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We will be attending two different sessions this year at CrossTimbers.
June 8th thru June 11th will be open to 3rd and 4th graders.
It will also be open to 5th and 6th graders who have a sibling attending this week.
July 30th through August 3rd will be open to 5th and 6th graders ONLY.
CrossTimbers Church Camp
At CrossTimbers your child will get to experience awesome worship, hands on mission activities, and learn about God through daily chapel services. Check out some of these fun activities available at CrossTimbers!
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Monday, 12 March 2012
Totally Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Cookies
I didn't just make this recipe purely because of the name, I was already going to make some sort of cookie to bring to a friend's house. But the name did make it stand out from many, many cookie recipes that the internet offers- wouldn't you want to see if it lived up to its title?
It turns out they do, they're the type of cookie that demands a glass of milk alongside to cut through the richness. They're also very easy and you can freeze them unbaked but shaped, ready to go for cookie emergencies.
In Nigella's book, she makes 12 cookies out of the dough. I made slightly smaller ones and made 18, so I cut the baking time from 18 minutes to 16. I thought my reduced size were still big, especially for something so rich, I don't think I'd want to make them any larger.
125g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
150g plain flour
30g cocoa
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
125g soft butter
50g caster sugar
75g soft brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, fridge-cold
350g chocolate chips (the recipe stated dark, I used milk out of preference)
Preheat the oven to 170C, and line a baking sheet (I needed two baking sheets). Melt the dark chocolate, and set aside to cool slightly. Mix together the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars together, then add the vanilla extract and egg, and then the melted chocolate. Mix in the dry ingredients, and finally the chocolate chips. Form them into balls- I did this by taking a two tablespoons, taking a spoonful of dough, and scraping it between the two spoons until a got something roughly spherical. This is technically 'quenelling', but that sounds far too pretentious for making cookies. Place on your baking sheet about 6cm apart. Don't flatten them, they will spread as they cook. Bake for 16-18 minutes. They will be soft when they come out of the oven but will firm up as they cool.
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Researchers at RCSI have discovered a new potential treatment to target an under-studied form of breast cancer. Their study found that patients who did not respond well to treatment had high levels of a protein called BRD3 in their tumours. The research team then showed that combining two existing drugs may be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat this form of breast cancer. The research is among the innovations being presented at RCSI Research Day 2018, which takes place in the College today.
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In a type of breast cancer called invasive lobular carcinoma, 1 in 3 patients do not respond well to traditional anti-hormonal treatment options. These patients are described as having 'resistant' cancer. Invasive lobular breast cancer is under-studied compared to other types of breast cancer, however, if it was taken as a cancer type on its own it would be the sixth most common cancer in women.
Dr Tríona Ní Chonghaile commented: "Currently, there are limited treatment options for breast cancer patients who do not respond well to traditional treatment. This study has identified a promising new potential treatment for patients with resistant invasive lobular breast cancer. We found that using two drugs in combination resulted in a greater increase in cancer cell death. These results are an important finding to inform future research to further understand this type of breast cancer and to improve treatment options."
In order to find new drug targets to treat this type of breast cancer, the team at RCSI together with Professor William Gallagher, UCD and Director of the Irish Cancer Society's Collaborative Cancer Research Centre BREAST-PREDICT, analysed patient samples and found that patients with low levels of a protein called BRD3 tended to have a good response to treatment, whereas patients with high levels of the protein had a poor response to treatment. A drug that blocks the protein from working, called JQ1, was found to increase cancer cell death and stopped the cells from growing but was unable to kill all of the cancer cells. The researchers analysed the cells that were still living after drug treatment and found high amounts of an anti-death protein called BCL-XL, which stops cancer cells from dying. The researchers found if they blocked both proteins using two drugs in combination (JQ1 and ABT-263), they could effectively kill even more cancer cells.
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She climbed all over her new big girl seat
I had so much fun making the cakes! I know Atlee is one and wont remember any of this, but I need some practice for the birthdays she will remember.
Yeah I know I am amazing.
IS she seriously 1 already?!? The cake looks amazing Teresa...you'll have to make one for Adelyn! Happy birthday Atlee!! :)
And good idea w/re-wrapping presents!
I love the cakes!! So cute. We all do the crazy first birthdays even though they wont remember but they will see pictures right and see how cute everything was.
I cannot believe that she is already one, that is so exciting! I love her cake, it is cute!!!
so cute! The cakes are darling. Keep us up to date while we are in Utah! :)
Looks like a lot of fun!
She is so cute! I cannot believe that I have never met her! Such a beautiful family!...and cake!
Teresa! I cannot believe she is one!! She is super cute and is getting so big! The birthday cake looks so cute! How did you do that!?
ok, so I haven't looked at my blog for a very long time and just realized you asked for my help with the cakes...2 months too late! :) Sorry!!! But you did an amazing job!


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Carol Burnett calls her eponymous landmark show "appointment TV." Families stayed home on Saturday nights to watch her program, along with All in the Family, M*A*S*H and The Bob Newhart Show.
Thanks to YouTube, The Carol Burnett Show is experiencing a resurgence. So when she tours with her show, An Evening of Laughter and Reflection, she's amazed at the fans who ask questions during the question-and-answer portion. The show comes to Comerica Theatre on Sunday, December 17.
"I get audience members from 9 to 90," she says. "It's a real thrill that the show still holds up."
An Evening of Laughter and Reflection continues one of Burnett's trademark bits. She "bumps up the lights" and takes random questions from the audience.
"I used to open my shows with Q&As," she says. "I never know what anybody's going to ask or say. It was a little scary at first. If the audience comes prepared, I get some fun questions."
Some, however, are downright startling. So are her answers.
"I've told this one before, but it bears repeating," she says. "Nine or 10 years ago, I was in Texas and a woman in the balcony raised her hand. She asked, 'If you could be a member of the opposite sex for 24 hours and then pop into being yourself again, who would you be and what would you do.'"
She was stumped—and then she prayed.
"I said, 'OK Lord. I'm going to open my mouth and whatever comes out is going to be your fault.' I had no idea what I was going to say."
Her answer? Osama Bin Laden and she would kill herself.
"The audience went crazy, laughing and applauding," Burnett says. "I said under my breath, 'Thank you, Lord. That was a pretty good answer.'"
Besides her Comerica Theatre appearance, Burnett is anticipating her TV special, The 50th Anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show. Airing on CBS Sunday, December 3, the two-hour program will feature stars like Vicki Lawrence, Bill Hader, Lyle Waggoner, Jim Carrey, Jay Leno, Kristen Chenoweth, Stephen Colbert and Martin Short sharing their memories of the program.
"On the special, we show a long clip from the dentist skit that Harvey (Korman) and Tim (Conway) did," she says. "Tim played a new dentist who was so nervous that he kept hitting himself with the Novocain. It was brilliant, and the audience was screaming and laughing. That sketch is 45 years old. It holds up.
"People ask me why my show is still happening after all these years. My answer is, 'Funny is funny.'"
And she's still funny. Burnett has a slew of projects on her plate, including the 12-episode Netflix series A Little Help with Carol Burnett. The original, unscripted comedy stars Burnett and a panel of straight-talking 4- to 8-year-old kids who help "solve" life's biggest dilemmas.
In each half-hour episode, the children will face real-life issues brought before them by celebrities and everyday people. They will offer their advice in front of a studio audience. The series is slated for a 2018 premiere.
"It is so cute," Burnett says. "It's out of the mouths of babes. They haven't reached the point where they censor themselves yet. Some of it is pure gold. They are so cute."
One guest said she was marrying a man with two young children. She wanted to know how to make them like her. A little boy on the panel answered, "Bribery always works. It works for me every time."
"They're real kids," Burnett adds. "They're not actors."
Burnett is still revered, 50 years later. During a recent appearance on the Emmy Awards, the crowd gave her an extended standing ovation. Many audience members tugged their ear in honor of The Carol Burnett Show.
"I didn't see it on stage, but I recorded it," she says. "There were people in the audience pulling their ears. That was really sweet. It touched me. I spoke to people like Kaley Cuoco and Tracee Ellis Ross who said they grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show. It's so flattering to know these wonderful people watched the show."
At 84, Burnett still loves her career. There's no real secret to her longevity, she says.
"I just enjoy it," she says. "I'm still having fun and I hope that translates."
Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection, Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 800.745.3000, 602.379.2800, comericatheatre.com, 7 p.m. Sunday, December 17, $88.50.


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I know I have a good weekend when each day warrants its own blog post. I just started each one separately last night and decided it's easiest to keep it that way.
So here's Saturday.
I slid my surprisingly dusty sandals out from under our wardrobe and washed them in the shower. I pulled my capris out from the bottom of my stack of jeans and rifled through my hangers to find a spaghetti strap tank top. I was ready for the beach. I didn't even care if it was ready for me.
Caitlin and I walked to the train station in the morning expecting to meet four other girls at 8:45 a.m. We were almost 10 minutes late, but no one was there. We looked around, bought our tickets for the 9:10 train and then waited by the entrance where we would have met them. With three minutes until our train departed, we gave up and boarded. It was a double decker train! I've been wanting to ride one ever since I first saw it. We of course rode on the top.We later found out that Michelle was the only one who showed up. She got to the station at 8:50 a.m., walked around the whole place three times, bought a hash brown and went home after our train left. I have no idea how we missed her, but I still feel bad she didn't get to go. She and the other three who didn't come missed out on a great day.
We got to Viareggio around 11 a.m. and started walking toward what we assumed was the sea. As Caitlin put it, "I don't see buildings way down at the end. That means water." Sure enough, we reached the end of the road, and I could smell the beach. But in front of us loomed a giant carnival complete with multiple ferris wheels. The entrance was heavily guarded with no less than 10 police officers, and the ticket booth was open for business. €15 to enter. We were appalled. There must be another way to get to a beach without paying for a carnival. We turned right and started walking. Every street we crossed ended with a gate and the carnival. Over and over again we saw this:
We were discouraged but not defeated. There was still the opposite side of the ticket booth to scope out. We crossed the street to a park and headed back to the entrance of the carnival. We meandered through more green nature than we've seen in months.
We looped back to where we started and kept walking. Eventually the road took us to a dock where fishermen milled about bringing in nets and buckets and tubs of creatures. Several people stood further down selling the fresh food at a table.
We walked to the right and found a small bridge that connected two long boardwalks. The blue river below us repeated the colors of the buildings and boats above in ripples.
From the bridge, we could see the beach! And there were no gates or fees. I took a minute to look at where I was. Everything was perfect. I was so happy I had to contain myself from jumping and squealing. I was genuinely giddy. We practically skipped along the boardwalk to our left.
When we reached the end of the concrete path, we turned around and gasped simultaneously at the view. A row of sailboats bobbed in the water. People strolled along the facing boardwalk. On the horizon, a small line of colorful houses divided the beach and the distant mountains. We laughed at our twin vocal reaction and headed back to the bridge.
We wanted to go right to the beach, but our stomachs were growling in protest. So we walked back through town to a small restaurant we had made a mental note of before. The buildings were all so colorful.
We sat in the patio of the restaurant watching people and cars pass through surprisingly clear glass. We scarfed down a plate of bruschetta — the best I've had yet. Caitlin said it was the second best. She now has to show me the place in Florence that supposedly makes it better.
I had Pizza Fresca — fresh tomatoes, oil, basil and cheese. Also the best pizza I've had. It even beat Gusta Pizza, which I didn't think was possible.
After our incredible meal, we walked back to the beach and finally stepped onto the sand.
|A bamboo stick randomly washed up next to us.
After taking a few pictures, we sprawled out on the sand and pulled out our iPods. I rested my headphones behind my head and turned up the volume so I could listen to the waves over my soundtrack for the day: Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" and some Cat Stevens.We fell asleep for an hour or so before the wind got the best of us. It was a little colder than the above picture may indicate — and a little colder than I wanted to admit.
Yet our solution to being too cold on the beach was to go find gelato and walk along the boardwalk. I regret nothing.
"Blue" isn't nearly a strong enough color for this sky and water. I needed the beach more than I realized. I wish I hadn't taken Grand Haven and its beach for granted for so long.
We walked through the town again. We window shopped for a little bit and flipped through some Italian books in a book store. When it was nearing sunset, we headed back to the beach.
The sky was brilliant. After the sun sunk behind the clouds and below the line of the sea, we headed to the train station. I figured we'd pass a souvenir shop of some sort on the way but no such luck. The train station didn't even sell postcards. No keychain. No postcard. I was a little disappointed and on the verge of being sincerely sad about it, but I stopped myself.How dare I even think about letting a postcard ruin a glorious day.
(Besides, it's not like I didn't take enough pictures.)


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By Quique Badia
30th October 2017
Three individuals appeared in a video uploaded to YouTube, seated in front of Christian symbols and an image of [Dictator, Francisco] Franco, and "¡Viva Cristo Rey!" (Long live Christ the King!). No, they are not a group of our own [Spanish] Catholics, but three veterans of the so-called Ukrainian "Anti-Terrorist Organizations" (ATO) who have been fighting in the East of the country against the secessionism movement of Novarussia, a so-called federation, made up of the republics of Lugansk and Donetsk (two administrations which have the support of neighboring Russia).
In the video call they state they have 300 volunteers ready to travel to Spain to stop the independence of Catalonia. They draw a parallel between the rupture of their country in 2014 and the proclamation of the Catalan Republic.
It is not the first time in recent weeks that representatives of the Ukrainian far-right show their sympathies to the Spanish Executive. In recent days, the representative of the Patriotic Association of Ukraine in Spain, Ivan Vovk, has published several messages on Facebook in favor of the unity of Spain.
Vovk came to our attention in January 2014 in Madrid, during the protests of the so-called Euromaidan in his country, when former President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the Union European (EU) with the aim of drawing closer to Russia. He has also been linked to the violent incursion at the Complutense University of Madrid, by supposed members of the ultra-right party Svoboda (Freedom) which occurred during a memorial for dozens of people murdered at the Odessa Workers Unions' Headquarters.
Hooligans, Neonazis and Ultra-nationalists
Ivan Vovk has been presented as a member of Svoboda in Spain several times. In 2013, the Ukrainian met with the neo-Nazi Social Republican Movement (MSR) party at an event where Igor Miroshnichenko, a member of the political council of the ultra-nationalist MSR, also attended, and David Lakhovich, the advisor to a deputy of the party and also a Spanish resident.
In the same year, Taras Osaulenko, representative of Svoboda, met with National Democracy and other groups from the European ultra-nationalist scene, in Stockholm, such as the German Democratic National Party (NPD) and the Italian Forza Nuova (FN). Ivan Vovk, who supposedly left Ukraine in search of a better future, has maintained his patriotic militancy from within Spain, collecting "donations" for his country's supposed "war" against Russia.
During the Euromaidan protests in Kiev, the radical hooligans from soccer teams in the Ukrainian capital found themselves on the front line of combat against Yanukovych's police. Thus, ultra-right hooligans, many of them linked to groups such as the aforementioned Svoboda and the Neo-Nazis Pravy Sektor, ended up adding to the numbers of volunteer "battalions", such as the well-known "Azov".
In February 2015, the Hogar Social Madrid (HSM, or Social Home Madrid) hosted a talk with fighters from this brigade.
Football hooligans are increasingly involved. The Revolutionary National Action group (ANR) ran a protest at the gates of the Ukrainian embassy in February 2014 to show its support for Pravy Sektor and Svoboda. Among the attendees was, Ana Pavón, number five in the National Democracy lists for European elections in 2004, and top fo the list to head the Nation and Revolution party in 2011. NyR is an organisation that emerged from the neo-nazi group Combat España, among the prominent members of which was the member of Real Madrid's Radical Hoooligan group, Ultrasur, Alberto Ayala. In 2008, they were considered to be one of the most dangerous neo-nazi groups in Spain, according to police sources consulted for the "20 Minutos" programme.
Members of the Azov battalion appeared in a video posted yesterday on Twitter in front of a painted mural upon which can be read "Spain: one, great, and free" and in which we see photographs of murals and groups, where the logo of the aforementioned Real Madrid-associated radical hooligan group, Ultrasur, is visible.
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In the video with which we opened this article, the combatants speaking assert that Spanish volunteers fought, arms in hand, against "separatism in eastern Ukraine." If this is true, one could assume that volunteers to return the favour in Spain shouldn't be hard to find.
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The year 2007 has just began. What can we expect from it?. As usual, the new year includes some remaining events from the previous one. On this regard, it is highly probably that the year 2007 will be at the beginning a sort of follow up on issues such as oil prices, USA economy slowdown, and the decoupling from it from the rest of the global economy .
However, some key questions shall be solved:.
a.- The most important one, the USA economy slow down process and its either soft or hard landing and its expected effect on Latin America economies.. At the same time ,the so called decoupling from the USA economy arising from the rest of the global economy .The answer to this question will make a difference for Latin America, and its prospect for keeping its current rate of growth. The expectations among analyst, is for the USA economy to have a soft landing ,which means a transitory slowdown in economic growth, not strong enough to have a negative impact on the economic growth for Latin America economies. Additional data will clarify definitively the situation probably in the middle of this year.
b.- Oil Prices will continue to be on the head lines, just because it is still the key energy resource, but also because its price trends will signal the transition from the oil energy resource which the industrial economy was based on, to a knowledge based global economy capable of changing its energy matrix toward new energy sources. The faster this transition, the lower the long run oil prices will be. But it is unlikely that the speed of such transition ,will be fast enough to push oil prices sharply down below its current trend given considering a normal scenario, which means oil producer cartel react to the lower oil price, and there is not disruptive geopolitical forces in motion. Therefore it is feasible that oil prices are going to be on the range of U$$ 55 to U$$ 65 the barrel.-
c.- New energy sources, will continue to move further ahead on the global energy matrix. Wind power as energy source ,solar panels among others ,will continue to be an alternative solution . It follows that environment, will also continue to be on the spot light ,specially on issues related to energy sources. This is nothing new except that the current institutional arrangement (Kyoto Protocol) will be under stronger pressure to be left out, to clear the way to a new protocol.-
d.- Market mechanism for environment contamination will also moves on upward , as long as there is increasing information about its benefits and expected gains. The price of such financial instrument in the secondary market, the "green bonds" markets, will continues to move in the upward direction.-
e.- The local stock exchange markets will be a good alternative for investment ,specially the retail sector which still has a wide area for further growth. In Chile it has been the star sector in the last five years , and there are strong expectations for higher return this year. Its share on the stock exchange index price has increased from 2,07% in 1997 up to 22.92 % in 2006 ,which reflect the increasing volume of business related to consumption expenditure, key characteristic of a growing economy .-
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When shows leave London – "Top Hat" in Manchester
I absolutely love this show – I think it has to rank as one of the best British musicals. It just has everything you want: tap dancing men in top hats with canes…beautiful dresses…sublime dancing. You can overlook the slightly ludicrous plot because of all these!
The current production stars Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch. I have seen 'Top Hat' twice already with Tom Chambers. I have to say that I feel Alan Burkitt is a lot easier in the role than Tom Chambers was. He just seems to glide effortlessly through the performance. Having seen him, on reflection I feel that Tom Chambers was perhaps a little contrived and dare I say it…forced. No disrespect to Tom Chambers who did the show proud but in my opinion, Alan Burkitt is better suited to the role. He also bears a slight resemblance to Fred Astaire…well I was in Row N of the circle so that may have had something to do with it
I felt that the chemistry between Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch worked extremely well, particularly during the "if I was a tiger in Africa" song. Her energy (and high kicks) were amazing!
John Conroy as the stoical Bates was hilarious and he received an extra big cheer from the audience during the curtain call.
Sebastian Torkia as Alberto Beddini was funny from the moment he appeared on stage but really came into his own in the "bridal suite" scene. Again, his comic timing was faultless and there was a lot of physical comedy involved too.
The orchestra accompanying the production are outstanding – the overture really set the mood and added to the eager anticipation of the show. The music is just beautiful – another reason this is a must-see musical. My female companion and I are both ballroom dancers and we found ourselves performing a virtual Quickstep (not easy in cramped seats) to many of the songs!
One of my favourite scenes is just before the end of Act 1 – the tap dancing. Absolutely breathtaking. The timing and precision are faultless.
Sadly, there were a lot of empty seats. We went on a Thursday evening. The show has been on since 9 February and runs until 21 February 2015. People don't know what they're missing.
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- Health Insurance Impacts on Health andNonmedical Consumption in a Developing CountryAdam WagstaffDevelopment Research Group and East Asia Human Development UnitThe World Bank, Washington DC, USAMenno PradhanIndonesia Resident MissionThe World Bank, Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3563, April 2005The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchangeof ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if thepresentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be citedaccordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors.They do not necessarily represent the view of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries theyrepresent. Policy Research Working Papers are available online at http://econ.worldbank.org.Corresponding author and contact details: Adam Wagstaff, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington,D.C. 20433, USA. Tel. (202) 473-0566. Fax (202)-522-1153. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com: We are grateful for comments on an earlier version to Martin Ravallion and to participantsat the International Health Economics Association Meeting in San Francisco in 2003, and faculty and students atTinbergen University.WPS3563
- iiSummaryWe examine the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance (VHI) program on health outcomes, healthcare utilization, and nonmedical household consumption. The use of panel data collected before and after theinsurance program's introduction allows us to eliminate any confounding effects due to selection on time-invariantunobservables, and our coupling of propensity score matching with a double-difference estimator allows us to reducethe risk of biases due to inappropriate specification of the outcome regression model. Our results suggest thatVietnam's health insurance program impacted favorably on height-for-age and weight-for-age of young schoolchildren, and on body mass index among adults. Our results suggest that among young children, VHI increases useof primary care facilities, and leads to a substitution away from the use of pharmacists as a source of advice andnon-prescribed medicines toward the use of them as a supplier of medicines prescribed by a health professional.Among older children and adults, VHI results in a marked increase in the use of hospital inpatient and outpatientdepartments. Our results also suggest that VHI causes a reduction in annual out-of-pocket expenditures on health,and an increase in nonmedical household consumption, including food consumption but mostly non-foodconsumption. Our estimate of the VHI-induced reduction in out-of-pocket health spending is considerably smallerthan our estimate of the VHI-induced increase in nonmedical consumption, which is consistent with the idea thathouseholds hold back their household consumption considerably if, through lack of health insurance, they areexposed to the risk of large out-of-pocket expenditures. This is especially plausible in a country where at the time(1993), a single visit to a public hospital cost on average the equivalent of 20% of a person's annual non-foodconsumption.Keywords: Health insurance; impact evaluation.JEL codes: I1, O1
- 1I. INTRODUCTIONPolicy toward health insurance requires striking a balance between the benefits insurancebrings and the costs and inefficiencies involved (cf. e.g. Arrow 1963, Feldstein 1973, Manningand Marquis 1996). Until recently, most of the empirical literature on health insurance wasfocused on the latter, and in particular on the market inefficiencies arising from informationasymmetries between the insured and insurer, especially the issue of moral hazard. Recently, theliterature has shifted focus somewhat toward the benefits of health insurance, and has had somesecond thoughts about the methods used hitherto to investigate moral hazard.Several recent studies investigate the benefits of health insurance in terms of improvedhealth outcomes.1These include three recent studies of the expansion of Medicaid in the US,exploiting for identification purposes the fact that some states expanded eligibility more thanothers did and at different times (Currie and Gruber 1996b, Currie and Gruber 1996a, Currie andGruber 1997). Currie and Gruber (1996a) find that Medicaid expansion significantly increaseduse of services among children and significantly reduced child mortality. Significant effects onlow birthweight and infant mortality were found in another paper (Currie and Gruber 1996b),while in their third paper Currie and Gruber (1997) found that impacts on infant mortality werelarger for mothers and infants living close to high-tech hospitals. Hanratty (1996) reportssignificant impacts on infant mortality of Canada's health insurance program, the analysis againtaking advantage of variations in the date of adoption of health insurance across geographic units(in this case provinces).In addition to the benefits in terms of better health, several other studies examine theissue of how far health insurance, through reducing uncertainty, enables households to reduceprecautionary savings and labor supply. Gruber and Yelowitz (1999) find that Medicaid in theUS led to a reduction in savings and an increase in consumption. Chou et al. (2003) find that theintroduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) in Taiwan led to a reduction in precautionarysavings and to an increase in consumption, while Chou and Staiger (2001) found Taiwan's NHIled to a reduction in female labor force participation. The welfare implications of such findingsare, of course, not straightforward: the case needs to be made—though it is surely a plausibleone—that informal insurance devices, such as precautionary savings and diversification inhousehold labor supply choices, are less efficient than formal health insurance.In a largely parallel literature, reservations have been expressed (cf. e.g. Cutler andZeckhauser 2000, Vera-Hernandez 2003) about the tendency in the literature to equate moralhazard to the effect of insurance on medical care utilization.2Moral hazard, it noted, reflects aninformation asymmetry between the insured and insurer, and the fact that the parties cannotcontract over an unobserved variable. To the extent that the insurer can infer the value of theunobservable variable from observable contractible variables, the problem of moral hazarddiminishes, and at the limit disappears altogether. The degree to which this happens isindependent of the elasticity of use with respect to insurance coverage. Indeed, the increased1See Levy and Meltzer (2001) for a very useful review of this literature.2Examples of recent studies in this genre include Waters (1999), Harmon and Nolan (2001), Sapelli and Vial (2003), Trujillo(2003), Jowett et al. (2003) and Savage and Wright (Jowett et al. 2003).
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By Sara Jerome,
Trenton isn't the only city in New Jersey struggling with deep-seated issues. Jersey City is also making headlines for its water management challenges.
In an audit report issued by the state comptroller's office, the Jersey City agency got a "scathing" review, according to The Jersey Journal.
Financial mismanagement is the centerpiece of the complaints in the report.
"The [water authority] repeatedly raised water and sewer rates despite having multimillion-dollar surpluses; did not perform financial reviews to determine if rate increases were necessary; lost an estimated $575,000 in revenue after failing to collect payments from bulk-water customers; and allowed its former executive director to give himself raises and other benefits without board approval, according to the 36-page report, released [on February 21]," the report said.
The report zeroed in on the years 2006 to 2015.
It found that "sewer rates increased by 93.8 percent and water rates increased by 38.9 percent. During this same time period, [the water authority's] year end net position also grew from $10.1 million in 2006 to $86.4 million in 2015, a nearly 760 percent increase," according to the state report.
State Comptroller Philip James Degnan highlighted the way the authority's actions affected customers.
"Customers paid more for their water and sewer services each year, when Jersey City Municipal Utility Authority's (JCMUA) Board and management failed to ensure sufficient justification or need for any of these rate increases," he said in a statement.
"The residents of Jersey City have no choice in the selection of what entity delivers water to their homes. As a result, JCMUA and its vendor have a heightened responsibility to safeguard residents' funds and justify any necessary rate adjustments with a thorough and transparent process. We've recommended corrective actions designed to address this and other deficiencies found at JCMUA by [state] auditors," he continued.
The report listed various ways JCMUA can improve its operations, including the following tip: "1. Establish and implement policies and procedures that require the annual budget process to include detailed analysis of financial condition and user rates to determine whether the rates are appropriate and if adjustments are necessary."
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Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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I've heard a lot of people talk about this book. I've seen it's cover on dozens on Instagram pages, websites and all over Facebook. Finally, I told myself that I had to see what all the fuss was about and I now understand. This book is AMAZING!
Written by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle and Dante is a coming of age story not just focused on a boy becoming a man but a boy learning about himself. There was so much to love about this story because Benjamin Saenz writes in such a relatable way that you can't help but feel for the characters.
The story is told from Ari's point of view where he explains his hatred of summer, people, school and life in general. Ari is an angry teen who prefers to be alone than to make the effort to have friends. While he loves his parents, he's convinced that they don't understand him and he doesn't understand them. He's a Mexican American living in El Paso in a community with other Latinos. He is the youngest of four by 12 years and that makes him feel even more alone. He has twin sisters who treat him like a son instead of a brother and a brother who is in prison. He barely remembers his brother and his parents never talk about him. That only fuels Ari's anger.
Saenz paints a beautiful picture of a boy at odds with himself, angry with the world and hopeless. Then one day, Ari meets Dante at the community pool. Dante is also a Mexican American but more fair skinned and can't really speak Spanish. Throughout the story there are moments when Dante doesn't feel Mexican enough and Ari feels too Mexican, something I can relate to. Dante offers to teach Ari how to swim and soon they become friends, much to everyone's surprise.
Ari then begins to see life a little differently as Dante shows him another side of the world. Dante is smart, artistic, creative, an avid reader, a hater of tennis shoes, lover of animals and a great swimmer. He says he's crazy about his parents, something Ari finds odd but soon understands. It makes him want that bond with his parents. But Ari's parents are more closed off and talking is not something they do. Dante's parents, on the other hand, are open books.
Toward the end of the summer, on a rainy day, Dante is out in the middle of the street, trying to save an injured bird. He doesn't see the oncoming car but Ari does and pushes him out of the way only to be struck himself. He wakes up in the hospital with broken legs and a fractured arm. Dante can't stop apologizing to Ari and telling him what a hero he is. On top of that, Dante tells him his family is going to Chicago for a year. Ari is not happy.
And this is where their relationship changes as they drift apart and begin to experience teenage things like drugs, alcohol and girls on their own instead of together. This is also the time when Dante confesses via letter that he thinks he's gay. Ari doesn't know how to react to that.
When Dante returns the following summer, their friendship seems strained. But soon they start hanging out again and its almost like old times. That is until Dante kisses Ari. It becomes obvious in the story that Dante is in love with Ari, a sentiment that Ari doesn't return. This drives a wedge between them. Dante tries to move on to another boy but while out with the other boy, he is accosted by four thugs and subsequently beaten for being gay.
This infuriates Ari and brings him to his breaking point. He goes after the thugs and after the boy Dante was with since he left him there to be beaten. While this is happening, Ari's parents finally begin to open up to him and start talking about his brother. During the last few chapters it becomes painfully obvious that Ari is also in love with Dante.
This book is absolutely amazing and beautifully written. I finished the whole thing in one day and can't wait to read more by this supremely talented author.
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These Extremely Funny & Interesting Photos Will Surely Make Your Day!
It's just fun to start your day watching hilarious stuff around. Before you step into your hectic work schedule, look at these extremely funny photos, clicked right on time and entertain yourself.
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Who is he?
A Hilariously Hairy Man.
This doggy knows more etiquette's than many men.
Spreading the message, rightly!
This would make your night better than day, right?
What a car!
Did Hulk walked from here just now?
The "Real Mountain Man"
Why should kids have all the fun!
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A perfect room!
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Zebra Riding, no wait a Horse ride or may be a Zebra ride.
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Modifying and Other Stuff…24 Nov
Pictured is my JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) engine called the H23A. This is one of Honda's High Performance engines in the late 90's to early 2000's. It is also one of the popular engines used for upgrading for engine performance.
So, you want to modify, huh? Why? To increase performance? To enhance it's looks? To be different? To fit in a certain crowd? To gain some form of respect that you've never had before? Why is a very good question to ask indeed.
Your reasons for changing the dynamics of a vehicle may differ from mine. One thing's for sure: Once you do, you (or your vehicle) will never be the same again. From simple upgrades to more advanced modifications, there is always a purpose behind every "mod."
My reason for modifying is simple: I love what I do.
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Guest contributor: Skorj on the 50th Anniversary of Honda Sports24 Nov
MCB Japan correspondent and Honda S-car owner Skorj was on hand recently for the 50th Anniversary of Honda Sports— here is his report.
Starting with the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show S360 prototype, the subsequent release of the limited production S500, then the larger volume S600 and S800, the early Honda Sports cars were a clear manifestation of Soichiro Honda's vision of fun merged with competition. A hard man known to hit his engineers, he was driven by spurts of engineering brilliance and a fierce desire to compete. His S-cars were a direct outcome, and Honda recently allocated a weekend to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Honda Sports with track laps, photographs, original engineering team members, period newsreels, and a remarkable range of food and drink for the two-day event.
The S-cars' twin-cammed, roller-bearing, modular crank, solid rod, and quad-carbureted engines are a remarkable feat of specific output— about 100 bhp per…
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Exclusive Content: The Tactical Art EG6 Circuit Build Nears Completion…24 Nov
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It's been a couple of months since we last checked in on Atuki's (aka Atsuki) EG6 Civic build. Updates from Tactical Art have been slow with this build because they are a normal, operating business and have other projects to tend to. Just in the last six months, you've had a chance to see two other Tactical Art projects completed by Atuki and because he's dedicated time to those vehicles, his own personal project has been on the back burner. Yasutaka's Civic still needs to be completed after Atuki's car is finally finished so I'll try my best to keep you guys updated on the progress…
When we last left off, you saw Atuki rebuilding his transmission, creating the custom dashboard for the interior, and plumbing the fuel system for his circuit-spec EG6. You also got to see how his ITBs were going to be laid out before he finally…
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Hoang's K20 Honda Civic Coupe24 Nov
Back to regular broadcasting as we are nearing the end of the week. It's been quite the busy week for me with more appointments for getting stuff done with the house and the wedding. For those of you that care in the least bit, I'm happy to say that Diana and I have finally sealed the deal on a venue for next year. That was the most stressful part of the "wedding planning" stage so far because if we didn't lock in a venue, the wedding wasn't going to happen. After that, everything usually falls into place with some coordinating here and there. Next up are save the date cards and that should be it until it gets closer to the day.
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Today we're going to move forward with the build coverage of Atuki's EG6 build as it nears completion. The car was finally coming back together after being down for a majority of the year and once the guys from Tactical Art got the Civic running again, it was time to do some testing on a road course. For the most part, the motor has remained the same internally but the major addition after the rebuild was the individual throttle bodies. The Civic would need to be re-tuned so they wanted to get the car out on the track to make adjustments to the motor and management system with a laptop computer. Before all that happened however, Atuki still needed to wrap up some sections of his Civic build that required his attention. It was also necessary to make adjustments to the suspension. The vehicle needed to be re-aligned completely being…
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Review: Sunny Side Up (Dinner Menu)
Sunny Side Up are popular for their breakfast dishes. They recently opened with a new menu for lunch and dinner, to my surprise they even serve risotto's now, pretty good ones too. I passed by at around 5pm recently to try some of the new main courses. I'm not sure if the new dishes are in the menu yet so you might ask for them.
I wasn't too sure about having a Honey Mustard Chicken Salad at first but it was great. Their salads come in big portions and are good for either two people or one person that wants the salad as a main course. I highly recommend the honey chicken salad, comes with rocket leaves, bell pepper, tomato, cheese and lettuce.
My friend had the Steak Salad which came with lettuce, rocket leaves, tomato, grilled steak and a special balsamic dressing. I'm guessing this salad was even heavier than the one I had. He finished the whole thing in a matter of minutes which complements the salad. Again, their portions are big so this might fill you up.
Now came chicken pasta, I requested the chicken to be sliced into small pieces but it's normally long grilled chicken slices. So if you want your dish looking like the above you need to ask them to cut the chicken for you. This pasta definitely filled me up, was pretty good.
I haven't tried a lot of risotto's so I can't really compare it with other risotto's but as a dish it is something I recommend. Risotto's usually come with just cheese but this one comes with chicken. You can tell them you don't want it with chicken if you want the standard risotto.
We were stuffed by the time we finished our main dish but there was a surprise chocolate fondue coming our way that we couldn't say no to. There were all kinds of things to dip with chocolate including biscuit covered popcorn. Overall, I enjoyed the food and Sunny Side Up is somewhere I would consider whenever I'm in Kuwait city.


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Suffering For Being Done With Sin
Have you ever been maligned for not going along with sinful practices that seem acceptable to everyone else? It can be disheartening and discouraging when our relationships are affected by our commitment to Christ. Peter understood this temptation and in 1 Peter 4:1-6, we'll see how looking to the work of Jesus motivates us to put away sinful practices and encourages us to persevere despite the difficulties that following him will bring.
In preparation for listening to this message, it would be helpful to read 1 Peter 3:18-4:6, and also read of the suffering of those who have gone before us in Hebrews 11.
On The Night When He Was Betrayed
In this sermon we take a slight break from 1 Peter to spend some time reflecting upon the significance of the Lord's Supper. It can be easy to only think of certain aspects of our salvation when we have the Supper. Perhaps what is most on your mind is the forgiveness of sins that we have through the work of Christ. Did you know that the Supper also prepares us to suffer well as God's people? This aspect has become all the more clear to me as we've been studying 1 Peter, and I'm excited for us to explore this together, particularly through the lens of the Apostle Paul's words of institution in 1 Cor 11:23.
In preparation for listening to this sermon, it would be helpful to read through Matthew 26 and notice how prominent the themes of betrayal (delivered up, handed over) and reviling are in the narrative.
Why Then the Law?
A Sunday evening sermon from Jeff Gonzales.
Encouragement and Hope in Christ's Victory
In this sermon we will continue our study of 1st Peter by looking at 3:18–22. This passage is considered by many to be one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament to interpret. Despite the interpretational difficulties that aspects of this passage present, Peter's message of encouragement and hope in Christ's victory permeates the passage.
As we study these verses we'll consider three points:
- Christ's victory through suffering (v. 18).
- Christ's victory proclaimed (vv. 19–20a).
- Your victory with Christ assured (vv. 20b-22).
I encourage you to read 1 Peter 3:13–4:6 before listening to this sermon.
The Family that Suffers Together Blesses Together
In our passage, Peter moves to the end of the household codes to address all of us as believers. As he does, he emphasizes the fact that our sojourning and suffering in this life is to occur within the supportive context of Christian, family love. As those who experience this love and share in the blessed inheritance that we have received from God, we are called not only to non-retaliation, but to bless those who do evil to us. Tomorrow we will examine how Peter prepares us for this high calling.
In preparation for this message, it will be helpful to read 1 Pet 2:13-3:17. He also relies upon Psalm 34 to build his argument, so if you read that as well, it will be fresh in your mind. For some parallel ideas, see Romans 12:9-21.
What the Resurrection Reveals
A Sunday evening sermon from Taylor Bassett.
God's Strength in Our Weakness
A Sunday morning message from Jason Walter.
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1. How secure are passwords?
They can be very secure if used properly. Users think they have great passwords, but 91% of people use a password from the top 1,000. So that reduces the work of an attacker an awful lot.
Ten things you really need to know about passwords and PINs
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For 45 years Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across Canada, the United States and Europe. His performances draw from a rich tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary songs infused with wit and a large dose of humour.
Morgan's passion for the Blues has never wavered...and he fully expects to be on the road for the rest of his life
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Debutant men's mag, SID features a few friends of mine, so here's a bit of tribute to the crew. Sweetest stylist in the world, Alexandra Carl has put together the 'Enter The Void' story with the all allure Mr Andrej Pejic. He dives into avant garde hairsculptor, Charlie Le Mindu's creations, pre-escalating future sales of SID's issue number one. Photographed by Henrik Bulow.
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Contributed by Richard White on Jul 16, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Taken from the Louis Giglio video of the same title put in sermon form. We worship and awesome, universe making, star breathing GoD
What we are about to do this morning is show you something that changed my thinking. It changed the way I look at the universe, God and myself. It happened at Church Camp a few weeks ago. It is my hope it will have the same effect on you today.
Today we are going to talk about Astronomy. Imagine that, Astronomy in a Christian Worship service. Why would we talk about that, simply put the universe tells us how Great, how awesome our God is. They tell us daily the awesome Nature of our God (Psalm 19 and Romans 1).
In the beginning of the story God created the heavens and the earth. Later it says that God said; "Let there be light and there was light. God spoke and the sun and stars came into existence. Science wants to tell us the universe was made by a big bang. I am okay with that, when God created the universe there probably was a big bang. Scripture says that God is a star breathing God.
Walk outside and look at the sky at night, the heavens tell us the Glory of God. God is greater than our prayers, our greatest leap of faith, greater than any thought we ever had of Him.
Science has spent centuries discovering the universe. God is there saying come on; I got so much more to show you. The known Universe is how it is described. Every new telescope, satellite reveals more and more about our universe. Science says there has to be other inhabited galaxies, because the universe is too big for just us. I agree with that, but what it the purpose of the universe is to show us the Greatness of GOD?
The pictures I am going to show are found at nasasite.com and hubblesite.com.
Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Light travels so fast it could circle the earth 7 times in a second. A light year is over 5.88 trillion miles. God spoke and there was light. In our Milky Way Galaxy there are billions of stars, it would take 2500 years to count the stars just in our little cul de sac called the MWG.
Isaiah says; ISA 40:25 "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. ISA 40:26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
What else is important is that as huge as the universe is, God holds it; he measures it with the palm of his hand. ISA 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
It is not about how big we are, it is about how majestic, and how awesome God is.
The Milky Way Galaxy is over 100 thousand light years in width. Look at this composite of the MWG, we are in this band to the left of center outer two bands. That is our Solar System. If the MWG was the North American Continent, our solar system would be the size of a quarter.
Apollo 17 sent back this photo of the Earth. Notice what we do not see, we do not see cities or anything like that. Maybe we are not so big, maybe we are not as important as we think we are, yet God is mindful of us.
PS 144:3 O LORD, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him? PS 144:4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow.
Feb 14, 1990 the Voyager was about 3.7 billion miles, it was asked to turn around and take a picture. It took months to send the picture we are about to see back to earth. (Show slide "pale blue dot").
As small as we are, God cares about us, he names the stars one by one, and He knows us by name and can tell us anything about us.
The next set of slides comes from the Hubble Space telescope. It sits over 300 miles above the Earth.
These first slides are galaxies in our universe. This first one is Pleiades, it is mentioned in Job 9:9, 38:1 and Amos 5:8.
This is the Velor Pulsar it is about 1000 light years from Earth. Looking at the picture it looks like an Eye.
This is the Helix Nebular
2.8 Million light years away is the Sombrero Galaxy it is over 50 thousand light years wide.
Yet God holds the universe in the palm of His Hand.
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Nine-year-old boy and policeman stabbed in the head, attacker on the run
A nine-year-old student and a policeman are now in hospital after they were both stabbed in the head during an incident in downtown Kingston a short while ago.
Their attacker - described as a man of unsound mind - managed to elude the police and is still on the run.
An eyewitness reports that the boy, a fourth-grader at Calabar Primary School, was chased by his attacker to the intersection of Duke and Sutton streets where he sought refuge from a female vendor.
However, according to the eyewitness, before the vendor could provide any assistance the man pounced and stabbed the nine-year-old in the head.
"They [the female vendor and another woman] were trying to shield him [the student] but him just use the knife and stab him," the eyewitness told The Gleaner.
The eyewitness said the man was quickly challenged by a plain clothes policeman, but used the knife to stab the policeman in the head.
The policeman reportedly fired several rounds at the man but he managed to escape.


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Statistical Blunders and Manipulations
David Green, 7 October 2004
Something has gone badly wrong with the Home Office statistical service. Not all that long ago you could place reasonable reliance on official statistics. Today a mixture of bungling and deceit seem to be the rule.
I recently sent an email to the Home Office about the prison statistics asking them to clarify a figure on page 173 (Table 9.10) of Prison Statistics 2002. One row refers to 'Males aged under 17' and the next row to 'Males aged 18-20'. If interpreted literally,this means that the figures for males aged 17 are not included.
I asked the Home Office if the phrase 'Males aged under 17' should be 'Males aged 17 and under'?
They replied a few weeks later by saying that 'under 17' means under 17.999 recurring. Here is the exact quotation:
"In response to your recent enquiry regarding the above, the 'aged under 17' refers to those aged 17 or under in whole years (so up to 17.999….. years)."
Unless I am sadly mistaken, it would surely be much clearer to say 'under 18'.
This was probably an example of bungling, but the Home Office is also not above statistical manipulation that can not be put down to error. Take a look at this short report on the Government's policy targets.
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As a maths teacher with 25yrs experience this does not surprise me. Too many people are think it is OK to admit to being thick at maths. Only recently an ET Chairman admitted at the beginning of proceedings that Maths was not his strong point (feeling secure in his status as a qualified lawyer!).
Counsel, for the defence, set out to undermine my calculation for outstanding holiday pay (I had WON my case proving that TUPE applied even though my Union, the NUT, refused to support my claim on the grounds that TUPE was far too complex!)
When I disagreed and informed counsel that I was a maths teacher he quickly re-directed the question to the Chairman who was only to willing to agree!
As a barrister and expert in Employment Law he knew that DWP states a fraction of a day is rounded up to a full day, yet deliberately set out to defraud me of a days pay by rounding down 30.33 days to 30. Something I and any other Engineer, Mathematician or Scientist would have done automatically especially if ignorant of the law.
Proving that even the most capable can fall victim due to con-artists due to ignorance – in this case LAW.
The Barrister cannot claim to be ignorant of this fact (rounding up – which is understandable as a worker who does one seconds work has spent both time And money in order to arrive at work) as he has been called to the Bar having proven his expertise in this field!
I often use my own experiences in order to encourage students to see the importance of learning and since we all work, we should all take maths far more seriously than we do. This incident however highlights the fact that even experts are at risk if ignorant of the law, if confronted by unscrupulous barristers only to willing to take advantage of others ignorance.
How many times has he used terms such as Formula, Fractions, Decimals Algebraic Equation and percentages in order to intimidate a witness into agreeing i.e. Chairman – I would not to able to calculate 'on my toes a mathematical equation with all the above terms quoted verbally – I don't mind saying so!
After accusing me of including all public holidays in my calculation, he completely ignored all PH's in his own calculation. Of which 3 occurred before redundancy, Xmas Day Boxing Day and New years day, therefore denying me a further 3 days. He was neither a qualified accountant, nor qualified in anything remotely to do with Maths/Teacher, yet he had the cheek to challenge a qualified teacher of Mathematics! Or maybe who could not accept my professional status due to my Scouse accent and my obvious unfamiliarity with Tribunal etiquette!
As a recognised expert in Employment Law he deliberately, and wilfully, set out to defraud me of one days pay. In this instance 'ignorance cannot be used as a form of defence, if so, then clearly he is not an expert or competent to be called to the Bar!
Since I have not worked since winning my case, over 2 years, the amount he tried to deny me is now equal to a weeks benefit!
Dissatisfied with the ET, the remedy hearing, and the days pay which is still outstanding and had been included in the judgement, is still outstanding I therefore intend to take my case to the civil court representing myself again if needs be!


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How to Reduce Pests and Diseases the Natural Way
Who enjoys using chemicals, especially on food crops? No one!
Wouldn't it be great if there were easier, cheaper, safer and more effective ways of controlling pests?
Two market Gardeners just north of Adelaide in Virgina are well on their way to heading there.
While they have not been able to eliminate chemicals completely, two projects they have embarked on, have greatly reduced the need for insecticides, with some amazing benefits.
One project looked at the effect of vegetation on insect pests.
Consider the following photos that illustrate a change in approach to pest control.
In the first photo we see greenhouses that are surrounded by introduced weeds (wild turnip, wild mustard, marshmallow, etc) on which insect pests such as thrips thrive and breed. It's simple for the pests to move from the weeds onto crops when they are first planted in the glasshouse. A hefty spray program is currently the accepted way to protect the crops from direct insect damage and reduce the risk of insects carrying viral diseases from weeds to the crops.
The next photo shows a roadside where the weeds have been controlled, removing them as a source of insects that infest crops. Bare earth buffers can be effective, however it is still possible for infected insects to blow in from neighbouring properties where weeds and old diseased crops have not been removed.
The last photo shows a hydroponic growing area that is surrounded by several species of native saltbush. The benefits of the saltbush include:
- It covers the ground and does not allow weed species to grow, reducing the need to spray weeds with herbicide.
- It does not support pest insects such as aphids and thrips, so they cannot breed on the saltbush and move into the crop.
- It supports natural predators that could control pest insects that blow into the vegetation from neighbouring properties.
The Result?
These innovate growers do not need to spray insecticides as often they used to, saving time and money.
What Next?
The next step is to plant saltbush under the hydroponic tables, to encourage predators in the growing area.
Want more information about this? Have a look at the book Revegetation by Design Guidebook, which can be downloaded at http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/pestsdiseases/research_projects2/research_projects/revegetation_by_design
This article originally appeared in AgChemNews. A quarterly broadcast providing up to date industry specific information on Chemical Safety and Uses. For more information or to sign up to broadcasts visit smithandgeorg.com.au/agchemnews.


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I'm magnificento!
With a capital o.
Except, I didn't capitalize it – either time.
Soo, really it's lower case…
But, still important!
It's lower case, but that's just a disguise.
It's a secret agent!
It's a lower case posing as an undercover uppercase.
Or, is it an uppercase lower case that is posing as a lowercase posing as an uppercase lowercase?
It feels self conscious about its smaller font size, so it only tries to pass itself off as a lowercase posing as an uppercase lowercase because being an uppercase lowercase is too demeaning.
It's a double agent for the lowercase army posing as an uppercase lowercase, that feels self conscious about its smaller font size that's passing itself off as a lowercase to be an uppercase lowercase, that wont be suspected as a uppercase lowercase.
I'm so lost…


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A WEEK'S notice to her employers would release Monica from the engagement in Walworth Road; such notice must be given on Monday, so that, if she could at once make up her mind to accept Miss Barfoot's offer, the coming week would be her last of slavery behind the counter. On the way home from Queen's Road, Alice and Virginia pressed for immediate decision; they were unable to comprehend how Monica could hesitate for another moment. The question of her place of abode had already been discussed; one of Miss Barfoot's young women, who lived at a convenient distance from Great Portland Street, would gladly accept a partner for her lodging, an arrangement to be recommended for its economy. Yet Monica shrank from speaking the final word.
'I don't know whether it's worth while,' she said, after a long silence, as they drew near to York Road Station, whence they were to take train for Clapham Junction.
'Not worth while?' exclaimed Virginia. 'You don't think it would be an improvement?'
'Yes, I suppose it would.--I shall see how I feel about it tomorrow morning.'
She spent the evening at Lavender Hill, but without change in the mood thus indicated. A strange inquietude appeared in her behaviour. It was as though she were being urged to undertake something hard and repugnant.
On her return to Walworth Road, just as she came within sight of the shop, she observed a man's figure, some twenty yards distant, which instantly held her attention. The dim gas-light occasioned some uncertainty, but she believed the figure was that of Widdowson. He was walking on the other side of the street, and away from her. When the man was exactly opposite Scotchers' establishment, he gazed in that direction, but without stopping. Monica hastened, fearing to be seen and approached. Already she had reached the door, when Widdowson--yes, he it was--turned abruptly to walk back again. His eye was at once upon her, but whether he recognized her or not Monica could not know; at that moment she opened the door and passed in.


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It has been another crazy, busy week. Exams in 3 of my 4 courses, and a short week for me, as I'm away at a conference (Atlantic Coast Teaching of Psychology) today and tomorrow. The conference doesn't start until noon, today. So I have some time to get the blog posted.
Here are this week's links:
Mental_floss (Jennifer M. Wood)
Mental_floss is reporting an infographic originally produced by Business Insider about common cognitive biases that impact our decision making.
Slate (Jessica Lahey)
Slate is sharing an excerpt from Jessica Lahey's book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. Although my son is only 19-months old, his dad and I have been working hard to let him make mistakes and learn from them. As a control freak, this is challenging at times for me, but I know that, in the end, he'll be much better off for it.
PsychCentral: Always Learning (Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS) – September 17, 2015
I mentioned at the start that 3 of my 4 classes had exams this week, didn't I? I strongly suspect that many students were a bit surprised by their grades. They probably thought they had studied enough. I think it's safe to say that many didn't. Perhaps they can learn from this link.
Psychology Today (Lisa Aronson Fontes, Ph.D.) – August 26, 2015
An abusive relationship may not just be about physical abuse.
This is a make your think column, so I don't want to influence your thoughts with any of my commentary. It will be interesting to see what those of you who chose this link think.
Just a reminder: Because I am using the free version of WordPress, I do not have control over the ads that may appear at the end of my posts. I hope none are offensive, and click with caution.


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Hello everyone,
I have a video showing you how I watercolor a stamped image. It's one of my favorite ways of coloring an image and I love how it ends up looking like a painting!
Authentic Chinese watercolors,
Watercolor paper-140# cold press
Hope you enjoyed the video…thanks so much for stopping by!
I do have a giveaway on my blog ,do stop by if you would like to win a Niji Waterbrush!


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And, going forward, I will be tallying it under Grocery Savings, etc. You will be able to find all details regarding Walgreens Shopping on my Grocery button in the left menu button.
But for today, and for all my new readers that aren't familiar with the program, I wanted to touch briefly on it today.
First, just like I do with my Kroger or Meijer shopping, I personally use the Grocery Game ( please use referral email@example.com ) to provide me a list each week of all the sale and coupon match ups. BUT, Andrea at Mommy Snacks also has a Walgreens feature, as well. So, if you are just starting with the whole couponing and feel a bit overwhelmed, use either of these two resources to assist you.
Why is Walgreens worthy of it's own Method post?
Because, you will get unbelievable amounts of products free or almost, week after week....month after month.
The reason is they have a Walgreen Easy Rebate Catalog that comes out each month. In that catalog will be items that Walgreens will provide a rebate on. You can click here to view January's Catalog or pick one up at the front of any store.
As you will notice, the first benefit is that if you have your rebate provided to you in the form of a Walgreens Gift Card, they will give you an extra 10%!! That means you are making a bit more money on the rebate.
Also, each month, they have Free After Rebate Items. This month they have Orajel and Revlon, for example. This simply means that if you buy these products, you will get the full price back to you PLUS 10% next month on a Gift Card. OK...so now you made money! Yeah!
But, how can you make even more? If you have coupons, you then make an even heftier profit. If I have a $2.00 off Revlon coupon and a $1.00 Coupon for Orajel, I will now make a profit of $3.00 plus 10%. Why? Because Walgreens gives the purchase price back before coupons.
In addition, they have items with a rebate but it won't be necessarily categorized as free. But, many times, if you use your coupon, it then brings the item to free after rebate ( plus profit of 10% )
It all sounds so confusing, but it is not, once you get the hang of it. I buy all my health and beauty products from Drugstores now for free or pretty close to it. I can't remember the last time I paid for toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, soap, etc.
The first month you do this, you will of course pay out of pocket. You will then be refunded via Gift Card. But, going forward, you should spend very little out of pocket if you roll everything over.
For example, when you go to shop in February next month, you will use the gift card you got from your January purchases to pay for February's order. Thus, you don't spend anything or very little out of pocket. But, you used that gift card. Now, in March, your gift card will be reloaded with the rebates from the February order, and you will use this new money to pay for March. So on and so forth.
Finally, Walgreens has Register Rewards. You will see these advertised or on your grocery lists from the Grocery Game or Mommy Snacks, when available. How they work is simple. You buy a set amount of a product, and they will then give you a Register Reward for $5, as an example. This $5 is printed as a Walgreens coupon and can be used on your next shopping trip ( or split your cart up and use it to pay for part of your products )
By combining all of these simple tricks at Walgreens, you can get a lot of your necessity items for barely anything. This can be a huge cost savings to your family.
So, to kick off this method, here are some new coupons that just came to me tonight and will get you some free items.
Click here to print coupons for Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupons on select Walgreens items.
You will notice the Allergy medicine is also part of the rebates this month. If you buy 5 products you get $10 back. There is a large array of Walgreens products, so check the Easy Saver Catalog for a full list. So, now you can buy items at Buy 1 Get 1 and qualify for this rebate.
I did mine online, just because they also have this via an online coupon code and we are all snowed in here. School is cancelled again tomorrow. And, with the online code, Wal-Tussin is available, too. With being winter, I can always use cough medicine. If I have too much, I share with friends or donate.
I also bought two of the Free After Rebate items. I got Revlon Blush and Orajel.
So, my cart worked out like this:
- 5 - Wal-Tussin - Buy 1 Get 1 at $3.99 = $9.98 ( they gave a discount on the 5th )
- 1 - Revlon Blush - $9.99
- 1 - Orajel Cold Sore - $8.49
Total = $29.46
Entered code: WEEKLYAD
This takes the shipping off of orders $25 and above.
BUT, the kicker was when I checked out. They also took another $5 off. The only reason I could come up with was that I had previously entered code HEALTH last week, thanks to a tip from Choyster Cash. This code is for $5 off a $20 order.
Walgreens site does say only one coupon code per order. So, again, not sure why the $5 came off, maybe that code was saved? Or, maybe it is simply part of the WEEKLYAD code, and I was not aware of it. Either way, you can decide which coupon code you would rather use, and will work for your online order.
Either way, my final tally was $25.99. BUT, I will be getting $29.46 plus 10% back. So, I just got all those products free plus made $6.42!!
I hope this gives you a bit of insight to how the program works.


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How to make GnuWin32 portable.
- Install all the GnuWin32 packages you require on a "build" computer. The packages are normally installed in a "GnuWin32" folder.
- Copy the GnuWin32 folder from your "build" computer to your portable drive or target computer.
- On your target computer, add the path to the GnuWin32\bin folder to your user (not system) PATH environment variable.
(Moving to portable applications to save time installing programming tools each time I have to work on another computer, especially when I don't have administrator rights.)


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Lunafest: Women's Films
130 E 5th St
Dayton, OH 45402
LUNAFEST® returns to Dayton for the 9th year, bringing all new short films from around the world by, for and about women. This popular film series dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues and highlighting women filmmakers will be hosted by Dayton Women's Rights Alliance at the Neon in Dayton on May 20.
This year's unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women's health, body image, relationships, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.
All proceeds from LUNAFEST will go to the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and Chicken & Egg Pictures, a nonprofit organization that supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, has raised more than $3 Million for nonprofit organizations across the US and Canada.
Tickets available for purchase – $10 general and $5 student tickets – at the Neon. 25 tickets also available online through Eventbrite. This is a one-time showing, and last year we sold out, –so you may want to purchase you ticket in advance.


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I found the recipe here http://www.madbanditten.dk/2011/03/06/verdens-bedste-chokoladekage-i-lchf-stil-hvis-man-vil/
150g dark chocolate (I used 85%)
150 g sugar *
150 g butter
150 g of egg yolk
150 g of egg white
* Or the equivalent of your favorite sweetener - I used sukrin
Here's how:
wisk the egg whites until fluffy and stiff.
Chocolate, butter and sugar are melted in a water bath ( when you have a bowl on top of a pot of boiling water). When chocolate mixture is consistent, stir the egg yolks in. I used pasteurized yolks for consistency and ease. Finally mix the stiff egg whites into the mass, and then you stir until you again have a smooth paste, then pour the whole lot into a greased pan and bake 20 minutes at 180 degrees/350 Fahrenheit. The cake can raise up and get a little weird shape, but it falls flat when it cools down.


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Join us on September 22nd and 23rd in Dallas, Texas for the 2017 FAE Seminar, kindly hosted by Dallas Auction Gallery located at 2235 Monitor St, Dallas, TX 75207.
Appraisers, scholars, students, and collectors are all welcome to attend. The Seminar will feature a diverse group of presentations by experts in art, antiques, luxury, collectibles, and estate management. To learn more details about the seminar schedule, download the brochure.
For a list of suggested hotels near the seminar location, click HERE.
Looking for funds to attend? The Decorative Arts Trust is offering a $500 Scholarship to the September 2017 FAE Seminar in Dallas, Texas. This Scholarship is open to those appraisers who have five years or less experience as a professional appraiser. Application information is available on the FAE website.
The deadline to register for the 2017 Seminar is September 18th, 2017. Register today!
For more information, please visit the seminar registration page HERE.