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According to Herald reader and passenger Daniel De Conceicao Silva, a hungry seagull has been helping itself to treats from a platform café on a regular basis.
Daniel said: "A devious seagull tested the security at Worthing station on platforms 1 and 2 on Monday morning at 7.45am.
"I witnessed the suspect trying to steal a panini or pastry.
"The member of staff explained the cheeky animal stole a chocolate bar the other day."
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The national mortgage loan delinquency rate—the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days past due—is expected to decline to 3.75% by the end of 2014 from an estimated 3.94% at the conclusion of 2013, according to TransUnion's latest annual forecast on mortgage delinquency rates.
Although the delinquency rate is estimated to drop for the fifth consecutive year, the forecasted dip will be the lowest observed in that time frame.
"TransUnion expects the national mortgage delinquency rate to continue its downward trend, though we see a few obstacles in 2014 that will limit the decline and keep it well above 'normal' levels," said Tim Martin, group vice president of U.S. housing in TransUnion's financial services business unit.
In addition, the 4.82% projected fall in 2014 would reverse the trend of increasing percentage declines.
Since 2010, the rate of decline in delinquencies has accelerated each year, rising from 6.40% in 2010 to 7.14% in 2011 to 15.05% in 2012 and a projected decline of 23.43% in 2013.
"The primary reason for the slowdown will be the pending rise in interest rates, which may hinder home sales while also blocking refinancing as an exit strategy for some mortgage borrowers," Martin said. "Additionally, foreclosure timelines continue to expand in many states, keeping longer vintage delinquencies in the system."
Since the mortgage loan delinquency rate peaked in most states in late 2009 and early 2012, hitting national levels of 6.88% in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 6.93% in the first quarter of 2010, it has decreased nearly every quarter with exceptions in Q3 and Q4 2011.
Furthermore, mortgage delinquencies have fallen nearly 41% from that peak period to 4.09% in the third quarter of 2013, while subprime borrower delinquency levels only tumbled roughly 15% from 42.96% in Q1 2010 to 36.56% in Q3 2013.
"The encouraging story surrounding subprime delinquency rates is that most of the decline observed has occurred since the beginning of 2012. As interest rates stayed low, house prices started to rebound—and that gave many subprime borrowers the option of refinancing or selling their way out of the delinquent mortgage before the logjammed foreclosure process caught up to them," Martin said.

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Today the Nigerian electoral commission announced that the presidential election scheduled for next Saturday would be postponed for 6 weeks, due to the Boko Haram security crisis. President Goodluck Jonathan's PDP party is pleased with the decision, but the opposition APC party is not. They believe the decision was taken to give the PDP more chance to win, and they have a point. The army apparently forced the commission into the decision by informing them that the military would not be able to provide security for the election at all, as they were busy fighting. However, six weeks is not going to solve a long running and hugely difficult conflict. To make matters worse, all signs point to the elections only bringing more violence.
Nigeria is deeply divided between the Muslim north and the Christian south, and the fact that the two candidates for election represent this divide is troubling. If Goodluck Jonathan wins the election, the more impoverished north will feel like it is again being neglected, which in 2011 led to violence against southerners. It could also drive more young men into the arms of Boko Haram. If Jonathan loses to his northern opponent though, militant groups in the southern delta have promised violence. Jonathan is their man, and they see him as bringing oil wealth back to where it comes from. Him losing could lead to the delta insurgency restarting, and another conflict is not what the country needs.
As a result, a democratic country finds itself in the position where elections lead to conflict instead of democracy. In my very first article on this blog I wrote about another country where this is the case, Thailand. There the rural population became an unbeatable voting bloc supporting various 'redshirt' parties. Each new election was guaranteed to bring them to power Their urban 'yellowshirt' opponents had to resort to political schemes and two coups to stop what they saw as a corrupt government. Now Thailand's military rulers are attempting to change the system to ensure the redshirts can never win again.
Ukraine had a similar problem before the revolution. The country was divided into east and west, and in each election from 2004 each half voted for a different party. Whichever won, the other's supporters felt unrepresented by government. Widespread fraud and corruption didn't help, and this led to revolutions in 2004 and 2014. While the separatist movement is a Russian creation, there is no denying that even before the current war many easterners were deeply unsatisfied with the government.
In all of these countries we see the same problem. The country is divided into groups who vote for 'their (wo)man'. In Thailand one group was significantly larger, but in countries like Nigeria the division isn't as large. Whoever wins, rules for their voters, not for the country as a whole. This can be a tyranny of the majority, where losing an election means losing any say in government. This then can also lead to violence, coups and revolutions as the minority tries to claw back some power.
So obviously elections do not always lead to stability or democracy. However, this doesn't mean giving up on democracy itself. What countries like Nigeria or Ukraine need in the short term is a uniquely skilled leader who can govern for the nation. This requires someone able to reach out to opponents and let them be heard, as well as dealing with their own hardcore supporters unwilling to share power. Nelson Mandela is the perfect example of such a leader, a brilliant and forgiving man. Unfortunately, people like him only come around once in a lifetime.
In the long term though, a deeper culture of compromise will need to develop, where governments listen to the opposition and the opposition doesn't start shooting. For Nigeria today it's questionable whether this is the case anymore. If the elections aren't held in 6 weeks time, things will get ugly, but if they are held, things might get even uglier. Nigeria's leaders will need all the wisdom they can find in the coming weeks.


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Active substance(s): FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE
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Lyophilisate For Solution
For Injection Or Infusion
Fludarabine phosphate
Read all of this leaflet carefully
before you start using this
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to
read it again.
• If you have any further questions,
ask your doctor.
• This medicine has been prescribed
for you. Do not pass it on to others.
It may harm them, even if their
symptoms are the same as yours.
• If any of the side effects gets
serious, or if you notice any side
effects not listed in this leaflet,
please tell your doctor.
In this leaflet:
1 What Fludarabine Actavis is and
what it is used for
2 Before you use Fludarabine
3 How to use Fludarabine Actavis
4 Possible side effects
5 How to store Fludarabine Actavis
6 Further information
1 What Fludarabine Actavis is and
what it is used for
Fludarabine Actavis is an anti-cancer drug.
Fludarabine Actavis is used to treat chronic
B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) in
patients with sufficient healthy blood cell
production. This is a type of cancer of white
blood cells (the cells are called lymphocytes).
First treatment for chronic lymphocytic
leukaemia with Fludarabine Actavis should
only be started in patients with advanced
disease having disease related symptoms or
evidence of disease progression.
All cells of the body produce new cells like
themselves by dividing. For this purpose, the
cell' genetic material (DNA) must be copied
and reproduced. Fludarabine Actavis works
by hindering the production of new DNA.
Therefore, when Fludarabine Actavis is taken
up by the cancer cells, it stops the growth of
new cancer cells.
In cancers of the white blood cells (as chronic
lymphocytic leukaemia) many abnormal
lymphocytes are produced. The abnormal
lymphocytes either do not work properly or
are too young (immature) to carry out the
normal disease fighting functions of white
blood cells. If there are too many of these
abnormal lymphocytes, they push aside
healthy blood cells in the bone marrow
where most of the new blood cells are
formed. Without enough healthy blood
cells, infections, anaemia, bruising, excessive
bleeding or even organ failure can result.
2 Before you use Fludarabine
Do not use Fludarabine Actavis
• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to
fludarabine phosphate or any of the other
ingredients of Fludarabine Actavis.
• if you are breast feeding
• if your kidney function is severely impaired
• if you have a low number of red blood cells
(haemolytic anaemia). Your doctor will have
told you if you have this condition.
Take special care with Fludarabine
• If you are not feeling very well you should
tell your doctor, as your doctor may decide
not to give you this medicine, or may give
you this medicine with caution. This is
very important if your bone marrow is not
working properly or if you are susceptible
to infections.
• If you notice any unusual bruising,
excessive bleeding after injury or if you
seem to be catching a lot of infections, tell
your doctor. The number of normal blood
cells may be reduced and so you will have
regular blood tests during treatment.
• The disease itself and the therapy may
cause a reduction of the number of blood
cells and your immune system may attack
different parts of your body (autoimmune
disorder). It may also be directed against
your red blood cells (called 'autoimmune
haemolysis'). This condition can be life
threatening. If this condition occurs you
may receive further medication such as
transfusion of blood (irradiated, see below)
and corticosteroides.
• If you need a blood transfusion and you
are being (or have been) treated with this
medicine, you should mention this to the
doctor. Your doctor will ensure that you
receive blood only, which has gone through
a special treatment (irradiation). There have
been severe complications and even death
reported when non-irradiated blood has
been given.
• If you need to have stem cells collected and
you are being (or have been) treated with
this medicine, you should mention this to the
• If your liver does not work properly, your
doctor may give you this medicine with
• If you have any form of kidney disease, your
kidney function should be checked regularly.
If it is found that your kidneys do not work
properly you may be given this medicine
at a reduced dose. If your kidneys work at
only a very low level you will not be given
this medicine at all. Patients aged 65 years
or older should have their kidney function
checked before start of treatment.
• There is little information on the effects of
Fludarabine Actavis in patients aged 75 years
and older. Your doctor will use it with caution
if you are in this age group.
• If you have very severe chronic lymphocytic
leukaemia, your body may not be able to
get rid of all the waste products from the
cells destroyed by Fludarabine Actavis. This
is called tumour lysis syndrome and may
cause dehydration, kidney failure and heart
problems. Your doctor will be aware of this
and may give you other medicines to stop
this happening.
• If you experience any unusual symptoms
from the nervous system you should mention
it to your doctor. This is because when used
in patients at doses four times greater than
the recommended dose, severe central
nervous system (brain and spinal cord) effects
including blindness, coma and death have
been reported.
• Tell your doctor if you notice any changes
to your skin either while you are receiving
this medicine or after you have finished the
course of therapy. The doctor should check
the seriousness of the skin changes. If you
have skin cancer, the damaged areas of your
skin may become worse when you use this
• Men and women who may still be fertile,
must use a reliable form of contraception
during, and for at least 6 months after
stopping treatment.
• Check with your doctor about any
vaccinations you may need, because live
vaccinations should be avoided during and
after treatment with Fludarabine Actavis.
Using other medicines
Please tell your doctor if you are taking or have
recently taken any other medicines, including
medicines obtained without a prescription. This
is especially important if you are taking a drug
called pentostatin or deoxycoformycin (also
used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia) as
a combination with Fludarabine Actavis is not
recommended. Some drugs, e.g. dipyridamole
(used to prevent excessive blood clotting) may
reduce the effectiveness of Fludarabine Actavis.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before
taking any medicine.
Fludarabine treatment has the potential to
harm the unborn child. You should not be
given Fludarabine Actavis if you are pregnant
unless clearly necessary and when the
potential benefits justify the potential risks
to the unborn child. If you are a woman who
may still be fertile, you must avoid becoming
pregnant during treatment and for at least 6
months after stopping treatment. However, if
you do become pregnant inform your doctor
Men who are treated with Fludarabine Actavis
and can father a child must use a reliable form
of contraception during, and for at least 6
months after stopping treatment.
It is not known if this medicine appears in the
breast milk of women treated with Fludarabine
Actavis. However, in animal studies the
medicinal product was found in breast milk.
Therefore you must not breast feed during your
treatment with this medicine.
Driving and using machines
The effect of treatment with Fludarabine
Actavis on the ability to drive or use machines
has not been evaluated. Fludarabine Actavis
may although influence the ability to drive and
use machineries since side effects like tiredness,
weakness, agitation, seizures and visual
disturbances have been observed.
Important information about some
of the ingredients of Fludarabine
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol
sodium (23mg) per ml, i.e. essentially 'sodiumfree'.
3 How to use Fludarabine Actavis
Fludarabine Actavis should be administered
under the supervision of a qualified doctor
experienced in cancer therapy.
The dose you are given depends on the size
of your body. It varies with your body surface
area. Technically this is measured in square
metres (m2), but actually is worked out from
your height and weight. The recommended
dose is 25mg/m2 body surface. This will be
given either as an injection or as an infusion
(with a drip) into a vein once a day for 5
consecutive days every 28 days. This five day
course of treatment will be repeated every 28
days until your doctor has decided that the
best effect has been achieved.
The dosage may be decreased or the repeat
course delayed if side effects are a problem.
If you have kidney problems you will receive
a reduced dose and you will have regular
blood tests.
The safety of this drug in children and
adolescents below age 18 has not
been established and treatment is not
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Fludarabine Actavis 50mg
Lyophilisate For Solution
For Injection Or Infusion
Fludarabine phosphate
Instructions for use, handling and disposal
A crossover from initial treatment with
fludarbine phosphate to chlorambucil for
non responders to fludarabine phosphate
should be avoided because most patients
who have been resistant to fludarabine
phoshpate have shown resistance to
Instructions for use
Fludarabine Actavis should be prepared for
parenteral use by aseptically adding sterile
water for injection. When reconstituted with
2ml of sterile water for injection, the powder
should fully dissolve in 15 seconds or less.
Each ml of the resulting solution will contain
25mg of fludarabine phosphate, 25mg of
mannitol, and sodium hydroxide to adjust
the pH to 7.7. The pH range for the final
product is 7.2 - 8.2.
The required dose (calculated on the basis of
the patient's body surface) is drawn up into
a syringe.
For intravenous bolus injection this dose
is further diluted in 10 ml of 0.9 % sodium
chloride. Alternatively, for infusion, the
required dose may be diluted in 100 ml of
0.9 % sodium chloride and infused over
approximately 30 minutes.
Fludarabine phosphate must not be mixed
with other drugs.
Storage after reconstitution:
The physicochemical stability of the drug
product after reconstitution in water for
injections has been demonstrated for 8
hours at 25°C ± 2°C/ 60% ± 5 %RH and for
7 days at 5°C ± 3°C. From a microbiological
point of view, the product should be used
immediately. If not used immediately, in-use
storage times and conditions prior to use are
the responsibility of the user.
Inspection prior to use
The reconstituted solution is clear and
colourless. It should be visually inspected
before use.
Only clear and colourless solutions without
particles should be used. Fludarabine Actavis
should not be used in case of a defective
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If any of the Fludarabine Actavis solution
comes into contact with your skin or the
lining of your nose or mouth, wash the
area thoroughly with soap and water. If the
solution gets into your eyes, rinse them
thoroughly with lots of water. Try not to
breathe in any fumes coming from the
If you use more Fludarabine Actavis
than you should
In the case of an overdose your doctor will
stop the therapy and treat the symptoms.
Symptoms of an overdose can be blindness
which may not appear until later, coma
and death due to irreversible toxicity to the
central nervous system. High doses can also
lead to a severly reduced number of blood
If you forget to use Fludarabine
Your doctor will set the times at which you
are to receive this medicine. If you think you
may have missed a dose, contact your doctor
as soon as possible.
If you have any further questions on the
use of this product, ask your doctor or
Rare means less than 10 in every 10,000
patients are likely to get these:
• disorders of the lymph system due to a viral
infection (EBV-associated lymphoproliferative
• coma;
• seizures;
• agitation;
• blindness;
• inflammation or damage of the nerve of the
eyes (optic neuritis; optic neuropathy);
• heart failure;
• irregular heart beat (arrhythmia);
• skin cancer;
• skin and/or mucous coat reaction with
redness, inflammation, blistering and tissue
break down (Lyell's syndrome, Stevens-Johnson
Frequency not know
• inflammation of the bladder, which can cause
pain when passing urine, and can lead to
blood in the urine (haemorrhagic cystitis).
• bleeding in the brain
• bleeding in the lungs
If any side effects get serious, or if you notice
any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please
tell your doctor.
5 How to store Fludarabine Actavis
4 Possible effects
Like all medicines, Fludarabine Actavis can
cause side effects, although not everybody
gets them.
If you are not sure what the adverse reactions
below are, ask your doctor to explain them to
Some side effects can be life-threatening.
• If you have difficulty breathing, have a
cough, or have chest pain with or without
fever. These may be signs of an infection of
the lungs.
• If you notice any unusual bruising, more
bleeding than usual after injury or if you
seem to be catching a lot of infections.
These may be caused by a reduced number
of blood cells. This may also lead to an
increased risk of (serious) infections, caused
by organisms, that usually do not cause
disease in healthy persons (opportunistic
infections) including a late reactivation of
viruses, for example herpes zoster.
• If you notice any pain in your side, blood
in your urine, or reduced amount of urine.
These may be signs of tumour lysis syndrome
(see 2 'Take special care').
• If you notice any skin and / or mucous
coat reaction with redness, inflammation,
blistering and tissue break down. These
may be signs of a severe allergic reaction
(Lyell's syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
• If you have palpitations (if you suddenly
become aware of your heart beat) or chest
pain. These may be signs of heart problems.
Tell your doctor immediately, if you notice
any of these effects.
Below we list possible side effects by how
common they are. The rare side effects (less
than 1 in every 1000 patients) were mainly
identified from post-marketing experience.
Very common means 1 or more in every 10
patients are likely to get these:
• infections (some serious);
• infections due to depressed immune system
(opportunistic infections);
• infection of the lungs (pneumonia) with
possible symptoms like breathing difficulties
and/or cough with or without fever;
• reduction in the number of blood platelets
(thrombocytopenia) with the possibility of
bruising and bleeding;
• lowered white blood cell count (neutropenia);
• lowered red blood cell count (anaemia);
• cough;
• vomiting, diarrhea, feeling sick (nausea);
• fever;
• feeling tired (fatigue);
• weakness.
Common means between 1 and 10 in every
100 patients are likely to get these:
• other blood related cancers (myelodysplastic
syndrome, acute myeloid leukaemia).
Most patients with these conditions were
previously, or at the same time or later
treated with other cancer drugs (alkylating
agents, topoisomerase inhibitors) or radiation
• bone marrow depression (myelosuppression);
• severe loss of appetite leading to weight loss
• numbness or weakness in limbs (peripheral
• disturbed vision;
• inflammation of the inside of the mouth
• skin rash;
• swelling due to excessive fluid retention
• inflammation of the mucous coat of the
digestive system from the mouth to the anus
• chills;
• generally feeling unwell.
Uncommon means between 1 and 10 in every
1,000 patients are likely to get these:
• autoimmune disorder (see section 2, 'Take
special care').
• tumour lysis syndrome (see section 2, 'Take
special care');
• confusion;
• lung toxicity; scaring throughout the lungs
(pulmonary fibrosis), inflammation of the
lungs (pneumonitis), shortness of breath
• bleeding in the stomach or intestines;
• abnormal levels of the liver or pancreas
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Store below 25°C.
Do not use Fludarabine Actavis after the
expiry date which is stated on the carton and
vial after EXP.
6 Further information
What Fludarabine Actavis contains
• The active substance is fludarabine
• The other ingredients are mannitol and
sodium hydroxide.
What Fludarabine Actavis looks like
and contents of the pack
Each vial contains 50mg fludarabine
phosphate as a powder for injection or
infusion. The powder will be made up into
a solution before it is given to you. 1 ml
of reconstituted solution contains 25mg
fludarabine phosphate.
Pack sizes
1 x 50mg vial
5 x 50mg vial
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
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Handling and disposal
Fludarabine Actavis should not be handled
by pregnant staff.
Procedures for proper handling should be
followed according to local requirements
for cytotoxic drugs. Caution should be
exercised in the handling and preparation
of the Fludarabine Actavis solution. The
use of latex gloves and safety glasses is
recommended to avoid exposure in case
of breakage of the vial or other accidental
If the solution comes into contact with the
skin or mucous membranes, the area should
be washed thoroughly with soap and water.
In the event of contact with the eyes, rinse
them thoroughly with copious amounts
of water. Exposure by inhalation should be
The medicinal product is for single use only.
Any unused product or waste material
should be disposed of in accordance with
local requirements for cytotoxic agents.
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Phaedra Parks, the disgraced former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member who was booted off the show earlier this year, has put up her older Atlanta mansion for sale for $1.195 million.
The French Provincial residence in the Chastain Park area has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and 4,453 square feet with a pool in the back. She purchased the home in 2013 for $845,000. TMZ broke the story of the home up for sale though it has been up for sale for 33 days.
It was first listed for sale in July for nearly $1.5 million but she wasn't able to find a buyer. She removed the listing on September 8. This time around, she has basically dropped the price 20 percent in hopes to drum up more interest. Sotheby's is handling the sale.
She still owns another Atlanta residence she purchased October 14, 2016 for $1.9 million. It has nearly twice the square footage of her Chastain home for sale.
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Money from a tax return is often the perfect opportunity to save, invest or pay off debt.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 12, 2016
By now, many Americans have either received or will be receiving their tax returns soon. This extra cash often sparks the urge to splurge on unnecessary things, which is why national nonprofit American Consumer Credit Counseling has offered advice on ways consumers can be responsible with their tax returns.
"Tax returns can create the desire to treat yourself to that vacation you've been dreaming about, but there are many others ways this extra cash can be used to benefit your financial future," said Steve Trumble, President and CEO of American Consumer Credit Counseling, which is based in Newton, MA. "Money from a tax return is often the perfect opportunity to save, invest or pay off debt."
According to the IRS, nearly 151 million tax returns were received in 2015, a 0.8 percent increase from 2014. More than 109 million refunds were issued, with a total payout of $306 billion. In 2015, the average refund issued was $2,957, up from $2,918 in 2014. It is expected that half of all tax payers will receive a refund in 2016. The average tax refund is anticipated to reach $3,053 this year.
American Consumer Credit Counseling offers smart tips on how to make the most of a tax return:
1. Pay off debt – Use that extra cash to put towards any outstanding credit card debt or loans. Although most consumers are probably already making monthly payments on debt or loans, the interest rate is adding up and can be harmful and costly in the future.
2. Start an emergency fund – If possible, consumers should use their tax refund to build an emergency fund. Ideally it should last up to six months in the event of a crisis. You never know when a financial crisis might occur, such as an unexpected medical bill or a car accident, so it is best to be prepared and plan ahead.
3. Invest in home improvement – There is always something that needs to be replaced or fixed in a home. The refund will not be enough to redo a kitchen, but it can be used for smaller home improvements, which could save consumers money in the long run, such as cost-effective appliances.
4. Start a college savings plan – It is no secret that college is expensive and costs are continuing to rise. Because college debt can add up quickly and take years to pay off, there is nothing more important than investing early.
5. Invest in retirement – The sooner consumers begin saving for retirement, the more time the money has to add up. Even if a consumer already have a 401(k) plan with their employer, they should consider investing in their own savings account. Having their own account enables them to have more control over their investments. The tax return can be a healthy boost towards these funds.
6. Invest in enhancing income – Spending the tax refund money on furthering education or new technology can help you advance in your career and boost earning power.
ACCC is a 501(c)3 organization that provides free credit counseling, bankruptcy counseling, and housing counseling to consumers nationwide in need of financial literacy education and money management. For more information, contact ACCC:
- For credit counseling, call 800-769-3571
- For bankruptcy counseling, call 866-826-6924
- For housing counseling, call 866-826-7180
- Or visit us online at ConsumerCredit.com
About American Consumer Credit Counseling
American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a nonprofit credit counseling 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to achieve financial management through credit counseling, debt management, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, student loan counseling and financial education. In order to help consumers reach their goal of debt relief, ACCC provides a range of free consumer personal finance resources on a variety of topics including budgeting, credit and debt management, student loans, youth and money, homeownership, identity theft, senior living and retirement. Consumers can use ACCC's worksheets, videos, calculators, and blog articles to make the best possible decisions regarding their financial future. ACCC holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®). For more information or to access free financial education resources, log on to ConsumerCredit.com or visit TalkingCentsBlog.com.


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Vident Financial Rang the NYSE Opening Bell to Celebrate Successful Launch of its U.S. Diversified Real Estate Fund (PPTY)
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 7, 2018--Vident Financial, LLC rang the Opening Bell at the NYSE this morning to celebrate the successful launch of their U.S. Diversified Real Estate Fund (NYSE Arca: PPTY).
A real estate-focused ETF, PPTY is a rules-based, multi-factor alternative to traditional market cap-weighted funds. PPTY seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the U.S. Diversified Real Estate Index.
"Location, property type, leverage, and governance matter when investing in real estate," said Fred Stoops, Head of Real Estate at Vident Financial. "These factors aren't just common sense. They're crucial to real estate, but ignored by cap-weighted funds."
PPTY's portfolio is constructed based on the actual properties owned by each company in its investment universe. This unique, real estate-centric approach allows PPTY to build a portfolio of public companies that delivers the consistent property type exposure and geographic diversification that real estate investors typically seek. Leverage and governance criteria are further included to reduce exposure to high-risk companies.
Since its launch on March 27 th of this year, PPTY has gathered more than $70 million in assets and delivered a total return in excess of 11% through July 31 st.
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Short term performance is not a good indication of the fund's future performance, and an investment should not be made based solely on returns. The expense ratio of the fund is 0.53%. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call (800) 617-0004.
"We are thrilled to be ringing today's Opening Bell," said Vince Birley, CEO of Vident Financial. "We're equally as thrilled with how investors and advisors have responded to the exposure offered by PPTY. By moving beyond market cap, we felt like we were providing the marketplace with an important alternative to traditional REIT exposure, and we've been very pleased with how our thoughtful, research-driven approach has resonated."
Today's Bell Ringing also comes just a few days before Vident will officially mark its fifth anniversary on August 23 rd.
"When we opened our doors five years ago, we set out to build a firm and a fund family centered around a principles-based investment decision making process that looks at long-term investment opportunities, identified by focusing on countries and companies with strong leadership and good governance," added Birley. "Those factors are some of our key principles and remain at the core of our approach to this day. We can't wait to see what the next five years will bring."
PPTY is part of Vident's family of ETFs, which also includes the Vident FLAG-Forensic Accounting Long-Short ETF (FLAG), the Vident Core International Equity Fund (VIDI), Vident Core US. Equity Fund (VUSE), and the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy (VBND). As of August 7 th, Vident's ETF family had a total of approximately $2 billion in assets under management.
About Vident Financial
Vident Financial develops investment market solutions (indices and funds) based on a distinct philosophy. Their investment strategies are founded upon sound principles that help identify environments where capital is going to thrive long-term, measuring different factors (human productivity, quality leadership, etc.) embedded within multiple process layers. Visit www.videntfinancial.com for more information.
Vident ETF's are dedicated to a principle based investing approach, overweighting in countries and companies with strong leadership and governance that foster greater prosperity. Therefore, prudent fiscal management and ethical governance are emphasized. Vident Financial has been dedicated to answering to one shareholder, the Vident ETF shareholder. Vident's company structure assures that excess profits are used for the ETF shareholders either in the form of further research or fee reductions; Vident recently announced a 10% reduction in fees on the Vident funds as of January 31, 2018. Vident's corporate structure advocating for the fund shareholders has been compared to Vanguard's corporate structure.
Carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Fund's prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting . Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Because the Fund is a fund of funds, its investment performance largely depends on the investment performance of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. An investment in the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Funds that comprise the Index, including risks related to investments in derivatives, REITs, foreign securities and municipal securities. Fixed-income securities' prices generally fall as interest rates rise. High yield securities are subject to the increased risk of an issuer's inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the non-investment grade securities markets, real or perceived adverse economic conditions, and lower liquidity. Preferred stock is subject to many of the risks associated with debt securities, including interest rate risk. In addition, preferred stock may not pay a dividend, an issuer may suspend payment of dividends on preferred stock at any time, and in certain situations an issuer may call or redeem its preferred stock or convert it to common stock. International investments may also involve risk from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from economic or political instability. There is no guarantee that the fund will meet its investment objective. The Fund may invest in derivatives, including futures contracts, which are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the Fund's gains or losses. The fund is new with limited operating history.
Leverage may cause the effect of an increase or decrease in the value of the portfolio securities to be magnified and the fund to be more volatile than if leverage was not used. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, as a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund.
Diversification - Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against principal loss in a declining market.
Definition: U.S. Diversified Real Estate Index (PPTYX) - The index is designed to track the performance of real estate investment trusts (REIT) and other companies that invest directly or indirectly in real estate through development, management, or ownership, including property agencies.
Short term performance in particular is not a good indication of the fund's future performance and an investment should not be made based solely on returns.
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC ("ETC") serves as the investment advisor to the U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF, (PPTY), and is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. Within the Vident fund family, the Flag ETF is not distributed by Quasar.
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CONTACT: MacMillan Communications
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SOURCE: Vident Financial, LLC
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Serenity Body Mister (60 ml)
Regular price
Serenity body mister is a combination of essential oils to evoke a sense of serenity and calm. Specially formulated to help with stress and the vigor's of everyday. This spray can be used directly on skin or a pillow, or within a room.
Generously spray the mist either onto a pillow our throughout a room. Please spray at least 12 inches away from fabric. Do not use on leather, silk or other delicate fiber.
Purified Water, Coconut Oil, Witch Hazel, Aloe Vera Juice, Lime (Citrus latifolia tanaka), Copaiba Balsam (Copaifera spp), Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica) and Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia


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North America Shines at 2008 World Pool-Billiard Junior 9-Ball Championships
The 2008 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships was held in Reno, Nevada, December 1st – 3rd. Young billiard athletes from 22 countries traveled to the United States to participate in the 33 player boys' division and 18 player girls' division. Among the 17 participants representing North America were: Austin Murphy of Folsom, CA; Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY; Nick Tafoya of Albuquerque, NM; Billy Thorpe of Dayton, OH; Adam Davis of Raleigh, NC; Joshua Newman of Bessemer City, NC; Brendan Crockett of Bell Canyon, CA; Allison Hardwick and Chelsea Hardwick of Evansville, IN; Briana Miller of Allentown, PA; Nicole Hernandez of Des Plaines, IL; Heather Torpin of Mesa, AZ ; Jauslinn Arnold of Bakersfield, CA; and from Canada, Greg Quinn, McEarl Bucais, Marc Bucais and Brittany Bryant.
Brittany Bryant of Canada won the gold and was crowned the 2008 WPA World Junior 9-Ball Champion, Girls' division. Bryant went undefeated throughout the tournament, beginning with a close match over Karen Garcia of Nicaragua 7-6. She continued her winning streak defeating Chelsea Hardwick of the USA 7-3, Kim Witzel of Germany 7-5 and Sabrina Naverschnig of Austria 7-3 before winning a thrilling finals match against Konischi Samia of Japan9-8.
Representing the United States in the girls' division, thirteen year old Briana Miller became the USA high-finisher. Miller won her first 3 matches before moving to the one loss side and was eliminated in a close 6-7 match, finishing tied for 5th place. Also representing the USA were sisters Allison and Chelsea Hardwick. An unfortunate draw paired the 2 sisters in their first round with Chelsea taking the match 7-5. Chelsea continued to charge ahead, finishing tied for 7th place. Sharing the 7th place finish, Heather Torpin displayed much perseverance and remained poised in spite of her two heartbreaking 6-7 losses. Making her debut, Jauslinn Arnold finished tied for 9th, while Allison Hardwick and Nicole Hernandez, both tied for 13th place.
Leading the North American contingent in the boys' division was Nick Tafoya. Tafoya was temporarily slowed down in his second match by World Champion Pin-Yi Ko of Taiwan, losing 4-9. The determined Tafoya regained momentum with wins against USA Junior National Champions Austin Murphy 9-6 and Landon Shuffett 9-5 before falling short in an exciting 7-9 match, finishing tied for 9th place. Other top North American finishes include a tie for 13th place by Landon Shuffett and McEarl Bucais. Although Shuffett lost a thrilling 7-9 match to Bucais, he continued his flawless play before getting ousted by Tafoya. Austin Murphy, Joshua Newman and 12 year old Billy Thorpe finished tied for 17th place, while Adam Davis, Brendan Crockett, Marc Bucais and Greg Quinn finished tied for 25th place.
For more information about the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), the World Junior Championships, players or tournament brackets, visit www.wpa-tour.com or www.wpa-pool.com
A special thanks to the Billiard Congress of America (BCA), as the North American member to the WPA, for bringing this prestigious event to the United States, for their financial support and for the opportunity made available for juniors to compete in the WPA World Junior9-Ball Championships. Also, thanks to the United States Pool Players Association (USPPA) for taking on the task of hosting and producing this event.
Many thanks to the parents, families, fans and sponsors that support and help make it possible for young billiard athletes to pursue their passion and develop life skills through billiards.
The Billiard Education Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization committed to furthering the standard of excellence and leadership within the billiard community by engaging in activities related to the education and cultural advancement of tomorrow's leaders.
For more information about the BEF, please visit www.BilliardEducation.org or contact Laura Smith at 303.926.1039 or e-mail email@example.com.


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More twitter tomfoolery
December 16, 2017
I wrote a Go program to install blocks from a file of Twitter IDs. It's not on github yet because my development sandbox looks more like a development catbox, and I can't clean it up too much because the program's running right now and Twitter's rate limited so it'll be a while (at 5 blocks per second, about 10 days). Recall that my goal is to completely remove fascists and griefers from my Twitter feed, and from any conversation that I happen to be in — they shouldn't even notice the opportunity to respond, never mind wasting anyone's time with their crap.
At least as important as the program is the list of IDs to block.
It's 4 million lines long, sorted from most-to-least-desirable-to-block order, so this is the only way to share it. I did some by-hand sampling, and the first 10% really are notably more obnoxious than the last 10%, so I may not run this all the way to completion.
package main import ( "bytes" "encoding/json" "fmt" "io/ioutil" "net/url" "os" "regexp" "strconv" "strings" "time" "github.com/BurntSushi/toml" "github.com/ChimeraCoder/anaconda" ) var digits = regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+") var runtime = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339) type ConsumerAndAppKeysAndSecrets struct { ConKey, ConSecret, AppToken, AppSecret string } var caksFile = ".twitter/ids" /* The .twitter/ids file contains four lines with string values obtained from the twitter developer api. ConKey = "..." ConSecret = "..." AppToken = "..." AppSecret = "..." For an App token and secret, you need to create an app here: https://apps.twitter.com/app/new This will then give you the option to create a consumer key and secret. (This useful information cribbed from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1808855/getting-new-twitter-api-consumer-and-secret-keys ) */ func main() { caks := &ConsumerAndAppKeysAndSecrets{} blob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caksFile) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("There was an error opening or reading file %s: %v\n", caksFile, err) os.Exit(1) return } err = toml.Unmarshal(blob, caks) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("There was an error unmarshalling contents of %s: %v\n", caksFile, err) os.Exit(1) return } anaconda.SetConsumerKey(caks.ConKey) anaconda.SetConsumerSecret(caks.ConSecret) api := anaconda.NewTwitterApi(caks.AppToken, caks.AppSecret) fmt.Println("Credentials = ", *api.Credentials) a := os.Args if len(a) 0 && i%1000 == 0 { flush(users, i) users = users[:0] } user, err := api.BlockUserId(int64(u), url.Values{}) if err != nil { errst := err.Error() if !strings.Contains(errst, "User not found.") { fmt.Printf("i=%d, u=%d, err=%v\n", i, u, err) flush(users, i) os.Exit(1) } fmt.Print("X") } else { fmt.Print(".") } users = append(users, user) } flush(users, len(wlids)) } type tomlWantsStruct struct { users []anaconda.User } func flush(users []anaconda.User, ending int) { buf := new(bytes.Buffer) if err := json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(users); err != nil { fmt.Printf("There was an error encoding users: %v\n", err) os.Exit(1) } fname := fmt.Sprintf("Blocked-%s-%08d", runtime, ending) err := ioutil.WriteFile(fname, buf.Bytes(), 0666) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("There was an error writing %v: %v\n", fname, err) os.Exit(1) } } func readFileAsUint64s(filename string) (uids []uint64, err error) { var b []byte b, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filename) if err != nil { return } bids := bytes.Split(b, []byte("\n")) uids = make([]uint64, 0) for i, bid := range bids { s := digits.FindString(string(bid)) if s == "" { continue } var uid uint64 uid, err = strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("Failure to parse line %d of %s\n", i, filename) return } uids = append(uids, uid) } return }
New Twitter Algorithms
November 5, 2017
My Twitter block list got unmanageably large, and blocktogether.org was not even able to remove blocks at any sort of a reasonable rate to help me fix it. So, I used my employer's mighty-fine search engine to look for any Go packages for the Twitter API, and found Anaconda.
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Updated numbers for car/truck road subsidies
August 23, 2017
The last time I did this, I had figures through 2011.
Now I have 2012, 2014 and 2105 (2013 seems to be missing).
Now in a Google spreadsheet, so you can look at the numbers directly and poke at the links if you want to see where the numbers came from.
In words — since 2009, each gallon of gasoline or diesel is taxed between 40 and 50 cents too low even if the only purpose of that tax is to pay for road construction and maintenance. Any other taxes (carbon, pollution, noise, congestion, health care) would be on top of that. This also does not include the maintenance or construction that we ought to be doing; this is just what is spent.
Totaled over all the fuel sold, each year since 2009 the annual shortfall totals somewhere between 75 and 100 billion dollars.
Twitter algorithms
July 2, 2017
These are my rules for making Twitter more useful.
My goal, on Twitter, is a combination of finding fun and interesting stuff and to expose myself to (certain) other points of view. At work we have training on bias, unconscious and otherwise, and on techniques for reducing it and countering it. One of the instructors mentioned that you can't just wish unconscious bias away; apparently repeated exposure to normalizing examples is required, but it takes time (this is yet another disturbing/annoying way that our brains resemble neural nets for machine learning; in this light, unconscious bias is just the result of a lifelong biased training set.)
Wishing it were easier to pitch a big tent
June 28, 2017
It's a little depressing to look at how many hard it is to get all the different factions of the Democratic Party excited about helping each other. I wonder a bit if this is a case of scarcity pushing people towards fighting over scraps, and I wonder how much this is a case of Russians/Republicans using the internet to sow left-wing dissent.
At minimum, people ought to accept that each others' problems are worthy. Is there really any question that blacks get a raw deal in this country? Or that people who are openly gay or trans are discriminated against? Or that women don't get promotions and pay commensurate with their skills, productivity, etc? Or that unions are necessary in order to give workers an equal footing in negotiations over pay, hours, benefits, and worker safety? Or that many forms of pollution lead to statistically early death? Lack of an adequate social safety net is clearly a problem, and clearly one that can be solved, because countries that are less wealthy do a better job than we do — notably, they deliver life expectancy and lower infant mortality for less money per capita. They can afford it, so can we. Climate change? It's happening. Slowly, but steadily, and it's going to continue for decades-to-centuries after we finally decide to take it seriously; the only question is how fast it's changing when enough of us finally get alarmed enough to really act. Education? College is stupidly, fantastically expensive, and to the extent this is Baumol's Cost Disease, we should just subsidize it (other poorer countries manage to do this) and to the extent that it isn't we should drive prices down by properly supporting public universities. Etc. These are all problems, and the Republican Party is on the wrong side of all of these issues. We shouldn't pick just one, we should not be put off because we think labor is important but we're a little nervous about the gays, or focus only on racism to the exclusion of college costs — there's nothing wrong with wanting it all, we can have it all, and all of us deserve to have these problems addressed. There's no mutual incompatibility between any of these issues.
And be a little more skeptical, say, when someone on Fox News tries to tell you that anyone who's LGBTQ is a threat to the women and children. We've done plenty to make life unpleasant for people who aren't "normal"; if someone's out of the closet and you notice them, they must feel very strongly about it to put up with the social crap, and must have been truly miserable in the closet. This has nothing to do with your children, and everything with them wanting to live happier lives. Anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to con you into being mean to other people for no reason at all; ignore them, they're evil.
Or, similarly, that someone might trot out some bogus statistics to try to make white people nervous about "black crime". Some of these stats are flat lies, in other cases the data has been tortured into confessing things that aren't true. In practice, most people are non-violent, most people are law-abiding (well, except for traffic laws, which everyone breaks very often, and traffic violence is actually a big deal). Don't take the bait, anyone trying to convince you that blacks are a Big Crime Risk is just plain evil, ignore them, change the channel, turn off the radio. They're trying to turn you into a racist and create dissent on the left.
There are bullshit artists trying to sow doubt about health care, too. One dishonest clown keeps trying to claim that Medicaid is worse than no health care at all, because people on Medicaid (as a population) are sicker than people who aren't, never mind that if you're poor and sick you're much more motivated to sign up for Medicaid than if you're merely poor, in which case that might seem like more of a hassle than it's worth. This is what passes for serious statistical analysis on the right; these guys are sad, lying clowns, don't let their obvious bullshit make you doubt the worth of providing health care.
And so on. There's probably better examples but I'm a cis het white guy 1%er descended (father's side) from a family with strong ties to Dartmouth, clearly I'm a traitor to my gender, race, ancestors, etc, it's a wonder I get any of this right. The main theme is to not let one left-wing cause be split from another, and anytime you catch someone trying to do that, think about why. I honestly wonder how many of the alleged "hard-core Bernie-bros" that get noticed on the internet now are actually left wing or even American; disinformation is a real thing, and sowing dissent is a standard tactic. I supported Bernie, I sent him money, I like (or liked) his politics. But when he didn't win the nomination, we're done, support the nominee, got to stay focused on outcomes. I have several friends who did the same. Ask yourself *why* someone on the left would now be interested in prolonging the primary contest after we lost the general election. It makes no sense; the Republicans are uniformly terrible for everything Bernie Sanders has supported over the years, the Democrats are uniformly better, and we tried plenty hard in the primaries and Bernie didn't make the cut. If we don't unite, all of us, we lose ground.
Doing bikes wrong the US way
May 29, 2017
Been meaning to write something, always too distracted to "do a good job", as if getting nothing written was a good job. So….
Just now read a Copenhagenize article on bikes and trains saying something I had believed, but had no data to support. They have data. They also point out by example yet another way we do bikes wrong here in the US.
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Charitable plans
November 12, 2016
SPLC, NAACP, CAIR and/or ICNA, Planned Parenthood, Lambda Legal, Trans Lifeline.
and ACLU, EFF, National Popular Vote.
Any other suggestions? I think I'm a little light on defending rights of immigrants.
Oops — As JF points out in email, ADL.
I'd also like to fund organizations doing voter registration work, especially in swing states, especially in states where Republicans narrowly control legislatures and/or executive. We need to reduce the amount of gerrymandering in this country, we need representation in the House of Representatives that more nearly reflects the popular sentiment, and we need to ensure that we are well safe from crazy constitutional amendments (a constitutionally mandated balanced budget would be a macroeconomic disaster; recessions would turn into depressions).
I realize I am setting myself up for a deluge of please-help-our-worthy-cause solicitations, both electronic and paper. We get those already, plan is to set up a spreadsheet, and just give once a year, every year.


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October 03, 2003
Approved minutes from this meeting (Microsoft Word format)
The James Madison University Board of Visitors met Friday, October 3, 2003, in the Board Room of JMU's College Center. Following is a summary of actions taken by the board and key areas of discussion at the board meeting:
- Gave its approval for the university to award two new degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. Each action would upgrade an existing academic concentration to a degree program. The action will now go the State Council of Higher Education for approval.
- The Education and Student Life Committee received a background report from Senior Vice President Mark on the April board of visitors decision ordering the JMU Health Center to stop dispensing Emergency Contraception Pills and the subsequent reaction by students and others. Dr. Meredith S. Gunter, committee chair, requested Warner's report to acquaint new board members with the situation. She suggested that the matter be brought back to the committee for consideration at its January 9, 2004, meeting, allowing board members time to consider the matter. (There are five new members on the 15-member board of visitors.) The committee agreed. At the same committee meeting, both Student Government Association President Levar Stoney and student board of visitors representative Timothy A. Brooks again called on the board to reverse its action.
- Approved a request to seek an additional $40.2 million in funds in the 2004-2006 biennium. Among the request is a $7 million per year increase in the university's base funding. Senior Vice President Charles W. King Jr. told the board that a General Assembly study has shown that JMU is the most under-funded public university in the state and should have an addition $28 million in base funding. JMU is requesting $7 million a year to meet that shortfall over a four-year period, King said.
- JMU President Linwood H. Rose gave the board a report on the major accomplishments at the university during the past five years
- Voted to award an honorary doctor of science degree at the December Commencement ceremony to the main speaker at the program, Dr. Marcia Angell. A JMU graduate, Angell is a member of the Harvard University Medical School faculty and is the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Approved a change in board of visitors procedure on motions. Any motion coming before the full board must now be made available to all board members at least seven days prior to the board meeting. No prior notice was previously required.
- Received reports from Senior Vice President Warner on the university's performance measures and from Associate Vice President Randy Mitchell on the JMU Success Center.


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Use the Force if:
- Chewy is your main wookie
- You like to take pictures of your food
- You always play with your food
- You've always thought corn dogs were light sabers
Go to the dark side if:
- You have a hard time believing the condiment station is a force field
- You think $11 is too much to pay for fruit even if it is on a skewer
- You didn't bother to make a reservation
It's still Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios and they have a new "pop up" restaurant. Seriously, I thought the whole pop up store concept was limited to New York. They had pop up sample sales, mini golf, shoe stores, and cat coffee houses. Yes, a coffee house where you could play with cats. This was almost as good.
The Rebel Hangar kind of came out of no where. But, it also kind of came out of another restaurant. Don't worry – they disguised it so that no one could tell the difference…
Disney slyly draped netting over the condiments station and movie-themed decor to make you feel like you're on planet in a Galaxy far far away. Then, they offered "themed" food to the best of their abilities.
The real star offering was the Darth Maul hummus. I have never been so excited to eat hummus covered in ketchup. Yes, those are bugles (hello, 1987 lunch packs).
The Darth Vader waffles might have been even more awesome than Mickey waffles. Also, Sarah dropped her waffle while trying to take a picture of it and they brought her back two! Thanks, Disney!
My favorite was the Jedi slider. I was actually surprised that I didn't prefer the dark side. The force must be strong within me.
Disney started stretching it a bit with their "light saber bites," which are corn dogs that look just like corn dogs. We did use them to fight, though.
Chewbacca fries are the only way that I am going to eat fries! It's amazing that a little theming can change my whole outlook on diet.
I didn't get to try any of these cupcakes because they were devoured faster then Jabba the Hutt's dinner. I heard that Yoda was delicious.
I had my own Yoda dessert! The best part was that there were bubble tea balls under his ears! I'm not sure if they were supposed to be background or forest or earwax, but they were noms.
The Friends
One of the nicest parts about dining at the Rebel Hangar is the friends that come join your table. Chewbacca offered to fly us anywhere we wanted! Of course, when he saw Charlie's shirt, he face palmed.
Other friends wanted to hang out with us, too!
As you can tell, we tried to dress up for the occasion.
You may think I'm trying to do some nerdy Star Wars symbol, but I'm actually just trying to make a heart because i ❤ Star Wars Weekends!
These two battled it out to the end.
And then went home and tortured their pets.


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Today's highlight was probably unexpectedly finding a check in the mail from the University for $2500. I mean, it was completely baffling. It is the exact amount of half my scholarship for the year, but if it is for spring, it shouldn't have come until February.
Maybe that's not that much of a highlight after all, because now I won't get that money in Feb. and I can't spend it now anyway.
So maybe the highlight was the banter back and forth over the headsets during rehearsal for Laramie Project tonight. I'm assistant stage manager, so I'm back stage next to the video tech guy, Anthony, who's also on a headset. My friend Dave, who's running lights in the booth at the back of the auditorium, on a third headset. I can't really recall the details of the conversation here, much less replicate it enough to make it humorous, but it was pretty difficult to stifle my laughing enough to not be heard offstage. Something tasteless involving a strange correlation between lesbians and umbrellas and Dave having several (umbrellas). Anthony always has a one-liner or a wisecrack, and Dave's just funny. Even the stage manager got in on it. It was refreshing to be around people with a real sense of humor, especially after meeting Carlos, who was out with the group Maureen and I met up with for Halloween last night. His idea of a funny story was his first time in a gay bar -- which could be a funny story, really, if the delivery was better. But I'll not pick on him; he was trying, I guess.
Anyway, yeah. Highlight of the day: fun(ny) new acquaintances/friends.


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KINGMAN – The beginning of the school year usually invites a storm of confusion. Bus schedules are just part of that storm.
Kingman Unified School District completed its first week with new bell and bus schedules that have been adapted to accommodate the new four-day school schedule. Logistical bugs are still being fixed and recent thunderstorms haven't made things any easier.
Kingman Unified School District Superintendent Roger Jacks, Transportation Director Craig Schritter and 10-year veteran bus driver Mike Meehan explained the complexities of district bus operations. Transporting roughly 6,200 K-12 students involves plenty of moving parts.
KUSD has 75 buses covering 3,300 square miles. Each bus can carry up to 84 passengers, but 50-60 students is more realistic.
"We have some of the longest routes in the nation," said Meehan. Some of those routes extend to Meadview, Peach Springs and Wikieup. There are 56 regular and special needs/handicap accessible routes.
There are currently 59 bus drivers. Nineteen bus monitors assist special needs and handicapped children. Three dispatchers anchor communication between drivers and district headquarters.
Meehan covers Golden Valley routes and drives up to 180 miles a day. Some drivers cover up to 200 miles a day.
The workload can be a turn-off for new drivers not knowing what to expect. Hours range anywhere from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. Some shifts are split-day, meaning a driver will work a few hours in the morning, take time off in the afternoon and return in the evening.
Drivers have to juggle the distractions of children, traffic and weather.
"You have to be able to multitask," Meehan said. "You got to watch the road and keep an eye on the kids."
Child behavior can be the biggest challenge. Their inability to sit still, attempts to distract the driver or throw things out windows are just a few of the everyday trials of driver fortitude.
Meehan said he warns trainees about the hazards of the job.
"It's gonna be loud," he said. Drivers have to be a mediator and a negotiator. "There's a lot of hats to wear in this job."
He said kids will be kids and try to cause a ruckus, but a driver has to solidify their position as the authority figure immediately.
"You got to be good with kids," Meehan said. "That's the big thing."
Jacks, Schritter and Meehan all agreed that parents need to work with their kids to ensure they know the right bus and right routes. Bus schedules are posted on the KUSD website.
Students may not know their stop the first few days of school. Getting a ride in the in the morning but taking the bus home in the afternoon plays a huge role in the confusion. If a student misses their bus stop on the afternoon ride home, drivers contact dispatch, who then contact the school or parents to set up a meeting place at either the school or transportation office to get the student safely home. KUSD policy demands kindergartners be met by parents.
Many roads in Golden Valley and on Stockton Hill Road north of Kingman have been damaged by recent thunderstorms, causing last minute route changes. The district has a "One-Call" automated alert system that notifies parents in those areas as soon as possible in the event of inclement weather.
Meehan and Schritter said drivers have the authority to adjust routes for safety concerns.
"Safety is our number one concern," Schritter said.
Drivers begin a route with a Pre-Trip Mechanical Inspection before leaving the bus depot. They check for flat tires, leaks and overall functionality. Each bus goes through an annual inspection by Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Drivers are randomly selected for drug and alcohol tests and are automatically tested after an accident. If a test is positive, the driver is removed from the position and may be terminated depending on the situation.
Shortage and turnover
Jacks said there's a bus driver shortage. Not just in Kingman, but nationwide. Drivers are required to have a Commercial Driver License with passenger, school bus and airbrake endorsements. They also have to be CPR and first aid certified.
New drivers are paid $9.25 an hour during an unspecified training period and $10.35 an hour once they start. Benefits start after a 60-day probation period for drivers who work more than 30 hours a week, which Jacks said most do.
District incentives include paying for the applicants' CDL. A $1 hourly pay raise and a 3.5 percent pay increase on top of the dollar raise has been added for drivers who've been with KUSD since March 21.
Jacks said KUSD's driver shortage and high turnover rate is attributed to higher paying opportunities from commercial trucking and bus companies, including Grand Canyon West.
"Other opportunities open up," he said.
Applicants go through stringent background checks. Schritter said about 60 percent of those screened are hired, but only about 35 percent of those hired stay on for a reasonable amount of time.
"We also have loyal drivers," Schritter said as he pointed at Meehan.
KUSD's goal is that buses leave a school no later than 10 minutes after the last bell rings.
"We want to minimize the amount of time students spend on buses," Jacks said.
Jacks and Schritter say times have improved. In the first few days, buses went from being 20 minutes late to leaving the gates under the ten minute requirement. Safety is paramount and lost time can't be made up.
"It's not like a jet airliner where they leave 30 minutes late on a flight and make the 30 minutes up in the air," Jacks said.
The bus and bell schedules can be viewed by school at www.kusd.org under the "Parent Resources" tab.


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Last Sunday evening several churches from across Fife joined together for a praise and thanksgiving service. It was with glad and united hearts that we thanked the Lord for bringing Glenrothes Baptist Church (GBC) to this point- giving them a wonderful facility and orchestrating events and providing in amazing ways.
Their pastor (Jacob Brothers) spoke from Philippians chapter 1 on "partnership in the gospel" and this was followed by a time of church leaders sharing encouragements and prayer points, before splitting into groups and praying for them.
Adam Broughton spoke about the recent development of Fife Gospel Partnership, which stimulated interest from other churches represented. It was good to be together- local Baptist churches, Newcraigs Evangelical Church and Kirkcaldy Free Church, all thankful for a superb new facility and praying that the Lord would use it mightily in Kingdom work.
The building itself is superb. Lots of flexible and well-designed space for worship services, youth work, conferences, and outreach. I loved the main wall decorated by Christians from Romania. I better not become jealous and covet my neighbour's church building……
Those I spoke to on the way out were encouraged at being together in this way, and seeing God's hand on our brothers and sisters in Christ in GBC, a church which has seen many come to Christ in recent days. We pray many more do.
"How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!" (Psalm 133 v1).
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Spoiler alert: these reviews reveal plot twists.
Lovebirds Mickey and Mallory Knox go on a three-week, 52-victim killing spree…
What does QT do? Tarantino's draft of Natural Born Killers, based on an earlier script by his pal Roger Avary, ended up in the hands of director Oliver Stone. Stone heavily rewrote it with colleagues David Veloz and Richard Rutowski, leaving Quentin with just a 'Story by' credit. Tarantino wasn't involved during production.
Notable characters:
* Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory Wilson Knox (Juliette Lewis) are the couple at the heart of the story. They meet when he shows up at her house delivering meat, and they soon kill her parents and go on the run. They become media darlings, though Mickey is disappointed that the TV show covering them gets lower ratings than a Charles Manson special. As with True Romance, this film is about a couple who are so in love they don't care about anyone else. But unlike Clarence and Alabama, Mickey and Mallory are total wackos. Harrelson and Lewis certainly don't hold back in their performances.
* Ed Wilson (Roger Dangerfield) and Mrs Wilson (Edie McClurg) are Mallory's parents, who we see in a sequence presented as a 1960s-style studio sitcom. Ed is a slobbering monster who abuses Mallory, and her brother, Kevin (Ross Malinger), is actually her son. Mrs Wilson is played by Grace from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
* Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr) is a TV journalist on a current-affairs show called American Maniacs ('Hosted by Wayne Gale, written by Wayne Gale, produced and directed by Wayne Gale'). It sensationalises Mickey and Mallory's crimes and features staged reconstructions of them killing people. Gale has a mullet and possibly an Australian accent (it's very hard to tell).
* Detective Jack Scagnetti (Tom Sizemore) is the corrupt, prostituting-killing cop on the trail of the Knoxes. After he catches them he writes a book about it.
* Warden Dwight McClusky (Tommy Lee Jones) runs the prison that features in the film's third act. He has a 1970s suit and a 1970s tache. Jones hams it up something rotten.
Returning actors: Tom Sizemore had also played a cop in True Romance. Stand-up comedian Steven Wright, who'd voiced K-Billy in Reservoir Dogs, has a small role here as an expert interviewed on Gale's TV show.
Music: It's almost non-stop. There are tracks playing for virtually the entire film. Incidental cues tend to be overblown and melodramatic, while the best use of a pre-existing song is Rage Against The Machine's Bombtrack. A scene is really well timed to its murmuring bass riff.
Time shifts and chapters: We start with Mickey and Mallory already on the rampage – a newspaper headline tells us they're just killed six teenagers – then 10 minutes into the film we cut back and learn how the couple met and fell in love. Later on, after Mickey and Mallory have been arrested, there's a jump to a year later.
Connections: According to Tarantino, the cop Jack Scagnetti is meant to be the brother of Mr Blonde's unseen parole officer in Reservoir Dogs.
Review: Here's a sample of the cinematic techniques used in this movie – slow motion, sped-up footage, off-kilter camera angles, point-of-view shots, shots played in reverse, black-and-white shots cut into colour scenes, colour-tinted shots, negative images, film scratches, videotape footage, Super-8 footage, 16mm footage, CCTV footage, stock footage, animation, on-screen captions, subtitles projected onto actors' bodies, clips from commercials, disorientating editing, obvious rear-projection, an entire sequence presented as if from an old studio sitcom (laughter track and all) and segments from a TV news show. It's *exhausting*. Early on, you subconsciously expect the film to calm down, but it's constantly gimmicky and tricksy. And with no variety or nuance, it becomes very boring very quickly. The second quarter, in which the Knoxes meet a Native American who gives them hallucinogens, is especially tedious. Yes, there's satire going on – the journalists are ruthless, the authority figures have no morals, the public is entertained by mass murder, everyone's a moron – but it's like a drunk pontificating in a pub. Even if the points are valid, you just want the ranting to stop. Every now and again there are flashes of Tarantino dialogue or wit, but then comes along more ultraviolence, brutality, incest, torture, vulgarity… A mess.
Three prison riots out of 10


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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - A call to police by an alert neighbor and assistance from members of the New Providence Police Department led to the arrest of two people in connection with a forced-entry burglary on McMane Avenue on Saturday, April 8.
Public Information Officer Capt. Robert Deitch gave the following account of the arrests:
The neighbor called the Berkeley Heights Communication Center at 6:48 p.m. to report a suspicious silver Nissan Altima with a female driver and a male passenger in the area of Tip Top Way near McMane Avenue. The caller told police the car had been seen pulling into different driveways in the neighborhood. After it was in the driveway, the passenger would leave the car and approach the home.
Berkeley Heights officers Ronald DeSimoni and Valeriya Bagmut responded to the area and saw the silver Nissan Sentra parked in a driveway on the 200 block of McMane Avenue. Only the driver, who was later identified as Antoinette Holmes, was in the car. While DeSimoni spoke to Holmes, the passenger, later identified as Christopher Morales, appeared from around the back of the residence with a box in his hands. Morales returned to the rear of the home, out of sight of the officers.
DeSimoni went to the back of the house, saw the box Morales was carrying on the ground, while Morales fled into the wooded area behind the home.
DeSimoni notified the communications center and officers from the New Providence Police Department responded to the area to assist in the search.
The officers saw Morales running through a nearby parking lot, where he was apprehended without any further problems.
Also responding to the scene were Berkeley Heights Detective Sergeant Joseph Williams and Det. William Fettes and members of the Union County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit.
Officers confirmed a forcible entry burglary to the home next to which the Nissan was parked.
Morales and Homes were arrested by Berkeley Heights Police and taken to headquarters for processing.
Morales, 34, from Fords, was charged with Burglary, Receiving Stolen Property, Theft of Moveable Property and Criminal Mischief. Morales was also found to have several outstanding warrants. He was lodged in the Union County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Holmes, 43, from Jersey City, was charged with Burglary and was found to be wanted out of Middlesex County for burglary. She was processed and released to Middlesex County on their warrant.
Chief DiPasquale would like to recognize and commend the resident that contacted the police department to report the suspicious activity. Without this person's alertness, this crime may have gone uninterrupted with the suspects retaining their illegal proceeds.
Chief DiPasquale also extends his thanks to members of the New Providence Police Department for their efforts which led to apprehending Holmes and to members of the Union County Sheriff's Department for their assistance with processing the crime scene.


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I meant to post this up on Friday, but things happen, right?! : )
{Windowsill Garden}
{Office/Guestroom remodel}
{Relaxing with my man}
{Prepping for the class I'm teaching this summer}
There is a peak into my insta-weekend.
Link up over at Life Rearranged