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This is my second start at this. I am going to try to winnow it down. I have two new blogs here, so I hope you will read each. I tried to cut these down to the bare facts.
1. I do not know, nor have I ever known, anyone in the FLDS.
2. IMHO: Anyone who does not buckle up is an idiot. Anyone who does not buckle up his or her child is playing with that child's life. We have automobile roll over's a lot in the winding hills of Brown County. When people are buckled, they live, when they are not, they are thrown from the window and die. So, yeah, I believe not buckling your child is abuse. I was two when I was thrown under the dash in an accident. I sure wish I had been buckled in. I live with the pain yet. It did not make me stronger, it made me have the weakest neck on earth, but at least I did not die, like so many do.
3. I believe the FLDS women are brainwashed. I believe the children are innocent. But, you know what? If the state gives back an abused child, everyone jumps on Child Services the minute they find out the abused child has been killed with abuse in the home they returned them to. You can't have it both ways, folks. There are bad people. Our choice is, do we let them just do anything they want or do we give the government the power to monitor it? I vote for stopping the abuse.
4. Everyone is appalled at Austrian, Josef Fritzl, who locked his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children. That was his religion. But, the whole world is up in arms about it. From the accounts of people who have lived in the FLDS compound, they are similarly kept from leaving and older men are fathering their children. They just have a bigger, open air cellar.
5. I am NOT saying these children are physically abused. I do not know.
6. Freedom of Choice, is not just about freedom of what religion you are. Amish are wonderful. They live outside this worlds influence to a great degree but when their children reach adulthood, they are sent out to experience the world so they can make the decision whether to return to their society. They are given Freedom of Choice.
7. Anyone know of an FLDS compound who is allowed that kind of choice? They even kick out a number of boys, at a young age, because they become a threat to the men who want the young girls.
8. What if this were you? What if you grew up this way? We'll try to imagine that together in my next posting. Give me a few.
9. Bitter Hinterlands: You made a lot of good points. I'm sorry to tell you, but there are evil people out there and unless someone watches out for the children, and the aged, and the abused wives and husbands, it will just go on and on and on. The Courts are there to correct any abuse of the system.


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The Houston Dynamo reverted to a familiar script on Saturday evening, locking down the backline and getting a restart goal to take a much-needed 1-0 win from the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park.
Houston's lone goal, and the lone goal of the match, came in the 53rd minute and it was vintage Dynamo. Brad Davis swung in a free kick from 40 yards out, and Ricardo Clark was able to squeeze between two defenders to head home from from inside the six. It was just the third goal the Dynamo had scored in their last five matches, but it was a crucial one that gave them their first win in six.
With the victory, Houston leapfrogged the hosts into fourth place in the Eastern Conference on 40 points. Philadelphia remained in fifth on 39, pending the result of the Chicago Fire vs. New England Revolution match.
For the Union it was more of the same as they were shut out for the fourth time in five outings. They've scored just once in the last month as they've seen a once secure hold on a playoff spot nearly slip away.
The offensive struggles weren't for lack of chances, however. Philadelphia's Conor Casey had a trio of first-half headers that he couldn't quite redirect on frame, including one absolute sitter on a perfect cross from Fabinho, while Jack McInerney contrived to push a late 1-v-1 with Tally Hall just wide.
Philly did find the net one time, and it was the source of some controversy. Keon Daniel bent in a 40-yard free kick that Hall misjudged in the 30th minute, allowing the cross to turn into a shot that seemed to put the home side up 1-0. But it was ruled out after defender Amobi Okugo had been adjudged offside on the play.
On the Dynamo side, the Clark goal was a welcome respite from a series of missed chances by the forward pairing of Will Bruin and Cam Weaver. Both spurned great looks in the first half, and Bruin had yet another breakaway in the second that he couldn't convert.
Houston return home next Saturday when they host Chivas USA. The Union have a bye week before beginning their run-in with a Friday night road trip to Sporting KC on Sept. 27.
Philadelphia Union (10-10-9; 39 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (11-10-7; 40 points)
MLS regular season
September 14, 2013 – PPL Park, Chester, Pa.
Attendance: 18,771 (sellout)
Scoring Summary:
Houston: Ricardo Clark 3 (Brad Davis 7) 53
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Warren Creavalle, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Kofi Sarkodie, Jason Johnson (Brian Ownby 83), Ricardo Clark, Giles Barnes (Servando Carrasco 72), Brad Davis; Will Bruin, Cam Weaver (Omar Cummings 79)
Unused substitutes: Erich Marscheider, Anthony Arena, Mike Chabala, Brian Ching
Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath, Raymon Gaddis (Antoine Hoppenot 70), Jeff Parke, Amobi Okugo, Sheanon Williams, Fabinho, Brian Carroll, Danny Cruz (Jack McInerney 61), Keon Daniel (Michael Farfan 71), Sebastian Le Toux, Conor Casey
Unused substitutes: Oka Nikolov, Michael Lahoud, Roger Torres, Aaron Wheeler
Misconduct Summary:
Philadelphia: Amobi Okugo (caution) 85
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant Referees: Eric Proctor, Scott Kachmarik
4th Official: Sorin Stoika


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GHNS' weekly Food for Thought, with delicious uses for holiday leftovers, an easy recipe for hot cocoa, and a holiday baking tip.
Every year, we face the same question after large holiday dinners: What to do with all the leftovers?
Rita Held, culinary professional and creator of Holland House Cooking Wine recipes, knows that one of the rewards of holiday cooking is leftovers and all their possibilities. "If I'm too busy to make something at the time, my freezer comes in handy," says Held. "I slice up turkey, ham or roast beef and freeze in individual sandwich-size portions, or I dice it into small portions to use in scrambled eggs, omelets, or soups."
Don't let holiday leftovers go to waste. By planning ahead and being creative, you can reuse leftovers to create some truly memorable meals. This year, keep the party going with a few innovative tips and recipes from Held to take your holiday leftovers from dull to dazzling.
Storing leftovers. How leftovers are stored will determine how much you can use later. Make sure that food cools before sealing and storing it in the refrigerator, and use shallow containers to ensure freshness is locked in. While it's tempting to keep casseroles and sides wrapped in the serving dishes, it is best to store these in airtight containers as well.
Deliciously 'filled' appetizers. Create simple stuffed mushrooms by removing the stems and scooping leftover stuffing into the cap. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake until mushrooms are tender and the stuffing is golden. Make tasty turnovers by filling pastry dough with scoops of any meat and vegetable dishes and then bake until golden.
Extraordinary sandwiches. All that leftover turkey usually means sandwiches for a week. Break routine with the traditional turkey sandwich and make a warm Panini sandwich with a flavorful cheese and cranberry sauce, or a croque monsieur sandwich with sliced ham and Dijon mustard.
Savory pies. Use leftover mashed potatoes and vegetables to create a shepherd's pie. No more mashed potatoes? No problem! Create delicious potpies with leftover turkey for a simple meal the whole family will love.
Hearty soups. One of the easiest ways to use leftover meats and vegetables is by making soup. Laced with sherry cooking wine, this Wild Rice 'n Ham Soup is great way to use leftover ham and wild rice. Serve with a fresh spinach salad and a loaf of crusty French bread for an easy weeknight meal.
Wild Rice 'n Ham Soup
Makes 4 servings (about 7 cups)
4 T butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup Holland House Sherry Cooking Wine
2 cups cooked wild rice
1 cup diced cooked ham
1/2 cup shredded or julienned carrots
1 cup whole milk
2 T chopped parsley for garnish
Melt butter in a 6-quart pot. Add onion and mushrooms; cook until tender.
Stir in flour and gradually stir in 1 can chicken broth. Add remaining can of broth and sherry cooking wine. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
Add rice, ham and carrots; cook 10 minutes or until heated through. Reduce heat; stir in milk and simmer 1 minute or until heated through. Serve garnished with parsley.
-- Brandpoint
Tip of the Week: Holiday baking
To prevent cookies from becoming hard and tough, avoid adding more flour than necessary to the cookie dough or batter. Taking cookies out of the oven 1 to 2 minutes early may also help keep them soft after they cool.
-- Brandpoint
Easy recipe: Classic Hot Cocoa
Makes: 8 servings
Total time: 20 min
Prep time: 5 min
2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cups granulated sugar
8 cups milk, divided
1 cups semisweet chocolate chips
In a large saucepan, combine the cocoa powder and granulated sugar. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk until fully incorporated (mixture will be a thick paste).
Gradually whisk in the remaining 6 1/2 cups milk.
Stir in the chocolate chips. Stirring occasionally, bring to a gentle simmer.
-- Woman's Day/Delish.com
Did You Know?
According to a national survey by DiGiorno Pizza, nearly two-thirds of consumers (65 percent) prefer the convenience and quick-preparedness of frozen foods versus ordering out or having food delivered.
-- Family Features
Food Quiz
Which American fast-food chain was the first to serve hamburgers?
A. McDonald's
B. White Castle
C. Carl's Jr.
D. Burger King
Answer is at the bottom of the rail.
Wise to the Word: Mirin
Mirin, or rice wine, is a golden-colored Japanese cooking wine that was originally produced more than 400 years ago as a drinking wine but is now used as a condiment.
High in sugar and low in alcohol, it is made from sticky rice. A cousin of sake, it has a lower alcohol content (between 1 percent for Shin mirin and 14 percent for Hon mirin as opposed to 20 percent). With an assertive flavor, mirin adds a sweet note to marinades, sauces (including teriyaki), glazes for grilled fish and other dishes. It has a pleasant aroma that is notable for its ability to mask the smell of fish.
-- CookThink.com
Number to Know
$20 billion: Annually, the amount Americans will spend on specialty food gifts, according to food industry experts.
-- Brandpoint
The Dish On ...
"The Incredible Slow Cooker Cookbook" by Catherine Reynolds
"The Incredible Slow Cooker Cookbook" is a slow cooker lover's dream. With over 57 recipes, this book is chock-full of tasty meals that are easy to prepare. This is sure to become your go-to resource time and time again.
-- Amazon.com
Food Quiz Answer
B. White Castle. By the early 1920s, this Wichita, Kan., restaurant was selling large numbers of its distinct small, square burgers, each of which is punched with five holes to ensure even cooking.
-- Delish.com


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April 19, 2017 – San Diego County, Chula Vista School District has begun to release school names and plans for the upcoming 11 new schools[1] to be built in the area. With a growing population in the Chula Vista community, the objective of building the new schools is to maintain adequate class sizes in the district while providing its[2] students with more modernized facilities.
Construction is already under way for CVESD newest elementary school named Saburo Muraoka Elementary. The school is to be constructed near Otay Ranch High School located on Chula Vista's southeastern side. Saburo Muraoka Elementary will be a two-story school building with a projected cost of $47.5 million. The school was designed to incorporate many energy-efficient components while utilizing as much natural light as possible. Collaborative learning rooms will also be built to encourage group work and team building exercises.
Saburo Muraoka Elementary received its name after a vote by Chula Vista Elementary School District trustees who decided between 41 suggestions. The school is named after Saburo Muraoka a Japanese-American native to the Chula Vista area. Muraoka was a farmer who survived Japanese internment camps in Texas during World War II. After the war, Muraoka returned to Chula Vista to raise a family. Although Muraoka passed in 1983, the school will be named in his honor to represent his legacy and the effect he had on the Chula Vista community.
A Dual Language Immersion Program for 1st Grade students with begin being offered by Saburo Muraoka Elementary beginning in the 2017-18 school year. The program will start with one class with hopes to grow in the future. Parents interested in having their child participate in this program are asked to complete an "Interest Survey" on the CVESD website which is due Friday, April 28, 2017. No students will be guaranteed into this program, however, completion of the survey makes sure your student is entered into the selection process.
CVESD plans to have Saburo Muraoka Elementary School fully completed by July of 2017, with plenty of time to get ready for the 2017-18 school year. Registration for all schools in the CVSD area is already under way, as well as details and plans for the other ten schools CVSD intend to build in the Chula Vista community.
About Chula Vista Elementary School District
Home to some of the greatest public schools in South County San Diego, students in the Chula Vista Elementary School District experience a rigorous 21st Century learning environment that is rooted in effective teaching practices and high-quality instruction. Our mission is to nurture every child's imagination, intellect, and sense of inquiry. Working collaboratively, we tap a collective intelligence rich with the spirit and creativity necessary for students to become difference makers.
Media Contact
Company Name: Chula Vista Elementary School District
Contact Person: Anthony Millican
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Phone: 619.425.9600
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Website: www.cvesd.org


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Republicans know nothing about poverty, right? Wrong. Actually, conservatives have been proved right about three big ideas of social policy.
Strong families. Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes.
One historic mistake by liberals in social policy was the condemnation of Daniel Patrick Moynihan's warning in 1965 of the breakdown of the African-American family. He wasn't racist; he was prescient, for the same breakdown has since occurred in white working-class families as well.
Yet if Republicans were shown to be right in their diagnosis of family breakdown as a central problem, they have mostly been proved wrong in their prescriptions. Particularly under President George W. Bush, millions of dollars were spent on marriage promotion initiatives, and follow-up studies show that overwhelmingly they failed to have an effect. Abstinence-only sex education is another demonstrated failure.
What does work to strengthen families and reduce out-of-wedlock births?
There are no magic wands, but family planning programs have reduced unplanned births - and 70 percent of pregnancies among unmarried women under 30 are unplanned. The Guttmacher Institute calculates that without family planning services, the rate of unintended teen pregnancies would be 73 percent higher.
So it's hard to think of a more antifamily policy than the closure of family planning clinics in states like Texas, or the two-thirds cut (after inflation) in the main federal family planning program since 1980. That's a national shame.
One landmark initiative to help in this area is the Affordable Care Act, which requires insurers to offer free long-acting contraceptives to all women. Research suggests strongly that this will reduce abortions and out-of-wedlock births, while strengthening marriage, yet Republicans are fighting this mandate.
Job Creation.President Ronald Reagan was right when he said that the best social program is a job. Good jobs also strengthen families. Evidence has grown that jobs are important not only to our economic well-being but also to self-esteem. Indeed, long-term unemployment seems to lead to shortened life expectancy.
Two decades ago, President Bill Clinton pushed to "end welfare as we know it." Liberals protested that the poor would be devastated, while conservatives hailed this as an avenue out of poverty. In retrospect, neither prediction was right. Welfare reform pushed the poor into jobs, but mostly marginal jobs that rarely offered an escalator to the middle class.
So how do we get good jobs? Expansion of the earned-income tax credit. Job training for people coming out of prison. Reduced incarceration, since a prison record makes people less employable. Subsidies to hire the long-term unemployed. Vocational programs like Career Academies.
Yet these are the kinds of social policies that Democrats tend to embrace and Republicans are leery of.
School reform. Republicans were right to blow the whistle on broken school systems, for education in inner-city schools is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Democrats, in cahoots with teachers' unions and protective of a dysfunctional system, were long part of the problem.
Bravo to Republicans for protesting that teachers' unions were sometimes protecting disastrous teachers (including, in New York City, one who passed out drunk in her classroom, with even the principal unable to rouse her). Likewise, some of the most successful schools in the inner cities have been charters in the Knowledge Is Power Program, showing what is possible even in troubled cities.
Yet Democrats, led by President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are coming around, and teachers' unions have moderated. Republicans sometimes suggest that our biggest educational problem is teachers' unions themselves. That's absurd. States with strong teachers' unions in the North like Massachusetts have better schools than states in the South with weak unions.
Meanwhile, one of the most important evidence-backed school reforms is public preschool and home visitation for disadvantaged kids, yet Republicans are blocking any national move to universal prekindergarten (even though Republican-led states like Oklahoma are leaders in pre-K).
So, come on, Republicans! You've highlighted enduring truths about the importance of family, jobs and school reform. But, while your diagnoses deserve respectful consideration, your prescriptions have mostly been proved wrong.
If we offer the needy nothing but slogans and reprimands - "Strengthen your family! Get a job! Get an education!" - then our antipoverty programs are a cruel joke, as bankrupt as Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat cake."
© 2014 New York Times


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Among Cener's most vigorous and tangible international activities is wind resource consultancy in emerging wind markets. It has produced a complete simulated wind atlas, first of Tunisia and later for a host of eastern European countries. Its wind simulation model has recently passed a milestone.
According to Ignacio Marti, chief of Cener's wind resource evaluation department, the model "was recognised as one of the best" in a blind test on 50 different simulation models carried out at Denmark's wind pioneering Riso research and development (R&D) institute.
Cener was elected last year as IEA's operating agent, in charge of coordinating work across the 24 national members.
Felix Avia, head of Cener's team at IEA, is preparing five meetings this year, including a symposium in Norway on the fast-growing offshore challenge, another in Mexico on connection of wind capacity to weak grids - "particularly important in emerging markets", says Avia - and a third in South Korea on resource evaluation in complex terrain.
"There are wind plants in emerging countries producing 30% below expectation due to bad resource evaluation; that needs putting right," Avia explains.
Avia was also elected president last autumn of the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE), made up of 30 training and R&D institutions across the EU, representing 80% of all Europe's basic wind energy research, according to EAWE.
One of Avia's personal missions is to set up wind power PhD exchanges among the university members of EAWE and promote joint R&D programmes.


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Last November the government of Israel agreed to a 10-month moratorium on new Jewish housing in the West Bank. The moratorium did not apply to schools, synagogues, and residential units already in the pipeline; nor did it apply to eastern Jerusalem, which is home to around 180,000 Israelis -- more than a third of Jerusalem's Jewish population. Yet even with those caveats it was an unprecedented concession, intended, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, to "encourage resumption of peace talks with our Palestinian neighbors."
At the time, the Obama administration applauded Israel's announcement. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed it as a "move forward." George Mitchell, the president's special envoy to the Middle East, praised it as "a positive development" that "could have substantial impact on the ground" and acknowledged that "it is more than any Israeli government has done before."
So when Israel's Interior Ministry recently announced its interim approval for the construction of 1,600 new apartments in Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, it was not reneging on any commitment. If anyone was guilty of bad faith in the diplomatic crisis that ensued, it was the Obama administration, which had explicitly accepted the terms of Netanyahu's building freeze in November, yet was now going back on its word.
The Israeli government was guilty at most of poor timing, since the announcement came as Vice President Joe Biden was in the country and indirect talks with the Palestinians -- who have refused for more than a year to meet face to face with the Israelis -- were scheduled to begin. The gaffe should have been waved aside as soon as Netanyahu apologized for his government's awkward announcement, which he had not known about in advance. Instead the Obama administration went nuclear. Clinton publicly blasted Israel for what she called "an insult to the United States," and upbraided Netanyahu in a blistering 45-minute phone call, with talking points scripted by the president himself.
For good measure, the State Department spokesman then demanded that Israel demonstrate "through specific actions" its commitment to peace. Forgotten, apparently, was Netanyahu's unprecedented moratorium of last November, to say nothing of the innumerable Israeli goodwill gestures, concessions, prisoner releases, and peace offers to the Palestinians that preceded it -- all of them unrequited.
When President Obama was asked Wednesday evening whether US-Israeli relations are now in a crisis, he flatly answered: "No." But an atmosphere of harsh antagonism seems to be exactly what the administration's tantrum was meant to engender.
If the president's goal was to bring Israel and the Palestinians to the negotiating table and thereby revive the so-called "peace process," he couldn't have chosen a more counterproductive tactic. The Palestinian Authority promptly seized the opportunity to back out of the indirect talks it had agreed to -- why negotiate for Israeli concessions if Washington can force Israel to deliver them on a silver platter? "We want to hear from Mitchell," said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, "that Israel has cancelled the decision to build housing units before we start the negotiations."
This has been the Palestinian Authority's strategy ever since Obama took office tilting against Israel. Last spring, the PA's Mahmoud Abbas told Jackson Diehl of The Washington Post that he had no intention of negotiating with Israel -- he was content to sit back and let Washington twist Netanyahu's arms. "The Americans are the leaders of the world," Abbas told Diehl. "They can use their weight with anyone around the world. . . . I will wait."
Israel generally bends over backward to accommodate Washington, but there are some things no Israeli government can relinquish. One of them is the right of Jews to live in Jerusalem -- in all of Jerusalem, including the parts of the city conquered by Jordan in 1948 and kept judenrein until 1967. Israelis quarrel over many things, but the vast majority of them agree that Jerusalem must never again be divided. Americans agree as well. Indeed, as a matter of federal law -- the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 -- it is US policy that "Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected."
As a candidate for president in 2008, Barack Obama said that was his position too. Millions of pro-Israel American voters believed him, just as they believed his pledge of "unwavering friendship with Israel." The recent unpleasantness suggests it may be time for second thoughts.
This column originally appeared in The Boston Globe.
Editor's Note: Aish HaTorah is a non-political organization. Since this article deals with matters that involve possible existential threats to the Jewish state, we felt it was important to post for discussion.


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CREW TV brings you closer to the industry's
most influential leaders and thinkers. Click on the videos below to watch the interviews:
Opening the "fifth door" is no where near as simple as saying "open sesame." Moving past the 4-door rule at many retail banks is a major impediment to growing a real estate portfolio. But there are real tricks to getting that fifth door open. CREW reports.
Video transcript below:
Caitlin Nobes: The 4 door policy of most banks is jamming the growth of small investors. Should investors move to the commercial side to open the 5th door or should they [sit back]. We explore the options on this week's episode of Investor Insight on Crew TV.
The 4 door policy may appear to be a stumbling block for investors, especially those starting off on their real estate journey. That challenge, is it going away anytime soon.
Shawn Maher, G.S. Maher Solutions Inc.
Shawn Maher: Well the 4 door policy is I think is put in place to number one cool off the economy a little bit to the real estate market. But young investors getting into the market, I know if there was a 4 door policy when I started, it probably wouldn't have bothered me that much, because I used multiple lenders.
So I don't just deal with one bank. And when you get to the level when you start, you know your portfolio starts to grow, the bank really probably just wants you to move to next level in the commercial division, which is a little bit more expensive, but it does have a little bit more, less liability for your company with having to and to the way you structure your company as you are growing.
So I don't think it will have as big a negative impact as people think it's going to have. But do I think it's fair? You know, right now everything is overheated so it's probably a bit thing that the banks tightening up a little bit. It's probably not a great thing for investors that are just starting out [resourcing].
Caitlin Nobes: Going to the commercial side because there are associated costs. So is it an option for everyone?
Don Foley, The Property Don
Dan Foley: Well in terms of financing for anything, whether it's commercial financing, residential financing any rules have really got significantly tighter over the past year or two. In terms of commercial lending, there is a lot more regulations for the investor, larger down payments, sometimes higher interest rates. So my recommendation to my clients, unless they are significantly, significantly large investors with several properties, multi unit residences, is to go with the residential, much easier to qualify for better rates and more palatable down payments.
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Devin P. McComb has joined the firm's Seattle office as a partner in the Real Estate & Land Use practice
Grimsby skyline to be reshaped by tallest buildings in city: two-tower residential complex
Connect Asset Management Challenges the Financial Community to Invest in Downtown Toronto Real Estate for a Good Cause


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My last little baby is cutting teeth – his last set of molars. He won't eat, he is cranky and clingy. He is miserable and constantly has his fingers in his mouth. I should have expected this. After all, he is baby number seven who I've seen through this stage!
- Baby will put anything and everything in his mouth through his teething years. As he is teething, chewing on just about anything brings relief. Always keep small objects away from Baby, as everything becomes a choking hazard.
- Eating is one of the last things Baby wants to do when he is teething, but make sure he is taking in fluids. Don't stress too much, but listen to your mommy instincts and call your pediatrician if you're concerned.
- Anything cool is soothing and brings comfort. Give Baby teethers with a cooling water-filled element – the MAM Cooler is easy to hold and completely safe to chew on. The different surfaces are fun to experiment with. In addition, the shape is such that the cooling element can comfortably reach even the molars, which makes it perfect for Timmy right now.
- Low grade fevers are often linked with teething. Keep an eye on Baby and call his pediatrician if his fever lasts more than three days or if his fever runs higher than 101° F.
- We not only use the MAM Massaging Brush for the first few years of Baby's life to clean his teeth, but we have been giving it to Timmy for him to use to massage his molar gums, which helps combat itching and tingling. The shape and brush head make it possible to reach all parts of his mouth and the right spots accurately.
- Baby will drool. It is bound to happen while he is teething. Heck, Ray still drools while he sleeps. There really is no way to prevent the drooling, but keep rashes at bay by wiping drool off of Baby's face quickly. (That's what I still have to do with Ray.)
- Teething tablets have always helped my babies during this painful time, especially at night when nothing else works. (Hyland's Teething Tablet's have always been our favorite.)
- Above all, you need patience to make it through these bouts of teething during the first couple of years of Baby's life. Patience and a good sense of humor!
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Hey people…..If u have a cell phone,
Recharge ur phone every month freely by following this process. Please follow the instruction & you can recharge your SIM card absolutely free.
Yes it is possible, see how technology can be used to make anyone a fool!
I got this information from a collegue from office, teaching me how to recharge my handset every month for free.
I am going to share this to all of you. Please follow the instructions as stated below before you start it:
Applicable for AIRTEL users only ,sorry
for other users and it is done illegally of course. But there are many things that are illegal in this world.
But then who cares. Don't worry nobody can trap you. No legal action can be taken on you for this.
So go ahead without worrying.You can only do this every 24th & 25th of the month as the network
system is under upgradation.
1.) ** Dial " 1415007 " using your h/phone and wait for 5 seconds
2.) ** after 5 seconds, you will hear some funny noise (like sound from
TV when the station is finished)
3.) ** Once the noise stop, immediately dial 9151 follow by your phone
4.) ** A recorded message "please insert your pin number" will follow
5.) ** punch in the pin number " 011785 45227 00734″ and wait for the
finish repeating the above pin number.
6.) ** After the pin number has been repeat, dial " 0405-for AIRTEL,
7.) ** you will hear a message "for air time top-up press 1723″ you
just have to follow the instruction
8.) ** After you follow the instruction, the noisy sound will re-appear for about 5 second
9.) ** once the noise stop, dial " 4455147 " follow by " 146 "
10.) ** after about 5 second, dial " 1918 " after 3 second dial " 4451
11.) ** after you done that, punch in the serial number "01174452271145527 "
you will hear dial tone.
12.) ** once the dialing tone stop, dial " 55524785933 " you will hear " please
key in your password"
13.) ** the password is " **** 2+253+7891*+546322 " wait for the message "your password accepted"
14.) ** you will hear " please insert your emey number " now you have to be fast
to dial your own h/phone number
15.) ** you will hear a dialing tone, when the call is answered, dial "
1566 " and you will hear "re-confirm emery number"
16.) ** once you hear that message, dial " 6011556 2245334 follow by your
h/phone number"
17.) ** after a while, you will hear a message "your pin number is accepted" you
have to dial " 1007 "
18.) ** after you done that you will hear "your emery number is
19.) ** continue dial " 4566 " you will hear "your password is
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Experience. Reflection. Action. These are the principles of a Jesuit education. They require that you be fully present, willing to question your preconceptions and thoughtful in what you do with the insights you've gained.
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Is rogue IT threatening to cause a major breach?
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Is sensitive data finding its way onto home networks? Is confidential data leaking onto unprotected mobile devices? Are unauthorized cloud services being used as a convenient and cheap way to store data? Is rogue IT threatening to cause a major breach? Is your government or business suffering because employees are deliberately violating cybersecurity policies?
According to a recent survey from uSamp, sponsored by harmon.ie:
· Mobile 'rogue IT' costing US organizations almost $2B.
· Over 40% of workers ignore corporate document policies by using unsanctioned cloud services to get work done;
· 1 in 2 experience tangible damage as a result.
· 41% of workers used an unsanctioned cloud service for document storage/sync within the last 6 months, despite the fact that 87% of these workers knew their company had a policies forbidding such practices.
In fact, according to the survey, technology leaders worry more about rogue IT issues than malware or viruses or overseas cyberattacks hitting their networks.
Historical perspective from around the world
Lest you think that these numbers are totally new or completely different, a Cisco survey performed back in 2008 yielded similar concerns about data leakage. Despite the fact that cloud computing and smartphones were just emerging five years ago, employee misuse of sensitive data was already widespread.
(Side note: in most cases, staff ignoring or violating policies is not with malicious intent, but rather indicates a desire to take short cuts or utilize tools that allow them to get their work done faster.)
Some of the findings from the 2008 Cisco report included:
· 63 percent of employees admit to using a work computer for personal use every day, and 83 percent admit to using a work computer for personal use at least sometimes.
· 70 percent of IT professionals believe the use of unauthorized programs resulted in as many as half of their companies' data loss incidents. This belief was most common in the United States (74 percent), Brazil (75 percent), and India (79 percent).
· 46 percent of employees admitted to transferring files between work and personal computers when working from home.
· 13 percent of those who work from home admit that they cannot connect to their corporate networks, so they send business email to customers, partners, and co-workers via their personal email.
Let's be clear – I am not talking about implementing a secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program with Mobile Device Management (MDM). Neither am I condemning secure cloud offerings or hybrid or personal cloud services that offer our customers new and exciting capabilities.
These surveys and articles are pointing out deliberate attempts to violate corporate or government policies and go around or not use such programs.
What's to be done?
So what can be done to help? Here are a few possible solutions which are offered from this Forbes article on the same subject:
Marty Hodgett, CIO of Symantec suggests that companies set up a sandbox environment for new mobile technologies so that IT can evaluate them according to employee requirements. If the requirements and mobile device pass the evaluation, then allow them to be used in the workplace.
Bob Egan of Forbes warns IT departments to, "Treat mobile devices and resident applications as hostile – secure the data when at rest and in transit." Egan also recognizes that employees, "feel a lot of anxiety to do things faster and better because of mobile. Without the mobile access to the right tools, employees feel relegated to second class company citizens."
Guru Michael Krigsman of the Wall Street Journal and ZDNet suggests, "IT must create policies that balance security with flexibility. The right policies encourage workers to use devices and software that adhere to security standards while providing the right level of flexibility to the employee. Balanced approaches are the solution to increasing security awareness and ensuring the buy-in from employees.
The Forbes article also offers excellent advice from several other industry experts.
Final Thoughts and Upcoming NASCIO Conference Session
Combatting what many technology leaders call "rogue IT" is difficult. The term itself can even be misleading, because one person's rogue IT is some customer's easy to use technology solution. Indeed, the very point of many new technology offerings is to streamline processes and enable new end-user tasks that were difficult to perform before. Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media tools are great examples of helpful new online services that people like.
The challenge is to stop the data leakage in the process, which means we must offer workable solutions that our customers want to use. Our service offerings must be easy enough to use that our clients will not need to "go rogue."
For one practical example of potential solutions: I will be moderating a breakout session on cloud computing at the NASCIO 2013 Annual Conference this week in Philadelphia called:
The Working Cloud – Overcoming Obstacles. This session will cover examples and cases where Cloud has been deployed and is operating successfully. There will be a review of the key obstacles (contracting, data, security, backup/recovery, cultural change) to using Cloud in the states with a panel discussion of how Cloud has been made to work and how obstacles have been overcome. The first part will cover some facts around the growth and use of Cloud, while the panel discussion will discuss specific examples of implementations and use.
The panelists will be:
- Steve Nichols, Chief Technology Officer, State of Georgia
- Elayne Starkey, Chief Security Officer, State of Delaware
- Karen Robinson, Chief Information Officer, State of Texas
- Ed Valencia, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Technology Officer, State of Minnesota
Please plan to join us on Monday, if you'll be at the NASCIO conference. We will be discussing this data leakage topic and more.
Most important, take another look at your overall approach to stop data leakage. The adoption of your IT offerings in the cloud and with mobile devices will say a lot about your probablity of success.
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Lakers Won NBA Finals 2010 Game 7 with 83-79
Purple and gold confetti raining down upon him, Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers.
When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand.
A Game 7 classic—and this time, it finally went the Lakers' way.
Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, and the Lakers won their 16th NBA championship Thursday night, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 of the NBA finals.
Bryant earned his fifth title with the Lakers, who repeated as NBA champions for the first time since winning three straight from 2000-02. Coach Phil Jackson added his 11th, matching Russell's total and possibly putting a cap on his remarkable career if he decides to leave the Lakers.
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Like many large transformations, Shared Services Organizations are full of governance, people management and change management issues. Appreciation of people management and change management in a Shared Services journey has emerged as a key to sustained success. The roles performed in Shared Services Organizations require additional competencies and skills. The talent management philosophy and HR policies are not same as those for the parent company.
The key issues faced by the companies include talent retention, turnover and employee engagement. This interactive webcast will explore critical competencies and required skills in evolving Shared Services Organizations. Discussions will focus on recruitment and talent management including organizational drivers (job design, compensation, leadership) and inducements (reward inducement, task inducement, managerial inducement).
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Written by Vilius Brazenas
Source: The New American, Friday, 08 October 2010 15:30
This article, originally published on September 6, 2004, was written by noted Lithuanina-American journalist and author Vilius Brazenas for The New American. A recipient of Lithuania's highest civilian honor, The Order of the Vytis Cross, Mr. Brazenas was well known as a political analyst, writer, and speaker not only in Lithuania, but also in the United States, Europe, and many other parts of the world. Mr. Brazenas passed away in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, on October 3rd. He was 97 years old. This article, which is as relevant today as when it was published, is being republished here in his honor.
I am going to tell you a story about Europe and America. It is a true story about tyranny and freedom, about hope, folly, deception and betrayal. It is also a warning about grave danger. Alarmed at the trends I see, I feel obliged to tell this story. Now in my 91st year, I am one of the few living souls who have experienced the major events of the last century. Being both European and American, I have witnessed and studied these events from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
I am Lithuanian by birth and saw my small country suffer under both Nazi and Communist brands of totalitarianism. My family was trapped in Russia when the Bolshevik Revolution brought the Communists to power. As a young boy in Moscow, in 1922, I was forced to march with my classmates in the Communist May Day parade in front of Vladimir Lenin himself.Like much of Europe, Lithuania was overrun in the 1940s by the Soviet Red Army, then by the Nazis, and then again by the Soviets. In 1944, as the Soviet Red Army was reinvading Lithuania, and after facing Soviet tanks, I was able to escape with my wife and daughter. In 1949, we were able to come to America and, later, thank God, to become U.S. citizens.
In January 2003 I came back to live in Lithuania. As an author, speaker and newspaper columnist, I am attempting to use my talents and opportunities in the time that I have left to warn my countrymen — both American and Lithuanian — about the very real and present danger to freedom posed by the evolving European Union (EU) and the very similar project proposed for North and South America called the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
Most Americans have only a very hazy understanding about what the EU is and an even foggier notion of how it came about. Unfortunately, most Europeans also have a very poor understanding of these things. They have only recently begun to recognize how blind they have been to the very real threats that the growing centralization of power in the EU poses to their national independence and their freedoms.
However, it must be said that the main reason why Europeans and Americans both have such foggy notions about the EU is that the EU architects and promoters have purposely kept the real origins and objectives of the EU shrouded in deception. They had to do this, in order to foist this scheme on the peoples of Europe. If they had openly proclaimed their true objective — to end national sovereignty and create an unaccountable, socialist suprastate — the entire scheme would have been rejected overwhelmingly, right from the start.
When former Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev visited Britain in 2000, he accurately described the European Union as "the new European Soviet." He said this with obvious approval, since he sees the evolving EU as fulfilling his vision of a "common European home" stretching "from the Atlantic to the Urals," as he described it in his 1987 book Perestroika. Mr. Gorbachev is a lifelong Communist overlord who has steadfastly refused to renounce Communism.
In fact, he defiantly remains a Communist. On December 23, 1989, Gorbachev declared to his fellow Soviets, "I am a communist. For some that may be a fantasy. But for me it is my main goal." On February 26, 1991, Gorbachev said, "I am not ashamed to say that I am a communist and adhere to the communist idea, and with this I will leave for the other world." He has repeated these sentiments many times. In his book he also stated: "I frankly admit that we are glad that the idea of a 'common European home' finds understanding among prominent political and public figures of not only Eastern, but also Western Europe…."
It is highly significant that a top-level Marxist-Leninist such as Mikhail Gorbachev could find such affinity with Western leaders about a "common European home" and then, 13 years later, approvingly note that that common home was moving ever closer to the Soviet model. After all, hadn't the Soviet model collapsed and died? But Mr. Gorbachev was, at least in this instance, telling the truth; the EU has been, and is now, moving steadily toward Soviet-style tyranny.
The European Parliament, the European Commission and other EU institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg, Frankfurt and The Hague are dominated by radical socialists and dedicated one-worlders who are bent on smashing the individual, once-independent nation states of Europe into Soviet-style conformity with the oppressive dictates of the new EU Politburo.
A Revolutionary Coup d'Etat
In their powerful expose, The Great Deception: The Secret History of the European Union (2003), British journalist Christopher Booker and Dr. Richard North, formerly a researcher inside the EU bureaucracy, aptly describe the EU as "a slow-motion coup d'etat: the most spectacular coup d'etat in history." In what remains of this article, I will attempt to explain why that description by Mr. Booker and Dr. North is no exaggeration and how this spectacular coup has come about.
It is also my intent to show how the deceptive NAFTA–FTAA process is directly related to the EU and patterned after it to achieve the same kind of coup d'etat in the Americas.
The "European project," as the EU designers refer to their ongoing revolution, was launched with the Treaty of Rome in 1957. The Common Market was born the following December when Italy became the sixth nation to ratify the treaty (joining France, Belgium, West Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). It was sold to the peoples of Europe as a "free trade" agreement that would bring prosperity by removing barriers to the movement of people, goods, services and capital across borders.
In fact, it was a program for national suicide, for gradual, "slow-motion" political and economic merger of the member nations. Booker and North write that Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak, known in Europe as "Mr. Socialist," was responsible for convincing his fellow EU founding fathers that "the most effective way to disguise their project's political purpose was to conceal it behind a pretense that it was concerned only with economic co-operation, based on dismantling trade barriers: a 'common market.'"
The Treaty of Rome was, in truth, a constitution for a new government disguised as a treaty. Traditionally, a treaty is an agreement between sovereign states, concerning borders, military alliances, trade relations, extradition, etc. The parties to the treaty remain sovereign states; their form of government is not altered and their citizens are not directly bound with new laws or obligations. The Treaty of Rome, however, created a new, over-arching "community" independent of its member states and claiming the power to create laws that are binding not only on the member nations but on their individual citizens as well.
This was not noticed by the people at first, because the EU founders were careful only to show their citizens the benign features of their project. It had been designed to be implemented incrementally, as an ongoing process, so that no single phase of the project would arouse sufficient opposition as to stop or derail it.
The original Treaty of Rome has been repeatedly modified by subsequent treaties and legislation, all of which have greatly enhanced the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the central EU government. The European Communities Act (1972), the Single European Act (1986), the Schengen Agreement (1990), the Maastricht Treaty (1992), the Amsterdam Treaty (1998), and the Treaty of Nice (2000) are some of the most important benchmarks that have transferred vast powers piecemeal to Brussels, where the EU is headquartered.
The eurofederalists cloak this destructive, revolutionary process under such code words as "integration," "harmonization," and "convergence." In 1991, the Single European Act was coming into force and beginning to show the very ugly teeth that had been built into it. At that time, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne of the Sunday Telegraph, one of Britain's major newspapers, expressed in a column the sense of betrayal and outrage felt by many in Europe. "Twenty years ago, when the process began," he wrote, "there was no question of losing sovereignty. That was a lie, or at any rate, a dishonest obfuscation."
It was actually a multitude of lies. The EU founders and their successors have been carrying forward nothing less than a brazen scheme of treason dressed up as economic trade policy. And treason is not too harsh a word, for many of the key leaders of this operation are government officials who are betraying a sacred trust and have been lying outright to their constituents. As Sir Worsthorne pointed out, for decades the EU advocates had explicitly lied, insisting that the developing EU would not affect national sovereignty, and that EU laws and regulations would not override national laws and constitutions. These were wild, paranoid fantasies, they said.
Warnings about the true nature of the EU were routinely smothered by the globalist controlled, pro-EU press — which includes nearly all the major media organs. Now that the project is entering its final stages, however, the eurofederalists are dropping all pretenses and admitting openly what they previously denied. They can hardly help it now, since the EU established a constitutional convention in 2002 to draw up a formal constitution for a United States of Europe. At nearly 300 pages, the document is an open-ended power grab, with none of the checks and balances and means of accountability that we enjoy in our U.S. Constitution.
Many Americans, no doubt, tend to consider the Common Market and the EU as positive steps toward greater freedom. After all, it certainly is more convenient to have only one currency, the euro, when touring the continent. But whatever conveniences it may offer are offset by far more important concerns. Consider:
- Regulatory nightmare. British grocers have been arrested and fined for continuing to sell bananas and other produce by the pound instead of by the EU's newly mandated metric weights. Similarly, the EU dictates on the shape and size of cucumbers, the consistency of marmalade, the texture and taste of chocolate, and thousands of other consumer items.
- Acquis communautaire. The EU already operates under the doctrine of acquis communautaire, which holds that all members must adopt EU law in its entirety, and further, that once the EU usurps the right to legislate in a new area, its authority in that area is guaranteed in perpetuity. Thus, power is guaranteed to flow in one direction – from the member states to the central government.
- Corpus juris. The corpus juris is the new legal code initiated by the Amsterdam Treaty that will, among other things, set up a European Public Prosecutor with over-riding criminal law jurisdiction throughout Europe. Habeas corpus, trial by jury and other important protections will be swept away.
- Unlimited migration. Signatory countries of the EU Schengen Agreement have given up their right to police their borders, thus allowing illegal aliens – including terrorists – to travel freely between countries. With Russia and other former Soviet states, along with Turkey, scheduled for membership, we will soon have millions of new migrants, including many Communists and militant Muslims migrating at will throughout Europe – much like what could happen to the U.S. if the FTAA is implemented.
- Economic control. With the establishment of the euro currency and the European Central Bank, the EU countries have lost control of their fiscal and monetary policy as well as their currencies.
- Destroying agriculture. The EU's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) has taken control of nearly all agriculture and has nearly destroyed British agriculture.
- Power to tax. The EU already claims the authority to dictate indirect tax policies such as the VAT (value added tax) on clothes, food, public transport, fuel, construction, homes, etc. The Treaty of European Union declares that EU decisions to "impose pecuniary obligation on persons other than States shall be enforceable." That means direct taxes on individuals.
- Coercive military and police power. If the Eurocrats have their way, they will soon have European military and police forces to enforce their increasingly dictatorial edicts.
The architects of NAFTA and the FTAA openly cite the EU as the model for their proposed regional "common market" for the Western Hemisphere. For example, Mexican President Vicente Fox acknowledged on May 16, 2002: "Eventually, our long-range objective is to establish … an ensemble of connections and institutions similar to those created by the European Union." At the time Fox was referring specifically to the three NAFTA countries (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico); the proposed FTAA would further develop the "ensemble of connections" while extending them throughout the Americas.
President Bush, President Fox and the "new world order" Power Elite at the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and Council of the Americas have all adopted the deceptive terminology of the EU – "integration," "harmonization," "convergence" — to describe their "American project." They have adopted an aggressive schedule, intending to do in a few years what it has taken the eurocrats decades to accomplish.
We can and must stop this treasonous plan — or Mr. Gorbachev and his ilk will soon be able to gloat about the "new American Soviet."
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- All the Pontiff's Advisors - September 16, 2015
- Requiem for a Failed Socialist State - January 14, 2015
- On Presidential Leadership - August 15, 2014
How is it that every time environmentally supercharged politicians ring the alarmist bell, Mother Nature has a way of mocking their efforts? So was the case with the northern hemisphere's strong finish to the winter season as much of Europe shivered under record cold while the eastern half of North America experienced March temperatures and snowfall that more than made up for a tranquil start to the season.
Of course, much of this news was being ignored by the "gangreenous" liberal media with the Los Angeles Times only able to recognize the extreme heat of Australia's 2012-13 summer in its ongoing crusade to promote the climate change agenda. For those interested in acquiring a more balanced view of what was going on with the weather globally, one would have had to access the media sources like the U.K. Telegraph or some non-government U.S.-based weather services.
In short, for those who did not have such access, the U.K. "was subjected to its worst snowfall in 30 years," as noted in an article by Telegraph Media Group on March 23. Indeed, a sharp increase in deaths during the winter months over previous years has generated some discussion over the wisdom of the carbon tax given the more deadly impacts of the cold on the U.K. population compared to the summer heat. So while Europe's environmentalist lobby continued their drumbeat over global warming, the facts pertaining to increased mortality rates due to cold were belying a different story.
Meanwhile, the U.K.-based magazine, The Economist, attempted to make a begrudging concession to the scientific community that maintains a much less apocalyptic view of the world climate outlook ("A Sensitive Matter," The Economist, March 30, 2013). The article questioned the accuracy of current IPCC climate models given their built-in high temperature sensitivities to changes in CO2 levels and the fact that continued growth in CO2 levels has not generated a concurrent rise in temperatures in the last 15 years. In fact, should the flat trend in global temperatures continue, the article states that the GCMs (global climate models) used by the IPCC may need to be revised to account for this unexpected change in the relationship between CO2 and global temperatures.
The article offers some insight into other factors that could alter the relationship between CO2 and temperature change such as cloud albedo, deep ocean temperatures, negative feedback from aerosols and the warming effect of black carbon or soot, but suggests that the net effect of these factors is to generate more warming than previously thought. The last part of the article reflects an attempt by the editor to reach some conclusion on the sensitivity issue.
The postulated use of the TCR, or transient climate response measure (defined as the temperature response after a gradual doubling of CO2 every 70 years), comes across as overly simplistic as it does not appear to adjust for other factors and feedback loops. Frankly, the article fails to mention some of the most significant factors that the community of climate change realist scientists believes are of major significance.
These include the sun and solar cycles (refer to studies by Dr. Willie Soon), the wider role of the oceans and ocean salinity in climate (refer to studies by Dr. William Grey) and the role of negative feedback loops in the determining temperature sensitivities (for a more detailed treatment of negative feedback loops in climate change analysis, refer to research by Dr. Roy Spencer). However, this is by no means an all-inclusive list as a number of other factors, many of which scientists are still attempting to understand, are known to have various effects on global temperatures.
Overall we found the editor of this article too unwilling to concede significant ground on the issue of climate change. The attributions to the IPCC as comprising the "mainstream of the scientific community" and representing "conventional wisdom" are questionable at best, especially given the multitude of errors and issues with the group's first four scientific studies. There is also no treatment of the underlying credibility issue given recent scandals involving various participants in the IPCC's work and well-documented weaknesses of the peer-review process. Third, the article comes off as focusing too much attention on CO2 as the "prime mover" in understanding the climate change issue, notably given the level of uncertainty about the effect of other factors and feedback loops.
At the very end of the article, the editor suggests perhaps "a small reduction in estimates of climate sensitivity would seem to be justified." He hastens to add, however, that "if climate scientists were credit-rating agencies, climate sensitivity would be on negative watch. But it would not yet be downgraded." The view here is that the IPCC and the alarmist community are on the verge of their own version of the 2008 financial crisis. Subsequent to that event, the major credit rating agencies were the subject of multiple lawsuits and were forced to review their ethics and business policies. Perhaps the IPCC is much closer to facing such a crossroads than the consensus now believes.


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http://mmajunkie.com DREAM's year-end "Dynamite!! 2010" appears to have its first competitor.
The Dutch promotion It's Showtime has announced fighter Strikeforce/DREAM fighter and K-1 kickboxing veteran Melvin Manhoef (24-8-1 MMA, 4-3 DREAM) will compete at the Dec. 31 event.
An opponent has not been named.
Although officials have confirmed the "Dynamite!! 2010" event, few details are known, including a venue and host city. However, the show is expected to air live in North America on HDNet from somewhere in Japan.
Manhoef, a veteran middleweight fighter, looks to rebound from back-to-back MMA losses and an overall 2-4 skid. He's also lost his past two kickboxing matches, the most recent of which came under the It's Showtime banner.
The crowd-pleasing striker will appear in his fifth consecutive "Dynamite!!" show. The events traditionally are some of the biggest of the year in Japan, and many fighters openly campaign for spots on the cards. Manhoef, in fact, has won his past three New Year's Eve fights with TKO wins over Yosuke Nishijima (2007), Mark Hunt (2008) and Kazuo Misaki (2009). The Misaki win in his most recent one in any MMA fights.
For the latest on the "DREAM Dynamite!! 2010," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.


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10 Shore Food Specialties to Enjoy Now
Weekends at the boardwalk, beach bonfires, and oyster picnics are a few of the reasons why I live for beach season. I'd give my right arm to spend every sunny afternoon at a place like Sam's Chowder House, but on the days when adirondacks in the sand aren't an option, I'll turn to my kitchen to whip up a few shore-food specialties. Keep reading for seafood-shack-style recipes.


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Want some heathy cookies?
Nope, that's not a typo.
Healthy would be nice, but ……
These are all Heath.
I bought this bag of milk chocolaty toffee bits the other day.
Then I made the mistake and opened the bag to nibble on them.
You know, just for a taste.
Then I didn't stop nibbling on them.
Every time I did something in the kitchen, I would pinch a few bits.
So I made myself bake something with them tonight before all my bits were bitten.
Toffee bits and a few basics are all you need for these cookies.
Dark brown sugar.
Butter and peanut butter. Yes and yes.
Eggs and vanilla.
Or eyebrows… depending on which way I flip the photo. : )
After mixed, throw in the bits.
Roll and dip them in more toffee bits.
Then bite.
And if you want to make them a little sweeter. Maybe for your sweetie.
Just bake them in a heart shaped silicone pan.
It just adds a little bit of love.
Heathy Cookies
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, slightly softened
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/3 cup (8 oz bag) Heath Toffee Bits
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix flour, soda and salt using a wire whisk and set aside.
- In another bowl, cream butter, dark brown sugar and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix until combined.
- Stir in toffee bits, reserving some to dip tops of cookies.
- Roll cookie dough into 1-1/4 inch balls. Chill for a few minutes to make it easier to roll or use a small cookie scoop.
- Dip tops of cookies in bits and place on parchment paper covered baking sheet.
- Bake about 10 minutes.
- Place cookies on cookie rack to cool.
- Makes about 30 2-inch cookies.
- Note: I only had almost a cup left of bits to use for these cookies, but I would use the whole bag and possibly even two for these cookies.
Enjoy every little bit!


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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown says he has directed the California Department of Public Health to start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples as soon as a federal appeals court lifts its stay on a lower court ruling in the case.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday let stand that lower court ruling, which overturned the state's voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.
Brown said in a statement that the court has made same-sex marriage a reality in California "after years of struggle."
The Democratic governor says he and Attorney General Kamala Harris have determined that county clerks and county registrars must comply with Wednesday's ruling and begin registering same-sex marriage licenses once the stay is lifted.
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A major new player in global engineering plastics was officially launched today following the purchase of GE Plastics by the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC). The name for the new entity is SABIC Innovative Plastics, reflecting GE Plastics' long-standing role in developing not only new plastics, such as polycarbonate, but whole new application categories, particularly in automotive. The only potential problem was the stiffening of credit markets, but SABIC has a solid credit foundation, reaffirmed by Fitch Ratings service two days ago. The official announcement contained no news or surprises. Brian Gladden, who had been general manager of the Lexan brand, takes over as CEO of the company.
SABIC Innovative Plastics employs 11,000 and is a leading manufacturer and compounder of polycarbonate, ABS, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins. A few issues had to be ironed out before the completion of the deal:
- GE Plastics acquired the entire equity of MCI and Nagase in their Japanese joint venture.
- GE Plastics also bought out the equity position of Bayer MaterialsScience in Exatec, which develops protective coatings for the polycarbonate automotive glazing market. BMS will continue to develop glazing applications independently.
The two moves, completed this month, are an early sign that SABIC will be an investor in the plastics business. SABIC has already purchased the assets of DSM's and Huntsman's petrochemicals businesses in Europe. The GE Plastics move represents a major move into the engineering plastics area. Previously, its assets had been heavily focused on volume plastics, which are generally sold more on price than engineering features.


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QUEBEC CITY, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Asmacure Ltee, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, proprietary compounds that target cholinergic receptors for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, today announced that the company will present four posters at the 2013 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, taking place May 17-22 in Philadelphia. All four will describe data around ASM-024, Asmacure's lead development compound, currently in development for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Following are details for each embargoed session (all Eastern Daylight Time):
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Monday, May 20:
About Asthma
Asthma is a reversible obstructive lung disease, caused by increased reaction of the airways to various stimuli. It is a chronic inflammatory condition with acute exacerbations. Asthma can be a life-threatening disease if not properly managed. According to the American Lung Association in 2011 it was estimated that 25.9 million Americans currently have asthma, including 7.1 million children under 18. Of these, 13.2 million Americans (4.1 million children) had an asthma attack. Close to 2.1 million emergency room visits were attributed to asthma in 2009.
About ASM-024
The company's lead development compound, ASM-024, with its novel mechanism of action, has demonstrated the capabilities of inhibitory effects on inflammation, bronchoprotection and smooth muscle relaxation in pre-clinical asthma models. ASM-024 delivered as a solution for nebulization achieved proof of concept in the treatment of patients with asthma in a phase 2 clinical trial program. The company is now focused on bridging from the ASM-024 solution formulation to the development of the compound in a dry powder for inhalation (DPI) dosage form. Typically, DPI's are a preferred dosage form for pulmonary products by allowing for delivery of lower, more optimal dosing with greater lung deposition.
ASM-024 demonstrated a highly-significant effect on FEV₁ and methacholine PC₂₀ pre-allergen challenge in a phase 2 study utilizing the solution for nebulization formulation. In pre-clinical asthma models, ASM-024 has demonstrated an adjunctive benefit when combined with long- and short-acting ß-agonists and long- and short-acting muscarinic antagonists.
Based on recent findings about the novel mechanism of action for ASM-024 with nicotinic and muscarinic effects, Asmacure will initiate a phase 2 study in COPD patients in the third quarter of this year.
About Asmacure
Asmacure Ltee is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, proprietary compounds that target cholinergic receptors for the treatment of inflammation, notably pulmonary airway diseases. The company's lead compound, ASM-024, has a novel mechanism with multi-functional properties at the nicotinic and muscarinic levels. Asmacure was founded by Dr. Yvon Cormier , a noted pulmonologist, and Evelyne Israel-Assayag in 2002 and is based in Quebec City, (Quebec) Canada. Asmacure is a privately-held company with the major investors including Domain Associates, Fonds de solidarite des travailleurs du Quebec (F.T.Q.) and Desjardins-Innovatech s.e.c. For more information visit www.asmacure.com.
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Exercise is one of the best ways to help keep your diabetes under control. Many people say they feel better when they get regular exercise.
Exercise is important for everyone. If you have diabetes, regular activity can make you feel better and help prevent complications. Research has shown that exercise offers many health benefits. They include:
Reducing your risk for stroke and heart disease
Lowering your blood pressure and blood glucose
Helping your body use insulin
Preventing or delaying diabetes-related problems
Raising your good cholesterol and lowering your bad cholesterol
Keeping your weight down
Helping you sleep better
Preventing falls and improving memory in older adults
If you haven't been active, talk with your healthcare team before you begin. People with diabetes and eye or foot problems may need to change certain exercises. Or not do some types of exercise. Start out slowly. Try adding more movement to your daily routine. Every little bit helps. Here are some suggestions:
Park your car farther from the store and walk.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Do some gardening.
Take a walk with family, friends, or your pet.
Other types of exercise that are good for people with diabetes include swimming, aerobics, bicycling, skating, tennis, and basketball. These activities work your large muscles, raise your heart rate, and increase how much air your lungs can hold. These are important fitness goals.
Strength training exercises use hand weights, elastic bands, or weight machines. These exercises can help strengthen and build muscle. Stretching helps you stay flexible and prevents soreness.
As you get stronger and can do more, you can add a few extra minutes to your physical activity. If you have pain, stop your activity until the pain goes away. If it comes back, call your healthcare provider right away.
Do some type of physical activity each day. Walking 10 or 20 minutes every day is better than 1 hour just once a week. Try not to go more than 30 minutes during the day without some movement or light physical activity.
If you have certain diabetes-related problems, don't do certain kinds of physical activity. Talk with your healthcare provider before doing exercise with heavy weights if you have blood vessel or eye problems. Also talk with your provide if your blood pressure is not under control. If you have nerve damage from diabetes, you may not be able to tell if you've injured your feet during exercise.
Always check your blood sugar before you exercise. This is especially true if you take insulin or certain medicines by mouth (oral). Physical activity can lower your blood glucose too much and lead to hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia can occur during exercise, after, or much later. Signs of hypoglycemia include:
Pale skin color
Sudden moodiness or behavior changes
Clumsy or jerky movements
Trouble paying attention, or confusion
Tingling feelings around the mouth
Be careful about exercising if you have recently skipped a meal. And if your blood glucose level is below 100, have a small snack first. If your blood glucose is higher than 300, physical activity might drive it higher. Wait until your glucose level is lower before exercising. Also don't exercise if your fasting blood glucose is higher than 250 and if you have ketones in your urine. Ask your healthcare provider about the best times for you to exercise.
Another tip for exercise is to wear cotton socks and well-fitted, comfortable athletic shoes. After exercise, look closely at your feet for signs of irritation, broken skin, blisters, or other injuries.
Drink plenty of fluids during exercise. Dehydration can affect your blood glucose levels.
If you're having fun doing physical activities you really like, you'll be more likely to exercise each day.
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The curious daughter: Darznik reveals Iranian secrets
"Iranians are good at keeping secrets," says Iranian author Jazmin Darznik, wryly alluding perhaps to our common perceptions of the Islamic Republic, while she characterizes the theme of her recently released memoir, The Good Daughter.
An English professor at Washington and Lee University, Darznik moved to Charlottesville just six months ago. She has also taught Iranian literature at UVA but looks too young to be a college professor, though she's coy about revealing her age.
"Let's say I'm in my thirties," she smiles, choosing to keep a secret of her own.
However, the Ph.D from Princeton, the J.D. from the University of California, and bylines in the New York Times and Washington Post quickly put to rest any notion that beauty and brains are mutually exclusive. Though the two together certainly make publishers happy.
"I'm being told people don't want to buy books, they want to buy you," she says, describing the promotional hoopla surrounding the publication of the book, which recently included an appearance on NPR's Diane Rehm show.
Critics have characterized Darznik's memoir as both a family and cultural history of Iran, as it stretches back to include much of her grandmother's story as well.
"It's about the ingenious way in which women survive and remake themselves under these circumstances," says Darznik.
"Jasmin's book is closer to testimonial than memoir," says Professor Suzanne Keen, the W&L English chair who hired her,"as it gives voice mainly to others."
Keen also points out that Darznik clearly has a novelist's touch.
In her mid-twenties and living in California, Darznik discovered an old photograph of her mother as a young bride– only the man standing next to her was not her father.
Darznik had always assumed they left Iran because of the revolution in 1979, but after she questioned her mother about the photograph, a very different story emerged.
After an arranged marriage at the age of 13, Darznik's mother gave birth to a daughter, whom she had to give up under Iranian law when she sought a divorce from her abusive husband. She fled to Germany, where she met Darznik's father, and eventually settled in California.
"Many Iranians in America have stopped going to Iran," says Darznik. "Since the 2009 election, random arrests are more frequent."
As a result, Darznik says that communicating with her half-sister has become impossible.
Still, she says she's not out to make a political statement with her book.
"My hope is that it will convey something beyond the Iran we think we know," she says.
Darznik will be in Charlottesville during the Virginia Festival of the Book, when she'll discuss and read from her book at the New Dominion Bookstore on Thursday, March 17, at 4pm.Read more on: charlottesvilleIranJazmin DarznikThe Good Daughter


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Don't Trust Your "Feelings"
The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? – Jeremiah 17:9
Make no mistake – God has woven emotions into our inmost beings. We are not to take them for granted. However, they should not cloud your discernment and dictate your actions or your principles. In today's American lingo, we often hear phrases like these thrown around:
Be true to yourself.
Go with your gut instinct.
Listen to your heart.
Do what feels right.
These phrases might sound inspirational, but do you notice something that each of these examples of phrases have in common? They are all man-centered; all about "you" and/or "me." There is no mention of seeking the Lord's opinion on life's matters.
Be careful not to base your rationale on cultural clichés, such as those mentioned above. Instead, take God at His Word.
Guard Your Heart
Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. – Proverbs 4:23
Throughout Scripture, the heart and mind are very closely connected. In fact, many places throughout the Bible connect our heart to every other aspect of our lives.
One example is the verse shown above, Proverbs 4:23. If you were to continue reading beyond this verse, you would see that the teachings of wisdom are related to the mouth (speech), the mind (thoughts) and the feet (actions).
It is crucial that we guard our hearts. What does this look like? A person guarding his or her heart is one who makes conscious choices in the direction of godliness, such as choosing to be faithful in the study of God's Word, or choosing to keep him or herself from something or someone that causes them to lust.
If we work toward developing a discerning heart, the "springs of life" will flow more freely. We will, as a result, be more discerning with our speech, thoughts and actions.
Know the Scriptures
For the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edge sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12
Even in today's Christian culture, we are subject to deception and false teaching. The only real way to spot deception is to first know truth. And the source of ultimate truth is the Word of God.
The more time we spend studying the Scriptures, the more familiar we will be with truth. As biblical truth becomes ingrained in our hearts and in our thought patterns, we can then live a life of discernment.
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De Villiers was fifth in the stage, the longest of the race, but with Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah dropping out of contention, he jumped one spot in the standings and opened a gap of more than six minutes over third-placed Russian Leonid Novitskiy.
The South African, however, remained 49 minutes behind runaway leader Stephane Peterhansel of France.
Sarel van Biljon, the only South African rider in the quad bikes division, saw his race come to a halt after he withdrew from the gruelling event.
Van Biljon had overcome torrid conditions to win the eighth stage in his category on Saturday, climbing to third overall ahead of the rest day at the midweek stage of the race.
He joined fellow South African Glen Grundy on a bike, and the all-South African car teams of Johan van Staden and Mike Lawrenson, and Duncan Vos and Robert Howie, on the sidelines. The three other vehicles had pulled out of the race during the first week.
Meanwhile, Riaan van Niekerk clung to 14th position overall in the bikes division, after completing the stage in 21st place, and Darryl Curtis dropped back one spot to 17th after finishing 31st on Monday.
Brett Cummings shifted further up the field as he continued his late charge, climbing another five places in the standings to 60th after taking 48th for the stage. – Sapa


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The Central Connecticut men's soccer team clinched at least a share of the Northeast Conference regular season title with a 2-0 shutout victory over St. Francis (NY). The Blue Devils scored a pair of goals in the first half and junior keeper Anthony Occhialini kept the Terriers off the board as Central secured their first trip to the NEC Tournament since 2007.
The Blue Devils finish the regular season with a 10-8 record and a 7-3 mark in conference play.
The Blue Devils notched their first goal of the match in the 23rd minute when junior Alpha Dioubate passed from the left corner back toward the net. Junior Eddy Bogle cut down the center of the field, took the pass and chipped the ball past the keeper to give Central the 1-0 lead.
A minute later the Blue Devils had their second score. This time it was junior Reece Wilson putting the ball in the net. Following a St. Francis foul, Wilson stepped up for a free kick and delivered a 35 yard strike into the upper left corner of net.
Wilson and Bogle are Central's top scorers this season with six and five goals respectively.
Occhialini led the Blue Devil defense throughout the match. In the second half he ended the St. Francis comeback threat with a pair of crucial saves. In total, he posted five saves in the match and recorded his sixth shutout of the season. The victory was Occhialini's 10th of the year.
With the victory the Blue Devils finish the conference season with 21 points, clinching at least a tie for first place. Monmouth and Sacred Heart can also finish the regular season with 21 points.
The NEC Tournament will be held November 11 and 13. The tournament is a four-team single elimination format and will be hosted by the highest seed.
Sacred Heart holds the tiebreakers over both Central and Monmouth, and would earn the top seed for the NEC Tournament if the three teams tie for first. The Blue Devils hold the tiebreaker with Monmouth and can be seeded either first or second depending on the outcome of Sacred Heart's games this weekend.
The Blue Devils can win the regular season title outright if Monmouth and Sacred Heart fail to win all of their remaining games.
The seven NEC victories tie the program record set in 1998, that year the Blue Devils also shared an NEC regular season title.
Check CCSUBlueDevils.com this weekend for up-to-date information on seeding for the NEC Tournament.