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The renovations are moving so rapidly, in fact, that Habitat has asked Menlo Park to help it buy five homes in addition to the five purchases the city has already helped fund, as part of a program to purchase and repair bank-owned properties in a neighborhood that has experienced a rash of foreclosures during the economic recession.
The City Council could vote at its meeting Tuesday, March 2, on whether to grant $625,000 of funds from land developers to Habitat to extend the program. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers, located in the Civic Center complex between Laurel and Alma streets.
Habitat has bought five homes and finished renovating three since its work began in late May 2009. It plans to finish the remaining two homes by late spring, according to Menlo Park Housing Director Doug Frederick.
More than 1,000 volunteers, representing 42 organizations, have put some 6,500 hours into the task thus far, according to Mr. Frederick, who said volunteers are already lining up to work on additional homes Habitat might buy.
The foreclosure crisis is still chipping away at Belle Haven, Mr. Frederick said. One source estimates that there are currently 72 homes in the community that are either in default, at the point of a trustee sale, or owned by a bank.
Home Depot to fund 44 ECR trees
Home Depot has provided a grant that will fund the planting of 44 London Plane trees along El Camino Real in Menlo Park, according to Chuck Kinney, founder of Trees for Menlo Inc.
The new line of trees will occupy the El Camino median, stretching between Middle and Oak Grove avenues, Mr. Kinney said. Home Depot declined to disclose the dollar amount of the grant.
Menlo Park's public works department will help plant the trees.
More than 250 trees have been planted in the median and along both sidewalks since Caltrans approved the project in 2001.
City shaves budget deficit
Menlo Park City Council members found more common ground than they did last year in their mid-year budget horse-trading, coming to unanimous agreement on which capital improvement projects to keep in the budget and which to cut on Feb. 23.
Facing a projected deficit of $550,000 in the current fiscal year, the council agreed on cost-cutting measures that would leave the city only $300,000 in the red.
The city will defer a $100,000 capital improvement project to put solar panels in its corporation yard, and a $45,000 project to retrofit the council chambers. A $100,000 project to repair a storm drain on Hermosa Way will be allocated to a fund separate from the general operating purse.
The estimated deficit came amid sinking revenue projections eight months into the 2009-10 fiscal year, after the city entered the year with a balanced budget.
The unanimous vote was the result of a compromise hashed out by council members John Boyle and Andy Cohen, both of whom voted against mid-year budget revisions this time last year, asking for deeper cuts. Councilwoman Kelly Fergusson initially proposed that the city continue with all scheduled projects, and Councilman Heyward Robinson seemed ready to join her, before both accepted the middle-ground proposal forged by Mr. Boyle and Mr. Cohen.
City revising housing law
Menlo Park has revised the ordinance that governs its below-market-rate housing program, streamlining the document and adding several provisions to make life easier for people in the program.
Among other things, the revised ordinance would add provisions aimed at better educating applicants, facilitating emergency repairs, and making it easier for one- and two-person households to obtain affordable housing.
The revisions come as part of a joint effort between city staff and the Housing Commission, and some come in direct response to frustrating experiences with program participants. The city tweaked the wording of one clause after being repeatedly nagged about it by one homeowner, and added a provision aimed at expanded its education efforts after one family repeatedly applied to purchase a home without understanding eligibility requirements.
The City Council could approve the changes to the ordinance at its March 2 meeting.
City releases business plan
Menlo Park has released a business development plan, outlining general strategies for aiding businesses that contribute to the city's sales tax coffers, establishing metrics for evaluating business activity, and encouraging investment in the city. The City Council will review the plan at its March 2 meeting, having viewed an earlier draft in November 2008.
Go to is.gd/9hHj2 to view the plan.
Arbor Day March 5
Menlo Park Mayor Rich Cline will mark Arbor Day with students from the Belle Haven Community School during a ceremonial tree-planting event at 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 5. The event will take place at 415 Ivy Drive. For more information, call Regina Wheeler with the city at 330-6740.
LED correction
In the Feb. 24 Almanac, we reported that Menlo Park was planning to embark on a project to install light-emitting diodes in city streetlamps, using either federal stimulus funds, or redevelopment funds. In fact, the city is planning to complete one project using redevelopment funds, and could carry out a separate project using stimulus funds, provided it receives a grant to do so.
Assuming both projects are completed, about 20 percent of the high-pressure sodium bulbs in the city's 2,300 streetlamps would be replaced with LEDs, saving the city about $28,000 per year in energy costs, according to Deputy City Manager Kent Steffens.
The City Council approved the projects in a 4-1 vote at its Feb. 23 meeting, with John Boyle dissenting, questioning whether the city was getting enough bang for its buck.
Go to is.gd/9hQvK to find out whether your block might be in line for LEDs.
The Almanac regrets the error.


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17 February 2010
Sorting the drivers from the passengers in the cancer genome
Screening cancer genomes for the driver mutations in tumour suppressor genes
Deletion patterns for clusters of six or more homozygous deletions. Deletion clusters over known fragile sites, over known recessive cancer genes and that are unexplained are shown. The counts for small hemizygous deletions (blue), homozygous deletions arising from two small deletions (orange) and homozygous deletions with at least one large deletion (red) are given for the 100-kb window at the deepest point of each homozygous deletion cluster.
A new study of mutations in cancer genomes shows how researchers can begin to distinguish the 'driver' mutations that push cells towards cancer from the 'passenger' mutations that are a by-product of cancer cell development. The study also shows that at least one in nine genes can be removed without killing human cells.
Many cancer genomes are riddled with mutations. The vast majority of these are likely to be passengers - mutations that don't contribute to the development of cancer but have occurred during the growth of the cancer - while a small minority are the critical drivers. The challenge of efficiently picking out the guilty drivers in the huge identification parade presented by the set of abnormalities found in a cancer genome is yet to be fully answered.
"It is essential that we can distinguish the drivers from the passengers because knowing the driver mutations and hence the critical genes they are in leads to understanding of the cellular processes that have been subverted in cancers and hence to new drugs," explains Professor Mike Stratton, senior author on the study from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "Our study provides one example of how researchers can sift through the large numbers of a particular type of mutation present in cancer genomes in order to distinguish drivers from passengers."
One class of cancer gene - called a tumour suppressor gene - inhibits tumour formation, acting as a brake on the process. This type of gene has to be inactivated in or deleted from the genome of the cancer cell in order to release the brake, allowing cancer to develop. The process that inactivates a tumour suppressor gene often involves deletion of both copies of the gene in the cancer (one copy originally inherited from the mother and one from the father). Therefore, in the past finding regions in which both copies of a gene are removed in many cancer cases has proven to be a fruitful way of pinpointing the location of new tumour suppressor genes.
The problem is that both copies of a gene can also be frequently deleted from cancers in regions called fragile sites. The underlying DNA structure of fragile sites appears to make them particularly prone to breakage and hence to being jettisoned from the cancer genome. The deletions at fragile sites are, most often, likely to be passengers. Therefore the challenge is how to distinguish between the passenger deletions over fragile sites and the driver deletions over tumour suppressor genes.
"We analysed almost 750 cancer cell samples for deletions at known tumour suppressor genes and compared them to deletions at known fragile sites," explains Dr Graham Bignell, a lead author on the paper. "We found clear differences between the two which allowed us to construct 'signatures' of deletions that are associated with tumour suppressor genes and signatures associated with fragile sites."
For example, one crucial difference between the tumour suppressors and fragile sites was that both copies of tumour suppressor genes were usually deleted and it was rare to find only one copy deleted. In contrast, it was often the case that only one copy was deleted at fragile sites. This provides a first-pass test to sift through for tumour suppressor genes: if both copies of a gene are usually deleted and one copy deleted only rarely then these deletions may be drivers and the gene may be a tumour suppressor. However, if it is common to find only one copy deleted then the deletions may be passengers and it may well be a fragile site.
" It is essential that we can distinguish the drivers from the passengers because knowing the driver mutations and hence the critical genes they are in leads to understanding of the cellular processes that have been subverted in cancers and hence to new drugs. "
Professor Mike Stratton
The authors then used these signatures to look at the deletions that they found in cancers which were currently unexplained. Three regions had the signature of a tumour suppressor gene, but many looked like fragile sites.
"When it became clear in the 1990s that novel tumour suppressor genes could be discovered by looking at genome deletions, many hands were put to the pump," explains Dr Andy Futreal, co-leader of the Cancer Genome Project. "But it became clear that it wasn't quite that simple. New tumour suppressor genes just weren't that easy to find, despite the presence of many deletions. We now have some insight as to why: many of the regions being studied were actually fragile sites."
Because the researchers were looking in cancer cell lines for genes that have been deleted they also uncovered genes that are simply not required for cells to grow, at least in the artificial environment of the laboratory test tube. In aggregate, over the almost 750 cancer cell lines used in the study, one in nine genes was deleted and therefore not mandatory for the cells to live and grow.
Previous studies showed that one in 100 genes on the X chromosome can be inactivated without apparent effect on the well being of the whole person, while similar work across the genome suggested that one in 50 genes can be inactivated in apparently healthy people. Thus, predictably enough, cancers seem to be more tolerant than healthy people and can lose a much greater proportion of their genes without being impaired.
For cancer research, developing novel methods to discern the driver mutations remains a crucial goal.
"This is one step in building a suite of tools to draw out the important suspects in cancer genetics," continues Professor Stratton, "tools that will make the most of the massive efforts that lie ahead from organizations such as the International Cancer Genome Consortium, which will sequence as many as 500 samples from each of 50 cancer types over the next few years.
"Our results also illuminate novel findings that emerge from genome wide research, light that is shone on other corners of genome biology. While we mustn't overstate this - these are cancer cells growing in test tubes - it is fascinating to see the catalogue of genes that are not required for basic survival."
Notes to Editors
Publication details
Signatures of mutation and selection in the cancer genome.
Nature 2010;463;7283;893-8
PUBMED: 20164919; PMC: 3145113; DOI: 10.1038/nature08768
This work was funded by the Wellcome Trust.
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, which receives the majority of its funding from the Wellcome Trust, was founded in 1992. The Institute is responsible for the completion of the sequence of approximately one-third of the human genome as well as genomes of model organisms and more than 90 pathogen genomes. In October 2006, new funding was awarded by the Wellcome Trust to exploit the wealth of genome data now available to answer important questions about health and disease.
The Wellcome Trust
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Sci-fi movie project in need or artist
Forums home -> Requests -> Sci-fi movie project in need or artist
Sci-fi movie project in need or artist
By maxskill on Oct 11, 2006 03:49 PM
My name is Les Fountain
I am now seacrhing for people that wish to join a project and show what they can do. If you are one of those people that have talent but life never gave you the break you needed then here's your chance, this is not for money. This is to show them what you are made of... and if it all works out then maybe your name will get noticed and you will get that respect you should have had all along.
send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or stop by www.fountainriverproductions.com and tell me what it is you would like to add the the project ( new webpage in the works ) MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Something I should explain about this project
This is a low budget project that is just getting started but never the less I have had 'professional' people approach me about working on the project some even offered to work for free as well as it was with the music composer, I had a 'professional' music composer that has worked on projects in Hollywood and had a very good profile he offered to join for free but I did not choose him, I chose Fredrick blom because there was something about the song Invitation that moved me, now heres the thing, that music does not even match the sci-fi movie ( though is would work with my drama story ) and Fred has never scored a movie before ( a few shorts ) but I want the people that join the project to work from the heart, I want people that can give it there all for the love of it because it is those kind of people that have a true a more focused vision
Fred joined to have his name in the credits And so did the 3D artist and that is fine as long as they put their hearts into it.
You see I did not intend for people to even be joining this project at this time, I just put out a few fillers (links) on other websites (3) and was going to just leave them there as a holding place for once I started getting this things ready I did think that maybe I would get one person asking about the project but since I had the link listed on websites that have much more content about other projects that have a lot of stuff to show and had been there in the click for some time, I didnt think anyone would pay any attention to my little link, The plan was to come back and post updates once I had things moving along and at that time I figured the people would stop by more .
But as it is many times in life, things dont go as planned, I had people asking me about the project first thing, they were reading the story on my website and wanting to join------
First making a movie is a lot of work and takes quite some time to complete
Second you will find that I voice my mind about what I want, but thats the only way to put my vision on the screen and the whole reason I am doing this is because of my vision.
What do I mean by this vision statement you may ask.
I have a talent for bringing out the feel of old school Sci-fi 1950s to 1980s but more along the lines of the 1970s I have wrote a few stories on this that can be found on the website, other people have also noticed that I can do this and started asking me to write more, but there is some things that just cant be wrote so I figured I would just make a movie, I know what I want but to make a move is a large project and it takes a team effort to pull it off so I had to think about bringing other people in, so you see this is not about the money or fame this is about bringing vision back to the screen and doing it old school but in the end the whole team will have be able to see the same vision in there hearts and want to go after it if they are to play a large role in the movie development
Because in the end it is a team effort and not that of just one man so it will have to be a teams vision that get this thing made since I does not have Hollywood financing
Now if the movie does well so much the better but if it doesnt at least it came from the heart.
So if you have what it takes to make a great Sci-Fi movie then here's your chance to join ( and this door will not stay open for long ) 'THE WORLD WITHIN, A TIME WITHOUT'


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State Senator Espaillat Snags TWU Endorsement for Congressional Bid
While Congress Charles Rangel was leaving city hall—sans walker—after receiving the endorsement form Comptroller John Liu, one of his opponents in the primary battle in the new 13th Congressional district, state Senator Adriano Espaillat, was in the uptown offices of Transport Workers Union Local 100, receiving his own endorsement.
TWU President John Samuelsen lauded Espaillat for his efforts on behalf of the union in Albany. He said Espaillat would help bring mass transit back to forefront in Washington, DC.
"On a federal level, we believe…this energy Espaillat brings into the equation will translate into a reinvigorated fight for federal funding for big-city transit systems," Samuelsen said. "That fight has been absent on the federal level."
Espaillat returned the accolades, calling Samuelsen a "maverick" and promising to be "the leading advocate" in the fight for more transit funding for New York.
"The economic rival of this city and this country, because the economy in New York City makes the country run, is deeply connected to the public transportation system," Espaillat said.
The TWU endorsement is significant in part because of the large number of African-American members in the union. It could play a key role in building Espaillat's profile in Harlem.


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Norton 360 Version 5.0 has all the protective power of Norton Internet Security 2011, but with a friendlier face. You can dig for details but it won't push them at you. And it scored very, very well in my performance tests. It remains PCMag's Editors' Choice for security mega-suites.


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DENTON Janice LaPointe-Crump, professor of dance at
Texas Woman's University in Denton, has been named the National
Dance Association Scholar/Artist for 2003. She will present the
NDA Scholar/Artist Lecture at the AAHPERD (American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) national
convention, scheduled April 1-5 in Philadelphia.
Dr. LaPointe-Crump describes her lecture, titled Dancing
Images: One Dialogue ... Different Conversations, as
one of the more challenging writing assignments I've had.
It's a perspective of your own time. It's not as if you're
writing your epitaph; it's more of what has passed before your
eyes. She plans to incorporate a slide presentation and
audience participation into her lecture.
Criteria for the NDA Scholar/Artist award include having a
scholarly record as evidenced by publications, presentations and
other creative works, including choreography, extending more than
10 years; be currently producing scholarly materials or other
creative works; document an in-depth study of dance; and be
capable of communicating ideas and knowledge to selected arts
groups as well as to groups in the Alliance disciplines.
Dr. LaPointe-Crump began training in ballet with her mother, a
professional dancer, at age 12 and began teaching dance at age
15. She danced professionally in ballet companies and musical
theatre in Chicago, and also performed some commercial dance work
all of which paid her tuition at Northwestern University,
she said. She earned her doctorate at TWU and has taught at the
university for 22 years. She takes pride in having developed
courses dealing with issues of gender and empowerment, she said.
Dr. LaPointe-Crump's contemporary ballet and jazz choreography
has been staged at colleges, universities and at arts magnet high
schools in Texas and in other states. She also has been involved
in the Denton Community Theatre and the Dallas Dance Council, and
is coordinating a national conference on dance pedagogy in
January 2004.
Dr. LaPointe-Crump is the third TWU faculty member to receive
the NDA Scholar/Artist award. Aileene Lockhart, former dean of
the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, won the
award in 1986; and Penelope Hanstein, current chair of the
Department of Dance, was the 1995 recipient.


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John G. Shedd Aquarium's Auxiliary Board comprises about 75 young professionals who represent a variety of Chicago-based corporations and institutions. They meet four times a year and engage in Shedd and Board activities about once a month. The Auxiliary Board's mission is "to support Shedd Aquarium and its Board of Trustees by actively developing new sources of support and increasing public awareness of the aquarium's exhibits, research, conservation and education programs."
The board has a variety of member-led committees that help them achieve this mission, including fundraising, membership, conservation and volunteering, as well as a family and friends committee. The group has also developed a leadership committee focused on strategizing and planning for the board's signature fundraising event, BLU, which is hosted annually on the last Saturday in July.
In addition to required participation on at least one committee, board members are expected to attend at least two board meetings every year. Auxiliary Board members also support Shedd's fundraising efforts through financial contributions and ticket purchases to BLU.
New members are accepted on an ongoing basis, typically on a quarterly schedule. To begin the application process, they are asked to submit a resume and a statement of interest to the Membership Committee. From there, a representative will meet with the applicant. Qualified candidates are invited to an event to meet and speak with additional board members. The Membership Committee will invite candidates to join Shedd's Auxiliary Board based on space availability. If you're interested in applying to Shedd's Auxiliary Board, please send an email with a resume and statement of interest included.
Thanks to everyone who supported Shedd at BLU 2015! See you next year!
If you're interested in applying to Shedd's Auxiliary Board, please send an email with a resume and statement of interest included.


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Snow Report 4/13/15
Mid Mountain Base:N/A"
Comments: Silverton Mountain is CLOSED for the 2014/2015 season. Thanks for the great year and see you next season!
Check out the TGR Behind The Line Segment from AK. "In this week's episode of Behind The Line, The Dream Factory crew heads to an unexplored zone in Alaska's Northern Chugach Mountains. With the help of Silverton Mountain Guides founder Aaron Brill, Sage Cattabriga-alosa, Seth Morrison and Dana Flahr successfully open up new terrain. Get the inside scoop on what goes into the trip and how everyone works to get the goods.."
Want to work for Silverton Mountain? Check out our Employment page.
How is snow reported? Snow data is from a mid mountain elevation of 11,800' on the northside of the mountain. The peak of the mountain is 13,487' and top of chair is near 12,300'.
Is there windloading? You bet. The whole mountain gets consistently windloaded and is one reason why the snow is usually so deep and skiing so nice. The mountain collects snow like a catcher's mitt. The snow data is from an area below ridgeline as leeward ridgelines get silly amounts of snow that are not representative of overall snow depth.
How come there may be thin snow cover on the ridgetop if you have such a deep base? The wind scours the tops of ridges and deposits the snow on the leeward sides. Snow does not fall in an even blanket like it does at lower elevations. Some aspects with more sun may hold less snow than shaded north aspects.
Aren't base depths supposed to be from the base area elevation? No. All ski areas report from a mid mountain base depth. Base depths are reported from an area of undisturbed and uncompacted snow. When skiers ski on snow it packs it down and it becomes much denser.
Does snow settle on its own? Yes. Snow naturally settles over time as air escapes and snow crystals lose their form. 34" of new light density snow may settle to boot high snow over a few days.


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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Disadvantaged and Handicapped Areas.
Thursday, 16 June 1983
Dáil Eireann Debate
Mr. Wilson: asked the Minister for Agriculture the criteria for the inclusion of farms in the severely handicapped category; the stage reached in the present review; the units of division which will be considered in Counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he expects to have conclusions from the review before June 1983.
Mr. Brennan: asked the Minister [1887] for Agriculture whether his Department have submitted a list of areas for which they intend to seek inclusion in the EEC disadvantaged areas schemes as a matter of urgency pending the review of these areas which has been promised by the EEC Commission; and, if so, if he will list the areas.
Mr. J. Walsh: asked the Minister for Agriculture the plans he has for the extension of the severely handicapped areas under the disadvantaged areas scheme.
Mr. Kitt: asked the Minister for Agriculture the criteria which will allow extra areas of the 12 western counties to be included in the severely handicapped areas for cattle headage payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme.
Mr. Aylward: asked the Minister for Agriculture if it is his intention to have the inclusion of additional areas in the disadvantaged areas scheme discussed as part of the current EEC discussions on the agricultural price review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Mr. Aylward: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made to date to have an area (details supplied) in County Kilkenny included in the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Mr. Aylward: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made to date to have an area (details supplied) in County Kilkenny included in the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Mr. Leonard: asked the Minister for Agriculture when the proposed scheme for the extension of the severely handicapped areas will be submitted to the EEC.
Mr. G. Collins: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made in regard to the review of the disadvantaged areas scheme in County Limerick with a [1888] view to including further areas of west Limerick in this scheme; when it is likely that a decision will be made by the Government on the review; when it will be submitted to Brussels for decision; and when it is likely that benefits from positive decisions on this will accrue to the people in the areas concerned.
Mr. Foley: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made to date in the review of the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if it is his intention to include the whole of Kerry in the scheme.
Mr. F. Fahey: asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will outline in detail the criteria being used for the assessment of areas in the west of Ireland as severely handicapped in the review currently being carried out by his Department; if he will give details of the number of townlands being examined under the townland-by-townland approach in the review; the percentage of the work which has been completed to date; and the date on which his Department hope to complete their review.
Mr. Yates: asked the Minister for Agriculture when an area (details supplied) in County Wexford will be designated as a disadvantaged area for the purpose of the special drainage grants areas outside the western region.
Mr. Daly: asked the Minister for Agriculture the present position regarding the review of areas for inclusion as severely handicapped under the disadvantaged areas scheme; when final decisions will be made by the Government and the EEC; and the areas of County Clare that are being examined for inclusion.
Mr. Enright: asked the Minister for Agriculture the present position in regard to the submission from his Department to the EEC of the case in regard to having further lands in Ireland classified as severely disadvantaged; and the total acreage that will be covered by this latest extension of the disadvantaged area scheme.
Mr. McEllistrim: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made in regard to the review of the disadvantaged area scheme in County Kerry, with a view to including further areas in north Kerry; when it is likely that a decision will be made by the Government; and when it will be submitted to Brussels for decision.
Mr. F. Fahey: asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of townlands in County Galway that have now been surveyed under the review of the severely handicapped areas; and when this survey will be completed and the results submitted to the EEC.
Mr. Reynolds: asked the Minister for Agriculture the progress made in regard to the review of the disadvantaged area scheme in County Longford with a view to including further areas as recommended by the County Longford ACOT Committee; when a decision will be made by the Government; and when a submission will be made to Brussels.
Mr. S. Byrne: asked the Minister for Agriculture if the Galtee mountain area, County Tipperary, will be included in the disadvantaged area scheme.
Mr. S. Byrne: asked the Minister for Agriculture if the Ballymacarby/Nire valley, County Waterford area will be included in the disadvantaged area scheme.
Mr. Deasy: It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 9 to 27, inclusive together.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): This is making us all disadvantaged.
Mr. Wilson: Just because the Minister was asked about the sugar plant in Tuam, he is not going to lump the whole lot of these questions together.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): On a [1890] point of order, we totally object to the approach taken by the Minister. Also, I ask the Chair what length of time will be allotted to supplementary questions since the Minister is taking 16, no, 19 questions together?
Mr. Deasy: Could we take these questions separately, a Cheann Comhairle?
Mr. Wilson: I do not think this is a joke.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): On a point of order——
An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Noonan, the Chair has no control over how questions are answered and I want to make that perfectly clear.
In regard to the number of supplementaries and the time that I will allow, I will exercise my discretion and hope that I will be reasonable.
Mr. Leonard: On a point of order, there are 19 questions and we have only roughly 24 minutes. Could we continue the supplementaries into the next day we have Question Time?
An Ceann Comhairle: The Chair has no authority to do that. Uimhir 9.
Mr. Wilson: On a point of order, does the Chair think that it is just and equitable that I should have a question down since last Christmas, that now it will be lumped with 18 or 19 other questions and that I should be treated in that way?
An Ceann Comhairle: The Chair does not have any views on matters over which the Chair has no discretion.
Mr. Wilson: I would point out to the Chair, as a matter of precedent, that there was a time when the then Minister for Education, Deputy Burke, tried this and he did not get away with it. The House did not allow him to get away with it and he had to come back to answer the questions individually the following day.
[1891]Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture (Mr. Connaughton): It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 9 to 27, inclusive, together.
As regards changes in the boundaries of the disadvantaged areas in this country I would refer the Deputies to the reply to a question on the subject on 15 February. The criteria used in the classification of the more severely handicapped parts of the disadvantaged areas are laid down in detail in Article 3.4 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC which in the case of Ireland should be read in conjunction with Council Directive 75/272/EEC; they may be summarised as: adverse physical handicaps, such as infertility of the soil, low economic returns and low or dwindling population depending mainly on agriculture.
Mr. Wilson: I cannot hear the Minister.
An Ceann Comhairle: Could we have silence in the gallery? You are very welcome and we are glad to have you here, but you must be silent.
Mr. Connaughton: For the purposes of the present review it has been decided that consideration should be given to townlands or groups of townlands, rather than to entire district electoral divisions as has been the practice heretofore. The position in over 600 district electoral divisions comprising a total number of townlands estimated to be in excess of 10,000, of which 1,332 are in County Galway, is being given detailed consideration in the course of the present review. The position in all the areas mentioned in the questions will be considered in the context of the present review.
It will be necessary to await the outcome of the present boundary review before approaching the EEC authorities with any list of areas for designation as disadvantaged or reclassification as more severely handicapped. It will take some months yet before the review is completed and I would not like to forecast at this stage how soon the question will be finalised by the Government or, eventually, by the EEC authorities. Changes in the boundaries of the disadvantaged [1892] areas in member states have not been an issue in this year's EEC discussions on agricultural prices and no proposals from the Commission in this regard are before the Council of Ministers.
Mr. Wilson: Does the Minister accept that Deputies on this side of the House who have put down these questions have a just cause for anger at the way they have been treated by the Minister who not merely treated all 19 questions in a lump fashion but did not answer adequately the questions asked about the principles?
An Ceann Comhairle: That is hardly a supplementary question.
Mr. Wilson: Would the Minister accept that we have a just cause for anger?
Mr. Connaughton: I should be delighted to answer any supplementary questions Deputy Wilson asks about the question he put down. All the questions relate to the same topic. On numerous occasions the same type of answers have been given. I will answer the Deputy's supplementaries.
Mr. S. Byrne: This report should have been in Brussels last May. What is the Department doing about it? We are dragging our heels because the Minister for Finance does not want to spend one penny on this scheme.
Mr. Connaughton: I should like to explain——
Mr. S. Byrne: We want action not explanations.
An Ceann Comhairle: Order, please.
Mr. Connaughton: Before the last general election it was suggested that a report had been sent to Brussels and it had not.
Mr. S. Byrne: That is not true.
Mr. Connaughton: Approximately [1893] four million acres are involved in this survey. As Deputies are no doubt aware, that is a huge job. As I said, it is hoped to have the entire survey completed within my Department in two or three months time. The next step will be to bring it before the Government and then send it to Brussels.
Mr. Wilson: How many people are engaged on this full-time in the Department?
Mr. Connaughton: I am not able to give the exact number of people.
Mr. Wilson: The Minister has no interest in it.
An Ceann Comhairle: The Minister should be allowed to answer the question.
Mr. Connaughton: I have great interest in it. It is a continuing process. This is by far the largest survey we have attempted to complete since we joined the EEC.
Mr. Leonard: In his reply the Minister mentioned one county and a number of townlands. The question related to six or seven counties, including the two which comprise my constituency, and the Minister did not deal with them. I asked when the submission would be made to Brussels. The Minister gave no indication of when that would take place. Will the Minister not try to redress the imbalance which has been evident in the designation of areas up to now? All the Minister has to do is examine this map of the 12 western counties——
An Ceann Comhairle: No exhibits please.
Mr. Leonard: Only 20 per cent of Cavan-Monaghan has been included. I hoped on this occasion that these two counties would be included.
Mr. Connaughton: Areas will be selected in accordance with the criteria which exists. As soon as the survey has [1894] been completed we will know exactly how much of it meets the criteria laid down in Brussels. All the areas which were mentioned in the questions put to me are included in the survey.
Mr. F. Fahey: In Question No. 24 I asked the Minister the number of townlands which had been surveyed in County Galway. In view of the Minister's inadequate answer is it his intention to treat this question by writing further fiction in the Irish Independent——
An Ceann Comhairle: That is argument and the Chair will not allow it.
Mr. Connaughton: It is not my intention. If any Deputy requests the number of DEDs being included in their own constituency or county——
Mr. Wilson: The Minister said "townlands".
Mr. F. Fahey: I asked the Minister the number of townlands which were being surveyed in County Galway. If the Minister does not want to answer that let him say so.
An Ceann Comhairle: I have no control over the Minister's answers.
Mr. F. Fahey: The Minister should say he does not want to answer.
Mr. Aylward: In view of the fact that the Government and the Minister have been dragging their feet in submitting this scheme to Brussels does he not agree that we will lose the advantage over other EEC members who have submitted their plans? Will he ensure as a matter of urgency that this scheme is finalised and submitted to Brussels so as to avail of the benefits under the scheme?
Mr. Connaughton: I wish to make it clear that we are not dragging our feet as regards this issue. It is a huge survey covering four million acres of land. Every [1895] effort is being made to complete the survey.
Mr. Aylward: My question has not been answered. Other members of the EEC have made submissions.
An Ceann Comhairle: I am calling Deputy Walsh. I will not allow argument.
Mr. J. Walsh: Can the Minister see any merit in making a submission to Brussels for the whole country to be designated a disadvantaged area given the financial chaos we are in? Only commercial farmers are earning in excess of an adequate income. All other categories of farmers, development and transitional, need income supplements. It would cut out this hotch-potch townland approach to it.
Mr. Connaughton: We must meet the criteria laid down by the EEC in relation to handicapped areas. There are many areas which can be included under that criteria. It is obvious that until we have reached our limit on that we could not go back to the EEC and ask them to change that criteria. We have vast acres of land which would still come under that criteria.
Mr. Daly: The Minister gave us some details in relation to Galway. I asked a specific question in relation to the areas in Clare which are being surveyed. The Minister will be aware that surveys have already taken place in Clare. What areas have been surveyed? Is the whole county included? Was it not grossly negligent on the part of the Minister for Agriculture not to have this issue put before the recent farm council? Why was this issue not put on the agenda?
Mr. Connaughton: It would have been inappropriate to put it on the agenda since we did not have the areas surveyed and presented to Brussels in the normal way. There were items on the agenda which had to be fought for. As Deputies are aware, there is machinery available which will allow us to negotiate on disadvantaged areas. This would seem to be the thing to do. I will communicate to the [1896] Deputy the areas in Clare that are being surveyed.
Mr. N. Treacy: In view of the Minister's earlier reply, is the area criterion used townlands or district electoral divisions? Also, regarding the report which the Minister tells us he expects to be completed within the next two to three months, will that be submitted to Brussels before the next session of the Dáil?
Mr. Connaughton: On the first part of the question, up to now the method of calculation was based entirely on district electoral divisions but that has been found not to be very helpful and to have resulted in some peculiar results. One can have a district electoral division with very good land and with very bad land. It is proposed to have townland divisions where necessary and one would hope that that system would be more appropriate to the type of terrain involved. Regarding the timetable aspect, it will be two to three months before the survey is completed. After that it will be sent to the Government and then to Brussels, so I cannot give an exact time span.
Mr. N. Treacy: Arising out of that reply——
An Ceann Comhairle: Permission to ask one supplementary does not entitle a Deputy to ask a whole litany of questions. I shall take a supplementary from Deputy Byrne.
Mr. H. Byrne: Has the Minister submitted any list to the EEC in respect of areas for inclusion in the scheme? Is it intended, for instance, to include the Maccamore and Rathangan areas of Wexford?
Mr. Connaughton: I will communicate with the Deputy later as to whether these areas are included, but as of now there is no application before the EEC concerning any area. We are awaiting the outcome of the survey on the four million acres.
Mr. Wilson: I wish to ask a fundamental [1897] question. Is the decision, as distinct from sanction, made in the Department with regard to what areas are to be included in the severely disadvantaged areas and, arising from that, if the substantive decision is made in the Department will the Minister change the assessor for the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan because the small farmers in that area regard him as prejudiced and unwilling to listen to their argument though taking into account their high productivity — second to south west Cork — but not taking into account the inputs that are necessary in that severely disadvantaged area?
Mr. Connaughton: As Deputy Wilson will be aware, I have had long discussions with the farming community both in Counties Cavan and Monaghan and I am very well aware of their problems. The criteria used is laid down by Brussels. So far as the area of land being surveyed currently, is concerned, inclusion or otherwise in the scheme will depend entirely on the number of acres that are deemed by Brussels to fit the criteria.
Mr. Wilson: Is that not a legal fiction? I asked if the decision is made in the Department and then passed on to Brussels.
Mr. Connaughton: I am amazed at Deputy Wilson.
Mr. Wilson: The Minister need never be amazed at me.
Mr. Connaughton: This debate has been going on for the past ten years and the criteria are in black and white for anyone to read. Unless the criteria are met, Brussels will not regard an area as severely handicapped.
Mr. Wilson: That does not answer the question.
Mr. Kitt: I posed a question regarding the criteria used. Is there a change from the district electoral division to the townland system or will the criterion remain [1898] the same regarding falling populations and the level of income in those townlands? Would it be possible to have a second asessment for investigation of lands in County Galway? I ask the question because we have had difficulty in having some areas of the county identified as severely handicapped.
Mr. Connaughton: So far as the second part of the question is concerned, I am not aware of any machinery that would allow us do what the Deputy suggests. Either an area meets or does not meet the criteria laid down in Brussels for inclusion in the disadvantaged areas scheme.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): Is the Minister aware that the appropriate forum for changing the criteria is at the annual agricultural price review by the Council of Ministers? Would the Minister consider this in future years and would the Department have any input into the changing of the criteria?
Mr. Connaughton: We would have an input in the sense that there would be certain proposals that we could put to Brussels and which in our view would be of the greatest advantage to us. It is possible that at some future time it will be possible to have price fixing and so on on the agenda at EEC negotiations. Because of the factors I have explained, it was not possible to have proposals of that kind on the agenda on the last occasion.
Mr. Wilson: People should not be penalised for productivity.
Mr. Leonard: Would the Minister agree that up to now the officials have not been concentrating on the areas of population and fertility but instead have left out areas simply because of their being milk-producing areas even if the milk was produced on marginal land and where the heather was growing on the other side of the hedge? We have had officials of the Department in the county but instead of taking note of the problems of the area, because the farmers concerned were by and large milk suppliers [1899] and because there were a number of creameries in the county, these officials considered the farmers to be in the higher income bracket. Consequently, all we got was 20 per cent when we should have been getting 80 to 90 per cent.
Mr. Wilson: And not a word about the cost of the inputs.
An Ceann Comhairle: Order, please.
Mr. Connaughton: In reply to Deputy Leonard, the problem he raises was one that resulted from the district electoral division system. That scheme produced distortions. This was because a district electoral division can include a big area, perhaps two parishes. It is conceivable that because there were good farmers, be they big or small farmers, in such division people who should be entitled for inclusion in the scheme were not included. This resulted from the standard way in which the criteria was used. As a result of the system being broken down to townlands this problem may be overcome.
Mr. Leonard: There is no justification for penalising farmers for their efforts.
Mr. Naughten: Is all of County Roscommon being surveyed with a view to having it included in the severely-handicapped area or is the survey confined to the Suck and Shannon Valley?
Mr. Connaughton: The survey is not confined to those areas. I will communicate with the Deputy later as to the portion of Roscommon that is under review.
An Ceann Comhairle: I am not allowing any more supplementaries on this question.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): I have asked only one supplementary so far.
An Ceann Comhairle: I think Deputies will agree that I have been fair in respect of supplementaries.
[1900]Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): That is a matter of opinion, but I always accept your ruling.
An Ceann Comhairle: I will allow a final supplementary from Deputy Noonan as spokesman.
Mr. Noonan: (Limerick West): Apart from the personnel of the Department, are there other agencies involved in the compilation of information in regard to deciding on the areas to be considered further in the light of their being included in the disadvantaged areas scheme?
Mr. Connaughton: Some data was collected by personnel in the Land Commission.
Mr. Molloy: On a point of order——
An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Tomás Mac Giolla, No. 28.
Mr. Molloy: On a point of order, why has the Chair excluded Deputy Treacy from putting a supplementary question and called on Deputy Naughten who had not offered before Deputy Treacy? Why is the Chair denying a Deputy from a western constituency the right to ask a question? The Deputy has made several attempts and the Chair has ignored him.
An Ceann Comhairle: Will the Deputy resume his seat?
Mr. Molloy: The Chair has given priority to that side of the House. Will the Chair allow Deputy Treacy to ask his question?
An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Molloy raised a point of order and he should allow the Chair to deal with it. The Chair gave Deputy Treacy an opportunity to ask questions. The Chair called on Deputy Treacy several times today. There were two supplementaries from that side of the House.
[1901]An Ceann Comhairle: I am calling the next Question.
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by Matt Wise on Dec 30, 8:36 AM
Gamification, the tactic of applying game mechanics to traditional activities, has officially realized its self-fulfilling prophecy from early 2011 predictions of becoming the next big thing.
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2012: The Year Of 'Meaningful Communications'
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As we near the end of 2011 and inevitably begin to look forward to key trends in 2012, one thing we see emerging is t the opportunity, as well as a growing requirement, for all brands and businesses to contribute to a healthier and greater quality of life.
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Healthy Kids' Eating Habits Start at Home
by Anne Marie Kelly on Dec 23, 7:59 AM
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to healthy eating habits among kids ages 6-11. Moms and step-moms are prime influencers in this regard, so marketers have ample reasons to communicate nutrition and health messages to this caregiver audience for a wide range of edibles.
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Will You Be The Next Big Health Story On YouTube?
by Michelle Latta on Dec 20, 7:44 AM
Video offers one of the best ways to learn about complicated topics while getting up close and in person with consumers. YouTube also happens to be the world's largest search engine. So I have to ask: Does your brand have a strong video marketing approach or are you leaving it up to the consumer and your competitors? If you haven't done so recently, search your brand on YouTube, then keep reading.
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Caregivers Need Proper Care, Too
by Prodeep Bose, Elizabeth Elfenbein on Dec 16, 7:07 AM
Every day in the United States, another 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65. Consequently, more and more people will be called upon to be caregivers. Until you've been a caregiver, it's difficult to understand the responsibilities and challenges that come with it. And there's usually little time to prepare-someone close to you becomes sick and suddenly you go from being a "lay person" to an "expert" in some aspect of clinical medicine in a matter of weeks.
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Pharma Brands, Social Media Is Passing You By; What Are You Waiting For?
by Jackie Kmetz on Dec 13, 7:19 AM
While most CMOs believe that demonstrating social media ROI is one of their biggest challenges, pharmaceutical companies face their own unique set of issues when it comes to engaging in social media. Despite the Web being a primary source for online medical information, confusion over best practices and compliance guidelines have left many pharma marketers feeling constrained by lack of information on how to successfully monitor, engage and report Adverse Events (AE). While other business and consumer brands are diving in head first to social networks and online conversations to improve product development and customer service, among other things, the ...
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Pharma Is Missing Its Mobile Targets
by Marty DeAngelo on Dec 9, 11:55 AM
Despite a 46% the increase in use of mobile devices for health care information and services since 2010, according to Manhattan Research Cybercitizen Survey, November 2011, pharmaceutical companies lag in using mobile as a way of reach their audiences - both consumer and healthcare professional. Even as budgets in digital pharmaceutical marketing are increasing, access to convenient and helpful information on the mobile web has fallen significantly behind.
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Mo' Money, Mo' Causes: How The Web And Social Media Turn Many Into Health Marketers
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As I'm writing this, I don't feel quite like myself. But that's just because I don't look like myself. And that's because of this ridiculous mustache I've been growing for the past month.
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For our most recent design competition, we combined the launch of our Gloss Business Cards and MiniCards, a love of Lego (which we had a hunch many of you would share!) and a love of classic photography and art. Phew! With such a broad range of inspiration, we received a wide range of submissions, from film and music posters to classic and modern paintings.
We're very pleased to announce that Chris Marwood has been chosen as our winner! Chris' 'subterranean' design appealed to the music fans at MOO HQ and the fact that the whole image is composed purely from Lego. Fantastic. Chris wins the lovely prize of $300 cash and $100 MOOlah. As if that wasn't enough, Chris also gets his design printed on shiny Gloss Business Cards. Here's how they turned out:
Chris Marwood's Rock'N'Roll Lego-man needs his spelling checked, or does he… Can you guess which iconic photograph Chris used as inspiration?
We also chose two runners up, who've also had their fantastic designs printed on Gloss Business Cards. Well done to Erin Bresnahan and Gill Smith, who both get a free pack of Gloss Business Cards featuring their designs, how cool is that?
Erin is giving these cards to her five year old, who's planning to show off his Lego building and photography skills to his friends. Yay!
We've had a lot of fun running a series of Business Card design competitions. And it's been almost as much fun coming up with the challenges as it has been looking through all the wonderful submissions. But that's a lot of fun to just keep to ourselves? Now it's over to you. What should be the next theme for our business card design competition? Let us know your ideas by posting in the comments below.
I love these logo cards. One of my friends used have these cards printed by him. But the quality is not really good. But these cards are brilliant
Hi! Can we see the runner ups as well? Like with the Columbus ones? Would love to see the other entries!
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Son of a … I just had a few test business cards done up and hadn't realised there was any competition open or I'd have submitted … wouldn't have won with it but … oh it would have been fun all the same to enter
How about illustrating classic books next time?
If you do another celebrity one, why not a card for King Kong?
Or extend your iconic photograph competition to a famous piece of art? One of the old Masters? What would Monet's business card look like today? Or Van Gogh?
You could delve into the magical world of kids' fairytale characters – what is the card for troll under the bridge? For Little Red Riding Hood?
OH! Or our favourite literary characters. What would I design for Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett? Hmm… Maybe stick with fairytales.
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Love the Abby Road. No, I don't know what the first one, the winner, was based on. Someone help me out, please.I am skewing old.
Bob Dylan, filming Subterranean Homesick Blues!!!
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It was a fun challenge to do. Thanks for the Moolah! – and of course a special thanks to Bob for the inspiration
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Application Deadline: Monday, March 9th 2015
The Fall Scholarship application process is available: Monday, January 5th, 2015 – Monday, March 9th for the 2015-2016 academic school year. Please see scholarship listing for details. Applicants will be considered for all scholarships they are eligible for, providing a valid application has been submitted and all required materials are included.
If you need access to a computer, Internet Explorer or scanner, visit our Media Center on the main GHC campus – 1st floor of the Library, room #1515 (Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm). The staff will be happy to assist you. The best times to visit are Monday & Wednesday 1:00 – 3:00 pm and Friday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Before beginning carefully read and follow all instructions below in order to successfully complete and submit a valid scholarship application.
- Applications MUST be completed by the applicant. Under no circumstances can parents, teachers or counselors complete a scholarship application for a student. By submitting this online scholarship application, you are certifying that all information you have provided is true and complete to the best of your knowledge. You are also authorizing the release of provided information and other necessary financial and academic information to the GHC Foundation, individual donors and selections committees.
- Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time during the 2015-2016 school year. Recipients will be expected to attend the Recipient and Donor Recognition Ceremony held in May, to meet and thank the donors who make their scholarships possible. Recipients will be notified about the date of this important event as soon as possible.
- Grays Harbor College and Grays Harbor College Foundation have over 150 scholarships available. Some scholarships have donors looking for specific criteria ranging from gender to program of study. If asked to provide information about your race, gender, if you or a family member has a disability, or if you are a dislocated worker which you do not wish to disclose, there will be an option for you to indicate this. However, choosing this option removes you from consideration for those scholarships that require this additional information.
- You will be asked to answer one general essay question. However, a few scholarships require an additional essay and those questions will appear once you reach the 'Recommended Scholarships' section and click 'Apply Now.'
- Applicants must answer all questions truthfully. Note; applicant will be disqualified from being awarded a scholarship if they misrepresent themselves or provide any false information.
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- You may use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Firefox to complete the application.
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- All applications are due by Monday, March 9th, 2015 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Time, NO EXCEPTIONS!
What will I need?
- Two letters of reference with original signatures.
- One copy of your most recent unofficial transcript.
- An academic resume; see example here: GHC Scholarship Data Sheet ~ Resume.
- Your Personal Essay; Please complete or copy/paste your essay response in the space when prompted.
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You will be notified by mail sometime in late April. No information will be given over the phone prior to the letters being mailed.
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The Bloomingdale's Private Sale has just launched, and almost the entire store is on sale! Plus, in many sections, like home goods, the more you spend the more you'll save!
The Women's Sale Section is particularly amazing because they've marked down many of their sale items by an additional 40%! This sale section is huge and includes everything from jeans to party clothes to workout gear.
If I had the body to wear this Theory "Shaylee" Side-Tucked Dress, well, I'd flaunt it. This model looks hot!
This dress originally sold for $315, and was on sale for $252. During the private sale it costs just $151.20. Still pricey, but a really good price for Theory!
You'll also want to check out the Shoe Section, where you'll be able to save 30-40% on full-priced shoes!
These Stuart Weitzman "Gigiritz" Evening Sandals would make a fantastic wedding shoe for any brides-to-be out there! First of all, they're Stuart Weitzman, which is almost enough on its own. The shoe is totally gorgeous though, and the heel is low enough that they'd be wearable through a long night of dancing and fun!
These normally sell for $298, but during the private sale you can snag them for $208.60.
I thought I'd use this time to let Shaina know that the Cole Haan "Air Violet" Peeptoe Pumps she was coveting last week are included in the sale!
Normally these cost $328, but with the private sale they're $229.60.
The home goods sale is really fab, because that's where you'll find many of the "spend more, save more" offers. For instance, spend up to $199 on kitchen, dining, and home decor products and score an additional 10% off your order. Spend $200 or more and save an extra 15%. {Remember – this discount is on top of the sale prices!} With bed & bath products you'll save an extra 10% on purchases from $100-$649.99, or 20% off purchases of $650 or more.
This is going to sound a little bizarre, but one thing we don't own any of are beach towels. I guess that means we engage in a woeful lack of beach time. {Note to self: amend that this summer!} I took a quick gander at the towels available in this Bloomingdale's Private Sale and found this totally adorable "Smile" Beach Towel:
Wouldn't that be a little bit of extra sunshine for a day at the beach? It's currently on sale for $29.99.
It's a Le Creuset kind of week around here! {Speaking of, have you checked out our Facebook giveaway for a Le Creuset bakeware set?!} This Le Creuset 6.75-Quart Wide Round French Oven, Red is still an exceptional deal at Bloomingdale's!
Normally $390, it's currently on sale for $269.99. Since your order will be more than $200, you'll save an extra 15%, bringing the cost down to $229.50.
Plus, Bloomingdale's is still offering this 1.5qt Red Halo Enamel-on-steel Teakettle for FREE with any $200 Le Creuset purchase!
It's a pretty snazzy deal! I have approximately 25,000 friends that get married each summer and they all have Le Creuset items on their registry. I would never buy something this pricey on my own as a gift, but it would be a fantastic joint gift for you and a friend or two. The purchasers would save some mega money AND surprise the happy couple with an extra tea kettle.
If you're interested in checking out the Private Sale, you'll want to hurry: It only lasts through Sunday, May 1, 2011. The sale is valid both online and in-stores, though the items included in-stores may vary from what's available online.'
Click here to head to the Bloomingdale's Private Sale now!!!
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December 9, 2009
By Randy E Barnett, Nathaniel Stewart and Todd F. Gaziano
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As the Congressional Budget Office explained: "A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action. The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States." Yet, all of the House and Senate health-care bills being debated require Americans to either obtain or purchase expensive health insurance, estimated to cost up to $15,000 per year for a typical family, or pay substantial tax penalties for not doing so.
The purpose of this compulsory contract, coupled with the arbitrary price ratios and controls, is to require some people to buy artificially high-priced policies as a way of subsidizing coverage for others and an industry saddled with the costs of other government regulations. Rather than appropriate funds for higher federal health-care spending, the sponsors of the current bills are attempting, through the personal mandate, to keep the forced wealth transfers entirely off budget.
This takes congressional power and control to a strikingly new level. An individual mandate to enter into a contract with or buy a particular product from a private party is literally unprecedented, not just in scope but in kind, and unconstitutional either as a matter of first principles or under any reasonable reading of judicial precedents.
The Commerce Clause. Advocates of the individual mandate have claimed that the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause jurisprudence leaves "no doubt" that the insurance requirement is a constitutional exercise of that power. They are wrong.
Although the Supreme Court has upheld some far-reaching regulations of economic activity, most notably in Wickard v. Filburn and Gonzales v. Raich, neither case supports the individual health insurance mandate. In these cases, the Court held that Congress's power to regulate the interstate commerce in a fungible good--for example, wheat or marijuana--as part of a comprehensive regulatory scheme included the power to regulate or prohibit the intrastate possession and production of this good. In both cases, Congress was allowed to reach intrastate economic activity as a means to the regulation of interstate commerce in goods.
Yet, the mandate to purchase health insurance is not proposed as a means to the regulation of interstate commerce; nor does it regulate or prohibit activity in either the health insurance or health care industry. Indeed, the health care mandate does not purport to regulate or prohibit activity of any kind, whether economic or noneconomic. By its own plain terms, the individual mandate provision regulates no action. To the contrary, it purports to "regulate" inactivity by converting the inactivity of not buying insurance into commercial activity. Proponents of the individual mandate are contending that, under its power to "regulate commerce...among the several states," Congress may reach the doing of nothing at all!
In recent years, the Court invalidated two congressional statutes that attempted to regulate non-economic activities. In United States v. Lopez (1995), it struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which attempted to reach the activity of possessing a gun within a thousand feet of a school. In United States v. Morrison (2000), it invalidated part of the Violence Against Women Act, which regulated gender-motivated violence. Because the Court found the regulated activity in each case to be noneconomic, it was outside the reach of Congress's Commerce power, regardless of its effect on interstate commerce.
To uphold the insurance purchase mandate, the Supreme Court would have to concede that the Commerce Clause has no limits, a proposition that it has never affirmed, that it rejected in Lopez and Morrison, and from which it did not retreat in Raich. Although Congress may possibly regulate the operations of health care or health insurance companies directly, given that they are economic activities with a substantial effect on interstate commerce, it may not regulate the individual's decision not to purchase a service or enter into a contract.
If Congress can mandate this, then it can mandate anything. Congress could require every American to buy a new Chevy Impala every year, or a pay a "tax" equivalent to its blue book value, because such purchases would stimulate commerce and help repay government loans. Congress could also require all Americans to buy a certain amount of wheat bread annually to subsidize farmers.
Even during wartime, when war production is vital to national survival, Congress has never claimed such a power, nor could it. No farmer was ever forced to grow food for the troops; no worker was forced to build tanks. And what Congress cannot do during wartime, with national survival at stake, it cannot do in peacetime simply to avoid the political cost of raising taxes to pay for desired government programs.
Other Constitutional Problems. Senators and Representatives should also know that:
Members of Congress have a responsibility, pursuant to their oath, to determine the constitutionality of legislation independently of how the Supreme Court has ruled or may rule in the future. But Senators and Representatives also should know that, despite what they have been told, the health insurance mandate is highly vulnerable to challenge because it is, in truth, unconstitutional. And all other considerations aside, the highest obligation of each Member of Congress is fidelity to the Constitution.
Randy Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center. Nathaniel Stewart is a lawyer at the firm of White & Case, LLP. Todd Gaziano is the Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Central Pacific Bank unveiled a legacy wall on Tuesday in a dedication ceremony fronting the bank's headquarters in downtown Honolulu. The wall dedication was a part of the company's ongoing 60th anniversary celebration.
The legacy wall tells the story of the bank's humble beginnings, with an emphasis on why a small group of World War II nisei veterans decided to form a community bank in 1954.
"Our founders worked hard to build a financial institution that would serve the future generations of all of Hawaii's people," said John C. Dean, President & Chief Executive Officer. "That's the story we want to share and that was the impetus for the legacy wall."
The ceremony was attended by various government officials, past and present board members, and members of the groups representing the 100th infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Congratulatory certificates were presented on behalf of the Governor's office, the Mayor's office, Honolulu City Council, and both houses of the State legislature.
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Two killed in Pickens head-on collision
PICKENS COUNTY - Two drivers were killed in a head-on crash around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sid Gaulden, a spokesman for the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Gaulden said that a 2001 Chevrolet Impala was being pursued by a Pickens County sheriff's patrol car when the Impala crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 1999 Toyota Camry.
Nicole L. Miller, 34, of 200 Eunice Drive in Greenville was killed, as was Brenton "Brent" James Winchester, 38, of 207 Bellewood Drive in Easley, according to a report from the Pickens County Coroner's Office. Both were the lone occupants of their respective vehicles and were pronounced dead at the accident scene, according to the report.
Capt. Carl Hudson with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office said a Pickens County deputy sheriff was dispatched to a residence off of Thomas Mill Road near S.C. 183 in Dacusville regarding a breach of trust, one involving a vehicle, by a female caregiver.
According to a Sheriff's Office news release, after speaking with the elderly owner of the car and another caregiver who was at the residence, the deputy observed the car, a Chevrolet Impala, near the home. The deputy made his way to speak with the driver, who then fled in the Impala.
A police report identified Miller as the person who fled.
The deputy entered his patrol vehicle and followed the car, according to the release. As he approached the Impala near Hester Store Road, the deputy engaged his blue lights in an effort to stop the vehicle, which began accelerating. The deputy turned on his siren and a brief pursuit lasting roughly two minutes then ensued, covering a distance of roughly 2.9 miles, according to the release.
As the person being pursued tried to pass a car on S.C. 183, she lost control of the Impala and spun into the lane of oncoming traffic, causing a collision with another vehicle traveling in the Greenville-bound lane.
Miller was ejected from the vehicle in which she was traveling and died as the result of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to the coroner's office report. She was unrestrained in the vehicle.
Winchester was wearing a seat belt, was driving to work and died as the result of blunt force trauma to the chest and abdomen, according to the report.
Gaulden said the highway patrol's accident investigation team was working with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office regarding the incident.
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|290m, 9 pitches. An amazing little big wall adventure! A 9 pitch epic up the largest peice of rock in the area. Pitches are given french sport grades but are most definately not bolted clip ups with most having very few bolts. A rack of friends from 0.5 to 4.5 and a selection of nuts as well as 16 quikdraws are required. Pitches 4 and 5 are commonly aided at a1 on a selection of old fixed gear you need to be leading E2 well to climb this route. Pitch grades and lengths as follows 6c+ 40m, 6b+ 35m, 6a 40m, 7c 40m, 7c 35m, 6a 40m, 6a 20m, 7a 20m, 6a 20m. A superb expedition of around 9 hours to climb the walk in and out are about an hour and half each so leave enough time. Superb go do it!
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