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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Dinner at Kensington Palace
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Thank you for sharing your journey! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
Smashing! I bet you enjoyed an amazing evening. At least I can picture where you are now. Glad the weather is nice! Have you checked out Anthropologie yet?ReplyDelete
BOnjour Debi,ReplyDelete
Glad you made it back after all the airport problems. And you made it just in time for a wonderful soirée. Thanks for all the photos. How about sending some sunshine over our way, cold and rain for the past two weeks - April was beautiful and sunny!
Wishing you a good week,
Yeah! you made it to your Hubby and London...and just in time too. Thank you again! for the fabulous insiders peek to London. I have heard of Bond before and I know i would have enjoyed them in person too. But I can't help see them and imagine the "want ad"/"casting call" for auditions for that group:ReplyDelete
1. must be gorgeous at all times
2. must be able to swing about long flowing locks as you perform and dance to your music
3. MUST look good in hot pants
4. must be able to do all this in stilettos
5. must play a classical instrument.
That all being said they look and sound great and it seems like it was such fun. Thank you for inviting us in. Enjoy your stay.
Great post and I enjoyed the group. Inquiring minds want to know. What did you wear to the palace? Have fun getting ready for your kids living in London.ReplyDelete
What a special treat...did you were a Hat? Love to see the pictures!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures! It sounds like you had a wonderful time :) I was at Kensington Palace a few years ago and loved it. We took the tour and saw all of Princess Diana's gowns.ReplyDelete
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Hope the week has been fabulous and thanks for linking up your song to my Sunday Song post! I hope you will be able to join in again this week???
Take care and best wishes,
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Next time warn me and I will dress up to read your post! Loved these pictures!ReplyDelete
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We really, really, must meet someday. Remember... I'll be in your European neck of the woods in Sept.
Here's hoping the volcano cooperates with my schedule!!!
Love reading about your special visits to all these wonderful places. Love the music group...they are very talented. Look forward to reading about the rest of the journeys to come...you are blessed.ReplyDelete
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By: Andrea Elliot in Toronto
"You don't have Canadian experience." This is what a new immigrant from New Delhi with a university degree, an MBA and a wealth of prior business experience was told at a recent job interview. In her 40s, the woman had arrived from India, confident she would have greater career opportunities and a better life for her daughters, but was quickly disheartened to find her impressive resume held little weight within our borders.
This is a story that has become all too common in Canada — especially when you consider that we have the highest foreign-born population (20%) of any G-8 country. While most Canadians take great pride in our nation's rich history of diversity, the sad truth is our businesses are not always so welcoming to people with different names, customs and attire. A recent Canadian employment study proved as much, revealing that job candidates with Asian names (Chinese, Indian or Pakistani) are less likely to be called for interviews than their counterparts with Anglo-Canadian names, even when they have a higher level of education.
In my role at Dress for Success, it's heartbreaking to see these stats come to life every day. Over the past five years, the number of new Canadians who have turned to our organization for career help has climbed to a point where immigrants now represent almost half of the women we serve. But, while our charitable organization is best known for providing women in need with professional attire, these new immigrants face challenges that go far beyond finding the right outfit for an interview.
Imagine entering a new country as a refugee. You're a young parent with kids and no income. English is your second language. You don't have a computer to work on your resume, or a smartphone to communicate with potential employers. You have to go to the public library to access the internet. You have no social network to rely on, and you're certainly not on LinkedIn. Sometimes, I have to remind our volunteers and community partners of just how difficult an uphill climb our immigrant population faces to find employment.
Then, there are the hidden obstacles, understanding not just how to dress for an interview, but the social cues that could be holding them back (for instance, it might be inappropriate for a conservative Muslim woman to shake hands with a man during a job interview, but an employer may not be aware of this).
Needless to say, the learning curve for immigrants is steep. Each woman who shows up at Dress for Success has her own personal journey and it is our mission to embrace that journey, so they can gain confidence, find a job and earn financial and economic independence. We start by getting to know them through private, one-on-one conversations that last up to two hours and often become incredibly emotional. These are smart women who are desperate for nothing more than a better way of life, and our volunteers can't help but become intimately involved.
After chatting about their interests and qualifications, we help these women position their experience and education for a Canadian audience, helping remove any hidden cues that may cause employers to be dismissive of their resume or LinkedIn profile. We also have them create "elevator pitches" on why they should be hired, and stage mock interviews to help them prepare. We even hold networking events where they have the opportunity to introduce themselves to executives and managers, and practice speaking in a corporate setting.
When it comes down to it, our mission is to build these women up every day so they not only gain confidence about what they can do, but feel good about who they are as individuals. There are many ways for people to get involved in our cause, but this is really a rallying cry to corporate Canada — I'm calling on our country's business leaders to examine their hiring policies from the top down and take a more active role in providing new Canadians with opportunities.
For all the talk of a global marketplace, our businesses still act local. The number of women who continue to tell me they feel they're being judged by their family name is significant and disheartening. It's also disappointing when qualified candidates who have held great jobs in their home countries are not considered for similar positions here in Canada.
The sad truth is that while many of today's corporate leaders are concerned with reaching male-female ratios and gender equality, promoting opportunities for new Canadians is not on their radar, even though it would be in their best interests to do so — in 2015, the Conference Board of Canada estimated that if Canadian employers and professional regulatory bodies did a better job of recognizing immigrants' skills, they would earn an additional $10 billion annually, at minimum.
There is simply no reason or excuse for a "Canadian experience" job requirement to exist in 2017. And, as we continue to celebrate Canada 150, it's time for our businesses to realize — as our country did years ago — that opening their doors to new immigrants will only make them stronger.
Andrea Elliott is Chair of the Board of Directors of Dress for Success Toronto, and its fundraising committee, Corporate Giving.
A recent research on more than 300 Hamilton employers, by Workforce Planning Hamilton, the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council and Francophone Immigration Network, concluded that local firms are open to hiring immigrants — as long as they're the best applicant for the job — but few make specific efforts to hire newcomers.
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Three years and three months ago, the Lakers pulled off one of the biggest heists in NBA history – they plucked Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies for four players (one of them was his brother, Marc Gasol) and two first-round draft picks. The Lakers lost in the Finals in 2008, then won the title in 2009 and 2010. In that time span, the Grizzlies didn't make the playoffs.
Finally, this season, the deal is starting to pay dividends. In addition to that trade, the Grizzlies made some other moves – chiefly, acquiring Zach Randolph – and had a couple nice drafts (Hasheem Thabeet, who has already been traded, does not count), and presto, they captured their first postseason series in franchise history.
The Grizzlies open the conference semifinals at 1 today against the Thunder. Memphis is a 6.5-point underdog in the opener.
Before anyone removes the "heist" label from the trade, let's see what happens next year with Memphis. Was the first-round win over a creaky top seed just a fluke? Were the young, athletic, tough Grizzlies just a terrible matchup for San Antonio?
Since Memphis has already given lucrative extensions to Zach Randolph and Mike Conley, and resigned Rudy Gay last offseason, how will they find money to pay Marc Gasol? They'll definitely lose Shane Battier this offseason.
Even though Memphis won three of four games from Oklahoma City this season, I like the Thunder in five. Perkins and Ibaka play much better interior defense than Duncan and McDyess, so I don't expect Randolph to average the 26-13 he did against the Thunder in the regular season. Tony Allen vs. Kevin Durant should be fun.


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Chastity Brown, performing at outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak's "Un-auguration" at First Avenue, also will play at Mayor Betsy Hodges' inaugural party on Jan. 11. Photo by Ben Brewer, Special to the Star Tribune.
Saturday night's inaugural party for Betsy Hodges, the new mayor of Minneapolis, will feature music by Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Chastity Brown and her Band, Desdemona, Iron Boy Drum Circle, the Brass Messengers, and more. Theater of Public Policy is also on the entertainment lineup.
"One Minneapolis: A City in Verse" will be peformed by a small army of poets that includes: John Colburn & Sarah Fox, Juliet Patterson, Paula Cisewski, Ed Bok Lee, Kirk Washington Jr., Heid Erdrich, Andrea Jenkins, Bao Phi, Allison Broeren,Brian Beatty, Sun Yun Shin, Doug Wilhide and Nimo Farah.
The bash, which suggests a dress code of "Minneapolis chic," also inaugurates new and returning members of the Minneapolis City Council.
The free party (registration required) takes place from 7 to 11 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Thorp Building, 1620 Central Av. NE.
Some beloved local eateries will be working the food court, including Afro Deli, Wise Acre Eatery, Birchwood Cafe, Barbette, Red Stag Supperclub, Kyatchi, Manny's Steakhouse, Gandhi Mahal, Manny's Torta's, Sen Yai Sen Lek, Scott's Ice Cream, Glam Doll Donuts.
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Nine-month-old Mohammad Musa appeared in a court in the Pakistani city of Lahore, formally charged by local police for attempted murder on personnel who raided the area where he lived with his parents and grandparents.
According to an initial report filed by the police, the infant, along with his uncles and grandfather Muhammad Yasin, attacked the police officers, bailiff team and some gas company employees who had arrived in their neighbourhood to sever gas connections of houses that had not paid their gas bills.
It is not clear when the alleged incident occurred, but it is believed to have been in recent days.
Irfan Tarar, a lawyer representing the child, said the police had lodged the charges against all of Muhammad Yasin's family members, which included his sons Irfan and Imran, as well as Imran's 9-month-old son, Musa Khan.
"The charge against him is that police came to their locality along with a Sui Gas company team. They were raiding the area in connection with gas bills. The child has been charged with an attempted murder attack, with stoning the team, and injuring them. He has been charged under Section 324 for attempted murder," Tarar told Reuters.
"That is why he had to get an interim bail. He was presented before the court for interim bail. The court has granted him interim bail, and has set the next hearing for the (April) 12th," Mr Tarar said.
Musa was granted interim bail after he appeared in court with his grandfather.
"He was booked under Section 326, and was presented before the court. He does not even know how to pick up his milk bottle properly, how can he stone the police?" said Mr Yasin
Police said an assistant sub-inspector complained that all the family members accused beat him up and gave him a head injury.
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Snow Leopard to Claw at Enterprise Front Doors
Jun 10, 2009 1:18 PM PT
In what looks to be a bid to penetrate the corporate environment, Apple has provided Snow Leopard, its upcoming version of Mac OS X, with the ability to sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
On Tuesday, Apple previewed Mac OS X 10.6, aka "Snow Leopard," at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco.
Instead of focusing on new top-level features that a typical consumer might quickly notice, Apple is positioning Snow Leopard as a refinement of the current OS X 10.5, aka "Leopard." Snow Leopard will lay the groundwork for future innovation in the operating system, the company said.
Apple also unveiled Snow Leopard Server, a product that could be an attempt to tap into the billion-dollar market created by Microsoft SharePoint Server.
Gunning for the Corporate Market
No longer satisfied with sneaking into corporate America through the backdoor as individual users bring their iPhones and Mac laptops to work, Apple has made it easy for enterprise IT departments to work with the Mac.
Snow Leopard supports Microsoft Exchange out of the box -- a feature even Windows PCs lack, Apple boasts. Snow Leopard includes native support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 in its mail, calendaring and address book applications.
Snow Leopard's Features
Optimized for multicore processors, Snow Leopard will only run on Intel-based Macs.
Some users may be able to set up their own Macs running Snow Leopard in the corporate environment without needing IT's help. The Mail application in Snow Leopard lets users access their mail, calendars and address books in Microsoft Exchange Server without resorting to Outlook.
Snow Leopard has also made it faster to back up Macs, increasing the speed of the Time Machine backup feature introduced in Leopard by 50 percent.
Getting Along With Redmond
Apple's support for Microsoft Exchange is a good move, said Laura DiDio, principal at analyst firm ITIC.
"Closer integration, interoperability and support for Microsoft applications -- or, alternatively, Apple's own version of these -- will give Apple even wider appeal beyond its core constituency of devoted Mac users," she told MacNewsWorld.
On the other hand, syncing with Microsoft Exchange Server may not have much impact, observed Charles King, principal at Pund-IT.
"Apple has a very tiny footprint in business environments where this could matter," King told MacNewsWorld. "It could make life a little easier in companies that are all-Mac or have mixed Windows-Mac environments."
Further, corporate IT is not likely to let Mac owners use the Snow Leopard features to access their email, calendars and address books on Microsoft Exchange Server, King said.
"Since Microsoft Office is a fundamental part of the business office environment, IT managers would rather have one seamless technology across all their platforms than have staff supporting two email and calendaring and address book technologies," he explained.
Apple's hardware products are usually shrouded in tight secrecy until the moment they're unveiled at Apple-hosted events, but the company is often more forthcoming about planned software updates. Snow Leopard has been in the public eye for over a year -- it also took center stage at WWDC '08 -- and an upgrade should be available to consumers in September.
On Snow Leopard Server
Cupertino is also sending a volley Redmond's way with its server product. Apple is targeting Snow Leopard Server at Microsoft SharePoint Server.
Specifically, it's aimed at small studios, retail shops and home-based businesses. Snow Leopard Server enables collaboration, file-sharing and Web-site hosting, among other things, all of which are features offered by Microsoft SharePoint Server.
The pricing runs at US$499 for an unlimited number of clients, and the software can run on a Mac Pro, an iMac or even a Mac mini.
However, this product will claim only a small market, said Pund-IT's King.
"Unless there's a radical change, it will be taken up by traditional markets such as graphic design," he added.
Apple did not respond to requests for comment by press time, and Microsoft declined to comment.


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I finally get to update the blog with actual progress! Do you guys realize just how *good* it feels to do that? I've been avoiding this blog for weeks, just because I had nothing of substance to tell you guys, and I didn't want to bore you with just another account of "We're still waiting."
But today is different! Today, I have news!
Remember that delay we hit a few months ago? It's been resolved. The paperwork we were waiting on has been approved by Peter's country. This is a BIG step forward - finally, we can get on with the regular adoption process and *hopefully* will hear something about what is called "matching approval" soon. MA will take Peter off of the open adoption list and officially match him to our family. This can't happen soon enough, in my opinion!
While we're extremely excited about finally hearing good news - we're also holding our breath. All this time we've been working toward bringing Peter home (so, about 15 months now), he's been available for adoption by other families. He could already be matched with another family and on his way home - or already in a home. We just don't know exactly what his status is.
Our agency is trying to find out that information - trying to see if he is still available for us to adopt him. Please join us in praying for God's will to be done in this situation. While we are obviously emotionally attached to Peter already, if it is God's will that he be in another family, please help us to accept that. My biggest prayer for this little boy is that he have a place to call home and a family who will love him for the rest of his life. I'd like it to be our family, but if it is not to be, please pray that we can be grateful that he is in a family and has a home.
If, by some chance, Peter has already been matched or adopted, please pray for our discernment in moving forward with another child. I don't want to think of that possibility at this point, but it might be something that we will have to decide in the near future. Please pray that we are able to faithfully carry out God's will for our family, no matter what that looks like.
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Many times Chicago planned to replace the downtown Loop elevated tracks with a subway. The famous 1909 plan for Chicago called for building subways. Again in 1939, this time after construction begun on Chicago's first (and only) subway lines, the city planned to replace the Loop. Again in 1958, 1962, and 1968 there were plans to build a new subway line downtown with the goal of replacing part or all of the elevated tracks. These last plans in 1968 illustrate some of the issues that faced replacing the Loop:
The CUTD prepared to begin work on the Franklin Street
Subway, beginning the process of selecting contractors and
undertaking initial tasks such as taking soil core samples.
But then an interesting thing happened: some people began to
talk of keeping the Loop
Elevated. The reasons for doing so were varied,
depending on who was advocating it: some felt the CCATP was
too expansive and didn't provide enough return on the
investment, other felt that the Loop
structure was sound and with improvement could continue to
serve its original function, and still others felt the
Loop was a
historic landmark of engineering and Chicago development and
should be preserved. Some compared the Loop's
cultural impact and association with Chicago to San
Francisco and its cable cars, while the Chicago Chapter of
the American
Institute of Architects compared the engineering
significance of the elevated structure to that of the Eiffel
Since then things have changed and new innovations in repurposing old forms have given rise to interesting ideas. Most relevant is New York's Highline. It's success in repurposing an old elevated freight line in Manhattan to park space has been a huge success for the city. Not surprisingly other cities are wisely looking to emulate New York's success.
In Philadelphia, an old freight and passenger rail line called the
Reading Viaduct winds above the streets and between buildings just north
of the city's center. Just like the High Line, the trains stopped
running decades ago, and since then nature has taken over the tracks.
The self-seeded landscape has inspired some local residents to join
together to advocate for the historic structure to be transformed into
public open space.
Chicago too has repurposed an elevated freight line, the Bloomingdale Line. One big difference is that the Bloomingdale Line doesn't travel to or through downtown in the same way as the Highline.
All of this background material is to suggest that Chicago should make a large plan. One that will incorporate the city's heritage as well as build upon its existing infrastructure in a way that will maximize the city's potential. I know that the financial hurdles will probably keep this vision from ever becoming a reality. But if downtown continues to grow the city should think about build a Wells St. subway line, eventually building a Lake St. subway line, and turning all that empty trackage into a park.
The current configuration of the Brown Line diverges from the Red Line at Fullerton. The Red Line descends, reaching its next stop at North and Clybourn underground. The Brown Line continues above ground in a route that twists and turns slowly. If you were heading to someplace inside the Loop, like Clark and Randolph, it is faster to take the Red Line at Fullerton rather than the Brown Line. They make the same number of stops but the Red Line travels faster. Indeed I know many commuters who transfer from the Brown Line at Fullerton and do just that.
But by building a subway line the follows approximately the Brown Line's path underneath Wells St. the trip would go much faster. Indeed putting a subway line underneath Wells or Franklin has long been an idea planners dreamed up for Chicago.
This plan is much more attractive, however, if it is coupled with repurposing the elevated trackage into a park.
One possible reconfiguration. At North and Clybourn the Red and Brown Lines diverge. The Brown Line will head south for the Loop. The Red Line will head east and then turn south and meet its old route at Clark and Division. From there the Red Line traces its old route through the Loop. The portion of Division running east-west could be used as a connecting service line, or the preliminary trackage of a long sought east west subway line on the Northside.
Alternatively, the Red Line could continue exactly as is and the Brown Line subway would cross at Division and Clybourn, and again reuniting at North and Clybourn, basically following more or less the current path but underground.
Finally, the Red Line will exit the subway from the old eastern subway portal on 14th between State and Wabash where it will take its former route on the Green Line tracks south. The Brown Line will follow underneath Wells through the Loop. New station configuration wouldn't necessarily be at exactly the same intersections as before. A new stop would be added where there is none in the South Loop. Possibly on Polk and Wells. From there the Brown Line will exit where the Red Line currently makes its exit from the western portal. From there it will follow the Dan Ryan tracks south.
Just building the Wells St. line could replace about 3.5 miles of elevated trackage, reduce transit times, and create about 3.5 miles of beautiful parkland on historic train lines. The neighborhood is already a dense, transit oriented community with plenty of places ready for more infill.
This trackage would become park space. As you can see there is a mix of old, dense building and open lots that are ripe for infill.
From there it would really only take building a few miles of subway line
to supplement the Blue Line tracks all the
elevated lines could be recirculated into a subway through the Loop.
The Green Line would descend, probably around the Kennedy Expressway,
and meet with the Blue Line tracks. Ideally the city would follow
through on long aspirated and recently proposed Clinton St. subway,
forming a perfect circuit. But even without that it would be possible to reroute all the elevated lines through the Loop with only the Lake St. subway tracks. From the Northside the Red and Brown lines are already covered. From the Southside the Green Line would descend through the Red Line's portal and become the new Red Line. The Orange Line would follow the Brown Line and, through a short Lake St. route emerge on the Westside and become the new Lake St. Green Line. The Pink Line could follow a number of possible routes as well.
Initially it would take building about 3.5 miles of Brown Line north of the river followed by 1 mile of new Lake Street subway, and 2 miles of subway inside the Loop to make this come to fruition. Ultimately around 7 miles of subway altogether. This would generate around 5.5 miles of park space in downtown Chicago, giving citizens and tourists alike a fabulous bird's eye vista of the city.
Again, the enormous costs of such a project makes it unlikely that it will ever be attempted, which is a shame. If the city's population and transit usage continues to grow, laying the foundation for a 21st century transit plan is more important than ever. The original State and Dearborn subway lines, totaling 7.7 miles, was estimated at 46 million dollars. In today's dollars that is roughly 7 billion 350 million dollars. Theoretically innovations in labor productivity should make building another 7 miles of subway should be much lower. Perhaps one day an innovative labor saving device to tunnel through the earth will make such a plan feasible. Until then Chicago residents will have to merely dream of an improved transit network and a magnificent Loop park.
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The import effort is coordinated by Mackerski, Undo and IrlJidel. Data is provided by the Logainm project. At this point, we have a verbal agreement but are still awaiting written confirmation and clarification of the exact attribution requirements. Data will then be imported in stages. As a proof of concept, we are currently preparing to import the Irish street names for the town of Nenagh.
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I'm watching Greta Christina give a talk on atheism and sexuality. I'm about eighteen and a half minutes into it and I've thus far learned that there are religions. Some of them have rules on sexual conduct. There are atheists. Some of these atheists might be interested in sex somewhere down the road. They shouldn't base those kinds of decisions on what god wants. Oh yeah, also Greta Christina has a penchant for saying things in at least triplicate. Really, this is a 15 minute speech crammed into the small confines of 45 minutes by saying each point treble as many times as is necessary.
Like, if you're going to have sex you should think about the decision and its consequences. Is this right for me? Am I doing this because I want to do this? Am I only doing this because it's what one does? Because someone told me it's next? Can I set my hair on fire to make this talk interesting? You know - think about things before you do them. I'll be sure note this in my log.
At 7:00 she notes that it's unhealthy to have guilt over finding people attractive. Well religious guilt that is. Per a recent article she shat upon the interwebz, this clearly doesn't apply to atheists. You know, sexualizing women is a no-no. You know, the one where she wrote a letter to men about helping them to get laid in response to some other woman somewhere being invited to coffee. That one? She says that failing to heed her advice means she will have to:
have to assume that getting laid is not the point.
Yes. That would be the point; it might even be why the dude in question invited someone to coffee, not a dungeon for a night spank the naughty atheist.
Oh, in case you missed the theme: responsibility is important for atheist sexual morality (see time index 19:10).
Ok, we're back to the idea that a part of an atheist's sexual morality is that it should reality based. This no doubt was foreshadowed by that whole don't base it on what you think god wants your atheist sex to be like bit.
Oh, on pornography. When evaluating the evidence on how pornography might color one's behaviors or morals, it's important to ask the question pornography makes men anymore sexist or misogynistic than the regular media - tv, movies and pop music. She apparently thinks that this is standard society since the question to be asked is if there is any evidence that pornography contributes more to these than just, you know, music and film (no doubt the real culprits) do as much. And something about evidence. (see 13:00) 6 minutes later she returns to the porn discussion. I kind of gave up watching.
Oh, yeah, and we're back to evaluating sex acts without god, but on the evidence.
The only thing I see in here that is about "atheist sex" of any variety is Greta Christina fucking an audience out of 45 minutes of their lives.
How mentally vacuous must a person be before we stop paying them to read to us shit too stupid for a Hallmark greeting card? Is this really going to be Christopher Hitchens' replacement?


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NEW YORK, NY, July 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) will release its second quarter 2013 results after the close of regular stock market hours on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on Navigators' website at www.navg.com.
The Company will hold a conference call for investors and analysts on Thursday, August 8, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer Stanley A. Galanski and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ciro M. DeFalco. The call will be available via live webcast on Navigators' website at www.navg.com.
To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is (800) 850-2903 and the international dial-in number is (224) 357-2399. Participants may connect to the webcast at:
The webcast will be available for replay on the "IR Events" page in the "Investor Relations" section of Navigators' website immediately after the call on August 8, 2013, and will remain available for 90 days.
The Navigators Group, Inc. is an international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies, and operations at Lloyd's. Headquartered in New York, Navigators has offices in major insurance centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.
CONTACT: Ciro M. DeFalco Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 914-933-6043 firstname.lastname@example.com
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A punk bodyboarding session with Nick Gornall
Tyge Landa and Nick Gornall have probably delivered one of the best bodyboarding videos of 2015.
Landa shot the movie; Nick added the rad factor. The footage has it all - a punk attitude, airs, super airs, ARS, flips, barrels, spins, 360s and even tow out catapults. Inspiring rides.


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Migrant Workers: A2 Worker Authorisation Scheme
A2 Nationals who want to take up employment in the UK from 1 January 2007 generally have to apply for a workers authorisation document. This will be either
- An accession worker card issued under the Workers Authorisation Scheme (WAS)
- A seasonal agricultural worker card issued under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS)
- A document issued before the 1st January 2007 giving that person leave to enter or remain in the UK subject to a condition restricting their employment in the UK to a particular employer or category of employment
Note: A document authorising them to work must be obtained before they start work. If they start work without obtaining an authorisation document they will be employed illegally and this will affect their R2R and in turn their entitlement to CTC.
An A2 National who has worked legally and uninterrupted for a period of 12 months becomes entitled to full free movement rights and is no longer subject to a workers authorisation. Any periods of unemployment must not total more than 30 days in the 12 month period.
Self Employed A2 Nationals are not required to apply for a Workers Authorisation document. They may apply for a Registration Certificate from the Home Office to confirm they are exercising an EC Treaty right, but they do not have to. For more guidance on self employment see CCM20350
For further information refer to the SEES decision tree guidance 'B&C A test for right to reside'. To view the decision tree
- Open 'Microsoft Excel'
- Select 'Sees'
- Select 'Information'
- Select 'Decision Trees'
- Select the 'National' tab
- Select 'B&C A test for right to reside'.
For additional further information follow the guidance in TCM0287240 and TCTM02087
Example 1
Lucian and Camelia who are both 30 came to the UK from Romania on 10 October 2008 to work. They have 2 children aged 8 and 12 in school who have stayed in Romania with their grandparents. The grandparents are retired and don't work. They do not have any money to spend on the children and are not entitled to any family benefit state support from Romania. Lucian is a self employed window cleaner. On 11 October he notified HMRC that he was starting self-employment in the UK and applied to the Home Office for an EU Registration Certificate which shows he is exercising an EU Treaty right as a self employed person from 11 October 2008. Lucian has a yellow certificate and has a right to reside as a qualified person from 11 October 2008. Camelia also has a R2R in the UK as a family member of a qualified person. Camelia has a job in a bar and also applied to the Home Office for authorisation to work. Both have a R2R. Lucian and Camelia send £150 a month by bank transfer to the grandparents to pay for their children's upkeep. They claim CTC on the 20 October 2008 and their entitlement can be backdated to 11 October 2008. Their children are financially dependent on them even though the grandparents take day to day care of them. This means Lucian and Camelia are entitled to claim WTC and UK CTC under EC rules.
Example 2
Paul is Romanian and has been working in the same registered job in the UK since 10 December 2007. Paul has never had a break in his employment. Because Paul has carried out registered work continuously for at least 12 months he has full free movement rights and his R2R at the end of the 12 months will be determined in the same way as other EEA nationals.


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Fish for Weight Loss
by Annette Jones
Eating fish for weight loss is a great choice of food as it is a good source of iron, is low in fat, high in protein and contains vitamins A, B12 and D and those much needed contains Omega 3 fatty acids.
Fresh is always best if you can get it in your part of the world, and when shopping for fresh fish, always choose a fish that has clear eyes, plump skin and smells slightly of the sea. A strong smelling fish could mean that it is old so when in doubt choose another one.
For this fish for weight loss recipe I have chosen snapper, a fish caught in my local waters, any white wild caught fish is suitable to use. I love this recipe as it's quick, tasty and easy to prepare and cook.
Fish for Weight Loss – Asian Style
- 1 fresh wild caught white fish
- 1 inch ginger – grated
- 2 garlic cloves – chopped finely or crushed
- 2 chillies – seeds removed
- 1 whole lime – sliced
- 1 bunch of dill – snapped in half
- 1 tblspn Olive Oil
- 1 tspn Tamari*
- 2 lengths of tin foil
- Extra olive oil for coating tin foil
Heat your oven to 180C or 350.
Have your fishmonger (or wherever you buy your fish) gut and scale the fish. I've been caught out once going to prepare a whole fish and then realizing it hadn't been gutted or scaled! A part from the icky bit of gutting (I let my partner take care of this) it's such a messy job with scales flying everywhere!
Wash your fish inside and out then pat dry with some paper towel.
Place ginger, garlic, chillies into a small container and add in the oil.
Take the two lengths of tin foil and using a basting brush, brush the oil on the tin foil so the fish doesn't stick.
Take the fish and make 3-4 small incisions in the skin and flesh. This allows the flavors to penetrate.
Rub the oil mixture inside and outside the fish making sure it's all covered. I use my hands for this as I find the brush too cumbersome
Stuff the dill in the fish's cavity along with some of the lime slices, covering the top with the remaining slices.
Place the other piece of foil on top of the fish and make it into a parcel, sealing the tin foil together
Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked depending on the weight of the fish. Allow 10-15 minutes per lb or 1/2 kg.
I have used chillies without the seeds for a mild flavor rather than heat. If you wish to have that great heat sensation then leave the seeds in. I also used tamari in place of soy sauce our gluten free readers. I am gluten free, but love the soy sauce flavor. I found when I switched I could hardly taste the difference and tamari's a healthier alternative too.
I specifically mention "wild caught" fish as against farmed fish. Farmed fish are fed pellets with antibiotics contained in them, farmed fish also have a high incidence of disease which easily spreads throughout the pens, don't know about you but that doesn't seem natural to me, or healthy!
Once cooked slide the fish onto a serving platter and serve with a fresh salad or vegetables of your choice.
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Below I have copied the third in a series of four vignettes written by Sloan Schang for the online literary publication, McSweeney's, titled Circumstances Under Which I Would I Enjoy Whale Watching. This was brought to my attention by a friend, Katie Zeitler, and struck a chord with me because (a) I was a whale-watching guide for one wonderful summer, (b) I have long followed McSweeney's, which consistently churns out quality writing, often from lesser-known writers, and also often of a humorous persuasion, and is worth checking out if you have minute, (c) Who can argue the greatness (and undiminishing relevance) of Tom Selleck? To view the piece in its' entirety click here http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2010/11/5schang.html.
It's 1985 and I'm Tom Selleck. I'm filming episode 109 of Season 6 of Magnum P.I., "Kona Winds," and the crew is resting between takes of a montage showing me walking thoughtfully on rugged Hawaiian shores. The long shot will provide the backdrop for one of the most memorable narrations of the series, something about the mystery and hypnotic power of the southerly winds, which of course is a metaphor for the unrequited love I feel for a woman I saved from drowning in the opening scene of the same episode. It's heady stuff, but I've never been more confident now that I've won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and two consecutive years of People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male TV Performer. During the break in shooting I'm sitting alone on a rocky outcropping, my aloha shirt unbuttoned and wild in the wind. I'm staring peacefully into the expanse of the Pacific, thinking principally about romance, when the thin blue-gray line of the horizon is suddenly interrupted by the unmistakable silhouette of a humpback whale propelling itself upward and out of the water, falling backwards with a tremendous and somehow erotic splash.
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Thanks to everyone who came out for the opening reception of Cute Every Day The Ultimate Cute & Kawaii Art Show! The artwork is now available online! The show runs through February 28, and 10% of proceeds will be donated to North Central Shelter Intervention Program at North Central Animal Shelter. See gallery photos on Flickr.
If you missed the opening reception, save the date for Saturday, February 6. Leanna Lin's Wonderland will host Cute Every Day Pop-up, an art event featuring Jenna Puente (Paper Wilderness), Ming Ong, and SaoZen. Stay tuned for complete details!


text: Good morning, this is Janice with the PPbN Designs blog post for today. I love picnics so this layout was perfect for my summertime pictures. You can find the file here. I didn't change this file other than the background paper and the borders. I do usually make my mats to fit a regular sized photo so I did change one of those, also. Hope you enjoy these cute little ants. I think they will be showing up on other layouts I design.


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Moruya Medical Centre is seeking a VR GP in our growing Associate Medical Practice on the NSW South Coast. The busy practice currently has 7 GP's, Registrars, medical students and full time nursing cover. Position commitment includes a shared VMO Roster for on-call cover.
Wage negotiable with view to Associateship. We can also offer residential accommodation.
Contact: Practice Manager on 02 4474 2200 or email@example.com
Moruya Medical Centre is currently seeking an experienced part-time Chronic Disease Nurse to join our busy team and provide high quality patient focused care to our patients. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:
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An RV is prone to humidity as it is exposed to outdoor environment for longer time periods. The most common factors that affect the humidity inside an RV include temperature changes, washing, and cooking. These things contribute a great deal in the damage of body of an RV, as damp air in the environment settles on its walls and causes serious damage, which ultimately extends to the entire structure.
As an RV is a valuable investment, it demands our daily attention and care. To maintain the moisture level of an RV so that the exterior and interior of your RV remains safe and stable, you need to install a dehumidifier. This is a device that regulates the moisture levels in the environment to keep the chances of mold or mildew, which can settle on wall of an RV and deteriorate its structure, at bay.
You can use a hygrometer to keep an eye on the humidity levels inside your RV. A hygrometer is an instrument that measures the moisture in the environment. This will keep you updated of any change in humidity levels inside your RV so that you can set your dehumidifier at an optimum level.
The Importance of a Hygrometer
A hygrometer is an instrument used for measuring humidity in the environment. It also measure relative quantity to indicate absolute and relative humidity. Many hygrometers are simply used to indicate the dryness or dampness in the air. Hygrometers are used to gauge humidity in living areas, storage spaces, laboratories, and fields that are susceptible to excessive humidity. Many hygrometers come with humidifiers and dehumidifiers to maintain the optimum moisture in the air. There are several hygrometers available in the markets that serve in different ways.
How Does a Dehumidifier Work?
A dehumidifier sucks the humidity in the room without changing its temperature. This in turn creates dryness in the surrounding environment, which is important for safety of structure of your space. Optimum moisture levels are also important to ensure good health and keep away the harmful airborne particles and insect-like creatures that thrive on humidity.
What Causes Condensation?
Condensation basically occurs as a result of the formation of water vapors which then seep into the environment as the temperature reaches its zenith. This moisture then settles on the wall and structure of your RV and causes mold and mildew. Ultimately, the walls and interiors of your RV are at the receiving end of the negative effects of excessive humidity.
Why Should I Buy a Dehumidifier?
A portable dehumidifier will be perfect fit for your RV as you can move it around easily.
Easy to Use
A dehumidifier is user-friendly. It comes with LED lights that indicate you when the bucket is full. Besides, it has controls and buttons that allow you to adjust it according to your comfort level.
Reassurance for Investment
Purchasing a dehumidifier is never a risky investment. The majority of the dehumidifier manufacturing companies ensure customer satisfaction and offer money-back guarantee.
All these features provide good reasons to buy a humidifier for your RV.
How Do I Store My RV?
Symptoms of Humidity
If your RV is suffering from damp floors or excessive condensed windows, then it is time to install a dehumidifier on your RV. Highly humid places are prone to acute termites and pests. Humidity is often a problem in hot areas.
Humans are affected by two common forms of humidity:
- Absolute humidity
- Relative humidity.
Absolute Humidity:
Absolute humidity is described as the ratio between mass of water vapors and volume of dry air at a specific temperature.
Relative Humidity:
Relative humidity is the ratio of absolute humidity to the maximum humidity.
Extreme humidity is always hazardous for humans. Too high and too low humidity cause serious skin problems to people, especially those who have sensitive skin. Hence storing your RV in a highly humid place should always be done after you have installed a dehumidifier.
How Does Humidity During Day and Night Affect My RV?
During the daytime when the air is hot, the weather is humid as the air condenses more water vapors. On the contrary, the weather gets colder at night which means there is less humidity. But, if you park your vehicle in a storage locality, it will be likely suffer more from moisture because it will be stationary in one spot for a long time. Optimally, the humidity in your RV should be kept under 30%-50%.
Where Should You Place A Dehumidifier In An RV?
A dehumidifier can be placed anywhere in the RV. The only thing you need to take into account is the safety factor. As a dehumidifier contains toxic chemicals, you must ensure that it is placed in a safe place where it is safe from being knocked over.
Is Noise A Factor?
A dehumidifier only makes nominal noise while in operation. Unlike their older versions, they are less noisy today. You can even set the fan speed at an optimum level to further decrease the sound it creates.
Should A Dehumidifier Be Left Running in An RV? And Does Geographical Location Make Any Difference?
A dehumidifier can be left running only for a certain period of time, especially if you are parking it in a storage facility. However, it should be kept in mind that a dehumidifier consumes energy and therefore, would need a power supply and if hooked up to one, should be checked at regular intervals. The best way is set it on automatic mode. In this way, the humidifier will regulate the humidity of your RV at optimum level without having you to check it again and again.
However, the geographical location of the parking does matter here as a normal humid place will require a regular humidifier, whereas an excessively humid place will require a bigger dehumidifier.
What Does My Dehumidifier's Tank Do? Where Is It Placed?
The tank in a dehumidifier is used as a reservoir to retain the drained water. Larger dehumidifiers have big and bulky tanks that tend to accommodate maximum amount of water. Usually, the tanks in a dehumidifier are placed in proximity to an area where the water can easily be drained out through a hose pipe.
Electric vs. Non-Electrical Dehumidifiers
There are currently two major types of dehumidifiers that do not require the use of electricity:
- Bucket dehumidifier
- Reusable dehumidifier
Bucket Dehumidifier:
Bucket dehumidifiers use a bucket to collect water-absorbent crystals. These type of dehumidifiers need to be replaced once the water-bearing crystals are saturated. Typically, they cover a range of 900-1800 cubic feet.
Reusable Dehumidifier:
Reusable Dehumidifier uses silica gel crystals to remove mold or mildew as a result of excessive moisture. You can easily empty the dehumidifier once the unit is fully saturated with water.
Unlike electric dehumidifier, non-electric dehumidifiers require more maintenance, and they occupy more space as well.
What Are the Ideal Locations To Store My RV? What Are the Comparisons?
The most common places to store an RV include gravel area, shelter facility, or garage stores. On the other hand, these spaces also provide ideal place for mold or mildew to nourish due to extreme humid environment. However, garage store is less prone to moisture factor as they are packed spaces and have outlet for air to enter into the RV, while open spaces like gravel areas or concrete parking are more prone to moisture than a garage store.


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About 200 people gathered in Downtown Homestead, in the early hours of the afternoon, to show their support for the immigrant community.
Some of these demonstrators did so by either not working, closing their businesses or even by keeping their children home from school for "A Day Without Immigrants," a national movement created in response to the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration and threats of deportation.
Related: 'Day Without Immigrants': Protest closes restaurants in US
According to the group, their goal is to show how crucial immigrants are to the U.S. economy and the nation's way of life.
"We're just letting everybody know that we're here to work. We came here to work hard, not to rob, not to steal. We're not criminals," said demonstrator Flor Urrea. "We're people here who just want to work and get a better life for our kids, our family, and we're just here trying to send a message to Trump to leave us alone."
The protesters marched around Homestead and then returned to the steps of Homestead City Hall.
Maria, an undocumented immigrant, said she is worried about her family.
"I'm very scared. Immigration, I am immigrante," she said. "No working today, no school."
Maria kept her son William home from school.
"Stop deportation and help families," William said, "We make the economy, and we go pick up in the fields and bring vegetables to our table."
Participating restaurants and businesses will get back to business, Friday. Protesters hope they made enough of an economic impact to send a message.
"It's more to show the power that immigrants and refugees in this country have," said Amrando Carrada.
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|Laura and Maurice in Manhattan in 1986.
|An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
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We all have a list of books/movies/music that make us nuts.
Based on what I heard, this book surely looked to be on mine.
And thus begins a relationship that will have them meet for 150 more Mondays.
Why did this summary of the plot grate on me?
Because I don't believe in unalloyed goodness. Life is lived in the grays. Even Mother Teresa? Yes, Mother Teresa — for years, we had the same entertainment lawyer.
On the other hand, "An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny" is short. It came highly recommended — the general idea was that it delivered buckets of tears and a cathartic reading experience. I like to cry; at concerts, it's my default response to beauty. So ... I gave it a shot.
May I say: If you have a beating heart — of if you fear you're suffering a hardening of the emotional arteries — you really ought to commit three hours to this book at the earliest possible opportunity. [To buy the book from Amazon, click here. For the Kindle edition, click here.]
|Sept. 1, 2011: Laura and Maurice in the McDonalds where they shared their first meal together in 1986.
|Oh, sure, it has all the pathos you can imagine, and then some. At 2, Maurice was so hungry he ate the garbage — and poisoned rat droppings. His father, who would have had to list his occupation as "gang member," left his mother, a heroin and crack addict, when Maurice was 6. That year, his aunt gave him one of the two presents he received before Laura showed up — a joint. If Maurice had a prayer, it was this: please don't let my father let me die.
From the beginning of the book:
"If you make me lunch," he said, "will you put it in a brown paper bag?"
I didn't really understand the question. "Okay, sure. But why do you want it in a brown paper bag?"
"Because when I see kids come to school with their lunch in a brown paper bag, that means someone cares about them."
I looked away when Maurice said that, so he wouldn't see me tear up. A simple brown paper bag, I thought.
|Laura with Maurice and his family at the party for "An Invisible Thread" in New York City.
|Laura and her family at the book party.
|It's pitiful that kids live this way. (Quick-witted readers are already thinking: they're the children of Omelas.) It's even worse that they have no dreams, no hope. But we shrug that information off. We know all that.
What we don't know is Laura's story. Her father was a Long Island bricklayer and bartender, beloved by everyone who knew him. Outside his home, that is. In the safety of his family, fueled by alcohol, he was a colossal asshole — he beat his wife, humiliated his children, turned furniture into firewood.
Laura got out young and took her outsized personality to New York, where she became a star ad sales executive for Ms. Magazine and USA Today. By her mid-30s, she had one bad marriage behind her and was getting a little antsy — she dated, but none of those men looked like fathers-in-waiting.
|Laura and Maurice on the Rachael Ray Show.
|For Laura, Maurice became "the child I always wanted and dreamed of having."
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But there's more. Laura sees the story of her quarter-century friendship with Maurice as a destiny. An intuitive voice told her to turn back to the boy on the sidewalk. And when she did, everything fell into place for her. Let her say why:
I believed then and I believe now that there is something in the universe that brings people who need each other together. There is something that helps two wildly disparate people somehow forge a bond. Maybe it is precisely the thing that haunts us most that makes us reach out to others we think can provide some solace. Maybe it was my own past that made me turn around and find Maurice that day. And maybe, just maybe, that invisible thread of fate would bring us back together again.
|The toast Maurice gave at Laura Schroff's 50th birthday party.
|An invisible thread? It comes from a Chinese proverb: "An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance."
If George Soros is right, the wrong moves by the European financial community will plunge the world into deflation. In that scenario, you are better off having money than things; in that scenario, debt can crush you. In that scenario, which is reality for many — like: millions of kids like Maurice — the future is grim. There will, Soros fears, be blood in the streets.
In such a downturn — yes, I know, the headlines say things are getting better, but I'm far from convinced — we will be called to look after one another in a way we never have been called to do before. That is to say, like Marines, we will be invited to run toward trouble and take responsibility for the hurt we witness. Very simply, we might want to imitate Laura and expand our circle of caring by one or two.
|If you understand these ideas, or want to, it would, I think, be a good thing for you to read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same.
If you think this is sky-is-falling hysteria, that this view of the future couldn't possibly apply to you, fine. But then I have to wonder: why are you reading these words?


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