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Turkmenistan (01/06)
For the most current version of this Note, see Background Notes A-Z.
Area: 488,100 sq. km. (303,292 sq. mi.).
Cities: Capital--Ashgabat. Other cities--Turkmenabat (formerly Chardjou/Charjew), Dashoguz (formerly Dashowuz), Mary, Turkmenbashi (formerly Krasnovodsk).
Terrain: 80% covered in subtropical, sandy Karakum Desert, with dunes rising to the Kopet Dag Mountains in the south along the border with Iran; borders the Caspian Sea to the west and the Amu Darya River and Uzbekistan to the east; borders Afghanistan to the southeast, Kazakhstan to the north. Climate: Subtropical desert.
Nationality: Turkmenistani.
Population (2005 est.): 4.9 million.
Population growth rate (2005 est.): 1.81%.
Ethnic groups (2003 est.): Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6%.
Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%.
Language: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%.
Education (2002 est.): Literacy--98.8%.
Health (2005 est.): Infant mortality rate--73.1/1,000. Life expectancy--61.3 years.
Type: Republic.
Independence: October 27, 1991 (from the Soviet Union).
Constitution: May 18, 1992.
Branches: Executive--President. Legislative--Mejlis (Parliament); Halk Maslahaty (People's Council). Judicial--Supreme Court.
Administrative subdivisions: 5 Welayats (provinces)--Ahal Welayat (Ashgabat), Balkan Welayat (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayat (formerly Dashowuz), Lebap Welayat (Turkmenabat, formerly Chardjou/Charjew), Mary Welayat.
Political parties: Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (opposition parties are outlawed).
Economy (2005)
GDP (PPP - Purchasing Power Parity): $29.38 billion.
GDP per capita (PPP): $5,900.
GDP real growth rate (IMF estimate): 7%. Note: official government statistics show 20.7% growth, but these estimates are unreliable.
Inflation rate: 10%.
Agriculture: Products--cotton, grain, livestock.
Industry: Types--natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing.
Trade: Exports ($4.7 billion f.o.b.)--gas 47%; oil 34%; petrochemicals 15%; cotton 4%. Partners--Ukraine, Iran, Italy, Turkey, Russia, United States. Imports ($4.175 billion f.o.b.)--machinery and equipment 46%; chemicals 11%; food and live animals 5.3%. Partners--United States, Russia, U.A.E., Ukraine, Turkey, Germany.
Debt, external (2001 est.): $2.4 billion to $5 billion.
The majority of Turkmenistan's citizens are ethnic Turkmen; other ethnic groups include Russian, Uzbek, and Kazakh. Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan, though Russian still is widely spoken as a "language of inter-ethnic communication" (per the 1992 constitution). Education is universal and mandatory through the secondary level, the total duration of which was recently reduced from 11 to 9 years.
The territory of Turkmenistan has been populated since ancient times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. Tribes of horse-breeding Turkmen drifted into the territory of Turkmenistan, possibly from the Altay Mountains, and grazed along the outskirts of the Karakum Desert into Persia, Syria, and Anatolia.
Alexander the Great conquered the territory in the 4th century B.C. on his way to India. One hundred fifty years later the Parthian Kingdom took control of Turkmenistan, establishing its capital in Nisa, an area now located in the suburbs of the modern-day capital of Ashgabat. In the 7th century A.D. Arabs conquered this region, bringing with them the Islamic religion and incorporating the Turkmen into Middle Eastern culture. It was around this time that the famous "Silk Road" was established as a major trading route between Asia and Europe.
In the middle of the 11th century, the powerful Turks of the Seljuk Empire concentrated their strength in the territory of Turkmenistan in an attempt to expand into Afghanistan. The empire broke down in the second half of the 12th century, and the Turkmen lost their independence when Genghis Khan took control of the eastern Caspian Sea region on his march west. For the next seven centuries, the Turkmen people lived under various empires and fought constant intertribal wars.
From the 16th century on, Turkmen raiders on horseback preyed on passing caravans, pillaging and taking prisoners for the slave trade. In order to consolidate the Tsarist Empire in Central Asia, and upon the pretext of freeing Russian citizens from slavery, Russia sent forces to Turkmenistan, and in 1881 fighting climaxed with the massacre of 7,000 Turkmen at the desert fortress of Gokdepe, near modern Ashgabat; another 8,000 were killed trying to flee across the desert. By 1894 imperial Russia had taken control of Turkmenistan. The October Revolution of 1917 in Russia and subsequent political unrest led to the declaration of the Turkmen Republic as one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union in 1924. At this time the modern borders of Turkmenistan were formed.
The Turkmen Republic was under full control of Moscow, which exploited its raw material resources for the purposes of the Soviet Union. Sovereignty was only a formality since Russia ultimately ruled all Soviet states.
Following the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on October 27, 1991. Saparmurat Niyazov became the first president of the new republic and still remains the supreme decision-maker. On December 28, 1999, Niyazov's term was extended indefinitely by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office only a week earlier in flawed elections that included only candidates hand-picked by President Niyazov. Neither independent political activity nor opposition candidates are allowed in Turkmenistan. The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (DPT) is the only legal political party. Political gatherings are illegal unless government sanctioned, and the citizens of Turkmenistan do not have the means to change their government democratically.
On November 25, 2002, an armed attack against President Niyazov's motorcade was made and the Government of Turkmenistan moved quickly against perceived sources of opposition. There were widespread reports of human rights abuses committed by officials investigating the attack, including torture and punishment of families of the accused. The Government of Turkmenistan denied the charges, but refused to allow independent observers at trials, to accept a mandatory Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) fact-finding mission, or to permit the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to prisons. It also instituted new measures to stifle dissent and limit contact with the outside world.
While the constitution provides for freedom of the press, there is virtually no freedom of the press or of association. The government has full control of all media and restricts foreign publications. International satellite TV is available.
The population is 89% Sunni Muslim. The constitution provides for freedom of religion and does not establish a state religion; however, in practice, the government continues to monitor all forms of religious expression. Amendments to the law on religious organizations adopted in March 2004 reduced membership requirements from 500 to 5. All groups must register in order to gain legal status with the government. Until 2004 the only religions that were registered successfully were Sunni Islam and Russian Orthodox Christianity, which are controlled by the government; by January 2006, nine minority religious groups had registered. The government limits the activities of unregistered religious congregations by prohibiting them from gathering publicly, proselytizing, and disseminating religious materials.
A Soviet-style command economy greatly limits equality of opportunity. Industry and services are almost entirely provided by government or government-owned entities, while agriculture is dominated by a state order system. Women face discrimination, and their freedom is somewhat restricted due to traditional socio-religious norms. All citizens are required to carry internal passports, noting place of residence, and movement into and out of the country, as well as within its borders, is difficult. President Niyazov introduced a new migration law in late 2005 that suggested a reimposition of exit restrictions on Turkmen citizens. As of January 2006, the law was not fully implemented and its effect remained unclear.
Corruption continues to be pervasive. Power is concentrated in the president; the judiciary is wholly subservient to the regime, with all judges appointed for 5-year terms by the president without legislative review. The president routinely dismisses cabinet members and other government officials on charges of corruption and they are subsequently tried in secret trials and frequently imprisoned or sentenced to internal exile. These dismissals, however, are often politically motivated and have little impact on the culture of corruption.
Principal Government Officials
President--Saparmurat Niyazov
Foreign Minister--Rashit Meredov
Ambassador to the United States--Meret B. Orazov
Turkmenistan maintains an embassy at 2207 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: (202) 588-1500, fax: (202) 588-0697, website: http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/
Turkmenistan is an important supplier of raw materials, especially natural gas, petrochemicals and raw cotton. With the 2005 harvest of 700,000 tons, Turkmenistan is the second largest cotton producer in the former Soviet Union after Uzbekistan. However, the crop yield has been steadily declining since independence because of poor irrigation and management practices.
While outside estimates place Turkmenistan's proven natural gas reserves among those of the top 15 of gas-producing countries, Turkmenistan's claims place its reserves at far higher than outside sources consider credible. In January 2005 Turkmenistan claimed its current recoverable gas resources to be as much as 20.42 trillion cubic meters (tcm), but controversy surrounding the as yet unreleased certified audit results of Turkmenistan's single largest field, Dovletabad, casts serious doubts on the verifiability of Turkmenistan's claims for its total reserves.
Despite its non-transparency about gas reserves, Turkmenistan remains the second largest gas producer in the former Soviet Union after Gazprom. Production figures have been consistently climbing since 1998 when Turkmenistan was virtually cut off from all outside markets by Russia. Turkmenistan's 2005 output was an estimated 63 billion cubic meters (bcm); the bulk of which (45.2 bcm) went to Ukraine, Russia and Iran.
Turkmenistan relies exclusively on Russia for its export routes as most of the pipeline network is laid on Russian territory. Russian control of the northward pipeline is a source of frequent gas price disputes with Russia. Turkmenistan managed to hike up its previous average price of $44 per 1,000 cubic meters at the end of 2005. It currently holds a contract with Gazprom to supply 30 bcm in 2006 at $65 per 1,000 cubic meters. Ukraine countered with a deal to supply 40 bcm at $50 per 1,000 cubic meters (cm) in the first half of 2006 and $60 per 1,000 cubic meters in the second half of 2006. It is unclear if Turkmenistan can fulfill these obligations. Turkmenistan also exports to Iran about 8 bcm a year.
Turkmenistan's 2005 oil production dropped to 9.5 million tons (about 1%) over that of 2004. Among other major exports are liquefied natural gas (LNG) and polypropylene.
With an authoritarian post-communist regime in power, Turkmenistan has taken a cautious approach to economic reform, hoping to use gas and cotton sales to sustain inefficiencies in its economy. Privatization goals remain limited, with a substantial private share only in food processing, consumer trade and services. Despite the increased inflow of gas revenue, prospects in the near future are uncertain; widespread internal poverty, the burden of foreign debt, and the unwillingness of the government to adopt market-oriented reforms continue to offset gas-related gains. Turkmenistan's economic statistics are closely held secrets, and published GDP and other figures are subject to wide margins of error. Turkmenistan's unrealistic goal of "self-sufficiency" also artificially sustains the cultivation of inefficient crops, such as wheat and cotton. The 2005 UN Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Report places Turkmenistan in the category of "medium human development" although the unemployment rate may be as high as 70%. Turkmenistan has cooperated with the international community in transporting humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
Turkmenistan's declaration of "permanent neutrality" was formally recognized by the United Nations in 1995. Although the Government of Turkmenistan favors high-profile purchases from the United States, it has significant commercial relationships with Turkey, Russia, and Iran, and increasingly with China. The government worked closely with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan until September 11, 2001, and until that time had a growing cross-border trade with the regime in Afghanistan.
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan wrestle with sharing limited water resources and regional environmental degradation caused by the shrinking of the Aral Sea. Multilaterally accepted Caspian Sea seabed and maritime boundaries have not yet been established. Iran and Turkmenistan insist on dividing the Caspian Sea into five equal sectors while Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia have generally agreed upon equidistant seabed boundaries.
For several years, Turkmenistan was a key player in the U.S. Caspian Basin Energy Initiative, which sought to facilitate negotiations between commercial partners and the Governments of Turkmenistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey to build a pipeline under the Caspian Sea and export Turkmen gas to the Turkish domestic energy market and beyond--the so-called Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP). However, the Government of Turkmenistan essentially removed itself from the negotiations in 2000 by refusing all offers by its commercial partners and making unrealistic demands for billion-dollar "pre-financing."
The United States and Turkmenistan continue to disagree about the country's path toward democratic and economic reform. The United States has publicly advocated industrial privatization, market liberalization, and fiscal reform, as well as legal and regulatory reforms to open up the economy to unhindered foreign trade and investment, as the only way to achieve prosperity and stability.
U.S. criticism of the Government of Turkmenistan's crackdown against perceived sources of political opposition after the November 2002 motorcade attack led to a marked downturn in bilateral relations between the Governments of the United States and Turkmenistan. However, currently the Government of Turkmenistan is interested in engaging with the United States in several areas, including security and energy issues. In order to secure and maintain this engagement, the government has been willing to take some small steps forward in democratic reform, such as lifting exit visas and allowing the registration of religious minorities. Its human rights record, however, remains poor. Diplomatic missions from various countries and international organizations have joined together to persuade the Government of Turkmenistan to improve its human rights practices, but their efforts have not led to significant improvements overall.
[Fact sheet on FY 2005 U.S. Assistance to Turkmenistan.]
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--Tracey A. Jacobson
Deputy Chief of Mission--Jennifer L. Brush
Political-Economic Officer--Carla A. Gonneville
Public Affairs Officer--Helen Lovejoy
Defense Attache-Major Padraig Clark
Consular Officer--Ian Turner
Management Officer--Molly Fayen
USAID Director--Ashley Moretz
Peace Corps Director--Ed Willet
The U.S. Embassy is located at 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; tel: [993](12)35-00-45; fax: [993](12)51-13-05.
USAID is located at 1, Yunus Emre Str., International Business Center, 744017, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, tel: [993](12)45-61-30 ; fax: [993](12)45-47-62.
The Peace Corps is located at 31-A Professor Myati Kosaev Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, tel: [993](12)35-04-50; fax: [993](12)51-12-08.


text: Bandwise is very pleased to announce the launch of an all new website for Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar located in Shreveport, Louisiana. If you're looking for a unique and true dining experience, look no further. At Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar you will be treated to a special performance as you dine upon steak, seafood, chicken and whatever else you desire. Their skilled chefs will prepare you lunch or dinner right in front of you. Their new website offers you the ability to peruse their Grill, Sushi Bar and Sake & Drink menus. If you would like to learn more about the Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, we invite you to please check out their website at www.tokyoshreveport.com

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Lucatec® Atlantis: Paperless Claims Handling
The product Atlantis simplifies and accelerates the processing of claims by means of electronic files. Clearly structured data, their logical recording and consistent use improve not only the efficiency but also the quality of claims handling. Furthermore, short response times and a serviceable design of windows make Atlantis stand out.
Atlantis was designed with the aim to significantly improve the quality of claims handling. A team of experienced claims experts and EDP specialists having worked with database systems since 1984 has created a brand new application with the help of cutting-edge IT-technology. Since 1996 Atlantis has been proving its capabilities in the day-to-day business not only of shipowners' but also of P&I correspondents' offices.
As Atlantis runs on MS Windows Workstations and MS Windows Server it could be seamlessly integrated with most working environments. The use of client/server-technology based on the MS SQL Server database system provides a solid base for multi-user setup.
Connecting a branch office to the system via vpn or even via the internet (given the necessary security precautions) is perfectly possible. Atlantis limits its use of bandwidth to the necessary minimum only.
- quick start of files
- serviceable user interfaces
- clearly structured processing of files
- automatic file review
- monitoring of time limits
- efficient search mechanisms
- numerous statistics
- connection via ISDN, modem or internet
- scalability
- specific claims areas
- ultra-fast response times
- data export
- individual extensibility
- Addon for P&I Brokers
- Addon for P&I Correspondents
New claims - captured in no time at all!
During the first telephone call in respect of a claim incident the claims handler starts a new file with only a few inputs. Having displayed a list of existing files while this first information is entered, the system allocates a file reference. If the voyage the incident relates to already exists, the incident can be filed under this voyage. Only a few details are required to complete various standard letters, which can also be send by e-mail. Using these standard letters, e.g. first notice of claim can be given to the insurers, and surveyors can be appointed immediately. As soon as a claim has been received, the insurers can be informed and the receipt of the claim can be confirmed to the claimants.
File review and time limits
Without the claims handler having to take care of this, the system automatically allocates a date for the file to be reviewed, so that there is no chance of it ever being forgotten. Only closed files no longer appear in the list of files to be reviewed. The claims handler can begin his or her day's work by looking at the files in the file review. Time limits for files requiring special action are monitored as well. Atlantis highlights these files. If time extensions have been granted, these are also monitored.
Search mechanisms
Various search criteria ensure fast and direct access to specific files, even if the file reference is unknown. Some examples of multiple search criteria are containers, insured subject-matter (vessel, lorry registration number, etc.), voyage numbers, insurers' and P&I correspondents' references and many more. The hits are listed in a window, allowing a preview to select the right file.
Types of claim
All data is shown in clearly structured windows, via which the file can be handled step by step, according to the course of events. As different data is important for different types of claim, there are special windows for each area. Cargo claims windows are different from those for crew claims or damage to hull claims. Various statistics are available for the different types of claim, which are constantly updated.


text: A Service Charge is payable under the terms of the Lease by the Leaseholder (Lessee) to the Landlord (Lessor) in respect of the services which the Landlord provides to the building. Simply speaking it is a contribution from each property owner towards the upkeep of the communal areas. This usually includes services such as cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, redecoration and insuring the building. It is important to make payment of Service Charges so that the building can be maintained for the benefit of all property owners.


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Mini-Clipboard management application.
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URL: http://gpe.handhelds.org/
Author: Philip Blundell <philb [at] gnu [dot] org>
Maintainer: Susanne Klaus <susan [at] t2-project [dot] org>
License: GPL
Status: Stable
Version: 0.3
Remark: Does cross compile (as setup and patched in T2).
Download: http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/download/source/ miniclipboard-0.3.tar.gz
T2 source: cross-no-strip.patch
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2) Compatible with Linux From Scratch's "Standard Build Unit" (SBU).


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During the debates, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan excoriated President Barack Obama and the Democrats for slashing $716 billion, almost three quarters of a trillion dollars, from Medicare, to partially fund Obamacare. These precious resources will now be used to provide greater health care benefits for younger people, including the open floodgates of illegal aliens, at the expense of comprehensive, essential health care for our seniors, who have worked hard and paid taxes throughout their lives, and to whom we owe so much.
In June of 2009, on an ABC-TV Obamacare special, Mr. Obama told a woman commenting on her active, alert, but elderly mother who received a pacemaker, that older people, regardless of their activity or �spirit,� at a certain age, may be �better off� without heart surgery, but with a pain pill. Mr. Obama�s comments tend to add credence that age alone will definitely be a limiting criteria for fundamental, comprehensive, senior medical care.
Mr. Obama and the Democrats ferociously defend �a woman�s right to choose� taxpayer-funded abortions, because it�s their body, yet it seems obvious, that Mr. Obama and the Democrats also believe that an elderly woman does not have the �right to choose� a hip replacement or a cardiac pacemaker.
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European stocks fell sharply lower Thursday to close at their lowest level in two weeks after the European Central Bank held interest rates at 4.0 percent and the Bank of England cut by another quarter point to 5.25 percent.
ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet confirmed his determination to stall upward price pressure, when speaking at a news conference after the decision, but revealed that none of the rate-setting members had called for a rise.
However, Trichet said risks to economic growth were "on the downside", sending the euro lower against the dollar.
Technology shares took a battering throughout the session after Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers said the company is seeing its U.S. and European customers becoming "increasingly cautious."
The grim outlook for tech stocks was compounded by German chipmaker Infineon, whichsaid its Com phone chips unit would remain unprofitable over the full fiscal year after it posted a first-quarter operating loss. Infineon's shares tumbled 13.6 percent on the news.
Deutsche Bank, which posted a better-than-expected pre-tax profit decline of 25 percent to 1.437 billion euros in the fourth quarter, bucked the banking sector trend and rose 0.4 percent.
Also on the earnings front, Unileverposted a profit rise of 6.1 percent, beating analysts' forecasts and GlaxoSmithKline said sales fell 2 percent and forecast lower 2008 earnings due to falling sales of diabetes drug Avandia and increased generic competition.
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Which ever one wins will be fine with me.
2006 Australian Idol has been of such a high standard. There was so much talent this year.
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Let's face it, very few students enjoy a free ride to college to play varsity sports. Yet there are still lots of sports-oriented scholarships that do not rely on pure athletic ability. Take a look at our list of sports scholarships for non-athletes. We found the top scholarships in areas including sports journalism, sports medicine and physical education and assembled a quick list of resources. Some are specific to school or region, but others are open to students throughout the U.S. Although this list is a good starting point for scholarship seekers, you should contact your school for opportunities more directly linked to your studies and locale.
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Eastern Athletic Trainers Association Scholarships
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We're not sure immediately this would be for, but we like it all the same. DisplayLink and Alereon have finished development on their wireless USB monitor system for PCs. Through software and a special adapter, you send your computer's video through the ether via a USB dongle, which is then reflected on your monitor with a similar VGA/DVI dongle.
At somewhere between $150 and $250, it's not in everyone's interest to cut the cord, however as a first time product, it might make a market for cheaper copycats, which could get interesting.
DisplayLink and Alereon Announce Wireless USB Display Adapter [Wirelss Weblog]


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Excluded Property under the Family Law Act – Updates to Case Law and Trends
This meeting is being hosted by the Family Law - Vancouver Island Section.
This talk will provide a summary of the case law regarding the following topics in British Columbia:
1) Excluded property and the impact of excluded property being put into joint names – case law updates;
2) Updates regarding the presumption of advancement and how it is being treated.
This talk will review the case law since July 2019. If you would like to review the case law before that point please see "Excluded Property: A More Predictable Regime" by Scott L. Booth and Beatrice C. McCutcheon, CLEBC – July 4, 2019.
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TJS Clothings is a brand culled from the Popular social media sensation Trailer Jam Show, the idea behind this is for people to purchase a banter T-Shirt/Cap which is what the brand is known for.
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The previous collection which was debuted last year went on to do numbers and sold out in no time.
This goes on to show people's interests and love for the brand.
George Tunez, Creator of Trailer Jam Show speaks on this new launch:
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A little website tour guide:
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We also created an option for Payment on delivery or a Direct Bank Transfer, so feel free to make orders as it suits you.
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However, we charge at ZERO COST to deliver items to our Lagos customers while we charge N2,000 only to deliver to our other customers in other parts of the country, Nigeria."
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We are busy preparing to welcome students in grades 1–12 back to school on Aug. 30 and welcome our new kindergarten students on Sept. 1.
Families often ask me what they can do to help their children do their very best. Families play a critical role in their child's academic progress. You can help your child prepare to learn each day.
Help your child get ready in the morning so he or she arrives on time and ready to learn.
Ask your child what he or she learns in school each day.
Set aside time each night to help your child with his or her homework.
Visit the open house at your child's school before the first day. Your child will come to school confident and eager to succeed.
We are working hard to make every school a great school. That means every classroom has an effective teacher, every school has a strong principal and every staff member shares the same high expectations for all students. How will we make that happen? We have a plan to deliver on this promise and it starts with clear priorities.
My chief priority this school year is to develop a more tightly aligned system of curriculum, instruction and assessment. What students are taught, how they are taught and how they are measured is the foundation of a system of great schools. All three of these elements will be consistently implemented at schools district-wide. That means that no matter which Minneapolis Public School your child attends, you will encounter a predictable and consistent curriculum. That means academic rigor regardless of where you live and where you choose to send your child to school.
To accomplish this, I am going to make sure that teachers have time to plan for their lessons. This is critical. I also want to recognize our very best teachers and hold them up as models for what effective teaching looks like. We have many talented and accomplished educators in our midst.
And that is where family comes in again. I hope you will take some time early this fall, as soon as school starts, to get to know your school's principal and your child's teachers. Open lines of communication between families and teachers make for a better education. This is a chance to celebrate your child's successes and to identify and correct small issues before they become big ones.
With our focus squarely where it should be — on the classroom and learning — and your involvement in your child's education, I am confident that 2010–2011 will be an exceptional year in the Minneapolis Public Schools.
Bernadeia Johnson is superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools.


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**Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.**
Eternal Night by Carina Adly MacKenzie
Publication Date: August 26th 2014
Publisher: The Studio (a Paper Lantern Lit imprint)
From Goodreads:
There are gods among us…
Six young gods are hiding in plain sight among mortals, living secretly in cities across the world. From lavish penthouse soirees to pulsing underground clubs, for them, the party literally never ends. Until now.
On a hot June morning, the body of a beautiful girl is found floating in the rooftop pool of the Jefferson Hotel, her white-ink tattoos revealing the story of a life much longer than seems possible. Only the immortals know the truth: Nadia was the goddess of hope. Now she's gone, and the world as they know it is ending. The Hudson River has turned blood red. Storms rage overhead. Mania is rapidly spreading across the globe.
It is up to the remaining gods—Lola, Dean, Weston, Mark, Nike and Peitha—to put aside centuries of betrayal and heartbreak, and stop the mysterious source of darkness that is taking over… before the sun sets forever.
Carina Adly MacKenzie, blogger and television critic, has penned a steamy, romantic, and ultimately redemptive story of forgotten gods, the persistence of hope, and the power of love to save us.
Why I Can't Wait: OOOOH! I love this premise! Gods living amongst us when the goddess of hope turns up dead and darkness takes over? Yes, yes, yes I think I need this one! The cover is cute too. 🙂


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This selection of Chuck Norris jokes will continue to be updated, with the newest jokes at the top, so check back often!
Our latest Chuck Norris Jokes:
Some kids wear superman pajamas, superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
When Chuck Norris walks through a puddle he doesn't get wet, the puddle gets Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris' preferred shoe size is Italy.
Chuck Norris knows Victoria's Secret!
Chuck Norris does not go fishing because fishing has an option of failure - Chuck Norris goes catching...
The last digit of pi is Chuck Norris...
Chuck Norris is the only person in the world that can actually email a roundhouse kick.
The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
Jesus turned water into wine, Chuck Norris turned that wine into beer.
Chuck Norris uses ribbed condoms inside out, so he gets the pleasure.
On the evolutionary chart Chuck Norris looks the same for last 50 million years because he was perfect from day one.
Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his uzi.
Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.
Chuck Norris does not need to use spell check. If he happens to misspell a word, Oxford changes its actual spelling.
Chuck Norris once walked down a street with an erection... There were no survivors!
Chuck Noris only masturbates to pictures of Chuck Norris.
When Chuck Norris is put in a straight jacket to be contained, he doesn't go insane, the jacket does. NOBODY tries to contain Chuck Norris.
There's no use crying over spilled milk. Unless it's Chuck Norris's milk.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
If Superman and The Flash were to race to the edge of space you know who would win? Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris died ten years ago, but the Grim Reaper can't get up the courage to tell him.
Chuck Norris' calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd. No one fools Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris eats transformer toys in vehicle mode and poos them out transformed into a robot.
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
Chuck Norris once visited the Virgin Islands. They are now The Islands.
Death once had a near Chuck Norris experience.
Chuck Norris CAN eat just one Lay's potato chip.
Chuck Norris can hold his breathe for nine years.
Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas when he goes to sleep.
Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice.
If you have 10 dollars and Chuck Norris has 10 dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.
Chuck Norris has already been to Mars. That's why there are no signs of life there.
Chuck Norris doesn't dial wrong phone numbers, people answer the wrong phone.
They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take shit from anybody.
A roundhouse kick by Chuck Norris is the preferred method of execution in 16 states.
There is no such thing as a lesbian, there are just girls who have never met Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can tell a black joke with out looking over his shoulder.
Chuck Norris does not wear a condom. Because there is no such thing as protection from Chuck Norris.
There is no chin under Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.
Chuck Norris once challenged Lance Armstrong in a "Who has more testicles" contest. Chuck Norris won... by five.
When Chuck Norris has sex with men, it is not because he is gay, but because he has ran out of women.
When Chuck Norris crosses the street, the cars have to look both ways.
Chuck Norris can beat the Sun in a staring contest.
Jesus can walk on water, but Chuck Norris can swim through dry land.
Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse. Horses are hung like Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris once shot an enemy plane down with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"
Some kids piss their name in the snow. Chuck Norris can piss his name into concrete.
Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around him.
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
The only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistake.
Chuck Norris' funny bone has never made him laugh, but it has been used to kill.
Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
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Less is more when designing a 401(k) plan
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Behavioral finance has taught us a lot in recent years about how people make decisions. Just as importantly, it has taught us how plan sponsors can help participants make better decisions while still providing them with choices. However, providing people with too many choices can overwhelm them and lead to decision paralysis.
On my first day working part-time in a men's clothing store as a teenager, the owner looked me in the eye and told me to never show more than three ties to a customer. He explained I could show as many ties as needed to make the sale, but never have more than three on the counter at a time. More than that, and the customer would likely have trouble making a decision. In recent years, this type of test has been tried under controlled conditions by academics. While three may or may not be optimal, limiting choices in decision making has been proven effective.
So how can this be applied to the 401(k) plan?
No one believes that target-date funds are the optimal investment. After all, they are based on only one factor: a participant's age. They do not take into account other holdings, risk tolerance, life expectancy, etc., yet target-date funds have become one of the most popular investments in history. Why? It is because they are a simple way to get a professionally managed portfolio. All you need to decide is approximately when you expect to retire. Simple.
Participants who want to choose their own asset allocation can also benefit from simplification. After all, they are not investment professionals. So plan sponsors can help them by simplifying their decision-making. Instead of offering large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, value and growth, plan sponsors could consider offering one large-cap manager that covers both value and growth or consider offering a multi-cap fund that covers all of the above. Participants will have the benefit of diversification without having to know the difference between value and growth, large-cap and small-cap.
Make the plan easier to join and understand
Today, nearly half of all 401(k) plans have immediate eligibility. Plan sponsors can join this trend by eliminating complicated eligibility and entry dates. Instead of, "You are eligible for the plan after three months of service and will enter the plan on the next quarterly entry date after becoming eligible," how about, "You will be enrolled in the plan beginning with your first paycheck."
Companies worried about high employee turnover or increased cost of the match can address this by delaying match eligibility for a year, while still getting employees engaged in the plan immediately and simply.
Many participants struggle with understanding the employer's matching contribution. Companies could address this by keeping the formula simple. For example: "We match $0.50 for each $1 you put into the plan up to "X" amount." Complicated match formulas, even those designed to favor the lower-paid employees, can confuse people and result in lower participation.
People do not know how much they need to save in order to retire with adequate income replacement. Plan sponsors can help them. If participants are auto-enrolled, be sure to include an auto-increase feature. Otherwise participant savings rates will be clustered at the auto-enrolled rate due to employees incorrectly assuming that they were enrolled at a rate that would put them on track for retirement.
Just as importantly, plan sponsors could provide participants with context for what is adequate savings. Consider this simple message: "Many experts believe that you need to save between 10%-15% of your income in order to have enough money for retirement." This provides participants with concrete information on what will work rather than having them guess. Or consider delivering this message: "'X' of your peers save X% in the plan." The idiom of keeping up with the Joneses can be a powerful motivator for positive change.
Make keeping money in the plan easier
Most employers now understand that it is good for all participants if terminated participants leave their money in the plan. Larger plan assets can provide bargaining power to the employer, resulting in lower fees for all participants, both terminated and active. Terminated participants can also continue to benefit from professional oversight of the plan. However, terminated participants will not keep money in the plan if it is hard to withdraw when they need it.
A review of the distribution options may be necessary. Does the plan only allow for lump-sum distributions? This all-or-nothing option encourages, in fact requires, terminated participants to take all of their money out of the plan when they only need some of it. Installment payments could be added, enabling participants to receive monthly or quarterly distributions, while keeping the rest of their money in the plan.
A review of the investment options may be necessary. While target date may be appropriate for many terminated participants, what options are provided for those looking for an alternative? Many retirees want a reliable way to generate income. Does the plan provide them with an attractive option?
The suggestions above are just a few of the ways to simplify a plan and make it more attractive to employees. None of these ideas create more risk or fiduciary liability for the plan sponsor. They engage participants more effectively, with a goal to improve potential outcomes. That is a win for everyone.
This material was prepared for informational and illustrative purposes only and does not contain investment advice. No investment decision should be made based on this information without first obtaining appropriate professional advice and considering your circumstances. Pavilion Advisory Group Inc. is a U.S. based investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pavilion Advisory Group is a registered trademark of Pavilion Financial Corporation used under license by Pavilion Advisory Group Ltd. in Canada and by Pavilion Advisory Group Inc. in the United States.


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Spirit Realm Investigative Project, an all-female ghost-hunting crew, spends much of their time in the dark, seeking out spirits. But at 8 p.m. tomorrow, March 30, they'll be in the spotlight on episode sixty of the Bio Channel's My Ghost Story , sharing spooky experiences at Colorado's Gilpin County Jail. We caught up with SRIP's leader, LeeAnna Jonas, and talked with her about ghosts in the jail and telling her story on national television.
See also: - Paranormal investigator LeeAnna Jonas on her first apparition and evil spirits at the Gilpin County Jail - Ten spooky stories from Denver's own Croke-Patterson mansion - Over the weekend: Ghost hunting at the Spirits of Victor Paranormal Convention
Westword: What experience do you talk about on My Ghost Story?
LeeAnna Jonas: Well, it took place at the Gilpin County Courthouse and Jail, which is an 1800s building. It's no longer used as a jail, but back in the day it was. When we ran into our angel reader, Kelly, she had warned us not to go into the courthouse because there was a dark entity in the basement. She was there for training one day and she actually saw the apparition of a man and because of what she does he didn't like her. She was good and he was bad. He was probably a murderer at some point that was housed there, and she warned us not to go in there. But of course we were curious.
Did you take precautions before you went into the building?
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We do protection before we ever go into any location; we use metaphysical oils and stones and do a white light of protection as a group. We thought we had ourselves covered. We went in there and right away during the walk-through my one gal Tawni saw a dark shadow man in the back of the jail who scared the heck out of her. She told me at that point she had spotted him, so she was already a little on edge and then as we went we kept trying to get them to respond to our equipment. We were in one cell and I'm just like, come on guys, let's communicate. So we walked from one cell to the other and as we did that something jumped off the top bunk at Tawni and freaked her out. She started swearing and freaking out and she was really keyed up after that. Later that night we went back to make one more attempt with our ovilus and I said, what happened to you? Who are you? And it said, "will die murder and blood."
What does the ovilus do?
An ovilus is a piece of equipment that generates energy and puts it into words. It has different modes. There's a dictionary mode to where the unit has I think 2,500 to 3,000 words built into the database, and then it also has a phonetic mode so if the spirit wants to talk it comes out the words that they wanna say instead of the database. So basically what it does is it transforms the energy that the spirits are putting out and assists them in putting out the words.
What happened after the ovilus said, "will die murder and blood?"
My medium, Allie, my other teammate, we had a code word that if anything tried to enter her, because they can do that, especially nasty entities, that she needed to tell me and we would get out of there. And at that point after all those words came out she said, LeeAnna it's trying to get in me right now, we gotta go. And I told it, you didn't play right, you didn't play fair, now we're leaving. I could feel him on the back of my neck; I was the last one to come out of the jail.Did you have other ghost experiences in the jail?
We also contacted a man, his buddy killed him because he thought that he was gonna get in trouble for stealing gold bars that were housed in the building back then, and encased his best friend in a wall with the gold. He thought he was dead until he heard him scratching. And this all came out on the ovilus, too. We were talking and it said, "trapped," "gold," all this stuff. There was an actual ghost that said "boo" to us, we got it on EVP [laughs].
There was stuff in each floor. We caught a man's voice on the second floor with the man who works there. We got tons of EVPs and the moral of the story is the man who has worked there for I think nineteen years has built a relationship with the dark entity in the jail. He talks to him, tells him his stories, tells him his woes. Well, it comes home with him. It makes him act different. His eyes dilate and he starts acting like a different person, so he's basically possessed by this spirit.
We were warned, but we wanted to check it out. He still has the problem with the entity, but we're gonna try to get him cleansed because he's no longer working for the county anymore. We felt while he was working with the county there's no reason to cleanse him, because it'll come right back.
So are those stories what your episode of My Ghost Story is going to feature?
We don't really get a say in it, all we do is send in our evidence and when they came out in July and we filmed, they had a storyline. So I do know from the commercial they have the part where he jumps out at Tawni. They are gonna talk about the man who's encased in the wall with the gold for sure, and then I don't know what else. We're either the first or the second story, that's the most that I could get out of the production company.
What else do you want people to know about SRIP or the show?
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I want people to know that there is a dark side, and people need to realize that ghost- hunting has itss good and bad, and you're gonna come in contact with the bad. And if you're gonna come in with bad, you have to protect yourself. There's a lot of teams out there that won't do that and they need to. [The ghost] still resonates with Tawni, we had to cleanse her in her residence one night.
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The novel red phosphor of Eu3+-Bi3+ co-activated ZnB2O4 was prepared by a solid-state reaction. The composition-optimized (Zn0.9Eu0.1)B2O4 phosphor exhibits a dominant emission peak at 610 nm (5D0–7F2) with CIE coordinates of (0.63, 0.36) under the excitation at 393 nm. By co-doping Bi3+ ions in ZnB2O4:Eu3+, the emission intensity and quantum efficiency can be efficiently enhanced by an increment of 14% and 6%, respectively. The luminescence performance and thermal stability of (Zn0.8Bi0.1Eu0.1)B2O4 phosphor were found to be superior to that of the commodity phosphor, La2O2S:Eu3+. The red-emitting borate phosphor may be potentially useful in the fabrication of white light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
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Austin Peay Lady Govs Soccer falters against Miami (Ohio) Redhawks
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Oxford, OH – Austin Peay State University women's soccer team couldn't get the offense in gear at Miami (Ohio), Friday, falling to the Redhawks 4-0 at Miami Soccer Field.The Lady Govs were under the gun in the early stages of this match. Miami (Ohio) outshot the Lady Govs 13-3 in the opening half; the Lady Govs have been outshot by opponents 52-38 in the opening 45 minutes of games this season.
An unfortunate error in the first half put Austin Peay behind. A collision between keeper Haylee Shoaff and a defender resulted in an own goal in the 41st minute.
"We had an unfortunate situation in the first half," said head coach Kelley Guth. "The collision resulted in an own goal and we just never recovered."
Katee Wensinger started the second-half scoring for Miami (Ohio). She rebounded a Jess Kodiak shot and put it away to double the score in the 54th minute.
Kayla Zakrzewski (67th minute) and Kelly Sullivan (79th minute) wrapped up the scoring for the Redhawks.
Shoaff battled heroically in net, facing 20 total shots and making seven saves.
"We didn't perform well today," Guth said. "They executed very well but we just didn't make plays when we needed to."
The Lady Govs were unable to match Miami (Ohio)'s offensive output. Austin Peay attempted 10 shots and put five on net, but couldn't beat the Redhawk defense for a goal. Junior Natalia Ariza and sophomore Claire Pultz each attempted three shots; Pultz put two on goal, while one of Ariza's found the mark. Pultz put both her attempts on net in the final 10 minutes of the match.
A long break awaits the Lady Govs, who do not play again for a week. Austin Peay begins a three-match homestand at 7:00pm, Friday, September 14th against South Alabama.
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What exactly is a bisque? According to my Larousse dictionary it's a shellfish soup thickened with pureed shells. Julia Child also makes mention of pureeing the lobster shells to thicken the bisque. I daresay you need a very high speed blender to accomplish that task. So back to the drawing board I went, looking for an easy lobster bisque to show you. Full disclosure: you will have to put in a little time with this one, in order to extract all that delicious flavor from the shells, but I promise it's not hard, and well worth the effort. This easy lobster bisque tastes even better the next day, so the perfect make-ahead for your Valentine dinner. Click this link: to see more detail on making this recipe at home by our Seasonal Chef.
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, softened
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Sanding sugar (to make your own combination, stir together equal portions of favorite-colored sugars)
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium-low and beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour and salt on low just until incorporated.
- Using an ice-cream scoop sized a little larger than a tablespoon, drop dough, onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Roll each ball of dough until perfectly round, then flatten each cookie between the palms of your hands. Carefully place each flattened piece of dough on the parchment-lined baking sheets, two inches apart.
- Decorate the cookies liberally with sanding sugars.
- Bake until edges and bottoms are just barely starting to turn golden, 12-15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
Easy Lobster Bisque at Home
4 large and 6 smaller servings
2 – 7 oz lobster tails, thawed if frozen
8 cups water
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup red onion, chopped
1 inner celery stalk, chopped, 1/4 cup
1 carrot, peeled and chopped, 1/4 cup
1 garlic clove chopped
Ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup creamed sherry
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
1/2-3/4 cup of heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon dry tarragon or 1 tablespoon of fresh
Inner celery leaves, for garnish
Sliced chives, for garnish
1. Bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt and add the tails. Simmer for 8 minutes. Remove the tails and turn off the heat. Skim off the white proteins in the water.
2. In another pot sauté the onion, celery, carrot and garlic in the butter until soft. Season with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
3. While the vegetables are cooking carefully remove the tail meat and crunch up the shells a little. Chop up the tail meat and set aside. You should have about 1 – 1 1/4 cups of lobster. 4. Once the vegetables start of caramelize a bit add the tomato paste and sherry and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the shells and 6 cups of the cooking water. Bring to a very low simmer and cook for 30-40 minutes.
4. Strain the solids and shells using a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth. Squeeze to get all the broth out. Add the broth to a clean pot. You should have about 5 cups.
5. Make a slurry with the cornstarch using some of the broth. Bring the broth to a low simmer and add the slurry. Whisk to combine. Once the broth thickens turn down the heat and add the cream, whisking to incorporate. Add the tarragon and taste for seasoning. You will most likely need to add salt and a pinch of pepper.
6. Place 1/4 cup of lobster meat in the bowl and pour the bisque over. Garnish with tender celery leaves and chives. Serve warm.


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|Reference : Experimental Study of Stall-Induced LCOs of Free Vibrating Wing
|Scientific congresses and symposiums : Paper published in a book
|Engineering, computing & technology : Aerospace & aeronautics engineering
|Experimental Study of Stall-Induced LCOs of Free Vibrating Wing
|Li, Jing [University of Manchester > School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering > > >]
|Dimitriadis, Grigorios [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Interactions Fluide-Structure - Aérodynamique expérimentale >]
|Proceedings of the 2007 International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics
|Paper IF-026-LI-LCO
|International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2007
|du 18 juin au 20 juin 2007
|Council of European Aerospace Sciences, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
|[en] Nonlinear Aeroelasticty ; Stall flutter ; Dynamic Stall
|[en] Stall flutter is a limit cycle oscillation phenomenon occurring when all or part of
the flow over a wing separates and re-attaches periodically. This paper reports on experimental
investigations carried out on the subsonic stall flutter of a pitch plunge wing wind tunnel model.
The object of the experiments was to investigate the aeroelastic effects of the nonlinearity introduced
by boundary layer growth and flow separation and the ensuing stall-induced flutter, on a
freely vibrating aeroelastic system. The motion of the wing and the pressure distribution around
its surface were measured at various conditions. Three types of motion were observed, sometimes
at the same wind tunnel airspeed; decay to equilibrium, symmetric limit cycle oscillations
(LCO) and asymmetric LCOs. The aerodynamic mechanisms that give rise to these LCOs are
described and analyzed. The effect of torsional wing stiffness on the stall flutter response of the
wing is also investigated. Finally, repeating the experiments in a smaller wind tunnel showed
that wind tunnel blockage has a significant effect on stall flutter.
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Mike Berners-Lee, How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything, Greystone Books, 2011.
Per the author, Mike Berners-Lee, the purpose of the book "is to give you a sense of the carbon impact—that is, the climate change impact—of everything you do and think about [and] to give you a carbon instinct." The author uses the convention to "express a carbon footprint in terms ofcarbon dioxide equivalent (co2e). This means the total climate change impact of all the greenhouse gases caused by an item or activity rolled into one and expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide that would have the same impact."


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Valentine's Day is just round the corner! If you're planning to cook a romantic dinner for your loved one or spending it throwing a party with girlfriends, here's a little vday gift from us to you (yes, we love you all!). These straw toppers turned out super cute, plus it's so easy to make!
- Straw Toppers Printout (get them here!)
- Scissors
- Straws
- Double Sided Tape
1. Cut out your desired designs from the print out.
2. Stick some double-sided tape on the back of each straw topper.
3. Secure the straw to the back of it and attach the strip to keep it in place.
4. And you are done!
Here's an extra tip – use washi tape for a quick and temporary way to decorate cutleries!
Download the free printable here!
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Visual Studio Team Services can help Eclipse developers ? You're kidding me! (sponsored by Microsoft)
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Football Paints the Town Red
The Royals District in partnership with Chung Wah Association and the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has dipped its toe into the Chinese community with a series of AFL promotional activities at the 2015 Chinese New Year Festival at Northbridge Piazza. The massive scale cultural extravaganza, which attracts more than 70,000 people per annum, is coordinated by Chung Wah Association. Whilst it's a common sight to see more than 100 stalls dot the streets of Northbridge amidst a swathe of lion dancers and culinary delights, 2015 saw the inclusion of a stall with a difference hosted by WAFC and West Coast Eagles staff.
Royals District Development Officer, Bronte Ryan, Participation Officer, Corey Ranger and Program Coordinator, Scott Jones, coached a smattering of kids and parents alike on the rules of the game and how to hand ball and kick through the use of AFL handball and kicking stations. Jones, Ranger and Ryan were inspired by the enthusiasm shown by kids to hone their newfound football skills and parents keen to support their kids in making their mark in junior football. The participants were supplied with footballs and posters promoting the Welcome to AFL Program in partnership with Chung Wah Association.
The Welcome to AFL Program is a bold new multicultural program conceived by the WAFC, Royals District and Chung Wah Association, which is scheduled to be delivered in Term 2 at Chung Wah Chinese School in Morley. The ground-breaking initiative, which kicks off on the 9th May and concludes on the 13th June, is designed to educate boys and girls aged 5 to 17 about the basics of AFL and the key role played by Chinese people in the evolution of the national game, namely past West Perth FC Captain and WAFL Hall of Famer, Les Fong and Western Bulldogs FC Player, Lin Jong.
The Welcome to AFL Program employs Auskick and AFL 9s to develop basic skills in the mould of inclusive games which are suited to all skill levels. Auskick and AFL 9s are non-contact products aimed at providing kids aged 5 to 9 and 9 to 17 respectively with an entrée to junior football. The program is the second plank in a long-term strategy to increase the number of Chinese AFL and WAFL supporters and subsequently develop more pathways for Chinese kids to play Auskick and junior community football at their local club. The program, which will be delivered by Royals District staff, will hopefully pave the way to participation at Morley JFC and Noranda JFC.
With a 210% increase in Perth's Chinese population since 2001, the promotion of AFL in the Chinese community is a key strategic priority for the WAFC as it seeks to reach 200,000 participants by 2018. WAFC Community Engagement Manager, Paul Mugambwa said the strong engagement in the Chinese community during 2015 is just the tip of the iceberg. "The WAFC is excited by the potential of its partnership with Chung Wah and is looking forward to seeing the next Les Fong or Lin Jong come through the ranks at WAFL and eventually AFL level," said Mugambwa. Should you need more details about the Welcome to AFL Program, please contact Crystal Wong at Chung Wah on 9328 8657 or email@example.com


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The Coalition Agreement proudly declared that the new government would govern by the "values of freedom, fairness and responsibility." But what is fairness? Most people have some vague idea of what fairness means to them, but few actually know the true definition. The Oxford English dictionary states that fairness is "treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination". Can the Coalition Government really deliver fairness while making such huge cuts in public spending? Download the magazine to read the full article by Iain Dale


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It helps, Thanks a lot, miriam On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Aaron Morton <email@example.com>wrote: > I thought there was more to it. > > The steps for move or removing nodes are outlined on the operations page > wiki as you probably know. > > What approach are you considering to rebalancing the token distribution > when removing a node? E.g. If you have 5 nodes and remove 1 the best long > term solution is to spread that token range across the remaining 4. This > will result in additional data streaming. > > My understanding is that Cassandra is designed for a relatively stable > number of nodes in the cluster. With the assumption the failures are > generally transitory. The features to handle permanent moves and removal are > somewhat heavy weight and not designed to be used frequently. > > Hope that helps > Aaron > On 1/03/2011, at 2:22 AM, Mimi Aluminium <firstname.lastname@example.com> > wrote: > > Aaron, > Thanks a lot, > Actually I meant a larger number of nodes than 3 and replication factor of > 3. > We are looking on a system that may shrink due to permanent failures, and > then automatically detects the failure and stream its range to other nodes > in the cluster to have again 3 replicas. > I understnd there is no such script. > Thanks > Miriam > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:51 AM, aaron morton <email@example.com>wrote: > >> AFAIK the general assumption is that you will want to repair the node >> manually, within the GCGraceSeconds period. If this cannot be done then >> nodetool decomission and removetoken are the recommended approach. >> >> In your example though, with 3 nodes and an RF of 3 your cluster can >> sustain a single node failure and continue to operate at CL Quorum for reads >> and writes. So there is no immediate need to move data. >> >> Does that help? >> >> Aaron >> >> On 28 Feb 2011, at 07:41, Mimi Aluminium wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I have a question about a tool or a wrapper that perform automatic data >> move upon node failure? >> Assuming I have 3 nodes with a replication factor of 3. In case of one >> node failure, does the third replica (that was located before on the failed >> node ) re-appears on one the of live nodes? >> I am looking for something that is similar to Hinted Handoff but with with >> a viable that can be read. >> I know we can stream manually the data (using nodetool move or >> decommissions), but is there something automatic? >> I also found an open ticket 957 but was not sure this is what I am looking >> for. >> Thanks >> Miriam >> >> >> >> >> >>
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WBruce , from London, Ontario, Canada, has been a Family Tree Circles member since May 2008. is researching the following names: HILLMAN, RICKARD, SHOEMAKER and 10 other(s).
My interest in researching the family tree dates from my father's stroke some years ago. I realized that he was the last of his family remaining and if I did not do something now much of our family history was lost.
I have a background in history with three degrees from the University of Western Ontario and I thought maybe its time to do something with them.


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Guest Blog by Sheila Gruenwald
A major corporation conducted a study on the flight of geese. In their study they found that geese fly in a "V" formation with one goose in the lead. After a period of time, this goose relinquishes the lead to another goose. During flight they noticed head movements of the leader that seem to give signals to the other geese flying, perhaps to let the others know how he was doing. They estimate that the formation flight pattern reduces wind drag due to the lift the other birds receive and believe it increases their performance by up to 70 percent. Whenever one goose drops out, another goes with it. These two geese do not catch up to the original pack, but join another group later.
What do geese have to do with Leadership?
Every goose took a turn at leading the pack, it communicates with the rest of the team and no one is ever left alone.
Team Work…hear everyone's ideas
Don't be married to your ideas.
What I mean by this is be willing to let other people add their input and ideas to your own. When you table an idea, ask and make sure everyone understands what you have said.
If there is the quiet contemplating person ask them for their input.
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Don't simply ask, "What do you think?" that is not inviting to those who may perceive your invitation as not authentic.
Ask questions like, "How can you add to the idea?",
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Questions like this will create buy in from your team and you may be amazed at the ideas that will come forth. Some people on your team may just need some inspiration.
Sheila brings a unique approach to corporate training, combining her passion for teaching with her love of the wilderness lifestyle. She runs her own Corporate and Personal Development organization in British Columbia, Canada, where she specializes in helping organizations create and expand successful models to advance employee skills. Her forte is in leadership development programs, applying her M.A. in Leadership and Training to creating innovative learning experiences.
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German banks have helped customers funnel money into tax havens for decades. "Offshore Leaks" has brought both parties under scrutiny, and now German politicians want to make it harder to hide from the taxman.
The German government was clear about its position on data released concerning deposits in tax havens around the world.
"We expect, and welcome, that the relevant documents will be submitted to appropriate national tax authorities," a spokesperson for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said of the offshore tax haven data published on Thursday.
As the 2.5 million pages of "Offshore Leaks" documents are sorted through, national authorities will begin investigations and follow up with indictments. The battle appears to have begun.
"We're now in the midst of intense, international cooperation," German parliamentarian Matthias Middelberg told DW. The politician sits on the finance committee of the Bundestag, or lower house, and is a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party (CDU).
The government won't face any internal resistance from the Free Democratic Party (FDP), the junior coalition partner and Germany's most business-friendly party.
"German Finance Minister Schäuble has the full support of the FDP," said Volker Wissing, the party's deputy chairman in German parliament, adding that the situation of multinational companies paving 5 percent in corporate taxes through skilful manipulation while small firms are hit with 30 percent taxes needed to end.
Not always successful
The release by an offshore network of internal documents from 10 tax oases has brought tax evasion back into the limelight. The extent of the greed is large, with billions in taxes at stake.
It's an issue German governments has been grappling with for decades. Agreements to reign in European tax oases like Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Cyprus, have often fallen victim to domestic German politics.
The most recent efforts by the governing CDU/FDP coalition called for a one-time tax levy of between 21 percent and 41 percent of funds illegally sheltered in Switzerland. The agreement, however, failed after it was rejected by the opposition Social Democrats and Greens who were not willing to allow tax evaders to remain anonymous.
Opposition support
Today, the Social Democrats view the "Offshore Leak" revelations as an opportunity to take advantage of previous - and very recent - measures against tax havens. Lothar Binding, the SPD party's finance committee head, said the creation of an international "black list" that included the names of countries that bend market rules unfairly has proven successful.
Existing measures will greatly help Binding's fight
"Today we're in a position to negotiate double-taxation agreements with the administrations of tax shelter countries in a way we couldn't have dreamed of before," Binding told DW. In general, the Social Democrats would like Germany to push for an automatic international exchange of tax information.
"We're going to ban business models that rely on tax havens for as long as those havens don't participate in the exchange of information," he added.
Axel Troost, who also sits on finance committee for Germany's Left Party, considers such a system more than just a "dream." Twelve years ago, he said, the social justice network Attac demanded a financial transaction tax that was then seen as completely unrealistic. "Today it's here," Troost said.
The Left would also like German banks to take more responsibility. "Whichever banking institute accepts state aid, for example, should have to withdraw from tax havens Troost said.
Green future
The most far-reaching measures with regard to taxes, however, are being developed by German parliamentarians Gerhard Schick and Uwe Kekeritz, both members of the Green party. According to German public opinion institutes, the Greens are the most likely coalition partner for either the CDU or SPD after the next round of elections in September.
Deutsche Bank has also been hit by recent mortgage-related lawsuits and other regulatory investigations
The Green Party envisions a system that requires companies to publish their profits in each country around the world. In such a scenario, businesses operating in tax havens would have a tax levied by their country of origin - in this case, Germany - in addition to paying local taxes. Tax consultancies would also be forced to register their own tax reduction techniques with government officials.
"That's how Great Britain and France do it, for example - placing a sort of punitive tax on transactions with tax havens," said Schick. Schick would also like to prohibit German banks from making offers to their clients that include transactions with tax havens. "We have to force German banks to finally do away with business models based on tax evasion and money laundering. Germany should make it very difficult for its banks to be active in tax havens."
Honest taxpayers are outraged over a global network established for the wealthy to evade taxes. But until politicians finally take action, nothing will change the status quo, says DW's Henrik Böhme. (06.04.2013)
An anonymous source has provided extensive insights into a worldwide network of tax evaders. Media in more than 30 countries are currently sifting through a mountain of data. (04.04.2013)


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