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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, March 18, 2015
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has acquired Express Elevators Ltd (Express), a British company that specialises in the maintenance, repair, modernization and installation of elevators.
Express is based in Yorkshire and located in close proximity to KONE's regional offices in Keighley. The company currently has over 2000 elevators in service and employs approximately one hundred people.
"The acquisition of Express will assist KONE to consolidate and expand in the Yorkshire and surrounding regions in the future", says Michael Williams, KONE Great Britain Managing Director. "I look forward to bringing the fast, reliable and dedicated service of Express to our customer base."
Previous KONE press releases are available at www.kone.com/press
February 23, 2015: KONE acquires German elevator company Janzhoff
Aufzüge GmbH
December 31, 2014: KONE acquires Italian elevator company
Manutenzione Installazione Ascensori SpA (MIA)
August 1, 2014: KONE strengthens its presence in East
January 2, 2013: KONE acquires its Israeli distributor
For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, External Communications, KONE Corporation,
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About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the lift and escalator
industry. KONE's objective is to offer the best People Flow®
experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable
people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in
buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides
industry-leading elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
and integrated solutions to enhance the People Flow in and between
buildings. KONE's services cover the entire lifetime of a building,
from the design phase to maintenance, repairs and modernization
solutions. In 2014, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 7.3 billion,
and at the end of the year over 47,000 employees. KONE class B
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Los Angeles Life and Style Entertainment News
Hollywood, Calif. – Monty Python's Spamalot is returning to the Pantages Theater for a one week engagement from Feb. 28 to March 4. Tickets to he Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005.
Leading the cast of Monty Python's Spamalot are Arthur Rowan as King Arthur and Brittany Woodrow as The Lady of the Lake with Michael J. Berry (Patsy), Adam Grabau (Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, King Ni, Tim the Enchanter), Jacob L. Smith (Sir Galahad, Black Knight, Father), Kasidy Devlin (Sir Robin), Thomas DeMarcus (Mayor, Dennis' Mother, Sir Bedevere, Concorde), James David Larson (Not Dead Fred, Prince Herbert) and Joe Beuerlein (Historian, Minstrel, Brother Maynard, French Guard).
Rounding out the company are Kimber Benedict, Jason Elliott Brown, Ryan Cowles, Carl DeForrest Hendin, Amanda Johns, Andrew Leggieri, Melissa Denise Lopez, McKayla Marso, Jesse Palmer, Tiffani Robbins, Jared Titus and Bradley Allan Zarr.
Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the hilarious spoof is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. The original cast recording of Monty Python's Spamalot won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Spamalot features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight.
Based on the Tony Award winning direction of Mike Nichols and the riotous choreography of Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python's Spamalot features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez.
Monty Python's Spamalot is produced by Stephen B. Kane, Michael McFadden and Phoenix Entertainment.
Tickets to see Spamalot may be purchased online at www.BroadwayLA.org or by phone at 1-800-982-2787. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Pantages Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The Pantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, just east of Vine Street, and the box office opens daily at 10am.The performance schedule for Monty Python's Spamalot is Tuesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm. Monty Python's Spamalot has a running time of 2 hours including intermission and is recommended for ages 12 and up. (Please note that in consideration of audiences, no one under 5 will be admitted to the theatre.)Orchestra level tickets for Monty Python's Spamalot start at just $25. Prices are subject to change without notice.For more information on Monty Python's Spamalot, please visit www.MontyPythonsSpamalot.com.For tickets or more information about Monty Python's SPAMALOT's Los Angeles engagement, please visit the Pantages Theatre's official website, www.BroadwayLA.org.

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Linneman's 'large' class: Sociology with clickers
Professor Tom Linneman's challenge was huge: Make the large class—Principles of Sociology —feel small. Comprising nearly 200 students, its enrollment would be more than three times greater than any other he had taught. At his disposal was technology; specifically, the clicker. His goal: Teach the course "in the William & Mary way."
Prep time was short. Colleague Kate Slevin had taught the class for several years. When she became the College's Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in 2010, she left it vacant. Linneman stepped in. He did not take it lightly.
To Linneman, recipient of the 2005 Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award from the College, to be a professor means to teach. He equates "the William & Mary way" with high levels of faculty-student interaction. Consequently, as he designed the class, he focused on the interactive aspects of the clicker system.
The clicker tool, similar in function to the sampling devices popularized on television game shows such as "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and "Family Feud," enables an almost instantaneous sampling of audience opinion. Called clicker for the input device held in students' hands, its associated software immediately categorizes and graphs responses, making them available for display. Linneman would use it to gauge the students' understanding of the readings as well as to measure their understanding of the material as he was presenting it. He also would use it to help gauge their attitudes or even their personal experiences.
As the class began, there were the expected struggles in terms of integrating the technology: "You don't want technology to be the focus," Linneman explained. "You want it to provide you with tools. The first couple weeks of the semester when we were getting the technology fine-tuned, it was a little more of the focus than I wanted it to be." After a few weeks, however, both instructor and students became comfortable. "It seemed to fade into the background and helped me be a better teacher, I think," he said.
"During any individual class, I would lecture for 10 minutes or so and then say, 'Let's see how this is going,'" Linneman said. The response helped him determine whether it was time to move to another topic or to stay with the one at hand.
Quickly he came to appreciate the confidential nature of the electronic system. "In sociology, we deal with sensitive matters," he explained. "Once we had a reading on the very interesting increase in the prevalence of tattoos throughout the demographic spectrum," he said. "So I was able to ask them about their personal experiences, whereas if I were to ask them to raise their hands, a lot of them would have been uncomfortable."
For the record, about one-quarter of class members admitted to having tattoos. In follow-up, Linneman invited those who indicated "yes" to elaborate. Their openness led to what the professor called "a very interesting discussion."
During one class, he was able to take input concerning the cover of his newest book, Social Statistics: The Basics and Beyond. He had received an e-mail message from his publisher half an hour before the class started. Attached were three choices for the cover of his book. Linneman displayed them to the class and took feedback with the clicker. Students chose, although not unanimously, the image selected for publication.
Linneman realizes that by teaching the class he is, in effect, selling sociology. Less than 15 percent of the students in the class have declared sociology as a major. Half of the students are freshmen. Toward that end, he moves the course during the semester from the quantitative and qualitative methods used by sociologists to consideration of social movements—what they are and how they emerge.
"I like to end the course with this topic because so often sociologists get a bad rap for studying what problems exist in society but don't have a whole lot, sometimes, on the solution side," he explained. "I like to think of sociology as how we as individuals are affected by the social institutions and the social structures that surround us on an everyday basis. But I also want to show students how people change those institutions and structures." After all, it was that vibrancy of the discipline that convinced him to make it his career.
After a semester teaching the course, he is convinced that such enthusiasm can be effectively conveyed in the large lecture hall.
"I'm now convinced that this technology works," Linneman said. Already he is thinking about ways to improve his use of it next year. "When I go back to my office after a clicker day, I open up a Microsoft file and I see all of the responses," he said. "The one thing that clickers do is give a lot of data really fast." One intriguing possibility he is pondering involves the option of using the technology to perform more complicated data analysis right in front of the class, modeling the exact techniques he wants his students to learn.


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Joomla 4/5 User Manual
Manual Index
Auto redirect guests to login
Desired Functionality¶
Suppose you have some menu choices that require a user to be logged in, like "Submit an Article". You would like all users to be able to see the restricted menu item, whether or not they are logged in.
If the user is logged in, they just go directly to the restricted menu item.
If the user is not logged in
- they are presented with the login form, and
- once they log in successfully, they continue on to the restricted page.
If they are not registered, they have the option to register or navigate to another page.
Here is how you do this in Joomla!.
- Create a new menu from menu manager, say it is named "hidden menu".
- Add any menu items that will be accessible only to registered users (for example, "Submit an Article"). Set the required access levels of these menu items to "Registered".
- Do NOT create a module for the "hidden menu". It will not be displayed on any page, so it doesn't need a module.
- Create your "real" menu (for example, "main menu") and the menu item
that will display for all users (for example "Submit an Article").
- The menu item will have a menu item type of "Alias".
- It's "Menu Item" parameter will be the "Submit an Article" menu item on the "hidden menu".
- The Access Level for this menu item will be "Public", since we want everyone to be able to see and use it.
- Create a module of type "mod_mainmenu" for this menu, just like you do for any menu.
- If you want sub-menus, make sure you've added the sub-menu items in the "main menu" and not the "hidden menu".
Now, when a guest (non-logged-in user) accesses the "Submit an Article" menu choice, it redirects them to the login page. If they log in successfully, they are taken to the desired page (in this case, "Submit an Article"). If there were already logged in, they go there directly.
In my case, I've added the following menu items:
- BLOG (IDOBlog)
- WIKI (A Wiki)
- CLASSIFIEDS (ads)
- FAQS (Articles section)
- SHOP (VirtueMart)
- Contact US (contacts)
I wanted that ALL the menu items are viewable by public (non-registered users included) at the front end. But I want that menu items 3,4,5,6 & 7 are accesible by REGISTERED users only. In other words if anyone clicks on menu item 3/4/5/6/7 they'll be lead to the login modules.
So, I created a "hidden menu" with the menu items for 3 - 7, using the restricted access level. Then, when I created the "real" menu, I used the menu type "Alias" for these items and set the "Menu Item" Parameter to the corresponding menu item in the "hidden menu".
As far as I know, this method is applicable to all menus in the menu manager. In case of any help or suggestion please contact me on forums.joomla.org my username is ziggy03. In case of a better or alternate method please feel free to edit this page. Thanks.


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Ball Aerospace/B612 Foundation Sign Contract for Sentinel Mission
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and the non-profit B612 Foundation have signed a contract for Ball to create prototype infrared imaging sensors for the Sentinel Mission, a deep space mission to protect Earth by providing early warning of threatening asteroids.
Ball's detector design characterization initiates the first phase of developing Sentinel's 20-inch diameter, space-based infrared telescope. Sentinel is led by B612, a group of highly regarded scientists and explorers whose goal is to build, launch, and operate the first privately funded deep space mission. The mission will create a comprehensive and dynamic map of the inner solar system to catalog 90 percent of the asteroids larger than 140 meters in Earth's region of the solar system. The map will detail the paths of asteroids during the next 100 years to provide decades of notice of threatening asteroids on a collision course with Earth.
Ball's advanced detector technology is responsible for many of the most spectacular space images ever taken, including those returned by the Kepler mission, the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, the Deep Impact mission and the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. These missions developed flight proven deep space systems that will be used to minimize the technical and programmatic risks on the Sentinel mission. Ball's state-of-the-art Detector Technology Center which opened in 2006 will play a critical role in producing the Sentinel camera.
"Sentinel is unique because it relies on proven systems that will now be leveraged for a privately-funded mission," said Cary Ludtke, vice president and general manager of Ball's Civil and Operational Space strategic business unit.
"Ball was our first and only choice as the major contractor for Sentinel," said Ed Lu, Chairman, B612 Foundation. "The company is a pioneer in space observatories with a track record of excellence spanning more than 55 years. We are thrilled to have them as our partner."
The B612 Foundation recently announced the formation and initial findings of its Sentinel Special Review Team (SSRT). The SSRT's first charge was a review of the technical requirements and management structure for Sentinel and proposed plan evaluation. This successful review was conducted September 11-13 in Boulder, where the Sentinel spacecraft will be built.
Sentinel will launch into a Venus-like orbit around the sun, which significantly improves the efficiency of asteroid discovery during its 6.5-year mission. By creating a map of the solar system in Earth's neighborhood, Sentinel will enable future robotic and manned exploration. The mission data will also detect and track myriad objects potentially hazardous to humanity, and provide decades of warning of impending impacts, enough to easily deflect threatening asteroids using existing technology.
To date, only about one percent of the nearly one million asteroids that could potentially hit Earth with devastating consequences have been observed and tracked. In just the first few weeks of operation, Sentinel will surpass this total, and during the first five years of operation, is expected to discover 50 times more near-Earth asteroids than have been found by all other telescopes throughout history combined. Sentinel will take approximately five years to complete development and testing, to be ready for launch in 2017-2018.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information visit www.ballaerospace.com.
Ball Corporation (BLL) is a supplier of high quality packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2011 sales of more than $8.6 billion. For the latest Ball news and for other company information, please visit http://www.ball.com.


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Public Safety Agencies Play Key Role in Product Development
Radios are consistently used as a viable solution to provide dependable communications across numerous agencies, especially during times of emergency. But with costs sometimes soaring well beyond $5,000 per radio, many organizations are finding it difficult to outfit their personnel with these communication devices; volunteer organizations being hit the hardest. Recognizing the need for affordable, high-quality radio products, two companies—Pryme Radio Products and Powerwerx—have collaborated with customers to develop superior communication devices, accommodating the needs of various types of agencies on a tighter budget.
The National Ski Patrol and U.S. volunteer Fire Departments are two major rescue organizations that rely on the services of unpaid citizens. Both operate on little to no allowance—meaning their volunteers are often expected to purchase their own equipment. These volunteers, who often work alongside paid public safety professionals from larger agencies, need gear that is just as dependable and durable as the equipment used by their paid counterparts—but at a fraction of the cost.
Beyond just affordable, radios and accessory parts need to be rugged enough to retain functionality through extreme conditions. Search and Rescue teams often see temperatures well below freezing; on the flipside, firefighters brave scorching flames that easily reach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Typical radio cords and rubber speaker-mics, which work well under conventional circumstances, quickly wear out in less than a year under these harsh conditions. Equipment replacement easily adds up to a costly expense, a key reason behind the modification of materials used on Pryme's speaker-mic and earpiece cords.
"Pryme came up with the idea to add a Kevlar reinforcement fiber inside the cable on a lot of the radio products we carry," Kevin Karamanos of Powerwerx described, "It keeps the integrity of the product, and they last a lot longer. It's critical when you are on the field—whether you're below zero or at 120 degrees—to have something you can rely on."
Dependable, affordable communications are essential to not only the 1000's of unpaid Search and Rescue, National Ski Patrol teams and 17,000 volunteer firefighters, but also rural police and sheriff department officers and National Park Service rangers. Similar to volunteers, these agencies must brave the elements of the outdoors on a very modest budget—requiring devices that will provide years of reliability without breaking the bank. Simple yet intuitive changes were made to address the specific needs of these individuals, one being the location of the ear piece jack.
"Originally, Pryme's receive ear jack was on the top of the microphone…but their latest design has the plug-in jack at the bottom—so if it's raining, water won't get into the microphone," Kevin Karamanos continued, "you can imagine they work well anywhere in North America or all over the world…from search and rescue folks in freezing conditions, to a park ranger on a boat being hit with salt or water spray. Anything we can do to keep the moisture out of the radio or speaker-mic is a win-win and will last a lot longer."
But improvements such as these did not appear in a vacuum. Meticulous attention to customer feedback, suggestions, and modifications has helped Pryme and Powerwerx adapt their products to meet the demands of clientele at every level. Customers play an integral role in product development and improvement.
"Pryme has always been responsive to our needs. We give [customer] suggestions and inputs, and if they can incorporate it on a future design—they'll do it," Karamanos stated, "it doesn't necessarily cost more to get a better-built product and make sure customers are happy."
Pryme and Powerwerx products have been adapted to fit a multitude of other organizations including FEMA first responders, schools & universities, and hospitals. With all the extreme events that have happened across our nation in just this past year, the bottom line is that public sector agencies and organizations need to have reliable, cost-efficient communications readily available.
About Pryme
For over 23 years PRYME Radio Products has been a leading manufacturer of high quality products to professional users of two-way radios. PRYME is devoted to the professional two-way radio industry with a passion to create a better means of communication and a higher standard of reliability and comfort.


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Probably you're already hip to the re-claim, re-use, re-cycle thing…. and you may even be one of the many people who likes to take things and repair, hack, mod, alter or otherwise transform them into other things… This is the resourceful spirit of maker culture. The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is a non-profit at the center of this movement toward more creative sustainability.
Since 1979, when it was founded by two Oakland public school teachers, the Depot has been a treasure trove of arts & craft materials, educational supplies, vintage furniture, home décor, paper goods, fabric, and much more.
According to their website: The mission of the East Bay Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in our Depot Store. The educational mission is to increase the awareness of school children and the general public regarding the green benefits of reusing materials.
It should come as no surprise then, that the Depot is one of our biggest supporters over here at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire! In addition to giving us carloads of fabric, yarn, cardboard, paper, inks and whatnot….they also loan us Iggy, one of their Artists-In-Residence who will be coming to the Faire and leading a very cool hands-on project converting old floppy disks (remember those?) into toy cars, pinwheels and other fun take-aways.
Besides all these artsy endeavors, the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse has a HUGE impact as both an environmental and humanitarian aid organization. The Depot diverts approximately 200 tons of reusable material from the landfills each year!
And, in partnership with the Central Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority, the Depot distributes discarded winter clothing and other humanitarian aid supplies to crisis areas in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mississippi and Japan, as well as in our local communities.
Go Depot Go!
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Medium Teapot - Details from Willow
This product is made to order, meaning each is handmade for you by our craftspeople in Stoke-on-Trent. With that in mind, we ask that you allow six weeks from order confirmation to dispatch.
Collection Story
The Details from Willow range brings the iconic and classic cobalt blue willow pattern into the twenty-first century. By taking the most beautiful elements from antique pieces of willow pattern china and casting a spotlight on them, we have create a refined and timeless design that is at home in both modern and traditional settings.
Available with cobalt or burnished gold accents, and perfect for everyday use or formal occasions.
Product Specification
22.3 floz / H 4.5"
660ml / H 11.5cm
Craftsmanship Story
The production of pottery in Stoke-on-Trent dates back to at least the 17th century, and still today every piece of our bone china is made to the absolute highest quality by master craftspeople in Stoke-on-Trent.
The knowledge and experience passed down through generations of potters have contributed to the expert processes used in the creation of all of our bone china collections. By working in Stoke-on-Trent, we support this heritage British industry and work to preserve and refine the masterful craft techniques and processes that make it the best in the world.
Product Care
The wonderful thing about Bone China is it is incredibly easy to clean, which makes it perfect for everyday use. Our Details from Willow Cobalt pieces can be cleaned in a dishwasher - at a maximum temperature of 60°C. Our Gold pieces should be handwashed.
All Cobalt pieces are microwave safe, however our Gold pieces should not be used in the microwave.
Stubborn stains can be removed by soaking in a mild bleach solution for up to one hour without damaging the china. Scouring pads or abrasive washing agents must not be used. Soaking in warm water before washing will remove most stains or hardened on particles.
When storing plates or bowls, try not to slide them over one another as this may cause tiny scratches in the glaze. We recommend a paper napkin is placed between each piece.
Delivery & Returns
Available for Global Shipping.
As each of our Details from Willow pieces is handmade and bespoke, please allow at least six weeks from order to dispatch. For this reason, we cannot accept returns, exchanges or cancellations for any Details from Willow pieces.
Free UK deliveries for orders over £100.
The standard delivery times once the order has been dispatched are:
UK: 2-3 working days
US & Canada: 5-8 working days
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Every piece of our bone china and crystal has passed through several pairs of hands before it arrives at your table. That's what we mean when we say handmade.


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George Pell: Vatican said enemies of the church made abuse allegations
Cardinal George Pell has told the child sex abuse Royal Commission that the attitude of some people in the Vatican was that accusations against priests "were being made exclusively or at least predominantly by enemies of the church to make trouble and therefore should be dealt with sceptically".
Pell has begun his evidence to the commission this morning in its investigation into the handling of the case of John Ellis, a former altar boy who was abused by Father Aidan Duggan from the age of 13.
Pell admitted in his statement to the commission that he "explicitly endorsed the major strategies of the defence" in the litigation which left Mr Ellis a broken man.
Pell had not been aware that his lawyers told the court Mr Ellis had no one to sue other than the Archdiocesan trustees or himself, Pell's statement says.
The Ellis case established that the trustees could not be sued because they only held the Archdiocese's assets but were not responsible for the behaviour of priests, and the Archbishop could not be sued because he had not been in charge at the time of the abuse.
That precedent has protected the church from victims' damages claims in similar cases. Cardinal Pell said in his statement this was "not his understanding" but he would "welcome clarification on this point". He said it was his view that the church "should be able to be sued in cases of this kind".
"The resources of the Church should be available to the extent necessary to meet any judgment,'' the statement says.
The Cardinal also apologises in his statement to Mr Ellis for the "gross violation and abuse committed by Aidan Duggan", a now dead priest of the Sydney Archdiocese. Pell acknowledged and regretted that "mistakes were made by me and others in the Church that resulted in driving Mr Ellis and the Archdiocese apart rather than bringing healing".
Giving evidence the Cardinal said he could not remember "ever being asked my opinion on how much money might be paid for reparation compensation to a Towards Healing victim".
The evidence of his then-Archdiocesan Chancellor Brian Rayner that the Cardinal always made the final decision on offers to victims was not correct, the Cardinal said. He said the suggestion that he had offered Mr Ellis an extra $5000, taking it to $30,000, after Mr Ellis lost his job as a partner of Baker & McKenzie was "grotesque".
He also said his private secretary Dr Michael Casey was wrong to assume that the chancellor discussed with him all offers to be made to victims. "That didn't happen,'' he said. He said it was "too universal" to assert, as Dr Casey did, that all matters about child sexual abuse would have been discussed with him.
Mr Ellis' offer to mediate before suing the Catholic Archdiocese for the sexual abuse he suffered as a boy should not have been rejected, Cardinal Pell said in his statement.
And once two witnesses had come forward to corroborate Mr Ellis' account, the church's "non-admission of the allegation of the abuse should not have been maintained", he stated.
The trajectory of the litigation which the Royal Commission has heard caused harm and suffering to Mr Ellis "would have been different" if an accurate assessment of his case had initially been made, Cardinal Pell said.
But he said John Davoren, director of the church's Professional Standards Office responsible for organising such an assessment was a "muddler" and "sometimes not logical" who "didn't seem to have a scrupulous understanding or commitment" to following the Church's protocol.
"Did you take any measures to remove him from the position?" counsel assisting the Commission Gail Furness SC asked.
"No, but I was very relieved when he retired through ill health", the Cardinal responded.
"Of his own volition?" Ms Furness asked.
"Of his own volition", the Cardinal confirmed.
Earlier Cardinal Pell told the commission that up until 1996 Australia was leading the way in the Catholic Church's treatment of victims of sexual abuse by priests. He said it was "a mighty issue for us because it is so contrary to what we should be about".
But "whatever the deficiencies, I think we were ahead of some countries", he said.
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The time we awake
To a life we never chose
No matter the joys, no matter the woes.
How we see
The people, the places
And the years written across their faces.
What we know
Is true and just —
Lies and malice shall turn to dust.
The lonely path to
What the heart desires
No matter the horrors that may transpire.
A glimmer of modernity
In glassy eyes
Heralding humanity, digitised.
A vivid memory
That went from a spark
To the last light one saw before the dark.


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Get the basics on Life Cycle Thinking (LCT), existing methodologies and their application, illustrated by case studies.
Learn about the work areas, their objectives, projects, and deliverables of our new phase of activities.
Browse our videos, reports, training materials, publications, journal articles, and more.
This section proposes practical hands-on tools and elements needed to apply LCA.


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*All of Twiddle T's ware's are Dishwasher safe, Microwave safe and Oven safe. Please be sure to ask for additional info like size or more pics for better color idea as all sales are final. We don't want any surprises when you get the item. Each piece is hand made by me and will have its own uniqueness including variations in color or shape. Each piece is carefully inspected and any variations are coinscidered fit for use. Please embrace the uniqueness and character of each piecse. Like always they are all one of a kind so duplicates are not available.
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2015 PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS 2015 Tax Rate is $21.72 per $1000 of value: A complete listing of assessed values sorted by location for the 2015 Tax Year.
A complete description of property, site specific data, and the valuation breakdown is available printed on a "Property Record Card". You may obtain a copy of this card at the Assessor's office or our GIS web site. To get a card off the web, go to ONLINE GIS, review and accept our disclaimer, and enter ONLINE GIS, hosted by CAI Query Manager and search by Owner, Address, or Parcel ID.
A property assessment is a generic appraisal, taking primary elements of value and applying unit costs to derive an outcome. In general terms, the elements include land area (in acreage), gross living area (building square footage), extra features and outbuildings. The unit costs are extracted from property sales data and when applied to the subject property, the assessment should reflect fair market value as improved as of April 1st, 2015 at the current level of assessment*. (See New Hampshire RSA 75:1 "How Appraised" and RSA 76:16 regarding abatement requests)
Please see the Property Assessment Manual - Revaluation 2015 (14MB) for Windham's appraisal.
If your assessment seems high, you should first review the data on file. Errors in property data contribute to inaccurate valuations. Taxpayers aggrieved by an improper valuation may appeal their assessment per State Law (RSA 76:16) and file for abatement.
*Level of Assessment – Each year, the DRA conducts a sales ratio study on each municipality to evaluate the performance of their assessment program. Tax Year 2015 study uses sales that occurred during the period October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015. Based on this information, they will determine the average level of assessment of land and buildings as of April 1, 2015. Using qualified sales, verified through the PA-34 form (sales questionnaire) and our office, the median ratio will be determined. The median ratio is used to modify properties under review for abatement. The Town is expecting to be notified of its ratio by February/March 2016.
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This impressive monument is in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. The imagery on the stone immediately tell you it is the grave of a firefighter — the hydrant with the hose that outlines the stone, a helmet, a ladder, an axe, and a lantern. The inscription reads:
In Memory Of
Capt. Daniel S. Lewis
Born May 15, 1854
Entered the Service
Oct. 18, 1881
Gave his life to the city
April 26, 1903
Lewis, captain of Engine Company No. 11, was killed fighting a fire in the Brunson and Union Company buildings at the corner of Long Street and High Street in downtown Columbus. According to a newspaper account, he was killed when a wall collapsed and fell on him. "His body was cremated in the ruins."
"The fire was attended by many exciting incidents, the most thrilling being the rescue of Philip Nation, a grocer, from his apartments on the fourth floor of the Brunson Building where he had been hemmed in by flames. The fire started in the Brunson Building and its progress was fanned by a brisk wind from the north. This building was occupied on the ground floor by the Walkover Shoe Company, Tallmadge Hardware Company, and Bott Brothers' saloon. The upper floors were occupied mainly as living apartments, the exceptions being the Woman's Christian Temperance Union rest room and the art studios of Maurice Hague and H. P. Hayden.
"Smoke was first seen issuing from the basement under the saloon. The fire smoldered for half an hour and the firemen thought they had it under control, when the flames suddenly burst from an upper story"
The New York Times, April 27, 1903, p. 1. Available online at http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=940DE5DD1F30E733A25754C2A9629C946297D6CF


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My fellow developer evangelist in California, Bret Stateham, wrote a great article on how Windows Azure developers can now more-easily leverage the Windows Azure Data Marketplace. Check it out.
Did you know that Windows Azure has it's own store? It's been around for some time as the Windows Azure Marketplace. Well, today an update to the Windows Azure Management portal allows both store vendors and consumers a much better shopping experience!
There are numerous add-on including data sets, data services, and application services. You can add services including:
- Bing Search API
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- MongoLab hosted MongoDB
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Physcial Sciences Division
Staff Awards & Honors
January 2008
Article on New Sorbent Method for Toxic Materials Attracts Attention
A paper about a highly dispersible sorbent that binds to mercury and other toxic metals and can then be separated from the solution using a magnet attracted significant attention, becoming one of the most accessed articles in Environmental Science and Technology in late 2007. This 6-page article was written by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Marvin Warner, Charles Timchalk, Wassana Yantasee, Cynthia Warner, R. Shane Addleman, Robert Wiacek, and Glen Fryxell; Chulalongkorn University's Thanapon Sangvanich; and University of Oregon's Timothy Carter.
Entitled "Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Systems with Thiol Functionalized Superparamagentic Nanoparticles," the article discussed combining superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with a sulfur-containing acid, known as dimercaptosuccinic acid. These rust-colored particles, which look like the finest ground black pepper, possess a large surface area (114 m2/g) that results in more binding sites for the metals.
Thanks to magnets, thiol-functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles could provide quick and easy way to remove toxic metals from water.
"We took a material developed for bio-applications and moved it into environmental remediation applications," said Marvin Warner, a co-principal investigator on the research.
On the surface of the particles, mercury, silver, lead, cadmium, and thallium bind to the free sulfur on the DMSA strands. Arsenic binds to the iron oxide lattices. Loaded with toxic metals, the particles can be separated from the solution in about a minute using a 1.2-T magnet.
The chemical affinity, capacity, kinetics, and stability of these nanoparticles were compared to other sorbents using river water, groundwater, seawater, and human blood and plasma loaded with toxic soft metals. The DMSA-modified particles removed 30-fold more mercury than conventional resin-based sorbents. Further, the particles removed 99 wt% of 1 mg/L lead in a minute, while other sorbents took up to 2 hours to remove nearly as much.
Not to rest on their laurels, the researchers are completing another paper that highlights their research on using these particles to detect low levels of contaminants in complex samples.
This work was funded by two National Institute of Health grants and a PNNL Directed Research and Development grant through the Lab's Homeland Security Initiative. The work was done in the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a national scientific user facility, at PNNL.
Citation: Yantasee W, CL Warner, T Sangvanich, RS Addleman, TG Carter, RJ Wiacek, GE Fryxell, C Timchalk, and MG Warner. 2007. "Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Systems with Thiol Functionalized Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles." Environmental Science & Technology 41(14):5114-5119. doi:10.1021/es0705238


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I don't know what he's like as a coach, but he's about the most boring basketball announcer in history. WAY too serious, no sense of humor whatsoever. Maybe that's why Michael and Co. ran him out the first time around.
posted by robslob at 05:42 PM on May 29, 2008
All this evidence of support for UCLA and USC football convinces me of NOTHING. Actually, it's evidence of the OPPOSITE...........that there are too many other things going on in Los Angeles for anyone to care about an NFL team.
posted by robslob at 02:31 PM on January 20, 2008
Anyone who thinks The Rams should move back to L.A. is offering up an ignorant opinion by one who never lived in Los Angeles during The Ram's last ten years there. I lived there up until I turned 30, only a few years before they left L.A. for St. Louis. Support? They had hardly any, even though they were the only NFL team in town. L.A. is not an NFL city; why do you think they have had no team for years? When you make the playoffs and the next year can only draw about 30,000 for your home opener, it's time to get out. L.A. folks are more concerned with their Mercedes, music and show business, The Dodgers and The Lakers. Football ain't glitzy enough for L.A.!!
posted by robslob at 08:50 AM on January 19, 2008
Lidocaine injections on the sidelines, while players huddle around to shield this from the fans. Yet they ban players from the league for marijuana use?? Tell me WHAT could be more hypocritical than THAT?
posted by robslob at 03:08 AM on November 20, 2007
The NFL is a TREMENDOUS public relations machine. After reading this, the sappy commercials they run during games showing NFL players doing charity work in their communities make me want to puke. In high school I was 6'4", 205 lbs and athletic, a basketball player. You think the football coaches didn't want me? One of them called me a pussy for not playing. I actually wanted to play, although basketball was my first love. My old man prevented me from playing football. For years I resented it. It wasn't until I was in my 40's that I recognized his wisdom, and sent him an article from the San Jose Mercury News. It was a feature on ex-49ers linebacker Gary Plummer, who has had 17 surgeries and sleeps in a recliner in the living room so as not to disturb his wife when he wakes up in pain at night. My Dad knew that the coaches were nothing but young, macho assholes who wanted to use me for their own gain, no different than the NFL does.
posted by robslob at 08:04 AM on November 19, 2007
I'm a Niners and a Jerry Rice fan, live in the Bay area. However I agree with some others here, he played a little too long. My only fear about this retirement thing is that once they sign him to the short contract, he'll insist on going out there!!!!!!!!!
posted by robslob at 12:35 PM on August 20, 2006
Thank you, familyman, couldn't have said it better myself. That's my question, entirely: Why is it always OK in any sport for the majority of the players (especially the NBA) to be black? Why is that never called racist hiring? Because no one ever questions that blacks make great professional athletes. So if the majority of good coaches happen to be white, why does that suddenly become racism?
posted by robslob at 08:00 AM on February 05, 2006
Agreed.........anyone experienced in both marijuana and alcohol use knows alcohol is the much more dangerous of the two.........yet the NFL is not testing for it. That means Moss, Williams et al could be downing a fifth of Jack Daniels every evening and continue to play.
posted by robslob at 09:02 AM on August 19, 2005
Randy, come down to San Jose and get a 32 oz bottle of "Strip" at a head shop called "Up in Smoke." Refrain from smoking 48 hours before your test (I personally doubled it to 96 hours). Drink "Strip" two hours before your test. I passed; so can you. And I think you can afford the $39.95 + tax a little better than I can. PS I would bet if you look "Strip" is available somewhere in Oakland, or at least Berkeley.
posted by robslob at 11:54 PM on August 18, 2005
Ricky Williams was fined and last year for marijuana use. Terrell Owens should be a fine example to the NFL of how pot may benefit a player...........this dude needs to mellow out!!
posted by robslob at 10:13 AM on August 11, 2005
I am resisting the temptation to do what often goes on here and make demeaning, often expletive remarks to other posters; that accomplishes nothing. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE, SPORTS FANS. It has ALWAYS taken MORE than great players to win championships. Michael was a frustrated superstar before Phil. How many times did Kerr when a game with a three while Michael was double-teamed? Who put Kerr on the floor at the right time? And in shorter history, Kobe-Shaq were at WAR when Phil came aboard. Post Phil? THREE STRAIGHT TITLES. Yeah, obviously Phil needs players, which is what many of you are saying. HOW BRILLIANT OF YOU TO SEE THAT. WHAT I AM SAYING is that the players need the coach, EVERY BIT as much. If you can't see that, you're either too young to remember or too prejudiced against L.A. to say anything meaningful here.
posted by robslob at 12:01 PM on June 15, 2005
QUESTION: Dear sports fans, what do three of the greatest to ever step out on the court, Michael, Kobe and Shaq, all have in common? ANSWER: NO ZEN, NO RING.
posted by robslob at 04:11 PM on June 14, 2005
Questioning of Jackson's coaching ability???????? What???????? Oh ye of little faith............watch more TV, more commercials, listen to the Zenmaster. Watch Zenmaster turn Lakers into a contender..............he's got Kobe. He won with Michael and an average center, Bill Cartwright et al............watch him come up with another Pippen to compliment Kobe. -Lakers fan since 1965 (I'm 50).
posted by robslob at 03:23 PM on June 14, 2005
Very classy post-game remarks by Shaq last night. I quote from my memory: "I talked to Mikan many times"......."A very classy person"......."I wouldn't be where I am without him"........"Have his family contact me, I'd like to pay for the funeral." RIGHT ON, SHAQUILLE!! How many NBA players are showing that kind of respect for the ones who started it all? Can't think of many.
posted by robslob at 08:03 AM on June 03, 2005
Very interesting, and thanks everyone for all the info on Abdul-Wahad. It sounds to me like Mark Cuban has a lot more money than basketball and/or business sense. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20 after someone has an MVP year. That said, Cuban must be weeping every night after how Nash trashed his team in the playoffs.
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You can not realistically ban encryption. Encryption is used to protect communication through electronic devices; it protects your bank information and online accounts. This is cryptography, it is used in hundreds of systems. We have politicians speaking about banning these technologies. How can this be? British Prime minister David Cameron has raised a red flag on encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Snapchat. He has called for the banning of these apps; implying that they are being used by criminal organizations and terrorists to communicate.
"In our country, do we want to allow a means of communication between people which we cannot read?", rhetorically said by the Prime Minister
With this sort of logic I am going to go as far as to say; we should leave our houses and cars unlocked; and valuables left unguarded in public spaces because surely it would be much simpler to catch thieves and put them in prison.
Security is not just for what the social norm calls the "good guys". It is a two way street. I would rather have peace of mind that my data is being protected so well; to the point that Government officials can not tap into it. Think about the various ways this could go wrong. Imagine corrupt politicians with access to data or just consider that lightening up on security measures, will make it easier for the average hacker to gain access.
Computer scientists have spoken out on the futility of weakening encryption; so only Government officials have access.This same weaknesses can be exploited by malicious hackers. This view is held by many computer experts actively in the field.
A few months back a ban was called on WhatsApp in the UK; it has recently been dropped because of mass criticism. But this can of worms has not been closed just yet. This has just pushed the issue to other parts of the world; where they can theoretically gain some traction and spread. India has a ban on certain types of encryption. WhatsApp uses end to end encryption; which is illegal in India. WhatsApp uses a 256bit encryption which is only known by the sender and the receiver. India only allows 40bit encryption if you want to have permission you need to apply through the Government. The Indian Government has asked for the keys to be able to gain access; but WhatsApp creators have said they do not have them. So all user using the latest version of WhatsApp in India are technically breaking the law. No actions have been decided on what to do with the company; they are not based in India making things complicated. Recently Brazilian authorities have been reported to have been reported to be collecting WhatsApp data with the hopes of fighting drug tracking. WhatsApp has been cooperating with law enforcement; but have gone on to say that they cannot provide the full extent of what they want. We are just uncovering what's on the surface; do some research on what your local Government and even internet service providers are doing; and what data they are doing with this data.


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Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), is the term used to refer to the biologically active component of a drug product (e.g. tablet, capsule). Drug products are usually composed of several components. The aforementioned API is the primary ingredient. Other ingredients are commonly known as "excipients" and these substances are always required to be biologically safe, often making up a variable fraction of the drug product. The procedure for optimizing and compositing this mixture of components used in the drug is known as "formulation." For example, if the API is a solid and the drug is required to have a liquid dosage form, such as a cough syrup, then the excipients would be the liquids that are used to formulate the syrup. The design criteria for any small molecule API is usually a combination of several factors that goes beyond the intended therapeutic effect, and usually heavily encompasses both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations, so for this reason, API molecules have many chemical functional groups.
The API form that is used in a formulation is often the most thermodynamically stable crystalline form. As such, the phenomenon of hydrogen bonding in combination with there being many functional groups on the API usually results in the available crystalline form being a hydrate.
Because of this fact the hydration behavior of crystalline APIs is of particularly high importance within the pharmaceutical industry, and is vastly studied from every possible angle. The state of hydration has a direct effect on the physical properties of the API, which in turn has a large impact on the drug processability and how the drug will eventually perform in-vivo, i.e. stability, solubility, and bioavailability.
Recently, a team of scientists in the department of Drug Product Science and Technology, at Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA have developed a supplementary technique to complement more conventional analysis (methods such as calorimetric studies, nuclear magnetic resonance and vibrational spectroscopy) to study the behavior of hydration in organic crystalline solids.
By performing single crystal X-ray diffraction experiments with the ultimate objective being interpretation of the non-Bragg diffraction features, Chan et al, Acta Cryst. (2014) were able to gain further insight into the mechanical and structural details of the dehydration of the crystal. These scattering features were reproduced and studied using computer models and the results were able to show the mechanistic relationships between changes in the lattice structure as stages of the overall drying process.
This study is the first of its kind to combine the mechanism of dehydration and non-Bragg scattering features from a single API crystal and the results will further improve the knowledge, formulation and choice of API used in drug manufacture today. The group at BMS anticipates that these same data interpretation techniques will be useful to other researchers and that a more user friendly modeling software can be made available in the future.
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audisp-prelude (8) - Linux Manuals
audisp-prelude: plugin for IDMEF alerts
audisp-prelude - plugin for IDMEF alertsSYNOPSIS
audisp-prelude [ --test ]DESCRIPTION
audisp-prelude is a plugin for the audit event dispatcher daemon, audispd, that uses libprelude to send IDMEF alerts for possible Intrusion Detection events. This plugin requires connecting to a prelude-manager to record the events it sends. This plugin will analyze audit events in realtime and send detected events to the prelude-manager for correlation, recording, and display.Events that are currently supported are: Logins, Forbidden Login Location, Max Concurrent Sessions, Max Login Failures, Forbidden Login Time, SE Linux AVCs, SE Linux Enforcement Changes, Abnormal Program Termination, Promiscuous Socket Changes, and watched account logins.
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Take input from stdin and write prelude events to stdout but does not send them to the prelude-manager. This can be used for debugging or testing the system with suspicious log files when you do not want it to alert or react.
This sensor has to be registered with the prelude-manager before it will work properly. If the prelude-manager is on the same host as the sensor, you will need to open two windows to register. If not, you will have to adjust this example to fit your environment.In one window, type:
prelude-admin register auditd "idmef:w" localhost --uid 0 --gid 0
In another, type:
prelude-admin registration-server prelude-manager
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration.
If you are aggregating multiple machines, you should enable node information in the audit event stream. You can do this in one of two places. If you want computer node names written to disk as well as sent in the realtime event stream, edit the name_format option in /etc/audit/auditd.conf. If you only want the node names in the realtime event stream, then edit the name_format option in /etc/audisp/audispd.conf. Do not enable both as it will put 2 node fields in the event stream.At this point, if you want have audit: forbidden login location, max concurrent sessions, max login failures, and forbidden login time anomalies being reported, you have to setup pam modules correctly. The pam modules are respectively: pam_access, pam_limits, pam_tally2, and pam_time. Please see the respective pam module man pages for any instructions.
For performance reasons, some audit events will not produce syscall records which contain additional information about events unless there is at least one audit rule loaded. If you do not have any additional audit rules, edit /etc/audit/audit.rules and add something simple that won't impact performace like this: -w /etc/shadow -p wa. This rule will watch the shadow file for writes or changes to its attributes. The additional audit information provided by having at least one rule will allow the plugin to give a more complete view of the alert it is sending.
If you are wanting to get alerts on watched syscalls, watched files, watched execution, or something becoming executable, you need to add some keys to your audit rules. For example, if you have the following audit watch in /etc/audit/audit.rules:
-w /etc/shadow -p wa
and you want idmef alerts on this, you need to add -k ids-file-med or something appropriate to signal to the plugin that this message is for it. The format of the key has a fixed format of keywords separated by a dash. It follows the form of ids-type-severity. The type can be either sys, file, exec, or mkexe depending on whether you want the event to be considered a watched_syscall, watched_file, watched_exec, or watched_mk_exe respectively. The severity can be either info, low, med, or hi depending on how urgent you would like it to be.
To alert on any use of the personality syscall: -a exit,always -S personality -k ids-sys-medTo alert on a user failing to access the shadow file: -a always,exit -F path=/etc/shadow -F perms=wa -F success=0 -k ids-file-med
To alert on the execution of a program: -w /bin/ping -p x -k ids-exe-info
To alert on users making exe's in their home dir (takes 2 rules): -a exit,always -S fchmodat -F dir=/home -F a2&0111 -F filetype=file -k ids-mkexe-hi -a exit,always -S fchmod,chmod -F dir=/home -F a1&0111 -F filetype=file -k ids-mkexe-hi
/etc/audisp/plugins.d/au-prelude.conf, /etc/audit/auditd.conf, /etc/audisp/audispd.conf, /etc/audisp/audisp-prelude.confAUTHOR
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That would be ME! I just got an e-mail from Blizzard that I've been selected to beta test, FINALLY! It says I'll see the client available for download within 24 hours. I can't wait! I was so stinking jealous every expansion as I watched others get to play the beta while I could only read about it.
That's all I've got for now. Looks like you'll be getting updates more often now.


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Today we have been painting pasta! It's such an easy craft, I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. The craft possibilities are endless. We made some hair clips and bows so far this morning. Next Sydney wants to make a picture, turning the pasta into butterflies!
Here is one of the clips we made:
Plain bow tie pasta:
Update, Sydney's butterfly artwork:


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Bar and Waiting Apprentice
- Employer
- Lifetime Training
- Location
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £228 - 316 per week
- Closing date
- 25 Oct 2023
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- Specialism
- Catering
- Sector
- Hospitality & Travel
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Intermediate
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- 12-18 months
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The Chef & Brewer Collection brings together 141 beautiful, cosy country-style pubs, based in England and Wales. As an Apprentice in Bar & Waiting you don't need to have experience as we'll teach you everything you need... All you need is a warm and friendly personality, willingness to learn and a genuine love for what you do.
-Gain a nationally recognised qualification which will look GREAT on your CV
-Love eating out? You'll get 33% staff discount at Greene King managed pubs
-Great working atmosphere - Fun, Laughs and Room for progression & development
-Discounts off high-street retail brands that include - Apple, ASOS, John Lewis and many more...
-Over 30 funded Apprenticeships available, ranging from Level 2 to Level 7
Responsibilities included in this role:
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-Be involved and contribute at all team meetings
What your apprenticeship includes:
- A mixture of face to face and virtual catch ups with your learning coach every 4 - 6 weeks
- A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
- Feedback sessions to discuss progress
- Obtain Functional Skills in English and Maths (if you don't already have GCSE)
At Greene King, you will be completing a Hospitality Team Member Level 2 Qualification over the course of 15 months.
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Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti believes safety Ed Reed will remain with the organization. That's what his gut tells him, at least.
Bisciotti made an appearance on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" on Tuesday and asked what his gut feeling was on the Reed negotiations.
"That we have him," he replied.
Reed recently visited with the Houston Texans and told The Baltimore Sun he wants a similar amount to the $7.2 million he earned in 2012. Reed reportedly turned down a three-year offer that averaged around $4 million per year. Bisciotti might be confident, but he tempered expectations.
"It will be tough, but we've got guys that will fill in," Bisciotti said. "Ed is a special guy and I'm encouraged that Ozzie's still talking with him."
Bisciotti spoke about the possibility of being the first Super Bowl champion since 2003 to open the following season on the road. There's a scheduling conflict with the Baltimore Orioles that might keep the Ravensfrom kicking off the NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 5.
"We're close. We obviously have to make a quick decision," Bisciotti said. "There's a lot of parties with Major League Baseball that have to come together and find out if it's an obstacle they can overcome.
Offseason Forecast: Ravens
Around The League examines what's next for the NFL's 32 teams in 2013. Gregg Rosenthal covers the Ravens. **More ...**
"Disappointed for the fans. If we're forced to do it, then we have to do it. ... I'll be disappointed, but we'll get over it."
The Ravens' owner also told a story about Joe Flacco being comfortable walking away from the team's contract offer before the season. In turn, the organization was fine with declining Flacco's offer. They decided to let the season play out. In the end, Flacco came out on top with a six-year, $120.6 million deal with $52 million guaranteed.
"It was not like I was rooting against him," Bisciotti said with a laugh.
Bisciotti certainly didn't seem stressed about anything these days. It's good to be the champ.
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The three Red Bull/KTM riders made history when they crossed the checkered flag at the sixth round of the AMA Supercross Series each finishing inside the top ten aboard their KTM 350 SX-F race machines.
It could be the orange mohawk (see picture), his hometown crowd or more experience on the bike, but one thing is for sure, something clicked for Red Bull/KTM's Andrew Short at the sixth round of the series in Houston, TX.
In practice, Short put together his best showing all season. He qualified sixth fastest just a second off the pace of James Stewart who turned the fastest lap. Ken Roczen, in his first-ever SX class race, turned the 9th fastest time and Mike Alessi rounded out the group in 13th.
Short was up first in heat number one. The start of this race was quite tricky as it was a very short straightaway followed by a tight left hand turn. Short picked the very inside gate for his heat. He actually didn't get a great jump but as everyone pushed to the outside around the first corner he snuck his KTM right up the inside and came out 4th around the turn. Short turned up the heat within the first few corners quickly moving into 2nd position behind early leader Ryan Dungey. Short held his pace and chased Dungey the entire 8 lap heat to qualify 2nd overall.
Roczen and Alessi were up next in heat number two. Roczen picked the same gate Short had while Alessi was lined up about five more in toward the box. When the gate dropped Alessi came out swinging in 4th place with Roczen a few spots back in 7th. On the first lap Roczen collided with Ivan Tedesco but managed to stay on two wheels. "When I hit Tedesco I jammed my foot hard and it hurt the same heel I had injured earlier in the season. It was hard to ride but I knew I needed to keep going to qualify to the main," remarked Roczen. Alessi stayed in 4th position for the first two laps before dropping briefly to 5th. Meanwhile Roczen picked up the pace and moved forward. He was able to overtake Alessi with two laps to go to qualify into his first-ever SX main event with a 6th place finish. Alessi finished right behind him in 7th place.
All three Red Bull/KTM riders lucked out at the start of the SX main event by avoiding the first turn pile up. Short came around the first turn in 6th, Roczen was running about 9th and Alessi managed to work his way up to 10th at the end of the first lap after being pushed off the track in turn one.
From lap one to the finish all three KTM riders remained inside the top ten. Short held 6th throughout the majority of the race. On the final lap he began to close in on the 5th place ride of Brett Metcalfe. After the first rhythm section past the finish, Short was able to make the pass on Metcalfe and move into the top five. He went on to finish 5th overall. "I was so excited to get 5th today. It was my goal to break into the top five at this race and I am so happy to have achieved that in front of my hometown crowd. We made huge progress with the bike this week and everything feels like it is coming together right now. I was also able to move up in points today," mentioned Short after the race. Short now sits 6th in overall points.
His teammate, Roczen also turned some heads aboard the bigger bike. Roczen started in 9th position and moved up to 8th on the third lap. He held that position throughout the remainder of the race and was able to capitalize on Metcalfe's crash at the end to finish 7th.
"I was not thinking very positive before the main event because my heel was still hurting me from the heat. But it was not bad in the main and I forgot about the pain when I was riding. I am so excited to finish inside the top ten. I was more nervous than I had ever been going into this race. The guys in the SX class have been my heroes for a long time and it was pretty cool to get to race with them. I am very happy to have raced this event and hope to do a few more," stated the happy 16 year-old after his impressive 7th place finish.
Helping the team make history by being the third KTM 350 SX-F in the top ten was Mike Alessi. He came around the first lap in 10th position and rode a strong consistent race maintaining his position through the end of the race to mark his first top ten of the season.
"The last two weeks I have made some changes to my program and am slowly gaining back some confidence. My goal was to get inside the top ten and now I just want to remain consistent and hopefully back it up in San Diego. I am really pumped for the team tonight. To have all riders finish inside the top ten is great for the Red Bull/KTM team and especially the 350 SX-F," stated Alessi after the main event.
All three riders will pack their bags and head back to California for the 7th round of the series to be held at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA next weekend. Short and Alessi will return to action in the SX class while Roczen will step back onto his Lites bike to race the fifth round of the West SX Lites Series.
Overall Results SX Class –
- Trey Canard
- Ryan Dungey
- Ryan Villopoto
- Davi Millsaps
- Andrew Short – KTM
- Chad Reed
- Ken Roczen – KTM
- Brett Metcalfe
- Ivan Tedesco
- Mike Alessi – KTM
- Thomas Hahn
- Nick Wey
- Justin Brayton
- Weston Peick
- James Stewart
- Kyle Regal
- Vince Friese
- Chris Blose
- Kevin Windham
- Jason Thomas
Overall Points SX Class –
- Ryan Villopoto – 132
- James Stewart – 123
- Trey Canard – 112
- Chad Reed – 105
- Ryan Dungey – 101
- Andrew Short – 80
- Brett Metcalfe – 80
- Justin Brayton – 65
- Davi Millsaps – 62
- Kevin Windham – 61


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Dean Joseph Curtis
Professor of Law
John and Frances Angelos Law Center, Room 1107
Administrative Assistant: Tiffany Ralph
John and Frances Angelos Law Center, Room 1112
J.D., University of Maryland, 1984
B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1981
Areas of Expertise
Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Litigation Process
LL.M. Criminal Law and Procedure
Recent Supreme Court Decisions
Anderson began teaching at the University of Baltimore in 1989 as part of the Legal Analysis Research and Writing program. Later, he played a key role in the development of the University of Baltimore Appellate Practice Clinic. From 2000 to 2008 he served as the founding director of the Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills.
Before joining the faculty, Anderson practiced law in Baltimore and also served for nine years in the Maryland Public Defender's Office, where he was an assistant public defender and supervising attorney in the Appellate Division. He later served as special assistant public defender, responsible for a number of statewide litigation and legislative matters, and was also counsel to Stephen E. Harris, the state public defender for Maryland. Anderson has represented clients in major death penalty, felony and civil litigation cases in trial and appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Anderson was elected chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Section Council on Criminal Law and Practice in 2000-01. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, and as a member of the Monumental Bar Association Judicial Selection Committee, the Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, and the Maryland General Assembly Criminal Code Commission on the Future of the Courts. He was chair of the American Association of Law Schools Defamation and Privacy Section from 2007-08 and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of its Litigation Section.
He has taught at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., and is a frequent speaker at local and national attorney and judicial training conferences. He has taught legal studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at the Baltimore City Police Academy. He is a member of the Maryland, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and United States Supreme Court bars. In 2000 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Maryland Bar Foundation for defending unpopular causes and received the University System of Maryland Regents Award for Teaching and Mentoring in 2006. In 2002 he was elected to the American Law Institute.
He has published articles in the Nebraska, Loyola Los Angeles, New England, McGeorge and University of Baltimore law reviews, and in the Rutgers and Howard University law journals.
Selected Publications
Criminal Law: Cases, Commentary and Question, Carolina Academic Press, with Patricia Mell, former dean of the John Marshall School of Law, Chicago (2007).
"Perspective on the Economic and Cultural Effects of Obesity Litigation: Lessons from Pelman v. McDonalds," book chapter published in Obesity, Business and Public Policy, Editors, Zoltan J. Acs and Alan Lyles, Edward Elger Publisher (Northhampton, Mass.), p. 206 (2007).
Articles and Essays
Simulating the Litigation Experience: How Mentoring Law Students in Local Cases Can Enrich Training for the Twenty First Century Lawyer , 33 Rev. Litig. (2014).
Written testimony on H.B. 294 submitted to the Maryland General Assembly, Law Enforcement Officers: Entrance Level and Service Training Requirements. (Feb. 4, 2014) (on file with the author).
Freedom of Association, the Community Party, and the Hollywood Ten: The Forgotten First Amendment Legacy of Charles Hamilton Houston, 40 McGeorge L. Rev 25 (2009).
Reflections on Standing: Challenges to Searches and Seizures in a High Technology World , 75 Miss. L. J. 1099 (2006).
Accountability Solutions in the Consent Search and Seizure Wasteland, 79 Nebraska Law Rev. 711 (March 2001).
Catch Me If You Can! Resolving the Ethical Tragedies in the Brave New World of Jury Selection , 32 New England Law Review 343 (1998) (lead article).
Will the Punishment Fit the Victims? The Case for Pre-Trial Disclosure, and the Uncharted Future of Victim Impact Information in Capital Jury Sentencing, 28 Rutgers Law Journal 367 (1997).


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I had another great turnout at the Crafternoon that I hosted on Saturday.
Lots of creative ideas & conversation.
It is so fun to see how every craft turns out different!
Some of the other participant's finished products…
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Remember the days when the Los Angeles Lakers walked on rarefied hoops air, when all the breaks seemed to go their way and the rest of the NBA (save for the rival Boston Celtics, of course) was envious of their charmed existence?
The halcyon times have turned hellish, all right. And Thursday was the latest proof.
you are watching: Kobe Bryant at point guard symbolizes Lakers' misery
Just as Kobe Bryant was working his way back into form from his April Achilles tendon tear and his undermanned, under-.500 (10-11) team was trying to make the best of an already-bad situation, an MRI revealed a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of point guard Steve Blake's right elbow that will keep him out at least six weeks. Now Blake will never find his way onto a Hall of Fame ballot, so this is not quite the same as the Lakers seeing big man Dwight Howard skip town like he did as a free agent last summer. But the ripple effect of the injury is brutal for Bryant, as it means he'll be forced to play point guard at a time when he had made it abundantly clear that he wanted to do nothing of the sort.
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And how's this for timing? On this four-game road trip which follows the Lakers' 0-2 start with Bryant back in the fold, the 35-year-old who has been wearing a heat pad during games on his left ankle because of continued tightness will have both ankles tested by the likes of relentless All-Star Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) on Friday, young waterbug Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats) on Saturday, slithery scorer Jeff Teague (Atlanta Hawks) on Saturday and superb talent Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies) on Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, yes," Bryant, who recently signed a two-year, $48.5 million extension, told news reporters when asked if he was the team's new starting point guard. "We'll have some adjustments to make.".
It's good, old-fashioned bad luck, and that's an entirely new concept in Laker Land.
see more : Ex-Yankee Linz, key player in '64 harmonica flap, dies at 81
To wit, the surprising acquisition of point guard Steve Nash two summers ago was seen by even the most discerning critics as a boon, but his two-season long struggle to stay healthy continues in the most unfair of ways and he last played more than a month ago (nerve root irritation). Offseason pickup Jordan Farmar was playing good basketball before he tore his left hamstring on Dec. 1, and he remains at least a couple weeks away from a return.
Everything that can go wrong is for coach Mike D'Antoni and his crew, and the sliver of hope out there on the horizon may only be reachable if things continue to get worse.
If the Lakers' fortunes spirals so far South that they wind up as one of the worst teams in the NBA, now is the time to do it. They have their draft pick for this coming June, and the forthcoming crop of talent is widely seen as one of the best in a long, long time. If Bryant and a free agent superstar of his choice can be joined this summer one of the young elites, then maybe this will all be worth it in the end.
For now, though? The Lakers aren't enjoying this comeuppance very much.
Source: https://a5nrugby.com
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The Myth That Obamacare Is Destroying Full-Time Jobs Just Got Debunked
According to the BLS household survey, part-time jobs fell 594,000 in September while full-time workers were up 691,000.
This was one hopeful nugget in an otherwise lackluster jobs report.
Workers are considered to be "part time" if they work under 35 hours a week.
Earlier this summer, when part-time numbers looked like they might be on the rise, some speculated that the shift was due to the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
Under Obamacare, employers will be required to offer health insurance or face penalties (the White House recently announced it will delay enforcement until 2015). Some companies have said they will reduce their full-time staff to below the 50-employee threshold as a result, or simply shave back full-timers' hours.
"If the health law were driving employers to cut employees' hours, the most vulnerable workers would likely be those working just above the 30-hour cutoff," writes the Wall Street Journal's Ben Casselman. "That means the data would show a decline in those working 30 to 34 hours and an increase in those working less than 30 hours." He explains:
That isn't what's happening. The share of part-timers who say they usually work between 30 and 34 hours at their main job has been roughly flat over the past three years, at about 28%. (September data aren't yet available.) If anything, it's actually risen in the past year, though the change has been minor. The share working just under 30 hours has indeed risen somewhat, but the share working under 25 hours has fallen—suggesting that employers are giving part-timers more hours, rather than cutting full-timers' hours back.
Put another way: If the Labor Department used the same definition of "part-time" as the health law, its data would show no increase in part-time work over the past year.
Check out the chart showing that part-time workers as a share of total workers has, if anything, actually gone down.
Business Insider, BLS
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Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^n$ be an open domain and $\tau>0$. Consider the following boundary value problem
$-\Delta v=f $ in $\Omega$, $\partial_\nu v+\tau v=g$ on $\partial\Omega$.
If $\Omega$ is a bounded with sufficiently smooth boundary it is known that we have "maximal elliptic $L_p$-regularity", i.e. for $f\in H^k_p(\Omega)$ and $g\in W^{k+1-1/p}_p(\partial\Omega)$ there is a unique solution $v\in H^{k+2}_p(\Omega)$, where $k\in \mathbb N$ and $p\in(1,\infty)$, see e.g. Triebel, Interpolation theory, Function spaces, Differential operators.
Is anybody aware of a corresponding result for the case when $\Omega$ is unbounded, e.g. a half space or an infinite layer?


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Stormwater Management
The City's Stormwater Program oversees the operation and management of a storm drain system consisting of 26 miles of creeks, 54 miles of open ditches, 5.5 miles of concrete-lined channels, 62 bridges, hundreds of miles of pipe, and thousands of catch basins and manholes. The goal of the program is to effectively manage stormwater runoff as a resource while improving water quality.
Creek and Channel Maintenance
The City performs numerous functions in cleaning and maintaining the creeks and drainage systems throughout Citrus Heights. The City contracts for these services and the contractors perform the following duties:
To request drainage maintenance services, please call General Services at 916-727-4770 or make a report on SeeClickFix.
The City of Citrus Heights has prepared an Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration to assess potential environmental impacts and identify avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures associated with ongoing maintenance of the City's drainage infrastructure. Physical copies of this document are also available for public review at City Hall (6360 Fountain Square Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621). Please contact the General Services Department at 916-727-4770 to review the study. The document is also available for download (PDF).
Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership
To coordinate regional drainage strategies, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento county participate in the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership (SSQP). The program has the following goals:
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Recognizing the need for a synergistic approach to the long-standing problem of gaps in care for veterans and their families, the School of Social Work and the School of Nursing have founded the UB Partnership for Excellence in Veteran Care (UBPEVC) to analyze the current state of care, develop a comprehensive veteran care educational program for nursing and social work students, and improve training and service delivery for health care providers who serve veterans and military families.
One of the best ways to achieve this objective, according to Lisa Butler, associate professor of social work and the project's principal investigator, is to develop a competency of military culture so that students and practitioners can more effectively relate to the veteran population. "Though we're not yet at the stage of analysis, we hope with our focus groups to gain more nuanced information to be able to highlight areas practitioners may not have considered emphasizing previously."
Training students now will lead to more practitioners later who are sensitive to the culture of the military.
"Equipping graduate students with the knowledge and skills to work in a way that is reflective of the needs veterans are facing is one of our main goals. If the learning curve once they're in their professional careers is not as great, they can make a difference in the quality of services veterans and their families experience," notes Katie McClain-Meeder, UBPEVC project manager.
Developing this training is collaborative, and while there will be some overlap across the schools in terms of how the training is integrated, the specialization will be molded to fit the curricula and requirements of each program. The ultimate focus, though, is best practice in service delivery to veterans and their families, regardless of the particular military branch or conflict the individual served.
"Understanding on a more sophisticated level both military culture and individual experience — what veterans have faced and reactions and responses they may have having faced combat in addition to issues surrounding reintegration — is part of being trauma-informed when it comes to serving this population," Butler explains. "Recognizing the impact of those life experiences allows us to better understand and address underlying needs."
One of those too-often veiled needs is service delivery to families of veterans. That's why project members aim to train students to identify and address the needs of veterans, while also keeping spouses, children and other family members in mind. "Anticipating the unthinkable is a powerful, painful state to live in," Butler says. "Coping with this and adapting to the possible mental and physical changes of a loved one is tremendously important."
The effects may be immediate or distant, and faced by close and extended family. "If a health care professional can recognize this 'ripple effect,' they can better identify issues and intervene," says Susan Bruce, clinical associate professor of nursing and project co-PI. "It's more than just adapting — every family member must lean a different approach to their role and their place in the fold."
Politics aside, these individuals — whether veterans or their families — sacrifice tremendously and deserve complete, considerate, competent care. "The reality," says McClain-Meeder, "is that men and women are putting their lives on the line. This is a tremendous opportunity to be a part of a project that could serve the needs of this population in a much broader and more comprehensive way."


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor, writer and director John Schneider, known for his past role on the "Dukes of Hazzard" and current role on "The Haves and the Have Nots," thought the first flood he experienced at his Louisiana production studio was bad but says he now knows there are different levels of what's considered "bad."
Schneider's Livingston Parish-based studio — which includes his home, offices, cars, wardrobe, sound stages, and more — flooded in mid-March but the water didn't get into his 116-year-old home.
This time around, he wasn't as lucky.
Schneider was one of tens of thousands of people affected by flooding across southern Louisiana where a deluge of rain as much as two feet in some areas sparked widespread, catastrophic flooding. Thirteen people died and at least 30,000 people had to be rescued from their homes. People across the state have been cleaning out their homes and trying to figure out where they will get the money to rebuild.
Schneider said this time, overflow from the Tickfaw River this month inundated all of his property in Holden, flooding his home — which includes his editing and screening rooms — and another house in which his mother lives.
"I've never experienced anything like this before," he said. "There's mud. There's silt. There's sand. It's everywhere. We used to have a baseball field on the property. Now it's covered with sand. I guess we can use it as beach set now."
Schneider said his dogs, who freely roam the property, survived the deluge by jumping onto a picnic table in the barn. "A friend came in and got them," he said.
Most amazing though, he says, has been the response by people in the area.
"A friend, I'll always be grateful to, came and put my guitars on top of tables and stools to save them," Schneider said. Another friend waded into the house and saved two films on his computer.
Schneider's reflections came as several friends helped clean out one of the sound stages where river debris was left behind once the water returned to within its banks. Actor Dylan Walsh, best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara in the FX television series "Nip/Tuck," in which Schneider also appeared, was among those lending a hand.
Schneider acknowledges the difficulties ahead as he focuses on recovery, but said he won't let the flooding stop his work at the studio.
"It might slow it down but won't stop it. You can't let something like this beat you," he said.
Schneider said he could resume filming at the studio as early as next week if need be. "One of the sound stages has been emptied, cleaned out and restocked with whatever was salvageable. We've got furniture, fixtures, pool tables and other props. The main house, however, will be a while. The floors buckled and came up due to the water so it's not safe in there. That's going to have to be repaired before anyone can use that."
On Sunday, Schneider and some of his friends will be in Branson, Missouri, hosting a flood relief benefit concert at the Starlite Theatre.
This story has been corrected to show the Branson venue's name is spelled Starlite Theatre, not Starlight Theater.
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Country's Top 5 Moments at the 2015 Grammy Awards
There were three country performances and just one award presented during the 2015 Grammys on Sunday night (Feb. 8), but none of those televised events were the best moment from the ceremony. An artist who couldn't make it to the show scores the No. 1 spot on this list of Top 5 Country Moments from the 2015 Grammy Awards.


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There was a 0.2 percent drop in retail sales in May from April, the Census Bureau just reported. Driving the decline: A 2.9 percent drop in motor vehicle sales. Car sales were hurt by a disruption in supply among Japanese manufacturers following that country's devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.
According to The Associated Press, the overall decrease is "the first decline after 10 straight increases."
Meanwhile, a sharp decline in food costs in May helped slow inflation at the wholesale level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported.
It says wholesale prices rose 0.2 percent, vs. the 0.8 percent gain in April and a 0.7 percent increase in March.
Food costs at the wholesale level fell 1.4 percent last month, while energy costs jumped 1.5 percent.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A private survey shows U.S. businesses kept hiring at a modest pace in July, suggesting the job market could be improving after three sluggish months.
Payroll provider ADP said Wednesday that businesses added 163,000 jobs last month. That's slightly below a revised total of 172,000 jobs it reported for June.
The report only covers hiring in the private sector and excludes government job growth. The Labor Department will offer a more complete picture of July hiring on Friday.
The ADP survey offered some hope that hiring is picking up. But it has often deviated sharply from the government report. In June, the Labor Department said employers added just 80,000 jobs, less than half the figure reported by ADP.
The government's report is expected to show employers added 100,000 jobs in July, according to survey of economists by FactSet. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 8.2 percent.
The hiring picture for July is a bit cloudier than usual. Weekly applications for unemployment benefits, generally considered a reliable gauge, have been distorted by seasonal adjustment issues. The government has had trouble accounting for temporary summer shutdowns in the auto industry, which are used to retool plants for new models.
The adjustments have been difficult this year because some automakers skipped the shutdowns to keep up with stronger sales, resulting in fewer temporary layoffs.
As a result, weekly applications for unemployment aid have been volatile. The Labor Department said last week that they fell 35,000 to 353,000. But that followed an increase of a similar size the previous week.
The economy isn't growing fast enough to spur much job growth. It expanded at a paltry 1.5 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, down from a 2 percent pace in the first quarter.