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Fra: Richard Bentley Til: H.C. Andersen
Sprog: engelsk.
New Burlington Street, August 1, 1850.
My dear Friend,
I cannot tell you how delighted I was to converse with you again by letter, since I cannot have the pleasure of taking you by the hand.
It seems an age to me since you visited us in London; and many events, chiefly of the melancholy have occured since. You heard of the death of our poor friend Dr. Taylor, I believe? He was taken as it were in a moment from us by Cholera! My family are now located at Penthurst, not far from Sevenoaks, I shall tell them of your kind recollection of them.
I regret to tell you that the last book I published of yours did not succeed - in fact left me with aloss. This I attribute, beyond public caprice, to the present state of the Copyright Act, which does not protect a publisher in what I have always considered his just rights - that is, the Law at present here will not allow the right of a foreigner to have copyright here, nor to assign it. The effect of this is, that Publishers hesitate to give money when their Work may be pirated, but it also operates injuriously inasmuch as the booksellers will not purchase on speculation a book at a fair price, when a cheaper edition may appear in the market next day. In this state of things - for this is a recent decision - I do not know what to do - it clearly will not be in my power to purchase copyright. The only plan which I can conceive under the circumstances is to propose to publish the new work in the following manner: I to incur the whole risk, and after payment af all expenses and commission to divide profits with you. If however any plan should present itself to you more for your interests with any other publisher pray do not hesitate to adopt it, for I shall be sincerely delighted at any good which may come to you, to whom I must always continue to be most warmly attached.
Truly delighted am I to hear of the glorious victory obtained by the arms of Denmark over the rebeis of Sleswick and Holstein. The English people sincere1y sympathize in the noble efforts af the Danes to maintain the integral Kingdom. If they had been left to themselves before, they would long since have destroyed their enemies. All honor to the brave Danish Army! God bless you! my dear Friend.
Yours most sincerely,
Richard Bentley.
All your friends here desire to be most kindly remembered to you.
My eldest son has been making a tour lately in Italy for some months, and I took my daughter with me to Paris to meet him on his return where he stayed some time, and have indeed only lately returned.


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|Rheumatoid arthritis - Reference pathway + Dictyostelium
|Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune joint disease where persistent inflammation affects bone remodeling leading to progressive bone destruction. In RA, abnormal activation of the immune system elevates pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines levels, which can promote synovial angiogenesis and leukocyte infiltration. The synovium forms a hyperplastic pannus with infiltrated macrophage-like and fibroblast-like synoviocytes and invades joints by secreting proteinases and inducing osteoclast differentiation.

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When Cedric and I started looking for design inspiration for La Casita there were a lot of ideas out in the internet. Thanks to great blogs like this one we were able to implement ideas from other tiny houses on wheels but we also looked to alternative dwellings to complete a design we were happy with. We were especially influenced by the sailing community and we definitely looked to the RV community for ideas on how to implement certain systems. The folks who travel and live year-round in RV's and sailboats understand the challenge of mobile living and have great solutions to common problems and challenges faced by living the tiny life!
Cedric comes from a boat building background and I always tell people that if it ever flooded where we live, La Casita would probably float. He incorporated a lot of different styles and techniques inherent in a sailboat. When people enter our home they often mention the fact that it feels like being on a boat, without all the rocking. Our built in furniture was influenced by the seating Cedric had on his live aboard sailboat and our counter top has a lip to it, a common element on boats to keep items from rolling off. Our electric system is marine-grade tinned copper wire and our electric box is made for life on the water. We have DC outlets from West Marine and pretty much everything about our house is built with sailing in mind sans a keel and actual sails! We love the cozy aspect of boat design, especially in the sleeping cabins so we built our loft with that coziness in mind and angled the roof to give it that cabin-like feel and appeal.
Sailboat weren't our only inspiration. I checked out RV blogs and forums as well! I found a lot of insightful and helpful information about keeping hoses from freezing, general moving tips and even wood stove recommendations. This community has been around for awhile and the veterans of recreational vehicle living are full of excellent advice.
Another source of inspiration came from folks living in yurts and teepees. Blogs were really a great source of information from folks living this type of mobile lifestyle. We entertained the idea of buying a yurt for some time but ultimately a tiny house was a better option for our lifestyle. We didn't feel like a yurt would be as comfortable in the hot climate of the South and friends up North had said that they were difficult to keep warm in the winter. Plus, after putting one up for some friends, we realized they aren't as easy to construct as we thought. They also aren't built for modern amenities and we (read me) weren't quite ready to give up a fridge and electricity.
It was infinitely helpful to read about other people's experiences and get a better understanding of just what these different aspects of tiny living offer. Comparing the challenges faced by different communities living a lifestyle with a smaller square footage was essential if designed what was best for our needs. I recommend reaching out to these different communities via blogs, forums, conferences or just go up to a sailor or RV'er and ask what's up! Most people enjoy sharing their many experiences and animatedly discuss just about everything from waste management to the challenges of wintering in a mobile structure-trust me I've asked!
Your Turn!
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With Republicans set to have control of both chambers of Congress, there has been no shortage of talk of leaving the dysfunction of the 113th Congress behind and focusing on areas of compromise in the coming year.
One possible area (which is off most political radars) is overhauling the prison and sentencing systems, an issue on which Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, agree. They'll all still be around in the 114th Congress.


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My recommendations for all the best bakeware for your low carb kitchen. Plus a giveaway of a few of my all-time favourite baking items.
A few months ago, a friend texted me to ask if I had a mini-muffin pan she could use for her son's birthday. I laughed and texted back "Of course! I have every baking pan known to man!". This isn't strictly true, of course. I am sure there is some bakeware out there that I don't own. But I do own a lot of it. As in several-cupboards-and-a-large-shelving-unit-in-my-basement-are-full-of-baking-pans. Because let's face it, new bakeware is a bit of a cheap thrill. The majority of it is priced under twenty dollars, even the good non-stick stuff. And buying a new pan in a fun new shape makes your old recipes seem exciting again. Yep, it's the little things in life.
I've been asked numerous times for my recommendations on bakeware and other low carb baking essentials, so I thought it was time to formalize it. In reality, none of this stuff is "essential". You could get by with one cookie sheet, one round cake pan and a 9×13 rectangular pan. But why would you want to? The holidays are coming so if you love baking as much as I love baking, I suggest you send this link to this post to your friends and family. Having lots of fun bakeware can definitely keep you on track in your low carb, gluten-free journey.
I'm also going to give away a few of my of my favourite pans and other baking items to one lucky reader! Ironically, one of my favourite pans is one I once vowed never to own because I couldn't see the purpose of it. But I will eat crow and tell you that my muffin top pan is one of the most-used pans in my arsenal. Oh yes, indeed!
The Basics:
Round 8-inch or 9-inch cake pans. You need these, preferably 2 of them. They need not be an expensive brand. I can honestly say I don't even know where mine came from, I've had them so long. They are extremely useful and it's easy to get low carb cakes out of them if you cut parchment circles for the bottom and grease them well.
9 by 13 inch rectangular pan. You need this too, for brownies, bars and rectangular cakes. Again, mine is so old, I don't even know what brand it is or where I got it.
8 x 8 inch square pan. Some brownie and bar recipes call for a square pan (many of mine do). These are also great for cakes.
Loaf pan. It's kinda hard to bake low carb bread if you don't have a loaf pan. They come in slightly different sizes. I have an 8 x 5 inch pan from Wilton. I also have a slightly larger 9 x 5 pan (brand unknown). They seem to bake equally well and I haven't even really had to adjust the baking times.
Standard muffin pan. The ones by Wilton are good non-stick pans, but I still line them with liners most of the time, for easy removal and easy serving. Plus I have a thing for pretty cupcake papers! Mini muffin pans are also great…because everyone loves a miniature muffin or cupcake. I also use mine for baking mini tartlets.
Cookie sheets. I have a number of cookie sheets, some with the higher sides (also referred to as jelly-roll pans). But I am partial to my larger, insulated baking sheet. It keeps things from burning on the bottom, they bake more evenly and I find the larger size more useful when baking things that are rolled out, like crackers.
Springform pan. Cheesecake is the ultimate low carb treat. You need a springform pan so you can make a nice big one and release it easily. I love my Kaiser pan because the bottom has a deep groove that the sides sit into. It rarely leaks any oil from the bottom, as some other springform pans do.
Specialty Pans:
Muffin top pan. I used to see these at the store and giggle a little, thinking it was a little silly to own a pan just to bake the tops of muffins. Oh how I need to eat my words (and my muffin tops). I received one in a package from Wilton a few years ago and I use it all the time now. Muffin tops are really the perfect portion size, especially for little kids. We love to make muffin tops out of my Almond Butter Cake and spread them with nut butter for breakfast. I also love to make muffin tops from my Chocolate Bundt Cake recipe. It makes 18 to 20 muffin tops and I freeze most of them for quick breakfasts during the week.
Muffin tops with homemade mascarpone cheese
Donut pan. Let's face it, there is no donut shop in the world that sells low carb donuts. So it's up to us to make our own! I love my donut pan and I definitely recommend the Wilton one. I had a cheaper one and it lost all of its non-stickability very quickly.
Bundt pan. Cakes made in a bundt pan just look more…elegant. I have several bundt pans, one from William Sonoma that cost more than it should and has funky sharp high peaks. But I recently bought this traditional shaped Cuisinart one and I love it too. The more rounded shape means it's easier to grease and the glaze settles more evenly.
Low Carb Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
Mini Bundt pan I do love my Wilton mini bundt pan too. Unlike some mini bundt pans, the center part of each cavity comes all the way to the top. Which gives your mini bundt a hole all the way through the middle…perfect for filling with delicious things like lemon curd!
Tart pan with removable bottom. If you're going to make lovely large tarts with fluted edges, you need one of these. The removable bottom is brilliant and you don't risk breaking your lovely crust as you would with stationary tart and pie pans. I also have a set of 6 small tartlet pans with removable bottoms that I love.
Mini cheesecake pan. This little mini-cheesecake pan from Norpro is perfect for making tiny two-bite cheesecakes. It's incredibly non-stick. Just make sure you put a pan under it while baking, because the little removable bottoms let oil drip through in your oven!
Mini Maple Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Other Baking Essentials:
Parchment Paper. Parchment paper is a low carb baker's best friend so you should always have some on hand. Low carb, gluten-free baked goods don't hold together as easily as conventional treats, so parchment allows for quick release from cake pans. It also allows you to roll out low carb cookie and pastry dough without having it stick to your roller!
Parchment paper liners. I also love using the parchment paper muffin liners. Unlike regular muffin papers, these are non-stick and your muffins practically fall right out of them. No more peeling the paper off and losing half your muffin or cupcake!
Offset Spatulas. Offset spatulas come in many sizes, but I find this little guy from Ateco the most useful. I use it to spread the tops of my batter in pans, to spread frosting and to get under rolled-out cookies or pastry to gently lift it from the parchment.
Silicone baking mats. These mats are as useful as parchment paper when baking low carb cookies and I use mine often. I only have one…I really need a few more!
That's it! This is the bakeware that I have and love and that I would highly recommend to other people. I have a few other specialty pans like an ice-cream sandwich pan and a square individual brownie pan, and even a star-shaped whoopie pie pan. Most of these have been given to me and I don't use them with any sort of frequency. But they are rather fun!
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ISLAMABAD, May 30 (UPI) -- The Pakistani Taliban said Thursday there would be no peace talks with the country's incoming leaders after a top commander was killed by a U.S. drone strike.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said the prospects for peace talks were "terminated" as a result of the Wednesday drone strike he confirmed killed the group's deputy leader, Waliur Rehman Mehsud, The Wall Street Journal reported.
"The government is killing our leadership in collusion with the U.S. And yet it speaks of peace talks," Ehsan said.
The militant group vowed to avenge the leader's death and charged the Pakistani government approved the U.S. drone attacks.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she couldn't provide independent confirmation of Rehman's death, the newspaper said.
Nawaz Sharif, who won in Pakistan's elections this month and is to take office as prime minister within days, has said he wants to negotiate with the Pakistani Taliban. He also has said he opposes the American drone strikes.
Rehman was believed to be 42 years old.
CNN, citing sources, said the drone strike targeting a compound near Miranshah in North Waziristan, a militant stronghold, also killed Rehman's aide, Fakhar-ul-Islam, and two unidentified Uzbek nationals.
The New York Times and the BBC, as well as other media, also reported Rehman's death, citing sources.
In Washington Wednesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney, in his daily media briefing, would not confirm the reports but added if proved right "it's worth noting that his demise would deprive" the TTP of its second in command and chief military strategist.
Carney said Rehman has participated in cross-border attacks in Afghanistan against U.S. and NATO personnel and "horrific attacks" against Pakistani civilians and soldiers.
"And he is wanted in connection to the murder of seven American citizens on Dec. 30, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan."
Rehman has been a top Pakistan Taliban member since 2005 and was a spokesman for the group's former leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a drone strike in 2009. The TTP is now led by Hakimullah Mehsud.
The BBC said Rehman had been reported to have died in two previous drone strikes.
The New York Times said the volume and variety of official and militant sources, however, suggested that Rehman had been killed.
The BBC said Rehman led a faction of the TTP that is linked the with the Haqqani network militant group, which uses its North Waziristan base to launch attacks in Afghanistan.
Violence spearheaded by the TTP has killed thousands of Pakistanis and the latest drone strike against the group may be welcomed by Pakistani officials, the report said.
Last week in a major speech on counter-terrorism, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a new drone policy to limit civilian casualties, although the program has been a major factor in crippling al-Qaida and other militants. Pakistanis have opposed the program, saying it is a violation of their sovereignty that only helps fan anti-American sentiments.
Carney in his comments reminded Obama in his speech had said in the Afghan war theater there must be support to U.S. troops until the combat operations cease by the end of 2014.
"And that means we will continue to take strikes against high-value al-Qaida targets, but also against forces that are massing to support attacks on coalition forces," Carney said.
"By the end of 2014, we will no longer have the same need for force protection and the progress we have made against core al-Qaida will reduce the need for unmanned strikes."
Pakistan's The News International said Rehman's death, if confirmed, would be a "huge loss to the already cornered militants engaged in a war against the Pakistani state." The report said he was the head of the TTP's most powerful South Waziristan chapter.
The report said after Baitullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain, a TTP commander known as the mentor of suicide bombers, Rehman is the group's third top leader to die in a U.S. attack on Pakistani soil.
"Personally, he was not in favor of suicide attacks in Pakistan. He always supported peace talks between the government and Taliban. I am worried after his death as bloodshed could again start in the country," Malik Mahsud Ahmad, a noted tribal elder, told The News International.
The New York Times said there have been about 360 drone strikes by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan since 2004, but there has been a significant drop in such strike this year as the program was being assessed in the United States.


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DSB Regional Train Aarhus-Greenaa (2008)
Grenaabanen er en dansk jernbanestrækning mellem Aarhus og Grenaa på Djursland. Banen blev oprettet over to omgange sammen med strækningen Randers-Ryomgård af det private selskab Østjyske Jernbane (ØJJ) i 1876-77.
Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark - situated on the eastcoast of Jutland - surrounded by old forests to the north and south and newer one in the west and the bay, Arhus Bugten, with a busy harbour and lovely beaches to the east. A big university and more than 20 other educational and research institutions resulting in almost every fifth of the inhabitants being students makes Aarhus a young and lively city. You find a lot of cafes, bars, restaurants, etc. in the center. And a rich variety cultural institions like theaters, music halls, galleries and museum. Year around there are many events, concerts and festivals - Aarhus (Festuge) Festival in the first week of september is among the largest cultural events in Scandinavia and showcases both local, national and international artists. Aarhus is also and old city. People have been living here by the coast and the "river" Aarhus Aa for many centuries. To sense the history you can go to Den Gamle By (The Old Town) and experience what it was like to live and work in a Danish market town in the old days - or you can go to the archaeological and ethnographic Moesgaard Museum.


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WALNUT CREEK — Police here are searching for a man who opened fire on a car that had just left a concert at the Concord Pavilion on Sunday night, striking the woman driver and a man in the passenger seat, police said.
The two victims were taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek for treatment but their conditions were not available late Sunday night, police said.
Their names and ages were not released.
Police are looking for a black man in his early to-mid 20s, about 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall with a medium build, wearing a black three-hole mask, a T-shirt and blue jeans. Police said he was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and driving a light colored four-door sedan, possibly a Honda.
At shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, witnesses said both the suspect and the victims were driving their cares west on Ygnacio Valley Road approaching a red light at Oak Grove Road when the suspect pulled up alongside the victim's car and fired into the front passenger seat.
The suspect then got out of his car and fired numerous times into the victim's white four-door Mercedes, striking both people, police said. The suspect drove north on Oak Grove Road, police said.
Police said the victims had just left the Concord Pavilion, where KBLX's Stone Soul Concert featured Gladys Knight, The O'Jays, Freddie Jackson, Faith Evans, and the S.O.S. Band, according to the venue's website.
It was not clear late Sunday if the suspect and the victims had a fight at the concert or in the parking lot before the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Walnut Creek Police Department at 925-943-5844.
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Thans to my Boss!!!I was sent to Boston (from Italy) to attend a business meeting and found that U2 will be playing while I was there. Asked to my US colleagues to find tickets and the magic started. Missed the welcome party for the meeting but had a best one at Fleet Center!! I remember me singing all along and making comments in Italian. My colleagues found it funny. At one moment Miss Sarajevo started and I expected to hear the recorded voice of Big Luciano on the air. Instead was BONO!! Sorry Big Luciano, but I preferred Bono. Boss, I have to thank you again for that moment. Nice business trip!!


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I don't know about you kids, but thanks to this never-ending East Coast winter, my ride is looking pretty nasty lately. I'm looking forward to the day when it stops snowing and I can manage to keep it clean for more than just a couple days at a time.
When that happens, I think I might give it a little something special. That makes me wonder this: What's the weirdest car wash in the world? I bet there are some real oddball ways out there to get your car sparkly.
Why, did you know there's a guy in the UK who charges more than $13,000 to wash your car because he uses a digital microscope to scan for impossible-to-see blotches? At that price it had better stay clean for at least a few decades.
Your turn? What's the strangest car wash out there? It can be a service, a facility, a chemical, or just about anything else that gets the job done.
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Severe vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, a disease that is mainly associated with long sea voyages and naval expedition until the 19th century. Scurvy manifests itself 2-3 months after consuming a diet lacking in vitamin C; it is characterized by multiple haemorrhages and, left untreated, is fatal. In the past decade, several refugee populations that were wholly dependent on food aid have developed scurvy.
This document is intended primarily as a basis for ensuring adequate vitamin C intake in emergency settings. It reviews past experience with the strategies used to prevent scurvy among refugees and analyses factors influencing their success or failure. Also included are a literature review of the epidemiology of scurvy and its signs and symptoms, the properties and functions of vitamin C and recommended daily allowances, and a discussion of food sources of this vitamin and its stability.
Scurvy and its prevention and control in major emergencies is the first in an occasional WHO series on the prevention and control of micronutrient deficiencies during emergencies. Similar reviews concerning thiamine deficiency and pellagra are also available.
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Volume 33 No 1C
Commercial Design Trends is aimed at our professional readers, and showcases commercial buildings. The book features regular sections on offices, hospitality, retail, education and apartments, as well as a host of other relevant topics. It also presents the latest products and services from designers and manufacturers.
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Fringing 'n' flares suede skirts 'n' shaggy styles. oh yes, Boho 1970s is a major 2015 trend!
The 1970s are often referred to as "the decade that taste forgot" and "a hangover from the swinging sixties" yet they brought us the Pompidou centre in Paris, The Magic Roundabout in full colour, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Carole King's Tapestry and Joni Mitchell's Blue albums. Hmm, maybe enough said.
Coloured flokati rugs and even indoor hanging plants are being hailed as the homeware heroes of the season! Spider plant, anyone? But, wait, why buy new?
For an authentic 1970s vibe, Sarah Jane Wilson makes some groovy suggestions.


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Photo Assumption the Civility
Elle Macpherson had babies with Arpad (Arki) Busson. Then they broke up. A few years later Arki started up with Uma Thurman. They were engaged, called it off, but are still together. Yesterday all 3 were spotted at Hyde Park for the children, civilised and classy and gracious. Oh boo.
But we can always play our favourite game: Photo Assumption!
Why is Elle wearing a cocktaik dress? Uma is casual in jeans, Elle has decided to bring the runway. And her body language with Arki - forced laughing (?), listening extra hard, super engaged to his casual indifference...are you smelling some Try? I am smelling some Try.
I am smelling some forced civility.
And then there's Uma with her breezy comfort, radiating cool and confidence, the way we'd all want to play if it we were in the same position.
The games girls play..
Girl sh-t is the best sh-t.
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PÖNS is a clothing store which appears in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The name is a play on the slang word for pimp, ponce.
In 1984, the setting of GTA Vice City Stories, there are no visible PÖNS stores in the city, however, Pony vans and Benson trucks bearing the company's logo can be seen.
In 1998, the setting of GTA Liberty City Stories, one PÖNS store is located in Bedford Point, Staunton Island and another one is located in Chinatown, Portland. Unfortunately, both stores are inaccessible. By 1999, the PÖNS located in Chinatown was replaced by Fabric-8.


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About the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM)
The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) is a collaborative effort of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
JPBM Mathematics Awareness Month
JPBM promotes Mathematics Awareness Month (each April) to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. Each year JPBM chooses a theme, selects an Advisory Committee, and generates a poster and support materials for college and university departments, institutional public information offices, student groups, and related associations and interest groups. The goal is to increase the visibility of mathematics as a field of study and to communicate the power and intrigue in mathematics to a larger audience. We have created a resources page you may use to assist in publicizing Mathematics Awareness Month.
JPBM Communications Award
The JPBM Communications Award was established to reward and encourage journalists and other communicators who, on a sustained basis, bring accurate mathematical information to non-mathematical audiences. The award is presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings held each January.
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Rogelio E. PALACIOS TORRES,1 Martín RAMÍREZ DEL ANGEL,1 Eliseo URIBE GONZÁLEZ,2 Dionicio F. GRANADOS ESCAMILLA,2 Jonathan E. ROMERO CASTAÑEDA2 & Jorge M. VALDEZ CARRASCO3
1 Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal. Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela # 127 Col. Del Carmen Delegación Coyoacán, C. P. 04100, México. Email: email@example.com.
2 Comité Estatal de Sanidad Vegetal de Querétaro, A.C. Calamanda de Juárez, El Marques, Querétaro. Autopista MéxicoQuerétaro Km 186.8, C.P. 76247, Querétaro, México. Email: email@example.com.
3 Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Fitosanidad Entomolgía y Acarología, Km.36.5 carr. MéxicoTexcoco C.P. 56230, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México.
Recibido: 18/11/2010.
Aceptado: 02/02/2011.
The avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer Walsingham, is recorded for the first time in the State of Queretaro, Mexico. Aspects about its habits and behavior are described.
Documented knowledge on the avocado seed moth, S. catenifer, begins with its taxonomic description with specimens from Coatepeque, Guatemala, and Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama, at the beginning of the past century (Walsingham 1909). This document also includes specimens collected from Presidio, Mexico. Various other documents make reference to several aspects of this species in Mexico, such as, its morphological description, the damage that it causes in avocado fruits, habits and behavior, geographical distribution, and control measures (Mendez 1961, Garcia et al. 1967, Acevedo et al.1972, Comision Nacional de Fruticultura 1973). The geographical distribution of this moth in Mexico includes the States of Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz (Acevedo et al. 1972). Wolfenbarger & Colburn (1979) observed avocado fruits infested with S. catenifer in Mexico, but they did not specify the exact location of their observations.
Surveys were conducted in Persea americana Miller plantations in the communities of San Francisco Gatos, Santiago Azoguez, San Juan Tetla, El Platano, San Sebastian, Puerto de la Garita, and El Naranjo, all within the municipality of San Joaquin, Queretaro (20.95041° to 21.04832 north latitude, 99.46355° to 99.6318° west longitude, height 900 to 1600 meters above sea level), from April, 2008 to February, 2009, and during July 25th to August 6th, 2008, 1525 fruits from 239 avocado trees were sampled, 50 fruits were selected, which showed symptoms of larvae presence, and 22 larvae were extracted and preserved in 70% alcohol. Likewise, 25 avocado seeds with evident larvae damage were taken and placed in 1 L transparent plastic containers, with sand at the bottom and covered with organza cloth; nine pupae were obtained, and 14 adults emerged. The biological material was determined using figures of larvae, pupae, male genitalia and adults of S. catenifer published by the Comision Nacional de Fruticultura (1973), and some specimens were deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Colegio de Postgraduados (CEAM), Montecillo, Texcoco, State of Mexico and the remainder material placed in the main authors collection.
Infestations in the region begin for both varieties (Fuerte and Hass) in May and carry on until November, while in the Hass variety, the presence of larvae can be seen until January in abandoned trees. The damage caused by the larvae of this insect, to the avocado fruit shows a whitish exudate (Fig. 1A) and/or a mound of frass from the larvae (Fig. 1B). A total of 5 larvae were observed in a single infested fruit (Figs. 1C and 1D). The infestation percentages ranged from 33.3% to 80.9 % in the Hass variety observed from July 25th to August 6th, in all seven communities. The pupal stage of the insect occurs 1 to 2 cm deep in the ground; the pupae present a dorsal incision between the abdominal segments IV and V, which is prolonged transversally, and seven pairs of abdominal spiracles (Fig. 1F). The adult insects (Fig. 1G) have nocturnal habits, and were not seen naturally during the field surveys. The male genitalia present a pair of harpago; with a horn like structure on its basal part and the presence of abundant setae resembling a brush on its superior part. The aedeagus is long and chitinized on its distal part. The uncus is a curved and sclerotized structure, which starts narrowing from the mid part to its end (Fig. 1H and 1I). Furthermore, zones infested with this pest have important physical barriers, due to orography of the Sierra Gorda, with hills over 2500 m around the orchards. On the other hand, larvae and pupae dispersion from fruit mobilization to distant places is not probable, since the production of these orchards with infestations of insect borers is locally use, as swine fodder, and reduced amounts to local markets. This reduces the risk of spreading the pest.
The main author would like to thank José Adalberto Barocio for allowing us to use his photographs (B and D) and is grateful to Adriano Vásquez Chan for his suggestions made to the final writing of the manuscript.
Acevedo J., E., J. T. Vázquez G. & C. Sosa M. 1972. Estudios sobre el barrenador del hueso y pulpa del aguacate Stenoma catenifer Walsinghan (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae). Agrociencia. Serie D, 9: 1724. [ Links ]
Comisión Nacional de Fruticultura. 1973. El barrenador del hueso y la pulpa del aguacate. SAG/México, Folleto Num. 14. 109 pp. [ Links ]
García A., M., M. Méndez V & A. Morales G. 1967. El Aguacatero: Plagas y Enfermedades. Fitofilo, 56: 530. [ Links ]
Méndez V, M. 1961. Medidas Prácticas para Combatir los "Barrenadores" del Hueso del Aguacate. Fitofilo, 31: 47. [ Links ]
Walshingham, L. 1909. Biologia CentraliAmericana, INSECTA, LepidopteraHeterocera. Vol. 4: 168169. [ Links ]
Wolfenbarger, D. O & B. Colburn. 1979. The Stenoma catenifer, a serious avocado pest. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society, 92: 275. [ Links ]


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Guess Who Really Pays The Taxes
Filed Under (The HELL You Say!) by Stephen Moore / Journal of American Enterprise Institute on 12-10-2011
1. Are income taxes fair?
That depends on who is offering the opinion. Democratic candidates for president certainly don't think so. John Edwards has said, "It's time to restore fairness to a tax code that has been driven badly out of whack." Hillary Clinton laments that "middle-class and working families are paying a much higher percentage of their income [in taxes]." Over the past seven years, however, Americans in general think taxes have become more fair, not less. The Gallup Organization found in an April poll that 60 percent of respondents believe the income taxes that they themselves pay are fair, compared with 37 percent who believe the taxes they pay are unfair. In 1997, the figures were 51 percent fair and 43 percent unfair.
2. What income group pays the most federal income taxes today?
The latest data show that a big portion of the federal income tax burden is shouldered by a small group of the very richest Americans. The wealthiest 1 percent of the population earn 19 percent of the income but pay 37 percent of the income tax. The top 10 percent pay 68 percent of the tab. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent—those below the median income level—now earn 13 percent of the income but pay just 3 percent of the taxes. These are proportions of the income tax alone and don't include payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
3. But didn't the Bush tax cuts favor the rich?
The New York Times reported recently that the average family in America with an income of $10 million or more received a half-million-dollar tax cut, while the middle class got crumbs (less than $100 shaved off their tax bill). If we examine the taxes paid in a static world—that is, if we assume that there was no change in behavior and economic performance as a result of the tax code—then these numbers are meaningful. Most of the tax cuts went to the super wealthy.
But Americans did respond to the tax cuts. There was more investment, more hiring by businesses, and a stronger stock market. When we compare the taxes paid under the old system with those paid after the Bush tax cuts, the rich are now actually paying a higher proportion of income taxes. The latest IRS data show an increase of more than $100 billion in tax payments from the wealthy by 2005 alone. The number of tax filers who claimed taxable income of more than $1 million increased from approximately 180,000 in 2003 to over 300,000 in 2005. The total taxes paid by these millionaire households rose by about 80 percent in two years, from $132 billion to $236 billion.
4. But haven't the tax cuts put more of the burden on the backs of the middle class and the poor?
No. I examined the Treasury Department analysis of how much the rich would have paid without the Bush tax cuts and how much they actually did pay. The rich are now paying more than they would have paid, not less, after the Bush investment tax cuts. For example, the Treasury's estimate was that the top 1 percent of earners would pay 31 percent of taxes if the Bush cuts did not go into effect; with the cuts, they actually paid 37 percent. Similarly, the share of the top 10 percent of earners was estimated at 63 percent without the cuts; they actually paid 68 percent.
5. What has happened to tax rates in America over the last several decades?
They've fallen. In the early 1960s, the highest marginal income tax rate was a stunning 91 percent. That top rate fell to 70 percent after the Kennedy-Johnson tax cuts and remained there until 1981. Then Ronald Reagan slashed it to 50 percent and ultimately to 28 percent after the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Although the federal tax rate fell by more than half, total tax receipts in the 1980s doubled from $517 billion in 1981 to $1,030 billion in 1990. The top tax rate rose slightly under George H. W. Bush and then moved to 39.6 percent under Bill Clinton. But under George W. Bush it fell again to 35 percent. So what's striking is that, even as tax rates have fallen by half over the past quarter-century, taxes paid by the wealthy have increased. Lower tax rates have made the tax system more progressive, not less so. In 1980, for example, the top 5 percent of income earners paid only 37 percent of all income taxes. Today, the top 1 percent pay that proportion, and the top 5 percent pay a whopping 57 percent.
6. What is the economic logic behind these lower tax rates?
As legend has it, the famous "Laffer Curve" was first drawn by economist Arthur Laffer in 1974 on a cocktail napkin at a small dinner meeting attended by the late Wall Street Journal editor Robert Bartley and such high-powered policymakers as Richard Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. Laffer showed how two different rates—one high and one low—could produce the same revenues, since the higher rate would discourage work and investment. The Laffer Curve helped launch Reaganomics here at home and ignited a frenzy of tax cutting around the globe that continues to this day. It's also one of the simplest concepts in economics: lowering the tax rate on production, work, investment, and risk-taking will spur more of these activities and will often produce more tax revenue rather than less. Since the Reagan tax cuts, the United States has created some 40 million new jobs—more than all of Europe and Japan combined.
7. Are lower tax rates responsible for the big budget deficits of recent decades?
There is no correlation between tax rates and deficits in recent U.S. history. The spike in the federal deficit in the 1980s was caused by massive spending increases.
The Congressional Budget Office reports that, since the 2003 tax cuts, federal revenues have grown by $745 billion—the largest real increase in history over such a short time period. Individual and corporate income tax receipts have jumped by 30 percent in the two years since the tax cuts.
8. Do the rich pay more taxes because they are earning more of the income in America?
Yes. There's no doubt that the share of total income earned by the wealthy has increased steadily over the past 25 years. Since 1980, the share of income earned by the richest 1 percent has more than doubled, from 9 percent to 19 percent. The share of the income going to the poorest income quintile has declined. Income disparities, in absolute dollars, have grown substantially.
What is significant is that for the top 5 percent and 10 percent of earners, the ratio of taxes paid compared with income earned has risen. For example, in 1980, the top 10 percent earned 32 percent of the income and paid 44 percent of the taxes—a ratio of 1.4. In 2004, this group earned more of the income (44 percent) but paid a lot more of the taxes (68 percent)—a ratio of 1.6. In other words, progressivity—in terms of share of total taxes paid—has risen. On the other hand, for the top 1 percent of earners, progressivity has declined from a ratio of 2.2 in 1980 to 1.9 in 2004.
9. Have gains by the rich come at the expense of a declining living standard for the middle class?
No. If Bill Gates suddenly took his tens of billions of dollars and moved to France, income distribution in America would temporarily appear more equitable, even though no one would be better off. Median family income in America between 1980 and 2004 grew by 17 percent. The middle class (defined as those between the 40th and the 60th percentiles of income) isn't falling behind or "disappearing." It is getting richer. The lower income bound for the middle class has risen by about $12,000 (after inflation) since 1967. The upper income bound for the middle class is now roughly $68,000—some $23,000 higher than in 1967. Thus, a family in the 60th percentile has 50 percent more buying power than 30 years ago. To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, this has been a "rising tide" expansion, with most (though not all) boats lifted.
10. Does the tax distribution look a lot different if we factor in other federal taxes, such as the payroll tax?
It's true that the distribution of taxes is somewhat more equally divided when payroll taxes are accounted for—but the change is surprisingly small. Payroll taxes of 15 percent are charged on the first dollar of income earned by a worker, and most of the tax is capped at an income of just below $100,000. The Tax Policy Center, run by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, recently studied payroll and income taxes paid by each income group. The richest 1 percent pay 27.5 percent of the combined burden, the top 20 percent pay 72 percent, and the bottom 20 percent pay just 0.4 percent. One reason that the disparity in tax shares is so large is that Americans in the bottom quintile who have jobs get reimbursed for some or all of their 15 percent payroll tax through the earned-income tax credit (EITC), a fairly efficient poverty-abatement program.
11. How do tax rates in the United States compare with tax rates abroad?
Overall, taxes are between 10 percent and 20 percent lower in the United States than they are in most other industrial nations. This gives America a competitive edge in world markets. But America's lead in low tax rates is shrinking. For example, the United States now has the second-highest corporate income tax in the developed world, after Japan. Our personal income tax rate is still low by historical standards. But in recent years many European and Pacific Rim nations have been slashing income taxes—there are now ten Eastern European nations with flat-tax rates between 12 percent and 25 percent—while the political pressure in Washington, D.C., is to raise them.
12. Do tax cuts on investment income, such as George W. Bush's reductions in tax rates on capital gains and dividends, primarily benefit wealthy stockowners?
The New York Times reported that America's millionaires raked in 43 percent of the investment tax cut benefits in 2003. It's true that lower tax rates have been a huge boon to shareholders—but most of them are not rich. The latest polls show that 52 percent of Americans own stock and thus benefit directly from lower capital gains and dividend taxes. Reduced tax rates on dividends also triggered a huge jump in the number of companies paying out dividends. As the National Bureau of Economic Research put it, "The surge in regular dividend payments after the 2003 reform is unprecedented in recent years." Dividend income is up nearly 50 percent since the 2003 tax cut.
The same phenomenon occurred with the capital gains tax, which is essentially a voluntary tax because asset owners can avoid it by simply holding onto their stock, home, or business. This "lock-in" effect, as it is called, can be economically inefficient, since owners have a tax incentive to keep poor investments, rather than drawing out the cash and putting it into assets that are more productive. When the capital gains tax is cut, people unlock their assets and reinvest in other enterprises.
The 1997 tax reform, passed under President Clinton, reduced the capital gains tax rate from 28 percent to 20 percent, and taxable capital gains nearly doubled over the next three years. The 2003 reform brought the rate down to 15 percent, and between 2002 and 2005 there was a 154 percent increase in capital gains reported as income.
This explosion in realized gains cannot be explained only by the rise in the stock market, which averaged just 13 percent annually between 2003 and 2005. Capital gains tax receipts also far outpaced the revenues that the government's static models predicted. Between 2003 and 2007, actual tax receipts exceeded expectations by $207 billion.


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For patients who have experienced seizures, liver failure, premature delivery, the loss of their baby, or a sudden turn of bad health caused by hypertension during pregnancy, it might seem obvious that women are left feeling depressed, scared and lonely. In the words of one patient, "I tried [unsuccessfully] to psych myself into believing that because I survived and our son survived, I should be happy."
Word-of-mouth experience told us that women were suffering more than bad health because of preeclampsia, but research has thus far been scant on the specifics of how women are suffering. And without that peer-reviewed research, health care practices to help these women will not change.
Two teams of researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Southern California set out to do just that. With collaboration from Preeclampsia Foundation supporters, the Brain Study utilized a combination of tools (including pregnancy history, the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), the abbreviated WHO Quality Of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) and the Breslau Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) to evaluate what impact preeclampsia had on a woman's cognitive, social and psychological health.
The main Brain Study, led by Ineke Postma and Dr. Gerda Zeeman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands, looked at 966 cases (women who had some type of hypertension during pregnancy) and 342 controls (women who had not had any type of hypertension during pregnancy). The cases scored significantly worse on all of the evaluation tools, especially women who reported an eclamptic seizure or migraines. The Groningen team has also conducted research to look for the presence of white matter lesions in patients who have experienced eclamptic seizures, which may provide a glimpse of long-term effects on patient's brain.
One part of the Brain Study specifically evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For PTSD to be diagnosed, all of the following symptoms must be present:
(1) Persistent re-experiencing of traumatic event through images, thoughts or flashbacks,
(2) Avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, and
(3) Persistent symptoms of increased arousal, such as difficulty sleeping or concentrating, outbursts of anger.
Symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The Breslau Short Screening Scale specifically looks for symptoms of avoidance and arousal in patients.
Women with a traumatic pregnancy had almost 4 times the risk of screening positive for PTSD compared to the control population. Interestingly, the study found a clear and dramatic increasing risk of PTSD with the increased risk of severe effects. Women who reported having had an eclamptic seizure were at nearly 10 times the risk of screening positive for PTSD; women with HELLP syndrome almost 6 times more likely. All numbers were adjusted for age, previous history of mental illness and number of pregnancies.
So what does that mean for patients with preeclampsia? First of all, patients should watch for signs of psychological difficulties and talk to their healthcare providers. Health care providers should also be aware and discuss this with their high-risk patients.
As promising as both studies are, more research is needed before these findings on long-term cognitive and psychological impacts will change health care practices. The Foundation continues to collaborate on research through our Vision Grant funding, Study Recruitment Services, and through the patient-led Preeclampsia Registry. These two studies are the beginning of a continuing process to look at the long-term effects of preeclampsia as more than "just" a disease of pregnancy.


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Hail to thee, Classic Castle,
My name is Aaron and I used to be a regular in these parts. I've returned from a dim-age and am building castle again. Of course, I never stopped buying sets and tinkering, but I have some extra time on my hands these days, and have caught the building bug all over again. I look forward to chatting to you all, members old and new. I know it sounds cheesey and predictable but I have really missed this place and the atmosphere of creativity this site fosters. I look forward to posting some new creations and commenting on yours as well.


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Food Lovers' Guide to Portland, Oregon: Add Your Own Favorites
I didn't need to read Eric Asimov's New York Times story on food and drink in Portland, Oregon, to know that Portland is fast becoming one of America's best food towns.
Eric's list of places was by no means definitive (nor was it supposed to be) but by aggregating the spots he mentioned with others that have appeared on Serious Eats and in other places (another NYT piece by Chrstine Muhlke) the last few years we can put together a pretty complete Serious Eats Food Lover's Guide to Portland.
Those familiar with the Portland food scene should by all means add their favorite places to the list. Remember, this is Serious Eats. We want to know where Portland's best bites are, from foie gras to frankfurters, from pizza to pigeon, from burgers to berries. A great local online source for food information and entertainment is Portland Food and Drink. The site has a great tag line: "Throwing Ourselves on the Grenade of Bad Food to Save You."
Apizza Scholls Apizza Scholls owners Brian Spangler and his wife, Kim Nyland, are active members of the Serious Eats community, and Adam and I even loved a pizza they FedExed us one day. 4741 SE Hawthorne Boulevard; 503-233-1286; apizzascholls.com
Burgerville Fresh, local, sustainable, delicious burgers. What more could anyone ask for in a regional burger chain? Have a Marionberry shake, Serious Eater Calichef said, and Walla Walla onion rings (both in season, of course). Visit burgerville.com for locations
200 SW Market Street; 503-248-0004; carafebistro.com
Clyde Common
1014 SW Stark Street; 503-228-3333; clydecommon.com
Crema Coffee and Bakery
2728 SE Ankeny Street; 503-234-0206; cremabakery.com
Gotham Building Tavern
2240 N Interstate Avenue; 503-235-2294
Higgins Restaurant & Bar
1239 SW Broadway; 503-222-9070; higgins.ypguides.net
Ken's Artisan Bakery
338 NW 21st Avenue; 503-248-2202; kensartisan.com
Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th Avenue; 503-517-9951; kensartisan.com
Le Pigeon I told you about Gabriel Rucker's incomparable grilled bone marrow sandwich a couple of months ago. It was the work of a mad genius. 738 E Burnside Street; 503-546-8796; lepigeon.com
10 NE 28th Avenue; 503-232-3555; navarreportland.blogspot.com
Noble Rot
2724 SE Ankeny Street; 503-233-1999; noblerotpdx.com
1338 NW Hoyt Street; 503-274-0800; olearestaurant.com
Paley's Place Bistro & Bar
1204 NW 21st Avenue; 503-243-2403; paleysplace.net
Park Kitchen
422 NW Eighth Avenue; 503-223-7275; parkkitchen.com
Pastaworks This is where the folks at Apizza Scholls got their start. Two of Portland's best food stores great for local artisanal products and imported foods. 3735 SE Hawthorne Boulevard; 206-232-1010; and 735 NW 21st Avenue; 206-221-3002; pastaworks.com
Pix Pâtisserie
3402 SE Division Street; 503-232-4407; pixpatisserie.com
Pok Pok 3226 SE Division Street; 503-232-1387; pokpokpdx.com
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


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The Tradition
The Tradition is a philosophy of life whose purpose is to offer to man a practical path to enable him to achieve a measure of higher consciousness.
This philosophy has been handed down through the ages. It has retained the ancient quality and has guarded its ancient secrets so they may be available, unchanged and untarnished, to those who seek deeper wisdom through deeper consciousness.
The basic tenets of the Tradition are that a person should be a productive member of their society, fulfill their obligations to family and friends, and strive to serve God through self-knowledge, with no intermediaries.


text: Small and Compact 4 Recently bought this product and it is good. Fits all the stuff I need for work and even light travel (gone to my province). But unfortunately this is not waterproof/water-resistant, or at least it soaks slowly so it could protect my stuff inside from getting wet during rainy season. Overall, its a good product. Gerald Lagarto Cebu City, Philippines 2016-12-28


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CHIPLEY � In spite of not having a quorum, the Tourism Development Council discussed several topics during Monday�s workshop � even if they couldn�t take any action on the items they discussed.
CHIPLEY � In spite of not having a quorum, the Tourism Development Council discussed several topics during Monday�s workshop � even if they couldn�t take any action on the items they discussed.
Web design was a recurring theme at the meeting. TDC member Scott Sweeney and Administrator Heather Lopez have been looking at redesigning the council�s website as well as creating a mobile website application for the TDC.
�We discussed redesigning the website to make it a little more up to date,� Lopez said. �We asked Sherry (Smith) to look at it.�
Smith is the president and owner of VTD inc., the technology design company that helped the TDC create its original website, Lopez said.
Smith submitted an outline and a cost proposal for design and development of the new website, estimating the cost of the redesign at $4,983.50.
Sweeney asked what amount the TDC could spend without being required to seek bids, and was told by Secretary Jim Town that $2,500 was the limit that the council could spend without requiring competitive bids. Anything over $10,000 and the TDC has to abide by the Washington County government policy on bidding.
�She might be right on on the costs,� Sweeney said of the proposal. Member Mary Richmond said she didn�t think the TDC paid that much for the original website work.
�We didn�t,� Lopez said.
�We will still need to get quotes,� Town said.
Sweeney said in the redesign process, the web pages should be more colorful. �They don�t charge extra for color,� he joked. Sweeney also said the TDC should consider also having a mobile web application designed during the reworking of the website.
�More and more people are surfing the net from their phones, they aren�t doing it from their desktop computers anymore,� he said.
�Our website needs to have some flash, we want to attract people from the cities who have money to spend,� Sweeney said. �We want it to look modern, so we can compete with Panama City Beach.�
Town, who was chairing the workshop, asked Sweeney and Lopez to come up with requirements and take bids so the website could be discussed and possibly voted on at the Oct. 22 meeting.
�We need to get this going, so maybe we can roll this out on Jan. 1,� Sweeney said.
The board members also discussed several logo designs that were presented as possible art for a new TDC logo. Sweeney said the TDC needs a logo that represents the organization, but also represents the region. Several examples were discussed, and some modifications were suggested to the sample logos before they will be presented again to the full board in October.
The Riverway South project is in the process of securing a grant to pay for 50 percent of the salary for a program administrator, Lopez reported. Advertisements have been placed in local newspapers and on the internet, and the search is being conducted through the Workforce Development office in Marianna. The goal is to have a candidate hired by Oct. 22, she said.
The TDC board, under its bylaws, was able to only set the date and time of the next meeting when the regular meeting convened Monday. The board did discuss whether or not to hold a special meeting to consider the grant request submitted by the Washington County Scholarship Trust, Inc., requesting $1,500 for the Pulling for Education tractor pull, to be held on Oct. 13. The grant request was submitted by Sandra Cook.
After discussion, the board decided that due to the late date at which the application was submitted, and the fact that the tractor pull had not been budgeted for funds this year due to the �weening� program the board had followed the last few years, there would not be a need to consider the grant request at a special meeting.
The �weening� process involved grants being handed out for less and less money over a period of years, Town said. Once an organization was at a zero balance, they could reapply for grants, even with the possibility of having an increasing amount of grant money, provided the organization could bring the TDC data to show they were bringing tourism to the county.
�I think they could have submitted this application much earlier,� Richmond said. She added that one of the requirements for groups applying for grants after they had been that the events have a �new wrinkle� when they reapplied. �This looks like the same event it always was,� she said.


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Installed this on my 2012 RAM 1500 truck a couple weeks ago and so far so good. Both cold and warm idle is noticeably smoother. Throttle responsiveness has increased. I switched to the colder NGK model 6619 iridium spark plugs as recommended by Edelbrock. My fuel consumption has improved by about 4.5 highway/2 city. Most importantly though, it really goes when I step on the gas now. :-) The price is certainly high and didn't qualify for my AutoAnything 15% off coupon, but overall I'm satisfied.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 398 diseños de 119 diseñadores freelance.
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Our company focuses on developing interactive books, songs and games on the iPhone and iPad for children ages 0-5. We encourage early learning through play and music, and believe that children learn best when presented with fun and engaging products.
We are very technology oriented, and our logo will be used in our iPhone/iPad apps as well as our website.
Our target audience is children from birth to age 5, and their parents.
We want a unique and distinctive logo with a modern (web 2.0) feel. It should be easy to recognize from just the shape or outline, so no generic or stock images. We must be able to use it in color or reversed on a colored background. ( Here's what I mean: http://www.flickr.com/photos/braine…0/sizes/o/ )
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Taylor earns second consecutive Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor
Taylor earns second consecutive Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Nittany Lion senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17. The honor is the second for Penn State this year, the second straight for Taylor and the third of his career.
Taylor, ranked No. 1 at 165 by Intermat, continued to dominate the opposition with two more wins, both with bonus points, in a 2-0 road week for top-ranked Penn State. Taylor, now 7-0 on the year, pinned No. 13 Ramon Santiago at Rider in front of a sold out Rider crowd. The next day, Taylor dominated Lehigh's Brian Brill in Stabler Arena in front of 5,000 fans and posted a 20-7 major decision.
Taylor has five pins, a tech fall and a major this year. The major against Brill was a milestone for the Lion senior as it was his 100th career bonus point victory. Taylor is by far the all-time leader in bonus point percentage in Penn State history. He is 107-3 overall with 42 pins, 35 techs and 23 majors. That is 100 bonus point wins in 110 bouts for a stunning .909 percentage.
The Nittany Lions return to action this Sunday for their opener against Lock Haven. The dual starts at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall and will be preceded by the raising of the 2013 Big Ten and NCAA title banners. The dual meet, as is every home dual for the Nittany Lions, is sold out. As of press time, less than 80 Standing Room Only tickets remain.
With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the seven Rec Hall duals. Also, there are still tickets available for Penn State's Dec. 8 dual against Pitt in the Bryce Jordan Center. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling.


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How One Factory Illustrates Immigration Debate
Will changing U.S. immigration laws help or hurt American-born workers? WSJ's Sara Murray discusses how a meatpacking plant in northeastern Colorado can offer clues. Photo: Matthew Staver for The Wall Street Journal.
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Pressing Matters
(1) Disable the bottle cap press. (2) Return to Alice McLafferty and let her know the bottle cap press is out of action.
Important Items...[edit]
Pack of Cigarettes, Stimpak (x2), Super Stimpak, Rad-X.
After you've completed the Side Quest entitled You Can Depend on Me for Alice at the Crimson Caravan, you'll be offered this side quest upon speaking with her again. Unlike the aforementioned side quest, this new offer from Alice is much quicker and much easier. Basically, Alice is worried that people are utilizing a bottle cap pressing machine at a factory in order to make counterfeit Bottle Caps. As you know, Bottle Caps serve as the Wasteland's primary form of currency, yet counterfeiting is surprisingly rare. Most pressing machines had been destroyed long ago; counterfeits still exist, but as they are done by hand, there's no danger in inflating monetary worth. But this new form of counterfeit is from a machine, and is far different. Alice requests that you go take care of business on her behalf, to restore some monetary order.
The location Alice will mark on your map is the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters. This facility is located near the center of the map, to the north of all sorts of places you've likely already been, from the El Rey Motel to the Poseidon Gas Station and the various entrances to the South Vegas Ruins. You can teleport to any of those locations and simply walk northward to reach the sprawling factory complex. There are multiple entrances into the building, but we recommend taking the main entrance near the gigantic faux bottle of sarsaparilla. Keep in mind that if this is your first time in this area, you'll likely be attacked by Fiends while you're heading towards the entrance. You've been warned!
For starters, it's worth noting that you can explore this headquarters location at your leisure. If you head upstairs, for instance, you'll find a plethora of offices to explore, desks to ransack, computers to hack, and even a safe to pick open. You'll find standard items like a Pack of Cigarettes as you pick through the rubble here, though you'll most likely gravitate most towards the curative items in some of the bathrooms' first aid kits, including a couple of Stimpaks, a Super Stimpak, and some Rad-X. And as you encounter and do battle with the various robotic guards in the building, such as robot security personnel and rogue bottling robots, be sure to comb their bodies once slain, too, since they'll will prove to be great sources of Flamer fuel and other laser-based ammunition.
Ultimately, though, you're looking for the plant's bottling facility, and thankfully, it's fairly easy to find. From the front entrance of the building, you need only swing through the door ahead and on the right, and follow the hallway towards the bottling plant in question. It won't immediately be obvious, but there's a bottle cap press that's still operable within this large factory room (you can use your local map to pinpoint it if you're confused). All you need to do is examine the press in question and follow the on-screen prompt to destroy it. Remember that while this is your only primary task here, you can feel free to explore the rest of the facility to your heart's content. Doing so may or may not be worth it to you, but exploring is at the heart of the Fallout: New Vegas experience, so do what you feel is necessary.
With the machine destroyed, there's nothing left to do but leave this facility, and quick-travel back to the Crimson Caravan building. When you arrive, simply seek out Alice in the compound's office building. Let her know that the machine has been successfully destroyed, and this simple, quick side quest will conclude.


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What's red and swirly and douchy all over?
Lainey's teeth must be in some bad shape cause I still haven't heard from her and it's been almost two hours. Ouch. So here's a little something for you. I couldn't resist.
Check out Stallone in his Ford Douchstang today in Beverly Hills. I had to do a double-take and read the credits twice to make sure he wasn't filming a sequel to A Night at the Roxbury.
It's Sly. In his car. And to make things even douchier, two of his daughters are in the front seat. Two. So the laws of coolness aren't the only ones he's breaking.
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Kesha has heard the outpouring of support in the wake of her legal battle with music producer Dr. Luke, and now she's speaking out.
"I am beyond words in gratitude. Thank you is not enough but it is all I have. A million times over and forever thank you. The support I have received has left my face swollen from tears. I love you all so much. A statement too large for this format is coming..."
The singer's comments on Instagram comes on the heels of many stars saying they stand with Kesha amid her legal woes. A judge ruled Friday that she couldn't get out of a contract with producer Dr. Luke, who Kesha says sexually assaulted her, and Sony Music Entertainment.
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Actors Reese Witherspoon and Anne Hathaway took to social media to express their support for the singer, who cried after the judge's ruling, as well as react to Lena Dunham's "Lenny Letter" essay which discusses Kesha's situation.
"I stand with Kesha. If you are unfamiliar with the case, Lena Dunham does a brilliant job in this week's Lenny explaining the nightmare in which Kesha finds herself," Hathaway said on her Facebook page.
READ: Dr. Luke Says He Didn't Rape Kesha in Twitter Spree, Says Lies Will Be Exposed as Legal Battle Continues
"Kesha's situation is just one of all-too-many examples of how the legal system in this country fails to protect victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, the vast majority of whom are women. Please share and add your voice and your support! #FreeKesha," Hathaway continued.
Shortly thereafter, Witherspoon chimed in on her social media account by writing, "Thank you Lena Dunham for helping me understand Kesha's case and standing up for all survivors of abuse #FreedomForKesha."
Dr. Luke has denied sexually assaulting Kesha, and said that while he understands why people are speaking out for Kesha, they do not have all the information in the case.
"When I saw the outcome of Kesha's court case last Friday, I felt sick. Actually sick -- I wanted to ask my Uber to pull over so I could throw up in a New York City trash can," Dunham wrote.
"The photos of her beautiful face crumpled with tears, the legally necessary but sickening use of the word 'alleged' over and over in reference to the assault she says she remembers so vividly--it all created a special brand of nausea that comes when public events intersect with your most private triggers," Dunham wrote.


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