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Using Earth's Blessings To Better Mankind And Planet – OpEd
Rational thought underlies conservative Christian views on climate change and the environment
By David R. Legates
Although he has rarely been willing to discuss or debate energy or environmental issues with those who do not share his views, environmentalist David Suzuki frequently challenges them on other grounds. In his recent article, "Religious Right is wrong about climate change," Suzuki claims that some US and Canadian scientists hold religious views that are anti-science.
Suzuki asserts that some climate scientists – including me, by name – put "misguided beliefs above rational thought." His implicit assumption is that conservative Christian views are irrational and incompatible with science, and that I have replaced Almighty God with the "almighty dollar," believing the economy matters more than the environment.
As a coauthor of the Cornwall Alliance's Renewed Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor: An Evangelical Examination of the Theology, Science and Economics of Global Warming, which forms the basis for the Evangelical Declaration on Global Warming that Suzuki criticizes, I know the Cornwall Alliance fully and carefully integrates scientific, economic, ethical and theological reasoning to support its conclusions. There's nothing at all irrational about it – unless you consider religion irrational per se.
However, Suzuki is correct regarding one aspect of my belief: the economy does matter as much as the environment. Good environmental stewardship requires sound financial footing – and improving and safeguarding human health and welfare requires maintaining a strong, vibrant, innovative economy that can sustain continued environmental progress.
When a country is in dire need of food, clothing, shelter and other necessities for life, it cannot possibly be concerned with environmental issues. The poor people of India pour untreated sewage into the Ganges River – and then draw their drinking and "cleaning" water from it. So poor that they're desperate simply for survival, they cannot possibly concern themselves with environmental stewardship. Only when economic improvements allow technological advancements to increase the quality of life, provide ample food and clothing, house citizens, provide clean drinking water, and treat and eradicate diseases can a thus wealthier society turn its attention to caring for the environment.
That is precisely what has happened in more developed nations. As the United States and Canada advanced economically, we developed technologies and policies that increased our quality and length of life. In turn, this has led us to be more proactive with our environmental stewardship.
We emit far less pollution and waste today, both per person and per unit of production, than we did fifty years ago. We feed more people with every parcel of land, we get more energy from every drop of oil, we are more efficient at everything we do, and we are much better stewards of our environment. But none of that could have occurred without a strong and developing economy.
Unfortunately, some so-called environmentalists wish to keep Africa and other developing nations in perpetual underdevelopment. They pay them off to be "environmentally conscious," by giving them handouts – food and monetary aid – to keep them alive and perhaps have little solar panels on their huts. But they also ensure that those poor families never prosper or become middle class – so as to perpetuate environmentalist notions of "noble natives," supposedly "at one" with their environment and living a "sustainable" existence.
Equally harmful, much of that money is lost to corruption, while the people are forced to continue living in a state of poverty, disease, malnutrition and deprivation, as technologies that could enhance their length and quality of life are denied to them. Among the technologies denied are modern seeds, fertilizers, and high-tech, high-yield farming methods to increase food supplies; natural gas and electricity to heat homes and cook food, instead of cutting down forests and burning wood, thereby degrading indoor air quality and causing lethal lung infections; refrigeration so that people do not have to choose between eating spoiled food and going hungry; and the use of insecticides, including the powerful insect repellant DDT, to spare them from the agonizing illness and death brought on by malaria.
Each of these enhancements requires plentiful, dependable, affordable energy. Yet in the name of "saving the planet" or "preventing cataclysmic climate change," environmentalists like Suzuki deny developing countries the modern technologies and energy they need to improve their lives and environment – thereby perpetuating high infant mortality, significantly shortened life spans, and greatly decreased quality of life.
Climate alarmism is the rationale for these deadly policies – and that is where political ideology mixes with the new religion of environmentalism. Overstated or non-existent threats to the environment, along with impractical or imaginary ways to prevent the purported threats, are the new scripture on which the adherents develop their theologies and policies for directing and micromanaging the course of human events. Unfortunately, these eco-religionists never encounter (or intentionally avert their eyes from) the misery and devastation that their policies dramatically inflict on the world's poorest people. That is because they are too concerned with "saving the planet."
Back in North America, some wish to have energy rationed or be made increasingly expensive, creating artificial fuel poverty for millions. Such policies will make food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and medical care – in short, everything – more expensive and scarce, create more unemployed workers, push many people back into conditions of poverty and deprivation, and gravely impair human health and welfare. This strategy will not save the planet, as they hope, because one of its first casualties will be environmental stewardship. History and human nature both testify that, forced by economic limits to choose between a cleaner environment and food on the table, people always choose food.
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus told of a master who gave one of his servants a single talent, and then condemned him for hiding it in the earth and not putting it to use. Often we think of the talent only as money or ability, but it really stands for every resource – including natural resources. How will the Master of all creation judge us if we hide our resources in the earth, and then on Judgment Day say, "Behold, you have what is yours"?
If we do not use the resources God has set before us in the earth to care for those in need, our Creator will likely condemn us, saying: "You kept buried what I gave you, instead of using and investing it. You failed to employ my gifts to care for the poor, the hungry, the sick, and those who were dying from disease. You have been worthless, irresponsible stewards of my creation." We would deserve the same fate as the servant the master called "wicked and lazy."
I fail to understand how anyone thinking rationally can argue that poverty and economic hardship will enhance environmental stewardship, or that the planet is more important than the people who live on it.
David R. Legates is a Professor of Climatology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, USA. He is a Christian and a senior fellow of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation.


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War's certainty: a big price tag
In 1966, the Pentagon offered an estimate of what the Vietnam War would cost. When America pulled its troops out in 1973, the tab was 90 percent higher - $111 billion.
The Civil War, similarly, cost the North 13 times the original estimate of President Lincoln's Treasury secretary.
As the United States launches its first major war effort of the 21st century, history suggests one financial fact to bank on: The cost will be higher than forecast.
Of course, this conflict, in which the world's most sophisticated weapons are aimed at the leader of a nation with vastly inferior military capabilities - is not your typical war. Uncertainties, ranging from a quick toppling of the regime to an expensive peacekeeping aftermath - could push the tab higher or lower than even the most careful estimate.
So far, the Bush administration itself has not provided an official estimate. The White House may fear a public forecast will create a negative climate of opinion toward the war. Already, the war is seriously jeopardizing the chances of President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax cut passing. Even some Republicans in the Senate are talking about cutting that amount in half.
Nonetheless, the Defense Department and White House budget officials have been preparing a supplemental spending request. Early reports suggested it could be in the $60 billion to $95 billion range for one year, to be submitted to Congress once war starts. It would cover the war, some aftermath costs, and extra terror-war expenses.
The total tab is made up of items small and big, multiplied many times:
• About $10,000 to 15,000 per hour for a bomber run, depending the plane.
• $6.77 for each "meal ready to eat" for soldiers in the field
• $21,000 or so to convert a gravity bomb into a satellite-guided JDAM bomb.
• About $1 million for each Tomahawk cruise missile.
• $3 million a day to deploy an aircraft carrier battle group (the number deployed has gone up because of the war).
Some 80 percent of the costs of combat derive from salaries, transportation and other logistics, food, and the like, says Gordon Adams, a war expert at George Washington University in Washington. The other 20 percent is for ammunition, missiles, other weapons-related costs.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) took a stab at reckoning some war costs last September. The cost of deploying troops is some $14 billion. Add just over $10 billion for the first month of combat. If the war lasts longer, include an extra $8 billion for each month. After hostilities end, the cost to get the forces and their equipment home again could be $9 billion.
Not counted by the CBO are occupation costs, perhaps $1 billion to $4 billion a month, and reconstruction costs and foreign aid costs. The nonpartisan agency says it has no way to estimate such costs.
Mr. Adams describes this as a "low-end estimate."
"The historical record is littered with failed forecasts about the economic, political, and military outcomes of wars," writes William Nordhaus, an economist at Yale University in New Haven, Conn.
Factoring broader economic impacts into his estimates of the costs of an Iraqi war, Mr. Nordhaus figures the tab could range from $99 billion in the 2003-2012 period if the military and nation-building campaigns are quick and successful to $1.9 trillion if it goes badly. That big sum involves $778 billion in higher oil costs if the war destroys a large part of Iraq's oil infrastructure and $391 billion because this pushes the US economy into a slump.
In the first Gulf War, to kick Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, American allies, primarily Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait itself, covered more than 80 percent of the costs of that war. This time, the US is having difficulty rounding up supporters for its present move against Iraq.
Experts suspect European nations and Japan may be somewhat more willing to contribute to postwar humanitarian and rehabilitation costs in Iraq. Iraq's own oil revenues might eventually cover some of those costs as well.
Unofficially other numbers play into the cost: aid promised to nations that may help with the war effort, such as Turkey.
Christopher Hellman, an analyst at the Center for Defense Information in Washington, calls the talk of a $60 billion to $95 billion supplemental appropriation as just a "down payment" on the eventual costs of a war. "It is to get people to start thinking about large numbers."
Mr. Hellman figures the US will be stuck occupying Iraq "for an awful lot of years."
The Bush administration hopes the stay will not be so extended.
The cost of a war has become increasingly a political issue in Washington. Sen. Ernest Hollings (D) of South Carolina sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee recently requesting a hearing on methods to pay for impending military action.
Moreover, he introduced a "War Financing Act of 2003" to impose a 1 percent value-added tax designed to pay for the war. Chances of passage are slim. But Mr. Hollings, a hawk on budget deficits, hopes to make a point that the war could expand the federal deficit from $300 billion-plus this year to $400 billion or more.
"We have paid for every other war in our nation's history," Mr. Hollings stated. Without paying for the war now, those members of the armed forces returning to the US will be handed "the bill."
Conflict/ Cost (billions)/ Per capita cost
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) $2.2/ $447
War of 1812 (1812-1815) 1.1/ 120
Mexican War (1846-1848) 1.6/ 68
Civil War (1861-1865) 62.0/ 1,686
Spanish-American War (1898) 9.6/ 110
World War I (1917-1918) 190.6/ 2,489
World War II (1941-1945) 2,896.3/ 20,388
Korea (1950-1953) 335.9/ 2,266
Vietnam (1964-1972) 494.3/ 2,204
First Gulf War (1990-1991) 76.1/ 306
Source: William Nordhaus, Yale University. Cost in 2002 dollars.

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Saint John's Health Center Foundation will host an intimate evening of dinner and entertainment with one of America's best-loved and most enduring singers on Saturday, Feb. 23, starting at 6 pm.
This event will benefit the Gastrointestinal Department to ensure Saint John's physicians and G.I. Lab care team can access the latest technology through state-of-the-art equipment.
This evening will include cocktails, dinner and a private performance by Johnny Mathis.
A grateful patient, Mathis wants to support Saint John's Health Center and has offered his time and superb talent to help us raise funds for an area of greatest need.
Indelibly linked to the romantic side of jazz and pop music standards, Johnny Mathis' distinctive voice on hits such as "Chances Are," "Misty," "Wonderful! Wonderful!" and "It's Not For Me To Say," are imprinted on the musical memory of a generation.
This exclusive event will be held at a most unique venue, The Mullin Automotive Private Collection, located in West Los Angeles.
Fashioned after a Parisian train station with 20 of Peter Mullin's classic French touring automobiles on display, guests will feel as though they have stepped back into the fabulous Art Deco period of pre-war Europe.
Tickets are still available but space is limited.
To find out more about the event and this great cause or to get tickets, contact Tess Csiszar, Director of Special Events, at 310.829.8168 or email@example.com.


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I bought a couple of dupatta from an Indian vendor at the Marine Wives Gift Shop in Okinawa. They are both oblong and embellished at the ends with beading and embroidery. They are shorter than most oblong scarves, so they are useless as belts and a too short to wrap many times around the neck. Knotting the dupatta obscures the lovely embellishments. They are meant to be worn draped across the front of the neck, with both ends hanging behind. (At least, that's the way I've seen them worn most often.) It's a lovely look, but requires impeccable posture.
I've struggled with how to wear these exotic scarves in a business casual environment. They seem to work best as I've worn mine today, with or without the brooch. I've also worn this orange dupatta draped around the back of my neck with the ends aligned along my jacket's opening. It adds a little color and can also be adjusted to conceal excessive cleavage.
Does anyone else wear their dupatta in a non-traditional manner?
I'll tackle the quintessential oblong scarf tomorrow.


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Sweetgreen, the farm-to-table organic salad and frozen yogurt shop, today confirmed the opening of the chain's 12th location in the Golden Triangle at 1901 L Street NW in Washington, D.C., near the intersection of 19th Street.
Nic Jammet, one of Sweetgreen's founding partners, says, "a lot of experience and learning went into this location's design."
After opening 11 other restaurants since 2007, the Sweetgreen design team placed even greater emphasis on consumer traffic, ordering, and check-out at the L Street location.
"Today's lunch hour is more like 22 minutes," Jammet says. "We recognize this location is surrounded by offices, and that increased efficiency and improved flow for faster ordering and payment was critical."
To that end, the L Street restaurant's design includes prominent half walls that guide customers into line, while simultaneously dividing space and framing a seating area.
"Both the ordering line and the adjacent seating areas are well-defined and privatized, but still incredibly comfortable," says Jammet, who notes that the design also keeps the entry area open and orderly. "The last thing any new restaurant wants to do is look like there's a bottleneck at the front door."
The checkout area includes four registers for quick and easy check-out.
"In some of our earlier stores, we had a single register," Jammet says, "but as Sweetgreen's popularity has increased, we're prepared for some serious lunchtime crowds on L Street."
Each Sweetgreen location's design is specific not just to the shape and size of the space, but to the neighborhood. The L Street shop's design is cleaner and more open than other locations, with an emphasis on white walls to showcase the space's 15 foot ceilings and reclaimed wood details that resemble a farmers market.
Sweetgreen's salad bars, offering local and organic ingredients, have become one of the D.C.-metro area's most popular lunch venues. The L Street property is Sweetgreen's first in a predominantly commercial area, and Jammet expects strong lunchtime activity that will continue to increase the chain's popularity in the region.
At every location, Sweetgreen makes an operation-wide effort to leave a gentle footprint on the planet. By using compostable packaging, design details and furniture made from reclaimed materials, and wind energy offset credits to power the stores, Sweetgreen continually aims to raise the bar in sustainability business practices.


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But heroine Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is very much in the mold of the traditional "Craven girl." Like Sidney (Neve Campbell) in the Scream saga and Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) in the Elm Street movies, Lisa has dark hair, big teeth, no time for a boyfriend, the heretofore unknown ability to kick ass when the situation calls for it and a dangerously intelligent adversary who nonetheless manages to be arrogant enough to underestimate his prey. It doesn't hurt that the script comes from Carl Ellsworth, a former writer for Buffy, Xena and Cleopatra 2525.
Like so many Craven girls, Lisa apparently has no time for a boyfriend; she's a workaholic, constantly making arrangements via cell phone for the hotel she manages. When she gets in an argument with a rude fellow traveler at the airport, another passenger by the name of Jackson (Cillian Murphy) comes in on her side. Later, she joins him for a drink at the bar.
Jackson's full name is "Jackson Rippner" -- a joke so obvious, it's deliberately mentioned, as well as a piece of foreshadowing for those who didn't see Murphy play the Scarecrow in Batman Begins. Soon enough, Jackson and Lisa are sitting side by side on the plane, when that coolness and those icy good looks of his turn from charming to menacing. He reveals that their meeting was no coincidence; that her father (Brian Cox) is under surveillance by an associate ready to shoot him at a moment's notice, and that in order to prevent this, she must call her hotel and change the reservation for the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (Jack Scalia) and his family from his usual suite to another room, where, presumably, an assassination will be arranged.
Craven looks to have been studying his Alfred Hitchcock movies. It is much to the credit of all involved with Red Eye that the bulk of the movie is taut, compelling and consists simply of two people talking to each other. None of Lisa's stalling tactics seem excessively unbelievable, and in fact, most of them don't work. Thankfully, this is not one of those movies where the characters go into the luggage hold and the cockpit and all those other nooks and crannies of the plane; these passengers are as confined as you or I would be in similar circumstances.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for what happens when the plane lands. Don't worry, no spoiling details here -- the trailer seems to have taken care of that -- but the movie becomes more of a traditional actioner at that point, with Lisa and Jackson eventually doing things that regular humans cannot do. The movie's still fun, but a different kind of fun. At 85 minutes, it's also too short to really give you time to worry about nitpicks until several hours afterward.
Newcomer Jayma Mays makes an auspicious debut in the role of Cynthia, the assistant hotel manager on the other end of Lisa's many phone calls. Essentially the comic relief in the movie, she must balance life-or-death situations with more mundane but equally intimidating run-ins with rude patrons capable of getting her fired. It's a role that could easily turn into a caricature, but Mays keeps it human and funny.
It's interesting that the Irishman Murphy came to fame as a horror movie hero (28 Days Later) yet seems to be falling into creepy villainy in his American roles. Maybe it's because his looks aren't conventional enough, or that his way of speaking -- which comes about as a result of trying to conceal his natural accent -- is too mannered. McAdams, on the other hand, has shown she can do pretty much anything, having excelled at comedy (Mean Girls), romance (The Notebook) and now suspense. If she wants a challenge from here on out, she might need to portray an ugly person.


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Brazil: Land of Untapped Opportunities Understanding cultural differences and finding a local expert can open many doors.
By Lee Gimpel •
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
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When Ryan Black and Ed Nichols, both 33, took a surfing trip to Brazil in 2000, they discovered açaí and resolved to bring the delicious and nutritious purple fruit back home to the United States to make smoothies, drinks, supplements and more. But they knew that Sambazon --the company they cofounded with Ryan's brother, Jeremy, 34--would have to keep one foot in Brazil because these "superfruits" grow nowhere else on earth. In fact, in addition to their San Clemente, California, headquarters, they've since put down roots in the form of a processing plant in the Amazonian state of Amapá, which is only accessible by boat or plane.
In a way, Sambazon's ties to Brazil and its exotic, in-demand offerings are emblematic of the untapped opportunities the expansive country offers North American companies. Brazil is far and away South America's largest nation--it's nearly the size of the United States--and boasts a $1.8 trillion economy. It is also home to some 190 million people and borders all but two countries on the continent.
The motto on Brazil's flag proclaims "Ordem e Progresso," but for many years there wasn't enough "order and progress" to make Brazil a suitable trading partner. However, last year it took in more than $37 billion in foreign direct investment--double its 2006 tally. The rise bespeaks foreign favor, but Brazil ranks only 122 on the World Bank's scale that measures how easy it is to do business in various countries; Mexico is 78 spots better.
Paulo Rocha, owner of HRM International Inc., a management consulting firm that helps American companies do business in Brazil, insists that U.S. entrepreneurs find a "harbor pilot"--a Brazilian to navigate the business shoals of the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. Sambazon found theirs in 2002--an American expatriate who had been in Brazil for almost 10 years, was an açaí expert, and not least of all, had married into a prominent Brazilian family. As Catherine Lee, author of The New Rules of International Negotiation, points out, one's extended family network plays an important role in Brazil, so it shouldn't be surprising to do business with a partner's cousin. Also, nepotism is common.
And while Ryan opted for shorts and flip-flops in the steamy Amazon, his laid-back attire earned him dirty looks from some Brazilians, he says. For a business meeting, Lee recommends wearing a conservative suit--never jeans--to a 10 a.m. rendezvous and then going out for a nice lunch. As you're getting to know your partner, expect physical contact (such as a touch on the shoulder or a pat on the back) and close proximity to them; backing away can be perceived as insulting.
Despite cultural differences, Sambazon has found success in Brazil. "Working with Brazil and in Brazil has been a great experience," says Ryan, whose company reached nearly $20 million in sales last year. "Brazilian laws and regulations are quite favorable to foreign direct investment."


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When we picture a cruise liner then we conjure up the image of the massive ship that holds thousands of passengers and that has everything on board from swimming pools,to cinema's and driving ranges etc…
Indeed, many of the modern liners are like this however there are an equal number that cater for the more personalised holiday and Fred Olsen Cruises are one of these.
For many people having countless numbers of activities on board as well as being on the same ship as thousands of other people is something that they crave however it is not for everyone and sometimes people go on a cruise holiday in order to relax in serenity and comfort.
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One benefit that Fred Olsen Cruises have and something that you do not often get on some of the bigger ships is that you have a much better chance of bonding with fellow passengers especially if the size of the liner itself is quite small.
In fact, what many people have been commenting on is that, with these cruise liners, you actually forge some very strong friendships and that holiday makers often meet up time and time again on a Fred Olsen cruising holiday.
At the end of the day what do you really want from a cruise holiday? Relaxation, a place to meet new people and also the chance to see some sights that you would not normally get the chance to view. This is what you get on these cruise liners and it is much more catered towards an intimate setting that allows you to go at your own pace while providing all the amenities and services that you need.
In fact, it is not just the passengers that form friendships on this basis and, as a spokesman for Fred Olsen stated: "We find people age into our product, rather than us having to adapt to a new demographic. What appeals to our customers is familiarity; our officers and crew are all long-serving, and many long-term friendships – both between passengers and between passengers and crew – are forged on our ships."
The company has, however, had to alter some of its regulations on board such as smoking as this is now banned in all the indoor areas although there are outside sections where it is permitted.
In an age when cruise companies are becoming larger and larger – owing to the cheap nature of these getaways now and that more people can now afford a cruise – companies such as Fred Olsen are keeping a human face, so to speak, on the cruise business and while they are certainly not the largest cruise company in the market today many would argue that they are the most welcoming and friendliest of the lot.
If it is an intimate setting that you are after with a relaxing break and the chance to explore new places and meet new people then this liner is your best choice in a time when cruise ships are becoming larger, more corporate and much more distant to many people.


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Bristol rolls out revised draft of plan
BRISTOL — After five months of heavy editing, the Bristol Planning Commission has released a new draft of the town plan for the first time since it took a public poll on Town Meeting Day about gravel extraction, which found town sentiment solidly against language in the commission's February 9 draft.
"The biggest single change of substance is the fact that we now prevent gravel extraction in the larger "Core" area of the downtown district, which now includes the Lathrop property … The Core area has been expanded. It's larger than it was in the earlier plan," said Chairman Tom Wells over the phone from Haiti, where he's working on a project for the Wells Mountain Foundation.
The newly defined 'Core' area is essentially all of the zones contained within and adjacent to Main Street up until the conservation zone.
"The plan, the way it is written now, does permit extraction in the conservation zone. I think it's fine the way it is. I think there's very little gravel in the area. But it's going to continue to be a focused point of contention," said Wells, who was one of three planners swayed by a Town Meeting Day poll that found that 58 percent of voters opposed extraction in this zone.
What appears unclear in the draft and the map of the potential zoning districts, however, is whether part of the Lathrop property currently proposed for excavation might extend into that conservation zone.
Some other details that need to be included in the plan, or zoning regulations, have yet to be ironed out. For example, the draft of the plan states, "The area in which extraction will be prohibited is shown on Appendix G of this plan, which includes all of several existing zoning districts in addition to adjoining land now part of other districts."
But there is no Appendix G contained within the current draft to clearly show residents where extraction is prohibited.
The plan has also been reformatted. With assistance from New York-based planning consultant Brandy Saxton, the new 68-page draft is almost half the size of the former 120-page version. But Wells warns that page numbers may be deceiving.
"It's not actually shorter, it just appears shorter because it's been reformatted in different type," he said. "There's been a lot of editorial cleanup, so it reads better, it's more understandable and it's clearer on a number of issues. We feel good about the document."
An electronic version of the town plan is available at the top of the Bristol website (www.bristolvt.net) under the headline "Town Plan 2011." Wells said that the draft would be circulated widely and that a public hearing on the new document is slated for September.
The planning commission's meeting this week will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in Howden Hall, and residents, as always, are encouraged to attend.
Andrew Stein is at [email protected].


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"We're already past any of these illusions about democracy or politics or constitutionalism. I would argue that we've reached the point where loving our country requires us to identify and begin to separate the various nations which are within it. I think there's nothing more important today."
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The Democrats, Liz Cheney, and the Never Trumpers still want endless wars, and they hate Trump's apparent lack of enthusiasm for embracing their dreams of empire.
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Rather than choose among a group of narcissists desperate to become popular by redistributing the income of others, why not choose officeholders by lot for a single term?
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There are at least four good reasons for removing Wilson's name from Princeton buildings—racial bigotry, his embroiling the US in World War I, his founding of the Fed, and his enactment of the US income tax.
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Some politicians are sure that even average Americans are working more grueling hours than ever. On average we have more leisure time than ever now, and working hours are down over the past 20 years.
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The Final Kountdown: Kate Middleton Finds Pregnancy 'Fascinating'
There are a lot of words for the experience of pregnancy. Terrifying. Weird. Sci-fi. Exhausting. But Kate Middleton has an altogether more positive term for it: "fascinating."
Photos: See pics of Kate Middleton discretely hiding her baby bump.
The Duchess' pregnancy has made the world pay even closer attention to her, and has sent her to the hospital with debilitating nausea spells. And yet she remains remarkably upbeat! A source tells Us Weekly that Kate is in pleasant awe about this state of gestation.
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"Kate finds pregnancy fascinating," they said. "She still says, 'I can't believe it' when you talk about a baby being inside her.'"
Photos: Happy birthday, Prince William! Cute pics of him over the years.
Well, believe it, fellow KM. That baby is coming! New reports suggest that it could be as soon as this week. Here's hoping that we ring in the 4th of July with fireworks and a new royal baby!
What word would you use to describe pregnancy? Do you think Kate has had a rough time of it? When do you think the baby is coming? Tell us in the comments below or tweet us @OKMagazine.


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Viral Meningitis
What is viral meningitis?
Viral meningitis (aseptic meningitis, nonbacterial meningitis) is an inflammation of the thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. Infectious meningitis may be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses. Viral meningitis, the most common form of meningitis, is caused by an infection with one of several types of viruses.
- What are the symptoms?
The most common symptoms are fever, severe headache, stiff neck, bright lights hurting the eyes, drowsiness or confusion, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms are often difficult to identify in infants, who may become irritable, lethargic, inconsolable or refuse to eat.
- Is viral meningitis a serious disease?
Viral meningitis is serious but rarely fatal in persons with normal immune systems. Usually, the symptoms last from 7-10 days and the person recovers completely. Bacterial meningitis, on the other hand, can be very serious and result in disability or death if not treated promptly. Often, the symptoms of viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis are the same. For this reason, if you think you or your child has meningitis, see your doctor as soon as possible.
- What causes viral meningitis?
Many different viruses can cause meningitis. About 90% of cases of viral meningitis are caused by members of a group of viruses known as enteroviruses, such as coxsackieviruses and echoviruses. These viruses are more common during summer and fall months. Herpesviruses and the mumps virus can also cause viral meningitis.
- How is viral meningitis treated?No specific treatment for viral meningitis exists at this time. Most patients completely recover on their own. Doctors often will recommend bed rest, plenty of fluids and medicine to relieve fever and headache
- How is the virus spread?
Enteroviruses, the most common cause of viral meningitis, are most often spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions (e.g., saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus) of an infected person. This usually happens by shaking hands with an infected person or touching something they have handled, and then rubbing your own nose, mouth or eyes. The virus can also be found in the stool of persons who are infected. The virus is spread through this route mainly among small children who are not yet toilet trained. It can also be spread this way to adults changing the diapers of an infected infant. The incubation period for enteroviruses is usually between 3-7 days from the time you are infected until you develop symptoms. You can usually spread the virus to someone else beginning about 3 days after you are infected until about 10 days after you develop symptoms.
- Can I get viral meningitis if I'm around someone who has it?
The viruses that cause viral meningitis are contagious. Enteroviruses, for example, are very common during the summer and early fall, and many people are exposed to them. However, most infected persons either have no symptoms or develop only a cold or rash with low-grade fever. Typically, less than 1 of every 1,000 persons infected actually develop meningitis. Therefore, if you are around someone who has viral meningitis, you have a moderate chance of becoming infected, but a very small chance of developing meningitis.
- How can I reduce my chances of becoming infected?
Because most persons who are infected with enteroviruses do not become sick, it can be difficult to prevent the spread of the virus. If you are in contact with someone who has viral meningitis, however, the most effective method of prevention is to wash your hands thoroughly and often. In institutional settings such as child care centers, washing objects and surfaces with a dilute bleach solution (made by mixing approximately 1/4-cup of bleach with 1 gallon of water) can be a very effective way to inactivate the virus.
- Should a person with viral meningitis be isolated?
Strict isolation is not necessary. Since most cases are due to enteroviruses that may be passed in the stool and possibly through respiratory secretions, people diagnosed with viral meningitis should be instructed to thoroughly wash their hands after using the toilet or blowing their noses. The infected person should also cover coughs and sneezes.
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Pastor Hedley Clemo - January 19, 2020
Ephesians 2v19 - #5 Citizenship - Satan's dominion to God's kingdom
From Series: "The Tube Map Of Salvation & The Journeys We Get To Take"
This series covers the topic of Salvation as we find it described in the Bible.
Salvation is like a precious diamond with many different facets.
Here we use the picture of the London Tube Map with its various different lines and we recognise that Salvation takes us from one place to another e.g. Death to Life; Rejection to Acceptance; Guilty to Acquitted etc.


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Confirmed Fan club members see exclusive stuff like free MP3's, fan club-only CDs, lyrics and distance to concerts.
If I don't recognize your address, I'll instantly send you an email to confirm it's your correct email.Let me know if you don't get it. (So you need a real email address)
If you're in the club, we'll know you by your email address. If not, we'll get your name and zipcode on the next screen.
Let's talk about you. If you're already a fanclub member, throw your email address in that box above, and after you're recognized, look back here and we'll get to talkin. If you're not in the fan club, I'll hook you up- put your current email in that box, and we'll start there.
For years, we've kept in touch with our fans via weekly emails. AND we've saved most of them for diehard fans and archeologists.
News archive >>
ApologetiX Trivia
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ApologetiX on the Web
We can't keep up with all of them, but there are several ApologetiX related fan sites and web rings on the web. Take a peek get the conversations going, and show your support there!
Thank you.
Everywhere we go, all over the U.S. we meet ApologetiX Fans. And concert promoters and Festival staffers agree: ApologetiX fans are the most loyal, they drive the most miles to see their favorite band and they're the most likely to lend an ApologetiX CD to a friend. Thanks! They're more like fanbassadors or eFANgelists!
Check out the concert section above and help us get the word out about concerts in your area!
And check out the radio section to see if there's a station near you, and please request your favorite ApologetiX song!
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words!
We try to take as many pictures of our concerts and fans as possible, and we have some great shots of Gahanna, OH from Nov. 12th including: Check out all the photos from Gahanna, OH and other concerts
Would You Like to Help?
FestivalsEvery year we're asked to play most of the festivals around the country, and we've been blessed by HUGE crowds, and record-breaking CD interest. But some festivals, like Cornerstone, have never asked us to play and some have only had us once like Creation, in PA.
Maybe ApologetiX Fans in some areas haven't been very vocal?
Think of the festivals YOU like to go to, and let them know you'd like to see ApologetiX there this year.
Radio Christian radio has been very influential in our lives and I'm sure yours, too. They don't know what you want to hear if you don't call them.
Take a minute and call your local Christian station and ask for a specific ApologetiX song would fit with their format. If they haven't heard of ApologetiX, go easy on them, and send them to our contact page where they can request free music.
Would You Like to Host an ApologetiX Concert?
It's easier than you think. First timers and veteran concert promoters agree, it's a blast to promote an ApologetiX show!
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By Heath Aston
Ricky Muir is moving out of the shadow of Clive Palmer, describing his agreement with the Palmer United Party as nothing more than a ''loose alliance'' and warning the government not to assume he will vote with PUP.
The Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party senator's claim to independence provides another headache for the Coalition, which will attempt for a third time on Monday or Tuesday to corral a chaotic crossbench into voting to abolish the carbon tax.
In his first interview since arriving in Canberra, Senator Muir, who expects to help kill the carbon tax this week, revealed an agenda far wider than simply pushing the interests of motorists.
The so-called ''rev-head senator'' outlined personal passions that include organic food, which he grows and eats from his garden in rural Victoria, preventive healthcare, which he is interested in championing at a political level, and renewable energy, following his surprise intervention last week to protect the Australian Renewable Energy Agency from the government's budget knife.
With questions over whether the PUP senators, Glenn Lazarus, Jacqui Lambie and Dio Wang would remain together on every vote, Senator Muir stressed his agreement with the bloc boiled down to being ''together but autonomous''.
''The memorandum of understanding [signed with PUP] did say, and I stand by it, we will work together where practical. But we're going to need to do our own research on every different topic and then work together where practical.''
In his first week, Senator Muir has shown a willingness to vote in opposition to the PUP party line in some cases, surprising the government.
Glenn Druery, Senator Muir's political adviser said: ''A politician in the NSW Parliament said to me many years ago 'Don't look at what I say but what I do'. Look what Ricky has done. On day one, day two he showed his autonomy but today [Thursday] he was with Palmer. Who knows what is going to happen next week.''
Senator Muir revealed a broad belief in the environment, renewable energy and organic food. ''Just because someone is a motoring enthusiast doesn't mean they are an environmental vandal,'' he said. ''I don't think many people would argue that renewable energy is the way of the future.''
Asked whether he would use his balance of power influence to push for preventive health programs, he said: ''I will certainly look at it with a very open mind, that's for sure.''
Senator Muir said he would oppose the government's plans to raise petrol excise because not all excise revenue went into roads.
On the $7 Medicare co-payment and cuts to pensions he said: ''That's one I haven't looked into very much … Again, it's hitting the lower to mid income earners where it hurts.''
New threat for Prime Minister's bid to end tax
Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces a fresh threat to his attempt to repeal the carbon tax after two crossbenchers warn the government's pandering to Clive Palmer risks the loss of their support.
NSW senator David Leyonhjelm and South Australia's Bob Day said on Saturday they were concerned that ''severe compliance'' obligations placed on business by Palmer United Party amendments to the repeal bills could be ''worse than the tax itself''.
''We are signalling to the government they don't have a blank cheque with us,'' Senator Leyonhjelm said. ''If you give too much ground to PUP, you might lose us.''
The warning came after a shambolic performance in the Senate last week and the Palmer United Party voting down the repeal.
In Brisbane, Mr Abbott said he was confident the Senate would pass the repeal as soon as Monday. He would not be ''put off by a bad headline and one or two parliamentary difficulties''.
From sawmill to the Senate: the diary of Ricky Muir
Wednesday (July 2)
Woke the kids up at 5am and we drove seven hours to Canberra in two cars. I nearly had to cancel my 3.15pm meeting with Tony Abbott after getting stuck behind slow-moving traffic on the Monaro Highway. Within 20 minutes of getting to Canberra I was changed into a suit and arrived two minutes late for the meeting. Tony Abbott was quite respectful in person.
Everyone in government wanted to talk about their vehicles. Abbott used to own an Austin 1800 and a Triumph - cars I would notice if I saw them on the road.
It didn't sink in until about two hours later that I'd just sat down with the Prime Minister of Australia.
''Senator kindy'', as they call it, was a good opportunity time to meet other new senators, get to know Parliament House and learn more about the procedures of the Senate, which I have been reading up on since the election.
We were all newcomers and everyone got along well.
I'd waited nine months for the swearing-in ceremony. It was very much a moment of pride to have my family watching. There were no nerves at all.
My son Tristan, who is 19 months old, was calling out, ''Daddy, daddy.'' Absolutely gorgeous and a reminder of where I came from.
I met the Governor-General, Peter Cosgrove, after the ceremony. I said to the kids you better go back to mum, but he wanted the kids to come along and meet him.
Met with Clive Palmer and PUP senators and talked about the future of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
ARENA hadn't been on Clive's agenda with Al Gore but he encouraged me to take up the issue to retain funding for research into renewables.
We were lobbying John Madigan and already had Nick Xenophon's support for my ARENA amendment until a deal was done with PUP that will save it from being abolished.
I voted against the government gagging debate on the carbon tax to buy some more time to push our amendment on ARENA.
Saving ARENA is something I'm extremely proud of. I didn't expect to achieve something so big in my first week.
I was very happy to be part of everything that happened on Thursday, although some have called the Senate a circus.
I wanted to make sure the savings from getting rid of the carbon tax are definitely passed on to consumers and business.
We went down the path we had to.


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QuickCart Ltd. ( "WholeLot", "us" or "we") offers a linking and analytics platform enabling developers of applications (our " Clients")--whether those applications are websites or "apps," and across different types of devices--to improve their end users' (" Users") cross-application experiences, and to derive additional insights into how their Users download and utilize those applications. WholeLot recognizes and believes that data privacy is important to all Internet users, and therefore we design and operate our services in a privacy-first manner.
This Privacy Policy is divided into three parts, and is intended to meet requirements globally, including those in North America, Europe, APAC, and other jurisdictions:
Below, we explain what information we collect on behalf of our Clients through the Services, and how we use it. We process information in a way that is relevant for the purpose for which it was collected as described below.
WholeLot provides a variety of Services intended to help Clients bridge together the identity of their Users across a wide array of platforms, devices and applications. WholeLot helps Clients by connecting User interactions across siloed applications (email, SMS, web browsers, social platforms, native applications and others), so that Clients understand the multiple steps that a User took to ultimately complete a transaction with the business. This information is used by the Client to better inform marketing and product decisions as well as to provide improved user experiences by using their knowledge of continuity.
WholeLot has no direct relationship with Users. WholeLot's Services are provided when WholeLot Clients install on their platforms "WholeLot Mechanisms" (including links, pixels, direct platform integrations, etc.) that capture the User action on behalf of the Client. By associating the information collected from these Mechanisms, WholeLot creates and stores identifiers unique to the WholeLot platform, and then uses a variety of techniques to connect these User actions and identifiers together. Some of these common connection techniques include a direct pass-through of identifiers from platform to platform, probabilistic matching using real time and historical parameters observed from each interaction, as well as using historical connections aggregated across the WholeLot platform. These techniques help Clients match Users with devices they use, including matching the same User across multiple devices.
The key use cases of WholeLot's connection service are:
WholeLot requires that each Client commit to share with WholeLot only information that it has lawfully obtained (including, where necessary, by obtaining consent from Users, or from their parents for children under 13, or in certain jurisdictions, under 16), and that it has the right to share with WholeLot, and we strongly discourage Clients from sharing sensitive User information with us, as such information is not necessary for the provision of the Services.
In the charts below, we summarize the information collected automatically by the Services.
WholeLot collects the following information from web URLs created by the Client and pixels placed on Client websites. Some of this information is considered personal data under applicable law (in other words, information that itself may identify a unique individual or can be linked back to an individual) (" Personal Data").
Type of Information Collected | Purpose |
IP Address | Standard web HTTP request; used for matching |
Cookie | Standard web cookies, used for matching |
Link Data | Metadata controlled by the Client, which may be used to interpret the data for reporting, or for analytics |
User Agent | Standard web browser user agent metadata; used for matching |
Referrer | Standard web browser HTTP referrer; may be used for reporting and analytics |
Request | Standard web HTTP request |
Phone Number | Used only by WholeLot to facilitate the "Text me the app" feature; may be shared with the Client if the User consents at the time the User shares the phone number |
SDKs are Software Development Kits that include code that allows Clients to use the WholeLot Services. The WholeLot Mobile App SDKs and Web SDKs collect the following information when Clients use the SDKs in their mobile applications or websites, some of which is considered Personal Data under applicable law:
Type of Information Collected | Purpose |
iOS Identifier for Advertising (IDFA) | Used for identification and matching |
iOS Identifier for Vendors (IDFV) | Identification and matching |
Android Advertising ID (GAID) | Used for identification and matching |
Android ID | Used for identification and matching |
WholeLot Cookie ID | Used for identification and matching |
IP Address | Used for matching |
Application version | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Device model | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Manufacturer | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Operating system | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Operating system version | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Screen size | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Screen resolution | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Session start/stop time | Metadata feature used for reporting and analytics |
Mobile network status (WiFi, etc) | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Application installed time | Metadata feature used for reporting and analytics |
Application updated time | Metadata feature used for reporting and analytics |
Device locale (country and language) | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Local IP address | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Mobile platform | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
WholeLot SDK version | Metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Developer ID | (optional) Client-supplied unique identifier; metadata feature used for identification and matching |
Data WholeLot collects through the Services is processed:
Our Clients use the information collected via the Services to improve their Users' app experiences, customize their apps to Users, and to better understand their app marketing programs and how Users discover their apps. For example, a User may want to share information about a hotel that she found in a travel app with a friend. When that User sends her friend a WholeLot link to that hotel, after clicking the link the friend is brought directly to the content relating to that hotel within the app, rather than landing on the app's homepage and having to search for the hotel. The travel app would also gain insights and analytics as to how the content is being shared from its app.
We require that our Clients utilize our Services responsibly and in accordance with our Terms & Conditions. WholeLot is not responsible for the data practices of any of our Clients through the Services or otherwise. Each Client's practices are subject to each Client's individual privacy policy. Users should review the privacy policy of each Client to understand how that Client uses User information collected through the Services.
WholeLot recognizes a number of consumer choice mechanisms.
Mobile Device Identifier: To exercise the mobile device privacy settings controls, please visit the privacy settings of your Android or iOS device and select "opt-out of interest based ads" (Android) or "limit ad tracking" (Apple iOS). WholeLot will only be able to collect information as permitted by these settings.
WholeLot's Browser Cookie Opt-out: Our cookie-based opt-out can be accessed by clicking here. This will place a WholeLot opt-out cookie on your browser. Where WholeLot detects the presence of that opt-out cookie, we will no longer set cookies (beyond the opt-out cookie itself). Due to the nature of the Services, some functionality will be degraded or no longer work as a result. Cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted-out. For example, if you have opted-out on your computer browser, that opt-out will not be effective on your mobile device.
Client App Opt-out Controls: WholeLot supports functionality to allow Clients to respect granular controls regarding User data privacy rights. Clients can flag in the WholeLot SDK that a particular User has requested that their data not be processed by WholeLot, in which case WholeLot will no longer process engagement data on behalf of the Client for that User.
WholeLot collects information from Website visitors ( "you" or "Website Users") located at www.wholelot.co.uk ( the "Website"), which includes the dashboard provided to our Clients located at dashboard.wholelot.co.uk. The types of information we may collect and our privacy practices depend on the nature of the relationship you have with us and the requirements of applicable law. Below are the legal bases and some of the ways we collect information and how we use it. We process information in a way that is relevant for the purpose for which it was collected as described below.
WholeLot collects personal and non-personal data via the Website. Personal Data is information that itself may identify a unique individual or can be linked back to an individual. For example, when Clients register to use our Services, we ask them to provide us with Personal Data, including first and last name and email address.
Dashboard Information: Information we collect from visitors who register for an account on our dashboard includes the following, some of which is considered Personal Data under applicable law
Type of Information Collected | Purpose |
IP Address | Standard web HTTP request; may be used for limited security login controls |
Cookie (ours) | Standard web cookie used for dashboard session management |
Cookie (third-party) | Third-party web tracking tools used for internal business intelligence |
First, Last Name | Used for team user identification |
Used as the primary login identifier | |
User Agent | Standard web browser user agent metadata; may be used for limited security login controls |
Referrer | Standard web browser HTTP referrer; may be used for general internal business analytics |
Request | Standard web HTTP request; may be used for general internal business analytics |
Github ID | (optional) Can be used as a login method |
We also require Clients to set up a user ID and unique password for account security purposes. Clients must not share their passwords with anyone. Clients also have the option of adding other team members to their account. This account information enables us to set up an account for Clients, to provide the Services, and to otherwise manage Client accounts. We may also use this information to notify Clients about updates to our Services and provide them with promotional emails. We offer a mechanism to opt-out from promotional emails as described in the "Opt-out from Promotional Emails" section below.
Account and Billing Information: To the extent that we charge a fee for the Services, we may also collect billing and payment information from Clients through our third-party payment processors.
Third Party Connection Information: Some features of the dashboard Services allow you to share your information through your accounts with other companies such as Facebook and Google. If you choose to connect WholeLot to such third-party services, we may collect information related to your use of those third-party services, such as authentication tokens that allow us to connect to your third-party service accounts. We will ask you for permission before you authorize our collection of this information. We may also collect information about how you are using the Services to interact with those connected third-party services.
Communications with WholeLot: Some Users may provide Personal Data to WholeLot by sending us an email or filling out an online form on the Website. We use this information to answer their question(s), and may store that information for our record keeping, marketing, and advertising purposes.
Research/Survey Solicitations: From time to time, we may perform research (online and offline) via surveys. We may engage third-party service providers to conduct such surveys on our behalf. All survey responses are voluntary, and the information collected will be used for research and reporting purposes to help us better serve individuals by learning more about their needs and the quality of the products and services we provide. The survey responses may be utilized to determine the effectiveness of our Website, various types of communications, advertising campaigns and/or promotional activities.
Cookies, Pixels and Web Beacons: We also collect other data via the Website from Website Users, including Website Users employed by or affiliated with Clients, through cookies and/or web beacons. Such information, some of which may be considered Personal Data under applicable law, may include IP address, pages viewed, browser type, Internet browsing and usage habits, Internet Service Provider, domain name, the time/date of your visit to the Website, the referring URL, and your computer's operating system.
If you consent to the use of cookies and web beacons when you visit the Website, we will collect information through those tools. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website and web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our Website or in our emails. Cookies help us improve your experience on the Website as well as our marketing activities. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our Website. For more information about cookies and web beacons, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. For more information about how to opt-out of cookies and web beacons after you have consented to their use, see the "Opt-out from Website Cookies/Web Beacons" section below.
Data WholeLot collects through the Website is processed:
Where you have consented to WholeLot's processing of your Personal Data in connection with your use of the Website, you may withdraw that consent at any time by following the instructions below. Additionally, before we use Personal Data for any new purpose not originally authorized by you, we will provide information regarding the new purpose and give you the opportunity to opt out. Where your consent for the processing of Personal Data is otherwise required by law or contract, we will comply with the law or contract.
You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails, or You can also opt-out of certain categories of emails using this form. If you opt-out using any of these tools, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as certain updates about your account or updates to our Terms & Conditions and this Privacy Policy and/or use of the Services.
We will only use cookies with your permission. If you permit us to use cookies/web beacons as discussed above ("What We Collect from Users that Use the Website"), but would like to opt-out:
Also, you can choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. To exercise the Do Not Track settings, please visit the privacy settings of your browser. Where WholeLot is able to see that such a selection has been made, we will not use information collected from that device to target advertising on that browser. Dashboard users must use the "Cookie Consent" feature to revoke permission to place cookies.
Note that, even if you opt-out, we may still collect and use non-personal data regarding your activities on our Website. This also does not opt you out of being served advertising altogether; you will continue to receive generic advertisements.
The Website utilizes third-party tracking tools from third-party service providers, which may enable these third parties to analyze our Website traffic for analytics purposes. Some of these third-party service providers may collect information from this Website for retargeting and interest-based advertising purposes. For more information about these forms of ad targeting and to understand your right to opt-out from these practices, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. All of these tools are hosted by the third parties who provide them, and your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policies of the third parties providing them. These tools include, but are not limited to, those below.
Google. We may use Google Analytics and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting to collect information regarding visitor behavior and visitor demographics on our Website, and to develop website content. This analytics data is not tied to any Personal Data. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt-out of Google's collection and processing of data generated by your use of the Services by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Mixpanel. We use a service provided by Mixpanel, Inc. ("Mixpanel") to provide us with analytics data regarding Website Users' interactions with our Website and Services. You may opt-out of Mixpanel's automatic retention of data that is collected while using the Services by visiting https://mixpanel.com/optout/. To track opt-outs, Mixpanel uses a persistent opt-out cookie placed on your device. Please note that if you get a new computer, install a new browser, erase or otherwise alter the browser's cookie file (including upgrading certain browsers), you may delete the Mixpanel opt-out cookie.
Facebook. We may use certain tools offered by Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") that enable it to collect or receive information about actions Website Users take on our Website through use of cookies, web beacons and other storage technologies or in order to provide measurement services, targeted ads and other services. For more information regarding the collection and use of such information by Facebook, please see the Facebook Data Policy, available at: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
Intercom. We use Intercom (www.intercom.com) to facilitate communications with, maintain information about, and collect publicly available information about, our Website Users. For more information on Intercom's services, please visit www.intercom.com.
In addition to the ways described in our Terms & Conditions and this Privacy Policy, WholeLot may also share information with others under the following circumstances:
We provide Clients with a mechanism to access, review and update information via the dashboard. If you wish to review or update your information, please visit wholelot.co.uk and login using the username and password you created. Next, please select "Account Settings" which can be found in the lower left corner of the dashboard screen, then select the "User" tab near the top. If you would like to delete your account, please email email@example.com
Under California law, California residents who have an established business relationship with us may choose to opt-out of the disclosure of Personal Data about them to third parties for such third parties' direct marketing purposes. Our policy is not to disclose Personal Data collected through our Website to a third party for direct marketing purposes without your approval. If you choose to opt-out at any time after granting approval, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
California residents who have provided us with Personal Data can also request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their Personal Data (if any) for such third parties' direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of Personal Data disclosed to those parties.
Securing the information provided by our Clients and collected through our Website is important to us. WholeLot has implemented industry-standard technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to help protect the information on our servers against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your own passwords. If you have reason to believe that your passwords or Personal Data are no longer secure, please promptly notify us at email@example.com.
For our Services: WholeLot stores the information collected by our Services (see the "What Information Does WholeLot Collect from our Services?" section above) so long as our systems continue to encounter that User. After that User has been inactive for 30 days (or 90 days for specific attribution products), identifiers collected from that User will be deleted.
Usage activity logs, which are used for the purpose of reporting and analytics, are stored in an identifiable form for no more than 7 days, after which these logs are removed or pseudonymized. Any and all pseudonymized logs are deleted after 6 months.
Aggregated reporting metrics shared with Clients are retained (in aggregate and anonymized form) for a default of 6 months, unless otherwise required by applicable law or otherwise agreed between WholeLot and the Client.
For the Website: We store Personal Data such as email address or billing details for so long as you continue to have a business relationship with WholeLot and for a reasonable time thereafter for record-keeping purposes. If applicable to you, you may ask us to delete that information by following the instructions above or pursuant to your right of erasure as described in the "Rights of Access, Rectification, Erasure and Restriction" section below.
The Website and/or Services may contain links to other websites and other websites may reference or link to our Website and/or Services. These other domains and websites are not controlled by WholeLot, and we do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites or social media platforms. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each and every website and application that you interact with. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk.
All information collected via the Website and Services is stored on servers located in the United States. In the process of providing the Services, we may transfer information across borders from other countries or jurisdictions into the United States. By using the Services, each Client and Website User consents to the transfer and processing of information to the U.S. in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Data transfers from the European Union and Switzerland are subject to our compliance with the Privacy Shield mechanism discussed in the "Privacy Shield" section below.
WholeLot complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Data from European Union member countries and Switzerland. WholeLot has certified that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation, Access, and Recourse, Enforcement and Liability. We are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to our adherence to Privacy Shield. If there is any conflict between the policies in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification page, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov.
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Tag: gaming
JC3:MP 1.0.0 Released on Steam, new features on our server!
by Darwood37 on Jul.21, 2017, under Games, PC
Just Cause 3 Multiplayer version 1.0.0 released today on Steam. We have a server up and running as always for you to enjoy. It's been a lot of fun playing this evening, we suggest you try it out yourself – for free if you already own Just Cause 3.
Along with the release of our version 1.0.0 server, we have added a YouTube Cinema (/tp cinema, F9 to open GUI) and in-car streaming radio with real radio stations from around the world (prompt on-screen upon vehicle entry) for you to enjoy. We hope you enjoy these awesome new additions.
Gaveroid's Just Cause 3 Multiplayer Server
by Gaveroid on Jan.07, 2017, under Games, General, PC
We are proud to announce our new server, Gaveroid's Just Cause 3 Multiplayer Server. The server is kind of light on features at the moment – however, new and awesome stuff for you to play with is on its way. At the moment we are hosting a windows version of the server software because of some incompatibilities with certain Linux servers and the Linux build of the server software. The Devs are working hard to release a fix.
We currently have Justcord installed, a bi-directional chat with JC3:MP chat and our #jc3mp channel on our Discord server. Justcord also show when s player joins and leaves the server in the #jc3mp channel.
The spawning of vehicles and weapons is possible by using the V and M keys. You can view the scoreboard by pressing P and see who else is online.
There are many location you can /tp to as well as using the chat command /goto [playername] to teleport to a certain player. As we become more familiar with the JC3:MP API we will introduce new features.
You can download the beta of the JC3:MP client from https://just-cause.mp
Gaveroid's Servers:
Gaveroid's JC3MP Server – jc3mp.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's JC2MP Server – jc-mp.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's DarkRP Server – gmod.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's CS:GO Server – csgo.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's Teamspeak Server – teamspeak.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's Discord Server – discord.gaveroid.com.
Gaveroid's JC3:MP Server Rules:
These are simple and common sense.
- Respect the Owner, staff and other players.
- Do not argue with the Owner or staff, more than likely doing so will get you banned.
- No spam. *This is enforced when a player violates this rule "several" times. This includes, but is not limited to, repeated keystrokes, weblinks, and CAPS, etc… If players ask you to stop, that means to STOP.
- NO defamatory language… a few words of rage is acceptable; carrying on is not.
- NO language except English in chat.
- NO soliciting. You cannot try to sell or promote anything on this server without prior consent from the Owner. This includes other game servers.
- NO obsessive discussions about other game servers. To mention you are leaving to join another server is fine but to discuss other servers in greater detail is not.
- NO Impersonating Gaveroid staff members.
- NO cheating, hacks, or any programs that afford an unfair advantage.
* Violation of this rule is directly against Steam's Online Conduct rules per: http://store.steampowered.com/online_conduct/
If caught, you will be BANNED and potentially reported to Steam.
***However, if you stumble across an "exploit", you may receive compensation for your honesty IF the exploit is reported to a member of staff within a reasonable span of time. Upon discovery, we know you may want to duplicate the exploit to help prove it to a member of staff, feel free to do such. If within your testing it has an adverse result on a player and they oppose your actions, you may be banned. You will however be compensated substantially less than if you reported the exploit 'almost' immediately or prior to harassing another player.
Gaveroid's CS:GO Server Launched
by Darwood37 on Dec.17, 2016, under Games, General, PC
We have just launched our newest game server. Gaveroid's CS:GO – Plant, Defuse, Destroy.
Similar to previous Counter-Strike games, Global Offensive is an objective-based multiplayer first-person shooter. Players play as Terrorists or Counter Terrorists, and must complete objectives while attempting to eliminate the enemy team.
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Unless you're a hermit who has not heard the latest news, Japan got rocked pretty badly by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and a devastating tsunami.
While we may not have many active Japanese users around here, it's no secret that both Sonic Retro and Sega Retro are both centric around products from the nation and a lot of the user base follows some aspect of the culture. Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Japan that they can overcome this tragedy.
We hope those of you with friends over there find that they're okay.