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Mecaplast, a leading European automotive equipment supplier introduced a new company health and safety policy which required them to appoint a company that could provide floor marking in order to identify safe pathways and to separate people from hazards.
After hearing about repair and protection specialists Reprotec through the NEAA, Mecaplast approached the firm to find out more about the floor safety solutions it provides and how this could be applied to its UK site in Peterlee.
Approach and Solution
Reprotec's commercial director Nick Megson carried out a full site survey and worked closely with the team at Mecaplast to understand their corporate identity plan. It was important that the visual aspect of the solutions matched exactly what had been outlined as this would be implemented across all sites world-wide.
Reprotec applied pedestrian safety walkways and pedestrian crossways which were marked yellow with black footprints across the factory. They also applied floor hatching to prevent fire exits from being blocked and causing a safety hazard.
In order to allow for production to continue as normal, Reprotec completed the work over three weekends.
Outcome and Advantage
• Reprotec provided floor safety solutions to meet Mecaplast's exact specifications.
• Reprotec have completed phase 1 of the project.
• Reprotec worked around production times to ensure no disruption to the factory output.
• This work could be the start of a long-standing business relationship between two member companies initiated through the NEAA.
About Reprotec
Reprotec specialises in providing cost effective, environmentally-friendly repair and protection solutions, using resin-based products to protect the fabric of buildings.
"Through a meeting at the NEAA Expo in September 2015, Reprotec became known as a supplier of high quality floor finishes. With this in mind, it became clear through the tendering process that Reprotec were able to engage with our vision, which is a "one world standard" for all of our plants, to replicate that standard in reality, and due to their close proximity were able to provide a solution and implementation plan which suited our requirements."
David Cann / General Manager UK / Mecaplast
"Without both companies being NEAA members, we potentially wouldn't have worked together. Mecaplast had considered using a company in Scotland, so this collaboration has kept business within the North East, which is fantastic for both companies and the region."
Nick Megson / Commercial Director / Reprotec


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On April 20, 2011, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced several proposed changes to the regulations of the Massachusetts Securities Division (the "Division"), including new proposed requirements for investment advisers that use expert network firms, and the elimination of an exemption from Massachusetts investment adviser registration requirements for investment advisers to hedge funds, private equity funds and other private funds.
Use of Expert Network Firms
The Division has proposed regulations to address "the rising use of expert network firms by investment advisers to facilitate paid consultations between investment advisers and industry experts." The proposed regulations, which Secretary Galvin has called a "first in the nation" proposal, would require an investment adviser (whether or not it is registered in Massachusetts) to obtain written certification from each consultant that it uses (i) describing any confidentiality restrictions that the consultant has, or reasonably expects to have, regarding any non-public information that the consultant is bound by a confidentiality agreement or fiduciary duty not to disclose ("Confidential Information"), and (ii) stating that the consultant will not provide Confidential Information to the adviser. The use of paid consulting services (whether the adviser pays a consultant directly or through a "Matching or Expert Network Service") absent obtaining this certification would be added to the non-exclusive list (the "List") of dishonest and unethical practices in the securities business that are set forth in the Division's regulations. The Division's release states that "[t]he proposed regulations, while not altering investment advisers' existing duty not to trade on insider information, seek to provide investment advisers with greater clarity as to what is impermissible conduct when paying consultants for information." The application of the List is fairly broad, and extends both to investment advisers that are registered or exempt from registration as an investment adviser in Massachusetts.
The proposed regulations define a Matching or Expert Network as a firm that, for compensation, matches consultants with investment advisers. As presently drafted, the proposed regulations would apply broadly to any consultants that an adviser retains and compensates, and is not limited to consultants that are specifically used in connection with the provision of investment advice.
The jurisdictional scope of this proposed new regulation is not entirely clear. The definition of "investment adviser" that will apply for purposes of the new regulation is not limited to advisers with a headquarters or office in Massachusetts. It is prudent to assume that the Division will seek to apply the new regulations broadly to advisers with only a limited connection to Massachusetts. For example, the Division might seek to apply the new regulation to a non-Massachusetts adviser whose only connection to Massachusetts is clients in the Commonwealth.
Registration of Advisers to Private Funds
In an effort to promote consistency between Massachusetts investment adviser registration requirements and the expanded federal investment adviser registration rules included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"), Secretary Galvin is proposing to phase out an exemption from Massachusetts investment adviser registration that is commonly relied on by advisers to hedge funds, private equity funds and other private funds.
Currently, any person who, for compensation, engages in the business of providing investment advice in Massachusetts is required to register as an investment adviser with the Division unless such person is specifically excluded from the definition of "investment adviser." The definition excludes investment advisers that are registered as such with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"). Also currently excluded from the definition is any person whose only clients in Massachusetts are limited to one or more specific types of financial institutions (including banks, insurance companies and broker-dealers) or other "institutional buyers." "Institutional buyer" includes an investing entity whose only investors are "accredited investors" as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each of whom has invested a minimum of $50,000. This exclusion from registration in Massachusetts is often relied on by advisers whose only clients are private funds with underlying investors that meet both of these criteria.
Secretary Galvin has proposed to eliminate this exclusion from registration by phasing out this portion of the "institutional buyer" definition. However, this exclusion would remain in effect for funds that existed prior to the effective date of the new regulations and as of the effective date "ceased to accept beneficial owners or additional funds for existing investors." Accordingly, advisers to new private funds or to private funds that desire to raise additional capital would not be able to rely on the institutional buyer exemption.
Secretary Galvin has proposed a new exemption from Massachusetts investment adviser registration requirements (as described below) that is intended to mesh with the expanded Advisers Act registration requirements under Dodd-Frank. The "private adviser exemption" currently provided in the Advisers Act for advisers with fewer than 15 clients will soon be eliminated. However, pursuant to Dodd-Frank, the SEC has proposed a new, more limited exemption from Advisers Act registration for an adviser with less than $150 million in assets under management and who only advises private funds (i.e., funds that are excluded from the definition of "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), under sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) thereof) (the "Private Fund Exemption"). Certain other advisers will also be exempt from Advisers Act registration, including persons who only advise "venture capital funds" as defined under proposed Rule 203(l)-1 under the Advisers Act (the "Venture Capital Fund Exemption"). Advisers that rely on the Private Fund Exemption or the Venture Capital Fund Exemption will be subject under the Advisers Act to new rules for "exempt reporting advisers," including recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In addition, an adviser to private funds and other accounts with assets under management of between $25 million and $100 million will not be permitted to register with the SEC if that adviser is required to be registered in the state in which it maintains its principal office and place of business, and, if so registered, would be subject to examination by such state.
Secretary Galvin's proposed regulations seek to impose a Massachusetts registration requirement that is intended to work in tandem with the new federal rules, and which, if adopted as proposed, will require the registration in Massachusetts of many advisers who fall below the $100 million threshold of assets under management, and who, absent this change, would be required to register under the Advisers Act.
This proposed new exemption would exempt from Massachusetts registration investment advisers who provide advice only to venture capital funds (as defined under proposed Rule 203(l)-1 under the Advisers Act), or funds that are excluded from the definition of "investment company" under the 1940 Act pursuant to section 3(c)(7) thereof (so called "qualified purchaser" funds). This exemption would be subject to certain limitations, as well as to the payment of specified fees and the filing of certain reports that an exempt reporting adviser would also be required to file with the SEC. The practical effect of this proposed regulation for an adviser to private funds that is relying on the SEC's Private Fund Exemption is that if one or more of such private funds relies on the Section 3(c)(1) exclusion from the definition of investment company under the 1940 Act, the adviser will have to register as an adviser in Massachusetts. However, an adviser that relies on the Private Fund Exemption and provides advice only to Section 3(c)(7) funds or an adviser that relies on the Venture Capital Fund Exemption might also be exempt from Massachusetts investment adviser registration.
Comment Period
The Division is soliciting comments on the proposed regulations, which also include proposals regarding updates to certain references to forms and fees, and other matters. Any such comments must be received by the Division not later than Friday, June 24, 2011. A public hearing on these proposed regulations will be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 23, 2011. The proposed regulations can be found at: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/sct/sctnewregs/newregsidx.htm.
Please direct any questions to any of the listed lawyers or to any other Bingham lawyer with whom you ordinarily work on related matters.
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Richard A. Goldman
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
Oscar Wilde
We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.
T. S. Eliot
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If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Aldous Huxley
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.
Vaclav Havel
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Remarks are not literature.
Gertrude Stein
Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.
Toni Morrison
Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.
Fernando Pessoa
This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.
Virginia Woolf
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.
Robert Louis Stevenson
If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside.
Evelyn Waugh
There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.
P.G. Wodehouse
Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.
Virginia Woolf
There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write.
Thomas Carlyle
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
Cassandra Clare
Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.
Vladimir Nabokov
We must wash literature off ourselves. We want to be men above all, to be human.
Antonin Artaud
Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science.
Thomas Huxley
There is only one school of literature - that of talent.
Vladimir Nabokov
Science and literature are not two things, but two sides of one thing.
Thomas Huxley
For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
Samuel Butler
Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton Chekhov
Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.
Ezra Pound
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.
Jean Cocteau
The narrative of serial art works more like music than like literature.
Sol LeWitt
The classics are only primitive literature. They belong to the same class as primitive machinery and primitive music and primitive medicine.
Stephen Leacock
The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own.
Lytton Strachey
Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.
William O. Douglas
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Henry James
Literature could be said to be a sort of disciplined technique for arousing certain emotions.
Iris Murdoch
Literature - creative literature - unconcerned with sex, is inconceivable.
Gertrude Stein
Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
Henry Miller
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
G.K. Chesterton
This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.
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Baton Rouge Real Estate Stats: January – March 2012 Average Sales Price Chart
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For East Baton Rouge Parish, there were 858 total home sales through April 6th, 2012. In January 2012, the average sales price was $248,987 and beginning April it was $242,945. This represents a decline of 2.4%.
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®MLS for the period of January 1, 2012 to April 6, 2012. This information was extracted in the evening of 04/06/2012. NOTE: Some sales for March 2012 are not reported until the first few days of April 2012, which is why I waited for closings to report these numbers. In fact, many local RE Agents that blog wait to post these numbers on the 16th of the following month.


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text: John Solomon - December 03, 2012 Ask Bowhunter: How Can I Stay Safe While Hunting Alone in the Cold? Question: I love to hunt late-season, cold-weather deer, but I prefer to hunt by myself. That creates some safety concerns for my wife. What can I do to minimize the risks? — T. Wilson, MinnesotaAnswer: Hunting alone requires a bit of planning, as does hunting in cold weather. Put the two together, and you'll need significant preparation to ensure a safe outing.First, let's deal with you as a lone hunter. A Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) unit is invaluable for getting around the woods effectively and minimizing the chance of getting lost. For the solo hunter, I encourage using a unit that can also transmit brief messages to friends and family, from "I'm OK" to "Send help now," such as the SPOT. Or, carry a Personal Locator Beacon like the TerraFix from ACR, which can communicate a distress signal and get rescuers to your location quickly. However, because these devices can break and the batteries can die, I also recommend carrying (and knowing how to use) a compass and topographical map of the area you are hunting in.In the event you do get stuck in the woods, make sure you carry an adequate survival kit. The ability to build a fire is paramount, as is having tools for shelter construction, collecting and purifying water, and signaling search parties. Hunting during the coldest months usually means a shortage of daylight, so plan accordingly by keeping a flashlight or headlamp close at hand so you don't have to dig for it. Hand-in-hand with a survival kit is a well-stocked first-aid kit. And a better term here would be "self-aid" instead of first-aid, because your ability to independently deal with injuries can be the difference between a bad situation and a dire one. In this mindset, I always have two packages of QuikClot in my pack to deal with a serious bleeding wound as well as personal medications that can get me through a couple of days. If you hunt from an elevated stand, a safety harness is mandatory. As a lone hunter, however, you will have to self-rescue if you do fall. There are a few options on the market, such as Hunter Rescue and Rescue Steps. But also have signaling devices close at hand such as a whistle, cell phone, or other items we've already addressed (I carry them in a plastic bag in my harness's vest pocket).Before you go out the door, put together a detailed written itinerary and leave it with someone you trust with your life. It's helpful to make a copy of a map of your hunt area and use a highlighter to show where you will park, hike, camp, or generally be hunting. In the margin somewhere, write down the make, model and license number of your vehicle, the "no later than" time for your return, and phone numbers for the State Police, Search and Rescue, and/or closest Forest Service office to where you will be hunting.Next, we can take on the cold-weather factor. Your clothing is critical. Dress in layers; think in terms of managing your body heat and avoiding moisture. Your base layer should be hydrophobic and move moisture away from your skin, mid-layers should insulate and allow an on-the-go adjustment, and the outer layer should be wind-resistant and, ideally, water-repellent. I like to include a vest and beanie in my pack no matter what; if I'm stuck out for the night, it will create a cocoon of warmth for my vital organs.Last, prepare for€¦ you. Be hyper-vigilant of any medical conditions that, if not treated with respect, will get you stuck in a difficult situation. Additionally, be careful about overexerting, and don't let ego push you into a problem. And if you do encounter problems, keep a cool head (no pun intended). Admit what the problem is, and let your thorough preparation push away the possibility of fear or panic. Deal with the problem, however long it takes, and live to hunt another day. Hunting alone in cold weather has always been a special time in the woods for me. With these tips, it can be fun and safe for you as well. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Director – Brad Anderson
This really is a skeleton's story. I will never know how Christian Bale manages to do this. Let it be Dicky Eklund in The fighter to Trevor Reznik in The Machinist, Bale is easily one of the most dedicated actors in the history of cinema, somebody who pushes his work to the edge. The film depicts the story of a young man, an industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year. A typical thriller that gives out the real reason only at the end while actually revealing it out in many stages, quite oblivious to the viewer. His love story revolves around two women, one a whore who wants him to break her free and other is a waitress and a single mom, to who he visits every night for a cup of coffee. Both the women play have an important role to play, especially in the condition he is in. The complexity of the scenes and the performance of the actors, makes The Machinist one of the most riveting films made and I suggest, that you must watch it.


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10:00 - 11:30 am, Washington Marriott, West End Ballroom
The forum is sponsored by APPAM and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and is cosponsored by the Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Forum, Atlantic Council, the Center for Immigration Studies, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Between 1960 and 2011, the total foreign-born population in the United States, both authorized and not, rose from 9.7 million to 40.4 million. When viewed as a percentage of the total population, it more than doubled from 5.4 percent to 13.0 percent.
Why have so many Mexicans come to this country? And why, since 2005, has net migration from Mexico fallen to nearly zero, with as many Mexicans returning to their place of birth as are entering the country? Is this change likely to be permanent? Regardless of whether there might be an indefinite pause in Mexican migration, are there other "Mexicos"—within Latin America or elsewhere around the world—in our future? What are the implications for policy?
This is a free event open to the public; registration is required as space is limited.
12:00-6:00 pm, Marriott Hotel, DuPont Ballrooms F, G & H
This pre-conference workshop is aimed at doctoral students in public policy and public administration in all stages of their training. It will consist of three panel discussions and a mentoring session. The day will cover a variety of topics that are relevant for both U.S. and international doctoral students, including:
The invitation-only mentoring session for doctoral students is offered to receive feedback on dissertation topics that are in the early stages of proposal development.
This event requires advance registration and includes a separate registration fee from the Fall Conference. APPAM student members will receive a discount.
5:00 – 6:00 pm, Marriott Hotel, DuPont Ballrooms F, G & H
As part of the doctoral PDW, members of the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will conduct an information session about the National Poverty Fellows Program, an exciting post-doctoral opportunity developed by IRP and two branches of the Department of Health and Human Services. Lead officials from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and IRP will be present to answer questions about this fellowship, which is open to post-docs up to six years post-Ph.D. Detailed information about the program is available at www.irp.wisc.edu/postdoc.htm.
6:30 – 8:30 pm, Location TBD (offsite)
This event is being organized by students as an additional informal networking opportunity. This event is not hosted by APPAM. More information will be posted closer to the Fall Conference date.
6:00 – 7:30 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms D & E
APPAM invites new professional members and first time conference attendees to join us for our inaugural New Member Reception. Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while getting to know other new members and first time attendees and meet the APPAM Policy Council. This is a great opportunity to network and learn more about APPAM activities and how to make the most of your first time at the Fall Conference. This event is invitation only. All new members and first time conference attendees will be invited to attend later this summer.
8:00 – 9:30 am, Ritz Carlton, Salon III, A&B
Spencer Foundation Award winner Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, delivers his lecture on the failure of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
NCLB failed first and foremost because it was impossible, but also because even its best ideas were implemented too weakly and inconsistently to achieve its aims. What lessons can we draw from the failure of NCLB? Where do we go from here, and how can policy researchers help identify new paths to success? This lecture will identify several ways researchers can take up this challenge, and provide a broader context for understanding the need and possibilities for research on inequality among young people in the U.S. This event is sold out.
1:15 - 2:30 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms C, D & E
Lee Hamilton, former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council, will speak to APPAM conference attendees about his career and bridging the gap between policy and practice. A separate ticket is required and can be purchased during the registration process.
4:45 – 6:15 pm, Marriott, West End Ballrooms C, D & E
Much scientific knowledge - especially in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences – has the potential to produce great societal benefit by informing public policy or contributing to innovative social ventures. While there is a wealth of activity occurring in collaborative partnerships bringing together social scientists, policymakers, community groups, and non-profit organizations, there does not appear to be formalized 'knowledge systems' documenting these processes nor inventories identifying common critical features that lead to successful endeavors.
This symposium seeks to initiate this more systematic exploration by probing the question: How do knowledge exchange processes and mechanisms operate to support effective interactions among researchers, analysts and public decision makers in order to achieve innovative policy outcomes that have sustainable societal benefits?
Moderator: Angela Evans, APPAM President-elect, University of Texas at Austin
Speakers: Shelley Metzenbaum, Volcker Alliance; Neil Kleiman, New York University; Chad English, COMPASS; David Birdsell, Baruch College; Ramayya Krishnan, Carnegie Melon University; Paul Posner, George Mason University; Jenny Knowles Morrison, University of Texas at Austin
6:30 – 8:30 pm, House of Sweden; shuttle transportation provided from the Marriott
Join all your fellow APPAM attendees as we kick off the Fall Research Conference over hors d'oeuvres and cocktails at the House of Sweden, a modern glass event space run by the Embassy of Sweden. Located in nearby Georgetown, it offers stunning views of the Potomac River.
Shuttle transportation to and from the House of Sweden will be provided from the Marriott motor lobby.
APPAM thanks its platinum sponsors for their contributions that make the Welcome Reception possible: Abt Associates, Baruch College, IMPAQ International, and Mathematica Policy Research.
8:00 – 9:15 am, Westin Hotel, Scott
Students and recent graduates are invited to attend this event for a buffet breakfast and an opportunity to network with other students, young professionals, recruiters, hiring managers, and experienced professionals. This event is invitation only. All student conference attendees, exhibitors and organizations interviewing at the Fall Conference will be invited to attend.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms C, D & E
Plan to attend this popular lunch event to see the presentation of the APPAM Best Dissertation Awards, the Raymond Vernon Memorial Award, the Comparative Policy Analysis Award. Member will also participate in the annual membership meeting. At this time, APPAM members will formally elect the leadership to the Policy Council and discuss Association business. Afterwards, members will be treated to remarks by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and director of Foreign Policy Research at the Brookings Institution. A separate ticket is required for lunch and can be purchased during the registration process.
The International Experiment in Nation-Building: Metrics to Determine Success or Failure
Even before the attacks of 9/11 accelerated the policy debate on whether "failed states matter," the experience of the United States in the Balkans and, to a lesser extent, in places like East Timor and Sierra Leone, spawned a cottage industry of analysis on post-conflict reconstruction. Presidential decision directives asserted the critical importance of a policy and program focus in this area, recognizing that what the military called "stability operations" often reflected not post-conflict engagement, but rather stabilization and development in the context of ongoing or at least lingering conflict. In the context of policy challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan, a counter-narrative emerged within the policy and scholarly community, reflected in the policy debate around the surge in Afghanistan: that U.S. efforts to rebuild societies overseas were overambitious and not tailored most effectively to address critical U.S. security concerns.
Brookings senior fellow Michael O'Hanlon, creator of the "Iraq Index"---a widely-used statistical tool on nation-building---will assess this effort to impact national security policy-making. The Index, which appeared regularly on the op-ed page of the New York Times, was widely discussed and debated within the policy community.
Dr. O'Hanlon will discuss the "Iraq Index," explore the challenges he faced in creating and making use of the Index, and offer his own overall evaluation of the effort. He will also suggest how the Index and other empirical research he has conducted has shaped his own views on U.S. and international efforts at nation-building.
3:00 – 4:30 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms C, D & E
The War on Poverty was launched by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and expanded federal involvement in schools, hospitals, communities and labor and housing markets. Although no other president has placed fighting poverty at the top of his domestic policy agenda, the nation's social policies continue to reflect this transformational period. This session evaluates the programs and policies that seek to increase human capital, employment and earnings, raise incomes and living standards, and improve health. Understanding the successes and failures of the War on Poverty informs how public policies can more effectively reduce poverty.
Speakers: Martha J. Bailey, University of Michigan; Harry Holzer, Georgetown University; Kathy Swartz, Harvard University; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
4:45 – 5:45 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms C, D & E
In his APPAM presidential address, Mathematica CEO Paul Decker will discuss the role of research and evidence in a resource constrained environment, how APPAM can help frame the policy conversation and connect the research "dots," and why we need to embrace Big Data..
6:00 – 7:30 pm, Westin Hotel, Promenade
Immediately following the APPAM Presidential Address, join your fellow APPAM attendees for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. All conference attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend this event.
7:45 pm Cocktails, 8:45 pm Dinner, The University Club
APPAM is pleased to welcome all APPAM's past presidents to share cocktails and dinner in recognition of their service to APPAM and the public policy and management communities. This event is by invitation only. All APPAM past presidents will be invited. Transportation will not be provided but the University Club is only a short walk from the conference hotels.
7:45 – 9:00 pm, Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms D & E
Students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend the annual APPAM Student/Senior Scholar Reception. The reception will begin with an informal roundtable featuring practitioners, academics, recent graduates, and government employees. They will share their expertise on topics of interest to students and recent graduates as they transition from academic study to career building. After the roundtable, attendees are invited to mingle and enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the same space.
Speakers: Shelly Ver Ploeg, U.S. Department of Agriculture (moderator); Brent Gibbons, University of Maryland; Oswaldo Urdapilleta, IMPAQ; Sarah Cordes, New York University
8:00 – 9:30 am, Westin Hotel, Promenade
This is a dedicated time for attendees to gather informally to discuss new and emerging policy issues, to formulate new research questions, approaches to research, and to form possible research collaborations.
Marriott Hotel, West End Ballrooms A & B
Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8, 10:00 – 11:30 am (Poster Sessions)
Saturday, November 9, Noon – 1:30 pm (Poster Luncheon)
A poster session will be held on each day of the conference, featuring 40 posters per day from a variety of policy areas. The poster authors will be available to discuss their research and answer questions. The poster luncheon, held Saturday afternoon, is free to all conference attendees, but a ticket will be required to pick up a boxed lunch. Tickets, which will be limited, can be obtained from any of the presenting poster authors during the poster luncheon session.
Throughout the conference, tabletop exhibits will be on display from APPAM institutional members. The exhibits will share space with poster sessions in the West End Ballrooms A & B room at the Marriott. Please support these members by visiting their exhibits.
Since many institutional members use the Fall Research Conference as a meeting place to interview potential employees, APPAM is offering private suites at the Marriott for interviews. The space will be available on Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8. Suites can be reserved in full or half day blocks for your exclusive use. Membership is not required to reserve space at the Fall Conference for interviewing but members will receive a discount. Organizations can reserve their interview space today.
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Nokia X7-00 , Symbian^3 handset with four Speakers and Four homescreen
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Nokia X7-00 has been leaked and we got some impressive videos and images of it. The detail of this handset has posted by modryzub. It is running on Nokia Symbian ^3 platform on which Nokia C6-01 runs. It is also reported that it is possible that it may surprise us with Symbian^4 platform.
This Nokia phone is somewhat resembles with Nokia E7 device; actually it is a gaming centric as features with four speakers and four homescreens display on 4.0 inches screen. Its video Need for Speed has also leaked on youTube. Before moving further just follow the link and watch the video. When you watch this video you will readily get the idea that it will come with Powerful processor.
You will get the chance of full-time enjoyment with the mean of MP3 player and DivX player. While the feature of active noise cancellation with dedicated mic will assist you a lot. The user can manage the document with the mean of Quickoffice document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF).
Some Interesting features and specifications of Nokia X7-00
- Support to 2G and 3G network
- 4 inches , 16M colors AMOLED capacitive touchscreen having resolution of 360 x 640 pixels
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Internal memory 450 MB, 256 MB RAM
- MicroSD slot card
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- microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
- 8 MP fixed-focus snapper , Geo-tagging, face detection, dual-LED flash
- Operating system: Symbian^3
- Processor : ARM 11 680 MHz, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
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Look, fanboy... I don't know what Amish village you just escaped from, but out here in the civilized world, Gamepunx is widely regarded by everyone in my adjacent-to-the-HVAC-system cubicle as the greatest gaming magazine in the world. Actually, I don't need to qualify that shit. Gamepunx is the greatest magazine, period.
We might not sell as many issues as we used to. In fact, I'm pretty sure the stuff rolling off the presses is shipped directly to a landfill for the purposes of tax fraud. But our management's liberal policy towards on-the-job drinking and surfing for porn is a key part of keeping our staff of writers happy. And a happy writer is a creative writer. And by "creative" I mean "I might be over the legal limit but I can still deliver 1,500 words on Duke Nukem Tycoon, which I'm pretty sure is what I've been playing this week."
Travis Taylor is a longtime writer and reviewer for Gamepunx magazine, which actually exists and is not something somebody just made up to amuse you. Get over yourself already. You can reach him at [email protected].
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Montana has been my home, my muse, my inspiration, my teacher, my challenger, my haven for over twenty years this month. Here is my tribute to this Last Best Place under the Big Sky.
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Ever since I made that yummy blueberries milkshake, I can't stop making it, and drinking it, and indulging in it. It is/was so yummy that I already replaced my dinner with it for three consecutive days.
I also tried several recipes and mixes and so far, the yummiest version is the one with thick vanilla ice cream. I know – heaven!
Let me share with you my trick.
4 tablespoons of vanilla ice cream
2 cups of frozen blueberries (can be thawed or still frozen) – how much you put really depends on you
1/2 cup of water
1-2 tablespoons of Nestle Cream (optional)
Using a blender, all you have to do is mix all the ingredients together. Remember to blend well to achieve that smooth consistency. For a creamier version, you can also add the cream.
Voila! From the blender, pour everything in a cup or mug. Drink with straw for that extra posh feels.
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Ruscus aculeatus
This is a very tough, evergreen rhizomatous subshrub (ht 75 cm) from Europe, Northern Turkey, North Africa and the Azores, which forms a wide clump. Sometimes known as the insect plant, it has tiny flowers in the middle of its spiky 'leaves' (actually stems), looking for all the world like little bugs. Another colloquial name for the plant is butcher's broom, because apparently in days gone by, the mature branches were bundled and used as brooms by butchers to clean their cutting blocks. It forms an impressive mass, and will grow in difficult spots where few other plants will thrive: from dry shade with root competition from big trees to places in full hot sun! It will grow in any soil as long as it isn't actually waterlogged. It can also grow well in a pot in the garden, on a shady verandah or even indoors.
If there are male and female plants, showy red berries will form from the flowers - although there is apparently at least one self-fruiting form. The colloquial name of the plant is 'butcher's broom': butchers apparently once used the spiky stems to sweep down their chopping blocks. It is reasonably frost hardy. Propagation is by dividing the rhizomes.


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The Sylt PWA 2004 Labello Grand Slam Day 5
Thursday September 30, 2004
It's been a glorious day here on the beach as the sailors and spectators have been relaxing in the sun, drinking a Nestea and listening to the continuous stream of interviews and features that have been broadcast over the event PA system.
With three days of competition still to go and with a promising forecast for the weekend the sailors are confident of more competition.
With 20,000+ spectators expected over the weekend everybody is keen to show the world what is possible with today's modern windsurfing equipment. Jumps in excess of 30ft and speeds well over 40 mph, windsurfing is certainly an exciting sport to watch and with the benefit of excellent commentary here in Sylt the spectators are certainly in for a treat -that comes to town just once a year.
As it stands Scott McKercher is in line for his first world wave sailing championship title and Steve Allen is holding on to his PWA racing rankings lead. Scott seems pretty chilled and is saying he is keeping his feet on the ground until this event is finished.
"Who knows what the wind will do. I've seen this place fire in everything from 20 knots to 40 knots. The weather systems move fast in this part of the world so a windless day can very well be followed by an epic session. You just can't tell." Said Scott.
Steve Allen has had a world title before and is very aware that with one more event to go in the PWA racing year (Almanarre) there is still a long way to go before he can place the PWA racing crown on his head.
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Clay Aiken vs. Celine Dion
I briefly interrupt the crusade to help others with their personal finances to bring you this story.
So, Perry called me out in his message today at NewSpring Church.
Let me set this up. Last December, Perry revoked my man card for recommending Clay Aiken's Christmas album. You can read his official revocation of my man card HERE.
Well, when I found out that Perry paid MONEY – he actually paid real money – to go see Celine Dion in Vegas, I had to revoke his man card. That was in March and you can read that HERE.
Well, today, Perry decided to tell everyone at NewSpring (all 8,000 PLUS of them!!!), that he believes that my man card should never be returned due to my liking Clay Aiken and his Christmas album.
So today, I need my blog readers to answer this question:
1. Who should have their Man Card revoked permanently? Perry (and Celine Dion) or me (and Clay)?
By the way, you can purchase Clay's Christmas album here via Amazon.com. All proceeds to be donated to help Perry print a false "man card" ID. You may even want to purchase one to give to Perry!
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Clay Aiken is an automatic revoke!
Celine is a revoke
Can't we all just get along in the sandbox???
Does a ' manly ' Christmas album exist ? If you're going to listen to Christmas music you might as well hear it sung well . Stand your ground .
Now Celine in Vegas is a different matter . Revoke !
Celine in Vegas is awesome. Clay is an automatic revoke.
Dude!!! Both of you have issues!!! If you are going to listen to La-La stuff… at least make it good La-La (my term for girly music)!!!
Check out my thoughts on this madness here.
Clay's Xmas CD was the biggest selling Xmas Cd in over 30 years. It is terrific (and that is coming from a nice Jewish girl!) – don't knock it if you haven't heard it. He also came out with a 4-song Xmas EP last year. Fantastic, too! And explain why the Clay bashing is going on in here????
Joe, you're so cute the way you stand up for me. If you lose your man card you can have mine. No wait! I stopped trying to be a man in 1993.
Oh well at least I have you for company. 😉
I saw clay in concert and you can hear clay soon! he is on his way soon!
Does anyone else think Clay Aiken looks like an elf on the cd cover? I mean really, he looks like a highly effeminate elf.
I think Perry's case is worse for losing the man card. I havne't heard the Clay CD but it can't be that bad – just stop recommending it to everyone. You should have just gotten your man card suspended for a few months. Perry is wearing a pink Celine shirt and trying to cover it up with his arms. That shirt alone is grounds for permanent revocation of man card and he knows it – look at him trying to cover it up. Actually attending a celine concert – shred the man card. Then the impression on stage – funny but his man card should be torched now.
You guys are hilarious!
Hey Mark,
If Joe will "come clean" and admit the truth…he did some sort of thing with a photoshop program and put the pink Celine shirt on me. (I am actually wearing a manly black T-shirt in the actual picture!) I actually do not own a pink Celine shirt. Joe had to do this to make his case look strong.
On the flip side–Joe actually purchased the Clay Aiken CD…he OWNS IT! I have forbidden him to sing Clay's songs around me…but just the fact that he bought the CD should propel him to the very top of your prayer list!!!
I gotta tell ya man, both of you need your man cards taken away. B/c even I don't listen to Clay or Celine and I'm a woman! Good luck with that!
I suggest "Time-out" and you can come out when you have something better to disagree on! And I agree with Carrie and Tina!
I suggest that this matter be decided in a manly fashion, a sporting event. Schedule a three day tournament of Frisbee Golf between the two of you. The catch is, you have to use your respective Clay Aiken and Celine Deon CDs as the "Frisbees" for this golf match.
The final score of the match doesn't matter. The intent is to reawaken the "manliness" you both once possessed, through some good clean, manly competition.
At the end of three days, all the Clay Aiken and Celine Deon CDs will be useless for the original intended purpose, your competitive manliness will be invigorated and then you can both have your Man Cards back.
I must say that this is the most bizarre thing that I have ever heard of at NewSpring. As for man cards, I think that because you are both wonderful doting fathers and husbands that no one can take away your man cards. Who cares what you listen to. I dont because I know that both of you are men where it really matters. Besides even if Perry wore a pink shirt. I have seen several other male staff members in pink, too. It takes a "real" man to admit that they like "girly" things sometimes.
Way to go Blythe!! Way to stick up for all the men who love to wear pink!!
I mean, it's the new orange!!
All I know is as long as I have life long fans like Joe Sangl I can sleep easy at night. Maybe even sometimes without my blanky!


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Technical Paper
Experimental Investigations on the Influence of Valve Timing and Multi-Pulse Injection on GCAI Combustion
Gasoline Controlled Auto-Ignition (GCAI) combustion, which can be categorized under Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), is a low-temperature combustion process with promising benefits such as ultra-low cylinder-out NOx emissions and reduced brake-specific fuel consumption, which are the critical parameters in any modern engine. Since this technology is based on uncontrolled auto-ignition of a premixed charge, it is very sensitive to any change in boundary conditions during engine operation. Adopting real time valve timing and fuel-injection strategies can enable improved control over GCAI combustion. This work discusses the outcome of collaborative experimental research by the partnering institutes in this direction. Experiments were performed in a single cylinder GCAI engine with variable valve timing and Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) at constant indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP). In the first phase intake and exhaust valve timing sweeps were investigated.


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Hotels in Camogli, Italy
Camogli is one of the most picturesque resorts of Liguria, with a small harbor and colorful old buildings overlooking the sea. The economy of Camogli is mainly based on tourism: however, the town is also one of the few places in Liguria, where you can fish and where a trap is still active. Hotels in Camogli are mainly 3-star hotels. Camogli has also many inns and cheap hotels. The town is the top of the promontory overlooking Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure.
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The Blue Italian Riviera is the perfect destination for those who like to relax by the sea. This modern and comfortable hotel, feautures a private beach and swimming pool with sea water. The hotel offers a...
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Casmona Hotel is housed in a nineteenth century villa and it is located at short walking distance from the train station of Camogli. The elegant and functional rooms are equipped with satellite TV. This Hotel has...
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Hotel Villa Rosmarino is located near Camogli, on the slopes of Mount Portofino, a short distance from Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure. This elegant hotel is housed in a splendid villa and offers a relaxing...
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The Dacha Project is a collective of 6 humans (some munchkin, some tall) who are in the process of creating an environmentally sustainable house & home together. We aspire to be off the grid & to use no propane or natural gas. Our blog is a work in progress (& a labor love), just like us.
In Russia a dacha (да́ча in russky) was a retreat home, to get away from urban areas and connect to nature. The richer crowd used them for social and cultural gatherings, while the poor squatted in them and grew their own food since the gov couldn't supply enough. Many didn't have indoor plumbing. Even today many people have dachas and enjoy growing things and sunbathing and sitting around the samovar drinking tea.
Our dacha is, of course, influenced by the present world around us, and the ideas we've picked up while alive in our own generation on the other side of the globe. Still, there is something of the Russian dacha in the feeling we bring to the project. It just fit.
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In Indianapolis, as virtually everywhere in the country, credit cards are convenient to use: you just reach into your pocket, and the purchase is easily made. But if it is not paid off every month, the balance grows steadily. Though incredibly convenient, long term credit card debt is a dangerous financial problem. Over time, it becomes very difficult to pay off.
Interest rates are normally in the 18-21% range. Even the "low rate" cards are often just for 6 months at the "low introductory rate". If a payment is late, the credit card lender will often recalculate interest at 21%. And late charges, over the limit charges, and cash advance fees still apply. Using credit cards is easy, but adding up and keeping up with what they cost is more difficult.
We at Mike Norris and Associates will evaluate your credit card debt as a percentage of your income. Other factors are also important, such as your age, health, and prospects for an increase or decrease in income. What your spouse contributes, their pay rate, and even their health are also important. How many dependents you have, and how long you will need to support them is also significant to your financial picture.
Mike Norris and Associates will advise you on how you can sensibly deal with your credit card debt. After a thorough review, our Indianapolis lawyers may recommend debt settlement. Review blog posts on this issue: Blog posts on debt settlement
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Onyria Golf Resorts landed two of Portugal's 'national tourism Oscars' at the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2013 last week, winning both the 'Best Five-Star Hotel' and 'Best Golf Course' categories.
Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort, in Lagos, landed the title of the country's best golf course for the second successive year, while the boutique Onyria Marinha Edition Hotel & Thalasso, in Cascais - already acclaimed as the third-best hotel in the world in the TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 - was awarded the title of best five-star hotel in Portugal.
The Onyria Marinha Edition Hotel & Thalasso, in Cascais, Portugal, is the third-best hotel in the world according to the millions of tourists who use the world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor® – and all after just its first full year of operation.
Our five-star venue was beaten only by the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii, and South Africa's Cape Grace, Cape Town Central, South Africa, in the TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice Awards for 2013, making Onyria Marinha Edition Hotel & Thalasso Europe's #1. The awards were decided by the votes of the millions of visitors to the TripAdvisor® website, which included more than 6.000 hotels, of 82 countries in world.
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travellers to plan and have the perfect trip. It offers advice from travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor® branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 60 million unique monthly visitors, and more than 75 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com.
15th November 2012
IAGTO - Golf Tourism Supplier of the Year 2013 – Winner
Onyria Golf Resorts honoured with two awards from Turismo de Portugal
The Best of Tourism Prizes given, each year, by Turismo de Portugal
aim to recognize, distinguish and promote the best tourist projects. In
the 2011 edition 150 candidates ran to contest the eight categories.
The ceremony, held at Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Lisboa, attended
by Secretary of State for Tourism, Cecilia Meireles, and the President
of Turismo de Portugal, Frederico Costa.
The award "Private Rehabilitation Project" was given to Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort
in Lagos, due to "the development of tourism through the rehabilitation
of an emblematic golf course, which is prepared to host major
tournaments in the sport."
Onyria Marinha Edition Hotel & Thalasso in
Cascais received an award in the category "Service Quality" justifying
the jury, which this hotel "drives its daily performance through the
motto Dream Stay and personalized customer service."
Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort has just been certified of an Eco-Hotel, issued by TÜV Rheinland, the European leader in the provision of inspections and certifications.
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These Upside down Portraits Make Humans Look like Aliens
This down to earth portrait series by photographer Anelia Loubser is a simple idea, yet the result makes us humans appear as if we are out of this world. By flipping portraits of peoples faces we see a completely different perspective and the way our faces appear changes drastically.
The series is fittingly titled "Alienation" as the human faces look like that of aliens. In order to see the un-cropped versions of these photos as well as more work by Loubser, check out her Facebook and Behance Profile.
Once you see the faces that appear from the wrinkles in peoples heads you will never be able to un-see them.
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We expected Liverpool to be the low point of our itinerary. No offense to the Beatles or Liverpool itself, in fact. But after Amsterdam, the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh and looking ahead to Northern Ireland, Dublin, County Cork and Bruges, Liverpool was a bit of a lull. I just can't help but wonder if the cruise company gets a kickback on this port of call.
The redeeming factor for Liverpool was meeting up with nephew, Mat, who traveled in by train from Wales. Dr. Mat researches tiny organisms and other things I don't begin to understand but I don't hold that against him. He is great company! ;=)
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Franciscan Gardens
31815 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Franciscan Gardens is one of Orange County premier event venues located in beautiful historic downtown San Juan Capistrano, home of the famous Capistrano swallows. Our gorgeous venue is nestled in a scenic location with charming surroundings and is just steps away from the Mission San Juan Capistrano. With its elegant style, Franciscan Gardens is the perfect place to dine and dance under the stars while you celebrate with up to 200 of your family and friends.
Let's get social!
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24 Carrots, Orange County's top-rated caterer, is proud to be the exclusive caterer at Franciscan Gardens. An extensive menu selection has been specifically-designed for events held at this exclusive venue and special pricing has been extended. The menu contains many options from full-service plated dinners, to heavy hors d'oeuvre station-style meals, as well as buffet options. We also love to customize menus and are open to any suggestions or requests you may have – the sky's the limit!
Franciscan Gardens courtyard can be best utilized for Weddings, Birthday Parties, Social Events, Corporate Events, Fundraisers, etc. for up to 200 guests. Our gorgeous Bridal Suite can also be utilized for smaller events such as Bridal Showers, Baby Showers, or Brunches for under 20 guests.
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LANCASTER (INTELLIHUB) — A cop in Pennsylvania told a man to sit down on the curb and put his legs out in front of him which the man did in compliance with the cop's orders just before the somewhat diabolic cop tased the man from behind for absolutely no reason at all.
That's right, not only did the cop tase the man for no reason but the video footage shows that the officer appears to be helpless and cannot take it upon himself to cuff the harmless man without using a taser which more often than not seems like normal police practice nowadays.
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Thanks DanR,
Initially, I have gone for and aluminium board with an aluminium frame.
I'll rig it up and then see if I trust it (It seemed stronger and lighter than wood, but not sure about resilience)
The perspex idea is interesting alos, and not that expensive.
Interested in Flightcasewarehouse - have asked them for a quote as I'm suspecting the aluminium board may not be robust.
So thanks for the insight!
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My setup would be (Bass station 2, Peak, TR8, Key-Largo to mix + orico usb powered hub to sync everything + plugs). On my table, after connecting everything, the foot print comes to about 90cmW x 70cmD x 9 cm high.
Just looking back at at this, do you want the whole lot on a board?
That's gonna be big.
I'd certainly keep the Novation Peak seperate and maybe the Bass Station 2 aswell.
The other three items would be prewired on the board so all you need to do is
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The miracle of Lionel Rogosin's apartheid drama Come Back, Africa isn't that it's a solid, affecting artifact of a cruel society, but that it exists at all.
Time Out New York Review!
"Four Stars! Come Back, Africa is a work of amazing grace—and a forgotten treasure." -Sam Adams, Time Out New York
Hands Off, Westerner – Review by Ryan Wells, Cinespect
After a recent conversation with Susan Weeks Coulter, chairwoman of the Global Film Initiative, whose Global Lens series is currently in full swing at MoMA before a cross-country tour, my mind—in a humanitarian, can-do state—wandered to recent cinema history. Where has cinema caused change to happen, to move the needle in the name of progress? When was the last time this occurred—not a polite discussion, but real social and political change?
I found myself coming back to these prodding questions upon a recent viewing Lionel Rogosin's second feature "Come Back, Africa" (1959). The film, which aesthetically works as a blend of pioneer documentarian Robert Flaherty and Italian neorealist Vittorio De Sica, exposes the jaw-dropping racism and social injustice that has victimized black South Africans under the apartheid government since its enactment in 1948….
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Come Back Africa blog on TribecaFilm.com
At a film festival, hundreds of films flow by—a relentless river of images—and this viewer sometimes struggles to keep his head above the flood. But I drink the extra macchiato and forgo sleep just to discover the one or two films that will leave me with a feeling of wonder, a sense of greatness. When I heard the film's co-author Lewis N'kosi introduce Lionel Rogosin's 1959 anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa (starring Zacharia Mgabi and Miriam Makeba), I had the feeling that this would be one of the films that make me love my job. I was at a Cinema Ritrovato outdoor screening in Bologna's Piazza Maggiore and N'kosi's magnificent voice and words echoed on the ancient buildings surrounding the square. I remember thinking: "This is the kind of film Milestone has to distribute."…
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Come Back, Africa comes to Film Forum in New York City
Welcome to COME BACK, AFRICA
Welcome to Milestone's COME BACK, AFRICA website! Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the Rogosin Heritage Foundation, Lionel Rogosin's 1960 film on the South African apartheid system can finally be seen as a masterpiece of cinema and of political protest. We welcome your stories, ideas and views!
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Makers of M.S. Dhoni film dedicates 'Phir Se' to team India
A gift for the world cup lovers is abut to come from the biography of our Indian Cricket team captain M.S.Dhoni. The movie named M.S.Dhoni- An Untold Story which is directed by Neeraj Pandey. He is right now done with one of the songs for the movie and that is 'Phir Se' which is dedicated… Read More »


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The IRS' Exempt Organizations Division (EO) will focus on compliance among nonprofit hospitals, organizations that self-declare their exempt status, and organizations with international activities, according to the recently released Exempt Organizations FY 2012 Work Plan.
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IRS Tax-Exempt Groups' 2012 Work Plan Focuses on Compliance
The IRS' Exempt Organizations Division (EO) will focus on compliance among nonprofit hospitals, organizations that self-declare their exempt status, and organizations with international activities, according to the recently released Exempt Organizations FY 2012 Work Plan.
"Nonprofits should ensure they are adhering to tax regulations and appropriately reporting activities within the Form 990—the IRS is utilizing analytical methods from the tax data to assess noncompliance," says Karen A. Gries, a CliftonLarsonAllen nonprofit and government partner.
"We have seen the IRS' focus on tax compliance with colleges and universities and tax-exempt hospitals. The same processes are now being utilized to address noncompliance with other types of nonprofit organizations. According to the work plan, the IRS is using statistical information from Form 990s to develop risk models for nonprofits and ensure nonprofits are adhering to regulations," she added.
Form 990 compliance
EO plans to use data from previously filed Forms 990 to focus on several aspects of compliance, including the connections between certain governance practices and tax compliance. For instance, it will review organizations exempt under Sections 501(c)(4), (5) and (6), since they can self-declare their exempt status without seeking a determination from the IRS. These organizations will receive a comprehensive questionnaire from the EO to ensure they are classified correctly and are complying with applicable rules.
Organizations that report certain unrelated business income will also come under scrutiny: those that have reported unrelated business activities on their Form 990, but failed to file a Form 990-T; and those that consistently report large amounts of unrelated business income, but have no resultant tax liability.
Health care implementation
Health care reform continues to be a significant area for EO this year, and the work plan indicates EO will focus on three types of organizations in response to new health care regulations:
- Tax-exempt hospitals. EO Exam created a Review of Operations group that will examine the activities of 501(c)(3) hospitals for compliance with Section 501(r). EO continues to work with the U.S. Department of Treasury develop guidance on 501(r) regulations.
- Qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. EO will continue to work with qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers seeking tax exemption under Section 501(c)(29).
- Medicare Shared Savings Program participants. EO will continue to liaise with organizations seeking to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program through accountable care organizations (ACOs).
International activities
As a result of the globalization trend, EO will focus on groups with assets that are dedicated for international charitable purposes, and whether these amounts are diverted for non-charitable purposes. It will examine large private foundations that have international activities or assets, and organizations that report ownership of a foreign bank account.
Revoked tax-exempt status
Approximately 380,000 organizations had their tax-exempt status revoked as of November 2011 for failing to file a return for three consecutive years. The revocation process will continue in fiscal year 2012. EO is also working to reinstate the tax-exempt status of organizations that take corrective actions.
Political activities
Because this is a presidential election year, EO will also closely examine impermissible political activities by nonprofits.
Other initiatives
In addition to investigating the tax compliance of certain organizations, EO will pursue other endeavors this year, including:
- Continuing an analysis of group exemptions by developing a questionnaire for central/parent organizations.
- Issuing the final report on a long-term study of colleges and universities.
- Adding a summer internship program the Academic Institutes Initiative and an educator's resource page to its website.
- Finishing a three-year study of employment tax matters by examining 500 employment tax returns filed by tax-exempt organizations.
- Concluding a study of how EO can help small tax-exempt organizations receive tax-related information.
How we can help
EO has indicated it will scrutinize the tax compliance of a range of nonprofit organizations in 2012. Consult your tax advisor to develop a proactive approach that promotes consistency and timeliness in your tax reporting.
Additional information
- IRS' searchable database of organizations whose tax-exempt status was revoked
- IRS Notice 2011-44 and 2011-43, and the IRS website has general rules for applying for reinstatement
Karen A. Gries, Nonprofit and Government Partner
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Mynewsdesk Wins Gold & Silver At Spinn Awards
News • Nov 20, 2015 13:55 GMT
Last night, hundreds of PR professionals, agencies and clients gathered at the magnificent Nordic Museum in Stockholm to compete for this year's best PR campaigns.
Mynewsdesk, along with Edelman Deportivo, was nominated for "B2B of The Year" and "Content Marketing of The Year". And guess what...we only went and walked away with silver and gold!
"The nominations themselves made us feel like winners, but to go up and receive a gold for "B2B of the Year" and silver for "Content Marketing" felt fantastic! Our campaign, Mynewsdesk Now, is proof that it's totally possible to create both quality and valuable content, despite being a smaller player in the field", says Sofia Juhlin, Nordic Marketing Manager at Mynewsdesk.
Following our success at Spinn, we've identified four reasons why we think we might have snatched the awards...
1. Value-driven storytelling
To obtain a newsworthy angle, we chose to focus on an important social issue in communications - digital exclusion. Here at Mynewsdesk, we're pretty sure that communication can change the world, but the question is how to reach those who have not yet taken the leap onto the internet. Today, over 1 million people in Sweden aren't yet online. And therein lies a large exclusion.
2. Real-time content isn't difficult
We're constantly told that creating content is the biggest challenge, and while we agree that it requires a lot of thought and creativity, we wanted to show how content creation in real time needn't be that complex.
With the help of a camera strapped to Kerstin, we followed her on her journey into the internet via the specially set-up Twitter and Instagram accounts. Plus, through the effective use of a newsroom, we submitted blog entries, videos which documented each of her experiences.
3. Owned and earned content are key
Our two major areas of focus for the campaign was to exploit opportunities through both our own and earned media. A campaign site, Mynewsdesknow.se, was set-up as a separate site to drive traffic to. During the campaign week, we also used our own social channels and the campaign site to position ourselves and spread the word. Central to the campaign site was our newsroom which offered the latest updates from the campaign in the form of activities or blog entries from the ambassador that we worked with.
Equally important, however, was our focus on earned media. We used two different methods to contact the media. Firstly, the traditional way, with the help of our agency's expertise and relationships with local, regional and trade media in and outside Sweden. But also with the help of five ambassadors in communications and those i involved in the organisation SeniorNet Sweden. All five contributed relevant blogs and we were able to take advantage of their large network to help promote our campaign.
4. Agencies are fantastic creative resources
There has long been talk of the demise of firms and their business models in the digital and social era. This campaign wouldn't have been possible without the help and guidance from Edelman Deportivo. Our agency partner, who we see as one of Europe's most creative PR agencies, exceeded our expectations and has thus restored our faith in agencies!
One of the biggest challenges for in-house marketers and communicators is often the lack of resources. But a good agency can provide this. It took us several attempts to find the right creative concept that we felt most excited about.
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A first hand student perspective of Loughborough University in London. Discussing the best student experience in the UK and transferring it beyond the East Midlands. Gain an insight into the Lufbra mentality and be inspired by what there is on offer. Detailed interviews about courses and opportunities at the East London campus, where history has begun.
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Juventus have confirmed they have completed the signing of Nicklas Bendtner on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal.
The Italian champions have the option to sign the Danish striker at the end of his spell and the 24-year-old is looking forward to spell in Serie A.
"I want to fulfil my potential here and show the fans my absolute best as that is yet to come. I am sure I will," he wrote on Twitter.
Bendtner spent last season on loan at Sunderland where he scored eight goals in 25 starts after he struggled to break into the first team at Arsenal.
Juventus had been linked with moves for Marco Borriello, Dimitar Berbatov and Fernando Llorente.
Bendtner will be competing with the likes of Mirko Vucinic for a starting spot at the Juventus Stadium.


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Kieran Duff, partner, MERC Partners; John Glenny, partner, MERC Partners; Cathriona Hallahan, managing director, Microsoft Ireland.
Microsoft continues to perform strongly with commercial and consumer business showing strong growth in Ireland, particularly in the area of cloud technology.
Cathriona Hallahan is managing director for Microsoft in Ireland, responsible for driving Microsoft's commercial and consumer business on the island of Ireland.
In addition to managing the continued growth and expansion of the business, Hallahan also represents the company on all strategic policy, corporate affairs and communications issues including overseeing a series of community, education and innovation programmes.
The recently released second annual Microsoft/Amárach Cloud Index reveals that more small businesses are adopting cloud computing in Ireland. The index focuses on tracking the adoption of cloud computing amongst organisations in both the public and private sectors in Ireland and finds that 53% of organisations with five to 50 staff are now using the cloud, reflecting a 21% increase from last year.
Cloud solutions
Speaking at Microsoft's Business Leaders' Summit held during National Cloud Week in May, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said: Cloud computing is an area which we have targeted as part of our Action Plan for Jobs, and since taking office we have put in place a series of changes to support growth in this sector. In 2013, we are implementing a range of further measures, including trebling the number of Government-supported companies providing services from cloud platforms."
National Cloud Week, organised by Microsoft, is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of cloud and to encourage organisations in the public and private sector to deploy cloud solutions to facilitate growth and drive efficiencies.
Launching the findings of the cloud Index, Hallahan said: "We see a great deal of evidence that the Irish discourse about the cloud is maturing. Managers accept the cost saving and productivity message, yet the areas of privacy and security continue to be a concern. As a leader in cloud we, along with our colleagues in industry partnering with Government, have a responsibility to educate people about these areas to help them understand that the risks are similar to any on-premises solution that they might already deploy."
Hallahan added: "There are many positives that we can take from the Index. We can see that an encouraging 40% of those who haven't adopted the cloud yet are planning to pilot it in areas such as email and document storage."
Hallahan joined Microsoft in 1986 and over the past 27 years has held a variety of senior roles in both finance and operations. She has managed large teams with regional and global responsibilities across a range of functions including global responsibilities for MBS and Enterprise Services as well as directing supply chain management, logistics, customer care and IT and financial support for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Previous to her role as MD of Microsoft Ireland, Hallahan was managing director for Microsoft's Dublin-based EMEA Operations Centre (EOC) for the past four years. In this role, she was responsible for a 600 strong team that manages operations across 120 countries.
In addition to her Microsoft responsibilities, she also sits on the boards of Vhi Healthcare, the American Chamber of Commerce and of Kanchi Network. She is a member of the International Women's Forum, the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Accounting Technicians (IATI) and is a fellow of ACCA.
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Wedding Seating Card Ideas
Once you have completed the difficult but necessary task of deciding where your guests are seated for your wedding reception, you can contemplate the more fun task of organising wedding seating cards which direct guests to their seats. There are so many lovely ways to direct guests to their seats. Here are some of our unique ideas.
Display table cards together at the entrance to the reception - Make sure your cards are in alphabetical order, particularly if you have a large reception with lots of guests, so guests can find their name easily and locate the table they are seated at. The display can be as simple as simple tented place cards with the guest name and table number listed underneath, so the guest can pick up their card and take it to their table where they will find their place card.
Incorporate your wedding favours into the display - A beautiful way to escort guests to their seats is by displaying the guest names and table number on their wedding bombonieres at the entrance to the reception. A table full of wedding coaster favours or bomboniere candy with an attached escort card will allow guests to collect their favours as they also are guided to their reception seats.
Seating cards can be edible - How is this for a yummy idea. Have your wedding bombonieres be personalised wedding chocolate bars and attach your seating cards to the chocolate bars. Or, why not attach the escort cards to a personalised lollipop wedding favour? Stand up the lollypops in a long vase filled with sand or florists foam (cover with a decoration like coloured shred, coloured sand or pebbles) and guests can take a lickety-pop with them to their correct seats.
Garden escort cards make pretty displays - For a garden themed wedding, why not lay your escort cards on a bed of rose petals or other petals that match your wedding flowers? This frangrant display makes a very pretty entrance for guests.
Beach seating cards laid in sand - Beach weddings are fun for decorations. There are so many ways to display your beach seating cards - you could attach them to miniature flip flop favours, let them rest on their side in coloured sand, or attach them to a natural starfish which doubles as a decorative beach bomboniere idea.
Hang seating cards from branches - One of the prettiest ideas for displaying seating cards is to hang them from branches at the entrance to the reception and let guests "pick" their escort cards off the tree. This pretty idea works well for smaller weddings as it can become confusing for large numbers of guests.
Create a board with guests names - A practical and lovely idea that we adore is to create a board with guests names at the entranceway. A magnetic heart shaped frame (shown above) will sit neatly on a board and let guests pick off their favour as well as guide them to their seats.
Create a seating chart - If you have more than 10 tables, you might like to use a seating chart instead of escort cards for guests. A large seating chart or poster at the entrance to the reception with ushers assisting guests to their tables is a great idea, both practically and efficiency wise, for a large wedding.
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The original Lesney Matchbox Toy Cars were made just up the canal from here. The Lesney Factory produced these toy gems until 1982.
The original Lesney Matchbox Toy Cars were made just up the canal from here. The Lesney Factory produced these toy gems until 1982.
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wrote: There are 9,352 according to http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/listed-buildings/ I really had no idea that there were that many! It's a reasonable number of monuments to deal with for WLM. By comparison, last year in Spain about 15,000 monuments qualified for WLM. Marco __________________________________ I see... My point is why not start with all the Grade I listed buildings, since they are obviously **NOTABLE**? Somebody else decided that... and then move on to the Grade II* and Grade II? And then Borough based listings and the conservation zones? El Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.joly@xxxxxxxxx http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
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