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A second Brighton MP calls for drug consumption rooms
A second Brighton MP has called for the introduction of drug consumption rooms saying that the war on drugs had failed.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who became the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown at the general election last June, has taken a similar line on drugs to the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas.
Mr Russell-Moyle spoke in a House of Commons debate in Westminster Hall on Wednesday (17 January).
He said: "One of the clearest failings in public policy has been the war on drugs.
"Treating addicts as criminals has clearly failed. It does not work. It led to 3,744 deaths last year alone.
"If honourable members think more enforcement will work, I am afraid they are sadly deceived.
"The evidence from around the world shows time and time again that DCRs (drug consumption rooms) are a way to help people stop taking drugs. They are places where people can engage safely.
"Let us take Sydney as an example. In 1999, the King's Cross area of Sydney was known particularly for its large number of overdoses and deaths.
"In the British national picture, I see similar patterns in parts of Brighton and Hove.
"I remember visiting Sydney at that time, and it was a problem. Drug consumption rooms were trialled, and after 10 years KPMG commissioned an independent report, which found that in those 10 years there was not one single fatality among any of the users who had attended the rooms.
"Let me repeat that, because some honourable members do not seem to get the difference.
"In Sydney, where there were 4,400 drug users, not one single person died, whereas 3,744 died in Britain last year.
"I know which system I would prefer: the one that led to no deaths on my hands.
"People who advocate for a cracking down are advocating for the deaths of sons, daughters, friends and family members. That is the cruel reality of the current policy.
"The KPMG study found that there were no drug deaths among the people who had used and engaged with the rooms, of whom there were 4,400 over that time.
"During that period, there was an 80 per cent reduction in the number of ambulance call-outs relating to drug issues in Sydney and a reduction in the average number of overdoses in public locations by more than three quarters.
"The rooms provided 9,500 referrals to welfare services in the wider communities. Most importantly, they won the support of residents and neighbours.
"One of the things we hear time and again – I am sure this will be brought up – is that people do not want these things in their backyard.
"As colleagues have said, the reality is that they are in people's backyards – quite literally.
"I remember canvassing up flights of stairs in tower blocks and people were shooting up right in front of me.
"They had nowhere to go and no support was offered. The only thing we can do is ring the police but we know that in a day or so the revolving door will start again.
"How does that help with the pressure on our police? How does that help with the pressures on our communities? The reality is that it does not.
"Globally, countries have gone down two tracks: the prohibition track or the treatment track.
"At the same time, in all those jurisdictions, usage has slightly decreased. However, in jurisdictions that go down the prohibition route, the harm caused by those harder drugs has rocketed and the number of people getting stuck in long-term habits has increased.
"Under the treatment route, as we have seen in Portugal and so on, we have seen long-term usage go down and the harm slashed.
"Surely that is what our policies must be about: the harm to communities and individuals.
"I feel the policing issue is something of a straw man argument. If there is a centre that people are asked to go to for treatment and to abstain from drugs and stop their addictions entirely, should those people be stopped from going to the centre on the off chance that they might have drugs on them because they are addicts?
"Should they be followed home? Should we try to entrap them? We do not do that at the moment, so suggesting that the police would need to do that with DCRs is a straw man argument.
"No law is perfect, and there are grey zones, but surely it is better to work within those legal grey zones, deal with issues through dialogue with the police and save lives, than to have a system in which we have a hard and fast rule and thousands and thousands of people die.
"Some 56 people died in 2014-16 in my city of Brighton and Hove- it is also the city of the honourable member for Brighton Pavilion (Caroline Lucas), who I am sure will testify – which is actually lower than in previous years.
"Let us base this on evidence from elsewhere."
Caroline Lucas said: "One of the big strengths of DCRs is their ability to reach people with drug addiction problems who are not otherwise known to the services.
"If we build relationships and trust with such people over time, we are much more likely to get them into services that can begin to address the reason for their addiction."
She added: "The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs … has recommended that DCRs are a policy that we should pursue.
"It is the case that not only have DCRs not been a venue where people have died, but they have been one of the most effective interventions at getting people away from addictions. DCRs are not being complacent about addiction. They are being realistic."
And a former Brighton hospital doctor, Dan Poulter, who served as a Health Minister in David Cameron's coalition government, said: "One of the problems with the current approach is that by punishing people who, through addiction, are medically unwell – that is the way I see it, as a doctor – we are worsening the ability to engage with them effectively in healthcare terms and worsening the spiral of addiction through debt and the criminal justice consequences."
The three-hour debate has no formal purpose other than to raise the issue with a government minister who responds.
Home Office minister Victoria Atkins, a Conservative MP and former criminal barrister who has prosecuted drug gangs, picked up Mr Russell-Moyle's speech.
She said that there may have been no deaths in drug consumption rooms in Sydney but that hadn't prevented drug deaths elsewhere in the Australian city.
She also said: "Nobody in this house wants people to become addicted to heroin, crack cocaine or any drugs.
"We are all grappling with the ways in which we can fight that drug battle, help addicts and ensure that gangs do not lead young people on to the wrong paths and into taking drugs.
"To be very clear from the start, the government do not agree with the honourable gentleman's suggestion. We have no intention of introducing drug consumption rooms."
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January 23, 2018 at 10:19 am
Perhaps the key point was "The three-hour debate has no formal purpose other than to raise the issue with a government minister who responds".
As a result both Lloyd's and Caroline's views were rejected by the minister "To be very clear from the start, the government do not agree with the honourable gentleman's suggestion. We have no intention of introducing drug consumption rooms".
Perhaps Lloyd can get a change in the law if/when Jeremy gets into power, but until then such debates give Lloyd and Caroline something to do whilst they have no real role.
Do we know if Momentum agrees with lloyd?


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On most major airlines, wireless communications are forbidden while an airplane is in the sky. This limits the capabilities of a mobile device, such as a laptop, but it does not render the device useless: many operating systems, including Windows 8.1, offer an airplane mode feature. When you activate airplane mode in Windows 8.1, all wireless functionality in the device ceases while still enabling you to access programs and features that do not require an Internet connection, making the device usable on a commercial flight when it is acceptable to use such devices.
Open the Settings charm by either placing your mouse in the upper right corner of your laptop's screen or swiping your finger from the right edge of the screen and selecting "Settings" from the menu that appears.
Select the "Network" icon at the bottom of the Settings charm. This icon is different depending on whether you are currently connected to a network or not: the icon will either be a row of bars or a picture of a computer.
Click or tap the slider under Airplane Mode so that it is in the "On" position. An icon of an airplane on a blue background appears in your notifiction area to show that you enabled airplane mode.
Turn airplane mode off by setting the Airplane Mode slider to the "Off" position.
- Information in this article applies to Windows 8.1. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions or products.
- You can turn on individual devices while using airplane mode in the Wireless section of the Change PC Settings screen located in the Settings charm.
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Evogue is derived from the words "Evoke" and "Vogue" to convey a sense of high fashion and popular culture. Expertly crafted by renowned perfume artisans, the Evogue Perfume Stylus is made in Singapore and formulated in New York. I am used to wearing perfume before stepping out of the house as it instills a sense of well-being and confidence in me when I smell as good as I look.
The perfume is alcohol free, skin-friendly, non-flammable and suitable for use on individuals with sensitive skin.
The perfume stylus is also uniquely designed for people with an active lifestyle as it is sleek, compact and convenient to carry around in your bag, pouch or pocket for easy application on the go.
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- Click the button a few times until the gel is released
- Glide the leak-proof brush tip on your skin to leave a delicate scent of Eau De Parfum (EDP)
Unlike conventional spray bottles, the perfume stylus uses smooth flowing gel technology and has little wastage.
Evogue has 3 perfumes in their collection – Fire, Earth & Metal. Each perfume stylus is priced at USD$39 or USD$109 for a set of 3.
Review of the Earth Evogue perfume stylus
I receive an Earth Evogue perfume stylus for the purpose of this review.
Top Notes
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Middle Notes
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Bottom Notes
- Sandalwood, Moss, Amber, Musk
My first thought when I received the perfume stylus was that it look really pretty and stylish and is quite a revolutionary way of applying perfume. The gel does not feel sticky on the skin and dries up quite fast which is good. However, the scent is not very long-lasting and I need to reapply again after a few hours. Each 2 mL stylus is able to deliver 150 clicks of concentrated EDP. I cannot wait to find out how Fire and Metal smells like!
No monetary compensation was received for this product review and all opinions expressed were my own.
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Now that "The Mummy" has secured star status for its leading man, Brendan Fraser, Warner Bros. wants the actor to star as Phileas Fogg in yet another remake of the Jules Verne adventure story "Around the World in 80 Days." (The story served as the basis for the 1956 Best Picture Oscar-winner, starring David Niven, and for a TV mini-series a few years ago, starring Pierce Brosnan.) Warners wants "Mummy" director Stephen Sommers to direct the new picture, says Variety. Meanwhile, Fraser and Sommers may also reteam for a sequel to "The Mummy." Fraser will soon be seen as the title character in "Dudley Do-Right," a live-action version of the '60s cartoon.
- In other casting news, Robert Redford has withdrawn from the starring role in the golf film "The Legend of Bagger Vance," though Redford still plans to produce and direct it, says Variety. His new choice for leading man? Brad Pitt.


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Two icons of the UK's tech startup world are joining forces to create a new fund to address the so-called 'equity gap' in Europe. European Founders Capital (EFC) is being led by Michael Birch, co-founder of Bebo, and Brent Hoberman, who set up the dotcom bubble era Lastminute.com but is better known more recently for being a serial angel investor and co-founder of MyDeco.
They are joined by Rogan Angelini-Hurll, an old friend friend of Hoberman's and former City research analyst at Salomons. Peter Dubens, who built the Pipex ISP business, is also backing the venture. Dubens sold Pipex's broadband business to Tiscali for £210m in 2007.
EFC will have an initial £20m of seed funding but is aiming for £50m in total. The idea is to increase the availability of early-stage funding in Europe, which historically lags behind the US, and has led to a gap between early stage and Series A funding. Europe's seed funding eco-system has never matched Silicon Valley's in part because the business angel environment for technology is undeveloped and because European VCs have historically not reached much lower than Series A rounds, unless in syndication with other parties.
Hoberman told The Sunday Times newspaper: "We aren't taking institutional money," he said. "All the money comes from founders – people who have done it before… We are going to see some great, disruptive companies coming out of this downturn."
The British Venture Capital Association recently found that member firms raised only £230m last year, a £1 billion drop compared with 2006.
The emergence of EFC is perhaps part of a wider trend in Europe. Last year Spreadshirt founder Lukasz Gadowski set up Team Europe in concert with a number of other German entrepreneurs, aiming to fund early stage startups. He was joined by Kolja Hebenstreit (early employee at Spreadshirt, and seed investor in StudiVZ).
Team Europe was itself pre-dated by the 'Partridge Family' of European Startups – the European Founders Fund consists of three brothers, Alexander, Marc and Oliver. The three founded Alando.de which became the market leader of internet auctions in Germany, selling out to eBay, after which they founded Jamba!, which became the market leader for wireless content for mobile phones in Europe. In 2004 Verisign acquired Jamba $273 million and in 2006 News Corp. acquired 51% $187.5 million.
It would appear then that Europe's former founders are getting their acts together at last.
UPDATE: I just had an email from Brent Hoberman to say that there is more detail to follow with this announcement. And as has been pointed out, EFC doesn't have a site ready yet – but stay tuned to TechCrunch Europe for more.


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I was impressed by the fact that when I used the soap, it didn't break up into pieces with the water. I was concerned that because it was handmade, it would just fall apart. The soap is easy to use but doesn't really foam up like I expected it too. I think this is due to the ingredients being a lot purer.
I think the soaps are great and really lovely to use on the skin, however I don't think I'm a complete convert yet. Due to the colour of the soaps, you get left with a black pool of water under the soap in the soap dish and it just doesn't look great. I know it's a silly thing to not like but it's just not my cup of tea. Valley Mill make lots of other products like soy candles, Welsh slate, personalised gifts, kitchen ware and Welsh wool.
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Two weeks ago, Facebook locked me out of my profile. My photos and friends are gone, my profile vanished without a trace.
Someone reported my account as pseudonymous, and Facebook kicked me out. To get back in, I must provide various forms of identification proving the authenticity of my username. I'm not going to.
I am one of many casualties of Facebook's recently rejiggered "authentic name" policy, wherein anonymous users can report a name as fake and trigger a verification process. Part of the motivation is stopping the proliferation of celebrity imposter accounts and profiles made for pets. But it's also allowed Facebook to shutter the accounts of real people, based on "authenticity." What does "authentic" mean, though? It's both confusing and contextual, because identity itself is confusing and contextual.
Despite those complexities, Facebook believes it can determine authenticity for you.
Right now, the policy defines authentic as the name you "use in real life." It's a policy that has existed as long as Facebook has, though it's (ironically) been fluidly defined over time. Aside from the complexity of identity, the policy is haphazardly enforced at best. At worst, it's dangerous and discriminatory, and has demonstrably and repeatedly been used to target people who often already are marginalized and vulnerable.
Yet Facebook continues to defend the policy, despite ongoing controversy (Google recently abandoned a similar stance) and coming down on the wrong side of the freedom of speech.
"By controlling the identity of the speaker with this policy, Facebook has the effect of both reducing speech and eliminating speakers from the platform altogether. This is a particularly concerning move to the ACLU because forums like Facebook serve as the modern-day equivalent of the public square for a lot of communities," says Matt Cagle, technology and civil liberties policy attorney with the ACLU's Northern California chapter. "Our speech right, under the federal and California constitutions, is expansive and it doesn't stop at the door to a building or a website's login page."
Driver's License and Registration, Please
I've been going by the first name "Nads"—a nickname my friends, family, and colleagues all use, but does not exist on any official paperwork. If your identity is challenged and you want your account back, it's your responsibility to prove who you are. There is no presumption of innocence. Verifying your identity could mean sending Facebook documents like a driver's license, passport, or birth certificate—the kinds of things everyone should be reluctant to hand over to anyone. If the name doesn't match your username, Facebook can change it.
Of course, many times the name you use in real life won't match official documents. If you're transgender, for example, or use your drag identity on Facebook, or simply don't go by that legal name anymore, you might be using a name that's 100 percent authentic but isn't listed on legal paperwork.
Because the disconnect between one's legal name and common name is a reality for many people, Facebook recently expanded the paperwork users can submit. The intent is to make this part of the verification process easier, while still enforcing Facebook-approved "authenticity." The new documents include mail, medical records, and library cards—but at least one of them has to include your photo and your birthday.
My library card has a nice painting on it. What does yours have on it? Do you even have one?
Public Menace #1 Million
When the screen inviting you to submit your documents pops up, Facebook offers this explanation: "We ask everyone on Facebook to use the name they go by in everyday life so friends know who they're connecting with." Asking a few trusted contacts to verify someone's authenticity should clear up any confusion, no documents required. Facebook says that's not a solution it's pursuing at this time.
Instead, the new party line is, "Having people use their authentic names helps protect our community from dangerous interactions."
Put simply, the company is conflating authenticity with accountability. That's not unreasonable. Facelessness can beget some pretty disgusting behavior (of course it's worth noting anonymity and pseudonymity are not the same things), and it makes sense that people would behave themselves when their identities are attached to their actions. But behavior on the Internet is fraught and murky, with some suggesting malicious behavior actually has very little to do with anonymity.
Facebook has not provided any data suggesting the authentic name policy is reducing online behaviors such as bullying and harassment. If the data are supportive, why not share it? And if the behaviors are the problem, why not simply police that and not the names? It feels like the company is using a sledgehammer when what it needs is a scalpel.
Lastly, if authenticity is so important for maintaining a safe environment, why not require ID from everyone at sign up? Even now, it's totally possible to create a Facebook account with a totally bogus name. Speaking to this, Facebook says it likes to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
That is, until it takes the word of some anonymous user over yours.
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Even if I weren't opposed to sending verification and justifying some anonymous jerk's identity challenge, I won't be able to reopen my account under my real name, or even the name Facebook is asking me to verify, for safety concerns (more on that shortly). If I ever do get my account back, it will need a new name. So, I decided to take the company at its word and test how well the following statement reflected reality:
"We're taking measures to provide much more deliberate customer service to those accounts that get flagged so that we can manage these in a less abrupt and more thoughtful way," Chris Cox said, back in October.
First, I tried to appeal the suspension of my account.
Then I reported that my account was hacked (I figured "hacked by Facebook" should qualify).
When neither of those things worked, I went on a bit of a Twitter rant, and after a few days of being abjectly ignored, ended up directly asking Facebook's account (staffed by someone with the initials "RM") if they could connect me with an actual person.
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Finally, I decided to report that I was "having some trouble logging in." Facebook again asked for ID. I replied saying I would send no such thing. And then, a real email! From a nice person named Terry.
But Terry didn't seem to get it.
It was clear that I had two options: Submit ID, or surrender. I kindly replied, again, that I would not be submitting ID, and noted that furthermore, my username did not fit into any of those categories. I had two simple requests.
Terry completely missed the point.
Not once, but twice.
At this point, I was convinced Terry was a bot, and as of this filing, have not heard anything in response to my request for a seven-day grace period and release from digital purgatory. (I did learn that Terry is not, in fact a robot, but a person.) In fact, my case has been closed.
All I've gotten for my troubles are nearly two dozen emails from Facebook informing Nads about everything she's missing out on by not logging in, and a request for feedback about my experience.
A Rose By Any Other Name: The Case for Pseudonymity
Perhaps the most frustrating part of this is that the person who flags your account is afforded more privacy than you are. Even when it's a matter of personal safety, Facebook will not reveal the accuser.
"There's no real accountability there, which is ironic given that they say this is about accountability," says Lil Miss Hot Mess, a San Francisco drag queen and an organizer of the #MyNameIs campaign, which grew from a targeted attack last year on Facebook users going by their drag names.
The last name on my account was not Drake. I started out as Nads Nads, and at one point, in response to an early identity challenge, I verified myself simply by adding a middle initial—I became Nads N Nads, and stayed that way for years. The reason I've been pseudonymous is to protect my safety from stalkers. When one of them would find me on Facebook, I would change my last name and make sure my security settings were tight.
The truth is, sometimes a pseudonym is the only protective measure some users can take. Your Facebook profile name, photo, and banner image are always public. There's no way to make this information accessible to verified friends only, and sometimes that's all it takes to end up in a world of trouble. Take, for example, a gay man living somewhere where homosexuality is still a crime, who uses Facebook to connect with a support group. Or maybe your sister is a survivor of domestic violence and has an obsessive abuser. Maybe you're a mental health worker who needs to stay hidden from patients. Or a teacher maintaining a delicate personal-professional boundary with students.
Or maybe you're like me, and are simply concerned for your safety. When Facebook took one user's pseudonym away, an abuser showed up to events that person had RSVP'd to before the name was changed. In response, Facebook offers guidelines, developed in partnership with the National Network to End Domestic Violence, for people who need to keep their profiles as private as possible.
That organization has stated that, "We believe Facebook's authentic name policy minimizes abusers' ability to misuse Facebook as a platform to further harass and harm victims. In addition, Facebook's privacy controls and other tools allow survivors to continue to use Facebook so they can stay connected with friends and family."
The guidelines aren't bad, and if I ever get my profile back—with a new name—I will work through them like a checklist. However, to circumvent the permanently public nature of profile photos, the guidelines include the suggestion to "use a generic profile or cover photo."
That actually removes authenticity from a person's profile. Why not use a generic name instead?
What's in a Name?
As it stands, the authentic name policy too often is used as a tool of harassment, and Facebook continues allowing that to happen.
The fake name reporting process is opaque and imperfect. Facebook has said it does not use algorithms to crawl through usernames and instead relies on snitches. When an account is flagged, the company says a real person with two thumbs looks into the report and decides whether to lock the account and request documents. Unfortunately, this means a lot of legitimate, legal names often end up flagged.
Like so many other norms that have the potential to primarily disenfranchise everyone except straight white guys, this "authentic name" policy favors a certain type of user: Someone without a fluid identity, who can use their name online without fear—and as we've repeatedly seen, someone whose name doesn't sound "weird" to a Facebook employee's ears.
Names like Chase Nahooikaikakeolamauloaokalani Silva. Names like Lance Browneyes, Shane Creepingbear, and Dana Lone Hill, who were among many Native Americans targeted earlier this year when Facebook employees failed to recognize that their beautiful names were, in fact, real. For a while, the company forced Browneyes to go by "Lance Brown," and made Chase use "N" instead of his middle name.
Closing the Public Square and Limiting Free Expression
With a global reach of roughly 1.4 billion users, Facebook is more than just a bottomless pit of selfies. The American Civil Liberties Union argues it has become the modern equivalent of the town square, which historically has been the place where people went to converse and exercise their right to speak freely. By imposing barriers to entry—and blatantly excluding some people—Facebook is limiting freedom of expression. That is its prerogative, of course—the Constitution bars the government from infringing upon free expression, but says nothing about anyone else doing so. But you have to wonder if Facebook really wants to be seen as an opponent to free speech.
"The tradition of free speech in the United States is an expansive one, and one that is welcoming of speakers of all identities," says Cagle. "There's so many diverse identities in the world and individuals should be able to, and encouraged, to express themselves through the identities that they want."
I actually miss my friends' photos of their kids, the status updates about nothing in particular. The bemusing pro-life, anti-Obama rants that some of my Republican friends go on. I miss the photos from vacations, the silly dog videos. I even miss birthday notifications.
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MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins' new 80-year-old manager still has the winning touch.
Jack McKeon earned his first victory since coming out of retirement when the Marlins broke an 11-game losing streak by beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Javier Vazquez and five relievers gave up 13 hits and the Angels had at least one hit in every inning, but they went 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position.
Gaby Sanchez hit his 13th home run and Hanley Ramirez had his first multi-hit game since May 21 for the Marlins, who improved to 2-19 in June. They are 1-1 since McKeon took over Monday as interim manager for the rest of the season.
For a change, the breaks went the Marlins' way. They had three infield hits, while the Angels hit into two double plays.
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Devastated Burma should postpone referendum: UN
The secretary general of the United Nations is urging Burma to delay its constitutional referendum and focus its attention on helping citizens cope with the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.
Ban Ki-moon said the country should not proceed with its Saturday voting date. Burmese officials have said they are keeping the date, and will only be delaying the vote in the areas most affected by the storm.
"Due to the scope of the disaster facing [Burma] today, the secretary general believes that it may be prudent to focus instead on mobilizing all available resources and capacity for the emergency response efforts," a statement from Ban's office said.
The cyclone struck Burma, a southeast Asian country also known as Myanmar, on Saturday, flattening an estimated 95 per cent of buildings in villages in the southern Irrawaddy Delta. Burmese officials have said more than 22,000 people were killed, but a U.S. official has pegged the death toll at well above 100,000.
The UN believes at least one million people have been forced to flee their homes.
The UN statement said Ban is "deeply concerned" about the welfare of the Burmese people at a time of "national tragedy."
Burma's referendum to approve a new constitution for the country was swirling in controversy in the weeks before the storm struck. Critics said the vote would be rigged by the ruling military junta and would not be fair or democratic.
Burma has not had a constitution since 1988, when the army brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations and quashed the existing constitution.
Some ethnic minority groups say the proposed constitution will give the central government even greater powers.


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Mississippi Medical Transcription Training Programs
Employers in the state of Mississippi prefer that potential transcriptionists complete a two-year Associate's Degree program. The various classes that need to be taken for medical transcription training in Mississippi include anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, medical legal issues, and English grammar and punctuation. The reason for the wide variety of courses is due to the vastness of the medical transcription profession. Often, while transcribing the notes given to them by a physician, a transcriber needs to know what exactly a doctor is discussing. An understanding of these concepts is critical to success in the field, hence the reason why it is necessary to take such a broad canvas of courses for an AA.
On the job training is an essential key to success in the field as well as for the optional certification process required by Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). Most Associate Degree programs include training as part of their curriculum. Once the on the job training is complete, a medical transcriptionist may take the AHDI exam to become a CMT (certified medical transcriptionist). After a passing score is reached, the CMT must take 30 continuing education units every three years to renew their license. While becoming certified is not mandatory, it is greatly recommended for distinguishing yourself from other transcriptionists. There is one further level of certification called an AHDI Fellow. This can only be achieved after showing years of success within the field.


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Repetitive Strain Injury Claims
If you have suffered a repetitive strain injury at work you may be entitled to make a no win, no fee compensation claim where it has been proven t have been caused byan remployers breah of their duty of care.
Repetitive strain injuries are caused by repetitive movement, overuse or prolonged stresses from working in a poor ergonomical posture resulting in pain in the muscles nerves and tendons of the affected area.
Conditions such as bursitis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome are all forms of repetitive strain injury, causing much pain and discomfort for those who suffer from them.
The symptoms of repetitive strain injuries can sometimes take months or even years to appear. Over time the problem can become more severe with pain being felt at the slightest movement, causing difficulty when performing the repetitive tasks which initially caused the injury.
The conditions themselves affect many in the construction injury through the prolonged use of vibrating equipment or time spent on a production line. Those who work in office environments are also at risk if they spend long periods of time sat in uncomfortable positions without regular breaks. Many of the injuries we see relate to exacerbation or acceleration of the onset of sypmtoms relating to an underlying condition unrelated to the client's work. The employer may nevertheless be legally responsible for bringing forward or worsening the symptoms of an underlyng constitutional condition where this has been caused by their neglect.
Making a claim
Employers have a duty under Regulation 4 of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 to avoid staff having to perform manual handling tasks likely to cause injury where they can be performed by mechanical means and where this is not reasonaly practicable to reduce the risk of injury from such tasks to the lowest level reasonably practcable.
It is the employer's responsibility to encourage employees to take precautions to prevent injuries from developing, such as taking sufficiently regular breaks from the production line or their computer desk and rotation of tasks providing sufficient numbers of fellow workers to perfom a task and to provide suitable information and training. They also have duty not only to be attentive to the warnings or complaints given by the workforce or individual workers that they are developing pain or other injury symptoms from the tasks or workstations allocated to them but to be proactive and enquire into the risks inherent in the work of their undertaking.
We act on a No win-No fee basis so there are no up front payments and nothing to pay if the case fails we only seek a contribution towards the costs of the case from any damages sucessfully recovered with our clients keeping the majority of the damages so they are never out of pocket and have nothing to lose.
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If you think you have a work related repetitive strain injury call Carrs solicitors on 01204 496898 during or out of office hours, to talk to a specialist solicitor. We will happily guide you through the steps to making a successful claim for your injury.
Home visits can be arranged. Send us an email and we will contact you with an assessment of your case as soon as possible.


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In the first twelve to eighteen months of starting up the team is lean, time is short and the to-do list never ending, yet the focus needs to be on gaining traction to prove the model. So what are the best marketing activities to focus on to do that during this time? It's easy to get sucked into trying every idea and opportunity that comes your way, but that just saps even more time, so...Continue Reading
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SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean lawmaker known for criticism of Samsung has forfeited his seat in parliament after the Supreme Court ruled he violated communications laws by publishing incriminating wiretaps of conversations between Samsung officials on the Internet.
South Korea's top court upheld a lower court's conviction of lawmaker Roe Hoe-chan and a suspended prison sentence.
Roh published transcripts of conversations between an aide to Samsung Electronics Co. chairman Lee Kun-hee and Lee's brother-in-law that were recorded by national intelligence agency wiretaps. The conviction disqualifies Roh from being a lawmaker.
Usually South Korean lawmakers are protected by an immunity that allows them to speak freely in the National Assembly.
At issue was whether such immunity applied to the lawmaker's actions in cyberspace. The court ruled that it did not.


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Siren wrote:Still haven't seen the film, but -- drumroll -- have listened to the unabridged audiobook (narrated by R.C. Bray, courtesy of Audible). [...] And I enjoyed listening to the book (rather than reading it) much, much more than I expected to. [...]
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Jaysen wrote:Am I the only one who immediately falls asleep to a book on tape? I can listen to talk radio all day, but a book ... gone. No idea why. Maybe something about my brain shifting into dream land imagining all the possibilities.
And the one that had (I think) Patrick Stewart... THE. BEST. INSOMNIA. SOLUTION. EVER.
Not because he is bad, but just so nice to hear...
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Welcome to the NCAS Computational Modelling Services Website
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News Flash: [updated] Network problems between Reading and ARCHER
We are currently experiencing a very slow network between Reading and ARCHER. This is affecting connections between PUMA and ARCHER, including submissions of UM jobs which may be very slow or fail.
Archer and Reading IT are investigating this issue.
It might be that this problem is a more general one between us in the south and Archer in the north as a similar intermittent slow network connection to Archer has been reported from Exeter, Oxford and London. It's a bit early to say if this is the case and more information and tests need to be done.
An email will be sent to the PUMA mailing list when we have an update or the situation is resolved.
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Teeth Grinding
Nearly everyone will occasionally grind or clench their teeth. Sometimes, this is just a minor response to a stressful situation and requires no attention or intervention. Chronic teeth grinding, however, is a condition called bruxism, and can cause damage to the teeth and other health concerns.
Why People Grind Their Teeth
Teeth grinding is sometimes a response to stress and anxiety. For some people, however, the action occurs during sleep without any stress or other problems. In these cases, it is often due to an abnormal bite that causes the mouth to line up incorrectly. Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders can also cause teeth grinding.
Unfortunately, many people are unaware that they grind their teeth, because they do it in their sleep. The only symptom they may experience is a dull, constant headache or soreness in a jaw. Others may find out that they grind their teeth when someone who lives with them mentions hearing it. Excessive wear on the teeth noted at dental appointments can also be a sign that there is a problem.
Problems Connected to Teeth Grinding
Teeth grinding, when it is a chronic problem, can cause fractures of the teeth or cause the teeth to wear down too far. Severe problems with teeth grinding can cause the teeth to loosen or fall out. Sometimes the action of grinding the teeth can damage or injure the jaws or cause problems with the TMJ. Some people, if the condition is not addressed, will notice a change to the appearance of their faces.
How to Stop Grinding Your Teeth
If you suspect that you are grinding your teeth, talk to your dentist. You may be able to use a mouth guard to stop the action and protect your teeth. Orthodontics may also be able to adjust your bite to limit the action.
For grinding that occurs due to stress, a dentist or doctor may be able to provide suggestions to reduce stress. For those who grind due to a sleep disorder, treating the disorder may be the answer. You can also help improve sleep and limit teeth grinding by avoiding caffeine, chocolate and alcohol consumption prior to sleep.
Teeth grinding, if left untreated, is more than just a minor annoyance. It can be a serious health risk. Talk to your Dr. James McCall if you suspect that you or someone you love is struggling with teeth grinding, so you can make the necessary changes to stop this potentially damaging behavior.


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Suspect Held Due to Military Center Bomb Plot
Authorities arrest American citizen and Muslim convert who was allegedly plotting to detonate a bomb at a U.S. military recruiting center near Baltimore, Maryland. Video courtesy of Fox News.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the Department justice just releasing the first details on these terrorists out of Baltimore ... according to the FBI the suspect ... is Antonio Martinez ... a Muslim convert reportedly angry at the United States military for waging what he considers ... a war on Islam ... trace Gallagher has the Desales life or Wesco's News term trace ... and they were getting brand new information now also brand new area was coming in from this area the Department justice coming out saying this man was trying to blow the armed forces recruiting station Kate Haynesville Merlo which is about nine miles outside these are the girls those talking about nine miles outside of Baltimore he was given a phony bomb he was arrested after trying to get in a bad mom now the suspect as you said ... identified as Antonio Martinez ... is the U S citizen who lives in Baltimore a Muslim convert who was angry at the U S military for what he calls ... the war on Muslims there is no evidence we should mention this time ... that this plot is connected to the recent shootings in military bases around the DC area ... authorities also say the public was never in danger because the bomb was very much like the case that happened in Oregon last week ... where a man in Portland known as Mohamed Mohamed ... said he was trying to drive a truck bomb ... into the Christmas tree lighting ceremony there that was also a sting operation the truck bomb was also a day now ... today is suspect is set to appear in court backs Muhammad Muhammad that is not today's suspect ... today suspect said to appear in court ... in less than an hour from now we should get a lot more information ... after his initial court appearance that aren't as thank you ... the ...


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Christmas Eve is always one of the most important moment in a year. Christian is one of the most popular beliefs around the world. Many people celebrated with most solemn way in the day is called that "the God was born".
To prepare for this special holiday, people are ready to spend money during national holiday, they usually buy decoration for their house as Christmas tree, Gift for children, food and Snow men. That is why it is easy to predict your store success .Due to Christmas, the demand of shopping is increased significantly.
From the perspective of Theme Provider, we noticed that the trader need a new interface for the upcoming Christmas season. Why trade should change your store's interface, this change makes their store becomes more attractive and closer with Christmas in customer's eyes. Beside discount code, coupon and promotion, the Christmas interface is essential.
Therefore, today we will introduce the best choice for Christmas theme. Please look forward to our events at the end of 2015.
One of the best way help your goods approach customer is through E-commerce. By using Template of Leo Theme, Leo Moonsun Multiple shop will bring your product to the world, our templates are suitable with many types of product as food, mobi-phone, supplements or Toys…
Leo Movies Theme comes with a unique style. Home page slideshow is very fascinating with products link click able. Very disciplined display of new featured product is the added advantage of this movie theme. It has got shopping cart feature where user can add to their cart easily and shop well. It allows shoppers to quickly and easily navigate a website's content.
Christmas is coming to town, a lot of people might decorate their house with pine trees, mistletoe, wreaths and more much. Similarly, Leotheme helps you decorate menu items, modules, header and footer with Christmas colors and those cool decorations.
Leo Gift Shop is a modern responsive prestashop theme which is suitable for any e-commerce sites. Its design is very creative and professional designed for Gift Shop, Jewelry shop, Beauty Store, Fashion Shop, Bag store, Clothes shop, and more.
Leo Present is 100% prestashop responsive theme thus completely adjustable for any device as desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile phone. It contains 5 stores so it is designed for diversified commodities as Gifts store, Christmas store, Halloween store, mobile store, shoes store, furniture store, high tech store and multi-stores.
Leo Santa is a professional, responsive and flexible prestashop theme. We are proud to announce our release of Leo Santa - a responsive prestashop theme for Prestashop 1.5. This prestashop theme fits every devices, from desktop, to tablet or mobile. It is designed to be used perfectly for: Gifts Shop, Baby store, Beauty store or Christmas store.
Leo Gift supports 10 extensions, these extensions are styled to fit the theme design. The Leo Theme Control Panel with powerful admin panel allows you to manage your theme easily. Other impression of this theme is Megamenu. The Megamenu allows you to display menu items into columns, group sub-menu or not and you can display a custom HTML module. With 3 color themes supported by default, you can apply any theme you want for your site.
Leo Alaska is totally Responsive Prestashop Theme. Alaska has SIX Different homepages is suitable for any e-commerce sites and diversified commodities as fashion stores, shoes stores, lingerie stores, hat stores, bag stores and multistores.
Enjoy The Christmas day with us! Once again thank the support of all customers around the world and wish you a peaceful Christmas Eve.
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You can get All of Template, Modules, Plugins... which we use for the demo.
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If you have any problems, please contact us! We will reply as soon as possible we answer all emails within 24 hours.


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Attic Red-Figure Column-Krater
Circa 470 BC
H. 43 cm ; Diam. 35 cm
Acquired by Rodin between 1893 and 1913.
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Akrater – from the Greek word for "mixing bowl" – was used in Antiquity to dilute wine with water at a secular banquet. Two handles, shaped like small columns, are placed either side of a wide mouth. On the front of the body, a man playing a lyre holds out a cup to a dancing figure. On the back, an ephebe carries an oenochoe, a Greek jug with a single handle, which was dipped into the krater to be filled before serving the wine.
In "red-figure" decorations, the painter drew the outlines of the motif on the vase after it had been dried by the potter.The figures and patterns were left unglazed, and thus retained the colour of the clay, while the rest was covered in a shiny black glaze, which was also used to add fine detail to the drapery,musculature and faces. The vase was then fired to complete the process. The decoration of this vase is attributed to an artist known as the "Pig Painter".


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Walk Fife will be running a free workshop – Advanced Map & Compass Navigation Techniques – on the 14th April 2018.
Learning the fine art of navigation is something that all walkers should do.
Walk Fife volunteers Gary and Andrew will be running this free workshop at a outdoor location near Cupar. Gary is well versed in many different forms of navigation thanks to his past career serving as a mountain leader and instructor in the British Army. Andrew served in the RAF for many years and is very experienced in many forms of navigation. Gary and Andrew will be assisted by fellow Walk Fifer's Sue and Karen.
This workshop will take place outside and will demonstrate advanced navigation techniques using a map and compass. The topics covered will include preparing route cards, ascertaining your position in the landscape and overcoming unexpected obstacles. The team will also be available after the workshop to answer any map reading and compass questions that you may have.
The workshop will include the following topics:
- reading and giving 8 figure grid references
- reading and giving a bearing using a map and compass
- planning a route and creating a route card
- estimating distance, timings and terrain from reading a map
- checking your position when walking with a map and compass using advanced triangulation techniques
- overcoming unexpected obstacles on your route while still maintaining your course
Request your place
We would like to invite people to request a workshop place using our online booking form. We will then draw 20 names at random from the pool of requests and assign them each a place on the workshop.
To request your place please click on the web link shown below and complete the form.
Closing date for all requests is 08/04/18 and the 20 successful applicants will be notified on 09/04/18.
Please Note:
This workshop is not open to children under 18 years old. Participants are required to bring waterproof jackets and trousers along with suitable footwear. A selection of hot and cold drinks will be available free of charge. Compasses and maps will be supplied for use on the workshop. Participants can bring their own compass if they wish. Location is not wheelchair friendly.


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This Friday only you can grab Red Faction: Guerrilla for only $5 through the OnLive Gaming Service. Those unfamiliar with OnLive, should know it is an online game streaming service much like Steam but rather then the games running on your PC they are streamed from another one, giving people with out of date PC's a chance to play there favorite game on it, lag free. You can check back this Saturday and Sunday for more THQ Deals and playback subscribers will only have to pay $3.49 for Red Faction this Friday. Check out all the details right here.
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Diamond HDMI incorporates AudioQuest's highest-performance, lowest-distortion Perfect-Surface Silver conductors. Silver is known for its high conductivity and its "colorless" sonic presentation.Available Lengths: 0.6m-3mSOLID 100% PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER (PSS) CONDUCTORSPerfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers.DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY TRAPAll insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties will affect the integrity of the signal. When the dielectric is unbiased, dielectric-involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. The inclusion of an RF Trap (developed for AudioQuest's Niagara Series of power products), ensures that radio frequency noise will not be induced into the signal conductors from the DBS field elements. (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1)HARD-CELL FOAM INSULATIONHard-Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry. Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Hard-Cell Foam Insulation is similar to the Foamed-PE used in our more affordable Bridges & Falls cables, and is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets. Because nitrogen (like air) does not absorb energy and therefore does not release any energy from or into the conductor, distortion is reduced. In addition, the stiffness of the material allows the cable's conductors to maintain a stable relationship along the cable's full length, producing a stable impedance character and further minimizing distortion.HIGH SPEED DATA CAPACITYHDMI standards and capabilities have improved significantly since DVI first evolved into HDMI. All generations are backward compatible. However, not all previous HDMI cables can transmit the full 18Gbps of data required to optimize today's HDMI 2.0 equipment. While there is currently no 4K/60 4:4:4 software requiring the full 18Gbps capability of HDMI, some sources (UHD Blu-ray players) can be set to "up-sample", requiring 18Gbps capability. Up-sampling often should be done in the TV rather than in a previous component — but that's your decision. AudioQuest HDMI cables with "Exceeds 18 G bps" on the box front are guaranteed to exceed the requirements for all possible HDMI data streams.CARBON-BASED 3-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS)It's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). Traditional shield systems typically absorb and then drain noise/RF energy to component ground, modulating and distorting the critical "reference" ground plane, which in turn causes a distortion of the signal. NDS's alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded synthetics "shield the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground.
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Enfield In Bloom
George Spicer achieves Gold again - three times in a row for Enfield in Bloom!
We are delighted that we have achieved a certificate of Gold for the Kimberley Garden Site for the Best School Grounds with Education Aspect. Well done to Mrs Cassidy, Mrs Ranger, Mrs Cross, Mrs Banks, parent Mrs Craig, Mr Burr and all of the After School Club Team.
Thank you so much to all of the parents who kindly donated plants.


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Noria Project, le film : 35 000 Km en 2 CV
Noria is 35,000km overland trip from France to Laos by 2cv ! Help us to produce the road-movie of this unique adventure..
Noria Project, le film : 35 000 Km en 2 CV
Allocation of funds
The film, your film, will relate an intimate and real-life adventure; a long-haul trip open on new worlds that we crossed at the wheel of Rustine, our tireless Citroen 2CV.
As you may imagine, this long adventure generated a mass of video tapes that will be converted in a 26-minutes road-movie. PY Video Production studio will be in charge of giving life to this material.
The objective of this campaign is to collect 5 000€. This amount includes:
- writing of the voice-over....................................................................300€
- logging of rushes (selection).............................................................700€
- studio recording of the voice-over ..................covered by the association
- video editing ...................................................................................3200€
- soundtrack editing..........................................covered by the association
- color calibration of images ..............................................................400€
- teaser editing ..................................................................................400€
The full collection will be banked in Noria Non-profit organisation's account.
By participating to the NORIA campaign, you will not only have the satisfaction to be part of the project's instigators, you will also have the privilege to be the first to discover the digital version of the film. Moreover, you will enjoy exclusive bonuses and other surprises.
And as the existence of the film will be thanks to you, we will share with donors few backstage material of its production… more coming soon.
The road-movie, the release of which is expected in september 2018, will hopefully be shown in adventure festivals, in community events and for educational purposes both in France and abroad.
If the targeted budget is substantially exceeded, we will give a tangible form to the video by producing a DVD. In any case it will be included into the set NORIA: travel log, photo collection book and road movie.
Wake the dormant donor who's is deep inside you up!
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Roasted Asparagus Tapenade
Tapenade is a spread from the south of France made with finely chopped olives and garlic. Here, roasted asparagus replaces the olives for a lighter, lower-sodium version that tastes of spring. This is a great recipe to make when you want to use up a bunch of asparagus that's been sitting in the fridge a little too long.
- 1/4-CUP SERVINGServings
- 1 medium head garlic
- 2 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. olive oil, divided
- 1 lb. asparagus, trimmed
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel excess papery skin from garlic head. Slice top off so that tips of cloves appear, and place on 6-inch square of foil. Drizzle with 1 tsp. oil and sprinkle with salt. Wrap foil around garlic head, and bake 45 minutes, or until softened and golden. Cool 5 minutes, then squeeze garlic out of cloves.
- Toss asparagus with remaining 2 Tbs. oil in bowl, and season with salt. Spread on prepared baking sheet, and roast 20 minutes, or until tender; shake baking sheet occasionally to brown evenly. Cool and chop into 1-inch pieces.
- Toast nuts in dry skillet over medium heat 3 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Place half of asparagus in food processor with garlic, pine nuts, and 1 Tbs. lemon juice. Process until smooth. Transfer to bowl, and stir in 1/2 tsp. lemon zest and remaining asparagus. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: Makes 1 cup
- Calories: 151
- Carbohydrate Content: 6 g
- Fat Content: 14 g
- Fiber Content: 2 g
- Protein Content: 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1 g
- Sodium Content: 155 mg
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It can get quite cold among the Auvergne mountains, even at the height of summer, so a filling and hearty salad is ideal. It's easy enough to make, but my research has produced over 50 variations on the recipe, all of which profess to be authentic. So, to be sure I had an authentic recipe, I visited a friend living in the Auvergne, and asked her mother to make the renowned salad. This is what she came up with.
· 6 medium-sized potatoes – do not peel
· 1 tbsp sea salt
· 1 tsp table salt
· 1 tbsp cider vinegar
· 1 tsp ground black pepper
· 1 tsp Dijon mustard (although English mustard works very well, too)
· 3 tbsps walnut oil (or vegetable oil)
· mixed green salad – ideally make your own from whatever is currently available at the market – chop the salad, but not too fine.
· 2 slices of cured ham, cut into ½-wide strips
· 500gm Cantal cheese, or Fourme d'Ambert if you like strong blue cheese, cut into cubes
· 1 shallot, peeled and diced
· 1 tbsp chopped chives
You could add some chopped walnuts, if you wish.
1. Cook the potatoes in their skins in salted water for about 20 minutes. Then dry them, peel them and cut them into slices or cubes.
2. Prepare a smooth vinaigrette by mixing the walnut oil, the cider vinegar, table salt, pepper and the mustard and the shallot. [Start with the cider vinegar, salt and pepper, stirring well; then add the mustard, then the oil a little at a time, whisking until the dressing is smooth.]
3. Add the salad, and toss well for about 3 minutes, then add the potatoes, ham and cheese.
4. Add the shallot and chives, and toss again.
5. Check and adjust the seasoning, and serve immediately.
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You know something's gone wrong when two head coaches agree after a game.
Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson was of course going to be peeved about the red card to Matias Laba on Saturday night.
His team, down a man for more than an hour, was put in a very difficult position to get something out of the game, which they did admirably in a scoreless tie in front of 27,000 fans at B.C. Place.
But it was stunning to hear L.A. Galaxy boss Bruce Arena sound off on the league when he walked into the news conference room ahead of Robinson.
It's why people love Arena, who has been around long enough, and won enough, to say whatever he wants, damn the consequences.
"There's just been too many red cards in this league," he said. "It's ruining games. It doesn't make the games entertaining and I don't think the fans like it.
"It seems like every game in this league there's a red card now."
And this was coming from the coach who, in theory, benefitted from the red card to Laba on Saturday, which was issued for a tackle on Mike Magee.
But Arena, to his great credit, would rather beat a team 11 vs. 11 in an open game than have to try and break down a bunkering team 11 vs. 10.
Robinson then echoed Arena's thoughts on the rash of reds in MLS — a clear crackdown on certain tackles that the league didn't have the good sense to tell the paying customer about — and he said coaches and players are "unsure" about what constitutes a red these days.
You can add fans, management and media to that list.
There'll always be disagreement and debate over tackles and cards, and that's part of the fun, but we should at least have a collective understanding of the basic ground rules.
Equally eye-opening after Saturday's tie — which moved the Caps to 2-2-1 — was how freely players are discussing the issue. This is a league where most guys toe the line most of the time. They fear fines when the topic is refereeing.
And it wasn't just Vancouver players complaining, which should dispel the notion that this is all just a bunch of West Coast whinging after a spate of suspensions to Whitecaps.
Christian Bolanos, Kianze Froese and Masato Kudo had all been banned this season before Laba's impending one-game suspension, which Robinson said he'll appeal.
Toronto FC's Canadian midfielder Will Johnson took to Twitter on Saturday night to express his displeasure with some calls. Toronto was reduced to 10 men just 15 minutes into their loss in Colorado, but Johnson was frank about the decision against Laba, too.
Hard-nosed defensive players must feel their way of making a living is under attack.
"We are the only league that consistently calls those plays red and it's (affecting) so many games," Johnson tweeted after the Caps game.
Caps' goalkeeper David Ousted, who earned the home team a point with a tremendous save off his face in the 70th minute, reiterated his thoughts from earlier in the week that it seems MLS is "trying to take tackling out of the game."
"I think it ruins games more than it actually benefits the players," he said of the stricter standard. "It's something that needs to be looked at. We are in this together, MLS and the players, to develop this league into hopefully one of the best in the world."
The line of the night, though, undoubtedly went to Caps' centre-back Kendall Waston, who is no stranger to MLS officials or the MLS disciplinary committee, the anonymous body that's handing out retroactive suspensions — a practice that one suspects is making referees take a more harsh stance in games.
Waston told TSN Radio's Corey Basso: "I don't understand MLS rules. Tackles are in football. Do they want us to be kids playing with Barbies?"
The answer, of course, is no, especially if the play date is scheduled during a FIFA international break.
In the name of safety, MLS is running the risk of creating a sanitized version of soccer — one that's all glitz and no grit.
Never mind the game your parents or grandparents watched — these calls don't even resemble the game we watched last season.
Nor do they resemble the game we all watch around the world on a weekly basis, which, by the way, is pretty popular.
The reaction of Caps fans to this latest red card isn't really about the injustice of losing Laba for the better part of two games. It's about the much larger question: Where is this league going?


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MCGUINNESS Thomas married Susan CHILTON 1892
Information & Research Journal.
Marriage details for Thomas and Susan.
Groom: Thomas James MCGUINNESS.
Age: 22 years.
Status: Single.
Father: Thomas MCGUINNESS.
Briede: Susan CHILTON.
Age: 19 years.
Status: Single.
Father: William CHILTON.
Date married: 01 June 1892.
Place: PM Manse, Strathalbyn, South Australia.
Thomas died 24 January 1947, Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, aged 77 years.
Status: Widower.
Susan died 08 April 1940, Strathalbyn, South Australia, aged 68 years.
Status: Married.
Husband named as Thomas James MCGUINNESS.
Eight children located South Australian records for Thomas and Susan.
Clarence Hurtle MCGUINNESS.
Born: 01 December 1892, Myponga, South Australia.
Died: -
Married: Miriam Violet MITCHELL.
Date: 02 October 1916.
Place: Manse, South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
Horace Victor MCGUINNESS.
Born: 15 August 1894, Langhornes Creek, South Australia.
Died: -
Lawrence Anderson MCGUINNESS.
Born: 07 September 1896, Langhornes Creek, South Australia.
Died: -
Married: Lillian SCHEMMELL.
Date: 14 November 1916.
Place: Methodist Parsonage, South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
Doris Alma May GUINNESS.
Born: 25 February 1899, Myponga, South Australia.
Died: -
Beatrice Mary MCGUINNESS.
Born: 26 August 1901, Langhornes Creek, South Australia.
Died: -
Married: John Leo NOYE.
Date: 07 June 1922.
Place: Methodist Church, Finniss, South Australia.
John died 03 June 1963, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia, aged 66 years.
Status: Married.
Gerald Ray MCGUINNESS. *
Born: 02 May 1903, Langhornes Creek, South Australia.
Died: 13 June 1903, Langhornes Creek, aged 06 weeks.
Agnes Kathleen MCGUINNESS.
Born: 05 June 1905, Langhornes Creek, South Australia.
Died: -
Daphne Roma MCGUINNESS.
Born: 16 May 1913, Bulls Creek, South Australia.
Died: -
* Birth located under MCGUINESS.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, South Australia.
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I have actively been participating on twitter and in different ed chats for the past nine months and have developed a very strong PLN. My PLN has allowed me to grow as an educator and I have been provided with many new opportunities because of the connections I have made with many great local educators as well as those in other states and countries.
I have always been very shy, and with the encouragement of those I have met online, I have started blogging, and presenting to "strangers" instead of just the staff at my school. I have taken steps to move out of my comfort zone and get more involved. Because of my PLN I was able to learn about, attend, and even present at different conferences. I even helped moderate a chat tonight! And my best memory or achievement of the year was being selected to participate in the Google Teacher Academy in Stockholm last month. It was an amazing experience and I loved meeting and learning with such a diverse, international group of educators.
The topic of tonight's chat was "A Time to Renew, Re-imagine, Recommit, and Reach Out". The first question was "What is your favorite renewal process or activity". What really helps me clear my mind so I can start fresh is going out into nature, getting away from it all. I love to go birding. Hiking and seeing such beautiful animals in beautiful spots really focuses my mind on nothing but being outdoors. Then I am rejuvenated to go back to reality and work towards achieving new goals in my classroom. The greatest thing about birding, is that it allows me to renew each time I do it, not just at the beginning of the year.
Another question was to create an image with my motto for the year. I chose an image that I took in Sweden last month of a Great Gray Owl. The Great Gray Owl was the bird assigned to me for a report in my first Avian Sciences course at UC Davis my freshmen year of college. It was during this class that I decided to switch my major from the safe engineering to the unsafe Avian Sciences. My parents weren't thrilled... how would I ever get a job with that as a major? But I realized I loved studying birds and conservation and I knew that I had to follow my heart. Here is my image and motto:
This motto is fitting... for both me in college following my heart, as well as for me trying new things now in my career, for my students as they are learning and growing into adults, and for the other teachers that I interact and work with as they try new things in their classrooms. Everyone should believe in themselves. As you try new things, you may fail. But failure allows you to learn and grow. If you believe in yourself, you have the potential and pretty much the guarantee, to be a success.
Another question in the chat tonight was what was your favorite inspirational moment. In teaching, my students always inspire me. Well, not always... but each student has done little things, or sometimes big things, that are inspiring. But as a teacher, I am always inspired by conversations with my PLN on twitter, at conferences, or edcamps. I always learn from educators who choose to attend, participate and share what they are doing. Professional Development is what keeps me moving forward. I want to learn new things and find better ways to be an inspiration and a motivator to my students.
In tonight's chat we were also asked to share a inspirational video, quote, or resource. One of my favorite's is Google's Moonshot Thinking video. I think it is a great video to show students (and other staff) that anything is possible if you believe in yourself.
The last question was what I wanted to focus on this year as a connected educator. This year, my focus as a connected educator is to make more real connections and build relationships with those in my PLN. I want to step out of my comfort zone and introduce myself in person to members of my PLN if I see them at a conference. I want to build better relationships and friendships with those I interact with online. I also want to give back and share what I have learned with others - teachers at my school, or other educators online who happen to find my blog or read my tweets on twitter. I have learned so much from my PLN and I want to share the great things you have given me.
This year, I will believe in myself to renew my passion for education, re-imagine my curriculum to meet the needs of all of my students, recommit to why I became a teacher, and reach out to form stronger relationships with members of my PLN.
Thanks David for inviting me to be a guest moderator! It was a great experience which I hope to be able to do again.


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This is a simple French card game called Rouge et Noir (red and black) which is played with six decks of cards and offers four different types of bets: red, black, color and inverse. All bets are paid even money. Aces are one, face or countcards are ten, and all other cards are the face value. Two hands are dealt and each row must exceed 30, but not be over 40. The first card row is black, second is red, and the winning point payout is the one nearer to 30, or the lower hand. If the first card dealt in the first row is the same color as in the winning row, the color bet wins, or if the first card is of the opposite color, the inverse bet wins.
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Move over, Dumbo. Horton is now the big elephant in the room.
The computer-animated adaptation "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!" trampled its rivals at the North American box office Sunday with weekend sales of $45.1 million, the biggest opening
of the year.
The $85 million 20th Century Fox release, which boasts the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, exceeded industry expectations but fell short of the $55.1 million bow of Carrey's previous turn in a Seuss movie, 2000's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
It does rank as Carrey's best start since May 2003, when "Bruce Almighty" set a new watermark for the Canadian actor with a $67.95 million opening. Overall, "Horton" stands at No.
4 on Carrey's all-time list.
Carrey voices the title character, a rubbery elephant who stumbles upon a speck that happens to be a tiny planet, home to a city called Who-ville. Carell voices the excitable mayor. In
a rare moment of synchronicity with moviegoers, critics were also enthusiastic about the film.
Fox, a unit of News Corp, said "Horton" ranks as the fifth-biggest G-rated opening ever; the top honor is held by 2003's "Finding Nemo" with $70.2 million. The studio expected Easter school vacations to boost the film's midweek performance.
Last weekend's champion, "10,000 BC," slipped to No. 2 with $16.4 million for the three-day period; the 10-day haul for Warner Bros. Pictures' prehistoric epic stands at $61.2 million. The critically maligned saga has also earned $73 million internationally. The Time Warner Inc unit said the film cost more than $100 million to make.
Opening at No. 3 was "Never Back Down," a mixed martial arts movie targeted at male youngsters. It earned $8.6 million. The $20 million film is the debut production of privately held
Summit Entertainment LLC.
Rounding out the top five were the Walt Disney Co Martin Lawrence comedy "College Road Trip" at No. 4 with $7.9 million, and the Sony Corp political thriller "Vantage Point" at No. 5 with $5.4 million. Their respective totals rose to $24.3 million after two weeks, and $59.2 million after four weeks.
The top-10 contained one other new release, the action thriller "Doomsday," which opened at No. 7 with a disappointing $4.7 million. The $19 million Rogue Pictures production was released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal Inc
Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning March 14, led by the new release "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!," according to studio estimates compiled Sunday by Reuters.
1 (+) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! .. $ 45.1 million
2 (1) 10,000 BC ....................... $ 16.4 million
3 (+) Never Back Down ................. $ 8.6 million
4 (2) College Road Trip ............... $ 7.9 million
5 (3) Vantage Point ................... $ 5.4 million
6 (4) The Bank Job .................... $ 4.9 million
7 (+) Doomsday ........................ $ 4.7 million
8 (5) Semi-Pro ........................ $ 3.0 million
9 (7) The Other Boleyn Girl ........... $ 2.9 million
10 (6) The Spiderwick Chronicles ....... $ 2.4 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. + - new
The Spiderwick Chronicles ....... $ 65.4 million
10,000 BC ....................... $ 61.2 million
Vantage Point ................... $ 59.2 million
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! .. $ 45.1 million
Semi-Pro ........................ $ 29.7 million
College Road Trip ............... $ 24.3 million
The Other Boleyn Girl ........... $ 19.2 million
The Bank Job .................... $ 13.1 million
Never Back Down ................. $ 8.6 million
Doomsday ........................ $ 4.7 million
"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who" was released by Twentieth
Century Fox, unit of News Corp.
"10,000 BC" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
"Semi-Pro" was released by New Line Cinema. Both are units of
Time Warner Inc.
"Never Back Down" was released by Summit Entertainment,
which is privately held.
"College Road Trip" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, a
unit of Walt Disney Co.
"Vantage Point" and "The Other Boleyn Girl" were released
by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.
"The Bank Job" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions
Gate Entertainment Corp.
"Doomsday" was released by Rogue Pictures, a unit of
General Electric Co's NBC Universal Inc.
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" was released by Paramount
Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; editing by Eric Beech)


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RFR reports lease renewals
Coinciding with the arrival of Ondra International LP's arrival at 300 Atlantic St., in Stamford, RFR Realty reported that five tenants have renewed their leases at its Stamford properties:
- L-1 Investments, 16,565 square feet at 177 Broad St., five years. Penny Wickey of Saugatuck Commercial represented the tenant.
- Archstone Consulting, 14,548 square feet at Four Stamford Plaza, five years. Paul Jacobs and Colin Reilly of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant.
- Thomas McNerney & Partners, 4,345 square feet at One Stamford Plaza, three years.
- Hamilton Robinson, 3,848 square feet at Two Stamford Plaza, three years. George Walker of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant.
- VantageScore Solutions, 3,105 square feet at Two Stamford Plaza, three years. Paul Formachelli of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant.
"Retaining our existing tenant base is a top priority for RFR," said Margaret Carlson, portfolio director for RFR Realty's Stamford properties with Joseph Artusa.
-- Richard Lee