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NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox (FOXA) has not sat idly as pay-TV system operators have moved to consolidate.
Fox confirmed Wednesday it made a formal merger bid for Time Warner (TWX) in June. If recent events in the pay-TV sector serve as a guide, the pursuit of Time Warner by Fox and others may continue.
"The Time Warner board of directors declined to pursue our proposal," a Fox statement read. "We are not currently in any discussions with Time Warner."
The offer included a combination of 1.531 of Twenty-First Century Fox Class A shares and $32.42 in cash. Based on Tuesday's close, the value would be about $86.30 per share, or about $80 billion in total.
Time Warner said Wednesday that it had questions about the value of Fox's stock and about the strategic and regulatory risk that the deal would carry.
The bid came as Time Warner spun off its Time (TIME) publishing arm, which closed on June 6. The spin off of the magazine group would make Time Warner's collection of film and TV assets a neater fit for Fox. Murdoch's film and TV group made a similar break with publishing a year ago, spinning off its News (NWS) division.
Fox made its move following a series of aggressive deals among the companies that buy cable TV programming.
Charter Communications (CHTR) launched a $60 billion hostile offer for Time Warner Cable (TWC) in January. Charter Communications Inc. prevailed with a $67 billion buyout of Time Warner Cable in February. Comcast (CMCSA) agreed to sell and swap networks with Charter in a $21.6 billion deal announced in April. AT&T (T) agreed to buy DirecTV for $67 billion acquisition in May.


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The latest edition of the Festival of Frugality is being hosted by Mrs. Micah. It includes my post "Drive a Hoopty". I'm apologize for not having any picks but I've had insomnia the past few days and don't have energy to do anything more than the minimum required for law school. I did want to make sure and link to the festival though. If I can get a good night's sleep tonight I'll put up a substantive post tomorrow.
Festival of Frugality #110 Is Up
- 1 January 30, 2008 at 11:53 am
Just wanted to say that since I've been following your posts you have inspired me to watch my pennies more carefully.I don't make a lots of money either, but i manage to keep my bills paid and a roof over my head. I've tracked my expenses for the month of january and I am surprised at the amount of money i've spent.So I will be studying to see where I can trim and save more. I'd like to retire before I turn 90 (:. Thanks for your informative site.Bless you.
- 2 January 30, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Pamela- Thanks for the comment. I'm glad to be of help. If you have any questions let me know. My email is on my about page.
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HmmmI just wish people would read what I write! I don't think anyone does. No one will read this, so I'm safe to say anything. Booger!
What you have to say is important. Thank you for sharing.
Still reading randomly and I'm liking your stuff...
i read it. I wish you would have said somehting other than booger lol
My stories usually get a lot of hits, but few comments or ratings, I think people are primarily reading because they are nosey and are looking for dirt. It's a shame.
wow ok i c y ppl dnt read ur stories i think u actually need an instresting idea or experience to tell
Why do some people feel the need to dig out their boogers in public??? I mean, COME ON, there is no bubble around them to shield them from our eyes....and since they don't seem to care, I now point it out if they do it infront of me! Damn disgusting!!!!
Maybe if you put alittle sexy in youre story it would help. This is not working for me.
Okay, just read the you wish they'd be more mature story and left my comments there about that one...<br />
I'm off to read another... :)
Tushie?! Ok I guess thats an improvement! :)
I sort of like that I'm read by only a few.. just those whose interest I piqued for whatever reason. But you just piqued mine for being brave enough to say out loud what most of us also wish (at least sometimes anyway) I'l..l go read something now and get back to ya with my thoughts, okay?
I'm sure you can come up with something worse than Booger to say! :)


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'House Hunters' Host Suzanne Whang Pens
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Suzanne Whang, the comedian and former host of HGN's "House Hunters," has penned an open letter to her breast cancer.
It's an apology - which should be the first sign that the actress has battled the disease with a sense of humor. Though best known for guiding homebuyers to their dream domeciles on HGN's "House Hunters," she also has a surprisingly ribald stand-up act.
"Dear Tit Cancer," she says in the salutation of her letter, posted at the site AnOpenApology. (As you may have guessed, many of the apologies posted on the site are ironic.)
"I'm sorry that I made fun of you mercilessly in stand-up comedy clubs and at spoken word events," her letter says. "I'm sorry that I made you feel weak. I'm sorry that I became unsuitable for habitation. I'm sorry that I evicted you and got a restraining order that you can't come within 100 feet of me ever again ... I'm sorry that I'm happy, healthy, and thriving now."
Whang also included a photo of her scarred left breast.
The Korean-American also joked that "I'm sorry" means something very different in Korean than it does in English.
Things are looking up for the actress since her battle with the disease: She recently landed a role on the upcoming NBC series "About a Boy."


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A Charleston man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Curtis Watkins, 25, pleaded guilty in October to having a loaded 9-millimeter pistol near Sistah's Rib Shack on the West Side two years ago, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin's office.
In 2009, Watkins was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, a felony. Watkins was still on federal supervision for the drug charge when he was found with the gun, the release states.
U.S District Judge John Copenhaver gave Watkins seven years on the gun charge and an additional year for violating the conditions of his supervised release.


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The New England Yankee may yet go down in history as supreme of all the breed of men who chose to battle whales.
A whaling ship today is a quite safe combination of floating factory and ocean liner, but in the 18th and 19th centuries, the world's most powerful animal was hunted down in ships so small that the whale could, and sometimes did, butt them into driftwood. In all man's hunting, none has been so downright risky and exciting. As a result, no true armchair adventurer can easily bypass a readable new...
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Abu Garcia Orra Winch Baitcasting Combo, 7'0", Medium
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24-ton graphite construction is lightweight
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The Orra Winch Baitcasting Combo from Abu Garcia has been designed from the ground up for the crankbait angler. The reel is engineered with seven stainless steel ball bearings and one roller bearing for smooth operation. The all-aluminum frame is lightweight and strong, and the low 5.4:1 gear ratio is optimized for high-resistance baits. The Power Disk drag system gives smooth drag performance, while the Duragear brass gears provide extended gear life. The MagTrax brake system allows for consistent brake pressure throughout the cast.
The 24-ton graphite rod features a more parabolic action that allows fish to take the crankbait and not throw it as easily once the fish is hooked. The addition of its micro guide system yields improved balance and increased sensitivity. High-density EVA grips offer greater sensitivity and durability, and the Texas-rigged hook keeper holds all bait applications.


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Defending champions Mexico got a wake-up call from the underdogs Australia in the second match of the day in Suwon. History repeated itself as Australia beat Mexico again, four years after their 3-1 win -- in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Riyadh.
The Socceroos were on the offensive right from the start as they dominated Mexico throughout the match. Australia took the lead in the 20th minute when Shaun Murphy headed in on a beautiful cross by Steve Corica. Skoko's long range cracker 10 minutes into the second half closed the deal for Australia.
France got an easy win in the opening game of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 in Daegu. Steve Marlet opened the scoring for the French early in the match with a spectacular left-footed volley that found the back of the net from 10 meters out.
The Koreans started to show some good attacking potential after the break and came close to scoring on several occasions. A goal by Djorkaeff ten minutes from the whistle and a late one by substitute Wiltord gave the French a successful start into the tournament before a very enthusiastic and near-capacity crowd.


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Oh My i will be thinking of her and sending you both my thoughts,hugs n love.We are all here for you.She must have had pain n thought it was nothing...poor lady.Shes in the best place now to get her well again.
Thinking of you
As some have noticed (with my drop of wins in the arcade--lol), I've been distracted as of late. On Sunday I received a phone call that my mom (65) is not doing well and that an ambulance is at her home. Sunday and yesterday we were sorting out what was wrong. Seems that she was in heart failure and possibly had a heart attack. Today we got more of the story. She apparenlty had a heart attack within the last few weeks and she has an 80% blockage in her heart. She also had another blockage, but that blockage bypassed itself (how interesting is that).
Tomorrow she will be transported to another hospital to have a stent put in. Work remains very demanding and although seemingly supportive, they still have high expectations. I think of you all often! Thanks,
My Avatar represents most of my doctors. They don't want to look at what is going on, listen to what I'm saying or tell me anything!! Sound familiar?
Oh My i will be thinking of her and sending you both my thoughts,hugs n love.We are all here for you.She must have had pain n thought it was nothing...poor lady.Shes in the best place now to get her well again.
Thinking of you
I am still here,just been on new meds so unable to function like i used to.I will pop back,just know im thinking of you all and hoping you are keeping on keeping on.xxxxxxx
I am sending you hugs and prayers for your mother's health and your own. Please keep us posted. Out of respect, I will not try to defeat any of your arcade scores while you are away, lol.
Take care,
Life is measured not by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Hugs to you Larry...I'll keep your Mother, and you, in my prayers as well.
Take care of yourself and when you get a chance, please let us know how your mom is doing.
Your mom is in my prayers.... Remember God will never give us more that we can handle. We are here supporting you and your family
I don't know if I can be as kind as Jana when it comes to you top scores, LOL.
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SLE, Nephritis, Raynaud's, previous ITP
Plaquenil, baby aspirin, Flinstones vitamins
Hi Larry... I felt something when I posted on your profile this morning..where is Larry. I did notice and felt you were gone...head hugs and love to your Mom.
My Dad and brother had STENS inserted too in 2005 and are doing very well. Modern medicine, amazing what they can do, eh? I have said a prayer and many more to come when I lay my head to rest tonight...
It is amazing how the body, heart will create a new bypass. It happened to my Mom. As you can read heart disease runs rampant in my family. Thus far, has affected a sister too...congestive heart failure. Mom and Dad both had heart bypass surgery...Dad 6..Mom 7.
So, If you have any questions Larry I am here....and if no questions, just a ear to listen, I have that too...
Be well. Get well wishes for your Mom...
I have Lupus. So *^#@! what.
hi larry,
i am so sorry to hear about your mom....i know this has really frightened you. You and your mom will be in my prayers tonight.
share a smile today
I'll be praying also. (((Hugs)))
I gave up on the arcade quite some time ago. It's just too much of a challenge. I'd travel over and take advantage of it while you're gone, but there are a lot of awesome game players there too that I never could beat. I think it was Jane I kept facing the most. I got tired of losing.
I am so sorry to hear this Larry. I hope she gets better ASAP. She will be in my thoughts and well wishes.
Larry, I am so sorry you have so much going on with your mom and the demands from work. I will be thinking of your mama all day tomorrow and I will be keeping you in my thoughts as well. Make sure through all of this that you make sure to take care of yourself. Rest when you need to and vent to us when things get to be a little to much. We are here for you through this period of your life and will help you deal with it. Keep us posted when you can and we are all sending you gentle hugs tonight
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" Manufacturer: ELC / Type: Buses "
My youngest daughter (15 months) has had this for a few months now, it was an unexpected gift received sometime last year. It's not one of her favourite toys but when she sees it she does play with it and enjoys it.
This is the Woodland Wonders Acorn School Bus, and it's a fancy pink bus with a driver and 4 Woodland creatures. It's from the ELC's Woodland Wonders range, which I think must be a new range in their store because I have never seen it before.
The bus itself is pretty sturdy and well made (survives my daughter bashing it around on our laminate floor). It has an open top and the back door also opens, so your child can choose whether to insert the creatures from above, or through the door. There are 6 specially moulded seats in the back for the little creatures, and the driver has his own special space up front, with seat belt included!
There are windows down both sides of the bus, and also in the front. These windows are large enough for the creatures to fall out of, but not quite large enough for baby/child hands to remove the creatures through, and this has caused some distress.
The driver seat when pushed down also activates a pleasant little tune, and a beep of the horn, which also indicates that this toy needs batteries (2xAA - not supplied).
The driver and the woodland creatures you get with this bus are quite basic and to be honest when I realised this was made by ELC I was quite shocked and wouldn't have expected something like this to come from there. The driver is the largest of the creatures and he wears a blue jacket and his hat comes off, which interested my daughter quite a lot, but the problem is that his hat never stays on, and has either been lost in the depths of our toy box, or sucked into the magical black hole that resides in our living room, especially designed for small items. It's also quite difficult to get the driver to stay sat in his seat because the seat belt actually gets in the way!
The 4 woodland creatures are plastic and very small; I would say not much more that 2cm in height. To me they don't seem like they were actually designed to go with this bus, the seat moulds in the back of the bus seem to be a lot larger than the animals they were intended for, and so therefore the animals don't tend to stay put in the bus while it is being pushed around by a child. And like the drivers hat, a couple of these animals have also magically disappeared.
I have the bus sat next to me at the moment, and inside the bus is a squirrel and a rabbit (came with the bus), and also a ladybird, a cat, a chipmunk and a beaver (not supplied with the bus but something my daughter has chosen to take for a ride since the other occupants have vanished). The driver is also missing, probably gone looking for his hat.
I have to say, the bus is lovely, it comes in 2 shades of pink with lilac and pale yellow trim. It feels like it will stay together despite poundings from various children, and the wheels turn freely allowing easy passage across thick pile carpet, and very easy passage across laminate flooring. But I am disappointed with the creatures supplied. They just seem really small and just not good enough.
But as I have said above, the bus can be used to transport whatever little things your child chooses, it holds quite a lot!
Judging by the ELC website, there are many toys in this range, but on the basis of this bus, I will not be adding any more from this range to my daughter's toy collection. First of all because I am not that impressed by the creatures. And second of all I think they are way overpriced.
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At its 14th meeting, the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) invited civil society to engage in a dialogue with AFB at COP 17 of the UNFCCC, and invited Annex I Parties to make contributions to the Adaptation Fund and specify the pledges already made.
10 August 2011: The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has released the report from its 14th meeting, during which the Board invited civil society to engage in a dialogue with the AFB in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UNFCCC, as well as discussions with institutions supporting the accreditation process of National Implementing Entities (NIE).
Also during the 20-22 June 2011 meeting in Bonn, Germany, the AFB invited Annex I Parties to make contributions to the Adaptation Fund and to specify the pledges already made. The AFB Secretariat described new NIE accreditation requests, and finalization of agreements on projects for Ecuador, Eritrea and Solomon Island. The Board decided to accredit the National Environment Fund of Benin as a NIE, and accredit the West African Development Bank. The AFB considered proposals for Jamaica, Argentina, Djibouti, Fiji, Guatemala, Madagascar, Maldives, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Turkmenistan. The AFB approved a study on "how funding for regional projects/programmes could be considered within the cap per country." The AFB noted that the dates of the 15th meeting will be 14-16 September 2011, in Bonn, Germany; and the 16th meeting will be 12-14 December 2011, in Durban, South Africa. [Publication: Report of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Meeting Report]


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bdog wrote:jonnygothispen wrote:since Walker increased Wisconsin's debt by $320 million during a slow recovery, while Doyle reduced Wisconsin's debt by $500 million during the peak of the recession, how do you explain your support of Walker's fiscal irresponsibility?
Link please.
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Walker borrowed $558 million to give the illusion of a balanced budget: http://www.thewheelerreport.com/release ... lfbgpr.pdfIn the Budget in Brief that accompanied the Governor's 2011-13 budget message the administration projected that the GAAP deficit for the state would be $2.99 billion in 2011-12 and $3.02 billion in 2012-13.
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Rio Tinto Energy chief executive Doug Ritchie said: "Today's shipment marks an important point in the phased development of our tier one coking coal resources in Mozambique. It is the first step towards our aim to become a significant supplier of hard coking coal to the seaborne market.
"The Moatize Basin is one of the most prospective coking coal regions in the world. We continue to evaluate the most effective means of developing our resources to create value for shareholders and bring benefits to the people of Mozambique."
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"Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu> writes: > Reading into this further, it seems to me that this code is attempting to > implement DLL dependencies. I'd think that the DLL loader is _supposed_ > to handle that automatically (based on te docmuentation for LoadLibrary > mentioning that it can cause dependent libraries to also be loaded), but > I know even less about building win32 dlls than I do about coding them. Ditto. But, looking at the cvs logs, it seems that the use of netmsg was inserted rather hastily, and it may well be done completely the wrong way. I'm not sure that declaring a dependency to the DLL loader is the way we want to go though; wouldn't that cause the system to refuse to run libpq at all unless netmsg was available? That's certainly not the behavior we want, considering that netmsg is only a fallback source of error strings in the first place, and that we can fall back to "no error text available" if we can't load it. Loading and unloading on-the-fly in winsock_strerror is looking better and better to me. regards, tom lane
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The Ethical and Legal Quandary of Email Privacy
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About the agency
What's been happening recently at Admiral PR?
In the past few months we've done a Royal visit in Manchester, launched the Institute for Social Renewal for Newcastle University, briefed financial media in the City of London about the evolving mortgage market, flown the BBC over the Irish Sea to look at wind farms…it's been all action.
With regard to staff, we've just taken on Peter Bould to head our Newcastle office; he has a great pedigree in political and professional services communications. We've also welcomed back Sam Dansie, who's fresh from covering the Tour de France for ProCycling magazine (about which I intend to ask him hours of questions), plus we've promoted Richard Kay to account manager in recognition of his thoughtful and intellectual approach to the national media. We also took on Amy Jackson as an intern from Northumbria University – she came along in May for a two-week placement, lit up the place with her energy and positivity, and has been with us ever since.
Next, we're looking for a senior person to head our London office.
What were your main objectives when appointed director of Admiral in 2010?
Personally: to make money doing something I enjoy. To make a success of a business that was clearly in a perfect position to do so.
Commercially: to help grow Admiral into a network of strong offices across the UK. Even in the days when there was only one office in Newcastle, Admiral never considered itself a "regional" agency. We have always serviced national and international clients, and we've proven with the first year success of the Manchester office that we can turn satellite offices into thriving Admiral businesses.
What can you offer clients over a solely London-based agency?
To be honest, although having offices in different cities is beneficial for growing the business, location is rarely relevant from our clients' point of view. We tend to compete on specialisms rather than things like price or location – we sell our expertise in niches like healthcare, education, science and tech and so on, and those clients never tend to worry about where our offices are.
I spend a lot of time in London, but it's usually with clients or the media rather than at our office down there. We've also handled clients in places like Belgium, Switzerland, France and Japan in the past year, which keeps things interesting. Those international clients tend to use London as their base for UK business, so we can easily operate as a "London agency" if we need to.
In your opinion, what are the main challenges facing the PR industry today?
A lot of people say media fragmentation and the breakdown of editorial barriers, but I'm not sure I agree – I think if you're good at PR you can turn that to your advantage.
The scariest thing I can think of is the procurement process. Clients today expect more for less, and the process of turning a prospect into a mutually profitable account is a tough one. Gone are the days of getting phone calls out of the blue saying "I've got a million left in my marketing budget, can you help me spend it?"
About clients
Can you list some of your most well-known, or respected clients?
Newcastle University has been with us for about four years, and environmental consultancy ADAS for over a decade. Other notable ones include Central Manchester Hospitals and more recently Red Driving School. Interestingly, we also have some clients in the financial services sector that are not well-known names but are doing big things behind the scenes handling billions in mortgage assets.
Tell us about one of your clients you recently worked with. What was the company's brief, your approach and the result?
I've really enjoyed working with APEM, which is an aquatic and aerial science company. They're the scientists responsible for projects such as the environmental clean-up of the Manchester Ship Canal, and they use boats and aircraft to survey habitats of fish and birds. They wanted to use PR to show potential clients what they do; for example, offshore wind farm developers who require environmental impact surveys.
It's been a really rewarding campaign, because APEM has all the elements that make fantastic stories: scientific leadership, commercial success and so many fascinating projects on the go. Also, with the world's most powerful aircraft-mounted camera, there's no shortage of amazing images that the media are always keen to see. We're constantly getting national print and TV coverage for APEM, with colourful stuff like BBC Coast and Countryfile mixed in with highly technical publications like New Scientist.
You recently wrote an article for Hotel Business about how companies can blog effectively. What's the best advice for recent start-ups?
Just do it. Dive in and start communicating – the great thing about social networking is that it's intuitive and you can see for yourself what works and doesn't work.
As your network grows, then things get more complicated – once you have hundreds or thousands of followers and friends online there will be an expectation for regular interaction, so you really need to commit. You need to bear in mind that digital communication isn't just about pumping out content – your communications need to be two-way, or rather three-way: talking, listening and also empowering your network to take your messages out to their friends. Give them something they'll want to share and they'll spread the word.
What has been your most outlandish campaign?
It may not have been outlandish, but it was certainly exceptional: this year's Jubilee Royal visit to Central Manchester Hospitals. It was a genuine privilege to be involved; the client brought us in to produce an event for the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, including building temporary structures, VIP entertaining, media briefings and even the creation of a commemorative documentary film. That sort of thing doesn't happen every year.
About journalists
Which areas of the press do you communicate with the most and which media outlets or journalists do you find you work with the most often?
All sorts. One great thing about being a relatively small, privately-owned agency is that the directors roll up their sleeves and get involved at all levels. I particularly enjoy working with the financial services trade press, the social affairs writers at the nationals, and I will always have tremendous respect for the BBC.
How do you build and maintain strong relationships with journalists?
Get straight to the point. Don't try and "build rapport", it's contrived and they won't have time for it. As long as you give them something compelling that they can use, they'll quickly grow to respect you and the relationship will grow from there.
How do you think the PR/journalist dynamic will change in the future?
The way the media economy is going, journalists' jobs are only getting harder and more under threat. It will therefore be all the more important for PR people to be good at their job: ring-rounds and pointless calls asking "did you get my press release?" aren't going to go down well!
If you could ask a journalist one question out of the ordinary, what would it be?
I've never been one to hold back when it comes to asking whatever questions pop into my head, so any impertinent questions I could have asked journalists I probably already have. I did recently ask a friend at a national newspaper how many young journalists are working there unpaid, and the answer was a depressing number.
About you
How did you get into PR?
I owe that to John Drummond, an award-winning comms man and now chairman of Corporate Culture in Liverpool. He gave me a paid internship there as a naïve graduate, and I learned more in six months than I could have possibly imagined
I was extremely immature, had no idea of even the basic requirements of a professional environment, and I put my foot in my big mouth on an almost daily basis. Still, he and the team were patient and helpful, and put me on the straight and narrow track I've been on ever since.
What media do you seek out first thing in the morning?
I do not like mornings (thankfully I'm much sharper in the evenings), but I benefit from some extremely energetic colleagues who produce a full digest of the day's news before I'm even fully conscious. At the breakfast table I can't handle anything any more challenging than Twitter, to which I'm hopelessly addicted.
Name three guests you'd invite to a dinner party and why.
Greg LeMond (American former cycling champion), probably the living athlete I find most fascinating.
The comedian Stewart Lee, who makes me convulse with laughter.
Ed Miliband, because I'd love to know what his plan is.
If you could work anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
I'll always love travelling, but I choose to live and work right here because it's where I want to be. The UK has the best media and culture in the world, and Cheshire's where I've made my home because even though I was born in Brighton, I love northerners. As a cyclist I can ride the Pennines or the Peak District straight out of my front door, and professionally I benefit from being in a heartland of media and business in Manchester.
What's the first rule of good PR?
Clarity. I always laugh when I hear people spouting diatribes of business jargon straight out of a media studies textbook. In this business, more than any, nobody wants to hear about "incrementally delivering process-driven solutions…"


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One killed and three injured in Abu Dhabi car crash
Abu Dhabi: A young Emirati died and three others were injured in a car crash on Monday evening.
The 25-year-old Emirati was driving at excessive speed when his car collided with another vehicle, police say. The collision cost him his life and injured his friend, 27.
The 19-year-old driver of the other vehicle, and his companion, 23, were injured as well. All three survivors are Emiratis and they sustained severe to moderate injuries.
"The deceased was driving at excessive speed when he collided with another vehicle, which caused the tyre of his vehicle to burst leading both vehicles to overturn according to initial reports," said Colonel Hamad Al Beloushi, director of the External Roads Section in the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrol Department.
"The operation room got an emergency report about the accident that took place at Suwaihan Street close to Al Falah bridge. Police cars and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene. Investigations are ongoing to discover more details of the accident," Al Beloushi added.
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This allows you to attach your blackberry bold to your bicycle handlebars. The Blackberry slides in/out easily (read instructions to prevent scratching back of blackberry). Unfortunately, the apps I've tried so far aren't very good, but I've forwarded the info to some app makers so they might adjust. If anyone finds good apps with this, let me know.
I may crete an iphone-4 version of this soon
First, measure your handlebar diameter. This model is for 2.6cm handlebars. If your handlebars are bigger, or much smaller (less than 2.3cm), this won't work. If the handlebar is a few millimeters smaller, take an old innertube or other piece of rubber, and carve a few pieces 2.6cm wide by 5cm long, and use these between the clip and the handlebars (alternatively you can buy some friction tape at your local Borg and use that).
Print in PLA, snap off the ani-warp bits by hand or with a knife (thin little bits near the bottom of the prints).
Use 5mm x 2.5 cm bolts (or equivalent), with washers to assemble. You can use some rubber from an old tire between the clip and the handlebar bar to prevent slipping, but it is not strictly necessary unless your handlebars are smaller than mine.
- Download an app -- look for one that keeps the backlight on for extended periods, otherwise it will be largely uselss.
The front clips go between the side clips and the handle-bar clips (it won't fit the other way, but just in case...)
IMPORTANT: To add or remove the blackberry hold down the front clips, and slide it into place. Trying to force the blackberry in/out may cause scratches to the back of the blackberry.
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Team USA seeks alpine athletes for World University Games 2015
The World University Games is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The next installment of winter competition will take place in Granada, Spain from Feb. 4-14, 2015. The U.S. alpine team has enjoyed a great deal of success in the past 50 years of attendance at this premiere university event, collecting a number of podium finishes.
This event brings athletes from all over the world to compete in an Olympic-type environment and provides a unique opportunity for intercollegiate skiers and coaches to experience something similar to the Olympic Games.
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Trip duration: 13 days
Departure: Feb. 2
Arrival to U.S.: Feb. 15
Cost (excluding airfare): $2,335
Interested athletes should carefully review the selection criteria and event overview. If you meet the criteria and would like to be considered for selection, send your name and institution in an email to Richard Rokos by Oct. 10, 2014.


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Putting together our massive ebook predictions article for 2013 was fun but a lot of work. I got to speak with a dozen or so ebook and digital-publishing expert and engage in the always-fun activity of speculating about the future.
That's the fun part. The hard work is compiling all of those predictions, choosing what I think are the ten best ones and then writing them up.
Even after all that work, though, I wasn't "predictioned-out." I wrote this for Forbes with my personal predictions. And I also thought it would be fun to share with you the predictions from our Digital Book World article that didn't quite make the cut.
I'm not going to put much here except the raw prediction — not who made it, what the rationale is or what I didn't choose is. Why? Because.
1. Adobe will sell its DRM platform and associated business to a third party.
2. Amazon will continue to expand globally to Latin America and other regions.
3. If you don't just limit it to iPads, in 2013, more seven-inch tablets will sell than 10-inch tablets.
4. Publishers will put widgets all over specialty sites (like food blogs and such) and start selling more books there.
5. The spate of publishing start-ups that were funded over the past few years will begin to shutter en mass.
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Suddenly, a flashback came to Paladin. A massive migraine followed. He'd been here before, in Cape City. That was all his flashback would tell him. That, and there was...someone else. Another Pokemon whom he had been affiliated with. Been friends with. Paladin doubted that it mattered, since this Pokemon was probably long gone. However, if he had been here before, then perhaps more secrets to his past lay here in Cape.
When Paladin came to, he found a bustling torrent of Pokemon coming towards him. Refugees, probably. He realized that he was lying on the ground, and that Ryte and Flurry were no longer with him. He got up. The Golurk towered above the other refugees, causing some to fear him and run away. All the refugees were heading in one specific direction, and many looked panicked as they swerved around Paladin. He decided that they must have been running from something at the back of the group, so he pushed against the waves of fearful Pokemon until he reached the end. There, slashing at anything he could see, was a Kabutops. One of the ancients. He was slashing wildly at innocent refugees with his sickles, striking a few and injuring them very badly. Paladin stepped in before the Kabutops could strike again, protecting a small Sentret from getting sliced in half with his massive leg. The Sentret fled, leaving a confused Ancient with Paladin. "Get out of my way, you gigantic piece of filth!" the Ancient ordered, and sped past the Golurk at the group of Pokemon running away.
The drums. "Dum dum dum dum" got louder in Paladin's mind. He was becoming angry. Seeing these innocent Pokemon being hurt just didn't seem right. Despite how much he wanted to fight it, he couldn't. His common sense told him he'd attract too much attention, but his heart told him the Kabutops deserved it. Paladin used Fly to catch up to the running Kabutops, known full well that this Pokemon was much faster than him. When he was above the Kabutops, he left himself fall down a few feet in an attempt to crush the evildoer. The ancient noticed and stepped aside. Without a moment's hesitation, Paladin went for a Shadow Punch at the Kabutops, managing to hit him directly in his confusion. The Ancient took a moment, but got back up, and managed to avoid Paladin's oncoming Hammer Arm. The Ancient swiftly jumped behind his opponent and used Slash. The move only went straight through the Golurk, giving him enough time to grab the Kabutops and smash him against the city walls. "You always were thick, you Ancients," Paladin said. He then retracted his legs and began to Fly, leaving his arms outstretched to hold the Kabutops. They ascended into the air. One hundred meters....two hundred meters....three hundred meters.
"Alright, alright!" the Kabutops screamed, when they had ascended to four hundred meters into the air. "What do you want?! Leave me alone!" he pleaded. In a raspy voice that did not appear to be his, Paladin said "Re...tri...bution..." and released the Kabutops from his grip. The ancient screamed for his life as he fell to his death. Paladin took the satchel that was strung around his shoulder and reached in. He took out his green egg. The sight of the thing snapped him back into reality. 'What...have I done?' he thought.
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Black Market In Credit Cards Thrives on Web
By TOM ZELLER Jr.
Published: June 21, 2005
''Want drive fast cars?'' asks an advertisement, in broken English, atop the Web site iaaca.com. ''Want live in premium hotels? Want own beautiful girls? It's possible with dumps from Zo0mer.''
A ''dump,'' in the blunt vernacular of a relentlessly flourishing online black market, is a credit card number. And what Zo0mer is peddling is stolen account information -- name, billing address, phone -- for Gold Visa cards and MasterCards at $100 apiece.
It is not clear whether any data stolen from CardSystems Solutions, the payment processor reported on Friday to have exposed 40 million credit card accounts to possible theft, has entered this black market. But law enforcement officials and security experts say it is a safe bet that the data will eventually be peddled at sites like iaaca.com -- its very name a swaggering shorthand for International Association for the Advancement of Criminal Activity.
For despite years of security improvements and tougher, more coordinated law enforcement efforts, the information that criminals siphon -- credit card and bank account numbers, and whole buckets of raw consumer information -- is boldly hawked on the Internet. The data's value arises from its ready conversion into online purchases, counterfeit card manufacture, or more elaborate identity-theft schemes.
The online trade in credit card and bank account numbers, as well as other raw consumer information, is highly structured. There are buyers and sellers, intermediaries and even service industries. The players come from all over the world, but most of the Web sites where they meet are run from computer servers in the former Soviet Union, making them difficult to police.
Traders quickly earn titles, ratings and reputations for the quality of the goods they deliver -- quality that also determines prices. And a wealth of institutional knowledge and shared wisdom is doled out to newcomers seeking entry into the market, like how to move payments and the best time of month to crack an account.
The Federal Trade Commission estimates that roughly 10 million Americans have their personal information pilfered and misused in some way or another every year, costing consumers $5 billion and businesses $48 billion annually.
''There's so much to this,'' said Jim Melnick, a former Russian affairs analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency who is now the director of threat development at iDefense, a company in Reston, Va., that tracks cybercrime. ''The story that needs to be told is the larger, long-term threat to the American financial industry. It's a cancer. It's not going to kill you now, but slowly, over time.''
No one is willing to estimate how many cards and account numbers actually make it to the Internet auction block, but law enforcement agents consistently describe the market as huge. Every day, at sites like iaaca.com and carderportal.org, pseudonymous vendors do business in an arcane slurry of acronyms.
''Cobs,'' or changes of billings, are a hot commodity. Typically, a peddler of cobs is offering fresh bank or credit card accounts, along with the ability to change the billing address through a pilfered PIN. In other cases, a vendor selling cobs is offering to change billing addresses himself, as a service. Sometimes the address is changed to a safe ''drop,'' which might be an empty apartment in a local building, or some other scouted locale where goods can be delivered. (Information on reliable drops is also bought and sold.)
Lengthy tutorials posted at online ''carding'' forums indicate that the cob art form is highly developed. A patient criminal will wait until the day a victim receives a billing statement. ''That way you have a full 30 days'' before the victim is likely to look over his account again, explained one frank tutorial collected by the F.B.I.
A user going by the name ''mindtrip'' had cobs for sale recently: ''I'm selling cobs from at this time only banks Discover and American Express t'ill further notice,'' he wrote in brusque English. ''The cobs come with full info including MMN'' (mother's maiden name). Discover Card cobs with any balance were on special: $50. American Express, a more exclusive and potentially more lucrative account, commanded $85.
Alongside advertisements for cobs are pitches from malicious-code writers, who sell their services to the con artists, known as phishers, who contract with spammers to send out millions of increasingly sophisticated phony e-mails designed to lure victims into revealing their account information.
A successful phishing operation might bring in thousands of fresh account numbers, along with other identifying details: names, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, PIN's, and mothers' maiden names. The richer the detail (and the higher the account balance), the better the asking price.
A user by the nickname Sirota is peddling account information so detailed, and so formatted, that it clearly came from a credit report. He is asking $200 per dump on accounts with available balances above $10,000, with a minimum order of five if the buyer wants accounts associated with a particular bank. ''Also, I can provide dumps with online access,'' he wrote. ''The price of such dumps is 5% of available credit.''


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Perhaps you're a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series, or you're looking for a way to build a small, inexpensive dwelling that uses little energy and exists in harmony with nature. Build your own hobbit home using found, reclaimed and recycled materials, mostly from the earth. An endless variety of methods exist for making these fictional hill homes come to life.
Find a cozy location for your hobbit home. A flat, open area over solid but well-draining earth works well. Dig a hole in the ground, and clear the area for the home flat.
Prop up tree trunks or logs, and nail them together to create the home's frame. Use wagon-style stacking or any other method that provides a rounded frame. Use branches or smaller logs as cross beams around the frame to reinforce it. Install extra support beams or even trees underneath the frame.
Create your hobbit home's roof. Your choice of materials depends on your climate and location. Lay layers of sturdy wood followed by felt paper and several layers of thick black plastic to form a waterproof membrane. Cotton sheets and straw bales followed by the plastic also work.
Install a mud or turf roof, packing the earth solid. Laying sod on the roof also works.
Place bales of hay or blocks of sod between the supporting posts to insulate the home.
Apply some sort of wall material to the home. Lime plaster provides a breathable option, while cob, a mixture of clay and straw, is very malleable.
Lay flooring for the home using scrap wood or stone palettes atop plastic and straw bales to provide a solid, insulated floor.
Install windows using traditional framing methods with log cuttings.
Install a front door with a rounded crown to match the home's shape.
Incorporate natural wood into the home's fixtures and decor, keeping its elements rustic.
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- Use the stone and mud used from digging the original hole for retaining walls and foundation work.
- Have your building plans reviewed by an architect to ensure that they are safe before you begin construction, and check with your local town hall regarding any construction permits you may need.
- Do not attempt to build a home yourself if you do not possess the necessary carpentry skills.
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WASHINGTON -- There were carnations, a cake and an 8-foot-tall greeting card, but what women really want from lawmakers are assurances of paid maternity leave, employment protections during pregnancy, workplace accommodations for breast-feeding mothers and other public policies to help their families' economic security.
In the walk-up to Mother's Day last week, there was plenty of talk about those kinds of policies in Washington and in statehouses across the country, but the prospects for action appear slim.
It's the kind of topical legislation promoted cyclically around key moments in the calendar -- such as worker rights bills around Labor Day and veterans bills around Memorial Day. The attention appeases interest groups but doesn't often result in meaningful action.
"Many of these issues don't carry groundswell momentum around them. People do care deeply and passionately about maternity leave and family leave -- and employer policies affect millions of women in the workforce -- but there is no single constituency group working on them," said Allyson Lowe, assistant dean for social change at Carlow University, who studies women's political empowerment. "It's hard to get that critical momentum that mobilizes people and it's hard to maintain that groundswell for the amount of time it takes to pass significant legislation."
But that doesn't mean last week's string of news conferences and stump speeches amounted to mere pandering, said Heather Arnet, CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania.
"It does move the ball forward," she said.
The Women's National Law Center seems to think so, too. Its leaders brought flowers, cake and a towering Mother's Day card to Capitol Hill last week to draw attention to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
The legislation would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers -- such as allowing workers to take more frequent bathroom breaks, to sit or to sip water on the job. Employers would be exempt if they can show such accommodations would cause them unreasonable hardship.
The requirements are reasonable, common-sense and nonpartisan, said lead sponsor, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Still, the bill has been stalled in committee for more than two years.
Mr. Casey dusted it off Tuesday for the event, where he and a handful of other Democrats preached to a room full of advocates, pregnant women and small children coloring Mother's Day pictures.
Progress is going to take a longer reach than that. It also could take more women in Congress, Ms. Arnet said.
"There are many male legislators who care about these issues, but they aren't at the top of the agenda for the majority of male legislators," she said.
That's supported by a study last year by Vanderbilt University's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Researchers found that female lawmakers introduce bills on traditional women's issues at a greater rate than their male counterparts.
The study points to "a rather bleak picture of the fate of women's issues in Congress."
With more women being elected to Congress, it's likely to see more work on those sorts of bills, the researchers concluded. But, they suggested that women's issues may be more easily dismissed because Congress and state legislatures remain dominated by men.
Still, lawmakers like Mr. Casey are determined to try.
At the state level
Back in Harrisburg, state Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Squirrel Hill, is working to do his part, too. If the federal government won't move legislation, Mr. Frankel sees it as his job to do what he can in Pennsylvania.
"When you have polarization, whether it's at the federal or the state level, you end up going down to the next level of government. Local governments have been, particularly on progressive issues, moving forward aggressively," he said.
Philadelphia and New York City are examples of that.
While Mr. Casey's pregnant-worker protections have been stalled for two years in Washington, Philadelphia and New York already have passed municipal regulations requiring businesses to make reasonable workplace accommodations for pregnant women.
Ms. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., wants the Social Security Administration to establish a trust fund that could be used to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for maternity or medical issues. It would be funded through a wage tax paid by both employers and employees.
But business leaders say many employers already provide great flexibility to employees when it comes to leave for family and medical needs, and that Ms. Gillibrand's proposal would rob both sides of the ability to negotiate benefit packages that meet unique needs of each company and its workers.
For now, advocates are hoping to see more work on women's issues at state levels nationwide. There appears to be movement in that direction in some states, Ms. Arnet said.
Minnesota lawmakers are working on bills to increase the minimum wage, expand parental leave, provide more protections for victims of domestic violence and encourage workforce development programs to integrate women into male-dominated industries.
And in Pennsylvania, the bipartisan Women's Health Caucus is working to advance a package of bills mandating workplace accommodations for pregnant women, sanitary conditions for nursing mothers, pay equity, better access to health care facilities, increased eligibility for breast and cervical cancer screening, enhanced protection for domestic violence victims and more.
"We're seeing a smart new strategy in statehouses: bundling pieces of legislation together instead of trying to approach each of these issues singularly," Ms. Arnet said. "Now that women are half the labor force and half the tax base, issues like paid maternity leave, paid sick leave, and ensuring that women have safe working environments are becoming critical workplace issues."
Mr. Frankel, who founded the Women's Health Caucus, said his initial goal was to stave off policies that impede women's rights to have abortions, but the mission has expanded.
"We've constantly been playing defense and we felt it was necessary to have a positive agenda as well because when you talk about women's health issues it's more than just women's reproductive rights. It's economic security. It's accommodations for pregnant women in the workplace," he said.
These issues don't just affect women, he said. They affect entire families.
Pro-family vs. pro-business
Republicans have been largely silent because a lot of the bills raise ideological conflicts. The GOP wants to support families also want to protect businesses from costly regulations.
"There's a real tension between being pro-business, being not keen to favor regulation, and at the same time wanting to be pro-family," Carlow University's Ms. Lowe said.
State Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, said the key is striking a balance. "We want to help them be wonderful mothers and we don't want to take away their ability to work but we also don't want to put people out of business" by instituting costly regulations, he said.
Larger businesses can easily bear the cost -- and many already do voluntarily -- but smaller ones may not be able to, he said.
"Everyone wants to treat mothers right. We're all for that," Mr. Stephens said. "But it's a matter of trying to make accommodations for them without severely injuring businesses."
While a handful of Republicans have joined Mr. Frankel's cause, he is frustrated that other conservatives are making only symbolic inroads toward helping women.
For example, rather than act on equal-pay legislation, they've agreed only to study the issue.
"It's an election year, and this study is being used as a way to say the Republicans are being proactive, but the fact of the matter is it's going to show what we already know," Mr. Frankel said. "We need to actually do something, not just study it."
State Rep. Erin Molchany, D-Mount Washington, agrees. Still, she voted in favor of the study, saying more research could bolster chances of action on her own legislation. Her bill would prevent employers from paying different wages to co-workers with the same levels of education, training and experience. The aim is to reduce the wage gap between men and women. "The study gives us more information to the point where the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is going to be out of excuses for not moving to action on closing the wage gap," she said.
A few statehouse Republicans have stepped out in front of women's issues legislation. They include Sen. Chuck McIlhinney of Bucks County, who is a co-chairman of the Women's Health Caucus, and Mr. Stephens, who sponsored a key bill in the package.
The Stephens bill would prohibit municipal nuisance ordinances that penalize domestic violence victims who repeatedly call 911. The bill easily passed the House but stalled in the Senate because of a controversial amendment that would block municipalities enacting paid or unpaid leave policies.
"I'm not writing it off just yet. I think there's still an opportunity to get the underlying bill across the finish line," Mr. Stephens said.
Advocates for women's rights say that would be a good start, but there's much more work to be done at both the state and national levels.
Political scientists suggest the national tide may be turning ahead of the 2016 presidential election, particularly if Republicans want to avoid a repeat of 2012's 18-point gender gap. They can frame the issues as pro-family and can more easily support pieces of legislation that have no or low cost.
"Creating time and space [for breast-feeding or expressing milk] might have some cost attached to it, but the cost is substantially different than providing weeks of paid maternity leave. So one possibility is negotiating what level of regulation [Republicans] are comfortable with in order to achieve a pro-family agenda," Ms. Lowe said.
Proponents, meanwhile, promise a sustained effort.
"We're looking at the long term. I know we're not going to have immediate passage ... but I do believe we will within the next five or 10 years," Ms. Arnet said.
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If you don't count the "50 Shades" books (which I have no interest in reading–sorry, I'm not sorry!), Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn was the book that everyone seemed to be reading and recommending this summer.
Once I started reading it, I understood why. It was quite a page-turner with just enough twists and turns to keep me up late reading.
The story starts on Nick and Amy's fifth wedding anniversary, when Amy disappears. The husband is always a suspect and Nick doesn't do himself any favors.
What happens when your wife goes missing and you are a jerk?
It's a whodunit told in chapters that alternate between Nick and Amy's diary–and you never know whom to believe. I won't even hint at any spoilers, but I will say that the story gets satisfyingly Revenge-y with each dark plot development.
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Most people don't want to think about actual work over the Labor Day holiday. But for more than 300 runners and walkers, Sept. 1 was a "labor of love."
This was the theme for the inaugural run/walk for the benefit of Our Lady of the Wayside, begun by Rocky River city prosecutor Michael O'Shea and his wife, Gina. The O'Sheas said they initiated the event in response to the superior treatment their son Michael, 21, has received while living at Our Lady of the Wayside's Old Abbe home in Sheffield Village. The nonprofit organization provides residential, respite, transportation and day programming for individuals with developmental disabilities.
"We're definitely doing this again next year. We were blown away by how well the first annual went. We'll try to double our numbers next year," O'Shea commented.
He said that plans for the event began about nine months ago. "Then it really picked up steam and got legs. During the last four weeks we did promos on the radio and social media and it really took off," O'Shea added during a recent interview.
The Thursday before the race, O'Shea said more than 300 had registered for the 4-mile relay/run and 2-mile walk/run. In all, he said 386 people, from preteens to seniors, participated. "We would have been happy with 75," he stated.
Winners in the various age divisions were awarded with birdhouses hand-painted by Our Lady of the Wayside clients. (For full results, go to www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing.)
O'Shea gave all credit for the race to Gina and Our Lady of the Wayside event planner Pam Barker. "They put it all together and went to all of the meetings. I came in as the closer at the end," he added.
Gina stated before the race, "I started running as my therapy after we made the decision to place (son) Michael into a home." Her husband explained that Michael was born with a "partial deletion of the 22nd chromosome," which he said leads to "profound autistic tendencies." Gina said it was the combination of her love of running and the amazing care their son received at Our Lady of the Wayside that led to the birth of Labor of Love.
"Michael started coming with me on runs when we found an adaptive racing chair through the great people at Second Sole. I found that running with me is something Michael really enjoys. He loves being outside and interacting with people, and it's a great way for him to be involved with our family," she said.
Running has become a family affair for the O'Sheas, as Gina said her father did his first 5K run with son Michael, the couple's younger son Patrick and her husband. Although Michael O'Shea said that his wife is the real runner in the family, he participated in the Labor of Love 4-mile run. "I'm not really a runner. I'm more of a tag-along," he stated.
Among the plethora of races taking place each weekend, spring through fall, Barker said that Labor of Love stands out. "It's unique because it's a 4-mile as opposed to a 5 or 10 K," she said in a phone interview. She added that a chip implanted in each runner's number bib recorded their exact time.
Barker continued that the event is more than about running and competition. "It's all about making new friends and finding out about our agency," she added.
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While redesigning my portfolio site, I think I was subliminally influenced by Maje Paris's Fall collection!
I love – love the classic french color palette and those coats with the skinny lapels.. it's just what I want in a jacket this season!
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Since starting a family more than a decade ago, Julia Hollander has abandoned her career as an opera director in favour of one as a writer, illustrator and singer. She has written features and blogs for the Guardian and Telegraph newspapers as well as a variety of magazines including The Spectator and Red, and also writes plays for Radio 4. Julia's illustrations for her 2010 book, CHICKEN COOPS FOR THE SOUL, and recent paintings of the natural world, are on sale from this website and the occasional exhibition. In her third working guise, Julia sings a wide range of music from blues to art song, performing in gigs and as a soloist with choral societies, church choirs. She also leads voice groups, specialising in working with people with dementia.


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I dont take any medications now. I dont smoke, drink modestly. hardly drink pop. eat all right. i take a greens supplement. For the most part i believe its stress, depression. I own my business and its become very stressful. And alot of other things have happened. My BP is normal. Lately, i been feeling slight side aches. some pressure in my chest. My memory has gotten really bad. I feel like its from stress. i been real sleepy and never can get enough sleep. Ive had these symptoms before when i was in college and felt stress. not sure if its anxiety or stress or depression.
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I have been a naturally tired person my whole life.
I think you may have hypothyroidism or depression
i was once told when i was little that i had over active testicles.. not sure what that means. i used to get side aches when i was like 10. they would get real bad.
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ya, i just thought of that i never had told anyone. didnt even know what it meant
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what you think about trying to get energy. what would be a good route
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o, im just thinking of what to do. i didnt really wanna go see a doctor. costs too much.
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ya, i just found a site you can buy generic meds. idk the legalities.
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I would not trust it
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just seems like doing nothing is not a good idea. im sure ive had my thyroid tested.
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Romania will receive some 300 migrants from Italy and Greece in 2016, according to Viorel Vasile, head of the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI). There are are currently 104,139 foreign citizens living in Romania, according to Viorel Vasile.
"Last year, it was decided at the EU level for Romania to participate in the relocation of refugees from Italy and Greece. Now, following the connection with the two countries, we're talking about 160 people from Italy and 135 from Greece. We've submitted letters of intent, the necessary checks were made, and now we wait for these people to be sent to Romania," Vasile said, cited by local Agerpres.
According to him, IGI is ready to interview the refugees and analyze their asylum requests. Moreover, the local authorities have also taken measures to increase the accommodation places in the six asylum centers in Romania. There are 950 accommodation places in these centers and the occupancy rate currently stands at 11%.
Last year, most of the asylum seekers in Romania were Syrian citizens, according to Viorel Vasile.
Romania registered a total of 1,266 asylum applications in 2015, less than the year before when the number of applications reached 1,545. Most of the asylum seekers (541) were from Syria, followed by those from Iraq (214), and Afghanistan (96).
Last year, IGI carried out more than 2,300 actions and controls. For over 2,150 foreigners, the authorities took the decision to send them back to their home countries.
Moreover, 189 foreigners were sent away from Romanian territory under escort, and another 258 were placed under public custody.
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Beginning in 1871 the Chinese government began sending groups of 30 students every year to the United States to train them in the Western ways, as part of what was titled the Chinese Educational Mission. The students remained until 1881 when they were all called home, as the political climate in China underwent a great change. The students were scattered to various schools and Phillips Academy was one of those selected schools. Yung Fo Woo became an admiral on the Chinese navy.
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