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Annual report in conformity with operative provision 8 of
the European Union code of conduct on arms exports
The European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports was adopted on June 8, 1998. Written into the Code was an annual reporting procedure, of which this is the first. Over this short period of implementing the Code considerable progress has been made. The experiences of the Member States in providing notifications and consultations on arms exports have been positive. The Code has ushered in a new degree of transparency between governments in arms transactions, and has enabled the Member States to act in greater concert when considering national arms licensing decisions. It has also provided a forum for the Member States to discuss their common concerns when matters of regional stability and human rights are at issue. The Code has been embraced by others beyond the Union, with the Associated Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus, the EFTA countries members of the EEA and Canada all agreeing to align themselves with its principles.
Reflections on the Code after one year offer the opportunity not only to highlight experiences, but also to consider the way forward. Consequently the report is structured in four parts. First reviewed are issues surrounding the practical application of the Code. These are followed by guidelines that have been adopted by the Conventional Arms Exports Working Group (COARM) to enhance application of the Code. Priorities for co-ordinated action in the future are then identified. The Report concludes by providing statistics on Member States' conventional arms exports. Recognising the desire of Member States to increase transparency, the Council has decided to render the report public.
The Council adopted the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports on 8, June 1998. The initial proposal for the Code was tabled at the end of January 1998 and then discussed in several meetings of the Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports, and in the Political Committee.
The Code builds upon the common criteria for arms exports of Luxembourg and Lisbon that were adopted in 1991 and 1992, and establishes an information exchange and consultation mechanism. This is the first such mechanism applied by any group of States to their conventional arms exports. The adoption of the Code ushered in a new phase in the EU development of a common approach to arms exports, as a component of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Articles 11 and 17 of the Treaty on European Union. The Code sets high minimum standards for the management of, and restraint in, conventional arms transfers by all Member States. It is designed to strengthen the exchange of relevant information and to achieve greater transparency in arms transactions. The convergence of national export policies, on the basis of the Code of Conduct, complies with the wish of Member States to maintain a defence industry as part of their industrial base as well as their defence effort. This process of convergence is also consistent with European defence industrial restructuring and co-operation.
In accordance with its Operative Provision 8, the Code is now undergoing its first annual review. The review covers all aspects of the Code, i.e. both the interpretation and the application of the criteria for the export of conventional armaments and the implementation of operative provisions. It also identifies improvements that may be needed. As part of the review effort, each Member State has circulated an annual report on its conventional arms exports and its implementation of the Code.
The Operation of the Code: experiences of the implementation of the Code of Conduct
The experiences of the Member States in implementing the Code of Conduct during the first year of its existence have been positive. The Code has increased mutual understanding of Member State policies on conventional arms both directly through the circulation of denial notifications and consultations, and indirectly through contributing to a culture of greater transparency and openness.
The unique consultation mechanism set out in the Code has been deemed to be efficient. A large number of denial notifications has been circulated and Member States have engaged in active consultations on specific export licensing issues.
The increased dialogue on the implementation and national interpretation of the Code of Conduct has been valuable. This practical co-operation, based on the principles and operative provisions of the Code, contributes to a convergence of the arms exports policies and procedures of the European Union Member States.
The Member States have urged non-members to adopt the principles of the Code and have welcomed the alignment to these principles of the Associated Countries of Central and Eastern European and Cyprus, the EFTA Countries members of the European Economic Area, and Canada. These countries have declared that they share the principles contained in the EU Code of Conduct and will use them to guide their national export licensing decisions. In the spirit of the Code, some of these countries have now begun to circulate information on their conventional arms export control procedures.
Whilst the general experience of the implementation of the Code of Conduct has indeed been a positive one, there remain issues requiring additional clarification and development. In fact, improving the effectiveness of the Code to further enhance the high common European standards for arms exports will be an ongoing process, of which the annual review is an essential element.
During the first year of the Code of Conduct the COARM working group discussed a number of issues relating to the practical implementation of the Code. Of particular importance, Member States have exchanged views on the following issues:
- The practical details of the consultation process;
- Clarification of definitions set out in the Code;
- The legal status of the Code;
- Options for enhancing the participation of countries that have declared their alignment with the Codes principles;
- Concern by some countries that the denial notification system could be overloaded if appropriate thresholds are not set, in particular when the end users are private persons;
- The possibility of taking into account recipient countries participation in the United Nations arms register when considering arms exports licences;
- Interpretations of arms export embargoes, in particular in relation to equipment used in humanitarian aid operations.
In addition, a separate Working Group under COARM has discussed the finalisation of a common European list of military equipment. Work continues on items still to be added to the list. Various national proposals are under discussion with the aim of creating a comprehensive common European list of military equipment that reflects current international security and human rights concerns.
Guidelines adopted by COARM to enhance the practical implementation of the Code of Conduct
During the first year of implementation, the COARM Working Group has adopted the following guidelines:
- Serial number indicating the country of origin and the number of the denial will be introduced for denial notifications (accompanied by the Community acronym of the Member State concerned and indication of the year).
- Denials still subject to appeal under national procedures will be notified under the Code of Conduct with an indication to that effect.
- Decisions to revoke extant licenses will be dealt with in the same way as refusals of licence applications.
- Consensus has been reached to use the so called Austrian Presidency Proposal as a basis for the continued discussions on the common list of equipment. Denials on items subject to national controls by Member States, but not included in the above-mentioned list, will continue to be notified to all Member States. Member States which do not control these items will inform others.
- Non-EU countries which have declared their adherence to the principles and criteria of the Code, and which have become involved in the restructuring of the European defence industry, shall be allowed to gain access to the evolving interpretation of the Codes principles and criteria. This shall not entail access to information made available in the course of the procedures referred to in the operative provisions of the Code.
- Any individual case of arms exports can be raised for discussion by delegations in the COARM Working Group, if it is considered to be useful for national licensing deliberations.
- Denial notifications that have been circulated in the international export control regimes will also be circulated as Code of Conduct denial notifications if relevant to the scope of the Code.
- A period of two to four weeks from the date the request for consultations has been received is established for the consultation procedure envisaged in operative paragraph 3 of the Code, unless a different time period is agreed upon between the parties concerned.
When an arms embargo is lifted, denials solely based on the embargo will expire unless they are renewed by the denying country within a period of one month on the basis of other criteria of the Code.
Priorities for co-ordinated action in the future
The Code of Conduct is a unique document that demonstrates the European Union commitment to maintaining high common standards on arms exports. However, it is a new document and this review can therefore reflect only the initial experiences with its implementation. With the aim of strengthening the Code, achieving greater transparency, enhancing harmonisation and promoting the respect of human rights, some key areas have been identified for consideration and action in the near term:
I. The finalisation of the common European List of military equipment is a top priority. It is necessary that this list reflect the present threats to international peace and security and to the respect of human rights. The list is to be a cornerstone of the Code of Conduct and should not be limited to the lowest common denominator of existing national control lists.
II. To strengthen further the implementation of the Code of Conduct, Member States will seek to develop common understandings of what constitutes an "essentially identical transaction". Member States will continue to engage in pre-consultation dialogue to determine whether particular transactions are essentially identical or not.
III. To help Member States in their national licensing deliberations a fuller description of the reasons for refusal should be included in the denial notification. This would facilitate understanding of the general thinking behind each other's refusals, and help the Member States decide whether consultation would be warranted in cases where the proposed export is not essentially identical.
Member States will continue to exchange information on national interpretations of UN, EU and OSCE embargoes with a view to developing common understandings and practices.
In addition, Member States welcome the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and will continue to discuss further how to take into account the principles of the Moratorium in their national licensing deliberations.
6. Information on Members States conventional arms exports and implementation of the Code of Conduct
|Reporting Period
|Total value of arms exports (EUROS)
|Total number of licences issued
|No. of Notified Denials
|No. of Bilateral Consultations
|War material: not available
Other weapons: 208.741.703*
|War material: 292
Other weapons: 1313
|War material: 0
Other weapons: 13
|29 (of which 5 since the adoption of the Code)
|Not available
|5 (of which 3 since the adoption of the Code)
? 2.353 prior approvals of the level of sales
? 4.869 authorisations of exports of war material
|50 (from 8 June 1998 to 31 May 1999)
|5 (from 8 June 1998 to 31 May 1999)
|27 (since the adoption of the Code)
|Not available
|Final: 593
For temporary export: 140
License Extensions: 63
|Not available
|16 (since the adoption of the Code)
|542 (export permits for sales)
|United Kingdom
|Not available
|Total number of licences:
Standard Individual Export Licences: 9869
Open Individual Export Licences: 499
Standard Individual Transshipment Licences: 17
|43 (since the adoption of the Code)
* total value of licences issued
** actual value of exports
***these figures include licences for goods on the UK Military List as well as licences for other goods.
NB. Not all countries have been able to submit this information due to present procedures or legislation in the area of arms exports controls or data protection legislation.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Piano Concerto for Left Hand
I'm currently obsessed by this recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for Left Hand by the great Alfred Cortot. Look for unabashedly sycophantic emulation of this style by the JSH Combo at a roadhouse saloon near you soon!
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On Thursday, May 27, the Tennessee Senate is expected to address last week's veto of Senate Bill 3012 by Governor Phil Bredesen (D). The Senate will consider overriding the Governor's veto during the unfinished business portion of the Senate Calendar.
Sponsored by State Senator Doug Jackson (D-25) and State Representative Curry Todd (R-95), SB 3012 would have allowed a person who has a valid right-to-carry permit to carry a firearm for self-defense in restaurants where alcohol may be served, as long as the permit holder is not consuming alcohol or is not otherwise prohibited by posting provisions.
A veto override is critical, but due to rules adopted by the Tennessee General Assembly, the State Senate must address the veto override, before the House can take action. With only a handful of legislative days remaining in both the Senate and House, it is critical that the Senate take up the veto override Thursday.
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The Best Mexican Food in Tokyo
Salsita (4-5-65 Minami Azabu, 03-3280-1145) is this wacky, wonderful Mexican restaurant set up like a sushi bar; the chef makes everything to order: soft corn tortillas, really lovely tacos, great guacamole, roasted peppers stuffed with beans. It's all done so precisely, it's such a hoot. Mitchell Davis, executive vice-president of the James Beard Foundation
The Craziest Comedy Show in Ethiopia
Asmarabeit is this little shack of a club in Addis Ababa; any cabdriver can take you there. Shows start at 2:30 to 3 a.m., and the performers, who are both comedians and raw a cappella singers, make money by heckling audience members. There's moonshine, tribal dancing, bongo playingit's wild. Marcus Samuelsson, chef-owner of Red Rooster Harlem
The Edgiest Art Space in India
Periferry (periferry.in) is an abandoned boat docked on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati. Two filmmakers took it over and now invite artists and curators from around the world to present public-art projects onboard. Anybody walking by can pop in and see a movie, hear a poetry reading, or catch a panel discussion. It's like a laboratory for creativity in a fairly volatile city with little visible art. Sandhini Poddar, curator of Being Singular Plural, currently on view at the Guggenheim
The Best Vegetarian Eatery in Argentina
Hole-in-the-wall Artemisia (Cabrera 3877; 011-4863-4242) in Buenos Aires's groovy, Brooklyn-ish neighborhood of Palermo Viejo is really excellent. The staff were so happy and grateful and immediately took us as some of the non-beef-eating contrarians in a city devoted to beef. It was like, Oh, you're a part of our little secret cult now!' Kurt Andersen, writer


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It's official!
The University of Florida is going for an all-out media blackout to keep their crimes hidden from the community in Gainesville.
Their propaganda arm, The Gainesville Sun, has slandered me relentlessly over the past 2 years, even reporting that I was in jail for "fraud by wire," has gone silent since I got out of jail and we filed 2 federal complaints against UF for the endemic culture of corruption and incompetence in which their animal torture industry in shrouded.
Same with the "Independent" Alligator.
And tonight, they killed the story about the monkeys on the 6 o'clock news on WUFT-TV. When their reporter tried to bait me with the question "how does that make you feel?" I answered "it makes me angry." Of course, his follow up question was "angry enough to do what?" I guess he just didn't like my response, "angry enough to raise enough awareness to shut them down."
The University of Florida has had me arrested 6 times since February 4, 2012, extradited to Michigan twice, had my house raided once, put me behind bars for over 8 months, house arrest for another 3, and got me banned from the internet for another 7 months. I guess they thought that would have deterred me from fighting for animal liberation. They were wrong!
So their new strategy is somewhat amusing. While we were protesting on Saturday, I was parked in a half-empty Holiday Inn parking lot. At one point a clerk comes out with a paper in his hand, walks right over to my car, checks my plates, and made me move it or it would be towed. Gee! I had to move my car across the street. I can't tell you how shattered I was by this experience. lol And now a media blackout within the Gainesville "journalism" outlets owned and operated by UF. What ever will we do now??? Hmmm. Take a look at the previous paragraph… If this is all they have left, then they're seriously running out of options.
Just to recap the last few years, I've successfully won two lawsuits, one while I was sitting in a jail cell in February 2013. And the location of the labs are now ruled public information.
The court compelled them to turn over their records to me on December 30, 2011. While they got me banned from the internet they thought they had shut us down for good. But Karen Kline sued them yet again on December 26, 2013. Rather than be dragged back into court, they squirmed like the slime they are and conceded to our demands out of court.
We've only just begun.
I look forward to increasingly-strategic and escalated actions in Gainesville for as long as it takes.
I look forward to hitting them from every direction, in every pocket, and in the living rooms of every single mercenary bathing in blood money.
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Anyone interested in learning how to train and prune grapevines is invited to a grape field day sponsored by New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Wine and Vine Society.
The event is free and for anyone, from professional to amateur, interested in learning how to care for grapevines. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Rio Grande Vineyard and Winery, 5321 S. Highway 28, just south of San Pedro, N.M.
"Training and pruning are important for regulating the fruit load on the vine," said John White, Doña Ana County Extension agent. "If a vine overproduces, it can end up with smaller sized grapes, and the flavor can be a little off."
The field day will primarily focus on wine grapes and will be conducted by Bernd Meyer, an Extension viticulturalist. The event is part of NMSU's continuing outreach efforts to help educate and improve the lives of people in New Mexico.
"Grapes are not a high-water-use crop, but they need regular irrigation," said White. "The key is knowing when to harvest."
White said grapes have gone through hot and cold periods of popularity in Southern New Mexico.
"Right now there are several wineries in the area, so there is a potential for growers to market their grapes to those businesses," he said.
Anyone interested in participating should contact the Doña Ana County Extension Office at (505) 525-6649. Those taking part are also asked to dress appropriately for working outside.
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EPA Amends Process to Seek Exemptions from Import Ban on Ozone-Depleting Substances
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice amending the process for submitting applications for essential use exemptions for all future years. Essential use exemptions are exceptions to the phaseout of production and import of controlled class I ozone-depleting substances, must be authorized by the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layerand must be in accordance with the Clean Air Act. Applications received in accordance with this notice will be considered as the basis for submitting potential nominations for essential use exemptions to future meetings of the parties to the Montreal Protocol.
In the past, the EPA issued an annual notice requesting applications for essential use exemptions. The agency is now providing an opportunity to submit applications for essential use exemptions for class I substances for all future control periods. Such applications must be submitted no later than Sept. 30 three years prior to the intended use.
Use of a controlled substance qualifies as essential only if (a) it is necessary for the health or safety or is critical for the functioning of society and (b) there are no available technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health. An essential use allowance for the U.S. was last authorized in 2008 for the 2010 calendar year. The Clean Air Act provides for essential use exemptions for Class I substances for medical devices and halons for aviation safety, but all chlorofluorocarbon-containing metered dose inhalers have been removed from the Food and Drug Administration's list of essential uses as of Dec. 31, 2013, and the U.S. has not nominated halons for aviation safety as an essential use.


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Google Maps apps for Android and iOS are continuing to be tweaked and improved by Google, and the latest versions add new features such as better navigation and easier offline map access.
The new capabilities, which also include business filters so users can find just the right nearby business that can provide the products or services that they need, as well as integration with the Uber ride service, were announced by Jeffrey Hightower, the Google Maps software engineering manager, in a May 6 post on the Google Lat Long Blog.
"When your life is moving fast, you need tools to keep up with your pace," wrote Hightower. "Google Maps for mobile is the perfect travel companion for your daily commute, weekend errands, and (much-needed) vacations. Starting today, you now have even more ways to avoid life's everyday hiccups with Google Maps for Android and iPhone/iPad."
The improved navigation feature in Google Maps apps now shows users "which lane to stay in or move to" so they will find their destinations better, wrote Hightower. "You'll also have easy access to alternate routes while you're navigating, so you can choose the best drive for you."
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The upgraded offline Maps capabilities mean that users will be able to find and save maps online before they leave on their trips, so they can use them when WiFi or cellular signal access is a problem, wrote Hightower. "Before setting off on your next vacation, hike or road trip, search for an area and tap on its place info sheet, then when available, you can select 'Save map to use offline,' and give your map a custom name, like 'Toronto Vacation,'" he wrote. "To find your offline maps, sign-in, tap the profile icon next to the search box in the top right corner, and scroll to see 'Toronto Vacation' and other saved maps."
The new business filters mean that users can now search through restaurants, bars and hotels by opening hours, rating, price and more so they can find the services and products they are seeking, he wrote. The filters and the information they produce is not available in all locations.
Uber users who already have the Uber app can now look at transit and walking directions right from Google Maps in some cities, and can instead choose to order an Uber ride with one click, under the new tie-in with the Google Maps apps.
Another new feature in the apps is improved information for using public transit in major cities, wrote Hightower. "With more than a million public transit stops on Google Maps, you'll get reliable information to help you get where you're going," he wrote. "Next time you're in Chicago, search for directions to Lincoln Park Zoo, tap the train icon, and select 'Depart at' to choose the time and day you want to leave—or even 'last train home' for those night owls—so you get the most accurate transit information for your needs."
Google's previous Maps apps for Android and iOS were unveiled in July 2013, when they received a host of updates, including optimization for iPad screens and enhanced navigation for users.
Both versions at that time also received the 5.0 star rating system that gave users Zagat's ratings on restaurants, bars, cafes and other destinations. Reviews from friends and acquaintances were also made available through the apps.


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Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Monochrome Beijing
Another quirk of China's pollution problem: this scene at one of Beijing's strangely monochromatic subway stations (which seem to present entirely in only grey and black and gunmetal). I realise how strange it looked after I came home and went through the images; it was as if the colour had been edited out from the rest of the image - the only colour you see as you ascend to the surface on the escalators coming from this series of advertisements, touting face masks to protect you from pollution whilst keeping you... er... fashionable? I'm not quite sure - the visual language of the posters is strangely subtle and minimal, something I am not accustomed to. To me its simplicity almost makes it parodic, like as if it were the slap-bang work of some (ahem) 'speculative' designer quickly slapping together a few gradients, petals and stock images, dreaming up a quick sketch of an alternative post-apocalyptic universe in which some terrible pollution appears plagues the city forever and the city is unrelentingly grey and sapped of colour forever and the protective facemask becomes everyday wear. But I'm overthinking it. I think that was what initially turned me off Beijing the first time I visited it briefly was that it was just so shockingly colourless and the pollution was so bad that I couldn't see buildings into the distance anymore; it makes me angry that there would be people and businesses with such selfishness and thoughtlessness for the environment that the sum of the pollution they were all pumping out was clearly afflicting and damaging the health of so many people and other living things. This time around I was glad to see that the city still had some good days when the pollution lifted for a brief spell, and the streets could be full of colour.
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Northern Illinois University's Department of English in cooperation with the Allerton Planning Committee will be hosting the 52nd Allerton English Articulation Conference from April 13 and 14 at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois.This years theme Charting Our Future: Evolutions, Revelutions, and Revelations asks with the changing state of higher education and cost of tuition how colleges and universities can evolve, revolt, or remap the world of education. The conference will be accepting individual presentations, group presentation, and poster presentations.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Illinois State University's Word's Worth Conference
Illinois State University's English Studies Program has announced a call for proposals for their 2016 graduate student Word's Worth Conference: Hum(Animals).
The conference encourages a broad ranges of proposals specifically in the field of English Literature, but they also encourage creative writing submissions! Word's Worth is configured as an early graduate student conference, so first year students are highly encouraged to apply!
Conference presentations follow a "long panel" format that provides 25 minutes for each presenter (typically 15 minutes to present followed by 10 minutes for questions). We accept proposals for individual and panel formats:
- 25-minute individual presentation (includes time for questions)
- 50-minute panel presentation (2-4 presenters)
- 75-minute panel presentation (3-5 presenters)
The deadline for applications is February 1st, next Monday! Submissions need a brief biography for each presenter (max 150 words) and an abstract for the presentation (max 250 words for single presentation, 500 words for panel). Find out more on the conference website or call for proposals and submit online here.
The Newberry Library's Conference On Early Modern Women's Writing With Paula McQuade
The deadline to apply for The Newberry Library's conference "The Turn to Religion: Women and Writing in Early Modern England," is fast approaching!
The conference will focus on a new and exciting field of scholarship that explores the role of women's devotional writing in shaping the English Reformation and Counter-Reformation. The conference is also in part a research methods workshop for early career graduate students. Leading the conference is Wayne State University's Jamie Goodrich, and DePaul's very own Paula McQuade!
The conference takes place on Saturday, March 12 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The conference is limited, by competitive application, but registration is free. The dealine closes this Saturday, January 30.
Click here to register, find out more conference details, and a full schedule of events.
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Conference
The Office of Student Affairs is putting on a fantastic event next month that is a great resource for MALS and IDS students since it relates to all capstone projects. Students attending this conference will have access to valuable faculty resources, networking opportunities, and guidance on all stages of graduate degree completion. Don't miss this important opportunity!
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Conference
Saturday, Feb 6, 2016
Are you starting a thesis, large paper, portfolio, etc.? Having trouble moving your project along?
Join the Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Conference to learn the following skills:
- Planning ahead
- Following your plans
- Gathering resources
- Identify your writing style
- Editing
- Writing Qualitative and Quantitative results
- Library Resources
- and more!!
Get valuable information and make connections with fellow students.
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Midwestern Graduate Liberal Studies Conference
Midwestern Graduate Liberal Studies Conference
Saturday, April 9, 2016
10:00am – 4:00pm
Hosted by Indiana University Southeast
Location: 222 & 226 Hine Hall; IUPUI Campus
The Graduate Liberal Studies programs of Indiana University invite you to participate in the sixth annual Midwestern Graduate Liberal Studies Conference.
The theme of this year's conference is Fleeting Time, Enduring Issues. Our goal is to inspire thought and discussion about the contrast and tension between the rush of events and the scholarly need to be careful and patient. That care is partly a devotion to the deeper, lasting issues. We try as scholars to be responsible through our factual accuracy and considered judgment, but we are sometimes motivated by the heat of current events. Ultimately, we are often trying to capture and define fleeting events because of the enduring issues they seem to embody or express.
We seek papers and presentations on a wide range of topics. All presentations, though, should comment, at least in small part, on the issue of Fleeting Time, Enduring Issues. In other words, even in a paper that investigates a specific question, we would expect the presenter to (re)frame the presentation with some brief introductory or concluding reflections on how that topic might be considered in light of our conference theme of temporality.
The conference is designed to allow both formal and informal interactions among students and faculty from graduate liberal studies program in the Midwest. Conference schedule will include: SATURDAY, APRIL 9
10:00 – 10:30 – Registration (light breakfast provided)
10:30 – 12:00 – Student Presentation Sessions
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 – Keynote Speaker
2:15 – 3:45 – Student Presentation Sessions
3:45 – 4:00 – Closing Ceremony (light snacks)
Students from graduate liberal studies programs in the Midwest region are invited to present their work at the MGLSC. All types of work will be considered: empirical research, literature reviews, case studies, works of fiction, multimedia works, etc.
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 18, 2016
Please follow this link [http://gus.ius.edu/form-builder/forms/19] to submit a 250-word abstract. Midwestern Graduate Liberal Studies Conference Notification of abstract acceptance will be distributed via e-mail by March 25. If you have any problems submitting your abstract via the form please e-mail your abstract directly to Deborah Finkel (email@example.com)
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2016
All presenters and attendees (other MLS/MALS students and faculty) must register for the conference. Registration fee of $25 and registration information can be submitted at this link [to be added]. Please contact one of the members of the MGLSC organizing committee if you have any questions:
Local Host: Deborah Finkel, IU Southeast (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Joseph Chaney, IU South Bend (email@example.com)
Charles Gallmeier, IU Northwest (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Rachel Hile, IUPU Ft. Wayne (email@example.com)
Scott Jones, IU Kokomo (email@example.com)
"Crystal Queer" – Indiana University's Comparative Literature Graduate Conference
The Department of Comparative Literature at Indiana University is pleased to announce the Second Annual Comparative Literature Graduate Conference, titled "Crystal Queer."
The conference will be held on Friday, April 1 through Saturday, April 2nd in Bloomington, Indiana. 300 word abstracts are due by January 30th, and can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. The attached call for papers provides further information.
Midwestern Conference On Literature, Language, And Media At NIU
The 24th annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Langauage and Media (MCLLM) is currently accepting proposals for 15 minute research presentations.
MCLLM encourages proposals from a broad range of topics, particularly ones that explore the conferences 2016 theme: Keep the Change. Proposals of 200-500 words will be accepted until January 29 and may be submitted to email@example.com name, institutional affiliation, email, and phone number.
The conference takes place on Friday April 1 and Saturday April 2nd. This year's keynote speaker will be musician, scholar, and author Adam Gussow, associate professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi.
Find out more information at the conference website or on the attached call for papers.


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Diane Abbott grows up and says feminism makes bad mothers
http://m.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/03/diane-abbott-fast-food-curb was what The Guardian thought Diane Abbott said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256850/How-feminism-blame-breakdown-family-Left-winger-Diane-Abbott.html is what the Mail thought she said.
What she really did say about feminism in her own words:
"As a feminist, perhaps we have been ambivalent about families. In the 1980s, we used to say: 'A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.' The more academic version was: 'The family is the site of women's oppression.' So those of us who came of age at the height of feminism had very mixed views about the family, since it seemed to be defined as a heterosexual thing with a certificate, children and mum at home."
Subtext: "Feminists regard marriage and family as oppression and despise women who are housewives and stay-at-home mothers."
"The days of your mum living next door are over, due to lack of available housing, so young women cast around as a way of measuring themselves as mothers. Because they don't have a nan, or sisters, or aunties dropping in every day with a narrative of what being a mum is, they watch TV to try to find out. And the narrative from TV is about the brands that you can buy for your children.
Subtext: "Feminism has led to the normalisation of the working mother, which has led to the normalisation of the divorced mother which in turn has lead to the normalisation of single parenthood - an undeniably substandard form of parenting. In pre-feminist days, female relations might have helped plug the holes in the substandard parenting of the single mother, but no longer since families no longer stay together and no one has time for each other any more, because these days most women, even mothers, are expected to work."
"There are these young mums that do not necessarily read to their children, they do not take them to the library, but they think they are good mums because their children are dressed in brand names from top to bottom, and that is because their narrative for being a good mum comes from the media. If your seven-year-old has Nike trainers and an Adidas jumper that makes you a good mum. It permeates people – you are defined by the brands you wear.
Subtext: "The working woman has fuelled consumerism and the culture of consumerism with its obsession with brand names - these are shallow values of empty consumerism. These morally empty values have filtered through to the next generation, instead of moral values that would help bring about social cohesion and social stability that would secure the future of the nation."
"As a young leftwinger I never thought I would see the point of school uniform, but you get less of that pressure to have this designer brand or the other. There is something wrong when the average child knows 300 or 400 brand names before the age of 11. It is terrible the way children's lives are saturated by materialism."
Subtext: "I was a leftwing feminist but now I am an older and wiser as well as a mother who has a son whose future I care about. I now see the destruction that feminism has wreaked on British society. Duty now compels me to speak out. At least I dare to speak on controversial matters, unlike the current leader of the Labour Party who has distinguished himself only by his lack of courage and imagination in the role. It is after all my duty as a politician, to raise important issues that would otherwise not be discussed by cowardly politicians who prefer to avoid controversy."


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Questions and Answers that relate to the [CS] Version of POS Pizza 6
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driver console receipts
I have upgraded to 6.70 and one of the main reasons was that the driver console is supposed to be able to print receipts. I upgraded all of my stations including the driver machine. I double checked the version and it says 6.70.00 but it isn't printing or doing anything different than the last version was. My main order stations print, so I am not sure why my driver station won't.
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You need to setup a Local Config on the driver's station to handle receipt printing. Configure printer #1 to go to your desired printer. It must be a POS continuous roll type printer. Once you have done that you can open a copy of the Main POS on that station and try to reprint a receipt. It should work. Next go back to the management utility and configure the driver console by enabling the check-boxes labeled Print Receipt on Order Check Out and Handle Checkout Receipt as Reprint (if you use prompting for receipts), and save the settings. Rerun the driver console (exit it if it was already running), and it should begin to print the receipts when you check deliveries out.
If you are processing cards using one of the integrated card processors, you can also opt to print credit card slips at the driver console.
If you are processing cards using one of the integrated card processors, you can also opt to print credit card slips at the driver console.
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I feel stupid. I forgot the local config and I don't know what I was thinking. The station now prints the receipts perfectly, thanks!
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I'm sure there are grizzled restaurant veterans who can remember a time, not so long ago, when New York's accomplished chefs were content to run one successful, highly acclaimed restaurant instead of four or five. In this brand-happy, globalist era, however, culinary notoriety tends to be directly proportional to the quantity of TV shows a chef produces, the array of potentially lucrative business plans he conjures up, and, of course, the number of kitchens he shuttles between. So it was no surprise when Geoffrey Zakarian, a chef whose career almost perfectly mirrors the glitzy trajectory of the New York dining scene in the past decade or so, announced last year that he would shortly be expanding his culinary holdings. Zakarian made his reputation serving power lunches at 44, the glamorous, media-infested restaurant in the Royalton Hotel. His fans followed him to Patroon, where he was the executive chef, and then to his first solo restaurant, Town, a sophisticated, even suave midtown establishment that opened a few years ago in the Chambers Hotel. Now comes his latest enterprise, Country.
Country (the name is a perhaps too clever play off of Town) consists of a downstairs café and a more rarefied upstairs room, which serves an $85 prix fixe menu prepared, for now anyway, by Zakarian himself. Both establishments are located off the lobby of the Carlton hotel on lower Madison Avenue, a cavernous former notorious flophouse that recently received an extravagant makeover at the hands of architect and interior designer David Rockwell. The restaurants are designed by Rockwell, too, and both exude a kind of Disneyfied, big-city slickness. The mood downstairs is dark, loud, and clubby in the evenings. Upstairs, there's a great Belle Epoque skylight made of green-and-white glass, and chandeliers hang above the open kitchen. The upstairs tables are spaced far apart and covered in white linen, and they're attended by flocks of gentlemen wearing dark Dolce & Gabbana suits, many of whom speak in polished accents from places like Paris and St.-Tropez.
This whole operation was originally advertised as a simple, rustic place, a kind of casual bookend to its more lofty uptown cousin, Town. To the extent this holds true, you'll find the idea reflected in the downstairs space. Zakarian oversees both spaces with the help of Doug Psaltis, formerly of Mix, the doomed Jeffery ChodorowAlain Ducasse venture. Psaltis seems to have a fondness for quirky packaging, which he indulges downstairs with portions of artisanal pasta (soaked in an oily tomato-and-cheese sauce) served in Pyrex-like containers, and excellent hand-cut beef tartare presented in a pickling jar. On the more rustic side, there's an enviably smooth foie gras-and-chicken-liver pâté, a soft-boiled egg lost in a brackish asparagus marmalade, and a white gazpacho that tastes a little too much like grape juice (it's made with a grape gelée). If you enjoy tender but oversauced pork ribs, they're on the menu, too, along with a lamb shank braised in perhaps too many Moroccan spices, and a very good cheeseburger served at lunchtime with a tall cone of fries.
There are no fries available upstairs, a region the brusque telephone reservationists refer to as the grand dining room. The menu here is slim by gourmet-restaurant standards (a choice of a dozen or so items served over three courses, not including dessert) and is designed to change every few weeks according to the chef's whim. Zakarian is an eclectic, even chameleon-like cook, but, like Mario Batali's at his new restaurant, Del Posto, Zakarian's style here is traditional in an almost achingly mannered, Michelin-approved way. Each meal begins with a small flotilla of amuses-bouches (frog's-legs beignets, say), followed by a traditional velouté (made with cèpes mushrooms on one of the evenings I visited and shellfish on another), or a foie gras terrine, or a deceptively simple (and delicious) market salad tossed tableside in a white porcelain bowl. It was the tail end of truffle season when I ate upstairs, and Zakarian scatters them like confetti on lobster, in his vegetable fricassee (sweetened with a citrus sabayon), on sweetbreads, and on pieces of beef drenched in Périgueux sauce.
This bombardment of old-fashioned riches is impressive and, over three courses, even a little daunting. Both veloutés I sampled were properly rich and creamy (each contained an egg yolk cut into a wheel of toasty brioche), and the excellent vegetable fricassee contained a selection of winter vegetables, all gently warmed to different textures. The offal addicts at my table gave two thumbs-up to the sweetbreads, and I liked the duck tart, spooned with a shallot-and-red-wine reduction, which appeared on the menu only once during my visits. But something called warm sea urchin featured blobs of sea urchin; long tubes of pasta stuffed with lemon confit, truffles, and béchamel; a few random segments of Meyer lemon; and who knows what else. The pork entrée was an overly busy medley of pig products (belly, chop, confit) tossed with potato gnocchi and mushrooms. Then there was the Dover sole, which was somehow shaped to resemble a tube of toothpaste. Is this Dover sole, whispered my wife as she prodded it with her fork, or is it a giant fish stick?


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Today I am working on three projects, Amigurumi eggs, a pair of socks, and a shoulder bag/purse.
The eggs are just for fun. I give them to children, if their parents say that it's Ok. They are fun to make, and are cute little critters~ The egg on the back row, with a chick peeking out, is a 3-parter - the chick, and the egg in two sections.
The purse is for me. I can't find one like I want, so had planned to make one myself. Then I joined a contest, a fun contest not one that you dread competing in, to crochet purses and/or socks.
Guess I need to get another photo of the bag, because you can't really see the colors in this shot. But the eggs are in the bottom half of an egg carton, so you have a good idea of how large it will be.
This is a photo of the socks that I will be making. This pair went to my sister, but the new pair will be mine! Maybe~ After making the current pair, I plan to try a toe-up pattern. These are worked from the top down. They feel good, and wear well, but I want to try different patterns until I find the "perfect" pattern for me. Then I'll have to find the same for hubby, and I'll be making socks for our cooler weather wear~
I never knew how much better hand made socks felt over store bought socks until I did that first pair in late '07.
Hey, I hear a cup of hot Earl Gray tea calling my name~ So I'm off to sip that while crocheting a bit~
I hope all of us have a happy, pain free, and creative day today!


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But somewhere between white sparkly dress, beaded veils and shimmery shoes, there is a girl (or girls) that can make a bride stand out even more. We are talking about bridesmaids, bride's help and support, extra pair of eyes and in some way the ultimate accessory.
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The Group (Christchurch) :Retrospective exhibition, 1927-1947. Art Gallery Armagh Street, Christchurch, 3-13 November [1947. Catalogue cover].
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Amazon.com To Don Red Hat Data Center
The Full Monty
Bookseller behemoth Amazon.com is getting set to put its monstrous database on Linux instead of HP-UX. In doing the heavy lifting, Amazon.com's IT staffers will work alongside Red Hat, just as they did during an earlier migration of Amazon.com's entire application and middle tiers.
"The future is pretty clear. Why not go for the 'full Monty' in the data center?" asked Michael Tiemann, chief technical officer for Red Hat. In just about the same breath, Tiemann mentioned "Oracle on Red Hat."
For the earlier deployment, Amazon.com ultimately picked Linux as the most cost-effective way to ramp up its online operations. Internal consensus didn't come easily at Amazon.com, though, back in the year 2000.
"The challenges were really mind-boggling. Some people said, 'Maybe it's impossible,'" noted Jacob Levanon, Ph.D., Amazon.com's director of systems engineering for REDIT.
Before Amazon.com took much action, Red Hat did a standard cost-benefit analysis, finding that Linux migration could boost Amazon's price performance by 4X, or "twice the performance at half the cost." Since then, some customers' estimates are ranging even higher, from 6X even up to 20X or 40X, depending on the application, Tiemann maintained.
Consequently, Amazon.com didn't find it all that tough to come up with a business rationale for the initial Red Hat migration, according to Levanon. "Why spend billions, if we can spend (only) millions?" he quipped.
The technology, though, got mired in controversy. "You have to understand that Amazon is a vast deployment," Levanon said. Initially, Levanon and some other Linux advocates at Amazon wanted to "migrate the hell out of it--migrate everything," including the data center, as well as applications and the middle tier.
"We had a lot of skeptics within the company, however, who thought we were going down the wrong path," he said. Initially, the cynics included six Microsoft administrators. By now, though, two of those six have turned more toward Linux, and another two have actually changed into avid Linux buffs, according to Levanon.
The looming holidays brought big complications. A major reason for seeking more scalability was the need to handle peaks in traffic during busy periods like December.
Amazon.com compromised in the end, opting to port "90 percent of the implementation"--everything but the data center--over a 120-day period that began on September 1, 2000. Amazon.com used Red Hat's Kickstart architecture to finish most of the work prior to the pre-holiday season.
"We had to install hundreds of servers, and migrate all our apps," without disrupting "millions of active customers," Levanon continued. Before existing apps were ported, debugging was needed. "No wonder (some people) were very leery."
Back then, more ISVs were hesitant about Linux, too. "Amazon was very instrumental in convincing ISVs," Tiemann noted. "If you want to know why so many ISVs have signed on (with Red Hat), Amazon is a company you can thank for that."
Amazon.com and Red Hat set up an implementation plan, and then followed it to the letter, according to Levanon "A good plan and execution is what it takes." Migrators from the two companies spent "days in a row without sleep."
Yet all throughout, Amazon.com kept the Red Hat consultants away from actual customer data, owing to privacy concerns. "We could not get our hands on a machine," Tiemann recalled. "That's the reality of enterprises. 'You have to play by our rules.'"
The resulting Linux implementation is more stable and easier to use. It also generates fewer trouble tickets, according to Levanon.
The deployment "significantly reduced our expenditures on technology," added Levanon, who expects costs to drop further in the future, since Linux is "a long-term proposition." Meanwhile, Amazon.com is reaching "record revenues," he added.
In a regulatory filing during the third quarter of 2001, Amazon.com reported that its technology and telecom expenditures had dropped by $17 million - or 24 percent from the previous year - due in part to the move to Linux.
In a recent report from analyst group IDC, Joe Barker, senior systems engineer at Amazon.com, is quoted as saying that Linux made it possible to replace $60,000 Unix boxes with $10,000 PC servers.
"Our goal, now, is to move to Linux on the back end," Levanon remarked.
Tiemann suggested that Red Hat is equally enthusiastic about a data center implementation at Amazon.com, partly because of the added hands-on experience this will bring.
"Technologists are building failover (and) clusters," according to Tiemann. Red Hat will work with Amazon.com "however deeply they want to draw Linux into the data center."
The database deployment, though, will "require a roadmap which can handle the increased ISV requirements," Tiemann pointed out.


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Is the "Avatar"-Sparked 3D Revolution Sustainable?
By now, you probably know a friend or a friend of a friend who has seen the blockbuster movie "Avatar," a film that undoubtedly touts the creative genius of James Cameron, with a plot that seems to be universally appreciated, visually stunning cinematography and cutting-edge 3D technology that puts the proverbial cherry on top. Anecdotally, it just seems that moviegoers are actually excited about going to theaters again, a trend of which Hollywood is keenly aware.
As the "Avatar"-sparked 3D revolution continues to build momentum, I find myself asking a profoundly simple question: Is it sustainable? 3D has been around for a very long time. Yes, the technology itself has evolved in tremendous ways, but the original concept goes back over fifty years, not to mention there have been 3D resurgences in both the 50s and 80s. However, the spikes in usage during those periods were seen as gimmicks that quickly lost popularity.
In the January 6, 2010 Yahoo News article "Blockbuster 'Avatar' to accelerate 3D revolution", the author states that "[a]ccording to organizers of a recent 3D film festival in Belgium, more than 150 3D films are currently in various stages of production. Among them is the long-awaited movie adaptation of comic-book hero 'Tintin,' directed by Oscar-winner Steven Spielberg and tentatively scheduled for release in 2011."
It's clear that Hollywood sees the current 3D revolution as an opportunity to accentuate the moviegoer experience and glean profits in the process. But I for one feel that the 3D zeitgeist will pass and ultimately succumb to one irrefutable principle: Technology without substance or meaningful content is destined for failure.
In other words, a bad movie is a bad movie, regardless of how impressive the 3D is. "Avatar" was a gamble in many ways – a staggering $500 million budget, no-name actors, and a sci-fi world that people were either going to love or hate. It just so happened that the film resonated with audiences in a very universal way. The film has grossed over $900 million in the foreign market alone. Do you really think that was attributed in any significant measure to the 3D technology? If technology was enough, then "My Bloody Valentine 3D" would have been box office gold.
Over the past decade, Hollywood has made a significant investment in promoting the 3D experience, the last five years alone having produced over seventy-five 3D films. Some notable 3D movie successes since 2004: "The Polar Express", "Chicken Little", "Monster House", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Beowolf", "Bolt", "Monster vs. Aliens", "UP", "Ice Age 3", "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and "Disney's A Christmas Carol."
What do all of these movies have in common? They are all good movies that appealed to the masses. The formula is that simple. The 3D technology may have played a hand in setting them apart a little bit, but it was the movie itself that appealed to movie-goers. I can guarantee you that the euphoria of 3D will be knocked down a few pegs once Hollywood experiences a few failed 3D experiments. Mark my words.
With that said, the technology undoubtedly enhances the moviegoer experience. I must confess that I found myself saying "wow" more than once during "Avatar". The reality is that the technology will become more prevalent in the movie industry for at least the next 3-4 years, but time will tell if 3D has the staying power that movie executives are banking on. As I mentioned earlier, technology without substance is destined for failure.
One quick side note:
Back in 2003, James Cameron created "Ghosts of the Abyss", which had a paltry $12 million dollar budget to "Avatar's" massive $500 million cap today. How far away do you think we are before we see the first $1 billion dollar budget?


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Boasting a median household income of $62,295, Chester County is ranked as the wealthiest county in Pennsylvania and the 24th richest in the nation.
That may be a startling statistic. Even more startling: More than 6 percent of the county's population lives in poverty, and more than 600 of its residents, were counted as homeless on a single night in January. Many more people, confronted with the high cost of living, are struggling to make ends meet.
St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Glenmoore recently presented a panel discussion on "The Challenges of Poverty in Chester County: Helping Those in Need." About 50 people attended the discussion, which is the first in a series of planned lectures by the church.
The discussion featured three panelists who deal with poverty in Chester County on a regular basis. They included Patrick Bokovitz, director of the Chester County Department of Community Development; Thomas Burd, executive director of The Clinic in Phoenixville; and Phoebe Kitson-Davis, program manager of Chester County Food Bank Inc.
They revealed some stark truths about the specific challenges faced by the economically disadvantaged living in the midst of prosperity.
Among those challenges, the high cost of housing is perhaps the most significant. The average two-bedroom apartment costs $1,095 per month, according to statistics provided by Kitson-Davis. To pay that, a provider needs an hourly wage of $21.06. Someone earning only $8 an hour would need to work 88 hours per week, just to cover the rent.
When all costs are factored in—health care, child care, food, transportation and taxes—a single parent with one preschooler needs a salary of $51,853, according to "The Self-Sufficiency Standard for PA, 2010-2011," published by the University of Washington.
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Ever dreamed of starting your own small organic farm? Take advantage of this hands-on learning opportunity through our 2015 Apprenticeship Program!
This is an intensive farming experience for anyone who is passionate about sustainable food production. Apprentices will be immersed in all aspects of the farm's daily and seasonal operations. The season will include a variety of work with greenhouse transplants, bed preparation, field planting, weed control, pest identification and control, harvesting, marketing, tool maintenance, hoop house production, time management, volunteer coordination, record keeping, etc. Candidates interested in operating their own small farm someday are preferred. Hours will vary, but can be expected to be between 40-60 hours each week depending on the time of year. At least one full day off will be set aside every week.
Skills Desired
We are looking for passionate, self-motivated folks that have a serious interest in all aspects of a market garden farm. Apprentices should have at least one season of prior experience working on an organic vegetable farm and a passion for working outdoors in all types of weather. Apprentices will work closely with returning staff and the farm manager at first but will be expected to be able to work independently as the season goes on. We work hard but have fun while doing it! We look for candidates with high energy and a positive attitude and take pride in their work. Our farm is small and so we are dependent on each member of the farm team to be fully engaged and committed to the season's goals. We are looking for applicants with excellent communication skills, passion for physical labor, great attention to detail in all aspects of work, and great people skills. Experience working at a farmer's market is a major plus.
Paid monthly stipend commensurate with experience and includes produce, housing, utilities.
Rustic private housing available. Apprentices will have a private yurt or private space in the loft . A composting toilette outhouse, solar water shower and outdoor kitchen are used communally. Laundry is not included.
In addition to getting hands-on experience with a market garden style farm, apprentices will have the opportunity to delve deeper into issues related to organic agriculture through weekly study group. Topics may include: planning, seed ordering, seed saving, soil basics, compost, pest management, marketing, business planning, etc. Field trips to neighboring farms will be planned twice per month.
To Apply
Please send resume, two references and a statement of purpose to Megan DeLeeuw at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are also looking for part time marketing help for the Thursday market in Manchester, May-October. Please e-mail Megan for more details!


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I couldn't eat chocolate or cola after 6 PM or I'd be too hyper to fall asleep. Which was especially heart-breaking when we would go out for ice cream after dinner and I couldn't have a chocolate ice cream cone. Or a root beer float. By the time I was 12 or 13, my body seemed to have adapted to sugar and chocolate so the restriction was lifted (and I made up for lost time)! I can pretty much eat or drink anything (including coffee) and still fall asleep...
I want to go on a cruise. Since I've never been to Europe, I have a dream to take a Mediterranean cruise and visit all the beautiful places at each port of call. But I'd settle for just about any cruise (except the ones that capsize) because I'm desperate to get on the high seas. I envision myself strolling jauntily along the decks, enjoying the salty air and watching the waves out to the horizon. I know - it's not realistic, but I'm a romantic...
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- James Bond
- Stetsons
- Dill pickles
- Target
I won an award (just a cheesy car calendar) for best Bible-themed Halloween costume when I was 16. Everyone in the church youth group dressed up as something (like Adam with a fig leaf or Jesus with a crown of thorns or the Virgin Mary with a veil). I was the Roman Centurion (from the crucifixion story) with a homemade paper mâché breast plate and helmet. And a long red towel as a cape. And a sword. (I was just a tiny bit obsessed with ancient Romans at the time, although I blame it on the steady diet of Biblical themed epic movies from the 50's.) I was so proud of that costume - I kept the silly car calendar prize for years...
Are there any foods that turn you into an insomniac? Have you ever been on a cruise before - and would you recommend it? And are you secretly proud of something silly?
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KINGMAN – After accidentally shooting a toilet at a convenience store on Andy Devine Avenue and giving false information to a store employee, a Kingman man was arrested two days later when he returned to the store to put gas in his vehicle.
Roger C. Kroll, 51, made arrangements with the store after the shooting of the toilet on Monday, and the store did not call police as a result. When he was gassing up Wednesday, police were then called.
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New Committee Chair can do away with Card Check for good #unions #tcot #teaparty
Union bosses have spent the last several years in a deceitful effort to enrich themselves and destroy our economy and individual freedom with something called "card check".
Under card check, union bosses wanting to add to their client base would pass around cards at a given company. On each card would be written an employee's name and a box to check whether the employee wanted a union or not. If over half the employees wanted a union, then they all would be forced to join and pay dues.
As with all such elections, anyone not voting or voting against the union would be subject to reprisal. Given the brutal history of union organizers, threats of violence would not even need to be expressed.
Union organizers always cry about management intimidating workers into staying out of unions, but the truth is nothing like that. Unions make it harder for a person's hard work to pay off, since they reward sloth. Ambitious, hard-working people know they should stay away from unions if they want to get ahead.
No one should be forced to pay a union boss for exercising his right to trade his labor for pay. And no one should be made to fear wanting to do so on his own.
Rep. John Kline & the Secret Ballot Protection Act
Congressman John Kline [R-MN] has been one of the House of Representatives' most vocal opponents of SEIU's labor board appointee, Craig Becker, as well as a vocal defender of workers' right to choose by secret-ballot whether or not to become unionized. In that role, he has stood strong against union bosses as they have worked to strip workers right to a secret-ballot through passage of the job-destroying (and delusionally dubbed) Employee
FreeAnti-Choice Act.
"Job creation and American competitiveness are vital national priorities. As Chairman, I will ensure they are at the forefront of the Education and Labor Committee agenda."
Read more at www.laborunionreport.com
Given the five year push by union bosses to rid employees of their right to vote by secret-ballot, as well as this week's NLRB decision institutionalizing card-check by collusion, Kline and his fellow Republicans are well suited to re-introduce the Secret Ballot Protection Act.
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China will not change its one-child policy, according to a senior official in the family planning programme. In an attempt to quash rumours that the policy could be dropped, Zhang Weiqing, Minister in charge of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said, "To maintain the current low birth rate, the family planning policy must not change." Claiming that the one-child policy had helped prevent million of births in the last 30 years, Mr Weiqing defended the coercive programme, saying, "The goal of ensuring Chinese people a relatively comfortable life would not be achieved if we had 400 million more people." [The Hindu, 22 March]
The Chinese government has been accused of stealing 12 children and demanding ransoms for their return. Farmers in the Hunan province have signed a petition demanding the return of the children who were born outside the one-child policy and are therefore classed as "unregistered" by the government. Yuan Zhengnan, whose daughter was taken away by officials in September 2004 while playing with her grandfather said, "I know giving birth to a third daughter is breaching the country's family planning policy, but they can't take my baby away." The children, mostly girls, are thought to be in orphanages but their whereabouts are unknown. County officials maintain that the children were taken in accordance with the national family planning policy. [Asia News, 21 March]
Obstetricians and paediatricians are urging the government to double its funding for research into premature births. More than 30 doctors have already signed an online petition organised by the charity Action Medical Research, which demands that the government increase funding to £12 million a year. Jane Norman, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the University of Glasgow, said: "Pre-term birth is still the single biggest cause of mortality and morbidity amongst babies born the UK. Research funding is desperately needed to prevent this happening to babies born in the future." [ITV, 21 March]
A woman has pleaded guilty to killing four of her newborn babies in Graz, southern Austria. Her partner denied involvement in the killings. The bodies of two newborns were found in a freezer and two others in buckets filled with cement. The 33-year-old woman, who cannot be named, has denied murdering a fifth child. The trial continues. [The Guardian, 22 March]
The cardinal of Bogota, the capital of Colombia has asked for the prayers of all pro-lifers to stop abortion from being legalised in the country. A case currently before the Constitutional Court is to decide whether abortion should continue to be illegal. Cardinal Pedro Rubiano, who is one of the leaders of the Colombian pro-life campaign, wrote to the Latin American Alliance for the Family on 6 March, saying, "We ask for the support of all of the people in the entire world who care about life to join with us in crying out to heaven for the success of these efforts. The future, not only of Colombia, but of all of Latin America is at stake. The loss of one country will substantially weaken the pro-life fabric of all of Latin America." [Catholic World News, 21 March]