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text: TA-65 Studies By Anthony / September 26, 2013 Share 0 Tweet Share 0 New TA-65 Study In 2013:By Dr. Hector Valenzuela.UPDATE 01/07/2014:This product has been tested by RevGenetics on cells, however RevGenetics only provides it for its concentrated Astragalus benefits.Telomeres, the structures at the ends of chromosomes, have been linked to many important biological functions. As our cells divide our telomeres shorten and when they reach a critical length the cell becomes unstable and generally, loses it's ability to grow and is considered at this point old. That, unfortunately, is the best case scenario.In other scenarios, the short telomeres can also cause DNA instabilities that can lead to various age-related diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. To offset the telomere shortening, cells activate the enzyme telomerase, which can elongate the telomere DNA and delay the onset of aging and diseases that are caused by the telomere shortening. In spite of this, cells cannot constantly keep the telomerase enzyme active at all times and thus aging and the many age-related diseases eventually occur.Understandably, scientists have actively researched the telomere and telomerase biology in the hopes of offsetting these negative outcomes. In recent years scientist have succeeded in finding natural and genetic methods to alter these biological processes and have begun testing in human volunteers. Experimental set up for the new TA-65 studyIn a new TA-65 study led by Calvin Harley, a group of individuals took part in a commercial age-management product that is primarily composed of TA-65, a natural plant extract that has been demonstrated to activate telomerase and improve the function of human cells. The results of the study were very encouraging but the study requires some explaining.The subjects selected were individuals motivated in maintaining good health. Each subject was followed for 2.5 years and the biological parameters (cholesterol, blood pressure etc.) tested during treatment were compared to the baseline levels at the start of the new TA-65 study for each individual and not between individuals. In other words, the individuals maintained their own varied healthy lifestyles and changes that did occur might then be attributed to this new TA-65 study product that they were consuming. As mentioned, the results were very encouraging.Results of the New TA-65 StudyUPDATE 2018: The full 2013 study is now available as of this writing for free at Research Gate (Link) and shown below. We suggest to skip to the "Discussion and Conclusions" section at the end of this impressive study: View Fullscreen

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by Nino Leitner | 31st December 2014
Only a year after Sony released the A7, they already replaced the model with the A7II. Let's have a quick look at the differences, as usual focusing on the video functionalities of the cameras.Read more
by Sebastian Wöber | 22nd November 2013
We've been testing the new mirrorless Sony alpha a7 and Sony alpha a7R cameras that come with very promising new features dedication to video. Here's a quick and dirty resolution comparison of the video function between these two and our all time favourite the Canon 5D mark III. When you watch the video you can clearly see the differences between the cameras. Some initially thought the higher resolution of the a7R versus the a7 would increase the video quality. This is true, but the test reveals that this difference is ever so tiny that it can hardly be noticed. When compared to the 5D mark III on the other hand we can see that the aliasing and moiré of the a7 as well as the a7R is pretty severe, probably similar to that of Canon DSLR's like the 7D or TxI line. On the left you can see the rig I used to make an accurate rolling shutter comparison. This revealed that the rolling shutter on the 5D mark III is much stronger than on the a7's. Is this a good thing? Yes it is. But the rolling shutter seems to be something most people take less severe as an argument against a camera. The settings on both a7's were the "Neutral" picture profile with everything turned down to -3. The same goes for the 5D mark III which had the "Neutral" picture profile and contrast/saturation/sharpness all the way down to 0. There was no grading applied except for the last shot. What I found really great about the Sony a7 was its oled viewfinder. This thing is truly amazing. I wish more cameras had this kind of technology implemented, or the A7's had a cleaner image. In terms of functionality it's not a bad camera by Sony. For more info check out Johnnie Behiri's review. Song kindly provided by themusicbed Windmills – Creating Something BeautifulRead more
by Johnnie Behiri | 21st November 2013
The new Sony A7 mirrorless camera will soon be here and we had a chance to test its video features in the field. Is this a worthy pocket camera that can shoot good looking video or not? When director Jan Woletz asked me to join his team as a DP and help create a teaser for his (hopefully) upcoming web series "Wienerland" I immediately said yes! Beside the fun of realising someone's dream it was a good chance to test the new Sony A7 as a making-of camera that had landed in cinema5D's office a day earlier (together with the A7r and the RX10) and give it a run for a "low light" test. Sony themselves are looking at the A7r as superior in image quality when it comes to video. For that reason a dedicated full length A7r review is coming soon. Daytime Sony A7 footage will follow soon too. First, I would like to applause Sony for bringing a new interesting camera line to the market. It doesn't matter how you look at it, the A7 (and A7r) are amazingly well crafted creative tools. Having a full size sensor in such a small body is truly a remarkable achievement. Now, in practice, how are the A7's wonderful new technical/electronic inventions which were presented to us by Sony's technical marketing manager translated to video picture quality? As you might see in the video above, the quality of video indeed improved over previous models. The "soft" look (out of the box) that bothered me with the A99 is now a bit better. Also, the low light capability of the camera is better. All the clips in this video were shot at ISOs between 800-1250. Sony recommends dialling "0" at any picture profile for best "out of the box" look. That's the first thing I did after choosing "Netural creative style" which to my eyes seemed to have the most dynamic range. In a way it feels like "going back to VDSLR basic shooting" as this camera with its wonderful OLED EVF doesn't need an external monitoring device so you can stay "really small" in your video configuration. With so many superlatives it's important to remember that Moire and aliasing are still present and at times quite extreme. Codec wise, it's time for Sony to consider moving forward and improve data rate with a more advanced codec. It will further improve the video quality of this camera (and others in the line). Only Sony can benefit from such a move as more professional users will consider changing their gear and use a new "Sony brain" with their exciting lenses. For this video I used the following equipment: –Metabones Canon EF Lens to Sony NEX Camera Lens Mount Adapter III (please make sure you are using version III with Sony's full frame cameras). –Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens –Sony's XLR-K1M (all interviews were recorded with this mic/configuration). Pros: -Camera feels very robust -Low light capability -Clean HDMI output (8 bit, 4:2:2) -Clear menu structure -Easy accurate way to focus the OLED EVF -Extremely customizable "custom keys" feature! You can assign any button you need for very easy control -Can use magnify while recording and move zoom field for accurate focusing -Can monitor and control audio while recording -Compatible with Sony's XLR-K1M for professional audio connectivity and improved overall sound -Excellent EVF and LCD allowing minimal camera setups -Zebra, Peaking -Good "auto focus" performance when shouting with dedicated Sony lenses Cons: -Moire and aliasing are still there -Location of REC button on the camera body -Only x4 possibility to zoom into the picture for accurate focusing. -Micro HDMI Music: www.themusicbed.com Special thanks to: Anna Jochum for her additional footage Jan and the wonderful Wienerland team! Johnnie Behiri is a freelance documentary cameraman/editor/producer working mostly for the BBC and other respected broadcasters. He is also co-owner of cinema5d.comRead more
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Most developing countries are going through a perpetual debt trap which takes away resources that could have been used on development, but instead are used to service compounded debt.
Continent of Africa seems to be most affected by the debt crisis. Africa's debt stock in 1970 was $11 billion and Africa's debt stock in 2008 stood at $215 billion. Furthermore, Sub Saharan Africa receives $10 billion in aid, but loses $14 billion in debt payments per year (Africa Action, 2008). It shows that on net basis, even after receiving aid, outflow is more than inflow. If this trend persists in future, one can see how it will perpetuate the debt trap.
Currently, Africa's total external debt stands at $300 billion. Many African countries spend more on debt than either on health or education. For example, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia all spent more on debt than on health in 2002. GNP per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is $308 while external debt per capita stands at $365. Total debt per capita which includes internal debt per capita as well would be even higher! Just to cite one example, Nigeria borrowed around $5 billion and has paid about $16 billion, but still owes $28 billion. Regrettably, 7 million children die each year as a result of the debt crisis.
Ajayi and Oke (2012) found in an empirical study for Nigeria that external debt burden had an adverse effect on the per capita income and led to devaluation of the currency, increase in unemployment, social strife and poor educational system.
Easterly (2002) presented the similar empirical evidence which shows a negative effect of indebtedness on growth. Explaining the evidence, he stated that the paradox of debt is that heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) became more heavily indebted after two decades of debt relief efforts. He stated that even concessional financing, a form of debt relief also failed to reduce net present value of debt. According to him, the record is not encouraging for the success of current debt relief efforts.
Cunningham (1993) collecting evidence for the period 1971-1987 from 16 HIPCs found a significant negative relationship between the growth of debt burden and economic growth in these countries.
It is not just Africa that is suffering from the debt crisis. Other developing regions are also having the same negative impacts. Malik et al. (2010) provided the empirical evidence for Pakistan's economy which shows negative and significant relationship of external debt with economic growth. Currently, Pakistan pays around half of its tax revenues in debt servicing.
Africa Action (2008). "Campaign to Cancel Africa's Debt", Retrieved from: http://www.africaaction.org/campaign_new/debt.php
Ajayi, L. Boboye & Oke, M. Ojo (2012). "Effect of External Debt on Economic Growth and Development of Nigeria". International Journal of Business and Social Science, 3 (12), pp. 297-304.
Cunningham, Rosemary T. (1993). "The Effects of Debt Burden on Economic Growth in Heavily Indebted Developing Nations". Journal of Economic Development. 18 (1), pp. 115-126.
Easterly, William (2002). "How Did Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Become Heavily Indebted? Reviewing Two Decades of Debt Relief", World Development, 30 (10), pp. 1677-1696.
Malik, Shahnawaz, Hayat, M. Khizer & Hayat, M. Umer (2010). "External Debt and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan". International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 44, pp. 88-97.


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Snake, it's a snake!!
Have you seen all of the adorable animal-print cloth diapers that are so in style right now!?
We were lucky enough to receive a snake print diaper from Green Bees Diapers and I think it is so fun and adorable.
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This snake-print diaper is a pocket diaper with a microsuede inner. I love microsuede because it is stay-dry (meaning the baby feels dry even after wetting the diaper) and because it seems to stay soft even with our hard water. In fact, when I changed Baby E. out of this diaper, I had to try really hard to figure out if it was actually wet or not!
This Green Bees pocket diaper has four different rise settings, which means that it can fit babies between 6-36 pounds. Baby E is about 24 pounds and she has the rise snapped down just one notch. Having one-size diapers is very important to me because I like not having to buy new diapers as my baby gets bigger. (Up until recently we were also using diapers on my 3 1/2 year old, which meant that one-size diapers could fit both my children. I could pack less in the diaper bag!)
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The inserts included with this diaper were two 3-layer microfiber inserts. In the photo, Baby E. is only modelling one insert, as she was just hanging out in the daytime. The insert absorbed everything wonderfully and we had no leaks at all. The inserts are nice and trim. My only suggestion to improve this diaper would be to make the back opening for stuffing the diaper a bit wider. I have small hands, but still found that the opening was narrow. This makes the diaper cuter while being worn, in my opinion, but also makes it more difficult to stuff.
As for wearability, Baby E. moved and grooved in this diaper. She ran around the living room, ate some apples, and climbed and slithered all over me--inspired by the snake print, perhaps? The Green Bees cloth diaper really moved with her and the elastic stayed against her skin without pinching or bagginess. I was very impressed with the gentle yet secure fit of this diaper. You can see in the pictures that the diaper hugs Baby E.'s legs and waist.
Overall I am very happy with this cloth diaper! We will definitely reach for it as it has the features that we love (snaps, one-size, micro-suede) with a great fit for our 18 month old! You can also be assured that Green Bees is a great company to support: for every 15 cloth diapers sold, they donate 1 diaper to emergency infant services in Tulsa in order to provide diapers to families in need. What a wonderful policy!
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How to bake the perfect ciabatta – first place in the great ciabatta bake off
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We present a theoretical analysis to estimate the amount of phase noise due to noisy interferograms in Phase Shifting Interferometry (PSI). We also analyze the fact that linear filtering transforms corrupting multiplicative noise in Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) into fringes corrupted by additive gaussian noise. This fact allow us to obtain a formula to estimate the standard deviation of the noisy demodulated phase as a function of the spectral response of the preprocessing spatial filtering combined with the PSI algorithm used. This phase noise power formula is the main result of this contribution.
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The Badger Unleashed is a fearless shooting companion like its predecessor, but this time with a battery-powered 250Ws strobe and HSS/TTL capabilities for the ultimate on-the-go flash head!
The Badger Unleashed 2-Light Softbox Kit with Bag combines two Badger Unleashed flash heads complete with batteries, chargers, and protective caps, and two 61cm (24″) pop-up softboxes into our heavy-duty lighting bag. This compact, lightweight and portable flash setup is designed to give photographers an easy-to-setup multi-point lighting solution wherever their work takes them. Simply add an Interfit TTL or Manual remote, your favourite light stands (we recommend the LS201 - 2.6m Premium Light Stand, and you're ready to go!
Building off the success of the Honey Badger 320w Flash, the Badger Unleashed shredded the restraints of an AC power cable and now roams free thanks to a drop-in Lithium-Ion battery. Add in High-Speed Sync and TTL capabilities, and the Badger Unleashed becomes a fearless shooting companion and the ultimate on-the-go flash head!
The Badger Unleashed is a direct response to customer requests for a light with the compact form factor of the Honey Badger and the mobility and high-tech functionality of the S1. We packed 250Ws of power, a 15W LED modelling lamp, and an in-line battery into a small body and included HSS and TTL in addition to a new stroboscopic mode (coming Spring 2019) for the most versatile Badger yet! This all comes in the bold yellow colour you know, but with new design changes for an unmistakably Interfit experience.
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The namesake feature of the Badger Unleashed is an entirely DC powered system, offering full portability in a compact body with 250Ws of light in up to 430 full-power flashes. Out of juice? The Badger Unleashed can recharge its battery to full in just 90 minutes, and extra battery packs can be swapped mid-shoot (HBU250B), so you'll never miss that golden hour at the end of your shoot again!
Compact Form Factor:
The ability to travel with lighting is crucial for a mobile photographer, and size and weight matter. The Badger Unleashed weighs less than 1.8kg, measures 12.7cm wide (15cm including the outer ring), and 17.8cm deep from the back panel to the edge of the protective cap, making it one of the most compact self-contained studio flash heads on the market. The robust and compact housing paired with its on-board battery power make the Badger Unleashed the ideal solution for photographers on the move.
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The Badger Unleashed has an incredible 9-stop power range, two more stops than our Honey Badger sister strobe, and four more than traditional studio flash heads. Power can be adjusted from 250Ws down to 1Ws in 1/10th of a stop increments for precise exposure.
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At full power, the Badger Unleashed recycles in an impressive 1.5 seconds at full power. Plus, recycle times only get shorter and shorter as you decrease the flash power!
High Speed Sync & Through-The-Lens Metering Modes:
Short flash durations give us the ability to freeze motion beyond the capabilities of our shutter sync speed. In HSS mode, the Badger Unleashed has a t.1 flash duration of 1/8000th of a second. With TTL metering, the new Badger is even capable of automatically adjusting flash power for you with +/- 3 stops of exposure compensation as the lighting around your subject changes from shot to shot – simply keep shooting with your viewfinder and the Badger Unleashed takes care of the rest!
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The Badger Unleashed is equipped with a 15W LED modelling lamp that produces 1250 Lumens. This flicker-free LED can be used as a continuous light source for both photo and video purposes. The modelling lamp can be set to adjust proportionately to the flash power, or to full power. For the most accurate light tone portrayal, we balanced the colour temperature to 5500K – giving you nice daylight balanced colour tones in every scene.
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The Badger Unleashed features a built-in radio receiver that is compatible with all Interfit TTL and manual remotes. This allows full control over the light's power range, flash mode, modelling lamp, and beep function. When using the Interfit manual remote, the Badger Unleashed can be adjusted individually via 8 different control groups (A-H), across 15 different channels (1-15). This allows for intricate multi-light setups and negates interference from neighbouring photographers.
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The most unique feature of the Badger Unleashed is the versatile modifier mount. The Badger Unleashed utilizes the popular Bowens® S-Type modifier mount, making it compatible with all of the same modifiers as the S1, Honey Badger, and any other Interfit or S-Type mount light system. In addition, the Badger Unleashed features the built-in pop-up softbox ring made popular by the original Honey Badger for use with pop-up style softboxes that are popular with speedlight shooters. The idea behind this feature is to allow photographers to grow into their studio lights by allowing them to use some of the existing modifiers they may already have purchased for speedlights.
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Some of the world's top women sailors are putting the the 29er, 29erXX, RS800, Cherub Daemon, Carbonology GT60 and International 14 to test in Hyères, in the Evaluation Event being held in advance of the decision on the ten events for the 2012 Olympic Games.
On Wednesday the day began with a windward-leeward course set up to give the sailors and observers an opportunity to compare the boats directly against one-another.
To view a small photo gallery of the boats in action in Hyères.
The Boats
The six boats for the trials in Hyères are:
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A skiff one-design, designed by Julian BETHWAITE, launched in 1998
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A skiff one-design, designed by Julian BETHWAITE which features a carbon mast and double spreaders on the existing 29er hull
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A skiff one-design, designed by Simon ROBERTS and Richard TAYLOR to fall within the 2005 UK Cherub Class Rules
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A project by David CHISHOLM using a design by Paul BIEKER, with the Master plug currently in production
International 14 - Image
Established 75 years ago, the twin trapeze skiff is a well known development class
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A skiff one-design designed by Phil MORRISON, with some modifications to the existing RS800 deck mould
The Sailors
The sailors nominated by MNAs to sail in the Evaluation Event are:
Rebecca MARRIOTT (GBR)
Rachel LARMAN (GBR)
Helle ORUM-NIELSEN (DEN)
Maria GADE (DEN)
Elizabeth KRATZIG (USA)
Hanna DAHLBORG (SWE)
Fernanda OLIVEIRA (BRA)
Isabel SWAN (BRA)
Giulia CONTI (ITA)
Giovanna MICOL (ITA)
Mitsue NAKAMURA (JPN)
Makiko IKUTA (JPN)
Sylvia VOGL (AUT)
Carolina FLATSCHER (AUT)
Karin ALMQUIST (SWE)
About The Women's High Performance Dinghy Evaluation Event
In advance of the decision on the ten events for the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be made at the 2007 ISAF Annual Conference this November, the Women's High Performance Dinghy Evaluation Event will look at whether there are suitable boats for a High Performance Dinghy event for a crew of two women.
The fundamental criteria set out by ISAF for the event included:
- The boat must be a monohull
- The dinghy must be able to sail faster off the wind than the wind
- The dinghy is for a crew of two women (average combined weight 120-140 kgs)
- Targeting a price of 14,500 Euros ready to sail
A report on the Evaluation Event will be completed by the ISAF Mid-Year Meeting, to be held in Paris, France from 4-6 May.
The Evaluation Event is part of ISAF's commitment to actively develop sailing at the highest level and keep pace with all the latest developments within the sport. Previous Evaluation Events have led to the adoption of the RS:X board as the new windsurfer for the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition and the 49er as the first twin trapeze skiff with asymmetric spinnaker in the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000.
Details of the criteria and Evaluation Panel can be found on the ISAF Technical microsite - www.sailing.org/technical - or by CLICKING HERE.


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NATS4 Geo-Targeting Cascades
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As of version TBD, the 'Untargeted' option has been changed to 'Unknown' and the behavior has been modified. If 'Unknown' is selected as an 'Exclude' country, then the step or cascade will be used if NATS is unable to determine the country from the ip address. The cascade and step will also be used if no 'Exclude' options are selected and NATS is unable to determine the country from the ip address.


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The REAL Center
The REAL Center is designed to assist students in curriculum-level English courses who need extra help with writing assignments and/or understanding course concepts for their English classes; any issues related to Rhetoric, Exposition, Argumentation, and Literature can be addressed in the REAL Center.
English professors and instructors in the REAL Center provide students with help understanding assignments, brainstorming, developing ideas, following MLA documentation rules, and more.
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While attending the REAL Center does not guarantee a passing grade, the success rates in English classes for students who attend the REAL Center are significantly higher than for those who do not.
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The Virtual REAL Center offers Blackboard-based resources, such as grammar and MLA "hotlines" for quick questions, virtual tutoring via email submission and feedback, and real-time tutoring via Skype. Students enrolled in an online curriculum-level English course are automatically granted access to the VIRTUAL.REAL.CENTER Blackboard shell, which contains details about how to use these services.


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The EC services have named this product registry database "EPREL" (EU Product Registry for Energy Labelling).
Whereas the content details of the public part of EPREL are clearly defined in the so-called EPREL exchange model, the technical documentation(for the confidential part) is only generically described in Regulation 2017/1369. Yet, it is evident that the details of the technical documentation depend very much on the product group, and thus need the consideration of the product specific acts.
However, since the delegated acts, developed under the predecessor framework directive EU/2010/30 framework, do not have any reference to ERPEL it is unclear what data exactly would be sufficient for a specific product group to meet the legal requirements of the framework regulation 2017/1369, specifically its Article 12.5.
The above mentioned EPREL exchange model currently only accepts PDF-files that have to cover Article 12.5 (a)-(f) but does not make any statement on the content of these files.
APPLiA Home Appliance Europe has therefore decided to analyse the specific delegated acts for Energy Labelling created under Directive EU/2010/30 and to support APPLiA's direct members as well as its national associations and their direct members by proposing templates that meet in the eyes of the respective working groups the legal requirements for technical documentation according to Art 12.5 of Regulation 2017/1369 and that can be used for uploading the compliance data into EPREL.
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Fourth financial intermediary selection for the JESSICA Holding fund in Lithuania
The European Investment Bank is launching a call for expressions of interest, under the JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) initiative, to select up to four financial intermediaries that shall receive financing of up to EUR 100 million to extend preferential loans for the energy efficiency renovation of multi-apartment block buildings.
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|Deadline for submission of Questions
Corrigendum: questions 30-34 added
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Regarding the provision of information on the issues related to Renovation (Modernisation) of Multi-Apartment Buildings
On 15 May 2013, at 3 pm, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania invites to participate in the information meeting during which it will present amendments to legal acts related to the implementation of the Programme for Modernisation (Renovation) of Multi-Apartment Buildings. The meeting shall be held at the Ministry of Environment, Room 506, 5th floor (A. Jakšto 4/9, Vilnius). [LT]
You will find below two presentations presented on 15 May 2013 at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. These are for information purposes only. Those presentations shall not replace any provisions of the call for expression of interest. In case of discrepancies, the provisions of the call shall prevail.


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(God my bow ), the birthplace of the prophet Nahum, hence called "the Elkoshite." ( Nahum 1:1 ) This place is located at the modern Alkush , a village on the east bank of the Tigris, about two miles north of Mosul. Some think a small village in Galilee is intended. [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Even the most well-intentioned dieter can fall victim to weight loss myths, resulting in their entire diet being ruined. When friends, the internet, and even some publications constantly repeat specific "facts," it is easy to start believing them yourself. Below are three myths about weight loss that you should not buy into for success.
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Trying to find somewhere to purchase stamps that isn't the post office can be a difficult and frustrating task. "Where can I buy stamps?" you ask yourself. "Where I don't have to stand in an incredibly long line for a couple of mail stickers?"
Well my friends, I'm here to tell you that there are actually tons of places you can buy stamps, preppy brand stickers and pretty much anything else the post office sells without the annoyingly long wait, sometimes rude workers, and that don't lack the pretty designs.
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A Fallen Giant
According to the USPS, the popularity of sending out stamped items has fallen by over 50% in the last decade. In addition, the USPS processed 60 BILLION more pieces of mail in 2007 than it did in 2017. That is a huge drop, especially considering how popular ordering online has become.
However, there are still many reasons why you'd want a roll of stamps. The USPS still processes over 150 billion pieces of mail a year, so "snail mail" isn't dead by any means and stamps continue to have a thriving place in society. Because of this, there is an incredible number of stores and locations to pick up a book of stamps.
The Internet is Often the Answer
Just like you can buy beds, cars, and rocking chairs online these days, you can buy stamps. The most obvious place is naturally USPS.com where you can choose almost any design that's in stock and ready to ship.
They charge you a few bucks to ship stamps. The amount of money that the USPS website brings in has doubled in the last ten years from 500 million to 1 billion, so obviously it's a trustworthy source for your stamps sheet needs.
You can also buy stamps on stamps.com if you don't mind printing them and have certified stamp paper. In addition, good old Amazon ships a number of different stamp sheets – like my favorite, "Songbirds in Snow".
You won't get them right away if you buy online, so if you need to send your wedding invitations out before noon, you'll probably want to pass this option up.
If buying something like stamps from the internet intimidates you, eHow has made the cutest and most helpful video in the world. Give it a (two-minute) watch if you're hesitant.
Believe it or not, most Walmarts now carry stamps at their front registers. This is a recent development in the past few years, but now you simply request them at checkout and they'll include some at the post office price with your grocery order.
Many Walmarts are now open 24/7 as well, so it's easy to hop on in and get a sheet of stamps if you need them at 2 AM for some reason (I won't judge).
In the Same Vein, Grocery Stores
Even if you don't have a local Walmart – or you don't shop at Walmart – most grocery store chains now sell at least a book of stamps at the register.
Most grocery stores aren't open 24/7, but many of them are open sun up to after sun down, so you should be able to catch them open on your lunch break.
Postal Stops
Postal stops have long been a companion to the post office. They come in a variety of names, like "Post Annex" and "Going Postal," plus the ma & pa shops that still sell a variety of stamps, money orders, personalized stamps, attractive mailers, and services like FedEx and USPS as well. Usually these stores are small, quiet, and have a ton of different options for you since they really appreciate your business. While you're there, buy something cute for a friend or a pretty envelope – postal stops are often run by the best small business owners who deserve your support.
Big Box Office Supply Stores
Places like Staples and Office Depot didn't used to carry stamps, which is a little odd because they carry everything else you need to mail a package or an envelope.
However, in recent years, they've changed their tune and often sell stamps at the register to purchase.
Most big box retailers will even let you purchase stamps in different quantities than in books, which is rare outside of the post office and postal stops.
Chain Pharmacies
You get your drugs there, you get your quick sugar and caffeine fix there, why wouldn't you get your stamps for mailing there too? It makes cents – get it? – for drug stores like Walgreens, CVS, and RiteAid to carry stamps since they're considered a one-stop-shop for just about every little thing you could possibly need on the way home, and after they caught on, the other pharmacies followed.
Chain-retailer CVS often carries 5 – 15 designs in each store as well, so you'll get your pick of the best prints available (and if you prefer the flag or the liberty bell, they'll have those for you too).
Your Credit Union Has Got Your Back
The vast majority of banks, credit unions and yes, even ATMs now sell stamps. Since you're there depositing that check from your grandma anyway, it makes it a great and convenient service for financial institutions.
You should probably send your grandma a thank you card anyway, so pick up a book while you're there.
When in Doubt, Google It
While there aren't a whole ton of resources out there on where you can find stamps since there is literally an entire store devoted to nothing but postage available in almost every US city, there are a couple of tools that are super useful if you're in a pinch.
This website that is aptly named, "Places to Buy Stamps Near Me".
I decided I wanted to find stamps in Montana, and not only does it give you a generic list of stores that usually sell stamps in your area, it gives specific locations of ATMs and other less-known locations to get stamps when you scroll down the page.
A little more scrolling shows that you can also find a stamps location on a handy map.
The site is pretty dated, but the resource itself is pretty useful.
There are absolutely tons of places you can purchase stamps these days, and there's no excuse not to have those baby shower invites in the mail tomorrow.
Whether you're
- At your bank
- Shopping for your groceries
- Picking up your medications
- Hanging out on your smartphone
- Withdrawing cash for a Friday night out
- Dolling up a gift at your local postal stop
- In the lobby of a USPS location
- Grabbing a new pair of pants from Walmart
…stamps are widely available for your postage needs. The question should actually be, "where CAN'T I buy stamps?"
Where do you usually buy your stamps? Do you find the USPS line in your town tolerable, or do you prefer to pick up a book at your credit union? Tell us about it in the comments below.


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You may have heard about Puget Sound Energy's plans to upgrade the existing electric transmission system serving customers on the Eastside. Join Andy Wappler, PSE's Vice President of Corporate Affairs, for a discussion about this critical economic infrastructure project. Topics will include an overview of the project which will build 18 miles of new, higher capacity transmission lines between Redmond and Renton, why the project is necessary and important to PSE's customers, and how you can get involved in the route selection discussion.
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Workers Compensation Advocate in Toronto, is a legal services firm that helps clients with work injury and disability benefit claims. We specialize in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Workers Compensation Board (WCB), and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits cases in Ontario. Because we specialize in WSIB/WCB and CPP disability benefits, we know exactly what it takes to help you receive all the benefits and services you are entitled to. We're dedicated to ensuring that we take care of all of our clients, and that their legal needs are met and exceeded. Call us for a free initial consultation. Lawyer and paralegal referrals are welcome.
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There are reports of a new four-door 2-Series Gran Coupe coming, however that most likely will not get here up until 2020. For 2019, nevertheless, we anticipate no significant changes to the 2-Series lineup.
As a carryover, we anticipate the whole 2-Series lineup to stay the same aesthetically, so we expect the very same sharp appearances as in the past, specifically in the M240 model. That stated, among the very best parts about the 2-Series is its Goldilocks styling, as it is stylish enough for those who like that and shy enough for the daily purchaser. The absence of change will likely continue within, where its styling takes a little bit of a hit due to some more affordable plastics and other less-than-ideal products.
We likewise anticipate the list of basic features to stay the very same when the 2019 2-Series strikes display rooms. If this shows to be the case, try to find it to come basic with leatherette upholstery, 17-inch wheels, automated environment control, a 6.5-inch display screen, and a rearview video camera.
Under its hood is another location where we expect no changes when the 2019 2-Series debuts. We anticipate the base engine in the 230 to stay a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 248 horse power and 290 pound-feet of torque. This engine will likely continue to couple with an eight-speed automated and will have optional xDrive all-wheel drive.
Likewise search for the M240's 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine's power to stay at 335 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. While the eight-speed automated transmission will most likely stay basic in the M240, it's worth keeping in mind that a no-cost optional six-speed handbook is likewise offered.
For such a little coupe, security is excellent in the existing BMW 2-Series, as it got a Top Safety Pick ranking from the IIHS. The only tests keeping it from Top Safety Pick+ status is its "Acceptable" score in the headlight test and its absence of a passenger-side small-overlap test. Without any changes on the horizon, we anticipate this to stay the very same.
Though there is absolutely nothing main yet, we anticipate to see the 2019 BMW 2-Series in display rooms in late summer season of 2018. Without any changes coming, we anticipate pricing to stay just like the existing model, which begins with $34,945 for the 230 and peaks at $53,045 for the M240 xDrive (location charges consisted of). Competitors for the 2019 2-Series will consist of the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, the Audi A3, and the Cadillac ATS.


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Every year in the beginning of June Tallinn is celebrating old town days. It does not come as a surprise that old town is the heart of Tallinn and main tourist attraction. As a local I try to avoid spending too much time there in summer as the crowds are blocking my way and making me nervous, but last weekend we made a nice walk through the old town. Old town days were just started, the center was not yet too full of people and there were many things to see. Sometimes I wish I could see Tallinn as a tourists.
This is one of my favorite cafes in Tallinn. Perfect for Sunday mornings. It is not fancy at all so if you are looking for interesting interior or candlelight atmosphere, this is not the right place. But all the cakes taste so good and it is ridiculously cheap. So I really recommend this place for a sweet treat. (It´ s in Nunne street, near Snelli park)


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Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Saturday, December 14th, 2019
"Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict" — the inaugural James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics by Thomas Piketty (March 30th, 2018).
Labour is now populism for the lightly-educated middle-classes, argues John Gray with stonking cogency — and, it turns out a month later at the December 2019 election, accuracy. Until 2008 the Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics, Gray has been referred to by one Nassim Nicholas Taleb as "prophetic".
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
Quite the overview: "The Real Class War" by Julius Krein, editor of American Affairs.
The real class war is between the 0.1 percent and (at most) the 10 percent—or, more precisely, between elites primarily dependent on capital gains and those primarily dependent on profes sional labor.
Sunday, October 13th, 2019
George Friedman on Brexit: it is very likely to happen, as is the painful shift to increased ties with the Anglosphere.
Monday, October 7th, 2019
"Guidelines for Israel's National Security Strategy" by Gadi Eisenkot and Gabi Siboni [PDF] published October 2019 by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Sunday, October 6th, 2019
Erdoğan's Turkey, once again neither winning friends nor influencing people, this time trying it on around the Eastern Med gas fields.
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
Starting from WeWork, Matt Stoller coins "counterfeit capitalism" as the Amazon model: "take inputs, combine them into products worth less than their cost, and plug up the deficit through the capital markets in hopes of acquiring market power later or of just self-dealing so the losses are placed onto someone else." It is, he argues, terrible for society as a whole.
Monday, August 26th, 2019
It's a Kentucky Fried Miracle: KFC will sell meatless Beyond Fried Chicken.
Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
How the rich differ, according to the currently-popupar Big Five psychological framework. More conscientious, less neurotic, less agreeable, more extravert, and more open to experience.
Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Saturday, June 8th, 2019
Monday, May 13th, 2019
A manifesto for the remaining sensible: "Tucker's Right" by Michael Anton.
Friday, March 15th, 2019
Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2018 [PDF] by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Tuesday, January 1st, 2019
Chronicling from "below the API line", as Venkatesh Rao calls it, are Austin Murphy with "I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon" in The Atlantic and Lauren Hough with "I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America" in The Huffington Post.
The depicted harshness of American work life for so many is terrible not just for those involved but for all. (Also these two share a prodigious unmet need to urinate on the job — is this the top new workplace tribulation?)
Monday, December 10th, 2018
The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success
Albert-László Barabási
This book seems like one for our times: a self-improvement topic given fresh life by being supported by social science data. There are sufficient surprising results — similar to say Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow — to warrant reading, despite, when stepping back and taking it on the whole, the thing feeling largely self-evident. But it is not, and probably deserves a reread.
Thursday, August 30th, 2018
"Breaking Smart" by Venkatesh Rao. This is the first collection, "Software is Eating the World", inspired by a residency at Andreessen/Horowitz.
Monday, August 20th, 2018
David P. Goldman has been predicting this for years, and now it is happening (nudged along by Trump's new steel tariffs): Turkey is in a horrible mess and likely to become a Chinese satrapy.
Contrast with George Friedman's notion that Turkey will become a superpower, which to me seems comically misguided.
That said, Turkey does seem a fulcrum power, a bellweather of who dominates global affairs; if it falls to China's influence, this is not great for the West.
To me, with my papercut exposure to Turkey, the fundamental problem is this: they are unsatisfied with being a nationstate. Instead, they want to be the local imperium, which cannot be. Turks, I say: apply your justified satisfaction with quotidian life to the national level. That way you will indeed make friends and influence peoples.
Perhaps Look to Britain for this, which once ruled much more than the Ottomans, but harbors no hopeless dreams to revive a moment in history.
Perhaps not coincidentally, both states are currently in some danger of a secessionist crack-up.
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
Well, this an extravaganza of an article, practically a short book, on the American 9.9%.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Even as the USA is troubled at the national level, it is often flourishing locally, argues James Fallows, who has spent five years criss-crossing the country with his wife.
"America is becoming more like itself again," he writes. "More Americans are trying to make it so, in more places, than most Americans are aware."
This is good, it seems to me; better than if the reverse were true.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
Eric Posner and Glen Weyl provide some diagnosis of and solutions for our new Gilded Age.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018
Jaron Lanier on social media: "We got into this by trying to be socialist and libertarian at the same time, and getting the worst of both worlds … we have to choose."
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
From 2014: The Economist introduces us to Sebastian de Grazia's 1962 Of Time, Work and Leisure. Increasingly, leisure is not for the rich but for the poor.
Thursday, March 29th, 2018
A conversation with Kai-Fu Lee at edge.org. He's an AI researcher who has worked at Apple, Microsoft and Google, and wrote AI Super-powers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order.
He believes SkyNet fears are ridiculous but that much needs to be done to handle the coming massive loss of jobs.
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
The Bloomsbury set thought about work and leisure, with ideas for today as we wrestle more universally with these issues.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
On February 19th, Israeli natural gas companies announced a $15b contract with Egypt. These interlocking infrastructure interests enmesh Israel with her neighbors and provide for further possibilities.
Friday, March 9th, 2018
Tyler Cowen has a modest proposal: polarized shopping. "You get better deals from the companies you patronize regularly, most of all from airlines and hotels. It requires only some stretch of the imagination to think that more of those programs could be organized around ideology."
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Amazon Go physical grocery store opens in Seattle, featuring no check-out.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
Sunday, December 31st, 2017
"Death to the dictator!" #IranProtests. Will this now be the Green Revolution?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
The guys at The Soul of Enterprise podcast interview George Gilder. I guarantee you he'll bring you at least some new perspective. It's about time.
The permanent drop in the US corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% is monumental, reports Forbes columnist Tony Nitti.
Monday, December 4th, 2017
On the EconTalk podcast recorded recently on stage in New York, Simeon Djankov speaks to the global Doing Business Report that he produces annually at the World Bank. This is world-improving stuff by dint of managed competition. It would be cool to see a a canonical BPMN version of each process.
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017
Ivan Rogers, the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU during David Cameron's tenure as Prime Minister, speaks to the events leading up to the Brexit referendum. There's so much detail, and we see where Cameron was succeeding, but nonetheless a failure happened here.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017
New York Times photo essay: parking and staying overnight at the Wal-Mart car park.
Monday, September 25th, 2017
In a nice interview about his book, the great Yanis Varoufakis reviews what happened during the Greek bailout negotiations.
Sunday, September 3rd, 2017
In defending Amazon against Trump's recent broadside, Matt Seybold in the beautiful Los Angeles Review of Books brings out the literary big guns: he notes that Mark Twain defended Rockefeller's Standard Oil against Theodore Roosevelt's trust-busting.
Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
Those without much money invest in their homes; those with invest in equities.
Friday, July 7th, 2017
What Cuba is like now, after the thawing with the United States. J. S. Tennant in The White Review.
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
Anti-fragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I've been listening to the Commentary Magazine podcast lately, enjoying John Podhoretz's knowledgeable and intelligent monologues, even if regularly exasperated by their ideological blinkers. This week their discussion reeked of black swan events but they fumbled around for the logic that applies. It was obvious that none of the three speakers had read any Nassim Nicholas Taleb, otherwise they would have had the framework and could have moved on. That made them seem ignorant. Which makes you realize these books are seminal. Yes there are irritations, but perhaps these will fade from a more distant perspective. There are echoes here of the iconoclastic spirit of Nietzsche — can there be higher praise?
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Sunday, December 4th, 2016
Francis Fukuyama coins and explains vetocracy. The intricacies are bamboozling—which is the point. Seems to me that fixing this is the first domino.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
Witty, prescient pre-mortem by the mendacious documentarian Michael Moore on 5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win.
"The press takes [Trump] literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.' Salena Zito in this September 23 article in The Atlantic. What a thing.
Also Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit by Glenn Greenwald in The Intercept.
And What I learned after 100,000 miles on the road talking to Trump supporters by Chris Arnade in The Guardian.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
Video and transcript of Peter Thiel's speech to the National Press Club on his support for Trump.. Government isn't the problem, pisspoor government is.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
New British prime minister Theresa May's first major decision was the nuclear plant at Hinckley Point and it seems she took the easy way out.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars; it's where the rich use public transportation.
Petro Gustavo, Mayor of Bogota
Friday, August 26th, 2016
Sports are the linchpin holding the entire post-war economic order together.
Ben Thompson, The Sports Linchpin
Sunday, July 17th, 2016
"The real story of this election is that after several decades, American democracy is finally responding to the rise of inequality and the economic stagnation experienced by most of the population," writes Francis Fukuyama in Foreign Affairs [requires free registration].


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The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association sadly announces the passing of retired Detective Robert S. Aumen #29. who passed away on July 26, 2017 at the age of 93.
(Ret.) Detective Aumen served the El Paso community as a peace officer for 28+ years. He joined the El Paso Police Department in January of 1946 and retired on April 21, 1974. In addition to his service with the El Paso Police Department, Mr. Aumen served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was engaged in battle with the U.S. forces in the Battle of the Bulge and was a decorated soldier.
Funeral Services for (Ret.) Detective Robert S. Aumen are as follows:
Monday, July 31, 2017:
Viewing from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
Funeral Service at 12:00 PM.
Following the funeral service, there will be a procession from the funeral home to Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, 5817 Ft. Campbell Blvd. for a committal service. The Tennessee National Guard will provide the Military Honors Service at 2:00 PM at the Cemetery.
Expressions of Sympathy may take the form of donations to be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Industrial Park Rd., Dawson Springs, KY 42408
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association offers our most sincere condolences and asks that you please keep the entire Aumen Family in your thoughts and prayers, especially his daughter, Sarah F. "Sally" Jackman.


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Adrienne Mayo
Adrianne Mayo is currently the director and vice president of business development for NetSecure, a secure IP infrastructure service provider with locations in New Haven, CT, and White Plains, NY. She developed a comprehensive business plan and go-to-market strategy that drives incremental revenue for NetSecure. She addresses incoming inquiries, generates sales targets via research, industry articles and specific targeted verticals, and stays up-to-date with current industry trends.
In addition, Adrianne is a strong advocate of alternative and holistic health care, good nutrition, and physical activity, for health and wellness. She is a Connecticut state-licensed massage therapist (LMT), a participant of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)-certified personal trainer (CPT). Adrianne obtained her certified health coach (CHC) accreditation from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Her experience includes working with clients at New York Sports Club, Massage Envy (Milford, CT), and Balance Fitness (New Haven, CT).
Vice President:
Gina Calder
Gina Calder is the former Ward 2 Alderwomen and currently the Director of Geriatric Services and Business Development at Bridgeport Hospital. She is a former Administrative Fellow at Yale New Haven Health System, Administrative Intern at Yale New Haven Hospital, Director, Quality of Life Equity at MATRIX Public Health Consultants, Inc. and Development Assistant at Clifford Beers Clinic.
Joanne Samuel Goldblum
Joanne Samuel Goldblum is the founder and president of The Diaper Bank, formerly the New Haven Diaper Bank, the largest diaper bank organization in the nation. The Diaper Bank distributes 2.6 million free diapers per year to needy families through a network of social service agencies, churches, and educational institutions in New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport, CT. In 2007, Joanne was chosen as Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leader for her work and was named 2007 New Haven Register Person of the Year. She has received numerous other awards for her work at The Diaper Bank. Joanne served as a clinical faculty participant at Yale Child Study Family Support Service from 1998-2005. She has served as Co-Chair of the Connecticut Parents with Cognitive Limitations Workgroup for the past six years and is a board participant at Edith B. Jackson Childcare Center and the Foote School. She serves on New Haven's Early Childhood Council and was Vice President of New Haven's Homeless Commission from 2004-2010. Joanne has a BA from New York University and an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work
Cathy Graves
Cathy Graves, previously the Vice President of Finance Investments and Administration at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Vice President of Special Projects where she was responsible for developing a Mission Related Investing Program for the Foundation and for bringing the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (CONNCAT) to Connecticut.
David Silverstone
David Silverstone serves as Chairman and President of Science Park Development Corporation at Yale University. Mr. Silverstone served as Group Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Southern Connecticut Gas Company, a subsidiary of Connecticut Energy Corp. since 1998. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority Inc. until January 1, 2009. He serves as Director of Economic Development Corporation of New Haven (USA). He served as Director of South Central Regional Water Authority (USA) and Ansonia-Derby Water Company (USA).
Shafiq Abdussabur
Shafiq R.F. Abdussabur is a law enforcement officer in New Haven CT with over 18 years of community-based police training and experience. He is the founder of CTRIBAT Institute For Social Development Inc., which was initiated in the Dixwell Neighborhood. In January 2007, Abdussabur was appointed coordinator and program writer of the New Haven Street Outreach Workers Program, a proactive social development program aimed at reducing violent crime among youth and young adults. CTRIBAT Institute For Social Development Inc. and the New Haven Street Outreach Workers Program both were awarded the All-American City Award in Tampa, Florida.
Shelby Howe
Shelby Howe is the apparel buyer for Trailblazer and Denali, outdoor lifestyle stores located throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. Prior to Trailblazer and Denali, Shelby worked for Eco Trek Nepal, a trekking and Tour Company located in Kathmandu, Nepal. She received her BA in International Business from Roger Williams University. A Connecticut native, Shelby enjoys traveling, horseback riding, and spending time outside.
Alice Forrester
Alice Forrester, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic in New Haven, CT. Clifford Beers Clinic is a community based, mental health center for excellence for the treatment of children and families. She is currently on Board of Directors of the Connecticut Community Providers Association, and is Past-President of National Association for Drama Therapy (NADT) and Past Chair of the National Coalition for Creative Arts Therapy Associations (NCCATA). She has a Masters degree from New York University in Drama Therapy and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fielding University.
Shana Katz Ross is the founder and principal of Vili and Ve Solutions. Since 2010 she has led workshops, coached, and consulted to a variety of clients and projects.
Before founding Vili and Ve Solutions, Shana accumulated more than ten years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, for a wide variety of organizations. She served as Director of Development for Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, also providing internal consulting and interim management services as part of the executive team during a difficult leadership transition. Before that, she served as the first Director of Communications for Neighborhood Music School, one of the ten largest not-for-profit community music schools in the US, tackling challenges of internal communication within a faculty of 150, mostly part time, as well as managing all external communications and marketing. During her time at the Yale Office of Development, she began as an assistant in the Principal Gifts department, helping cultivation and solicitation of gifts in excess of $5 million, and then became a gift officer for the annual fund, managing direct mail, telephone, and volunteer peer to peer solicitations for 9 separate efforts, raising over $3 million annually.
Tagan Engel
Tagan Engel is the Community Food System Coordinator at CitySeed and is a participant of the New Haven Food Policy Council( NHFPC). She has over a decade of professional culinary experience in kitchens in NYC, Boston and New Haven, including running her own catering business. She worked as a sustainable food consultant to small scale and institutional food operations including Yale Dinning Services and moved into the field of food policy, and community development work through her work on the NHFPC and at CitySeed. Tagan developed the bilingual cookbook New Haven Cooks/Cocina New Haven and has lead work on numerous reports on sustainable food and food access including the New Haven Food Action Plan. Her work in New Haven has focused on building support for community-based solutions to food issues like hunger, food education and growing food.
Anna Blanding Pilliner
Anna Blanding Pilliner is Senior Investment Officer at Choate Rosemary Hall where she works across all asset classes to manage the boarding school's endowment. Prior to Choate, Anna worked at the Annie E. Casey Foundation's investment office, a $2.5 billion dollar endowment, where she worked on the Foundation's private capital portfolio including venture capital, private equity, real estate and credit. Anna has a passion for building a strong New Haven and worked at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Connecticut Voices for Children prior to business school. Currently, she is Vice President of the board for the Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund whose mission is to build vibrant neighborhoods and communities through housing and nonprofit lending and investment.
Susman, Duffy & Segaloff, PC
Laura M. Sklaver, Principal
Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Commercial Finance
Since 1980, Laura has been actively involved in the representation of commercial borrowers and lenders in the closing of acquisitions, financing and refinancing transactions. Such representation has included asset-based financings, state and federal grant and loan programs, and multi-million dollar Connecticut projects undertaken by out-of-state developers. Her corporate practice includes the formation and representation of business organizations of every description, including healthcare facilities and providers. Laura also counsels business and individual clients on estate planning and business succession planning.
Zared Enterprises, established in 2003 by Principal and Owner, Regina L. Winters, is a full service design firm working in the fields of Urban Design, Planning, Architecture and Development Consulting. The collective knowledge of its team brings over 20 years of international experience in urban design and neighborhood revitalization.


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Bis - Slight Disconnects - Vinyl Album, CD & Download
The much anticipated and long awaited new album from DIY Legends Bis will be released on three different vinyl pressings on February 15th 2019. LNFG Members will be able to secure an exclusive Manda Rin Orange Vinyl. You can excluisvely pre-order a gorgeous Yellow Vinyl or wait for release and take a classic Black Vinyl.
CD's will be available in the run up to the shows but you can order a combined Vinyl and CD pack just now.
Bis will take to the stage over a weekend in Glasgow playing the album and selected back catalogue in the south, in the city and in the west. You can add tickets for one or all of these shows to your order and collect your records there, two weeks before official release.
First Bus are kindly including free Bis Travel for anyone attending the show, you can add a Bis Ticket to your order and LNFG will email you a redemption code nearer the time. Alas we had to charge a penny for this upgrade as the site doesnt allow for zero charge items. Grab us on the night for your free penny x


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Come one, come all, to the annual SantaCon event in Hoboken.
Join in on this annual charity event for the local community and partake in the towns best drink specials.
A SantaCon event is one you need to be a part of to believe. Get your Santa gear out of your closet and enjoy the festivities.
Participants are invited to bring new toys or donations to help a child in need this holiday season.
Buy Your Ticket today to ensure the best drink specials and free or reduced admission into all participating venues.
We are the top producer of SantaCon related events in the nation. Get the best drink specials and access to all the best venues in your nearby communities.
Get the drink specials in Hoboken's hottest bars, and the opportunity to meet new friends in awesome atmospheres! At your registration venue, you will receive the Official SantaCon event wristband and guide map, which will allow you to gain free or reduced admission to numerous venues all throughout the day and night. The holiday season is finally underway. Throw on your red Santa hat and get in the spirit to enjoy everything that Hoboken has to offer with the annual SantaCon Crawl event. Just be sure to get your tickets for the SantaCon Crawl while you still can. Ticket prices do increase as the event nears!


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I grew up outside Philadelphia and have lived in New York, L.A., and San Francisco. My current home base is Chicago.
At holiday time, the missus and I terrorize the world via The Little Drummer Boy Challenge. Please join us.
The Commons 1: "[A] Brilliant Piece of Fiction...That Is Destined to Blow Up"— Bronsen Earl, Amazon reviewer
"Paul Reid died in the snow at seventeen. The day of his death, he told a lie—and for the rest of his life, he wondered if that was what killed him."
And so begins the battle for the afterlife, known as The Commons. It's been taken over by a corporate raider who uses the energy of its souls to maintain his brutal control. The result is an imaginary landscape of a broken America""stuck in time and overrun by the heroes, monsters, dreams, and nightmares of the imprisoned dead.
Three people board a bus to nowhere: a New York street kid, an Iraq War veteran, and her five-year-old special-needs son. After a horrific accident, they are the last, best hope for The Commons to free itself. Along for the ride are a shotgun-toting goth girl, a six-foot-six mummy, a mute Shaolin monk with anger-management issues, and the only guide left to lead them.
Three Journeys: separate but joined. One mission: to save forever.
But first they have to save themselves.??? "[U]niquely crafted...simply a marvelously well-written make-believe story..."
— Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame reviewer??? "[A] near perfect blend of the strange and unexpected."
— Ray Nicholson, Amazon Top 1000 reviewer??? "I'm a huge fan of the genre and Mr. Peck manages to bring something fresh and engrossing to the table."
— violet13