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UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Sedgley-based MEP Bill Etheridge will stand aside as an MEP if he wins a seat in Westminster.
Mr Etheridge, who is a Dudley councillor as well as a euro-MP, is aiming to win a place in the House of Commons at next year's general election by unseating Dudley North Labour MP Ian Austin.
Mr Farage says doing three jobs would be too much and the euro seat would be passed to another UKIP politician if his party wins in Dudley in 2015.
During a visit to Dudley on August 20, Mr Farage also threw his weight behind Mr Etheridge, who recently made headlines after telling a conference in Birmingham that Adolf Hitler had a magnetic personality.
Mr Farage said: "Anything said by anybody in UKIP gets exaggerated beyond all belief because the establishment will do everything they can to do us down.
"We have got a bit of a choice here, we could continue with three parties staffed with Oxbridge graduates all from privileged backgrounds, none of whom utter an opinion on anything for fear of causing offence.
"Or you can have what UKIP is trying to do, to bring real people into politics who are not career politicians, who come into this with conviction and passion and who, as part of the learning curve will make the odd mistake.
"I know which one I prefer and what Bill said, if any historian had said that, would not have been a news story because it would have been undeniably true.
"In the context in which Bill said it showed a level of inexperience of public office – that is all Bill is guilty of which, for somebody who has only just been elected as an MEP, is hardly surprising.
"To a large extent people like Bill are going to have to learn it for themselves, it's about experience. I don't want to change Bill, I don't want to get rid of Bill's desire to push the boundaries of debate.
"All I have got to do is knock a few of the edges off Bill and I think experience will do that, he is a first-class bloke."


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It has not been a great week for Sony employees, as the Japanese consumer electronics group carries out some late-summer pruning on its businesses. Around 1,000 people at Sony Mobile's operations are to be let go, with two-thirds of the redundancies falling in Lund, Sweden, as the headquarters of the mobile phone unit moves to Japan.
This was widely expected after Sony bought out Ericsson from their Sony Ericsson joint venture last year. In April this year, Sony had announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs globally. About half of these would come from the sale and spin-off of two subsidiaries, but detail about the rest is just starting to trickle through. Read more

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Welcome to Rebel State Clothing
RebelState Clothing was brought out of a necessity to bring a streetwear style to Camden. The owners have years of trading experience from Carnaby Street, Covent Garden and through to Portobello. This has helped them to educate themselves in the different styles that London has to offer which they have applied in their own store with the different brands on display.
We started life selling garments that were not necessarily driven by current fashion trends but classic styling through different generations. Our close relationship with our customer base has allowed them to help dictate our style which is different from other retailers in London.


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What was it actually like to live in Elizabethan England? If you could travel to the past and walk the streets of London in the 1590s, where would you stay? What would you eat? What would you wear? Would you really have a sense of it being a glorious age? And if so, how would that glory sit alongside the vagrants, diseases, violence, sexism and famine of the time? In this book Ian Mortimer answers the key questions that a visitor to late 16th-century England would ask.
©2012 Ian Mortimer (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd
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"Almost but not quite"
I read the earlier Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England in good old fashioned paperback and enjoyed it . So it was an easy choice to pick this on the track record of the earlier book. I wish I'd stuck to paperback again.TTG to Elizabethan England is not a bad book, however it doesn't work as an audiobook as well as many other books. The narration is fine and clear but the book suffers from too many facts and figures, lists and statistics. In print these work, but as the spoken word they serve to bog down the book and break up flow and imagination. A pity . Perhaps this is a (to my preference) rare example of a book that would honestly be improved for audio by being abridged.
"elizabethan wonderland"
I loved this book. Although factual and historical it is thoroughly intriguing and I felt as if I knew some of the 'characters'. Superby written and narrated. Was ideal for listening to in stages as its well defined into specific areas such as food or politics or living conditions. These areas were also seemlessly interlinked. For me, perfection.
"Time travelling to Elizabethan England"
I enjoyed very much listening to the descriptions of England in the 16th. century and I will highly recommend this book to people who like history and furthermore have the imagination to "see" landscapes, towns, people and much more so extremely well described by Ian Mortimer and so excellently narrated by Mike Grady.
"Long...but illuminating"
Lacking the relative brevity of the original title by Ian Mortimer tackling the fourteenth century, but still a refreshing approach to history.
"brilliant - Just close your eyes and you are there"
I dont' know how you start to write a book like this, I guess you have to have an excellent knowlage of the period, and a gift that allows you to put the reader there, as if you had traveled back as a time travel tourist and had to get a grip on the siutuation you find youslef in. I particually love the way Ian Mortimer somtimes comes at a particular point from an odd angle that makes you wonder where he is going. There is just enough detail to satisfy the novice, not too much that any particular subject can become boring. This is very well read, easy to take in, sometimes a bit upseting, sometimes supprising. I also like the interview with the author at the end. If you like history in an easy to take in format, that makes it relevent, then you will enjoy this. Probaly should be 5 stars, but ill leave that for your next one Ian.....please...
"If you liked the medieval guide, you'll love this"
It's a great idea; immersive history delivered through a view of how life really was in a particular period of history. He did it incredibly well in the medieval time travellers guide. This holds up just as well.
"Informative and enlightening"
I enjoyed this volume, but not quite as much as I did the "Time Traveller's Guide To Medieval England". There is plenty of illustrative detail about how our ancestors went about their lives, and the facts are delivered in a pleasantly chatty style, but the emphasis towards the end of the book on literary developments felt rather like it came from a different book. But I much preferred the narrator who recorded this book to that for the Medieval England. Well-worth downloading and listening to, I'm sure there's something interesting in here for everyone.
Yes. This brought the history of the period to life making me want to listen more closely the next time.
No multiple sittings are better for this title as there is so much to grasp.
"The past comes to life."
This is a great book for people who have an interest in history - particularly of our great nation. Mike Grady has just the right voice for it - not to clipped or overly 'posh'. He brings the lines on the dusty pages to life in a vibrant manner. The intermingling of words written by those who were there at the time with the modern lines of Ian Mortimer create a whole new world for us - from the distant past!
I down loaded this copy some months ago and listen to it as I trundled back and forth through the next few weeks. It really was very good.
I then recently began to listen to it once more. I found so much more this time round. I rarely like revisiting books but this is wonderful.
I recommend this book to everyone.
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Octomom: 'I have a better figure than Kate Gosselin'
Nadya Suleman's two-hour documentary Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage aired on FOX last night and showed the day-to-day life our of nation's very own psychotic incubator. While the show was rife with reasons why Nadya shouldn't be allowed to parent anything more aware than a potato, she also took time to fire off criticisms of TV mom Kate Gosselin, according to Celebuzz:
Clucking at the pictures of Gosselin parading around in a bikini on the beach from earlier this year, Suleman opined, "It's so staged. She's doing it to get people to take pictures of her… I feel like it's cheating [to get a tummy-tuck]. It's her choice. If she has enough money to fix herself, let her."
Then Suleman tossed out another dis, declaring, "I have a better shape, though. I'm sorry, no offense to her."
Apparently tired of attacking Gosselin's physique, Suleman then went on to find fault with Gosselin's personality.
"I'm not as attention-seeking [as Gosselin]," Suleman noted.
When she wasn't attacking her porcupine-haired rival, Octomom was seen calling the police about the paparazzi – but not the ones she secretly invited into her house to photograph the children. She also told a disturbing story about making her own mother ride in the trunk of her car because she was sprayed by a skunk. I'm not even joking. The NJ Star Ledger reports:
The most chilling scene, for me, was when Nadya recounted the story that when was 17, her mother got sprayed by a skunk. Nadya told her the only way she'd ride home in the car with her was if she (her mother) went in the trunk of the car.
Nadya then recounted how she shut the trunk door (although her mother tried to keep it open a crack) then drove crazy so she could make her mother's ride as uncomfortable as possible. "It was really funny," she said, "I kept hearing her body roll from side to side." From the deadness in her expression and in the tone of her voice, you got a terrifying whiff of someone seriously disconnected from human emotion. Until the documentary, I had dismissed claims that she was emotionally disturbed, thinking perhaps she was just a bit eccentric, but seeing her life exposed this way did nothing for her cause.
At this point, I'm almost convinced Nadya Suleman is on Kate Gosselin's payroll because, shit, does Kate walk away from this looking awesome. No, really, I almost want to hunt down Jon Gosselin just to punch him in the nuts and say "Hey. At least you weren't married to Octomom, jerk!" Then I'd steal his magical ATV and bed women with it. It's the only way he'll learn.


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Regardless of whether you are private citizen or a business owner, it is imperative that you have a grip on the income tax personal processes. This is the method that is used by government to ensure that they can expand the tax base as well as the potential revenue that they can get from that tax base. You are part of the income tax personal processes whether you like it or not. In this article we look at some of the things that might help you in your financial affairs.


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It's Our 60th Anniversary!
3 Rivers is celebrating the 60th Anniversary as your telecommunications cooperative at our annual meeting this year, to be held March 18 at the Community Hall in Fairfield (details are in the latest issue of Currents). As usual, there will be plenty of gifts and door prizes given out at the meeting, but if you can't make it, we will be drawing ten member's names at random who will receive a $60 gift certificate towards their 3 Rivers bill. All members who aren't at the meeting will be entered—no sign up necessary!
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Cam Newton is off to the best start of his NFL career.
Now the question becomes whether the Carolina Panthers fifth-year quarterback can carry over that success on Sunday against his primary nemesis, the Seattle Seahawks.
Newton continues to make strides in his development as an NFL quarterback for the unbeaten Panthers and has a career-high passer rating of 88.5 behind seven touchdowns and only two interceptions. He's also run for two scores.
But when it comes to the two-time defending NFC champion Seahawks, Newton has struggled.
He's 0-4 against Seattle, including a 31-17 loss in last year's NFC divisional playoffs in which he threw a fourth quarter interception that was returned 90 yards for a touchdown by safety Kam Chancellor.
Newton only has three touchdowns passing and no TDs rushing in four games against Seattle. His QB rating (73.4) is the worst among teams he's faced at least three times in his career, according to STATS.
Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula believes a more poised Newton is better prepared this time around.
"Really, on game day, he's had a real good sense of ownership of getting our guys in the right position, seeing some one-on-ones for the soft parts of coverage," Shula said Monday. "Just the comfort level . . . that's kind of shown itself a little bit."
But Shula also knows Seattle has been a huge challenge for Carolina.
The Panthers have not scored more than 17 points in any of their last four meetings with Newton at the helm. And despite the Seahawks penchant for surrendering fourth quarter leads this season, Shula said, "They're really good."
"We've got to make first downs and stay out of long yardage," Shula said. "They thrive on long yardage and they thrive on turnovers."


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Meet Holley Shiftwell, recent grad of spy school and the car that has caught Mater's eye!! Played by Emily Mortimer, Holley is all kinds of fancy and even has a pop up holographic display.
I can't wait to meet Holley- both on and OFF screen- I'll also be interviewing Emily Mortimer this Saturday before the premiere!
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Secret weapon: Combat pollution with works-on-everyone SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic serum. "The high concentration of effective antioxidants fights against aging free radicals. It also brightens the complexion over time."
Quick fix: For a pre-event glow, try La Mer The Radiant Serum. "It instantly hydrates and plumps skin."
The kit: 1. Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-aging Daily Serum is "highly effective"; 2. Garnier Skin Renew Dark Spot Overnight Peel gently fades discoloration; 3. Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 contains tone-evening soy; growth-factor-packed 4. Skinmedica TNS Recovery Complex is Ingleton's "youth elixir."
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Secret weapon: The Fraxel Dual laser "firms skin by tightening pores and reducing fine lines, replenishes the dermis with new collagen, and improves overall tone," Anolik says. "There is an improvement to my patients' appearances after one session."
Quick fix: Anolik zaps brown spots one by one with a Q-switched ruby laser. "It's like using a paintbrush to remove marks." The pigmentation scabs, flakes off, and disappears completely within a week.
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HOUSTON - You can reunite with old classmates, share pictures of your family or network, but if none of that is enough to encourage you to join Facebook, we've got something else that just might: freebies!
From food to office supplies, manufacturers are using the social networking site to promote their products. That means you can get a load of free stuff.
It may have been Burger King that launched the Facebook freebie frenzy when it offered a free Whopper to anyone who deleted 10 Facebook friends. Burger King reports 233,906 friends were bartered for a burger.
Other companies caught on. Now, you might say, everybody's doing it.
"If I don't find a Facebook freebie like once every other day, I'm surprised," said Ryan "Goob" Eubanks.
Goob is a freebie fanatic. He runs a the website heyitsfree.net, where he shares his free finds with his readers. He sat down to talk with us via Skype.
"People who hunt for freebies, they have the attention span of a 5-year-old. And myself included, if I have to jump through hoops just to get free gummies or free anything, I'm not going to do it," he told Davis.
Goob said you can get most freebies on Facebook by simply "friending" or "liking" the Facebook page of a product.
By simply clicking the "like" button on the Kraft Foods Facebook page, you can get a free sample pack of food.
"Why are so many manufacturers doing this? What's in it for them?" Davis asked Goob.
"They kind of trust the sample will sell itself," Goob replied. "People will get it and eat it or use it ... and go 'Oh, I got to buy this.'"
Of course, some manufacturers may also want your information to use for marketing their products. It's why Catherine, creator of frugal-freebies.com, said you should have a separate e-mail account that you use just to sign up for freebies.
"You don't have to give them your right birth date," she told Davis. "You don't have to give them your right phone number."
Catherine started scouring the web for freebies about two years ago, when her husband was lamenting the cost of razors.
"I said, 'You know, I could go online and get you some for free.' And so now he has enough until about 2012," said Catherine.
So how can you find the free deals? Catherine shared her secret with us.
"I went to Google and they have Google alerts; and you put in search words that you're interested in," explained Catherine. "So I put in 'freebies,' and everyday they send me a list of the latest freebies that have posted to the Internet, and I go check them out."
There's even better news. Catherine and Goob already do the searching. By checking out their websites, Facebook pages or following them on Twitter, you'll get updates about all the deals they find. Then you can sign up, too.
Both said they started their sites as more of a hobby, but they now have advertising on their pages.
They make a small amount of money every time someone clicks on an ad from their website.
If you have a consumer question to "Ask Amy," send her an e-mail.Copyright 2006 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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If you like to read memoirs like The Glass Castle or Townie branch out and try an illustrated memoir or graphic novel.
|Young Marzena Sowa grows up in communist Poland as her father fights for freedom in the 1980's.
|Marjane Satrapi depicts her life in black and white while growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
|Sweet coming of age tale based upon Craig Thompson's teen years growing up in an Evangelical Christian family.
|Alison Bechdel of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For writes about growing up in a funeral home with a dad who was in the closet.
|Prize winning children's author, David Small, re-creates his emotionally abusive childhood.
|David B. relays life growing up with his epileptic brother.
|Female cartoonist, Marisa Acocella Marcheto, is about to end her Sex in th City lifestyle and get married, then finds out she has to battle breast cancer.
|Originally produced digitally, this is Brian Fies' account of his mother's cancer and how it affected her and his family.
|One of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever, Maus is the story of Art Spiegelman's father, Vladek, who survived the Holocaust.
A graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lucy Knisley journals a month long Paris sojourn that she shared with her mother.
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Adult film fans will likely be familiar with the name Chris Steele. Heck, even Dallas peeps (OK, the gay ones) in general might know the name. Well, the MacArthur High School grad has done good. The former XXX film star, now executive producer of Jet Set Men, was given Hall of Fame status at last week's 2011 Trendy Awards.
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Rihanna & Chris Brown married?
Here's the most believable news ever: Rihanna and Chris Brown are married, according to Star:
"All she's ever wanted was to be with him forever," a source tells Star. "Rihanna is looking for the husband-and-two-kids deal before she turns 25. She believes in fairy tales, and she wants to live hers with Chris. She was totally up front and confessed to him, 'I can't live without you.'"
The pair wasted no time making Rihanna's fairy tale come true. They even called a minister to the mansion on exclusive Star Island!
Well, she already took him back and as I always say despite it usually ending in divorce and/or sexual harassment litigation, "When you've dug yourself a hole, the best thing to do is keep digging until the shovel hits you in the face." Which, let's be frank, is a likely scenario for these two.


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To-be is a word that means an ideal situation or a targeted situation of something.
Many companies are iterating "improvements" in various aspects everyday, but it is not possible to achieve effective "improvements" without clearly understanding the ideal situation and identifying problems to be solved to accomplish that goal. To-be exactly means the targeted ideal situation, which is an ultimate goal. On the other hand, As-is means the current situation. Improving activities are defined as activities to get closer to To-be from As-is. In Japanese, it is called "ideal figure" or "what it ought to be."
Regarding business architecture and business process, it is desirable to define the ideal situation as To-be model and to proceeding toward To-be model by first figuring out problems , through the comparison of the current status (As-is model) and To-be model, and then breaking down the problems into concrete activities to be done by each individual or organization.
Application in BPM
In order to execute BPM, As-is model must be grasped by means of modeling and visualizing the current business process by using a business process diagram. On the other hand, To-be model is defined as the most effective and efficient business process. Then, problems are identified by comparing As-is model and To-be model, and thereby improvements are done. It is crucial to always clarify To-be model of business process and compare it with As-is model in order to iteratively improve business process.


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MUSTANG, Nev. - Two state troopers searching a car during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in northern Nevada on Monday afternoon somehow allowed a man to make off with one of their cruisers and use a patrol shotgun to carjack another vehicle before leading them on a chase that ended with the suspect's alleged suicide and the arrest of three others from Jacksonville.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office confirmed two Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were put on paid leave Tuesday while deputies investigate the bizarre chain of events that ended about 30 miles east of Reno.
Deputies said in a statement that the two troopers in separate cars pulled over a 2013 Ford Explorer near the exit for Mustang just east of Sparks, but during the stop, one passenger left the SUV and jumped in the cruiser.
"It was a very bold act," trooper Chuck Allen said Tuesday.
Other law enforcement officials started chasing the stolen vehicle, and eventually shot out its tires, patrol officials said.
But when the suspect left the patrol vehicle, he took the trooper's shotgun and carjacked a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, troopers said.
Marie Coates, who was driving the Pontiac, wasn't harmed. She told KOLO-TV in Reno she was headed eastbound on I-80 when the stolen trooper's car merged onto the highway and nearly hit her. She came upon the disabled cruiser blocking the highway and a man got out and talked to a woman in another car who drove off before he approached Coates.
"That's when I noticed the gun," Coates said, looking out her rear-view mirror. She said he walked up to her and fired shots above her car. "He started screaming at me, 'Get out of the car, I'm not kidding.'"
The suspect then took off in the Pontiac, attempted to pass a tractor-trailer and crashed the vehicle, according to NHP.
Photos of Devin Peterson, Mollie Bass, Manuel Rodriguez and Christian Magllano
Authorities said the man got out of the wrecked vehicle and started shooting the trooper's gun in the air before shooting himself in the roadway, NHP said. He died at the scene of one self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, investigators said.
Authorities have not released the man's name, but KTVN-TV in Reno reported that he was 22-year-old Devin Peterson of Jacksonville, Fla.
Authorities have identified three people arrested as Manuel Alejandro Rodriguez, 29, Christian M. Magllano Alzpurua, 23, and Mollie Bass, 29 -- all of Jacksonville, Fla.
All three were booked in the Washoe County Detention Center on suspicion of selling a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance for sale and conspiracy to violate a uniform controlled substance act. Bail was set at $150,000 for each.
Allen said the investigation has been handed over to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. He referred questions to the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office declined to specify the troopers' role in the incident or say whether either fired a weapon. Neither was hurt.
"The rest of the information is part of an ongoing active investigation and will not be released until its conclusion," Deputy Armando Avina said in an email to The Associated Press.
"We are trained for a lot of things. A lot of scenarios come our way," Allen told KRNV-TV. "But you don't expect a person to either open a car door and run to your vehicle and get in, or to distract you so someone else can do that."
No details were released on how the suspect was able to move from the SUV to the patrol cruiser.
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We pay disability benefits through two programs: the Social Security disability insurance program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. An application for disability benefits can be filed online, in the local Social Security office, or by phone. We review the application to make sure some basic requirements for disability benefits are met. If these requirements are met, we send the disability application to the Disability Determination Services (DDS) office in the state in which the applicant resides. Using federal laws, regulations, and Agency policies and procedures, this state agency completes the disability determination for Social Security.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) reviews a sample of initial disability claims prior to a final determination in order to assess the accuracy component of DDS performance. The data contained in this dataset shows the results of this review for fiscal years 2007 and later.
The Code of Federal Regulations (20 CFR 404.1640-404.1670) establishes that SSA will conduct a quality assurance review of initial DDS disability determinations. The purpose of the review is to ensure that the states are complying with our regulations and other written guidelines, including meeting and maintaining established national performance standards. These standards help ensure effective and uniform administration of the disability programs and measure whether the performance of the disability determination function by each state agency is acceptable. The performance standards are also designed to improve overall state agency performance in the disability determination process, and to ensure that benefits are made available to all eligible persons in an accurate and efficient manner.
See the link below to learn more about SSA's disability programs- http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/disability.htm.
This dataset provides accuracy rate figures at the state and national level for SSA disability medical determinations made by the state DDSs. The data covers results from fiscal year 2007 onward. The accuracy rates provided are the combined (weighted) results of the Social Security review of initial-level favorable and unfavorable determinations and reflect cases with a substantive error (i.e., those that result in a changed decision from favorable to unfavorable or unfavorable to favorable), and cases returned to the DDS for additional action and the DDS did not complete requested action(s) timely (about 90 days).
Data Collection Description
We review a random selection of approximately 70 favorable and 70 unfavorable determinations from every state every three months. From this, we are able to project the overall accuracy rate with respect to the determinations made by each DDS.
Field A: Federal Fiscal Year (FY), a 12 month period from October through September.
Field B: State (with national shown as the total of all states)
Field C: Accuracy Rate, shown as a percentage of cases
Field D: Sampling Variability, at the 95 percent confidence level, shown as a plus or minus percentage
Field E: Comments
Statistical Methodology:
Accuracy rates represent a mean percentage of the upper and lower limits of a mathematically calculated variability range. The mathematical formula used to establish these limits considers the size of the sample and, indirectly, the number of deficiencies found. The formula used also incorporates a mathematical constant "Z score" calculated to produce a variability range acceptable at a 95.0 percent confidence level.
Sampling variability is expressed as plus or minus percentages and shown (to the second decimal) following each accuracy rate quoted. Thus, we can, for example, be 95.0 percent sure that an accuracy rate of 94.2 percent, based on the review of a sample of the workload, with a sampling variability of +/- 3.19 could be no higher than 97.4 percent and no lower than 91.0 percent if the entire workload were reviewed. We arrive at these results by adding the variability percentage to the accuracy rate to obtain the upper limit and subtracting the variability percentage from the accuracy rate to obtain the lower limit.
All accuracy percentage rates are weighted to reflect the data as they would appear if the total workload had been reviewed.
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AFTER completing their GCSEs most sixteen year-olds would be revelling in the chance to kick up their heels on their long summer holiday.
Not so 16-year-old Taunton student Chris Grabham, who has been working his socks off to turn a popular fantasy horror novel into an empowering 57-song musical based on author Anthony Horowitz OBE's book, Raven's Gate.
The ambitious teen says the musical, when performed in full, will be in memory of his fellow Bishop Fox's pupil Amy Hofmeister.
Amy was killed by a speeding driver in June 2011 in Taunton's Blackbrook Way.
Chris threw a fashion show in Amy's memory when he was still only a Year 9.
Chris, who won a County Gazette Pride of Somerset Youth Award in 2013, said: "Split into two acts, it's a rock opera, and it must be one of the biggest – I've not found anything bigger.
"I got all the rights from Anthony's agents, and have written all the songs myself.
"We're now at the stage where we are ready to showcase 16 songs from it to the public. It has taken up so much of my time, and it's good fun when you get into it."
Chris has enlisted his fellow just-graduated all-female cast of Year 11s for Ravensgate: The Musical.
On Tuesday Chris and co showcased an hour-long snippet of the show for free to the public, complete with a live band, raising over £130 for the Think Amy charity in donations.
Amy's mum, Jane Hofmeister was a special guest at the night, and said the evening was "brilliant".
Chris says: "Amy was in the year above us, and everyone can remember the day when the news came through. In a couple of years I'm hoping it will be a far more professional operation, and we'll be able to perform it in full. But we hope it will help."


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Christopher Kane Spring 2012
To the haunting strains of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games," Christopher Kane sent out an inventive, focused collection that proved a defining, electric moment in the show season thus far.
Whilst other designers this season have been looking at such time-honored tropes as forties film noir, the farm fields of Africa, and the Olympics (for example), it takes a maverick genius like Kane to pluck inspiration from the "really strange" palimpsest walls and Dear Diaries of teenagers' bedrooms on grim welfare estates, but images of these unfamiliar environments completely captivated Kane, and he translated them, against all odds, into beautiful, modern clothes.
High school uniforms were suggested by abbreviated gray flannel kilts and cabled sweaters with black bands outlining the hem and deep-set arm-holes, but the real innovation was in the reflective flower motifs that a schoolgirl might stick absently over her notebook (heat-sealed onto translucent fabrics), or the four layers of flower-appliquéd shiny nylon organza that suggested the peeling floral wallpaper in her bedroom. The glittery metallic brocades in melting pastel colors (with a dash of what Kane describes as "erratic" electric blue) twinkled with silver might have started life as a reflective notebook cover on his inspiration board, but were transformed into structured short skirts and stand-away jackets with a boxy, early-sixties flavor. That sophisticated sixties futurism also found expression in stiff satin shifts, spliced with algebraic lines over winking slices of flesh. The glow-in-the-dark sticky stars on a bedroom ceiling now glittered as rhinestones at the knees of battered and beloved old jeans, and the impasto crusting of crystal trellis beadwork that decorated the finale pieces (inspired by a single fragment that Kane found in a flea market) took the collection into the loftiest realm of luxe.
And what about those flat white rubber-soled slides with thick straps coordinated to the outfits? "She's going to run the marathon," said Kane, laughing. "She's ready to take off." Or, like his collection, to soar.
For a full profile and more information on Christopher Kane, go to Voguepedia.com.


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'Cities fit for cycling' - a bit of a backlash?
Most non-cyclists when asked why they don't cycle will probably list one of the main reasons as 'it's too dangerous!' This perception of danger often rests on poor understanding of the actual risks - usually most non-cyclists only view of cycling is through their windscreen as they nervously try to overtake a vulnerable looking cyclist at the side of the road. However, some of those concerns are justified: you may be less likely to die in a mile cycling than a mile walking, but you are even less likely to be killed while driving.
CTC has always tried to keep a balance between sending out messages dissuading people that cycling is dangerous and communicating to policy makers and cyclists the areas in which safety needs to be improved.
CTC has always tried to keep a balance between sending out messages dissuading people that cycling is dangerous and communicating to policy makers and cyclists the areas in which safety needs to be improved. We've always tried to do this by focusing the former on the general public (through national newspapers, magazines or other media) and the latter through lobbying activities and cycle-specific media outlets. Our 'Stop Smidsy' campaign was very much aimed at existing cyclists and we consciously decided to avoid opening this up to the general media.
Things therefore got a little tricky when The Times launched their 'Cities fit for cycling' campaign, which very much had a 'cycling is dangerous' theme. CTC has tried to moderate this line but it may be that the impression of danger caused by the campaign is likely to do considerable damage to the impression of cycling amongst the general public.
Let's hope the benefit from changes to policy that the campaign requests are extensive enough to be worthwhile. Given that the health benefits of cycling outweigh the risks 20:1, measures to improve the safety of cyclists are always unlikely to generate overall health benefits if they also tend to put people off cycling through making it appear dangerous.
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Our friends at stylish gardening blog Fennel & Fern teach us how to sow and grow in small spaces.
Nowhere to grow? Try flavoursome micro greens.You really don't need a garden or even a windowbox to be able to grow your own veg. All you need is a windowsill or a sunny spot in a room, a handful of soil and a container, and you can grow micro greens. They are small, flavoursome herbs or salad leaves, grown for only a few days until a second pair of leaves emerge. The taste is much more concentrated and in just one little seedling you get all the punch of an entire plant. They make great salad fillings or garnishes for salad. Here are five of our favourite micro greens.
1. Lavender
Few people eat adult lavender leaves, but when you try one of these seedlings, you'll be hooked. Great scattered over a tagine or on cheese on toast. Sow these seeds in compost in a warm place. If you have a propagator, that's great, or else put them in a seed tray, put the seed tray in a see-through plastic bag and put near to your cooker in your kitchen so they get all the warmth.
2. Beetroot
Picking beets when they are only at seedling stage (rather than waiting a week longer for their true leaves to appear) means you have a perfect garnish. You still have that sweet, earthy, beety flavour in the tiny plant, and the bright stems look fab as the crest of a salad, or sprinkled at the last minute over a dish of food.
3. Shiso greens
Shiso has a really strong aniseed taste, with a gentle warmth to it as well. You can pack these seeds in and serve when the first pair of true leaves appear.
4. Pea shoots
These really are clever and cheap salads. You just need a bag of cheap dried peas from your local shop and some soil. Sow and wait until you've got about three sets of leaves on the plant. They taste like peas, but better.
5. Mustard
These really are quick. Sow in a warm place and you'll get intense leaves within a week. they're great for giving early salads a flavoursome punch.
Fennel and Fern is a blogging collective inspiring gardeners all over the world; a big happy team of organic gardeners who love the soil under their fingernails and munching on thier own homegrown veg. For more urban growing tips and advice on great gardening click here.


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Some interesting charts from Credit Suisse this morning are testing the idea that eurozone unemployment looks particularly awful.
Adjust for the rising number of people participating in the workforce in the eurozone, and the falling number willing to work in the US, and unemployment is just about the same in both. Read more


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Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold, Mucus & Congestion Side Effects
Generic Name: acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine
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Applies to acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine: tablets
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Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
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Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth, nose, or throat; excitability; headache; nervousness; trouble sleeping; upset stomach.
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Applies to acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine: oral capsule, oral liquid, oral powder for reconstitution, oral tablet
Cardiovascular side effects of phenylephrine have included palpitations, arrhythmias, and cardiovascular collapse with hypotension.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects of dextromethorphan have included upset stomach.
Gastrointestinal side effects of guaifenesin have included stomach upset and vomiting with higher than recommended doses. Doses recommended for expectoration have rarely been associated with gastrointestinal upset.
Gastrointestinal side effects of phenylephrine have included nausea.[Ref]
General side effects of phenylephrine have included pallor and weakness.[Ref]
Genitourinary side effects of phenylephrine have included dysuria.[Ref]
Hepatic side effects of acetaminophen have included severe and sometimes fatal dose dependent hepatitis in alcoholic patients. Hepatotoxicity has been increased during fasting.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity side effects of dextromethorphan have included rare reports of fixed-drug eruptions.[Ref]
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Nervous system side effects of dextromethorphan have included drowsiness and dizziness. Other side effects such as excitation, mental confusion, and opioid like respiratory depression have been rare and occurred at higher dosages. In some cases of abuse, patients experienced euphoria, hyperactivity, mania, and auditory and visual hallucinations.
Nervous system side effects of guaifenesin have occasionally included dizziness and headache.
Nervous system side effects of phenylephrine have included headache, dizziness, nervousness, restlessness, tremor, insomnia, convulsions, and central nervous system depression.[Ref]
Psychiatric side effects of phenylephrine have included hallucinations, fear, and anxiety.[Ref]
Respiratory side effects of phenylephrine have included respiratory difficulty.[Ref]
Dermatologic side effects associated with acetaminophen includes the risk of rare but potentially fatal serious skin reactions known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP).
Dermatologic side effects of guaifenesin have included rare reports of rash.[Ref]
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Choo out with sore elbow, hopes to play Wednesday
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is the latest Rangers player to come down with one of those nagging Spring Training ailments.
Choo said he has been bothered by a sore left elbow and was out of the lineup Tuesday against the White Sox. He last played Saturday against the Dodgers and is hoping to be back in the lineup Wednesday, so the problem is not too serious.
"At the end of a season, when you stop throwing, your muscles shrink," Choo said. "When you start throwing again, your muscles get extended and I get a little inflammation. I don't want to play and make it worse. It's feeling better today."
Choo is 3-for-17 with four strikeouts and one walk in seven Cactus League games, but said the elbow hasn't been a problem when he has been hitting.
"In the first week, my timing was late," Choo said. "Now I'm starting to hit the ball on time. I'm hitting it hard, but right at people."
Alex Rios also remains sidelined with a strained intercostal muscle in his right rib cage. Rios has not played since March 4, but is taking batting practice.
"We're waiting for him to tell us when he is ready," assistant general manager Thad Levine said.
Shortstop Elvis Andrus, who missed time early in the Cactus League because of a sore shoulder, has been playing regularly, but is still not full strength yet as far as throwing.
"I'm getting the strength back," Andrus said. "It's not 100 percent. I'm probably 80-85 percent. It's coming along. It will get there pretty quick."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (Tribal SASP) provides funding directly to tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services. Tribal agencies, organizations, and nonprofits provide critical and culturally relevant services that are specifically responsive to the needs of sexual assault victims within tribal communities.
Learn more [1].
Links:[1] http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/fy2014-tsasp-solicitation.pdf


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Topic: Living with the consequences
My name is David.
I was diagnosed with a Cholangiocarcinoma in Aug of 2004. I was sent to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN and had surgery in early Sept. I had 5/8ths of my liver removed along with the gall bladder, common bile duct and local lymph nodes. So far there has been no evidence that the cancer spread beyond my liver.
I was wondering if any of you have had trouble with Anemia. I have been having trouble with chronic anemia for the last several months and we have not yet determined why.
Since Jan. 2005 I've also experience a sharp pain under my ribs just to the left of my sternum. The timing of the pain is totally random and only lasts for about 30 seconds but it can be a very long 30 seconds at times. Does anyone else experience this and have you found any relief for it. My Doctor has no explanation and tells me I may just have to learn to live with it. DT


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
The old adage, "people love to buy, but hate to be sold" is rephrased from the seller side to "salespeople love to win, but hate to lose." Sales management might say "I want to help salespeople win, but win the right business." The key is the hot pursuit of a win can backfire if salespeople are going after deals that aren't profitable.
So how can salespeople, sales managers and organizations increase win rates and reduce no-decision rates?
The short answer: discipline.
The longer answer – discipline in articulating the opportunity, discipline in the analysis of the opportunity, discipline in garnering evidence, and discipline in making go/no-go decisions.
High-Probability and High-Profitability Opportunities
The discipline required to identify high-probability and high-profitability opportunities starts with understanding clearly and accurately what the customer organization is trying to accomplish. Effort here focuses on collecting compelling evidence and analyzing which opportunities lend themselves to increasing win rates.This approach invites dialog among everyone involved in a sales campaign to make an informed go/no-go decision to pursue an opportunity.
You have to be prepared to describe the opportunity – the "deal" – by articulating what the organization is trying to accomplish and the customer's main criteria for an ideal solution for accomplishing the above, and then answer three questions:
Let's unpack these questions and see what's inside each one.
Defining the Opportunity
An opportunity worth pursuing is one anchored to a business imperative. If you are not able to articulate a problem statement, or what the organization is trying to accomplish, there likely isn't much need for a solution. If the opportunity is tied to something inside the business, in response to that problem statement you must next be able to answer, "What are the customer's main criteria for an ideal solution, or "How does the customer define value?"
1. Probability analysis: Will the customer buy something?
In an effort to conduct an intelligent, informed discussion around, "Shall we pursue?" the first "Yes" comes from a moderate to high probability the customer will buy something. If there is low probability, you may need to rethink if it is worth time and resources to commit to pursuing the deal.
In the probability analysis, your radar must be up, continually listening for and gathering evidence that supports the fact that the opportunity on the table has strategic importance. If you don't know, a disciplined approach to determine strategic importance becomes the focus of the next customer conversation and/or gathering of evidence in the field or from media, annual reports, or the MD&A in financial reports.
If an organization puts out an RFP, for example, that doesn't necessarily mean the opportunity has strategic importance. Don't assume. The customer may just be fishing. If the person you are calling on claims the deal is important but you don't have compelling evidence to support it, the question for you as a salesperson (or sales manager) becomes, "Is this enough evidence – is it believable?" The discipline comes in the discussion between salesperson and sales manager considering, "Are there additional data points that support it is important?" Further analysis and evidence gathering may be necessary to determine the business imperative or strategic importance of the opportunity.
The next key consideration in your probability analysis is determining if there is a level of urgency or a compelling event that is pushing the customer toward a buying decision. Reality is, if there is no compelling event, little to nothing gets done and the decision gets delayed. If the level of urgency is not moderate to high, you will spend a lot of time and energy likely getting to no decision.
Think of the discipline of probability analysis as a necessary speed bump that doesn't stop the process, but may slow it down to consider if you're pursuing a losing proposition.
2. Value analysis: Does this opportunity have value for me and my company?
The discipline around a value analysis enables you to discern if this opportunity is the business you want. Again, the answer must be yes, and it's best to discover the answer early in the sales process.
Key in value analysis is not only establishing the size of the opportunity, but also paying attention to the cost of the opportunity – estimating the salesperson's, the executive's and the support team's time and expense to determine if it is profitable and good business for the company.
3. Position analysis: Will the customer buy from me?
In this analysis, your position relates to evidence of how well your offering matches the customer's needs better than the competition, the value the customer places in your offering, your credibility with all decision makers, and your reputation. This type of evidence enables everyone involved in a sales campaign to discuss the relative strength of your competitive position. And if you lack evidence, it is incumbent upon you – salesperson, sales manager or support staff – to dialog, ask questions, listen and determine the strength of your competitive position for increasing your win rate.
Should We Pursue?
From a disciplined approach using probability, value, and position analyses, the salesperson and the sales manager can then determine "Should we pursue?"
Ponder this for a moment: Recall a time when you wish you would have lost a deal you won. This might conjure up some unpleasant memories, not just from a salesperson's perspective, but equally from a sales manager and from multiple functions within the organization as a lot of time, resources, and energy are involved in the pre- and post-sale process. Taking a disciplined approach to opportunity analysis may have avoided winning a losing deal.
A Dialogue of Evidence vs. an Inspection of Numbers
The approach I have mapped out invites dialog and discussion based on evidence, rather than an inspection of numbers; numbers that at times can be skewed in ways to sweeten a potentially sour deal. Evidence that shows the probability, value, and your position in terms of "high-medium-low" or "don't know" (in which case begs you to find out) provides a basis for ongoing, intelligent discussion throughout the sales process. "What does the evidence say?" "Do we believe it?" "What more do we need to find out?" It takes discipline to ask and answer questions like these for every opportunity in order to strategically point you toward those opportunities that have the greatest chance of you winning. And, everyone loves a winner…of the right business.
David Yesford is Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Supportat Wilson Learning Worldwide. He is the contributing author of several books, including "Win-Win Selling," "Versatile Selling" and "The Social Sales Training Book 2." He is presenting a free webinar on this same topic on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. Eastern. You can register to attend HERE.


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AFTER a fortnight's lull in action – and just a few weeks away from the midway point in the season – it's time for a quick assessment to date.
Easily Paolo Di Canio's best buys have been Andy Williams and John Bostock, but due to us seeing more of Williams, he gets the nod.
Whenever we don't have the pacy frontman up top, it's painfully obvious.
His ability to find space and his speed consistently sees him beat most defenders in League One. He can also put the ball in the back of the net.
Unfortunately, Federico Bessone has proved the worst buy – after a promising debut at Oxford he has looked totally out of his depth and hasn't been seen for nearly two months.
Raffaele De Vita has to be the most improved. He didn't look up to scratch last season, but he's come back a different player, enhanced his skills down the left wing and deserves to be starting far more often.
What will come as little surprise to most fans is that our best performance so far took place away from home, the thrashing of Stevenage in October.
We've seen a range of great goals – the wonderfully-worked free-kick against Brighton in the Capital One Cup, Matt Richie's long-range shots and, most recently, Williams' great touch, run and finish against Yeovil.
But my vote goes to Miles Storey's second goal against Aston Villa in the Capital One Cup.
Just the sheer audacity to even try that type of finish in such a high-pressured game deserves praise.
The fact it went in sent the County Ground bananas. Unforgettable – a top moment for hopefully a future Town star.
If I were to give out a player of the season award now, it would go to Ritchie, Alan McCormack or Simon Ferry all consistent performers.
Simply because he has grown so much this season it has to be Ferry, who has been rewarded with the captaincy recently in McCormack's absence.


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Mike Howe, foundation, 1315 Ragtown Rd., 1,680 square feet, estimated cost, $3,205; permit fee $58.25.
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities are searching for a man they say took credit cards from medical facilities in five counties in southwest Ohio.
Sherriff's detectives in Warren County are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect. They say he used stolen credit cards from facilities in Warren, Clinton, Butler, Montgomery and Hamilton counties to purchase electronics.
Detective Susan Horne tells the Middletown Journal (http://bit.ly/X3mNag ) that purchases made on the Warren County card were about $1,800. She didn't have details on cards from other counties.
She says the man is accused of stealing purses or credit cards left unattended at hospitals and doctor's offices.
The man is wanted for receiving stolen property, forgery and misuse of a credit card.
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York, Pa., The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said one of its Parisian stores will be converted to the Carson Pirie Scott nameplate and a warehouse in Iowa will be closed under changes planned for 2007, according to The Business Journal. Bon-Ton said Tuesday that it is planning a series of real estate initiatives regarding its Elder-Beerman and Parisian stores in Beavercreek, Ohio; its Parisian Circle Centre store in Indianapolis; and its distribution center in Ankeny, Iowa.
Plans have been approved to include a 15,000-sq.-ft. Home Store in Bon-Ton's 144,000-sq.-ft. Parisian Circle Centre store in Indianapolis, which will convert to the Carson Pirie Scott nameplate. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and be completed in July.
The Parisian and Elder-Beerman stores in the Fairfield Commons Mall in Beavercreek, Ohio, will undergo a renovation and reconfiguration expected to begin in April and be completed in September. Both locations will operate under the Elder-Beerman nameplate.
The retailer also announced it will close its 124,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Ankeny, Iowa, and consolidate the merchandise processing functions into its four remaining distribution centers in Whitehall, Pa.; Fairborn, Ohio; Rockford, Ill.; and Green Bay. The Ankeny distribution-center closing will be effective April 2007 and will result in the loss of about 60 jobs.
Additionally, Bon-Ton announced on Dec. 28 that it would close the 60,000-sq.-ft. Younkers store in downtown Sioux City, Iowa, by the end of February 2007, resulting in the layoff of approximately 50 associates.


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Sirloin with Sugar Snap Peas and Pasta Salad
- 1 boneless beef top sirloin steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
- 2 cups fresh sugar snap peas
- 2 cups cooked corkscrew pasta
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in halves
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Freshly grated lemon peel
- Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Gremolata Dressing
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1. Bring water to boil in large saucepan. Add peas; cook 2 - 3 minutes until crisp-tender. Drain; rinse under cold water. Combine peas, pasta and tomatoes in large bowl. Set aside.
2. Whisk Gremolata Dressing ingredients in small bowl until well blended. Toss 2 tablespoons dressing with pasta mixture. Set aside.
3. Combine 3 cloves minced garlic and 1 teaspoon pepper; press evenly onto beef steak. Place steak on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 2 - 3 inches from heat. Broil 9 - 12 minutes for medium rare (145 degrees) to medium (160 degrees) doneness, turning once.
4. Carve steak into thin slices; season with salt, as desired. Add steak slices and remaining dressing to pasta mixture; toss to coat evenly. Garnish with lemon peel and parsley, if desired.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional information per service: 369 calories; 12g fat (3g saturated fat; 7g monounsaturated fat); 5mg cholesterol; 216mg sodium; 31g carbohydrate; 4.2g fiber; 32g protein; 1mg niacin; 0.7mg vitamin B6; 1.4mcg B12; 4.4mg iron; 46.5mcg selenium; 5.3mg zinc.
This recipe is an excellent source of protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, selenium and zinc; and a good source of fiber.
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Jerry Brown seemed to have so much fun fighting California's fiscal dragons the past couple of years, it's hard to believe he wouldn't milk the drama a little longer before declaring victory. But there was the governor on TV last week, bragging on behalf of legislators and taxpayers about the newly balanced budget and indications the state again is "on the move."
Brown should realize he is way ahead of most Californians in his joy over the budget, the economy and the chances that Sacramento politicians know what to do next.
Not only isn't the dragon's body cold yet. The dragon isn't even dead yet.
In his annual State of the State speech to the Legislature, Brown acknowledged - all too briefly - the forces that could upset the balanced budget and the projections for California's first sustained budget surpluses in a dozen years: rash spending by the Democratic-dominated Assembly and state Senate, costs of implementing health-care reform, or another national economic downturn.
He spoke - too gushingly - of lawmakers' budget trims and first steps toward public-employee pension "reform."
He congratulated - not gushingly enough - the Proposition 30 voters who agreed to raise their own taxes as a last resort.
And he noted that the California economy is "coming back at a faster pace than the national average," without specifying that it has a lot more room for improvement than other states, with unemployment here still at 9.8 percent as 2013 began.
Glaringly, while Brown had time in his speech to recount the Biblical parable of the fatfleshed and leanfleshed cows, and to tell the story of California's origins ("In 1769, under King Charles III ..."), he couldn't work in a single reference to the ongoing financial plight of many of the state's cities.
This was a remarkable speech in several ways, still worth thinking about a few days later.
Fans of Brown's agile, unpredictable mind will have loved the way the speech managed to mention President Lincoln and Hewlett Packard in consecutive sentences, and the Ten Commandments and the California Education Code in the same sentence.
But if Californians were watching the speech at 9 o'clock on a Thursday morning, many were aware they were listening to reality as seen by someone who looks at the world through a state-capitol window, a politician whose confidence has been stoked by the good reviews given his budget proposals for increased funding for education.
To hear Brown tell it, California "confounded our critics" and "did the impossible" by digging out of the state's budget deficit.
But the criticism wasn't of California in general. It was of California's leaders. And nobody said balancing the budget was impossible. Quite the opposite - balancing the budget should be doable every year if those leaders spend wisely and plan ahead for lean times.
Spending wisely means setting priorities. At this pivotal juncture in the state's financial history, it is disappointing to hear Brown continue to enthusiastically argue for the need to commit $68 billion to create high-speed rail service between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The bullet train project is the sort of expenditure that makes Californians think the governor and Legislature aren't serious about consolidating the state's fiscal gains and setting aside a rainy-day fund.
The next recession is coming someday, and even more assuredly Prop. 30's promise of billions of dollars in extra tax revenue will begin to expire in a few years. The state simply must be ready, lest the fiscal dragon return.
This is not to ridicule Brown's optimism about his native state, but his Prop. 30 victory and recent good press has inspired him to declare a job well done when it's only half-done.
Since Thursday's State of the State address didn't include one of the staples of such speeches, a summing-up line about how "the state of the state is (fill in a flattering adjective)," allow us to suggest what the adjective should be.
The state of the state is delicate. More so than Brown wanted to say.


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Anne Nivat (b. 1969 France) is an award-winning journalist and author. Nivat has written articles and editorials for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the International Herald Tribune, Libération, Ouest-France, and has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and The Connection, and PBS's NewsHour, as well as other radio and TV programs. In her books Nivat's draws upon her affinity to the people affected, particularly women, and depicts the everyday consequences of geopolitical cataclysm. She herself emphasizes that her work is less about analysis than about immersing herself in, and living among, people.
Nivat published her first book Quand les médias russes ont pris la parole: De la glasnost à la liberté d'expression, 1985-1995 (Communication et civilisation) in 1997. The work was an analysis of the Russian media landscape during the transformation of the Soviet State, which was subject to many radical changes. In 1998, she became a correspondent for the French daily newspaper Libération in Moscow, and has also reported for other international newspapers and media from Russia since then, including Le Soir, Ouest France, Le Nouvel Observateur and the Washington Post.
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Working together with Louisette Ighilahriz on L'Algérienne (Fayard 2001), she described the life and memories of the daughter of a freedom fighter, who was born in 1936. The violent history of Franco-Algerian relations in the 20th century is recapitulated through the biography, and the work also focused on torture by the French army during the Algerian war (1954-1962). The book received a great deal of attention in France, stimulating renewed discussion about the justification of torture.
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Nivat studied at the IEP (L'Institut d'études politiques), the institute of political sciences at the leading university Sciences Po in Paris, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University. In 2001, she received the SAIS-Novartis International Journalism Award at The Johns Hopkins University. Anne Nivat speaks French, Russian and English and is currently working on a book about Central Asia. She lives in Paris, France.
At the Gardner Museum Anne Nivat used her 2004 residency to work on her book, The Wake of War: Encounters in Iraq and Afghanistan, which provided first-hand the voices of the ordinary men and women who at the center of a devastating conflict. In addition, Nivat attended the Democratic Convention in Boston as well as lectures and programs around town. Nivat returned in November to give a talk with Deborah Seward, the International Editor of the Associated Press, as part of the Gardner's The New Censorship lecture series. The talk, Going Global, touched on the reality and media coverage of the wars on terror that were raging around the Globe. They discussed how many media outlets in the U.S. and Europe accepted and followed government propaganda even when it was known to be fallacious such as in the case of Iraq or Chechnya.
Nivat has returned twice to the Gardner to speak about her current projects. In October 2005, Nivat was joined by Ellen Hume, Director of The New Center on Media and Society at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, for an Eye of the Beholder lecture entitled,The Wake of War: Encounters in Iraq. Nivat and Hume discussed Nivat's experiences in Iraq, the growing role and responsibility of journalists on the ground, and how journalists are a bridge between cultures that do not understand one another. In 2008, Nivat joined 2007 AIR and Afghani video artist, Lida Abdul, for an evening conversation entitled, Creativity During Wartime. In this program the two focused on their personal experiences working in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan and the impact of artists and writers who help images of war cross the threshold of national and international consciousness.


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Diamondback Dan, Copperhead Canyon's "Teller of Tall Tales", was braggin' to the boys at the Viper's Den about his ability as a master hunter.
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Craniocleidodysostosis: A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by:
The disorder is transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner. A parent with the condition has a 50:50 chance that each of their children will have the condition. Boys and girls stand an equal chance of being affected. The gene for the condition has been found on chromosome 6 (specifically, in band p21). The gene is for the transcription factor CBFA1 (core-binding factor alpha subunit 1). Mutations of CBFA1 cause this disorder.
A possible example of this disorder has been found in the skull of a Neanderthal man. (The patient could not be interviewed as to family history).
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