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Markets steadied Wednesday as the immediate fallout from the inconclusive Italian elections faded and investors breathed a sigh of relief that the U.S. Federal Reserve does not appear to be changing its cheap money policy any time soon.
Stocks around the world took a battering as the Italian election results failed to deliver a knockout victory for any one party, or group of parties. Viewed as a vote against austerity and the political establishment, the split vote highlighted the scale of discontent in a country that is crucial for the future of the euro.
"After a fraught couple of days, markets are looking a little more relaxed," said Mike McCudden, head of derivatives at Interactive Investor.
Italy's FTSE MIB was the worst-hit index Tuesday, ending the day nearly 5 percent lower. It recovered slightly Wednesday as negotiations began behind the scenes on how to cobble together a government. The index was 0.4 percent higher at 15,613.
Investors remain wary, however, and that was evident in a pair of bond auctions. Though Italy raised (EURO)6.5 billion it had to pay higher interest rates to get investors to part with their cash. The country sold 10-year bonds at a yield of 4.83 percent, way up from 4.17 percent last month. The yield on five-year bonds rose to 3.59 percent from 2.94 percent.
Elsewhere in Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.1 percent at 6,279 while Germany's DAX rose the same rate to 7,606. The CAC-40 in France was 0.4 percent higher at 3,637.
Wall Street was poised for a flat opening after a recovery on Tuesday. U.S. stocks bore the brunt of the selling on Monday when the first Italian election results starting coming through, ending the day with their worst performance of the year.
The recovery on Tuesday came after some strong U.S. economic figures and a suggestion from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank's low-rate policies currently pose little risk of causing runaway inflation or a stock market bubble. That eased recent jitters the Fed would start to withdraw its super easy monetary policy sooner than many investors think.
The dollar has had a strong week against the euro, particularly in the wake of the Italian election results. However, Europe's single currency got a lift Wednesday after a survey showed economic sentiment in the 17-country eurozone rising by more than anticipated in February.
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said its main economic sentiment indicator for the eurozone rose to 91.1 in February, from 89.5 the previous month. The expectation in the markets was for a far more modest rise to 89.9.
That helped the euro clamber above $1.31 again for a brief while. Late morning London time, it was 0.3 percent higher at $1.3100.
Earlier in Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index was the rare loser as the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar following several months of weakness that has boosted the prospects of the country's exporters. The Nikkei fell 1.3 percent to 11,253.97, while the dollar was 0.5 percent lower at 91.75 yen.
Other Asian markets gained ground. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.3 percent to 22,577.01 and South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 2,004.04. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.7 percent to 5,036.60. Shares in mainland China, Taiwan and Indonesia also rose.
Oil prices were steady too, with benchmark crude for April delivery up 29 cents to $92.91 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


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Fans of the hit drama "Law & Order: SVU" were left stunned Wednesday night when, during the closing moments of the episode, it was revealed character mainstay John Munch is calling it a day.
"Munch put in his papers," Dann Florek's Capt. Cragen told a shocked Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) at the end of the Oct. 9 episode.
Munch, played by actor Richard Belzer, has been a fixture on the gritty, New York-set NBC series since it launched in 1999.
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The reveal was unexpected. As recently as last May, Belzer told The Huffington Post that he had no plans to leave "SVU" at the time. "I'd be a fool to say I didn't want to do it anymore and I'm certainly not bored with the character because the writing is so good," he said. "[Munch is] very close to how I would be if I were in that situation, so it's a dream."
Belzer's character Munch first appeared on television 20 years ago on "Homicide: Life on the Street," and has also turned up on the original "Law & Order," "The X-Files," "The Wire" and "Arrested Development."
Having appeared in over 450 episodes of "SVU," the character is beloved by fans. Wisely, producers have left the storyline open allowing Munch to make return appearances.
"While there are no immediate plans for Belzer to return, the way Munch's story line ends leaves the door open for him to work with the SVU squad in the future," NBC told "Today."
The Oct. 16 episode of "Law & Order: SVU" will feature a farewell scene involving Munch and his coworkers. Check out the preview below:
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Indonesian police have shot and killed three suspected militants and arrested four others near the country's capital, seizing more than a dozen homemade bombs and a cache of other weapons from a group suspected of planning terrorism acts, police said Friday.
Two suspects resisted when police tried to arrest them late Thursday in western Jakarta for their alleged connection to a jewelry shop robbery. Authorities fatally shot one of the men, said National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar.
He said another suspect was interrogated and revealed that the robberies were being used to fund terrorism activities. His information led police to five other members of the group early Friday in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Two of those men were killed after drawing weapons on police, and three others were arrested, Amar said.
Police "had to shoot ... otherwise they were shot," Chief of National Police Detective Lt. Gen. Sutarman, who like many Indonesians uses a single name, told TVOne in an interview from the scene.
Police seized more than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of gold jewelry, five homemade guns and 14 pipe bombs, and are investigating possible terrorism links.
Amar said the men were part of a cell allegedly involved in recent attacks on police and bank robberies in Medan in North Sumatra province. On Sunday, four gunmen robbed a gold shop in western Jakarta and grabbed 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of jewelry and $51,550 in cash.
Indonesia has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. In recent years, Indonesian police have been criticized for shooting terrorists, rather than trying to arrest them.
Television footage displayed guns and a wide range of gold jewelry such as rings, bracelets and necklaces, along with bomb squads detonating the explosives in a safe area.
"From evidence we have seized, it could be concluded that they have a link with terrorism," Sutarman said.
However, he could not disclose the targets, pending police investigation.
He identified one of the dead suspects as Makmur, whom he said was involved in a violent 2010 bank robbery in Medan, North Sumatra's capital.
Robberies appear to be a growing way for extremist groups in Indonesia to raise funds to finance their terrorist activities. They justify their actions by claiming it is allowed as part of the struggle to establish an Islamic state through seizing wealth owned by infidels.
In January, police in Central Sulawesi province nabbed seven members of a gang of armed robbers allegedly linked to a Poso terrorist network during a raid at their hideout in the area.
Police and the elite anti-terrorism unit have come under increasing criticism following a number of killings during raids. Last week, five officers were arrested for alleged brutality during a 2007 counterterrorism operation. The case was reviewed after video surfaced online showing uniformed officers trampling and yelling at shirtless, bound suspects lying face down on the ground.
Terrorist attacks aimed at foreigners in Indonesia have been largely replaced in recent years by smaller, less deadly strikes targeting the government, mainly police and anti-terrorism forces.


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New research shows that affluent individuals' commitment to philanthropy is progressing in tandem in Asia and Europe and moving more slowly in the Middle East.
BNP Paribas and Forbes Insights on Tuesday released the Individual Philanthropy Index in Paris and New York, measuring individuals' commitment to giving in the three regions in terms of amounts donated, innovation and the effort invested to promote causes.
The index is based on a survey conducted by Forbes Insights in January and February of 300 individuals across the three regions with at least $5 million in investable assets.
Europe had a total index score of 51.2 out of 100 and Asia 50.3, "putting them at a halfway mark in their progress toward total commitment to individual philanthropy."
The Middle East trailed at 33.2. However, researchers noted that the latter's lower score "might be partly explained by the religious injunction to be discreet about one's giving."
A third of all survey respondents said they gave 15% or more of their annual income to charity, and 17% intended to leave 30% or more of their fortune to charity.
In fact, about a dozen philanthropists outside the U.S. have joined the three-year-old Buffett-Gates Giving Pledge initiative, with the two most recent pledge signers coming from Britain and Taiwan.
The Forbes Insights study found that philanthropists were very much creatures of their geography, with motivations and causes defined by cultures, social needs and economies.
In the Middle East, 63% of respondents said religious faith was the main motivation for their philanthropy. A desire to give back to society was the main driver for 25% of Asian respondents. Seventeen percent of European donors were equally motivated by family legacy, altruistic desire and a sense of duty.
Health was the overall main focus of 63% of survey respondents, though regional differences asserted themselves. Sixty-five percent of Middle Easterners were chiefly focused on social change.
Philanthropists across all regions were united in their reluctance to publicize their giving. Seventy-seven percent of respondents said they either insisted on remaining anonymous or did not actively tout their charity.
Forty-nine percent of European respondents said they regularly used social media to advance causes, while 48% of Asian donors said they occasionally did this. Fifty-seven percent of Middle Easterners said they never used social media to promote causes.
The survey also showed that philanthropists under age 30 in the three regions differed from the overall survey sample in these ways:
- Much likelier to be motivated by personal experience in choosing area of focus: 20%
- Much less likely to be motivated by religion: 17.5%
- More generous: 17.5% gave at least a quarter of annual income to charity
- Likely to more actively promote philanthropy: 45%
- More likely to promote causes on social media: 82.5
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By Farmington Chamber of Commerce
FARMINGTON, N.M., Dec. 31, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — An energy conference scheduled for March 18 and 19, 2013, will feature a series of presentations about new drilling for shale oil in the Mancos Shale Formation of the Four Corners Region of Northwest New Mexico. The conference will be held at San Juan College in the Henderson Fine Arts Center.
"This is the Renaissance of the San Juan Basin," said conference organizer Dr. Daniel Fine, senior energy analyst with the New Mexico Center for Energy Policy. "We are seeing a revolution on the part of American technology in natural gas and shale oil recovery in shale formations."
The conference is titled, "San Juan Basin Energy Conference." The 2013 theme is "Recognition of the Mancos Shale as the next chapter in the American revolution of unconventional natural gas and oil technology leading to national energy independence in 2020." BP America, Chevron, Continental Resources, Encana, PNM and the U.S. Department of Energy are expected to make presentations at the conference.
In the past five years, U.S. oil and gas developers have coupled the new technology of horizontal drilling with the age-old practice of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – to tap into previously locked-in unconventional shale gas and liquids, Fine said.
Drilling and exploration companies will present initial findings from recent activity in the Mancos Shale, which is estimated to contain 60 billion barrels of oil, with 6 billion barrels expected to be recovered, Fine said.
"There are so many companies active in the region," said Randy Pacheco, Dean of the School of Energy at San Juan College. "This conference is important for the Mancos Shale and U.S. development because we're bringing together many industry experts."
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a Canadian company, has partnered with a local independent producer – Dugan Production of Farmington – to drill several test wells into the Mancos Shale and continues to plan additional test wells. While Encana has taken the lead in initial exploration, other producers in the oil-and-gas industry have stakes in the region. Companies active in the region include ConocoPhillips, BP America, Williams and XTO.
"There's a great deal of interest from investment groups, analysts and banks," Fine said. "They will queue up to get information. We know companies are drilling because they have to do permitting, but what they're finding and producing is a work in progress. This conference is their forum to provide initial data."
Fine said industry representatives will present their results during the conference, which will be Monday and Tuesday, March 18 and 19, 2013, in Farmington.
"This conference highlights the changes in the San Juan Basin – moving from natural gas production to oil," said Dr. James Henderson, San Juan County Commissioner. "Additionally, The San Juan Basin has seen natural gas production for 90 years, and the region could see oil and gas production for another 50 years."
Fine said, "This is a major change and promises to be a boom in the San Juan Basin and the surrounding economy. Fracturing or stimulation is a method of extracting oil and gas that has been used since the 1960s. Horizontal drilling has only been deployed in the San Juan Basin since 2010. The combination of the two methods has opened up shale reservoirs from Pennsylvania and North Dakota to Texas and New Mexico."
"The oil window in the Mancos Shale has been unrecoverable until now because it's a shale formation and it's tight," Fine said. "Vertical wells in the San Juan Basin couldn't develop the shale economically."
At the price of $70 per barrel (which is lower than the current price), Fine said the Mancos Shale oil reserve would be valued at more than $400 billion.
Additional presentations and panel topics include: The development of U.S. shale oil and gas; the potential for natural gas as an additional fuel source for electricity generation; technology and education – issues facing technical training for shale development and production; and geology research and findings about the Mancos Shale. Finally, the regulation panel and presentation will include discussion about shale gas exploration.
Panel experts will include representatives of the companies mentioned above, plus the New Mexico Bureau of Geology, the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America, American Counties for Energy Independence and the U.S. Department of Energy. The main sponsors of the conference are New Mexico Tech, the School of Energy at San Juan College, the Farmington Chamber of Commerce and San Juan County.
For more information or to register for the conference, visit www.sanjuanbasinenergy.org.
Contact: Thomas Guengerich, New Mexico Tech public information, 575-835-5617 Dr. Daniel Fine, Center for Energy Policy, 505-771-1865 Randy A. Pacheco, Dean, San Juan College School of Energy, 505-486-5306
SOURCE Farmington Chamber of Commerce
Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/12/31/4513266/oil-producers-to-share-four-corners.html#storylink=cpy


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Zach Randolph had 17 points and 18 rebounds, Mike Conley scored 17 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won their fifth straight game Wednesday, beating the Toronto Raptors 88-82.
Toronto's Rudy Gay came up short against his former team as the Raptors had their five-game winning streak ended.
Acquired from Memphis in a three-team trade on Jan. 30, Gay had 13 points and nine rebounds but struggled with his shooting, making just five of 15 attempts. He also had a game-high five turnovers.
Tony Allen scored 12 points and Tayshaun Prince had 11 as the Grizzlies won for the eighth time in nine meetings with the Raptors and posted their fourth straight win in Toronto.
Alan Anderson scored 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Raptors erased a nine-point deficit to tie the game, but couldn't take the lead.
Amir Johnson scored 16 points and Kyle Lowry had 12 for the Raptors.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Anderson brought Toronto within four at 70-66 with 9:26 left, and he hit another at 8:02 to make it 73-71.
Memphis responded with consecutive layups by Darrell Arthur and Quincy Pondexter, putting them up 77-71, but Anderson hit another 3 and was fouled by Randolph, converting the four-point play to make it 77-75 with 6:33 left.
No one scored again until 4:09, when Johnson tied it at 77-all on a driving layup.
Just over a minute later, Randolph restored the lead by making a pair of free throws. Conley stole the ball from Gay on the next possession and Randolph was fouled again, making one of two to put Memphis up 80-77 with 2:25 left.
After a missed shot by Gay, Conley made a 3 to increase the lead to six at 83-77.
Lowry gave the Raptors hope by cutting it to 85-82 on a four-point play with 20 seconds left, but Prince rebounded a missed free throw by Conley and Allen sealed it by making a pair at the line.
The Grizzlies missed their first eight field goal attempts of the game, but it was Toronto who struggled most with its shooting in the opening quarter, making just four of 20 shots. Gay missed all four of his attempts in the first against his former team as Memphis led 19-14 after one.
Randolph had six points in the second and Jerryd Bayless and Prince added five each as Memphis took a 43-32 lead after two. The half ended with a frustrated DeMar DeRozan hurling the ball skyward, only to have it get stuck inside the scoreboard hanging over center court.
Johnson had 10 points in the third, including an emphatic dunk over Randolph, and Gay added seven for the Raptors, but Conley scored six points for the Grizzlies and Memphis had a 66-57 lead into the final quarter.
NOTES: Both teams are 6-3 since the Jan. 30 trade. ... Toronto matched a season-low for first-quarter points. The Raptors also had 14 in a Feb. 13 win at New York. ... Raptors coach Dwane Casey said he would like to add a third point guard before Thursday's trade deadline.


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A judge in Alabama refused Tuesday to hold a hearing on whether Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph gets to keep money from sales of the autobiography he wrote in prison.
U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith issued a brief order denying a request by Rudolph.
Rudolph recently filed a request seeking about $200 the government seized from sales of the book, which he wrote behind bars and published with the help of his brother through an online company.
The judge said Rudolph, 46, gave up any money from publications in his plea agreement, so no hearing was needed.
Rudolph pleaded guilty to detonating a bomb at a downtown park during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He also pleaded guilty to setting off a bomb outside an abortion clinic in downtown Birmingham in 1998.
Two people died in the blasts, and Rudolph was on the run for more than five years before being captured in Murphy, N.C., in 2003.
Rudolph still owes more than $1 million in restitution, prosecutors said in a court filing, and money from the book will go to settle that debt. The 394-page book, titled "Between the Lines of Drift: The Memoirs of a Militant," was published with the help of brother Daniel K. Rudolph.
Eric Rudolph recently sent letters to his defense attorney and others saying he was on a hunger strike to protest his treatment at the federal prison where he is held in isolation in Florence, Colo.


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Each year millions of children will experience family problems so severe that temporary removal from their homes will be necessary for their safety and well-being.
Foster parents are individuals and couples who take other people's children into their homes. Foster parents guide and shelter children until they can return to their homes, find permanent families through adoption, or, in the case of teenagers, until they are capable of living independently.
Who are Foster Children?
Foster children come in all ages, ranging from babies to 18-year-olds. Some children have handicaps, physical, mental or emotional, and others do not. Some children will stay with you a long time and others, such as babies awaiting adoption, a short time.
We ask you to state your preference for the kind of child you would like to care for in your home. However, the more flexible you are, the better chance we have of finding a home for the child who needs you.
Why become a Foster Parent?
As a foster parent you would be contributing to a child's future and also providing a service to your community.
What do we look for in a Foster Parent?
There are some basic requirements that our foster parents should meet:
- An unchanged marital status over the past year, whether it is married, single or living together.
- At least 18 years of age.
- No major illness or trauma in your life during the past year.
- Emotional, physical, financial stability and without conviction of a major crime.
- Day-care arrangements, if fostering a pre-schooler is desired.
- A crib or bed for each child, but two children can share a room.
- Attendance at the required orientation sessions.
- All family members interested in fostering.
Applying to be a Foster Parent
Orientation, which is provided by Foster & Kinship Care Education Program, will give you a better idea of what to expect from us, yourself and the children. If you think fostering is for you, we invite you to apply.
The approval process takes time- one to two months from the time you attend orientation. One important step is the visit the licensing worker makes to your home to meet and talk with your entire family.
Once your home is approved, we will try to find a child that will be comfortable with your family.
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A foster parent licensing social worker to assist you with any problems you may have.
Medical and dental costs for the child covered by Medi-Cal.
A daily rate provided for the child's room and board and clothing expenses.
Training provided by the local community college, Woodland Community College.
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Annual Holiday Parties
For the past several years we have been organizing and presenting family holiday events. This enables the children in our care to celebrate the holidays with other foster children and their siblings in a joyful atmosphere.
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June 14, 2011
The HVAC OEM Division's second largest customer has purchased five million customised circulator pumps for boilers through the past ten years. On 10 June this milestone was celebrated with the presentation of an award for the OEM customer, BDR Thermea. The award ceremony took place at Grundfos' French production company where the pumps are manufactured. On that occasion the HVAC OEM Division presented new product types for the customer with great business potential for the customer as well as for Grundfos.
According to Henrik Bonde, Vice President, HVAC OEM Division, the main reason why Grundfos is the most important supplier for BDR Thermea is the quality and reliability of the pumps as well as Grundfos' ability to deliver.
- Like BDR Thermea, Grundfos is a mass production company and we know that a standstill is expensive. This is why we focus on quick response in the few cases of error, which is highly appreciated by the customer, he said.
The partnership started in 2000 with BAXI which later on merged with De Dietrich Remeha Group into BDR Thermea. Co-operation has been developed ever since.
- We regard this as a sign of customer satisfaction, said Mr Bonde.
Many contributing to success
Group Key Account Manager, Massimo Denna explained that co-operation with BDR Thermea involved many Grundfos staff every day in various jobs and several countries – all focusing on customer requests.
- The success is a result of their contribution, combined with the high quality of the Grundfos product and HVAC OEM's ability to deliver the right customised solutions he said and continued:
- Being one of our strategic key customers, BDR Thermea is so important that we are willing to customise every part of our offer, for instance product, supply chain and marketing.
Co-operation with perspectives
Mr Bonde is pleased with the fact that several representatives from top management at BDR Thermea attended the event, which was also used for the presentation of HVAC OEM's suggestions as to how co-operation may develop for the next ten years.
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Serena Williams served up another ace. Only this time it was in the form of an open letter about sexism and wage disparity between males and females in sports.
The letter, initially written for Porter Magazine's 'Incredible Women of 2016' issue, was reprinted by The Guardian on Tuesday. Williams dedicated it to "all incredible women who strive for excellence" as she wrote about gender discrimination in sports that she and other women face.
"When the subject of equal pay comes up, it frustrates me because I know firsthand that I, like you, have done the same work and made the same sacrifices as our male counterparts," Williams wrote. "I would never want my daughter to be paid less than my son for the same work. Nor would you."
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The gender wage gap in professional tennis has been a topic of conversation this year. The New York Times reported in April that last year, Roger Federer received $731,000 for defending his title at the Western & Southern Open. At the same tournament, Serena Williams received $495,000 for defending her respective title. It was just one of many instances in which the compensation disparity was evident.
Williams has made it clear on many occasions that she wants to be the "best tennis player in the world," not "the best 'female' tennis player in the world." In her letter she pointed out how descriptions tend to exclusively gender-mark women. While people call her one of the greatest "female" athletes, they do not similarly say LeBron James or Tiger Woods are considered some of the greatest "male" athletes. Instead, they are just considered great athletes.
"As we know, women have to break down many barriers on the road to success," Williams wrote, "One of those barriers is the way we are constantly reminded we are not men, as if it is a flaw."
Former professional tennis player Ray Moore brought sexism in tennis to light earlier in the year with his controversial comments about how female tennis players "ride on the coattails of men" and how they should thank prominent male tennis players like Federer and Nadal "because they have carried this sport."
But despite ongoing ignorance in the sport Williams closed her letter offering encouragement to young women to follow their dreams with resilience.
"We must continue to dream big, and in doing so, we empower the next generation of women to be just as bold in their pursuits."


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We've all been there. For women with allergies, dermatitis, rosacea, eczema or extremely sensitive skin, a trip to the drugstore can be as pleasant as cold toast. Trawling the aisles for moisturizer or lipstick, turning boxes to read ingredients while the familiar anxiety seizes. With hundreds of products and thousands of ingredients, how can you know which ones are safe?
Read on. More companies than ever before are creating skincare and makeup lines for sensitive and allergic skin, and many mainstream brands have adopted stricter rules about which ingredients they use. Still, there are dodgy areas. Cosmetic labelling, for example, is a tricky art: some ingredients are listed by their Latin names (peanut oil will on occasion turn up as "arachis hypogaea"), and while the terms "hypo-allergenic" and "organic" are encouraging, the words themselves aren't regulated. There are certification bodies, which determine, according to their standards, if a product is organic, but it is not necessary to be certified before labelling a product as such.
In November 2006, additional light will be cast on such wording as amendments to Canada's Cosmetic Regulations (under the Food and Drugs Act) come into effect. Chief among the changes is that complete ingredient labelling will be mandatory for all cosmetic products: all colouring agents in nail polish will be listed, as will all botanicals…
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Dear Rookie KCrew,
Welcome to our squad! We are so excited for you to be a part of the best Crew in MLB! There are a few things you need to know before we get the season kicked off:
1. We have the best fans in baseball! Meet as many of them as possible. Get to know their names, and seek them out at as many games as you can. Baseball is even more fun when shared with friends.
2. Your name will be chanted and yelled almost as much as some of our players' names. Enjoy it, but do not let it get to your head…you're only a celebrity in the stadium. (People look at you a little oddly if you try to start a slow clap at the grocery store.)
3. Blue is your new favorite color. Get used to it! Whether it's royal or powder, you'll notice that your wardrobe will soon be overpowered by those beautiful hues.
4. Wear sunscreen! Those Sunday games in July and August can be brutal! Be kind to your skin.
5. It will take you a few weeks to get used to maneuvering the stadium. Don't let any of the veterans fool you…at some point, every one of us walked an unnecessary circle around the stadium as we frantically searched for a specific section of the ballpark.
6. Take good care of your radio! We are spread out all over the stadium throughout the game, and our radios are the best way of communicating with each other, our bosses, and the control room.
7. Pack your bag for game days wisely! We live in Kansas City, and that means that it could be beautiful and balmy in the beginning of a game and turn to stormy and frigid by the end of the same game. Be prepared for anything! (And don't forget pre-game snacks!)
8. You are a role model to thousands of young fans! Make every moment with them special!
9. Start practicing your signature – – – you'll be writing your name a lot this summer!
10. Lastly, you will learn a lot from the veteran KCrew girls this year, but you will also teach us many things. It is the blend of old and new KCrew that makes us better each season! This is a big year for KC, and a great time to be a part of the Royals organization. Smile lots, have fun, and GO ROYALS!
2012 KCrew Photo Day
While spring training has just begun, we on KCrew also prepare before the season starts too. We just recently had our annual Photo Day at the stadium. All eighteen of us gathered (for the first time) to take pictures, video clips, and different fun shots. Yes, I did say eighteen of us! We welcome the rookies: Lauren Rob, Heather, Paige, Lauren Rog, Alexandra, Kayla, Alex, Chloe, Rachel, and Kelsey. We are all looking forward to them joining us as this exciting season approaches.
On Photo Day we were split up into three groups and rotated to three different stations. The first station was individual photos. We took different full length shots for our poster (be watching for that at the games) and also used props. The props included a baseball, glove, bat, signs, and sombrero. Those pictures were fun because it was a chance for us to really be ourselves.
Next we rotated to the "green screen." There we did a variety of things you may see throughout the season on CrownVision. Those include reciting the Code of Conduct, thanking all of you; our fans, the infamous slow clap, and other surprises.
Finally, we did our video shoot. This was a chance for us to answer silly questions about ourselves. You will be surprised at what questions we were asked, so you will just have to watch for those videos during the games or even online to find out.
We are all very excited for the season to begin but before that can happen, we have more work to do. Be on the lookout for another blog about our upcoming dance practices!
Go Royals! -KCrew Megan
KCrew in the Community
Being a part of KCrew is more than just being present at all of the Royals games. We are lucky enough to get the opportunity to be involved with the community in a variety of ways. We have been a part of birthday parties, golf tournaments, parades, diabetes and heart walks, and our favorite, community charity events.
On August 30th, Sam and I had the chance to be involved with an appearance to support Royals Charities. On that day, the California Pizza Kitchen in Leawood, Kansas gave 20% of each ticket to Royals Charities when the party mentioned their support. We had such a blast with everyone who came out…even Sluggerrr! And the greatest part was the yummy pizza!
Here we are joined with a couple getting ready to order and support Royals Charities!
Royals Charities supports a variety of non-profit organizations in the area including Operation Breakthrough, Special Olympics of the Greater Kansas City Metro, Children's Charity of Greater Kansas City, and many more! If you would like more information about Royals Charities or if you would like to donate, please contact Joy at firstname.lastname@example.com.
See you at the K! – Megan R.
Our Lives Outside of KCrew
Our lives outside of KCrew involve many things. It's exciting to share a part of my life with another KCrew member!
Sam and I are both enrolled in nursing school and we had the opportunity to travel to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala in January. We were there for ten days and set up clinics in various villages across the country. Every day we would see and assess 60-100 children. Children and families do not have access to healthcare like we do here in the US. So we basically gave them their "yearly check-up."
It was hard at first with the language barrier, but overtime we learned simple phrases like "abra su boca" (open your mouth) and "quitate los zapatos" (take off your shoes) which helped us in our assessments. We traveled with translators and physicians which also made our job easier. Who knows how much harder the trip would have been without our wonderful translators!
The kids we saw in Guatemala ranged from needing some vitamins, to receiving visits from the doctor and needing further treatment that we couldn't provide to them that day. Some of the kids stole our heart and some of the kids broke our hearts, we made an impact on each and every one of them. I don't think we had one family who didn't bless us or thank us for taking care of their children.
On our last day we got to tour the city of Antigua. We did lots of shopping and engaging with the culture! After a long and challenging week of working with the children, it was so nice to let loose and have some well needed retail therapy. Experiencing the culture in the market was an awesome experience! Prices are not set down there like they are in America. You have to argue the price with the owner of the stand, sometimes saving 5, 10 or 20 dollars! Much different than shopping here!
The experience was something we will never forget! Those kids relied on us 100% for almost all the healthcare they will receive in a year. It's amazing to step back for a week and see everything we have in the States and then see what people are missing in other parts of the world. It was truly unforgettable experience and I'm so lucky to have shared it with another KCrew member!
-Megan R. & Sam
Royals FanFest Heats Up Baseball Fever
Royals fans never cease to amaze me. It can be 105 in July or -5 in January, they still have huge hearts for their team. It was the dead of winter with a solid foot of snow on the ground a couple weeks ago and Royal's fans still came to support our beloved baseball team. January 20-22 was an event-filled weekend, jam packed with autograph signings, giveaways, player interviews, and plenty of games to go around.
FanFest is a wonderful opportunity for fans to meet the players in a more personal setting. It provides a chance for young kids to meet their idols and gain autographs to store in their collection. It allows for the die hard Royals fans to meet and greet with new additions to the roster. And for some, like me, it gives us the chance to become even more excited about the much anticipated baseball season.
Sporting our royal blue shorts and white baseball jerseys for the weekend, it was a great getaway from this dreadful weather. We all got to watch so many talented drum lines, dance teams, and acrobatic groups. It is amazing the talent that surrounds us in Kansas City. FanFest is a great opportunity for these talents to shine.
Along with the opportunity to see some of our favorite players again, it gave us, the KCrew, a chance to see each other again and hang out with the new girls. This year there are 11 veterans and 5 rookies. With an 81 game schedule, we all become like sisters. During the summer, I see these girls more than I see my own family. We all have a great time together and get along so well. Come October, it is a bittersweet ending to the season. Thankfully, FanFest acts as a family reunion for us. I cannot wait to spend the summer with all these lovely ladies.
In addition to seeing the KCrew girls, it was great to see so many familiar faces at FanFest. I love seeing our season ticket holders wearing their hats filled with collectible pins and I love meeting so many new faces who are as excited for the season as we are.
While FanFest is a great weekend, it is quite a teaser for baseball season. I love my college football and basketball, but I could really go for some baseball under the bright lights. See you all in 50 days (and counting)!!
Go Royals!
-Megan Q.
On-Air for KCrew Auditions
There are many cool opportunities that come along with being a part of the KCrew. One of the most recent ones was being able to go live on Hot 103 Jamz with host Sean Tyler. Hot 103 Jamz is a local radio station broadcasted live to millions of people throughout the Kansas City area. Sandy, Megan and I had the amazing opportunity to promote walk ups for the 2011 KCrew auditions.
Before the interview I was very nervous. Who knew talking on the radio would be more nerve wracking than doing camera interviews at Royals games? Maybe it was the thought that it would be broadcasted live to thousands of drivers on their way home from work! But as soon as we got to the station, we were greeted by smiling faces that put our nerves at ease.
One of the first people we met was Rich McCauley. He is the Marketing and Promotions director for Carter Broadcast Group, Inc. He escorted us to the room where our interview would take place. At that time he spoke to us about the history of the Carter Broadcast Group and how they had just had their 60th year anniversary and are still going strong. The next person we met was Sean Tyler himself! I was more familiar with his voice than his face. It's very interesting seeing someone after listening to them for so long. There he briefed us on what questions he would be asking us and reassured us that everything would go fine.
After about 10 minutes, we were on air. We talked about what KCrew does, how fun it is, and how people could join by coming to the audition the next day. It was over so fast. Our nervous energy had paid off and we got the job done!
Thanks KPRS for stepping up and supporting the KCrew!
Kcrew Auditions this Saturday, Novemer 6th! Walk-ups are WELCOME!
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Time: Registration/Check-in begins at 7:00am. Auditions to begin at 8:00am
Location: Kauffman Stadium – One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO 64129
-Please Park in Lot M and enter the stadium at Gate C.
1. 18+ and a high school graduate by January 1, 2011 (valid photo I.D. required)
2. Candidates must provide a full length, color photo and head shot of yourself (preferably in workout attire) that will become property of the Royals (may be a snap shot).
3. Candidates must submit a $15 non-refundable application processing fee in the form of a check or money order (Make payable to the Kansas City Royals) PLEASE, NO CASH.
4. Candidates must be willing to devote a large percentage of time to the K Crew program, including attendance at rehearsals, all designated games, community events and other mandatory appearances in and around the Kansas City area. Must have flexible schedule for nights, weekends and holidays.
5. Candidates must have reliable transportation and live in or close to the Kansas City area.
6. Candidates must have the stamina and fitness level to perform athletic activities in conditions of summer heat.
7. Candidates must demonstrate good moral character and be drug free.
8. Candidates must be able to perform activities and interact with fans on camera in front of large crowds. Prior performance, entertainment, public relations, and/or broadcasting experience preferred.
9. Candidates must have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and a positive, energetic personality. Must be able to handle situations with a quick and professional response.
10. Candidates must be reliable, punctual, and courteous. Should have good listening skills and an ability to work with brief instruction as part of a team.
11. Knowledge of the game of baseball is preferred.
12. No candidate may presently be affiliated with or be a representative of any other semi-professional or professional athletic franchise.
In order for your application to be complete and accepted, please follow these guidelines:
1. The following items must be completed and returned to the Kansas City Royals offices.
a. K Crew Application-Deadline for Pre-Registration is Monday, November 1st
b. Signed Release Form
c. Full length, color photo and head shot
d. $15 non-refundable application processing fee
2. Application, release form, full length photo and head shot, and $15 non-refundable application fee can be submitted through the following options:
a. Mail: K Crew Auditions – One Royal Way – Kansas City, MO 64129
b. Drop-off: Kauffman Stadium (Gate C)
3. Walk-ups day of auditions are also welcomed.
Athletic shirt, shorts and tennis shoes. Applicants will not be considered without this attire.
Two fans that make the K Crew smile
One of the main, most important part of our jobs is interacting with anyone and everyone that comes through the gates of Kauffman stadium. We find the little kids that are at the stadium for the very first time, or find the couple celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. It never ceases to amaze us, each and every game, we meet someone that is truly fascinating. We aim to make each experience at the 'K' a memorable one by handing out tattoos and pens or just inquiring about what brought them to the 'K'. Every game is packed with people with such interesting stories and huge hearts for the Royals. While we strive to make the experience at the stadium better for our fans, we sometimes find people that make our night at work more memorable. I am here to give a shout-out to two very important people that the K Crew has had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with this season.
Our first shout-out goes to our number one fan, Lily. Lily is an adorable eight-year-old with so much enthusiasm and excitement.
We were approached with an email from Lily's mom explaining how much she loves attending the games and meeting the K Crew. Yes, K Crew. Lily would watch for us and make a point to talk to as many of us as she could each time she visited the 'K'. We had the opportunity to show her some behind the scenes that most people don't see. Our K Crew meeting room is a simple room, big enough for all of us to gather before the games and prepare. We took Lily there and I have never seen someone's eyes become so big. While we were in the room she passed out pictures she had drawn of all of us! (Which we still have hanging on our K Crew wall.) She had looked at our website pictures and drew us a picture based on those! You could sense the sheer joy she was experiencing, so we decided to carry on the tour and have her walk around with us. If she were a few years older, I would fear losing my job with how great Lily was at our job. She would talk to the fans, hand out tattoos, and rally with us. We all know baseball season is a long one, but seeing how much fun Lily was having at our job, she really gave us back some lost energy we may have been experiencing the past couple weeks. Her last thing she told us that night was her dream job in a couple years is to be on K Crew! Good luck Lily with your dream! You will make a great K Crew member one day!
The next hello and huge thank you goes out to Chris. Chris is the ultimate Royal's SuperFan! I am sure everyone has seen him if you have walked anywhere in the stadium. He is in the outfield experience, down by the fountains, up in view level, behind home plate, all over, every game.
Chris walks around in his Royals gear proud, cheering on our boys, and happily posing for pictures when approached. The first time I met Chris was this year when Katie and I were in charge of the Hy-Vee Fan of the Game promotion.
This prize is given out to one lucky fan that is outrageous and eye-drawing enough to be located by the Royals camera crew. Chris was the lucky one this game. Katie and I found out his location and walked his prize out to him on the Pepsi Party Porch. Come to find out, this was Chris' 500th consecutive home game! 500!!
He has not missed one game since his high school graduation! On top of 500 straight games, Chris attends 25% of all of the Royals away games, every season. Talk about a true fan! We are so lucky to continually see Chris out there cheering on our beloved blue and white!
Go Royals!
Field of Dreams
It's been less than a month since I've written on this blog to all of my favorite Royals' fans, but quite a bit has happened in that short amount of time. I married the love of my life at the most special and perfect wedding ever, then we headed to New York City for Broadway shows, fancy hotel and restaurants, and photo shoots that were all our gift from my favorite author, Karen Kingsbury and our new friends at MyWedding.Com. (You can read more about that unbelievable story at mywedding.com/shippmates) Then we went on our actual honeymoon to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where among the jungles and ziplines and swimming with dolphins, I proudly sported my KC ROYALS tank top! EVERY time someone asked where we were from I proudly said, "KC, MO– home of the Kansas City ROYALS!"
We are now home for two days before heading back to The Big Apple to be on The Today Show with Karen (my crazy amazing author friend). During my pre-interview with the producer from The Today Show, they asked me about my job out at the stadium, and I was so excited to tell them about the best job in the whole world. It also reminded me that a couple of blogs ago, I promised some pictures from the amaziness that was our engagement session with Jesseca Hattey of Epaga Foto.
These pictures were especially precious and special to me, as they showcased my very favorite place with my very favorite person. Jess didn't need to remind me to smile, because I had the biggest and most ridiculous grin on my face the entire time out of sheer JOY AND EXCITEMENT that I was at MY FAVORITE PLACE WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE… GETTING MY PICTURE TAKEN! I mean SO MUCH WONDERFUL going on!!!
We started with some fun ones in the outfield experience and then moved to the heart and soul of all that is Royals baseball with our gorgeous stadium and field providing the perfect background for our very own field of dreams.
After being to New York, Mexico, and back to NYC– this KC girl has loved every minute of the journey, but also can't wait to get back home to KC to work my first game as Erica SHIPPY! Until then, enjoy the pictures and tune in to The Today Show on Monday (July 12) during the 9:00 hour to see Karen and I chatting it up with Kathie Lee! You better bet I'm going to take her a Royals bracelet!
It's a GREAT day to be a Royals fan…
Marcia Merrick, A True All-Star
Written by K Crew's Danaya.
I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting Marcia Merrick, the creator of "Reaching Out" and consequently the winner of "People All-Stars Among Us". Marcia will be representing Kansas City at the 81st All-Star Game. I can proudly say, I couldn't think of a better person for that honor!
Marcia is hands down one of the most inspirational women I have ever met. Here's a little background on her organization. She wakes up every morning at 4:00am to pack 400 lunches by noon. (I teach for a living and I can hardly make one lunch in time for school in the morning!) Marcia then drives to 11 locations around the city and passes out each lunch personally. The best part about these lunches is the fact that she puts a note of encouragement in each bag. I'm sure without a doubt, that those notes touch thousands of hearts a week. After she distributes her lunches, she goes home and bakes 800 cookies in preparation for the next day! Talk about dedication and commitment!
Marcia created "Reaching Out" all on her own because she saw a need in the city. Marcia wouldn't let anything stop her from making the only meal many of her friends will eat each day. I say "friends", because that is what Marcia calls them. She has created a bond and relationship with many of the people she provides lunches for. That's what truly makes her an All-Star.
Now, those are the just the plain facts about Marcia, but let me tell you how she has touched my life. I had the opportunity to complete a pre-game interview with her, where we not only discussed her business, but she took a genuine interest in my life. She asked me about my job, my fianc�, my summer, and lots more! It was so wonderful to meet someone for the very first time and feel like you have known them forever. A few weeks later, I found out Marcia had won the "People All-Stars Among Us" and would be back at the game to be honored. When the day arrived for Marcia to be back at the stadium, I made it a point to stop by and congratulate her! When I stopped by her seat, her face lit up like it was a holiday! She made me feel like I was the most special person she had ever seen! She stood up, gave me a hug, kissed my cheek, asked me how I was doing– all before I could even congratulate her on her win! She was more concerned with my life, than the amazing honor she was receiving. That is a testament to the person Marcia truly is. She wanted nothing more, but to further build the relationship we had already created, than discuss herself.
Marcia told me something that I know I will never forget. She referenced that fact that I'm a teacher and reminded me that, "We will never know how much we are truly touching people's lives, and every little thing counts. Don't expect anything in return, and give all you have. Because each life is worth something, and the relationships we build are the most precious gifts we give."
Marcia, you have been a true inspiration to me. I am so thankful that I had a chance to meet you and I hope to one day create a legacy as wonderful as yours! Good luck at the All-Star game, and don't forget to wear your KCrew pin! –Danaya


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It is with great sadness we are calling last orders in all our pubs for the time being, given the escalation of the coronavirus crisis.
Thanks to our amazing team members who have been doing a great job over recent weeks in increasingly challenging circumstances.
We are looking at other ways we can support our regulars while we are closed and you can still enjoy out Greene King, Old Speckled Hen and Belhaven beers delivered to your door and these can be ordered by visiting www.greenekingshop.co.uk.
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There are specific types of personality—those who wish people well and those who are ill-intentioned. If you have experienced a roller coaster of emotion or ups and downs in your life, someone around you could be suppressing you—squashing you or trying to make you smaller.
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A novel (& possibly nutty) Bitcoin metric: the 'naka/node' value
The Bitcoin system's smallest unit – 1/100,000,000th of 'one bitcoin' – is called a satoshi, in honor of the system's pseudonymous creator.
I've also recently seen nakamoto used to indicate the market value, at prevailing exchange rates, of all currently-existing bitcoins. (This can also be thought of as the Bitcoin 'market capitalization', by analogy to stock-exchange market-caps.) Per the site coinmarketcap.com, one nakamoto is right now almost USD $12 billion – $11,884,797,179.
Arguably, the total value of all Bitcoin is an emergent property of the network's active nodes working together. In comparison, 'wallets' and private-keys are inert and quite possibly offline – they're just claim tickets, representing extracted surplus value. Only the online nodes, relaying transactions and maintaining the system's shared state, are workhorses delivering utility and value continuously.
The most recent survey of the Bitcoin network, by the getaddr.bitnodes.io project, estimates the number of full peer nodes at just over 215K – to be precise 215,454.
So for grins we could distribute the market capitalization, one nakamoto, over the peering nodes equally, to discover each node's pro-rata contribution to the total value. This gives us a sort of 'per-peerica' (rather than 'per-capita') measure of Bitcoin wealth, a number I'll call the naka/node (or nakanode) value.
That value, one nakamoto (~$11.8B) divided by the peering nodes (~215K), is currently $55,162.
If you're running Bitcoin-QT – the reference client, free open-source software that will use under 20GB of hard drive space (<$2) and some fraction of your CPU cycles – your peer node is anchoring over $55K in system value… even if your wallet is empty.
What impressive leverage and value-creation from simple inputs! Should we be encouraged or concerned?


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Workers are planning to do more online holiday shopping this year while on the job, with many using their own personal smartphones and tablets, a new survey shows.
As a result, many IT managers are worried about corporate network security since personal devices may face a greater risk of being hacked during shopping forays, according to ISACA, a non-profit IT advisory group with 95,000 members. Most are IT workers and managers.
In two surveys, ISACA found that the average American will spend 32 hours shopping online this holiday season, with 11 of those hours on a personally-owned smartphone or tablet that is also used for work tasks. Because the device connects to corporate networks and accesses data at times, its use for personal online transactions can post a significant hacker risk to companies unless precautions are taken, ISACA officials said.
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The incredible vastness of the universe is often mentioned, yet so hard to visualize. We hear of light years and millions, billions and trillions.
The incredible vastness of the universe is often mentioned, yet so hard to visualize. We hear of light years and millions, billions and trillions.
For all its immensity, the stars remain as near as your sky above your back yard. Though from the highest mountain, you try and reach out and grasp one of those stars, only air fills your fist.
The nearest star system to the sun, Alpha Centauri, lies 4.3 light years away. Our entire Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 100,000 light years across. If we spoke of miles, we would understand. Many of us have, or had, cars reaching 100,000 miles. Some of us can boast our car would have reached the moon, at 238,000 miles.
"Light year" is not a measure of time; it is the distance light travels in one Earth year, at the constant speed of 186,282 miles a second. In a year's time, light reaches 5.865696 trillion miles. Alpha Centauri is 4.3 times that. Can we grasp even one trillion miles -- or one trillion of anything?
What were you doing a mere million seconds ago? A million seconds is 12 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. A trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
A million hours ago was in 1885. A billion hours ago, man was not yet on Earth.
We probably shouldn't talk about dollars, but here goes. It is said that a million dollars ago was five seconds ago at the U.S. Treasury, and a billion dollars, late yesterday afternoon at the U.S. Treasury. A trillion dollars is so much that only politicians can talk about it in conversation -- and are ever glad you cannot visualize how much is a trillion.
If you could walk or swim at sea level around Earth at the equator, you would travel only 24,859.82 miles. To reach one trillion miles, you would have to circle Earth more than 40 million times (40,225,552.71). To circle the same the distance as Alpha Centauri, you'd need to go around Earth almost 173 million times (172.969.876.69). Don't try it.
Most stars you see tonight are hundreds or thousands of lights years away. Yet you see them. Imagine the brilliance they must have!
Each of those distant stars appear as points of glorious light, even when magnified in your telescope. They appear brighter, but because they are so very far, you still won't discern them as a disc. Special techniques at professional observatories have resolved the actual discs of several stars, that are both large and not extremely far on the galactic scale.
The sun, by the way, is on average 93 million miles from Earth, and it takes eight minutes for the light to reach here. Imagine Earth right next to the sun. First, you could forget about the snow and ice, and global warming would take on a whole new meaning. If Earth were a golf ball, the sun would be 15 feet wide.
Yet consider other stars.
Betelgeuse, which shines fiery red-orange in the constellation Orion, is a "super giant" star, as much as 1,000 times the diameter of the sun. Another red-orange super giant star is Antares, a brilliant summer evening star in Scorpius, is 700 times as wide as the sun. Mu Cephei, known as "Herschel's Garnet Star" and visible in the northern sky, is 1,420 times as big as the sun. VY Canis Majoris is one of the largest and most luminous stars known, maybe as big as 2,100 times the sun's width. If the sun were replaced by this star, its surface would reach the orbit of Saturn. It would take 7 quadrillion Earths to fill VY Canis Majoris (a thousand trillion times seven)!
Galaxies you can see tonight in even a small telescope are millions of light years distant. One of the nearest, M31 the Andromeda Galaxy, is 2.5 million light years away. That's about 150 quintillion miles, give or take.
The subject of the vastness of the universe has become sermon material. Whatever one's belief system, what a wonder it is to ride this lovely speck of dust we call Earth and look up and out at the grand scheme laid out before us every clear night. Or you can stay inside and see what's on TV.
Venus is the dazzling "Evening Star" high in the southwest in evening twilight. Saturn rises in the east around 9 p.m. The moon reaches first quarter on Feb. 2.
Your comments, questions and observing reports are welcome.
Keep looking up!
Peter W. Becker is managing editor at The Wayne Independent in Honesdale, Pa. He has been an amateur astronomer since the age of 12, in 1969. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Light and Fluffy Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
This fluffy and light treat from my mother is a nice variation of traditional pumpkin pie. The spices aren't overwhelming so it appeals to all.—Jane Bradford, Decatur, Alabama
Total TimePrep: 5 min. Cook: 20 min. + chilling
Makes6-8 servings
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
- Whipped topping
- In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the brown sugar, milk and pie spice. Cook and stir over medium heat until brown sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat.
- Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over low heat for 3 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened and a thermometer reads 160° (do not boil). Remove from the heat; whisk in pumpkin. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- In a small heavy saucepan, combine egg whites and sugar over low heat. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed over low heat until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from the heat. Add vanilla; beat on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spoon into pie shell. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Serve with whipped topping.


text: Check out this weird timeline of book covers, showing which colors dominated on their Penguin book covers over the years. It looks like War of the Worlds had a long yellow period, while Journey to the Center of the Earth was cream-colored for decades. Arthur Buxton created this graphic to honor Jules Verne's 185th birthday on Feb. 8. Click to make much bigger. [via PopSci]


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DENVER – Great day for hockey: early start, early finish.
The Sharks will have Alex Stalock in net this afternoon when they face the Colorado Avalanche. No, Todd McLellan said, that's not related to the fact Antti Niemi didn't finish the last game he started in the Pepsi Center back in January.
"That's a long time ago," the coach said. "Alex has played well and it's his opportunity to go."
One point guarantees Colorado a playoff spot, but beyond that, the Avalanche – like the Sharks – are fighting for a home ice edge.
"Motivating factor for both teams is still very high despite both of them being in the playoffs," McLellan said.
All season, McLellan has played down interest in the out-of-town scores, saying it was too soon to get caught up in all that. But he also said that would change later in the season. And so, yes, he was paying attention to the Anaheim-Edmonton outcome last night, when the Ducks tied the game with a late third-period goal and the Oilers won in overtime, 4-3.
"Now that we're getting down to those last five, six, seven games, you start to pay attention a little bit more," McLellan said. "I look at it like we took three points on the Alberta swing and they've done the same thing so we're on par."
They, of course, being the Ducks.
****Had my first chance to talk with Logan Couture this morning since that gash on his leg took on a life of its own via social media.
(The gash developed when Couture blocked a Mark Giordano shot while killing a penalty against Calgary. Once again, you can find the photo here . I'm advised I should warn you it's pretty graphic.)
The picture, it turns out, isn't a medical selfie as Couture didn't take it.
"Raffi did," Couture explained. "All the guys came in and saw it and were pretty disgusted by it."
The wound needed 12 stitches to close – six underneath and six on top.
"Went through a couple layers of whatever it is down there – muscle or fat or whatever," Couture said matter-of-factly.
There was also a little swelling, Couture said, all of which combined to make it too painful to skate – which is why he sat out the Edmonton game the following night.
For those asking, the puck that went into the Winnipeg net off Couture on Thursday night did strike the same hand that he had surgically repaired earlier this season.
"But it was my thumb," Couture said. "Nothing risky."


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From the beginning, I opposed Goshen's landmark decision to play the national anthem before select sporting events. To me, playing the anthem compromises Goshen's institutional values of compassionate peacemaking and global citizenship (values I hold, too). But I'm beginning to see how the national anthem discernment process has benefited me, the college, and the broader community.
Before discussions began regarding Goshen College playing the national anthem, I confess that I didn't think too much about why I don't sing the anthem or put my hand over my heart -- movements that, for me, skirt too close to devotion (though I do remove my hat and stand). Although I said the pledge of allegiance every morning while in public elementary school, somewhere along the way, I stopped; I also stopped singing the national anthem at some point.
Thanks to Goshen College, I've now discerned why I don't pledge allegiance to the flag anymore or sing the national anthem. I've now engaged in more meaningful conversations -- especially with people who think differently -- on one's allegiances than I ever did before. And I can now more meaningfully articulate the reasons behind why it's so important for me to pledge allegiance to God over country.
Ultimately, the national anthem discernment process has taught me three lessons: how to engage in civil dialogue, celebrate our differences, and demonstrate biblical hospitality.
Even though I am still fervently opposed to showing allegiance to an earthly nation over the reign of God (and I believe the national anthem is a prime example), I acknowledge that not everyone interprets the national anthem like I do. In fact, I think such interpretive differences allow the body of Christ to come alive. Who am I, because of my beliefs, to deny someone else the same freedom I experience -- to articulate their interpretation of what it means to be patriotic Christians?
Goshen College President James E. Brenneman suggests three questions have emerged as we've engaged in civil dialogue:
- How should faithful Christians order their allegiances?
- How do we celebrate the freedoms and opportunities of this country and still challenge injustices that also exist in our midst?
- And how does a church college retain its historic peace heritage while welcoming an increasingly diverse student body from other traditions?
To the third question, Goshen College is made up of 55 percent Mennonites (and actively seeks people who aren't Mennonite). At the most basic level, playing the national anthem is an act of hospitality for Goshen College. I completely trust Brenneman when he said that he is "committed to retaining the best of what it means to be a Mennonite college, while opening the doors wider to all who share our core values." And I will hold him, and the entire community, to that. So while I believe the anthem compromises my value of being more-than-patriotic to this country, I've learned through civil dialogue why the anthem is an essential part of patriotism for many people (of faith or not).
As I've learned these differences, I'm excited to celebrate them. I wasn't in Goshen on March 23 as the anthem was played, followed by the peace prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, but I did watch it. The anthem isn't for me, even without lyrics. But St. Francis' prayer is for me. I thank God for these differences, because I believe that at the heart of peacemaking is the biblical concept of shalom -- God's peace -- which includes active listening, respect, and celebration.
Finally, I come to the question of hospitality. According to Jessica Rose, associated editor of "In Communion," a quarterly journal from Orthodox Christians, there are three definitions for biblical hospitality, including "hospitality which is built into our shared humanity, which welcomes the stranger for no other reason than this is what is required."
One of my favorite examples of such hospitality comes from Genesis 18, when the LORD appears to Abraham and Sarah. Three angels appear out of nowhere. Abraham and Sarah scramble to prepare food. The angels are prepared to tell their secret -- Sarah will bear a son. Imagine this: three angles sit down at a table, but a fourth place is empty. They're making room for me, for you.
The hospitality of Abraham and Sarah touches the best of what it means to show hospitality. So while I continue to oppose playing the national anthem, I affirm President Brenneman's perspective that "the anthem offers a welcoming gesture to many visiting our athletic events, rather than an immediate barrier to further opportunities for getting to know one another."
I look forward to ongoing civil dialogue, as I continue to make peace with the national anthem.
What do you think?
Sheldon C. Good is media assistant for Sojourners and a recent graduate of Goshen College.
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common superstition
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Things have been relatively quiet over in St. Michael's cemetery of late. The declaration refers to the lack of occultist activity, documented in earlier posts, at a certain spot which is high on a hill that has served some unknown individual in the past as an altar- likely in accordance with one of the syncretic Afro Cuban religions adhered to by many of the new neighbors in Queens who hail from the Caribbean and South American locales.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The week before Halloween, and Sandy, your humble narrator walked over to the polyandrion and surveyed the scene. By all appearances, there was little to report, with the exception of extraordinarily deep ruts in the ground thereabouts. By all appearances, it seemed that something quite heavy stood here.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The ruts were in a roughly tripodal configuration, with a fourth that was not quite as deep. Other than this puzzling series of indentations, no bottles of fluid nor the presence of melted candles was detected. How I would love to set up a camera nest in a nearby tree on the night of a full moon, and witness what this unknowable cultist gets up to, but one does not hang around in cemeteries after the burning thermonuclear eye of god itself has set into the western sky. Not here, in the Newtown Pentacle.
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"Not here, in the Newtown Pentacle." Isn't St. Michael's Cemetery a bit far afoot of "Newtown"? Maybe like East Elmhurst? Just how far geographically does the "Newtown" Pentacle extend? If there are geographic limits at all!?!?
PS How's your research going on the "orange patina" on the RR tracks? I can't sleep at night until I know what's causing this.
[…] By 2012, things had quieted down a bit here. Perhaps the postings alerted the cemetery management to the situation or the magick worker him or herself might have come across them and realized someone was watching. […]


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Justice Minister Andrew Little leaves for the United States today to take part in a global taskforce that's tackling terrorism and anti-money laundering.
Minister Responsible for the NZSIS and GCSB, Hon Andrew Little, and Minister of Immigration Iain Lees-Galloway attended the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in the Gold Coast, Australia on 28-29 August.


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"The devil's agent may be of flesh and blood, may they not?"- Sherlock Holmes (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902)
Incredible How You Can, See Right Through Me!
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What? Overrate something? Moi? Surely you must be joking!ReplyDelete
I have gone back and looked at my review, and honestly, the warm words of enthusiasm/praise was precisely for the murder-at-the-window. And I stand by my words: while a bit risky, Halter gives his killer a great back-up plan that makes the entire plan *work*.
But I must disagree with you on the merits of the first three murders. The second is quite far-fetched, I'll give you that. It's the only disappointment in the story. But I liked the secret behind the headless horseman and the simplicity of the third murder very much indeed. Your solution never crossed my mind, but to be honest, I don't really like the idea very much. It requires the victims to have an IQ slightly lower than that of the average Ritz cracker... which, come to think of it, is the premise of a false solution in Halter's SPIRAL, a fake-solution so outlandish I was almost insulted that the reader was supposed to take it seriously.Replies
You described the central impossible crime as one of the best tricks you've ever read about and I think that's over praising it a bit. I give you that it's clever and simple at the same time, but I wouldn't rank it among the best solutions I have read. Not at the very top, anyway.Delete
Well, I admit that the false solution I came up with also lacks perfection and finesse, but I was quite taken in with myself for coming up with a solution that ties the fact that the victims were overheard talking to an invisible companion with the theatrical background of the characters – and using it as an explanation for the murders.
I guess we have reached an impasse here, kind of like we did with WHAT A BODY! It seems we won't be able to agree on the merits of the impossible crime, but honestly, I stand by my words. It's one of the most fiendishly simple, yet effective, tricks I've ever come across.Delete
Incidentally, I hope you didn't think I was trying to be vindictive or anything with my comment about your false solution. I just don't like solutions in that general vein, where victims are manipulated to do the most outrageously idiotic things to make the solution work. Like a murderer saying to his victim: "Look here, my boy... Stand on this chair, will you, and please be so good as to slip this noose over your neck?"
Although when you can get a solution in that vein to *work* -- like when a killer takes advantage of a habit or a perfectly natural reaction -- the result can be excellent. It's just that there are too many misses in this category.
Well, I'm convinced that, within a few years, you will be able to appreciate What a Body! as much as the rest of us does. You only need to read a ton more of locked room mysteries because I think that's the major difference between us. I have read and seen so much of them that I appreciate What a Body! and The Stingaree Murders for their sheer originality.Delete
On my solution, it's not perfect as a correct solution, but as a false solution it would be perfect and with some tweaking, as you suggested, it could work. It was just one of those ideas that suggested itself while reading the book. :)
I don't know if you read The Invisible Circle yet, but I disliked the REAL solution to that book for the same reasons you disliked the fake solution to Spiral.
I still need to read more Halter. Still not sure where to start with though: there are apparently Japanesee translations of the Twist novels up until La Tête du Tigre and while they cost almost twice as much as normal pockets, they're still less expensive than the recent English translations (yes, I know the books are different, but still...).ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't think either John Pugmire or Paul Halter would mind if you opted for the Japanese editions. ;)Delete
"The Fourth Door" is an excellent starting spot, and I've heard nothing but praise for "The Seventh Hypothesis", ranking it among Halter's best. "The Madman's Room" is also supposed to be good. If anything, I would avoid "Death Invites You", though, because it has a somewhat disappointing resolution with one major hole in the explanation-- although it does have great comic relief.
I echo Patrick's suggestion for The Fourth Door. Knowing Ho-Ling's taste a bit, I think he would like that one the most.Delete


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Submit Your Nominations for the Fifth Annual President's Excellence Award
There's still time to submit your nomination for the fifth annual President's Excellence Award. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 13.
Kent State President Lester A. Lefton established the award program in 2009 as a way to recognize staff members who demonstrate their daily commitment to carrying out the university's Excellence Agenda.
The President's Excellence Award recognizes exceptional performance during the previous fiscal year (July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013). Full-time classified and unclassified employees at all campuses who have been employed by the university for a minimum of one year and are in good standing are eligible to be nominated. Past recipients are not eligible for a minimum of two years following their award, and faculty are not eligible.
The award recipients will be announced in December. Each recipient will receive a check for $1,000, after taxes. Details on the award criteria and the nomination form are available online at www.kent.edu/president/excellenceaward/index.cfm.
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