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Scorecard: Stripes election coverage rises to meet 5 milestone moments
By ERNIE GATES | STARS AND STRIPES OMBUDSMAN Published: October 5, 2012
Like boulders that disrupt a rushing stream, sometimes big moments show how a newsroom handles the racing current of news.
In previous scorecards, I've tallied stories, photos, cartoons and op-eds to assess fairness, impartiality and thoroughness in the general flow of Stars and Stripes election coverage. In this column, I'll concentrate on five milestone moments over the past five weeks: the GOP convention, the Democrats' convention, the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, the disclosure of Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment and the first presidential debate.
How did the Stripes newsroom do?
Generally very well.
It's clear that the editors took special care to balance the report. Sometimes that's about visuals and volume, such as the nearly identical front-page photo and headline treatments, with two pages of coverage inside, when Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama accepted the nominations of their conventions. It's also evident in most of the collections of stories from these big moments, such as the balanced "fact-check" of this week's presidential debate. The more of that, the better. As usual, the opinion pages specialized in pairing op-eds or editorial cartoons to respect the mandate to show no favor.
Stripes also kept the political coverage in perspective, almost always leading the paper instead with relevant military news, such as the Navy buildup in the Persian Gulf, the danger to the defense budget posed by sequestration or the first deployment of Ospreys to Okinawa. In keeping with that good news judgment, the debate made the front page, but it was secondary to a special package of stories and photos about four families who have lost sons to insider attacks in Afghanistan. Similarly, of the five milestone moments, the Libya attack properly got the most sustained coverage, as its political implications were only one aspect of a continuing national security story that involved troop movements and threats beyond the deadly attack in Benghazi.
I did sense some gaps in campaign coverage, though I can't say whether that's because, by choice, I tend to be super-saturated in political news or because of the space and time constraints that bedevil any printed news product, especially a global enterprise such as Stars and Stripes.
Publishing worldwide makes it tricky to be timely on things that happen in U.S. prime time, including flare-ups such as Romney failing to mention the troops or the wars in his acceptance speech or the Democrats (temporarily) taking the word "God" out of their platform. Effectively, Stripes becomes an afternoon paper, specializing in analysis for those events, rather than breaking news. In some ways, that's better for political coverage: Rather than being captive to the first, frantic cycle of reporting, it allows for some time and perspective in selecting stories. Other times, it can feel unavoidably a beat or two behind the news. In the age of 24-hour cable news and virtually unlimited, minute-by-minute information online, print's limited space is a disadvantage — and that makes the editors' choices all the more crucial.
Here's a brief rundown on coverage of each of the five milestone moments.
• Shortened by Hurricane Isaac, the Republican convention nevertheless had a solid three days of coverage, highlighting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's opening speech, Ann Romney's soft-edged speech about her husband, former Bush Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's foreign policy warnings, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's criticism of Obama and Romney's culminating acceptance speech. The sideshow that was Clint Eastwood's puzzling performance rated a sidebar on the last day of coverage. Missing until it appeared on the op-ed page a couple of days after the convention was Romney's omission of the war and the troops from his acceptance speech.
• The Democrats' convention got a comparable "prime time" approach, with Stripes' coverage highlighting the featured speeches by San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton and President Obama. A curtain-raiser before the convention offered a summary of the party platform, usefully drawing distinctions on health care, gay marriage, abortion and Medicare. That was before anyone noticed the removal of the word "God" from the platform, a talking heads controversy that later made it into Stripes' convention roundup, including the fact that the Democrats had put it back.
• With good reason, Stripes ran more stories, photos and commentary on the terrorist attack in Benghazi and its aftermath than any of the other milestones — and more of it on the front page. This was much more than an election story, though its political angles briefly dominated the campaigns even as its security and foreign policy implications warranted sustained coverage. Raging across the Muslim world, the story led Stripes' cover for three days, with extra space devoted inside the paper. The political fallout from Romney's "quick draw" comment on the breaking news of the Benghazi attack was included, but not out of proportion. Stories continue to explore the security breakdown, the investigation and the pursuit of the people responsible for the attack, most of which reflect — politically speaking — badly on the Obama administration. It's safe to predict that this will be a prominent element in the remaining debates between Obama and Romney on Oct. 16 and Oct. 22, both of which are slated to address foreign policy.
• Mother Jones magazine broke the story about Romney's secretly taped comments deriding "the 47 percent" on Sept. 17. It quickly took over campaign coverage and has persisted as an issue up to this day. Reinforcing that "afternoon paper" timeliness problem, Stripes first picked up the story in conventional "second-day" style on Sept. 19, with Romney trying to limit the damage and the Obama campaign fueling the fire. It got little mention after that, except on the op-ed page in columns and cartoons. Of the five moments I'm calling milestones, this one got the least ink in Stripes. That's the right ranking, though I would have liked to have seen more news coverage as the politics played out.
• As the first presidential debate approached, Stripes followed another classic "afternoon paper" strategy by presenting extensive preview and set-up coverage, both in the news section and on the op-ed page. Especially useful was the op-ed column using the Simpson-Bowles plan as a vehicle to compare the positions of Obama and Romney on fixing the federal budget. Print coverage of the debate itself — in late U.S. prime time — also required that "second-day" approach. The newsroom took advantage of the extra time to offer analytical coverage, in both news and opinion pages. Without cheerleading, the coverage made it clear that Romney came away from the stage in Denver with a winning performance and a big boost.
Between these five big moments, Stripes' election coverage flowed steadily on, fairly pairing emphasis on Obama and Romney in stories about campaign events, poll results, fundraising reports and so on. Stripes reporters supplemented wire coverage with stories of particular relevance, such as the state of overseas absentee ballots or the candidates' references — scant, so far — to veterans, the defense budget and other military issues.
As the next few weeks tick down to Election Day, the partisan noise will increase, the stakes in the election will sharpen and more voters and readers will tune in, more critically. In how it's handled the steady stream of political news and the disruptions of big campaign moments to this point, the Stripes newsroom has established a solid, trustworthy base.
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The OCIP Formation Process is a Sequential Process
In Part 9: Project Owners and Contractors Like OCIPs, we discussed various reasons why projects owners, as well as contractors (well, some contractors!) like OCIPs. In the next couple of sections, we will review some fundamentals for structuring an effective OCIP on projects. We will put together the pieces of the puzzle and review some of the key structural elements an OCIP framework that are required for a successful OCIP.
Project owners who are serious about implementing a successful OCIP should adhere to the following methodology for assessment, formation, and administration processes:
Prepare a Feasibility Study
This critical first step evaluates the advantages and disadvantages, statutory and regulatory impediments, cost savings, timing, and other key issues. We discussed the rationale for preparing an OCIP feasibility study in significant detail in Part 2: What's an OCIP & Why use an OCIP? (in the subsection, Is an OCIP the most viable approach?)
Prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP)
Assuming an OCIP is determined to be feasible, proposals should then be obtained from insurance brokers or OCIP administrators. In many cases, the broker can be the OCIP administrator. Although, an owner's representative or risk management consultant may also be considered.
Sometimes, on public projects, the public entity may stipulate that the entity who prepares the OCIP feasibility study be excluded from bidding on OCIP administration services and/or brokering and procurement of the OCIP insurance. This may be a good reason for a project owner to engage an independent wrap-up or risk management consultant for preparing the OCIP feasibility study.
Among other reasons for utilizing the services of an independent consultant is to maintain the impartiality of the entity preparing the OCIP feasibility study in order to reduce the possibility of any conflict between the entity's self-interest and professional interest or public interest, especially, as respects the OCIP insurance procurement. It will produce a better outcome because independent wrap-up and/or risk management consultants are not directly involved in the market placement of the OCIP coverages.
Issue the Request for Proposal (RFP)
The RFP should describe the scope of the construction project, anticipated coverages, and requested services. It should be used to obtain detailed information, the approach to OCIP administration processes, safety & loss control practices, claims management, document management & controls, issuance of COIs, and details on risk management information systems to be used for processing enrollments, etc., from the respondents. At a minimum, a RFP should obtain the following evaluation criteria from proposers:
- Background
- OCIP administrative services
- Experience and location of the project team
- Approach to structuring insurance programs
- Available safety and loss control services
- Available claims management services
- Risk management information systems (RMIS)
- Fees and rates for any other supplemental services
Conduct the Interview, Evaluation, and Selection Process
Firms that submit the best proposals should be interviewed (or "invited to the beauty contest," as they used to say in the business. Don't worry! Steve Harvey is not invited.) This gives a project owner an opportunity to compare and contrast different firms so the firm offering the best OCIP program structure, services, any innovative approaches, and best service fees for the specific project under consideration project can be selected.
(Note: Services and fees can vary widely between firms. Evaluate fees carefully. You can also request sample service contracts. Always negotiate changes to meet specific requirements. It is too late after contract award, i.e. "A day late, and a dollar short!")
Collaboration on Insurance Coverage Placement
The selected firm should work with the project owner and general contractor (if a GC has been selected) to prepare underwriting information and negotiate insurance terms. There are a variety of forms, documents, data, and information that are required for the preparation of a comprehensive insurance specification and underwriting submission. Working collaboratively to ensure the optimal insurance & risk management program has been structured, presented to the global insurance/reinsurance markets, and that quotes, terms, and minimal underwriter subjectivities are received by a project owner for the OCIP insurance coverage(s) to protect all OCIP participants is essential.
Prepare All Required Documentation
This includes creating the OCIP administration manual, drafting the bid document clauses, and producing the enrollment forms and similar administrative materials.
Probably the most critical issue, as respects OCIP documentation, is that the terms & conditions, or requirements, stipulated in the construction contract documents are correlated as closely as possible with the provisions in the insurance coverage policies. Specific attention should be made for indemnity provisions in the CGL policy, and all associated endorsements, with the construction contract's indemnification clauses.
Hope you enjoyed this post. I will look forward to your comments. I will share more Insights in future posts.
In OCIP 2.0 – Part 11, we will review how to successfully implement an OCIP.
Thank you for visiting and reading C-Risk Insights.
Until next time…
David Grenier is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant at C-RISK, LLC.
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Many thanks Ray! That's not far off what I have now. I'm wondering though whether AddPrice should go in the PRODUCTOPTIONS table, as it will depend on the product and the size. Many products will have small, med, large sizes but their price will be different depending on the item.
How would you handle accessories? I'm thinking I could add them to the PRODUCTS table but add an accessory field (1/0) to separate standalone products and accessories. Or would you put them in their own table? It would be very similar to the PRODUCTS table which is why I'm wondering if they should just go in there. However we don't want them showing up as products, only on their "parent" product page under the Accessories tab. E.g.:
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4 Ways SEO Services Can Boost Your Online Business
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Paid for search engine marketing can be an affordable way for you to boost traffic to your site.
3. Improvements to Web Standards
It is easy to set up an online business website these days using the straightforward sitebuilder tools available from web hosts. However it does pay to get an SEO expert to look over your site and make sure it is meeting Web Standards. Errors in the coding can lose you traffic as this can reduce your search engine ranking results and make your site less accessible.
If you are not sure how to create valid code for your website then get SEO specialists can help you. This will make sure your website is as accessible as possible for search engine crawlers and also your customers.
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Search engine traffic is demand-driven. People will click on your site hoping that it can meet their needs. This means each page on your website needs to be organised, appealing and informative. Online users are very sophisticated these days and will make decisions about a website based on just a glance. You need to be drawing people in the moment they arrive on your site and providing them with the information and products they need.
For example if you sell beauty products online then your website needs to show at a glance that you have the products and services your customers want. This means providing accessible online catalogues with photos and descriptions of each product and also articles describing how these products can benefit the customer. SEO specialists will be able to help you work on your web design and content to make sure you keep hold of customers that arrive from the search engines so that they stay and browse your site.


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Bill Gilbert Re-Elected to NSA Board of DirectorsBill Gilbert, a Syngenta company rep, has been re-elected to a second three- year term on the National Sunflower Association Board of Directors. Gilbert represents the hybrid seed industry on the board. The Fort Collins, CO resident has more than 30 years of experience in the sunflower industry: Gilbert managed his own ag consulting business for 18 years and has been with Syngenta since 1999. He currently manages Integrated Solution development within Diverse Field Crops including sunflower, sugar beets, canola, sorghum, and alfalfa. His role is to work with growers and industry to uncover unmet needs and utilize Syngenta's product portfolio to create new solutions to address those needs.Researcher to be Honored at International Sunflower Conference Every four years, the International Sunflower Association (ISA) hands out the Pustovoit Award at the International Sunflower Conference. This award is the highest honor given to people who dedicate their lives to working with sunflower. This May, Dr. Thomas Gulya will receive the award. Gulya retired in February 2014 from the USDA-Agricultural Research Service following more than 35 years as plant pathologist with the Fargo, N.D.-based ARS Sunflower Research Unit. Other Pustovoit Award honorees are Dr Maria Pacureanu, Romania, Dr Tatyana Antonova, Russia, Amelia Bertero de Romano, Argentina, Dr Patrick Vincourt, France and a special Posthumous Award will be given to Dr Carlos Sala. The International Sunflower Conference, will be held May 29-June 3, 2015 in Edirne, Turkey.Register Now for Summer SeminarRegister online at for the 34th Annual Summer Seminar scheduled for June 28-30 in Bismarck, ND. Register online - click here to get started!MarketsThe recent rally in soybean futures is tied to weather concerns about the South American crop. In Argentina, heavy rains have caused significant harvest delays and raised questions about the condition of the country's soybean crop. Dry weather and falling production numbers are the worry in Brazil. Various estimates have South American soybean production anywhere from 1 million tons lower to 10 million tons lower. Such a backdrop is giving CBoT traders concerns about the ability of South American exports to deliver what they were expecting. This has led funds to go from a short position in soybeans to now being long. At this point, the market is overbought and it could mean that weak speculators could be quick to get out on a pull back if conditions change. Could the market be overreacting? Will a shortfall in production materialize? It remains to be seen. On the sunflower side, ADM is offering additional 2016 new crop Act of God (AOG) high oleic sunflower contracts at Enderlin and Pingree, ND. When high oleic contracts were first offered this winter they were snapped up quickly with many growers still looking to contract 2016 production. This is an opportunity to lock in prices and diversify your crop risk this year.
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Buy Pressure Cookers Online in India
PNB Kitchenmate is one of the largest manufacturers of the superior stainless steel pressure cookers online and other kitchen products. The brand has a team of highly certified professionals who strive hard to provide you the exclusive range of pressure cookers that add a taste to your cooking. The pressure cookers offered by the company have a great combination of toughness and design that promise you to experience an incredible cooking like never before. These pressure cookers are much energy efficient and have outer-lid systems that help a lot in preserving the nutrients of the cooked dishes. The meals prepared in the pressure cookers help greatly to keep you active and energetic in this hectic lifestyle.
Furthermore, the pressure cookers come with the anodized body that makes them durable and at the same time add glamour to your kitchen as well as dining table. With an aim of providing the best quality products, PNB Kitchenmate ensures that the cookers are manufactured with the genuine gears to swear safety while cooking. Endowed with the safety features, the cookers are quite comfortable to handle while serving the dishes. They have the pressure indicators that rise above the lid under the pressure and drop when the pressure lowers; helps in giving an indication to open the cooker safely.
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Go ahead and flaunt your cooking skills by preparing a variety of dishes, like sambar, kormas, porridges, soups, rice and other delights to make your loved ones happy.
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The one above is my favorite look that she sent down the runway. She was heavily inspired by the neon signs in Las Vegas and Coney Island, which was evident in her whimsical, colorful, and fun pieces.
Then, I rushed to the Parkchoonmoo show. That day, it seemed like flowing, watercolor prints, and touches of bold colors were a trend. Demi Park, designer of Parkchoonmoo, was deeply inspired by Korea's beauty. The fabrics have been dyed and soaked in color, mimicking the rippling effect of a stone thrown in the water.
Click images to enlarge. All photos were taken by me. I have many more images posted on my Facebook fan page. To see the finale walks of each of these shows, taken by my camera - check out my blog's YouTube page!
Or follow me on Twitter @audreyallure to stay tuned for more upcoming posts! I will definitely share the experience with you :)
Previous NY Fashion Week S/S 2012 Posts: Matt Bernson | Number:Lab/Yuna Yang | Spoil Me Fashion/Samantha House/Rachel Antonoff | United Bamboo/Costello Tagliapietra/Ivana Helsinki | Honor/4 Corners of a Circle
P.S. Stay tuned for my coverage of the Betsey Johnson show! Will be posting on Monday :) Hope you all have a great weekend!


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Journalist who wrote about civilian casualties in Afrin arrested
A Kurdish journalist who wrote "civilians are being killed in Afrin" in social media was arrested and sent to prison.
Journalist Idris Yilmaz was detained in Van on Saturday for his social media posts on Saturday. He was taken to the court earlier today.
Van Criminal Court decided for Yilmaz's arrest for his social media posts that said: "civilians are being killed in Afrin".
The court said Yilmaz was making "propaganda for a terrorist organization" and decided for his arrest.
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Apex Driving Academy is located at The Motorsport Ranch, approximately 14 minutes southwest of Ft. Worth, Texas. Proceed south on Highway 377 from Fort Worth. After 14 miles (from Loop 820) you will come to a traffic light at the intersection of Highway 171 in the town of Cresson. Proceed straight through the light approximately 1/2 mile further. The entrance to the MotorSport Ranch is on the left, just before the divided highway begins. Turn left onto the access road and proceed to the top of the hill.
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Welcome from Group CEO David Marock"At Charles Taylor, we provide professional services to make the business of insurance work efficiently."
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Charles Taylor is a leading international provider of professional services to clients in the global insurance market."
We have around 2,900 staff in 100 locations spread across 30 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East."
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We have a genuine pride in delivering high quality work. We live by our reputation in professional services and it is this focus on quality which underpins our offering to clients."
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Mikhail Arnaudov
Arnaudov, Mikhail
Born Oct. 5, 1878, in Ruse. Bulgarian literary critic, folklorist, cultural historian. Active member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, professor (1914–44) at the University of Sofia.
Arnaudov is an advocate of the cultural-historical method. His works are devoted to theoretical and historical literary problems, the period of the national literary revival, the work of I. Vazov and P. Iavorov, and popular poetry.
WORKSOcherki po bulgarskiia folklor. Sofia, 1934.
Osnovi na literaturnata nauka, 2nd ed. Sofia, 1942.
Ivan Vazov, 2nd ed. Sofia, 1944.
Psikhologiia na literaturnoto tvorchestvo, 2nd ed. Sofia, 1965. (Russian translation, Sofia, 1968.)
Poeti i geroi na Bulgarskoto vuzrazhdane. Sofia, 1965.


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Well hello there!
I'm Luke Darracott, a sort of Jack-of -all-trades type. Gastro tour guide, wine podcaster and tasting giver (www.spanishwineexperience.es), TV presenter, YouTube fool, travel and food writer, translator and all around glutton. My personal page is here if you want to know more www.lukedarracott.com
I created Meet the Tapas to provide a more focussed spotlight on the Spanish food that I have been stuffing in my face since moving here in 2009. Living in Madrid it's easy to forget that what most people think is tapas…isn't. So Meet the Tapas aims to provide a dish by dish, product by product, ingredient by drink personal introduction to everything tapas!
Ultimately tapas doesn't necessarily refer to the plate size (though it often does in cities like Seville and Barcelona). It can be small, big, free or paid, called a pintxo, served at lunch or dinner. Tapas, for me anyway, is the Spanish culture of eating. Sharing food, bar hopping, eating and drinking at the same time and being social. It's the opposite of a restaurant. Practically anything can be had as tapas, so, get stuck in!
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Summertime in Florida is more than just Disney World and steamy weather; it boasts several interesting cities, culinary delights and various surprising destinations. Bob Diener, a year round Florida resident and founder of Getaroom.com, has shared with us some insights for those travelers who have a three-day weekend and want to see some sights in "The Sunshine State."
Bob says:
The Florida Keys aren't a secret, but they do offer an escape from bigger and busier cities. The Keys are a quick drive from Miami and offer a variety of activities. Key West gives visitors the opportunity to experience Hemingway's haunts, eat key lime pie, margaritas at Margaritaville, and spot the many free-range chickens that roam around town. Need a place to stay after a bar crawl and sunset watching? Book the Albury Court on Getaroom.com from $129 a night.
Try the other towns in the Florida Keys. Stay in Islamorada for extraordinarily good fishing. The appropriately named Drop Anchor resort is available from $169 a night so you can rest up for a big day out on the water. Pay homage to the Beach Boys in Key Largo where the Marina Del Mar resort starts at $127 a night.
Try the Gulf Coast for less crowds and spectacular beaches. Consistently ranked on top listings of the best beaches in the country, Caladesi Island State Park in Clearwater offers white sand and warm water and is not far from the St. Petersburg / Tampa area. Dining options are abundant on the West Coast, and laws that prevent driving on the beach have protected it from much of the sand erosion that Daytona Beach has seen in recent years. Sunsets are the perfect time to take a walk down the pier and check out local entertainment and artists featuring their works. It might even be worth looking at the best Florida beach resorts for families to ensure you and the family experience the best Florida has to offer.
Hidden behind the big mouse and his friends are Orlando's dozens of golf courses for all skill levels. Stay at one of many affordable hotels or vacation rentals, and then splurge on a round at the Harmony Golf Preserve or the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club.
Besides the Everglades, Florida has other natural wonders that can be easier to explore. The Apalachicola National Forest is over 600,000 acres and features a wide variety of activities and interesting sites. You can bike or hike through trails, or canoe down waterways to see alligators, turtles, and birds.
Not far from Apalachicola is Cape San Blas, an out-of-the way area that has more than 20 miles of desolate beaches that will take you far away from the madness of south Florida sandy spots. Take the kids and enjoy searching for seashells or scalloping, where you can catch your favorite mollusks and eat them for a beachside dinner at sunset.
The waves in Florida aren't all miniscule. Go to Cocoa Beach to learn how to surf at the Ron Jon Surf School. Stay at many value-priced locations including a two bedroom suite at the Wakulla Suites from $93 a night. Summer and early fall travel to Florida does not have to mean only Orlando or Miami. It's a big state and offers many attractions and affordable accommodations to fit the needs of any family.
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It's a problem as old as malls themselves. The grumpy husband getting dragged around shops as he moans and complains about his boredom. A mall in China might have just found the solution.
The Global Harbour Mall in Shanghai now offers "husband storage", where sulky men can be dropped off and pacified with a variety of Playstation games. Sitting in a glass pod, the men are free to game away the hours on such classic titles as Tekken 3.
The pods contain a chair, a choice of gamepads, and a monitor for the men who can choose from a variety of games.
Men who tried out the pods gave local media a mixed response.
One said the pods were "Really great. I've just played Tekken 3 and felt like I was back at school!"
Another said "There's no ventilation or air conditioning, I sat playing for five minutes and was drenched in sweat."
Responses on social media were also mixed. According to the BBC, one man said the pods "give these men an incentive to go shopping, and to pick up the bill".
One woman didn't like the concept. "If my husband just wants to go out and play games, what's the point of bringing him out?" she asked, the BBC said.


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(alternately titled: "If I knew then what I know now")
You see all of those trite quotes all over the interwebs saying things like "dishes can wait, babies don't keep" and "they grow up before your eyes" and la la la. And you think, no, the dishes are going to drive me insane, or that laundry just won't fold itself, and the baby can just be there for a minute.
But if there's one thing I've learned over the last 6 years, is that you lay that baby down for "just a minute" and then she's off to kindergarten. And reading on her own. And enjoying a very wiggly tooth.
Or you set her down and she climbs to the top of the [insert tall item in your house here]. And she insists on "my do it". And then she asks politely for a snack. And would you please read Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
Or you set her down, and suddenly she's a month old, and trying to smile (and making all kinds of awesome expressions in her early attempts). And trying to push up on her arms. And weighing 10 pounds.
And I know, this time, just how fast it will go. And I didn't honestly think I'd care, and I do find myself looking very much forward to a time when she'll be able to coo, smile, sit up, play with her sisters, sleep through the night, etc. Because I know IT WILL HAPPEN.
And I have to remind myself to let her be. To let them all be. To let them all grow as they must, and not rush them at all. And that's hard. But having already seen two of them grow and change SO FAST, this time I know the growing is inevitable, and obviously a good thing, but I know to enjoy what we have while we have it.
Maybe it's because Asher is the last (oh yes, she's it. swear.). Maybe it's because I'm watching one kid learn to read, one kid learn to speak, and another learn to smile. And I'm just trying to enjoy the ride.


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Downtown Bend Oregon
I love this little nook with an old water fountain and bench, it is dreamy!
matcha latte with hemp milk from palate, so good!
big girl drinking out of a cup all by herself!
She is obsessed with flowers, stops every time to smell them! She is so cute.
Downtown Farmer's market
Obsessed with the historic homes around downtown, so beautiful!
With all the amazing outdoors to play in sometimes we don't spend much time downtown. Apart from a date night once when the parents came through town. On this day we decided to explore downtown Bend a bit further.We passed a book store that looks like a writers dream nook, Dudley's Bookshop Café, unfortunately it was closed but we will be back. We are suckers for book stores, we always walk out with a ridiculous amount of books. Meadow is starting to pick up that habit too. Right now her favorite book is go dog go.
As we strolled down the sidewalk of Wall St. we pass a traveling punk or hippie, flashed a peace sign and a big smile. It is hard to capture it in words and even photos, but the spirit of Bend is palpable, from the extravagant and even eccentric holiday celebrations to the leisurely vibe of the locals and vacationers alike. Bend's inhabitants radiate a shared idealistic lifestyle of prioritizing on fun and family. It's hard not to join the party!
Walking through the neighborhoods we found our dream house. They are all charming in their own vintage way, unique from one another. I adore vintage homes, and I've always wanted to remodel an old farm house, haha, don't we all? But Mitchell has had this Henry David Thoreau dream (since childhood, he's too cool) to build his own home with lumber from the trees in our property with his own hands. I love that he is such a romantic.
We walked through the historic neighborhood just feeling so inspired and as the water sparkled behind us and we gaze upon a three story country Victorian with the sun setting, we both knowingly look at each other thinking, this town is heavenly.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against bans in Michigan, New York and 23 other states prohibiting out-of-state direct Internet wine sales, declaring it a violation of the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
In a decision some analysts say could lead to lower prices and more choices for consumers, Justice Anthony Kennedy said the laws at issue in the two states were designed to give in-state wineries a competitive advantage over wineries located in other states.
"We hold that the laws in both states discriminate against interstate commerce in violation of the commerce clause (of the U.S. Constitution) and that the discrimination is neither authorized nor permitted by the 21st Amendment," Kennedy said.
Even if the ruling doesn't provide a landmark for interstate alcohol sales, it dealt a symbolic blow to the interstate traffic laws in Michigan and New York and marked the harshest defeat in recent memory of one of the state's strongest lobbyists.
With several compliance issues to be dealt with, it will still be months before wine can start moving easily across state lines.
"The case is not so much about wine as states' rights," Kent Beverage Co. Inc. President Kim Gary told the Business Journal earlier this year. "A lot of people say it's an economic issue for us. They say we're just protecting our turf by making everyone go through the three-tier system. That's really not so; (Internet) sales is such a small part of the business. It's not a big issue — what we'd lose, you and I could sit down here and drink tomorrow."
Kent Beverage is one of the largest of 10 wholesalers that sell wine in Grand Rapids, representing the middle tier of Michigan's three-tier system.
Originally designed to protect against the collusion, price-fixing and monopolization that existed before Prohibition, the structure now serves to prevent illegal sales to minors and collect taxes, according to the Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association (MB&WWA) and the Michigan Department of Attorney General.
Under the current system, consumers can receive alcoholic beverages only from licensed retailers, who must receive them from licensed wholesalers that in turn receive their product from licensed manufacturers.
In recent years, an exception was made within the three-tier system to cut out the secondary tiers and allow licensed Michigan wineries to sell directly to Michigan residents.
But out-of-state wineries are not permitted that exception and cannot ship wine across Michigan borders, prompting wine industry writers Eleanor and Ray Heald of Troy, along with California winery Domaine Alfred, to sue the state in federal court in 2000.
Citing the rights of states to govern the transportation or importation of intoxicating liquors granted by the Prohibition-repealing 21st Amendment of 1933, the district court judge upheld the law.
But when the case went before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003, the judges declared Michigan's laws discriminatory and struck down the three-tier system, concluding that it was in violation of the Constitution's unwritten commerce clause, which bars states from enacting protectionist, discriminatory measures against interstate commercial activity.
"They struck down the section of Michigan law that deals with all importation of alcoholic liquor," said Michael Lashbrook, MB&WWA president. "If that were to happen, the way we read the ruling is that anybody outside of our borders can ship alcohol directly to consumers' homes, which we believe will lead to a totally unaccountable system."
Lashbrook and Gary both were present at the hearing last December, the only two Michigan wholesale representatives.
"The wineries are really the ones behind this," Gary said. "They want to sell the wine direct … the consumer isn't going to get a better deal, (the wineries) are just going to make my margin and the retailer's margin on top of theirs.
"And it's really not even a wine issue. Underage people aren't going to buy fine wines on the Internet, but why not 150 proof vodka or rum? Once you open that flood gate of alcohol coming across, who knows what's in the package?"
Brian Cain is a former retailer and current wholesaler for Viviano Wine Importers.
"They can buy wine over the Internet right now from a Michigan-based shipper," Cain said. "Why would anyone think that if they order wine from Indiana that it's going to be more likely to get into the wrong hands? There is a far greater risk of minors walking into a store with a fake ID than buying online."
Cain also cited the distinct paper trail left by an online credit card transaction, as well as the good sense of a UPS or FedEx deliveryman as further deterrents against minors buying online. On top of that, Cain said, shipping costs on a case of wine are at least $45. The only time consumers will buy online is when products are not available through the local distribution chain, he said.
"You can try to come up with a million arguments to restrict interstate wine shipments, but none of them hold water. These laws have almost no effect at all."
According to Cain, the reason that Michigan's regulators and wholesalers fear the commerce practiced by the 26 "reciprocal" states that do allow wine to cross their borders to and fro is that any change in the law would expose a system based on laws that do not apply to modern times.
And while the current structure helps no one, Cain said, it harms small Michigan wineries that could benefit from off-season sales to out-of-state tourists who visit during summer vacations.
"It doesn't affect my business anyway because I don't sell those items," Cain said. "Those are the things people want to buy online. It's ridiculous that (the state and wholesalers) are paranoid. It's a little crack in the door, but if you've always had total control, that is threatening."
There were opposite rulings in a parallel case in New York now combined with the Michigan cases on the Supreme Court docket. In New York, the district court sided with the plaintiffs, while the 2nd Circuit Court ruled in favor of the state.


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Campos Foods are recalling beef products for undeclared wheat on the label.
Allergic Livingmagazine reported this morning on an important product recall, which affects 137,000 pounds of beef products sold under the H-E-B brand by Campos Foods.
The spice mix used in the H-E-B ready-to-eat cheese burgers contains wheat, but the allergen isn't called out on the ingredients label. The beef products being recalled were produced between August 2014 and January 2015.
For more information on the recall, call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6853). Reactions or complaints can be reported online here.
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) thanks Allergic Living for sharing this important product recall notice!
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Malaka wrote:I have a ton of vouchers that expire in 2020, but so far every single event says "Vouchers Sold Out For This Event", or something of that nature. So does anyone have insight as to when (or if) they will be releasing more shows that are eligible for vouchers? The list is getting smaller by the week.
Yippee38 wrote:I got screwed on this. I had my last ISP for 17 years. I changed ISP right before this settlement. Because I changed ISP, my e-mail address changed. Of course, you can't change your e-mail address without confirming on your old e-mail address. (How stupid is that?) I've tried multiple times to contact them for help, and never got a response. So, no settlement for me.
Malaka wrote:I got an email at 1:32am last night stating they had updated their eligible events list, and by 6:30am there is nothing on the site. The site says, "Eligible events will be listed here. Please check periodically."
What a bunch of clowns. I don't know about you guys, but I don't have all day to check periodically. I can't wait until this vile conglomerate is void of existence.
Malaka wrote:Thanks for the update Bill! I used 2 codes to give free tix for Foreigner/Cheap Trick, and Nickelback to my in-laws because nothing else is worthwhile. Might as well use them.
I wish I could've used them on Gojira or Summer Slaughter, like they had available in other cities. Better luck next year, I guess.
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Smallable is one of those blogs that, depending on your personality, you'll either be completely inspired, or you'll be very irritated. Looking at beautiful kids fashion is one of those things where unless you are handy with a sewing machine, or haven't been affected by the economy…well, it can be really annoying. But, because this is French, and you can look at it purely as inspiration, not a a directive to buy, we figured you should at least know about it.
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Friday, June 08, 2012
When puppets get mail
I live in a magical world where not only does the donkey get overseas packages of cookies, but the puppet gets mail too. Yesterday a huge package of vintage fabrics, aprons, cookies and other treats arrived for me and Pino - the donkey - but there was a little tiny apron in there too for Pino - the puppet.
My life is very good, albeit filled with mud and poop of all varieties and consistencies, but it is good and I am very aware of it each day. I'm soaking in every minute so I can hold onto it later - when I might need it the most.
If my posts are short in the coming week it is because the donkey and I have much to do before Pino Pie Day on June 17. I know you will understand. The Head Troll is also driving everyone in the barnyard a bit nuts as she has a certain ambiance she is striving for.
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Hope it's a wonderful day, I also look forward to the photos. Maybe someday I'll venture up there...
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KYU PATCH - Japan Hombu
This is the Official Bujinkan Hombu Dojo felt back patch for 9th Kyu to 1st Kyu levels and is obtained by Bushindo University direct from Soke Hatsumi in Japan.
It is exactly as shown in the photo and is worn on your uniform on the left side over the heart.
Machine washing not recommended - if you do be sure to use cold water only as it is felt and fades quickly. Many people will add velcro strips to their uniform and the back of the patch so that the patch can be taken off when the uniform is washed.
Please note that the price reflect recent price increase from the Hombu Dojo and the changing relationship between the Yen and the Dollar.
We offer these official Bujinkan patches as a service to the Bujinkan community.
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In honor of Marfan Syndrome awareness month, here's today's Marfact (provided by the wonderful Marfan Foundation).
Marfact #21: People with Marfan syndrome are at an up to 250 times greater risk of aortic dissection than the general population.
Marfact #22: Marfan syndrome can affect many parts of the body, but has "variable expression," so each person is affected differently, even in the same family. While there are features that are frequently seen in many people with the disorder (such as tall, thin stature, disproportionately long arms and legs), not all people exhibit these features.
I'm actually going to be splitting this into 4 parts because of how long it actually is once I sit down to write it.
← Part 1
About a week after my 16th birthday my life changed – and I will never mean this more literally – in the blink of an eye. Meaning that I blinked and all of a sudden the vision in my left eye was entirely blurry. I knew what had happened immediately: my vision was identical to when I had no lenses at all and would take off my glasses. My implant had dislocated and I was devastated. At the time we had been told that should anything ever happen to my lens implants that they would likely have to be removed and that would be that.
My eye surgeon wasn't available for a week, and because of the risk of my lens implant lodging in my pupil and causing serious problems I had to spend that entire week sleeping practically upright to keep it from doing so. This coupled with thinking that I had just lost one of the most precious things I had, made it a pretty long and melancholy 7 days. To my enormous relief though, my eye surgeon decided to re-attach my lens instead of removing it. I wish that had been the end of it, but it wasn't.
My eye healed quickly and very minimally painful as they always have, but once my vision began to come back I noticed that every time I moved my eye everything in my field of vision would bounce. Mom and I left Vancouver and made the 8 hour trip home hoping that as my eye continued to heal this would go away, but it didn't. I went to my local optometrist for a post operative check and was told that the cause of the bouncy vision was "Floppy Iris Syndrome". As far as he could tell my lens implant was reattached further back this time to help keep it from rubbing on my iris as it had before, but now it was too far back and not supporting my iris at all, causing it to "flop".
So, about a month and a half after surgery #5 – my eye red and still not fully healed – we headed back to Vancouver for another operation. This time it was decided that he would replace my lens entirely with a new one (a bigger and riskier surgery) and for the first time ever before an operation I felt dread. I was hoping that because he would be replacing my lens this time that things would be better but when I woke up my mom told me that it had been decided during surgery that my old lens would be reattached instead of replaced as it had last time. Aside from that, right away things felt different this time when I woke up than it ever had after the previous surgeries. And though it wasn't unmanageable, my pain level was a lot higher than it had ever been following eye surgery.
It was the day after though, that I ended up going through one of the hardest things I've ever been through.


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Insect carnival
Photo by Kevin Quinlan May 20, 2016
Entomology Club hosts Insect Carnival Extravaganza at Blue Hen Fandemonium
The Entomology Club at the University of Delaware set up an Insect Carnival Extravaganza on Saturday, May 7, as part of UD Athletics' Fandemonium event.
The five-table exhibit catered to the Future Hens Club, which is open to children ages 12 and younger, though the club members interacted with the general public as well in an effort to raise awareness on the importance of insects.
The exhibit included an insect zoo, a variety of live arthropods such as tarantulas and cockroaches, and the club handed out milkweed seeds and milkweed plants to help promote monarch butterfly conservation.
Zach Schumm, a senior double majoring in entomology and wildlife conservation and the president of the entomology club, said the group also sold milkweed seeds and plants at Ag Day and used those that were remaining at Fandemonium.
"It's one of those things that people don't really promote because they think of milkweed as just a weed that you need to pull and get rid of but it's the only food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars, so we try to promote it as much as we can," said Schumm, who added that it was great to be able to connect with an audience that might not otherwise be in an ecological mindset.
"The parents were there, and they have gardens at their homes, so we let them know that this is what we would think of as a weed but it's really important for insects. Not all the pretty flowers we buy at the store are native and beneficial to us. I think the educational aspect of this really clicked with a lot of people," said Schumm.
Cassandra Ference, a senior double majoring in entomology and wildlife conservation with a minor in statistical data analytics, is the outreach coordinator for the Entomology Cluband helped organize the exhibit. She said the group doesn't want people to be repelled by insects but to see their integral and important role in providing ecosystem services.
"Insects break down material, like carcasses and leaves, and they're detritivores, which means that they break down dead material, and basically they work on nutrient cycling for trees and other plants," said Ference. "They're food for lots of other animals and birds in our world. They're also indicators of good water quality. Mayflies, for example, have certain tolerances that they can only survive in good water, essentially."
Ference also pointed out that pollination services are provided by a wide array of insects.
"That's probably one of the most important services. That and nutrient cycling are some of the most important ones," Ference said. "People think bees are the only pollinators but that's not true. Beetles pollinate, flies pollinate – there are lot of different insects that pollinate."
Schumm said he thinks connecting research and science with the public is a mission that can have lasting impacts and tangible results.
"I think there's this gap between people doing research and the public. We can keep publishing all these papers, and that is really important and we're getting a lot done, but we need to get the public informed and on board, as they can play a huge role in the effectiveness of programs implemented from what we learn from research," said Schumm.
Youth engagement
The majority of the exhibit was geared toward children, and Ference said that the club has worked with area schools in the past.
"We do outreach with schools and a lot of times the schools will call us. I've done a few programs where we go out and do a presentation on what an entomologist is, why bugs are important, what an insect is," said Ference.
Schumm said he thinks it is important to get kids exposed to insects and their importance at an early age.
"I think teaching youth is one of the more important things because kids are really interested in insects and the environment but they don't get much exposure to it depending on what school system they're in. Reaching out to the youth and starting with the youth is really important and I enjoy doing it," said Schumm.
Entomological interests
As to how she got involved in entomology, Ference said she wasn't into insects until she got to UD and took a class with Deborah Delaney, assistant professor of entomology in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology.
"When I started here, I was a wildlife conservation major and I was dreading taking this Elements of Entomology class because I didn't like bugs, but that class changed everything for me. I immediately added on the entomology major and started doing research with Dr. Delaney. She changed everything for me. I am such a big advocate of insects now," said Ference.
With graduation right around the corner, Schumm said he plans to work at the United States Department of Agriculture Beneficial Insects Introductory Laboratory located on the Newark Farm. There he will study brown marmorated stink bugs.
He also plans to work more with his company, SchumBug, which provides displays of insects and artwork at birthday parties and at local universities and science centers.
"It's been tough to keep SchumBug going while I'm in school so, hopefully, after graduation I'm going to spend some time and actually try to see what I can do with it. I really enjoy the teaching aspects of everything, so it's fun to do," said Schumm.
For more information on the Entomology Club, visit the club's website.
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Postgame Avs-Wild: Fortunate in all phases tonight
ST. PAUL, MINN. – We don't know how seriously Ryan O'Reilly's injuries are just yet. But we know that he was released from the hospital in time to join the team back on its charter flight home to Denver after tonight's win over the Wild.
That is obviously encouraging news.
Those were some scary minutes after the Avs' young center tripped over Matt Cullen's skate and went headfirst into the boards in the second period tonight. O'Reilly apparently moved some on the ice after going down, though I never saw any movement. We all know what the worst-case scenario would be in a situation like that. Thankfully, it seems O'Reilly has escaped that fate.
Things I don't know at the moment: is O'Reilly walking on his own? Are there any broken bones? A concussion? The team is in the air as I type, so some of the answers to those questions are zooming across the sky now. O'Reilly's left shoulder, along with his head and neck, really went hard into those boards. If he doesn't have some kind of serious head injury, he might have a bad shoulder injury. We just have to wait for the official word still on that.
This is a scary game. Ever watch a game from the ice level? It's an incredibly different experience. Things are going so fast out there. It all happens in split seconds, the whole time, and it's always amazing to me whenever I see a game from that level, that there weren't more serious injuries.
I really do believe that hockey players are the toughest, bravest athletes of them all.
The game tonight seemed incidental after O'Reilly's frightening injury, but the Avs escaped with two points. Let's face it, this was something of a fortunate win – although I don't believe that the Wild "dominated" the game as some from the Minny side seemed to say after the game.
The Avs were certainly not dominated in the first period, when essentially the game was decided. They came out pretty strong, and I thought outworked the Wild in most areas. The final two periods were certainly dominated territorially by Minnesota, but I'm not sure there were too many truly dangerous chances surrendered by the Avs. And when there were, Craig Anderson was there.
I thought most of the Wild's chances came from the outside, where Anderson usually makes the saves. Yes, Anderson got some luck from the goal posts. But as goalies like to say, the posts are part of the equipment. The Avs obviously got a lucky goal on their third one, on Tomas Fleischmann's bouncer from near the blue line to make it 3-0.
The returns of Chris Stewart and Cody McLeod made a big difference. McLeod was all over the place, making hits and forechecking hard. Stewart looked rusty with the puck, but he still did some good things and his presence made it so the Wild had to pay more attention to him, opening up the game for other teammates.
If O'Reilly is on the shelf for any significant period of time, I would assume that TJ Galiardi would take his spot at center on the third line. Galiardi was a healthy scratch tonight, and Joe Sacco talked about why at the end of his post-game talk, which can be seen here. He starts off, of course, addressing the O'Reilly situation:
Finally, minute or so with the winning goalie, Craig Anderson:


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Time Out: nine months on street guides, Things To Do listings, Music & Nightlife and features at the front of the mag
Long before I ever moved to London, working at Time Out was pretty #careergoals, and this year I've been really happy to have had nine months of shifts with the magazine. I joined under Ashleigh Arnott, who's now working for Waitrose, met Louise Schwartzkoff as she developed the new Culture & Events section, and now work with Sonya Barber who's managing the launch of that section.
Recently I've written street guides for Essex Road and Hanbury Street – both packed with great independent venues and cool new arts projects – as well as trying out a chiaroscuro class at the Royal Academy, learning about London's black heritage in Tudor times, compiling this year's online feature on New Year's Eve parties for Olly Keen's Nightlife section, writing and editing the listings for the mag, and writing about London Christmas rituals for a big collaborative feature in the front of the magazine. Lots of it is featured on my Muckrack page, as well as other features I've done this year, and I'm looking forward to filling 2017 with more brilliant London walks, talks, dinners, coffees, exhibitions and parties.
Walls of nudes at the chiaroscuro class at the RA. My dodgy rendition not pictured A photo posted by Ellie (@elliebroughton_) on


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A mining proposal must be submitted for written approval by the Executive Director of the Resources and Compliance Branch of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) prior to the commencement of mining operations.
A detailed explanation of the transition arrangements is contained within the Transition FAQ document and General FAQ document.
Submit a mining proposal via EARS Online
View approved mining proposals via MINEDEX (Mines and minerals deposits)
Mining proposals must be submitted electronically via EARS (Environmental Assessment and Regulatory System).
A mining proposal is a document prepared by the proponent or tenement holder, containing detailed information on identification, evaluation and management of significant environmental impacts relevant to the proposed mining operations. Mining proposals must be prepared in accordance with the guideline for Mining Proposals in Western Australia.
The Department has released a new Guideline for Mining Proposals to implement a risk and outcome based regulatory framework. The new Guideline also makes the transition to the 'One Mining Proposal' model; where each mine site ('Environmental Group Site) has only one mining proposal that is updated over time as required.
Given these significant changes, the Department has allowed for a transition period for new and existing mine sites to use either the new 2016 Guideline or the 2006 Guideline. New mine sites have the option of submitting their mining proposal in accordance with the 2016 Guideline or the 2006 Guideline for the remainder of 2016. Existing sites will have six years to transition to the new 2016 Guideline.
Mineral Environment Operations
Guidance and forms
Sterilisation report / Backfilling Pits - Sterilisation Report - This report must be completed where any resources are likely to be sterilised by backfilling and submitted to Geological Survey.
Mining Lease Applications
Hard copy Mining Proposals will not be accepted unless submitted in support of a Mining Lease Application (MLA) to the Resources Tenure.
Project Management Plans - Prior to commencment of mining operations, an approved project management plan (PMP) must be in place. See What is a project management plan? for more information.


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The return to the glory days of the E3 Expo has been very well received by the industry, with the ESA announcing that exhibitor space for the June show is already 90% filled.
More than 100 exhibitors have signed up to show at this year's rejuvenated Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, demonstrating the wisdom behind the Entertainment Software Association's decision to give people what they want. With the ESA claiming that they're well on track to make their 40,000 attendee target, this year's E3 should be a wild, chaotic, colorful, sweaty mess of a trade show, which is exactly how we like it. Heck, even industry analyst supreme Michael Pachter is excited.
"E3 Expo is back, and that's a very good thing. The conference is being held at just the right time, with June late enough in the year for the publishers to feel confident about game quality, and early enough in the year to generate retail buzz...E3 Expo will re-establish itself as the preeminent North American computer and video game show, and also will likely be considered the preeminent computer and video game event globally."
Remind me to buy that guy a free beer at the show.


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April 7, 2004: Reading Room
end to greed
By Louis Jacobson '92
Journalist William Greider '58 recently learned that his 1997 book, One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism, was required reading in a sociology and economics course at the University of Chicago, alongside volumes by Adam Smith and Max Weber. Greider doubts he's worthy of such company, but he's hoping his new book, The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy, will make at least as much of an impact as One World did.
The Soul of Capitalism, published by Simon & Schuster last fall, offers an alternative vision of capitalism — one in which Americans take a fuller stake in their economy. In this vision, employees own a share of their companies and take a role in management; mutual funds wield their power on behalf of their shareholders' interests, rather than their own; and consumers flex their economic muscle to hold corporations to more enlightened business practices.
Greider, who writes for the left-of-center political weekly The Nation, says he seeks to purify capitalism from within by ending the perversions that are wrongly advanced under its banner.
The capitalist system, he argues, must be reformed not only by federal-government action but also by the scattered actions of individuals and companies willing to experiment with new business approaches. This strategy flummoxed some of his liberal friends, who have long looked primarily to the government to push economic and social change. "I think it's crippling to have our stagnated, captured system of democracy be the only route to change," Greider says from his office in Washington, D.C.
In the book, Greider talks to dozens of Americans who are thinking, and acting, in unconventional ways. Some of his subjects run employee-owned companies; others operate investment funds that use socially conscious principles; while others lead consumer boycotts against environmentally questionable products.
Greider, who grew up near Cincinnati, got his start in journalism at the Daily Princetonian. At Princeton, he felt overwhelmed by the unfamiliar culture and the academic burden, which left him "always on the edge of being booted out of the place," he says. His refuge was the Prince. Later stints as a reporter in Wheaton, Illinois, and Louisville, Kentucky, led to his hiring in 1968 by the Washington Post, where he became assistant managing editor; Rolling Stone in 1982; and The Nation in 1999.
Going against the tide isn't new to Greider, whose 1987 book, Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country, challenged the conventional wisdom that the Fed should mercilessly fight inflation, and knocked the institution for acting with minimal democratic oversight.
Greider knows that Secrets of the Temple didn't change any minds inside the Fed, and he acknowledges similar obstacles to implementing ideas from his latest book. Yet he says he's optimistic that scattered efforts to challenge the prevailing system are "bubbling up all over the place."
Louis Jacobson '92 is a staff correspondent at National Journal magazine in Washington.
Book Shorts
The Way Home — ROBERT EARLE '72 (DayBue). In this coming-of-age story, the author deals with marriage and divorce, aging, and connections between generations. The story follows Dan Kelly, a computer scientist in New Mexico; his wife, Alicia, a teacher; and their teenage son, Max. But Earle focuses on Max, who goes to boarding school in the Northeast after his parents divorce. There he meets a few odd people at his nursing home job while he struggles with the breakup of his family and his own independence. Earle is a former diplomat.
Blackout — JAMES GOODMAN *90 (North Point Press). On July 13, 1977, a major blackout hit New York City. There was revelry and dancing, but also widespread looting, vandalism, and arson. This book, a re-creation of the blackout and its aftermath, explores what drove people to such acts. Goodman discusses what caused the blackout and records conversations, such as one in an elevator that stopped. Goodman is a professor of history at Rutgers University.
The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era — JAMES M. MCPHERSON (Oxford). An illustrated version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's account of the Civil War period, from the Mexican War to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. This new edition contains 700 pictures, many never before published, ranging from antique photographs to period cartoons to full-color maps. McPherson is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History.
By Lucia S. Smith '04


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World Without End review - Art Papers USA 2010
The following review of Hans de Wit's exhibition World Without End (Isis Gallery, London January 9 - February 20, 2010) by Amelia Ishmael appears in Art Papers USA (2010).
Despite all of the apocalyptic gossip that builds up at the end of each decade, Hans de Wit's debut in the UK, World Without End, suggests that the world will keep evolving – though its form will not always be completely recognizable, and human fate is not guaranteed (Isis Gallery; January 9 – February 20, 2010). Through two series of charcoal and pastel works on paper, he illustrates a vast, mystic dystopia that stylistically marries
the biochemical organisms of H.R. Giger with the magnificent landscapes of J.M.W. Turner.
Vigorously gestural charcoal marks swarm across each work atop spectral fields of pastel colour to create scenes that are aesthetically sublime, romantic, and expressionistic. Meticulous details invite us to step closer and observe the works from an intimate distance. As we stand in front of the four Arcanum Arcadia, 2009 panoramic works on paper-which span over eight feet wide- an epic scene that hovers between futuristic and primal, arcadian and apocalyptic, fills our field of vision. The series' title is historical and mythical, suggesting that these drawings are concerned with expressing knowledge of a fantastical place that is concealed from our current reality.
Although de Wit's works maintain an ambiguity, many of the titles in this series refer to allegorical stories. Ahab, 2009, displayed on the ground floor, gives a literary reference to Moby-Dick and the fate of Captain Ahab of the ship Pequod, who is driven to his own death by his hubristic revenge against the infamous great white whale. De Wit's Ahab depicts a recumbent dismembered human figure atop a a large beached gonadic form that has been punctured with a multitude of dark harpoons. Littered in the surrounding shallow waters are eggs and fallen birds. In the background. a dramatic dark cloud unfurls across the vivid pastel landscape. As a single scene from the grand dystopia that de Wit illustrates, Ahab is an exemplary account of caution.
Also on display are three smaller works from the artist's Pencil Poems series. Though no less impressive than Arcanum Arcadia, these drawings are devoid of narrative references and convey ambient scenes of a more experimental nature. Pencil Poem #6, 2009, an exceptionally surreal work, appears set at an ocean seabed. Here, a large dark form in the drawing's upper portion suggests an ocean vessel. Sprouting across the floor, among indistinguishable shells or debris, bizarre life forms feature various bird heads atop curvaceous plant stems.
In each of the seven works on display, the paper's entire surface is screened with tiny pastel marks that create a subtle grid. These marks give the drawings a documentary quality as they allude to de Wit's intensive working process of transferring and enlarging images from preliminary sketches to the finished works.
The enigmatic scenes illustrated throughout World Without End follow the modernist artistic tradition of grappling with anxieties about the coexistence of humanity, rapture and technology. Organic aspects of de Wit's works are foreign rather than alien; they are a testament to the evolution of technology as it merges with and transforms biology. At times, these engineered organisms appear better suited to thrive, yet to what ends? De Wit, based in Eindhoven, has exhibited widely throughout the Netherlands, yet rarely abroad. In his previous exhibitions, images including architectural fragments optimistically suggested human inhabitants. Here,
as both living human forms and their dwellings are absent, the fate of civilization becomes dubitable.
Amelia Ishmael, 2010


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I grew up in the Phoenix area and live there still. To the far west of Phoenix is Luke AFB. It has been there for more than 65 years. It is the primary training base for F-16 pilots.It used to be out in the middle of nowhere, but within the last 10 years suburbia has invaded. Now there are those who brilliantly believe the base should move to accomodate them. The following is a recorded incident that recently took place. Sometimes I wish I could just smack the stupid off of people. (I know not very Christian of me.)
Noise Complaint at Luke AFB, AZ Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back.
Thursday, June 12, 2008 ~
Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall. When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must have stung quite a bit. The complaint: Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base: Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at 9:11 a.m, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyns early bird special? Any response would be appreciated.
The response:
Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke's jets' (Letters, Thursday On June 15), at precisely 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four-ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt. Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day. At 9 a.m.on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based on the letter writer's recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise, I'm sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son's flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured. A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force given to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects. The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show?' The 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt.Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives. Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you.....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Lt. Col. Scott Pleus, USAF
***It has been brought to my attention that the response was written by Lt. Col. Pleus, not Lt. Col. Rosensteel and I have made the appropriate change. It also appears that the last two lines were added by an unknown person and is not in the original newspaper account.
Thankful for…#TheRunningWriter
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Even though Guillermo del Toro's recent surgery prevented the writer/director from attending the FANGORIA's Weekend of Horrors held this past weekend ('I feel fine!' del Toro jokes), he still invited Fango to his offices in the Sherman Oaks Galleria today to catch a sneak peek at an unfinished assembly of his new film HELLBOY, set to hit theaters from Sony and Revolution Studios April 2.
The impressive-looking film is lavishly shot in shades of gold, blue and grays depending on the section of the movie, and has one of the most beautiful looks thus far given to a comic book adaptation. The color palette, meant to reflect the Mike Mignola comic book (del Toro showed Fango a 'visual notes' memo he compiled at the beginning of the shoot to pass out to everyone, with specific HELLBOY comic panels highlighted for their color schemes), provides a vivid backdrop to the 'big red guy'?Hellboy himself, whose own color is constantly being highlighted or muted by his surroundings.
The plot borrows a bit from the first HELLBOY comic series, Seed of Destruction, in which Hellboy is born during World War II and summoned by Nazis, but ultimately rescued by the Americans (with the help of a Baby Ruth candy bar, no less) and Dr. Broom (John Hurt), who adopts the little guy. Over the next few decades, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) ages far slower than his human counterparts, so he still has the mindset of a teenager, though he looks like a man. Locked away in the BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) and only let out to do battle with the various monsters that exist in the mortal plane, Hellboy pines for his love, the pyro-enhanced Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), who has never quite come to terms with her ability to create fire and, well, explode. When Rasputin (Karel Roden), the aged Russian prophet who helped the Nazis conjure Hellboy in the first place, comes a-calling to try and use Hellboy to take over/destroy the Earth, many monsters are released, Hellboy is forced to kick a lot of ass and...well, we won't give away too much of the plot.
The Rick Baker Hellboy makeup, as seen in the already-in-theaters trailer, is pretty remarkable, and Perlman is unrecognizable, effectively becoming Hellboy for the film. The character's 'look' changes from scene to scene, sometimes with the demon wearing his trademark trenchcoat and no shirt, sometimes with a shirt and trenchcoat and sometimes bare-chested. Though Hellboy keeps his horns sanded down in the film?as in the comic?there are scenes in the movie that show Hellboy with full horns. On top of that, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones, voiced by David Hyde Pierce) is also a full body makeup job that works rather well, whether underwater or walking around on land.
Though there are other monsters, including the recurring and ever-able-to-reproduce-ad-infinitum Sammael and then a Cthulhu-like behemoth, the breakout character from HELLBOY would have to be Kroenen, a Nazi assassin played alternately in the film by a dancer, a contortionist and a martial artist/stuntman. The multi-talented Kroenen is Rasputin's main henchman, a silent, masked semi-cyborg who was almost killed decades before, but has replaced his hand and parts of his body with clockwork parts and is now more powerful than ever. He wields twin police-style nightsticks that he's able to use with great aplomb.
Though the film's FX weren't completely done in this version, enough were completed to provide a look at a number of trademark HELLBOY shots, such as the title hero fighting against great Cthulhu-inspired tentacles ('I haven't seen a great tentacle fight since 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA,' explains del Toro) while wielding a giant sword. On top of that, the punchy, short-breathed Hellboy dialogue ('Aw, crap') is all here and uttered with a constantly annoyed delivery by Perlman that is pitch-perfect to what you'd imagine Hellboy's personality to be from the comic.
With two and a half months to go to complete the CGI and looping and put on the score, HELLBOY looks remarkably complete, likely due to the number of in-camera FX del Toro chose to use in the film. All in all, the movie looks like a truly great bit of monstermaking with a really strong and well-executed story, multidimensional characterizations, some amazing creature designs, a lot of Mignola-style dark humor and a truly beautiful look.
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Michael Doherty says evidence is lacking that red-light cameras in New Jersey reduce accidents
Big Brother, New Jersey Sen. Michael Doherty has his eye on you.
And the Warren County Republican isn't the only one watching those eyes in the sky known as red-light cameras.
Enough people have questioned the reliability of the cameras that the state Department of Transportation on June 19 suspended a five-year pilot program for the devices because of concerns about yellow light timing with most of the cameras in the state.
But Doherty has questioned the cameras' reliability for some time, citing concerns about privacy, revenue and actual impact on reducing collisions.
"There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used," Doherty said in a May 14 news release about a bill he introduced to ban the cameras in New Jersey.
So far the evidence seems stacked in Doherty's corner, PolitiFact New Jersey found
First, some data about the cameras: they work with a traffic control device to photograph or record vehicles that disregard a red signal. Police review the images to verify if a violation happened. Summonses are mailed to drivers. Communities and the companies that installed the cameras share the revenue.
In New Jersey's case, we reviewed a November 2011 report presented to the Legislature about the first year of the cameras' effectiveness, through June 1, 2011. A second-year report has not yet been sent to the Legislature, according to DOT spokesman Joe Dee.
At the time of its report, the DOT noted that just two intersections (of 59 studied) – both in Newark -- had been recording violations for a full year: Broad and Market streets, and Broad Street at Raymond Boulevard.
Crash and accident cost data for both locations prior to the cameras' installation and after showed decreases of near 50 percent for three types of crashes and damages cost decreases of $149,000.
But the DOT questioned that data.
"Although these calculations suggest a potential positive effect on safety as a result of the pilot program, we believe the data are too limited to draw any meaningful conclusions at this time," the report states. "The Department therefore recommends continued data collection and monitoring of RLR (Red Light Running) program intersections."
We also reviewed studies and data from organizations such as the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Safer Streets L.A., the National Motorists Association and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that address concerns that more accidents result at camera-controlled intersections, in part because the yellow signal isn't long enough.
"Providing adequate yellow time and a brief phase when all signals are red is important and can reduce crashes, but those things alone don't eliminate the need for or potential benefits of red light cameras," the Institute says on its website. "Studies have shown that increasing yellow timing to values associated with guidelines published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers 'can significantly decrease the frequency of red light violations.'"
"One of our main objections to the use of red light cameras is that often they provide a perverse incentive for jurisdictions to refrain from implementing effective safety countermeasures such as an increase in the yellow phase timing because it would result in a decrease in violations and consequently a decrease in revenue," Jay Beeber, executive director of Safer Streets L.A., said in an e-mail.
Steve Carrellas, spokesman for the New Jersey chapter of the National Motorists Association, said a properly engineered intersection is a better deterrent for crashes than red-light cameras.
Our ruling
Doherty claimed, "There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used." A state DOT report showed some decreases in certain types of crashes and the costs of damages, but emphasized that the data collected through June 1, 2011 is too small to make definitive decisions about the cameras' effectiveness. We rate Doherty's statement True.
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Tapad se nahi saab, injection se darr lagta hai...
Life is not easy. So says my doctor. Not when he waves that injection at me. I have always been the healthy types, have been fed religiously on the most exquisite meals, never craved the junk food...well, other than the cheese on the Dominos pizza and perhaps that fried chicken at KFC but then its not my regular kind of food. I still love the gud ol' soft idlies by my mom (I have been having stones in the name of idlies ever since I moved but then that's another story). But then why, God why that injection needle has to get inside me! I have incidences of fainting seeing one too and people laughing but then they do not know how sensitive my heart is.
I see blood taken by a nurse and the amount of blood almost makes me faint but then not to embarrass myself, I hold on. I guess marrying an officer you have to yourself brave (even if its just for show). Difficult not to feel when I see that needle going in. But (God Bless the nurse) it didn't really feel anything.
I know.
So much of drama!
Now I go home happily away from needles for a while now.


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Boasting fantastic views over Dingle Bay, Cill Bhreac House offers themed bedrooms and a gourmet breakfast menu. With free parking, it is just a 10-minute waterfront walk from Dingle town.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Cill Bhreac House B&B for directions and precise location prior to your visit.