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New York, NY – (April 25, 2013) –The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The Festival runs through April 28, 2013.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 14 countries. Best New Director prizes were awarded to a first-time director for both narrative and documentary films, selected from a pool of 24 feature films throughout the program. Awards were also given for the best narrative short, best documentary short and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year's Festival included 89 features and 60 short films from 38 countries, programmed by a team led by Tribeca's Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore, Artistic Director Frederic Boyer, Director of Programming Genna Terranova, and Programmer Cara Cusumano.
This year the Festival introduced a new award, the Bombay Sapphire Award for Transmedia, for the new juried Storyscapes section, created in collaboration with BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin. Also announced at the awards were the Tribeca Online Festival feature and short film winners selected by the online audience. The winners of the Heineken Audience Awards, determined by audience votes throughout the Festival, will be announced on April 27.
"It is a pleasure to share a diverse range films with our audiences at Tribeca and to introduce new storytellers from every corner of the globe," said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder, Tribeca Film Festival. "We are grateful to the incredible group of talented filmmakers who shared their work with us and with the New York and film communities."
"With such a wonderful and diverse selection of films in our competition sections, the jury has had quite the challenge in awarding just one per category," said Frederic Boyer, TFF Artistic Director. "Their selection recognizes films depicting worlds that are seldom seen on screen and to which we are given the rare opportunity to experience through unforgettable characters and remarkable subjects.
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival, Sunday, April 28, at various venues. Specific times and ticketing information are available on the Festival website, www.tribecafilm.com.
In addition to cash awards and in-kind services provided by sponsors including American Express,
AKA, Bombay Sapphire, Citizens of Humanity, Company 3, Kodak, Persol, and Sony Electronics, the Festival presented the winners with original pieces of art created by acclaimed artists, including Joyce Pensato, Dustin Yellin, William Wegman among others.
World NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The jurors for the 2013 World Narrative Competition were Bryce Dallas-Howard, Blythe Danner, Paul Haggis, Kenneth Lonergan, and Jessica Winter.
Jury Comments: "The Rocket is a spectacular achievement that is powerful and delightful in equal measures. Artfully structured and gorgeously shot, it chronicles the struggles of a displaced family while steering well clear of either sentimentality or despair. Complex in its tone and characterizations, the film takes an unflinching – and edifying – look at the suffering caused both by a legacy of war and the new status quo of economic globalization. And yet, while never losing sight of those grim realities, it also offers us a transcendent tale of hope and perseverance in a world that few Westerners ever have the chance to see."
Jury Comments: "One of the great pleasures this year was the discovery of this young, non-professional actor, who plays his role with an irresistible blend of pluck, stoic determination and vulnerability. Sitthiphon Disamoe carried a big, ambitious production on his small shoulders, with charm and grace to spare."
Jury Comments: "We've selected a woman who shows herself to be a totally committed and fiercely versatile actress. Veerle Baetens' character goes from a sunny free spirit to grieving wife and mother, and no matter where we are in the course of that journey, this actress shows us the light burning inside her character, one that both sustains and destroys. She is the heart and soul of the movie, and her performance is nothing short of a tour de force."
Jury Comments: "Before Snowfall packs a visual punch to match the force and ambition of its story about a teenage boy who pursues the honor killing of his own sister. Shot in four countries and capturing everything from a rural village to multiple European cities, from intimate domestic scenes to teeming street life, from a harrowing border crossing to a bleakly beautiful Nordic landscape in winter, it invites us into many vivid worlds and fulfills many possibilities for cinematography as an art form."
Jury Comments: "The Broken Circle Breakdown is a true original, starting with the eclectic ingredients in its dynamic screenplay: a romance of opposites, a battle between spiritual faith and secular humanism, triggered by unthinkable tragedy, a Flemish bluegrass band. With dialogue that spans the sweetly flirtatious and the operatically confrontational -- and with dollops of humor and a pure, deep love of music – the film leaps nimbly back and forth in time to conjure vivid characters who face down literal life-or-death issues. They win both our rapt interest and our greatest empathy; they make us both think and feel."
The jurors for the 2013 Best New Narrative Director Competition were Naomi Foner, Tony Gilroy, Ari Graynor, Radha Mitchell, and Stu Zicherman.
Jury Comments: "Whitewash is funny, strange, emotionally honest, tense, pathetic, and ultimately haunting -- a broad canvas for even the most experienced director to paint. It quickly became clear that we were in the hands of a filmmaker with the intelligence, imagination and bravery to carry off this very tricky piece of material. The ability to mix tones and the guts to stage odd, random moments and make them inevitable is one of the least-appreciated tools in a filmmaker's skill set. The taste and attention to detail required to deliver a story this unsettled and delicate is the work of a director -- and a team -- that this jury hopes will continue for many movies. Their story is so credibly and invisibly constructed -- and the filmmakers have such control of the material and trust in the audience -- that the film reaches for metaphor without ever having had to ask for the privilege. It is a remarkable first feature, and we extend our congratulations to all involved, including two spectacular lead actors in Thomas Haden Church and Marc Labrèche."
World DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The jurors for the 2013 World Documentary Competition were Joe Berlinger, Sandi DuBowski, Whoopi Goldberg, Mira Sorvino, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Jury Comments: "The Kill Team examines the fundamental flaw in the preparation of young soldiers for war that allows them to see people as targets without humanity, a culture of killing that looks to express itself even in times of peace. It masterfully combines verite' footage, talking head interviews and a private look into one family's desperate fight in a seamless cinematic undertaking. As the drama unfolds we are faced with issues of both institutionalized responsibility and culpabilty within the military itself, the extreme importance of individual acts of courage, cowardice or allegiance to authority, and an expiation of guilt of one tormented soldier's decision to blow the whistle, too late. We feel it raises questions that demand to be answered by our military and society at large, so that these ever enumerating acts of senseless violence cease."
Jury Comments: "Let the Fire Burn tells a story we were stunned to realize we didn't know. It offers a time capsule, taking us to a horrific moment in our nation's history with a masterfully structured edit that vividly mines a trove of blistering period archive images without voiceover narration. The film ensures that a criminal and senseless destruction that cost eleven deaths -- five children, six adults -- shakes us to our core and is remembered with utter visceral power."
The jurors for the 2013 Best New Documentary Director Competition were Jared Cohen, Taraji P. Henson, Riley Keough, Jason O'Mara, and Josh Radnor.
Jury Comments: "Sean Dunne's Oxyana is a major accomplishment, deeply sad without being sentimental, fearless, unblinking and deft in the filmmaker's ability to coax harrowing stories from his subjects. It is not an easy film to watch. It could be read as hopeless, but by the end, something of the light of each person shone through. It presents an acute awareness of the severity of their situation mixed with an inner battle to not let this film be the final story of them or their once-proud town. We will never forget the faces of these people, their stories and their struggles."
Short Film Competition Categories:
The 2013 Best Narrative Short Competition jurors were Christine Baranski, Kassem Garaibeh, Jessica Hecht, Chris Milk, and Sheila Nevins.
Jury Comments: "The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars expresses love in its many dimensions and literally gets to the heart of the matter."
The 2013 Best Documentary and Student Short Competition jurors were Abigail Breslin, Bobby Flay, Eva Longoria, Jason Silva, John Skipper, and Danny Strong. (John Skipper recused himself from the final vote in the Documentary category.)
Jury Comments: "In just 15 minutes, Coach brilliantly shows us a world in which pain and tragedy can lead to triumph and success. It takes us through a national scandal that was handled by the film's subject with her signature passion, grace and dignity. All together, it shows us why C. Vivien Stringer is a hall of famer and one of the great college basketball coaches of all time."
Jury Comments: "Life Doesn't Frighten Me is a sweet coming-of-age story that displays its writer/director's unique voice through humor, drama and whimsy, in a way that brings true depth to his charming yet conflicted characters. Effortlessly shifting from comedy to drama, this work definitely showcases a young director with a skilled hand and a bright future ahead of him."
The 2013 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Award for Transmedia jurors were Thomas Allen Harris, Jeff Gomez, and Frank Rose.
Jury Comments: "We were treated to five extraordinary, transmedia works, and the winner stood out for its powerful demonstration of the potential of communal storytelling. Sandy Storyline, created by Rachel Falcone, Laura Gottesdiener and Michael Premo, leverages the innovative Cowbird storytelling platform, creating a fully realized transmedia account that demonstrates both the therapeutic power of storytelling and our responsibility to bear witness. This project will be of use not only to people today but also to future generations seeking to understand a signal moment in our stewardship of the planet. Moreover, thanks to its admirably simple user interface, its elegant design both online and in physical installations and its effective yet unobtrusive curation, this project serves as a model for narratives surrounding future moments of crisis."
The 2013 Tribeca Online Festival winners were voted on by visitors to tribecafilm.com.
Full List of Eligible 2013 TFF Films in Each Category of Competition:
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Headers are revving up across the Central Tablelands with harvest about to begin, and many farmers are considering storing grain for livestock feed to make the most of weather and frost damaged crops.
Brett Littler from Central Tablelands Local Land Services says there have been some reports of frost damage in ripening crops.
"As well as some frost damage, with so much rain about, we have been getting reports of low protein grain."
"Any degree of weather or frost damage will result in a drop in prices, so farmers are looking at alternatives to get a better return from their grain crops, chiefly through value adding by feeding that grain," said Brett.
"With stock prices so high, while grain prices are lacklustre, keeping weather damaged grain as a stock feed can be a sensible option depending on grain quality.
"Once you have the crop in the bin, definitely get the grain quality tested so you can determine its true feed value. Decisions can then be made about what additives might be needed and the sums calculated about how cost effective it will be to use this grain as a feed source.
"With oats, it's also helpful to check the crop variety, as critical issues like lignin content don't always show up in feed tests."
"Varieties with high hull lignin are difficult for stock to digest such as Coolabah, Echidna, and Mortlock. However Yarran and Yiddah are good varieties for low lignin and will make very good stock feed as long as weather and frost damage haven't too severely affected other grain quality attributes.
"Grain that's been hit with slight to severe frost damage can still provide useful feed, particularly for sheep. However utilising this grain for cattle can be problematic. If frost damage causes a lot of variation in grain size, it will be more difficult to process in a roller mill. This can cause issues with the grain being over processed, resulting in health issues for cattle.
"Depending on what's happened in the paddock, particularly with some of the barley varieties, frost can have a detrimental effect on feed quality."
With low prices on offer for weather damaged crops, value adding on farm by feeding grain to valuable stock is definitely worth considering," concluded Brett. "However testing feed quality and ensuring low lignin content in oats, are critical steps in making the most of weather and frost damaged grain."
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Ok, if you are local you will remember Bush's visit to Peoria a couple of years ago to help raise money for Aaron Schock. The cost to the city was brought up, the city demanded reimbursement, and Schock paid. This sounds all well and good right? If someone visits, and costs the city money, someone other than the taxpayer should foot the bill. I am all for that. Now, here is what I am not for…Jim Ardis was asked about Obama's trip to CAT last year, and who would pay. He said:
"the cost of public services during Obama's visit on Thursday will not be an issue. He said the issue last July [Bush's trip] involved a political fundraiser."
Ok, get it? Since Bush's trip was a fundraiser, someone should have to pay. Since Obama's trip wasn't a fundraiser it was fine for the taxpayer to foot the bill for added security and other expenses.
Now fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. Joe Biden visits Peoria for a, wait for it…fund raising event at the center for prevention of abuse. It cost the city an estimated $43,000 in extra costs for the visit. Now, at this point you are probably thinking that someone is going to cover it right? I mean, it's a fundraiser. Mayor Ardis said that's the criteria right? Well, you would be wrong, the taxpayer is expected to pick this one up.
Also a couple of weeks ago was Palin's visit to Five Points Washington. She spoke to a sold-out crowd of 1,100 to kick off Five Points leadership series. Now, this wasn't a fundraiser right? This was a seminar, so according to Jim Ardis the city should have to cover it. Well, if it were in Peoria I guess. Maybe since it was in Washington and not Peoria…oh well it doesn't matter because it was arranged with the city ahead of time, and Five Points Washington paid the city for the added security.
You see, fundraiser or not, there is one common criteria here. If the visiting head of state is a Democrat, Peoria is all fine and good with the citizens footing tens of thousands of dollars for security. If they are a Republican however, they better pay their own way. Funny because Ardis is a Republican Mayor, you would think that he would be concerned about everyone paying so that his city could remain fiscally responsible. Maybe he signed up for the wrong party.


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yea, i agree with my parents, i really should stop saying "i don't know" so much.
But this time it is different.
i really don't know what i want, or what i'm doing.
i THOUGHT i wanted to go into a certain program, but did i really want to, or was this all an excuse that i used to tell my parents and to tell myself?
do i REALLY want to be doing this?
i feel as though i'm constantly being inspired by all these wonderful people around me, artists, musicians, great writers, and people that have finally found what they wanted to do and starting to succeed.
but me. when i look at my own hands, my accomplishments, my abilities, my talents, my GRADES, my image.
writing this is supposed to be one of those "get up on starting working!" type posts to myself, but i just keep giving myself excuses.
and it makes me wonder, is this is what i want? are you sure ariel?
sitting here at 3am won't change a thing,
get going.
so here it is.
an opportunity.
with my grades i'm pretty sure i won't get in.
but it's worth a try right?
it's not like the money is a problem; but if you don't try you won't know. right?
but what am i doing?
are you sure?
i just wish time could slow down a little.
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text: Home >> News & Publications >> Lee and Li Updates >> Newsletter >> Highlights of Amendment Draft to Some Articles of the Patent Act emailprint Font Size+Font Size- Highlights of Amendment Draft to Some Articles of the Patent Act 03/31/2018 Kate Shu-Yin Chu The IPO published the Articles of the Patent Act Amendment Draft on December 27, 2017 and held two public hearings regarding the Amendment Draft on December 21, 2017 and January 15, 2018, respectively. However, the Amendment Draft has not been passed. This amendment includes the following highlights: 1. The period of claiming international priority is to be changed from 12 months to 14 months (Article 28). The current Patent Act stipulates that the deadline for claiming international priority is 12 months, which is proposed to be extended to 14 months in this amendment draft. The provisions are summarized as "Where, unintentionally, no priority claim is made for a patent application within a specific period, the application or priority shall be filed or claimed within 2 months after the expiration of said period, and the fees for claiming priority shall be also paid. 2. The timing restrictions on filing divisional applications are relaxed, including inventions, utility model patent and design patent applications. The time period for filing a divisional application is changed from 1 month to 3 months (Articles 34, 107, 120 and 142). The time period for filing a divisional application referred to in the current Patent Act is 30 days after receipt of an allowance decision on the original application; however, a divisional application cannot be filed after receipt of a re-examination decision. The amendment draft proposes to extend the time period to 3 months after receipt of an allowance decision of either first examination or re-examination. 3. The provision regarding restoration of substantive examination for an invention patent application is newly added to the amendment draft (Article 38). The current Patent Act stipulates that if the substantive examination for an invention patent is not filed within the legal period of 3 years, the patent application for the invention shall be deemed as withdrawn. The amendment draft proposes to add a provision on restoration, which stipulates that the applicant may request substantive examination for an invention patent and pay additional application fees within 2 months upon the expiration of the stipulated term. 4. A provision regarding legitimate uses of laid-open patent applications or published patents is newly added to the draft amendment, including reproduction, public transmission and translation (Article 47). The current Patent Act stipulates that any person may apply to view, transcribe, photograph, or photocopy the written materials in connection with a patent application which has been published. The amendment draft proposes to add a provision that any person may apply for reproduction, public transmission or translation of all the files in connection with a patent application which has been published. 5. The patent term of a design patent shall be changed from 12 to 15 years (Article135). The current Patent Act stipulates that the patent term of design patents is 12 years. In this amendment draft, the patent term is proposed to be extended to 15 years. 6. In order to encourage implementation of patent rights and enhance the value of patents, an open license system shall be introduced to promote the patent applications (Article 63). The draft amendment adds a provision that the patentee may inform the Specific Patent Agency in writing that it is willing to authorize someone to implement its patent right. 7. The provisions on post-grant amendment of a utility model are to be amended to clearly stipulate that for utility model applications, a post-grant amendment can be filed during invalidation action, filing of utility model technical report and civil litigation action and the post-grant amendment should be substantively examined. The current Patent Act adopts formal examination on the post-grant amendment of utility model without specifying the time when post-grant amendment is permissible. The amendment draft stipulates that substantive examination for post-grant amendment of a utility model patent should be adopted and specifies the when post-grant amendment is possible. 8. The legal effect of submitting supplementary reasons or evidence for an invalidation case and a request for post-grant amendment during the examination period of an invalidation case are clearly stipulated (Articles 73, 74, 77). The current Patent Act stipulates that the reason for an invalidation action or provision of evidence shall still be considered before a decision to approve the invalidation action is issued. The amendment draft stipulates that the reason or evidence for invalidation action shall be provided within 3 months upon filing the invalidation action or within 1 month upon receiving the notice from the Specific Patent Agency. The current Patent Act does not specify time points of requesting a post-grant amendment during the invalidation action. 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As derelict buildings and brownfields transform into anchors for economic development and quality of life, Crown Point is beginning to live up to its "Hub City" nickname in the Region, city leaders say.
When the announcement came in November that the city was planning to turn the long-shuttered Lake County Greenhouse property into a new $10 million to $11 million City Hall and police building, some of Mayor David Uran's comments on the project may have had a familiar ring.
Comments defining that announcement included "best use of property," "unique to Crown Point" and "the next unbelievable addition to Crown Point."
Words like those have been used by the mayor and other officials in the last several years as the city has been transforming brownfields and abandoned buildings and lots to civic and development use.
The ongoing transformation efforts, made possible with a mix of public and private funding, are helping define Crown Point as the Lake County seat in both name and reality, city officials say.
Brownfield to Sportsplex
A major catalyst for that transformation began when Crown Point's sprawling youth Sportsplex opened in 2011.
The site formerly had been 90 acres of municipal brownfield that included the old water department and old wells. It also was used as a dumping ground for leftover material from city projects.
It was an eyesore in the eyes of Uran and many city residents.
Now it's a major youth sports tourism draw that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city for tournaments and other activities. Meanwhile, local youth football, soccer and softball leagues call the facility home.
And a privately managed inflatable sports dome ensures the site is used year-round.
The $4-million plus Sportsplex was made possible with funding that included $1.5 million from the city's Redevelopment Commission and $1 million from the Dean and Barbara White Foundation. Federal funds were obtained to improve the 109th Avenue corridor and add the intersection with Bulldog Boulevard as a new entrance to the park.
Officials said the Sportsplex brings in 750,000 people throughout the year — visitors who spend money at local businesses.
"Sport tourism has been huge," Uran said.
Adding to the anchor
A planned new Crown Point City Hall and police building, at the intersection of North Street and Indiana Avenue, would be contiguous with the Sportsplex, adding to an already successful anchor, officials say.
Uran announced the City Hall plan earlier this year.
In addition to building off the Sportsplex footprint, the new city headquarters would replace a long-shuttered greenhouse — a behemoth of broken glass, with trees and other vegetation cascading from the rooftops.
Also in the works just adjacent to the Sportsplex fields is the Lake County World Wars I & II Veterans Memorial, which will occupy about 5 acres of the vacant land at the intersection of U.S. 231 and 113th Avenue. A major element to the memorial is the Veterans Memorial Trail planned to run from the site southwest along U.S. 231 to Hebron for 9 miles.
Uran said the Sportsplex, City Hall and other contiguous facilities would continue to hasten a stretch of the city fast becoming a gateway.
City Councilman Andrew Kyres said redevelopment of areas that have led to new uses will be remembered for transformational outcomes.
"Collectively, our goal is to enhance the quality of life for all of our residents so that Crown Point continues to be an outstanding place to live, work and recreate," he said.
Crossroads to quality of life
Other vacant land slated for quality of life development is a 2-acre site along West Street near Wheeler Middle School, just west of the downtown square.
It's planned as the home for Bulldog Park, including a two-story, multifunction event center, an Olympic-size ice rink, amphitheater for concerts and theater performances and splash pads.
Bulldog Park also will be home to the city's festivals and car cruises and the new home for senior activities, which are currently at the city's downtown Civic Center. They will move to the park's event center, which is designed to be about 16,000 square feet, or 8,000 square feet per floor.
Uran said once that is done, the city will decide what to do with the current Civic Center, but chances are it will be torn down for commercial development in central downtown.
"It's served its purpose, but it's older and out of date," he said.
About 2 miles south of that site, another major project seeks to make Crown Point a quality of life crossroads.
In September, the Southlake Family YMCA broke ground on a planned $35 million, 9-acre expansion project.
The addition will include a 76,000-square-foot building expansion to the east side of the existing facility.
Laurie A. Halaska, CEO of the Crossroads YMCA, which operates the branches in Griffith, Hammond and Whiting in addition to the Southlake Y, said they are thrilled to be a part of this exciting time of transformation in Crown Point.
"The new Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA will be an important addition to the community opening in 2019 where people of all ages can gather, achieve personal success, develop stronger families and make new friends," she said.
Success begetting success
City planners believe development successes are spreading like a contagion, in part through help of a city facade grant program.
Caroll Chevrolet, a former auto dealership occupying a large footprint on Main Street, had been shuttered and vacant since the economic downturn of the auto industry in 2009.
Earlier this year, Second Life Resale Shoppe took over the property at 1800 N. Main St. Owners received a $7,500 facade grant from the city to help spur the project.
Two city facade grants of $15,000 and $25,000 also were awarded recently to developers of the former Hub Bootery in the downtown square.
Greg Falkowski, Crown Point chief of staff, said about $200,000 from the Redevelopment Commission's facade grant program has seeded about $3 million in private work.
The assessed value of the property goes up, and then tax rates come in and bring more dollars to the city to service other needs, Falkowski said.
Challenges remain
One challenge remaining for the city is bringing a new use to the long-shuttered Hallmark store, just north of the downtown square.
Day care business Kiddie Academy received a $25,000 facade grant from the city for its planned new site in the long-empty building.
However, petitioners for the child education center hit a roadblock on Monday when the Crown Point City Council voted against a resolution that would have made the facility eligible for a tax abatement.
The cost for the project at Main and Summit streets initially was estimated at more than $2 million for land acquisition and structure improvements. However, after an additional entrance/exit was requested at the site, it meant higher costs no longer in the scope of the budget.
Site petitioner Rahul Patel said he appreciates the council hearing the request but is disappointed in the outcome.
"I think the council failed to see this as the win-win that it was, which would still have resulted in much greater tax revenue for the city than what the property currently generates," Patel said. "It would have been an encouraging gesture and maybe one step closer to the community seeing success on a blighted corner that has been neglected for years."
Positive momentum
There are other projects in the works that planners consider an important addition to Crown Point and a draw for visitors.
They include the renovation of the 20,000-square-foot former nurses sanatorium on North Main Street near the Lake County Government Complex into the new home of the Indiana Ballet Theatre.
An estimated $3 million renovation of the building's three floors and basement is scheduled to begin later this year for what will be known as the Classical Arts Centre.
Indiana Ballet Theatre founder Gloria Tuohy said the Centre will serve all ages, and local businesses will benefit because it will become a destination spot in Northwest Indiana.


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NRA apologists have insisted that Congressman Heath Shuler is a Second Amendment supporter, as demonstrated by bills he has cosponsored and votes he has made. But is he really, or is he posturing? He has a history of cosponsoring ostensibly pro-gun bills which, coincidentally, never see the light of a committee hearing, as documented in "A response from the NRA?"
And few but the NRA would deny that brokering House passage of the DISCLOSE Act is an attempt by Shuler and House Democrats to silence conservative organizations in general and gun rights groups in particular during elections. (Although the NRA claims Shuler did not broker passage of HB 5175, POLITICO says otherwise.) Those who claim DISCLOSE is "not a Second Amendment issue" should listen to Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt in his interview with fellow gun rights examiner Dan:
"GOA also rated the vote on the DISCLOSE Act which was McCain-Feingold on steroids. The NRA and GOA went to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn McCain-Feingold, so obviously the NRA sees the danger to the Second Amendment in gagging political speech. Unfortunately, the NRA did not take a position on the DISCLOSE Act. Attempts to stifle the political speech of Second Amendment organizations is without question an attack on your gun rights … we ARE a single-issue group, we just recognize that our enemies are attacking us on multiple fronts."
And now a brouhaha is brewing in western North Carolina between the organization I direct, Grass Roots North Carolina,and the NRA over its endorsement of Shuler. An excellent (and objective) synopsis of the battle by John Richardson can be found on "No Lawyers — Only Guns And Money."
So what about the votes NRA apologists cite in supporting Shuler?
This shill known as the D.C. Personal Protection Act has been introduced at NRA behest for the better part of two decades, giving cover to mediocre incumbents who can cosponsor it or vote for it, all secure in the knowledge that it will never become law.
Worse, it was widely conjectured that the 2003-2004 version was run by the NRA as a means of rendering moot the litigation which eventually forced the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize the Second Amendment in D.C. v. Heller. At around the same time, the NRA was also trying to derail what was then Parker v. D.C. by having its own copycat case consolidated into Parker. In the words of Alan Gura, the lawyer who won the Parker/Heller case:
"Before the court could rule in our case, the National Rifle Association sponsored a copycat lawsuit, entitled Seegars v. Ashcroft (subsequently Gonzales), and immediately sought to have their lawsuit joined with ours. The NRA had tried to dissuade the filing of Parker. Having failed in that effort, they lobbied unsuccessfully to alter our litigation strategy. Seegars was designed to raise issues we had rejected in our case, in an attempt to have the courts avoid interpretation of the Second Amendment."
In 108th Congress (2003-2004, pre-Shuler), the D.C. Personal Protection Act was H.R. 3193, which passed the House by 250-171 before disappearing into oblivion in the Senate. In the 109th Congress (2005-2006, also pre-Shuler), it was H.R. 1288, which drew 235 sponsors but no committee hearing, once again killing it.
In the 110th Congress (2007-2008), it was H.R. 1399, which never got a hearing. Interestingly, Shuler was one of 248 sponsors but, in a chamber where 218 signatures on a "discharge petition" can force a bill out of committee, the petition for H.R. 1399 drew only 166, suggesting that some of its "cosponsors" weren't all that interested in getting it heard. Significantly, Shuler was NOT among signers of the discharge petition. The Act also surfaced as the Childers Amendment to H.R. 6842, which Shuler voted for but which also never became law.
H.R. 6691, also of the 110th Congress, apparently decided to really mean it, this time, and was called the "Second Amendment Enforcement Act," but "enforced" nothing because despite 135 cosponsors, it never got a hearing.
H.R. 5162, introduced in the current 111th Congress under the high-minded title "To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia," garnered 159 sponsors before in April, 2010 disappearing into oblivion in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
So did Shuler cosponsor and vote for the D.C. Personal Protection Act? Sure he did: He and a majority of other "Second Amendment supporters" who, despite being in the majority, can never quite seem to get the bill passed. In reality, only one effort stands a chance of bringing the Second Amendment to the District of Columbia, and that is the Heller decision which the NRA apparently tried to derail.
Says the NRA apologist who commented rather extensively on my previous columns and might be NRA Director of Federal Affairs Chuck Cunningham, Shuler "Voted last year for (the Senate amendment to H.R. 627) allowing carry license or permit holders to carry and transport firearms for self-defense in national parks and wildlife refuges."
Absent background, there is a measure of truth to this. The Senate made an amendment to credit card reform bill H.R. 627. (Specifically, S. Amdt. 1067, made by Sen. Tom Coburn to another amendment, S. Amdt. 1058). And the House did vote to concur on that language separately as Section 512, which passed in a somewhat lopsided 279-147 vote, opposed primarily by the most anti-gun House members.
Neither GOA nor our organization elected to use the vote for candidate evaluation purposes for a number of reasons, including the fact that it was actually the previous Bush administration which promulgated the regulation allowing guns in parks (Section 512 was merely intended to require courts to adhere to the law), and the fact that it doesn't actually permit guns in parks. What it says is that guns are permitted in parks if the state in which the park falls allows it. This ambiguity has yet to be resolved. Indeed, when I called the North Carolina Attorney General's office on it earlier this year, they refused to supply an opinion.
But those who consider the Section 512 vote to be pro-gun should equally consider Shuler's (and Larry Kissell's) previous votes, most succinctly expressed by GOA, which include:
Gun Ban In National Parks
Motion To Recommit
House Roll Call No. 483
110th Congress, 2nd Session
Failed: 202-211 (see complete tally)
On July 10, 2008, the House of Representatives narrowly defeated an attempt by Republicans (by a vote of 202-211) to prevent a 600-mile gun ban along the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail from going into effect. Instead, the House voted to place the trail under the jurisdiction of the Department of Interior and the National Park Service, thus subjecting the entire trail to a gun ban. A vote in favor of sending HR 1286 back to committee — with instructions to allow state and local gun laws to govern firearms possession rather than National Park Service regulations — is rated as a pro-gun vote.
Shuler: No (anti-gun)
Kissell: Not yet elected
Omnibus Public Land Managment Act
House Roll Call No. 117
111th Congress, 1st Session
Failed: 282-144 (see complete tally)
On March 11, 2009, the House voted to "suspend the rules" so they could immediately pass the massive (1200+ pages) expansion of federal control of land that had originated in the Senate as S. 22. Since National Park land is subject to a gun ban, the bill would have greatly reduced the area of the country in which citizens can carry guns for self-defense. GOA had fought to get pro-gun language included to protect gun rights, but a backroom deal was struck whereby "hunting and recreational shooting" would be protected — but not carrying for self-defense. The leadership did not want to allow any further pro-gun amendments, so they tried to suspend the rules so that no one could do anything. Such a suspension of the rules requires a 2/3 vote. That is why the motion failed, even though more Reps. (282) voted in favor of the ploy than against it (144). A vote against suspending the rules is considered a pro-gun vote.
Shuler: Y (anti-gun)
Kissell: Y (anti-gun)
National Parks Gun Ban
House passage of the Lands bill
House Roll Call No. 153
111th Congress, 1st Session
Passed: 285-140 (see complete tally)
National Parks Gun Ban (3). On March 25, 2009, the House of Representatives voted 285-140 to pass HR 146, an anti-gun lands bill that will greatly expand National Park Service lands, and thus, expand firearms restrictions into millions of additional acres of land. A "no" vote is rated as a pro-gun vote …
Kissell: Y (anti-gun)
Shuler: Y (anti-gun)
Say the NRA apologists, Shuler "[v]oted this year for the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act (H.R. 5827), which would ensure that a person who filed for bankruptcy would not lose their firearms…"
Ignoring for a moment that I have never had a single member of GRNC tell us that his should be a legislative priority, one is forced to ask: "Is this really a Second Amendment issue?" I've even had a Libertarian-leaning soul express that if one declares bankruptcy and stiffs creditors, no personal property should be exempt from bankruptcy proceedings.
"Sebastian" of the blog "Snowflakes in Hell," sees it differently. Describing the split between GRNC and NRA on Shuler as a "circular firing squad," he says:
"GRNC is not only wrong on Schuler, they are supremely wrong. They are lambasting the one Democrat who tried to solve this problem in favor of all 501(c)(4) non-profits, including GOA, including CCRKBA, and including GRNC. I will back GRNC to the hilt when they do good work like participate in lawsuits to try to get North Carolina's emergency powers laws tossed out, but they are wrong to attack Schuler on this issue, and I believe they are shooting the rest of us in the foot in their attempts to smear him on an issue totally unrelated to gun rights."
This is, of course, straight from the NRA talking points and is what the NRA is claiming in postcards and e-mail alerts which respond to GRNC postcards, radio spots and phone calls into the 11th Congressional District.
But the NRA rationalization has one glaring flaw: If Shuler is such a friend of gun owners that he tried to exempt non-profits such as GOA, CCRKBA and GRNC from the DISCLOSE Act, when the final version voted on in the House failed to contain protection for gun groups, why did he still vote for it?
Why the split constitutes a "circular firing squad" is unclear. If Shuler wins, Congress gets what the NRA seems to think is a great gun rights supporter. If GRNC 4-star Republican challenger Jeff Miller wins, Congress gets a guy who supports concealed carry, opposes gun control, and knows exactly why the Second Amendment was drafted into the Bill of Rights. Better yet, transfer of control of the House would dump Nancy Pelosi (or whichever slightly less rabid liberal might replace her) from the Speaker's chair.
From the NRA perspective, what's to lose, except perhaps credibility and money?
Said Larry Pratt in his interview with Dan:
"Consider the dozens of so-called Blue Dogs who were endorsed by the NRA this year. Only three of them got an A or A- from GOA. The NRA obviously did not count the four votes on overturning the ban on guns in national parks, one of which also involved an effort to greatly expand national parkland, thus eliminating hunting and the use of self-defense firearms on those lands."
We can never be sure, of course, because the NRA won't tell us, and because NRA ratings and endorsements are subjective. But as the NRA tells it, Shuler's endorsement had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Shuler exempted the NRA – and among gun groups only the NRA – from the free speech restrictions of the DISCLOSE Act.


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Iceland has approximately the 101st biggest economy in the world.
Dubai is also tiny.
Greece is somewhat bigger, with the 27th biggest economy.
When Iceland, Dubai and Greece tanked, that was horrible ... but not catastrophic.
Portugal - the 37th biggest economy - may be next. It would be horrible if Portugal tanks.
But Spain is also in real trouble. As the 9th biggest economy, a default by Spain could be major.
But none of these are in the same ballpark as Japan - the world's 2nd biggest economy. Only the U.S. is bigger.
So it is newsworthy that S & P cut Japan's sovereign credit rating in January.
And that, as Bloomberg wrote April 2nd:
Japanese National Strategy Minister Yoshito Sengoku said the country should have a greater sense of urgency about the nation's fiscal situation, comparing it to the plight of Greece. "So far some have been crying wolf, but Greece's situation isn't entirely unrelated to Japan's," Sengoku said at a news conference in Tokyo today. "At the end of the day, Japan's situation right now is not that good. There hasn't been a sense of crisis about this, including from ourselves."
Sengoku is not the only policy maker to compare Japan with Greece, whose fiscal woes weakened the euro and forced the government to adopt austerity measures as its borrowing costs surged. Bank of Japan board member Seiji Nakamura said in February that Greece's example shouldn't be regarded as "a burning house on the other side of the river."
And AFP reports today:
Greece's debt problems may currently be in the spotlight but Japan is walking its own financial tightrope, analysts say, with a public debt mountain bigger than that of any other industrialised nation.
Public debt is expected to hit 200 percent of GDP in the next year as the government tries to spend its way out of the economic doldrums despite plummeting tax revenues and soaring welfare costs for its ageing population.
Based on fiscal 2010's nominal GDP of 475 trillion yen, Japan's debt is estimated to reach around 950 trillion yen -- or roughly 7.5 million yen per person.
Japan "can't finance" its record trillion-dollar budget passed in March for the coming year as it tries to stimulate its fragile economy, said Hideo Kumano, chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.
"Japan's revenue is roughly 37 trillion yen and debt is 44 trillion yen in fiscal 2010, " he said. "Its debt to budget ratio is more than 50 percent."
Without issuing more government bonds, Japan "would go bankrupt by 2011", he added.
The system of Japanese government bonds being bought by institutions such as the huge Japan Post Bank has been key in enabling Japan to remain buoyant since its stock market crash of 1990.
"Japan's risk of default is low because it has a huge current account surplus, with the backing of private sector savings," to continue purchasing bonds, said Katsutoshi Inadome, bond strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities.
But while Japan's risk of a Greek-style debt crisis is seen as much less likely, the event of risk becoming reality would be devastating, say analysts who question how long the government can continue its dependence on issuing public debt.
"There is no problem as long as there are flows of money in the bond market," said Kumano.
"It's hard to predict when the bond market might collapse, but it would happen when the market judges that Japan's ability to finance its debt is not sustainable anymore."
In addition, Japan's population is declining rapidly, due to a combination of delay in age of childbirth, declining fertility and a society unfavorable to immigration. As Business Week wrote last August:
Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry published the latest numbers on the country's declining population on Aug. 11. The data doesn't make for pleasant reading. In the year through the end of March 2009, the number of births in Japan fell for the first time since 2006 to 1.08 million, while there were 1.13 million deaths. Put together, that adds up to a record decline in the population of 45,914. That bests (if that's the right word) the previous biggest decline of 29,119 in 2007. Just as worrying, the number of Japanese 65 or older increased to a record 28.21 million out of total population of 127 million. Meanwhile, the current recession—Japan's GDP may shrink 6% this year—will likely make things worse as couples decide to delay or have fewer children.
Japan Times adds some details:
The population dynamics estimate of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry indicates that Japan's population decline is accelerating. The report, based on birth and death registers submitted from January 2009 to October 2009, estimates the number of births in Japan in that year at 1,069,000, or 22,000 less than in 2008, and the number of deaths in 2009 at 1,144,000, or 2,000 more than in 2008. The death figure is the highest since 1947 and represents the ninth straight yearly increase.
As a result, Japan's population is estimated to have shrunk by 75,000 last year, 1.46 times the decrease marked in 2008.
Japan's population will continue to decrease at an accelerating rate, the ministry noted. The number of women able to bear children is on the decline, and the number of deaths among the nation's graying population will continue to rise.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research estimates that Japan's population will dip below 100 million in 2046, below 90 million in 2055 and down to 44.59 million in 2105. If this trend continues, the labor force and consumer markets will shrink, having a strong impact on the economy.
Here's a visual representation of forecast Japanese population decline courtesy of Alex Dalmady:
Morever, Japan also has very unfavorable age demographics. As I wrote last October:
The following chart shows that Japan has the worst demographics of all, with a staggering percentage of elderly who need to be taken care of by the young:
Chart 2: Old Age Dependency Ratios for Selected Countries
Source: http://data.un.org/
And see this chart from the Statistical Handbook of Japan:
On the other hand, as AFP notes, Japan has some good things going for it, including a large current account surplus, and the fact that Japanese are largely financing their debt themselves:
The system of Japanese government bonds being bought by institutions such as the huge Japan Post Bank has been key in enabling Japan to remain buoyant since its stock market crash of 1990.
"Japan's risk of default is low because it has a huge current account surplus, with the backing of private sector savings," to continue purchasing bonds, said Katsutoshi Inadome, bond strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
And, as AFP points out, Greece is part of a currency union with strict exchange rates, while Japan has a fiat currency with flexible exchange rates:
The likes of single-currency Greece and non-eurozone countries are also different in that the latter group have flexible currency exchange rates which are more closely calibrated to their fiscal conditions, [Nomura Securities economist Takehide Kiuchi] said.
The Bank of Japan is also taking radical measures to keep interest rates low, but I don't think that's a very helpful approach for the long-term.
Of course, no country can be analyzed in a vacuum. It is - to some extent - a beauty contest, and bondtraders could change horses when they decide that the horse they've been backing is a nag.
As Bruce Krasting comments:
Japan sure looks like it is trouble. But some comparisons to the US are more troubling.
From the CIA fact book:
Japan External Debt = $2.13 Trillion
Japan Reserves = ~$1 Trillion
US External Debt = 13.45T
US Reserves = 75b
From this you get the Japanese External Debt/Reserves as 2:1. For every dollar of debt they owe outside the country they have 50 cents in a piggy bank in real reserves.
The US External Debt/Reserves is 180:1. Our reserve coverage ratio is 1/2 cent for every dollar of external debt.
GW makes the case that Japan is broke because they owe 200% debt to GDP. He is right. They are broke. But the real question of solvency come down to "Who do you that debt to?"
Japan's GDP to external debt is 2:1.
The same ratio for the US is 1:1.
So by this calculation Japan has a much more managable debt load than the US. They owe it largely to themselves. We owe it to non US persons.
Please don't tell me that the US has the ability to print reserves. That argument is not going to fly in 2010. We have a much bigger problem that does Japan.
And if Exeter is right, then the holders of all nations' bonds might get nervous and flee into cash or gold. This would drive many debt-heavy countries into default.


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ESTEVE RECEIVES THE HOURGLASS AWARD Maureen Berry and Esteban Hernandez Esteve Esteban Hernandez Esteve, Bank of Spain, has received The Academy of Accounting Historians' Hourglass Award for 1995. President Maureen Berry presented the Award to Mr. Hernandez Esteve on November 3, 1995, at the Academy research conference in Urbana, Illinois. This is the second Hourglass Award received by Mr. Hernandez Esteve as he also received the Award in 1984 for his Contributions to the Study of Spanish Accounting History. He now shares the honor with Basil S. Yamey of having received the Award twice. The Academy presents the Hourglass Award, its most prestigious award, to individuals who have made significant contributions to the study of accounting history. Esteban Hernandez Esteve received the Award in 1995 for his excellent work on Luca Pacioli, De Las Cuentas Y Las Escrituras, published by Asociacion Espanola De Contabilidad Y Aministracion De Empresas (AECA) in 1994. This beautifully published volume consists of three parts. First, Mr. Hernandez Esteve wrote about Pacioli's life and work, entitled "Estudio Introductorio Sobre La Vida Y Obra De Luca Pacioli." Second, Pacioli's De Las Cuentas Y Las Escrituras was translated into Spanish by Mr. Esteve. Third, Pacioli's De Computis Et Scripturis was photographically reproduced from a copy of Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni & Proportionalita at the Sevilla University. Esteban Hernandez Esteve's contributions to accounting history are indeed phenomenal. He is president of the Comision sobre Historia De La Contabilidad De AECA and a significant influence in the development of European and Spanish interest in accounting history. He continues to present papers and publish accounting history research in significant quantities as illustrated by his presentation of "The Suma De La Art De Arismetica," at the Academy research conference in Urbana on November 3, 1995, "A Summa of Arithmetic Prior to that of Luca Pacioli: The 'Suma de la Art de Arismetica,' by Francesch Sanct Climet (Barcelona, 1482)," at the XVIII Congress of the European Accounting Association at the University of Birmingham on May 10-12, 1995, "Algunos incunables sobre calculo o aritmetica mercantil anteriores a la 'Summa' de Luca Pacioli: la Aritmetica de Treviso y las obras of Sanct Climent, Borghi, Widman, Clandri y Pellos," at the VIII Congresso de AECA in Sevilla on September 27-29, 1995, "Vida y obra de Luca Pacioli. Reflexiones en el Quinto Centenario de la publication de la Summa," at the Universidad de Alcala de Henares, April 2 1 , 1994, "The Accounting Treatises by Luca Pacioli (Venice, 1494) and Bartolome Salvador de Solorzano (Madrid, 1590). Some Comments and Comparisons," at the 17th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association in Venecia, April 6-8, 1994, and "Noticia de la contabilidad del Banco Nacional de San Carlos en sus primeros tiempos (en torno a 1787)," at the Fifth Congress of the Economic History Association in San Sebastian, September 29-October 1, 1993. The Academy is fortunate to have individuals such as Esteban Hernandez Esteve as a member. His accomplishments benefit all who are interested in the advancement of accounting history research. The Accounting Historians Notebook, Fall, 1995 5


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(Nathan Clark George)
(Aaron Keyes)
Not What My Hands Have Done (public domain)(words by Horatius Bonar, original tune 'Leominster' by George W. Martin)
Not what my hands have done can save my guilty soul,
Not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God,
Not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful load.
Thy work alone, O Christ, can ease this weight of sin;
Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God, can give me peace within.
Thy love to me, O God, not mine, O Lord to Thee,
Can rid me of this dark unrest and set my spirit free.
Thy grace alone, O God, to me can pardon speak;
Thy pow'r alone, O Son of God, can this sore bondage break.
No other work, save Thine, no other blood will do;
No strength, save that which is divine, can bear me safely through.
I bless the Christ of God, I rest on love divine;
And with unfaltering lip and heart I call this Savior mine.
This cross dispels each doubt; I bury in His tomb
Each thought of unbelief and fear, each lingering shade of gloom.
I praise the God of grace, I trust His truth and might;
He calls me His, I call Him mine, my God, my joy, my light.
'Tis He who saved me and freely pardon gives;
I love because He loves me, I live because He lives.
(I apologize for any ads played at the beginning of a hymn above. Just check the x to remove it.)


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Rehman Malik still senator, minister, says Anwar Mansoor
ISLAMABAD: Rehman Malik's counsel, Barrister Anwar Mansoor, on Thursday said that the Supreme Court had not disqualified his client through its verdict on the dual nationality case, adding that, it was up to Senate Chairman Nayyar Hussain Bukhari to decide on Malik's membership, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives after the court's verdict in the said case, Mansoor said Malik remained a senator as well as a minister, adding that, the court had forwarded the matter to the Senate's chairman.
The Senate's chairman would assess the legal requisites and implications and then decide on Malik's membership, Mansoor said.
Responding to a question, the counsel said the decision pertaining to initiation of criminal proceedings against Malik would be taken by a concerned court.
On the occasion, Malik, who was accompanying his counsel, said he respected the decision of the Supreme Court.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers holding dual nationalities were not eligible to hold any public officers and declared all such lawmakers as disqualified.
Ruling that Rehman Malik was a British citizen until May 29, 2012, the verdict stated that the PPP leader was not transparent with respect to his statements and could no longer be considered 'sadiq' and 'ameen'.
The Senate's chairman should send a reference against Malik, the court ruled, adding that, the minister's affidavit for the Senate's election was not factual.
On July 27, Malik was sworn in as the federal minister for interior. Earlier the same day, Malik had also taken the oath as a member of the Senate. Malik was elected unopposed in the by-election for the Senate seat vacated by him following a legal battle over his dual nationality. He had subsequently renounced his UK citizenship.


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I have been
obsessed with…enjoying making hoop art so I haven't really had anything new to post.
After making a bunch I had to organize my supplies and figure out better ways to store things. I had been keeping my felt in a small storage box and my needles in a 1/2 cup gladware container. Neither one was working.
The fabric storage issue was easily fixed by spending $6 on this beauty!
Just look at all that fabric and felt goodness!
Well, I said I was a bit obsessed.
The other problem I had was keeping track of my pins and needles. My method of storage left much to be desired. The cover on the gladware was hard enough to get on and off that I was either not getting it on there all the way or making a sharp thing explosion when I pulled it off. Since this made putting away pins mid project fairly difficult I had gotten in the habit of sticking then into the arm of the chair I was sitting in or on the back of the couch or into the excess fabric of the project. This would tend to result in scratches and/or lost needles.
I needed a pincushion.
I looked at the craft store, but the only pincushion they had was one you could wear on your wrist. Handy, but I wasn't going to pay $10 for it. Then I remembered seeing something like this from Megan Neilson.
Of course I didn't bother to look up the instructions. I did remember to but a small mason jar though and since I already had fabric and some batting I figured I was all set.
The first thing I did was cut some batting to fit on top of the cover. I cut two layers.
Then I laid the fabric over the top…
pulled it around and attempted to glue it.
I have a few tips for you. First trim your fabric but make sure you leave enough so you can glue it beyond where the lid seal (the orange bit) is. If you get glue on the seal part the lid will not screw on correctly. Screwing (ha!) will also be a problem if there is too much batting in that area. I ended up having to trim about 1/2″ of batting off so the cover would fit. Of course I didn't find out my cover didn't fit until after I'd glued it. This necessitated ripping the thing apart, trimming, re-gluing and questioning my own sanity.
In the end it did come out though.
All the sharp things fit neatly inside and there is even room in there for a spool of thread if I'm on the road. Also, since the cover screws on instead of snapping on there are no more pin explosions!
I'm pretty happy with it!


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FYI: Free Online Course About Caring For Older Adults In Critical Care Hospital Units
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Washington, recently launched "Best Practices for Elder Care," a free online continuing education course that focuses on the complex needs of older patients in acute and critical-care hospital units.
Funded by a grant from New York University's Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and available to all nurses on the AACN Web site at http://www.aacn.org, the online course provides a framework for elder care, incorporating best practices related to hospitalized elders and addressing the physiological changes that take place during aging. The interactive design of the three-module course includes links to best practice articles and supplementary educational Web sites.
Members of AAN's Expert Panel on Acute and Critical Care developed initial course content. Expert geriatric nurses and advanced-degree student content specialists reviewed the course, piloted by the AAN panel members and 10 AACN staff nurses.
Past and present AACN members who served on the AAN panel include its chair Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN, as well as Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Central Florida, Orlando; Richard Arbour, PhD, RN, FAAN, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Pittsburgh; Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Washington, Seattle; Carol Reineck, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University, Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland; Therese Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
Linda Bell, RN, MSN, AACN clinical practice specialist, endorses "Best Practices for Elder Care" as a needed primer for nurses who care for this advanced-age patient population. She says patients 75-years-of-age and older constitute a high number of acute care admissions because of their high rate of co-morbidities, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.
"Every day, nurses see thousands of older adults in a hospital setting that includes emergency rooms, critical care units and cardiac catheterization labs. This course, presented from the perspective of caregivers, focuses on the multifaceted problems specific to an older adult patient in acute and critical-care units," Bell explains.
Nurses earn four hours of continuing nurse education (CNE) for completing "Best Practices for Elder Care." AACN offers CNE credit at no charge to AACN members. Non-members can opt to remit a reduced fee of $12 to receive a CNE certificate.
American Academy of Nursing


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Leeroy understood our business and provided exactly what we wanted the first time round. We expected the process to take much longer than it did. Leeroy has been friendly, considerate and very easy to work with. We would highly recommend him, his company and his approach. Leeroy doesn't do the hard-sell, which is refreshing.
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Lot 38 Session 1 (9.30 Tuesday) Mis-Strikes
Estimate $500
ELIZABETH II, five cents 1975 struck from two obverse dies at 180ø. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
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ELIZABETH II, ten cents, 1977, 'The 30c Coin Variety' as written up by Ian McConnelly ...
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Talk:All that Glitters
The last sentence doesn't make any sense - shouldn't it be "The songs are inspired by The Hobbit only – they contain references to Middle-earth places like Hobbiton and Mirkwood, and characters such as Bilbo and Gollum."? --Morgan 12:03, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
- Reading the related articles, maybe I get what is meant. It seems like the editor means that the music and lyrics are only inspired by the work in question, and that it doesn't use any explicit references to concepts named by Tolkien. (BTW, Ederchil, I hastily removed the text you had edited - I didn't notice that you had already changed it!). --Morgan 21:32, 31 October 2010 (UTC)


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General Information
- Volunteer Opportunities / Responsibilities: Opportunities are available in direct services: assisting with arts programs, occupational and recreational therapies, and the Alzheimer's program, as well as serving noon time meals. Opprotunities are also available in grant writing and outreach activities.
- Types of Volunteers Needed: individual/adult; adult groups of less than 5; individual/high school; families with children; adult groups of 6 or more, including corporate teams; adult groups of 6 or more, including corporate teams
- Hours Needed: business hours during the week


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The boutique festival, Lost Paradise, is making a triumphant return to the Central Coasts, Glenworth Valley this new years period and bringing some gigantic names and delicious experiences with it.
The festival made its debut last year and proved to provide an amazing escape from reality for all. The lush site this year will be home to eager punters for a weekend of music, camping yoga, food and art- "glamping" in Jurassic Park anyone…? The festival transcends the average stereotype and instead aims to entice you in a community of like-minded individuals and share an experience you'll never forget.
Headlining the event is Australia's own Angus & Julia Stone, followed by others such as Jon Hopkins, The Jungle Giants, Lime Cordiale, Hockey Dad, The Babe Rainbow, Tkay Maidza, and many more. Then, in case if that wasn't enough… there is an entire lineup dedicated to the DJ sets; including the massively anticipated Jamie XX. - full lineup below -
Lost Paradise will take place from December 29th to December 31st, in the Glenworth Valley- an hour north of Sydney.
If you are looking for something to do this New Years that beats the average club or festival experience, Lost Paradise is surely something not to be missed.
"Get lost in wonder, get found in the woods.
Come shake at the shack and swim in the creek.
Bask in the sun, indulge in mystique.
We offer escape. We offer connection.
Imagination provoked with artistic delights.
Mind's eye tested with philosophic bites.
With unique performers & world class musicians
We venture to a lush wooded grove
where the grass is green and wild horses rove.
Let this New Years be an experience rich.
Just give the norm a friendly toss,
And run away with us, to a paradise lost…"
11-17yrs: $159 (+bf)
1st Release Adult: $269 (+bf)
Children Under 11: $10 (+bf)
Angus & Julia Stone
Jon Hopkins Live
The Jungle Giants
Tkay Maidza
George Maple
Northeast Party House
Crazy P
Touch Sensitive
City Calm Down
The Babe Rainbow
Lime Cordiale
Little Bastard
Steve Smyth
The Lulu Raes
I Know Leopard
Hockey Dad
Bootleg Rascal
Sons Of The East
Big White
Ocean Alley
The Sea Gypsies
Polish Club
Burn Antares
Deep South & Down
Tropical Zombie
+ more to be announced
DJ sets
Jamie xx
Four Tet
Motor City Drum Ensemble
Ben UFO
Anna Lunoe
Young Franco
Will Saul
Bjorn Wilke
Color Castle
Phil Smart
Kate Elsworth
Mikail & Emel Rowe
Francis Xavier
Mo Funk
Motorik Vibe Council
Robbie Lowe
Sam Roberts
Foreigndub DJs
Mantra Collective
Valerie Yum
Tristan Case
Mark Craven
Danny La Ru
+ more to be announced
Tickets on sale now
Tuesday, 29th December — Thursday, 31st December 2015
Glenworth Valley, NSW
Tickets: Lost Paradise
Written by Alex Medd


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Nuclear Weapons, a side event
UNANIMA is cosponsoring a side event entitled "Sustainability and Nuclear Weapons?" at the DPI NGO Conference. Speakers will include a member of Pax Christi, a Maryknoll Sister, a representative of the Lawyer's Committee on Nuclear Policy, and a Japanese Buddhist, all with some special expertise in the topic. We hope to raise the issue of disarmament, especially the cost and impact of nuclear weapons, in the context of the world sustainability agenda. Stacy Hanrahan CND has been the primary catalyst in this project.