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Come stay on a farm in Vermont! A home away from home to call your own for a few days…….
Falkenbury Farm has the vacation house you may be looking for!
Located in peaceful Benson, Vermont.
Private 3 bedroom guest house located on a quiet gravel road. You have the whole house to yourselves for complete privacy.
We are casual and clean. No fancy knick knacks or antiques that you constantly have to keep an eye on. There are board games, puzzles and a few toys to keep everyone busy.
We raise beef cows, a few dairy cows, goats, rabbits, chickens, a couple pigs, a llama and 2 alpacas.
You are welcome to do the farm stay thing; try to milk the cow, feed the goats, gather the eggs, give the cows their grain, etc. Or you can use us as a home base for doing whatever it is you do when you come to Vermont! Go skiing, antiquing, pick apples at a nearby orchard, visit a brewery, take a hike, whatever….
The stargazing is AMAZING!!!
~The Ambrozaitis family
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For those of you who haven’t walked by Turtle Bay’s new little corner of the city, allow me to introduce you to our latest hot spot! Turtle Bay is all about celebrating the lively, colourful, soulful experiences of the Caribbean – and it’s set to open its doors to Norwich on the 30th August, bringing a new, vibrant and delicious Caribbean dining experience to the city. Think jerk chicken, spicy, slow cooked curries, rice and peas, dreamy desserts and blissful rum cocktails!
On Thursday evening, I was lucky enough to attend a VIP Press Launch before the opening of our very own Turtle Bay here in Norwich. My partner Dan and I, were fortunate to be some of the first in the city to try this new Caribbean experience, and we could not be more excited!
At 7pm we made our way to Swan Lane, right in the heart of Norwich’s historic lanes, one of my favourite parts of the city! On arrival we were in awe over just how stunning the restaurant was, both inside and out. It really captured the true essence of the Caribbean. Everywhere you looked there were reggae-inspired interiors, and new things to be discovered. With it’s salvaged VW Camper seating area – Norwich definitely hasn’t seen anything like this before! The whole place was vibrant, relaxed and colourful, and it instantly put us in a good mood.
As we entered we were greeted by some of the friendly folks at Turtle Bay, and we were immediately given a rum punch to start the evening. Not being a big drinker, I gave my cocktail to Dan, who was more than happy to nurse a drink in each hand. Being a big rum lover, Dan definitely thought the rum packed a great punch, and he loved the mix of flavours.
Passing on the rum, I opted for a soft drink, and was made very happy by the choices on offer! As well as an impressive Caribbean Cocktail menu, they also had a whole Caribbean Softs menu, with a huge amount of delicious sounding options! In the end, I landed on the Watermelon Crush (pictured above) – which was so beautifully refreshing!
As we waited for the night of entertainment and dining to begin, I met a few representatives from Turtle Bay who already knew my name, and remembered my blog. We chatted, about the buzz of the new restaurant, and they asked me about Heart + Bowl. It was so lovely of them to take some time to get to know me, and all of the bloggers and press at the event. It gave the evening a really friendly atmosphere, and a personal touch.
Once everyone had arrived, we were given some nibbles to snack on, including some Curried Chickpeas which were beyond addictive!!! Then we were asked to assemble around the bar for a rum demonstration.
We were talked through the history and inspiration behind Turtle Bay. Their mission? To bring the fun and relaxed Caribbean dining and drinking experience to the UK. With their famous rum, reggae and jerk – they’ve got this down.
After the entertaining rum demonstration we were asked to find a table for the evening of food to begin! Me and Dan picked a nice table by the window near the open street-style kitchen, so we could watch the chefs at work!
Before we got stuck in, one of the managers introduced to us to the ethos behind Turtle Bay’s food. The menu offers a vast choice of bold flavours and rustic dishes, all inspired by the laid back, social outlook of the Caribbean. Dishes are brimming with zesty flavours and spicy hues.
After the introduction, waiters started to bring out surprise dishes to the guests. The dining area was buzzing with anticipation, excited to see what we were going to try. Reggae music played softly, to get everyone in the mood for the night ahead.
Dan and I were prepared for a night of food, but we could not be prepared for just how much amazing food we would get to try that evening!
Firstly we were given a Beach Food Platter, followed by Turtle Bay’s famous Our Curry Goat, followed by Jerk Chicken, and all topped-off with a mixed platter of Puddings! Being a gluten-free eater, there were lots of gluten-free options for me to try, which really put me at ease. All of the food was so hearty and delicious, and was packed full with so much bold flavour. They’re not afraid to add a real spice kick – and I admired them for it!
My personal favourite was the Our Curry Goat (pictured below), served with rice n’ peas! Dan fell in love with the Sweet Corn Fritters on the Beach Food Platter, claiming they were incredibly moorish!
Overall the whole evening was a completely refreshing, relaxed and memorable dining experience. Turtle Bay brings the heart and soul of the Caribbean – and there’s definitely nothing like it in Norwich. If ever I get the summer, holiday blues, I’ll be sure to head right here to soak up some fun and sun of the Caribbean. I would definitely recommend all Norwich locals and visitors to check it out when it opens from 30th August!
You can book here, OR if you’re feeling lucky – Enter in my free giveaway below!!!
WIN DINNER FOR 4 AT NORFOLK’S FIRST TURTLE BAY IN NORWICH!
Yes, the kind folks at Turtle Bay have given me this incredible prize to giveaway. We’re offering one lucky winner a
3-course-dinner for 4 with drinks.
Please enter in the rafflecopter below for a chance of winning!
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Someone once described it this way: Morals are about the differences between right and wrong; ethics concern the conflict between two rights. Good dramatists in any medium exploit that conflict, fruitfully, and the most vivid example on screen at the moment is provided by the sharp, unpredictable Iranian drama Fireworks Wednesday.
The film is only now getting a proper release. It’s the third feature by the writer-director Asghar Farhadi, who won an Academy Award for a later film, the superb divorce saga A Separation. In the wake of that movie’s success, last year an earlier Farhadi drama of riddles and secrets and ethical domestic tangles, About Elly, was put into American circulation. Now the same has happened with Fireworks Wednesday, a 10-year-old title well worth your time.
Saving up for her imminent wedding, a young Tehran woman (Taraneh Alidousti) is sent by an agency to work as a cleaner for an apartment on the other side of the city. The family in the apartment plainly is coming apart at the seams. The mother (Hedieh Tehrani) of a school-aged boy (Matin Heydarnia) barely seems capable of taking care of herself, let alone a child.
Mistrust is killing this woman by degrees. She suspects her husband (Hamid Farokh-Nejad) of an affair with the divorcee next door (Pantea Bahram), who runs a nail salon out of her apartment. Fireworks Wednesday is a tale of spies and spying; the mother persuades the cleaning lady to get her eyebrows done next door and report back, on the sly, regarding any suspicious evidence of marital wrongdoing.
Throughout the film, the Persian New Year fireworks explode in the background, jacking up the tension building inside and outside the apartment complex. Rouhi, the cleaning temp played with beguiling vulnerability by Alidousti, isn’t sure where her sympathies lie in this mess. Gradually she becomes a more active, and potentially destructive, player in the scenario. True to form for Farhadi, easy, moralizing conclusions lie just outside the frame. Like Rouhi, the audience becomes both observer and participant in a tightly wound cycle of white lies, evasions and subtle indictments of Iran circa 2006, and the pressures its society exerts on ordinary people.
Much of the action takes place in the couple’s haphazard apartment, but the movie really does feel like a movie, with Farhadi’s camera unobtrusively energizing the close-quarters exchanges, both verbal and nonverbal. The acting is splendid. By Farhadi’s standards there’s a rare happy ending of sorts, at least for one of the couples, neither contrived nor entirely free of its own potential issues of mistrust. Nobody’s nose grows when they lie in Fireworks Wednesday, but it can’t be accidental when Farhadi lingers a second on the son’s bedroom wall poster of Disney’s Pinocchio.
Cast: Taraneh Alidousti, Hedieh Tehrani, Hamid Farokh-Nejad, Pantea Bahram.
Director: Asghar Farhadi.
Screenwriters: Asghar Farhadi, Mani Haghighi.
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Rev. William Robert Fountaine Addison VC came from Odiham, Hants. He was educated at Robert May's Grammar School, Odiham, and Salisbury Theological College, and spent some time working in a Canadian logging camp. He was ordained in 1913 and was appointed curate of St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury.
On the outbreak of war he volunteered for the Army Chaplain's Department, and was posted to the 13th Division in Mesopotamia (Iraq). Serving as Chaplain of the Forces, 4th Class, he was awarded the VC for his action at Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, on 9 April 1916.
His citation from The London Gazette (issue 29765 of 26 September 1916) reads:
"Rev. William Robert Fountaine Addison, temp. Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplain's Department.
"For most conspicuous bravery. He carried a wounded man to the cover of a trench, and assisted several others to the same cover, after binding up their wounds under heavy rifle and machine gun fire. In addition to these unaided efforts, by his splendid example and utter disregard of personal danger, he encouraged the stretcher-bearers to go forward under heavy fire and collect the wounded."
Rev. Addison was invested with the VC by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 3 August 1917.
Following the end of the First World War William Addison remained in the Army Chaplain's Department, serving in several posts in England, in Khartoum, Malta, and with the Shanghai Defence Force. He retired from Army service as a chaplain in August 1938, after serving for more than twenty years, and having lived in twenty-one different houses. During the Second World War Addison was re-appointed chaplain to the forces in 1939 and deputy assistant chaplain-general in South Wales.
William Addison died in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, on 7 January 1962. On 11 January his funeral took place at St Barnabas's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea, and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery on the same day. His VC medal is on display at the National Army Museum in London.
In the autumn of 2007, the Brookwood Cemetery Society arranged for the cleaning and repair to the stonework, the inscription panels were cleaned and made completely legible, and the grave space and foundations to the cross were made sound.
The photograph shows the final result of this work which has left us with another fine monument to a very brave man.
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Charles John Palmer, Stephen Tucker (Rouge Croix)
Title Palgrave Family Memorials.
Book Condition Fair with no dust jacket
Edition First Edition
Publisher Norwich Miller and Leavins 1878
Seller ID k189
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Can a "good guy with a gun" shoot a "bad guy with a gun" with 100% accuracy? The answer is obvious, as is pointed out in today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor... because our voices matter:
Re "Gun madness in Georgia," Editorial, March 27
The National Rifle Assn. flourishes because people believe the big lie that there are good people with guns and bad people with guns.
No. There are only people with guns. When gun-toters get angry, greedy, frightened or psychotic, they shoot other people. Mix dense populations with easy gun access, and innocent people will be maimed and killed by bullets. That's inevitable.
Apparently no body count is high enough to stop the insanity. I just pray that I, and people I care about, can make it to the end of our lives without being shot.
Suppose I'm legally carrying a concealed gun at a business when armed robbers show up. Fearing for my life, I just want to get out of the store, but the front door is the only way out.
Let's assume I can't tell who is whom by how they're dressed. How will I know which of these gunfighters to shoot as I try to get through the doors to safety? Should I just kill anyone between the door and me? Will any police officers who arrive know that I am not one of the robbers? Suppose an undercover officer "looks like" a robber and I shoot him, thinking I'm a "good guy with a gun" taking care of a "bad guy with a gun." What do I tell their families? "My bad"? | <urn:uuid:546474ab-b582-47f9-a832-d66346483633> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/tag/needless-deaths/ | 2017-06-26T22:35:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320869.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626221252-20170627001252-00632.warc.gz | en | 0.976046 | 340 | [
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At a Glance
In February 2002, not long after the first men were brought to Guantanamo on January 11, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the first cases to challenge the unlawful detentions at the base. At the time, no one knew who the men were, only that the public had been told by the Bush administration that they were “worst of the worst.” The only ones willing to share the cases with us were death penalty attorneys, who were used to representing unpopular clients – no other organization was willing to join us. Together, we filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of two British men, Shafik Rasul and Asif Iqbal, and two Australians, David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib.
CCR alleged that it was unlawful to hold our clients indefinitely without a lawful hearing process to determine their status and the legitimacy of their detention. After we had lost in the lower courts, the Supreme Court, over the administration’s opposition, agreed in November, 2003, to hear the case. The Court also agreed to hear a companion case filed on behalf of 12 Kuwaitis being held at Guantanamo, Al Odah v. USA. The Court chose to review the question:
Whether United States courts lack jurisdiction to consider challenges to the legality of the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad in connection with hostilities and incarcerated at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
The issue was whether U.S. courts have the jurisdiction to even hear a habeas petition from those imprisoned at Guantánamo. The bulk of the men at Guantánamo had been held incommunicado since being taken into U.S. custody. Despite regular interrogation by U.S. agents, they had not been charged with an offense, notified of any pending charges, made any appearances before either a military or civilian tribunal, been informed of their rights under domestic or international law, or provided counsel.
In a landmark decision, on June 30, 2004, the Supreme Court ruled that the men did have the right to challenge their detention. From that moment, the base that had been intended as a legal black hole was opened to counsel and, as a result, to the eyes of the world. CCR ensured that every man at Guantanamo had the opportunity to be represented by counsel and organized hundreds of pro bono attorneys from across the country for that purpose. We began to learn that most of the men had done nothing more than be in the wrong place at the wrong time, swept up and sold for substantial bounties to U.S. forces. Finally their stories could be told.
Both Congress and the Bush administration would go on to attempt to limit the rights the Court had recognized, which would lead to a second successful case before the Supreme Court, Boumediene v. Bush. | <urn:uuid:776332a6-03c4-4f28-80e5-995112eebef2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://ccrjustice.org/home/what-we-do/our-cases/rasul-v-bush | 2017-06-26T22:31:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320869.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626221252-20170627001252-00632.warc.gz | en | 0.977486 | 576 | [
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Thank you so very much to all of our wonderful artists and friends who made it out to the party last Saturday night for our reopening/reception for Relaunch Part I. A lot of love---and a lot of champagne---flowed throughout the night. It was like a family reunion after our hiatus from the old digs. Thomas and his staff aboard the TomKat Asian street food truck provided some seriously delicious food for the Relaunch Part I party. Thank you TomKat!
The 21 artists in this first of two relaunch exhibits filled the gallery with a rich collection of paintings and drawings, and pulled out all the stops with fabulous new artwork. We're incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so much talent. We still have stars in our eyes. We hope that everyone who came to the party will return for more leisurely chatting so we can catch up for more than the night allowed.This show is up until November 5th, so if you couldn't make it to the opening, there's still time to stop on by.
Relaunch Part II follows the current exhibit with another large group show, but this time it'll be sculpture. Please save the date for the reception: Saturday November 12, 4-8pm.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
|Dylan Sisson's Monster Photobooth|
Relaunch Part I artist Dylan Sisson created the Monster Photo Booth for the self picture-taking satisfaction of anyone with button-pushing capability. It is a thing of beauty in itself!
We're so excited that the booth will be here in time for our first opening reception Saturday September 24, 4-8pm for our Relaunch Part I exhibition of twenty-one artists working in 2D.
The Monster Photo Booth will be here to snap away at everyone who attends the show reception. This monster doesn't bite, so mark your calendar.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
|Varnish Fine Art at 16 Jessie Street downtown SF|
It's nearly ten years since September 11, 2001, and I've been thinking about it all day. Each one of us was changed forever in some way by the tragic losses and the life-altering path of such a time in our lives. We've seen the ability of people to bravely continue after a tragedy and to try living better lives. Bold steps taken in the aftermath of the events of 9/11 account for the lot in life of a lot of folks, including me. We are lucky if we can say that we've tried to bring something positive into the world out of so much suffering, because we at least have had that chance.
So many of us were reminded to live the lives we hoped for right now as a way to respect the value of life and to honor those who lost their lives. The tragedy ten years ago sparked people to come together all over the country---even in New York---for a while at least.
It was soon after 9/11 that Kerri and I decided that we'd live our dream, and after a lot planning and building we first opened Varnish Fine Art in 2003. Today is our first day open at our new space at 16 Jessie Street, and we're very grateful to be here. We're also very grateful for you. Take care everybody! | <urn:uuid:e3726626-caf7-4fa1-86fb-229228c80ebf> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://varnishsf.blogspot.com/2011/09/ | 2017-06-27T17:21:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321497.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627170831-20170627190831-00712.warc.gz | en | 0.968695 | 669 | [
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I've been syncing my iPhone with laptop, but now I want to start syncing with my desktop. When I connect it to the desktop, iTunes wants to erase everything in order to start syncing with his new machine. I want to start syncing with the new machine, not remove all the content already on my phone. What can I do?
Data in Peril
You've stumbled upon a complicated situation. Apple does not make it very easy to start syncing with a new computer unless you want to completely wipe out your device in the process. This doesn't mean you can't do it. The process is simply less than ideal. First things first, let's take a look at how to solve your specific problem. After that, we'll look at a few ways you can sync with multiple machines.
Switch Your iDevice to a New Machine
Switching your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new machine isn't fun but it isn't impossible. Just follow these steps:
- Authorize your new computer to use your Apple ID. This is the email address you use to sign into iTunes (and probably anything else Apple-related). If you don't know it offhand, you can just check the computer you're currently syncing with. If you go into the iTunes Store it should appear in the upper-righthand corner. Once you know it, go to the new computer you want to sync with and locate the Store menu. From there, choose Authorize This Computer. (In the event you've switched Apple IDs and made purchases with more than one, you'll need to perform this authorization for every account. See this Apple support page for details.)
- Connect your iDevice and wait for it to pop up in the iTunes sidebar. Once it does, go to the File menu and select "Transfer Purchases from Hot Carl's iPhone." (I'm just assuming that's what you named your device, but if it's different this option will reflect that.) If your device is full of content, this process may take awhile. Go make yourself one of your famous meatball subs and give it a little while.
- Now it's time to transfer your other media that wasn't
sanctified bypurchased through Apple to get onto this new computer. If it's all in your other computer's iTunes, you can just copy this data to the new machine you want to sync with. You'll find it in Your Hard Driver -> Users -> Your Home Folder (it'll be labeled with your username) -> Music -> iTunes. You won't need everything in that folder, but that's the content you're looking for. Just drag all the content in your iTunes folder on to the new copy of iTunes you want to sync with. This will add it to iTunes but you won't be able to keep your playlists. The only way to be able to do that is to completely replace your iTunes library on the new computer with the old one, or use an application like Media Rover (or this more DIY option) to sync the two together.
- In the event you have content on your iDevice that's not in the old computer's iTunes library, you need to transfer that content from your device. To do that, you'll need some extraction software. $20 can get you the fantastic iRip. It'll send your music straight to iTunes if you've got a Mac. Senuti will do the same for free, but isn't quite as feature-rich or elegant. If you're running Windows, you can just go into iTunes, select your device, enable disk mode, and open up the disk in Windows. Once you have the iPod open in Windows Explorer you'll need to go to the Tools menu, choose Folder Option, and check view hidden files and folders. This will provide you access to your media. Alternatively you can use winamp's iPod plugin (along with Winamp, of course).
- Sync your apps from your device to your computer in iTunes by clicking on the Apps tab from your device's page, checking the sync apps option, and clicking "Apply".
- It never hurts to backup your device so let's make that a necessary step. Right-click your device in the iTunes sidebar and choose Backup. (This should take a few minutes so now's a good time to see what else is on Lifehacker.com.)
Wasn't that tedious and annoying? On the plus side, at least your content is ready to be synced on the new machine. If your content gets wiped on your phone, at least it's safe and sound in iTunes on the new computer you want to sync with so it can be transferred back. Of course you can always just buy iTunes Match and let Apple sync your music for you. (Note: you'll still have to go through the processes above to transfer your apps, videos, and everything else, but at least it'll take care of what is likely the biggest hassle.)
Sync Your iDevice with Multiple Machines
There are two ways you might want to sync with multiple machines and neither are perfect. First, if you want to sync some content (such as music, videos, and other media) with one machine and different content with another (such as apps and contacts) you can do that easily by just being selective on each machine. On the first machine, connect your device and tell it what you want to sync. On the second machine, do the same but select different options. That means if you tell the first machine to sync music you cannot sync music with the second machine. This has the obvious drawback of being unable to take the same kinds of content from two machines, but if that's not something you need to do then this method should work just fine.
If you just want to be able to sync with any machine, the absolute best method (in my opinion) is syncing your iTunes folder with Dropbox. That link will take you to a very in-depth tutorial that'll teach you the entire process for both Mac and Windows. I've been doing it for almost a year now and it's fantastic. If you don't want to pay for all that Dropbox space, however, check out MediaRover. It's free and will sync everything locally.
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The coated NRSC fibre glass cone and Neodymium magnet combination give an incredibly wide and smooth frequency response; this is a very high quality small drive unit with top notch construction.
This speaker has a powerful yet very compact magnet assembly allowing for installation in confined spaces such as irregular shaped boxes, vehicle dashboards or panels.
Can also be use as full range in small reflex enclosures or as a very fine midrange in larger designs ~ there are so many possibilities.
A full datasheet can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.
|Resonant frequency (fs)||100 Hz||Nominal impedance (Zn)||8 Ω|
|Mechanical Q factor (Qms)||2.44||DC resistance (Re)||6.3 Ω|
|Electrical Q factor (Qes)||0.65||RMS power handling||10 W|
|Total Q factor (Qts)||0.51||Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)||86.0 dB|
|Equivalent volume (Vas)||1.57L||Chassis diameter||97.5 mm|
Priced as singles, including VAT. Sold as pairs only (2 units).
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Having a TV at home to watch movies or play some console games on a rainy day is a huge win, especially if you have kids to entertain. And while rocking an ultraportable device like an 9.7-inch iPad Pro or a 12-inch MacBook might make your load lighter for business travel, the small dimensions of their displays make them less than ideal for multitasking when the time comes to get some serious work done.
A great solution to both of these scenarios is to invest in a portable monitor that offers a high-enough resolution to allow it to be used for watching movies and gaming, yet is still compact and light enough to be packed up and tossed in a carry-on bag.
Sound good? Then you might like the Gaems M155 Performance Gaming Monitor ($170 on Amazon). While it was designed as a mobile display for hardcore gamers to drag along to LAN parties, for the rest of us, the M155 is a reasonably priced, lightweight HDMI-capable jack of all video trades.
The first thing you’ll find if you commit to a web search for the M155, is that there’s two versions of this thing out there: an older model with poorly placed ports, rickety build quality and no audio, save what a 3.5mm port could afford. The new version of the M155 corrects all of these problems and improves upon the original’s design in a number of other ways which make it a very desirable product to get your meat hooks on.
Featuring a 15.5-inch 720p (1080p scaled) display, the M155 is designed to connect to any HDMI enabled device. Have an Apple TV? Plug it in. Want to hook up an iPad to do some typing on a larger screen or to rock a second display with your MacBook? Pack the appropriate dongle and get down to it.
As the M155 weighs just under two pounds and comes with a neoprene sleeve to keep it safe in transport, you’ll never have regrets about bringing it along with you. Gaems sells the M155 as a pricey package deal with sturdy backpack designed to carry the display and the gaming console of your choice. But you likely don’t need it. If your bag is large enough to stow a 15-inch MacBook Pro in it, it’ll likely work just as well for stashing the M155 in it.
Setting up the M155 to use couldn’t be easier. Simply remove it from its slipcase, push its integrated rubber feet into position and plug it in. You won’t find any ugly wall warts here: the display can be powered with nothing more than a USB cable and a mobile phone power adapter. As you likely already carry both of these items with you when you travel, that’s a slam dunk.
With the juice flowing, next, plug one end of an HDMI cable into the M155 and the other into a compatible device or dongle. You’re ready to enjoy video with a 16:9 aspect ratio, play games or get a bit of typing done.
Out of the box, I found that the M155’s colors were a little more saturated than I cared for. I was quickly able to correct this issue using the display’s included IR remote. Through the M155’s menu interface, it’s possible to change color, contrast and lighting levels as well as tweak the audio coming from the display’s adequate (but underwhelming) speaker. To customize video and audio, you can rely on a handful of presets or delve into the nitty-gritty of granular adjustments—a welcome surprise from a relatively cheap display.
One issue that I wasn’t able to correct was the M155’s lousy viewing angles. Unless you’re seated directly in front of the display, you’re not going to see much. Its visibility issues are compounded by the display’s high-gloss finish, which acts as a fingerprint and dust magnet. Even while watching it in overcast conditions, I found that I had to position myself, just so, in order to avoid seeing myself and light from my home’s windows reflected back at me. That’s frustrating.
Once you get it set up to meet your expectations for satisfactory video levels, sounding right, and not reflecting the full fury of the sun into your eyeholes, however, the M155 affords a pretty decent viewing experience.
With it attached to my PS4, I found that the M155 didn’t drop a single frame during a Fallout 4 marathon. Watching movies on my third-generation Apple TV or iPad Pro proved just as buttery smooth.
That said, I found that using it as a second display for my 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display was less impressive. Text appeared a little bit fuzzy. But that’s something I’ve run into with other displays with similar specs to the M155 in the past—and honestly, when you’re comparing the Retina display of a $2,700 computer against that of a sub-$200 piece of hardware, you’ve got to expect to be underwhelmed. So, maybe use it for displaying your calendar, Omnifocus to-do list, and Twitter feed, but avoid using it for photo processing or typing out a lengthy document.
Easy to set up, feature-packed and at a reasonable price point, the Gaems M155 Performance Monitor should have been easy for me to like. But its poor viewing angles, screen glare and propensity for showing off every fingerprint smudge and piece of dust that falls on it left me willing to recommend it, but with a few reservations.
GAEMS M155 15.5Macworld Rating
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- Powered via USB connection
- Useable with any device that can connect via HDMI
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- Poor viewing angles
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Since 1951, Kelly’s Roast Beef has been slicing up tender pieces of beef and piling it high on soft buns from their original Revere Beach location to their five other suburban Boston locations. Each year, about 1 million roast beef sandwiches are sold and that’s why they say they’re the “Creator of the Original Roast Beef Sandwich.”
Of course you can get that famous roast beef sandwich, but they also serve up fish and chips, lobster rolls and even soups and salads.
A few weeks ago, we stopped at the Medford, Mass. location that is at Station Landing near the T’s Orange Line. Just after noon, the restaurant was packed with families, couples and individuals. A line snaked around the building for the drive-thru.
But, it was well worth it for that sandwich.
Kelly’s menu is huge. Roast beef, pastrami, burgers, wraps, clam or scallop rolls, Greek salads and more. I opted for the small roast beef meal served with fries and medium drink.
The bun was nicely toasted. The mustard was spicy and the cheese was, well, cheese. It was a nice and filling sandwich even if it is their smaller version. The fries were nothing special, but that’s OK. The real star is the beef. Thin slices of juicy, tender meat with the right amount of seasoning. Wash it down with some fountain Coke, and it makes for a pretty darn good Boston meal.
Brett, while wanting a roast beef the entire drive to the restaurant, ordered the fish sandwich. White fish is fried and perched atop a grilled bun with tartar sauce and the trimmings. He ordered a side of onion rings, that like their French fry cousins, were nothing too special. He commented that the portion was definitely large enough and the sandwich was full of good flavors. It also wasn’t too greasy and the breading-to-fish ratio was just right.
Inside, the restaurants are decorated with old photos and nostalgia of Revere Beach. There are fish tanks and carousel horses scattered through the dining areas of the different locations.
Kelly’s remains a Boston area institution for its tender beef and seafood dishes. I still remember Casey Affleck wanting to go in “Good Will Hunting.” Unfortunately, no video for that reference.
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Linda told me about the Bean and Squash Stew/Soup that she served on Christmas Day. It sound wonderful so asked for the recipe. She sent it to me and I will put it at the end of this post so you can have it too. I made it yesterday and it was delicious. I ate it again tonight. Still a taste bud treat.
But can I really call it Linda's recipe? The grocery store didn't have butternut squash so I got an acorn squash instead. I cooked the squash in chicken broth instead of water in a 2 quart sauce pan. I didn't rinse or drain the black beans when I added them. (I love black beans. You can even make brownies out of them. Yummo.) Next ingredient, Mexican stewed tomatoes. I didn't have any but I did have diced tomatoes with green chilies. That's close enough. I substituted blackeyed peas for the the baby corn that I didn't have. Dried onion instead of fresh onion rings. I skipped the tomato paste altogether. No vegetable bouillon cube, but I used chicken broth so that probably makes up for it. I did have chili powder, oregano and garlic powder (ran out of fresh cloves). I followed the cooking instructions: bring to a boil, cover and simmer. I did not have any sour cream so I topped it with Greek yogurt and grated Parmesan cheese. It's the best soup I've had in a long time.
Here's the original recipe. Let me know how you modify it.
Bean and Squash Stew/Soup
2 cups water
1 cup butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch thick cubes (do larger chunks)
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 14 1/2 oz can Mexican style stewed tomatoes
1 cup frozen or canned baby corn.
! small onion sliced and separated into rings.
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1-2 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp dried oregano
1 clove garlic, minced
Dairy sour cream, optional
In a 3 quart sauce pan combine water and squash. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, tomato paste, bouillon cube, chili powder, oregano and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes (until squash is cooked). If desired, top each serving with sour cream. Makes 4 main dish servings.
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The three appellants in Global Foods Ltd and others4 each traded in alcohol. Excise goods held in bonded warehouses in the UK were exported to bonded warehouses in the Netherlands, where they formed part of the stock of the appellants’ Dutch operations. None of the Dutch businesses were VAT registered at the time the goods were acquired. The appellants deemed these “self supplies” (supplies in the course or furtherance of the business: paragraph 6, Schedule 4, VATA), treated the exported goods as zero-rated, and filed repayment returns.
HMRC argued that the self-supply was zero-rated only if the Dutch businesses were registered for Dutch VAT. As they were not so registered, HMRC withheld payment of the input tax claimed. The appellants sought retrospective registration in the Netherlands and once complete, HMRC paid the input tax claimed.
The appellants then claimed repayment supplement in respect of the withheld sums and the matter proceeded to the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (FTT). The parties identified preliminary issues which centred around the question of whether an exporting trader was required to be registered for VAT in the member state to which the goods are exported in order for the supply to be zero-rated.
HMRC relied on case law and a contextual reading of Public Notice 725, to support its position that registration was required. The FTT, following detailed analysis of the relevant provisions, disagreed. In Vogylandishe Strassen-Tief-und Rohrleitungsbau GmbH Rodewisch v Finzamt Plauen5 (VSTR), which dealt with circumstances where a trader was not able to satisfy the condition (in that case, obtaining and recording the VAT registration number of the customer), the CJEU found that the VAT exemption was available even though the trader could not meet the requirement of the domestic regulations, provided he had done all that could reasonably be required to provide information demonstrating that the customer was a taxable person acting as such.
In the instant case, however, the FTT construed the first condition in paragraph 4.3 of Public Notice 725, as irrelevant to self-supplies:
“A supply from the UK to a customer in another EC Member State is liable to the zero rate where … you obtain and show on your VAT sales invoice your customer’s EC VAT registration number, including the 2-letter country prefix code …”.
This was not a case where the law imposed an impossible requirement for the relief, rather, it was a case where the law did not impose any requirement. The FTT agreed with the earlier decision of the VAT and Duties Tribunal in the case of Centrax v HMCE6, that the first condition did not apply to self-supplies.
Further, the FTT concluded that HMRC’s position on registration went beyond the obligations imposed by the Principal VAT Directive, which required only that the acquisition be by a taxable person.
The FTT said that even if it was wrong in its analysis and the first condition was to apply to the appellants, it would find that the principles in the VSTR case would apply. The requirement imposed under the Principal VAT Directive is that the person is a taxable person, not that
it is VAT registered. Accordingly, assuming Dutch law required the appellants to register their Dutch business establishments with effect from the acquisition of the imported goods, the appellants’ Dutch business establishments were taxable persons. In the view of the FTT, no additional measures would be needed for the appellants to establish their status as taxable persons in the Netherlands and they would satisfy the criteria established in the VSTR case.
Although it is unlikely that the circumstances in this case will be often repeated, it provides useful guidance on the scope of registration requirements and the importance of ensuring that legislation and guidance material does not impose burdens which go beyond the requirements of the Directive, particularly since such requirements inevitably lead to higher costs to business.
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Maple Almond Butter Cheesecake Ice Cream. I mean, c’mon. You can’t hear me, but I’m screaming right now (with joy, of course). I scream, you scream, right? Let me tell you, this recipe is worth shouting from the rooftops. Count me in for any easy almond butter recipe that:
-Is totally fool-proof.
-Does NOT require an ice cream maker.
-Is super customizable.
That’s right, people. NO dairy or eggs in this sweet snack. It’s not always easy to find healthy desserts and vegan treats that satisfy your craving for something cool, creamy and delicious. Does the thought of Maple Almond Butter, cheesecake and ice cream all in one just blow your mind? Yeah, me too.
If you were not aware, I’m an ice cream fanatic, but I don’t have one of those fancy schmancy ice cream makers, so I thought making my own would be impossible. What’s that thing everyone always says? Oh yeah, ANYTHING is possible. Dream on and ice cream on. No churning required.
-8 oz Vegan Cream Cheese
-4 oz Dairy-Free Vanilla Yogurt
-1/3 Cup Justin’s Maple Almond Butter
-1/2 teaspooon Almond Extract
-1 Can Coconut Milk
-16 oz. Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream
-2 Cups Crushed Graham Crackers
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, yogurt, almond butter, almond extract and coconut milk until fully combined. Fold in whipped topping.
Add crushed graham crackers into the ice cream mixture and gently stir to combine.
Place mixture into a large bowl or container, cover, and freeze at least 8 hours. Enjoy!
And once you master the basic recipe, go ahead and get a little nutty with your mix-ins. Swap the almond butter for peanut butter or chocolate hazelnut butter. Try chocolate cookies or brownie pieces instead of graham crackers. Ok, I’ll stop, my mind is spinning with the possibilities over here. | <urn:uuid:2a909571-7ab7-46b2-84ef-ba831314462a> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://justins.com/blog/vegan-no-churn-maple-almond-butter-cheesecake-ice-cream | 2017-06-24T15:42:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320264.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624152159-20170624172159-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.886867 | 455 | [
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- Two bedrooms
- Breakfast bar
- Second floor apartment
- Fob entry and intercom system
- Modern bathroom plus en-suite
- Integrated dishwasher
- Fully furnished
- 24hr Concierge service
The Quadrangle development is one of Manchester’s most sought after developments. Located a few minutes walk off Oxford Road the property is within easy reach of the Manchester Universities, the hospitals and a variety of shops, cafés, bars and restaurants.
The open plan entertaining area consists of laminate flooring, integrated kitchen including dishwasher and microwave, breakfast bar, sofa and armchair.
Both bedrooms are have carpeted flooring and are furnished with wooden frame beds and wardrobes. The master bedroom also benefits from a part tiled en-suite shower room.
The part tiled main bathroom suite consists of bath tub with over head shower and shower screen, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.
The building benefits from 24 hour concierge service, fob entry access and communal gardens.
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Perhaps the most clichéd statement in modern filmmaking is “they don’t make them like they used to”. Well, of course they don’t – not in the context implied anyway. Back in the 1940s and 50s when American cinema was so alive with developmental wonder and thoughtful resourcing, audiences were still truly stunned by the transporting nature of film. Remember, those who sat in a theatre and watched say Casablanca were likely women sheltering themselves from the horrors of the surrounding world…
These days, Hollywood is spent of ideas and intrigue, yet turns over more and more dollars every year. Perhaps some don’t know but what studio filmmaking earns annually compared to India’s ‘Bollywood’ output is quite frankly pittance, but that’s besides the point. The films that the world has been crazy for across 2015 have already been seen in one form or another – Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Star Wars: The Force Awakens – all extensions of a previously established medium.
As our multiplexes become further engulfed by superhero cavalcades and surging Stormtroopers, there still needs to be room for quainter, more thoughtful films like John Crowley’s mesmeric Brooklyn (in UK cinemas 6th November). A possible contender for Best Picture, yet will likely open across Western screens on particularly limited release, it is a work that actually defies the silly saying which introduced this piece.
Adapted from Colm Tóibín’s celebrated novel and penned by the great Nick Hornby, Brookyn has that very rare quality: it is able to immerse totally. Just like the era in which the film is set (early 1950s), watching feels like living; we experience just what those who occupied the cinemas did as Britain and the USA marched into World War II. Across 112 minutes, reality completely slips away and instead we are thrown on-board a ship leaving Ireland and heading for The Big Apple across desperately thrashing seas. No other film this year has been able to truly enrapture this writer quite like the subtle beauty and brilliance of Crowley’s latest.
These days, going to the flicks isn’t cheap. Imagine taking a family of four to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX 3D at a central London location. You are looking at nearly £90 for that privilege, and that cost does not include any snacks, drinks or travel fees. Now imagine if you exit the film having not enjoyed it…exactly. If audiences are to be expected to fork out that severe volume of cash, you’d better be transported, thrilled, stunned and breath-taken – all things many will likely experience whilst watching Star Wars mind…
Worse than the cost is the monopoly of these mega-blockbusters. Nothing else across the December period will get a look in when J.J. Abrams’ epic hits, and that momentum will likely journey into January. Wonderful for Disney, joyous for fans, but when the dust settles and the hype fades, audiences will again start spurting “they don’t make them like they used to”. Well they do actually; you just have to hunt for them.
We need more films like Brooklyn to be successful – penetrate the crowded market and prove there is still much validity in independent filmmaking. These films will never earn the likes of your studio heavyweights, but they can have an ever-lasting effect on the spectator because they enrapture emotionally rather than visually. No matter how brilliant a film looks and sounds, it can never compare with one that feels and moves. Great characters, great storytelling, great film: simple as that.
Films of this nature often find life on the festival circuit, with Brooklyn being no exception, but by the time the theatrical release comes around, only a couple break the mould and crank into awards territory. Last year it was Whiplash, one expects this year it’ll be Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. There certainly should be a wealth of nominations here – with Saoirse Ronan’s incredible performance the most likely candidate – but it isn’t all about naked golden statues and plush evening gowns, it is about amazing cinema; something we are frequently devoid of these days.
The vibrantly beating heart of film lies in works like this, not the mecha-industrial cogs of say Marvel Studios, and the sooner global audiences realise that, the better. Click here to read our full ★★★★★ review of Brooklyn and check back with Movie Marker for more content on this incredible film. | <urn:uuid:3591b9f0-e65a-435f-8755-665f43fd9f04> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://moviemarker.co.uk/why-we-need-more-films-like-brooklyn/ | 2017-06-25T12:21:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320491.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625115717-20170625135717-00032.warc.gz | en | 0.950311 | 966 | [
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Chennai, May 5: He’s truly ‘Thalaivar’! Cinematic icon Rajinikanth, who made his debut on Twitter Monday, attracted more than 184,000 ‘followers’ on his first day of joining the social networking platform.
“Salutation to the Lord. Vaaakkam Anaivarukkum! A big thank you to all my fans. Excited on this digital journey,” read the first tweet by the thespian, who is reverred for his acting acumen.
His new movie “Kochadaiiyaan“, directed by his younger daughter Soundarya R. Ashwin, is gearing for release Friday. Hence, Rajini’s decision to make his presence felt on the digital world, seems to be well-timed.
He has decided to engage with his fans via the Twitter handle @SuperStarRajini.
Earlier in the day, Rajinikanth said in a statement: “I decided to start with Twitter because I felt that the platform is abuzz with all the news and the trends that happen across the globe and I’m told that this is where all the best Rajini one-liners are.”
The 63-year-old, one of India’s most prolific and influential superstars, Rajinikanth’s mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylised dialogue delivery.
With his entry on Twitter, he hopes to interact with his fans.
For this, he has partnered with CA Media Digital’s first venture, Fluence – a celebrity digital network – which will manage his digital presence.
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I look around and wonder if I am still in Vietnam.
Yes I am, but this city has nothing to do with the country I know.
Da Lat is clean, very clean. Almost a sanitised version of Vietnam. The layout, the lake with pedal-boats, the houses and the numerous European-style cafes remind me of cities in northern Italy or central Europe. If it wasn’t for the street food sellers and the fact that everything is written in Vietnamese, I would think I have been transported back home.
It is much colder than in any Vietnamese town/city I have been so far (after all we are at 1500m altitude). Being able to walk around in the middle of the day without turning into a pool of sweat is actually a relief. Wearing a fleece jumper in the evening is a welcome surprise.
But despite the fact that I had read about Da Lat, I wasn’t ready for this and it all feels very strange.
We had dinner at a place called Art Cafe’, something that would not look out of place in Paris.
Table cloths are large sheets of white paper, crayons are available next to your cutlery. You can express yourself there. And I couldn’t resist leaving my mark too :-)
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I haven’t been sleeping well lately. Spheres of Chaos has just ensured that isn’t going to change any time soon. It’s an Asteroids homage that’s actually, properly psychedelic. And I don’t mean Winamp visualisations or Tempest-esque faux-psychedelic – I mean poking holes in your conciousness, last episode of The Prisoner psychedelic. It’s made of explosions of colour that do their best to obfuscate what’s going on, soundtracked by the freakish melodies of distorted bell-tolling. It’s left me startled and giddy, but thoroughly impressed. Geometry Wars seems laughably pedestrian by comparison.
This indie brain-melter’s been around for a while, and formerly carried a pricetag, but creator Iain “If nobody complains about being unable to see the game then I must be doing it wrong” McLeod has now made it freeware, as a sampler for the impending 3D, high res sequel. Going on the screens I’m not convinced 3D entirely suits it, but that may just be because if I look at any more colours right now, I’m going to pass out. | <urn:uuid:feaa2ec2-ef43-4746-a40c-41a32ceb8c84> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/29/hopped-up-on-goofballs/ | 2017-06-25T12:40:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320491.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625115717-20170625135717-00032.warc.gz | en | 0.918936 | 262 | [
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By Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon
The amazing, fun and encouraging adventures of a Canadian couple who make a year-long try to devour meals grown and produced inside of a 100-mile radius in their apartment.
When Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon realized that the common element in a North American meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate, they made up our minds to release an easy test to reconnect with the folks and locations that produced what they ate. For twelve months, they'd in simple terms devour meals that got here from inside of a 100-mile radius in their Vancouver residence. The 100-Mile vitamin used to be born.
The couple’s discoveries occasionally shook their get to the bottom of. it might be a yr with out sugar, Cheerios, olive oil, rice, Pizza Pops, beer, and lots more and plenty, even more. but neighborhood consuming has grew to become out to be a existence lesson in pleasures which are continually shut to hand. They met the innovative farmers and modern day hunter-gatherers who're altering the best way we expect approximately meals. They bought own with concerns starting from international economics to biodiversity. They known as at the knowledge of grandmothers, and immersed themselves within the seasons. they found a bunch of latest flavours, from gooseberry wine to sunchokes to turnip sandwiches, meals that they by no means may have guessed have been on their doorstep.
The 100-Mile vitamin struck a deeper chord than a person can have anticipated, attracting media and grassroots curiosity that spanned the globe. The 100-Mile nutrition: A 12 months of neighborhood Eating tells the entire tale, from the insights to the kitchen mess ups, because the authors rework from megamart consumers to self-sufficient city pioneers. The 100-Mile vitamin is a pathway domestic for anyone, anywhere.
Call me naive, yet I by no means knew that flour will be struck from our 100-Mile vitamin. Wheat items are only so ubiquitous, “the employees of life,” that I had hazily imagined the stuff has to be grown far and wide. yet after all: I had by no means obvious a box of wheat wherever just about Vancouver, and my psychological photos of late-afternoon mild falling on golden fields of grain have been all from my early life at the Canadian prairies. What i used to be capable of finding used to be Anita’s natural Grain & Flour Mill, approximately 60 miles up the Fraser River valley. I referred to as, and realized that Anita’s nearest grain providers have been not less than 800 miles away by way of street. She sounded sorry for me. would it not be a yr until eventually I tasted a pie?
—From The 100-Mile Diet
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What are clinical trials?
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. They are the final step in a long process that begins with research in a lab. Most treatments we use today are the results of past clinical trials.
Cancer clinical trials are designed to test new ways to:
- Treat cancer
- Find and diagnose cancer
- Prevent cancer
- Manage symptoms of cancer or side effects from its treatment
Any time you or a loved one needs treatment for cancer, clinical trials are an option to think about. Trials are available for all stages of cancer. It is a myth that they are only for people who have advanced cancer that is not responding to treatment.
Every trial has a person in charge, usually a doctor, who is called the principal investigator. The principal investigator prepares a plan for the trial, called a protocol. The protocol explains what will be done during the trial. It also contains information that helps the doctor decide if this treatment is right for you. The protocol includes information about:
- The reason for doing the trial
- Who can join the trial (called “eligibility requirements”)
- How many people are needed for the trial
- Any drugs that will be given, how they will be given, the dose, and how often
- What medical tests will be done and how often
- What types of information will be collected about the people taking part
Why Are Clinical Trials Important?
Clinical trials are key to developing new methods to prevent, detect, and treat cancer. It is through clinical trials that researchers can determine whether new treatments are safe and effective and work better than current treatments. When you take part in a clinical trial, you add to our knowledge about cancer and help improve cancer care.
The website of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials)
If you think you might be interested in taking part in a Clinical Trial and would like to speak to someone for more information, please ask your physician or research coordinator.
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If Newt Gingrich were backpedaling any faster on climate change, he might actually come full circle and turn into Al Gore. But what can the man do? He’s totally damaged his right-wing reputation by believing in science and giving a crap about the future survival of anything. What Republican can run with the hideous heart of environmentalism beating under his floorboards?
That scene on the love seat with Nancy Pelosi was bad enough. Now it turns out Gingrich — or at least his co-editor — was planning to include a whole chapter on climate change in a new book about the environment. The author of the chapter was to be Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech, who recently wrote a book about Christianity and climate change, and who is probably the only atmospheric scientist whose name appears in a Ramones song. (Give it time, you’ll get it.)
But Rush Limbaugh got wind of the chapter and, predicatably, got his panties in a wad, and when a fan approached Newt at a recent campaign event and inquired about the chapter, he replied, “That’s not going to be in the book. We didn’t know that they were doing that and we told them to kill it.”
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Killing the chapter was news to Hayhoe, who has exactly the views on climate change you’d expect an atmospheric scientist to have. She laid them out in an interview with writer Jonathan Merritt: “It is primarily laypeople, such as talk-show hosts, or those with vested interests in maintaining the status quo, who are perpetuating the idea that there is no scientific consensus [on climate change].” Talk-show hosts! Oh snap. | <urn:uuid:118738a5-35a5-4c48-bd56-befceab85848> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://grist.org/politics/2011-12-31-gingrich-scraps-planned-book-chapter-on-climate-change/ | 2017-06-27T02:01:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320887.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627013832-20170627033832-00192.warc.gz | en | 0.975055 | 365 | [
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A Note About Our Launch
“No interesting project can be embarked upon without fear. I shall be scared to death half the time.”
– Francis Chichester
Many and many a year ago, I edited a small journal back in California. We had no money, no resources, no way to compete with the established journals. I was typing things – yes, on a literal typewriter – cutting them out, and gluing them to blank pages. We had to have a party to assemble the photocopied pages, fold each copy, and staple things together. And yet, people seemed to like the result.
This time, we have no money, no resources, no way to compete with the established journals. There’s just me, and Kate, who handles the business affairs and keeps me on track, and Ed, who advises on content, and Michael, who knows the publishing world. And a whole slew of writers, artists, musicians… talented, energetic people we’ve met over the years, and many more we haven’t met. Someone asked me, “How will you keep up arete?” Yes, she’s good at Greek… the word means quality, virtue, fulfillment of potential, effectiveness. And I answered, “So many people are doing such wonderful things, all over the world, our biggest problem will be to find a place for everyone.”
Speaking of the world, we find ourselves in difficulty. Now, it’s true, the world has always been filled with adversities, impasses, unseemliness and worse. There’s a place for all those things in Art, I myself have written of them extensively. But there’s also a place for beauty. One way of looking at what Diotima of Mantinea had to say on the subject would emphasize the beauty of the loved one. From there we move to a more general appreciation of beauty, from there to the condition of the beautiful, and from there to the source of beauty. It’s another way of approaching what Kate calls “life-affirming art.” I’ll leave the philosophical underpinnings to others, I’m not a philosopher. But I do know that when Kate sings, something moves within me, and in everyone who hears her, and the source of this movement is what we call Beauty.
Why now? This journal has been in the planning stages for a long time. What shook me out of planning and into production was a statement a good friend and colleague made at a poetry conference not long ago: “Most web journals don’t take advantage of the web.” He was right: they still think in terms of issues and volumes, they don’t incorporate all technology offers. We are determined to be completely different. And to be perfectly honest, who better to move aesthetics and technology ahead? It’s time for a great leap forward, and we hope to be part of that leap. Rumor has it Odysseus sailed through the western gates into the unexplored sea. The world is full of possibilities. And as the poet said, “through the unknown, we’ll find the new!”
Which returns us to Chichester. He was a pilot trying to fly over the Tasman Sea before aviation instruments were available. He didn’t even have a working compass. So he had to use “off-course navigation,” heading deliberately slightly off-course so he’d be sure at least of the direction of his error. He made it, from New Zealand to Australia. But what I love the most about the story? After he wrecked his aircraft landing on Lord Howe Island, he rebuilt it with the help of the islanders.
So here we are, with our rickety machine. We’ve got good weather, and at least some idea where we’re going. The sun is up, and the breeze is fair. It’s time to launch.
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Benetti motor yacht Keiki Kai sold by Fraser and Oceanstyle
by Malcolm MacLean
Neal Esterly at Fraser Yachts gets in touch to say he's closed on the sale of his central listing, the 30.48m motor yacht Keiki Kai with Oceanstyle introducing the buyer.
Built by Benetti in 2005 to Lloyds class and with an exterior by Stefano Righini and interior by François Zuretti, she sleeps eight guests in a master, VIP and two twin staterooms.
Keiki Kai has an innovative six deck layout usually found in much larger yachts and her twin 1400hp Caterpillar engines give a cruising speed of 14 knots and a range of 2,100 nautical miles at 10 knots. Keiki Kai is fresh from a major refit including complete new exterior paint and Lloyds certification renewed, ready to be enjoyed by her new owner.
Says Neal: 'Oceanstyle did an excellent job in presenting this beautiful Benetti Tradition to South American clients and did a very efficient closing. The new owners hope to replicate the once in a lifetime two year family cruise that the sellers had done.'
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Kutcher made his first public appearance since the birth of his daughter Wyatt, and the actor didn't hold back from cracking the baby jokes.
"I'm excited to be here to introduce my other new baby, the Yoga 2," Kutcher said of his latest tech venture.
Lenovo's Yoga 2 Pro is a new tablet that boasts a built-in 50-inch projector. Kutcher signed up as a product engineer about a year ago in the new venture with Lenovo.
Kutcher didn't just introduce the tablet. He, of course, threw in some witty remarks about being a new dad. "My kid is only eight days old, she's not quite reading yet, but when she gets there, I'm sure I'm going to be projecting bedtime stories all the time," Kutcher commented after introducing the new product.
Kutcher and his fiancé Mila Kunis welcomed baby Wyatt on Sept. 30.
Now that the couple is adjusting to family life, their next big adventure seems to be planning a wedding.
"I never wanted to get married," Kunis admitted during a recent interview with W magazine. "From the age of 12, I prepared my parents for no marriage. Then things changed — I found the love of my life. Now my theory on weddings is: Don't invite anyone. Do it privately and secretly. My parents are OK with that. They're just excited that I said yes."
Kunis and Kutcher initially met back in 1998 on That '70s Show, but the two didn't officially get together until summer 2012. Though the couple has been notably private about their relationship, a source close to the two did tell Us Weekly that Kutcher "always had a thing for her."
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Whilst there are a number of anniversaries coming along this year, there is one that Archivist, Paul Brunt, does not want to go un-noticed. Seen here lit up as if in action at the Winter 2014 Steam Gala, it is 20 years ago, 1995, that Keighley Signalbox was lifted into place on the Railway, having last worked at Shipley on 25th June 1994 and moved to the KWVR the next day. This has been a long and thorough installation and it is anticipated that Keighley signalling will be commissioned in time for the 50 year anniversary of the opening of the line in 2018. Here is Paul’s report.
Doesn’t time fly, a collection of photographs from member F. W. Smith of Ilkley came into the archives last year and whilst cataloguing these I came across a sequence of images from the installation of the Ex-Shipley signalbox into its position at the end of Platform 3 at Keighley. The date of the lift was 25 May 1995.
As can be seen from the images it was moved in two parts and used the BLS 50 Ton Craven Breakdown Crane No. 1015/50 hauled to site by the Railway’s English Electric Class 20 whilst painted green and numbered D8031.
The signalbox base is moved carefully into position
The base of the signalbox lever frame is moved into position
The top half is then lowered and fixed into position
The signalbox top is still supported by the crane whilst D8031 waits for everyone to finish so it can take the crane back.
The signalbox is now in place and has since become a familiar sight to our many visitors
The photographs show Terry Sykes refettling the locking dogs on Keighley turntable after damage was sustained at the Autumn Steam Spectacular. In addition Terry, also tested how much force is required to get it moving and then maintain its rotation. This is with a view to examining the claims that it span at high speed when up at Garsdale or Hawes Junction as it then was.
Terry will be reporting on this in an article to be published in Push & Pull.
Whilst all the major work was taking place further up the Valley and there were no steam engines needing their thirst quenched down at Keighley, a small band of volunteers gathered at Keighley to give the water column on Platform 3 a well earned spruce up .
Although on a Midland branchline, the column has greater connections with the old GNR line to Bradford & Halifax. It was rescued by a group of members in the early 1980s from the National Coal Board’s Manvers Main Colliery near the Sheffield to Swinton railway line and appears similar in design to those used by the GNR/LNER.
What better way to spend your Saturdays and Sundays than helping out on your favourite railway. Success brings its own problems and the buffets have been so busy they now need YOUR help. Passengers and working members alike appreciate the buffet facilities at either end of the line where there is time to sit and enjoy the catering facilities whilst the engine runs round to quench its own thirst before tackling the next journey up or down the Valley.
As many readers are aware the Railway played host to a major film company last week with Keighley station transformed to represent a major mainline station elsewhere in the country and the rolling stock adapted to represent the period of the film.
The Railway has rightly gained an enviable reputation for working closely with film and television programme makers to deliver their location and period requirements. Recent successes have included the BBC2 drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ and the first programme, ‘A Robber’s Tale’, in the BBC1 drama to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Great Train Robbery. To fulfil such filming contracts requires meticulous negotiations with the film makers and hours of dedicated planning by the Railway and its associated organisations. Continue reading →
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is one of the few preserved railways to have a turntable. Originally built in 1884 for the Midland Railway and rescued from Garsdale on the Settle & Carlisle line in 1990, the Keighley turntable was installed in the long abandoned turntable pit at Keighley was now starting to need some attention to complement its fine surroundings. In recent days this traditional attraction has received the attention of Society workers and new decking has been fitted returning the table to its former glory.
Having protected the platforms at Bingley Station for well over 100 years, the gates pictured here are now serving a new station in the heritage era. They have been erected at Keighley Station to improve security on Platform 4. In a classic example of heritage and the modern railway working together, they have been kindly donated by Network Rail and Northern Rail.
Photos: James Horrell
It is believed that the gates were fitted at Bingley late in the 19th Century when the Midland Railway rebuilt the station. Guarding an opening a little larger than the ramp area on Platform 4, the gates were modified by SE Fabrication in Keighley to fit their new environment. It is good to see that another part of our railway heritage, however insignificant in the grander scheme of Railway Preservation, has found a new and vital role in an appropriate surrounding on a former Midland Railway branch line.
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damn dude. crazy smeartactics. nice work. nice line inking too. killing it and then some on the cintiq. looks like that cintiq you have at home is really paying off ;)
solid too. are you using brush sensitivity for this shit? or just singular line weight? looks like the former. Which means more work, but it pays off.
CHRIS ALLISON IS A BADASS. FUCK YEAH!-franklin
Awesome smear drawing. How far along is this thing.
Thanks David and Franklin.Kevin: I'm currently cleaning it up. I roughed the whole thing out super lose and on multiple layers (as you can see below). I got the main action first, then the secondary elements (such as cloth and beard overlap, etc.). I really like breaking all that stuff down because it makes it easier to control.It's still a couple months off from being finished.
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Geoff Manaugh at BLDGBLOG has written a fascinating post about an innocuous-looking building in my borough that — to my delight — turns out to be a ventilator and escape hatch leading to NYC’s vast underground subway system:
In the novel Foucault’s Pendulum, two characters discuss a house that is not what it appears to be. People “walk by” this certain house in Paris, we read, “and they don’t know the truth. That the house is a fake. It’s a facade, an enclosure with no room, no interior. It is really a chimney, a ventilation flue that serves to release the vapors of the regional Métro. And once you know this you feel you are standing at the mouth of the underworld…”
Two days ago, Nicola Twilley and I went on an early evening expedition over to visit the house at 58 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, with its blacked out windows and unresponsive front door.
This “house” is actually “the world’s only Greek Revival subway ventilator” and disguised emergency exit.
[…] Nicola and I walked over to see the house for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the disguised-entrance-to-the-underworld is undoubtedly one of the coolest building programs imaginable, and would make an amazing premise for an intensive design studio; but also because the surface vent structures through which underground currents of air are controlled have always fascinated me.
These vents appear throughout New York City, as it happens — although Joralemon, I believe, is the only fake house — serving as surface articulations of the larger buried networks to which they are connected.
Manaugh links to a Brooklyn Daily Eagle article with more information:
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The tidy, three-story brownstone looks like any other on the cobblestone block in Brooklyn, but it isn’t. It leads directly down to the nation’s largest subway system.
Brooklyn Heights, in fact, is home to many secret emergency stairways leading to track lines that climb from under the East River to stations in Brooklyn, since Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn are where many lines converge before fanning out to the rest of the borough. These emergency exits are sealed, unmarked and rarely, if ever used.
Located in the tunnel just east of the river, the exit disguised as a brownstone leads to a grimy-lit set of metal stairs that ascend past utility boxes and ventilation shafts into a windowless room with a door. If you opened the door, you would find yourself on a stoop, which is just part of the façade.
Even though this exit remains secret to most, its existence is widely known to Heights residents.
The NYPD’s heightened security measures around this exit, including an update in protection from a single bolt in the middle of the door to silent alarms and motion detectors, reflects concerns that a terrorist could use this passageway to sneak into the subway system or try to tamper with the ventilation.
Fantastic; that’s grist for plenty of crime/urban fantasy novels right there. I’ll have to visit sometime soon.
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Billionaire Ezekiel Fick is extremely worried. His pride and joy, his granddaughter, Stephanie has been kidnapped. He'll do whatever it takes to get her back. Using his contacts among the elite of the United States, Zeke demands action from everyone! To the LAPD and private investigator Arnold Blackburn, this seems like an ordinary kidnapping. They all seem to follow the same game plan. This one, however, stops being ordinary when no demands are sent to Zeke. Everyone is contacting their sources to try to find Stephanie. Will it be enough help?
This book surprised me. I felt it was going to be another simple mystery. WOW was I ever wrong. Mr. Johnson leads you subtly and carefully down a path of twists and turns. The intrigue and suspense is off the charts. While reading this book, I was certain I knew who dun-nit only to be proven wrong over and over. The writing style is terrific. The characters well defined and easy to understand. I also loved the history tie-in. This book is an easy read and perfect to curl up with. I know you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
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This is the last show I helped with at CSUF. And the artwork is so so stunning. The artist is named G-Ray and his mediums are so varied, this is not even 1/4 of the pieces that were in the exhibit. He used to be a teacher at CSUF when it was founded and he helped to establish the art department to what it is today. These are a few of my favorite pieces.
These structural pieces are completely handmade with a glue gun! He started this collection in 2010 and there are more than 50 in this series. And he is 80 years old. He is still inspired to work and create. I hope I can be as energetic and vibrant when I am 80 too!
I am done with school. I am ready to release these outdated beliefs I have about higher education. I feel so much freer than ever before. Student loans will be a pain and money will be tight, but I will be happy doing what I love.
I realize I have been severely neglecting this blog and I am sorry! I have been so focused on the relaunch that I haven't stayed present here with you all. Blogger has been so good to me and I have met so many wonderful people through it! But I am super excited for this new chapter!
I also mailed out my final test to be a Certified Crystal Healer! Ahhhhh! I will know in a month or less! Send me good juju!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend too! I just saw Epic yesterday, and it is really cute! Go see it! I wish I lived in Moonhaven and I want to be a Leaf Woman! <3
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Tech Week Ahead: Owning Social Media Content
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. And it's time now for All Tech Considered.
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CORNISH: If Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are walled gardens, a lot of us spend a lot of time tending to our own little online plots. We post photos, update our status, tweet and retweet. But who really owns the produce of our online labor? Who has the right to destroy it or even share it or subpoena it?
Steve Henn joins us now in D.C. to talk about a case in New York that raises these questions. Hi there, Steve.
STEVE HENN, BYLINE: Hi, Audie.
CORNISH: So what happened?
HENN: Well, you remember the Occupy Wall Street protests last year and the march across the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the activists who was arrested, Malcolm Harris, was charged with disorderly conduct. And prosecutors tried to get his old tweets, saying that those tweets would help convict him. Twitter fought the subpoena. And that move by Twitter was applauded by civil rights activists, who said that it was an important step in companies defending the rights of users to control the information they put online.
CORNISH: How is this viewed in the industry, though, people looking at Twitter?
HENN: Well, it really depends on the company. I mean, Twitter has been more protective of consumer rights than other companies, like, for example, Facebook. But last week, the judge threatened Twitter with a contempt citation, fines and was going to force them to reveal, sort of their inner financial workings. And so Twitter caved.
They turned over to Mr. Harris' deleted tweets. Now, those will be subject of a hearing, but ultimately, civil rights activists view this as a real blow for the ability of consumers to control whether and how their information is shared online. And, really, they were hoping that Twitter would appeal this case and create new legal precedents that gave all of us more control over how, what we post online can be collected by the government or used.
CORNISH: And for now, what does this mean for us?
HENN: For now, this means that if you put something online, you really shouldn't have a lot of faith that you'll ever be able to take it back.
CORNISH: NPR's Steve Henn. Steve, thank you.
HENN: Sure thing.
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Chinaski's father was a fond user of motivational clichés. Create a motivational poster using a motivational cliché you can see Chinaski's father using.
Chinaski sends the message to his critics that he dismisses their thoughts in two of his poems. Write a poem, letter, or anecdote that shows how you would like to dismiss your critics.
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No one needs to take their hats off to S&P. It’s late with this only-one-notch downgrade. It didn’t show great “spine,” it played politics in trying to save its skin by spinning a story to cover-up its own incompetence. S&P is still incompetent. The U.S. political system has been dysfunctional and captured for years. Moreover, the debt ceiling has always been an issue that as a legal matter is problematic for any “AAA” country. There’s capacity to pay (Greece doesn’t have it), willingness to pay (Argentina doesn’t have it, although it has the capacity to pay), and there’s permission to pay (we have capacity and willingness, but have to ask Congress for permission).
S&P forgot to mention that the rest of the globe mistrusts the USA, because we haven’t reformed our financial system, we never addressed widespread fraud or punished criminals, and we bailed out and continue to bailout banks with no consequences to the banks. We have unfunded wars, and S&P didn’t mention that in its interviews.
Most important, S&P’s timing and spin leave out its role and the role of Moody’s and Fitch in the great bank robberies and the fact that they drove the get-away cars.
Just to drive home its incompetence, S&P had to pull away from incompetently rating a CMBS deal (claiming bugs in its model), since now it is worried about lawsuits. In its U.S. downgrade of only one notch, S&P got its math wrong, and it left out important elements of the argument that would have implicated itself.
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Sneak Preview! The 50 State Project is Almost Here
Get ready folks! It’s almost time for the latest edition of the 50 State Project, our round up of the top five issues being debated in EVERY statehouse around the country.
For our spring 2016 version, we talked to more than 50 reporters across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and asked them to identify the top five issues facing their state this year. The result is a comprehensive report on the hottest policy issues around the nation.
We all know Congress is gridlocked, but the states certainly aren’t.
Can you guess the number of bills passed in statehouses versus on Capitol Hill this year so far?
Well, here’s the answer.
The States: 19,313
Staggering, isn’t it?
While last year issues like marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage and local elections were pressing concerns (and they still are in some states) legislatures, as you might imagine, are still spending a lot of time on budgeting, making it the number one issue in 13 states.
But energy and the environment have replaced education for the number two spot, with five states putting it squarely at the top of their priority list. Education is still on the hitlist for 30 states.
Those are just a couple of big-playing teasers that the states have been dealing with – pretty productively – in this session.
But then, there are the other issues, unique to certain geographies that pop up.
For instance, California is a tale of two states. The Golden State has some of the most wealthy and impoverished communities in the United States, with unemployment close to 20 percent in rural areas. Meanwhile, in prosperous communities such as the San Francisco Bay Area, there’s almost no affordable housing for middle class families. And the state’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, now provides coverage for an astounding one in three Californians.
Across the country, Delaware might not be the first place you think of as dealing with gun violence, but crime is its number one issue this year. Wilmington, the state’s largest city, has faced a surge in gun violence, with record numbers of shootings and deaths in the past few years. The city’s mayor and police department have faced mounting criticism from residents, not least of all because the city was the subject of a CDC study on gun violence, and has been nicknamed “Murdertown.” It could soon be the setting for a TV show, of the same name, incidentally.
In Florida, a rising tide might lift all boats, but it’s having a dire effect on Miami. Hence the reason energy and environment, and specifically flooding, is the number one issue in the state this year. No place in the country has as much at risk in the face of climate change as South Florida, where the threat of a sea level rise could devastate Miami’s economy.
In Connecticut, alcohol is on the mind, or at least a battle over it. The governor there wants to end liquor store price controls in the state’s 1,150 package stores. The store’s owners are in a standoff over the governor’s proposal to abolish the “minimum bottle” system, which establishes a pricing floor for liquor sales in Connecticut.
The governor says that the consumer-unfriendly minimums set by the stores mean Connecticut isn’t competitive with neighboring states. The package stores say that half of their mom-and-pop businesses are in danger of closing if the law is changed.
Then there are the grizzly bears in Wyoming, the aging demographic in Maine, and the earthquakes in Oklahoma, all just a few of the issues causing a rumble throughout the states.
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Budapest will host the first Szerpentin Dance Film Festival from May 17 to 19, organisers told news agency MTI. The festival, to be held in Kino Cafe cinema, will feature dance films, documentaries, video arts and music videos from Hungary and abroad.
The programme will include NY Export: Opus Jazz, a 2010 film by the New York City Ballet. The film has gained worldwide recognition, earning the description “ballet in sneakers”, for placing the classic art form into a new context. Another production is “Sasha Waltz and Guests: Dialogue 9 – Neues Museum”, a film shot in Berlin’s newly renovated Neues Museum in 2009, with the artists themselves creating a legendary “exhibition” in the yet-empty halls.
The butoh dance film “Always dead, still alive” will be screened in memory of Ko Murobushi, a prominent of the Japanese art form. The festival will also feature 13 Hungarian dance films by artists active in contemporary dance, electronic music, video art or fashion, and short films from several countries.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Bruce Katz: Live! at the Firefly
Bruce Katz and company wade deep into territory where few present-day jazz bands dare go: the blues. More precise would be to say that other jazzers don't feel like they need to go waist deep in this essential music form. For a jazz organ trio to roll out a slow blues or early boogie number would seem a no-brainer. You know, something to keep the crowd on the dance floor. Recorded at The Firefly Club in Ann Arbor Live! at the Firefly (Brown Dog Music) showcases the band at their live best with Katz at the piano and organ. When they launch into Mingus' "Better Get it In Your Soul" there can be no mistaking the sign out front that night said 'jazz band.' This might be a good time to point out the word soul; the Bruce Katz band has that in abundance. Not since Jimmy Smith has an organ-led trio ventured forth with such passion and skill. The beauty of the soulful feeling shows up clear as day on "The Blue Lamp." Superb guitarist Chris Vitarello sounds uncannily like Duane Allman on "Jump Start"; elsewhere reminiscent of Larry Carlton. Up the middle, Ralph Rosen on drums and Rod Carey on bass are about are good as a 1-2 as you can find. "Crew of Two" sounds a lot like the fine work Katz did with Ronnie Earl on The Color of Love. Speaking of the boogie number, "Norton's Boogie" is one hand-clappin' foot-shufflin' gem not to miss.
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Divergent LLC offers IT staffing services and solutions to Fortune 500 companies and medium market businesses in the US. Some of the IT services include user design services, temporary, IT staff augmentation, contingent and direct hire solutions for permanent and contract solutions.
Additionally, the company engages in veterans and minor business enterprise programs. It also gives an assortment of jobs to those doing job searches. The jobs range from mobile and apps technology developing, database administrators, creative designers, networking administrators and project managers.
The IT solutions firm has a faster growth rate reflecting the capability of the company to offer efficient and diverse solutions. Fortune 500 customers greatly benefit from the IT personnel it provides which have contributed to the high standing of the company in the IT industry.
The biggest contributing factor to its success is the consultative approach it uses. The firm views its consultants and clients as business associates and strives to understand their needs and particular problems. Divergent Technologies LLC develop strategic solutions to help its customers.
John Goullet has been a principal of divergent Technologies since 2010. The company lists among the top 10 fastest growing privately owned companies by Inc. magazine. Goullet is a highly successful entrepreneur who has spearheaded the growth of many firms in the IT industry.
John Goullet worked for companies like TSR Consultants, 3D Information Services, and the Constell Group. John established his company with the help of extensive knowledge acquired on market trends. Info Technologies focuses on understanding IT staffing needs and the business climate for its customers. His company merged with divergent Technologies to establish the new incorporation where he is the chief director.
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While the Centrist Project is focused on breaking through political gridlock by electing Centrist independent candidates, we are also supportive of structural reforms that share the same goal. We believe good governance starts with an effective electoral process. This election, we are proud to endorse two ballot measures that advance such reforms…
"A better process can open the pathway for better people and better politics."
- Nick Troiano, Centrist Founder’s Circle Member / former Independent candidate for U.S. House
Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting initiative aims to provide a system that works – enabling candidates with the best ideas (and not the biggest bank accounts or celebrity status) to have a fighting chance.
How RCV works: voters rank the candidates based on their most to least preferred, and the winning candidate is the one who ultimately garners the majority of votes. Here’s a quick video on how the process works. Voters are no longer stuck with voting for the “lesser of two evils” and have a stronger voice and choice in our democracy.
We are also excited to support the Let Colorado Vote campaign, which is leading the fight on two ballot measures in Colorado to (1) restore a presidential primary and (2) open primary elections to unaffiliated voters.
These measures are focused on increasing participation in our democratic process and ensuring independent voters can cast ballots in elections they already pay for as taxpayers.
Whether you’re from Colorado or know friends there, you can help raise awareness about Let Colorado Vote by joining their social media Thunderclap before November 1st.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Don’t use official language!
In the March issue of The Spectator there was an article by Mark Forsyth titled Why do people talk nonsense in public. He lamented pompous cliches like use of a second, unneeded verb:
“The safety instructions are ‘located’ at the end of the carriage. The life-jackets are ‘located’ under the seats. They needn’t be located. They just are.”
Mark also was irritated that police usually refer to an individual (male or female) rather than just a person, man, or woman. That jargon reminded me of an old Firesign Theatre comedy skit called Driving for Dopers (in Dear Friends on YouTube at 1:06:50):
“Say, would you individuals care to walk over to my vehicle, now facing northwest going in a southerly direction at the intercourse of Highland and Exterior avenues, and there purchase 27 grams of illegal hashish?”
The only time people will tolerate official language is within a ceremonial proclamation by a Mayor or Governor, where centuries of tradition call for repeated use of whereas, and a closing like:
“...in witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 28th day...”
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New Frontiers in the Protection of Cultural Property
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Reception to follow.
Please join us for this public keynote as part of the Preservation of Art and Culture in Times of War Conference. The keynote will feature panelists Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, and Derek Gilman, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Visual Studies at Drexel University, and moderated by Dr. Richard Leventhal, Director of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. Much has changed since the pioneering fight of the “monuments men” to preserve cultural property from the Nazi onslaught. While the World War II campaign focused on discrete artifacts such as paintings or sculptures, recent preservation efforts have viewed entire sites as cultural property, whether for historical, religious or archaeological reasons. Subsequent legal conventions have given the effort to preserve cultural property new tools and new vigor. At the same time, attacks on cultural property—led by non-state actors and motivated by religious intolerance, national chauvinism or greed—have become fiercer, with some insurgent groups attempting to obliterate places of national importance in an effort to re-write cultural history. Taking into account the perspectives of art, archaeology, history, law and the military, how must preservation efforts change in response to armed conflict in the twenty-first century? A cocktail reception will follow the panel. This conference is presented by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Museum’s Cultural Heritage Center.
For more information, visit https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/conferences/war-art-culture/
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Victoria Coren compered last night’s £30,000 Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture at the Mall Galleries off Trafalgar Square.
“I do like representational stuff but I wouldn’t want to do down abstract art, which makes a valuable point about humanity — that it’s almost impossible to paint faces,” she told me. Viewers of her quiz show Only Connect were thrilled that she interviewed Michael Portillo in the ceremony. During a 2012 episode, she admitted wanting to find the former MP naked in her dressing room, seated on a crate of wine. “I hope he hasn’t seen it,” she joked.Reuse content | <urn:uuid:7ad7aa27-db5b-4959-b6ff-1b9cefb7d2b7> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/victoria-coren-hopes-michael-portillo-hasnt-heard-her-naughty-confession-8838985.html | 2017-06-24T20:46:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320323.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624184733-20170624204733-00232.warc.gz | en | 0.971937 | 146 | [
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Welcome to Turning Pages!
What am I reading?
With so many books borrowed from the library, I'm actually in crunch time and trying my best to read them two at a time! Right now I'm caught in the middle of Gone, by Michael Grant and The Kiss of Deception, by Mary E. Pearson! So far, both are absolutely amazing! While I love the confusion and unknown in Gone, I love the girl power and sassy-ness in The Kiss of Deception! I'm on the edge of my set for both casts of characters and dying to see what happens next!
What did I just finish reading?
The last book that I finished reading is The Body in the Woods, by April Henry! My review isn't up just yet, but I have finished it! I loved the three main characters in this one, they brought humor, interest, and even more drama into the story! I liked that there wasn't any "sappy" romance in this one, and that it purely focused on this murder case!
What do I plan on reading next?
Besides the entire series of Gone, you mean? I'm not really for sure what's next but it could either be Hunger by Michael Grant, One Man Guy, by Michael Barakiva, or The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks! So MANY good books to choose from! | <urn:uuid:879b74f1-33b4-415a-83d5-d517f094017f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2014/08/www-wednesday.html | 2017-06-25T13:50:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320532.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625134002-20170625154002-00312.warc.gz | en | 0.970571 | 280 | [
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Your Palm device has done a wonderful job replacing your old paper planner for scheduling and to-do's. But, where did your right hand page go? The one where you recorded the days events, journaled your ideas, and tracked your thoughts.
The standard memo application has little organization options. And other offerings add little above this. Natara comes to the rescue with DayNotez, a Palm OS journal application with all the features you need to organize your record of events and thoughts on a daily basis. Click below for details on DayNotez.
- Four views into your notes (single, day, list, and month calendar)
- Organize and filter your entries using color coded categories
- Multiple entries per day
- Time stamped entries with auto-rounding preferences
- Contact names
- Follow up Flags
- Voice Memo support for Tungsten series
- Landscape support for for Palm T3 and Sony UX
- Create a To Do from an entry
- Import completed To Dos
- Support for private entries
- Quick entry templates
- Beam an entry to a friend
- Supports both a local and the global find command
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Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.
For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.
*Book Cover and description of Panic was taken from Lauren Oliver’s Website*
Star Rating: 5
Okay, Panic was amazing… It’s so good it’s already optioned for film and it has only been out for about 2 months. I couldn’t put this book down and finished it in one sitting. I really enjoyed Oliver’s Delirium series but this blew that out of the water! I was hooked by the first sentence. There are books that are good and I take a day or two to read and then there are books that are so addictive that I go into this weird state where I can hardly function. I forget to eat or sleep, all my plans fly out the window because I am enveloped in the world that the author has created. Panic was one of those books where I couldn’t function. I felt everything that Oliver wanted me to feel.
I absolutely LOVE fantasy and supernatural fiction, but this book was just a plain fiction novel with such realistic ideas that it could hit home for any reader. I thought it was a nice break away from the Dystopian novels and Fantasy worlds that are so fantastical that you can’t really imagine them. You see every day problems arise in this book along with dealing with the stress of the game.
In other words, I LOVED THE BOOK!
Also I keep meaning to mention, Just because I don’t care for a book or I love a book doesn’t mean that you wont love it or you might hate it. I think everyone should form their own opinions on the books they love and not let some random person deter them from what could be their favorite book!!!
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Gorillaz will release their first album in six years, titled Humanz, on April 28th, according to multiple reports. The co-creator and musical mastermind of the cartoon band, Damon Albarn, premiered two songs from the disc on BBC Radio One on Thursday (March 23rd), titled “Andromeda” and “Saturn Barz.” A video for the latter song was also unveiled, directed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett and featuring the band members exploring a haunted house.
- Humanz contains 14 tracks and is the first new effort from Gorillaz since 2010’s The Fall.
- Guests on the disc include Mavis Staples, Grace Jones, Pusha T, Danny Brown, Kelela, De La Soul and even Carly Simon, although Rag ‘N’ Bone Man does not appear to be on the record as previously reported.
- Gorillaz will also play their first live show since 2010 as headliners at their own festival, called Demon Dayz. The inaugural event will take place in Margate, England on June 10th, at an amusement park known as Dreamland. The full lineup of acts has yet to be unveiled.
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A consultant to Gov. Jay Inslee’s bipartisan work group on climate change is disputing Republican and oil-industry claims that a clean-fuels standard in Washington could tack $1 or more to the cost of a gallon of gasoline.
In a memo dated Feb. 3 but made public this week by Inslee’s office, staffers with the Leidos consulting firm said actual effects on Washington fuel prices would be far lower. The firm estimated they would be in the range of 6 cents to 8 cents per gallon if Washington moved, as California has, to phase in a 10 percent mix of ethanol in fuel stocks.
Leidos outlined an alternative scenario costing 4 to 6 cents. In that scenario, low-carbon ethanol would immediately start replacing high-carbon ethanol from corn rather than displacing gasoline or diesel.
Both scenarios undermine Senate Republicans’ claim that Inslee’s proposed low-carbon fuel standard would be so pricey as to risk passage of a gasoline tax increase to fund transportation projects.
GOP leaders in the House and Senate have urged the governor to renounce the standard, claiming again this week that it would raise gasoline prices at the pump by potentially $1 per gallon — if not more.
Leidos staffers calculated an estimated cost last month after seeing their earlier work misconstrued.
“Leidos has never calculated a cost per gallon value for a Washington LCFS to date,” staffers Tim Kidman and Christina Waldron of Leidos wrote in their one-page memo to the Climate Legislative and Executive Workgroup, or CLEW.
They went on to say that “recent reports in the media misrepresent the cost” by misinterpreting Leidos data that dealt with a carbon tax rather than a clean-fuels standard.
“The result overestimates the per gallon cost by approximately one order of magnitude,” the consultants said. In other words, the reports were off by a factor of 10 times.
CLEW was formed at Inslee’s behest to identify ways to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and meet emission-reduction targets set into law several years ago. Without new action, Washington’s won’t meet its targets.
Unable to get bipartisan agreement in CLEW for the state’s next step, Inslee is weighing how best to take executive action. He also is apparently still interested in working with the Legislature, although he said “the Senate is still under the thrall of climate deniers,” which he said makes it hard to pass climate legislation.
Inslee reiterated Thursday he does not intend to move ahead with any proposal that would have a large, negative effect on the state’s economy.
“I think everybody needs to take a deep breath on this and not get their knickers in a twist quite yet,” the Democrat told reporters.
Some Senate majority coalition leaders, including Senate Transportation Committee co-chair Curtis King, R-Yakima, continue to claim costs of up to $1.18 a gallon. King inserted language into his latest proposed transportation package asserting a $1 cost and urging Inslee not to move ahead.
Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale, who was on Inslee’s climate work group, said the key is that “we don’t know what the cost of this low carbon fuel standard would be.”
“There are multiple studies showing multiple results. It depends on how you cook your assumptions,” he said in an interview.
For proof that costs of a low-carbon fuel standard could top $1 a gallon, Ericksen cited the Boston Consulting Group report done for the West Coast oil industry’s trade group two years ago. University of California-Davis researchers later reviewed the study and found it flawed.
Ericksen also cited a 2010 report by Charles River Associates done for another oil-industry advocacy group. Charles River, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, predicted a 30 percent cost increase for transportation fuels by 2020 if a nationwide fuel standard was adopted and a 90 percent increase by 2025.
Todd Myers, an energy analyst for the free-market Washington Policy Center in Seattle, said the 10 percent fuel mix cited in the Leidos memo would cost pennies on a gallon, but more than Leidos estimated. Myers said a range of 9 to 11.5 cents a gallon is a safer bet.
But a 10 percent mix wouldn’t get Inslee where he wants to go, Myers said. To reduce emissions enough to reach targets in state law for 2020, the governor would need to propose a complete shift to biofuels – which Myers said could cost $1 a gallon. | <urn:uuid:1f7c2ca0-0c6f-4495-9e1e-a75e2e760477> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article25866160.html | 2017-06-26T08:56:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320695.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626083037-20170626103037-00392.warc.gz | en | 0.942298 | 986 | [
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With Martin Luther King’s birthday just passed and a Congregation-wide Day of Service just ahead, I was already thinking about what our faith calls us to do, even before I heard Agnes’s sermon about how even the news can call us to discipleship.
Disciple isn’t just something we are, it is something we do. I want to imagine “disciple” as a verb, a word connoting action as well as identity. When we disciple, we are growing in the faith, being intentional about prayer, worship, service, and Christian fellowship, committing to letting our faith out of its box and into our whole lives. When we disciple, we are asking God difficult questions and waiting on the answers, learning to be family in a way that emerges directly from our faith, to construct a budget, to drive a car, to mow the lawn, to vote, all as expressions our shared faith. “I disciple” would mean, “I see my life drawn forward as a follower of Jesus.”
It would also mean being willing to share what we believe and what we do. It would mean not that we seek to convert others to our own set of beliefs, but that we see this path we walk as a life-giving one, as a good and beautiful place to be, and we are willing and able to show that beauty to others—in service, in conversation, in all kinds of nurturing relationships. Doing discipleship means sharing what it means to be a disciple, in every way we can. I look forward to discipling with many of you this Saturday in service and this Sunday in study and worship. Meanwhile, let’s practice saying it together: “I disciple.” | <urn:uuid:b0fec2d4-8039-431d-97c3-335b5e9d9de2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://bmpc.org/pastors-column/283-i-disciple | 2017-06-26T08:37:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320695.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626083037-20170626103037-00392.warc.gz | en | 0.970181 | 363 | [
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Four Women to Call Roseland Home in Early 2016
January 15th, 2016
In early 2016, The Arc of Essex County will welcome four ladies home to the 16th group home and 26th residential program operated by the agency. Acquired in June of 2015, The Roseland group home is currently undergoing renovations including various barrier-free/accessibility improvements, adding front/rear wheelchair ramping, converting an existing bathroom to a handicapped accessible space, upgrading the lighting, and installing a full fire suppression system.
The Arc anticipates that the residents, three of whom currently reside in The Arc’s Crisis Group Home in Newark, will move into the Roseland home in February or March of 2016. If you are interested in welcoming the ladies home, stay tuned for housewarming registry information.
The acquisition and renovations would not be possible without the generous contributions received from the Essex County Division of Housing and Community Development, the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, and the Roseland Affordable Housing Board. | <urn:uuid:3f4ade54-40c5-4248-9ba3-0ee7d05a55ce> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://arcessex.org/resources/news/four-women-to-call-roseland-home-in-early-2016/ | 2017-06-27T03:37:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320915.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627032130-20170627052130-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.935735 | 205 | [
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2015 has shown itself to likely be the beginning of a new Era in the history of the Death March: smaller marches, single team finishes, and extreme temperatures. No one really knows how it will play out, however.
2015 is unique for a couple of reasons:
1. Hottest ever (are we going to enter an era of more extreme temperatures?)
2. First Cavalry member (are we going to see a more Multi-Modal March?)
3. Smallest March since 2008 (are we going to see a smaller March from now on?)
2016 had its own set of unique properties:
1. Tied for coldest march
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I love to have fun teaching the passé composé so I have lots and lots of resources that I use to keep the learning and constant reviewing fresh and fun for my students. This bundle is a steal at 30% off the regular price and it includes 21 of my favorites. Have a look below to see all that is included. There are lots of different kinds of games as well as lessons and exercises. I'm always making new passé composé resources. When I do, I'll add them to this bundle. If you already own it, you'll receive notification of the newly added product and it will be yours for free!
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I think this is the only square church I have ever seen, also, the views from the balcony seats are terrible.
In some places the bird crap has eaten through the wood of the floorboards, and the giant creepy people on the walls doesn’t help the atmosphere one bit.
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Ah, one of my many breakup songs...it's amazing how the end of a long-term relationship (even a BAD one) can be such a catharsis and a productive time for a songwriter (or an aspiring one, as I was back in 1996 when this was penned). I really found solace in the complete emotional detachment that I utilized to deal with the end of that relationship. Which, besides being a clever play on words, really represented how it felt during that time. I spent a lot of time thinking and drinking, trying to figure out what went wrong, until I realized that nothing had gone wrong, it had gone RIGHT for once. There's nothing quite like a relationship that should have ended a year before it actually did. Going back, I think I might have actually done it differently, and I would have ended it when I stopped being treated kindly. Of course, I didn't know, so the whole, "oh, it would have been too much of a pain since we had all our friends in common" thing seemed so huge but ended up being nothing.
I quote Alanis (who's the only one I feel like attributing it to - I know it's not really hers): "You live, you learn."
My little brother Caleb pronounces solace like "soulless", so he thought it was even more clever as wordplay, since they were homonyms. Alas, not my intent, but a fun little tidbit nonetheless... This was recorded in the basement radio production studio at Wright Hall at my alma mater, Shippensburg University in April or May of '97. More details of the session can be found in the "About" link for the song "Liberation"
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If you have not already logged into our billing and attendance system, FrontDesk, a profile will be created for you and a welcome email automatically generated when you visit us in person. We use this system for our billing and membership plans. Once it is time to sign up for a membership, you can let a staff member know and we will send you a purchase request for the plan or pass that you want to start with. Our store in Front Desk is not member-side, so you will not have access to purchasing your membership on your own.
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We use Front Desk to manage our memberships as well as billing. You can easily input your billing information into your Front Desk profile. We also still accept cash or check in person. Once your billing has been decided, you can let a staff member know you are ready to select a membership or plan.
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What is the difference between the two price structures/membership offerings?
We offer two different levels of memberships. The basic level includes SWIFT, yoga, and endurance classes. The second level gives you access to SWIFT, yoga, CrossFit, open gym, Barbell Club, and endurance classes. Both types of memberships offer three options for number of visits per month (9 times/month, 13 times/month, and unlimited monthly visits).
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We use Train Heroic as our tracking software. The daily workouts are posted with most, if not all, aspects of the day’s workout. We encourage athletes to track their scores so as to better follow their progress over time. If technology is not your thing or you want to have more places to put your workouts, many people keep a journal or a list in their phone as a second place to keep things straight. [Currently only available for CrossFit NapTown programming.] We recommend beginning your search for TrainHeroic on a desktop first. Go to the Train Heroic Marketplace and enter CFNapTown as your access code to join our programming to create an account and be able to log your daily workouts.
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Looking to join: Join us for an intro class or foundations starting the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month. You can let us know that you are coming or you can just show up the day of. If you are interested in SWIFT, you can visit us and try any class (click here for the full schedule) or try the Introductory class on Tuesday at 6:15pm each week. Drop ins: We ask that you email us when you plan on visiting, but you do not have to sign in to class. Members: You have the ability to sign in through our Front Desk application, but you do not have to. There is no penalty if you sign up for a class and do not attend or if you attend a class without signing up. Some members like to sign up for classes to help keep them accountable but it is not required.
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Lisa Mandelkern/AP – The Organ Mountain Desert Peaks National Monument, near Las Cruces, N.M. Following a nearly decade-long campaign to gain protection for the Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico, the White House says President Obama will designate the area a national monument.
In the great big give-away to environmentalist organizations and the tourism industry, Mr. Obama has designated half a million acres to Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument under the 1906 Antiquties Act, though half the land will remain a wilderness area. Republicans in Congress suggested he designate 50,000 acres to the park but Mr. Obama rejected that in favor of this enormous land grab along the Mexican border. It will be impossible to keep the drug cartels from using the land as a refuge and a portal for smugglers.
He has the support of the two Democratic senators of New Mexico.
This land grab will also shut off grazing rights for many ranchers. It will take the land off the tax rolls and out of potential developers hands which falls in line with the goals of The Wildlands Project. The Wildlands Project plans to preserve half the land in the United States for plant life and animals. Humans will of necessity be moved into congested urban habitats.
The Organ Pipe land in Arizona is already filled with drug dealers and it’s almost identical to the planned New Mexico park. The forest fires being started in these areas are almost always started by the bad guys to either distract the border patrol or to be rescued.
There is no way to protect the area from cartels and potential terrorists. There is no doubt that this is the case because the land is already a haven for them.
The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument had the following warning posted on its website “Due to our proximity to the International Boundary with Mexico, some areas near the border are closed for construction and visitor safety concerns.” The warning goes on to list roads that are closed indefinitely to vehicle traffic. It also noted on another page that “visitors should be aware that drug smuggling routes pass through the park.”
Both of those pages have been taken down.
However, I was able to get a 2008 screen grab of the website page from The Wayback Machine:
The next is a screen grab of the border concerns page from The Wayback Machine in February 2012:
It would be crazy for tourists to hike and travel through it without armed guards. That holds true of the Arizona park and it will hold true of the New Mexico park.
“This is about opposing so many thousands of acres that is going to create nothing more than a pathway for criminals to get into this country to do their criminal acts,” Dona Ana County Sheriff Todd Garrison told The Washington Times in a telephone interview Monday.
Sheriff Garrison said that it will shut down roads that his department uses to patrol the land, though he said the cartels are unlikely to stop using it just because it is declared wilderness.
“My fear is these areas will be used more than they are now because they’ll have access to it that will be private and closed off to every law-abiding citizen,” the sheriff said. “I believe this monument will hamper law enforcement’s ability to effectively patrol the area we need to patrol.”
U.S. Border Patrol will have some access to the land but most routine patrols through the wilderness will be banned. They will be allowed to pursue smugglers if it is a hot pursuit.
The tourism Mr. Obama hopes to promote will involve traveling through what will be a dangerous park and anyone who goes without armed escorts is a fool.
The land will be monitored by the Bureau of Land Management which means we will have to get some new signs printed up like this one on the Arizona-Mexico border:
The land is under the complete control of the Mexican drug cartels.
Rep. Rob Bishop, a Utah Republican who has studied the issue, argues that the environmental restrictions have indeed hurt the Border Patrol’s ability to do its job. He asked Mr. Obama to hold off until the border can be controlled but it was a pointless effort. Mr. Obama knows of the problem and does not care.
Rep. Bishop cited an attack that a National Park Service employee at Arizona’s Chiricahua National Monument suffered last year at the hands of drug smugglers but Mr. Obama doesn’t care about that either.
Expect more of this. It’s part of the pen and phone dictatorship and Mr. Obama has only just begun.
Last June, Rob Bishop reported about the hole through the U.S. Wilderness that is both a refuge and a portal for drug cartels and terrorists.
Most drug cartels and terrorists cross our borders through federal wilderness. Border agents can’t pursue them because our government is afraid law enforcement will interfere with the wildlife. Pronghorn goats are of particular concern. The goats don’t stop the criminals, however, and they – the criminals – are destroying the habitat. The US federal lands are now too dangerous for Americans to enter.
The most frequented route for drug cartels and terrorists is through federal lands. Border agents are not allowed to follow illegal criminals into US federal lands because the government in their wisdom feels law enforcement might harm some animals or plants with their vehicles. The criminals of course don’t care and have made a home there.
The kinds of people coming across our borders, mostly through federal lands, should terrify you:
Congressman Bishop says that three branches of government are responsible for federal land which accounts for 40% of the southern border with Mexico – DHS, Department of Interior, and the Forestry Service. More than four million acres of the land is in the wilderness territory.
To protect a small number of pronghorn goats and other designated wildlife/plants, border patrol is not allowed to pursue drug cartels and human traffickers into federally-owned wilderness – only the criminal illegals go in. Ironically, these same criminals destroy the land and kill and rape people in these lands, lands well within the US border.
These areas which are as I said, well within the US border, have been taken over by the cartels. It is unsafe for citizens to enter these lands, and, again, border patrol is not allowed to go in.
The cartels are now in possession of millions of acres of US territory which we have ceded to them for the sake of goats and the like.
To give you an example of the insanity, a communication tower that was essential for the border patrol to do their work was not allowed to be put on a wilderness designation. It was instead put in an area where it would not work. It created a black hole for communications that is three miles wide and the cartels go through there unscathed. This tower was moved to allow the wildlife to run free.
This is nuts! Before we legalize anyone, we need to address these problems. Listen to Mr. Bishop to the end, you will be shocked:
Even though Mr. Obama can evade Congress using the Antiquities Act, it is an overreach.
Carney said Wednesday’s designation — which Obama will sign at the Interior Department, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will commemorate in New Mexico on Friday — is part of a week-long effort to help businesses “invest here in America” and spur job development.
In other words, it is part of Mr. Obama’s pen and phone dictatorship which he announced yet again in his weekly address last week. It’s hard to see how it will promote any business other than the Mexican drug trade.
According to The Washington Post, Mike Matz of Pew Charitable Trusts said the president’s actions could spur Congress to protect more land.
“True to his word, President Obama is going to use the authority granted to him by Congress to protect a lasting legacy of America’s natural heritage for future generations,” he said in an e-mail. “We hope this is a portent of further action to conserve land by his Administration and by Congress.”
The Post further wrote that Heinrich said he and other lawmakers will continue to work on legislation to address outstanding issues, including a buffer zone for border patrol operations and strengthened wilderness protections.
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Muscle Soreness After Exercise
Stretching after exercise can reduce soreness
Hi there, After exercise, my muscles remain somewhat stiff and sore for days! I was just wondering if lemon juice would ease it! I am a senior in his seventies. Thanks, Ernie
WBH response: Hi Ernie, thanks for visiting our site. As you probably know, the muscle soreness after exercise is caused by microscopic tears in the muscle, especially from higher intensity exercise such as weight training.
After working out, the muscle will begin to rebuild itself -- as long as the body has the nutrients and the time it needs to recover!
According to DailyMuscle.com, muscle soreness is an indication of a “productive workout as it means you’ve trained intensely enough to break down muscle tissue and, as a result you will be rewarded with new muscle growth.”
The trainer at DailyMuscle.com also writes, “We need to constantly ‘shock’ our body with new routines and progressive overload in order to constantly and steadily stimulate muscle growth. Expect the soreness to return every time you try something new at the gym.”
Most trainers will advise working right through minor soreness. However, if you have substantial stiffness or soreness, it is wise to listen to your body and take it easy. Take an easy walk or run and skip the weights for a day or two.
The challenge is that as we age, our bodies have less and less of the stuff it needs (such as redox signaling molecules) to repair itself.
In other words, it takes longer and longer to recover. And who wants to walk around being stiff and sore all the time?
Another potential cause of the achy type of soreness in the muscles after exercise is from the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles, which is very uncomfortable. In addition, any type of excess acid in the body is not conducive to optimal health.
Will drinking lemon juice ease the stiffness and muscle soreness after exercise?
Since lemon water is alkalizing in the body, drinking lemon water on a daily basis can help to reduce the buildup of lactic acid in the body and ease or even help prevent the achy type of soreness.
Secondly, it is important to drink enough water daily (especially before and after exercise) so that the excess acids in the body can be quickly and effectively eliminated. Dehydration itself can lead to muscle stiffness and soreness.
One of the best ways to ease the lactic acid buildup after exercise is to warm down by walking for 5 to 10 minutes and gently stretching. The key is to get circulation into the body parts that tend to get sore.
You will also want to drink at least 16 ounces of filtered water or lemon water after exercise to help replenish lost fluids.
Adding a high quality natural salt such as Celtic sea salt or Himalayan sea salt to your lemon water will help to replenish electrolytes.
As for the type of stiffness and soreness related to muscle tears, drinking lemon juice will help to maintain immunity and support the body’s ability to repair or replace damaged cells. However, as we age it simply takes longer and thus it is important to give the body more time to heal between workouts. Simply drinking lemon water after an intense workout will most likely not give symptomatic relief.
The most effective way that I have found to prevent and/or ease muscle soreness after exercise is to take a redox signaling supplement before and after exercise.
As we age, our body’s ability to produce these redox molecules diminishes significantly. The good news is that redox molecules can be replenished – and this supplement really works to help ease stiff and sore muscles after exercise.
You might want to check out this 15-minute video about the health and fitness benefits of redox signaling supplementation.
Further reading . . .
Redox Signaling Molecules in a Liquid Salt Water Supplement Called ASEA
Water and Salt – Balanced Intake Are Essential for Health and Hydration
How to Replenish Electrolytes in the Body After Exercise
Daily Muscle.com; Why Do My Muscles Get Sore After a Workout; 2006.
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But a bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and comprising Justices J Chelameswar and Vikramajit Sen said it was "unable to agree" with the contention of the Speaker that NCP chief Utkal Keshari Parida, who was not the member of the Assembly has no locus standi to seek disqualification of four members who shifted loyalty without any notice.
"In such event, if the provisions of the Tenth Schedule are interpreted to exclude the right of any person interested to bring to the notice of the speaker of the house the fact that any or some of its members had incurred disqualification from the membership of the house on any of the eventualities indicated in paragraphs 2 and 4 therein, it would render the inclusion of the Tenth Schedule to the constitution otiose and defeat the objects and intent of the 52nd amendment of the constitution," the judgment said.
On receipt of such information, the speaker would be entitled to decide whether the member concerned had, in fact, incurred such disqualification and to pass appropriate orders on his findings, the court said.
The bench dismissed the appeal filed by the Speaker against the High Court's findings which concluded that it was abundantly clear that if any Member of the House belonging to a political party had joined another political party, which is a disqualification under paragraph 2(1) of the Tenth Schedule.
The apex court concurred that any person interested could make a reference to the Speaker under Rule 6 of the 1987 Rules and it was not necessary that such a reference had to be made by a Member of the Legislative Assembly. The four NCP MLAs -- Amar Prasad Satpathy, Ramachandra Hansdah, Prashant Nanda and Nabin Nanda -- had joined the BJD on Jun 5, 2012.
The "evil of political defection had become a matter of national concern and if it was not checked, it could very well undermine the very foundation of our democracy and the principles which sustain the same," the court said.
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I really liked the yellow flowers in the bike basket for this months Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge. It definitely said 'spring' to me! I created my own yellow flowers in a bike basket for my card. I used the bike from the Moving Forward stamp set and added So Saffron flowers to the basket (they are yellow, even though you can't tell it in the picture!) The boxed Old Olive DSP reminded me of the basket in the inspiration. I embellished with Chocolate Chip ribbon (retired :() and the friends stamp from Tiny Tags. Thanks for looking!
Saturday, March 9, 2013
When I saw this months Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge the houses made me think of the Good Neighbors stamp set. So that is what I used! I used the colors Perfect Plum, Island Indigo, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Rose Red. I stamped the houses on a Framelit Label and sponged the edges. I did a little splatter on the Crumb Cake. I topped it off with some Delicate Details Lace Tape and a cute button! Thanks for looking!
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I made a little love note for this month's Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge #62.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
It was time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge!
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
I really liked this month's Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge. Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it- the colors, the smells, the weather, the activities...and we are finally going to have some fall like weather this week so I was excited to make a fall project.
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I really liked working with the fun colors this week from the ColourQ Challenge #150. I needed to make a Birthday card so these colors were perfect.
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My car battery is 2 years old and it wont start, my dash lights are all on and working and so is my heating air and radio controls, my oil is good, and my gas tank is full. can u help me ?
I had this same problem about 3 weeks ago. The battery only had 10 volts (it's supposed to have 12). So it was enough power to turn on the lights on the dashboard, but not enough to turn over the car. It was a duralast battery, I took it to Autozone. The battery had a lifetime warranty and since it only lasted like 2 years, they replaced it for free.
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Get your battery and alternater tested at autozone it's free it could be that you don't have enough charge to start it up but if thats good it will be your starter!!!!
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Two meals, two trees, two celebrations. That's how Janet Patrick has spent the Christmas the last two years. She splits her time between a celebration at home with her family and the other at the West Springfield District Station, making the holiday a little nicer for police officers on duty that night.
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Patrick broke out the ornaments and decorated the station tree with fellow members of the West Springfield Citizen's Advisory Committee Rebecca Montalto, Bonnie Dickens and Penny Wilkinson. They went down the menu thus far for that year's dinner on Christmas night. They had two turkey breasts, two spiral hams, casseroles, vegetables and a dessert. Patrick coordinates everything, but everyone on the committee pitches in by contributing the food.
"It's a good feeling to be able to give back on some level," Patrick said. "I just sent the e-mail out, we'll be all right I think."
Thanksgiving was the same way, and Patrick is trying to extend it to Easter and July 4th. She remembered how it all came together in November. Montalto brought in the corn casserole and Patrick made a sweet potato casserole but that was just the start. They ended up breaking out two tables in the roll call room at the station.
"We were able to serve all three shifts of officers that night," Patrick said. "It's kind of hard for them to work an eight-hour shift and leave their families."
Officer Rex Pagerie wasn't on duty that holiday, but he did dig into the leftovers.
"I did have leftovers, I had the corn casserole for two days," he said.
The West Springfield Citizen's Advisory Committee is made up of about 20-30 people, and Patrick is the chairman. It's purpose is to provide a forum so that citizens can see what the officers' job is like and open lines of communications if needed. The program was founded in 1979 and each station has a Citizen's Advisory Committee. The West Springfield group meets once a month from September to June.
"We arrange presentations each month," Patrick said. "It's interesting to find out what they do."
Fairfax County Police Chief Tom Manger appreciated the work of the Citizens Advisory Committees. He praised Patrick's efforts.
"Janet has just done so many wonderful things for us," Manger said.
The advisory committee has had presentations on the canine unit, the helicopter unit and the SWAT team. Committee members also visited the police academy in Chantilly.
Two representatives from each committee attend the citizens advisory council which is a more formal program for police interaction. Patrick is one of the representatives from West Springfield along with Bill Uehling.
Patrick's passion to help out around the station and community stems from her experience as a Washington Redskins cheerleader in the 1980s. Patrick's husband, Mike Patrick, is a sports announcer for ESPN. He appears alongside Joe Theismann and Paul McGuire every weekend. They both live in Burke.
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(* meaning RIGHT NOW in 2014)
(For starters, I want to make it clear that this post is NOT an all-time list. That debate/discussion/argument comes WAY down the line…)
Is Peyton Manning the best QB in the league?
One look at the stats from last year and no one’s will come close to that kind of statistical output. I doubt anyone will for 2014…..but…
Peyton Manning is not the best QB in this league to me.
If he’s not the best QB, then who is?
Aaron Rodgers is.
I can hear some people’s internal dialogue now….”Aaron Rodgers?”
Yes, Aaron Rodgers….
I feel that Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in this league.
If my decision was simply based on statistics, then I wouldn’t even need to write an article like this. It’d be a puff piece, with me heaping praise on Pey Pey and giving him plenty of oral congress for 4-6 paragraphs…
But that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
Other factors come into play.
So let me give my reasoning for why I think Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in the league.
Stats, to me, do not tell the whole story.
I feel Aaron Rodgers has the arm strength to make ALL the throws on the field, including deep shots, touch throws, end zone fades and those darts into tight windows.
He has the vision and the smarts to drop throws in between members of the secondary in zone coverage without getting picked.
He has above average mobility that most pocket QBs do NOT have so he can scramble for a chunks of yardage if need be. But he can also carve up suckers from the pocket, if need be with timing and precision.
And he, too, has the ability to put up gaudy numbers, helping his team win with less to work with in terms of supporting talent (offensive line, skill players, defense).
Yes, Peyton Manning is an accurate QB. 2013 was one of his most accurate season so far in his career slinging the pigskin. But if the pressure gets to Peyton Manning, can he make something happen with his legs? Can he run 15-20 yards for 1st downs on a 3rd and 11? Can he make stick throws on the run with a Jared Allen chasing him down from behind?
No, he cannot.
Another worry for Mr. Manning is his effectiveness as the season goes on and he has to play ball in colder weather. His neck surgeries have sapped his ability to grip the ball and throw with as much velocity, especially evident in cold weather last season…Belichick made that painfully obvious….
I am well aware of his ability to diagnose whatever the defense is trying to do and break that down with an almost Hawking-like level of understanding….I know he has an otherworldly knowledge of his team’s offensive system and can create and exploit mismatches in any secondary in this league. He throws with great touch and can drop a majority of his passes in a bucket if he wanted to.
But I think his physical limitations prevent him from being my choice as top QB in the league.
I will admit 2013 was one hell of a season and he made Tom Brady’s 2007 season look like a distant memory.
But we saw what happened in that Super Bowl. He couldn’t challenge the back half of the secondary with deep throws, kept throwing short dump offs, crossers and out routes that were 5 yards away from the line of scrimmage. His physical limitations were evident like truths in the Declaration of Independence…
In my opinion, Rodgers, without as stacked a team, without leading the league in any statistical category, without an ownership group pouring money into the pockets of free agents the past couple of years… is still the the best QB in the league.
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Clinimetrics of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease
- Cite this article as:
- Bloem, B., Beckley, D., van Hilten, B. et al. J Neurol (1998) 245: 669. doi:10.1007/s004150050265
Judgement of the ability to recover balance after a sudden shoulder pull is used as a clinical measure of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease. To further evaluate its merits, we compared this ‘retropulsion test’ with dynamic posturography in 23 Parkinson patients. Dynamic posturography involved 20 serial ‘toe-up’ support surface rotations, which induced backward body sway. We found a moderate correlation (Spearman’s ρ = 0.54; P < 0.05) between the retropulsion test and body sway after platform rotations during the ‘off’ phase, but no correlation during the ‘on’ phase (Spearman’s ρ = 0.43; P = 0.11). These results cast doubt on the use of the retropulsion test as a measure of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease.
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Coppin Insurance Agency launched their new website. The new website features information about …
Coppin Insurance Agency Initiates Fundraising Campaign for PACE Center for Girls to Help Provide a Brighter Future for At-Risk Girls
Coppin Insurance Agency announces collaboration with PACE Center for Girls in Fort Myers, FL, to support the needs of the area’s at-risk girls. The plan is to direct raised funds to help local chapter PACE Lee provide education, counseling, training and advocacy leading to a brighter future for local girls.
FORT MYERS, FL (PRWEB) JUNE 06, 2016
Coppin Insurance Agency has unveiled a new charity campaign in their ongoing community involvement program serving the families of greater Fort Myers. Nonprofit PACE Center for Girls has been nationally recognized as being one of the most effective programs for keeping at-risk girls from entering the juvenile justice system. Compassionate community members who wish to provide a brighter and more productive future for girls may contribute at: https://www.crowdrise.com/a-brighter-future-for-local-girls/fundraiser/traceycoppin.
PACE Center for Girls began in 1985 with one Center in Jacksonville, Florida serving 10 girls. Today PACE includes 19 Centers throughout the state, which have changed the life trajectory of over 37,000 girls. PACE has created a gender responsive culture celebrating the power and potential of girls by addressing their specific needs. Focusing on education, counseling, training and advocacy, PACE is widely recognized as a national model for reducing recidivism and improving school success. PACE Lee, the local chapter, serves over 100 girls every year between the ages of 12 and 17 by addressing academic underachievement and at-risk behaviors in a nurturing, empowering environment which encourages strength, dignity and responsibility.
“It’s truly heartwarming to see the guidance and support found at PACE Lee,” said Tracey Coppin Caruso, owner of Coppin Insurance Agency. “It’s a perfect fit for our new community enrichment program, as helping kids to succeed and become productive citizens must always be the cornerstone of any strong, healthy community.”
Utilizing its own resources and seeking the help of its vast network of customers and business partners, Coppin Insurance marches on to ensure customers, friends, family and neighbors are always in good hands. Social media and an email awareness campaign will be used to help the agency’s caring team to spread the word about the campaign for PACE Lee. They have also featured the cause in their monthly magazine, Our Hometown, which is delivered to thousands of households in the Fort Myers and surrounding communities. The electronic Flipbook version of the current issue may be viewed here:http://www.coppininsurance.com/Our-Hometown-Magazine_39.
Supporting their latest Community Cause has never been easier, as Coppin Insurance has pledged to donate $10 to PACE Lee for each and every recommendation they receive for an insurance quote, with no purchase necessary. Readers who would like to view the campaign, recommend a friend or make a personal donation may do so here: http://www.coppininsurance.com/A-Brighter-Future-For-Local-Girls_13_community_cause.
The agency just recently launched their master charity program, promising to choose a new local organization, family or person every two months to receive support. To keep track of their campaigns, please bookmark: http://www.coppininsurance.com/community-cause. Further information about Coppin Insurance Agency and PACE Lee are available at http://www.coppininsurance.com/ and http://www.pacecenter.org/locations/lee.
About Coppin Insurance Agency
Serving west Florida coastal families from offices in Fort Myers, Coppin Insurance Agency is committed to bringing local people an agency which understands their needs. Tracey Coppin Caruso and her team of dedicated professionals work with carriers to assemble a variety of products and services which will ensure their clients’ peace of mind. From all of the products a typical consumer needs (home, auto, boat, ATV, etc.), to financial planning services, Coppin Insurance delivers consistently superior service. Their caring experts may be reached by calling 239-489-2442. | <urn:uuid:8aa7ee20-eba4-45e3-b50a-9e1cf467cf81> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://coppininsurance.com/Coppin-Insurance-Agency-and-PACE-Lee-in-the-NEWS!_21_press | 2017-06-29T15:49:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128329372.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629154125-20170629174125-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.937393 | 920 | [
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It’s been ten years since authors first sued Google
over the decision to scan millions of books, but now an appeals court appears to have confirmed once and for all the scanning did not violate copyright law.
In a unanimous ruling handed down on Friday morning, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York deployed a familiar four-factor “fair use†test to conclude that the Google Books project was lawful.
“We see no reason in this case why Google’s overall profit motivation should prevail as a reason for denying fair use over its highly convincing transformative purpose, together with the absence of significant substitutive competition, as reasons for granting fair use,†wrote Justice Pierre Leval.
This ruling appears to settle once and for all a case that began in 2005 when the Authors Guild as well as a number of book publishers brought lawsuits against Google over a project that saw the company partner with dozens of libraries to scan over 20 millions books.
“Today’s decision underlines what people who use the service tell us: Google Books gives them a useful and easy way to find books they want to read and buy, while at the same time benefiting copyright holders. We’re pleased the court has confirmed that the project is fair use, acting like a card catalog for the digital age,†said a Google spokesperson.
The Authors Guild did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
While Google, the Guild and the publishers initially reached a settlement that would have created a revenue-sharing model based on the scanned collection, a judge rejected the deal in 2011, saying it was a “bridge too far.†In response, the Authors Guild revived its lawsuit shortly after, but suffered a major setback in 2013 when a judge first ruled the scanning was fair use.
Friday’s appeals court ruling is significant because it clears the legal uncertainty that has been hanging over Google for a decade, and also because it provides more guidance on what qualifies as fair use in a digital age.
In particular, the court states on several occasions how copyright law represents a balance between authors and the public, and points out how many forms of fair use are partly commercial.
“Many of the most universally accepted forms of fair use, such as news reporting and commentary, quotation in historical or analytic books, reviews of books, and performances, as well as parody, are all normally done commercially for profit.â€
The Authors Guild did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fair use a decade later
It’s perhaps ironic that a legal case that once transfixed the publishing world and the tech industry has become an afterthought for many, including Google whose co-founder Sergey Brin enthused about a “Library to Last Forever†in a 2009 New York Times op-ed.
But even though the controversy surrounding the scanning project has largely passed, the digital corpus amassed by Google continues to have big implications for libraries and scholars. As Judge Leval notes in the ruling, which cites a variety of scholarly articles:
“The search engine also makes possible new forms of research, known as “text mining†and “data mining.†Google’s “ngrams†research tool draws on the Google Library Project corpus to furnish statistical information to Internet users about the frequency of word and phrase usage over centuries,†says the decision.
An equally significant legacy of the legal case, however, may be what it has meant for fair use at a time when courts, companies and creators are struggling to define copyright law in the digital age.
As the Friday ruling makes clear, it is actually only two of the four “fair use†factors (“purpose of the use†and effect on market valueâ€) that primarily determine when a work can and can’t be used without permission.
In siding with Google, Judge Leval stressed how the purpose for which Google was using the books – making them into a limited, searchable database – was “highly transformative†and not intended to simply reproduce reproduce the text. He also rejected notions that making snippets of the book available to the public would undercut sales of the originals, or that the scanned books undercut authors’ and publishers’ rights to “derivative works†(a theory that lawyers for the publishing industry have long expounded).
“We conclude that the snippet function does not give searchers access to effectively competing substitutes. Snippet view, at best and after a large commitment of manpower, produces discontinuous, tiny fragments, amounting in the aggregate to no more than 16% of a book. This does not threaten the rights holders with any significant harm to the value of their copyrights or diminish their harvest of copyright revenue,†wrote the court.
It is perhaps fitting that the final word in the Google Books case appears likely go to Judge Leval since he is well known in legal circles for an influential 1990 academic article on “transformative†works. The article was cited in the milestone Supreme Court case about a rap parody of the song “Pretty Woman,†and has since become a touchstone for current understandings of fair use.
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I've entered a half marathon called The Island. Sounds auspicious but really it's a very scenic run along the Anglesey coast to Beaumaris.
Training had started and I'd managed to complete a 5 mile run and was feeling happy with my legs feeling stronger. Then on the Following Tuesday I went out with my running group and we tackled a 4mile cross country route over frozen fields. It was beautiful but as i jumped off a stile my ankle twisted and I landed flat on my backside. By Wednesday morning I couldn't put any weight on my foot so no running for me for at least a week.
Now sat at home with a really bad cough I'm still unable to run.
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|Man Without Qualities|
Friday, October 24, 2003
A federal judge declared a mistrial today in the trial of Frank P. Quattrone, the former Credit Suisse First Boston investment banker, after jurors said they were hopelessly divided on his guilt or innocence.
There has been enormous political and media pressure on prosecutors to bring criminal actions against executives in the wake of the Enron mess. Sadly, the pressure has often been misdirected and the criminal actions ill conceived.
Consider the case against Mr. Quattrone, described this way by the New York Times:
The jury, which deliberated the case for six days in the four-week trial, tried to determine whether Mr. Quattrone intended to obstruct a government investigation when he sent an e-mail message on Dec. 5, 2000 endorsing a colleague's directions to "clean up those files" just days after learning of an inquiry into how the bank allocated initial stock offerings.
Seriously? Put that way, this particular charge against Mr. Quattrone seems all but Orwellian - and the fact that several members of the jury were inclined to convict him seems more an indication of gradually abating, media-aggravated public hysteria. Worse, the prosecutors did not do anything obviously wrong in this trial - so there's no obvious change of approach that would markedly improve the government's chances on re-trial.
The case against Mr. Quattrone was solid compared to what appears to be the government's case against Martha Stewart, which is threatening to develop into a seriously damaging political and legal disaster for the Justice Department.
The case against Mr. Kozlowski seems much stronger than some of the others - which is not without ironies, since Tyco itself is doing relatively well. relative to its past year (although not relative to its all-time highs).But now we're told that the Tyco board of directors may have had extensive knowledge of some the activities that Mr. Kozlowski allegedly engaged in without board consent. And there appear to be some key witness credibility issues. That trial has a long time to run - and it's too early for predictions. But will the Kozlowski prosecutors consider themselves to have won a great victory if Mr. Kozlowski is convicted only of taking money for earrings and has to serve time in prison for it - where his aggressive deal making skills turn out to have created billions of dollars in value for his shareholders? Is that a good result?
Contrary to much media and official pontification, corporate governance issues have correctly and traditionally been handled through civil actions - not criminal cases. After Enron, that largely changed. And the change is mostly for the worst. Corporate governance issues are generally complex even where they at first seem clear (Hey, he took the money - what's so complex about that?) and the individual motivations murky. All of that means that criminal law - with it's "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard and serious protections of the accused - is not generally appropriate or effective in this area. Too often these cases are resolved in settlements and plea baragins that too much resemble the results of medieval torture-time-on-the-rack, with the signing defendants doing so from the depths of serious nervous breakdowns and fractured marriages. Worse, the system places a perverse incentive on prosecutors to demonize the accused (see, eg, the campaign against Martha Stewart) in order to neutralize the advantage a well-regarded accused person such as Ms. Stewart has in criminal court. Yes, indictments can be brought. But an indictment absent a conviction too easily has the appearance of government harassment brought on by a public hysteria fueled by media opportunism. In the Enron aftermath, that appearance has often not been deceptive of substance. When the government case against Ms. Stewart fails - and it will almost certainly fail - what excuse will there be for savaging the reputation of one of the most successful, best-regarded women (an active Democrat!) in America?
It's time for the Attorney General of New York and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York to make long, hard re-evaluations of these post-Enron criminal cases and relegate these matters to the civil courts which are far better equipped to deal with them.
That is, it's time for the prosecutors to clean up those files.
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Although asphalt roofs are the most popular roofs for residential buildings, some homeowners are turning to metal roofs due to the number of advantages they offer. When a homeowner needs a new roof, it can be difficult to decide between installing another asphalt roof or going with a new metal roof.
Asphalt shingles do have some major advantages. Asphalt shingles are easy to work with and install. If the materials are being installed by a professional Bergen County roofing contractor, the entire project can be finished in as little as one day depending on the weather and the size of the roof. Although the shingles do wear, they will not rust. Finally, shingles come in a variety of different sizes and colors, meaning they can work with almost any type of home.
Metal roofs also have certain advantages that make them popular among many homeowners. They can last anywhere from 50 to 100 years or even longer if they are properly maintained. They provide better protection against leaks than asphalt roofs while being essentially fireproof. They also reflect sunlight while insulating the home, which means that homeowners will be saving costs on heating and cooling bills throughout the year.
The roofing experts at All Professional Remodeling of Bergen County NJ can assist you with any questions regarding roofing, windows or skylights.
Like asphalt roofs, they also come in a variety of patterns and colors to compliment the home's appearance.
When the two roofs are compared, the advantages of metal roofs make them a more reliable option. Because metal roofs last longer, homeowners can save money over time. Once the metal roof's lifespan has ended, the metal can be recycled, making them more environmentally friendly. Asphalt roofs, on the other hand, need more maintenance throughout their lives, and once it is time to replace the roof, the materials simply end up in a landfill.
Even though metal roofs may be more advantageous to install on a home, this does not mean that it is the best roof for everyone. If the home's rafters and sheathing were designed to support an asphalt roof or if a metal roof is not within the homeowner's budget, an asphalt roof is the obvious choice. Additionally, if the homeowner intends to sell the home once the roof is complete, they may not wish to pay the additional cost that comes with metal roofing materials.
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Customers Who Refer a Friend Can Win a Pair of Movie Tickets
Alpharetta, GA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/03/2013 -- Best Deal Movers, one of the leading local Atlanta moving companies, is celebrating its anniversary by rewarding previous customers with a special offer. To say thank you to its customers, Best Deal Movers is announcing a “SEE A MOVIE ON US!” promotion. Previous customers can earn a pair of movie tickets by completing the following two steps:
1. Tell friends/family who are moving to call Best Deal Movers (678-771-5599) so a free moving estimate can be compiled and emailed to them. They should mention the “SEE” promotion and also mention they were referred by the customer when they call.
2. Once friends/family have completed their move with Best Deal Movers, the referring customer will receive a pair of movie tickets.
This offer is good for all referrals booked during the month of June. The moving date may be scheduled for a different month and the tickets will be mailed after the move is completed.
The company has built a thriving local business by serving the Atlanta area with top-quality work at a competitive price. The family-owned and operated business knows the importance of true customer service and strives to treat each customer (and potential customer) with utmost care. Best Deal Movers’ business has been built on word-of-mouth advertising and has established itself as a reliable choice for local moving needs.
For more information, contact Best Deal Movers at 678-771-5599. The company’s website is http://www.bestdealmovers.com/.
About Best Deal Movers, LLC
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Bill Gates : Enabling Secure Anywhere Access in a Connected World
在 Apple 新廣告推出沒多久，微軟也發出了一封 Bill Gates 的公開信：
Enabling Secure Anywhere Access in a Connected World .
Enabling Secure Anywhere Access in a Connected World .
During the last decade, digital technology has changed the world in profound and exciting ways. Today we communicate instantly with the people we care about without worrying about traditional limitations of time and location. At work, we collaborate with colleagues in distant cities. Global supply chains enable businesses to manufacture products and move them to market with incredible speed and efficiency. Mobile devices ensure that we are productive no matter where we are.因為是寄到我信箱的，我當然就是把他放上來囉...看大頭寫信是學英文最快的方法。
But these changes are just the beginning. As more and more of the world's information, commerce, and communications moves to digital form, it will open the door to a new world of connected experiences that link our interests and our communities into a seamless whole that extends across home, work, school, and play.
Already, a new generation of technology is transforming expectations for how we will conduct business, communicate, access entertainment, and much more. Increasingly, people envision a world of anywhere access - a world in which the information, the communities, and the content that they value is available instantly and easily, no matter where they are.
Of course we're not quite there yet. But whether we get there or not is no longer a question of the power of our devices and the speed of our connections. The real issue today is security. Ultimately, anywhere access depends on whether we can create and share information without fear that it will be compromised, stolen, or exploited.
The answer lies in trust - in creating systems and processes that are always secure so that people and organizations have a high degree of confidence that the technology they use will protect their identity, their privacy, and their information. This is an imperative that transcends any one company. Success will require hard work and extensive cooperation between companies, governments, and organizations from around the world.
Trust and security are critical priorities for Microsoft. Because you are a subscriber to the Microsoft Executive Email program, I wanted to share my thoughts with you about the changing nature of security and the work that is being done at Microsoft to advance trust in computing and to help pave the way for future connected experiences based on secure and easy anywhere access.
Connectivity and the Evolving Threat Landscape
Today, connectivity - the basic foundation for anywhere access - can be a double-edged sword. Connectivity that streamlines the flow of information and communications can also open the door to malicious users. Meanwhile, where publicity once motivated many digital attacks, criminal financial gain is behind most security threats today. So in addition to viruses and worms, we must contend with spyware that logs keystrokes; rootkits that are used to hijack computers; and social engineering threats where criminals try to trick people into divulging the personal data needed to exploit digital information.
How widespread is the problem? In the United States last year, security breaches - some inadvertent, some purposeful and criminal - exposed the personal information of more than 100 million people. In 2005, 46 percent of fraud complaints filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission were Internet related. A 2006 report from the Cyber Security Industry alliance noted that 50 percent of Internet users are afraid their credit card information will be stolen. No company is immune to the danger. Malware targets products from virtually every software vendor. Every business is vulnerable to the risks that come with unauthorized access to corporate information.
In this changing threat environment, striking the right balance is extremely difficult. Easy access speeds communications but increases the danger that confidential information will be exposed. Stringent security measures reduce risk, but can make it too difficult for employees to access information or communicate with customers and partners and too complex for IT professionals to deploy and manage solutions.
The Road to Trust
Achieving the levels of trust needed to make connected experiences based on anywhere access possible will require an industry-wide effort to change the way we approach digital identities, build networks, and protect information.
The evolution of identity: The proliferation of identities and identity systems is a significant problem and a difficult challenge. We all struggle to remember an ever-growing number of user names and passwords as we move between systems at work and home. Because it is unlikely that a single digital identity system or technology will be universally adopted, a different approach is required - an approach based on creating a system of systems that provides the interoperability needed to link all identity solutions and technologies. This "identity metasystem" will be able to take advantage of the strengths of existing and future identity technologies while enabling the creation of a consistent and straightforward user interface. Solutions built on top of this metasystem will enable digital identities to be managed and protected effectively and easily.
The evolution of networks: To resolve the tension between providing access and maintaining security, new technologies for managing the way people and information move between corporate networks and the Internet are essential. In the face of a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the firewall - the fundamental tool for managing network security today - is no longer adequate. A better approach is security that is based on policy. With policy-based security, the rules that govern access to networks, resources, and information can be enforced seamlessly across platforms and devices.
The evolution of protection: It is impossible to overstate the importance of providing the right levels of privacy and information protection so that users can trust that their information is secure. To achieve this, we must be able to protect information not only when it is in transit, as we do today through encryption, but also on the server, the desktop, mobile device, and wherever else it may reside. Policy will also play an important role in the evolution of protection. By applying policy when information is created, we can enable information to flow freely and safely across systems and networks while maintaining appropriate control over how it is used, and by whom.
Security, Reliability, and Privacy: Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft
At Microsoft, Trustworthy Computing provides the foundation for the work we do to create trusted computing experiences. Announced five years ago, Trustworthy Computing is a core principle that places security, reliability, and privacy at the center of all of our efforts. One example of the impact of Trustworthy Computing is the Secure Development Lifecycle, a rigorous software development process that makes security a critical focus for every line of code that we write.
Trustworthy Computing is an important reason why Windows Vista is the most secure operating system that Microsoft has ever delivered. Developed from the ground up using the Secure Development Lifecycle process, Windows Vista includes new security features that help computer users protect sensitive information and give IT administrators new ways to protect corporate networks and preserve data integrity and confidentiality.
Windows Vista also offers new controls that enable parents to manage exactly what their children can do on the computer. These controls allow parents to restrict computer use to specific times and determine which games their children can play, which programs they can use, and which Web sites they can visit.
The 2007 Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 were also built using the Secure Development Lifecycle, and they include a wide range of new security features that help protect against phishing scams and other threats to privacy and information security.
Together, Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and Exchange Server 2007 represent an important step forward in Microsoft's efforts to deliver tools to help protect information and privacy. And we continue to focus on developing comprehensive security solutions for consumers and businesses that provide more secure, controlled access to information and network resources. Examples include:
Windows Live OneCare: A comprehensive service for consumers, Windows Live OneCare automatically manages important PC maintenance and security tasks.
Microsoft Forefront: Designed for businesses, Microsoft Forefront is a family of security products that provides advanced protection against the latest threats and enables secure access across client operating systems, application servers, and the network edge, with a focus on simplified management and integration with existing IT infrastructure.
Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007: Building on Microsoft Identity Integration Server, Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 adds new capabilities for managing strong credentials such as smart cards while providing an integrated approach that links certificate and password management and provisioning across Windows and enterprise systems.
Windows CardSpace: An important component of Microsoft's efforts to create an identity metasystem, Windows CardSpace enables any Windows application to provide users with a common way to work with digital identities so that people can use their digital identities on any machine, running any operating system.
Achieving Trust Through Industry Partnership and Collaboration
Before trust can become a reality, systems, processes, programs, and applications must work together reliably and securely. That is one important reason why Microsoft is committed to interoperability: before digital identities and information protected by policy-based security can move seamlessly between platforms and devices, systems must be able to interoperate. Today we are working closely with governments, organizations, and partners to create and implement industry-wide standards that will enable systems and applications to work together so that connectivity can be seamless and pervasive, and people can access digital information more securely no matter where they are or what device they have at hand.
Examples of industry partnerships and initiatives aimed at enhancing interoperability and improving trust and security include:
Interop Vendor Alliance: Launched in November, 2006, this global group of software and hardware vendors is working together to enhance interoperability through scenario-based testing and by sharing information about interoperability solutions with customers.
Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP): This policy enforcement platform built into Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" helps ensure that only safe devices can access networks. More than 100 technology partners in the networking and security industry have joined the NAP ecosystem and have products that work with NAP.
SecureIT Alliance: This Web-based community was created to enable companies across the industry to develop, enhance, and promote applications that interoperate with the Microsoft platform. A central clearinghouse for security technology professionals, the SecureIT Alliance includes more than 100 members from countries around the world.
In addition, during the development of Windows Vista, Microsoft worked closely with leading security companies including Symantec and McAfee to provide technical support resources, access to application testing and compatibility labs, and developer training. Our goal is to ensure that our partners have the information they need to provide consumers with a broad range of security and safety software and services that can help to make computing experiences safer from the moment they begin using Windows Vista.
Today, nearly 1 billion people use digital technology in their day-to-day lives to communicate, connect, and create. As we continue to work together as an industry to create trust, we will be able to deliver incredible new connected experiences that transform the way people explore ideas, exchange goods and services, teach and learn, and share experiences with the people they care about. In the process, we have the opportunity to bring new levels of value and excitement to each of those 1 billion people, and hundreds of millions more. | <urn:uuid:2356d566-3a18-414a-bdba-468672a7ac54> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://www.metamuse.net/2007/02/bill-gates-enabling-secure-anywhere.html | 2018-06-18T22:48:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267861456.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180618222556-20180619002556-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.922241 | 2,355 | [
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The inequities in the status of oral health in Australia are appalling because of a lack of political will and a resistance to recognising that all Australians deserve to receive adequate dental care. This resistance is rooted in the elitism of those in power, the belief that if one can’t earn an adequate income, then second rate access to dental care is one’s lot.
The money to improve access is available, whether from the inequitable inefficient $12 billion private health insurance (PHI) subsidy and associated tax losses, the putative savings of $100 billion over 10 years which the Treasurer says would be the cost of Labor tax initiatives, or general revenue used to invest in the future as we are doing with our $50 billion submarine contract.
Recent posts on this blog from John Menadue and John Dwyer point out the many sad statistics on oral health status, accessibility to care particularly for those on lower incomes, the lack of preventive care, and the continued failure to address social determinants of poor oral health . The Essential Report based on survey results from February 2018 found that 48% supported the redirecting of the PHI rebate to dental care with 20% not having an opinion. http://essentialvision.com.au/?s=dental&searchbutton=Search
A simple solution to oral health? Certainly a $12 billion investment would go a long way to providing adequate dental care to all Australians. The 2012 Report of the National Advisory Council on Dental Health (NACDH) stated that
‘The Council’s discussion of a particular model for a universal scheme in the short‐ to medium‐term did not receive unanimous support from all members.’
Thus, universal access to comprehensive dental care was not even considered. Why would it? We don’t yet have universal access to comprehensive medical care in Australia despite claims to the contrary. We have universal access to an inadequate rebate for doctor delivered services in the community and limited non-doctor services, all dependent on provider availability which is determined by providers. We have guaranteed access to public hospital care if one can wait long enough. We have access to subsidised medicines if one can afford the co-payments (taxes on illness) imposed by the government. It is all much better than pre-Medibank (the precursor to Medicare) but it is not universal health care.
Instead the NACDH considered options for access to limited dental care, with or without some means testing, targeted to some or all children and poorer and sicker adults, delivered either through a Medicare style rebate with provider determined optional co-payments, or through State public dental services. These options were seen as potential steps towards a more universal system. The most expensive option which reached all 5.4 million children and over 7.6 million adults was estimated to cost $2.5 billion yearly in 2012, using the public system as the service provider. Using private dental and fee for service cost $5.1 billion yearly.
The Labor Government in 2013 committed to an amalgam of the above, with limited means tested fee for service access for children and a National Partnership Agreement with the States for limited means tested access through the public system for eligible adults. The intention was to gradually build on the services, increasing accessibility to more patients and increasing capacity of the system. Instead the Coalition Government has effectively reduced both components of the plan, reducing the amount available to the States for adult care, not indexing the cap for child care, and not addressing the issue of patients requiring much more than just the basic level of care.
So where to from here? Can we heed the suggestion that dental care should be a standard part of any health system? That is difficult because we don’t have a health system. We have multiple poorly connected silos, funded in multiple different ways with world class emergency and urgent care in public hospitals, dedicated health professionals struggling to help patients negotiate the maze of care, and frustrated and at times desperate patients and relatives trying to negotiate the maze whilst governments continue to fiddle at the edges of the ‘system’. An integrated system which recognises dental care is required.
Funding is needed. It is available within the health budget. Whilst the ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that ‘PHI is in our DNA’, it may be time for some genetic engineering as PHI is also well entrenched in the Labor Party. However Labor has committed to a Productivity Commission review of PHI which would reveal what most know i.e. PHI is grossly inefficient. As a first step a gradual reduction in the PHI rebate could be used to fund public access to hospital care and at the same time scale up the current dental policy as was originally intended, with a long-term view of moving to a truly integrated universal health system, inclusive of oral health. The public consistently express the desire for improved health care, even to the point of paying more taxes. Are there any political leaders who see equity as a principle to underpin policy rather than a point of differentiation from an elitist Coalition?
Tim Woodruff is president of the Doctors Reform Society, an organisation of doctors and medical students promoting measures to improve health for all, in a socially just and equitable way. On Twitter: @drsreform | <urn:uuid:b801059c-0cab-4986-96d9-2530855be2e6> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://johnmenadue.com/tim-woodruff-who-cares-about-my-toothless-patients/ | 2018-06-19T21:59:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863206.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619212507-20180619232507-00391.warc.gz | en | 0.951541 | 1,075 | [
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To transport your luggage, you will find some trolleys in front of the terminal.
Verify on your ticket that you have a baggage allowance. According to the price you paid and with the low cost companies, you have to pay for hold bags.
We suggest you to put a label on each bag with your name, address, phone number.
Check with your airline the maximum size and weight allowed for checked baggage and for the cabin. The rules are different from a company to another.
Remove old labels from your previous flights on your luggage.
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New Theatre has a long history of continuous production, since 1932 …
We are still in the process of adding New Theatre’s past productions to our website. This includes all available production images. In the meantime, if you are looking for additional information about any productions, please contact our Acting Theatre Manager Alice Livingstone: [email protected] or 02 9519 3403
Office hours are between 10am & 6pm, Mon – Fri
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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta
In all the media frenzy over SB 1070, the extent to which Arizona has abridged the constitutional right of interstate travel has largely been overlooked. Indeed, when seeking to strike down SB 1070, the Justice Department almost exclusively based its objections on preemption by IRCA under the supremacy clause, devoting no attention to other constitutional infirmities. We write now to raise attention to another issue, which has largely been overlooked. Realizing full well that larger issues are at stake, it remains our view that infringement of the right to travel merits serious comment and stands as yet one more reason why Arizona’s initiative should trouble us all.
What about SB 1070 would discourage citizens and lawful resident aliens from travelling to Arizona? Consider the following scenarios and feel free to invent your own:
You are a naturalized American citizen born in Karachi, Pakistan. On a vacation to the Grand Canyon, you are stopped for speeding. Does the State Trooper then have “reasonable suspicion” to believe that you are “unlawfully present” in the United States?
You are a lawful permanent resident born in Honduras. Taking a vacation from your job with Kodak in Rochester, New York, you are trying to find the best directions to visit your old college roommate in Tempe. Not sure what to do, you make the mistake of asking local law enforcement at the next town. Suspicious, they demand to see your “green card” which you left in the motel safe so as not to lose it on the trip. Before you know it, the city police refuse to let you leave since there is no proof of your legal status and it will be the next day until federal authorities can verify it.
Your sister from Ciudad Juarez is getting married in Phoenix and you have to be there. Unfortunately, your car insurance has expired and, right before you leave, you file to renew it but there is not enough time to get a new insurance card before you have to drive from your home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You get stuck at a random check point where all the drivers have to produce proof of insurance. Not having that, you show your Mexican birth certificate and most recent I-94 showing an expired H1B status for which an extension has been filed but not yet approved since your employer did not want to pay for premium processing. True, law enforcement officials in Arizona are not supposed to consider your “race, color, or national origin” but will they do that anyway under the rationale that this is permitted by the Arizona Constitution?
The semester is over and your whole dorm at Arizona State University has a keg party to celebrate. Things get louder than planned and the campus constabulary pays a not so friendly visit to see what is going on. Your friend from the University of Iowa has come to visit you and he remembers that back home in Cairo such situations do not always end happily. Will he want to come again next year?
Sure, these are made up concerns but are they that far removed from reality? In each of them, how hard is it to believe that the police officer or state trooper making the arrest or conducting the investigation would not claim probable cause to believe that you are removable from the United States? Who among us would be eager to travel to Arizona to find out? These questions are more than free-floating anxieties for they illustrate why SB 1070 strikes at one of the most basic constitutional freedoms, the liberty to travel from one state to another in a civilized and secure manner. Let’s find out what is at stake.
SB 1070 provides a safe harbor by stating that a person is presumed not to be an alien who is unlawfully present in the US if the person provides, inter alia, a valid Arizona driver license. What about a license or another form of identification issued by another state or other federal or state agency? The authors credit David Isaacson for pointing this out. Section 11-1051 states that another identification will only provide a safe harbor if the governmental entity “requires proof of legal presence in the United States before issuance, any valid United States Federal, State or Local government issued identification.” Not every state requires proof of “legal presence” before issuing a driver’s license. For instance, a perusal through New Mexico’s Department of Motor Vehicle’s website, http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/Drivers/Licensing/How-to-get-a-New-Mexico-Driver-License.html, indicates that the state will accept a Matricular Consular Card, foreign birth certificate or valid foreign passport as proof of identification number and identity. If a US citizen with a driver’s license issued by New Mexico, who was originally born in India, is driving from Santa Fe to San Diego, her driver’s license will not help if an Arizona state trooper stops her if she was going at 58 mph instead of 55 mph and is not carrying other proof of being lawfully present, such as a US passport. If this person is prudent and aware of the dangers of SB 1070, she would rather avoid passing through Arizona and take an extremely circuitous route via Colorado, Utah, and Nevada in order to get to San Diego in California, her final destination.
Let’s read the Constitution for a bit. The Fourteenth Amendment reminds us that Arizona cannot “deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The term “person” when used for this purpose includes both citizens and aliens here under color of law. Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US 356 (1886). Any attempt by Arizona to classify travelers based on their where they come from is “inherently suspect and subject to close judicial scrutiny.” Graham v. Dept. of Pub. Welfare, 403 US 365, 372 (1971).Taken together, each of the individuals noted above belong to a “discrete and insular” minority, United States v. Carolene Products Co., 304 U.S. 144, 152-153 n.4 (1938) and we would do well to remember that “ the power of a state to apply its laws exclusively to its alien inhabitants as a class is confined within narrow limits.” Takahasi v. Fish & Game Comm’n, 334 US 410, 420 (1948).All those who come here, not just citizens, can claim the Constitution as their own.
We take for granted our freedom to move from state to state but, precisely because not everyone can, the Constitution protects it. The right to mobility has repeatedly been recognized and upheld by the Supreme Court. See, e.g., Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County, 415 US 250, 255 n.7 (1974); Oregon v. Mitchell, 480 US 112, 237(1970); Edwards v. California, 314 US 160(1961); Twining v. New Jersey, 211 US 78, 97 (1908). This is a right that is “firmly embedded in our jurisprudence, “ United States v. Guest, 383 US 745, 757 (1966), a freedom so central that it is “assertable against private interference as well as governmental action…a virtually unconditional personal right, guaranteed by the Constitution to us all.” Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 US 618, 643 (1969) ( Stewart, J, concurring ). Whoever they are, wherever they began, regardless of why they arrive, those who come to Arizona enjoy the “right to be treated as a welcome visitor rather than an unfriendly alien…”Saenz v. Roe, 526 US 489, 500-501 (1999). Whatever authority Arizona has, it is not so great as to decide who has the right to live or visit; indeed, the very exclusivity of SB 1070 runs directly counter to the fundamental spirit and essential character of the Fourteenth Amendment itself, an expression in Mr. Justice Cardozo’s ringing words of the “theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.” Baldwin v. G.A. F. Seelig, Inc., 294 US 511, 523 (1935)(Cardozo, J). The chilling effect that SB 1070 must have on the right of interstate travel can “produce nothing but discord and mutual irritation, “ as Chief Justice Taney so eloquently expressed in his celebrated dissent in Passenger Cases, 7 How. 283, 492, 12 L.Ed. 702 (1949).
Those who defend SB 1070 correctly note that the right of interstate travel has traditionally been regarded as a privilege of national citizenship. While the Supreme Court has not taken a step further to establish an explicit nexus between the right to travel and alienage, it is no less true that the Court has neither prohibited such a connection nor opined against it. “There are millions of aliens within the jurisdiction of the United States, “Mr. Justice Stevens reminds us in Matthews v. Diaz, 426 US 67, 77(1976), “ The Fifth Amendment, as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, protects everyone of these persons from deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…(citations omitted) Even one whose presence in this country is unlawful, involuntary or transitory is entitled to that constitutional protection.”
Critics will rightly note that the word ”travel” nowhere appears in the text of the Constitution itself. Some liberties are so intrinsic that they need not be mentioned by name. Before we had our present charter, Article IV of the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, guaranteed that “ the people of each State of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State.” Professor Zechariah Chafee teaches us that, whatever its constitutional provenance, freedom to travel, no less than freedom of speech, press, religion or assembly, is a basic human right whose exercise comes under the full panoply of due process of law. Zechariah Chafee, Three Human Rights in the Constitution of 1787 at 185. http://www.constitution.org/cmt/zc/zc_3hrc.htm
Why oppose SB 1070? Mr. Justice Jackson gave us the answer in Edwards v. People of State of California, 314 US 160, 184 (1941) when he refused to allow California to bar poor people : indigence was not a contagion that must be quarantined. The Arizona legislature has already recognized why SB 1070 is so troubling to so many and, through its subsequent enactment of HB 2162, advised law enforcement authorities not to “consider race, color or national origin,” except to the extent allowed under the Arizona or US constitutions. Despite this, we know in our bones that the impermissible invocation of these invidious and immutable characteristics is the only way for this evil law to be enforced; its very existence is an irresistible invitation to government overreaching the protection against which is “implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.” Palko v. Connecticut, 302 US 319, 325 (1937)(Cardozo, J). | <urn:uuid:ae7e5378-472d-47fb-98bf-dc5c932a88a8> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2010/07/no-room-at-the-inn-s-b-1070-and-the-constitutional-right-of-interstate-travel.html | 2018-06-20T22:43:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863939.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180620221657-20180621001657-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.944431 | 2,363 | [
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Nslookup Times Out on A Lookup To Well-Known Hosts
westes-usc at noemail.nospam
Sat Sep 30 02:47:44 UTC 2006
To recap, our DNS server, which is set to do recursive lookups, fails to
resolve many popular Internet addresses.
"Barry Margolin" <barmar at alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:efkc0v$11ni$1 at sf1.isc.org...
> You said you asked it to look up MX records, so why is it now doing A
> record lookups? Although I doubt that the record type actually matters.
I am certainly no DNS expert, but the sniffer trace I saw suggests that the
algorithm DNS resolver in BIND is using for an MX record lookup is the
1) Get the SOA record for the domain.
2) Do an A record lookup for the NS records in the SOA
At least what I saw was our name server doing A lookups on hosts like
ns.cox.net, which certainly does look like a nameserver, and is in fact in
the cox.net NS records list.
The A lookup to ns.cox.net would timeout, and then the name server's
resolver would do an A lookup on the next NS record, timeout, then the next
one, timeout, and after that it reports permanent failure to the DNS client
Should I just post the output of dig +trace? I'm probably mangling some
important detail(s) here.
> > I confirm that result from the command line by simple nslookup to
> > (for example) and this does time out.
> Is there a reason why you're using nslookup rather than dig for your
> troubleshooting? Not that it really matters in this case, but you
> should fix your bad habits, as there are many times when nslookup gives
> misleading results.
Critique understood and well taken. I am still suffering a bad habit only
because nslookup is available everywhere, and dig is not without my making
some extra effort.
> > What are some possible causes for this? Could cox.net be blacklisting
> > many Internet hosts on their nameservers?
> That's a definite possibility. Perhaps at one point some problem caused
> your server to bombard them with DNS queries, so they set up a filter to
> block it.
> I suggest you contact them and ask if they're blocking DNS from your
> server's IP.
My general experience with large ISPs has been that they make it their full
time job to not talk to anyone, including customers :) At least the few
times I have had security problems with customers on any large ISP, they
have ignored all inquiries for weeks, then they try to pass off some absurd
irrevelant form letter as an answer. So with all respect, talking to large
ISPs about why they do anything feels like a losing strategy.
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It's corporate challenge season again and I'm once again playing in a ton of sports! We took home a slightly disappointing bronze in volleyball a few weeks ago (we won gold last year) but defended our gold medals successfully in softball this past weekend. D continues to love coming to all of the events and it's awfully cute to hear him yell, "Go Mama!!" Ella has also come to a number of events and I love having my own little cheerleading section!
D's hair had been getting awfully long and shaggy (although, I really like it long), but we decided yesterday it was time for a haircut. We have figured out that it goes MUCH more smoothly when we go with Cousin Ella and get to watch her get her haircut first. D did a great job yesterday and had no tears!
Last night, we attended the Westridge Middle School awards night. Zach taught at Westridge and they now give out an award in his name to a student and teacher each year. They narrowed down the student nominees to the top 4 and then I read all of the submissions and picked the winner. Of course, it was very hard to be there for all of us. But as my brother put it, "Obviously it's sad, but it's also nice to hear people who worked with Zach talk about him and how they miss him." D came to the beginning of the awards and then Papa took him home so he could get to bed at a decent time. We are going to attend their staff breakfast on Friday, so hopefully we'll get some good pics from that. | <urn:uuid:7d86dfe3-ae14-473a-add9-028672a8a940> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://dzleeharsch.blogspot.com/2011/05/ | 2018-06-21T22:05:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864300.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20180621211603-20180621231603-00391.warc.gz | en | 0.992274 | 324 | [
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Every time my students said goodbye I also wanted to say goodbye to the academy where I am working. (Sigh... I am again dramtic, sorry! hehe) At first I tried to be heartless and cold because I know they come and go. At times when I sat in my cubicle the voices, footsteps, and laughter of my former students phantoms me. I know this is called separation anxiety, in effect every time I have a new student I tried to create a barrier and tried to be unfriendly. Now, maybe this is a realization that some teachers are cranky and distant. It is so sad because these students of mine are not just students but they are good friends. We went out for Friday nights and a lot of funny experiences. I never expected that I can jive to the Korean culture, a lot of them in the Philippines nowadays mushrooming every cities, but they were labeled as a close culture, which means they rarely blend to the mainstream culture. The notion is totally a hoax, once you get in touch with them they'll drag you to be like them, I actually more inclined to the Spanish and Chinese culture because I am studying these languages and not Korean, but all of a sudden I started eating "Kim Chi" (one of the Korean famous side dish), and started greeting "Anyong Haseo!" Positive effect called stockroom syndrome, the more you are exposed to it you'll becoming like them.
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Now, a Web site to get back at irritating celebrities
Martha Stewart tops Web voters' 'most annoying' list
By Jeordan Legon
(CNN) -- With Hollywood's awards season on its way, voters on AmIAnnoying.com are ahead of the pack in choosing their A-list of irritating personalities.
The kitschy site's 1.4 million visitors chose embattled domestic goddess and businesswoman Martha Stewart as their No. 1 most annoying person of 2002. Among the principal reasons listed for the honor: "She can do anything better than you."
Other top dubious-award winners are television psychic John Edward, radio shrink Laura Schlessinger and British cooking show host Ainsley Harriot. The AmIAnnoying site itself even makes the list at number 15.
"We're doing this to entertain people and entertain ourselves," said Keith Furman, an Internet developer who launched the site with two friends in November, 2000. "There's a love-hate relationship with celebrities. We've given them a way to see what others think of their favorite celebrity."
Millions of votes and counting
Furman, who persuaded the company for which he works to host the site for free, said 47 million votes were cast in 2002 and so far, visitors have created more than 6,700 celebrity "resumes" on which to pass judgment.
Take, for example, Yoko Ono's entry. Singing legend John Lennon's widow is annoying, according to the site, because: "She was instrumental in the breakup of the Beatles."
She took the No. 11 spot on the 2002 annoying list, right below Dell pitchman Ben Curtis, whose "Dude, you're getting a Dell" line has apparently started to grate on site visitors' nerves.
The celebrities voted least-annoying tended to be young, curvaceous and female. Teen actress and model Mischa Barton, from the soap opera "All My Children," led the least-annoying list.
Also getting low-annoyance nods, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Sarah Michelle Gellar (No. 7) and "Charmed" star Holly Marie Combs. And film star Winona Ryder, recently convicted of shoplifting, got a partial vindication from site visitors who voted her the 20th least annoying person of the year.
No science involved
Furman concedes the voting is not scientific, and cheaters bent on stacking the deck against a particular celebrity could vote incessantly until their annoyance quotient goes through the roof. But, he said, "the idea isn't to be scientific. It's to be fun."
And what's in it for him? He's thrilled with the mentions the site has gotten on Howard Stern's bawdy radio show. And then there's the fan letters Furman said he's received from a couple of minor celebrities -- particularly the one from porn star Jenna Jameson.
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I’m in a peppermint chocolate kind of holiday mood this year. Maybe you are too? I found a package of crushed peppermint at Kmart, but of course you can crush your own (maybe even in the blender). I’m not fond of candy canes so when I get one, I think of how I could put it in something else.
These would make nice gifts or desserts for any event around Christmas. Check out Bake it Pretty in Layton for containers and cooking supplies.
Here are some peppermint recipes that I want to try, but really cannot eat. Maybe one will show up on your doorstep in a few weeks!
1. Dark Chocolate Peppermint cupcakes from the Sweet Revelations blog.
2. Peppermint chocolate cookies from Cooking Classy. These use a brownie mix.
3. Peppermint popcorn from Plain Chicken – super fast with microwave popcorn (or to make it healthier just pop your own in a brown paper bag).
4. Peppermint fudge from A Spicy Perspective
5. Peppermint eggnog from Martha Stewart. No this is not a low calorie treat. But you can steal the idea of rimming the mug for hot chocolate too.
6. Peppermint whipped cream or marshmallow creme with peppermint from my friend Laura over at Real Mom Kitchen (she’s a Utah blogger). I dream of this on top of a chocolate cream pie.
7. Chocolate dipped peppermint sticks (use white, dark or milk chocolate) from Country Living Magazine. Perfect for stirring hot cocoa.
8. Peppermint dipped marshmallows – instead of sucker sticks she uses coffee stirrers – from Rose Bakes.
9. Chocolate peppermint cookies by Martha Stewart. Note: you can buy white fudge Oreos instead, wow are they delicious and you can easily make them into a neighbor gift for Christmas. Try drizzling instead of dipping if you’re not up to all the work. Another person suggests using a baby bottle top as a cookie cutter.
One reviewer called these “A grown up girl scout thin mint cookie.”
11. Chocolate dipped Oreo pops with peppermint from Lulu the Baker.
12. Oatmeal cookies dipped in chocolate and peppermint pieces by Your Home Based Mom.
BONUS #1: Peppermint Wreath from Dreamy Whites.
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Due to changes in the global economic climate, the rate of growth in Canada’s economy will slow down causing reduced federal revenues. This was the analysis provided earlier today, when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered his fall economic update in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
More specifically, Minister Flaherty announced a reduced forecast for federal revenues over the next five years, which is expected to cause a corresponding jump in Canada’s deficit this year to $26.2 billion – up $5.1 billion from the minister’s projection in March 2012. As a result, the government’s objective of eliminating the federal deficit has been delayed by a year to 2016-2017.
While today’s update has slightly adjusted the timelines for Canada’s return to balanced budgets, the Harper government’s larger economic agenda and priorities remain unchanged.
The Harper Government’s Economic Agenda
Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke about Canada’s economic agenda at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi. While his remarks at the same forum in January signaled important changes to Old Age Security and other programs, last week’s remarks simply reaffirmed that the government will be staying the course with its current agenda.
It remains the Prime Minister’s strong belief that there is no guarantee of a high standard of living for Western economies, and that they must take determined actions to maintain the lifestyle their citizens have enjoyed for the past half century. Prime Minister Harper laid out, in broad strokes, the five action areas his government is focused on to ensure prosperity. They are:
- Fiscal restraint: Keeping taxes rates low while both restraining and reforming government expenditures and operations to achieve a balanced budget in the medium term. The minister noted that direct program expenses are not expected in increase over the next four years.
- Labour market reform: Through a combination of investments in training and higher education, reforms to the immigration system focusing on skilled workers, and changes to the Employment Insurance program, the government is working to create better connections between workers and available jobs.
- Transforming the innovation environment: The government is modernizing its approach to research and development policy and focusing on gaps in the innovation pipelines in order to improve Canada’s performance in research commercialization.
- Reducing red tape and reforming regulations: Work continues on the government’s agenda to streamline environmental review processes, increase business predictability and reduce the bureaucratic burden on the private sector.
- Increased trade: The agenda to diversify the flow of Canada’s trade continues in earnest with the priority remaining new agreements with the European Union, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and India.
The Prime Minister ended his speech by talking specifically about the new trade deal being negotiated between Canada and India. His closing line summed up not only his attitude towards the trade deal, but the government’s economic agenda as a whole: “It won’t be easy, but it can be done, so let’s get it done quickly and it will be worth it.”
The Continued Implementation of Budget 2012
Each of the priority areas that Prime Minister Harper outlined in his World Economic Forum speech were in part addressed in the 2012 federal budget. While many of the changes brought about by this budget were implemented in June, the process of full implementing the budget is still working its way through Parliament. The second budget implementation act, Bill C-45, implements announced changes to pass the SR&ED research tax credit, the Navigable Waters Protection Act, the Canadian Labour Code and extension of the hiring credit for small business. The government also recently tabled a ways and means motion related to a number of technical amendments to tax code and which will result in a third finance bill this year.
The government’s aim is to have Bill C-45, the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 proclaimed before Parliament rises for the winter break on December 14th. All House of Commons committees currently studying the bill are due to report back to the House by November 22nd, while the Senate has been pre-studying the bill at various committees to expedite its passage when the bill arrives before the Higher Chamber. Clearly there is a very limited window of opportunity for organizations who still want to have a say on Bill C-45. There were no amendments to the first budget implementation bill and none are expected for the second. This means the regulations that will follow the bill’s passage are an all the more important tool for dealing with concerns.
Preparing for the 2013 Federal Budget
When appearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to discuss Bill C-45, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty started hinting at the direction of Budget 2013. Minister Flaherty said the government is closely monitoring the global economic situation, particularly the sovereign debt situation in Europe and the “fiscal cliff” in the United States. If there is a significant slowdown in the global economy, Minister Flaherty said the government is prepared to introduce stimulus measures to the Canadian economy. The minister further stated that the government proved that it knows how to bring in stimulus measures in 2009, but that does not mean it would necessarily use the same stimulus measures if needed this time.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies does not anticipate the government to be definitive about a stimulus package at least until the new year. By then, the government should have a clearer picture of how the US has handled the fiscal cliff situation and the potential impacts of the change in leadership in China.
In addition, the government made a number of strategic changes in the deputy minister ranks this fall and will want to give certain key deputies the time necessary to bring forward plans for their departments. Most notably, among the new deputies, John Knubley the Deputy Minister of Industry Canada, Yaprak Baltacioğlu the Secretary of the Treasury Board, and Simon Kennedy Deputy Minister of International Trade are expected to have a significant impact on government priority areas.
Finance Canada will also be looking to hear directly from the public as it will be asking for formal submissions in the next two weeks. Similar to last year`s submissions they want to know what government programs are working, what programs are not working and what would your organization suggest to create jobs and continue economic growth.
What It Means for You
The government will be looking for opportunities and support as it continues down its chosen path for economic growth. Companies and organizations need to be aware of stimulus programs that may be created and be positioned for success in securing government funding for infrastructure projects. Organizations with funding needs outside of infrastructure will want to ensure that their proposals are strongly linked to the government`s agenda of economic
renewal and increased employment; they should identify economic drivers that do not cost the government funds.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is able to provide support for clients with sector specific information to understand where the government will be focusing its efforts in the medium term. We are able to help clients communicate with the government on the scope of a program should the government decide to introduce a stimulus program in the coming months. Hill+Knowlton Strategies also helps clients position their issues and focus advocacy efforts to deliver success. | <urn:uuid:9b4eed68-e393-4cd4-a7a2-ff5b0a20aacc> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://hkstrategies.ca/canada/en-ca/economic-update-slower-growth-but-federal-government-continues-forward-with-its-agenda/ | 2018-06-22T22:34:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864822.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622220911-20180623000911-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.952459 | 1,466 | [
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Watkins left for the locker room with about seven minutes left in the Rams‘ 41-39 victory and was placed into concussion protocol, Rams coach Sean McVay said after the game. Watkins was examined in the sideline medical tent before walking under his own power to the locker room.
Before leaving, Watkins made six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Watkins and Austin weren’t the only players who were injured in the hard-hitting game.
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July 25, 2016
Matrix of Deceit: Forcing Pre-election and Exit Polls to Match Fraudulent Vote Counts
Proving Election Fraud: Phantom Voters, Uncounted Votes and the National Poll
LINKS TO POSTS
Democratic Primaries spread sheet
From TDMS Research: Democratic 2016 primaries
Remember the IA and NV caucuses? They were both close, unlike the 12 caucuses that came later in which Bernie won landslides.
This analysis will show why the IA and NV True Votes are consistent with the other 12 caucuses. Bernie may very well have won easily.
IA and NV had entrance polls which were adjusted to matched the recorded vote.Clinton won the adjusted polls. NV: 52.7-47.3% and IA: 50.1-49.9% http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/polls/NV/Dem
But the Party-ID Pct mix of Democrats and Independents was heavily weighted to Democrats. Using the current mix from 2016 Gallup surveys, Sanders wins NV: 58.5-41.5% and IA: 60.1-39.9%.
So where were all the Independent voters?
The Nevada caucus was closed.
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