance.
The policeman is tasked with two solos, the final of which typically concludes - SPOILER ALERT - with a beautifully held long note, as Javert plunges to his death.
But the movie cuts the song short, removing the drama from this suicide and symbolizing the problem with Crowe's casting in general: you never forget that Russell Crowe is trying to sing like Inspector Javert. One of the best actors of his generation stands out, when he should be disappearing into the character.
Will Anne Hathaway win Best Supporting Actress for her role as Fontine? Yes. Will it be deserved? Absolutely.
Jackman is also strong, as is Samantha Barks (Eponine), and you can't go wrong with Sacha Baron Cohen as shady innkeeper Thenardier. But it's impossible to not be affected the most by Crowe and to envision the awards he ought to have coming down the line:
Sorry, Russell. But make room for a shelf full of Razzies.
(NOTE: For another take on the film, read the Les Miserable review from our friends at Movie Fanatic.)
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Ruined it? Really? It wasn't distractingly bad, I didn't think much about him to be honest.
And how come no one's talking about Eddie Redmayne? He stole the second half of the show, in my opinion. He lights up the screen and has a lovely voice. His "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" made me cry.
I have to agree with you about Eddie. His performance of Empty Chairs at Empty Tables was the best I've heard (and I've been a Les Miz fan for 25 years). I thought Jackman's voice was the worst of everyone. Russell Crowe was better than I thought he would be. At least he was on key. That can't be said for Jackman.
He wasn't bad at all at singing!
In fact I loved the way he sang!
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The musical was great, except for Crowe. But not because of his bad singing, he sang passably well, but he's just NOT Javert. Javert is a pure ideologue. He's the French Taliban. The law is the law, even when the law is an ass. Crowe's voice was just too sweet. He was too ruffled. Javert would be impeccably dressed and quaffed, not a hair out of place. He was born in a prison and his sole is still there. He's trying to make up for the sins of his parents and the secret is, he never can, because he doesn't forgive them himself. Jean Valjean learns this lesson from the priest when he receives the pardon and the silver. He realizes that his sins can be forgiven and wiped out by love. Crowe never conveys any of the depth of Javert and his inner demons. He hates Valjean, because he hates himself!


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Tata raids 33 parts manufacturers and suppliers for counterfeit spares in Maharashtra
Mumbai, 27th February, 2014: To protect its customers from the menace of counterfeit spares, Tata Motors has launched a systematic multi-pronged campaign against the sale of spurious spare parts, under the brand name of Tata Genuine Parts (TGP).
As part of its on-going enforcement campaign, Tata Motors launched nationwide raids, to expose the burgeoning spurious spares parts business. So far, Tata Motors has conducted 33 successful raids in and around, Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, Solapur, Kolhapur, Latur, Sangli, Satara area, and around 125 raids across the country.
The enforcement team including the IPR enforcement, copyrights protection agencies, Tata Motors' TGP team and the legal team, have been working closely to identify both manufacturing units and selling outlets / locations of counterfeit spares and packaging centres, across major cities and trade hubs of India.
Based on complaints from Tata Motors' sources, the local area police along with the enforcement agencies launched raid operations against violators at the following locations in Maharashtra:-
1 SS Clutch Co, Mumbai -Thane godown
2 Viking Automobiles, Dahisar, Mumbai
3 Shiv Motors, Kalamboli, Mumbai
4 Gurukripa Spares, Kalamboli, Mumbai
5 Mukesh Automobiles, Ulhasnagar, Mumbai
6 Kamlesh Automobiles, Ulhasnagar, Mumbai
7 Ravi Motor Parts, Ulhasnagar, Mumbai
8 Deepak Motors, Pune
9 Nirmal Automobiles, Pune
10 Parth Enterprises, Katraj, Pune
11 Pragati Automobiles, Katraj, Pune
12 Atul Automobiles, Temburni, Solapur
13 Pawan Motors, Latur
14 Puja Auto, Yeola, Nashik
15 India Battery, Yeola, Nashik
16 Anand Motors, Sangli
17 Rajkamal Auto Stores, Kolhapur
18 New Abid Auto, Nagpur
19 Memon Motor House, Nagpur
20 India Tempo House, Satara
The most easily duplicated products include clutch parts, air/ oil /fuel filters, belts, hoses, ball joints, seals, suspension items like liners and brake pads, gear parts, syncrocone, gaskets. For these, counterfeit packaging, labels and various other fast moving parts were being manufactured and distributed to the market from these locations.
According to Mr. Rajesh Bagga, Vice President – Legal, Tata Motors, "The use of spurious parts poses a safety risk to consumers. Data shows that over 50% of spares for all popular brands sold in the market are fake and unreliable. Studies also show that 70% of consumers opt for fake spares instead of visiting authorised service centres, once the warranty period on the vehicle has expired. Customer Awareness is the key to curb sale of counterfeit products, prompting Tata Motors to generate countrywide awareness campaigns about safety risks posed by spurious / counterfeit spare parts."
The TGP team has launched a series of pilfer-proof plastic packaging for Gear and Differential Parts as well as lazer marking with Tata Logo. A slew of security enriched packaging stickers and labels and the Tata Dhaal hologram on the packaging, as an identification mark, aids to provide customers with additional assurance when they buy Tata Motors spares. Tata Motors has also kick-started regular Mechanic and Retailer Meets and various outreach programs through the Spare Parts Distributors, educating the influencers and end customers on the various initiatives taken by the company to control the counterfeit parts.
Tata Motors is committed to protect its end user from being cheated with counterfeit, duplicate, imitated or fake parts and would continue its action against proliferation of these parts in the market.


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Only a devout, hardcore and super devoted fanbase of anime followers will know what all the fuss is about.
For everyone who regards Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Yu Yu Hakusho or Fist of the North Star as their favorite anime's, here's an anime staple that should also be in your favorites list - Saint Seiya.
For the uninitiated, Saint Seiya's premise revolves around five mystical warriors who are bestowed the powers of various zodiac signs. Following the story arcs of these five mystical fighters and their long list of allies/adversaries means there's lots of flashy fights, passionate screams and extraordinary finishing moves to keep track of. This one-on-one fighting game takes a huge majority of the anime's warriors from three separate arcs: the Sanctuary arc, the Poseidon arc and the Hades arc. The story mode bits manage to explain the connected plot points and major battles that make up the bulk of the show. It does tend to get boring though, as you'll do nothing but watch two characters talk and proceed to fight it out a number of times. The story mode is simple and gets straight to the point, but it increasingly grows tiresome after a while.
What's also quite simple about this fighter is just the way it plays. Each character has access to a weak and strong melee move, two separate special moves and one massive Big Bang super attack. Along with these offensive options, there's opportunities to dash around the battlefield, dodge combos and enter into an overpowered-like state. The fighting mechanics here are what you'd expect from an anime fighter – easy to learn and master, but just not deep enough for any serious expert play. Each fighter may have different maneuvers, but pulling each one of them doesn't present any feelings of individuality amongst the cast. The combo controls amount to bashing on the light and heavy attacks with reckless abandon.
Saint Seiya's gameplay isn't anything special, but its overall anime aesthetic is definitely a standout feature. Fans of '80s anime will no doubt rejoice at the game's remarkable resemblance to the visuals seen on the show. Each of the 50+ characters that you'll be able to choose from retain their manga/TV show appearances. Everything looks fantastic. The heroic tunes that play during menu navigation and climactic battles stay close to their source material as well.
Fighters that focus on a particular anime usually come with a huge collection of series standby's to choose from. The character select screen can seem daunting as you unlock various Saints, Mariners, Gods etc. The only factor that kind of cheapens the huge roster selection is the fact that some of the characters are merely different versions of an already existing one. I'm sure the many different variations of Pegasus Seiya that take up so many roster spots could have been relegated to one character with different outfits. Even with this issue of single character variations, there's still exciting character options (like Aries Mu and Hypnos) to choose from.
Besides the aforementioned story mode, there's many other single and multiplayer modes to indulge in. Solo players who just want to collect as many cool unlockables as possible can complete tournaments. Your usual offering of offline and online versus modes are also here to feed your competitive edge. There are some cool win-game factors that can change up the flow and freshness of the action, which is a welcome feature that keeps fights feeling new after every bout. Much of the fun will also come from keeping track of all the awesome collectibles there is to unlock. Saint Seiya fans will no doubt get a kick out of all the collectible cards, action figures and character portraits that are in the game. And for the players that want to alter their favorite characters, there's an orb customization mode to get acquainted with.
This fighter may not be as deep as some current traditional fighters, but the abundance of play modes and fan service help keep this downloadable title above water. As the first Saint Seiya game to be released here in the States, Brave Soldiers can be best described as a solid effort. Only the most ardent fans of the series will truly appreciate this fighter. Casual fighting game fans will only be slightly amused. All in all, this anime fighter is still worth busting out some Big Bang's for.
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Posted: August 31, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2 family of boosters rocketed into retirement Tuesday, placing a classified U.S. national security satellite into space following a sunset sendoff from Cape Canaveral.
Riding 685,000 pounds of thrust from the liquid-fueled MA-5A main engine package and solid-propellant strap-on boosters, the 156-foot tall Atlas 2AS roared away from pad 36A at 7:17 p.m. EDT (2317 GMT).
Virtually every Atlas from the Cape heads eastward to deliver satellites into equatorial orbits around the planet. But this mission was different, taking a northeasterly track that paralleled the U.S. eastern seaboard. The reason: Atop the rocket was a secret payload headed into a highly inclined, highly elliptical orbit, sometimes called a Molynia-style orbit.
Most space experts agree the rocket deployed a data relay satellite that will be used to route information from polar-orbiting photo reconnaissance spacecraft to ground receivers.
Early versions of these relay craft were launched starting in the mid-1970s, followed by a second-generation of satellites that were carried aloft on space shuttle missions in 1989 and 1992 and a Titan 4 rocket in 1996.
Tuesday's launch is believed to have been the second time an Atlas 2 rocket launched such a craft toward a Molynia-style orbit. A mission in early 1998 followed a similar northeast trajectory.
Military watchers suspect the data relay satellites have operated under the codename Quasar.
It is believed the government has two relay satellite constellations -- one flying in highly elliptical orbits and the other parked in geostationary orbit around the planet's equator.
The geostationary satellites probably take the place of the military relay mission previously handled by NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. They probably relay information both from radar imaging satellites in low Earth orbit as well as signals intelligence satellites in geosynchronous orbit, creating a switchboard in the sky.
The secretive National Reconnaissance Office, the government agency responsible for the U.S. fleet of spy satellites, would not disclose any information about the craft launched Tuesday.
Tuesday's launch was a bittersweet moment for Atlas workers. As the solid boosters and first stage fired and dropped away during the first five minutes of flight, each jettison marked the closing of a chapter in Atlas history.
The ATK Thiokol-made solid motors were used for the last time after 30 missions in the past 11 years; and Rocketdyne-powered Atlas first stages had flown 576 times dating back to the program's inception in the 1950s.
But the Atlas program is transitioning entirely to its next-generation vehicle -- the Atlas 5. Powered by the Russian-designed RD-180 main engine and Aerojet-made solid boosters, the Atlas 5 was conceived by Lockheed Martin to be a series of rockets with different configurations to carry a wide range of payloads into space while being cheaper and easier to operate than heritage systems.
The Atlas 2 family completed its service life Tuesday the same way it began by achieving a successful outcome. Since December 1991, 63 launches of Atlas 2, 2A and 2AS-model vehicles have lofted satellites for commercial customers, the U.S. military and NASA with a flawless record.
"This is an awesome accomplishment, being the only U.S. expendable launch vehicle series to have had 100 percent success throughout its entire lifespan," said Mark Albrecht, president of the Atlas marketing firm International Launch Services. "The Atlas team is an incredible group of people who make mission success for our customers a way of life."
"It has been an incredible workhorse for the Atlas program, but it also served as a stepping stone into Atlas 5 for the evolution of the vehicle," launch director Adrian Laffitte added.
As the Atlas 2 series continued to fly, the program looked to build more powerful rockets to accommodate larger spacecraft being ordered. That led to Atlas 3, which built upon proven systems of Atlas 2 while incorporating the new Russian RD-180 powerplant.
The Atlas 3 has launched five times to date, successfully serving as a transition rocket from Atlas 2's reliable legacy to the next-generation Atlas 5, which has completed three missions.
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Windsor slaps News for NBN 'scare campaign'
Federal independent MP Tony Windsor has delivered a serve to NewsCorp for what he's labelled a "scare campaign" against the National Broadband Network (NBN). Speaking to rural newspaper The Land, Windsor said the Murdoch media giant "has to be reminded from time to time that they are not the government". Last week, visiting the …
What scare campaign?
"Last week, visiting the regional town of Armidale in NSW – an early NBN release site, and coincidentally in the electorate represented by Tony Windsor – Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said that the first area to be NBN-connected in that town had recorded a sign-on rate of more than 87 per cent."
Tasmania was the first, and it failed misrably. By that, I mean if you actually *ASK* any *REAL* people about the NBN in Tasmania, the usual response will be "NBN? What NBN? Not here mate".
Then again, anyone who takes anything Stephen "I know everything about the Internet" Conroy says at face value, is a big an idiot as Conroy himself.
I used to live in Armidale
Nice little University town. They will be very pleased to finally have decent broadband.
Idiot opposition
When you get the likes of armchair no-it-alls, no-nothings sitting on the opposition benches in Parliament and the Murdochs of the world and right-wing think-tanks with their own sinister agendas spreading mis-information and out-and-out lies about the technologies behind the NBN it is no wonder the public is confused about what the technology represents and how it should be paid for.
Australia is a huge continent with a small population. Things like railways, highways and telecommunications networks must be at the very least subsidised and by necessity often fully funded by government otherwise they will never get built.
There would be no transcontinental railway or highways or nation wide copper based telecom networks if the Australian government had not have foot the bill. All these things are nation building infrastructure a modern society could not do without yet would not exist if we had waited for the private sector to build it. The government takes a long term view - 20, 50, 100 years when building these things. The private sector at best has a 10 year view. Investments that take 20 or more years to show their return are not things the private sector gets involved in.
Are any of the people opposed to the NBN seriously suggesting that the government of the day should not have built Australia's copper network? Or our national network of highways? Or our railways? Or our dams? Or our airports? None of these things would exist or at the least to the extent they do without government intervention. There is no escaping this simple, obvious fact.
Those opposed to the NBN often bang on about "new technologies which will supersede the NBN" - this is simply a lie. The very nature of the technology - photons travelling along optic fibre at light speed - ensures that nothing currently exists, let alone as a gleam in a scientists eye, which will be faster than light. It is unlikely we will find a new way of moving data faster than the speed of light anytime in the next 100 years. That might change some time after Zefram Cochrane invents a warp drive in the year 2063 but of course that is a fantasy - much like the arguments of the opponents of the NBN.
The gear at either end will continue to evolve until it will be a pure photons all the way from the source to your home computer's CPU and all the components attached to it. But this stuff attached to each end of the light-pipe is the easy and cheap stuff to replace as the tech advances. The major cost for the NBN is digging tens of thousands of kilometres of trenches and laying the optic cable. This is a one-off cost.
What a lot of rot you do talk!
"Investments that take 20 or more years to show their return are not things the private sector gets involved in."
a) How long ago did Lang Hancock see iron ore in the Pilbara and kick off the WA mining boom?
b) What did the Victorian (Labor) government do to the dual track of the Bendigo rail line? Turned it into a single track and called it the "High-Speed Regional Rail Link"
c) how many rail gauges are we cursed with in Australia? How many WERE we cursed with altogether, all by government decision?
d) Back to the Pilbara - how many rail gauges were built by the separate mining companies operating in the area - all the way from Paraburdoo and Mt Tom Price to the coast?
and finally
e) how does this government propose to demonstrate that there is ANY return, since they decline to publish a business case for the NBN?
Murdoch not the govt?
What country would that be? Seems like he almost rules the world these days.
Murdoch cabal
The Murdoch clan have been trying to act as an arm of the Government for 100 years.
When you've finished with Tony Windsor...
...can we have him please? Irrespective of any general utility he may/may not have, I'd really really like just one MP who said things like that about old Rupe + his motley crew so loudly in public. Our 600 odd member invertebrate shit-storm is parked so far up the Diggers arse they probably no longer qualify for British citizenship, let alone an MPs salary + perks.
If you want to see proof of the scare mongering perpetrated by The Australian, just take a look at Whirlpool's news feed:
Have a look at EVERY SINGLE article posted on that site by The Australian, and you will quickly notice that every single one of them slams the government for the building of the NBN.
The sooner the NBN is built, the sooner outdated tycoons like Murdoch are relegated to the past.
I wouldn't worry too much...
Ever since Tony Rabbit & his zoo crew chum Malcolm Turdbull put their feet in their mouths by suggesting the NBN be scrapped to pay for the Queensland flood disaster the anti-NBN army has been left in tatters not many could defend such a statement the opposition has been on their own on this one.
I am curious though the amount of vigor The Australian put into criticising the NBN, how is it that the internet filter hasn't had even more criticism from them, this to me is a far more concerning matter for the public oh sure we had the protests and whatnot but the media & the Liberal Partytards seem to be more concerned with this... makes you wonder.
oh yes Tony Windsor the whole world needs more politicians like him.
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By Team iDiva | posted Dec 3rd 2012 at 12:20PM
Do you feel sluggish after all the festive food? Are you dreading on more greasy food coming your way during Christmas and New Years? Detox with these yummy recipes. It will help you lose some bulge and put you in a good mood before the festivities.
Grilled salmon with zucchini ribbons and warm tomato
250 gms Salmon steak
10 ml Extra virgin olive oil
100 gms Zucchini thinly sliced
1 Tomato
- In a hot pan take olive oil add ribbons of zucchini add salt pepper and turn it once the colour is light golden brown. Make a stack and keep a side.
- Cut the tomato in 2 pieces and grill on a hot plate with seasoning of salt pepper.
- Marinate the salmon steak with few drops of extra virgin olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a pan add extra virgin olive oil, once hot, place salmon steak carefully and cook both the side till its cooked.
- In a plate place the stack of the zucchini and arrange the salmon steak on top and serve it hot.
Spinach and pineapple salad with almond flakes and flax seed oil
100 gms Spinach
10 ml Extra virgin olive oil
5 ml Flax seed oil
4 Pineapple slices
10 gms of Almond flakes
Method of preparation
- Wash the spinach and pat dry with a napkin and reserve it a side.
- In a mixing bowl take olive oil, salt pepper and mix it well.
- Add pine apple slices, spinach and fold it gently.
- Place it in a salad plate and garnish with flax seed oil and almond flakes and serve immediately.
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The issues with jury duty (and my potential solutions)
Today, for the first time in my young life, I had jury duty. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but that was only because I got a lot of reading for one of my Prague classes done. However, I still got a good chance to think about (and live tweet) my experience. And, to be frank, there are some issues that have (maybe) feasible solutions.
Now, I'm not trying to diss jury duty. I understand the importance of it. Even if I didn't, I think it would have gotten drilled in my head enough by the (too thorough) explanations of the jury officer, the "training" video, the judge who greeted all of the potential jurors, and the other judge on the case that I was not impaneled on.
A few quick things to get out of the way before we start: I'm not saying these are necessarily huge issues, because most are relatively minor annoyances, but if 100 people have to miss work to come through every day, the Juror's Office could be a tad more accommodating. Also, if there are huge issues with the process and whatnot, I honestly don't know what they are. I'm not familiar enough with it to be able to speak on it. If I seem ignorant about something, chances are I probably am. Another thing: I'm not sure if these issues are universal or only apply to the Worcester (MA) Trial Court that I was at, but they still deserve to be mentioned.
Now, let's get started.
Worcester Trial Court: my "prison" for today.
Issue #1: The first issue doesn't actually have to do with the Juror's Office directly, but it is probably the biggest issue and needs to be addressed. The jury officer said at the beginning of the day that a lot of cases (even ones that have been going on for years) are settled the day that they're supposed to be in court. This is a huge waste of everyone's time and money. For example, I had to wait in the jury pool until the last possible minute (1 PM) because the defendant hadn't pled guilty until then. There were several other cases today that myself and my fellow jurors were waiting to be called on that settled before they were about to call us in.
My Solution: If you're in a legal dispute, don't wait until the last possible minute to settle. It seems obvious, but clearly, it isn't. Don't forget that there is a room of 100 people sitting there for hours, waiting for you.
Issue #2: Parking. I had no idea where to park. The Worcester Trial Court is in the middle of downtown Worcester, right on Main Street. There was a huge lot right near the courthouse that said "COURT PARKING," so I figured that was the place to go. Turns out, they were just trying to take advantage of the people by deceiving them and charging them $15. I'm glad I decided to drive around a bit and find $7 parking. This isn't where the true issue lies though. By summoning you as a juror, they are expecting you to take a day's pay cut to go and perform "your civic obligation." So, not only are you making $0 that day, you are also having parking expenses. Turns out, there was validated parking, but it was never mentioned anywhere, was only in one specific lot, and still cost $5. Parking should be free.
My Solution: There are two possible solutions I can think of:
1. Don't put the court in the middle of downtown. When building the court, put it in a relatively open, yet accessible place and have a huge (free) parking lot. I don't think it matters if it's in the county seat if the space isn't available in that city. As long as it's relatively close to the county seat and accessible, that's fine.
2. Oops, you already put it in the busiest part of the city! Work out a deal with (or even buy) a parking lot nearby that people can park at for free. It doesn't even need to be a big lot. Just enough for 100 jurors every day.
Issue #3: Sitting in the same place for 5 hours is booooooring.
My Solution: Let people know that they have jury duty that day and they need to be ready to come in whenever. When a jury is going to be needed, call them a half an hour ahead of time to allow for travel. If they end up having to wait an hour or so because things aren't ready yet, it's better than having to wait five hours. Either that or at least have better reading material for people who don't think to bring their own.
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"If we are going to send messages to developers that it's easier to go outside Wichita, I'm incredibly against this," said Meitzner.
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COUNCILLORS have said they do not believe the East Midlands Ambulance service (EMAS) is fit for purpose in its current form, before any changes are made to the way the organisation operates.
High Peak Borough Council passed agreed a motion opposing the changes proposed by EMAS as "detrimental to the treatment of residents of and visitors to the High Peak, and to the staff employed by EMAS."
EMAS want to close ambulance stations in Buxton and New Mills, and replace them with community ambulance posts and hubs.
The plans mean High Peak ambulance crews will have to travel to junction 29 of the M1 – the other side of Chesterfield – to collect and drop off ambulance vehicles at the start and end of each shift.
Speaking at last week's meeting, Cllr John Faulkner said: "I think it is very disappointing that (EMAS Chief Executive) Mr Milligan didn't shelve this plan for the High Peak and come back with some better thought-out plans which could then be consulted upon properly.
"Mr Milligan is accountable to the chairman of EMAS and I call ufor the resignation of the chairman of EMAS."
Cllr Ray Atkins commented: "The national average performance target is for 75 per cent of emergency calls to be arrived at within eight minutes. Here in the High Peak the best performance is in the Buxton area with 73.12 per cent. New Mills and Hayfield is down to 67 per cent and in Whaley Bridge and Chapel it's down to 47.8 per cent.
"Every area in the High Peak is below average but it is not as though the East Midlands as a whole is like that. Nottingham is 89.7 per cent and Derby is 90 per cent. Our present record is absolutely abysmal.
"We are calling for a massive improvement on the present situation, not to merely maintain the present situation."
* The GMB union, who have strongly criticised the plans, called for a further round of consultation before any changes are made.
Colin Todd, GMB organiser, said: "We feel that before anything is implemented that a further round of public and staff consultation is needed with much more detail being available so we can make informed suggestions."
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E3 was the arena that gave a glimpse of the future of gaming, from Sony's announcement of PlayStation at the first ever event in 1995 to being able to play PS3 and Wii for the first time at this year's show. Those days are more than likely over.
For 11 years, E3 was the centre of everyone's world. So what now? Microsoft told us, "We're supportive of the decision taken by the ESA. At this time we have no information to announce regarding Microsoft at E3." The response from Nintendo was slightly more positive: "Nintendo will be involved in the E3 expo next year. We are making no further comments at this time."
And, talking the Wall Street Journal this week, Electronic Arts spokesperson Tammy Schachter claims that "the industry has gotten to a place where we can afford to have more intimate or more private meetings in different types of settings".
So, no longer the high-action, booth-babe-stuffed light-fantastic we know and love (and loathe...), the new E3, tentatively titled the E3 Media Festival, will take place in two LA hotels in July 2007. And it will have a target audience of just 5,000, compared to the 70,000 people who attended E3 2005. We'll have more on the E3 debacle as it develops.


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Mice are pretty cool. They run in wheels. They have little, tiny tea parties (or so I imagine). When theyÕre life sized, their coolness goes up with their size. The girlÕs Adorable Miss Mouse Costume represents the First Lady of anthropomorphized rodents, Minnie Mouse. Minnie Mouse is a classy gal. SheÕs way better than that Daisy Duck. That woman is trouble.
The Adorable Miss Mouse Costume comes with a lace trimmed, polka dot dress (with satin bow accent) and matching top hat, ear headband. The Adorable Miss Mouse Costume is just the costume for fans of Minnie or Mickey Mouse or any other classic Disney cartoons.
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November 3, 2011
Quality: 8
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rating 4 stars my granddaughter loved costume easy web site to navigate purchasing quality of costume good
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November 3, 2011
Quality: 10
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It was ok. I thought a mouse would have ears instead of a hat. I guess i just looked at it wrong. The rest was good.
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Topics: Insurance, Politics, Health Reform
Jun 23, 2010
President Barack Obama warned a dozen large insurers not to use the new health law as an excuse for boosting premium rates at a White House meeting Tuesday, The Washington Post reports. After acknowledging that insurers weren't solely responsible for rising medical costs, the president said, "we've got to make sure this new law is not being used as an excuse to simply drive up costs. … The CEOs here today need to know that they're going to be required to justify unreasonable premium increases" (Aizenman, 6/23). Politico: "The private session hit on some tensions between the White House and the insurance industry, which has often griped about having its premiums capped while being forced to absorb higher costs charged by providers and pharmaceutical firms." Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the meeting included "some conversation about the notion that if we want to get at costs, we have to also get providers and pharmaceuticals at the table. … I think that's accurate — that the underlying cost drivers are not isolated from insurers." Still, the administration publicly touted new regulations meant to curb the industy's most notorious practices, such as dropping coverage for people who get sick (Kliff and Haberkorn, 6/23). The New York Times: "The White House is concerned that health insurers will blame the new law for increases in premiums that are intended to maximize profits rather than cover claims. The administration is also closely watching investigations by a number of states into the actuarial soundness of double-digit rate increases." Under the new law, states continue to regulate insurance but the federal government will have new powers to publicize insurance prices (Sack and Stolberg, 6/22).
Reuters: In comments after the meeting, Obama "pointed to states such as Maine, Pennsylvania and New York that are addressing sudden spikes in health insurance rates that he said underscored the need for the landmark healthcare reform legislation passed three months ago. Pennsylvania is investigating the state's nine largest health insurers over rate increases that Governor Edward Rendell called exorbitant while California officials have investigated WellPoint's proposed increases of as much as 39 percent that the insurer later called a mistake" (lambert and Heavey, 6/22).
The Wall Street Journal reports that insurance executives cautioned that the legislation would inevitably raise rates to some extent, because it would require health plans to offer better benefits. "Ron Williams, chief executive of Aetna, cited the law's rule that insurers allow children to stay on their parents' plan until age 26. That rule 'does increase costs, and that cost is going to show up in the premium increases,' he said. Mr. Williams said insurers told Mr. Obama that hospitals, drug makers and doctors were also responsible for the underlying rise in the cost of care" (Adamy, 6/23).
This is part of Kaiser Health News' Daily Report - a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. The full summary of the day's news can be found here and you can sign up for e-mail subscriptions to the Daily Report here. In addition, our staff of reporters and correspondents file original stories each day, which you can find on our home page.
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Yesterday Jan Morrill, the award winning author of The Red Kimono, and a good friend of mine, posted a blog about the beast within us all. Her point, if I understood it correctly, was that these monsters must be embraced by the writer of truth and exposed to the reader in all their awesome, horrendous beauty. As so often happens among good friends, Jan's words came at a perfect time in my own life.
I too am struggling with the exposure of a naked, twisted monster.
The Perfect Victim, my seventh book, will be released next month. Those of you who are fans know my books are about relationships. Yes, the characters occasionally have sex. But there has never before in my writing been any need to take the reader inside the bedroom in order tell the story. In fact, it is my belief that we all have active, rich, layered memories of sexual encounters and exploits which generally far exceed reality. I do my best to lead the reader to the open door of the bedroom, invite them inside, and then back slowly away and let imagination fill in the nooks and crannies of the scene.
But for this latest book, The Perfect Victim, I had to bring the reader inside explicit sex. And not sex between two people who love and respect and desire each other but violent, twisted, power-hungry sex. Sex that has little to do with love and everything to do with domination. The book is about how our past so often dictates our present, how a child raised in an abusive household seeks comfortable, familiar patterns in their adult relationships. It's also about healing and revenge and a woman who wrestles the past around until she can look into the face of the monster and strike a mortal blow.
The story cannot be told without the reader experiencing the peculiar mix of terror and shame, love and acceptance that is carried within children of sexual abuse.
One of the novel's beta readers told me, "I put the book down over and over, wanted to walk away, but each time, concern for Mary (the point of view character) brought me back within minutes. I HAD do know what happened to her, was cheering for her every step of the way."
I hope you will feel the same when you read this book, that you will be appalled and frightened and made uncomfortable by Mary's choices and by the terror-strewn path down which these choices lead. I also hope you will come away with a better understanding of the complexities and long-term consequences for a child for whom trust is broken.
This was a difficult book to write and yet the words poured out of me and onto the page. The entire book was written in eight weeks. Two months of sixteen-hour days in front of a computer living inside the character. This one cost me to write. This one opened a very dark place inside, a place where there be monsters. Grotesque, open-mouthed, hungry beasts that burst forth from my psyche and spilled all over the page.
I hope you will read The Perfect Victim, allow yourself to be seduced by the twisted beauty of the monster exposed in this story, be caught up in the heroes quest, and healed by the transformation of pain into self-acceptance. Like Mary, we all have monsters within us. We also have heroes and saints. In the end, we must accept them all as part of who we are, or live a life where joy is tarnished by the past and dulled by secret denial.
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Employee Of The Year's version of "Its Too Late" by Wild Belle.
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Wild Belle is set to release their debut album Isles on 03.12. Recorded with electronics wizard Bill Skibbe at Keyclub Recordings in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Isles was written & produced by Chicago based siblings Natalie + Elliot Bergman. Isles is comprised of 11 songs that showcase Wild Belle's signature blend of, what the Chicago Tribune raves is, "breezy sounding pop music, drawing on elements of Jamaican rock-steady, U.K. trip-hop and atmospheric balladry."
After a handful of stand-out live shows at SXSW, Wild Belle hopped onto some of the year's hottest tours including support slots for Passion Pit, The Temper Trap & Tennis, +, festival performances at Austin City Limits & Treasure Island Musical Festival. The musical talents of both siblings shine during the band's live performances, with Rolling Stone noting how "Natalie (breezes) about the stage with relaxed bravado while Elliot (switches) effortlessly between keyboards and sax…creating an organic wall of sound." The band is currently on the road & to kick off their March album release, they'll join Toro y Moi for a run of dates starting in late January (see full list of dates below).
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As the Pacers host the Orlando Magic tonight, they stand at 5-5. In just the last couple of days, they've gotten some love from John Hollinger and Zach Lowe in early looks at who might make the playoffs in the East.
However, if you look at the first ten games using an adjusted Strength of Schedule analysis (SoSHR) I outlined in a post last February, you'll find that there's not a lot of substance there. The Pacers overall SoSHR of .344 is tied with San Antonio for the easiest in the Association thus far. Further, the WinFactor (SoSHR in wins) is only .188, which is dead last.
Which brings me to the title. The second ten, beginning tonight with Orlando, is much tougher. Take a gander:
OK. Maybe it's not quite "Hell," but an SoSHR of .576 is pretty daunting. It's nice that ESPN and SI have optimism about the Pacers – for the first time in a long time. It's just important to remember that the next ten games will tell us a whole lot more about this Pacer team than the last ten have.


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Using a range of examples, tools and exercises, it will show you how to use financial data to tell compelling stories.
Learn how to spend 10 minutes reporting the numbers and enrich every story you write.
The second day of the course looks at financial journalism at an intermediate level. Financial journalism (intermediate) offers a deeper and wider take on financials, providing delegates with the tools and know-how to probe company accounts in ways that will really be valuable for readers.
Intermediate begins with a quick-fire recap of the basics of financial reporting, before quickly moving on to introduce more sophisticated concepts via a series of practical exercises.
What will I learn by the end of the course?
- Know the difference between a balance sheet and a profit and loss account
- Understand the warning signs that suggest a company might be in trouble
- Understand how to recognise a company that's performing well
- Know how to diagnose which bits of a large business are under-performing
- Know the types of information that public, private and other types of company have to disclose, and what they can keep secret
- Have access to a range of tools that allow you to plan and manage the way you report on company financials
- Know how to use financial data to enrich the vast majority of interviews, features and analysis pieces
- Understand how decision-making occurs inside boardrooms
- Feel more confident about writing up corporate financial results on deadline
- How to analyse company performance in a way that prepares you for in-depth interviews with CEOs, industry insiders and well-informed sources
- How to move beyond the P&L to build a more nuanced picture by analysing balance sheets and cashflow statements
- How to start comparing the performance of individual business units and companies with their peers across sectors and industries
- How to better understand the often complex ways in which large companies attempt to balance competing financial priorities (including the demands of shareholders and the need for investment to sustain the business in the long-term)
About Peter KirwanPeter has been a business journalist for 20 years, having written for the the Guardian, Wired, Media Briefing and Press Gazette, where he wrote the Media Money blog between 2007 and 2011.
He also spent four years working at Computing, the trade weekly for IT professionals, as editor and later as publisher.
Over the years he has been on the receiving end of sufficient reaction to know that few things animate our leaders more than informed analysis of their financial dealings and performance.


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Posted: Jun 9, 2014 2:27 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2014 2:28 PM
MIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat have 13 straight games after a playoff loss, a trend that held true in the NBA Finals and sent their series against the San Antonio Spurs back to South Florida tied at a game apiece.
The Heat say it's mostly about the mental approach.
And they see the Spurs reacting in the same way.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Tuesday night in Miami, and even though the Heat now hold the home-court edge they know this series is a long way from over.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he knows the Spurs will be better in Game 3 and that his team needs to "come out and do the same thing."