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Just finished watching the President unveil his new Af/Pak strategy. It is, as advertised, comprehensive. Most of the details were known in advance, but it was impressive to watch Obama lay them out in a coherent fashion. Some highlights:
1. The most important aspect of Obama's review is a refocusing toward the situation in Pakistan. The terrorist safe havens in the tribal areas is the heart of the problem. Getting Pakistan to actually move against those safe havens is the most serious challenge we face–and it's no accident that US officials have acknowledged, for the first time this week, what was previously known but not commented upon: the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) funds, supports and conspires with the Taliban (epsecially the Afghani Taliban). At the same time, there has been a marked increase in cooperation from the Zardari government: all predator drone strikes have to be approved by the Pakistanis–and Zardari has approved four times as many in the past nine months as his predecessor, Pervez Musharraf, approved in the year before that.
But there are still egregious situations that need to be addressed by the Pakistanis. The Haqqani madrasa, which sends terrorists across the Afghan border to kill American troops, is located no more than 1 kilometer away from the 9th division of the Pakistani Army. That gives new meaning to the term "safe haven." Similarly, the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar openly operates a shura in the border city of Quetta–right next to Helmand and Kandahar provinces, where most of the new American troops are being sent. Until the Pakistanis take action in those areas, they can't be considered reliable allies.
2. The economic aid package to Pakistan is unprecedented, and important, but we have to be extra-careful about how that money is disbursed by the Pakistani government. Another action that might be considered is lifting the tariffs on Pakistani-made textiles, which would be an enormous boon to building a stable middle class there.
3. Obama mentioned the "corruption" of the Afghan government. This is something Bush never did, and it send a crucial public signal–which I assume Richard Holbrooke has delivered privately–to the Karzai government. This emphasis on competence, as opposed to the Bush fantasy of democracy, is a significant change in emphasis.
4. The poppy solution is very notable. We'll offer wheat, then burn the crop if the farmers don't accept it. Then offer wheat again. These sorts of crop replacement programs don't have a fantastic track record, but the size of the poppy crop in Afghanistan has lowered prices, and also caused a real food shortage. For those reasons, the British troops in Helmand told me last December that they had some hope that a wheat replacement campaign might work.
5. No major increase in American troops, which had been requested by the military. The emphasis on training the Afghan Army and police is important, as is the intention to match US teams with Afghans, who have shown a real desire to defend their country in ethnically-mixed units. This proved very efficacious in Iraq, especially in urban areas. One immediate target of opportunity should be Kandahar city.
6. Iran is included–part of the list of countries that might form a contact group to deal with Afghanistan. No special emphasis. Just tucked in there, between Russia and India.
Taken together, this is a sober, well-reasoned policy. I hope it works.


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A handful of large corporations say they plan to sign on to a White House plan aimed at boosting hiring of the long-term unemployed.
President Obama, in his State of the Union address Tuesday, is expected to announce the initiative, which will ask companies to sign on to "best practices" that will help minimize hiring discrimination against people who have been out of work for many months or longer.
Lockheed Martin, (LMT) Xerox (XRX), Deloitte and Siemens AG (SI) confirmed their pledges to CNNMoney. The White House didn't comment on the effort.
As the economy slowly recovers from the recession, the number of workers who have not found a job for at least six months or more has grown.
The causes of the long-term unemployment problem are complex, and discrimination hard to prove. But some researchers have found that discrimination plays a role. Some companies have even posted blatant job ads saying jobless need not apply.
Obama proposed in 2011 that Congress prohibit discrimination based on unemployment at companies with more than 15 workers. Bills were introduced in the Senate and House, but little progress was made.
Since then New Jersey, Oregon, the District of Columbia and New York City have all passed laws banning discrimination against the jobless.
The latest White House effort sidesteps gridlock in Congress, which has declined to extend federal benefits for millions of Americans losing extended unemployment insurance.
Life without benefits gets tougher for jobless
Labor experts and advocates for the unemployed question how enforceable or effective such a pledge would be.
"It's a great first step," said Maurice Emsellem, director of the Access and Opportunity Program at National Employment Law Project, which advocates for the unemployed. "It can't just be about voluntary compliance and fair standards. You have to go further than that."
-- CNN's Brianna Keilar contributed to this piece.

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The 20/20 Challenge offers a simple and bold proposition: earn $20,000 in twenty days or get your money back. It's a strong idea but is it a strong proposition? Let's find out.
Before going any further, it's probably crossed your mind by now that such a bold statement as "earn $20,000 in 20 days or your money back" obviously involves some upfront cost, so let's get that out of the way before looking at the course in more detail. The course or, as creator Michael Green dubs it, the toolkit, currently costs $247, although that will be rising to $497 after his introductory period special offer closes. There is also the option to upgrade to a "gold" version, for an additional $197, which gives access to a much deeper pool of products.
As you will see on the 20/20 front page, the key points are that internet marketing expert Michael Green offers a complete day by day plan, with no need to buy or create your own product, to hitting the target of making $20,000 in twenty days or you get a full refund of the purchase price.
His entry level course includes ten products, six eBooks and four software packages, from which you would choose one to use as the vehicle for the course, in addition to the day by day workbook and a dedicated forum for the exclusive use of those who buy in to the course.
Having signed up, the first thing to do is access the 20/20 Challenge Owner's Manual, a hefty 250 page detailed guide to all the steps needed to achieve your goal, broken down into detailed daily actions to be taken. The very first thing you'll read is this:-
Can you really earn $20,000 by simply owning this toolkit? Sadly the answer is in fact NO. Because ownership of this toolkit is not the answer to your wealth creation… You actually have to act on the help and advice it offers and turn the words of this manual into action.
I can vouch for the profound wisdom of these simple words. It's entirely possible, maybe even necessary, to read a lot of information from many different sources about different ways of potentially making money online. I have read an enormous amount of such stuff purporting to be good advice over the last year, most of it self-serving rubbish. The trick of it is always to sort the wheat from the chaff and take action. As Stephen Fry wrote in his 1997 book Making History, "You are what you do. What's inside your head means nothing until you act".
Michael Green advises that to succeed in his challenge you'll require raw determination to commit yourself fully from Day 1, otherwise the result will be all too predictable failure. If you have that determination and drive to see things through, potentially unlimited riches could be yours.
If, like me, your online skills are not the strongest and you're worried you might not be able to see this challenge through on a technical level, you need to be able to do or learn how to do the following:
- Surf the web
- The ability to create a basic webpage
- Open a webhosting account
- Upload files to your webhost
- Research the markets for free products in the toolkit (or make your own)
- Either re-brand or, more likely, get a freelancer to re-brand your chosen product
- Write a winning sales letter with interesting copy
- Search out joint venture partners to create additional sales
- Find affiliates to create even more sales
- Set up product delivery and payment process
- Spend the money you've made!
The course covers all the first ten points and I trust you'll have your own ideas about the last point if you go ahead and invest in this toolkit.
Here's a breakdown of the entire 20 day process. At the end of each day there is a set of check boxes for you to tick off to make sure that all the needed steps have been completed.
- Day 1: Read the entire 20/20 Owner's Manual right through. This is to familiarize yourself with the overall process and prepare for the work to come.
- Day 2: Learn all about Private Label Rights (PLR) products. Learn how to accept payments.
- Day 3: Choose the product for your challenge and work out re-branding model. This is one of the most vitally important issues in the whole course.
- Day 4: Start the re-branding process and look for prospective Joint Venture (JV) partners.
- Day 5: Write the sales letter for your chosen product and add more JV partners.
- Day 6: Price your product, set up payment system, decide how to manage your JV partners, create download page, set up auto-responder and add more JV Partners. (weakness, more extras need to be bought – including author's own, explanation lacks detail)
- Day 7: Test your sales letter and keep pushing for more of those all important JV partners.
- Day 8: Liaise with JV partners and product re-branders.
- Day 9: Start product promotion, set up test PPC campaign on Google AdWords, keep working JV partners.
- Day 10: Check on final stage re-branding, more pre-release promotion and, yes, more JV partner work.
- Days 11 to 14: Finalise sales letter, more promo and JV work. The end is in sight!
- Day 15 to 17: Add affiliates and more promo/JV work, decide on any product bonuses, and more promotion, affiliate and JV work.
- Day 18: Create product delivery system and keep working on promotion and sales activities.
- Day 19: Final pre-sales push and systems check and even more promotional work.
- Day 20: Launch your product!
Having read through this manual some three times now, I can confirm that, if you have always wanted to get into running your own online business to either supplement or even replace your day job, the 20/20 Challenge can help you get going. It's certainly given me the confidence to start on my own project, which I'll report on in a couple of weeks time.
Is it complete? Certainly not. For a start, there are some additional costs, software and services which you'll need in order to do a thorough job. These include obvious basics such as registering a domain name, which will cost about $10, getting hosting for your web site (about $10 a month), freelance services (at least $20 – $100), which are fair enough. Then there are more substantial costs like merchant accounts, JV management and download protection software ($50 – $300), most of which could have been included in the package rather than being presented as optional extras, particularly as the links to them are Michael Green's own affiliate links.
Some of the products included as the potential vehicle for your own project are absolutely brilliant, but there are also some which are either unlikely to be very profitable or simply a bit old and widely available elsewhere, so the need for very careful and thorough market research on your potential choice can not be stressed highly enough.
The course is also a little weak in the area of JV partner research, relying on just one, albeit powerful, technique and, to this newbie's mind, slightly skims over the mechanics of setting up payment receipt and product delivery mechanisms.
All in all, The 20/20 Challenge is a very useful and helpful beginner's guide to launching your first online business and I certainly wouldn't have been able to get going without it. Is the challenge of making $20,000 in just twenty days achievable? Well, the proof of the pudding is in the eating of course, but I believe it is possible to earn this and more. The real strength of this course is that the lessons learned are infinitely repeatable and I intend to use them as a springboard to launching my own little online empire.
Despite its slight imperfections, I would absolutely recommend The 20/20 Challenge to anyone looking to get started with their own online business.


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I am writing to thank Homer for supporting the co-presentation by Pier One and the Bunnell Street Arts Center of Niicugni (nee-choog-ne) by Emily Johnson/ Catalyst at Pier One Theatre the last weekend in May. Niicugni worked beautifully at Pier One transforming the space into a hallowed hall of glowing lanterns, haunting melodies and magical fish-dancer storytellers drawing inspiration from Emily's Yu'pik roots. Special thanks to the Homerites who volunteered to take the stage for a few mysterious moments of Niicugni. An extraordinary amount of foundation funding made it possible for us to present Niicugni in Homer. If not for private foundation funding from several sources, helping us to fly up a company of six, provide lodging and per diem for the week and a modest honorarium, the $10 to $15 tickets would have been closer to $100 per person. The presentation of Niicugni was made possible by the MetLife Community Connections Fund of the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project. Major support for NDP also is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Niicugni also was made possible with funding from Rasmuson Foundation through the Harper Arts Touring Fund, administered, under contract, by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Support also was provided by WESTAF in the form of a TourWest grant. Last, but not least, I thank the city of Homer for supporting the arts in Homer including Pier One Theatre and Bunnell Street Arts Center. Thank you all.
Asia Freeman, executive/artistic director
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We breed them, kill them, cook them. Millions of man-hours have been spent flinging Angry Birds at them, but has anyone ever tried playing video games with them? A team of livestock ethics researchers and game designers in the Netherlands is doing just that with Pig Chase.
The Playing with Pigs project, collaboration between the Utrecht School of the Arts, Wageningen University, and Wageningen UR Livestock Research, sprang from a conversation between philosopher Clemens Driessen and a group of pig farmers back in 2009. Apparently Europe requires pig farmers to supply entertainment objects for their pig pens, normally something simple like a ball attached to a chain. Clemens, a researcher in animal ethics, was trying to come up with an idea more appealing to the pigs but not as costly to the farmers as a constant supply of hay.
It was during this conversation that one of the farmers, likely attempting to be a smart-ass, suggested the pigs go Wii Wii Wii all the way to the dinner table.
When it became clear we were not really getting anywhere, the farmer in whose kitchen we sat started thinking more freely, and perhaps in desperation said: "Should we then paint a forest on the walls of the pens, would they like that?" We stared a bit at the watercolor hanging on the kitchen wall, an idyllic view of pigs lying in a field next to a pool of mud. Then she said: "Or give them what our children play with, they just got their Wii."
Clemens decided this was a spectacular idea, so he approached a group of game design researchers at the Utrecht School of the Arts and set about creating an interactive game for pigs and people too.
In the course of the project researchers determined that pigs, like any other animal you've ever harried with a laser pointer, enjoy playing with light. They'll track it, poke at it and follow new lights across a surface.
That idea blossomed into Pig Chase. The pigs are given a large touch-sensitive screen to fool about with. A human armed with a tablet PC moves a ball of light across the screen, while cameras feed them images of any pigs that might want to play. The object, for the pigs, is to maintain snout contact with the light. It's the human's job to move the pig light into a triangular goal. If snout contact is lost, the light is reset. If a goal is scored, the screen goes crazy.
You can see a concept video of the game in action in the gallery above.
So what we have is a game that enables humans to play with an animal they normally only consume as meat. For pigs, humans are transformed into a source of entertainment.
The Playing with Pigs project's next step is turning its concept into a reality, so that one day pigs and people can play together at a cost much higher than simply picking up a cheap laser pointer at Walmart.
Playing with Pigs [Project Website via BoingBoing]


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iPhone Nano? I don't see why Apple would do it. In the US at least there's no shortage of potential customers begging for a full-priced version of the iPhone. If they were to finally release an unlocked version, something that probably won't happen until the clones start appearing, they wouldn't be able to keep up with demand.
But a cheap, small version? Why? I can't see why anyone would be interested, they are far more likely to grab an iPhone clone than a phone with a screen you can barely see.
On the other hand if they were to release an iTouch Nano it would continue to move their entire product line towards the same technology. The only device that doesn't make sense to go this way is the large capacity classic iPod, but that's only a matter of time.
The current iTouch is almost identical to the iPhone in every way except voice communications. Protective jackets double for both devices. My guess is the real device this protective jacket has been made for is the next iPod, not the next iPhone.


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Here's a short preview of a project currently looking for some crowd funding.
I'll let their own description explain:
"This experimental documentary will explore the craft of baking what it takes to produce a high quality loaf of bread. It will also focus into the world of competitive baking and the process of what it takes to sustain an olympic mindset. As a part of the 2012 U.S. Baking Team, local craftsman baker, Mike Zakowski [the bejkr] competed in the Coupe Du Monde De La Boulangerie (World Cup of Baking). Now in an individual effort, Mike is headed to compete in the Masters de la Boulangerie representing USA in the bread category in Paris, France 2014. The story will be told through the use of innovative film technique and the documentation of the burgeoning localized slow food movement in Northern California. In contrast, it will focus on the fast paced competitive baking scene worldwide."
Here's a promo video for the project:
If you would like to help out with a small (or large!) contribution to see this film developed, hop over to the Bread and The Baker's Indogogo page and drop a few bucks, pounds or euros towards it. As little as $5 will help them out (and you'll get a nifty bread sticker!)
The crowdfunding effort runs Aug 8 to Oct 7, 2013.


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Wash Cosplay
Dry Cleaning is by definition, cleaning with solvents and little or no water. The combination of solvents and heat is hard on fabrics and may cause as much wear as actual wearing of the garment. Perchlorethylene, the cleaning fluid used by most dry cleaners, is the most effective cleaner so far for most all types of fabrics. However, "perc" as it is called in the dry-cleaning industry is classified as a hazardous air pollutant by the Clean Air Act. Perc is toxic. Dry cleaning customers should take their garments out of the plastic bags and air their garments after dry cleaning.
You, the consumer, can inform yourself when selecting a dry cleaner. Common sense will cover the basic questions such as the appearance of the dry cleaning store - - - Is it neat and clean or dirty and cluttered? Is the location convenient and are they open when you need to drop of or pick up your dry cleaning?
Technical considerations include solvent purity. Solvent must be distilled to remove greases, oils, waxes and dyes. Poor solvent purity or quality can result in an objectionable odor in the garment and a "graying" of white clothing.
Pressing after cleaning should also be considered. Most anyone can press wool pants but it takes a skilled professional presser to do a quality job on linen and silk items. If the dry cleaner cannot explain the difference in pressing linen and silk versus wool directly and authoritatively, it is doubtful that these garments will be handled with the care they require. Linen can withstand higher heat when ironed, and should be pressed when damp. Silk requires a lower temperature iron and should be steam ironed, preferably with a press cloth. Wool should be pressed with steam and a moderate temperature.
Packaging of the cleaned garment is also important. A garment can be cleaned and pressed well but if it is jammed into a small bag, it can become a wrinkled mess. Jamming too many finished and bagged garments into the dry cleaners rack can also wrinkle finished garments.
Finally, develop a dialogue with your dry cleaner. Note the type of stains that you have on your garment and list it for the dry cleaner. Their pre-spotting will help eliminate stains that could otherwise be heat set after the garment is cleaned.
Be an informed and fair consumer. Not all spots can be removed especially if you, the consumer, have pressed the stain into the fabric. Many stains can be heat set. Garment care is the responsibility of both you and your dry cleaner.
Wet Cleaning is described as a new process by some cleaning establishments. They advertise that their process will replace dry cleaning and the environmentally dangerous solvents they use. However, until this process is perfected and proven to effectively replace dry cleaning, caution should be used by the consumer. Wet cleaning is accomplished by using water based chemicals. Some cleaning establishments actually claim to have this service but just hand wash the garment and then professionally press the garment. This process works well with some fabrics which have manufacturers labels stating "hand wash". Garments with labels printed "dry clean only" may shrink, fade, or wrinkle so badly that pressing does not restore then original look of the fabric.
New "wet cleaning" stores are available in some areas. The "wet cleaning" process involves computer controlled machines, soap, conditioners and finishers. This new process is supposed to replace dry cleaning. However, until the wet cleaning process has been thoroughly tested, care should be taken before taking your favorite "dry clean only" garments to the new establishments. Outer fabric, interfacings, linings, shoulder pads, and finishes all react differently when washed. Some fabrics shrink or change shape when washed. Some shoulder pads are designed for dry cleaning only and may fall apart when washed.
Professional laundering is offered by most dry cleaners. Washable garments are professionally washed and pressed. Men�s and women�s shirts are often bleached and starched according to the manufacturers label. Some of the laundering is done with very hot water which may shrink the interfacing or stiffening used in collars and cuffs. Less expensive garments may use interfacing that either shrinks or comes loose with very hot water. These garments cannot be fixed.
Starching shirts and other cotton or cotton/polyester garments is common. The basic function of starch is to stiffen the garment. Incidental use is to prevent stains from penetrating the fiber. However, starch leaves minute crystals in the fiber and can often wear the garment out faster than a garment that has not been starched. The choice is then appearance versus longer life for your garment.
Home Laundering is not only easier to control but can add life to your garments. Choosing a detergent for home laundering is a daunting task!
Detergents are chemical compounds that contain wetting agents and emulsifiers. Technically detergents are called "Synthetic Detergents" as they are not made from fats and lye from which soap is made. Generally the labels on the detergent inform you, the consumer, and make the choice easier.
General purpose laundry detergents work well on most washable fabrics. Some detergents take more product for each wash as fillers are used by the detergent manufacture. Recently, detergent companies have started to reduce the amount of fillers in their products, thus the amount of detergent required per load of laundry is less. Read the label to determine various additives. Added bleach may gradually remove the dyes or color unless the garment is colorfast to bleach. Most all detergents have "surfactants" this is nothing new. Whiteners can be either bleach or bluing agents. More expensive is not always better.
Soap is not the same as detergents. All detergents are soaps but not all soaps are detergents. Confused? Soap was first used in 600 BC Soap was first made by boiling goat fat, water, and ash high in potassium carbonate. Although soap has been improved over the years, it still leaves a deposit we call "soap scum" in the shower and bath. This scum is difficult to remove from fabrics if soap is used in the laundry.
Chlorine bleaches can safely be used on cotton, cotton/polyester and some man made fabrics. Consult the garment care label or properties of individual fibers listed in this booklet.
Hand washing detergents can be used for home laundry when cleaning fine fabrics. These products are often effective when using cold water. However, not all hand washing detergents are milder than regular laundry products although they are often more expensive. Properties to look for when using hand washing detergents include use in cold water, quick dissolving in cold water, and complete rinsing of the detergent after the wash.
To test hand washing detergents or any detergent, dissolve recommended amount of detergent in a quart of cold water. Allow the detergent and water to sit for 24 hours. Note the residue, if any, in the bottom of the quart jar. This residue may be difficult to rinse out of your garment.
Shampoos can also be used for hand washing garments. Use a good shampoo, not one containing "creme rinse". If your shampoo cleans your hair and leaves it shiny with no residues, it usually cleans your garment too.
Fabric softeners, both liquid and dryer sheets, add products to your fabrics. Some of the softeners are wax based which leaves a coating on the fibers creating a feel of softer but reducing the absorbency of the fiber. Some softeners have a perfume that is allergy related for many people. If you have ever used a fabric softener dryer sheet with your polyester garments, you may have seen "grease" spots appear on your garment. This is actually a wax and can be removed by re-washing.


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Williamson's exceptional debut provides Pelicans hope
Published 8:32 pm Thursday, January 23, 2020
By Brett Martel
AP Sports Writer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson's sublime 17-point surge in a span of barely more than three minutes could very well become part of New Orleans' pro sports lore — even if the final score won't.
For the Pelicans, a narrow loss to a well-coached, savvy San Antonio Spurs team carried far less weight than the burgeoning form of a young superstar in the making.
"The way he came out was very poised," veteran Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday said of Williamson. "The way he played … bringing energy, especially down the stretch, was something that I guess you don't really see from somebody so young. But even on top of that, we are almost in February and he hadn't played a game yet, so for him to be able to come out here and do that his first game is pretty elite."
Extraordinary hype, fueled by social media, has followed the affable, 6-foot-6, 285-pound Williamson since his high school days in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It only increased during his one stellar season at Duke, making him the consensus No. 1 overall NBA draft pick well before the Pelicans won the draft lottery and the right to select him.
Pro basketball fans had to wait an extra three months to see how Williamson's rare combination of size and skill would translate in an meaningful NBA game because of the cautious and comprehensive approach the Pelicans took to their prized rookie's rehabilitation from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
But it took only one game for Williamson to do something extraordinary.
He made all four 3s he attempted in the fourth quarter Wednesday, stirring the Smoothie King Center crowd into a jubilant frenzy. In between, he laid in an alley-oop lob and put back an offensive rebound with a reverse layup.
"It was nice to experience those emotions," Williamson said. "I was happy to be out there and be able to run out there again, but what was going through my mind was just, 'Be calm.'"
Williamson's final statistical line was 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with seven rebounds and three assists in 18:08 on the court.
"The way he plays, that's something he can do every day," Holiday said. "Adding Zion is a big part to what we want to do here and our success."
Fans wanted to see more, but coach Alvin Gentry said he couldn't heed their chants of "We want Zion!," during the final five minutes of a 121-117 loss.
"The medical people said that was it," Gentry said, alluding to precautionary restrictions placed on Williamson's playing time in the early days of his return to action.
"Me, personally, I don't want any restrictions," Williamson said. "But I'm not a doctor or a trainer, so I've just got to listen to them."
The Pelicans are back in action twice in four days, hosting Denver on Friday and Boston on Sunday. If Williamson's 19-year-old body responds well to his early action, his playing time is expected to lengthen.
"What you saw there is a taste of once we really get settled in and he gets settled in, you can see that there's a lot of things we can do with him," Gentry said. "There's a lot of potential there. It was good to see him do that, but you know I think there's a really, really high ceiling that he can reach."
Everything about Williamson's debut exuded a big-event vibe. The game was sold out and hundreds of fans were waiting to pour into the arena when the gates opened about an hour before tip-off.
"The energy was there from warm-ups," Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball said. "That is the most people I have seen coming out before the game even started."
Tip-off was pushed back 90 minutes to accommodate national TV and Pelicans media relations staff said they'd issued about 165 credentials, more than five times the typical number for a mid-week game in January.
For a little more than three quarters, when Williamson had five points and four turnovers, it looked like his first game would disappoint the lively, capacity crowd that came to see him. Then, suddenly, Williamson had the place on its feet and in a state of near delirium.
Holiday noted that Williamson had been rocking arenas since high school, adding rhetorically, "As exciting as it was, is it really that much of a surprise?"
Perhaps not. But it was memorable.
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You are here: Products Everything for doors Letterbox flaps and letterboxes Letterbox slot Art Nouveau with floral side ornament, Art.-Nr. 100029
330 x 80 mm external
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Letterbox flaps or letter flaps are, from a strictly functional viewpoint, only cover plates to cover the pass through mail slot in the door, the gate or the masonry.
In the past, letter flaps were also a design element: Their shape and the material that was used, the degree of decor and ornamentation - they always matched the style of the house or the door.
The letter flaps open outwards or inwards depending on the model. The measurements from the pass-through on the inside and the external dimensions vary considerably depending on the model.
However, the one thing all letterboxes have in common: without exception a A4 letter will pass through easily, so that they correspond to today's customary requirements. p>
Depending on the model, we offer various surface finishes. You can find images of the different variants under the tab " Variants " .
All letterbox flaps made of brass are not painted - over time they will become darker and develop their own patina. Those who wish can polish them repeatedly from time to time. We recommend using the polishing wool NEVR DULL. This can be purchased through us or any specialist shop near you.
Depending on the model, the letter box flaps are simply screwed on the outside of the door or mounted through the door by means of threaded bolts.
For the inside of the door, we offer so-called " felt flaps". These are made of brass or aluminum and the back is covered with a felt, so that they ward off unwanted draughts.
Usually we have small quantities in stock (finish polished, unlaquered). Please consider a lead time of 8 weeks for order related production.
We ship with DPD as insured package, delivery costs Germany 6,80 € (+ possibly island surcharge), EU shipping: 17 €, non EU-countries: shipping costs on request.
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So many of us have waited for the perfect job description to magically appear and make all of our career dreams come true. Or, a perfectly balanced life with less stress, more time to exercise, well-behaved kids and the ideal life partner. What are you waiting for? It's time to stop wishing for great things to happen and take action.
Change the World by Changing Yourself First
Martha Hoover, former sex crimes prosecutor turned award winning restaurateur, shared her journey of putting dreams into action at a retreat I co-facilitated where she was a guest speaker. Full of grit, tenacity, and shameless self-confidence, Hoover spoke candidly about how she needed to change in order to be seen and heard in the world as a rookie in the food industry in 1989 when she opened her first Café Patachou. By change, she didn't mean becoming someone else but rather owning her strengths and authenticity and projecting that into the world, so people knew she was serious about making a difference in the restaurant world even when she was a novice.
While Martha Hoover knows the power of dreams, she also knows that many people get stuck in the vision and never take action towards making it a reality. She offers the wisdom of the micro-ambition. Small, attainable actions that lead to the larger and more comprehensive end goal.
By tackling the monumental goal incrementally, you will accomplish smaller wins and gain self-confidence as well as credibility with your stakeholders.
Don't Keep Your Ambitions a Well-Kept Secret
Many people dream in the safety of their own heads and never let their vision see the light of day. The brain science tells us that dreams and goals are more likely to be realized if you share them out loud within your community and write them down.
By practicing radical collaboration, you will benefit from the insight and ideas of others you seek out as stakeholders.
Here are some initial action steps to ignite radical collaboration:
- Produce a coherent vision of your problem and solution
- Inspire others to fuel ideation
- Consider how others can be involved and get buy-in
- Bring together innovators with diverse viewpoints and enable breakthrough solutions
Be Radically Different Than the Status Quo
In a world where disruptive innovation is becoming mainstream, consider how your goal or plan can be unique. If you are designing a new career opportunity, consider how you can solve a problem within the organization differently. What makes you stand-out from the crowd and how can you avoid doing what everybody else is already doing that plays to your strengths?
Being radically different also requires the courage to fail forward with confidence. Failing should not be a stigma but an opportunity to learn from your mistakes and develop resilience and the ability to recover that you can wear as a badge of honor.
Human-Centered Design
Following the principles of design thinking, start by considering what you need or want in life and career. Gain feedback from others and begin with empathy to determine what matters most.
Take the time and effort to experiment and prototype to validate your idea and innovate the process. Focus on showing, not telling and prototype and test your ideas to see what really works for you.
Dreamers often get stuck in the perfection paradox, waiting until they are 100% ready for the job posting they believe they need to be 100% qualified to pursue. Honor the practice of Good Enough to Go and know that your potential is enough to give you momentum to take action.
If You Can't Find It, Design It!
You need not wait for the ideal job description or the perfect work/life balance scenario to fall out of the sky. Be proactive and approach your employer with a proposal that showcases your ROI and solves a need within the organization.
Most organizations that have been around for more than a decade operate with antiquated job descriptions and archaic Human Resources practices. Don't blame the HR team – design your ideal scenario and pitch it to your boss. You need not be a business owner to act entrepreneurially.
Mosaic Life and Career
Our lives and careers are intricate puzzles, much like a mosaic with small pieces fitting together to reveal a beautiful design with no two exactly alike. Don't relinquish your ability to design your unique mosaic life and career.
Start with micro-ambitions and incremental steps that will lead to bigger goals. Take the time to zoom in and out, taking the situation apart and reassembling it to reflect the life you want to live.


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Once upon a time, I tried to make pizza... on a cookie sheet... in a 350 degree oven. To put it bluntly, the end result was bad. The "crust" ended up being about an inch thick, soggy where it touched the sauce, soft and flabby on the bottom like it was steamed rather than baked. It barely qualified as a crust, I probably can't even use that word to describe this monstrosity. I think I found on the recipe, which seemed fairly legitimate at the time, on the Food Network being pass off as making a decent pizza. It was completely ridiculous! Now I know better; now I know that high heat is critical for a crisp crust and a baking stone really helps. I'm not
Steven always hangs out with me in the kitchen when I make pizza. Whether he's there to keep me company or to steal little bits of cheese or Italian sausage when I'm not looking, I'm not really sure, though I suspect it's a bit of both. Homemade pizza is always really rewarding. We can choose what toppings and just how much of them we want to put on and how thin or thick we want the crust so our pizzas are always just the way we like them. And the pizza bakes really quickly so it's really entertaining to see it transform in the oven in a matter of minutes.
- I included 2 dough recipes. The first is the regular pizza dough from Cook's Illustrated. The second is also from Cook's Illustrated but it's the pissaladiere dough recipe. You'll notice that the first recipe uses 4 cups of flour and 1 3/4 cups of water while the second uses 4 cups of flour and 2 cups of water. Since the second recipe has more water it makes a crispier crust. I experimented with both and personally liked the pissaladiere dough more. I recommend trying both out and seeing which you prefer. You can always opt to make a half recipe to test it out.
- I usually divide the dough in half, freeze one portion and make 2 medium pizzas out of the second portion (smaller pieces of dough are easier to work with). This is plenty for both Steven, a voracious pizza eater, and I, with a bit leftover.
Pizza Dough (Yields 3 - 4 medium pizzas or 2 larges, serves 4 - 6)
Adapted from Cook's Illustrated
4 C bread flour (plus more for dusting)
1 3/4 C warm water, about 110ºF
1 package instant yeast, about 2 1/4 tsp
2 Tbsp olive oil (and more for hands)
2 tsp salt
If you are using instant yeast you can skip the proofing, but if you are using active dry yeast, proof the yeast in the warm water for 10 minutes then proceed with making the dough.
Mix the flour with yeast and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Pour in the warm water and olive oil and use the paddle attachment to bring the dough together at low speed. Then switch to the dough hook and knead for 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic. The dough will be a little sticky but if it's too sticky add some more flour, about a tablespoon at a time. The dough can also be made in a food processor (in a matter of seconds) or by hand.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Gently turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. I find it's easiest to work with medium sized pizzas so either divide the dough into 3 or 4 pieces (or alternatively you can make 2 large pizzas).
One trick I learned when making pissaladiere, is to oil your hands instead of flour them. First stretch out the dough into the desired shape then use your palms and press out the dough to stretch and flatten it more, at the same time you press olive oil into the dough for a crispy crust. It also saves you the step of having to brush olive oil on the dough.
I don't like to roll out pizza dough because it squeezes out all the bubbles, I like the bubbles. Instead I stretch out the dough with my hands or hang it over my fists and gently stretch out the dough while gravity helps out. If the dough resists, let it rest for about 10 minutes, then stretch it some more. Then I coat my palms in some olive oil and press the dough outwards to get it even thinner.
Remember to preheat your pizza stone to 500ºF or the highest temp your oven will go 30 minutes before you want to bake your pizza.
Pissaladiere Dough - Extra Crispy Pizza Dough (Yields 3 - 4 medium pizzas, serves 4 - 6)
4 C bread flour
2 tsp instant yeast, you can probably just use a packet since that's 2 1/4 tsp
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 C warm water, about 110ºF
If you are using instant yeast you can skip the proofing, but if you are using active dry yeast, proof the yeast in the warm water for 10 minutes then proceed with making the dough.
The dough is easiest made in the food processor because it is very wet and sticky but you can also use a stand mixer or mix it by hand.
Add the flour, yeast, and salt to the food processor and pulse a few times to combine. With the motor running, add the oil then steadily pour in the water and process until the dough comes together in a ball, about 15 seconds. The plastic dough blade works best for the dough, but I only have a mini food processor and a metal blade so I have to make the dough in batches then combine the pieces together.
Flour your hands and dust a work surface and knead the dough a bit. But since this is a very wet dough, it's more of a slap/push than a gutsy knead. Shape the dough into a ball. The dough will be wet, sticky. It will be pretty sticky and stick to your hands a bit, but not a lot, and very slack.
Place the dough in a lightly oil a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours.
When the dough has doubled, gently turn it out of the container. Cut it into 3 or 4 even pieces and form each piece into a ball by gently picking the edges of the dough together into a pouch and pinch to close. Roll the dough ball over, seam side down. Cup the dough with both hands and push the dough around to form a taut ball. Repeat for the remaining pieces. Brush each piece lightly with olive oil, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside for 10 minutes for the second rise.
Coat your hand in oil instead of flour. Pick up the dough and stretch the dough into a rough circle. Place the dough on a sheet of parchment then using the palm of your hand, push the dough out into an circle. The surface should be evenly flat but leave a small lip around the dough for the crust.
Quick Tomato Sauce (makes about 3 cups of sauce, enough for the full dough recipe)
1 28 oz. can diced or whole tomatoes, pureed in a FP or blender or put through a food mill
2 tbsp olive oil
2 - 4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
salt and pepper
a few pinches of Italian herb mix, crushed between your fingers
About 1/2 C fresh basil leaves, chopped or chiffonade
Add garlic and olive oil to a (unheated) saucepan or skillet and heat them up together over medium heat. When the garlic starts sizzling and smells fragrant (don't burn it), add the tomatoes, pepper, and some italian herb mix. Simmer uncovered until the sauce is thickened.
Season to taste with salt and stir in the basil off heat.
Italian Sausage and Pepper Pizza (makes 2 medium pizzas)
Half a pizza dough recipe
Half the quick tomato sauce recipe, about 1 1/2 C
1/2 red onion, sliced
3 Italian sausages, removed from casing
1 medium red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, sliced
About 1 C shredded mozzarella
Preheat the pizza stone and oven to 500ºF or the highest your oven will go. Remember to place the stone into a cold oven and heat them up together.
Brown the Italian sausages in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through (important), breaking into bite size pieces.
Divide the dough in half. Stretch out and flatten the crust. Crack some pepper on the dough and spread about 3/4 C of tomato sauce onto it.
I like to put the sausage pieces and onion slices on first and hide these toppings under the cheese so they don't burn. Then put the peppers on top so they can roast in the oven.
Bake until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is spotty and melted, about 5 to 10 minutes depending on your oven. Keep an eye on it and remove it when you think it looks good.


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This is only Mathieu's first time past the first round since his 2010 season opener (at Indian Wells). He next faces Thiemo De Bakker, who had a cakewalk of a match against John Isner. The American, who was embroiled in that three-day first-round match that lasted just over 11 hours, could only muster winning five games before bowing out in 74 minutes. (Draw: Men's Bottom Half)
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Chaiten to bury Chaiten
I've been trying to keep up with the Chaiten eruption in Chile, but the news is just beginning to sound like a broken record: eruption continues, ash falls, don't know much else. However, it does sound like Chile is being realistic about people's chances of moving back to the town of Chaiten – 10 km from the vent(s) – in the near future … and those chances are zero to none. This doesn't entirely surprise me. If the town isn't already buried, when the pyroclastic flows do start, whether they be from the collapse of the the eruptive column or from the vents themselves, the town will be wiped out. Chilean President Michelle Bechelet is quoted as saying ""We have never had a situation quite like this in Chile" and she's quite right. In fact, I don't think there is any country in the last 100 years within quite this sort of situation short of the Philippines and Mt. Pinatubo, but that is beginning to look like small fry in comparison.
nnHowever, I do have to take umbrage with this paragraph from the Patagonia Times report:n
The Chilean daily La Tercera reported on Sunday that a SERNAGEOMIN study had put the odds of such a collapse as at least 50 percent. The document said that there was increased build-up in the dome of magma currently covering the volcano's crater. Futhermore, the material accumulating in the area was "highly dense," and thus more prone to collapse. SERNAGEOMIN said that any implosion would cause complete destruction of everything within a 15 kilometer radius around the peak, an area which encompasses Chaitén, Santa Barbara, and several rural farming villages.
nOK, well, that is a surprise that the SERNAGEOMIN thinks that we have 50-50 odds of a collapse of the edifice now. Alright, that is not that much of a surprise, but to say it at this point likely means it is becoming more likely than not. However, I can assure you it has nothing to do with lava erupting from vents in the caldera being "very dense". One, volcanoes don't collapse from piling stuff onto them, the collapse from emptying what is underneath. Two, the magma being erupted is likely rhyodacite or rhyolite, which is the least dense of all lavas. Three, I'm guessing this is reason given is probably caused by something being lost in translation. If Chaiten does collapse, it will be because the eruption has emptied so much material from the magma chamber below the volcano that the edifice itself no longer has a foundation and it will collapse into that space (see also, Crater Lake, 7700 years ago).


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Linking queries to entities
I'm happy to announce we're releasing a new test collection for entity linking for web queries (within user sessions) to Wikipedia. About half of the queries in this dataset are sampled from Yahoo search logs, the other half comes from the TREC Session track. Check out the L24 dataset on Yahoo Webscope, or drop me a line for more information. Below you'll find an excerpt of the README text associated with it.
With this dataset you can train, test, and benchmark entity linking systems on the task of linking web search queries – within the context of a search session – to entities. Entities are a key enabling component for semantic search, as many information needs can be answered by returning a list of entities, their properties, and/or their relations. A first step in any such scenario is to determine which entities appear in a query – a process commonly referred to as named entity resolution, named entity disambiguation, or semantic linking.
This dataset allows researchers and other practitioners to evaluate their systems for linking web search engine queries to entities. The dataset contains manually identified links to entities in the form of Wikipedia articles and provides the means to train, test, and benchmark such systems using manually created, gold standard data. With releasing this dataset publicly, we aim to foster research into entity linking systems for web search queries. To this end, we also include sessions and queries from the TREC Session track (years 2010–2013). Moreover, since the linked entities are aligned with a specific part of each query (a "span"), this data can also be used to evaluate systems that identify spans in queries, i.e, that perform query segmentation for web search queries, in the context of search sessions.
The key properties of the dataset are as follows.
- Queries are taken from Yahoo US Web Search and from the TREC Session track (2010-2013).
- There are 2635 queries in 980 sessions, 7482 spans, and 5964 links to Wikipedia articles in this dataset.
- The annotations include the part of the query (the "span") that is linked to each Wikipedia article. This information can also be used for query segmentation experiments.
- The annotators have identified the "main" entity/ies for each query, if available.
- The annotators also labeled the queries, identifying whether they are non-English, navigational, quote-or-question, adult, or ambiguous and also if an out-of-Wikipedia entity is mentioned in the query, i.e., when an entity is mentioned in a query but no suitable Wikipedia article exists.
- The file includes session information: each session consists of an anonymized id, initial query, as well as all the queries issued within the same session and their relative date/timestamp if available.
- Sessions are demarcated using a 30 minute time-out.


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Architects: The Design Workshop
- Area: 185 m²
Photographs:Laura Lyon & Ivan Chabra
Text description provided by the architects. Designed and constructed by students in an academic design/build program, 39571 InfoWash is a direct response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi. In an attempt to meet both the physical and emotional needs of the community, the project houses both a 24-hour Laundromat and an organization which provides rebuilding assistance to local residents. The simple task of washing one's clothes thus provides immediate relief while easing community members into the long and complicated process of reconstruction. Because of its program and context, 39571 InfoWash has a responsibility to provide a physically and psychologically sheltered realm, while at the same time projecting an open and inviting presence to its community.
Composed of two volumes connected by a covered breezeway, the southern side of the building is sheltered by a deep overhanging roof, while a translucent polycarbonate northern wall provides ample daylight to interior spaces and allows the building to glow at night. A panelized wood slat screen attached to aluminum straps wraps both the opaque and translucent walls tying together the program elements while adding a degree of warmth and familiarity to the expression of the facades. Western Red Cedar was chosen as the primary exterior material because of its resistance to insects, its workability, and its natural weathering characteristics.
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Though Kirk Franklin appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about his role on the GSN's "The American Bible Challenge" (and to defend himself against short jokes) he provided a little encouragement to people struggling to handle the problems in the world. Franklin, who is the musical co-host for "The American Bible Challenge" with host Jeff Foxworthy, says he's been gratified by his participation on the show.
"It's a really inspirational show. They contacted me last December to ask wanting to know if I would consider being a part of it. I didn't think I could add nothing to it, because they have Jeff Foxworthy hosting it and I didn't really know if there was anything I could bring to the show. That's like their number one rated show. They have a lot of viewers. So I thought about it and said maybe if we try this and try that….I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed working with Jeff Foxworthy . It's a fun show, it's really inspirational, you would never think that a game should could find that perfect ingredient to inspire people with the Bible and entertainment at the same time. They do a really good job of it and I'm glad to be a part of it."
This season finale encore airs on Thursday at 9 p.m. EST. The show, which allows teams to compete for cash prizes, features musical guests like Mary Mary and a Bible study guide on the GSN website. While it does reward contestants for their knowledge of Biblical scriptures and stories, Franklin cautions that in times of struggle, people require more than just a restatement of the Word.
"I don't think it should be a show that tries to be prophetic or tries to be too biblical because I think it's entertainment and it's inspiring. I don't think that right now we ought to be trying to be all deep and super spiritual. People are hurting and you know the Bible says 'Let's weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice.' Sometimes, with what people are going through, they just need a hug. One preacher said 'Preach the word and use words when necessary.' Sometimes just being quiet and shutting up and opening up your arms is the best sermon you can give people."
Franklin says that the challenges of the world are difficult for everyone. When tragedies like the bombings in Boston or the devastating tornados in Oklahoma happen, or even when people are faced with personal strife, they often have more questions than answers. Franklin says these kinds of questions can be met with compassion for those who are suffering.
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Farmer's Market Report: Portland, Oregon
Portland's biggest market, held at Portland State University on Saturdays, is bursting with flavorful produce, friendly faces, live music and local delights. Visiting the market over seven years ago is what fully lured me and my husband into moving to Portland in the first place. It's one of the most spectacular, seasonal, fresh and enjoyable places on Earth!
Portland has several seasonal markets, located all over town. The big grand daddy of them all however, is at the university downtown; I always thought of it as a cool partnership of academia and community. Each year the market grows a little more in scope and variety of vendors. Throughout the month of July, the produce is really peaking and vendors are proudly serving up prepared foods featuring neighboring farm's fruits and vegetables. The energy here is infectious. It's a love fest for food.
But this market offers more than just shopping. Every Saturday, there's a free live chef demo as well as monthly cooking classes for kids. Live music sets the tone for shopping, lounging and picnicking. The atmosphere of fun and community enhances an already outstanding selection of organic items. Whole grain pancake mix? Biggest whole green garlic plants? Local honey? Juicy raspberries? I could go on and on. The Portland farmer's market truly has it all and then some!
Shopping List of My Favorite Local Specialties
• Freddy Guys Hazelnuts
These hazelnuts are the best roasted variety I've ever tasted. Grown in an orchard near Portland, they are a must-visit every week for the distinct flavor and crispy texture. They make a wonderful gift that represents Oregon so well.
• Two Tarts Bakery
Two Tarts got their start at this market with tiny cookies at affordable prices. This company now has a brick and mortar shop in NW Portland so their legions of fans can get their fix every day of the week. Their Lil Mamas (chocolate cookie with cream filling) are like Oreos but about a million times tastier. And their mini rhubarb pies are not to be missed!
• Delphina's Cream Scones
There are scones and then there is THIS scone. It is the baked good that wows with simplicity and perfection. It would make the perfect vessel for macerated strawberries and a pillow of whipped cream. I love it all by itself, dunked into my Americano as I size up vegetables.
• Persephone Farm: Kale/Greens
Persephone is my favorite organic farm vendor. Their produce is consistently flavorful and abundant, picked at peak season and just delicious. They sell everything at an affordable rate and the quality and flavor is so much higher than store-bought organic food. I really feel I'm getting the best of the best here. Especially in terms of my beloved weekly purchase of chard and kale.
• Alma Chocolate: Lavender Caramel Sauce
Alma needs no introduction to locals; she's one of the most celebrated chocolatiers in the city. She sells seasonal, artistic chocolates at the market, but it is her lavender caramel sauce that does me in each week. Sprinkled with a little flaky salt, it is outrageous. Vanilla ice cream will become the stuff of legend with the addition of a bit of Alma's caramel sauce.
Related: Farmer's Market Report: Santa Barbara
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- 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1 car garage, range, refrigerator, dishwasher, 1,456 square feet, NO DOGS ALLOWED
- Home Price - $263,943
- Household income must be between 80% to 120% of the Median Family Income (details below)
- Household size must be 1 or 2 adults with 2 or more dependents.
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Please note the policies in effect to enter any weighted drawing: Housing Department Rules & Regulations
Weighted Drawing Entry Eligibility Highlights:
- The Housing Department Online Intake Form must be filled out and submitted to enter this or any drawing. If you have not submitted an Intake form prior to the beginning of this drawing (May 15th) you will not be eligible to apply.
- At least one adult in the household must be employed full-time in Teton County for a minimum of one year. The Housing Department defines full-time employment as working a minimum of 1560 hours per year (30 hours/week average)
- Must have a completed Lenders Qualification Worksheet with an up to date Credit Report (provided by a local lender, AnnualCreditReport.com, or CreditKarma.com), and a completed Home Buyer Education Class Certificate all must be attached to the Weighted Drawing Entry Sheet or on file with the Housing Department. The Housing Department will keep your Lender's Qualification on file for one year. The Home Buyer Education Certificate is good indefinitely.
- The loan amount on your Lender's Qualification worksheet is for at least the purchase price minus your down payment of the home for which you are applying. You must be able to prove your ability to secure financing.
- To be eligible to enter the drawing for these homes, your household's gross income (before taxes) must fit into the range listed below, and your households net assets must not exceed the asset limit below:
Three Person Household
$73,584 to $110,376
Four Person Household
$81,760 to $122,640
Five Person Household
$88,301 to $132,451
Six Person Household
$94,842 to $142,262
Seven Person Household
$101,382 to $152,074
Eight Person Household
$10,923 to $161,885
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Household income is based on the current income earned by all intended adult occupants of the Restricted Housing Unit at time of weighted drawing entry using the current household income to estimate an annual (12 month) income basis. Households must use their current income and may not make changes or adjustments during a drawing period.
Business income of a qualifying Household is calculated using an average of the last three (3) years of income on the business' tax returns. A year to date profit and loss determination will also be used to calculate business income. If the business has not been operating for three (3) years, the Housing Department will average income over the time the business has been operating.
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday May 28th by 4:00 p.m. No late or incomplete entries will be allowed, no exceptions.
- All forms need to enter into this weighted drawing are here, under "Ownership - Weighted Drawing Entry Forms".
- You may receive one additional entry into the drawing for every year of verified full-time employment (minimum of 1,560 hours) in Teton County with a maximum of 10 years/entries.
We understand that our applications to enter into the weighted drawing take time and effort, and we do not want to disqualify you due to an oversight or misunderstanding about our process. Please bring your applications in prior to the due date so that we have time to work with you, make corrections, and give feedback if anything is wrong.
Example cost break down for a purchase price of $263,943:
3.5% down payment (required) | $9,238 |
Loan Amount | $254,705 |
Principal & Interest Payment (estimated 5%) | $1,367 |
Property Tax (estimate) | $125 |
Insurance (estimate) | $100 |
HOA dues + Ground Lease fee (estimate) | $190 |
Total Estimated Monthly Payment | $1,782 |
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New protocol proposed to address illicit trade in tobacco products
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4 April 2012 | Geneva –After four years of negotiations, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), with the participation of over 135 countries, agreed on a text of a Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.
"This is a historic moment for global tobacco-control efforts, as this is the first protocol under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)", says Mr Ian Walton-George, Chairman of the INB. "By agreeing to this Protocol, governments have reiterated their commitment to protect public health and tackle illicit trade in tobacco products."
Combating illicit trade in tobacco
The Protocol sets the rules for combating illicit trade in tobacco products through control of the supply chain. It also establishes what constitutes unlawful conduct and sets out related enforcement and international cooperation measures.
Under the Protocol, the Parties propose to establish a global tracking and tracing system for tobacco products and reached agreement on other measures, such as licensing, liability, enforcement, information-sharing and mutual legal assistance. These measures are designed to counteract and eventually eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco products.
Illicit trade increases the accessibility and affordability of tobacco products, thus contributing to the spread of the tobacco epidemic; it is a global problem with serious consequences for health. It also undermines national economies and the tobacco-control policies of governments. The Protocol builds upon and complements Article 15 of the WHO FCTC.
The Protocol will be submitted for consideration and adoption to the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in November 2012.
Once adopted, it would become the first Protocol to the WHO FCTC, which is itself the first and only global health treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. The Protocol will enter into force after 40 ratifications.
It was also agreed that the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC will serve as the Secretariat of the Protocol.
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- As the room echoes with R&B music, students from Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Spelman colleges laugh, talk and work on brightly colored pieces of cloth on long tables.
Marquetta Johnson, left, and Sky Feather share a laugh at a "Call My Name" workshop in Atlanta, Georgia.
The group of Call My Name volunteers is at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia to create panels for the national AIDS quilt. Their goal is to make 100 new panels memorializing African-Americans who have died from AIDS for World AIDS Day last year.
Since the epidemic began, about 42 percent of those diagnosed with AIDS in the United States have been black, but, according to the quilt's curator, fewer than 400 of 47,000 quilt panels honor African-Americans.
At the workshop, volunteer facilitator Sky Feather watches as the participants begin their quilt panels.
"Some people come in with images in their minds, some just stare," she said. Others seem overwhelmed and have a look she describes as "a scary kind of look, 'Want-me-to-paint-without-a-pattern?' look."
It is how the quilters walk away from the project that makes it a crucial tool in the fight for AIDS awareness in the African-American community. Watch what happens when people discover how few panels are made for African-Americans »
"There is something in everyone's story that we can connect with -- the truth about myself," Feather said about the process. "I am working on someone else's story and I need to know the truth about myself."
These volunteer quilters come to help the community but quickly make the project personal, she said. Some get tested for HIV after volunteering.
"Sometimes people relate the panel to death -- in actuality they are making awareness of people's life."
The U.S. population is about 13 percent African-American, but blacks accounted for nearly half -- or 49 percent -- of the people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the United States in 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. See a chart comparing AIDS cases with population »
AIDS is one of the leading causes of death for blacks in the United States, according to CDC. And in 2005, blacks made up nearly half of newly diagnosed HIV and AIDS cases.
But for many, those deaths remain a secret kept from the community.
"We are finding out that, publicly, people are saying they are dying of lupus and heart disease and all these other things. It [AIDS] still holds stigma and shame," said Jada Harris, AIDS memorial quilt curator.
The Call My Name project is organized by the NAMES Project Foundation, which is located in Atlanta and is the caretaker of the quilt. The panels will be stitched together into displays, or blocks, that will travel for exhibitions in schools, corporations, places of worship and community centers.
Since the AIDS quilt project started in 1987, at least 47,000 panels have been created, Harris said. Of those, fewer than 400 were made for African-Americans, she added. So the "Call My Name" project was created to honor those forgotten victims.
The quilting workshops have been taking place around the country since 2006. They meet at churches, community centers and colleges.
Some quilters select names of strangers; others are there to pay tribute to a friend or family member. All the materials for the 3- by 6-foot fabric panels are provided by the foundation and no experience is necessary. The quilt panels will go on tour to historically black colleges around the country in 2008. See how a woman picks items to remember her brother »
Dorinda Henry, chaplain at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, attended the workshop at Spelman to offer spiritual support and encouragement.
"One of the things that I found striking was that quilting was something that I would oftentimes think about my grandmother and great-grandmother doing and African-American women in particular," Henry said.
She said African-Americans need to get over their guilt about AIDS and start dealing with the disease and those who suffer from it. See photos of volunteers making panels »
"Until more African-American people talk openly and honestly about this disease, it's not going to matter," Henry said.
"The quilt is a critical visual but if we are not at the table and we don't look at the panels with black faces and babies [on them] then it's real easy to escape it.
"But if we walk down those aisles [of the display] and see people we know, we won't say there ain't nothing but a bunch of white gay men on there."
Crystal Barnes, who was walking around a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, sees the panels as a symbol "that their family or friends sat down and showed that they had time to send them all over the world."
After finding out that there were so few panels for African-Americans, Barnes was inspired to quilt a panel for her cousin and her cousin's daughter, who both died from the disease.
Harris, the curator of the quilt, has conducted at least 20 workshops through the Call My Name project. Those workshops have generated between 30 and 40 panels and about 100 more are being made.
Harris reaches out to the black community to create panels in any way she can. "I go wherever the people are. I am at health fairs. I am at rec centers, I go to churches, I speak to every group that will have me in the door," she said.
"There is not one community within our community that I will not speak to. I could be speaking to a basement full of elderly black women at a Baptist church. The next week I could be speaking to some transgender people. Normally these two groups will never meet. "
"Whoever the people are, wherever the people are, that's where I will be." she said. E-mail to a friend
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I know this is not a legal site, but this is closely related to photography so I hope this question can stay here. I am the owner and founder of a wildlife photo site, which I'll only plug here because its relevant for the question:
It's a photo sharing site (plus a whole lot more not relevant for now) where members upload their photos. Myself and the server are situated in the Netherlands, Europe. I'm just a guy with a website and have about zero capacity to withstand legal issues.
Yesterday I implemented a new feature that allows anyone (member or not) to embed a photo on sites external to JungleDragon, say a blog or forum. It does what you expect from other photo services: spit out an embed code that one can copy and paste.
I deeply appreciate the rights of photo owners, and therefore had taken the following measures:
- The size of the embedded photos is seriously constrained
- Although this feature allows photos to be displayed on other sites, the photo file itself still comes from JungleDragon. In addition, clicking it brings the user back to the original at JungleDragon.
- Members who do not appreciate their photos being embedded, can disable it globally, yet the default is that it is enabled (opt-out)
- Unrelated to this embed thing, right-clicking photos is disabled on the site
From my perspective, I have struck a reasonable balance between the control photo owners have over their content and the value of promoting content outside the site itself. Yet I have received some feedback that it is probably better to have embedding disabled by default.
It is absolutely safer, but it will also largely kill the embedding feature, as few users ever change their default settings.
Time to raise my main question: am I subject to any legal issues given the situation described above?
Of course I did a little digging myself, and found this interesting thread concerning 500px's embed feature (which cannot be disabled at all, hence it less reasonable than my proposal):
It seems there is no real consensus on that thread. 500px claims that thumbnailing is "fair use" and that "any photo posted on the web is trivial to reproduce". I would think that if such a popular service can get away with this, my solution which gives more control to photo owners is a safe bet?
The other thought I'm having concerns how embedding relates to other ways of sharing content. For example, like many sites, I have a social sharing widget on the site, allowing anyone to share a photo (preview) on Facebook and Twitter. It's a common practice and it happens without the photo owner's explicit consent, yet I don't hear anyone complaining about that? Another example is RSS, also available on many sites (including JungleDragon) and what about Google Image search. All of these services reproduce (display) a photo outside its original context without asking for permission.
Sorry if this question is a bit messy, but I'm trying to do good for photo owners whilst also trying to do good for the site. What are your thoughts?


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"The Senate is expected to take up Kerry's nomination in early January, but multiple Republican senators have already said they won't agree to a vote on Kerry's nomination until Clinton testifies about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi," The Cable's Josh Rogin notes.
Clinton backed out of testifying at a congressional hearing last week after fainting and suffering a concussion. She was the first cabinet-level official to acknowledge that terrorists played a role in the assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.


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See Disney on Broadway Cast Members Reunite to Sing 'Let It Go' on Holiday Singalong
December 1st, 2020 | By Caitlin Moynihan
We just can't let it go! Dozens of cast members from past and present Disney on Broadway productions reunited at the New Amsterdam Theatre to perform the Frozen anthem "Let it Go" for ABC's The Disney Holiday Singalong on November 30. Led by Caroline Bowman (Elsa in Frozen's national tour) and Aisha Jackson (former Anna understudy on Broadway), the video showcases sweaters, snow and of course, Disney magic. Bowman told us Broadway.com she "had been craving something like this for so long," and we bet Broadway fans everywhere feel the same. Although Broadway will remain shutdown through May 2021, this magical moment on stage has us feeling the holiday spirit. Watch the video below!


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Read on for UFC 150 prelim results...
DENVER, August 11 - Winning your UFC debut – awesome. Etching your name in the history books – even better. It was that type of night for 22-year-old Erik Perez, the Mexico native who sent Ken Stone to the canvas face-first with a monster right hand and sealed the deal a few punches later in UFC 150 prelim action at Pepsi Center Saturday. The TKO took all of 17 seconds, the fastest knockout ever recorded at bantamweight in UFC or WEC history.
Perez, who was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico and now trains with Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, improved to 12-4.The loss snapped a two-fight UFC win streak for Stone (11-4), who trains with American Top Team.
Whenever Jared Hamman is on the card, Fight of the Night talk is sure to surround his bout. Somewhat predictably, his seven-minute middleweight war with Michael Kuiper brought fans at the Pepsi Center to their feet and became the instant frontrunner for Fight of the Night, even if he wound up on the losing end of a second round TKO.
Hamman (13-5) lives and trains in Denver and gave fans plenty to cheer about early, repeatedly landing punching combinations and kicks on the Dutch kickboxing ace. But Kuiper (12-1) showed zero respect for Hamman's power, stubbornly marching straight through the shots and hurting Hamman early with a leg kick that may have turned the tide in the fight, because Kuiper began to pick up steam midway in round one, increasingly finding Hamman's chin and dropping him with a wicked left hook. Kuiper also scored a takedown, landed some very hard knees and a flying knee. Hamman was wobbled and rubbery-legged for quite some time, yet somehow managed to stay on his feet and keep firing punches on instinct.
Hamman started well in round two, again landing combinations. But Kuiper simply kept stalking with kicks and a hard right hand that buckled Hamman and forced him to retreat. The fistic assault only mounted from there as Kuiper dropped Hamman, and rocked him again when he got to his feet. You were left to wonder, "How much longer can Hamman go on?"
A Kuiper uppercut answered the question, sending Hamman slumping against the cage and grabbing his right leg. That was it: the referee called the fight at 2:16 of round two. Hamman departed the cage limping badly.
Dennis Bermudez doesn't remember the Tom Hayden knee that put him on the deck in round one.
All the New Yorker remembers is, "This guy is on my back with a rear naked choke. How did he get here?"
It was yet another slow start for the TUF 14 featherweight finalist, who nevertheless survived the onslaught and stormed back with a standing guillotine choke that caused Hayden (8-2) to tapout at 4:43 of round one.
Bermudez said the gutsy showing embodied what friends have long told him: "Seems like all your fights, you go out, you get dropped and then you come back and you win."
In fact, Bermudez weathered not one, but two, close calls. Hayden also trapped him in a deep armbar during the contest, but Bermudez attempted a violent slam that convinced Hayden to release the limb.
Watch post-fight interviews with Kuiper and Bermudez
It's not often that you see the smaller fighter park himself atop an opponent and become an immovable object. But Chico Camus, one of the smaller bantamweights to grace the Octagon of late, rode his top control and ground to pound to victory over TUF 14 alum Dustin Pague in a bout that was arguably up for grabs until the final minute or so.
Pague simply could not find a way back to his feet once Camus (12-3) got on top, and ultimately the accumulation of top control and ground-and-pound persuaded the judges to give the Milwaukee product a unanimous decision by scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.
Both fighters had their chances to finish the fight. Pague (11-8) threatened with a triangle choke in round two that Camus fought off nicely while eating a smorgasbord of elbows, however. Pague took command early in round three with a swift takedown and back control. Trapped in a body lock, Camus somehow wiggled free and once again remained on top for the bulk of the round – even coming close to finishing the fight with a rear naked choke before the final horn.
Mark it down: Nik Lentz will someday be UFC champion at 145 pounds.
That was the Minnesotan's bold declaration immediately following his featherweight debut, which saw him run roughshod over 11-year veteran Eiji Matsuoka.
Indeed, Lentz did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, throughout the entire three minute, 45 second annihilation, imposing his will on Matsuoka (18-9-2) with precision boxing combination and hard knees out of the gate. He then added four takedowns (including two hard slams). The inevitable end came after Lentz took the Japanese fighter's back with both hooks, flattened him, and fired away with punches until the referee had seen enough.
The victory snapped a two-fight losing streak for Lentz (24-5-2) at lightweight, convincing him to hire weight cut mastermind Mike Dolce and drop a weight division. He also began training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla.
"I'm extremely happy. I changed everything for this fight," Lentz said. "I literally got rid of all of my coaches and got new ones. I went to Florida and stayed in the worst hotel for eight weeks. I literally threw my whole life away because I know that at featherweight I can be champion. I'm 146 pounds but I'm literally twice as strong."
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