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MILWAUKEE (AP) — John Mayberry Jr. and Erik Kratz hit back-to-back home runs and Cole Hamels tied a season high with 10 strikeouts to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Saturday night.
Hamels (14-6) gave up eight hits and three earned runs in 7 2-3 innings. He walked just one batter, but gave up a two-run homer to Ryan Braun with two outs in the eighth. Jonathan Papelbon came on and struck out Aramis Ramirez, then pitched a scoreless ninth to record his 27th save.
Hamels entered the game having thrown 22 consecutive scoreless innings over his previous three starts. The stretch included consecutive nine-inning shutouts, against Atlanta on Aug. 7 and Miami on Monday. After retiring the Brewers in order in the first inning, the left-hander, who was the MVP of the 2008 World Series, yielded a home run to Ramirez to lead off the bottom of the second inning.
The Phillies got on the scoreboard first when Mayberry hit a two-run homer over the left field wall with no outs in the top of the second. Mayberry's home run came after Laynce Nix drew a walk to open the inning. Catcher Erik Kratz followed with solo shot to the second level in left field, making it 3-0.
The Phillies added another run in the third when Ryan Howard hit a double, driving in Chase Utley, who led off with a single. The Brewers had a chance to cut into the lead in the bottom of the inning when Lucroy singled with two outs. Braun followed with a shot to the base of the left field wall, but Lucroy inexplicably stopped at second, and Braun was tagged out in a rundown.
Brewers starting pitcher Mike Fiers (6-6) struggled for the second consecutive outing. He gave up four runs, walked four and hit a batter in five innings of work. He struck out five.
Fiers was coming off his worst start of the season on Monday at Colorado when he lasted just two innings, giving up nine hits and eight earned runs. Before that, he had a 1.03 ERA in nine starts.
The Brewers entered Saturday night's contest having won eight consecutive games at Miller Park. A win would have tied a franchise record for consecutive victories at Miller Park set in May of last season.


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Charles Arnold
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Arnold's ability to integrate marketing concepts and financial strategies play a pivotal role in the development of his clients' businesses. In addition to developing start-up companies, he is responsible for placing more than $1 Billion into public companies with as much as $400 Million in a single transaction. Significant mergers and acquisitions have been accomplished through his network of financial specialists and professionals throughout the world. In 1993 Mr. Arnold was one of the original investors in pre-paid legal "PPD" (now Legal Shield). In 2001 he was engaged by National Health "LEXXUS" the company grew from under $1.00 to over $40. Traded on the American stock exchange. Mr. Arnold feels that the direct sales marketing is an underserved market that deserves investors' attention. Mr. Arnold believes that Stemtech has exceptional growth potential and sees this company's bright future with our innovative stem cell nutrition products and the financial opportunity for our Independent Business Partners.
Over the years, Mr. Arnold has carefully developed worldwide relationships with retail brokerage firms, investment bankers, traders, fund managers, and independent investors. A broad scope of his functions includes public awareness and financial relations campaigns arranged to bring undervalued, little known public companies with significant upside potential to the center of equity markets throughout the world.
For over 35 years, Mr. Arnold traveled extensively serving as a guest speaker for many private and public affairs, including international investment conferences. The investor group's Mr. Arnold consults have been able to participate in several profitable ventures. Mr. Arnold retired from the lecture circuit 1998. Mr. Arnold was the President and publisher of two financial publications from 1984-1998 (Personal Investing News) a paid circulation of over 500,000 subscribers and (The Sound Money Investor) a geo political Publication with an 80,000 paid circulation. In addition, Mr. Arnold was the host of 4-6 financial conferences a year (Sound Money Investor Conferences). Since 1998 he now concentrates on his primary business, he remains in high demand international as an author and lecturer at seminars on entrepreneurship and business economics and development.
Darryl V. Green
Chairman Emeritus
He is Founder and President of DVG Ventures & DVG Nutrition since 2014. He specializes in health and nutrition businesses and is a franchise strategist. For over 30 years, from 1983 – 2014, Mr. Green was with GNC Nutrition which included 20 years of corporate and franchise executive positions and over 10 years of various field positions encompassing all facets of retail operations across the United States.
As President of Domestic and Global Franchising, he played an instrumental role in driving GNC Holdings Inc. from a market cap of $1 Billion to over $3.7 Billion. During Mr. Green's tenure, he grew the business to over 3,000 locations in 53 countries, which led GNC Franchising to be the 7th most desired franchise in the world. In 2011, Mr. Green was part of the team that led the number one IPO of the year, helping the company raise an estimated $360 Million.
Mr. Green believes that Stemtech is poised to make tremendous strides in nutraceutical and cosmeceutical product development which will shape the future of the cellular nutrition marketplace. Mr. Green is very excited about the amazing infrastructure built and revolutionary stem cell technology developed at Stemtech, which will drive the Company to achieve record growth and become a major global player in the nutritional and personal care product industry in the coming years.
Victoria Rudman
Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of Stemtech Corporation appointed Victoria Rudman to Chief Financial Officer of November 2018.
Victoria brings over 20 years of professional experience in multiple aspects of leadership, operations, accounting, finance, taxation and fiscal management. Spent most of her career in Fortune 50 global investment bank and retail brokerage firms as well as small cap public companies and startup ventures.
Victoria Rudman served as Chief Financial Officer of Kalytera from March 2015 through June 2016 and continued to serve as Treasurer and Secretary of Kalytera, Inc. (TSX: KALY) since March 2015. The Company announced her appointment to Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary on June 29, 2018.
She also serves as Interim CEO, CFO and director of Life Clips Inc. (OTC: LCLP) since January 2017. Additionally, she serves as Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President Finance for two private life sciences companies since October 2015.
Ms. Rudman served as Chairman and CEO of Intelligent Living Inc. from 2011 to 2014.
Prior to her role at Intelligent Living Inc., she held various technology controllership positions at Morgan Stanley and acted as a Vice President at Bear Stearns and Director of Business Planning & Strategy at Visual Networks, where she was the lead project manager for the entire technology business enterprise, including IPO and strategic M&A.
Victoria Rudman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting from Pace University, Lubin School of Business.
John W. Meyer
Chief Operating Officer
With over 40 years' business experience in logistics and management of projects, supply chain and staff, John oversees operations for Stemtech's global company. In over ten years with Stemtech, he has supported openings of 51 national markets, serving as VP of Global Operations prior to his current position.
John is now responsible for global inventory management, purchasing and transportation, as well as for global Human Resources, Partner Services, Training, Information Technology, global facilities and for global manufacturing of nutraceuticals, cosmetics and ECO products.
Jeff Ramirez
U.S. Sales General Manager
Jeff Ramirez has over 20 years' experience in the direct-to-consumer industry, working as a distributor, consultant, and part of the corporate staff. Jeff brings an array of communication and field leadership abilities that make him one of the most dynamic and respected in the industry. He inspires the members of his corporate organization. He has worked with several top companies where he helped create and execute innovative sales plans along with great customer service, resulting in millions of dollars in additional revenue and Field commissions. Jeff remains focused on improving the efficiency of the Stemtech U.S. market processes and is an excellent motivator with the Field. Jeff's greatest passion and joy is found in educating others to take control of their health, lifestyle and success. Jeff's hobbies include anything having to do with sports, especially basketball, but above all spending time with his family creating great memories.
Alejandro Carrillo
Managing Director, Latin Markets
Mr. Carrillo manages Latin Markets, including Mexico, Puerto Rico and Ecuador for Stemtech. Alejandro has been in the industry for more than 10 years showcasing a solid financial experience.
In the past he has worked as a banker with an MBA and has developed his skills in growing and internationalizing multi-level companies.
He is passionate about multilevel marketing industry, developing businesses and innovative products for companies and is always committed to quality service!
Ken Muir
Managing Director, Malaysia & Export Markets
Ken has been involved in the direct sales and training industry for nearly 30 years, the last ten mostly in countries in the Asia-Pacific region. At Stemtech, he has assumed responsibility for management and growth of our markets in Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and in Malaysia, where he resides.
He acquired wide experience through executive and consulting positions with a variety of sales/distribution organizations in Asia and Australia/New Zealand, where he demonstrated particular talents in the areas of restructuring for growth, strengthening corporate collaborative relationships and developing training for personal and business development.
Bill V. Panopoulos
Director - Regional Sales & Marketing, Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Bill Panopoulos brings Stemtech his experience and expertise from 28 years in the Direct Selling profession. He helped start and successfully operate Nutrimetics, growing that company in 20 years to over 100,000 distributors who generated annual revenues of more than 36 million euros. Most recently, he was General Manager/Managing Director for Yves Rocher in Greece. At Stemtech, Bill is responsible to build and support our markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
He is an accredited government-certified motivational speaker and coach who has trained over 60.000 sales people with programs focusing on sales and motivation. Bill is an inspirational leader with great people skills and management acumen and is a change agent who embraces the values of integrity, trust, respect and belief.
A Greek native who lived for 30 years in Australia, Bill is fluent in both English and Greek. He holds Masters degrees in Marketing, Business Administration and Human Resources and is a life member of the General Managers Association in Greece.
Kyoung Jin Ka
General Manager, South Korea
Kyoung Jin Ka proudly serves as General Manager at Stemtech Korea since 2012.
With more than 27 years of experience in network marketing, KJ's experiences have developed starting at entry level position with hands-on background and worked his way up to the executive management.
KJ had endeavored to develop his skills and career prospects, Sales Manager position at Unicity, a company based in South Korea that develops nutritional and personal care products was a perfect opportunity for that. During his professional career, KJ has also actively contributed to the Neways growth and served as Sales & Business Development Senior Manager at Synergay World Wide Korea. Before joining Stemtech, Kyoung Jin Ka played an active role when successfully leading Kyani Korea operations as Sales & Marketing Director.
KJ is a well-established executive, who holds BS in Chemistry. KJ is married with two sons who are university students and he enjoys spending time with family, especially while traveling and gastroventure. His personal interests include hiking and reading.
Richard Hu
General Manager, Taiwan
Stemtech is pleased to have Richard Hu, who comes to the Company with over 25 years of experience in MLM industry, amongst its executives.
Richard is a skilled executive with rich experience in leading business operations of many well-known international enterprises in Asia. Under his leadership, significant performance changes took place throughout Southeast Asia, mainland China and the Stemtech Taiwan Branch where he is currently in the role of General Manager. Richard Hu was entrusted to head Stemtech operations in Taiwan and maintain stability, which resulted in our confidence in him, continued growth of the Taiwanese market and the goal to conquer the entire Chinese market.
Varied experience of many years and broad horizons allowed Richard Hu to form a solid foundation and understanding of the business principles, which in turn enable him to develop wide-ranging and unique marketing strategy concepts. His management style promotes the recognition of member's needs, company's interests and corporate vision - the exquisite combination of successful leadership.
Based on his professionalism and personality traits, Richard Hu was recently selected as a supervisor of Taiwan Direct Selling Association (TDSA) of the Republic of China, where he actively participates in enhancement activities and development of guidance policies of this industry.

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An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm usually caused by an electrical "short circuit" in the heart.
The heart normally beats in a consistent pattern, but an arrhythmia can make it beat too slowly, too quickly, or irregularly. This can cause the heart muscle's pumping function to work erratically, which can lead to a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, dizziness, and chest pain.
The heart has its own conduction system, or electrical system, that sends electrical signals around the heart, telling it when to contract and pump blood throughout the body. The electrical signals originate from a group of cells in the right atrium, called the sinus node. The sinus node functions as the heart's pacemaker and makes sure the heart is beating at a normal and consistent rate. The sinus node normally increases the heart rate in response to factors like exercise, emotions, and stress, and slows the heart rate during sleep.
However, sometimes the electrical signals flowing through the heart don't "communicate" properly with the heart muscle, and the heart can start beating in an abnormal pattern — an arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia).
Arrhythmias can be temporary or permanent. They can be caused by several things, but also can occur for no apparent reason. Arrhythmias can be congenital (meaning kids are born with it), sometimes due to a birth defect of the heart but sometimes even when the heart has formed normally.
Other causes of arrhythmias in kids include chemical imbalances in the blood, infections, or other diseases that cause irritation or inflammation of the heart, medications (prescription or over-the-counter), and injuries to the heart from chest trauma or heart surgery. Other factors (such as illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, stress, and some herbal remedies) also can cause arrhythmias.
Because arrhythmias can cause the heart to beat less effectively, blood flow to the brain and to the rest of the body can be interrupted. If the heart is beating too fast, its chambers can't fill with the proper amount of blood. If it's beating too slowly or irregularly, the proper amount of blood can't be pumped out to the body.
If the body doesn't get the supply of blood it needs to run smoothly, these symptoms can occur:
Arrhythmias can be constant, but usually come and go at random. Sometimes arrhythmias can cause no detectable symptoms at all. In these cases, the arrhythmia can only be discovered during a physical examination or a heart function test.
Heart rate is measured by counting the number of beats per minute. Normal heart rate varies depending on factors like age and whether the person leads an active lifestyle or not. (For example, athletes often have a lower resting heart rate).
The resting heart rate decreases as kids get older. Typical normal resting heart rate ranges are:
Your doctor should help you determine whether or not your child's heart rate is abnormally fast or slow, since the significance of an abnormal heart rate depends on the situation. For example, an older child or adult with a slow heart rate might begin to show symptoms when his or her heart rate drops below 50 beats per minute. However, trained athletes have a lower resting heart rate — so a slow heart rate in them isn't considered abnormal if no symptoms are associated with it.
There are several types of arrhythmias, including:
Premature contractions are usually considered minor arrhythmias, in which the person may feel a fluttering or pounding in the chest caused by an early or extra beat. PACs and PVCs are very common, and are what happens when it feels like your heart "skips" a beat. It doesn't skip a beat — an extra beat actually comes sooner than normal. Occasional premature beats are common and considered normal, but in some cases they can indicate an underlying medical problem or heart condition.
Tachycardias are arrhythmias that involve an abnormally rapid heartbeat. They fall into two major categories — supraventricular and ventricular:
Bradycardias — arrhythmias characterized by an abnormally slow heartbeat — include:
Doctors use several tools to diagnose arrhythmias. It's very important to know your child's medical history and give this information to your doctor, who will use it, along with a physical examination, to begin the evaluation.
If an arrhythmia is suspected, the doctor will probably recommend an electrocardiogram (EKG) to measures the heart's electrical activity. There is nothing painful about an EKG — a series of electrodes (small metal tabs) are fixed to the skin with sticky papers, then information about the electrical activity of the heart is transferred to a computer, where it's interpreted and drawn as a graph.
The doctor might recommend the following types of EKG tests:
Many arrhythmias don't require treatment; however, some can pose a health problem and need to be evaluated and treated by a doctor.
Depending on the type and severity of the arrhythmia, one of these options might be recommended:
Although many arrhythmias are minor and don't represent a significant health threat, some can indicate a more serious problem. If your child has been having symptoms of an arrhythmia, call your doctor.
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On Friday, social conservatives gathered in Washington, D.C. at the Annual Values Voter Summit. NBC's Domenico Montanaro reports.
Updated 1:02 p.m. - WASHINGTON -- Paul Ryan added a personal dimension to his attacks on President Barack Obama, using his own Catholic faith to criticize the president for having impinged upon the freedom of religion.
In a speech before activists at the annual Values Voter Summit -- interrupted twice by hecklers -- Ryan leveled attacks on Obama's foreign, economic and social policy.
"In the president's telling, government is a big, benevolent presence -- gently guiding our steps at every turn. In reality, when government enters the picture, private institutions are so often brushed aside with suspicion or even contempt," Ryan said at the annual Values Voter Summit. "This is what happened to the Catholic Church and Catholic Charities this past January, when the new mandates of Obamacare started coming."
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The Republican vice presidential nominee continued: "Never mind your own conscience, they were basically told, from now on you're going to do things the government's way. Ladies and gentlemen, you would be hard pressed to find another group in America that does more to serve the health of women and their babies than the Catholic Church and Catholic Charities. And now, suddenly, we have Obamacare bureaucrats presuming to dictate how they will do it."
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Ryan, who had agreed to address the nearly 2,000 person conference prior to being named as Mitt Romney's running mate, assured the crowd a Romney administration would give freedom back to religious institutions. Republicans have argued religious freedom has come under "attack" under the Obama administration, particularly due to a regulation requiring employers to cover contraception as part of their health insurance, even if it is an employer affiliated with a religion that might have philosophical objections to the use of contraception.
"As Governor Romney has said, this mandate is not a threat and insult to one religious group -- it is a threat and insult to every religious group. He and I are honored to stand with you -- people of faith and concerned citizens -- in defense of religious liberty," he said. "And I can assure you, when Mitt Romney is elected, we will get to work on day one to repeal that mandate and all of Obamacare."
The House majority leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA), echoed this theme during his remarks at the event co-hosted by the Family Research Council.
"Sadly today, as a result of Obamacare, many of our fellow Americans are now being forced to take our government to court, to sue them, to sue our government in order to practice our faith. Now this is not what America is about and this is why we must repeal Obamacare once and for all," Cantor said, adding: "This is why we need a president and a senate who will stand up with us – who will stand strong for religious freedom."
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Religion wasn't the only focus of Ryan's nearly 30-minute speech. He also wadded into foreign policy just three days after the attacks on the US consulate in Libya and US embassy in Egypt.
"Look across that region today, and what do we see? The slaughter of brave dissidents in Syria. Mobs storming American embassies and consulates. Iran four years closer to gaining a nuclear weapon. Israel, our best ally in the region, treated with indifference bordering on contempt by the Obama administration," Ryan said.
"Amid all these threats and dangers, what we do not see is steady, consistent American leadership. In the days ahead, and in the years ahead, American foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose," he continued. "Only by the confident exercise of American influence are evil and violence overcome. That is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. That is what keeps the peace. And that is what we will have in a Romney-Ryan administration."
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There was no shortage in Ryan's speech of new, quick attack lines on President Obama, either.
"No politician is more skilled at striking heroic poses against imaginary adversaries," Ryan claimed. "Nobody is better at rebuking nonexistent opinions. Barack Obama does this all the time, and in this campaign we are calling him on it."
Obama spokesman Danny Kanner responded: "Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate because he's the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. That leadership included a budget that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said failed a 'basic moral test.' Today, speaking at a values summit, he unleashed a series of over-the-top, dishonest attacks against the President that once again reminded voters that he's just not ready for prime time. In the not too distant past, Mitt Romney and Congressman Ryan said they wanted a serious debate on substantive issues. We're still waiting."


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The Oscar-winning actress describes her latest unexpected transformation and her earliest appearance in TV's 'Highlander.'
Any discussion of Rust and Bone involves a form of spoiler, but if you know anything about the movie you probably already know. We'll give you this chance to stop reading if you really want to go in blind. Once you even know the premise of the film, you may be intrigued by star Marion Cotillard's approach to it. She plays a whale trainer at a theme park who loses her legs in a performance accident. In the rest of the film, a womanizing underground fighter (Matthias Schoenarts) helps her adjust and begins an affair with her. We got to spend a few minutes with Cotillard in Los Angeles, where I couldn't help but notice her legs in real life. She'd kicked off her shoes, curled up on a sofa and played with her toes while we spoke. It's not a foot fetish, it's a personal touch in the aftermath of a day of wardrobe changes and photo shoots. Cotillard also attended AFI Fest which showed the film and presented a tribute to her career. Rust and Bone opens in select theaters Friday.
CraveOnline: Obviously the legs transform you quite a bit, but it's all a special effect that you may not see until later, so does that make it easier or more difficult to feel the transformation?
Marion Cotillard: Well, first of all when we did the first costume fitting, we had to try those pants that were empty of my legs and I had to fold my legs in the wheelchair. That image was so powerful that we kept it throughout the movie. And also we worked with amazing CGI guys, this team was really, really talented but also that's what we do as an actor. We believe something and if we work hard enough and we're lucky enough then the audience will believe it too.
The scene where you wake up in the hospital and realize what's happened to your legs, what were your thoughts on how to play that moment?
We didn't know. It's something that's really hard to imagine so we tried many versions of it and then in the editing room Jacques [Audiard] decided for this version because also, there is not only one reaction. You take four people and in that situation they will have four different reactions. So we experienced and we explored different ways to find the authenticity of this moment.
What other ways did you play?
Well, we played shocked, silent shocked like you cannot even scream, you shook almost. And we tried a very violent reaction. We tried many things and the only one that stays actually stays.
Were the love scenes in this film like no other you've ever filmed?
Yes. I usually hate doing love scenes. I'm very uncomfortable but this one was very different because the sexuality of those two people is really part of the movie and also I happened to be so happy for her. That was almost something that I was giving to my character and I had to enjoy it because it's something so powerful that happens in her life at that moment.
And she would continue this arrangement as long as it's exclusive right? She's not pushing for a relationship, she just wants "this" to be exclusive.
I don't know if it's about exclusivity. I think it's about being respectful and the relationship with Alain starts with Alain looking at her as a human being in the most simple way and without pity, without anything but simplicity. That's what creates a very strong connection between both of them, but he looks at her as a human being but not as a woman yet. That's what she can teach him.
I first saw you in the movie Love Me If You Dare before I knew anything about you. I understand that became an important film for you personally, was it an important film for you professionally?
Yeah, I had always wanted to do a romantic comedy and that was a very special romantic comedy, crazy, crazy romantic comedy and I loved the screenplay and so wanted to do this movie. It took forever for the director to tell me that I was the one he had chosen and it was kind of hell to wait that long but yeah, I loved doing it.
It goes quite dark too, for a romantic comedy, doesn't it?
Yeah, that's why I loved it. It was not like a sweet romantic comedy. It was really dark.
One of your first jobs was an episode of "Highlander: The Series." Was that a good experience?
That was an amazing experience. All the first experiences that I had, even sometimes [when] it was not exactly what I wanted to do, but it still was an experience as an actress and I was living from my passion.
Here we see actors like Brad Pitt and other really big stars on American shows like "21 Jump Street" before they were famous. Was "Highlander" like that where they were looking for European actors?
Well, yeah, because they were shooting in France so that's why I ended up doing this episode.
How were your experiences on the Taxi films?
That was totally different. That was comedy and I didn't feel very comfortable because I had no experience at that time. I would do it totally differently now but that's an amazing experience for me because that allowed me to meet a huge audience and we had a lot of fun doing it too.
What did you think of the American remake?
I haven't seen it.
How does that feel to have an AFI retrospective at this point?
I don't really know. I'm just really happy to share this movie with the American audience because I'm very proud of it and I love French cinema. I'm always very happy to share the cinema of my country which is full of diversity and creativity.
Did winning the Oscar have different impacts in Europe and Hollywood?
I don't know. It was different because I was known for my work in France before the Oscar and I was not known for my work here. It opened doors of the American cinema and I would have never thought that I would work here one day, but it makes me very happy.


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In theory, managers want workers to stay home when they think they have the flu. But when government workers have overwhelming workloads -- as is often the case -- are they really encouraged to stay home in order to keep others healthy, or is there a mixed message? Tell us your experiences, please.
Kudos to San Jose, Calif., for its excellent "service efforts and accomplishments" report that came out in December. We think it's certainly worth reviewing by other entities interested in informing policymakers, citizens and others about what their government is doing -- and how well it's doing it.
For due diligence, we decided to run San Jose's report past Jay Fountain, whose work at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board provided many of the foundations for these reports (he's now a member of the Board of Representatives for Stamford, Conn.). He agreed with us that this was an excellent report but also suggested a couple of improvements that could have been made: "They could use a few more actual performance indicators of results [and] it would be interesting to have comparisons to targets for the measures," he told us.
"What states euphemistically call 'business recruitment' is often nothing more than the pirating of jobs by one state from another," write the authors of an important new report from Good Jobs First. The report goes on to say that, "This piracy is bankrolled by property, sales and income tax breaks' land and infrastructure subsidies, low-interest loans, 'deal-closing' grants, and other subsidies to footloose companies."
To a great extent, the report -- which Governing has summarized -- focuses on job piracy between states that are geographically close to one another.
Consider one of the report's many examples: "In the Kansas City metro area, companies have been getting eight-figure subsidy packages to move from the Missouri side to Kansas, or vice versa. A group of prominent business leaders spoke out publicly against the wasteful process, but still it continues."
This kind of thing is all too common, and Good Jobs First does a very good job at laying out the territory and making recommendations. This is important stuff.
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An unbalanced balanced budget. Not so long ago, politicians in California were excited to announce that the governor had released a balanced budget. That certainly sounds like good news. But, as Dan Pellissier, president of California Pension Reform wrote in the Sacramento Bee, "the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office confirmed that the plan does not include any money to make full payments for teachers' pensions and state employee retiree health costs. With the state carrying about $180 billion in debt for retiree benefits, it is like celebrating a touchdown after reaching the 50-yard line."
"What is leadership, after all, but the blind choice of one route over another and the confident pretense that the decision was based on reason?" -- Robert Harris in his book, Pompeii.
Starting in August, West Virginia's state Supreme Court will begin mandating all felons to take a test to measure their risks and needs before being sentenced.
This is an already mandated part of a proposed overhaul of the state's corrections system that has the potential to save West Virginia some $340 million over ten years. The state hopes to assess offenders to make sure it doesn't overspend on their incarceration; carefully supervise them once released; and strengthen community-based efforts to avoid recidivism, among other reforms.
Of course, nobody can be sure that all the savings will materialize. But based on what we know about corrections, these are the right kind of approaches to reach such big savings.
The state legislature will start to review these recommendations in February. They emanate from research requested by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, conducted by the Council of State Governments Justice Center in partnership with the Pew Center on the States and the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Smart move. Last April, two Rhode Island cities -- North Providence and East Providence -- each received a $60 million windfall. They came into this serious money thanks to assisting a U.S. Justice Department investigation into "online advertisements distributed by Google for Canadian pharmacies illegally marketing prescription drugs to Americans," according to Pensions & Investments.
The details of the windfall aren't what intrigue us, though. It's the way the cities used them. The funds were initially intended for spending purposes like training or facilities. But the two cities had other ideas. They applied to the Justice Department for a waiver that would allow them to use some of their cash to help fund their law enforcement pension plans. They got the waiver, and that's just what they've done.
This is, we think, a perfect use of one-time money.
Regular B&G readers know that we think one of the biggest reasons for lack of faith in government is that many taxpayers simply don't understand it. That's why there's a well-worn groove in the soapbox we stand on when we talk about civics education.
With that in mind, we were pleased to read in the New Hampshire Union Leader about a bill that would ensure that so-called Constitution Day (Sept. 17) be used in the way the U.S. Department of Education originally envisioned -- as a day for schools receiving federal funding to teach the Constitution. The bill's sponsor, state Rep. Glen Cordelli, found that the amount of education many New Hampshire students receive about the Constitution is minimal at best. We suspect this is true in other states. "If we can better educate our children about Constitutional rights and responsibilities, our nation will be strengthened," he said.
The details of the bill need to be ironed out, with representatives calling for more specifics. And of course, a single day of this kind of education doesn't sound like a lot (in fact, it sounds like way too little) but progress is progress -- even if it's slow.
A book with a title like Driving Excellence usually just makes us want to drive away. But Mark Aesch's book on transforming an organization's culture is excellent. He draws on his time as the former CEO of the Rochester (N.Y.) Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, and the book has a great deal of very specific detail about its transformation -- a deficit turned into a surplus, a hostile union climate into a much improved one and more.
We chatted with Aesch, who is now president of TransPro, a consulting firm that works with state and local governments, and asked him to pull out what he thinks are the three most important actions he took to transform the transit system.
1. Define success at the beginning . "It's a fallacy that we can be good at everything," says Aesch. In Rochester, he picked fare stability and "a high-quality customer experience" as the two stand-out issues that would lead to success.
2. Keep score. It's important that the measurements that you keep align with how you've decided to define your success. Measuring performance is most effective when you weigh different elements differently, Aesch says. In keeping with that philosophy, bus cleanliness wasn't weighted as heavily as on-time performance, which went from 76 percent to 91 percent in six years.
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The footage, provided by Syrian state television, shows several weapons inspectors in protective gear, including helmets, gloves and in one instance a gas mask, inside a building.
One inspector applies a label bearing the logo of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and a serial number to a control panel before taking a photo of it.
Other inspectors can be seen carrying out the same process.
Additional footage shows an inspector wearing a gas mask and gloves alongside large container barrels inside cage frames.
He holds a device near them and appears to be taking readings from underneath the barrels.
The video, which runs just over a minute and a half, includes no sound of the inspectors talking or describing their work. There is no indication of where the work is taking place.
OPCW spokesman Michael Luhan said the footage had been released by the Syrian government, which was the only party that could describe it in detail because of confidentiality rules.
However, he confirmed the images of the inspectors at work in Syria were authentic.
"What they're doing is applying these seals and labels and so forth that's part of securing the facilities," he said.
"They go to these facilities and verify contents, they will also apply seals so that they cannot be tampered with without it being known," he added.
He said the footage appeared to show the inspectors in a "control room" that was "presumably in a production facility".
Inspectors in a joint UN-OPCW team arrived in Syria a week ago to begin the daunting task of verifying Syria's chemical arsenal and overseeing its destruction.
They are tasked under a UN Security Council resolution with destroying the arsenal by mid-2014.
Syria, which is believed to have 1,000 tonnes of sarin, mustard gas and other banned chemicals at some 45 sites, agreed to give up the arms under a US-Russian deal.
The agreement was hammered out in the wake of August 21 sarin gas attacks on the outskirts of Damascus that prompted Washington to threaten military action against Syria.
The Syrian government denied responsibility for the attacks, but agreed to turn over its chemical arsenal, averting US military strikes.
The OPCW said Tuesday it would send a second team to Syria to assist in the disarmament mission, its first in an active war zone.
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- High grade: Arty updates make old schoolhouse classy
Address: 4382 Mechum's School Hill
Neighborhood: Mechum's River
Asking: $639,500
Assessment: $525,300
Year Built: 1903 (?)
Size: 2,635 fin. sq. ft.
Land: 3.64 acres
Agent: Tommy Brannock, Real Estate III, 434-981-1486
Curb Appeal: 9 out of 10
Once a thriving community with a train depot, general store, inn, and small industries (tomato cannery, sand quarry, flour mill, and broom factory), this little enclave near the Mechum's River declined in the early 1900s and was subsumed into nearby Ivy.
One remnant of the former town— an old one-room schoolhouse (the agent suggests 1903 as a likely construction date)— has been expanded, updated, and is now for sale. Located just off Route 250 (traffic is unfortunately audible from the backyard), the house has come a long way from its humble roots.
The original schoolroom has been turned into a large living area connected by a long hallway to a two-story addition with two bedrooms and baths. The current owner uses the hallway as a gallery.
The first floor of the addition has a sitting room with a door leading to the backyard, and the two bedrooms share a bathroom. This floor can be shut off from the rest of the house, and the owner rents the complex as "The Mechum's River Suite" for $250/$300 per night through Guesthouses.
The master bedroom above the guest suite is accessible via a stairway from the hall. At the landing, two wooden shutters provide a view of the hallway gallery below. The shutters are large, starting just a few feet off the floor, so they'll need to be kept shut when small children are about.
The master bedroom is ample and pleasant, with a private screened-in porch, perfect for sultry summer nights.
In the bathroom, with gold accents and white tiles covering the lower half of the walls, sheer white curtains hide a large bath, and four mirrored doors mask extra closet space. Since the house has no basement and the attic is little more than crawl space, closets like these and a linen closet in the sitting room are thoughtful and welcome additions. Another closet off the hallway houses the washer and dryer.
The original schoolroom, now the main living/dining area, with heart-pine flooring, has 12-foot ceilings, a skylight, and nine-foot windows. Built-in speakers are installed throughout. Painted a neutral almond color, the walls dividing the living room from the hallway stop several feet below the ceiling for an open, sunny feel. A wood-burning fireplace has a sage-colored mantle and a hearth of black granite.
To the left, the original master suite has become a large library with built-in bookshelves. It seems a bit odd to have a shower off the library, but the library is beautiful and has its own half bath.
On the opposite side of the central room, the galley kitchen (the former front door of the schoolhouse, now on the side of the building, provides access) has a pass-through to the dining area. With glass panes covering the cupboards, the space is functional and pretty, even if the appliances are dated.
This time of year, the 3.64 acres are edged with lilies and daffodils; raised beds grace the sunny front yard, and woods beyond beckon for exploring. One corner of the property borders a shared swimming hole.
Civil War troops spent a night under the trees here in 1862, before Stonewall Jackson sent them on the train to Staunton to fight in the Battle of McDowell, according to a neighbor who lives in a nearby 15-bedroom house, formerly the community inn.
So for Civil War buffs, the house offers not only beauty and an income, but also a slice of history.
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Tennessee woman upset boyfriend wanted to go to a different restaurant, police say
Police in Tennessee say a woman ran over her boyfriend three times after he refused to go to McDonald's with her.
Crystal Greer Brooks, 33, of Kingsport was apparently upset that her boyfriend wanted to eat at a different restaurant, police told the Kingsport Times-News.
Officers were called to West Carters Valley Road shortly after midnight last Wednesday.
They found Brooks' boyfriend with abrasions to his arms and back.
His clothing "appeared torn, consistent with being dragged on the pavement," the Times-News reported.
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Brooks has been charged with aggravated assault.
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HURLBURT FIELD -- Over the past year, the base has upped its sexual assault response training.
The number of trained sexual assault victim advocates has doubled, and this past month Hurlburt Field expanded the training to instructors at its airman leadership school.
The training program is designed to grow the support system for victims and encourage them to come forward to talk about assaults.
It is also part of a larger mission to try to eliminate a culture in the military that may allow sexual assaults to occur and discourage victims from reporting them.
Janet Morrison, the sexual assault response coordinator at Hurlburt, was excited to teach the advocate course to five instructors at the Vincent Airman Leadership School, which trains all airmen being promoted to management as staff sergeants.
The instructors will use what they learned to supplement the lessons they already teach on sexual assault.
"This will help the instructors better explain the consequences and the issues surrounding sexual assault in the military and pass on that information to our future leaders," Morrison said. "We may be able to change the culture of the military by starting with these leaders."
Four other airmen attended the 40-hour, weeklong course that wrapped up Feb. 22. That brought the total number of trained victim advocates at Hurlburt to 38.
That's up from 19 in 2011, when Morrison took over the program. A similar program at Eglin has about 60 victim advocates.
They are all volunteers, and Morrison said interest is growing.
The Air Force has put greater emphasis on stopping sexual assaults in recent months. Last year, a sex abuse scandal came to light at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, where every recruit attends basic training.
More than 30 instructors are being investigated in connection with more than 60 victims who have alleged some type of sexual misconduct there.
In November, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley sent a letter to airmen stating that sexual assaults will not be tolerated and that every airman must combat the problem. Although final numbers have not been released, the Air Force expects more than 700 airmen to have reported sexual assaults in 2012. However, the actual number likely is much higher because many victims do not report them.
Donley called on airmen to intervene when they see potential for harm, discourage sexist behavior and attitudes, and provide victim care.
While all airmen receive some sexual assault training, the victim advocate course goes into more depth about the problem, what types of responses the victim might have and what resources are available to help.
If a victim comes forward and chooses, Morrison can call on an advocate in the age range, sex and line of duty that they request.
"The advocates can follow them throughout the whole process and be on call 24/7 for that person and whatever they might need," Morrison said.
Their duties can run the gamut -- from taking victims to the hospital to offering them support in interviews with law enforcement and helping them through the court process.
In accordance with a law passed last year, discussions between an advocate and victim are confidential; law enforcement cannot compel their disclosure, Morrison said.
The training course also teaches about the type of culture that can make perpetrators feel they can get away with sexual assault, which includes sexist or racist attitudes or behavior, Morrison said. Advocates can take that knowledge back to their units.
"Having that awareness, now when they see something that they previously might have thought harmless, they can set the standard by saying we don't tolerate this," she said. Master Sgt. Paola West, head of the Airman Leadership School at Hurlburt, said her instructors requested the additional training to use during the 45-minute sexual assault segment they teach as part of the five-week leadership course.
About 420 airmen go through the course each year.
The training helps West's instructors answer questions the students may have about sexual assault.
She said it's important for new airmen moving into front-line supervisory positions to have learned about sexual assault response and prevention.
"The more we talk about it, the more we can assure that it's minimized," she said. "The biggest thing we emphasize is if you see something, say something."
That thing could be as simple as a joke, she said.
"We want to hold our airmen accountable to be professional airmen," she said.


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President Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said.
Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and values he promised in an address four years ago this week, the official told The Washington Post and other news outlets.
In that May 21, 2009, address, the president argued U.S. national security interests needed to conform with the nation's commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
"I believe with every fiber of my being that in the long run we cannot also keep this country safe unless we enlist the power of our most fundamental values," he said at the National Archives and Records Administration.
But Obama has not always embodied those values in his counter-terrorism policies, rights activists say.
Days after taking office, he banned the use of harsh interrogation techniques critics called torture and ordered the closure of the Guantanamo detainment and interrogation facility, but he expanded the drone program and approved the 2011 drone killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a Yemeni-American cleric liked to al-Qaida -- the first U.S. citizen killed with an unmanned aircraft without charge or trial.
The Guantanamo military brig, established in January 2002 by President George W. Bush to hold detainees deemed tied to opponents of the "global war on terror," still holds 166 prisoners. More than half of them are on a hunger strike to protest conditions.
Obama said at a news conference April 30 he would try again to close Guantanamo, despite persistent congressional opposition.
"I continue to believe that we've got to close Guantanamo," Obama said. "I think it is critical for us to understand that Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe. It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed."
Obama's address Thursday is intended to follow through on a promise he made in his State of the Union speech Feb. 12 to improve his candor and openness with the public about the administration's counter-terrorism policies, the official said.
Obama said in that address he planned "to engage with Congress to ensure not only that our targeting, detention and prosecution of terrorists remains consistent with our laws and system of checks and balances, but that our efforts are even more transparent to the American people and to the world."
The drone program has become the central part of White House efforts to combat terrorism, but the administration rarely acknowledges the program and Obama has said he will explain the legal underpinnings of drone use.
"While al-Qaida core has been significantly degraded as a result of our counter-terrorism operations, we continue to face a threat from al-Qaida and its affiliates," an official told The Wall Street Journal.
Obama "will review the state of the threats we face, particularly as the al-Qaida core has weakened but new dangers have emerged," the official who spoke with the Post said. "He will discuss the policy and legal framework under which we take action against terrorist threats, including the use of drones."
Obama was ready to give Thursday's speech earlier this month, but the administration put it off amid the Guantanamo hunger strike and more recently the Justice Department subpoena of phone records from Associated Press journalists.
The revised speech may address those issues, the Post said.


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Calorie Content: 3,656 kcal/kg (342 kcal/cup) Calculated Metabolizable Energy.
Lamb, lamb meal, egg product, cracked pearled barley, millet, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato protein, oatmeal, potatoes, tomato pomace, flaxseed, natural flavor, salmon oil (source of DHA), ocean fish meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-Carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
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Crude Protein 27.0% Minimum
Crude Fat 15.0% Minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% Maximum
Moisture 10.0% Maximum
Calcium 1.2% Minimum
Phosphorus 1.2% Maximum
Phosphorus 1.0% Minimum
Zinc 150 mg/kg Minimum
Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum
Vitamin E 150 IU/kg Minimum
L-Carnitine * 30 mg/kg Minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 2.2% Minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.3% Minimum
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) * 0.05% Minimum
* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
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First two ingredients are named meat products
Insuffiecient meat content, mixed quality ingredients
The first two ingredients in the food are named meat products. The second of these is in meal form and the sole significant meat product in the food. The first is chicken - inclusive of its water content. Once this is removed, as it must be to make a dry food, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that it is the true first ingredient in the food, and it is likely to be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list and is unlikely to make any significant contribution to the overall meat content of the food. There is a further meat meal ingredient 12th on the ingredient list. This is a fish meal, however, and we fail to find any assurance on the manufacturer's website that the ingredient is not treated with Ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, banned or heavily regulated in human food, and believed to be carcinogenic (and is commonly added to fish meal ingredients).
Egg product is the third ingredient, though we would prefer to see the use of whole eggs.The main grains in the food are barley, millet and rice, all of which are decent quality. Potato protein adds to the protein content of the food, but this is very low quality protein compared to that obtained from meat. Further carbohydrate sources are oatmeal and potatoes. Tomato pomace is primarily filler.
Overall, this product appears better than some produced under the Diamond label, although the ingredients overall are of mixed quality and we have limited confidence in the meat content of the food.
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In her first public statements after being rescued June 12 in the Indian Ocean, teenage sailor Abby Sunderland said Tuesday there were "times when I was terrified" during the ordeal, but that she was prepared for the perils of a solo circumnavigation and was proud of her achievement.
Sunderland's parents, through a family spokesman, defended their 16-year-old daughter's effort and condemned the media and public criticism of their decision to allow the voyage to take place as "shocking to us" and some of which "crossed the line of human decency."
Laurence and MaryAnne Sunderland did not attend the press conference in the Marina del Rey Hotel and Marina near her hometown of Thousand Oaks, Calif., because they were at the hospital, where MaryAnne gave birth to her eighth child. It was announced at the press conference that the baby boy would be named Paul, after Paul Louis Le Moigne, the French fishing boat captain who rescued their daughter.
"There are no words in the English language that can describe my feelings having her back home," her father, Laurence, a shipwright, told Soundings before leaving for the hospital for the birth of the couple's child. "It's just amazing - it's still sinking in she's really home."
Abby Sunderland said that she was planning to focus on school, getting her driver's license and "getting back to a normal life."Read more at http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dispatches/522-june-30-2010/259692-sunderland-recounts-her-rescue
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Spike Jonze Being Sued For 'Her' Over Generic Plot Similarities
from the idea-and-expression dept
The concept of the idea/expression dichotomy in copyright law has essentially served as a long-running joke. The concept is that you can't copyright a general idea or concept, only the specific expression an author develops. For instance, you might have the idea to write a story about a group of four friends traveling on a journey together, bonding and accomplishing tasks. That idea cannot be copyrighted, but the somewhat like expressions known as The Wizard of Oz and Stand By Me can. They're similar in only the most general ways, but both can coexist without the need of lawyers and suits. Unfortunately, we've seen example after example of this dichotomy being actively ignored in the more noble interest in making tons of money off of another person's expression. Some folks seem to think that they can own an idea.
Well, let's make room on that list of folks for Sachin Gadh and Jonathan Sender, who are suing Spike Jonze for his film Her, which they say he stole from them. Giving the story a bit of the old conspiratorial air is the fact that the writers originally pitched their screenplay, called Belv, to the same agency that represents Jonze. They were told at the time that the agency didn't accept unsolicited manuscripts (this is extremely common). So, what evidence do Gadh and Sender offer for the theft of their mind-gasms?
The legal papers stated, "In both 'Her' and 'Belv' the main character carries around the love interest in his front shirt pocket." It continued, "Both 'Her' and "Belv' examine the human psyche through interactions between the character and the computer." In addition to the two examples, the document also cited, "The main character in 'Her' is heartbroken after a failed relationship and seek solace in a computer. In 'Belv' a cell phone comes to life after a microwave mishap and becomes a witty wing man for dating."Let's take these in order. First, the example of where a character carries the device that contains the digital being that is his love interest is silly. I mean, if you had to depict someone carrying around technology with them, how would you do it? There's, like, five places where that can happen, assuming we don't want to get gross with this. As for both films examining the human psyche by interacting with a computer, take five seconds to count up how many films you could say did the exact same thing and see what your total is. I made it to four, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Matrix, S1m0one, and The Terminator. Then I mentally added the book I wrote three years ago, Digilife, to the equation because it's both a great example of the same concept and it serves as a wonderful reminder to all of you that you can buy it in the Insider Shop.
Finally, I'm at a complete loss as to why the authors decided to include that last bit that essentially describes how these films are totally different. One involves a computer offering solace after a failed relationship, the other turns into a wingman after what I can only assume is an unfortunate microwave popcorn mishap. That's like comparing Eat, Pray, Love and Hitch. They aren't the same.
The point of all this is that some understanding must be reached that any similarities you might struggle to find between two expressions don't amount to copyright infringement. Even as some unfortunate rulings have been made in courts essentially protecting ideas like characters and settings, when you have to work this hard to liken two expressions, you don't have a case.
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Whatever Happened to the Space Age
Original painting by Peter Bright (aka This Window).
Media: Painting and Screen Print on canvas, signed and dated 2011.
Size: 400mm x 400mm £403.56
As an 11 year old I watched the first moon landing in 1969. I was mad about everything to do with space travel, I would read anything that was about rockets, cosmonauts and astronauts. Later in my life I shook the hand of a man who shook the hand of my all time hero Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, that was for me like touching history, if only secondhand (excuse the pun).
I was rummaging through old boxes of stuff and found the newspaper cutting of an astronaut on the moon – yellowed and faded – it still makes my heart flutter. I wish I'd been to the moon.
A total of twelve men have landed on the Moon. This was accomplished with two US pilot-astronauts flying a Lunar Module on each of six NASA missions across a 41-month time span starting on 21 July 1969 UTC, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11, and ending on 14 December 1972 UTC with Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17 (with Cernan being the last to step off the lunar surface). All Apollo lunar missions had a third crew member who remained onboard the Command Module. The last three missions had a rover for increased mobility.
'BOLD and arresting artwork will catch the eye at West Buckland School this month. The striking exhibition of prints, drawings and paintings is by Woolacombe artist, Peter Bright.
In it, Peter revisits images and ideas from his past and re-execute them in print and paint.'
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Former Pearl Jam Executive Receives 14-Month Prison Sentence
A messy chapter in the Pearl Jam history has come to an end as Rickey Charles Goodrich has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after embezzling funds from the band.
According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Goodrich used his position as chief financial officer at the band's management company, Curtis Management, to steal $380,000 over a four-year period before he was fired from his position in September 2010.
Seattle Police determined that the thefts cost the band's management company a total of $566,000, including investigative expenses. Goodrich previously admitted to bilking the band of the funds and pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree theft.
According to reports, the prosecutors in the case were prepared to ask for six months in jail for the offense if Goodrich paid back the money prior to the hearing, but the accountant failed to do so.
After noticing some "cash flow issues," the band's manager conducted a financial review and investigators uncovered Goodrich's false claims of paying thousands of dollars to band members and crew that were unaccounted for.
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What wonderful papers and stamps. Love vintage and glad to seee it with comtemporary photos.
Hello...what a great st stamps & paper that match. Could have some great times w/these for cards or scrapbooks. Thanks again.
These are beatiful and sooo versatile! Love the set and can't wait to get my hands on this one...;-)
Love the set, would be fun to play with all of it..
I loved the way you made the layouts and etc, but when I looked at the project gallery I couldn't find most of the embellishments, because they were discontinued or the ribbons and fibers used were not listed. Could you please tell me which of these you used where I can order these. I have the stamp already, which I got from the stamp from personal shoppers. It was the first one I received and didn't know really what do with it on projects but your webisode gave such awesome ideals. Now I just need the embellishments and etc mentioned on the webisode project gallery. Please help me!
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Wonderful Webisode. I loved the flocking on the card. Already have and love the stamps and the scrollwork is the greatest stamp ever. I use it all the time. I always get so inspired after watching these.
I fell in love with these stamps the first time I saw them. I bought the papers and the stamps and have already done one birthday card for a friend. Can't wait to try some of these ideas. Thanks, Paper Wishes, for wonderful products and great ideas!
I JUST love my stamps and Vintage Lady papers!! Thanks for some great new ideas to use with them!!
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Last month, Napster founder and former Facebook president Shawn Parker made the biggest buy of the year so far, picking up the Bacchus House on West 10th Street. The former studio of sculptor Charles Keck, it had been converted into a party palace over two decades by its previous own, Enrico Cinzano, a wine and spirits heir.
Michael Gross, chronicler of Manhattan luxury housing, has an item for New York that uncovers the building's unusual history, from its origins as a stable for Indiana banker and railroad man James F.D. Lanier to its ownership after Keck to the Sean-Parker-of-his-day, Samuel Chernoble, "an innovator, devising new printing processes and pioneering photo offset printing."
But outdoing Gross for once is The Times, where this week's Big Deal column lands an interview with Parker about his new home.
"I love features like the spiral staircase, the diagonal wood floor panels of five different panel thicknesses (technique that has been lost in many modern homes), the privacy and seclusion of the office area, the internal bamboo atrium (need I say more?), and the master bathroom which features massive stones of marble quarried from the same larger block and mirrored against each other to produce a Rorschach-like effect."
"I always saw a kind of method to the madness," he said. "At the core of it there is juxtaposition of the sacred and profane; of antiquity and modernity. You see this in the tribal and spiritual art contrasted with industrial-looking iron and steel sculptures. You see it in the contrast between late-Renaissance oil paintings and Gilbert & George modern works."
Asked what he might change about the aesthetic, Mr. Parker said simply, "Stucco has to go."
Perhaps if this whole tech thing does not work out for him, Parker could always try his hand as a real estate agent or an interior designer.


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Xavier Doolittle is the second short in my End Times Saga. It's going for $.99 on Kindle, Smashwords, and Kobo currently, while the other sites will get the short story when they're distributed to those stores.
Xavier Doolittle, a minor character from the novel, Times of Trouble, is the Secret Service Chief at the White House. We follow him when he first goes to college and begins abandoning the Christian life. Eventually, he begins working for the government, where they confuse him when it comes to what he believes. When the End Times approach, he discovers his attitude has been completely wrong in this short story in the End Times Saga.
A little over 9200 words and 30 pages.
Sample the Chapter Excerpt
Where to buy the story for $.99
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Have you read the other story, Jon Ryan yet? Currently available only on Kindle, and going for $.99. Is rated 4.4 stars with 5 reviews so far.
In this short story from Times of Trouble, Jon Ryan dreamed of becoming a doctor his entire life. Before he graduates from medical school, the government takes over healthcare, making him wary about the profession he's going to school for, but not enough to quit chasing his dream. He practices medicine as medical plagues and disasters occur, all the while the government says they're on top of things. Eventually, government oppression forces him to make changes to his practice that will affect his life as the End Times approach.
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Use the WPS (Push Button) feature to connect to a wireless network
Wi-Fi® Protected Setup (WPS) is a built-in feature of many routers that make it easier to connect Wi-Fi enabled devices to a secure wireless network. Some manufacturers may refer to the WPS (Push Button) feature as Wi-Fi Simple Config, Push 'n' Connect, PBC, or Quick Secure Setup (QSS).
Before you start
- Make sure your router supports the WPS feature.
- Make sure that your device has an option for WPS by accessing the Network menu of your internet-capable device.
Setup a WPS (Push Button) connection
LCD TVs, Blu-ray players, and other devices
If the WPS connection fails, follow these steps and then try to connect again:
- Make sure that the routers WPS feature is enabled.
- Move the router closer to your device.
Contact the router manufacturer or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for further assistance if you are still unable to connect.