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A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada reflects a trend toward expanding the circumstances where tribunals will grant public interest standing to people who don't have a direct private interest in the matter, according to a Toronto lawyer.
The SCC ruling in Delta Air Lines Inc. v. Lukács is noteworthy to lawyers who practise administrative law because the decision could be used to persuade tribunals to have a more flexible approach in who is granted standing in their proceedings.
"It's going to be a benefit for those who want to have more access on a public interest basis to tribunal hearings," says Christopher Wirth, partner at Keel Cottrelle LLP.
Wirth says the decision reflects a "growing trend" toward expanding the circumstances when someone can obtain public interest standing before a tribunal.
In the case, a Manitoba mathematician, Gábor Lukács, became engaged in a legal battle with Delta Airlines over policies related to obese passengers.
After Lukács — who is not obese — filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency alleging the airlines' policies were discriminatory and violated Air Transportation Regulations, the complaint was dismissed, and Lukács could not obtain private or public interest standing.
However, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that "a strict application of the law of standing as applied in courts was inconsistent with the Agency's enabling legislation."
The SCC also stated the agency "did not reasonably exercise its discretion to dismiss [Lukács's] complaint" and did not use a "flexible approach" in determining who could obtain public interest standing.
"[T]he Agency presumed public interest standing is available and then applied a test that can never be met. Any valid complaint against an air carrier would impugn the terms and conditions established by a private company. Such a complaint can never, by its very nature, be a challenge to the constitutionality of legislation or the illegality of administrative action," said the ruling.
The SCC also concluded that "the total denial of public interest standing is inconsistent with a reasonable interpretation of the Agency's legislative scheme."
"Applying the tests for private and public interest standing in the way the Agency did would preclude any public interest group or representative group from ever having standing before the Agency, regardless of the content of its complaint," said the ruling.
"In effect, only a person who is herself targeted by the impugned policy could bring a complaint. This is contrary to the scheme of the Act."
For these two reasons, the SCC sent the matter back to the agency to reconsider whether to grant Lukács public standing. However, Wirth says, "they sent it back telling the agency how to properly approach the analysis in making that decision.
"A fair underlying reading of the decision would suggest that the court is providing the agency with guidance that it needs to be more open and be prepared to consider granting public interest to someone in these circumstances," he says.
Wirth says the decision will provide an even stronger basis for those seeking to expand the circumstances when a person or group can obtain public interest standing.
"What the court has said here is agencies, which are public bodies, shouldn't strictly take . . . the test that the civil courts have adopted in determining whether or not to grant standing in civil proceedings and, instead, must take a flexible and discretionary approach in determining whether in the particular circumstances it's appropriate to grant public interest standing to someone seeking it when they don't have a direct private interest in the matter," he says.
Aaron Dantowitz, partner at Stockwoods LLP, says the ruling gives important guidance on the issue of achieving standing before administrative decision-makers.
"Mainly, [it says] that the decision-maker has to make sure that the way that it determines standing takes into account the legislative scheme that it operates in, and it's not necessarily going to be appropriate to use the same tests for standing that have been developed by courts for court proceedings," says Dantowitz.


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See some of the stars of the 2018 Dogs and Daffs Day at Hatfield House
PUBLISHED: 15:01 11 May 2018 | UPDATED: 15:01 11 May 2018
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Well over 1,000 people and dogs of all shapes and sizes attended the event
The annual event, featuring a mass dog walk around the estate, a fun dog show and agility classes, raises funds for Digswell Place Group Riding for the Disabled in Welwyn GC.
This year, more than £5,500 was raised, meaning the charity can buy a new pony to offer more therapeutic rides for adults and children.
Caroline McFarlane, chairman of the group, said, 'The fun dog show is always a very special attraction and brings so much joy to the handlers and their dogs and smiles to the spectators' faces. Thank you to everyone who took part and came to support.'
The charity currently helps people aged between two and 65 with a variety of disabilities. Riding helps core strength, balance, speech, coordination and socialisation. For more information about Digswell Place Group Riding for the Disabled, go to digswellplacerda.org.uk or call 01707 332159.


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Googleshares leaped in extended trading Thursday as the company reported an adjusted profit that blew past what analysts expected, despite rising expenses.
The online search and advertising giant said it earned $7.64 a share excluding one-time items in the third quarter, against $5.89 a share last year.
Net revenue excluding traffic-acquisition costs for the most recent period rose to $5.5 billion, from $4.385 billion a year ago.
Traffic-acquisition costs (TAC) include money that Web sites pay to advertisers and that they spend to draw traffic. Google's TAC for the quarter totaled $1.81 billion.
Equity analysts who follow Google expected the company to turn in a profit of $6.69 a share on sales of $5.27 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.
Google stock jumped almost 5 percent in late trading. Get after-hour quotes for Google here.
The stock finished Wednesday's Nasdaq session slightly lower at $540.93.
"Looks like a great number. We were high on the Street and they beat our number pretty handily," said UBS analyst Brian Pitz. "There are some currency benefits on the cost-per-click side. They hedged part of that, so that doesn't include any currency. Those are just raw numbers, so you're going to see some benefits to pricing from currency."
Google's capital expenditures _ what it pays for data centers, servers and networking equipment to keep its growing number of Web services online—increased to $757 million from $186 million a year earlier.
Google had 23,331 full-time employees as of Sept. 30, up from 21,805 on June 30. It also more than quadrupled spending on data centers and other technology versus it did a year ago.
Investors worry that the company, seeking new sources of growth, is spending recklessly on initiatives such as its Android mobile phone software, acquisitions, renewable energy projects and even automated cars, with uncertain returns. At the same time, social networking giant Facebook poses a growing threat to Google's online advertising business.
Google said its average cost per click rose 3 percent from a year ago, meaning companies paid more to place ads. People clicked on ads 16 percent more than they did in the same period last year.
During a conference call with analysts, Google said sales of its display ads, which include those on YouTube, are on a pace that would translate to $2.5 billion annually. Its mobile advertising businesses are on pace to bring in $1 billion in revenue annually. The figures are the most specific Google has released about the two emerging businesses.
The company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., indicated it would keep hiring and spending.
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Archippos, with wide open lanes around him on all sides, casually—too casually—spurs towards the finish line for an easy place! With his eyes on the cheering crowds, rather than the track, the Albatus unknowingly steers his chariot towards the bloody body of Tanek, strewn across the second and third lanes. Archippos' asturcones buck and rear to avoid the gruesome obstacle, finally drawing their charioteer's attention with their unruly riot. It is a warning come too late, however, as the spooked fillies split left and right, tearing the chariot apart on the track. Archippos cuts his reins and dives to safety, but his team is a ruined wreck in the second lane. A few feet from the linea alba, and Archippos is out of the race! White fans everywhere wail and groan at this unimaginable defeat!
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Curtain Rods... Tee heee!!!!
She spent the first day packing her belongings
into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and
collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time
at their beautiful dining room table by candle-light, put on some soft
background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar,
and a bottle of fine burgundy.
When she had finished, she went into each and
every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in
caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods.
She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When
the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the
first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and
airing the place out.
Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets
were steam cleaned.
Air fresheners were hung everywhere.
Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which
they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to
replace the expensive wool carpeting.
Nothing worked!!!
People stopped coming over to visit.
Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.
Finally, they could not take the stench any
longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their
price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house.
Word got out and eventually even the local
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Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money
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The ex-wife called the man and asked how things
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He told her the saga of the rotting house. She
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would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for
getting the house back.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the
smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the
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She agreed and within the hour his lawyers
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A week later the man and his girlfriend stood
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And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the
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Good to see ya back :-)) this is my kind of woman lol ... love itReplyDelete
lol, heee heee my kind of girl too kimmie:-)ReplyDelete
OMG! I'm ROFLMAO! Nice!ReplyDelete
Clever gal. Thanks for lightening up my day.ReplyDelete
ROFL! Yep, more power to the woman. TFS!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 April 2008 at 00:46
My kinda girl too Kim...lol:)xReplyDelete
Lol you know what Kim? I know someone who actually did that!! She didn't get the house back though!ReplyDelete
ROFL I loved that! :DReplyDelete
Liz x
Great!Love it lol!XReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 April 2008 at 15:47
Ooooh, now there's a thought !! Did make me smile, ThanksReplyDelete
LOL I have read that before it makes me smile each time though! LOLReplyDelete
How funny!!ReplyDelete
Many congratulations on your fab article for the Sugar Nellies, well done.
Have left a little something on my blog for you ;0)
Hee! Hee! LOVE the ending! xxReplyDelete
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Check out my blog Kim, you have won an award!
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Love it!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 April 2008 at 00:00
Hi Kimmie,nice to hear from you dear:)ReplyDelete
Hope you dont think I took em!!!lol
Oh dear I would hate tohave to guess where your Ppaers are..If your as Tidy!!!lol as me then I dare to imagine!!!!:)
But please let me know where you put them if you do find them..I`d love to knowlol
Hope your having a fab weekend otherwise...hmmm
bet your scratchin your head over those papers now!!!
I will send you some if you cant find them okie Kocie)x
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Just wanted to say congrats on your 3rd place win in the cardmaker comp Kim...well done you!
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Step 3
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- Dig the pit in bare soil with no organic material near it.
- To use the smelter, light the fire in the pit and pump the bellows to keep it well-supplied with air. Place the metal or ore that is to be smelted in the fire. If you are melting metal for casting, you will also need a crucible to hold it in and tongs to pick it up out of the fire.


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All customers of PG&E, residential and commercial, will see an increase of 22 cents a month on their electricity bills starting in January, said Ari Vanrenen, a PG&E spokeswoman.
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PG&E will be allowed to deploy up to 7,500 charging stations for electric vehicles, the Public Utilities Commission decided.
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The newly adopted plan will allow PG&E ratepayers to be charged collectively up to $130 million to finance the PG&E electric vehicle charging station plan. The original proposal would have authorized PG&E to extract $654 million from ratepayers to bankroll the program.
San Francisco-based PG&E had previously requested that the PUC authorize the utility to wield wide-ranging control over the design of the physical facilities and the network support services.
"Competitive firms with marketing and technological expertise and an appetite to innovate and compete would be pushed aside" had the original PG&E proposal for 25,000 stations and control over the design of the stations been approved, PUC Administrative Law Judge Darwin Farrar wrote in a proposal that the PUC approved.
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Had a good night sleep and woke up before my alarm, mostly because the other swimmers in the hotel lent a hand! haha Grabbed some oatmeal and a coffee from before we hit the road to the pool, getting there a little after 7am. Once on deck, I met fellow New England swimmer Dick and his wife. We had made arrangements last night to count each other's 800, so it was nice to have that taken care of.
I jumped in for warmups and swam 1000 metter, including one burst and cruise from the blocks while trying out the wedge blocks. After counting for Dick, who had a great swim, I went to the warmup pool (which seemed to have cooled down nicely) for a quick 200yds.
My goal for the 800 was to take it out easy and controlled then build each 100. This was my first time swimming this event and felt good through the 350 mark before tightening up a bit. I focused on lengthening my stroke out and felt better at the 550 mark and pushed it to the finish. Felt my stomach do some flips for the last 150, so I feel like I left it all out there. Finished with a 10:56.62. I'll be interested to see the splits to see how well I stuck to my plan en route to a personal best
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800m FREE: 10:56.62
34.83 1:13.41 (38.58)
1:52.70 (39.29) 2:33.54 (40.84)
3:15.14 (41.60) 3:57.42 (42.28)
4:40.43 (43.01) 5:22.64 (42.21)
6:05.02 (42.38) 6:48.90 (43.88)
7:31.55 (42.65) 8:14.51 (42.96)
8:56.93 (42.42) 9:37.63 (40.70)
10:18.59 (40.96) 10:56.62 (38.03)
My plan to descend 100's didn't hold up very well, and the middle of my race was a bit slow due to my tightening up, but I am still happy with the swim. Chad from Cali came in first and had an excellent swim, his first Nationals win.
Afterwards I met some other NEMer's before a 400yd warmdown. Preston and I spent the rest of the day exploring the area - the shortest covered bridge in America is right here in town, took a short walk at Geneva State Park, drove along the lake to Ashtabulah for lunch at Briquettes, then found the longest covered bridge in America (4th in the world), which is pictured below,as we made our way back to the hotel. After a quick pit stop, we drove around a bit, getting a pop at Ree's Soda Fountain in Gevena. I think they say pop up this way. Now I am ready for a busy day tomorrow.


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| 12.9°C Belfast
The Almac Group pharmaceutical company has officially opened Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.
The Northern Ireland-based firm's new facilities include packaging for clinical trials as well as distribution and interactive response technology services.
It will allow Almac to better serve its clients in the region either conducting trials or expanding to international markets as well as global clients who are carrying out clinical trials in the area.
Dr Robert Dunlop, president and managing director of Almac's clinical services business unit, said: "Asia Pacific is a vital region for us, as currently 23% of global clinical trials for new pharmaceutical products are being conducted here.
"By basing our regional headquarters and operations in Singapore, we are better equipped to support our Asia-based clients in their own time zone and languages.
"With the opening of our new Singapore facility, we are directly supporting studies run by regional and global pharmaceutical firms by providing critical manufacturing, packaging, supply chain management and interactive response technology support services in Asia Pacific."
The Craigavon-headquartered company has said the new facility will strengthen the group's global footprint. It already has a presence in Europe, the US and Japan.


text: If you're rich but not rich enough to own a chartered plane, you can still fly in your own flying machine and that too in style! After its maiden air voyage, the Terrafugia Transition, a roadable aircraft will be up for sale by 2011! The latest prototype is an operational car which can fly at 115 mph which can cover up to 450 miles on flight and can run on the road with a maximum speed of 65 mph. The greatest advantage with this vehicle is that you don't need a separate storage hanger and the wings fold out in less than 30 seconds. You can book the flying car at $10,000, and an additional $185,000 on delivery of the automobile.


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WorkSafeBC Claims and Firm Level Files
Date range: January 1, 1981* onwards (unless otherwise noted)
* historical data is available for selected fields (some data dates as far back as 1916). Please contact the Data Access Unit for more information.
Data source: WorkSafeBC (formerly the Workers' Compensation Board)
This checklist is historical and provided only for reference. Please refer to https://my.popdata.bc.ca/dar/ for the current application and checklists.
Information on reports of injury to WorkSafeBC, and injuries accepted for compensation, including disability time periods, injury information and compensation amounts.
- Includes information on work-related injuries reported to WSBC.
Data Changes Over Time
- Two of the data files in the WSBC Injury data have not been updated since 1996: the Medical Aid File and the Pension File. Information in the Medical Aid file is now captured in the MSP Payment information data under the 'claim type' codes of MW and PW. Information in the Pensions file can now be found in the WSBC Claim Cost Summary file.
Quality / Accuracy of Information / Field Coding Source
- Population Data BC receives a complete refresh of the WSBC Injury data from January 1, 1981 forward each year, thus the data we receive will include any retroactive changes made to the data since our last refresh.
Important Additional Information
- Project-specific 'claim numbers' are provided to researchers unless otherwise authorized. This allows the grouping of the records within a single claim.
- There tends to be a noticeable drop off in the number of accident/injury dates as you approach the cut-off date for the most recent data refresh from WSBC provided to Population Data BC. This occurs because injured workers do not immediately file a claim. There is usually a lag of several months from the time someone is injured to when they file a claim.
Files Available
- Claim File
- Claim Cost Summary File
- Injured Worker File
- Employer File
- Employer Classification File
- Employer Operating Location File
- Employer Operating Location Classification File
- Noise Exposure File
- Medical Aid File (available for 1987/88 to 1996/97 only) - this is no longer supported but is available upon request. Please contact the Data Access Unit for more information.
- Long Term Disability/Pensions File (available for 1987/88 to 1996/97 only) - this is no longer supported but is available upon request. Please contact the Data Access Unit for more information.


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This Week at Trinity
Beginning Feb 2nd Creston's services will begin at 9:45 am
Sun Jan 12
Mon Jan 13 Pastor's Day Off
Tue Jan 14
Wed Jan 15
Sun Jan 19
JR/SR Youth Schedule
Guests are always Welcome!
Leaders: Deanna and Troy Petersen; Jennifer and Tim Fogelsong; Joy and Dennis Brown.
Attendance Report
January 5, 2014—68
To Pastor and My Church Family at Trinity
I want to thank everyone for the many prayers, phone calls, cards, kindnesses and words of encouragement that have been shown to Dave and me in the recent months since my diagnosis of Cancer. I can't tell you how much they all meant to me and really lifted me when some days didn't seem so good. I thank God for being blessed with wonderful Christian friends to help get me through this. God's blessings to all of you.
~Maggie Dory
Serving At Trinity
Sun Jan 12
Sun Jan 19
Life Together
Anyone wishing to Carpool to the First Lutheran Closing service please meet at the church parking lot at 3pm.
Offering Envelopes are in the Narthex. Please pick up your box. If you can't find a box with your name on it or you know of someone who needs one please let Waunita know. We have plenty of extras!
Pastor Watt has included a "Basic Doctrine" Poll in the bulletin today. Please fill out the poll and turn it in after church.
Please note the Elder's have voted that beginning Sunday, February 2, 2014 the church time for Creston will be changed to 9:45 am.
Endowment Committee revised policy. Copies are available. Voters will be requested to approve at January 19th the voters meeting.
Stewardship: Matthew 3:15 But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." The reason God sent His Son into the world is to fulfill all righteousness for us, to do what we could not do. So here Jesus plunges Himself into our sins and soaks them up in His baptism, so that in our baptism we might be cleansed and renewed. The whole of Jesus' life, everything He did and said, was one great offering to the Father in our stead to fulfill all righteousness for us.
Christian Care: Trinity has established a Christian Care fund to help people in our communities who are in need. You may give to the fund at any time simply use one of the Christian Care Fund envelopes on the narthex table. Any member of Trinity may request a gift for anyone in need. Find forms for requests on the Narthex table.
Elder Care Workshop – Saturday, January 25 Bulletin notice for weekend of January 12 - Caring for Older Adults: A growing need and opportunity for ministry in Iowa is to the increasing number of families affected by dementia. Five ministry partners in Iowa District West are working together to offer an Elder Care Workshop, Saturday, January 25 from 9am - 12:15pm at Christ Lutheran Church, Bouton. Bring a group from your congregation (it's free - including breakfast and lunch!) and they'll come away with information, ideas and the beginning of a strategy for a ministry to families in your congregation and community affected by dementia. Go to www.idwlcms.org or call 515-576-7666 to register. Deadline is January 17.
If you are interested in service on the Christian Care Committee please talk to Anita Wardenburg or Jim Nelson today following worship.
LERT (Lutheran Early Response Team) Training Iowa District West is forming LERT teams to respond to disasters. You are invited to attend an upcoming LERT training. There is NO COST for the training. Volunteers will receive a LERT manual. Where: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 510 15th Street, Ames IA When: Saturday, February 8, 2014 Registration begins at 8 am with training 9am - 12pm Facilitator: Ellie Menz, Disaster Response Coordinator Register online at www.idwlcms.org (under "District News") or contact Jill Davis at the District office (515-576-7666).
Building Healthy Families: "He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead." It is tempting to invest the majority of our time and financial resources in trying to keep up with the Jones'. Take some time this week to prayerfully consider your priorities. Look back over your calendar and your checkbook for the past month. Does what you see there reflect those priorities? Adjust if needed! Lutheran Family Service of Iowa
Education: If you are interested in hosting a bible study in your home please contact Pastor Watt
Members of Trinity are encouraged to join Preschool Chapel (Pastor Time) on Thursdays at 9:45AM and 1:45PM.
EQUIPPING THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS...Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Religious Freedom, The Funeral Service Liturgy, The Confession of Peter, John the Baptist Prepares the Way and more. You can listenat your convenience at www.issuesetc.org
Building Healthy Families: "He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead." It is tempting to invest the majority of our time and financial resources in trying to keep up with the Jones'. Take some time this week to prayerfully consider your priorities. Look back over your calendar and your checkbook for the past month. Does what you see there reflect those priorities? Adjust if needed! Lutheran Family Service of Iowa (12 Jan 14 at 8:13PM, Trinity - Announcements)
FAITH'n'FAMILY: Have you listened yet on your Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO? Faith'n'Family is a weekday, 11am-12pm live, call-in show that focuses on families keeping their Lutheran faith first and praising God for the gifts He has given in our children, parents, grandparents, and even the in-laws! Every day, Faith'n'Family will have an expert on the show to discuss life issues such as money management, dealing with divorce, adoption, how to raise children to lead a God-centered life in a very non-Christian world, and more. Follow on www.facebook.com/KFUORadio. Streaming and archived at www.kfuo.org.
Cancer: Bethany Gurich; Jackie Loomis ; Kenneth Goeglein ; Rheanna Miller; Mike Rollings; Orlan Lux; Merle Triggs; Al Davis; Grace Weese; Janice Shepherd; Wes Keeler; Lois Watt; LaVern Otte; Maggie Dory; Jeff Bierle; Tim Stalker; Cindy Ray;
Condolences: Family of Fern Hoepker; Family of Brian Scadden (Grandson of Bertha Jensen);
Christian Care: Jane, George, Jabes, Jefery our sponsored orphans in Africa;
Illness Injury Surgery &Recovering: Bill Reidy; Ethan Bulgrin; Jace Zellmer; Gailen Foreman; Chad Schroeder; May Carlisle; Megan Parsons; Marie Burmiester; Danna Rains; Deb Laudner; Pat Barkalow; Melvalee Geoeglein (Dorothy Cook's sister-in-Law); Pam Romano (Mother-in-Law of Micah Hagen); Hannah Shady;
Military: Aaron Hoogand; Carl Green; Michael Kaufman; Denise McClary;
Missions: Concordia Mission Society; Dr Oliver (Seminary in Taiwan); Ivan and Jennifer Rasch, Africa; Pastor Daniel Vogel, Hispanic Missions in Iowa; Pastor Dennis Konkel, Deaf Missions in Iowa;
Seminary Students: Timothy Meyer (Vicar: Macomb, MI), Chris Troxel, and Martin Herzberg;
Shut-ins: Mary Carson; Ruth Chase; Wilma Cottrell; Jeanne Herzberg; Frieda Porter; Lonny Riley; Don Campbell;
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How Did Migration and Race Influence the Evolution of IBD?
A new review suggests that people who migrated over time from countries with low incidence to countries of high incidence of IBD were more likely to develop Crohn's and UC, for instance.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a serious problem that reaches across the globe. If you're one of the 5 million people worldwide who deals with IBD, you might be curious about the disease's origins. How did conditions like ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease become so widespread, and why are they more prevalent in some groups of people than in others? Well, thanks to a new report, we are now getting a clearer understanding of this.
The review published in January 2018 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology examines the role race and global migration played in the development of IBD over time. It also shows the impact environmental factors, like the typical diet of a country, might have played on different groups' susceptibilities to developing IBD as they migrated from one place to another.
The team, led by researchers at St. Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute in London, analyzed data on South Asian migrants and found that compared with caucasians, people of South Asian descent had a higher incidence of UC than the local population.
"There are several observations that implicate environmental factors in the overall incidence of IBD," says Naila Arebi, MD, PhD, lead author of the report, who is in the department of gastroenterology at St. Mark's Hospital. According to Dr. Arebi, environmental factors that might lead to the development of IBD include:
- Early-life antibiotics
- Vaccinations
- Hygiene
- Adoption of Westernized diets
- Contraceptive pills
- Low vitamin D levels
- Changes to the mother's microbiome — the community of microorganisms that reside in all our bodies
Arebi says that for South Asian migrants, for example, these kinds of environmental factors really ramped up the predominance of UC, specifically. She adds that the prevailing belief is that these environmental factors could trigger certain genetic predispositions for IBD in people.
"For migrants, it may be related to a Westernized diet that changes the microbiome and, combined with a specific genetic factor, activates the disease," she says. "(IBD) tends to present earlier in life in second generation migrants, compared with first generation, implying a lag phase of years."
Garrett Lawlor, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and associate director of Columbia's inflammatory bowel program in New York City, who was not involved in the study, echoes these thoughts. Dr. Lawlor says this research mirrors past studies in how environmental triggers lead to chronic conditions.
"When a migrant develops the same risks for a disease as the country they have moved to, it suggests that something in the new environment may contain a trigger for the disease process," he says. "That may be a particular form of infection, perhaps, change in food habits, or a combination of the two. Changes in food intake lead to subtle imbalances in the gut bacterial populations which may be the trigger for developing IBD. Because that would reflect a shift in many populations of bacteria rather than the introduction of one new bacteria, it can be more difficult to detect these casual changes. The data that we see here in IBD is an interesting picture that we have seen before. Previous similar studies have seen the same thing happen in celiac disease, where migrants increase their risk of being diagnosed from celiac disease based on where they go to live."
RELATED: Find Out How Food Can Impact Your Crohn's Disease
A Future of Better Treatment for IBD
So, how could a clearer understanding of IBD's origins help medical professionals treat the disease? Lawlor says this kind of research could provide doctors with a clearer window of understanding how IBD relates to the people they treat.
"The key to figuring out how to treat IBD is firstly to figure out what causes IBD," says Lawlor. "We know it is a complex disease where gene mutations are required, a hyperactive immune system, and finally a trigger from the outside environment, such as a type of infection. Knowing this, scientists are learning how to calm down the immune system to allow healing to occur with the medications we use currently and in the future."
Lawlor says that doctors are starting to see a future where gene mutations could potentially be altered to prevent IBD from occurring in the first place. Of course that future is still a ways off. He says that, right now, physicians are trying to identify the specific triggers that cause the disease and how people could avoid setting off those triggers.
Arebi adds that once researchers get a better handle on IBD's causes, they could develop better drugs to fight inflammation from the disease.
The emphasis on the microbiome and IBD in this review has implications for other diseases as well. Lawlor says this kind of work fits in with other trends in how the microbiome may be part of the "development of many different diseases, including cancer" as well as how the microbiome affects the body's ability to "use medications to help us heal."
"The microbiome is an entire body system that we have had to ignore until recently because we simply didn't have the scientific technology to assess it properly," he says. "Exciting recent developments in this area of research continue to lead to new avenues of understanding, and future potential treatment targets. And an appropriate level of respect for the bugs living within our bodies."


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Influence diagrams
An influence diagram represents the main structural feature of a system and the important influences that exist between them. It presents an overview of areas of activity, organisation and other groupings, and their main interconnections. It is used to explore those interconnections, possibly leading to redefinition of the components and new views on how they influence each other.
The elements of influence diagrams are blobs labelled by words and arrows between the blobs showing which parts of the system influence others. Ideally, the arrows are labelled saying what the influence of one component on another is.
The rules for drawing influence diagrams are:
- when they are present blob lines represent component boundaries;
- an arrow between components denotes influence or possible influence;
- arrows do not show material flows;
- like a system map, an influence diagram is a snapshot, not a sequence in time.
The guidelines for using influence diagrams are:
- arrows from features in the environment should terminate at an internal system component, not at the system boundary;
- different line weights can denote the strength of influence;
- where influence is two-way, two separate arrows should be used rather than a double-headed arrow, since the influences may be different;
- resist the temptation to overload the diagram with information;
- space and relative difference can be used to suggest things about the nature of the relationship, e.g. important but distant.


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Land Rover
Land Rover
From Series 3 to Disco 4 Polybush have the solution. Polybush specialise in Land Rover bush development and have an extensive range.
By design intent, a Defender is meant withstand a lot of strain: heavy towing, heavy off-roading, driving on uneven, rough surfaces. Only Polybush can put up with the stress these activities put the bushes through. With a range of grades Polybush have the solution whatever you use you Defender for.
Disco 3 & 4 are known to be heavy on bushes but Polybush have the solution with our wishbone bushes 1BH and 1BG, available in our Dynamic grade these bushes maintain comfort and control whilst offering a long term solution compared to the O.E. bush. For a complete makeover try our kit 105.
With larger rim diameters to contend with the suspension on the L322 can have an uncomfortably firm ride so Polybush have manufactured our kit 158 in our dynamic grade designed to absorb harsh ride qualities whilst still maintaining excellent on and off road suspension performance.
The History . . . Land Rover is a British four-wheel drive vehicle manufacturer launched by Rover in 1948 with the Land Rover Series. Land Rover as a brand existed from 1978 onwards.
Land Rover has a worldwide reputation for building excellent sturdy off-roaders. In 1970, the Range Rover, a combination of a luxury vehicle and a four-wheel-drive vehicle, was successfully launched. The Range Rover was designed to feel perfectly at ease on and off-road starting the trend of the modern SUV.
Land Rover followed Rover when BMW bought the group in 1994 and sold it in 2000 to Ford. In 2008, Tata bought Land Rover from Ford.


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A Little Beauty In Our Woods
The woods in my world are always interesting. There's always something new to see, even if I go over the same path every day. Birds, flowers, a different pattern of light on a tree – I just never know what I might see. But sometimes a visit to the woods is really special.
Sometimes there are little people in the woods. It's true! Recently when I was in the woods, I saw the most beautiful little fairy queen.
Isn't she precious? I wish I could see her there each and every day, but most of the time she lives an alternate life far north of here, in Canada. There's she's a busy little person with therapy sessions, doctor visits, and playing at home. She has a sunny disposition, and is a delight to be around.
Every year Ellie plays dress-up and Grandma takes pictures for a calendar. We use a mix of these fantasy photos and pictures from her every day life for the calendars. The profits from selling these calendars (and one I make with farm life pictures) help pay for some of the expenses of special equipment, therapy and other stuff Ellie needs because she has Cerebral Palsy.
She's one of the best things in my world.


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I noticed this issue a few days ago, saw the post regarding upgrading booksmart to 3.4.6 so tried that but still cannot get picasa to open from booksmart. Help!
Booksmart on both Windows/Mac no longer imports photos from Picasa Web Albums
The title says it all. Booksmart (latest version, 3.4.6) can no longer log into Picasa Web Albums on both our Windows and our Mac computers, even though our Google security settings page indicates that Booksmart has credentials to access Picasa Web Albums.
Clicking the "Get Photos from..." button in Booksmart opens the Picasa login window. Entering our Google username and password takes us to our internet browser, where Google brings up the window to "accept" Booksmart and confirm the permission.
But then Booksmart hangs on getting to Picasa. This happens on both of our machines, as noted.
So, we can't work on any of our books!
Has anyone run into this?
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I just run into the same problem. All my pictures saved on my google account and I cannot upload them into the booksmart :-(
Still unresolved! Any news from Blurb?
Same problem. I've informed Blurb Support team, but they can't replicate the problem...as yet.
I am having the same problem.
Any updates?
I am working on a book in Booksmart and am trying to access my Picasaweb Albums for the photos that I need to create this book. Until today, a connection would be made and one album was chosen by Booksmart out of the many (the wrong one, naturally). Today, trying again, I get 'No Albums' read-out. What is going on? Either, Blurb want me to create a book (and if so, make the connection), or or they do not, in which case tell me to go find someone else's software.
I just started a book and Booksmart allowed me to import from Picasa first time I tried. But next set of pictures I tried to import, it only brought up the 2 Public albums I have in Picasa (out of ~150 albums). I went searching in HELP for answers and found this discussion. Was about to contact Blurb on issue. But realized I could try changing Picasa album to "public" long enough to import into Picasa. I tried it and it worked. While in an album, click on "actions", choose "album properties", and then choose "public on the web" under visibility. After you have gone back to Booksmart and imported what you need, you can change Picasa album back to whatever other visibility you have chosen. Hope this helps others.
I have been using Blurb and Picasa together to create my photo books for a few years now. The fact that we can no longer easily pull in pictures from Picasa is very frustrating. I have loaded the latest version of Booksmart and I still can't load my Picasa albums into Blurb. As one person commented the only thing that works as far as I know is to go into Picasa and make your album public. Then go back to Blurb to load your pictures from that album. Then go back to Picasa to make your album private again.


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Case 383 - Odd job person in managed block of flats not allowed to change light bulbs for health and safety reasons
Management company advised that odd job person is unable to change light bulbs as they would only be protected from negligence if a competent electrician carried out the job.
Panel opinion
Health and safety at work legislation does not require the use of a competent electrician to change light bulbs in a residential property. Confusing a perceived (but in all probability low) risk of being sued for negligence with the requirements of health and safety legislation is unhelpful, and can distort the aim of the legislation, which is to ensure a proportionate approach to managing risks.


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Our weekly Tuesday meetings bring together all twenty class representatives, the six Executive Board members, the three issue-based officers, and the Dean of Students, who serves as MCSG's adviser. We use these two-hour meetings primarily to discuss and vote on a variety of business matters ranging from resolutions to allocations from Financial Affairs Committee and charters from the Student Organization Committee. We also receive updates from each committee and frequently invite guests to talk about and weigh in on particular aspects of campus life.
Most importantly, these meetings serve as an open discussion forum where we monitor our progress towards achieving MCSG's overall goals. We invite all interested students to attend our Tuesday meetings and participate in our discussions. Only through such participation can we truly operate effectively.
If you would like to speak directly to the Legislative Body at a weekly meeting, please email MCSG to be added to our agenda. If you have documents that you would like to be shared with the LB, please submit them to MCSG at least 48 hours before the meeting.
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While living with this family, I was treated like one of their own. They carted me to their friends' houses for dinners and for weekends away. We went waterskiing and we drank champagne together. I attended the grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary celebration. And I secretly wished I'd been born a French woman.
One thing I learned as an au-pair in France, besides their contempt for the American president (hint: the year was 2005), is that they know how to eat and they know how to eat well. Florence (the chic mother of my dear French family) invited me into the kitchen and showed me some tricks used in traditional French cooking. Its been 4 1/2 years, so unfortunately, I don't remember a lot. I wrote it all down but may never again locate that particular notebook. So sad.
But I will never forget the perfectly paired wine and cheese after one particular dinner. At 20 years old, I finally appreciated how wine could truly enhance the flavor of food. It was no longer simply a yummier-than-beer means to an end (the end being intoxication).
I studied French for 7 years and I pretty much love anything French or having to do with France. So when I found Mireille Guiliano's book, French Women Don't Get Fat, I was hooked. (And I re-read it this week for inspiration since I am currently battling those last five pounds again, thanks Giovanna.) After a year spent in America as a teenager, Mireille returned to France as a fatter version of herself. "A sack of potatoes," as her father sputtered at first sight of the new Mireille, possibly psychologically damaging her for years to come.
Mireille points out that French women typically think about good things to eat while American women typically think about bad things they can't eat. She teaches about the art of eating for pleasure, finding your unique equilibrium, and eating seasonally.
She also says you can eat bread, chocolate and wine daily and still be thin. Are you listening now?
Besides, it is true that French women don't get fat. I was repeatedly amazed at how impossibly tiny ALL of the women were that I met (yes, they had children). And these moms were eating yummy, rich multiple-course meals. I never saw one abstain from dessert or wine. How do they do it???
Well, you've got to read French Women Don't Get Fat to find out. If you refuse to read diet books, good for you. But this one is not a diet book. No, definitely not. Kind of the opposite. If anything, Mireille teaches you how to obtain maximum pleasure from each calorie ingested.
And then, if you're anything like me, you'll spend the next month daydreaming about visiting France, eating French croissants, drinking French wine and pretending to be a glamorous, impossibly thin French woman…


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In this week's edition of #FNinsider we chat with Karen Abiog, the Sales and Social Media Manager of fashion haven, SHEfinds. Founded in 2004, SHEfinds.com is an online portal where professional, time-starved women go for fashion and beauty shopping solutions.
Responsible for managing social media and contributions to the site, in addition to handling all marketing and sales ventures, Abiog is much more than a triple threat. Check out our interview below, where Abiog spoke out about tech-friendly marketing, style in the digital realm, and how social media is affecting the fashion industry.
FN: How did you get started in the fashion industry and what lead you to becoming SHEfinds' Social Media Manager?
Karen: I have always had a strong interest in fashion and marketing. I was involved in many volunteer organizations during my undergraduate years at The University of Connecticut. I aided in the organization of the fashion show, "For the Kids Miracle Walk" to benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center and the Children's Miracle Network which raised thousands of dollars. As the Vice President of Communication of my sorority, Pi Beta Phi I was responsible for advertising our yearly Designer Jean Sale fundraiser. Since 96% of the student population has joined a social network, I utilized social media to market and endorse fashion events. I was responsible for writing e-newsletters to alumnae and family, coordination of our local website, and publications to the sorority magazine, "The Arrow".
I was also the Special Assessments Chair for 3 years and designed and ordered apparel worn by my chapter for Bid Day, Recruitment, and Philanthropies. I also volunteered as a Fashion Consultant at Swap-O-Rama-Rama and was responsible for sorting donated clothes and advised clients on which accessories to add to clothing. I started as the Sales Coordinator which was the assistant to the Marketing and Sales Manager at SHEfinds. Because of my love for social media, I started the use of more social media and found myself managing all of our social media across our 3 sites- SHEfinds.com, MOMfinds.com, and BRIDEfinds.com.
FN: Can you tell us a bit about what's happening at SHEfinds in regards to social media? What you're most excited about for the near future?
K: SHEfinds integrates a lot social media. Of course SHEfinds.com, MOMfinds.com and BRIDEfinds.com have their own Facebook pages. Everyone on the team has a twitter account–Our MOMfind editor alone has 64K followers! We all have our own Pinterest boards, and our Bridal editor has a strong following since wedding pins are very popular. Pinterest is one of the strongest social media tools for the fashion industry, since it's one of the fastest growing social network in history (and brilliant since it's visually driven).
We also have a SHEfinds tumblr, and I recently just created an "Inside SHEfinds Tumblr" which is a behind the scenes scoop of the shopaholic staff at SHEfinds Media. It gives our readers a sense of what our editors and staff are buying and their own sense of style. I am also excited about building our youtube channel where you can find our editors reviewing products and a collection of our our CEO Michelle Madhok's TV appearances.
FN: Now more than ever fashion has been emerging itself into the digital realm. What are your thoughts about the industry's transition into a tech-friendly platform?
K: The rate of fashion has changed, and we now live in the era of speed chic. The systematic hierarchy of trends are now producing at a fast pace as a result of the digital realm. I believe the digital realm makes fashion more accessible and convenient, where in the past we were dependent on print.
I remember waiting for fashion magazines to print what was shown on fashion runways. Now, I can go on Twitter and see live TwitPics and Instagram photos as the looks go down the runway.You can now access the latest trends on the internet at any time of the day. Tablets and smartphones also make online shopping easy, since you can buy a dress that you've been waiting for to go on sale while you commute to work or your lunch break.
FN: With an exponentially growing number of new and innovative blogs, apps and digital campaigns, do you think that consumers are ever over-saturated with content? Or is there even such a thing as too much fashion?
K: I don't think that consumers are over-saturated with content- especially with fashion! Fashion and trends are always evolving. Who can resist a sale? I think that's what makes SHEfinds.com alluring. However, you do have to have a strategy with how you connect with your audience.
SHEfinds provides different content, we don't bombard our readers with just sales. We write about the newest trends, where to buy the exact products Celebs are wearing, previews to upcoming fashion collaborations, and general fashion news. The key to successful digital campaigns is optimizing your social media to attract your readers with engagement and cultivating a relationship with your readers.
FN: What do you (and your team) do to stay on top of the latest technology to continue to enhance your brand?
K: Our team is always scouting the newest trends in fashion and social media. Our Marketing Director Julie and I go to a lot of webinars and meetings on Marketing and social media digital strategy around the city. We also read many sites that focuses on social media and marketing religiously.
FN: How do you think that blogging and social media are affecting the fashion industry?
K: Today, people want to wear what style bloggers are wearing or copy 'street style' outfits found on Pinterest. Not all of us can afford the clothes that the celebrities wear. With Pinterest including links to buy the product, it makes it effortless to buy the same outfit rather than making a trip to the mall and walking around for hours trying to find something that looks similar.
In order for fashion companies that are transitioning into a tech-friendly platform to be successful, their multiplatform social media has to have a strong foundation and strategy. Marketing efforts using Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & etc should make sure their campaigns are personal and unique. If their social media posts are generic your readers will not be engaged in the material. That is why I believe style bloggers are so successful.
FN: What is your favorite part about your job?
K: I love every aspect of my job! It's not a dull 9 to 5 job where I'm stuck in a cubicle – everyday it's something new and I'm always meeting new people. As a self diagnosed shopaholic, SHEfinds is the perfect place for me to work and I love the people I work with. The office has a great work environment since we are all supportive of one another. After work you can find me tweeting and posting on Instagram during fashion previews and events I go to. I'm also addicted to Pinterest so it's great that I get paid to pin!
FN: Anything else you'd like to share?
K: Since 2004 SHEfinds.com has been the trusted online shopping resource helping stylish savvy shoppers FIND latest fashion trends, exclusive offers, and that must-have item… now. We help navigate the crazy world of online shopping. Follow us on twitter! @SHEfinds and me @SHEfindsKaren. Want an inside look into our office and the events we go to? Check out insideshefinds.tumblr.com.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Mets are out of town this weekend, but their ballpark has been put to very good use on Saturday.
The team and the American Red Cross are hosting their second annual blood drive today at Citi Field. The event runs from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the American Red Cross said it only takes about an hour to provide help that can save a life.
"Blood has a shelf life, so the Red Cross has to continuously replenish it," Donna Morrissey of the American Red Cross told CBS 2. "So whether it's times of disaster or just a regular day where someone goes into the hospital, we need to make sure that the blood is available."
Every donor will receive two tickets to the Mets' game against San Francisco on April 23rd. They'll also have a chance to win tickets to one of this year's Subway Series games against the Yankees.
Will you make it over to Flushing to donate blood today? Let us know below…


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Dr. Morgan Crum is the Owner and Director of Physical Therapy of Athleticare Physical Therapy and Sports Performance. He earned a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Boston University, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Des Moines University and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Dr. Crum is a board certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and received his orthopedic training under the tutelage of world renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Kevin Wilk in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a licensed and certified athletic trainer since 1994. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He received sports performance training at the world renowned Exos (formerly Athletes' Performance) under Mark Verstegen.
Dr. Crum has over 2 decades of experience as a physical therapist and has had an opportunity to work with professional athletes from all major sports. He has been the team physical therapist for the perennial national championship contending Findlay Prep basketball program since 2009.
In his spare time, Dr. Crum enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 children, playing soccer, weight lifting, mountain biking and hiking.


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What Is Battery Impedance Testing?
Impedance testing for batteries is a proven way of preventing battery failure by identifying early signs of weakness or general deterioration in individual cells.
An AC current is applied to each battery through probes attached to the block terminals, with the internal impedance measured and recorded in milliohms. This broadly indicates the general condition the batteries are in, without placing any undue stress on their functionality.
Battery problems evolve over time and as they get older, their internal impedance increases until it reaches a manufacturer-defined threshold where replacement is recommended to reduce the likelihood of complete failure.
Regular impedance testing, for example every 6-to-12 months, enables you to build up a history of internal battery condition for every cell. Comparing batteries against each other makes it easier to accurately forecast end-of-working-life predictions and calculate when proactive replacement is necessary.
Impedance testing is non-intrusive, so can be undertaken in-situ on a live working battery system and completed in a few hours. As a comparison, battery discharge testing often requires operations to be shut down for several days at a time while the test takes place.


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82nd Overall Selection - Third round
Linebacker Alfred Fincher, Connecticut
6'1", 240
Prototypical run-stuffing linebacker from a small school, Saints took Fincher a little higher than he was projected but he fills a void for the Saints. Tough as nails, a violent hitter, and a determined run stopper. May project better to strong-side linebacker than middle linebacker, but will be a special teamer at first anyway. Adequate in zone coverage and pursuit but best in the tackle box playing in the gaps. Much more quick than fast and an overachieving hard worker. Very intelligent on and off the field. Experienced three year starter at small-time Connecticut. Great lateral ability and hand usage but limited in run-down speed. Surprisingly long stride and ranges around the field deceptively well.
However, Fincher may not be a three-down linebacker. Long arms, big hands, 400-pound bench press. A 32-inch vertical leap means this guy isn't stiff. Seems more able than Orlando Ruff but similar in that his strength is clearly against the run and he may be a liability in other aspects of his game. Was the quarterback for his defense and teamed with QB Dan Orlovsky to put the Connecticut football program on the map. Fincher is the first Connecticut player drafted since 1994.
Saints Impact: You didn't think the Saints could go without taking a linebacker in round three, did you? In every draft that the Saints have used a 3rd round pick (they didn't have 3rd round picks in 2000 and 2004), they have taken a linebacker. Fincher seems like a middle linebacker prospect but may be moved to strong-side.
"He's played inside, but he could be an outside linebacker. I would probably try him there, but it's up to Coach Haslett where he wants to play him," said Saints college scouting director Rick Reiprish.
From Next Level's John Murphy: "[Fincher] weighed in at 6010, 237 pounds… pretty well-defined in most areas… little shorter arms than desired… shows very good instincts and aggressiveness… quick to read the play and locate the ball… explosive upon impact… got up the field in a hurry during the team drills… pretty fluid in most of the individual sessions, as well… good range in pass coverage… has enough speed to drop back into his zone… takes good angles to the ball… plays faster than his reported 40-times… his football smarts and intangibles make him a better football player than workout guy… but has reportedly improved his overall speed and quickness, while training for the Combine… underrated in terms of not being hyped or promoted, as a possible top-notch defender before the start of this season… has lined up primarily at middle linebacker… has made a number of teams take notice of his ability… does not have great size, but could probably carry 245 pounds… very consistent on his game films, and did not look lost or out of place against top-notch competition this week…" "There is at least one team that has CONNECTICUT senior linebacker ALFRED FINCHER rated among the Top-3 inside linebackers in the draft..."
Other options: Virginia LB Darryl Blackstock, Purdue QB Kyle Orton, Georgia QB David Greene, West Virginia WR Chris Henry, Missouri DT CJ Mosley, Southern Miss OLB Michael Boley, Missouri DT Attiyah Ellison, West Virginia RB Kay-Jay Harris, Maryland CB Domonique Foxworth.


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Independent German studio Gentlymad have announced Pizza Connection 3.
The cooking and business simulator will launch sometime next spring across Pc, Mac, and Linux – via Steam. Featured above, you can view a teaser trailer for the sequel.
The previous two games were originally released in Europe under the name Pizza Connection, while us Americans received the game under the name Pizza Tycoon (mostly to align it better with the boatloads of Tycoon games of the time), with changed names and locations.
Here are the first screenshots:
Here's a rundown on the game:
Mamma mia… Long awaited by fans around the world, the newest instalment of the cult series "Pizza Connection" returns to the PC with even more flavour and extra cheese. Make 'em a pizza they can't refuse!
In addition to the series' tried and true basic ingredients, economic simulation Pizza Connection 3 offers a number of hot new toppings! Work your way through a challenging campaign to rise from a simple pizza baker in the streets of Rome to the owner of the world's most successful pizza chain! Use the famous Pizza Creator to design your own signature pizzas.
Show your competitors the way to sell pizzas and create a unique taste experience for your customers each time they visit one of your restaurants. Whether you do so by means of target group oriented advertising and great pizzas in stylish restaurants or by dancing along the crust of legality through the occasional use of sabotage and violence is entirely up to you.
It's time to once again enrich the world with tasty pizzas and redefine good taste.
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- No one's invented your favourite pizza yet? Vegan, straight vegetarian or meat with added meat? Create your own pizzas using the legendary Pizza Creator and over 75 different ingredients!
- The 12 mission single player campaign lets you rise step-by-step from a simple pizza baker in Rome to the world's greatest pizza mogul.
- From Sydney to Berlin to Washington DC: Conquer the world's greatest metropolises with your own pizza chain and discover their unique tastes!
- Customize your restaurants the way you want: Floorplan, furniture, personnel, interior decorating. There is a little interior decorator in every pizza baker.
- Use market analyses and sophisticated marketing strategies to reach your customers with targeted advertising.
- Get rid of your competitors by using particularly spicy ingredients such as sabotage and bribery.
- The free game mode offers an alternative to the campaign rich in its diversity. You yourself can determine a wide range of parameters such as startup capital, number of residents, competitors and much more, allowing you to create your own challenges.


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A member of the audience caused quite a stir this week after asking a question during a Dunedin Commission candidate forum.
He questioned Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski, who is running for re-election, about whether it is true that her husband and son were kicked out of their box seats during a recent Toronto Blue Jays game.
The question, posed by Tom Rask, who writes about local politics for his blog called Tampa Bay Guardian, was met with a room full of boos and backlash, and the mayor refused to answer it.
"I will not answer any questions by the Tampa Bay Guardian," she said before dropping the microphone and sitting back down.
Bujalski, along with her husband and son, recently traveled to Toronto with other city leaders and staff to continue negotiations with Blue Jays officials in hopes of keeping Canada's lone Major League Baseball franchise in Dunedin. The partnership plans, which have long been confidential, are set to become public later this month.
The mayor denies that her family was kicked out of the seats, claiming the charges are "adamantly not true." She said she points the finger at her opponent, Vice Mayor Bruce Livingston, and his campaign.
"People continue to systematically attack my family instead of talking about the issues," she said. "It is really unfortunate that my opponent and his campaign contributors continue with undignified attacks on my family."
But Livingston says Bujalski's accusations are conjecture and that his campaign is not involved.
"I am very disappointed that the mayor would make these allegations without any proof," he said "This is really a smack... I don't deserve that, and neither does Dunedin. This divisive behavior isn't helping anything."


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POLICE and community leaders say they are struggling to contain racial tensions in Derby after a young Sikh was badly hurt when ambushed by a gang of Muslims carrying hammers and crowbars.
Harjit Singh Sandhu, 22, was in hospital with a broken leg, ankle and nose and cuts to his face and head after being attacked for 20 minutes in the Normanton area on Monday.
About 50 Sikh youths went on to the streets to protest at the rising number of assaults by Muslim youths, but were dispersed by police. A fortnight ago Rhadika Shukla, 15, suffered a fractured skull when a Muslim gang rampaged through her school, attacking pupils and staff with hammers and axes and smashing windows.
A group called the Youth Muslims Organisation has been seen stirring trouble and gangs have been spotted roaming the streets chanting Osama bin Laden's name since September 11. The authorities fear an explosion of violence as Sikhs and Hindus retaliate.
Harninder Singh, a close friend of Mr Sandhu, said: "It was a totally unprovoked attack and the worst thing was he ran into a few Muslim shops for help and received none. When they had finished he was absolutely covered in blood. I was with him last Wednesday when Muslim lads mounted the pavement and tried to run him over."
As appeals went out for calm, Gurmel Bolla, the vice-president of the Sikh temple in Derby, said community leaders were trying to keep a lid on the simmering violence, but were struggling. An emergency steering group has been convened for the communities, the police and the local council.
Police said: "Community leaders are doing everything they can." Two men had been arrested and were being questioned about the assault on Mr Sandhu, they added.


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Adam Green plays his biggest New York show ever when he headlines Town Hall this Saturday, May 10 with Tim Fite and Laura Marling. Tickets are $26 and still on sale. Expect costumes.
Used to be that Adam Green was best known as Kimya Dawson's other half in the Moldy Peaches, the anti-folk Captain & Tenille who rhymed phrases like "Steak for chicken" with "Who'm I gonna stick my dick in?" Then came January 2008, when Green became both the shyly intoning boy on the centerpiece of the Juno soundtrack, "Anything But You," and the vocal model for Michael Cera's closing-credit cover-song pas-de-deux with Ellen Page. Fast-forward to March 2008, when Green became, to the world-at-large, a momentary YouTube phenom–promoting his goofball-cabaret solo record Sixes & Sevens, he showed up for a guest appearance on cross-the-pond talk show TV Total hilariously hammered, spun wiseass-b.s. about fighting in Iraq, and at one point, affectionately jumped in the burly male host's lap. It was pretty awesome.
So you never know what you're gonna get when you interview Adam Green. I got a pleasantly wry dude with a measured patter and an occasional Snagglepuss hiss-laugh in a Frankfurt dressing-room. My first question was going to be "Are you drunk?" Turns out, I didn't need to ask.
Village Voice: Hey, how's it going?
Adam Green: Who is that?
Village Voice: I'm Camille.
AG: Camille!
VV: Where are you?
I'm in a dressing room in Frankfurt. Yeah, Frank-furt.
What's it like?
It's a nice place. It's sort of like a squat. There're like German squatter kids at the place I'm at.
You're big over there, I've read.
Well, I don't know. It's hard to say. Where I'm playing in New York is Town Hall, right?
This place [Mousonturm] is not as big as Town Hall.
So you're bigger in New York?
Maybe? It's hard to say. I've been touring everywhere for seven years. It's funny, I can go to Copenhagen and maybe a zillion kids will come and then I can go to Philadelphia and there'd be nobody. For all I know, I could go to China and play their version of Madison Square Garden. It's become really nebulous where there are geographic pockets of people who're buying my records. Or not buying, just listening to my songs.
Either way, this Town Hall show really is a big deal for you.
Yeah, it's major for me.
How so?
Well, I'm a New Yorker. I was born in White Plains, in a neighborhood where I couldn't show my feelings. Where I couldn't show my feelings without getting beaten up. So this is big for me, to play a gorgeous seater like Town Hall. It's the biggest venue I've played in New York. I have some wonderful clothes that I've picked out for the occasion.
There're gonna be costume changes?
Yeah. And I'm gonna wash my hair. It will be really nice. My parents live about a few blocks from Town Hall. They live West side of Midtown.
You're gonna have to behave for them.
My parents are used to my antics.
Speaking of which, how has the TV Total appearance affected you over there?
I think more people saw it in America. It was sort of like blogged about. My dad is a neurologist. And he's a professor at Columbia University. He recently did an interview with Wired Magazine about the electro-biology behind headaches. And in the course of the interview, they asked him if I was drunk all the time. [Laughs] That's the only way it's affected me directly.
What did your dad say?
Oh, he said no.
Are you drunk now?
Hey, it's a different time zone. So it must be really early for you.
It's 11 am here.
Well, I just woke up. I had a pretty wild night in Berlin. Let's put it this way: I owe some people some money.
[We both crack up.]
So you're still drunk?
I think so.
How do you like Berlin, anyway?
I spend a good amount of time there. But they work me to the bone when I'm there. Last time I was there, they took me to a techno club where there was this South African electroclash performer named Gazelle who wore like a sparkly Nazi outfit and told me that he was bringing the essence of Africa to Berlin.
Could you ever live there?
I think I'd always live in New York, because it's hard to escape and my family and friends are there. I enjoy Berlin. But I really enjoy Barcelona. It's always been sort of a fantasy to escape and live in Barcelona.
And actually, one time, I blacked out and for some reason, flew to Berlin and had like a week where I wandered around homeless and kids just let me stay at their house. It was maybe a year and a half ago. It was a very stressful time for me.
Yeah, it was weird, my girlfriend got me this flask to put Jägermeister in. And I was carrying around this Jägermeister flask. And one time, she was just sleeping and I kept on filling up the flask and before I knew it, I was on a flight to Berlin. I called her from there, she was so mad.
She probably regretted buying you that flask.
I threw out the flask. Actually, I wrote a song about it because it leaked. It's on my new record, it's called "Leaky Flask."
How'd she like that?
She's actually out here with me now. And I have a bunch of gospel singers here and I'm flying them to New York too because they're going to perform with me. They're South London girls. They think I'm nuts.
I can't imagine why.
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Were you straight-edge when you were in the Moldy Peaches? For some reason back then, I thought you were.
Me? No. But since Kimya's been touring and hasn't toured with the Moldy Peaches, she hasn't had a drink. That's because she was way out of control and she was terrible growing up. She was one of the most meanest alcoholic bitches ever. We're all very happy she doesn't drink anymore.
Has your relationship with her gotten better from the whole Juno experience?
Why, who said it wasn't good?
Ah, I just got the sense that it'd been fractured.
We've been in touch more than ever now.
Okay. Well, do people ever come to shows and be disappointed that you don't do "the Juno song"?
No. No one's ever yelled for it. I think they know that we tour separately and don't do Moldy Peaches songs.
When's the last time you wrote a song?
I've been working on one recently. I guess I work on songs a lot. On tour, as well, I just sort of have a digital recorder. That's how I write all my songs pretty much for the last five or six years. I don't write them on the guitar, I just write them by singing into a recorder and then I just sit down with the guitar and figure out the chords later. But it frees me up melodically like that.
I try to keep it consistent. A friend of mine told me that's the best way. I think that if you go too long without writing a song, you can become out of touch with the artistic process, which is sort of a machine unto itself.
Where and when do you typically write them?
I guess during the day. I'll get up, drink some coffee, walk around my neighborhood signing into what looks like a cell phone, but is actually a digital recorder. Thank God for cell phones, nobody looks at me funny.
I develop them from there. I might make 10 seconds of a song up, then the next day, make the next 10 seconds up. Then by the time the song gets to be like two minutes long, I already want out because I've been working on it for like three weeks.
Oh, I almost forgot. Who is Stinky the Ferret? He's credited as playing the piano on Sixes and Sevens.
Oh, I was recording under a strange circumstance where I was at a school for autistic kids. And Dan Myers, who's recorded all my records, his wife operates that school. So she told us that there was an empty room there that we could use to record on the cheap. And there happens to be ferrets that run around the school. Well, you know, they're really interesting creatures and autistic kids especially like them. So I had this ferret running all over the piano and I kept putting him on the piano and he'd run across the keys. So I figured, might as well let people know that he played.
So Stinky the Ferret is actually just a ferret named Stinky. Believe me, no explanation needed for the name.
I'm really glad to learn it's not some studio-musician dude with the stage-name Stinky the Ferret.
Ferrets, those creatures have the shortest attention span I've ever seen.
Remind you of yourself at all?
Yeah. Maybe to some degree. But I'm a man.
Lex Benaim on Adam Green's Sixes & Sevens
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on May 7, 2008


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Summertime here in the Western United States is a time for a plethora of outdoor activities all designed with one goal in mind: Get moving. This is good advice for all of us if we want to maintain or improve our health. The same advice holds true for improving learner engagement and interest in our eLearning courses. Get moving. Adding motion to objects in Captivate 9 is not as difficult as it may seem.
Motion paths are one of several animation choices available in Captivate 9. In addition, you can also use basic, entrance, emphasis, and exit animations, but those will be covered at another time.
Giving your objects a motion can enhance learner interest and engagement in an otherwise somewhat stilted course.
Let's look at how to use motion paths in this video.
So, now that you've seen how to use motion paths to bring life and excitement to your eLearning, get out there and get moving.


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Climate and Climate Change
Mesoscale Modeling
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Aerosols Observations and Modelling Dust and Sea-Salt Forecasting
Atmospheric Dynamics
Climate and Climate Change
Mesoscale Modeling
Numerical Weather Prediction
Aerosols Observations and Modelling Dust and Sea-Salt Forecasting
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics and Computer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1970
M.Sc. in Physics-Electro Optics, Hebrew Universisty of Jerusalem, 1972
Ph.D. in Meterology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1980
Instructor, Meteorology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1972-1980
Lecturer, Geophysics & Planetry Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 1982-1986
Post-doctoral Fellow, Meteorology (CIMMS), The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, 1983
Visiting Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, USA, 1986-1987
Senior Lecturer, Geophysics & Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 1987-1992
Visiting Scientist, Meteorology, Reading Univesrity, Reading, England, 1987
Visiting Scientist, Meteorology, Penn State University, University Park, USA, 1992
Associate Prof., Geophysics & Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 1993-1998
NRC Senior Associate, Data Assimilation Office, NANA - Goddard, 1995-1997
Physics Senior Visitor, Balearic University, Spain, 1998
Senior Visitor, Climate & Radiation, NASA-GSFX Aerosol Center, 2000
Professor, Geophysics & Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 1998-Today
Fellow, NASA-Goddard Space Laboratory, Goddard flight Center Atmosphere, 2003-2008
Head, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv Univesrsity, 2005-2008
Head, Tel Aviv University, Porter School for Environmental Studies, 2008-2013
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Distinction Prize, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1967
Distinction Prize, The Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem, 1970
Prize, Goethe Institute, Munchen, Germany, 1975
Fellowship, Harvard University, Cmbridge, MA, USA, 1980-1982
Grand, NATO Advanced Study Institute, 1982
Fellowship, The Univesrity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, 1983
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American Men & Women of Sciences (AMWS Book), 1998
Goddard Fellow, NASA Goddard Flight Center, 2003-2008
Honorary Member, World Jewish Academy of Sciences, 2004
Member as the Senate Delegate, Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University, 2007-2009
Best of What's New Popular Science Award of Flood Warning, 2009
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Medal, WIPO Medal, "for the best invention to predict floods using cellular networks" (with N. David and H. Messer-Yaron), 2009
Certificate of Championship of the Lower Jordan River (granted in Limassol, Cyprus, by the Jordanian, Palestinian & Israeli Directors of FoEME-Friends of the Earth Middle East), 2011
The Mikhael M. Nebenzahl & Amalia Grossberg Chair Professor in Geodynamics, 2011
Head of the Porter School for Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, 2008-2013
Member of the International Advisory Board of DESERVE (Dead Sea Research Venue of the German Helmholtz Society), 2012