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With college about to start up this week, many parents will be packing their young adults
off to college. Some parents may be sitting down with their young daughters having 'the talk'. No, not that talk, we are referring to the talk about sexual assault and staying safe. To remind you of the sexual assault statistics, 1 in 4 college age females experience some form of sexual assault while attending college. As you may know as readers of this blog, we attempt to educate you about self-defense contingencies to reduce your chances of being part of that statistic. I've also told you that many college campuses provide self-defense solutions ranging from RAD classes, Free shuttle rides, to escort services. This is a good thing and we applaud any and all efforts that college are taking to reduce sexual assault victims. It also appears that some colleges stores are now selling pepper spray. I was passing a student store on one campus and saw they were selling Bling Sting Self-Defense product. First, let me state for the record that I'm for using any effective product that will keep you safe. I will also say for the record I have nothing against the Niche marketing tactic that Bling Sting uses. Really, I don't. Now, that I have those statements out of the way let's examine choosing effective pepper spray.
I have a question for you consumers. If you were going to purchase pepper spray, what do you want? Do you want to buy something that is effective, or something mildly effective but a fashion accessory? Now, mind you there are highly effective brands pepper sprays that come in fashion cases. Dooney & Bourke, Saber Red, and Streetwise offer pepper spray in fashionable cases. But should how a pepper spray case looks really be your primary deciding factor on picking your pepper spray? Do you think your attacker is going to be impressed? What about your friends? That is what I saw when I looked at Bling Sting Pepper Spray. I picked up a package of their pepper spray, looking for one thing -what strength it was, and also its Certified Heat Rating. I guess it's either I small print, or inside the package. Because I did not see it. I really did look. In the FREE Guide to Pepper Spray, we tell you how to select pepper spray we don't recommend a specific brand, but we do recommend that you look for what is legal where you reside, it's a good fit for you, and its effective rating (CHR or SHU). The one thing we never mention was, is it a good fashion accessory for you?
In order to find out more about Bling Pepper Spray products, I researched it. This is one of the things we mentioned in the Guide to Pepper Spray, to research before you buy. Remember, you are purchasing something to help save your life in a dangerous situation. What factors are the most important to you? One that should be important is effectiveness!
Here is the verbiage from their webs site
Blingsting pepper spray is not only the cutest pepper spray ever, but it's the same exact formulation used in other pepper sprays you'll find on the market. We use a 10% OC formula (that's oleoresin capsicum … yeah, we can use big words too) that is the strongest formulation allowed in all 50 states.
Bottom line: it's HOT AF and when used in a defensive manner, will cause major respiratory effects like choking watery eyes, and temporary blindness for an hour or so. Yikes. Pepper spray is not a toy, and it's not funny to use it in any way other than in a true emergency. It's also illegal to misuse pepper spray. Jail is not a good look. Orange is not your color. Be responsible and be vigilant.
Bling sting is the pepper spray so cute, it hurts! Ok, you can buy some now. Just make sure you are ready for TONS of compliments.
I'm going to break these down. Again, this really isn't an attack against Bling sting but to educate you one marketing practices that are more about selling the product than protecting you.
Now, I don't know about you, but I question various sales tactics. But let us examine what they are selling you. First Bling Pepper Spray IS Pepper Spray, there is no doubt about that. Can Pepper Spray be effective for your self-defense? Studies and experience say yes. Bling Sting does sell pepper spray.
Bling Sting primary attribute…it's attractive. OK, that's the hook of their product and it's in the name. So if Bling is more important than overall effectiveness against criminals, this Pepper Spray product is for you.
Bling Sting has the same formulation as other pepper sprays. That's like saying Wendy's burger had the foundation that other hamburgers have. Generally, it can be considered a true statement. But it's a Whopper the same as a Big Mac? Isn't a Stake and Shake burger the same as White Castle burger? Not all pepper spray is equal. Isn't Sabre Red Pepper Spray is slightly different from Smith and Wesson Pepper Spray that is slightly different from Streetwise…etc.
We use a 10% OC formula (that's oleoresin capsicum … yeah, we can use big words too) that is the strongest formulation allowed in all 50 states. Hmm? That remark about OC..what are they trying to convey to their target audience? Ponder that! As far as I know, all modern pepper spray is OC. Most of the pepper spray sites that I have visited explain what OC means. But, I guess they want you to believe something from that statement.
Now they claim that 10% is the strongest allowed in all 50 States. This is primarily true, based in current Pepper Spray State Restrictions. However, consider this fact – of all 50 states, there are only one states (Michigan) that have a strength limitation. Many of the others have a limitation on size but not strength. The remaining states have no limitation at all. So if you don't live in Michigan, why would want a weaker pepper spray? When it comes to Pepper Spray strengths you can purchase 5%, 10% 15%, 18% and 23% OC Pepper Spray. But what does that really tell you? Think of OC like liquor proof…the stronger higher the proof the stronger the liquor. What kind of pepper spray do you want, a wine cooler or Kentucky Bourbon, or Gin? Again, not bashing Bling Pepper Spray, one thing they don't have to worry about is meeting the state requirements of Michigan.
The rest of their statement is true, Pepper Spray is not a toy, it can be considered a weapon. It is an effective means to disable most people, and in rare instances kill people who have pepper allergies. You can do an internet search for the number of criminals that use pepper spray. They close their ad with two statements, again focusing on their major selling point, it's cute.
Their remainder page also tells about all the impressive places that Bling Sting purchased advertisements. Believe it or not, companies can purchase ad space for the right amount of money. We get calls monthly from Magazines, Internet Radio Stations, Schools, Television Channels like Lifetime and more to purchase advertisement space. So saying your products are featured on a media platform simply means a sales agent from that venue got a nice commission to place an ad for your product. Perhaps someone who was interested in their niche concept….cute self-defense products.
I'm not even gonna mention the price… except you can get more effective pepper spray — for less..but sadly these stronger brands lack the bling factor that Bling Sting can give you.
Once again, I will reiterate something I said before. I prefer you have something to defend yourself when the time comes, rather than nothing.
However, just like when you are shopping for a car, take the time to not get a lemon!
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Marketer: Novartis Animal Health
Brand: Deramaxx
Title: "Serious Pain"
Agency: Colle & McVoy, Minneapolis
Funded by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, this spot was produced to look like a public service announcement for the Veterinary Orthopedic Society. It dramatizes a canine's arthritis symptoms, which also define the target market for the Novartis drug, Deramaxx.
Olympic Canyon Jumper
Marketer: General Motors Corp.
Brand: Chevrolet & NBC
Title: "Olympic Caravan"
Agency: Camp-Ewald, Warren, Mich
Of Olympian length and starring some of the Games' stellar U.S. athletes, this commercial features a convoy of slick new vehicles whose drivers perform super-human feats of strength along the way to their rendezvous with destiny on NBC.
Publicis Pitches for Paris
Marketer: City of Paris
Brand: Paris Olympics Pitch
Title: "Candidate City"
Agency: Publicis, New York
The race to win the venue for the 2012 Olympics is under way and this is Paris' entry. Produced by the New York office of the Paris-headquartered Publicis Groupe, the spot shows us a City of Light totally inhabited by a population of Olympians.
Porsche's Childhood Obsessions
Marketer: Porsche
Brand: Porsche 911
Title: "Business Card"
Agency: Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis
A loving portrayal of the potential for Porsche to excite childhood obsessions, this three-minute commercial ends with camera shots caressing a jewel-like new 911. No question about it, though. It does make you want to put on your black leather motoring gloves.
Ikea's Double Entendre
Marketer: Ikea
Brand: Ikea
Title: "Furniture Swapping"
Agency: Crispin Porter Bogusky, Miami
Quick, we have one more spot to crank out and we're out of time as well as ideas. What do we do? Hey, how about we just put a few suburbanites in a room and have one of them blurt out a double-entendre about wife swapping. Watching the embarrassing moment will make viewers uncomfortable and maybe that will make them remember our furniture. Brilliant!
Leaping Cars
Marketer: General Motors Corp.
Brand: Chevrolet
Title: "Silverado"
Agency: Accentmarketing, Coral Gables, Fla.
Imagine a pickup truck so cool that when it drives down the street other cars literally leap up and down in excitement. Spoofing lowrider culture with a pinch of humor and pumped up shocks, Chevy gives us that scene in this Silverado spot for the U.S. Hispanic audience.
Car Bites Truck
Marketer: BMW of North America
Brand: BMW
Title: "Tow Truck"
Agency: Fallon Minneapolis
Here's a variation on the man-bites-dog story. It's a dark and stormy night on a remote mountain road. From afar we see a tow truck and a BMW pulled to the side. An emergency light blinks forlornly. We hear a voice expressing relief that help has finally arrived. The broken down tow truck driver leaps into the BMW, which has graciously offered him a lift back to town.
Zoomers Frolic
Marketer: Mazda North America
Brand: Mazda
Title: "Cell Phone Mazda"
Agency: Doner Advertising
Selling 'Zoom, zoom, zoom' as both an advertising tagline and a ring tone for your phone, Mazda's spot takes us through a playland of beautiful people surfing, climbing and driving themselves to various sorts of personal triumph.


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Note Taking Strategies Do assigned reading to have an idea about what you will be taking notes over Preparing for notes The Cornell note-taking system is a note taking system devised in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cornell University Cornell Note Taking Start with main points Outline Use a note taking program if you are using a computer Computer Note-Taking A common problem with note taking is that people don't know all of the various techniques and strategies. The Cornell method provides a systematic format for condensing and organizing notes. The student divides the paper into two columns: the note-taking column (usually on the right) is twice the size of the questions/key word column (on the left). The student should leave five to seven lines, or about two inches, at the bottom of the page. When reviewing the material, the student can cover the note-taking (right) column while attempting to answer the questions/keywords in the key word or cue (left) column. The student is encouraged to reflect on the material and review the notes regularly. Mapping Its a visual system of condensing material to show relationships and importance. Its basically a diagram of the major points, with their sub-points, and a support topic. There isn't a certain pattern. There are a variety of shapes to create the mapping for the notes. Indent for supporting details Further indent for major sub-points For example: Ever-note and One-note These programs will help you stay organized and hep you memorize your notes Learn to type faster so that you can keep up Learn keyboard shortcuts Pen and Paper note-taking Have a notebook or binder for each class Write legible enough for you to read Write down main points Arrive early for class to get a good seat Review previous notes before your class Ask your professor with any questions you may have Note taking tips Only write down main points Definitions should start from the margin and be underlined Skip a line or two when the professor changes topic/idea Make a master outline of all of your notes to use to review and study for exams What to write down Write down when: Professor says "You need to know this"Full transcript
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SPRINGFIELD —Police here apprehended a Manalapan man suspected of committing a burglary and theft at a home in Springfield.
With assistance from Manalapan Police, Shawn Mayerik, 37, of Manalapan was located and arrested without incident at 6 pm. on April 10, according to police. Mayerik had previously lived in Fanwood.
The Springfield Police Department gave the following account of the case:
On March 24, residents of Garden Oval in Springfield reported a burglary had been committed at their house sometime during the day. Someone broke a rear ground-floor window and subsequently searched the second-floor bedrooms. Jewelry valued in excess of $2,000 and prescription narcotics were stolen.
Springfield Police Detectives James Mirabile and Anthony Voorhees investigated and found multiple homes in the area equipped with exterior video surveillance cameras. These cameras yielded video showing a vehicle park in the driveway of the targeted house and a person, later identified as Mayerik, going to the rear of the home at 3:30 pm on March 24.
On a hunch, the detectives checked the surveillance camera located at the red light camera intersection of nearby Morris and Maple avenues for the time period around 3:30 p.m. and the same vehicle was identified.
The owner of the vehicle, who had nothing to do with the crime, was contacted and Mayerik was identified as the person who was inside the vehicle at 3:30 pm.
After statewide police alerts were issued, Scotch Plains Police detectives contacted the Springfield Police Department to report that they too had an active warrant for the arrest of Mayerik for the charge of burglary.
On April 10, Detective Mirabile and Officer Ryan Westover went to Manalapan to arrest Mayerik and bring him back to Springfield.
Mayerik was charged with the third-degree crimes of burglary, theft of movable property (in excess of $500) and theft of a controlled dangerous substance (prescription narcotic medication) as well as a charge of criminal mischief for breaking a window at the house and an interior door.
Mayerik was remanded to the Union County Jail in Elizabeth with bail set at $100,000. An initial court appearance in Union County Superior Court is set for Friday, April 25.
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Anytime a football player gets the itch to retire, it can impact his effectiveness on the field. There were other members on his team that depended on him being at the top of his game. So, if he felt like it was his time, he should have retired. Still, that doesn't diminish the great career Driver had.
Football is a very taxing sport, especially when it comes to the human body. After already sustaining an injury that is affecting his performance, I believe it's time for him to bow out gracefully while he still has his good record behind him. The last thing anybody wants is to have a weak link that the rest of the team has to pay the price for.
Donald Driver has already decided he's going to retire, as well he should at this point. He was once a great receiver but this year suffered a major injury on top of simply being 38 years old. The Packers WR core is completely stacked with guys like Cobb and Nelson showing major bursts of talent this year, it's his time to go.
I think that Donald Driver should continue playing. He is a vital part of the Green Bay Packer's offense and is still playing at a high level on the field. I'd like to see him play another year or too. He still competes at a very high level and is fun to watch.


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- A Nationwide Prospective Cohort
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0096495
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- OBJECTIVE: To quantify risk factors for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperal period. DESIGN: In a nationwide prospective cohort study we followed pregnant and puerperal women in Denmark from 1995 to 2009 for venous thromboembolism. Information on risk factors and confounders was retrieved from national registries. The diagnosis of venous thromboembolism was confirmed through medical charts. We calculated adjusted incidence rates per 10,000 women years and used Poisson regression to estimate effects during pregnancy and the puerperal period. RESULTS: We studied 1,297,037 pregnancies and related puerperal periods, during which there were 748 venous thromboembolisms. The incidence rate for venous thromboembolism during a pregnancy with and without hospitalization for hyperemesis was 15.2/10,000 yr and 6.3/10,000 yr, respectively, (adjusted rate ratio: 2.5 (95%-confidence interval; 1.4-4.5)). The incidence rate among women with multiple pregnancies was 18.2/10,000 yr and 6.3/10,000 yr in singletons (adjusted rate ratio: 2.8 (1.9-4.2)). Increased risk was found with hospitalization during pregnancy or the puerperal period with incidence rates of 42.1/10.000 and 54.7/10.000, respectively, (rate ratios: 12.2 (8.7-17) and 5.9 (4.0-8.8)). Women hospitalized with infections during pregnancy had incidence rates of 25.9/10,000 yr and 29.3/10,000 yr during pregnancy and the puerperal period, respectively, and of 62.7/10,000 yr if hospitalized with infection in the puerperal period. Puerperal venous thromboembolism was associated with hospitalization for preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction/fetal death with incidence rates of 45.8/10,000 yr and 18.3/10,000 yr, respectively (rate ratio: 5.0 (3.1-7.8) and 1.9 (0.9-4.4)). Additionally puerperal venous thromboembolism was associated with obesity, elective and acute caesarean sections and major postpartum bleeding with incidence rates of 25.5/10,000 yr, 23.2/10,000 yr, 34.0/10,000 yr and 20.3/10,000 yr, respectively (rate ratios 1.7 (1.1-2.7), 2.1 (1.4-3.1), 3.0 (2.3-4.0) and 1.4 (1.0-2.1)). CONCLUSIONS: Important risk factors for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy or the puerperal period were hospitalization, infection, hyperemesis, multiple pregnancies, preeclampsia, obesity, caesarean section, major postpartum bleeding, and intrauterine growth restriction or fetal death.
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- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Plos One, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 5, p. 1-10
- Keywords:
- Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Main Research Area:
- Medical science
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2014
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
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The vacation home your family loves has grown in value over the years. Now, as you consider transferring its ownership, you wonder about the capital gains taxes. Here are some smart strategies to help reduce taxes when leaving your family cottage to loved ones.
While you can transfer assets such as the cottage to your spouse tax free (either during your life or on death), transferring an asset to any other individual may trigger a tax liability that must be paid when the tax return for that year is due. If the family cottage qualifies as a principal residence, you may be able to use the principal residence exemption to reduce or eliminate any capital gain realized when you transfer the property to a family member. A tax professional can help you determine if your cottage qualifies as a principal residence and calculate the potential capital gains tax.
A taxable transfer
If the transfer of your cottage is not completely sheltered by the principal residence exemption, a capital gain will be realized. The gain is calculated as the difference between the original price paid and the current value, minus any capital improvements, such as additions, boathouses and decks. Half (50 percent) of the gain on the property is included in your income and taxed at your marginal tax rate. For example, let's assume you purchased your cottage in 1970 for $60,000. Over the years, you made capital improvements amounting to $100,000 and today it is worth $500,000. Assuming the cottage is not a principal residence, transferring it results in a capital gain of $340,000, of which $170,000 is taxable at your marginal tax rate.
Gifting your cottage to your children
Gifting or transferring your cottage at a nominal price to your children may seem attractive as you can avoid probate fees down the road and may reduce or eliminate land transfer taxes. However, gifting your cottage is a taxable transaction. Even if you do not receive any cash, you are deemed to have sold the property at its fair market value, so this strategy won't reduce the capital gains tax.
Any tax you owe is due when you file your current year's tax return. In addition, when your children eventually sell or pass on the cottage, they will be required to report the reduced price (zero dollars, if the cottage was a gift) as their cost base, creating a larger capital gain for them.
Trust in trusts
Rather than transferring ownership of the property directly, you may consider setting up a trust for your children during your life or on death. Make sure you work with tax and legal professionals to ensure the transfer is done properly. Moving the cottage into a trust is a taxable transaction subject to the capital gains tax. The transfer results in a deemed disposition of the cottage at fair market value with tax payable when you file your tax return for the year. The trust may be able to claim the principal residence exemption as long as at least one adult child beneficiary of the trust ordinarily inhabits the cottage. Since the capital gains tax will be paid in the year of the transfer, the children will not have a large tax liability on your death. However, a trust is deemed to dispose of its capital property every 21 years, which can trigger the capital gains tax. There may be additional strategies available to deal with any gain in the trust.
Selling the cottage to your children
It may seem like a good strategy to sell your cottage for a nominal fee to your children to reduce your capital gain and make the transaction affordable for them. However, the Canada Revenue Agency calculates the capital gain based on the property's fair market value and not necessarily on the price you set for your children. Plus, when your children eventually sell or pass on the cottage, they will be required to report the reduced price they paid to you as their cost base, creating a larger capital gain for them. If you decide to sell the cottage to your children, consider taking back a demand mortgage with deferred payments. You cannot defer paying taxes forever, but you may be able to spread the payment of the capital gains tax over five years. On death, you can forgive the mortgage in your will and your children will acquire the cottage with no debt or taxes payable (assuming you have already paid them).
Leaving the cottage to your children through your will
Transferring the cottage through your will should involve planning with you, your children and your professional advisor. If there is more than one child, you may want to set out guidelines for usage, maintenance costs, decision-making and required capital improvements. If you leave the cottage to your children in your will, your estate is liable for the capital gains tax on the disposition of the property. In some cases, if the value of your cottage has greatly increased, there may not be enough assets in your estate to pay the taxes.
Ease the way with life insurance
Consider purchasing a life insurance policy that pays out when both you and your spouse die. Life insurance can be a cost effective way to help pay the capital gains tax and avoid the possibility that your children will need to either pay the tax themselves or sell the property. You can even ask your children to pay a share of the premiums to reduce the cost of the policy.
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Ubuntu - LTS
Ubuntu GNU/Linux Long Term Support which are the Ubuntu GNU/Linux versions that are supported for three years for desktop versions and five years for server versions.
The first LTS Ubuntu version that was issued was Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake, which was released in June 2006. The second was Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron, which was released in April 2004 (per the numbering scheme -- first digit being the issuance year and second being the month number.) The next scheduled LTS Ubuntu version is Ubuntu 10.04 (which is currently tentatively scheduled.)
As may be already evident, there is no true way to get the full three years (much less five) of support (which is actually just operating system and software security and stability updates -- basically bug fixes.) You see if these versions are supported for three years but are issued every two years, how is it possible to get continuously three full years or supported use without the need to do a full reinstall or upgrade of your operating system.
You see, unlike most Ubuntu users (most of which are power/geeks users of which I somewhat regard myself), I do not get my "kicks" from reinstalling my operating system and/or performing a version upgrade every six to eighteen months. (On a somewhat unrelated note, I am rarely impressed by Linux distro version reviews through a "virtual machine" as it seems to me that the only way one can get a true indication of an operating system's performance is by performing a true hard drive install and putting this new install through approximate real world use for a few days -- with the exception of distros which are never really intended to be installed on a hard drive such as Puppy Linux.) So, I do appreciate the LTS Long Term Support Ubuntu GNU/Linux versions which, at least, minimize my need to perform a major OS upgrade and/or reinstall.
In this regard, I believe I am most like the truly "average" user who want his/her PC to "just work" and does not want to be hassled by operating system upgrades / reinstalls. I recently read an interesting statistic that approximately 77% of Ubuntu users are currently already using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (it is May 28, 2009, as I write this.) This tells me that 77% of Ubuntu users are truly geek power GNU/Linux users and are not the "average" user Ubuntu is now targeting, for, like me, the "average" user clearly does not want to be bothered with an operating sysem upgrade / reinstall every six months. (As a side note, I applaud Dell for sticking with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS for their pre-install Ubuntu GNU/Linux sales.)
I do not believe in performing an operating system upgrade / reinstall unless the new version presents a "compelling" reason to upgrade. As such, I am still running Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS on our home PCs. Clearly Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex did NOT present a "compelling" reason to upgrade. Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jacklope did approach the compelling threshold, but I am still holding out for the next LTS release (frankly, probably the point 2 release in July 2010 for bug fixes.) (In the interest of full disclosure, I did install 9.04 on my folks PC, but they needed a new hard drive installed anyway so it made sense to install it -- since a reinstall was required anyway.)
Based upon my peripheral observations, it seems that with Ubuntu's cut throat six month release schedule, new features are introduced in each new release that are far from perfected until at least the next subsequent release. In support of the preceding statement, consider pulse-audio, ext4, x.org (without an actual x.org file.)
I would much prefer that Ubuntu change to a one-year release cycle for routine releases and three years for LTS releases (not every two years for three year supported LTS releases as it is now so one could actually get a full three years support.) With a one-year release cycle, ample time would be afforded so new features could actually work properly and bugs could actually be fixed and more and more would "just work" as it should.
Just my two cents for now. Thanks for reading.
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Southern Water fined £200,000 for Margate sewage spill
A water company has been fined £200,000 after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea off Margate.
Southern Water pleaded guilty to breaching its Environmental Permit at Foreness Point pumping station.
The Environment Agency said defective pumps led to several sewage discharges between January and June 2011.
Southern Water apologised and said it was struggling to deal with the amount of water arriving at Foreness Point in stormy weather.
Canterbury Crown Court was told the company frequently failed to notify the Environment Agency or the local food authority of the sewage discharges into the sea.
One of the breaches was on Easter Sunday 2011, when sewage was discharged on to the beach.
Beaches closed
The Environment Agency said investigation into separate sewage leaks last year were still ongoing.
More than 20 beaches in Thanet had to be closed over the Queen's Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend from 4 until 12 June.
Green Party councillor Ian Driver was on a scrutiny panel of Thanet Council which looked into the 2012 pollution incidents.
He said the £200,000 fine was too low.
"Last year Southern Water made profits of £331m so a £200,000 fine is hardly a deterrent considering the damage they caused," he said.
"There is the obvious environmental damage and the risk to health - that's a very serious issue.
"There's also huge damage to the local economy. People stop coming because they don't think the beaches are safe, so local traders lose money."
New pumping station
Southern Water said the majority of beaches in the Margate area continued to meet Blue Flag and European quality standards.
Director Geoff Loader said the fine should be taken in context with the £1.7m the company had spent addressing "extremely complex" issues at the pumping station.
"We have done some short-term improvements and we have some more things to do at a cost of £500,000," he said.
"Ultimately we might need to build a new pumping station.
"We are drawing up plans but that will have to go through planning permission and so on."


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Arrests made in two homicides
The husband of a Richmond Hill woman killed Thursday night has been charged with first-degree murder.
Police arrived at the couple's Fernleigh Circle North home, near Bayview Ave. and Major Mackenzie Dr. at 7: 45 p.m. Thursday, after the victim's son discovered his parents unconscious.
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This is related to supporting SSE 128 bit data in Perl. 32 bit Perl doesn't come with quads/Q/q pack letter. I have a C library that uses 64 bit ints. I use perl on windows. My C compiler also has no problems with 64 bit ints. Perl NVs don't loose integer precision until 2^53. 53 is not 64. What should my XS wrapper around this C library return the 64 bit ints as in 32 bit perl? There seems to be alot negativity over Math::BigInt's bloatedness. Also how to do you load packed little endian numbers into Math::BigInt, it seems bigint only knows what big endian ASCII hex is for importing numbers. The solution should be CPAN grade. Quads are very rarely used by this C library but they need to be exposed somehow for the rare case someone wants to call that function. The simplest thing is, on 32 bits, a 64 bit int is a 8 byte packed LE PV string, conversion routines warn() and pads if under 8 bytes long. On 64 bits its a IV/UV. Is this last solution the best solution?
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AceShowbiz - A new Marvel film is in the works at Disney. The studio previously revealed that two untitled Marvel films would be unleashed into theaters nationwide on May 6, 2016 and May 5, 2017. This time, the third Marvel project is slated to be released on July 8, 2016. The names of these mystery projects will probably be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con next month.
Additionally, Disney dates live-action "Cinderella" from director Kenneth Branagh. The new take on the classic fairytale is ready for a March 13, 2015 release. Already secured to star in it are Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Sophie McShera, Holliday Granger and Richard Madden.
Over a week ago, Disney announced schedule for its upcoming features as well as official name for "The Muppets" sequel. The next Muppets film, starring Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais, will go by the name of "Muppets Most Wanted".
Star-studded musical "Into the Woods", which most likely sees Anna Kendrick in the cast, is up opposite Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx's "Annie" on December 25, 2014.
Though Val Kilmer's animated pic "Planes" is not released yet until August 9, its sequel has already been greenlit. Titled "Planes: Fire and Rescue", it is ready to fly to theaters across the nation on July 18, 2014 in 3D.


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1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups is yet another tech support scam that claims that your PC has been infected with malicious software and recommends that you call the featured tech support phone number to get help. However, you should remove it from your computer instead because 1-800-953-457 is a fake tech support phone number that might try to sell you useless, overpriced services or software. To find out more about this tech support scam, please read this whole article.
Our malware researchers say that 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups is nearly identical to 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up, +1-800-236-1513, and '1-844-275-0979' Pop-Up. They say that these pop-ups come from the same developer, but have minute differences and promote a different tech support phone number. Now, since 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups is malicious, its developer is unknown, but it is clear as day that it and its counterparts were developed by cyber criminals that seek to make money by offering overpriced and useless tech support services.
Our malware researchers say that this new tech support scam can end up on your computer if your PC becomes infected with malicious software. To our knowledge, the software used to redirect you to the page that renders this pop-up is a browser extension. Researchers say that there is an extension for Google Chrome, but there is no reason why the developers should not have created an extension for Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. In addition, certain malicious websites can redirect you to 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups as well.
The pop-up window has a headline that reads "** Microsoft Warning Alert **" and identifies the error as Error # 0x80072ee7. Evidently, the error code is there just for show, to give this pop-up a legitimate feel. Still, the error code indicates that your PC has been infected with "Malicious Pornographic Spyware/Riskware." The developers behind this malicious pop-up want you to call their promoted tech support phone number. However, we want to warn you that the people at the other end of the line can scam you. Indeed, there is no reason to believe that they will offer you useful malware removal solutions. They will try to extract money from you by offering you to purchase non-functioning antimalware programs.
If you click "OK," "Close," or the "X" buttons, then the pop-up will go into full screen, and you will not be able to use your PC until you close it. You have to press F11 on your keyboard for the window to exit the full screen. We do not know the reason for doing so, but it appears that the developers want to compel you to dial the fake tech support number by any means necessary.
In closing, 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups is just another tech security scam that is similar to many other scam campaigns that we have recently discovered. Its objective is to compel you to call a fake tech support number that will not help you in any way, but the fake techies might try to sell you useless software or services. Therefore, we suggest that you remove the software that renders this fake security alert. You can consult the guide below on how to do that.
Reset your web browser to default settings
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Firefox and press Alt+H keys.
- Click Troubleshooting Information and click Refresh Firefox.
- Select Refresh Firefox again in the dialog box.
- Finish.
Google Chrome
- Launch Chrome and press Alt+F.
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- Choose Show advanced settings and click Reset settings.
- Click Reset again.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and press Alt+T.
- Select Internet Options and click the Advanced tab.
- Click Reset and check the checkbox and click Reset again.
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You can see 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups if your PC has been infected with malware or if you get redirect to the website where it is hosted. Its objective is to convince you that your PC has been infected with malware and that you need to call the featured tech support phone number to get help. However, we are of the opinion that you should remove 1-800-953-457 Pop-Ups because it is just a scam.


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Furled Leaders - Part 2 Build Your Own Jig
In this article I'm going to go over the contruction of the Jig and all the tools I use to make Furled Leaders.
This Jig is lightweight, portable and very inexpensive to make. You can change the number of sections and length easily after completed if you decide to experiment with other leader formulas or want to make shorter or longer leaders.
- 1/2" Schedule 40 PVC x 10ft (Length depends on Jig size)
- 1/2" T-Connectors x 7 (Two more than the number of steps in Jig, see calculator)
- Small Lighting Stands x 2 (from eBay)
- 1/2" ID O-Rings x7
- PVC Cutter
- Marker
The lighting stands are standard lightweight stands available online. I get mine for about $20 shipped for a pair. Whie the stands are optional, they make using the jig a breeze. You could just clamp the jig to a table or couple of chair backs etc... if you wanted. Search eBay for "2 x Lighting Stands" looking for the lowest price stands at the right height. the 86" stands seem to the be the ones that are the right price. There are some 30" stands, but that is a bit short.
Start by opening the Furled Leader PVC Jig Calculator and deciding on your length and number of "sections" in your leader.
Each Section is where your leader will step down in size. For stiffer, leaders you might want to use a "3 step" configuration, and ultra fine very long leaders maybe the "6 step". For general leaders that seem to work good for everything I throw I use the "5 step" configuration.
Enter your desired length of the final length (without tippet) of the leader in the yellow box at the top left of the spreadsheet. I like 6ft leader with 3-5ft of tippet depending on the situation, so I put in 72".
The twisting compensation box is if you find your using materials that once the leader is completed you're ending up with shorter than expected, you can add a buffer percentage here to change the Jig configuration. I've found for most materials the percentage is 0.
You can also adjust the taper percentages for the leader to give you a longer butt with shorter tip, longer tip, etc. This will all change the turnover of the leader and its presentation. The defaults are what I use, feel free to adjust and experiment on your own.
For this article we are going to assume you'll make the 5 step leader @ 6ft long using the default tapers as shgwn above. The white row on each step's box shows the lengths of PVC you will need to make your Jig. Simply mark and cut each section from your length of 1/2" PVC and mark each section (Section 1, Section 2, etc...) so you know where they go in the chain. This is especially helpful if you've adjusted the taper and your 3rd section might be longer than your 1st for example.
You will need some "pegs" for the Jig. Using your PVC cutter cut 8 6" sections of PVC. 5 of these will be pegs on the Jig, 2 will be the start of each leg (1 and 2) and the last section is the riser to the start of the Jig.
To assemble your Jig, grab all your connector pieces and place 4 of your "pegs" into the T sections as the "leg" of the T. (See Photo). Place one peg into the "arm" of the T-connector (doesn't matter which side), this is for the end peg of your Jig. Take a peg and place the last 2 T-Connectors on each end of it using the "leg" hole of one and the "arm" hole of the other. Place the remaining 2 pegs into the "arms" of the connector with the peg in the "leg" hole. Turn the connectors so the "leg" of the one without a peg is 90 degrees from the one with the 2 pegs in the arms.. This will be your Leg1 & Leg2 Pegs at the top of the Jig. (My Leg 1 and Leg 2 Section for the start of the Jig is using a 4-way connector currently as I have been experimenting with adding additional sections above the start for indicators etc)
Take section 1 and place it in the "leg" hole of your Leg1 & Leg2 section made above. Place one of your pegged T-Connectors on the end and rotate the peg towards you. Place section 2 into the other "arm" hole of the peg connected to section 1. Place another peg at the end of section 2 and rotate the peg away from you slightly. Place section 3 into the end, then another peg rotated towards you. Place section 4 like the previous this time rotating the peg away from you. Take your final section and place it in the end of the section 4 peg and place your end peg connector on the end of the section 5. This will be connecting with the "leg" hole of that peg, do not rotate this one.
You now have your completed Jig! There should be 2 open "arm" holes at the beginning and end of your jig, this is for your lighting stands to hold the jig up. The lighting stands have a lug on the top that fits perfectly in Schedule 40 1/2" pvc for a snug fit. Setup your stands and place the jig on them. Set the height so you can work on the leader without having to bend over and get a sore back.
The Jig has 2 "legs" hence the rotating of the pegs towards and away from you to help separate them. When you start to wrap your line on the jig, the reasoning for the 2 legs will be come much clearer.
Place an O-Ring on the end of each peg, this will help keep the line from slipping off during the winding process, just a little insurance against ruining a leader.
Now that you have your Jig completed lets take a look at the tools needed to make a leader.
- Scissors
- Nit-Picker tool
- Con-Air Hair Braider
- Safety Pins x 3
You'll use the scissors for cutting tag ends of line so they do not need to be anything special.
The Nit-Picker tool will be used for making your Shorb Loops in the end of the leader.
The tool that makes these all possible with the least amount of effort is the Con-Air Hair Braider. This kids grooming product has a head with 2 posts. Flipping the switch to "1" spins the 2 posts clockwise and is the first step in the twisting process when making the leader. Then when the switch is flipped to "2" it spins the entire head with both posts counter-clockwise which finishes the furling process. You can use a drill, Dremel tool, or some other contraption to make your leaders, but this is by far the easiest and least complex method I've found with this tool.
Safety pins will allow you to hook the loops of the leader to the hair braider as well as capture the tippet ring when spinning it up.
Finally, the materials needed to make the actual leader.
- Leader Material - Uni Thread, Mono, Flourocarbon, etc...
- Tippet Rings or Swivels
Leader Materials - I like to make most of my leaders out of 2lb P-Line CXX Flouro-Coated Monofilament. 2lb test line builds up a nice leader usable from 1wt through 5wt. Stepping up to 4lb test line will allow you to build more stout leaders for larger rods up to 8wt. Uni thread is very popular for making leaders and creates the ultimate dry fly leaders. Combining materials to make blended leaders has been my latest experiment and I really like the performance of the thread leaders with a mono core. For Pike and Bass I've been making leaders out of Flourocarbon with a 40lb spectra core wrap. This makes a SUPER strong leader with 0 stretch for the most part.
Tippet rings or tiny swivels give you a nice attachement point for your tippet with no risk to damaging the leader itself when re-tying. I get mine from a vendor on eBay and they have performed very well for me. I've never broken a tippet ring, even on my Pike/Bass leaders.
The next article in this 3 part series will be making the actual leaders, stringing up the jig, twisting the legs, and completing the leader.


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Change default program Install path
TrendMicro Titanium Maximum Security 3 user
( Tried their on line chat dropped 3 times different days, Agh )
Wants to install directly to SSD C: drive,
want to install on 1TB HD ( Partioned to D: E: F:) want on D: with all other programs.
Does not offer an option to install anywhere, just default install on SSD,
Win 7pro 64 bit, Kingston 64 GB SSD V-100 , Hitachi 1Tb 7200RPM
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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|30 Sep 2011
In the FAQ pdf it says you can change the install drive if it's not an external drive, but it still has to be under Program Files. I take it if you want it to be on D: and don't have a Program Files under D: you have to make one.
If you search using this string you should get a link to the pdf
TrendMicro Titanium Maximum Security 3 install path
I can't figure out how to get a link to the page with the pdf and not a direct link so I'm just doing it this way.
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Sorry it took me a bit to reply, out of town.
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This week we're back to just one round of Immunity Challenges on Survivor 2014 when the Cagayan tribes face off in another three-way battle for Immunity. Presumably the champ wins Immunity and a big luxury while second place remains safe and takes something back home with them.
Survivor castaways will facing another two-part challenge this week with the first leg being physical and the second being a puzzle. Oh boy! I wonder if Luzon will let J'Tia finish their puzzle for them?!
Speaking of Luzon, since they are now down two players the other tribes will have to sit out two of their own to keep things balanced. Then they'll also each have to take four shots, again to try and balance out the game for Luzon.
Here are your Survivor spoilers on what to expect at this week's Immunity Challenge. Stop reading now if you want to be completely surprised on Wednesday night.
Aparri, the Brawn tribe, will sit out Tony and Lindsey. Solana, the Beauty tribe, will sit out Jefra and Alexis.
The challenge will require one player on each tribe to scoop a bucket of water from the beach, run up and toss the bucket to the next player on their tribe. That player in turn tosses the bucket again to their next tribemate. The third player will then keep a hold on the bucket and toss just the water over to the fourth member of their team. That player will pour the water in a seesaw-type bucket.
Once they get enough water in their bucket it looks like a bag holding pieces to play the puzzle portion will drop. Using those elements in the puzzle maze the teams will race to clear the maze and raise their tribe's Survivor 2014 flag.
First team to finish wins Immunity. Last one there wins a date night with Jeff Probst. Who do you think will pull out the win this time around? Both Solana and Aparri have one win each under their belt while Luzon has back-to-back losses.
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Current Version: Elaboration Iteration 1, Completed 11/14/2002
Inception, Completed 9/5/2002
Supplementary Specification
This is the supplementary specification for the StickSync project. This page is divided into the following sections:
- Introduction
- Functionality
- Usability
- Reliability
- Supportability
- Implementation Constraints
- Development Constraints
- Interfaces
- Domain Rules
- Licensing
- Information in Domains of Interest
This document is the repository of all StickSync project requirements that are not captured in the use cases.
The system supports synchronizing sets of files whose total size exceeds the capacity of the PMSD, as long as the total size of the changed files does not exceed the capacity (with some margin for additional data).
The system needs a mechanism to determine the identity of the local computer.
The system must log all of its actions to a log file on the local computer.
The system should have a graphical user interface. Power users are also comfortable with, and sometimes prefer, a command-line interface, so the system should also provide a command-line interface.
Help and documentation should be provided in the form of web pages.
Failure Avoidance
Copies of data structures used by the system and stored on disk should be locked when the system is running to prevent multiple instances of the system from corrupting the data structures.
If a PMSD that has been used by the system fails it should be easy for the user to synchronize the computers using another PMSD.
The system must be well-documented within the source code to ease future maintenance and to increase the likelihood that documentation will be maintained.
Future support for computers running Linux is desirable.
The system should support future internationalization of its user interface, including all messages and help.
Implementation Constraints
The system shall run on Macintosh and Windows computers and shall support synchronization between any combination of two such computers (for example, two Macs or one Mac and one Windows computer).
The computers must have a Java runtime on them.
Development Constraints
The project must be developed in Java. This is important both for cross-platform operation and because this project is to serve as an example for Com S 362, which requires use of the Java Programming LanguageTM.
System development must use tools that are available on both Windows and Macintosh systems.
Because the project is to serve as an example for Com S 362, the developers must use object-oriented analysis and design techniques and the Unified Process.
The PMSD appears as a disk drive, and so can be treated as a normal file system.
Domain Rules
This section should discuss constraints imposed by the Mac and PC file systems. Since they are outside to system boundary they are part of the problem domain.
The implementation requires that the PMSD contain at least a table
giving the modification time for every synchronized file on both
partners. This is represented in the domain model by the associations
from PMSD to SyncPartnership to FilePairing, which contains
lastSyncTimeComputer2, representing the time
stamp of the file on each computer at the conclusion of the last
synchronization on that computer. These stored times are used to
calculate the appropriate action for the System when
synchronizing a file.
In addition to the last synchronization time on each computer
for a given FilePairing, we also have the modification time of
the version of the file on the local computer. These three time
stamps are sufficient for deciding whether changes were made to
a file on the local computer, the remote computer, both or
neither. The table below gives the decision rules. A state diagram
and discussion of how the rules were derived is available here. While the time stamps stored
in the FilePairing are named
lastSyncTimeComputer2 (since the PMSD will move
around), we write the rules using
lastSyncTimeRemote. These values are easily
calculated based on the computer on which the System is running.
localFileTime is before
|Report error
|local file is back-dated
lastSyncTimeLocal, both are
|PMSD overwrites local
|Local not changed, remote changed
lastSyncTimeLocal is
localFileTime, and
lastSyncTimeRemote is before or equal
|local overwrites PMSD
|Local changed, no known changes to remote
lastSyncTimeLocal is
localFileTime, and
lastSyncTimeLocal is also before
|merge changes
|Local changed, remote changed
localFileTime, and
lastSyncTimeRemote is before or equal
|Local not changed, no known changes to remote
Do we need to extend this to handle directories? !!!
To support sharing of this example project for educational purposes, and because the developers believe that open source software is important for improving the overall quality of software, the project will be licensed under an open source license.
Though premature for a typical project, we have already chosen a license (the BSD license) for this project. Typically licensing decisions would be made closer to the release date for the project, but since we're putting all the project artifacts on the web from the beginning we decided to choose a license at inception.
Information in Domains of Interest
Information on Java is available at java.sun.com
Sony's Micro VaultTM is an example solid-state hard drive. Such a PMSD typically holds 128MB or so of space.
Compressions algorithms might be used to fit large files into the PMSD.
File Checksums
The MD5 algorithm (R. L. Rivest, RFC 1321: The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, Internet Activities Board, 1992), may be useful for quickly computing a checksum to see if a file has changed.
Last modified Tuesday, September 16, 2003.
This web page is for the StickSync project, developed as an example for Com S 362 at Iowa State University. Please direct any comments or questions about this project to Gary T. Leavens at leavens@cs-DOT-iastate-DOT-edu or Curtis Clifton at cclifton@cs-DOT-iastate-DOT-edu (after replacing -DOT- with `.').


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The Sun Times recently carried one of the more depressing editorials that I've ever had the displeasure of reading, written by Mary Mitchell. In that article, she applauds the cement barricades, random searches, and other unconstitutional police actions that are being done on the public roads near Obama's Chicago residence, in the name of Obama's security, then suggests that such practices be expanded to Chicago's other neighborhoods. My response to her statements is below:
Concrete barricades now guard both ends of Obama's block, while metal barricades, like the ones used to hold back crowds during parades, are lined up on Hyde Park Boulevard. . . Unsuspecting pedestrians are questioned when they go around the barricades. Similar to a gated community, guests who visit Obama's neighbors have to identify themselves. . . An agent rifled through my purse and searched my backpack.
It is sad that this reporter thinks that it is reasonable for the police to search her while she is on a public street. I, for one, value my right to be free from unreasonable searches as I go about my business in a peaceful and law abiding manner. I have a special appreciation for such rights, as I was pulled over about a dozen times in a one month period by a pair of racist cops in the North West suburbs of Chicago. I was never ticketed, as I was breaking no laws. Instead, they just felt like harassing me, and did so by pulling me over, asking for my license, and taking 15 minutes of my time before returning it to me. Because I had constitutional rights, and was aware of those rights, I was able to stand up to this racism by writing letters to the police department and elected officials, as well as seeking assistance from an attorney relative who fought discrimination years ago. Shortly thereafter, the racist traffic stops ended.
Also, note that freedom from unreasonable searches keeps crooked cops from being able to plant evidence on innocent people, as the planed drugs or other contraband would not (generally) be admissible in court if there was not a good reason for the search.
Hundreds of people have been killed in the city this year because of street violence. It is a crisis. And a crisis requires drastic intervention, not rhetoric. . . Aldermen and activists who are struggling to stop the bloodbath on the South Side may have to resort to the same aggressive policing that is being used to protect Obama.
Chicago is indeed a dangerous place these days, with the murder rate up 18%, despite a ban on handguns that criminals ignore every day. Allowing the government in Chicago to ban handguns has disarmed countless law abiding citizens, leaving them vulnerable to gun-ban-ignoring murderers. Giving more power to that same corrupt government that has failed to reduce crime won't solve the problem – but would almost certainly lead to more abuses of authority. It is also worth noting that the same aldermen and so-called activists who Mary Mitchell says are "struggling to stop the bloodbath" make up the corrupt government of Chicago that is a large part of the problem.
This is Chicago, not Alaska.
Basic rights extend to all citizens, regardless of the area in which they live. This is a rather basic principle of constitutional law that I remember from my first year of law school (although I knew of this principle long before I started law school). A person who doesn't grasp this concept would seem to me to be wholly unqualified to advocate for random searches of citizens, yet unfortunately Mary Mitchell's uninformed opinions are being widely disseminated.
For those of you who argue that what I am proposing violates basic civil rights, forget it. When you go to an airport . . . you have to walk through a metal detector.
That is one of the least apt analogies I've ever heard. Airport security checks are constitutional and even reasonable because of the special security considerations that go with air travel, and the lowered privacy interests one has while temporarily occupying a public space such as an airport. However such searches are not reasonable as one goes down the street near their home, drives to work, or walks their dog.
They can continue to watch as their children are killed, or they can get the guns out of the hands of the killers.
This completely invalid false dichotomy argument suggests that people can either give up their most basic and sacred rights as Americans, or have their children die. Nothing could be further from the truth. Citizens who stand up for their basic rights today will not face the type of police abuses that are common in countries were basic rights have been abandoned. Unlike citizens of China, Americans generally need worry about being jailed or executed for disagreeing with the government. Furthermore, basic rights (such as gun ownership) allow people to defend their children, rather than having their children harmed by criminals. It is our basic rights that keep us safe. Finally, as Benjamin Franklin once stated "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Join the NRA today and do your part to help preserve our gun rights (and save $10).
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Twinkling Toucan
What do you think of my little friend?
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That brooch is adorable, Emma! A real statement piece and perfect to brighten up the drab winter months.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think so too! Sometimes I feel like I can be really boring with my winter wardrobe but then I see bright colours on other people and I love it so that's my Winter resolution, to be more bright! :)Delete
I think it's beautiful, Emma! The detailing is impressive and the color combo very pleasing to the eye. I can't wait to see it in context as part of one of your outfit posts. I hope you're having a terrific week, dear friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Tom, it will definitely be featured again in an outfit post, I look forward to wearing it throughout the Winter! I hope you're having a great week too!Delete
ah its amazing and looks so retro! on your coat I can tell you are going to make it look wonderful and chic! Love an auld glam bird xoxReplyDeleteReplies
I really think it looks retro too, like something you could find at a vintage fair. I love an auld glam bird myself! ;)Delete
i LOVE pieces like this!! I bet it will look even cooler as the years go on and it ages. I have always had a certain affinity for parrots... my family is big on living with birds and I really hope I can have a parrot one day, too! It's name won't be Polly, though ;DReplyDeleteReplies
Haha! I wouldn't do that to you Polly! ;) Yes I agree it will be something I can wear for years!Delete
Love this, I ordered an animal type piece too, this is gorg!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ooh! Hope I get to see your piece too!Delete


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This Israeli film is a good-hearted, gentle, bittersweet comedy about a policeman and his friends. Azulai (Shaike Ophir) is beloved by everyone who knows him -- his police colleagues and the criminals on his beat. He is also completely ineffectual at law enforcement. However, he has a dazzling command of biblical authorities, which comes in useful when dealing with religious conflicts. Because he was born in Morocco, he speaks French, which comes in handy when a group of Parisian police come visiting...more
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James Paul Mattingly, 73, of Cassville, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012, in his home.
He was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Cassville, the son of Winford "Slim" and Hattie (May) Mattingly. On June 19, 1993, he was united in marriage to Rita (Murphy) Nunziata, who survives.
Additional survivors include: two sons, Jim Mattingly and his wife, Rhonda, of Purdy, and Rodney Mattingly and his wife, Kerry, of Exeter; one daughter, Robin Mattingly, of Cassville; and five grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents and two sisters, Ruth Mattingly and Ruby Anderson.
He received his elementary education at the House Rural School and graduated from Cassville High School. He had worked for Robertson Commission Company, Springfield Livestock and for 10 years, at Barry County Ready Mix. For several years, he sold cars for Jim Nesbitt Ford and later for Les Jacobs Ford, retiring five years ago. He attended Arnhart Baptist Church at Purdy.
Funeral services were held Sunday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Rev. John Duncan and Rev. Paul Yarnall conducted the services. Burial was at Antioch Cemetery, Cassville.
Contributions may be made to Antioch Cemetery Fund in his memory.
Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences
Cassville, Missouri


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Injured in a bike accident? An Englewood bicycle crash lawyer knows that some drivers don't respect the bicyclist's rights to the road. If you were seriously injured in a bicycle accident, liability of the driver will need to be established with adequate evidence to file a claim. Proper evidence may refute some of the driver's defenses in the case.
Traffic Violations or Distracted Driving
One of the more common ways that drivers may be negligent is by violating traffic laws. This could include failing to yield. Some drivers may not even notice a bicyclist, or may simply fail to recognize that he or she has a right to be on the road.
Other traffic violations that may indicate negligence are going over the speed limit and running a red light. A more reckless form of negligence could be driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or driving at an excessive speed. Of course, traffic violations put not only bicyclists at greater risk, but other motorists as well.
Similarly, distracted driving is another type of negligence and could take their eyes off the road long enough to do injury to a bicyclist if they:
- talk on a phone
- interact with another passenger
- text
- reaching for an object that is out of reach.
Common Ways Drivers Are Negligent Specific To Bicyclists
Sometimes bicycles can be difficult to see but that still doesn't absolve drivers from the responsibility to be vigilant in driving and that includes watching for bicyclists. They may pull out in front of a bicyclist, such as from a parking lot or driveway, which could lead to a collision and injuries.
In some cases, a driver may drift into the bike lane. Although there may be an area of the road designated for bicyclists, drivers may fail to see it or choose to disregard it. Distracted driving, which was mentioned earlier, may play a role in some cases as well.
What's important to remember when determining bicycle accident liability is that the same laws that apply to a driver also apply to a bicyclist. Both are to be treated the same, despite the difference in the form of transportation.
Consulting with an Englewood Bicycle Crash Lawyer
If you believe that a driver acted in a negligent manner and it caused a bicycle accident, contact Englewood bicycle crash lawyer D.J. Banovitz at 303-300-5060 for help determining bicycle accident liability. You can also help prepare for your meeting with an attorney by obtaining our FREE injury guide, 7 Costly Mistakes that Can Ruin Your Colorado Injury Case. This can help you avoid some of the common mistakes made with an injury claim.


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Video Lending Library
- Program Title: When A Woman Ascends the Stairs [Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki]
- EASC Code: JW-03
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- Region/Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Subject: Movie & TV Drama
- Program Type: Feature
- Media Type: VHS
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- Color or BW: BW
- Program Abstract: "A harsh and unflinching look at one woman's life, a Ginza barmaid who fears that, as she faces her 30th birthday and the loss of her job, she will have to turn to prostitution to support herself. Compelling drama from Mikio Naruse stars Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori."
- Data Entry Date: 2/14/2000


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Braga is appointed rapporteur of the project that guides the use of federal resources 2017Even quoted in Lava Jato, Senator was appointed by the PMDB to report LDO which is being processed in the Senate CMO.
With a series of allegations involving misuse of public funds, and even after being Minister of Mines and Energy, Senator Eduardo Braga (PMDB) He was nominated by his party, o PMDB, this Friday (03), to report the Budget Guidelines Project (PLDO) 2017 Federal Government, that guides the preparation of the Annual Budget Law (LOA), detailing where federal funds will be invested in 2017. The PLDO is moving in the Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Monitoring (CMO) Senate.
Information on the statement of Braga was published on the Facebook page of the Parliamentary. The text says that the indication is for the rapporteur of the LOA, but the proposal only tramitará in Congress from October. The report tried to contact the advice of Parliament to clarify the data, unsuccessfully.
Braga resumed parliamentary activities on the last day 22 of May, after controlling for 15 months the Ministry of Mines and Energy during the government of Dilma Rousseff (PT), still away and responding to the impeachment process. This means that if your statement being accepted, Braga will report the accounts of a government that he was part. The senator was one of the last ministers of PMDB to resign, even after his party desembargou Dilma base.
The parliamentarian also had the name cited in the plea bargaining of Andrade Gutierrez construction company's former executives investigated in Operation Lava Jato, named as one of those who received kickbacks in the construction works carried out in the Amazon, as the Arena da Amazonia. in tipoff, the former executives Clovis Peixoto and Cousin Nora Rogério de Sá suggested that Braga received 10% Arena of the work value in kickbacks. The Arena was auctioned for $ 499,5 millions, but it was completed at a cost of R $ 757,5 millions, after additives.
Other companies responsible for major projects in the Amazon, Eduardo Braga in management when state governor, They are also targets of research Lava Jato. Among them Camargo Corrêa, responsible for building the bridge over the Rio Negro and cost $ 1,099 billion to the state coffers.
The Coari-Manaus pipeline, whose construction began in 2006 in Braga management, It is also being investigated in Operation Lavo Jet. Sheet detailing the diverted percentage of each Petrobras work show that companies responsible for the construction of the Coari-Manaus pipeline paid R $ 6,6 million in kickbacks for parties and employees of state. The work was originally budgeted at R $ 2,4 billion. after additives, the total cost of the project closed at R $ 4,5 billion.


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Stacey Solomon: I'd love to marry Joe Swash
- Bang Showbiz
- 22 June 2017
TV personality Stacey Solomon has admitted she would "love" to marry her boyfriend Joe Swash
Stacey Solomon would "love" to marry Joe Swash.
The 27-year-old TV star has been dating the former 'EastEnders' actor for less than two years and is already dreaming of marriage - but, by the same token, Stacey is wary of tying the knot too soon.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, she shared: "We definitely would love to get married, we're together because we do really genuinely care for each other.
"We've not even been going two years and we've both got children, so we're just being really sensible and boring and we just want to take it slowly."
Stacey - who has kids Leighton, five, and Zachary, nine, with previous partners - admitted that for the time being, she's in no rush to get married.
The TV personality revealed that she and Joe are happy with how things are at the moment, and she no reason to change anything.
Stacey said: "Usually, I am a hopeless romantic and I'm like, 'Let's get married, let's have kids.' But because me and Joe do value each other and want to make this forever, I think sometimes if you want it to be forever then you have to take it at a certain pace.
"The main thing is that we're happy, we just really want it to work and we want to take our time with it and put everything into it."
Stacey also said she remains focused on the wellbeing of her children, rather than any wedding plans.
She explained: "For both of us, our children are our main priority and if they're getting on and they're coping with it and we're going at the right pace for them, then there's less pressure on our relationship.
"We're just being grown-up and sensible. We're blending the families. Joe's little boy is the same age as my eldest so it's a lovely dynamic, they're all really good kids.
"He's got an ex-partner, I've got an ex-partner so it does get very complicated, there's a lot in the middle of it all. We're just trying to get around that."


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Geometry Topology Seminar
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:05pm
1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Skiles 269
John Pardon
Princeton University
Gromov defined the distortion of an embedding of S^1 into R^3 and asked whether every knot could be embedded with distortion less than 100. There are (many) wild embeddings of S^1 into R^3 with finite distortion, and this is one reason why bounding the distortion of a given knot class is hard. I will show how to give a nontrivial lower bound on the distortion of torus knots, which is sharp in the case of (p,p+1) torus knots. I will also mention some natural conjectures about the distortion, for example that the distortion of the (2,p)-torus knots is unbounded.


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Charlie Kelly visited Charlie Cunningham recently and sent us this report on how the mountain bike icon is recovering from the devastating injuries he sustained following a serious bicycle accident in August. In addition to multiple fractures (ribs, clavicle), Cunningham sustained a life-threatening head injury.
Cunningham has recovered from most of the structural damage. There are residual effects that are taking longer to resolve, primarily nerve damage that affects the use of his right index finger. He has taken several rides on the back of a tandem and more recently found he was able to ride his regular bike. That is most of the good news.
The bad news is that the effects of the head injury are much longer lasting than the other injuries. Cunningham has currently lost the ability to read, and his vision is compromised. He describes what he sees as "tunnel vision" with very little peripheral vision. His mental map is affected, and he has found it difficult to navigate in places where he has been many times.
Cunningham is receiving several forms of therapy, including speech therapy to help him regain his reading ability, physical therapy, and more general neural therapy at a clinic that specializes in brain injuries. After several months of therapy, the improvement in his vision and reading ability is slight, but Cunningham and his wife Jacquie Phelan are exploring work-arounds, such as CDs and books on tape.
As an icon from the earliest days of our sport, Cunningham has many friends and fans wishing him well. A GoFundMe site has been established to help him get through this difficult period in his life. If you appreciate his contributions to cycling, make one for him.
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Wardrobe essentials is a term often banded about nowadays. Fundamental garments that underpin your wardrobe because they combine practical with polish. Fundamental does not mean boring or staid however. Every gal needs to gently update her classics from time to time. Remember these garments make an impact through their simple precision. It's about quiet sophistication, not an outrageous design moment. Think evolution rather than revolution.
A few tips when shopping for the essential pieces:
- These items should always reflect your personal style which will translate to multiple wears. This is not the moment to invest heavily in a trend.
- Balance your proportions – it's not the latest seasons cut but the one that flatters you most. These items should feel like you can "grab and go".
- Fabric matters – these clothes are to be worn time and again. Go for a better material that will hold its shape on you and after countless washes.
- Fit – spend time trying on options and build in time for minor alterations. An inch really does make a difference to the overall silhouette.
The essentials checklist:
What you have the in wardrobe What you need for an update
– Black blazer – Sleeveless jacket
– Pencil skirt – Midi-length skirt
– White shirt – Draped top
– Black trousers – Jumpsuit
– Little black dress – Matching separates
To help you get your checklist updated, here are some picks that will join your wardrobe favourites!
Sleeveless Jacket
Not a one season wonder – still appearing on a runway near you! They can be as versatile as your long sleeved blazer and dressed up or down. Make sure that the length of the jacket is in proportion to your height for the most flattering fit (leave the longer lengths to the catwalk). Wear open for more formal events (a bit like a dress coat) and go for a tie belt over the top for this seasons look.
Runway inspiration: Isabel Marant, Helmut Lang, Acne
The Midi-length pencil skirt
A midi-length has the attraction of being ladylike and alluring at the same time. Midi is all relative and if you are on the shorter side then aim to have the hemline just below the knee. If you're not keen on your ankles go for a front or asymmetric slit to detract from them. All of these nuances add a touch of interest but will not heavily date a piece. Pick the one that reflects your style best.
Runway Inspiration: Victoria Beckham, Jason Wu, Wes Gordon, Tibi
Draped top
A crisp white shirt always feels like it adds refinement to any outfit. A soft white top which has a slight (and flattering) drape to it will add the same effect. It can be casual or formal and touches on the "sports luxe" feel that pervades our modern dress code.
Runway Inspiration: Helmut Lang, Tibi
As seen on the red carpet recently at Cannes. Jumpsuits can take you anywhere just like your trusted black trousers. Avoid the boiler suit option which will date and is a more difficult shape to pull off. Do not be put off by a print (choose a dark background for versatility). It will give you a change from solid colour without being too dramatic.
Runway Inspiration: Iro, Band of Outsiders
Matching separates
Add a little twist to the basic dress option and go for matching separates. A contemporary take on the LBD that still looks pulled together. Try a neutral tone head to toe as an alternative to black for a sleek look. The added bonus with separates is you can hone in on your best asset.
Runway Inspiration: Elizabeth and James, Philip Lim 3.1, Tibi
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The Milk of Human Kindness
by Aliza Libman
A century after the first milk bank in North America was established in Massachusetts, and three decades after the AIDS crisis helped shutter many banks across the country because of safety concerns, the practice of donating breast milk is resurging. That "breast is best" for newborns' health — especially vulnerable preemies — is now scientific fact. But not all mothers are able to nurse their own children, especially those of premature infants.
Then there are those moms who can nurse their own and then some. Naomi Bar-Yam '79, Ph.D.'97, was living in Israel in 1990 when her son, Maayan '12, was born prematurely, landing him in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Bar-Yam says that as the only mother in the NICU with breast milk to spare, she donated some of her "liquid gold" — so called because of its golden hue and irreproducible nutrients, antibodies and growth factors — for another NICU baby.
Fast-forward a dozen years, and Bar-Yam, a childbirth educator and doula (a woman who supports new mothers and families through labor and childbirth), began to research how to revive milk banking in New England. By 2006, Bar-Yam was in the embryonic stages of creating the Mothers' Milk Bank of New England (MMBNE). Working with other like-minded people from all over New England, Bar-Yam built an advisory board, secured space in Newtonville, Mass., and gained accreditation from the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, which issues guidelines for pasteurization and safe banking, similar to those for blood banking.
Today, MMBNE, the 11th milk bank in North America, is a far cry from Bar-Yam's informal exposure to the practice of donating breast milk when her son was in the NICU. "Milk banks are really designed to help premature, hospitalized babies," she says. "Our screening procedures for both mothers and the milk they donate are so involved because we're taking surplus milk from a healthy, full-term baby and providing it to a baby who weighs just 1 or 2 pounds."
Since 2008, MMBNE has distributed donor milk from an affiliated milk bank in Ohio, while building and equipping its own lab. Donors who send their milk to MMBNE must undergo blood tests and health screening. The milk is later pasteurized to further protect the recipient baby.
"We get calls all the time from people who want to donate and who want to receive milk," Bar-Yam says, estimating that milk distributed by MMBNE has reached 50 to 75 families, mostly through hospitals. Bar-Yam's work has also focused on the educational aspect of milk banking, prompting premier hospitals such as Brigham and Women's in Boston to provide banked human milk as the standard of care to all premature babies. Six new milk banks in development in North America are evidence of the reemergence of breastfeeding, which is just how Bar-Yam likes it.
"Our goal is really to be a part of a larger picture of broad-based lactation support, not just in the medical community but throughout society," she says.
Aliza Libman is a freelance writer living in Brookline, Mass.


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Now onto my card, i thought i better get it posted as it is made using the fab sketch over at Sketch Saturday so i only have today left!
Well it's another card to add to my list, but i'm still a long way off finished, so back to the craft room it is!
DP - Magazine freebie
Image -Tilda, coloured with Promarkers
Snowflake - Asda
Pearls and Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - See D's