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Kim Sacks has been involved in South African arts and crafts for over 40 years.
A vast diversity of African artists and craftspeople are represented at the Kim Sacks Gallery. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, fabrics, beadwork and carvings by established and emerging artists from all over the continent are on display at this Johannesburg art gallery, ready to be sold to customers from across the globe.
At the Kim Sacks Gallery, you will find the finest hand-printed cloth from as far away as Mali on sale alongside telephone-wire baskets from KwaZulu-Natal. You'll discover historical masks from Nigeria alongside contemporary beadwork from the Eastern Cape. Traditionally functional objects like milk gourds, head rests and stools are exhibited alongside modern ceramics and paintings. Exquisite African jewellery is sold alongside antique African furniture.
Some of the South African artists whose work is on sale at the gallery include Samuel Musharu, Lindelani Ngwenya, Richard Sithole, Carolyn Heydenrych, Clementina Van Der Walt and Christina Bryer.
The gallery's stringent standards make it an important outlet for contemporary African art in South Africa and Kim Sacks, the gallery's founder, is also a ceramic artist and art teacher.
Sacks' knowledge of art from the African continent, along with her many years of experience, informs every aspect of the running of the gallery, from exhibitions promoting well-known artists to shows that promote art sourced from remote rural areas in South Africa and further afield.
The adjoining Kim Sacks School of Ceramics helps develop new talent by holding regular classes for beginners and advanced students, as well as specialist courses in various fields of ceramic art.
In winter, the gallery, which is housed in a beautifully restored historic building, is warmed by a crackling fire, while in summer the back veranda is a cool spot from which to contemplate your next purchase.
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The Kim Sacks Gallery is situated at 153 Jan Smuts Avenue, in the northern suburb of Parkwood in Johannesburg.
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The Kim Sacks Gallery is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm; Saturdays between 10am and 5pm; and on Sunday by appointment only.
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Parkwood is conveniently close to both Sandton and Hyde Park with their mix of upmarket shops and boutiques. It is also close to Greenside, Norwood and Parkhurst, with their pavement culture and high streets lined with cafés and restaurants.
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There are always original, beautifully crafted ceramics to choose from. The gallery will wrap and ship them for you.


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Somers: Twenty-second annual Friends of Lasdon Plant Sale. Huge selection of plants of all kinds. For more information on the sale and membership in the Friends of Lasdon, contact Nancy Giges at 914-683-5108 or firstname.lastname@example.com. 20 percent discount for members at the sale. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, 2610 Amawalk Road/Route 35. 914-232-6583.
Somers: Tomato-Growing Workshop with Master Gardener Caroline Fanelli. Participants will take home six varieties of tomatoes for transplanting into their own gardens. $15 per person, including materials. Registration required: 914-886-5108. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road/Route 35. 914-864-7263.
Brewster: Master Gardener Plant Sale. Heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and other vegetables, plus annuals, perennials and shrubs, many from member gardens. Also gloves, pots, soaps and free pH test for your garden soil (bring a half cup of soil). Gardeners on hand to answer questions and offer advice. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 1 Geneva Road, www.cce.cornell. edu/putnam, 845-278-6738.
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Hillburn: 2013 Environmental Day. Tour the recycling center, visit the environmental education center and Native Plants Garden, learn how to go green through environmental demonstrations, organic plant sale, green exhibitors, Rockland Recycles Awards ceremony, environmental movie, solar powered Merry-Go-Round, radio control airplanes and simulators, music with the Bossy Frog Band, face painting, fire safety truck and food. Rain or shine. www.rocklandrecyles.com. Free. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, 420 Torne Valley Road. 845-753-2200.
May 23
Mahopac: Great Gardening: Multiply Your Garden. Learn about methods of propagation, stem and leaf cutting for indoor house plants, division of perennials for fall planting and bulb scaling. Hands-on component: Bring in plants that can be propagated, such as begonia and spider plants; take home a stem or leaf cutting to experiment with. The Great Gardening Series is sponsored by the Friends of Mahopac Public Library. Registration is required. Free. 7 p.m. Mahopac Public Library, 668 Route 6. 845-628-2009, Ext 100.
May 31
Sparkill: Plant and Yard Sale. The sale will benefit the horticultural therapy program and future greenhouse. The plants were grown from seedlings and nurtured at Camp Venture over the winter months. For sale are flowers, herbs and vegetables and furniture and other yard sale items. There will be a hotdog lunch. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Also June 1. Camp Venture Main Street, 601 Main St. 845-359-5145.
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Address: 601 Tower of the Americas Way
Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun-Thu; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri-Sat
Phone: 210-223-3101
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Snapshot: The view from 750 feet in the air is quite nice. Visitors and locals alike are familiar with the Tower of the Americas, San Antonio's answer to the Empire State Building and the Space Needle. But if you're not up for a meal in the Tower's rotating Chart House restaurant, try Bar 601, one level up and with equally beautiful views, plus an appealing happy hour. The place has an elegant feel but accepts all kinds. In case you're worried, there's no extra charge to go to the bar. You'll get a completely new view on San Antonio for the cost of an elevator ride.
Who goes there: Of course, there are tourists. But happy hour has brought in more locals. Don't be surprised to find a few office parties in full swing.
Behind the bar: Full bar. $4-$6 cocktails during happy hour, $4 wine by the glass and $3 domestic drafts, 4:30-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beverages operations manager Christopher Madere recommends the nectar agave-rita (warning: very sweet) and the strawberry basil caipirinha.
Munchies: Food is served only during happy hour, though you can get full meals at all hours at the Chart House downstairs. The bar offers the Chart House appetizer menu, plus $6 prime rib sliders, available only in the bar.
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Whether you are moving WordPress to a new server or to a different location on your server, you don't need to reinstall. WordPress is flexible enough to handle all of these situations.
If you are moving WordPress from one server to another, begin by backing up your WordPress directory, images, plugins, and other files on your site as well as the database. See WordPress Backups and Backing Up Your Database.
Moving your domain without changing the Home and Site URLs of your WordPress site is very simple, and in most cases can be done by moving the files.
Moving a website and changing your domain name or URLs (i.e. from http://example.com/site to http://example.com, or http://example.com to http://example.net) requires the following steps - in sequence.
When your domain name or URLs change there are additional concerns. The files and database can be moved, however references to the old domain name or location will remain in the database, and that can cause issues with links or theme display.
If you do a search and replace on your entire database to change the URLs, you can cause issues with data serialization, due to the fact that some themes and widgets store values with the length of your URL marked. When this changes, things break. To avoid that serialization issue, you have four options:
Note: Search and Replace from Interconnectit is a 3rd party script
Moving the WordPress files from one location on your server to another - i.e. changing its URL - requires some special care. If you want to move WordPress to its own folder, but have it run from the root of your domain, please read Giving WordPress Its Own Directory for detailed instructions.
Here are the step-by-step instructions to move your WordPress site to a new location on the same server:
It is important that you set the URI locations BEFORE you move the files.
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Suppose you accidentally changed the URIs where you cannot move the files (but can still access the login page, through a redirection or something).
wp-login.php can be used to (re-)set the URIs. Find this line:
require( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-load.php' );
and insert the following lines below:
//FIXME: do comment/remove these hack lines. (once the database is updated) update_option('siteurl', 'http://your.domain.name/the/path' ); update_option('home', 'http://your.domain.name/the/path' );
You're done. Test your site to make sure that it works right. If the change involves a new address for your site, make sure you let people know the new address, and consider adding some redirection instructions in your .htaccess file to guide visitors to the new location.
Changing The Site URL also provides the details of this process.
Caution: Make sure you have a backup of your old site's WordPress database before proceeding!
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Another procedure for making copies of posts, comments, pages, categories and custom field (post status, data, permalinks, ping status, etc.) easy to follow:
Note: using this method, if there are some articles in the new site (like Hello World, Info Page, etc.), these will not be erased. Articles are only added. Using the former procedure, the articles in new site will be deleted.
Multisite is somewhat more complicated to move, as the database itself has multiple references to the server name as well as the folder locations. If you're simply moving to a new server with the same domain name, you can copy the files and database over, exactly as you would a traditional install.
If, instead, you are changing domains, then the best way to move Multisite is to move the files, edit the .htaccess and wp-config.php (change DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE and, if the folder name containing Multisite changed, PATH_CURRENT_SITE), and then manually edit the database. Search for all instances of your domain name, and change them as needed. This step cannot yet be easily automated. It's safe to search/replace any of the wp_x_posts tables, however do not attempt blanket search/replace without the Search and Replace for WordPress Databases script (aka the interconnectit script).
If you're moving Multisite from one folder to another, you will need to make sure you edit the wp_blogs entries to change the folder name correctly. You should manually review both wp_site and wp_blogs regardless, to ensure all sites were changed correctly.
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If you are moving from subdomains to subfolders, or vice-versa, remember to adjust the .htaccess file and the value for SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL in your wp-config.php file accordingly.


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The banks are going to have to take a haircut and some grain suppliers won't be able to collect on some receivables but it looks as if Puratone Corp.'s significant Manitoba hog production operations will survive to fatten up another day under the ownership of Maple Leaf Foods.
Last week, Maple Leaf announced it has a definitive agreement to acquire most of the assets of Puratone for $42 million.
Puratone filed for bankruptcy protection in the middle of September and its latest court filing lists total liabilities of about $118.7 million, including $86.1 million in secured debt to the Bank of Montreal and the Farm Credit Corp.
Puratone's court filing had been preceded by the receivership of Saskatchewan's Big Sky Farms, knocking the Prairie hog production industry into chaos.
It was a rude awakening for an industry that continues to be rocked with huge losses due to high feed prices and low hog prices.
Those conditions do not change.
What does change is the business now becomes more corporatized.
Maple Leaf Foods was the largest hog producer in the province even before the Puratone acquisition (which still needs approval from the court and Competition Bureau before it can close, likely some time in mid-December). Its Maple Leaf Agri-Farms already produces close to 800,000 hogs per year in Manitoba.
"This deal allows us to secure reliable hog supply for our processing operation in Brandon," said Dave Bauer, a spokesman for MLF.
That statement says a lot.
It's essentially talking about the foundation of Manitoba's billion-dollar hog industry.
Manitoba has become the largest hog-producing province in the country not just because the landscape is amenable to the hogs' disposition, but because the largest pork processing facility in the country -- and one of the largest in North America -- is in Brandon.
Some two-thirds of Puratone's production -- about 300,000 pigs per year -- were bought by Maple Leaf for its processing plant.
Maple Leaf goes through more than four millions hogs per year at its Brandon plant.
Andrew Dickson, the general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council, does not mince words in explaining the significance of that plant to the province's hog production industry.
"We need Maple Leaf to be making money out of the plant in Brandon," he said. "If they lose money they will close it down. If that happens the whole pig industry dies tomorrow except for HyLife."
HyLife Foods operates a successful, but much smaller, pork processing plant in Neepawa.
Maple Leaf's deal to buy Puratone includes an agreement to employ all of Puratone's approximately 300 employees.
They include the people who work at the Puratone-owned feeder barns. Some of those employees were once independent producers who chose to take a regular pay cheque instead of suffering under the vicissitudes of the market. It has been estimated that market will extract about $150 million in losses from producers this year and next.
Dickson and others say that transition -- from independent producer to employee or contracted producer -- is quickening.
"This is a way of staying in the farming business and getting a half-decent livelihood out of it," Dickson said. "It is expensive to own land nowadays. It is hard to do farming independently anymore."
The number of small family farms is diminishing constantly.
That's not to say Maple Leaf Foods will not be a proper steward of the industry. As well, it will have to survive on the same global pig and feed grain prices that independent producers have to deal with.
But its demand imperative to feed its massive plant in Brandon that employs more than 2,000 people is significant.
In fact, the Puratone acquisition may not be its last.
Quebec-based Olymel has offered $65.25 million to buy Big Sky Farms out of receivership. But the bidding process for the Humboldt, Sask.-based company, which is larger than Puratone, is still open until the end of the week.
On the subject of Big Sky, Maple Leaf Foods' Bauer said, "We are watching the situation closely and evaluating a number of options."


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A joint venture of the Museum of Bad Art and the Museum of Sex, The Museum of Bad Sex (MoBS) is a museum that features the low points of everyone's favorite pastime. Exhibits include:
- "Watch Your Teeth!": History's Worst Blowjobs
- "This'll Only Hurt For A Second": The Wax and Wane of Hot Wax
- Kermit and Miss Piggy: A Retrospective
Despite the apparent humor in a museum devoted solely to bad sex, the curators enact rigorous standards as to what they accept into the MoBS. First, the sex must not just be unpleasant, it must be hilariously, embarrassingly bad, such as one person farting while the other person is rimming. Second, the sex must be sincere; the MoBS will not accept hipsters having bad sex ironically.
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edit Laurie and Edgar in the Field with A Fucking Mountain Goat Staring At Them
This painting details two lovers who are seconds away from a mood-killing wtf moment. This painting is the first of a series; the sequels are titled "Shoo, You Stupid Goat!", "Goat: Baaaaaaaaahhhh", "Just Go, I Don't Have Any Food For You", and "Sorry, Honey, Let Me Find A Rock So I Can Throw It At It".
edit Bathroom Sex
This simply-titled piece is one of performance art, where a couple of partly-clothed actors who aren't paid enough act out attempted sexual relations in a bathroom stall, 12 hours a day, 5 days a week, without success. This work of tragedy has been compared to the story of Sisyphus, who was also forced to work for all eternity but who only had to push a boulder around.
edit Critical Response
Responses have been mostly negative. Roger Ebert refused to call what the museum exhibits "art", banging on the "make text bigger" button on his keyboard to prove his point.
edit Location
The MoBS is located in the lower level of Your Mom. Admission is $2, not including the student/senior/group discount. Hours are 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, except on her birthday. Free lube is available at the coat check.


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If you have mild to moderate mitral valve stenosis with no symptoms, you might not need immediate treatment. Instead, your doctor will monitor the valve to see if your condition worsens.
No medications can correct a mitral valve defect. However, certain drugs can reduce symptoms by easing your heart's workload and regulating its rhythm.
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WEPL Premier One
Bridgwater 110 lost to Downend 111-7 by three wickets
BRIDGWATER'S inconsistencies came to the fore yet again on Saturday as they went down by three wickets against Downend at The Parks.
Steffan Jones' side were dismissed for a disappointing 110 after being inserted, after Downend won a crucial toss in a damp humid atmosphere.
In a match reduced to 45 overs per side after two rain interruptions, the home sides innings never got going as Rhys Barrett (3-24) tore through the top order, exploiting the favourable conditions.
Steve Davis, with a patient 24no top scored, but Bridgwater could build no decent partnerships as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
A brief flurry from Robbie Montgomery, who hit the only six of the innings was ended by Matt Jackson, who then took the next three wickets, all caught at slip, to end with 4-28 as Bridgwater succumbed to 110 all out in only the 29th over.
Early wickets were crucial to defend such a low total and Mongomery (3-33) and Chris Skidmore didn't disappoint reducing the visitors to 18-4 after 12 overs.
Andy Roberts, Steffan Jones and Steve Davis all took a wicket each to give Bridgwater genuine hope of a remarkable victory, as Downend slumped to 49-7.
Unfortunately for Bridgwater, the only partnership of the day then took place, as Callum Loud (45no) and skipper Matt Jackson (25no) added 62 unbroken runs to steer their side to the win, as the home side's bowlers second spells lacked the penetration of their earlier efforts.
Next Saturday, Bridgwater travel to Corsham, while the table topping second X1 entertain Corsham, last seasons Champions, at 1pm.
## Match Sponsors: J.T.D. and Friends.##
Match Ball Sponsors: TMB Patterns Ltd ##
## On Sunday 6th July, Bridgwater 2nds will play Timsbury in the SCB Intermediate Cup T20 Quarter Final at 3pm at The Parks, all support would be very welcome.


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This article was published 26/7/2013 (1487 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Sharon is adept at crunching the numbers. As an accountant, she can see when the numbers are written on the ledger, so to speak.
That's why she's concerned about her retirement future. For one thing, she's in her late 50s and between herself and her husband, they've accumulated only about $90,000 in RRSPs and other savings.
Sharon, who earns about $70,000 annually, and her husband, Arnold, have had to endure some big bumps in the road that have set them back financially.
He suffered a major illness a few years back, which drained their finances substantially.
Today, they're about $96,000 in debt between two home-equity lines of credit and their mortgage on a home worth $219,000.
The financial fail-safe for them all along has been Sharon's defined-benefit pension through her employer and another defined-benefit pension from a previous job.
But in the last few years, she's been concerned about the longevity of her current pension plan.
"By the time I'm 65, it might not be there anymore."
While she is guaranteed $580 a month at age 62 from her previous job, she's worried whether she'll be able to get collect the $1,640 a month promised to her at age 65 from her present job.
She says the pension plan has a multimillion-dollar shortfall that keeps growing, and she is considering the option of retiring early and taking the commuted value -- about $185,000 -- next year.
"But can I afford to do it?"
Certified financial planner MaryAnn Kokan-Nyhof says Sharon is facing the same problem many other members of private-sector defined-benefit pension plans face.
"Most of these plans are underfunded," says the adviser with Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. in Winnipeg.
"So the strategy of hoping it won't go bankrupt is like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand."
That Sharon's plan has growing liabilities from one actuarial evaluation to the next isn't a good sign of its long-term financial health. And it's likely an ill omen for her retirement plan, because Manitoba pension legislation does not guarantee pension-plan members will receive their full pensions if a plan goes bankrupt.
"There is no magic answer for this question," says Kokan-Nyhof, who is very familiar with the topic, sitting on one pension-plan board and two pension-plan committees.
Given the longevity of the pension plan is in question, Sharon should consider her available options, including taking the commuted value.
Kokan-Nyhof says the $185,861 lump sum Sharon says she is eligible to receive will only go so far. Sharon would be hard-pressed to get a monthly income from an investment equivalent to the guaranteed lifetime payment from her pension plan.
What's worse, after reviewing the pension-plan documents, Kokan-Nyhof says it is clear Sharon won't have all of the $185,000 to invest.
"In this case, the plan option will only allow her to take $138,500 now and the remaining balance in five years."
If she does take the commuted value, Sharon should investigate investment options that would ultimately provide her with a guaranteed income, similar to the pension plan she is foregoing. For example, she could invest the money in a guaranteed lifetime income product with an insurance company, which will pay a notional bonus of five per cent annually until she needs to draw an income.
If she chooses this strategy and waits until age 65, she can expect a monthly payment of about $725 for the rest of her life.
This is far short of the pension payment she would receive if she remained a plan member. Even though she would still be eligible to receive the remaining balance from the plan of about $46,000 if she chooses to take the commuted value, Sharon has no guarantee this secondary sum of money will be around in eight years.
As a result, Kokan-Nyhof says Sharon is best to consider all the other options offered under the plan.
One of them involves retiring next year and earning a $928-a-month guaranteed lifetime payment. Kokan-Nyhof says it's an option worth considering for a couple of reasons.
First, once plan members start receiving their benefits, most pension plans will buy an annuity from an insurance firm to pay the guaranteed monthly payments.
"Sharon should talk to the pension committee to figure out how her pension payments will be funded," Kokan-Nyhof says. "So if she chooses that option, will a sum of money go to an insurer to make those annuity payments?"
If that's the case, her pension benefit is guaranteed to be paid regardless of what happens to the plan afterward.
She should also consider this option because her expected monthly payment, if she sticks with the plan until age 65, is not $1,640 a month. It's $1,042 a month, according to the pension statement, so the option to take her pension next year seems all the more appealing.
Still, Kokan-Nyhof says Sharon would certainly have to continue working until age 65 because she has to pay off debts and save more for retirement. As a result, she needs to think about whether she will be able to find work that will pay as much as she earns at her current job.
Yet even if she decides to take the pension next year, she will not receive the full monthly payment of about $928.
"This is the single-life annuity option," Kokan-Nyhof says.
Under Manitoba law, she needs to choose one of the joint to last survivor options, or have her husband sign a waiver that would nullify his right to receive her pension if she dies before him.
"She likely wouldn't want to do that because he would get nothing," she says.
"So let's assume in a perfect world she would want one of the joint to last survivor pension options, which pay a monthly pension about the $700 to $800 range."
It's not ideal, but this option may be better suited to Sharon's situation than others. In the end, only she can decide what's best for her.
"If we knew all the answers, it'd be a quick decision to make, but we don't, so she has to make an informed choice by getting as much information as possible," Kokan-Nyhof says. "Then if it is an option for her to stop working there, take the pension and go work somewhere else, I would suggest it might be worth considering."


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BRACKNELL taught Swindon a lesson in the art of powerful running rugby on Saturday, but coach Neil Loader was still pleased with his side's display in their 31-12 defeat.
The big-spending Berkshire outfit showed plenty of aggression and intent in the pack, and their stocky running forwards effectively made the difference as Swindon were unable to recover after trailing 19-0 at the break, losing for the second time in three South West 1 East outings.
In the second period Loader's men upped their game, committing better in the tackle and cruising home for two tries - courtesy of Connal Knott and Jordan Sheppard - to more than match their hosts.
However, the Greenbridge Road chief accepted that Bracknell showed his players where they must improve if they are to challenge for promotion.
"Bracknell have come down from the league above, they've got a playing budget which is perhaps not as high as was in the paper last week but they definitely pay for the win and stuff like that," he said.
"They've managed to maintain a squad which has come from the league above and they're pushing to go straight back.
"In the game they were just more powerful than we were, that's all I can put it down to.
"If you took power out of it I think we would have been much closer to them, but obviously in our game power is a massively important part of it.
"They did the damage through big, strong, powerful running forwards creating damage in the midfield. In the first half we gave away too many penalties, they managed to kick four penalties in the first half. It was 19-0 at half-time and they'd only managed to score one try, so I was reasonably pleased with that.
"The second half was 12-12 so we made a much better fist of it. We scored the try of the game, our second try was amazing and I think the boys realised what the next step is going to take.
"It's not just a case of playing pretty, hard-to-defend rugby, it's up to us to have that element of power in there as well and that's something we don't have at the moment.
"A lot of the boys are still young, still maturing. We've got a few boys who are towards the end of their careers but we've still got a lot maturing in this team and if we can add to it, work on our fitness then the possibilities are still there."
Meanwhile, Swindon College Old Boys took five points away from their visit to Risborough in the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier.
Risborough had no front row when the visitors arrived so the match was marked down as an away walkover, with Old Boys getting the extra bonus point.
That result, which will be officially confirmed as a 0-0, meant that the Swindon side are now top of the division as previous leaders Stow-on-the-old had no game.
Old Boys and Stow clash in Wiltshire this coming weekend in a game that will go a long way to deciding the destination of the league title and team manager Martin Peaple admitted: "That's a really big game for us."
In the absence of a league fixture on Saturday, Old Boys and Risborough played a friendly which the Swindon side won 21-10.


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I am unable to attend Adobe MAX in person this year but I am going to be sure to still participate by using Adobe MAX Online.
Adobe MAX Online will allow me to view the live streaming keynotes on Oct 5 & 6 to get the latest design & development trends.
After 8 P.M. PST each day, from October 5th to 7th, I will also be able to see the top session of the day from each track: Design, Develop, and Envision. I'll be able to view these sessions on demand on MAX Online and join the buzz by participating in the extended Twitter conversation.
Finally I plan to check back on Sunday, October 11th, for all of the sessions available on demand.
Participants will also be able to connect with the community during the webcast through twitter at #adobemaxgs.
Follow me on Twitter at #planetrumsey.


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Look How Lovely! Mira qu lindo!
By Marti Skarupa
This charming bilingual book, crafted by Macedonia resident Marti Skarupa, follows the activities two grandparents and their grandson as they spend the day outdoors and marvel at the beauty of nature. It is geared for children ages 4 to 8, and includes the English text is on one page, and a Spanish translation is on the opposite page.
Condemned Property?
By Dusty Earl Trimmer
$25 paperback, $29 hardcover
Dog Ear Publishing
Twinsburg resident Dusty Earl Trimmer, a Vietnam veteran, shares his experiences and what it's like to live as a survivor of a very unpopular war that continues for those who served in his first book.
"Condemned Property?" provides a stark portrait of combat and its lingering effects on veterans, including the author. For instance, Trimmer changed jobs almost two dozen times because he couldn't find or keep a job with few employers wanting to risk employing a "crazy" Vietnam veteran, and he said he nearly killed himself in a high-speed sports car accident. Many of his fellow survivors came back unable to work, becoming homeless and unable to care for themselves. From descriptions of combat maneuvers to accounts of everyday nuisances -- such as leeches and bathing in Agent Orange run-off and refuse-filled rivers - and the hostile welcome veterans had once they came home, Trimmer brings the war to life in vivid detail, as only someone who served there can do.
Trimmer writes that he wanted to publish the book to preserve memories of the Vietnam War veteran's generation as those veterans are dying every day, as well as to inspire them to never give up if they are trying to get help from the Veterans Administration. In Trimmer's continuing effort to help his fellow veterans, a portion of proceeds will be donated to disabled veterans, homeless veterans and highly rated military charities such as Army Emergency Relief, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Wounded Warrior Association.
The Wimping of Our America Youth
By Dr. Ted Chandler
$7.99 eBook
Robert D. Reed Publishers
This book, by Boston Heights resident Dr. Ted Chandler, seeks to empower children through specific remedies, and to prevent children from becoming "wimps" or bullies. Topis include bullying and cyberbullying, the myth of self-esteem, the failure to value failure, why motivation doesn't always work and more.
Chandler worked for Kent State University for 32 years as a professor of educational psychology.
The Walk Home
By Lyn Phoenix-Abbott
$7.99 eBook, $16.03 paperback
Tate Publishing Co.
Lyn Phoenix-Abbott, a Twinsburg, recently published "The Walk Home" Phoenix-Abbott said the book is an inspirational Christian Fiction novel about a woman in her 50s who loses her husband to cancer and now has to re-invent herself. She meets an angel and time travels with this angel to discover her own plan and purpose for life from God.
"It has elements of humor and drama that make it an interesting read according to some of the reviews I have gotten from people who have purchased it and read it," she said.
Phoenix-Abbott said she donated a free copy of her book to the Twinsburg Library, and has also done presentations at St. Ambrose Grief Counseling group, Arbor Glen, and for the Senior Citizen group SOFT. She said she wrote the novel after losing her first husband to cancer in 2009. She has since remarried.
The Juniper Story
By Pat Jameson
Dorrance Publishing Co.
When Rick Kelley's arm was broken by Neb Jame during an incident at school, Byron had no way to realize that his silence on the matter would make the approaching summer the time that would most define his life, in Westlake author Pat Jameson's book, "The Juniper Story."
In "The Juniper Story," Jameson paints a western town reliving the nuances of discrimination in its many forms, this time involving the James, a family with a strange set of superhuman abilities, but whose mysterious personalities set them prominently apart from the people of their town.
Jameson currently works for an engineering firm in Avon Lake, Ohio. Other than writing and reading, he is also interested in traveling, sports, history, and watching movies.
Confessions Of A Romance Cover Model
By CJ Hollenbach
$6.49 eBook, $16.99 paperback (paperback available starting Feb. 28)
Ellora's Cave Publishing
Streetsboro resident and former Sparkle Market Grocery store manager, CJ Hollenbach has written his memoirs about his last two decades as a romance novel cover model. "Confessions Of A Romance Cover Model" takes the reader behind the scenes as he navigates the treacherous waters of the multi-billion dollar romance novel industry. Hollenbach has graced the covers of dozens of romance novels in his long career. His novel starts shortly after his appearance in Playgirl magazine that gained him national notoriety and his being named "Sexiest Grocer In America" by The Washington Post newspaper. Hollenbach competed in the first ever "Mr. Romance Novel Cover Model Pageant" at a romance novel convention in San Diego in 1993. Since then, he has gone on to do several TV shows: The Jerry Springer Show, The Joan Rivers Show, The Gordon Elliott Show, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, M-TV and countless others. He is also a favorite guest on local talk radio.CJ was also a contestant on The American Gladiators. His long, blonde hair and muscled frame earned him the title of "Ohio's Answer To Fabio,", with whom he has worked with several times.
An Unusual Nest of Stories
By Mary Hanninger
Dorrance Publishing Co.
Canton author Mary Hanniger recently published, "An Unusual Nest of Stories," a collection of illustrated short-stories, poems, and alphabetical collections. These entertain and educate dealing with the emotions a child might encounter. A special section also spends time in the magical period of the Halloween season - a favorite holiday for all children.
Hanninger is a self-employed hairdresser who is married with two children, Sarah and Rachel. "An Unusual Nest of Stories" has been published in pieces now on three occasions.
In addition to writing for young children, Mary also enjoys gardening and drawing.
A is for Akron
By Karen Starr and Joanna Wilson
1701 Press
Local authors Karen Starr and Joanna Wilson will have a book release party for their book, A is for Akron, March 20 at Musica, 51 E. Market St. in Akron, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Guests will have the first local opportunity to purchase the new book, and the co-authors will be available to sign copies. The cash bar inside Musica will be open, serving drinks that evening. This event is free and open to the public.
A is for Akron is an A to Z guide to the places in the city, and includes both text and full-color photos.


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The Twin Spires Tavern inside the casino at Calder Casino & Race Course kicks off a new Friday Happy Hour tomorrow with all drinks half-off from 5 to 9 p.m.
The casino says that includes all premium beer, wine, and liquor.
Promoting the event on Jan. 18 and 25 with will be WHQT "Hot 105" radio personality "Chico the Virgo," who will appear from 6-8 p.m.
The Twin Spires Tavern offers live music every Friday and Saturday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The lineup is available atwww.calderracecourse.com/music.
Twin Spires Tavern is open Thursday through Saturday (5 – 11 p.m.), with broader hours on Sundays (1 – 11 p.m.) during the football season.
Calder publicists say the venue has "an eclectic menu characterized by huge portions at reasonable prices." There's also 15 flat-screen televisions in the Tavern, as well as on three wall-size projector screens.
Minimum age to enter the casino and Twin Spires Tavern is 21. More information at www.calderracecourse.com and www.caldercasino.com.


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Which is the best available? Also, are there any quality free solutions?
Many thanks
I personally use Linklicious.me - Scheduled RSS Feeds to get your Backlinks Crawled FAST to keep track of my links. They have a free membership as well as premium.
I am using SEO Elite, which is best for your link building strategies.
I have use Web CEO it is good seo software so many feature available in this software.
I am using SENUKE X software for better Link Building Management.
I have no idea because I have never used almost all experts do not give advice to go with link software its always better to do manual link building and valuable.
You can use submitsuite. Its worked nice
Isn't SENUKE a link spam suite?
It's core function is to create link wheels out of fake forum, blog, and social media accounts.
The more links you build, the more important it is to manage and to control your backlinks.But these software solutions should definitely bring you something better than just a summary of your backlinks, this is something you could explore by yourself.
there are some good Link Building Management software:Senuke XscrapeboxMagic SubmitterBMD
ya link building softwares are available. but our manual work is better than that...the softwares make work sooner but not qualified as our manual...iam saying these work with my experience in such...
Stevie, what link building management software do you recommend?
I've used WebCEO in the past which is ok and I have a Pro mebership with SEO Moz which is cheap and effective, I'd recommend either.
You will find so many software just google it. As I personally suggest you to go with manual submission instead of any software because if search engines found the link submission is through software then they consider it as spamming activity and can also impose a ban on your website for some period or permanently.
The use of link ""management"" software of the kind that creates links from scripts, is decidedly risky. At best, it will do little and for a limited amount of time. If Google decide to mark the spammy links thus created as blackhat, you even run the risk of a penalty varying from the "standard" 50 place drop on serp ranking, to having your site de-indexed. Plenty of examples of companies that saw their ranking tumble because they had used artificial link building after Panda was implemented.
There is no point in resurrecting a thread which is well over a year old.
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'Littlest Pet Shop' Joins IDW's Line Of All-Ages Comics
IDW's line of licensed cartoon books is blowing up. Not only is the publisher the home to a huge new Cartoon Network event that ties into a number of ongoing series, it's also the publishing home of Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and now Littlest Pet Shop. It will be written by Georgia Ball (My Little Pony) with art by Nico Peña and Antonio Campo (The Penguins of Madagascar).


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NEW ROADS — "It's like Bourbon Street, in New Roads!"
That's how 27-year-old April David described the annual Mardi Gras celebration in Pointe Coupee Parish on a soggy Fat Tuesday.
David, of Fordoche, along with her friends Megan Wildey and Tony Rider, were among the early arrivals along Main Street in New Roads on Tuesday morning, awaiting the start of the Community Center Carnival Club's 91st parade and the New Roads Lions Club's 70th Carnival parade.
The three were standing in front of their ice chest, with David proudly sporting a lime-green, zebra-print feathered hat.
"I call it my 'pimp hat.' I wear it every year," David said. "I like coming here rather than New Orleans because I don't like getting pushed down Bourbon Street."
Tuesday's crowd started thin, but swelled slightly as the parades got under way.
Mayor Robert Myer said this year's Mardi Gras crowd was "obviously smaller" due to the persistent rainstorms that had drenched the region for the past few days.
"I still feel good about the crowd, based on the forecast we had," Myer said Tuesday afternoon.
Myer said city officials were expecting a 90 percent chance of rain on Fat Tuesday.
But during the four-hour span during which both parades separately rolled down Main Street, heavy rain fell for only about 15 minutes.
"I knew there would be less people," Myer said. "This is a family crowd; not a bunch of revelers coming out to play in the rain."
But Tuesday's gray sky and wet chill could not dampen the fun of those who did arrive in New Roads for the Mardi Gras festivities.
Many people in the crowds that lined Main Street were dressed in hooded rain coats and boots, or were carrying umbrellas.
By the time the Community Center parade began around 11 a.m., it was business as usual with revelers dancing in the street and children screaming for plastic beads and trinkets from riders aboard the more than 65 floats making up the two parades.
"This is the best family parade there is," said Anna Cormier, of St. Francisville. "I bring my kids every year."
Cormier's daughter Katlyn, 4, had only one request before the parades got under way.
"I want candy," she said with a big smile.
The theme of this year's Community Center parade was "Unforgettable Movies & Sitcoms." It was led by the elaborate gold-and-white float of the parade's King Altin Warr Jr. and Queen Robin Gaines.
Popular television shows featured on the various floats in the parade were "Sanford and Son," "Fat Albert," and "Family Matters."
But the morning crowd-pleaser was the krewe that called its float "House of Horrors," featuring dancers in tattered clothing and zombie makeup led by a dancer dressed as Michael Jackson in the pop icon's "Thriller" music video.
Many parade-goers used their smartphones to capture video footage of the krewe members when they stopped in front of City Hall and performed the "Thriller" dance routine, winning thunderous applause from the crowd.
The New Roads Lions parade rolled around 2 p.m. as the sun struggled to break through the wall of clouds. It was led by King Bennett "Eddie" Bergeron and Queen Christian Bondy.
The theme the parade's floats shared was "Musical Memories." The floats paid homage to popular musicals and movies such as "Grease," "The Lion King," "The Wizard of Oz" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
One of the crowd favorites in the Lions parade was a tractor disguised as a large armadillo with a driver tossing toilet plungers to the crowd.


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I truly believe that these four wins over the Flyers won't mean jack-squat if the Rangers wind up in a playoff series against them. It doesn't work that way. But I also truly believe that the Rangers are better. And here's the thing. The Flyers have more skill. The Rangers — can you believe this — are tougher.
Here are a few of my favorite lines from my story in The Journal News and on LoHud.com today:
The Rangers beat the archrival Philadelphia Flyers for the fourth time in four meetings this season, 5-2 at the Garden.
Beat them all over the ice. Beat them in a game of knuckles and stick-slashes, stitches and bandages and ice packs. Beat them in battles. Beat them in skill. Beat them in will. Had an enormous advantage in goal — what else is new?
OK, maybe that's the bottom line. If you switched Henrik Lundqvist for Ilya Bryzgalov, maybe the Flyers win this game. Maybe.
But the East-leading Rangers, for all they did well, got a win they deserved. Again. When things got rough, even downright nasty, they thrived. Again."
And this:
The thing is, the Flyers didn't dress their muscle for the Winter Classic and lost to the Rangers that way, and Sunday went back to their blood-and-butter. The thing is, the Rangers are tougher — in the true sense — than the Flyers. And they also controlled most of the game tactically, at times pinning Philadelphia behind its own net with an aggressive forecheck."
1) The head coach made a couple of interesting decisions. He reunited the GAS line, and that sure worked. And he dressed Stu Bickel, even though Steve Eminger was healthy and cleared. That worked out, too. Kid's got some onions. Keep him here. He doesn't have to play every night, he doesn't have to play in third periods. But he's an asset. No doubt about it.
2) Does it just make you laugh when you think of Henrik Lundqvist vs. Ilya Bryzgalov? Could there be a bigger edge in a bigger role than the one the Rangers have there? Lundqvist made some monstrous saves in this game.
3) Maybe Brandon Dubinsky needs to play the Flyers every night. Maybe they should hypnotize him and tell him it's the Flyers every night.
4) Saw some signs of a Brad Richards return. Baby steps, I guess.
5) You could say the same for the power play. A few good moments. Not nearly enough. But baby steps.
6) Do you love the way this team plays? And the way it talks about the way it plays? And the way it understands that this is how it has to play? And the way it sticks to that?
7) I was thinking this while the Giants were celebrating that Lombardi Trophy (no comparison to Lord Stanley's prize). A bad team can't get into the playoffs and win a championship. But a good team that gets in can run the table. Though I think it's a lot easier to win four football games than it is to win four best-of-sevens. I wouldn't dream of calling these Rangers favorites for anything this spring, and if they don't have much success at all, that's typical of the sport in which they play. But I also wouldn't be shocked if this team ends up near the finals, and even in the finals.
8) The Flyers obviously didn't think they could outplay the Rangers, so they reverted to their old ways. That Sestito is a total clown with no ability, and I'll be very interested to see how Brendan Shanahan and the Department of Soft Fines and Alleged Player Safety treat his hair-pulling. And if he did indeed intentionally scratch at Brandon Prust's stitches, that's plain disgusting and an example should be made of him.
9) Speaking of which … That Rinaldo, who was fined the max $2,500 each for two separate incidents Saturday against the Devils, got away with about three uncalled charging penalties. He got away with about eight minors overall, and the one time he did get called, the refs let him veer from the penalty box and go commit another uncalled penalty. They'll probably retire No. 36 in Philly one day.
10) Back to the GAS line. Marian Gaborik has become a guy — I've said this before — who gets fired up when he gets hit. He took a big one yesterday, then scored that late goal at the end of the period. Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov … same thing.
11) The grunt guys were sure incredible in this game. That includes, now, Dubinsky, Prust, Ruslan Fedotenko, Brian Boyle, John Mitchell (Mike Rupp's hand was apparently too banged up for him to get too involved, but he played well). I always feel the need to point out some of the Boyle subtleties for some reason. There was a play along the wall. Jaromir Jagr had the puck and turned his gigantic backside so that Boyle couldn't hit him. Boyle read which way Jagr would go, cut him off, and banged him cleanly into the wall.
12) I don't even have to say how good The Captain was in this game, do I? Ditto for all the D-men … especially Michael Del Zotto, and Marc Staal in his best game of the season.
13) Now that football's over, maybe some of New York might wake up and realize what's going on at the World's Most Famous.
My Three Rangers Stars (could have been about 18):
1) Marian Gaborik.
2) Artem Anisimov.
3) Stu Bickel.
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Yesterday was one year. I thought about going to work like everyday, because I only have 2 1/2 days to take off for the year, last year I started with fifty days. Then I thought it over, I need this day for myself, as well as,
my daughter. I slept in, then Heather came over, we went to Hobby Lobby got some flowers, I also got some after Valentine wooden hearts, they say various things, love, forever, and I love you. I always get a few to use during the year. We stopped and got something to eat, then I went to see Wayne, I know his not there and I can close my eyes and see him. We put the new flowers on, it looked so peaceful. Then at 4:27 I held see picture in my hand and gave it a big kiss and cried. I love him so much and miss him very much. I really need him here, but that's not meant to be. I'm still going to therapy one afternoon a week, I don't know what I would do without it.
I'm not a widow, I am a wife
We are only apart for heaven's sake
You are waiting for me at heaven's gate


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Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) Hundreds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Karnataka are reeling under the double impact of exorbitant value added tax (VAT) and steep depreciation in rupee value against dollar, an industry representative said Saturday.
"Due to exorbitant VAT rate (14.5 percent) in the state and weakening of the rupee against dollar and euro by 15-20 percent, we are unable to compete with our counterparts from other states, which have lower VAT rate," state MSMEs representative J. Crasta said here.
With import of raw materials and components becoming costlier due to currency volatility, Crasta said many units across the state were on the verge of closure as they were unable to hardsell their products and can't afford to pile up inventories beyond a limit.
"As VAT rates are less than five percent in the neighbouring states on similar products we manufacture, purchase orders for our goods have declined substantially during the last couple of months. It is difficult to survive in a non-level playing field," Crasta said in a statement.
The Karnataka State Small Industries Association (Kassia) urged the state government to reduce the VAT rate to eight percent from 14.5 percent so as to enable the MSMEs in the state compete with their counterparts in the domestic and overseas markets.
"OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are purchasing components, subsystems and ancillary parts from MSMEs in other states as they are able to offer the products at a lesser price than us. Increasing overheads due to higher power tariff and logistics are also impacting our margins," Crasta argued.
State Planning and Statistics Minister S.R. Patil assured the association that he would soon take up the issue with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the industry and finance portfolios, for reducing the VAT rate to eight percent.
As a nursery of entrepreneurship, the MSME sector accounts for eight percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP), 45 percent of the manufactured goods and 40 percent of its exports. The sector provides employment to about 60 million people through 26 million enterprisesacross the country.


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PLANS to build almost 300 homes between Bridgwater and North Petherton have been described as "premature" by local councillors and "badly thought out" by local residents.
Bridgwater Gateway submitted plans for 292 homes and related infrastructure just south of Stockmoor village.
The development has been described by Bridgwater Gateway as "benefiting new and existing residents and the economic growth of the town as a whole and can help consolidate Bridgwater as a regional economic hub".
The plans include provisions for cycle paths and bus routes to reduce road congestion and promote less car use.
However both local councillors and residents feel the plans have come much too early.
Cllr Anne Fraser, councillor for North Petherton, said: "The original permission for the site was for supply chain businesses and this proposal is obviously contrary to that permission.
"We welcomed the innovation centre and we want to see that and more business to be built. I believe it to be premature to be doing phase two before phase one."
North Petherton Town Mayor Bill Revans said: "This area, which will be behind the first phase of the Bridgwater Gateway site, was identified for employment use, previously. Phase one, which has already been granted permission, will be adjacent to the A38 and will be for employment use associated with the Hinkley Point new nuclear build.
"This new residential development will be accessed through this commercial development with a bigger junction onto the A38 opposite the Rural Business Centre. The planned second access onto Campion Way has now been dropped. No details about how local education issues will be addressed in the application, what facilities might be provided for local residents or the mix of affordable housing that would be built."
He added: "I am sure residents of North Petherton, Stockmoor, Wilstock and Huntworth will be very interested in this application and will want to ensure that their views are heard."
Joanne Ennis, from Stockmoor, said: "More houses here will add to the already-horrendous road congestion getting into Bridgwater. It would result in more cars using the main route of Stockmoor village which goes straight past the junior school."
"I already struggle to get out on the Huntworth roundabout on a morning and have had several near misses. This development will make it worse."
Paula Reed, from North Petherton, said: "Schools in the area seem to be under a great deal of pressure, which these new dwellings can only add to."
North Petherton Town Council is holding a special planning meeting at the community centre on Thursday at 8pm when local people are invited to have their views heard. Bridgwater Gateway consortium have been invited to the meeting to present their application Comments to Sedgemoor District Council must be received by April 5.


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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too. A hard thing to disagree with, we know. Drink up, get down and go to sleep happy.
A blistering heat wave has come screaming across the country, which begs the question: has there ever been a better time to sip on a Piña Colada? Light and dark rum star in this wildly refreshing frozen cocktail, blended with classic coconut cream and pineapple juice, along with frozen pineapple pieces for good measure. Bring the beach to your backyard and cool down with a tropical treat this Thursday (or Friday, or Saturday, or Sunday), because, let's face it, it's too hot not to.
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The Massachusetts Bar Association commends Governor Deval Patrick for signing into law comprehensive probate reforms that were nearly two decades in the making.
"The legislation has been a decades long collaborative effort between the bench and bar reaching out to all areas of the state. We made a tremendous push in the last days of the legislative session," MBA General Counsel and Acting Executive Director Martin W. Healy. "The practice of probate law is complicated even to probate experts. This legislation demystifies and cleans up existing ambiguities dating back hundreds of years."
Senate Bill Number 2622, An Act Relative to the Uniform Probate Code, simplifys and improves Massachusetts probate and trust law. The new probate code reduces needless expense in probate and trust administration, benefiting citizens throughout the commonwealth.
The reforms increase uniformity with other states, add protections for those under guardianship and the beneficiaries of trusts, eases the administration of probate matters for judges and court personnel and reduce delays for citizens. Among the changes are:
The UPC is the product of a comprehensive study and review of the state's laws by the joint committee of the MBA and Boston Bar Association. The legislation was reviewed by lawyers, judges, registers of probate, community groups, legislators and representatives of the banking and surety communities.
The MBA's House of Delegates approved the UPC 10 years ago.
Patrick is also considering House Bill No. 4883, An Act Relative to Municipal Fines. Please call Governor Patrick to voice your opposition to this legislation
Click here to view the MBA's letter of opposition.
Specifically, the MBA objects to Section 5 of the legislation which seeks to amend Massachusetts tort law altering the negligence standard for snow and ice removal from sidewalks from negligence to gross negligence. Furthermore, the language embodied in Section 5 of this legislation is identical to language contained in Section 1 of House Bill No. 1987, which was heard before the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee and subsequently placed in study. The language then resurfaced in House Bill No. 4883 and negates the intent of the remainder of the bill which is to address appropriate removal of snow and ice.


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2015 FinTech Hackathon
Nick Gavronsky, Francesca Krihely
Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 4:00 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Hack with Us April 18-19, 2015 in New York City.
We're pleased to announce the dates for 2015 FinTech Hackathon. Join us April 18 for 24-hours of hacking and collaboration with the best in NYC Tech. Register before March 5 for early bird tickets!
The FinTech Hackathon aims to unleash innovation in Financial Technology. The event gives you the chance to build the next big thing in FinTech, with hottest technology on the market. Share ideas, build teams and collaborate on new game-changing products.
The FinTech Hackathon donates 50% of its profits to HackNY, a Non-profit that aims to build the next generation of technical talent in New York City.
When & Where
61 West 23rd Street
New York,
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bamaboy56 wrote:Not to mention U.S. Territories Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas (since 1986) and the Virgin Islands. I was just past toddler-hood when Hawaii and Alaska were made State 49 and 50 but I still get a kick out of telling younger people (by "young" I mean those who don't know who Roy Rogers is) that I was alive when those two states were added. It's funny to see the looks on their faces.
I am the same. Alaska first, and not to be outdone, Hawai'i
came rushing in to piggyback. I remember how we had
the 49 star flag for Alaska just a very few months, as well.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No.20-ranked Saint Leo men's basketball team (4-2), avenged an opening-day loss at the Ames Classic by defeating south region opponent Ft. Valley State University (3-3), 83-65, Saturday evening from the Marion Bowman Activities Center.
Four Lions posted double-digit scoring performances, matching a season-high 23 points from senior guard Marcus Ruh. Trent Thomas poured in 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while Chim Kadima and Tom Neary added 11 and 10, respectively. Jerrel Harris led the club with eight rebounds and Ruh dished-out a team-best four assists.
Shooting 54 percent (29-for-54) from the field, the Lions also held a 39-22 rebounding advantage and forced the Wildcats into 14 turnovers. Saint Leo also got to the free throw line 27 times where they converted 17 makes.
"It doesn't necessarily show by the numbers, but I thought we did a better job of defending today," Head Coach Lance Randall said. "Our ball pressure was better, but I thought we played to our identity. We had 38 points in the paint and I thought we pushed the ball."
"I really liked our bench. Our bench came in and got us some minutes. I thought our shot selection was better and we moved the ball well. It was just a better team game. I just thought we played with some toughness and some grittiness tonight."
The Lions will now prepare for their Sunshine State Conference home opener as Nova Southeastern will make an appearance at the Bowman Center on Tuesday, December 11. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
For more on the nationally-ranked men's basketball program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and 'Like' the Lions on Facebook.
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Global strategies to control infectious disease have historically included the erection of barriers to international travel and immigration. Keeping people with infectious diseases outside national borders has reemerged as an important public health policy in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Between 29 and 50 countries are reported to have introduced border restrictions on HIV-positive foreigners, usually those planning an extended stay in the country, such as students, workers, or seamen.
Travel restrictions have been established primarily by countries in the western Pacific and Mediterranean regions, where HIV seroprevalence is relatively low. However, the country with the broadest policy of testing and excluding foreigners is the United States. From December 1, 1987, when HIV infection was first classified in the United States as a contagious disease, through September 30, 1989, more than 3 million people seeking permanent residence in this country were tested for HIV antibodies. The U.S. policy has been sharply criticized by national and international organizations as being contrary to public health goals and human-rights principles. Many of these organizations are boycotting international meetings in the United States that are vital for the study of prevention, education, and treatment of HIV infection.
The Immigration and Nationality Act requires the Public Health Service to list "dangerous contagious diseases" for which aliens can be excluded from the United States. By 1987 there were seven designated diseases—five of them sexually transmitted (chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, lymphog-ranuloma venereum, and infectious syphilis) and two non-venereal (active tuberculosis and infectious leprosy). On June 8, 1987, in response to a Congressional direction in the Helms Amendment, the Public Health Service added HIV infection to the list of dangerous contagious diseases.
A just and efficacious travel and immigration policy would not exclude people because of their serologic status unless they posed a danger to the community through casual transmission. U.S. regulations should list only active tuberculosis as a contagious infectious disease. We support well-funded programs to protect the health of travelers infected with HIV through appropriate immunizations and prophylactic treatment and to reduce behaviors that may transmit infection.
We recognize that treating patients infected with HIV who immigrate to the United States will incur costs for the public sector. It is inequitable, however, to use cost as a reason to exclude people infected with HIV, for there are no similar exclusionary policies for those with other costly chronic diseases, such as heart disease or cancer.
Rather than arbitrarily restrict the movement of a subgroup of infected people, we must dedicate ourselves to the principles of justice, scientific cooperation, and a global response to the HIV pandemic.
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