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Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of coronary heart disease or death by 68% in men under the age of 70, but does not increase the risk for men over 70 or for women, researchers reported Monday. Previous studies have also found an increased risk of death linked to the night-time breathing disorder, but the studies have generally involved only small groups of patients, often those who are hospitalized, and most included few or no women. The new study, reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Assn., is by far the largest study to date.
Obstructive sleep apnea is marked by the frequent collapse of the airway during sleep, making it difficult for victims to breathe for periods lasting as long as 10 seconds. Those with a severe form of the disorder have at least 30 disruptions per hour. These disruptions not only interfere with sleep, leaving the victim unusually tired the next day, but also reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood, which can impair the function of internal organs. An estimated 24% of adult men and 9% of adult women suffer from it. The most common treatment is continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, in which a small device forces air through a mask into the airway, preventing apnea. Many patients do not like to wear the devices, however.


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The High Court on Sunday observed that a vested quarter had wanted to destroy a skilled and trained force through the Pilkhana BDR mutiny to destablise the country and jeopardise its economic and social security.
Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique came up with the observation while delivering verdict in the death reference and appeals filed by 152 convicts against the death penalty in the Pilkhana BDR mutiny case.
He also described the BDR mutiny as an unprecedented incident in the history of the world.
A three-member HC bench comprising Justice Md Shawkat Hossain, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder started reading out the verdict on the death reference and appeals of the convicts in the case at 10:55 am.
Later, it postponed the reading out of the verdict till Monday morning.
Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder will start reading out the rest of the verdict from 11:30am on Monday. Later, the verdict will be pronounced.
Earlier on April 3 last, a three-member special HC bench, led by Justice Shawkat Hossain, kept the verdict as Curia Advisari Vult (CAV) after concluding the hearing on the appeals and the death reference.
A Dhaka court on November 5, 2013 sentenced 152 soldiers of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles and two civilians to death, and 161 others to life imprisonment for their involvement in the BDR mutiny.
A total of 257 appeals were filed with the High Court against the lower court verdict.
Seventy four people, including 57 army officials, were killed in the BDR mutiny on February 25-26 in 2009 at the Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka.
The paramilitary force was later renamed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
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What if women were respected and taken seriously?
What if women had the last word before going to war?
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Visit whatifgala.com for details on tickets, parking, and other FAQs.
CUPE 503 Presents
After the Storm: Tornado Relief Concert:
Sarah joins her friends The Jim Cuddy Band, Matt Mays, Jim Bryson, and more in a special benefit concert to support the victims of the September 21 tornadoes that affected the Ottawa/Hull region. The concert, presented by CUPE Local 503 in partnership with Music Canada Live, is FREE with a donation to the United Way.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and musical acts will play from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. For more details and to RSVP, click here: tdplace.ca/afterthestorm
Sarah joined Choir! Choir! Choir! at TD Toronto Jazz Festival last summer to cover Neil Young's Lotta Love. Enjoy!


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Margherita Pizza Balls
Margherita pizza would be on my list of five foods to take to a desert island. When done well with the appropriate thin crust, beautiful quality mozzarella and a sprinkling of freshly torn basil, everything seems right with the world. This is a pizza pocket version of the margherita – an ode to the good old days of a few coins taped to a brown paper bag for the pizza pop tart at tuckshop.
The pizza dough here is very much a hands off affair. Add the ingredients to a bowl, use your hands to briefly combine then an overnight nurse is all that's required. Low maintenance – just the way we like it. The end result is crisp and airy despite the filling. And what emerges from your oven is this fantastic molten mess of mozzarella, cooked down tomato goodness and of course the fragrant basil. Its heaven. Baked heaven. One of those hard hitting numbers that makes your house smell amazing and trust me when this emerges from the oven it is on for young and old.
Serves 4
Pizza dough
200g bread flour
200g plain flour
1 tbsp sugar
Generous pinch salt
2 tsp (7g sachet) active dried yeast
300ml warm water, approximately
250g buffalo mozzarella
Basil leaves
Olive oil to coat
Margherita Sauce
1 x 400g Tin cherry tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 small red onion, peeled, roughly chopped
pinch salt
generous pinch of sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
small handful of basil leaves
To make the pizza dough mix the flour, sugar, salt and instant dry yeast evenly in a large bowl. Add the water and mix together with a wooden spoon until a wet dough forms. Let the dough sit for the flour to hydrate then with your hands pull the dough up then fold it over itself. Repeat this once or twice – you just want everything to come together but you are not kneading the dough as such, just encouraging the elasticity of the dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap then let proof overnight at room temperature. In the current weather I left mine inside the oven overnight.
To make the tomato sauce, add all ingredients to a blender and blitz until relatively smooth. Pour into a saucepan and simmer for about ten minutes over medium heat until the sauce thickens and reduces slightly and the garlic cooks out.
Preheat the oven to 250C.
Generously oil a baking dish at least 25 x 25cm in size.
Lightly flour your work bench. Pull small handfuls of dough at a time and roll out to 5mm thick. Place about a heaped teaspoon amount of mozzarella in the centre. Spoon over a dessertspoon of tomato sauce, top with a fresh basil leaf then bring the dough together to enclose it into a ball/pocket shape and place in the baking dish. Don't worry, the more rustic looking the better and they puff up so much it really doesn't matter what it looks like as it goes in. Repeat with remaining dough, mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil until you have filled your baking dish. Set aside for thirty minutes for the dough to rest again. Brush generously with additional olive oil and pop in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and puffed in appearance. Keep an eye on it as you don't want the top to burn. If it looks like it is burning, turn the oven down straight away. Once cooked, remove and scoop over any few spoonfuls of left over tomato sauce and sprinkle with a few basil leaves. Season and serve piping hot straight from the oven.


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The Global Chemistry Experiment - Water: A Chemical Solution
@ water.chemistry2011.orgNov 30, 2011
Developed by IUPAC and UNESCO, the Global Experiment is a set of activities to entice students around the world to learn about how chemistry contributes to one of the most important resources in their daily lives, water. This central activity of the International Year of Chemistry, 'Water: A Chemical Solution', explores the chemistry of water and the importance of water in the environment.
The experimental protocols have been downloaded 46,000 times. As of the end of October, over 24,000 students and 1174 teachers from 63 countries on 5 continents have shared their results on the central website. We anticipate that many more people will be registering their data in the coming weeks and months. It is believed that even more students and teachers have completed the global experiment on their own, for instance as in Brazil, where the Global Experiment was highlighted in the National Science and Technology week during October and integrated into the schools science curriculum.
The experiment consists of four component activities, each of which can be carried out by children of all ages in schools around the world. The activities are adaptable to the skills and interests of students of various ages and use equipment that is widely available. The results are available at <water.chemistry2011.org> as an interactive global data map demonstrating the value of international cooperation in science.
The activities have been carefully selected in order to provide students, especially in developing countries, with an appreciation of chemical investigation and data collection and validation. The Global Experiment has been extensively featured on TV and radio shows, in news articles, and on blogs.
One of the main objectives of the Global Experiment is to allow educators and students from all around the world to interact using social media and share experiences, news, and pictures. The most popular social tools like Twitter and Facebook are integrated into the website, as are several YouTube videos about the experiment. The website, <water.chemistry2011.org> is available in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. It includes state-of-the-art interactive tools, 2D and 3D maps showing the data, and pictures, videos, and news on the Global Experiment. The four activities of the Global Experiment are currently available in 11 languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Arabic, Catalan, Slovak, Polish, and Chinese.
After more than a year of dedicated planning and implementation, the project was launched at the UN World Water Day, 20-22 March 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. Hundreds of students from Cape Town townships carried out experiments to test water quality, measure salinity and acidity, and learn how water is filtered and distilled. During the 'Big Splash' which coincided with the South African National Water Week, students were exposed to different activities that emphasized the importance of water in their region.
From the very beginning it was clear that if the Global Experiment was to be truly global it needed to be made available to any school, even to those without the most basic materials. In order to encourage the participation of low-income communities, 150 schoolpacks containing 10 Global Water Kits and a School Resource Kit were sent free to over 30 countries: Senegal, Mali, Tajikistan, Ghana, The Gambia, West bank, Gaza, Nauru, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Saint Lucia, Haiti, Maldives, Grenada, Syria, Lebanon, Bhutan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Armenia, Tanzania, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Botswana, and Malaysia.
This is probably the largest 'crowd sourcing' chemistry experiment and certainly a great activity that aims to educate and engage young people in the key role of science in the future of this planet.
Some of the pictures received from all around the World of students performing the Global Experiment and available at water.chemistry2011.org.
for a pdf version, download the GlobalXperiment release, 30 Nov 11
IUPAC contact: Fabienne Meyers, fabienne at iupac.org
UNESCO contact: Rovani Sigamoney at r.sigamoney at unesco.org
Links & Archives
- water.chemistry2011.org
- Rovani Sigamoney's report on the March 22 Big Splash or news items [Apr 1, 2011] and invitation to the Big Splash [Mar 18, 2011]
- earlier feature of this activity
- website release [Feb 22, 2011]
- The Global Experiment on Water is Shaping up … Your feedback is needed [Dec 17, 2010]
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Although September has historically been one of the weakest months of the year for U.S. equities, markets have thrown aside this historical trend in recent weeks and continued their impressive rally last week. The S&P 500 got off to a good start in Monday trading only to stay range bound over the next day before investors digested the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Ben Bernanke gave a temporary boost to markets in late Tuesday trading when he stated that the Fed was prepared to step in to help try to boost markets in the near future if the economy and unemployment situations do not improve. However, many also took this a sign that the economy was likely to struggle for the foreseeable future, which helped to fuel a modest sell off on Thursday. Markets then soared by over 2% on Friday to finish the week ahead by a similar amount. Weakness popped up in the financial sector, while a broad swath of the technology and consumer services sectors powered last week's gains for the stock market, setting the stage for the final week of the month.
Here in the last week of September, the number of market moving data points has slowed to a trickle; no major central banks are meeting this week and virtually no companies of importance have earnings releases scheduled. That means that investors may look to the few events on tap this week for direction, and a handful of data releases and ongoing dramas could determine how red-hot equities close out the month of September. Below, we profile three ETFs that could be active this week [for more ETF ideas sign up for our free ETF newsletter].
WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund
Why CYB Will Be in Focus: Last week, President Obama met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in order to pressure the Chinese to dramatically raise the value of their currency and boost the competitiveness of American exports. However, the Chinese have pushed back on this claim saying that if the yuan were to rise too quickly it could push hundreds of thousands of Chinese businesses into bankruptcy and drag the country's impressive growth rate down at a frightening pace. Despite these protests from the Chinese, a bill has been introduced into Congress to impose duties on countries whose currencies are undervalued.
The bill is expected to hit the House floor soon, having passed over the initial hurdle of the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. Due to these escalating tensions and the approaching mid-term elections here in the U.S., look for the rhetoric to ramp up in the coming days, which could force the Chinese to throw the United States a small rise in the value of the yuan. If this happens, look for CYB to jump higher as well, and look for the currency to remain in focus as the bill makes its way through Congress [read Chinese Yuan ETFs Back in Focus].
Merrill Lynch Retail HOLDR
Why RTH Will Be In Focus: Several key developments this week could impact the consumer sector, and either continue or reverse the recent upward trend of the industry. A variety of American economic data points, including the September Consumer Confidence report, Q2 GDP growth, and the University of Michigan consumer confidence survey, are all due out this week. All three are expected to decline or stay flat, suggesting that the American consumer is less likely to spend going forward [read Which ETFs Would Benefit From Lower Oil Prices?].
Furthermore, a major American retailer, Walgreen's
MSCI Brazil Index Fund
Why EWZ Will Be in Focus: Arguably the most important company to the Brazilian economy is the partially state-owned oil giant Petrobras, which happens to be the single largest holding for EWZ. Petrobras has been in focus as of late due to a massive share sale in order to allow the company to raise capital required to start developing vast offshore oil and gas reserves. The sale reportedly totaled over $70 billion and the company is now the fourth biggest corporation on the planet by market capitalization. Due to this, any new developments out of the giant are likely to greatly impact EWZ as a whole as the company attempts to digest this new found cash hoard and develop its offshore oil fields [also see Brazil ETFs In Focus After Puzzling Petrobras Deal].
This massive influx of foreign capital has also caused the value of the real to spike recently, so all eyes will be on the country to see if it moves to weaken the Brazilian currency on the open market. While the bank will likely wait to see if cash begins to flow out of the largest economy in South America now that the share sale is over, any further spikes are likely to be met by high levels of Brazilian real selling by the bank. Many will be looking for this in order to help exporters out and make Brazilian goods more competitive in the global economy.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Leftovers, Fever Pitch & Johnny Damon
My wife is off on a business trip and so I am alone for a night for the first time in months, maybe years. My goal was to read a textbook about software requirements for work, but I watched Fever Pitch on network television and ate a dinner of leftovers (rice, beans, and two chicken fingers) and a bowl of cereal (Special K with chocolate bits in it) instead.
The movie made me feel...sad. And not just because I'm a Yankees fan. And not just because I was home alone eating a hodgepodge dinner and watching network television. The content of the movie made me feel sad, especially the parts that were attempting to make me feel uplifted. Like Johnny Damon's grand slam, for example.
Let me explain: I miss being able to root against Johnny Damon and his caveman look. Back when he was with the Sox, I rooted against him as a player while simultaneously respecting his caveman look. I miss that complicated love/hate relationship. His caveman look was, well, pretty freaking awesome.
End, nostalgia.
Maybe Matt Wieters can fill the emptiness in my heart.
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What is the most efficient way to deploy updates to Ruby on Rails app?
I've got a droplet running Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu 14.04 (Nginx + Unicorn). I'm looking for a more efficient way to deploy updates.
Currently, I use SFTP to upload any code changes, then SSH into my droplet and run "service unicorn restart". While this works, it doesn't feel like the most elegant solution.
Should I make my RAILS folder a Git repo and use "git pull" to get any updates from a remote repo instead? This would eliminate the need to use SFTP. I hope my question was clear enough. Thanks!


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|Sushi bento in Vienna. That miso soup was so delicious!
I have to say Stockholm has become one of my favourite cities. I've been there three times this year already, two of the visits being for pleasure. Lots of wonderful museums, and most of them are free, delicious food and decently priced easy-to-use public transportation. Now that EU is banishing the roaming charges, moving around is so much easier as I no longer need to rely on offline maps or finding an open wifi. That and I can play Pokemon Go where I want ;D
|Saint George and the dragon in Stockholm old town.
London is my other favourite! I got to visit it a week before my five week travel streak. It had been years since my last visit, but London just has that unique charm that always draws me back. It was a business trip, but I had more free time than usually, so I managed to squeeze in a visit to Tower Hamlets cemetery, a Jack the Ripper walk and the Jack the Ripper museum, since I was staying in Whitechapel. I've been planning a trip to go see the Victorian cemetaries around London, and Tower Hamlets is one of them, so one off my list! It was a beautiful place, although it suffered badly in the Second World War and looks more like a park nowadays. The beautiful old gravestones and monuments looked oddly fitting in the midst of the nature at springtime, with flowers budding, trees with small leaves and singing birds all around.
|Saint Clementiane in the Capuchin monk crypt in Brno. Saints seem to be a recurring theme in my travels!
I have a long list of places I want to visit: the viking museum in Oslo, Iceland with more time than on my last visit, Prague because I loved the Czech Republic, Spain because I've never been there, Edinburgh just because, Dublin because I want to see the neolithic mound that was closed the last time I was there...
But being home is also wonderful <3


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Who will make a splash at Eclipsecon 2007?
>> Tuesday, January 30, 2007
And by splash I don't mean who will jump in the hotel pool. Who will be the lucky ones to have their smiling faces appear in an Eclipse SDK vanity build? Last year it was Steve and the Netbeans girls In 2005, the winner of the Eclipsecon trivia contest had her own Daniela build. Whatever happens, it will be very exciting.


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Rural women's voices, loud and clear in Nepal
By Katie Taft
Development workshops are, generally speaking, filled with practitioners, policy makers, donors and academics mulling over a problem and – among break-out sessions and working groups – coming to a consensus on how best to approach it. These tend to be technical discussions on technical problems and, as such, they can become lifeless, without the passion and emotion that prompts the workshop in the first place.
|A workshop session in Kathmandu. ©IFAD
The joint programme is a five-year initiative of UN Women, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme. It will be implemented initially in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda. Consultative workshops at the country level are being organized to shape the programme goals and activities, based on national priorities, including in Nepal.
Although there have been significant improvements in Nepal's poverty level in recent years, it is still considered a food-insecure country. Women make up 65 per cent of the labour force. And while they work more hours and produce more than their male counterparts, many rural women are hampered by less access to credit, land and services. Often, their opinions are not sought out. But at the workshop, they demanded to be heard – and given the reaction of the audience, who applauded and sometimes "whooped" in support, they were.
Below are excerpts of the rural women's speeches. They not only set the tone of the workshop, they set the tone for the entire joint programme.
Raj Kumari Chaudary, Kailali district: "Empowerment can help us"
"I am bringing my problems here – to represent all small women farmers' problems. We rural women have to work very hard, and although we put in so much work, we are not recognized. Women in the villages are oppressed. We cannot overcome these challenges alone. We can't even get a decent meal. We work hard but cannot produce enough food for our families.
|Raj Kumari Chaudary says women must be heard. ©IFAD
Nanu Ghatani, Kavre district: "I am not afraid"
"I lead women farmers in my district. There have been positive changes that have taken place. For example, our credit group with 600 members is able to distribute low-interest loans for farming-related equipment. If we are to complete seven steps on the ladder – we have three steps left. We have access to food, but we don't have control. We only eat whatever remains after feeding our families. Women farmers do not get any honour. They say: you have land and you have food, but we have no control inside the house.
"Agricultural programmes do not need to just focus on rural women's production. We need to be entrepreneurs, and be our own businesses. If we can become business leaders, we can have more income in our hands. It's not that we don't give it to the men, we just want it to be equal. Women know about their children that they give birth to, but not about the plants that they grow. We must get more information about the nutritional information of the products we can grow. Women's groups help build trust and support. I am not afraid like I was before. I am not alone."
Radha Kunwar, Kaski district: "Among us there is trust"
"I am the chairwoman of the cooperative. It took us a lot of trouble to form the cooperative. They accused us of trying to spoil rural women – they didn't trust us with the money. Now there are more than 1,000 women in the cooperative. Among us there is trust and respect. All of the women pay back their loans on time and help move us forward. They put it towards sustainable things like goat breeding. One goat costs 5,000 rupees [about US$50]. Perhaps we can give loans without interest for a year or two, so that they can build a business and they can make more income. They need to prepare for the next cropping season. When they distribute the budget for supporting rural women in the villages – women must be given a certain amount.
|Radha Kunwar calls for women's inclusion. ©IFAD
Update: News stories
Here are some links to news stories about the Nepal workshop on the economic empowerment of rural women. The stories include reporting on the UN joint programme, the need for women to gain greater access to agricultural technology and skills, and the imperative for them to be more involved in local development decisions.
In English:
United Nations in Nepal NewsInsight, Oct.-Nov. 2012 [PDF, see pg. 5]
Kathmandu Post National Daily, 30/11/2012
In Nepali:
Kantipur National Daily, 30/11/2012
Karobar National Daily, 2/12/2012


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P. Justin Klein, M.D., J.D.
New Enterprise Associates, Partner
Justin joined NEA in 2006 and is a Partner on the healthcare team. He focuses on medical device, healthcare technology, and biopharmaceutical company investments. He serves as a director of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Cartiva, ChromaCode, FIRE1, Intact Vascular, Personal Genome Diagnostics, PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Relievant Medsystems, Senseonics (NYSE: SENS), Vertiflex, Vesper Medical, and VytronUS. Justin's past board memberships and investments include CV Ingenuity (acquired by Covidien), Nevro (NYSE: NVRO), Topera (acquired by Abbott), TriVascular (NASDAQ: TRIV), and Ulthera (acquired by Merz). He is also a member of the advisory boards for the National Venture Capital Association's Medical Industry Group and its Medical Innovation and Competitiveness Coalition (MedIC), as well as a member of AdvaMed's Business Development Committee.
Prior to NEA, Justin worked for the Duke University Health System—reporting directly to the hospital CEO on health system strategy, finance and clinical service unit operations—as Duke built one of the nation's first and largest healthcare integrated delivery systems. Justin concurrently earned his MD from the Duke University School of Medicine and his JD from Harvard Law School. He has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Duke University, where he earned his AB in Economics and his BS in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy.


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I will always- always post a beautiful wedding. I just can't help it- they get me every time. I've been meaning to post the wedding of my friends Brittany and Taylor for some time now and I believe they are coming up on their one year wedding anniversary so despite my tardiness, the timing seems just right. Taylor came and stayed with us for a month in Cape Town right before he got married. He shared a room with Wills for a little while and I like to joke that he was Wills first roommate. They are two of the nicest people you will ever meet and their wedding looks like it was absolutely perfect. Below are some of my favorite shots from their special day.
Photography by Red, White & Green. See more from their wedding here.


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|Room Service Tray
As a celiac, I diligently pack food for a trip TO someplace so I don't end up really hungry on the flight or totally without food options if I get stuck somewhere. The problem is always the return trip…usually I don't have anything for the return so I scrounge a salad at the terminal or buy the overpriced cheese and cracker box on the plane and just eat the cheese.
Travel is fraught with challenges aside from dietary issues, specifically air travel. Take my return trip home yesterday. First off, it was the weekend we "spring ahead." Typically my phone does that for me, but as I was watching Saturday Night Live…my phone did not spring ahead. On Saturday, New York was two hours ahead of Arizona and on Sunday it was three hours ahead? Did you know that parts of Arizona do not "spring ahead?" I did not! Luckily, I relied on a wake up call and just muddled around until I asked the front desk what time it was and why.
|Portable Lunch
My trip home was challenging in other regards too. I had the aisle seat…yeah!!! But the gentleman in the middle seat was so large that I could not put the arm rest down between us. The guy across the aisle was chatty, loud and his politics were to the right of Rush Limbaugh. The guy next to him had multiple facial piercings that kind of made my stomach buckle with queasiness because most of them looked really painful. Four rows ahead, a little girl who I saw in the terminal chowing down a monster breakfast burrito and 20 ounce lemonade regurgitated it all over the place due to our incredible turbulence.
Fun and games for five hours in flight!
But, here is the great news. It was my return flight and I was not hungry. Early that morning I had selected a gluten-free English muffin from the room service menu at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix. I had a GoPicnic Lunch from my time at Expo West and I even had a snack, my favorite Walnut Cappuccino True Bar!
|Snack time
Typically when I land, I am just racing for home and the gluten-free snack cupboard. This time, I strolled in and chatted with everyone, found out about the weekend's basketball games and opened up a bottle of wine. Dinner was an hour later and for the first time ever, waiting for dinner after a return flight wasn't a big deal at all!
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Merry Christmas...........
13 comments:
- Jeanette said...
Merry Christmas Chookyblue. Hope your Christmas is fabulous. Hugs,xx
- Dec 11, 2013, 10:52:00 AM
- Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...
Aahhh that's so nice Chooky....a very MerryChristmas to you too and it's only 90 something days now!
- Dec 11, 2013, 10:54:00 AM
- Jan said...
Many thanks to you, Chooky, for all you do for us. I wish you and your family a fabulous Christmas (and hopefully enough rain to be useful). Keep smiling (and stitching) and looking forward to lots of fun times in 2014. Jan x
- Dec 11, 2013, 12:30:00 PM
- Fiona said...
Merry Christmas to you too... and thanks for a whole year of fun!
- Dec 11, 2013, 12:33:00 PM
- Susan said...
Enjoy the quiet while you can!
Thanks for a load of fun in 2013, Chookyblue.
- Dec 11, 2013, 1:37:00 PM
- Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...
Merry Christmas Chooky. May your season be filled with fun, laughter and new memories to cherish forever. hugs xx
- Dec 11, 2013, 3:32:00 PM
- Noela said...
Hope you have a wonderul Christmas with your family and friends. Hugs....
- Dec 11, 2013, 6:13:00 PM
- Sylvia said...
Thanks Chooky. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and get some rest and stitching time and perhaps some rain!
- Dec 11, 2013, 7:11:00 PM
- Motherdragon's Musings said...
Wishing you and your family a Christmas and New Year filled with love, health and happiness and much needed rain.
Thank you for the fun in 2013 - felt like I was stitching with friends.
S xo
- Dec 11, 2013, 9:57:00 PM
- Deborah said...
Merry Christmas to you and your family too. Thank you for all your encouragmemt and hard work with keeping me on track with my Stitch-a-Long project.
- Dec 12, 2013, 3:02:00 AM
- Natitxu said...
Gracias por tus deseos. Feliz Navidad
- Dec 12, 2013, 4:30:00 AM
- Fairy Floss Stitches said...
Merry Christmas to you too, Chooky.. & thanks for the fun in 2013!!...hope we can do it all again next year! Xx L
- Dec 12, 2013, 8:15:00 AM
- Awesome Needles said...
Thak you very much for your words in my blog. This work is perfect. I want that you have a diferent congratulation of the christmas, and i make it in spanish. FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!!
- Dec 24, 2013, 11:58:00 PM


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Visits, Admit Days, and Open Houses / Re: TOP 3 MOST UNDERRATED LAW SCHOOLS?!?!« on: August 06, 2006, 01:59:16 PM »
I'm biased toward UMich, but I honestly think that is underated by USNews. I think all public schools are underated by USNews a little, so I add Berkeley and UVa to my list.


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How can we know the truth about our education system when the likes of Michael Gove, the education secretary, seem intent on spreading horrific scare stories in order to justify their policies? To quote from Gove's manifesto, "Let's make things better by fucking them up!"
Well, to tackle this problem, a group of parents in the area of London where I live have set up a brilliant scheme called Meet the Parents. The idea is to bring together parents who have sent their children to a local secondary school with neighbours who are deciding which schools to choose for their own child. They share experiences and offer information about the schools they know. It's as simple as that. It's an idea they are hoping will catch on and spread to other towns and cities.
Bringing up children is a fraught business, and you only get one shot at it (unless you want to go down the multiple family route, like Anthony Quinn. His youngest son, Nicholas, must be the only 18-year-old around with a half brother who drowned in WC Field's pond). You can't replay your life like a computer game. So it's understandable that parents get neurotic about their kids' education. There is too much choice – state, private, selective, religious, academy, home-schooling, wolves – and they all come loaded with political and social baggage.
One thing you learn as your friends start to have families is never to tell them how they should bring up their children. Offering advice, if asked for, is fine, but we all find our own way – what works for us. This applies to schooling too. Never lecture another parent on the type of school they should send their children to.
This is why Meet the Parents is such a brilliant idea. It simply offers the facts about, and first-hand experiences of, local schools and leaves parents to make their own minds up, unhectored.
There is a terrible fear of the state school system among some parents. Anything that can be done to allay this is good. If you were to believe Gove (how I wish Spitting Image was on now – Gove already looks like a Spitting Image puppet of himself), you would think that the state education system was in a state of collapse and turns out only imbeciles, mouth-breathers, finger-counters and psychopaths. The private school system, on the other hand, is perfect and turns out only geniuses, billionaires and masters of the universe. Gove's rhetoric, which is in danger of becoming accepted, is that all private schools are inherently better than state schools and will give children a superior education.
Well, I'm sorry, but I know many people who went to expensive public schools who are essentially losers, and many who went to state schools and have done very well indeed. And vice versa, of course. Bullying? Drugs? Sex? Do you think that's any different in private schools? If there is any advantage to "going private", it is the better facilities – science labs, sports fields, swimming pools, helicopter landing pads, etc. But that is simply because they have bucketloads of cash to throw around. If Gove wants state schools to be on a par with public schools, he simply needs to give them the same amount of money.
I went to a very good, progressive, private school – Sevenoaks school in Kent. I went back to visit it last year on a promotional tour for one of my books and the place is extraordinary – as are the fees. I had a great time there and was one of those irritating kids who actively enjoyed school. I learned a lot.
But I never learned how to mix with a wide range of people from different backgrounds. I was always nervous of going into town and being confronted by boys from the local comprehensive, especially as, back then, we had to wear humiliating straw boaters, or "biffs". To this day I am still awkward and self-conscious and too eager to please among working-class types, which is why I found it so easy to play the character of Ralph in The Fast Show.
Education means a lot more than just cramming a child with facts and dates, foreign languages and scientific equations; it's about preparing a child for life, and I feel that in some quite important areas I was not at all prepared (mind you, I did get to the final of celebrity University Challenge). For centuries a proper, upper-class, education meant learning Latin, Greek, poetry and not much else. What was important was being able to recognise a quotation from Catullus at your club in the city. Who knows what skills a child will need today to cope with life in the future? You can be sure they won't need Latin.
When it was time for us to send our own children to school, my wife and I both felt it was important that they went locally and mixed with kids from our own community. I wanted my boys to feel at home and at ease on their local streets, to know the other kids and to feel part of the community they lived in. They could walk to school in 10 minutes. They would be educated in life.
And the thing is, they have all also received a good academic education. My eldest is now at York University. OK, so there were patchy areas, and a lot depends on the teachers you end up with and how you get on with them, but that's the same in state or private education. For the most part, the teachers have been brilliant. They do an extremely tough job and get little thanks for it from the powers that be, most of whom have no experience of the state school system.
I have been lucky enough to live in an area where there are good state schools. If things had been different, maybe we would have taken a different route. I am no holier-than-thou state-school parent-saint. What worries me is to hear politicians talk as if private schools are the ideal and state schools bringing up the rear. This increases the risk that people who can choose might just "go private" out of fear, when there is no evidence that it will make their kids any happier.
Which brings me back to Meet the Parents. I hope it does spread across the country so parents worrying about schools can find out what they need to know: that their local school might be just exactly what their kids need.
To get involved with Meet the Parents go to meettheparents.info Charlie Higson is the author of The Enemy series of books for teenagers


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The National Premier Soccer League has avoided the tumult that has infused the lower divisions of American professional soccer this off-season, but that does not necessarily mean it will be status quo for one of the top amateur leagues in the United States. The NPSL has added 15 expansion teams since AFC Cleveland hoisted the championship trophy in August, and reports of other changes have been rampant. Joe Barone, the chairman of the NPSL, spoke with StP about the potential changes.
Perhaps the biggest expansion side added to the NPSL this off-season has been Kistsap Soccer Club. Kitsap was known as the Kitsap Pumas during the club's previous 8 years, which were spent in the USL Premier Development League. During that time Kitsap claimed a PDL championship, finished as runner-up on another occasion, and assembled an impressive portfolio from the U.S. Open Cup.
"That's a huge addition to the NPSL. I think that the ownership groups of the league are very, very proud and honored to have an organization like Kitsap join the NPSL," said Barone. "They approached us regarding joining the league, and I think it's a great addition to the NPSL and to further growing the Pacific Northwest."
Kitsap joins two other clubs in the Northwest Conference of the NPSL's Western Region.To compensate for the small size of the conference, there is cross-play with the Golden Gate Conference. The Northwest Conference teams will have an opportunity to compete for a regional playoff spot.
"I'm confident that with the addition of Kitsap in that soccer community that they will continue to raise more attention based on the business model that we operate in. We can grow that region along with Portland, Seattle, and Kitsap," Barone said.
Barone pointed out that this is not the first time established teams have joined the ranks of the NPSL. He mentioned the additions of the New Orleans Jesters and Texas Dutch Lions FC as examples.
When asked to confirm rumors that other PDL teams would be following Kitsap to the PDL, Barone stated, "Other leagues striving is healthy for the game in the country. Whether it be a local state league or a local Sunday league, we're a proponent of it because it helps grow and foster the game in the United States. We actually welcome those leagues and support a lot of those leagues. I don't know of any of those conversations [with PDL ownership groups]. We're not at war with anybody. We're just trying to follow our business model and make our owners operate as a best as possible within the league."
If the NPSL is not at war with anyone, is it pursuing opportunities to explicitly cooperate with another league? Barone addressed a rumored meeting between leadership of NPSL and USL to establish a partnership of some sort.
"I would say there's no truth to that. The beauty about the way the system works in the United States, or anywhere around the world, is that if you have access to the internet you can write whatever you want, but there's no truth to that happening," Barone said. "I want to make sure that our owners in the National Premier Soccer League (we're an amateur national league) can rest assured that the leadership of the NPSL does not have any meetings scheduled with any other leagues around the country."
One internet rumor that turns out to be true, at least in part, is the NPSL is looking to extend to a 10-month season. Actually, the NPSL is working on the implementation of a regional season that would begin after the conclusion of its normal regular season and national championship.
Barone said, "There's room for growth by having a national championship, which is what we currently have, and then regional championships around the country. That will only work in certain areas of the country. I don't want to give out to the ownership groups the perception that the whole league is playing a 10-month season because that is inaccurate."
The extended regional league would only be a good fit for certain teams and certain areas of the country. Many teams rely on college players to fill their rosters. For them an extended NPSL season would be precluded by the commencement of the college season. Weather conditions in some areas could make an extended schedule unbearable, even if players were available.
The addition of a regional season would be ambitious for the NPSL. Depending on how the chaos in D2 and D3 gets resolved, there could be an opportunity for more ambitious undertakings. Would the NPSL be interested in pursuing D3 sanctioning if that tier in the US soccer heirarchy is vacated? The answer is no.
"The reality is we're an amateur league governed by USASA. We have clubs who are thriving in their communities. We're a member-based national platform. The reality is we expressed the desire to grow and support the game in the United States," Barone said.
He continued, "Where we operate in our communities, there are a lot of success stories of organizations. If people would have thought about it 10 or 15 years ago, who would have thought you would have had all of those people watching in their communities? In short, the answer regarding division 3 is no for now."
It is uncertain when the additional regional competition might come to fruition, so the biggest changes for the NPSL in 2017 will likely be the number of communities to which it brings the beautiful game. While some teams will not be returning to the league (Tobacco Road FC, Myrtle Beach Mutiny, North County Batallion, ASA Charge, Richmond Strikers, FC Hasental, and Dallas City FC), consider the inventory of teams that will be joining Kitsap as expansion teams in the NPSL.
From PDL
Midland-Odessa FC
South Region/South Central Conference
Grande Communications Stadium
The team (nee Sockers) played in PDL from 2009-2016, finishing in top 10 in attendance every season. Midland captured the 2016 Southwestern Conference championship and advanced to the PDL semi-finals.
From NPSL
Milwaukee Torrent
Midwest Region
Hart Park
Strictly speaking, Milwaukee is not an expansion team, the Torrent have earned full NPSL membership after playing in provisional conference this season.
From PLA
Minneapolis City SC
Midwest Region/North Conference
Les Barnard Field
Supporter-owned MPLS City finished third in the PLA West Division in this season.
From APSL
Boca Raton Football Club
South Region/Sunshine Conference
Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton joins the NPSL on the heels of consecutive APSL league championships.
From APL
Duluth FC
Midwest Region/North Conference
The Public Schools Stadium
Duluth was founded by a local priest as a joke, but appears to take its soccer and service to community seriously.
From West Coast Soccer Association
Orange County FC
West Region/Southwest Conference
South Orange County, CA
The reigning SoCal U23 Premier League Champions have opted to test their mettle against stiffer competition.
From Scratch
Hartford City FC
North Region/Atlantic Conference
Hartford, CT
Hartford's owner, Aaron Sarwar, has tried for a couple of years to get a professional team off the ground.
Dakota Fusion Futbol Club
Midwest Region/North Conference
Moorehead High School and Shanley High School
Based out of Fargo, the club participated in 7 friendlies in 2016.
Tyler Football Club
South Region/Central Conference
Oxnard Guerreros FC
West Region/Southwest Conference
Oxnard, CA
Northeast Region
DePaul High School
TSF has operated a successful soccer academy for several years
Inter Nashville FC
South Region/Southeast Conference
International Indoor Soccer Complex
Soccer fans in Nashville will still have an NPSL team to support.
FC Arizona
West Region/Southwest Conference
John Riggs Stadium
Asheville City Soccer Club
South Region
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Isle of the Dead
When I saw for the first time these two paintings, I thought to myself: "it is impossible to know by the Internet how a painting really looks". But then I realise that there are five versions of this famous symbolist painting, and we're seeing in this post the first (1880) and the fifth (1888). Arnold Böcklin is also the author of the painting: Isle of the Living (Die Lebensinsel, 1888), but it is not so beautiful as "Isle of the Dead" (Die Toteninsel). Lost fans, please be aware of the driver from Oceanic (last episode) with the name "Bocklin".
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Life has hit a whole new level of crazy these days. We have two crawlers on our hands! Clara started crawling about a month ago, but Max and no interest to move. He preferred sitting :) ... until this last week, that is. He finally figured it out, and now life is crazy x2!! Right now the twins are so much fun, but are more physically demanding than ever before. They still can't really move anywhere by themselves (ie: into the car, out of car, up the stairs, down the stairs, etc.) but I'm constantly chasing after them to keep them out of trouble. We all end the day tuckered out! It's a good thing they are so dang cute :)
Silly me for thinking I could get two crawlers to sit still for their 11-month photo shoot! Even though I didn't get the shot I wanted, I kind of love this blurry picture I captured. Just a glimpse into life with 11-month twins. :)
We're finding babies under tables, chairs, and anything else you can imagine.
.... case in point. But how can you resist a cute face like this?
or this?
And I will end this post with one of my favorite pictures yet. The babies love bath time, especially in a sink. I just love this "moment in time."
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Summer is here! One of the most traditional summer weekend activites in Russia is spending time at a dacha - a country home. On this week's Moscow Out, Martyn and the team explore the history of dachas and also look at the future of second homes in Russia. In a country where so many people consider themselves poor and are considered so by foreigners, there are tens of millions of landowners, and their patches of land are usually not all that small. Let's open the gate in the fence and enter dacha-land!


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Pokemon is super duper mega close to my heart. I can still remember my childhood days when I used to watch the Pokemon show in Channel 7, and play Pokemon yellow version in our Gameboy color! The adventures,cute characters (my personal favorite is Dratini), gym battles, mysteries, and a lot more makes it just the perfect game for both kids and kids at heart!
Last October 12,2013, Nintendo released Pokemon X and Y worldwide- the first installment in the sixth generation of Pokemon games. This triggered Pokemon fans to line up in their local shops just to buy games and console. Just to add, Pokemon X and Y games can ONLY be played in 3ds consoles since they are completely rendered in 3d graphics. This is the main reason why sales of Nintendo 2ds, 3ds and 3ds xl increased greatly
Of course, since I'm a fangirl, the moment I saw the limited edition 3ds XL console, I said that I should have it! I also convinced Jon to buy and he agreed! (Yehey!).
After hours of searching for the cheapest price and greatest package, we availed of iTech Glorietta's package. If you pay in cash, it will be a total of 13,000 pesos ( 10,800 for the limited edition Nintendo 3ds XL console US version, 1650 for the Pokemon X OR Y game, and 550 for the 25 in 1 accesories). Expect a few adjustments in price if you will pay for it using credit card. The normal 3ds XL (take note: the only difference of limited edition is the casing) is around 1000 pesos cheaper than the limited edition. 2ds and 3ds models on the other hand are in the range of 6000- 8000 pesos. My personal advice is for you to buy 3ds XL instead since it really has a good look and feel compared with the other models.
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Colin Kaepernick & Gal Gadot Honored By 'GQ'!
GQ has officially announced that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named their Citizen of the Year and actress Gal Gadot has been named their Wonder Woman of the Year!
In addition, two other honorees this year are talk show host Stephen Colbert as the Bad Hombre of the Year and NBA star Kevin Durant as Champion of the Year.
The full interviews will be released throughout the week, and Colin's feature is currently available. In the feature, several prominent celebrities, athletes, and more have written about their impressions and experiences with Colin.
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The New Republic posts fuller version of Jack Abramoff / Rabbi Daniel Lapin emails about creating bogus awards& credentials for Abramoff & back-dating
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Post date 06.23.05
"I hate to ask your help with something so silly," Jack Abramoff wrote to his friend Daniel Lapin on September 15, 2000. Abramoff, of course, is the now-disgraced Republican lobbyist who stands accused of defrauding several Indian tribes of millions of dollars and trying to buy off various Republican congressmen. Lapin is a Seattle-based rabbi who is a close friend and spiritual advisor to Abramoff. Now Abramoff, at the time still hustling his way to the top of Washington lobbying, was coming to him for help:
I have been nominated for membership in the Cosmos Club, which is a very distinguished club in Washington, DC, comprised of Nobel Prize winners, etc. Problem for me is that most prospective members have received awards and I have received none. I was wondering if you thought it possible that I could put that I have received an award from Toward Tradition with a sufficiently academic title, perhaps something like Scholar of Talmudic Studies?... Indeed, it would be even better if it were possible that I received these in years past, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I think you see what I am trying to finagle here!
Indeed he did. "Mazel tov, the Cosmos Club is a big deal," Lapin replied. A few days, later the rabbi wrote again:
Let's organize your many prestigous awards so they're ready to 'hang on the wall.'... I just need to know what needs to be produced. Letters? Plaques? Neither?
"Probably just a few clever titles of awards, dates and that's it," Abramoff replied.
Clever indeed. As the latest batch of Abramoff emails released at yesterday's hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee reminds us, the lobbyist's cleverness knew no bounds. The hearing--which was the first since last November on the Abramoff scandals--delivered no new bombshells, nor fresh evidence of wrongdoing by members of Congress. Its real value was in the accompanying release of committee evidence documents containing dozens of new emails from the man Tom DeLay once called "one of my closest and dearest friends." It will likely take weeks to sort through all the tantalizing new material they contain, but here is a brief guide to some of the most interesting revelations from the latest Abramoff emails:
Creative Billing: The focus of yesterday's hearings was on Abramoff's lobbying for the Mississippi-based Choctaw Indians, who became the first of his casino-gaming tribal clients in the mid-'90s. Some of the details the emails provide on the subject are precious.
Take, for instance, Abramoff's attitude towards billing. Emails show that when Abramoff concludes in early 2001 that his staff should be billing more hours to the Choctaw, he instructs one of them to "[a]dd 60 hours for me and pump up Scanlon, Todd and you. Give Amy some hours if you have to" (the names are references to fellow lobbyists at his firm). Later Abramoff asks his colleague, who is still tallying up billable hours, to "tell me how much you need me to cover to get the bill up to around $150,000."
"This is a very bad system that I am very uncomfortable with," the colleague replies.
"Fine," writes Abramoff, without apology.
Free Ride?: Another episode comes in a September 2001 email from one of Abramoff's Preston Gates deputies, Tony Rudy, a former top DeLay staffer, with the subject line: "Is this viable?"
"There are a few Senate staffers I would like to help reward," Rudy writes. "Would the choctaws or coushatta"--another Abramoff tribal client--"donate like 10k to pay for a trip?"
"There is a hunting and fishing resort 3 hours south of texas that smith's people expressed an interest in," Rudy explains. (The two Smiths in the Senate at the time were the since-retired Bob Smith of New Hampshire and Gordon Smith of Oregon; both are Republicans.)
"I don't see how we can sell them on the funding for that," Abramoff replies.
"Thank you trip for the approps we got," says Rudy (abbreviating the term "appropriations").
Abramoff: "Smith's people didn't get us the approps for Choctaw, but good try! :)"
Rudy: "But how would coushatta know? :)"
"Let's discuss next week," Abramoff concludes. The outcome is unknown.
What Did Ralph Reed Know?: Despite being an avowed opponent of gambling on moral grounds, Reed has admitted to taking more than $4 million from Abramoff to run anti-gambling grassroots operations. Reed claims he never realized that money he took originated with casino-owning Indian tribes. But that will be a tough position to maintain in light of these latest emails.
In April 1999, for instance, Reed and Abramoff discuss a planned grassroots anti-gambling blitz by Reed (whose target is unclear). The emails show Reed saying he needs to be paid by Abramoff's law firm, Preston Gates, before he launches his effort. Abramoff pleads that he needs a cash infusion from his Choctaw clients before he can pay Reed.
"I need [the money] today," an impatient Reed writes on April 9. "Ralph," Abramoff replies, "I am not sure that I can get this wire moving fast enough today. Give me your wire info and I'll do what I can. Any chance that a wire from Choctaw directly would be OK?"
Reed's reply, if there was one, is not included in the committee documents. But at that point it should have been nakedly obvious to Reed that his payments were originating with the casino-managing Choctaw and were only making the briefest of detours through Abramoff's hands.
There's more of the same in November 2000, when Reed writes to Abramoff complaining that he is still owed money for his anti-gambling work.
"Thanks Ralph," Abramoff replies. "The firm has held back all payments pending receipt of a check from Choctaw which was held up." Reed thanks Abramoff and raises no objection.
But it's easy to understand why Reed might not have wanted to make a fuss. First, he was making good money. Second, Reed may have felt indebted to his old friend, as suggested by a November 1998 email from Reed to Abramoff: "Hey, now that I'm done with electoral politics, I need to start humping in corporate accounts! I'm counting on you to help me with some contacts."
The Israeli Settler Connection: Of all the new facts to emerge from yesterday's hearing, few are as strange as the details of Abramoff's connection to militant Israeli settlers. Newsweek reported this spring that Abramoff had funneled Indian money through his ostensibly charitable organization, The Capital Athletic Foundation, to pay for paramilitary equipment and training for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The new batch of emails seem to confirm it. They show long exchanges between Abramoff and a West Bank settler named Schmuel Ben Zvi, a former high school friend of his from Hollywood, in which Abramoff discusses the procurement of military-use equipment for Ben Zvi and his fellow settlers.
At one point a grateful Ben Zvi--who "heatedly denied" to Newsweek in April that he had been involved in procuring military equipment--thanks Abramoff for his help:
I feel like the tank commanders in the Yom Kippur war, who when hearing over the radio that reinforcements were coming, felt so great that they raised their seats higher out of the tank hatch and went forward.
"Thanks brother," Abramoff replies. "If only there were another dozen of you the dirty rats would be finished."
The emails are not entirely clear on this point, but it appears that Abramoff was writing off his payments to Ben Zvi as charitable contributions. After Abramoff's accountant raises concerns, he tries to find a way to justify Ben Zvi's activities as a charitable cause. A September 2002 email from an Allison Bozniak, who appears to be Abramoff's assistant at his law firm, relays Ben Zvi's helpful suggestions.
"He did suggest that he could write some kind of letter with his Sniper Workshop Logo and letter head." And then she adds, brilliantly, "It is an 'educational entity of sorts.'"
Abramoff demurs. "No, don't do that. I don't want a sniper letterhead."
From Russia With Love: There is one last, even more bizarre, twist to the new information about Abramoff's West Bank connection. It comes in the form of an email to Abramoff, which details prices of thermal vision devices, from a Russian man named Vadim. His complete email address has been redacted by the Indian Affairs Committee, but his email domain is still legible: naftasib.com. As Abramoff scandal junkies know, Naftasib is a Russian oil and gas company which helped to arrange and underwrite a murky and much-discussed 1997 trip Tom DeLay took to Moscow with Abramoff. According to the Post, DeLay met with Naftasib executives while in Moscow, for reasons that have never been entirely clear.
Why would someone at Naftasib be helping Abramoff procure military equipment? Well, the Post has also reported that Naftasib "has business ties with Russian security institutions." And the email from Abramoff's correspondent, Vadim, includes an email signature identifying him as "Assistant to Mrs. Nevskaya." That is presumably Marina Nevskaya, a Naftasib executive who reportedly served as an instructor at a Russian military intelligence school.
So there you have it. A rich Washington lobbyist apparently schemed to use money from Indian tribes to buy paramilitary equipment from Russian oil executives and send it to Israeli settlers in the West Bank. What could be simpler?
Actually, this sounds just like the sort of thing you'd hear from a schizophrenic homeless man ranting outside the White House. But in reality, it appears to be the story of Jack Abramoff.
Michael Crowley is a senior editor at TNR.


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1998 Audi A6 quattro sedan (top), 1998 A6 wagon (bottom) Photos courtesy of Audi of America
1998 Audi A6
Trim Levels, Colors and Available Options
Available Trim Levels:
2.8 Fwd / 2.8 quattro / 2.8 quattro wagon
Available Options:
Convenience Package:
Glass slide and tilt sunroof with sunshade, 3-position memory for drivers seat and outside rearview mirrors, auto-dimming inside & outside rearview mirrors, Home-link 3 channel remote transmitter located in driver's sunvisor,
Cold-weather Package:
Front and rear heated seats, heated steering wheel, ski sack
Warm weather Package:
Solar sunroof to operate interior blowers when vehicle parked in sun, rear side window sunshades, power rear window shade (sedan only)
Enhanced Security Package:
Rear seat mounted side airbags for outboard positions, Xenon HID headlights
Audio Package:
200w Bose premium 8-speaker sound system with subwoofer located in trunk, 6-disc CD changer
Rear facing removable children's bench seat (for Avant model only)
7j x 16-inch "wine glass" cast alloy wheel w/ 205/55 16 H speed all-season tire
Pearlescent white paint
Leather upholstery
6-disc CD changer
Hands free mobile phone (dealer installed)
Available Exterior Colors:
Brilliant Black / Aluminum Silver Metallic / Melange Metallic / Santorin Blue Mica / Volcano Black Mica / Casablanca White / Racing Green Mica / Andorra Red Mica / Jaspis Green Metallic / Cashmere Grey Mica / Pearl White
Technical Specs
2.8 Sedan
A6 quattro wagon
Engine/Engine Design
V6 90 degree, DOHC, gasoline
3.25 in. (82.5 mm)
3.40 in. (86.4 mm)
169 cu. in. (2771 cc)
Compression Ratio:
Horsepower (SAE Net):
207 ft.
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184 ft.
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Cylinder block:
Cast Iron
Forged Steel, 4 main bearings
Cylinder head:
Aluminum alloy
Valve Train:
DOHC, belt driven, hydraulic lifters / variable intake valve timing and variable geometry composite intake manifold
Firing Order:
Cooling System:
Water-cooled, thermostatically controlled radiator fan
Fuel/Ignition System:
Electronic multi-point sequential fuel injection, hot film air mass sensor, solid state direct ignition with multiple coils, dual knock sensors w/cylinder selective knock control and fully adaptive controls.
Emission System:
Dual 3-way catalytic converters w/individual oxygen sensors
Fwd or quattro all-wheel drive
quattro all-wheel drive
5-speed automatic with Tiptronic, Dynamic Shift Program, and automatic shift lock
4-speed automatic w/ automatic shift lock
Gear Ratios:
Final Drive
3.409:1 (3.411:1 quattro)
Rack & pinion, servotronic - vehicle speed variable power assist
Turns (lock-to-lock):
Turning circle (curb-to-curb):
38.3ft. (11.7 m)
34.8 ft.
Four link with upper and lower control arms, stabilizer bar, coil spring/shock absorber (gas charged)
Coil spring/shock absorber struts, stabilizer bar, negative steering roll radius
Rear (Fwd):
Torsion-beam axle with trailing arms, stabilizer bar, coil spring/shock absorbers (gas charged)
Rear (quattro):
Double control arm (upper and lower), stabilizer bar, coil spring/shock absorbers (gas charged)
Independent, trapezoidal lower control arms, coil spring/chock absorber struts
Service brake:
Anti-lock brake system (ABS 5.3), vacuum power assist, with asbestos-free linings, dual diagonal circuits and electronic rear brake pressure proportioning
Front, size and type:
11.3 in. (288 mm) - Ventilated disc 25 mm thick
Rear, size and type:
9.6 in. (245 mm) - Solid disc 10 mm thick
Wheels & Tires
Wheel size:
7j x 16 inch cast aluminum, nine spoke design
7j x 15 inch cast aluminum alloy
Tire size:
205/55 R 16 H speed rated all-season radial
195 / 65 R 15 H speed rated all-season radial
Fully galvanized (both sides) steel
Corrosion protection:
Multi-step anti-corrosion process
Engine Oil:
5.3 U.S. quarts (5 liter)
Fuel Tank:
18.5 U.S. gallons
21.1 U.S. gallons
Cooling System:
6.3 U.S. quarts
Exterior Dimensions
108.7 in. (108.6 quattro)
106.0 in.
Front Track:
60.6 in. (1540 mm)
60.1 in.
Rear Track:
61.8 in. (61.8 quattro)
60.1 in.
Overall length:
192.0 in. (4878 mm)
192.6 in.
Overall Width:
71.3 in. (1810 mm)
70.0 in.
Height (unloaded):
57.2 in. (57.1 quattro)
57.0 in.
Ground Clearance:
4.2 in. (107 mm)
4.8 in.
Curb Weight:
3560 lbs (3770 lbs. quattro)
Interior Dimensions
Seating Capacity:
Front Leg room:
41.3 (1049 mm)
Rear Leg room:
37.3 in. (948 mm)
Interior Volume Front:
52.7 cu. ft
Interior Volume Rear:
45.6 cu. ft
Luggage capacity:
17.2 cu. ft
65.5 cu. ft.
0-50 mph (0-80 kmh):
6.8 sec. (6.9 quattro)
0-60 mph (0-100 kmh):
8.8 sec. (9.3 quattro)
11.4 sec.
1/4 Mile:
17 sec. (17.2 quattro)
Top estimated speed:
130 mph (203 kmh) - Electronically limited for North America
Fuel Economy (quattro models)
17 mpg (17 mpg quattro)
19 mpg
27 mpg (26 mpg quattro)
24 mpg
21 mpg (20 mpg quattro)
Standard Features
2.8 liter DOHC 5-valve 200 hp V6 engine with variable intake valve timing and intake manifold path
5-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic, DSP (selects from over 200 shift programs to match drivers needs) and hill detection capability
"FrontTrak" drive system with front wheel drive, 4 link front suspension and ASR (anti-slip regulation) system (not available on Avant)
"quattro IV" - permanent all-wheel drive system, includes TORSEN torque sensing center differential; front and rear electronic differential locks (EDL) (standard on Avant models)
Anti-lock brake system (ABS 5.3) with electronic differential lock (EDL) and electronic rear brake pressure regulation
CFC-free air conditioning refrigerant
Fully galvanized steel unibody construction with aluminum hood
Wheels / Tires / Suspension / Steering:
6j x 15 inch forged aluminum light alloy wheel
195/65 15 H-speed rated all-season tire with low rolling resistance technology
"Servotronic" - vehicle speed-sensitive power rack and pinion steering
Leather covered 4-spoke steering wheel, tilt and telescopic
Four link front suspension
Torsion beam trailing arm rear axle with under floor coil springs (Fwd models)
Double A-arm rear suspension (quattro models)
Tilt and telescopic (manual) adjustable steering column
5 mph (Federal standard) bumpers, painted in body color
Bumper covers contoured to be flush with body surface and profile
Protective side moldings, painted in body color
Body color, flush door handles
Bright trim around side windows and lower trunk lid
Body color outside mirror; left side flat, right side convex
Heatable windshield washer nozzles
Metallic paint at no extra charge
Roof rails with bright finish (Avant only)
Aluminum door sill strips with "Audi" script
Exterior lighting:
Aerodynamic halogen headlights, 3-way lights, including integrated ellipsoid low beam and fog lights
Two front fog lights
One rear fog light (integrated in left rear of trunk lid license plate surround)
High pressure headlight washers, retractable
Red taillight lenses with shine through amber turn signal light bulb
"Puddle" lights in all four doors
Side turn indicator lights in front fenders with amber shine-through bulbs
Interior lighting:
Interior lights in front and rear headliner with fade-in and fade-out feature, time delay and automatic switch on when key is withdrawn from ignition
Front and rear reading lights located in headliner
Red ambient LED lighting in headliner for front center console illumination
Illumination for interior door release handles
Front and rear footwell lights
Illuminated glove box, rear cargo area, lighter and ashtray
Comfort and Convenience:
Fully automatic dual zone climate control system with "rest" function (can operate with vehicle shut off) dual sun sensors with active charcoal filter
Power windows with: "one touch down" for all four windows; "pinch protection" for all four windows; "one touch up" for front windows; driver controlled lock out switch for rear power windows
Electronic cruise control with coast, resume and speed up features
Electrically adjustable and heated outside mirrors
Electric rear window defogger with automatic timed shut off feature
Power central locking system (doors, deck lid, and fuel door), with selective unlock (enables unlocking of a single door or all doors), plus: Convenience close feature for windows and sunroof; master switch located in driver and front passenger door; convenient open for windows.
Radio frequency remote locking system with selective unlock, remote trunk opening and panic function. Also activates interior lights and alarm system (control integrated in folding ignition key)
Rear deck lid release with "soft touch" open
Remote power trunk lid release button on driver's door B-pillar
Right and left illuminated vanity mirrors in sunvisors
4 assist handles with slow retraction feature
Folding ignition key with remote controls and interior key profile
Retained accessory power; allows operation of power windows and sunroof after the ignition is turned off/before a door is opened
12-way power front drivers and passenger seats including electric lumbar adjustment and lockable head restraints
3 adjustable head restraints for rear seats
1/3, 2/3 split fold rear seats
Rear seats with locking seat backs (sedan only)
Folding from center armrest with adjustable height and storage area for cellular telephone
Preparation for rear facing children's bench seat including two 3-point seat belts and seat anchor points (Avant only)
Jocquard cloth or leatherette seat upholstery
Leather shift knob
Full length center console with: Forward storage bin in front of shift selector / fold out cup holder; storage area under front center armrest area; adjustable rear passenger air vents and rear power outlet
Two retractable front cup holders (one in dash and one in center console)
Retractable storage tray in left side of center dashboard console (quattro models only)
Two retractable rear cup holders (located in center of rear seat bottom cushion)
Owners manual wallet (storage area) below steering column
Heat ducts to rear seat under the front seats
Genuine wood inlays in instrument panel, center console and door
Front and rear floor mats with embroidered model logo on front mats
Rear cargo area mat and footwell mats (Avant only)
Four tie-down eyelet's with luggage net in trunk
Power outlet in rear cargo area (Avant only)
Retractable rear luggage area partition net (attached to rear 2/3 seat back) (Avant model only)
Retractable rear luggage cover, removable (Avant only)
Retractable rear window sunshade (Avant only)
Tool kit located in left rear storage compartment in luggage area
Fold down rear center armrest
Ski sack (Avant only)
Instrumentation and Electrical Equipment:
Backlit instrument cluster with automatic brightness control; including: Tachometer, electric speedometer, fuel gauge; temperature gauge, analogue clock; digital odometer and trip odometer
Digital odometer with service interval indicator
Driver information display including: outside temperature display; 6-function trip computer; radio display; active Auto Check system with speed warning device; pictogram display for open door and trunk lid
Anti-theft alarm system with interior monitoring sensors and defeat switch for interior monitoring
Windshield wipers with 4-position adjustable intermittent interval rate
Concert AM/FM cassette radio with: RDS (Radio display system displays radio station call letters and other information); GALA (Graduated Audio Level Adjustment, varies volume based on vehicle speed)
140 watt 8-speaker premium sound system with subwoofer located in trunk
Pre-wiring for Motorola hands-free telephone (includes speaker, microphone and transceiver mounting bracket)
Dual diversity rear window glass radio antenna (Sedan only)
Roof mounted tri-band antenna with flexible mast (Avant only)
Rear window wiper and washer (Avant only)
Driver and front passenger next generation airbags with dual threshold deployment and occupant detection
Driver and front passenger seat mounted side airbag supplemental restraints
Front 3-point safety belts with automatic pretensioning and height adjustable upper mounts
Three rear 3-point safety belts with automatic pretensioning
Front passenger side, and rear safety belts with ALR (automatic retractor lock, a ratcheting mechanism for conveniently securing a child seats)
Rear child seat tether anchor (Avant only)
Child-safety rear door locks, including rear decklid on Avant
Central locking system with safety unlock feature (unlocks doors and turns on interior lights if airbag deploys)
Active reflectors in rear of all doors
First Aid kit located in rear center armrest
Emergency warning triangle located in trunk
Three rear head restraints
Locking headrests for front seats
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|Illustration by Jason Lee
Placement of Gates
The longest continuous run of gates36stretches along Ramsey Playfield in the southeast corner of the park, and in the north meadow. There are no gates in the north woods, the Ramble, or on the path around the reservoir. There are also no gates along pathways with low-hanging branches because, as the contract stipulated, no vegetation . . . shall be disturbed. Those requirements eliminated just over half of the park's 56 miles of pathways. The 7,500 gates, standing sixteen feet tall and spaced approximately twelve feet apart, will line the remaining 23 miles.
If it snowsDavenport has bought 150 snow shovels and 500 pounds of calcium chloride just in caseworkers will have to shovel the pathways to find the painted icons indicating where the bases should be placed. But they won't have to shovel every inch of The Gates' 23 miles. The location of the first base in every run is marked with a green leaf, which points toward a series of green dots, each twelve feet apart. Every run ends with another green leaf pointed back toward the first. Once the shovelers find one marker, they can measure their way to the others without hefting all the snow in between.
102nd Street (1)
Between December 2 and January 5, drivers delivered 210 truckloads of steel bases from The Gates' assembly plant in Queens to the 102nd Street staging area, where the materials were stored until they could be distributed throughout the park. Sixty loads of vinyl will be delivered by the end of January.
Summit Rock (2)
Although the artists insist there is no best place to view The Gates, Summit Rock comes close. From the 141.8-foot point (the highest natural elevation in the park), you can see scores of gates marching across the Great Lawn.
Double Gates (3)
There will be one stretch of double gates, running along 72nd (starting just west of the band shell) and curving down toward the Sheep Meadow.
Harlem Meer (4)
Each of the 7,500 gates sits on land, except for the trio that rise from the Harlem Meer.
The Name
The artists named their project after the openings in the stone wall that encircles the park, which Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux called gates. Despite ongoing controversy, Jeanne-Claude says she's sure Olmsted would be very happy.
Human Impact Study
The artists commissioned sociologist Kenneth Clark to study New Yorkers' attitudes toward the project. He interviewed 660 people and found, among other things, that The Gates was more popular among the poor than among the rich.
Expected Crowds
City and Parks officials have predicted that The Gates will draw half a million tourists to New York, and crowds of as many as 200,000 people.


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I skipped the large farms that had tomatoes and went straight to the little farmers
and the heirlooms.
Isn't this a wonderful time of year. Love the bounty and the bowls. One cinnamon bun will last you all week? I would give it 2 days here. ;-) Hugs, Deb
Oh I think I gain a few pounds just reading this, our market is not open yet, I'm not sure I'd find anything grown locally just yet. Enjoy
What a beautiful photo of your swoon-worthy peaches! Sounds like a lovely time at the Farmer's Market.
Aren't the Fresh Air Farmer Markets delightful! You must live in the south or west . . . No peaches yet in Michigan! And yes . . . The fragrance is yummy . . .
Our market celebrated its Grand Opening today . . . brand new it is . . . and did it ever perk me up!
Sounds perfect. And everything looks so good. Those tomatoes are perfect. xox
What a feast you had when you got home!
There are tastes there that won't be available here for some time yet. I do envy you the tomatoes!
What lovely finds! I love the taste of yellow tomatoes. We will have to wait a while for our tomatoes to come in. And you have peaches already? I'm envious. :-)
It all looks so yummy. I love tomatoes. And the peaches look delicious, I do not think they are ready around here yet. The farmers markets are fun. Great finds.. Have a happy week!
I bought some tree ripened peaches this week and they were delicious. I love fresh fruit and veggies and it's one thing we have in abundance here in Florida. Blueberries are in season right now! Enjoy your evening my friend! Hugs, Diane
Oh I love the farmer's markets for fresh produce!
All the food looks very yummie.
I bought the heritage tomatoes here several times in early Autumn and they were so sweet and juicy.
Happy Memorial Day Snap! I love to stroll the Farmers Market and I'm so looking forward to heirloom tomatoes here in about a month! I can practically smell those peaches :)
The tomatoes and peaches look so good and beautiful too!
Haha, I can never stick to a grocery list whenever I go to the Farmer's Market. How can you resist all those fabulous fruits, vegetables, baked goods, on ... and ... on ... and ... on (right?) :)
I love the fruits of summer too! delicious and so much more interesting than just apples and pears.
Have a great week and thank you for stopping by my blog today.
You have made me hungry!!!!!! I hope the fresh tomatoes are good. We don't have any up here yet --nor any peaches (that I can find).... I cannot wait to get the fresh Summer Corn-on-the-cob at our Farmers Market. And we love the tiny little cucumbers... YUM....
Enjoy your finds!!!
Hi... Thank you so much for stopping over to Two Trails One Road. You made my day!
I am wondering what you made with your peaches? and was that a cinnamon roll??
Beautiful photos! ~Nancy
Heirloom tomatoes always taste so good! I love the colors of the ones you bought, Snap.
Very interesting.
I know! I always go to get one thing or two to the open market here too...and end up with more tan I should and yes! Bread and a goodie...I'm fat from Reading your so familiar post, lol!
Wow! It looks like late summer (for here)in your post. I'm a week or 2 late just planting tomatoes; they're going in the ground today. I could good for a fresh peach!


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Community Mental Health offers 24-Hour crisis calls.
Stacie Durant, CPA, joined Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority as their Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October 2013 after serving nearly ten years in various finance director positions finally being appointed in 2011 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Wayne County. Prior to her career in municipal finance, Stacie served for ten years in the assurance practice at the national accounting firm of KPMG, LLP (Detroit). Since coming to Authority, her responsibilities include the development and implementation of all financial policies and procedures for the newly formed entity with an annual budget of over $730 million. She has been characterized as 'the lady with the iron fist in a velvet glove'.
Stacie is a graduate of Leadership Detroit (class XXXVI) through the Detroit Regional Chamber, was a finalist for the 2015 Crain's CFO of Year Award and was recognized by the Michigan Chronicle as a "Woman of Excellence". Stacie is also a graduate of the University of Michigan, licensed CPA in the State of Michigan and serves as a member of the MICPA Audit Task Force Committee.
The mission of the Department of Management and Budget (Finance) is to manage and accurately report the financial position of the Authority, to direct all financial transactions recorded in the accounting system, to develop and maintain financial policies and procedures, and reporting tools, and to support other department operations – in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable laws so they can have the information they need to make decisions and achieve their desired results.