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During consultancy interviews, after the inevitable grilling, you will often be asked if you have any questions. One question which will display your understanding of the industry is ‘what is the leverage ratio in your company?’. In fact, asking such a question is crucial, not solely for budding applicants but also for anyone running their own consulting business and reflecting upon their strategy. So what is leverage and why is it so important? Leverage is the figure you get if you divide the number of fee-earning consultants by the number of partners. It is crucial, not simply because it is one of the three factors that make up Profit Per Partner, but because the leverage ratio of the firm will determine its entire strategy, from recruitment and training to knowledge management, business development and the type of work it undertakes. Let’s take two examples. AAA has a high leverage ratio (around 30) because it generally performs fairly standardised IT and Outsourcing work. It has long manuals and procedures to guide consultants what to do and when. The great thing about standardised work is that you do not need to pay Harvard MBA rates to get it done: recruits tend to be mid-range graduates on mid-range pay and clients expect to pay mid-range fees. Standardised work also means that consultants do not need high levels of supervision, thus for every partner, it is okay to have a high number of consultants. Unfortunately for the graduate (but fortunately for the firm) this means they do not need to promote many consultants, that their average wage isn’t particularly high and that opportunities for training are very limited. BBB on the other hand is a high-end strategy consultancy with a low leverage ratio. The reason it can charge high prices for its work is because it recruits the best people: problem-solving, creative types with great CVs – but it needs to pay them good salaries to keep them. Strategy work is rarely highly commodified – the tools and methods might be similar, but CXO level clients want a personalised and very high quality service. As a result, the Partner must be heavily involved in the work that consultants perform and also in their development and mentoring. As a result, leverage ratios can be as low as 7. Note that the leverage ratio must fit with the strategy of the firm, their approach to talent management, the work that is performed, the way knowledge is managed internally, the promotion and training opportunities, and the pay of consultants. Yet both models are equally valid and can both generate great PPP. A consequence of this is that firms change their leverage ratio at their peril. Increasing the leverage ratio of, say, McKinsey, may, in the short term increase profits (if there is work available) but, in the longer term, staff will leave because there will be fewer promotion opportunities and less challenge. Moreover, the reputation of the firm will eventually suffer because there is less mentoring and supervision, less staff development and consequently, poorer quality work. A second issue to note is that in a well-run firm, the consultant does the work perfectly suited to their grade. If you have high-level consultants doing low level, commodified, work, your profit margins will be lower and you will have bored consultants. If you have low-level consultants doing high-level work, the project, and eventually your reputation will suffer. Leverage is THE central metric in consulting firms around which the firm’s strategy must rotate.

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Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul sought Thursday to block the transfer of F-16 fighter jets and Abrams tanks to Egypt. “I think it particularly unwise to send tanks and our most sophisticated fighter planes to Egypt at a time when many are saying the country may be unraveling,” Paul said on the Senate floor. Lockheed Martin shipped 20 F-16s to Egypt last year while General Dynamics signed a contract to deliver parts for 125 Abrams M1A1 tanks to be manufactured in Egypt the year before, the New York Times reported. U.S. aid to Egypt has been controversial since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and the ascendancy of the Muslim Brotherhood under new President Mohamed Morsi. But the Obama administration resumed the aid to reward the country’s democratic progress. The senator has previously attempted to suspend all American foreign aid to Egypt. “I think this is particularly unwise since Egypt is currently governed by a religious zealot, a religious zealot who said recently that ‘Jews were bloodsuckers and descendants of apes and pigs,'” Paul continued. “This doesn’t sound like the kind of stable personality we would be sending our most sophisticated weapons to.” Paul also expressed concern “that these weapons threaten Israel’s security” and promote a regional arms race. The senator recently returned from a high-profile trip to Israel during which he repeatedly expressed his commitment to a strong alliance with the Jewish state. “Egypt is descending into chaos,” Paul chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “We should not be arming them with advanced weapons. It is not in our interest, it is not in the interest of the Egyptian people and it is not in the interest of Israel.” “We don’t know who will control those weapons and we don’t know who they might be used on in the future,” Stafford added. Paul’s measure is a proposed amendment to the bill extending the debt limit until May, which the Senate is expected to vote on Thursday. Update: Paul’s amendment was defeated by a Senate vote of 79 to 19. Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@

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Hotel Bay City Motor Inn With a stay at Bay City Motor Inn in Bellingham, you'll be convenient to Sehome Hill Arboretum and Western Washington University. This hotel is within close proximity of iDiOM Theater and Bellingham Railway Museum. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a fireplace in the lobby. Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones with free local calls. Services and terms: Hotel Bay City Motor Inn - Business Centre Location : Hotel Bay City Motor Inn Bellingham Intl Airport Head southwest on Mitchell Way. Turn right to stay on Mitchell Way. Continue onto Airport Way. Turn left at Airport Dr. Slight right to merge onto I-5 S. Take exit 252 for Samish Way toward W Wash University. Turn right at S Samish Way. Destination will be on the right. Snohomish County Airport Paine Field Head east on 100th St SW toward Airport Rd. Turn left at Airport Rd. Take the 3rd right onto 86th Pl W/W Casino Rd. Turn left to merge onto Boeing Fwy and Paine Field Blvd. Continue to follow Boeing Fwy. Merge onto I-5 N via the ramp on the left to Vancouver B C. Take exit 252 for Samish Way toward W Wash University. Slight left at S Samish Way. Take the 1st left to stay on S Samish Way. Destination will be on the right.

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A young boy was trapped inside a burning apartment in far East Dallas and died Sunday morning. The blaze also killed his sibling. It happened at the Casa Flores Apartments around 9:15 a.m. The children’s mother and her 5-month-old baby made it out of the second-story apartment. They’re both recovering from significant injuries at Parkland Hospital. “This is the time of year where we start to see a spike in fires. A lot of those fires, especially fatalities are the result of homes with malfunctioning or no smoke detectors at all,” Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said. Several neighbors tried to put out the fire with fire extinguishers and attempted to rescue the apartment unit’s residents, Evans said. None of them were injured. Fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire. (©2013 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) - Silent March Ends Without Incident - DPD Cops Investigated After Controversial Podcast Night Of Ambush - Courts Strike Blows To GOP Voter Restrictions In 3 States - Texas A&M Suspends 2 Assistants For Jokes At Women’s Clinic - Cowboys Have ‘Sugar Plum’ Visions As Camp Opens - Before Drug Sentencing Former Cowboy Sends Letter To CBS 11 - 4th Abduction Attempt In Tarrant County - Evacuations In Milford After Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion - Witnesses Watch 2 Lions Kill Lioness At Dallas Zoo - Safety Institute Suggests Booster Seats Until Age 12 PHOTOS: Your Pet Pictures

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Kalvin Diekman and Kayla Zimmerman, the first Spectrum athletes to qualify for the state track meet, both advanced to Class A finals in preliminaries Friday at Hamline in St. Paul. Diekman, a senior, had the third-best 110 high hurdles prelim time of 15.61, or .09 under his section time. His finals will be held 4:25 p.m. Saturday. Zimmerman, a junior, had the third-best 800 meter prelim time with 2:17.65, well under her 2:20.62 section time. Her finals will be held at 6:12 p.m.

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Sex pheromones and their impact on pest management Witzgall, Peter, Kirsch, Philipp and Cork, Alan (2010) Sex pheromones and their impact on pest management. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36 (1). pp. 80-100. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10886-009-9737-y)Full text not available from this repository. The idea of using species-specific behavior modifying chemicals for the management of noxious insects in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, stored products, and for insect vectors of diseases has been a driving ambition through five decades of pheromone research. Hundreds of pheromones and other semiochemicals have been discovered that are used to monitor the presence and abundance of insects and to protect plants and animals against insects. The estimated annual production of lures for monitoring and mass trapping is on the order of tens of millions, covering at least 10 million hectares. Insect populations are controlled by air permeation and attract-and-kill techniques on at least 1 million hectares. Here, we review the most important and widespread practical applications. Pheromones are increasingly efficient at low population densities, they do not adversely affect natural enemies, and they can, therefore, bring about a long-term reduction in insect populations that cannot be accomplished with conventional insecticides. A changing climate with higher growing season temperatures and altered rainfall patterns makes control of native and invasive insects an increasingly urgent challenge. Intensified insecticide use will not provide a solution, but pheromones and other semiochemicals instead can be implemented for sustainable area-wide management and will thus improve food security for a growing population. Given the scale of the challenges we face to mitigate the impacts of climate change, the time is right to intensify goal-oriented interdisciplinary research on semiochemicals, involving chemists, entomologists, and plant protection experts, in order to provide the urgently needed, and cost-effective technical solutions for sustainable insect management worldwide. |Additional Information:|| Published: Peter Witzgall, Philipp Kirsch and Alan Cork, Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Volume 36, Number 1, 80-100, DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9737-y - from the issue entitled "Human Impact."| |Uncontrolled Keywords:||sex pheromone, attraction, monitoring, attracticide, mating, disruption, insect control, integrated pest management, food security| |Subjects:||Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |School / Department / Research Groups:||Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department Faculty of Engineering & Science |Last Modified:||19 Aug 2015 13:03| Actions (login required)

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The Autumn Nature Study ebook includes: - 10 Outdoor Hour Challenges-7 new challenges and 3 continuing studies (Seasonal Tree, Weather, and Queen Anne’s Lace). All the Outdoor Hour Challenges in this ebook are based on the Handbook of Nature Study and include page numbers and suggested learning observations. The three on-going studies are totally revamped with an autumn focus and they will inspire you to continue in your year-long studies that you started in previous seasons. - New to this series of challenges is the focus on learning to compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram. Full instructions and a notebook page are included. - 16 Outdoor Hour Challenge notebook pages and nature journal suggestions. - 4 optional coloring pages. - Ideas for field trips other than your normal Outdoor Hour Challenge backyard adventures. - Links for further enrichment for many of the challenges. - Complete list of resources and instructions to get started with this ebook. - Download and view a sample: Autumn 2010 Ebook Sample - 43 pages. Topics include: Geese, Horses, Apple, Seasonal Tree/Leaves, Queen Anne’s Lace, Trout and Salmon, Seasonal Weather Comparison, Pine Cones, November World You will have a complete plan at your fingertips for your autumn nature study when the opportunities arise. The ebook gives you links and resources to find most of the information online, including the Handbook of Nature Study. Autumn Nature Study with the Outdoor Hour Challenges Contains all the challenges, custom notebook pages, resource links, and coloring pages for nature study. If you have any questions, please email me: [email protected]

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A source close to Kailyn Lowry’s baby-daddy, Jo Rivera, says he pays her over $600 a month in child support for little Isaac! Teen Mom 2 stars Kailyn Lowry and Jo Rivera reached a custody agreement several months ago for their little baby, Isaac, and HollyBaby.com has exclusively seen the documents! The custody agreement, drawn up in Northampton, Pennsylvania, states that Kailyn gets primary physical custody of Isaac, and Jo gets visitation every weekend, “from Friday morning until Sunday at 8:00 PM.” Jo and Kailyn will alternate on all major holidays. Most interesting though, is the fact that Jo pays Kailyn over $600 a month in child support! Do you find this amount surprising?

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INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnosis to treatment interval in cases of chorioamnionitis and the effect on length of postpartum hospital stay. METHODS: Mothers who met criteria for the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis (temperature greater than 38[degrees]C, maternal heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute, and fetal heart rate greater than 160 beats per minute) were identified. The time interval between first febrile episode and antibiotic administration was correlated with the length of postpartum hospital stay. A sample size of 150 was calculated to provide 80% power to detect a 20% reduction in length of stay. RESULTS: Of 529 cases of intrapartum fever reviewed, 206 (38.9%) met our definition for chorioamnionitis. Ninety-eight patients received antibiotics after a temperature greater than 38[degrees]C. Fifty-eight (59.5%) patients received antibiotics within 1 hour of their first fever. There was a 17% reduction in the length of postpartum hospital admission in the group receiving antibiotics within 1 hour: 2.69 days compared with 3.24 days, respectively (P=.004). CONCLUSION: Antibiotic administration within the 1 hour of a first fever is associated with a decrease in the length of postpartum hospital admission for patients with chorioamnionitis, and further investigation may reveal a reduction in overall health care costs. (C) 2014 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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A Quick rest If there’s one constant for the Kings, it’s the presence of Jonathan Quick on the ice. Every practice, every morning skate and almost every game, for that matter. Quick’s desire to work has been well-chronicled since he arrived with the Kings, and Terry Murray has half-joked about trying to keep Quick off the ice during optional skates in order to give him some rest. So it was a mild surprise to not see Quick on the ice this morning, but Quick will be there tonight, against Columbus’ Steve Mason. This morning, Murray confirmed that Quick did skip the skate because of his own decision, not because Murray had him tied up in the trainers’ room or something… MURRAY: “I’m glad he did (take the morning off). There’s lots of games and travel. We’re going to have back-to-backs coming up here. I’m not saying that he will be the goalie in both those games, but he’s just thinking ahead, and I’m glad he gets a day. The game in Toronto, that was a pretty demanding game for us. There was a lot of dot-to-board play, there were a lot of board battles and a lot of 1-on-1, 2-on-2 stuff. I was kind of thinking, yesterday, taking the day off and come back with a full morning skate today, but I felt it was important for all of us to come together and have a meeting and get through a light skate yesterday.”

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MANILA, Philippines— A necrological service will be held on Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theatre for the late National Artist for Music Andrea O. Veneracion, after which interment will follow at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. Veneracion, founding choirmaster of the University of the Philippines (UP) Madrigal Singers, died Tuesday at 10:50 p.m. in her home. She was 84 years old. She suffered a stroke on Dec. 31, 2005, and never recovered. She regained consciousness for a while, and was comatose until her death. She would have turned 85 Thursday. Her remains will be cremated Thursday and the ashes will be brought to Immaculate Conception Cathedral Grottos in Cubao. Born in Manila on July 11, 1928, Veneracion is survived by her husband, Dr. Felipe Veneracion and their five children, and grandchildren. A byword in choral singing Her name has become a byword in choral singing. She formed the UP Madrigal Singers in 1963 and held its first concert on Oct. 1 the same year at the UP Abelardo Hall. Singing a cappella, in the now familiar circular form, she would occupy the first seat and from there lead the group to glorious singing. It did not take long for the music lovers and the public to heap praises on the choir. In 1980, the choir changed its name to Philippine Madrigal Singers (Madz) when it became a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines with annual financial subsidy. “Mrs. Veneracion was my mom’s colleague at the UP College of Music so I knew her since I was a kid,” composer/arranger/conductor Ryan Cayabyab told the Inquirer. “She was one of two choral conductors who recognized my ability to write choral music. She was instrumental in bringing my works to international audiences through the UP Madz.” “She spawned a new generation of choral conductors and choristers, and richly deserves being named a National Artist for all her contributions in choral music and Filipino music in general.” The Madz celebrates its golden anniversary this year. Since its founding, the group has become an icon of choral excellence and is adulated worldwide for its sterling performances. In celebration of the Madz’s golden anniversary and in recognition of Veneracion’s effort to propagate and uplift choral singing in the country, the CCP is sponsoring the first International Choral Competition in the country on Aug. 7-10, 2013. The Madz has won a string of first prizes in international choral competitions in several European countries, and has earned the distinction as the “winningest” choir in the country. Its crowning glory was its winning the grand prize at the European Grand Prix Competition (EGPC) in 1996, virtually making it the only Philippine and Southeast Asian choir to have won the prestigious award. In 2001 Veneracion passed the baton to her assistant choirmaster, Mark Anthony Carpio, who led the choir to win the Grand Prize once more in the EGPC in 2007, making it the first choir to win the Grand Prix twice and the only Asian choir to have done so. The choir has cut several recordings done in the country and in other European and Asian countries. In recognition of her expertise in choral singing, Veneracion held important positions in international choral associations. She was vice president for Asia of the International Federation for Choral Music in 1990. In 1996, she was the artistic chairperson of the International Choral Festival in Cagliari, Italy. She was also chair of the International Festival in Taipei in 2001. She sat as an adjudicator in several international competitions in Europe and Asia.

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|Next||Continued Fraction Arithmetic||17| What number is represented by an empty continued fraction ? Recall that [a0; a1, a2...] = a0 + 1/[a1, a2...] Then a0 = [a0] = a0 + 1/ So must be And in general a finite continued fraction behaves just like one that has a term of That is, [..., a] = [..., a, , ...]

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Donation luncheon Thursday NORTH WESTERN — The North Western United Methodist Church, 9925 State Rt. 46, will serve a "donation" luncheon on Thursday at noon. This month the menu will feature meatloaf, mashed potatoes, assorted sides, and dessert. The church’s mission fund will benefit from all donations received. "Come for fellowship and a nice warm meal," church officials said. The church dining hall is handicapped accessible. The phone number is 827-4000.

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The President is pushing a jobs agenda to grow the economy “from the midddle out.” Insider DC is mocking him because the ideas — infrastructure, American manufacturing, fund our schools — are not “new.” Here is what else isn’t new: budget cuts take money out of the economy, costing millions of jobs and harming our country’s future competitiveness. The President’s Jobs Campaign The President has launched a series of weekly campaign-style speeches pushing jobs instead of austerity. He is again trying to break the DC logjam. But this time he is starting to name the problem so the public can bring pressure to bear where it is needed. The idea is to pressure Republicans to back off their insistence on cutting government and start supporting programs that will bring jobs, higher wages and some degree of security to American workers. But before we can move forward we have to stop backing up. That means we have to stop cutting back. Cuts That Cut In a democracy government spending is, by definition, things that We the People decide to do to make our lives better. But instead of supporting doing things that make our lives better Republicans have been forcing cuts in government so taxes can be lower for the wealthy few. They have even been using hostage tactics to force those cuts. They keep losing elections but are using their ability to block and obstruct things to keep the country from moving forrward.

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"In the pun-filled flavor world of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Brownie Chew Gooder is a classic, at least in name alone." Recently Ben & Jerry's released an exclusive Flourless Chocolate Cake flavor available only at Walmart. (Technically, the flavor isn't a true Walmart exclusive, but Walmart seems to be the only place where you can actually find this "Limited Batch.") This unlikely partnership immediately sparked some concern among the Serious Eats community, and even as the pros of this partnership were brought up, many people seemed to overlook the merits of the flavor itself. And now, Ben & Jerry's kicks off summer with two new flavors: Berry Voluntary and Brownie Chew Gooder, which you'll only find at another big-box retailer, Target. And if the names didn't give it away, this partnership helps foster volunteerism. You can visit Scoop It Forward to identify volunteering opportunities in your local community. And to sweeten the deal, after you make your volunteer promise you can earn a coupon for a free pint of Ben & Jerry's, redeemable at Target (while supplies last).* *Dear Ben & Jerry's, why isn't any of this information on your website? Raspberry Cheesecake with White Chocolate Chunks and Raspberry Swirl Whether it's soft serve, ice cream, sherbet, or even a Popsicle, raspberry is a touchstone flavor for me. With just one lick or a spoonful on my tongue, I'm immediately sent back to summertime and Little League baseball games. Häagen-Dazs makes a Black Raspberry Chip that visits my freezer from time to time and just last weekend I had a Raspberry-Lemonade soft serve at Momofuku Milk Bar that knocked my socks off. I had that same sense-memory sensation when I dipped my spoon into Berry Voluntary. But I was brought back from my reverie when the heaviness of the cheesecake started to coat my tongue. I don't want to knock it. It's a great new flavor, but, like most Ben & Jerry's, it's super rich. Almost too rich. The raspberry swirl represents, but if I had been in the B&J's flavor lab, I would've suggested chocolate chunks to cut through the sweetness. The white chocolate chunks, which complement the mix in New York Super Fudge Chunk, come across as too cloying here. This is a flavor I wanted to love and commit to, but I can tell it's just going to be a summer fling. Brownie Chew Gooder Vanilla Caramel Ice Cream with Fudge Brownies and Caramel Swirl First off, I certainly hope the Ben & Jerry's Flavor Guru who came up with the name "Chew Gooder" gets an extra Friday off this summer. In the pun-filled flavor world of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, this is a classic, at least in name alone. I admit, I was quick to dismiss this flavor before I even had a pint in hand. Reading the primary flavor components—vanilla, caramel, fudge, brownie—put me in a been-there, tasted-that frame of mind. It seemed like the safety school of flavor combinations. Couldn't they have rolled out something a bit more inventive? Especially for such a high-profile release. The vanilla-caramel combination makes for a rich and creamy base, but what saves this seemingly pedestrian mash-up is the brownie. Oh man, does it ever. Typically these brownie mix-ins can be pretty cake-like, but this is so chewy. I had to re-read the flavor profile to see if these were caramel brownies. they were so wonderfully sticky and chewy. Like some other Ben & Jerry's swirls, the caramel swirl was pretty weak. I want a swirl to be a whorling riptide of flavor, not a trickling stream. But I'll forgive that because of those wonderful brownies. About the author: Brad Thomas Parsons is a Brooklyn-based writer who has interviewed many of the food world's biggest names, including David Chang, Anthony Bourdain, Mario Batali, Danny Meyer, Ina Garten, Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, and Giada De Laurentiis, among others. He is currently at work on his first book, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails and Recipes. More Ice Cream - Mail-Order Ice Cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio » - Faiting Goat Gelato in Seattle » - New 2010 Ben & Jerry's Flavors Are Here » - Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard » - Burgerville's Milkshakes in the Pacific Northwest » - Quiz: What's Your Ice Cream IQ? » - Dairy Queen's Blizzard Turns 25 » - Dreyer's/Edy's Limited Edition Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream Flavors »

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Fake interpreter, Thamsanqa Jantjie’s, gibberish sign language was interpreted on Jimmy Kimmel Live by an actual sign language interpreter. According to the The Wrap, Justin Mauer stood onstage next to Kimmel and watched clips of Jantjie’s signs and relayed the message which had nothing to do with what the actual speakers were saying. “I support basic salutations here salutations,” Mauer translated during one clip according to the LA Times. “Inside joining in this week’s cigarette inside to prove and on and on. To support, I would please to say from me to you. Talking to you so far.” They had him translate a second clip, which turned out to be more gibberish. “Hello. Welcome so far. Well cigarette join bringing in different to you. Circle. And I would like to pray this offering. Basically this is fun, all of these balls to prove this is good. I’m sorry.” Kimmel asked if Mauer thought Jantjie knew sign language at all to which he replied, “No, not at all.” Jantjie told the Johannesburg newspaper the Star that he made nonsense gestures because he suffers from schizophrenia and started hearing voices and hallucinating while on stage Do you believe him? Image: Wikimedia Commons

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Ice nearly any part of your body with the Hyper Ice Utility Wrap. Offering 3mm of premium grade compression, this versatile ice wrap provides optimal support while maintaining comfort. Non-restrictive design allows greater range of motion and mobility while icing. Flexible Ice Cell conforms to the body for a natural fit. Antimicrobial cell skin prevents the growth of bacteria and fungi. The Hyper Ice Utility Wrap provides optimal cold therapy for high or low ankle sprains, shin splints, elbow tendonitis (tennis elbow), plantar fascitis, wrist sprains, bruised feet or hands, achilles strain/tendonisits, calf strains, bruised forearms and biceps. Leak-resistant design. 8"x8" icing surface. One size fits most. Can the cold wrap fit comfortably around a full sized knee. 2 years, 3 months ago Nike Pro Combat Hyperstrong Bball Shorts - Men's The Nike Pro Combat Hyperstrong Basketball Short offers the compression and protection you need to bring the intensity of your game to the next level. Engineered Dri-FIT® stretch compression fabric offers increased muscle response and quicker recovery time. Dynamic mesh and superior Dri-FIT® fabric provides optimal ventilation and moisture management to keep you cool and dry. Strategically designed seams provide enhanced comfort and minimal chafing. Enhanced zonal padding gives optimal protection on the thighs, hips and tailbone. Extra-wide, comfort-fit engineered waistband. Other features include a jocktag at lower left hem, heat-transfer Swoosh design trademark at left leg and Dri-FIT® trademark heat-transfer logo inside right flat seam. Body: Dri-FIT® 84% polyester/16% spandex. Mesh: Dri-FIT® 90% polyester/10% spandex. Imported. 3 years, 11 months ago Jordan Shooting Sleeve - Men's Keep your shooting arm sweat-free with the Jordan Shooting Sleeve. This Dri-FIT® compression shooting sleeve includes a hidden seam and screenprinted Jumpman at the bottom hem. Sold individually. 82% polyester/18% spandex. Imported. One size fits most. what is the length of this sleeve from one end/opening to the other 4 years, 2 months ago Nike Ultimatum All-Weather Medium Duffle The Nike Ultimatum All-Weather Duffle is made with water resistant 900D polyester with a Max air curve shoulder strap. Ventilation engineered through Hyperfuse construction. Insulated water bottle pocket. Ventilated shoe or wet/dry storage. Water resistant zippers. Appliquéd Swoosh design trademark. wat are the dimensions of this bag? 4 years, 7 months ago Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Fresh Zipped Hoody - Men's Look fresh when the mercury drops in the Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Fresh Zipped Hoodie. This full-zip hoodie features an embroidered chest logo, front side pockets and a double-zip, drawstring nylon hood. 60% cotton/40% polyester fleece. Imported. what is the extra zipper on the hood for? 5 years, 6 months ago Jordan Classic 2fer Jacket - Boys' Grade School The Jordan Classic 2fer Jacket is made of super-warm fleece with an attached poly-fill vest for a unique spin on your traditional jacket. To finish it off, Jordan Brand decked out this style with a lined hood for warmth, embroidered Jumpman chest logo, caged Jumpman zipper-pull, and "Jordan" screenprinted down the sleeve for modern, on-court-inspired style throughout the day. Shell: 100% nylon. Sleeves: 60% cotton/40% polyester. Liner/Filling: 100% polyester. Imported. can the vest be seperated from the sweatshirt and be worn as individual pieces? 5 years, 8 months ago Nike Air Max Tailwind + 2 - Men's The Nike Air Max Tailwind+ 2 running shoe is for the runner who needs big-time cushioning on the roads. The lightweight, breathable mesh upper has a midfoot synthetic leather overlay for enhanced fit. A non-pressurized forefoot and heel Air-Sole® unit is integrated into the Cushlon midsole foam for a responsive ride. This Nike+ ready running shoe has a BRS 1000™ carbon rubber outsole in the heel for durability with solid rubber throughout for fantastic traction. Get moving with the Nike Air Max Tailwind+ 2 running shoe. Wt. 13.6 oz.

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FIRST SEMESTER DATES: 3rd September 2015 – 22nd December 2015 (4 months) SECOND SEMESTER DATES: 4th February 2016 – 10th June 2016 (4 months) INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME (courses in English) |Arrival days||1-2 September 2015| |Orientation||Start 3 September 2015 |Intensive Italian language course||Start 4 September 2015 |Courses + Exams (for courses in English)||4 September -22 December 2015| |Public holidays||1 November, 8 December 2015| |Winter break||23 December 2015 – 6 January 2016| |Winter exam session for the courses offered in English||Last week of semester (final date 22 December 2015) * |Winter exam session for the courses offered in Italian||7 January - 19 February 2016| |Arrival days||1-3 February 2016| |Orientation||Start 4 February 2016 |Intensive Italian language course||Start 5 February 2016 |Courses + Exams (for courses in English)||5 February - 10 June 2016| |Public holidays||25 April, 1 May, 2 June| |Easter break||24-30 March 2016| |Summer exam session for courses offered in English||Last week of semester (final date 10 June 2016) * |Summer exam session for courses offered in Italian||30 May - 15 July 2016| *some exams may take place earlier. Students on must be present in the university for the entire period indicated for each semester. Exams are held until the very last day. The detailed timetables of courses are available on the website of each course under "Lesson timetable" and in case of courses in Italian under "Orario delle lezioni".

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Long Distance Moving The key to every successful long distance move is choosing the right mover; Vermont Moving & Storage has experienced and qualified staff to provide you with a smooth and stress-free move. Every Long Distance move we make begins with a free of charge accurate estimate provided by one of our certified moving consultants. Vermont Moving & Storage professionalism remains intact from the initial contact with our trained and experienced moving consultants through the completion of your move. Our courteous and knowledgeable office, computerized dispatch center and communications system combine their efforts to ensure your move is handled from start to finish in a professional manner. Before loading your shipment we create an accurate itemized inventory of your goods. Each article of furniture is carefully wrapped in a quilted moving pad to ensure it travels and arrives safely to your new residence. When our movers deliver your goods to your residence, each item is placed in the location and room of your choice. Relocating to a new place that crosses state lines requires better understanding about the rights and responsibilities regarding your interstate mover. The long distance movers must register themselves with the Department of Transportation to carry out an interstate move. The interstate mover must publish a tariff for your convenience to gain moving information. The interstate movers must also participate in Dispute Settlement Program. Long distance moving includes any move that crosses state lines. Vermont Moving & Storage, Inc. offers service throughout the continental United States, focusing on shipments arriving and departing from the east coasts. Vermont Moving & Storage, Inc. guarantees on-time pick-up and delivery. Whether your destination is Florida, Texas or New York, we're proud to offer the best possible service at an affordable price. As a professional and experienced long distance moving company, we will ensure the safety and care of your belongings, so you can concentrate on a new beginning. Long-distance moving is based upon the mileage from the origin to the destination, and the total weight of your belongings. In order to calculate a price quote, an estimated weight is necessary. Estimating the weight can be completed via our online estimate, or by an in home estimate. In home estimates are free of charge and the most accurate way to estimate your shipment weight. Please contact us today to set up your free in home estimate! Long Distance Services: - One item or an entire household shipment - Detailed inventories provided for each move - Guaranteed on time pick-up and delivery dates - Binding and not to exceed estimates available - Pick-ups and deliveries performed only by Vermont Moving & Storage, Inc. personnel - Unique numbered tagging system for all items shipped - Customized crating of pictures, glass and marble - Quilt pad and shrink wrapping of all furniture - Protection of Floors and banisters - Packing and unpacking Services An international move is a move-completed over-sea. The cost of this service is based on weight and (cubic) measurement of the household belongings when packed for shipment. International moving services include air or ocean transportation charges, as well as packing and unpacking services. Get started today with a FREE ESTIMATE!

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Before the inaugural Louisville Outskirts Festival can open in October, the organizers need to raise some money. If you look at the sponsor lists of established music festivals, you’ll see major brands spending serious dollars. (Did you see who just went on at the Sony / Red Bull / Whole Foods stage?) The list of Outskirts sponsors and partners, so far, is small, local and niche: the Louisville outpost of Guestroom Records; The New Vintage and Dreamland, both independent performance venues; music blog The Other Side of Life. A start-up festival run by volunteers, established as a nonprofit project, and programmed specifically to highlight female-identifying musicians is more than likely going to have to go grassroots to put on their first major event. So the organizers are doing what they do well – they’re putting on a show. The second Outskirts benefit show is Saturday at Dreamland (810 E. Market Street). The show features Boston-based dreamfolk singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler, Louisville’s Dane Waters and TALsounds (AKA Chicago-based experimental musician Natalie Chami). Outskirts co-founder Carrie Neumayer says these artists lean toward “the heavy, ethereal, experimental and unconventional side of music-making.” Here’s Nadler with “Dead City Emily,” the haunting single from her new album “July” (Sacred Bones Records). Show starts at 8 p.m. and all ages are welcome. More information, including advance ticket info, over at their website.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - Bubbling fountains and fluttering flags define the Veterans Memorial in downtown Huntsville. In the back though, dug out like a shallow grave, there's a fountain named for the defenders of our country. It's dotted with stone markers, each one a tiny tombstone a sad story that a newly single parent will have to find a way to explain to a child; each row a little graveyard - a group of mothers and fathers flinching at rifle salutes. We've felt the pain of war since our nation's conception, but on Memorial Day, we're meant to face it, to stand in front of the Defender's Fountain and feel its weight. Here in the Valley, war lives in our hearts and homes. We spoke with several people, all of them told us they had a service member in their family. So we gather around the memorial, counting the names under foot, placing flowers in front of flags. Because our memories are carved in metal, and we refuse to forget. It's why the headstones in the defenders fountain part the water that rolls downhill. They are stalwart - forever. This memorial is how we remember, but maybe more importantly, it's how we teach. One father escorting his son says, "There's a lot to be thankful for, and last night we were just talking about it, so I thought I'd bring him out today and show him the courage, sacrifice, and duty that many have made and continue to make so that we have days like this."

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When it comes to making meals in the advance, I’m not a Once-a-Month Cook (OMAC). The whole idea of planning, prepping, and cooking a month’s worth of meals in a day or two just is more than I can handle. However, I do make ample use of my freezer, and it is usually stocked with at least one or more pre-cooked meals. And is always full of pre-trimmed and portioned meats, beans, and veggies. So, if I’m not a once-a-month cook, or even a once-a-week-cook, what am I? A Sporadic Bulk cook and an Opportunistic Freezer cook! When I get the whim or see a need and have a few minutes or an hour or two, I’ll get something going for the freezer. And if I can, I’ll make more than I need for dinner or lunch, so that I have at least lunches that I can freeze or even whole entrees I can freeze and pull out the following week. It doesn’t require a lot of planning, or even a lot of prep work, which means it fits my very busy schedule very well. Some days it’s as simple as making a really big pot of spaghetti, and freezing what’s left for next week and/or my husband’s lunches. Or setting a bag of beans out to soak overnight and letting them simmer away the next day. Other days, I might throw together some ingredients in the Crock Pot and let it simmer overnight, and then it’s done the next day, ready to eat, or cool and package up. Then there are days like today, where I’ll make up a couple different dishes that have all have the similar base ingredients, so it’s easy to make up multiple things all at once. One example is spaghetti and lasagna. If I have time, I’ll make beef spaghetti, turkey spaghetti, and then multiple pans of lasagna, using the sauces. After all, if you are going to make one pan of lasagna, it’s just as easy to make 3 or 4, especially if you do it like a production line. And… no need to boil noodles when you are going to freeze it! Another example is what I did today. I made a list of what I had available to cook up: stew meat, fajita meat, roast, pre-cooked chicken, and ground turkey. Then I made up a large batch of mirepoix (onions, celery, and carrots) in the food processor, chopped up some onions, carrots, and potatoes separately, and started cooking. Chicken pot pie filling, beef stew, and turkey chili all used the mirepoix. And the two Crockpots got the roast and the fajita mix. I saved all the trimmings from the onions, carrots, and celery, grabbed a couple chicken carcasses from the freezer (yes, I throw them in the freezer so I have them on had when I feel like making stock), and got a pot of homemade chicken broth going as well. Today’s batch cooking took me about 3 1/2 hours, and tomorrow, after everything cools down I’ll package it up. That’s it, and now I have both lunches and dinners for a week, plus some for next week. Three to Four hours is about all I can do. But it works. Little bits of time here and there – and using slow cookers, making larger quantities, and making meals that use similar ingredients – all ends up saving a ton of time, stress, and money in the long run. Not much planning, no extra shopping, just being opportunistic and taking advantage of the mood and the little bits of time here and there. So are you ready to be come an Opportunistic Freezer Cook? Or are you already one?

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Actress Go Eun Ah and 'Superstar K4's Roy Kim and Jung Joon Young were recently selected as the endorsement models for the game Ghosts 'n Goblins Online on CJ E&M's online gaming site Netmarble. Go Eun Ah will play the role of the princess, while Roy Kim and Jung Joon Young will play the role of the knights who save the princess. They'll soon begin their activities for the brand through advertisements, promotions, and events. Netmarble director Kim Hyun Ik stated, "Roy Kim and Jung Joon Young, who are gaining popularity for their amazing singing ability and cute visuals, and sexy, cute actress Go Eun Ah are cool models, who match well with 'Ghosts 'n Goblins'. The story of their love triangle will be portrayed through various marketing and promotional activities. They'll also show the unique charms of 'Ghosts 'n Goblins."

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R&B singer JRDN (born Jordon Croucher) may not know everything about love (what person does?) but he does seems to know what it’s like to have your heart torn in two. In fact, he sings about this struggle with Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishall in their JUNO-nominated hit, “Can’t Choose.” And in another show of conflicting feelings, JRDN and ANDPOP’s Simon Mohos paid a visit to the Diesel Showroom in Toronto where they got to see some of Fossil’s new watches and talk about love. The R&B singer spills on how he’s prepping his current relationship for tour life, his tour mates Hedley (and yes, that includes his fellow Canadian Idol contestant Jacob Hoggard) and how they filmed the sun-soaked music video for “Can’t Choose.” So what are you waiting for? Smack that play button to hear JRDN muse on love, work and life now! JRDN’s latest EP JRDN is available now on iTunes. Liked this? Keep checking ANDPOP for more hilarious videos and interviews with all your fav celebrities! New videos go up every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

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Shahrukh Khan was as usual in his elements at the music launch of RA.One. He was at his wittiest best and keeping the media entertained with his funny answers. But things changed as soon as a reporter asked why his good friends Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt were not present at the event. “I only told Priyanka and Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) not to be here because tum unse behuda sawal puchkar unko aur besharam karoge (I told Priyanka and Sanju not to be here else you would have harassed them asking foolish questions),” he replied. Well, we hear that SRK is quite miffed with reports in the media linking him up with Priyanka and any probing questions on her are going get him irritated. This is the first time that our King Khan is being linked to one of his costars and guess he doesn’t quite know how to deal with this. Come on Shahrukh, take a chill pill! It’s all a part of the game, ain’t it?

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Catalogue No: 3612190 Shop Product Code: 216148L Razzamajazz Clarinet Book 2 - Book and CD, Like its predecessor book 2 contains jazzy fun pieces to accompany the learning of new notes. The pieces are written especially to build confidence and have a ' feel good ' accompaniment which can be played on the piano; in case a pianist isn't available there is a CD with backing tracks for practice and performance, Songs Inc: Biscuit Tin Waltz, Full on Fizzy, Make It Sharp !, Song for Amabel, Shrimp in the Shade, In the Meantime, Making Waves & More Write a Review. The best reviewer each month wins 20% off their next order! There are currently no reviews for this product.

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The new crop of young restaurant chefs really pushes the culinary envelope. They are way into all aspects of their craft, from growing the food to making everything from butter to vinegar to pickles. I'm especially fond of the homemade charcuterie — salamis, cured hams and pates — offered at many new-American restaurants. While I'm not about to cure a ham at home, I can easily make the classic American pate known as meatloaf! Lower in fat and labor than fancy baked French terrines, galantines and smooth liver mousse, a well-made meatloaf equally satisfies. We ate meatloaf for economic reasons when I was growing up: A pound of ground beef stretched for a family of seven. I was not a fan; in fact, I vowed to avoid it at all costs. Then, New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme's Cajun meatloaf recipe transformed my cooking. I still love his recipe when I want a rich, spicy dinner accompanied by garlicky mashed potatoes. These days, I switch up the flavor add-ins to suit. Most grocery stores sell ground beef in a variety of fat levels. They also offer ground pork, lamb, chicken and turkey. I like to use lean, grass-fed beef for its clean flavor. Ranching grass-fed beef is better for the animals and the environment. Because it tends to be leaner than corn-fed beef, I'll add an extra egg to my meatloaf mixture or cook it medium-rare to prevent dryness when making burgers. Dried porcini mushrooms soaked in red wine add a rich flavor to the meatloaf. Smoky bacon and tender leeks add texture. I owe thanks to Prudhomme for encouraging me to saute the vegetables before adding them to the meat mixture. This sweetens and intensifies the celery and leek. Work the seasonings gently into the meat; resist the urge to overmix or knead the meat. The loaves can be baked in a pan to capture all of the juices. Or, shape on a lined baking sheet to generate more crust. Whichever pan you cook in, be sure to let the loaf rest at least 10 minutes before slicing; this allows the juices to settle. The recipe for the chicken loaf sports Asian flavors from easy-to-use lemon grass and ginger purees (look for them in tubes in the refrigerated section) and fresh herbs. Chicken and turkey are leaner than beef and compact into a tighter loaf with a finer texture than beef. Use a thin, very sharp knife to slice it. The best part of meatloaf just might be the leftovers. Sliced thin, both of these loaves make a great cold first course when served with crusty bread, pickles and interesting mustards. I also like thin slices on sandwiches with a smear of mayonnaise or barbecue sauce and a couple of leaves of romaine lettuce or arugula. My husband committed to doing the dishes whenever meatloaf makes an appearance on the menu. I say, "Deal!" Glazed porcini and bacon meatloaf Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 1 hour, 90 minutes Makes: 8 servings If using grass-fed beef, I like to increase the eggs to three. 3/4 ounce dried porcini or other dried mixed mushrooms ¼ cup dry red wine or beef broth 3 ounces (4 thick strips) smoky bacon, finely chopped 2 small ribs celery, finely chopped 1 small leek, halved, rinsed, finely chopped (white and 2 inches of green) 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup panko or other dry coarse breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon each: salt, dried leaf thyme ½ teaspoon each: freshly ground black pepper, oregano 2 pounds ground beef ½ cup chili sauce (such as Bennet's) or mild barbecue sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Soak mushrooms in wine until tender, about 15 minutes. Strain wine into a large bowl; finely chop mushrooms; add to the bowl. 2. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until it starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in celery and leek. Cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Stir mixture into mushrooms. Cool. 3. Stir in eggs, breadcrumbs, mustard, salt, thyme, pepper and oregano. Mix well. Add the meat; use clean hands to gently incorporate the seasonings into the meat. Gently pack the mixture into a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, pressing down a bit to remove any air pockets. 4. Bake, 1 hour. For the glaze, mix the chili sauce and mustard. Generously coat the loaf with the glaze; continue baking until the internal temperature registers 150 degrees on an instant read thermometer, about 20 minutes more. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing. Nutrition information per serving: 310 calories, 15 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 120 mg cholesterol, 17 g carbohydrates, 25 g protein, 1,073 mg sodium, 1 g fiber Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 1 hour Makes: 8 servings Serve with a side of jasmine rice and a homemade pickle made from thinly sliced cucumbers and a few pieces of sliced hot chili marinated in seasoned rice vinegar. 2 large eggs 1 cup panko or other coarse dry breadcrumbs 4 green onions, finely chopped 3 large cloves garlic, crushed 2 to 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or cilantro 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger or refrigerated ginger puree 1 tablespoon refrigerated lemon grass puree 1 to 2 teaspoons hot red pepper sauce, optional 2 pounds ground chicken or turkey or a combination 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs in the bottom of a large bowl. Add everything except the ground meat to the bowl. Mix well. Add the ground meat. Use clean hands to gently incorporate the seasonings into the meat. 2. Divide the mixture in half. Shape into two loaves on a parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet; the loaves should measure about 5 inches long, 3 inches wide and 2 inches high. 3. Bake until an instant read thermometer registers 160 degrees in the center, about 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing. Nutrition information per serving: 224 calories, 10 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 144 mg cholesterol, 9 g carbohydrates, 23 g protein, 393 mg sodium, 0 g fiber

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CLOVERLEAF, Texas - Detectives said an argument at an east Harris County apartment complex led to a deadly shooting late Tuesday night. Around 11:45 p.m., Harris County deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the North Shore Meadows Apartments in the 300 block of Audrey Lane. Upon arrival, officers found the body of Samuel Moreno, Jr. in the parking lot. According to deputies, Moreno got into an argument with a black male suspect who pulled a gun and shot the victim. "One of the [men] had a firearm and began shooting, and obviously struck the victim at least once," said Sgt. Robert Spurgeon, with the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the suspects then took off running. As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been made and no motive for the shooting has been established. As the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit continues to investigate, anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 713-967-5810 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2013 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Virginia Condo Insurance Virginia condo insurance is a great investment in your beautiful home. People move to Virginia to enjoy the historical sights, the amusement parks, and the beautiful beaches along the coast. Living in a condominium is a great choice for people who do not want to be bothered with home maintenance and lawn care. Spending time with family and friends visiting historical Williamsburg or the Jamestown Plantation will be more fun if you are not worrying about your home and your belongings. You can quickly and easily find quotes for Virginia condo insurance online in minutes. Moving to a condo is an exciting adventure. Make sure you understand all of the details of your condominium master policy before you purchase your own insurance. You will also need to decide how much coverage you need for your items in Virginia. Finding discounts on your Virginia condo insurance is just one way to make sure protecting all of your precious possessions fit into your budget. Understanding Your Condominium Master Policy Some people do not realize the master policy does not cover the contents of their unit. They may think that the condo dues or association fees protect them in the event of a fire, flood or other hazard. The truth is most policies cover the structure of the building you live in and common areas shared by all of the tenants. This is similar to house insurance in that it protects the structures and heating and air conditioning units. For example, if a hurricane damages the roof of the building where you live - the association will be responsible for fixing it. If the pool, patio or garage is damaged they will fix that also. On the other hand if you have water damage that ruins the updated hardwood floors you installed, you will be responsible for replacing the damaged floor. Make sure you are not caught without great Virginia condo insurance - find a quote for great rates online today. Deciding on the Right Amount of Coverage Before purchasing condominium insurance you will need to decide how much coverage you need. To do this you will need to create an itemized list of the items in your Virginia condo. This is similar to the steps you would follow if you need renters insurance. You will not need to include the value of the building or anything else covered by your master policy in your quote. Go throughout all of your rooms and make a list of the items that you would need to replace if there was a fire, flood or other hazard that could destroy your home. Once you have the list, and pictures if you choose, calculate the cost of replacing the items in Virginia. Try to be as accurate as possible when calculating value which will save you money on your Virginia condo insurance premiums. Once you know how much protection you need, look for the different types of Virginia condo insurance online. You will find quotes on actual cash value and replacement cost coverage policies. Depending on what type of protection you are looking for, you can choose either policy. The actual cash value coverage will take into account depreciation on your items and pay you the difference. A replacement cost policy will give you the money you need to replace the items. Your lifestyle and the types of items you have insured will help determine the best policy for you. Finding Discounts on Insurance Budgeting for Virginia condo insurance is simple. There are several discounts almost any homeowner can qualify for. One easy way to save money is to install safety devices in your condo. If you have fire extinguishers in the kitchen and smoke detectors throughout your Virginia home you should qualify for a discount. Installing dead bolts to deter theft and vandalism of your unit will also save you money. Other discounts can be found if you have multiple policies with the same company. If you are a non-smoker, you have a great credit rating or you are 55 years old or older you may find big discounts on condo policies. Just make sure you ask when looking for quotes. Virginia condo insurance is the perfect investment for your family. Understanding your master policy is the first step. You will not know how much coverage you need unless you know what the association is responsible for. Calculating how much Virginia condo insurance you need is another step. Residents of Virginia love their electronics and sporting equipment so making sure these items are covered is important. Everyone also wants to save money. Finding all the discounts possible is just one way to make sure your condo insurance fits into the budget. You can easily find quotes by filling out the form and looking for excellent rates online. 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Wow, this HBO thriller started off as interesting, with Henstridge playing a lonely scientist whose sole companion is a caracara (a type of hawk). I was expecting The Falcon and the Snowman. But no, soon enough, "FBI agents" take over her apartment but they turn out to be phonies! Oh dear! They're actually a hit squad out to kill [drum roll] Nelson Mandela!!! By the time Johnathon Schaech starts shooting at people with a contraption that fires arrows instead of bullets, you will long since have tuned out.

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Analeigh and Samantha from this cycle of America’s Next Top Model will make an appearance on the November 10 episode of The Big Bang Theory. The episode is titled “The Panty Pinata Polarization” and Analeigh is billed as “Analeigh” and Sam is billed as “Samantha”, so they are playing themselves. The CW. © 2008 The CW Network LLC. All Rights Reserved. Wolowitz somehow becomes a fan of ANTM and this leads to him meeting the girls. How and why I’m not sure-I guess we have to tune in to find out! This must be a challenge win from the next episode. I think it’s a bit weird that the win will air before the challenge does, but there’s no other explanation for it, is there? The episode will air Monday, November 10 at 8pm on CBS.

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Poet Laureate Billy Collins Is Coming to Dallas. Here Are Five Reasons You Should Care. For its fall benefit this Thursday, the Friends of the Dallas Public Library hosts An Evening with Billy Collins. The night's headliner is a literary giant, whom The New York Times dubbed "the most popular poet in America." From 2001-2003, Collins served as the United States' Poet Laureate, who functions as the nation's official poet -- a position appointed by the Library of Congress. The Thursday night event is sold out, but we've compiled a list of a few reasons you should care about his visit to Dallas. His "Poetry 180" project If you attended a public high school from 2001-2003, your life was better because of Billy Collins. During his term as laureate, he distributed one poem per day to all American high schools. If you were too cool for these poems back then, or you were homeschooled, all of these poems are published in two anthologies titled Poetry 180. Thanks to the government, you can read them online for free, or your mom can buy them for you at Barnes & Noble. His 9/11 Poem will break your heart He was serving as America's poet during one of the nation's greatest tragedies and the Librarian of Congress requested he write a poem in memoriam. He read The Names a year later on September 6, 2002, at special joint session of Congress to honor of the victims. He's only read it aloud twice and refuses to publish it in his book, because he doesn't believe in capitalizing on the attacks. You can read it here. A YouTube video of a 3-year-old reciting Collins' poem "Litany" went viral This speaks to the accessibility of his poems for readers of all ages ... or it's just stupid cute. Watch it here. He might be the most financially successful poet, ever The next time someone tells you poets can't make six figures, point to Billy Collins. In the late '90s, he received a six-figure advance for a three-book deal. He understands "The Trouble with Poetry" In fact, he wrote a poem about it. But he doesn't write in flowery language or rhyming couplets, he writes in language real people use and tells stories that lead to stunning conclusions. In his poem "The Trouble with Poetry," he says the problem is that writing poetry just makes you want to write more. But he's published 11 collections of poetry, including last month'sAimless Love , so I guess that day isn't coming anytime soon. Get the Arts & Culture Newsletter Find out about arts and culture events in Dallas and offers you won't hear about anywhere else.

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“The role of a firefighter in today’s society–be it urban, rural, natural environment, volunteer, career, industrial, defence force, aviation, motor sport, or other is one of dedication, commitment and sacrifice–no matter what country we reside and work in. In the fire service we fight together against one common enemy–fire–no matter what country we come from, what uniform we wear or what language we speak.” –LT JJ Edmondson, firefighter and creator of Firefighters Day Nobody could have put what it means to be a firefighter as well as this courageous woman did. Most of us would risk our lives for those we love—family members, friends, pets. But could you imagine risking severe injury or even death for someone whom you don’t know at all? Could you imagine going into a burning building to rescue a stranger, knowing you may not come out? Could you imagine climbing a tree in a burning forest just to save a defenseless animal too frightened to come down on its own? These are things firefighters do every day, and though we likely see thm as acts of pure heroism, for firefighters, they’re just part of the job. Few people deserve to be celebrated as much as these heroic men and women do, so let’s all make sure to celebrate Firefighters Day in their honor! The History of Firefighters Day The first organized professionals whose job it was to combat structural fires lived in Ancient Egypt–however, at the time, firefighters worked for private companies that provided their services only to those who could afford them. Later, in Ancient Rome, Ceasar Augustus revolutionized firefighting by calling for the creation of a fire guard, called the Vigiles, that was trained, paid, and equipped by the state. Firefighters Day was created in 1999, after 5 firefighters died tragically during a wildfire in Australia when the direction of the wind changed suddenly and engulfed them in flames. It is celebrated on May 4th because that is Saint Florian’s day, and Saint Florian, who was said to be one of the first commanding fire fighters of an actual Roman battalion and saved many lives, is the patron saint of firefighters. How to Celebrate Firefighters Day There are many great ways to celebrate firefighters on this day. Most of all, this day is about showing our appreciation for their service, risks and sacrifice, so find a way to make sure your local firefighters know how much you value them! As always, it’s the thought that counts and small gestures go a long way, so even bringing a cake down to the firehall would be a nice thing to do. You could also consider donating money to one of the many firefighter charities out there, some of which help firefighters injured in the line of duty get the medical treatment they need and return to health. Other firefighter charities help retired firefighters live comfortable lives after years of risks they took for others. You can also raise awareness about the dangers firefighters bravely face every day by wearing a red and blue ribbon—the colors of water and fire, respectively. Wearing a ribbon, baking a cake or donating a few dollars to a charity may not seem like particularly impressive gestures to you, but they will likely mean the world to those who work tirelessly for their communities. So show the firefighters of the world a little gratitude and celebrate Firefighters Day with us!

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Chipotle, the fast casual restaurant known for using local and fresh ingredients got in on the lime light during Sunday’s Grammy Awards too. The Mexican chain aired a two minute commercial depicting the harsh realities of food production and food distribution in the United States. Animated scenes illustrated how the once healthy family farm has turned into a manufacturing plant with bloated unhealthy animals processed more like car parts than food. The commercial is set to the tune of Willie Nelson covering Coldplay’s song, The Scientist. The chorus lyrics state, “I’m going back to the start.” This also narrates the scene when the farmer is fed up with modern practices and begins to return his farm into what it once was; open fields, not cages, with healthy animals, not medicated overgrown products. While the message is stark, the ad itself isn’t off putting. The soft song mixed with cute, little, animated animals makes you stop and think without grossing you out or scaring you into vegetarianism. Chipotle has always taken a positive stance with their food. The company’s motto is even “food with integrity.” Chipotle’s sales for 2011 were up 11.2% and net income was up 20%. Other recent ad campaigns regarding health have recently come under fire for scaring and bullying people into eating healthier. A New York Department of Health ad campaign linking large portions to type 2 diabetes and amputation really got people talking (us included.) Another health campaign by Strong4Life in Georgia started major backlash on Twitter. The obesity ads depicted overweight children with slogans like, “WARNING: It’s hard to be a little girl, if you’re not.” These ads were meant to motivate with fear and even a little sadness. October is National Farm to School Month, which was enacted by Congress last year. The concept centers around creating and promoting strong relationships between local farms and schools. A national grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meant to provide support for not just schools, but businesses and other institutions in promoting the use of locally-grown produce in their cafeterias. The latest school to take advantage of this healthy initiative is the University of Missouri. The state of Missouri has 78 school districts that use locally grown produce. (more…) By Michelle Schoffro Cook for Care2.com 1. In study after study, research from independent organizations consistently shows organic food is higher in nutrients than traditional foods. Research shows that organic produce is higher in vitamin C, antioxidants, and the minerals calcium, iron, chromium, and magnesium. 2. They’re free of neurotoxins-toxins that are damaging to brain and nerve cells. A commonly-used class of pesticides called organophosphates was originally developed as a toxic nerve agent during World War I. When there was no longer a need for them in warfare, industry adapted them to kill pests on foods. Many pesticides are still considered neurotoxins. 3. They’re supportive of growing children’s brains and bodies. Children’s growing brains and bodies are far more susceptible to toxins than adults. Choosing organic helps feed their bodies without the exposure to pesticides and genetically-modified organisms, both of which have a relatively short history of use (and therefore safety). The demand for chicken in the US is down, and we can only speculate as to why. Many argue that tough economic conditions have caused Americans to decrease their meat consumption and opt for lower-cost foods. Chicken inventories are 13.1 percent higher than they were a year ago, according to a Wall Street Journal article. In response to the gap between product and demand, the U.S. government is making a special purchase of 40 million dollars worth of chicken products, which will be distributed to school lunch programs and soup kitchens. “Thanks to prevailing price trends, the government is getting a bargain on high-quality food to help meet the nutritional needs of the clients of these programs, while the industry is getting some relief from excessive inventories,” said National Chicken Council President Mike Brown. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack also praised the deal, saying “it will also provide support to the broiler industry and the many small independent poultry growers that depend on the industry for their livelihood.” Something is not ripe with the tomato industry, according to Barry Estabrook’s book, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. Estabrook examines the corruption and hardships of the red and juicy fruit that is often seen atop many salads. The fruit best known for being fresh in the summertime finds its way to the produce section each winter thanks to warm, sunny Florida weather. Estabrook writes that approximately one-third of the U.S.’s tomato supply comes from a state where tomatoes do not naturally grow. Florida’s environment is often difficult with a lack of nitrogen in the soil, insect pests, and bacterial and fungal diseases that can threaten the life of a plant. To make up for these disadvantages, tomato growers often spray the tomato farms with chemicals and pesticides, according to Estabrook. These chemicals are very harmful to the hard-working tomato pickers and their families, who can get sick or have children with several birth defects. Not to mention these chemicals are extremely harmful to consumers, who may be at risk when ingesting the tomatoes. In addition, tomato pickers work very long and taxing hours in the brutal sun. The workers get no paid vacation and no benefits, and some have even been forced into slavery.

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In recent decades, major advances have occurred in the field of organ transplantation. Success rates have improved, more patients are now considered eligible for organ grafts, and more and more cities have established transplant centers. However, the demand for donor organs drastically exceeds the supply. Ironically, in some instances medical innovations have contributed to the shortage. Improvements in surgical technique, in the preservation of organs and in anti-rejection therapy have opened up the live-saving option of organ transplantation to thousands more patients each year. Improvements in the care of patients with advanced chronic illness have also boosted the numbers of potential organ recipients. In the United States, for example, 63,782 patients were on the National Transplant Waiting List on June 30, 1999. Despite this need, only20,961 transplants were performed the previous year, because organs were available from just 9,913 donors. This critical shortage of donor organs is considered the number-one issue inorgan transplantation, because many more lives could have been saved. In 1998, 4,855 Americans died while awaiting organ transplants. Of those, 2,295 wereawaiting kidney transplants and 1,319 were awaiting livers. Other patients died waiting for donor hearts (767), lungs (486), kidneys and pancreases (93),intestines (45), hearts and lungs (41), and pancreases (9). During the 1990s, the number of people on U.S. transplant waiting lists tripled, while virtually no increase was recorded in the number of organs available for transplant. It is estimated that between one-third and one-half of people now on waiting lists will die. According to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), many myths surroundthe subject of organ donations. For example, many people believe that their medical histories make their organs unusable for transplant purposes, althoughrecent advances make it possible to use many previously unusable organs. Ifone wishes to donate one's organs, it is best to leave this decision to trained professionals who will determine it at the time of death. An organ procurement team will evaluate the eligibility of a potential donor, approach the family to seek consent, and organize the retrieval and distribution of organs. Although surveys have indicated that a majority of people are willing to donate their organs when they die, most families refuse to grant permission whenapproached. While about 80 percent of Americans support donation, fewer than50 percent agree to organ donation if approached upon the death of a family member. Even if a donor card has been signed, doctors usually seek consent from the family before removing organs for transplant. Sometimes family membersare not ready to give up hope of a relative's recovery, sometimes there is distrust of a complex allocation system, and sometimes the family is simply overwhelmed. Many bereaved families who do consent derive considerable comfort from the fact that several lives can be saved or improved by organs and tissuegrafts from a single donor. Statistically, men are most likely to donate organs. In 1998, 58% of organ donors were men and 42% were women. Caucasians made up about 76% of the donor pool. The largest demographic group of donors fell in the age range of 18 to 49. UNOS data showed that Midwesterners were most likely to donate. The cost of removing organs is not be charged to either the family or the estate. Instead, it is charged to the transplant recipient, usually through health insurance or Medicare. In fact, hospitals are implementing Medicare regulations that mandate that referral for organ donation be attempted whenever a potential donor is eligible. Again, the family's consent is key; in many instances, the family is not approached and the goal of the Medicare regulations is to ensure that the family is asked whenever there is a chance that a patient would be eligible to donate. It is estimated that the Medicare regulation,implemented in 1998, is helping hospitals identify 3,000 to 4,000 potential donors annually who would otherwise have been missed. Pennsylvania implementeda similar "routine referral" program in 1995 and immediately saw a noticeable increase in organ donations. Removal of organs will not disfigure the body nor alter its appearance (a concern of family members thinking of funeral arrangements). Indicating your wish to donate organs for transplant will not reduce effortsto save your life. Organs will not be removed until all life-saving efforts have failed, and the organ procurement team will not be the same doctors who have tried to save you. Your age at time of death is not an issue. Even newborns can supply much-needed organs. In fact, 25% of patients awaiting livers are under the age of ten. If you wish to donate your organs, it is important to advise your family andloved ones of this decision. Including this wish in your will is not enough,because the organs will be unusable by the time your will is read. Many states offer potential organ donors a check-off box on the driver's license, but even when a patient has indicated in writing his or her wish to donate organs,it is customary for health care providers to seek the family's permission aswell. Organs are especially needed from members of ethnic and racial minorities, because the risk of rejection by the body's immune system is reduced when organs are genetically similar. In addition, some minorities are more vulnerable than the general population to certain heart, lung, kidney, liver, and pancreas conditions that make transplants necessary. You may also wish to donate your entire body for scientific research, but this is not possible if you are to donate organs. To donate your whole body to science, contact the medical school or research institution of your choice tomake the necessary arrangements. The scarcity of organs has placed considerable pressure on the organ distribution system. The current system makes organs available locally first, then regionally, then nationally. In the spring of 1998, Donna Shalala, Secretary ofthe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposed that the allocation system be modified. The system was limited by the scarcity of organs andby the time limits for organs to remain viable outside the human body. For example, there is great competition for livers because they will last 12 hours,long enough to be shipped across the country. Secretary Shalala pointed out that the allocation system gave some patients an unfair geographical advantage. Under the local-regional system for distributing organs, a patient who lived close to an organ donor might receive that organ ahead of the patient who had the greatest medical need for the organ. The United Network for Organ Sharing, the nonprofit corporation that representsall U.S. transplant centers and matches donors and recipients, argued that the "sickest first" policy change proposed by HHS would actually increase death rates. UNOS pointed to statistics showing that the sickest transplant patients often have the poorest chance of survival. The debate over allocation pitted large medical centers, which tend to attract the sickest patients, against smaller centers that have a more diverse mixof patients, some of them healthier. The Institute of Medicine evaluated thearguments and issued a report in 1999. The institute agreed that the currentsystem does favor healthier recipients over sicker ones but disputed the HHSargument that different waiting times in different regions of the country were burdensome. The institute recommended a new system of allocation that woulddivide the country into regions of at least 9 million people, in an effort to improve the access of sicker patients to scarce organs. It will be up to Congress to make any change in the allocation system. No matter how organs aredistributed, there aren't still aren't enough of them. Researchers are developing new strategies to try to circumvent the shortage of organs. It is now possible for a healthy parent to donate a partial liver to his or her child. There is preliminary research showing that in some situations, it is not necessary to transplant a whole organ. Sometimes damaged tissue can be repaired by using embryonic stem cells, a process still in the early stages of study. In 1999, scientists made some advances in research to treat Parkinson's disease with fetal cells, and this has encouraged researchers that there may be applications for transplant biotechnology. Some researchersare optimistic about the potential of cloning processes to grow organs as patients need them, while other scientists are looking into the potential of combining stem cell and cloning techniques. Cloning techniques might include using animals to grow needed organs, including skin. Again, this research is still experimental and is not ready to be tested on humans. In the United States, it is illegal to sell organs. The 1984 National Organ Transplant Act makes it against the law "for any person to knowingly acquire,receive, or otherwise transfer any human organ for valuable consideration foruse in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce." While mindful of this regulation, the state of Pennsylvania is trying to increase donations by offering an indirect financial incentive to families of organ donors. If a family agrees to organ donation, Pennsylvania pays $300 directly to the family's funeral home to help defray the costs of the funeral. The shortage of organs for transplant is a global problem that has stimulateda variety of approaches in other countries. Austria and Belgium operate on asystem of "presumed consent." Thus, it is presumed that all citizens will want to donate organs and it is up to individuals to establish that they do notwant to be donors. Bioethicists doubt that this approach will spread becauseit requires intensive public education to ensure that consent is truly given. In the last 20 years of the twentieth century, organ transplantation has moved from a rare procedure to, by 1994, a surgery that had been performed on a total of 300,000 people around the world. In an effort to keep up with the demand, Israel and India perform kidney transplants at a rate of $10,000 to $30,000 in United States dollars. About $500 to $2,000 of these funds go to the organ "donor." Critics argue that the price of organs in economically depressed countries taints the process of consent. Prices in Argentina run $7,000 fora cornea transplant and up to $80,000 for a liver transplant. By the early 1990s, private, for-profit transplant enterprises had been formed in Turkey, the former Yugoslavia and Russia for the export of organs to countries such asGermany, Italy, France and Cuba. A 1999 report to the Canadian Sociology andAnthropology Association showed that in 1990, Moscow imported to Germany 18,718 thymus glands, 1,172 eyeballs, 3,187 testicles, and over 700 hearts, kidneys, and lungs. The sale of organs for transplant has become so lucrative that there are fears of the involvement of organized crime syndicates in some countries. By the early 1990s, many Western European countries had passed lawsdefining informed consent and controlling the sale and purchase of organs. Bythe mid-1990s, India was under pressure to outlaw the sale of human organs. After a study of government documents, medical journals and statements by physicians, Human Rights Watch-Asia reported that the main source of organ donation in the People's Republic of China is from prisoners facing execution. A review of the pressures of the worldwide organ transplant market has convinced some observers of the need for regulated commercial markets. Libertariansargue that control of one's own body is an individual decision and people should be free to sell body parts. Pragmatists argue that payment will stimulate the donation of scarce organs. However, these arguments have little popularsupport in Western countries. The future of organ donation in the United States lies in a national law to fine-tune the allocation system and in medicalresearch to develop alternatives to whole organ transplantation.

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Toynami's ROBOTECH ALPHA Super Poseables (2003) More rugged and chunky Veritech Fighters... Toynami's ROBOTECH ALPHA Super Poseables To insure your action figure collection, get in touch with Collectibles Insurance. Say figures.com to get 5% off your first term premiums. To get your figures graded, go to ActionFigureAuthority.com. To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, SmallJoes.com, MonkeyDepot.com, and Urban-Collector.com. For statues and sculptures, go to CSMooreStudio.com. For t-shirts, take a look at 80sTees.com. Since 2001, Robotech has enjoyed an exciting collectible comeback in the capable hands of Toynami. The coolest series produced has been the Masterpiece Collection featuring fully transformable robots. A close contender in my collection, however, is Toynami's Super Poseable line, especially the ALPHA assortment. Standing a good 7 inches tall and loaded with 25 points of articulation, this series stood out from the previous waves of sleek Veritech Fighters with a more rugged and chunky robot look. Pictured is the card back for one of the first releases: a 2003 Comic-Con Exclusive Scott Bernard VFA-6H with a nice metallic blue finish. Re: Toynami's ROBOTECH ALPHA Super Poseables Including the clear and metallic variants I have so many of these it's not even funny. Well, maybe it's a little funny!

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Yiorgos Ierodiaconou, General Manager of Ph. Photiades Breweries, makers of the first Carlsberg beer outside Denmark since the 1960s, has been short-listed for the European Quality Leader 2013 award of the European Quality Organisation (EOQ) which will take in Goteburg, Sweden, next week. Ierodiaconou was proposed as the island’s candidate by the Cyprus Association for Quality (CyAQ) and his selection as one of the top five candidates for the award “upgrades the image of Cyprus industry among the giants of the rest of Europe,” an announcement said. The Quality Leader award is an annual event organized by the EOQ from among 33 national representatives across Europe. Ph. Photiades Breweries has been producing Carlsberg beer since 1963 and the local-brand Leon. It is part of the Photos Photiades Group established in 1942 that includes beverage and spirits distribution, bottled water source and production, a winery, a juice and drinks manufacturer, property development and insurance, employing 1100 people in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Slovenia. Get all the latest news and videos in your inbox. Register FREE

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Last modified: 2012-09-05 by pete loeser Keywords: historical | Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors On this page: Before ca. 1815 national flags and Landesfarben or civil flags etc. were not known i.e. not in use in Germany, there are only a few exceptions. Ralf Stelter, 15 Feb 2001 Within the Holy Roman Empire there existed countless minor units - including ecclesiastical states, imperial cities, and even imperial villages. A major reorganization was brought about by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluß of 1803, when more than 100 polities were eliminated. The full text of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluß can be found in German and in an English summary at href="">this website. Santiago Dotor, 26 Dec 2003

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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin. In honor of At one time, our tiny town was the fastest growing area in southeast We have well-intentioned leaders at City Hall. They are to be commended for being public servants. If only they’d read the papers and watch the news more often. We are in a recession. Time to stop taxing and spending was a long time ago. We have great businesses, just not enough. We need more. Could we pull back on the obnoxious rules and regulations? We have good restaurants, again, just not enough. We need more. One or two great ones would be nice. Ditto for retail stores. Schools? We’re not MPS by any means. But our schools could use improvement, especially in student achievement. The management of our system, especially our School Board needs something close to a miracle to provide any sort of leadership. 9) COMMUNITY SUPPORT This past March, I was the timer for the Franklin-Hamilton boys basketball WIAA playoff game at They were there en masse with their Multiply that by high school football, girls and boys basketball, soccer, etc., and throw in Little League. Oh, we have our moments. But despite what some irresponsible bloggers who love to dwell in rumor, innuendo and speculation (anything but facts) love to write, Our biggest blemishes that actually got the attention of a sleepy public the last few years: Boomgaard. This is the best your PR group could come up with? Mayor Taylor, a political figure, and his staff that work for a politician may have engaged in political work in a political building popularly known as City Hall. Things generally are pretty ho-hum around here, so quiet that some reckless writers have to invent controversy in a feeble attempt to make themselves relevant. Not only politically. We’re not exactly a rock ‘n’ rollin’, rootin’ tootin’ town, and that’s ok. Is it the right mix? Depends who you ask. Some say we’re not enough Flintstones anymore. Some say we’re not enough Jetsons. There’s enough of each, I believe, to satisfy. 5) CITY HALL HAS WONDERFUL Deserving special recognition: City Clerk Sandi Wesolowski. We’re glad to have her back from the State Elections Board (now the Government Accountability Board). Also, City Attorney Jesse Wesolowski. I’ve heard city insiders say he’s the best municipal attorney in the state. That one is hard to argue with. We have no striking landmarks or breathtaking natural wonders. However, 3) OUTSTANDING POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS Time and again we hear reports of their excellent work. And some city officials actually thought about cutting their budgets last year? We owe these departments our support and gratitude. We’re not crime-free, but you get a strong sense of security and safety living here. That is due, in large part, to the work of our fine police chief and officers. I wouldn’t advise it, but there are plenty of places in the 53132 zip code where you could leave your doors unlocked. OK, Chief Oliva, stop cringing. But you get my point. And finally, #1 1) OUR PASSION TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Years ago, the state of State Senator Mary Lazich authored two-fold legislation to disband the task force searching for a site for the predator house and to kill any funding for such a facility. The legislation was approved and signed into law. After the Common Council approved the ordinances, they were challenged in court by a released offender that moved illegally into When proposed state legislation would have struck down WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT 2) WE’RE PRETTY SAFE 3) TOP NOTCH POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS 4) CLEAN CITY 5) SUPER STAFF AT CITY HALL 6) RURAL-URBAN COMBO 7) WE’RE CONSERVATIVE 9) COMMUNITY SUPPORT 10) GREAT POTENTIAL

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Proposal caps public retirees’ living cost raise Retirees from the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association would see cost-of-living increases capped, and new employees would have to work longer before they retire, under an association proposal. The state, school districts and other governments also will be on the hook to increase their contributions to the system, Meredith Williams, executive director of the association, said Thursday. The association pays out $237 million annually to about 82,000 retirees and last year saw the market value of its holdings take a $10.5 billion hit, which left liabilities exceeding assets by $26 billion. “Our ability to maintain the long-term stability of the fund has to be in question after 2008,” Williams said. The board unanimously approved the plan that is to be made available today to all members of the Legislature. Under the proposal, cost-of-living increases would be capped at 2 percent annually, and pensions could be reduced, depending on whether the Denver-Boulder consumer-price index falls. The cap could be adjusted, depending on the association’s year-end funding status. The cap could rise if the association is in a strong position, and it would be required to drop if it falls below certain levels. The proposal also calls for new employees and employees with fewer than five years in the system to reach a combined 90 years of age and years of service before they can retire. Currently, the retirement number is 80. The plan also includes an assumption of lower investment earnings than in the past. Even with an optimistic 10 percent rate of return and with no other changes, the association’s fund for school employees would run out of money soon after 2039. A pessimistic 7 percent return would move that date up to 2029. The measures the association is asking the Legislature to approve are expected to help eventually, in 30 years, bring its assets and liabilities back into line, Williams said. It also would offer retirees some hedge against inflation and the possibility employers might not have to pony up as much as anticipated. It doesn’t hold out the possibility of great benefits to anyone, however, Williams said. “This does the job,” he said. “No more, no less.” The association board wants the entire package approved because it’s made of interdependent elements. “Changes to one part of the proposal could jeopardize the viability of the entire package,” the association says on its Web site, copera.org.

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IN eight quick months, and sitting 30kg lighter, Chris Lethaus is back doing what he loves. Last Sunday the 43-year-old ex-patriate Victorian donned the whites for the first time since last year to play for his beloved BITS Gold cricket team. Just 12 months ago Lethaus was too fat to play after just two games. "I felt lazy and very sluggish and was lucky to get through two overs," Mr Lethaus said. "I hated myself and I wanted to live a longer life." He wanted to return to the sport where he had earned life membership after giving 20 years service and so he did something about it. Mr Lethaus joined Jenny Craig and the man his team-mates called Beano because of his red hair, which is the same colour as baked beans, has come back with outstanding results and a new lease of life. "I went to do a Jenny Craig program and am still on the program and want to lose another five or six kilograms," Mr Lethaus said. His girlfriend Elma Galus has been a rock throughout according to Mr Lethaus. "She's proud of me whatever I do and I tell her every week after I go to Jenny Craig and keep her in the loop," he added. Mr Lethaus added that the program has changed his life and feels a lot more active as he also plans to make a comeback with the BITS Saints reserves football team. "I also have done and still exercise every day to keep fit and I feel like I have so much more energy...I feel good about myself," Mr Lethaus said. "Now I don't break a sweat bowling eight overs easily." He added that diet plays an important part and drinking plenty of water. "Dinner is the largest portion of the day," Mr Lethaus said. Mr Lethaus' Jenny Craig case manager Denise Radford said it was very pleasing to see her client work so hard. "He was very motivated and he didn't know how Jenny Craig would work," Ms Radford said. "It's really great to see him playing sport and he has been amazing how he stuck with a plan. "He's now playing sport and loves it...it makes us proud." His stringent discipline reaped massive rewards on Sunday that produced 8-16 from his left arm medium-pace inswingers at Clinton Oval. "I woke up that morning feeling really good and went into the game with confidence," Mr Lethaus said. "Six of my wickets were bowled and I bowled in the right areas and when their batsmen missed, I hit." CHRIS LETHAUS BIG GOALS WEIGHT BEFORE: 130.7kg CURRENT WEIGHT: 100kg TARGET WEIGHT: 95kg REWARDS: 8-16 off 7.3 overs and playing sport

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|Publication number||US4422814 A| |Application number||US 06/269,467| |Publication date||Dec 27, 1983| |Filing date||Jun 2, 1981| |Priority date||Jun 2, 1981| |Publication number||06269467, 269467, US 4422814 A, US 4422814A, US-A-4422814, US4422814 A, US4422814A| |Inventors||Ernest D. Borders| |Original Assignee||Applied Products, Inc.| |Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan| |Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (49), Classifications (13), Legal Events (11)| |External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet| The invention relates to dumping mechanism for lifting mobile receptacles containing lightweight trash or refuse and dumping the trash into a stationary compactor. Prior dumping mechanisms of which I am aware for lifting and dumping trash receptacles into compactors are adapted for handling heavy industrial trash such as metal or other solid materials, and accordingly comprise heavy and expensive machinery. Many institutions, such as hospitals, schools and hotels, have their own stationary compactors for compacting lightweight trash such as paper and sweepings, but the trash is collected in a container, usually in a plastic bag, wheeled to the compactor and lifted and dumped therein by hand. I am not aware of any dumping mechanism designed to be mounted on a stationary compactor for handling lightweight trash and adapted to lift and dump a mobile trash container into the hopper of the compactor. The present improved dump unit is adapted to lift a mobile container of lightweight trash from ground level for dumping into the hopper of a compactor. It is an object of the present invention to provide improved lifting and dumping mechanism for a stationary compactor and adapted to lift and dump a mobile lightweight trash container into the hopper of the compactor. Another object is to provide an improved lifting and dumping mechanism embodying a linkage giving a mechanical advantage during the lifting and dumping operation. A further object is to provide improved means automatically operated by the lifting mechanism to lock the container in inverted dumping position. Another object is to provide improved hydraulic means for lifting the container from ground level to the top of the compactor hopper at the start of the dumping operation. A still further object is to provide an improved lifting and dumping mechanism for a compactor, which mechanism is simple and inexpensive to construct and operate. These and other objects are accomplished by the improvements comprising the present invention, a preferred embodiment of which is shown in the drawings and described in the specification hereof as exemplifying the best known mode of carrying out the invention. Various modifications and changes in details of construction are comprehended within the scope of the appended claims. FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a wheeled waste container in position to be lifted and dumped into a compactor by the improved lifting and dumping mechanism. FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the waste container lifted and inverted to dumping position. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view, partly broken away and in section, on line 3--3 of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical elevation partly broken away and in section, on line 4--4 of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical elevation on line 5--5 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial elevation similar to FIG. 1, partly broken away and in section, on line 6--6 of FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial elevation similar to FIG. 2, partly broken away and in section. The improved dump unit is adapted to be mounted on a stationary compactor indicated generally in phantom lines at 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2, having a hopper 11. The dump unit indicated generally at 12 is mounted on the frame of the compactor, which may include a horizontal frame bar 13 (FIGS. 5-7). The dumping and lifting mechanism 12 is adapted to be used with a mobile waste container, or receptacle, indicated generally at 14, supported on wheels 15, and having a top cover 16 hinged to the rear upper edge of the receptacle. The front wall of the receptacle has a vertical recessed wall 17 preferably extending upwardly from the bottom of the receptacle and terminating at an overhanging shoulder 18 near the top of the receptacle for engagement with the lifting mechanism. The dump unit 12 preferably has a vertical mounting frame of rectangular configuration comprising laterally spaced, preferably square tubes 20 and C-shaped, preferably square tubes or channels 21 parallel with tubes 20 and welded to their inner sides with the open inner sides of the tubes 21 facing each other (FIGS. 4 and 5). The bottom ends of tubes 20 are connected by a cross tube or bar 22 welded thereto, and the bottom ends of tubes 21 are secured to and supported by cross tube 22 which may be secured to the compactor 10. The upper ends of tubes 20 and 21 are preferably capped by plates 23, and a horizontal cross bar 24 is secured to the rear sides of the upper ends of tubes 20 and 21 and welded to the horizontal frame bar 13 of the compactor. The lifting and dumping mechanism of dump unit 12 includes a front face plate 26 which is presented to the front of the container 14, and the face plate has an outer upturned transverse angle 27 secured near its upper edge to form a saddle for engaging under the shoulder 18 on the container to lift the container. The angle 27 is preferably supported on a transverse angle 28 backed by a reinforcing bar 29 on the inner surface of the face plate, the angle 28 and bar 29 being bolted to the face plate by bolts 30. The face plate 26 preferably has triangular side walls 31 with a transverse angle 32 extending between their bottom ends, and a top plate 33. Reinforcing bars 34 may be welded in the corners between the side walls 32 and face plate 26, and reinforcing bars 35 may be welded in the corners between side walls 32 and top plate 33, with the ends of bars 35 welded to the top portions of reinforcing bars 34. A cross tube 36 extends between the rear ends of reinforcing bars 34, and has a pivot shaft 37 journaled therein, the ends of said shaft preferably being secured to said bars. The means for lifting the face plate 26 and container 14 supported thereon to the top of frame tubes 20 and 21 and the top of the hopper 11 of the compactor preferably comprises a hydraulic cylinder 38, mounted at its lower end by brackets 39 on cross tube 22. The upper end of the piston rod 40 (FIG. 7) in cylinder 38 is secured by bolt 41 to an ear 42 extending rearwardly from the medial portion of cross tube 36. Laterally spaced vertical guide tubes 44 preferably rectangular in cross section, are positioned in front of the vertical tubes 21, and are bolted to the tubes 20 by angle brackets 45 (FIGS. 3 and 4). The guide tubes have vertical slots 46 on their front sides. Slide tubes or bars 47 of rectangular cross section are slidably mounted in the guide tubes 44 and have front flanges 48 at their lower ends extending slidably through slots 46. The ends of flanges 48 are connected by a cross bar 49 and the bottom end of a hydraulic cylinder 50 is pivoted at 51 on a bracket extending forwardly from bar 49 (FIGS. 6 and 7). The upper ends of slide tubes 47 project above the upper ends of guide tubes 44 in the lowered position of the face plate 26 shown in FIG. 6, and the upper ends of tubes 44 are welded to cross tube 36. The upper projecting end portions of slide tubes 47 are provided with rearwardly projecting bracket ears 53 on which are mounted rollers 54 extending on opposite legs thereof (FIGS. 3 and 5). At the start of the lifting and dumping operation, the cylinder 38 is energized by suitable control means and the piston rod 40 lifts the cross tube 36 and the face plate assembly supported thereon to the top of the tubes 21, at which time the mechanism to rotate the face plate assembly and container 14 to the dumping position of FIGS. 2 and 7 is actuated by energizing cylinder 50 through suitable control means. The piston rod 55 of cylinder 50 is connected by a bracket 56 to the medial portion of a transverse tube 57 having a pivot shaft 58 journaled therein. The medial portions of links 59 are pivoted to tube 57 at the ends of shaft 58, and the links 59 are pivoted at one end at 60 to the slide tubes 47 and at the other end at 61 to a cross tube 62. A pair of lever arms or links 63 is welded at one end to tube 62 intermediate its ends, and the other ends of links 63 are welded to a transverse tube 64 pivoted at its ends to the bars 35 on pivot shafts 65. When the piston rod 55 is actuated, the linkage comprising levers or links 59, 63 and 35 produces a mechanical advantage in rotating the face plate assembly around pivot shaft 37 from the position of FIG. 6 to the dumping position of FIG. 7. Means to prevent the container 14 from sliding downwardly off the face plate 26 in the dumping position preferably includes levers 68 pivoted at 69 on the inside of the face plate and having hooked ends 70 extending through an opening 71 in the face plate. The hooked ends 70 are adapted to engage a transverse abutment bar 72 in the recess at the front of the container 14 when the container is in the inverted dumping position of FIGS. 2 and 7. The levers 68 are pivoted intermediate their ends to a bracket plate 73 secured to the inside of the face plafte 26 and bell crank levers 74 are pivoted at their lower ends to the inner ends of levers 68. The upper ends of bell crank levers 74 are pivoted at 75 to the links 63. Accordingly, as the face plate is rotated by the piston rod 55 through the linkage 59, 63 and 35 to the position of FIGS. 2 and 7, the bell cranks 74 will automatically swing the hooked ends 70 of levers 68 under the bar 72 to lock the container in its inverted dumping position. When the waste material has been dumped into the hopper of the compactor, the piston rod 55 is retracted to return the face plate assembly to its upright position, and the piston rod 40 is then retracted to return the container 14 to the ground level position of FIG. 1, for removal of the empty container. The improved lifting and dumping mechanism provides a simple and inexpensive dumping unit for dumping trash from a mobile container into a compactor, by lifting the container from ground level to the necessary height and then inverting the container to dump the trash into the compactor. The linkage assembly of the dumping mechanism provides a mechanical advantage during the dumping operation, and automatically operates the means to lock the container in inverted dumping position. |Cited Patent||Filing date||Publication date||Applicant||Title| |US3452891 *||Mar 5, 1968||Jul 1, 1969||Fruehauf Corp||Refuse body with side loader| |US3804277 *||Mar 9, 1973||Apr 16, 1974||Rubbermaid Ind Prod Corp||Waste receptacle and dumping mechanism therefor| |US3894642 *||Apr 26, 1974||Jul 15, 1975||Rubbermaid Ind Products Corp||Waste receptacle dumping mechanism| |Citing Patent||Filing date||Publication date||Applicant||Title| |US4580940 *||Aug 15, 1984||Apr 8, 1986||American Refuse Systems, Inc.||Refuse container lift/dump apparatus| |US4673327 *||Oct 9, 1985||Jun 16, 1987||Lear Siegler, Inc.||Waste receptacle dumping apparatus| |US4687405 *||Jun 24, 1985||Aug 18, 1987||Olney David I||Trash can dumping apparatus| |US4741658 *||May 12, 1986||May 3, 1988||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Receptacle dumping apparatus and method| |US4911600 *||Nov 30, 1987||Mar 27, 1990||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Lifting device| |US4943201 *||May 18, 1988||Jul 24, 1990||Compagnie Plastic Omnium, S.A.||Mechanism for handling garbage pails| |US4966514 *||Apr 20, 1989||Oct 30, 1990||Knapp Johnn P||Container dumping mechanism| |US5024573 *||Nov 17, 1988||Jun 18, 1991||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Lifting device| |US5026241 *||Mar 12, 1990||Jun 25, 1991||Barker Products||Apparatus and method for dumping a waste receptacle| |US5069593 *||Nov 21, 1989||Dec 3, 1991||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Lifting device| |US5078560 *||Nov 22, 1989||Jan 7, 1992||Intermodal Technologies, Inc.||Bulk materials transportation system| |US5230434 *||Dec 18, 1991||Jul 27, 1993||Intermodal Technologies, Inc.||Container for bulk materials transportation system| |US5238357 *||Sep 10, 1991||Aug 24, 1993||Intermodal Technologies, Inc.||Bulk materials transportation system| |US5256023 *||Sep 10, 1991||Oct 26, 1993||Intermodal Technologies, Inc.||Roll-out forklift for bulk materials transportation system| |US5257877 *||Aug 27, 1991||Nov 2, 1993||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Lifting device| |US5308211 *||Jun 22, 1992||May 3, 1994||Bayne Machine Works, Inc.||Residential refuse collection cart lifter with universal features| |US5323923 *||Aug 17, 1992||Jun 28, 1994||Schauer Charles D||Waste container| |US5333984 *||Nov 23, 1992||Aug 2, 1994||Bayne Machine Works, Inc.||Residential refuse collection cart lifter with universal features| |US5344273 *||Aug 10, 1992||Sep 6, 1994||Shu-Pak Refuse Equipment Inc.||Double-tier side loading refuse vehicle| |US5362198 *||Oct 6, 1993||Nov 8, 1994||Intermodal Technologies, Inc.||Bulk materials transportation system| |US5447405 *||Jun 28, 1994||Sep 5, 1995||Bayne Machine Works, Inc.||Residential refuse collection cart lifter with universal features| |US5466110 *||Sep 1, 1993||Nov 14, 1995||Perkins Manufacturing Company||Lifting device| |US5503512 *||Dec 14, 1993||Apr 2, 1996||Bayne Machine Works, Inc.||Residential refuse collection cart lifter with universal features| |US5513937 *||Dec 5, 1994||May 7, 1996||Automated Refuse Equipment, Inc.||Lift mechanism for lifting refuse containers| |US5582500 *||Apr 12, 1993||Dec 10, 1996||Morris; 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The Parasites to play Radio Room Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 3:24 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 3:50 p.m. For nearly 30 years, New Jersey's The Parasites have been cranking out a no-frills, take-no-prisoners brand of ragged punk-pop with maximum volume and minimal polish. Want To Go? Who: The Parasites, with Flamingo Nosebleed, Rubrics, Now In 3-D and Chunx When: 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 14 Where: Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive., Greenville Led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Parasite, the band has maintained a long career off the beaten path of the mainstream music business, charting their own occasionally bumpy course through lineup changes, temporary breakups and various record labels. The Parasites recently landed on Kid Tested Records, are preparing a new album and have just kicked off a tour, which includes a stop tonight at The Radio Room in Greenville. Parasite recently spoke with the Herald-Journal about the band. Question: The label's website says there's a new album in the works. Is it close to being finished? Answer: I've got some new stuff I've been messing around with, but I'm not done messing around with it yet. Q: What do you think has kept The Parasites going after nearly 30 years? A: Lack of a social life outside of the band, I guess. Q: Anything else? A: As long as cool stuff keeps happening, why not, right? There's always something happening. Q: The band has taken some extended breaks, both in the early '90s and again in the early 2000s. Was there ever a time that you thought The Parasites might be done? A: Pretty much on a daily basis, but I keep doing it anyway. Q: Have you passed on larger opportunities to stay true to what you want to do? A: I try to be picky about the things we do. I actually insulted a major label representative back in the day. They were looking for another Green Day, and we're from the same town as Green Day. They told me which other bands were on their label, and it was just horrible, horrible stuff. And I just said, “Those bands really (stink).” I won't mention which label, but none of their bands were anything like us. They didn't have a clue what we were about and would probably have tried to change us a bit, and it just seemed to be for all the wrong reasons. Q: Has being picky about what you do helped the band stay together? A: It's contributed to both the longevity and the relative anonymity of the band. But if I'd taken that deal … I can't just write what someone wants me to write. We can't be like a jazz-funk band or something like that. So it's not a question of changing, it's just that I do what I do. Q: What is it about punk music that initially inspired you? A: When I first started listening to punk, the other stuff on the radio was horrible. That was a long time ago. All the stuff that people listened to, I didn't like it. I grew up in New Jersey, so that was Bruce Springsteen country. And he's not terrible; it's just not the kind of stuff that I liked. Everyone was listening to Emerson, Lake & Palmer. So the punk stuff was just more of what I was listening to. Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.

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Politically-motivated rapes should be considered by Israel to be acts of terrorism en par with injuries caused by qassam rockets, rock-throwing, and suicide bombings. As we speak, a young 19-year-old Israeli woman who was gang raped and beaten up at the tender age of 13 by four nationally-motivated Palestinians is appealing a decision made by the Israeli Defense Ministry, which claimed that her case should not be considered an act of terrorism. While everyone is speaking about the indecent remark made by the judge—who subsequently resigned from his post—Nissim Yeshaya, who had stated that “some girls enjoy getting raped,” not enough people are questioning the Israeli Defense Ministry for not classifying her case as an act of terrorism to begin with. According to the National Insurance Institute of Israel website, a hostilities-related injury should include “an injury resulting from an act of violence whose purpose was to harm people because of their national or ethnic origin, provided that it arises from the Israeli-Arab conflict or was committed by a terrorist organization.” According to the U.S. State Department and Title 22 of the U.S. Penal Code Section 265, terrorism is “politically motivated violence perpetrated against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents.” As an Israeli woman, I find myself asking, how can one not include a group of politically-motivated Palestinian men deciding to gang-rape a Jewish child specifically because of her national origin, as an act of terrorism? If a Palestinian rapes a Jewish woman to fulfill some animistic desire and lacks political intentions, then I could understand why it wouldn’t be classified as terrorism, although in my view it is a travesty of justice for rapists to merely serve two years in prison, as was set to happen in this case. Rape is a crime that can emotionally destroy a woman for years into the future. Many rape victims, if not given the proper therapy, and especially if they were raped at a young age, find it very difficult to function due to the trauma that they experienced. For this reason, rapists deserve much more time in prison than two years, regardless of what age they were when they committed the crime. But when rape is politically-motivated by antisemitism, the punishment for such a crime should be en par with terrorism. In this particular instance, there was convincing evidence that these four Palestinians targeted this Jewish child specifically for her ethnicity. This young Jewish girl was literally dragged off the streets of Jerusalem at random, where she was beaten up and gang raped in such a humiliating manner that only someone motivated by racial hatred would behave in such a way. So if it is established that political motives are involved; then gang rape should be considered an injury en par with being wounded from rock-throwing, qassam rockets, or suicide bombings! Since the 1929 Hebron Massacre, rape has been an element of Arab terrorism orchestrated against Jewish civilians as part of the Arab-Israeli conflict. More than one case of gang rape committed by Israeli Arab men has been found to be politically motivated. In the Negev and parts of Jerusalem, Arabs sexually harassing Jewish women has become a major issue. Furthermore, in Syria, Iran, and other Muslim countries, rape has been used as a political tool of terrorism in order to silence the political opposition, proving that the Arab-Israeli conflict is not the only instance where rape has been used as a tool of terrorism. There is also international legal precedent for considering rape as part of a political conflict to be a war crime. Given all of this, the Israeli authorities should treat politically-motivated rapes as terrorism, not merely as criminal acts.Rachel Avraham About the Author: Rachel Avraham is a news editor and political analyst for Jerusalem Online News, the English language internet edition of Israel's Channel 2 News. She completed her masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University. The subject of her MA thesis was: "Women and Jihad: Debating Palestinian Female Suicide Bombings in the American, Israeli and Arab media." If you don't see your comment after publishing it, refresh the page. Our comments section is intended for meaningful responses and debates in a civilized manner. We ask that you respect the fact that we are a religious Jewish website and avoid inappropriate language at all cost. If you promote any foreign religions, gods or messiahs, lies about Israel, anti-Semitism, or advocate violence (except against terrorists), your permission to comment may be revoked.

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I first saw this story in Mental Floss magazine, and am just fascinated! The men, "sapeurs", are ordinary guys who use fashion, style, elan, as a way to lift the spirits of their countrymen in the Congo - a place where most people know little but war and strife. These well-dressed gentlemen aren't African big men slapping each other on the back to celebrate just-consummated deals. They're Congolese everymen—taxi drivers, carpenters, gravediggers—assembled here on this sunny Sunday afternoon because they're what locals call Sapeurs, men who believe in the uplifting, redeeming, beatifying effect of dressing well. (Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903927204576574553723025760.html#ixzz1ovOOdL9l) Enjoy the photos as well: site with great photos.

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Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, 20742 Ph.D. Botany, University of California, M.S. Botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1974 B.A. Biology, State University of New York, Oswego, 1972 - Regulatory Cascades that Control Entry into Anaphase - The centerpiece of my research program is a project centered on the role of ions and other factors in the regulation of progression through mitosis, with a particular focus on the signalling pathway that is responsible for controlling sister chromatid separation at the onset of anaphase. The majority of our experiments have been performed on living stamen hair cells of the spiderwort plant, Tradescantia virginiana, selected because the cells exhibit an extrordinarily predictable rate of progression through mitosis. Click here to see a mature Tradescantia flower. This rate of mitotic progression has served as a bioassay for the detection of regulatory factors and events that control entry into anaphase. Our early experiments were primarily pharmacological, and they have led to the conclucion that a multifaceted phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cascade controls entry into anaphase. The precise timing of these events during prometaphase and metaphase has been tested in a series of microinjection experiments, where small quantites of protein kinase or protein phosphatase substrates were microinjected into cells at known times after nuclear envelope breakdown. The presence of these substrates at specfic times during metaphase has enabled us to define inflection points in the cascade, where kinase and phosphatase activities are changing in rapid succession. We are currently focusing on the identification of particular protein kinases or phosphatases and the substrates they act upon. We have generated a cDNA library from stamen hair cells, and have isolated characterized several cloned cDNAs, one of which resembles CDPK, a likely component in the mitotic regulatory cascade. From these efforts, we are designing peptides that are identical to phosphorylation domains of genuine stamen hair cell proteins for microinjection experiments, with the aim of using these peptides as specific competitors or inhibitors for the enzymatic activities that underlie mitotic progression. We have tested the hypothesis that a transient rise in the concentration of free cytosolic calcium is necessary for sister chromatid separation at the onset of anaphase. Our work has shown that an influx of the cation across the plasma membrane from the wall space into the cytosolic compartment appears to be a necessary prerequisite for anaphase onset. However, the influx of calcium appears not to be sufficient for entry into anaphase and the late-metapahse influx of calcium may only be a portion of the total calcium mobilized for anaphase chromosome movement. We determined that calcium fluxes themselves may be under the control of polyphosphoinositide cycling that occurs at specific intervals during metaphase and that changes in calcium activity may be linked to changes in the activities of specific protein kinases and protein phosphatases at different points during metaphase. Treatments of cells at specific times during metaphase with protein kinase activators or with protein phosphatase inhibitors indicate that the cells undergo a pronounced shift from protein phosphorylation to dephosphorylation during mid-metaphase. Later in metaphase, there is an apparent reactivation of protein kinase(s) that is necessary for entry into anaphase. We have shown that the mid-metaphase interval of protein dephosphorylation is an essential facet of the regulatory cascade responsible for the synchronous separation of sister chromatids. We found that asynchronous entry into anaphase can be induced by the brief treatment of cells in metaphase with protein phosphatase inhibitors, but is not caused either by a disruption of spindle microtubule organization, or by the dissociation of kinetochores from kinetochore fiber microtubules. In recent experiments, we have determined the timing of protein kinase activation/inactivation in this regulatory cascade. I have found that the microinjection of a small quantity of a phosphorylatable substrate peptide (that apparently acts as a competitive inhibitor to one or more protein kinases in the cell) alters the rate of progression into anaphase, but only when it is introduced into the cytosolic compartment at four specific points during prometaphase and metaphase. These intervals appear to be inflection points, when kinase activation or inactivation is occurring. Conversely, the microinjection of a phospho-peptide appears to act as an inhibitor of protein phosphatase activity in stamen hair cells. These microinjections reveal there are at least two peaks of phosphatase activity that occur during prometaphase and metaphase. - Control of Cell Cycle Activity in the Maize Root Tip Meristem - This project is focused on mitotic regulation in plant cells. The first part of this project is directed toward assessing the changes in the relative expression and abundance of several cell cycle control proteins in the well-ordered root meristem of maize. Specifically, Wen-ling Hsieh focused on a group of cell cycle control protein known collectively as the cyclins. In a variety of organisms, the A- and B-type cyclins bind to cyclin dependent kinase (cdk) and activate its enzymatic activity for entry into and progression through early parts of mitosis. cdk is known to expressed in higher plants, and, in concert with its regulatory cyclins, is a likely regulator of cell cycle progression in all eukaryotes. The significance of this approach is that it will provide new information about regulatory mechanisms that control cell division in the complex, but nevertheless, well-defined root tip of corn, and thereby contribute to our overall understanding of cell cycle regulation in a meristem where adjacent cells exhibit strikingly different rate of cell cycle activity. By using heterologous cloning, she isolated an A-type cyclin cDNA from the root tips of maize, and in addition to the standard sequencing characterizations, she successfully performed functional complementation with this cDNA in a conditionally-deficient mutant of yeast (S. cerevisiae). Alpha-factor resistance assays indicate that this A-type cyclin appears to function during the G2/M transition in transformed yeast cells. Cell cycle activity in the maize root tip can be altered in predictable ways via surgical manipulation of the meristem. Wen-ling took advantage of this feature in maize root tips, with the aim of detecting changes in the patterns of expression and abundance of the cyclins in cells entering and exiting the proliferation pathway. She found by RNase protection assays that the pattern of our A-type cyclin changes with patterns of proliferation in the surgically-altered root. We predict that changes in cyclin abundance should be manifested by corresponding shifts in the activity of the enzymatic activity of cdk. Shane Hardin joined my lab as Wen Ling was finishing her dissertation, and picked up on the maize project. He has been testing whether root cap removal is followed by the activation of the MAP kinase pathway. He isolated and cloned a member of this pathway, a cDNA that encodes an enzyme known as MEK. He expressed the protein in E. coli, and has performed in vitro assays for its enzymatic activity. We intend to determine whether changes in cyclin activity are the consequence of activites of a signalling cascade involving MEK and MAP kinase that is activated after root cap removal. Results obtained from this work should provide new information about regulatory mechanisms that control cell division in higher plant cells and thereby contribute to our overall understanding of mitotic control in eukaryotes. - Formation of the Cytoskeleton and Motile Apparatus in Spermatids of Marsilea - In the process of spermatogenesis, lower plants provide us with cells that exhibit a feat of development that is remarkable and unique in the eukaryotic realm. In a fairly short period of time, the spermatids develop from something resembling standard plant parenchyma cells into free-swimming gametes that lack walls and possess as few as two to as many as thirty thousand cilia. Click kere to see light micrographs of a mature Marsilea spermatozoid. The cilia are situated at the anterior end of the cell body, and are attached by their basal bodies to an elaborate cytoskeleton, consisting of heavily cross-linked microtubules. The developmental process leading to spermatozoid formation is unique among eukaryotes because the generation of ciliary axonemes occurs in spermatids that previously lacked basal bodies, or centrioles. De novo synthesis and assembly of basal bodies in these spermatids is initiated approximately 5 h after the time of imbibition, and occurs in a structure known as the blepharoplast. In animals, ciliogenesis occurs in a variety of cells, but always, these cells had centrioles prior to axonemal formation. Our initial approach to this problem has been to characterize the temporal patterns of gene expression during the 11.5 h period required for spermatozoid formation and maturation in Marsilea vestita. Several years ago, Peter Hart joined my lab and began to perform a series of electrophoretic and western blot analyses on cells fractionated at different points in the developmental process, both under controlled conditions, and after treatments at known times with a -amanitin or with cycloheximide. (A key question is whether the the rapid process of spermatogenesis involves significant levels of transcription and translation, and if so, when.) We have found that the incubation of spores at the time of imbibition with transcriptional and translational inhibitors blocks spermatozoid maturation, and that the inclusion of 35S-mentionine in the imbibition medium results in the labelling of a relatively low numbers of polypeptide bands on electrophoretic gels, a result indicating that few proteins must be made for the process to reach completion. Pete performed a series of immunoblotting assays and found that the dry spores contain large quantities of alpha-, beta-, and gamma- tubulin. Tubulin was an obvious protein to study, because it is the dominant protein in the cytoskeleton and motile apparatus. He found that none of the tubulin isoform levels appears to change significantly during the 11 h period of development. In contrast, we have found that centrin, a protein found in association with centrioles, basal bodies, and microtubule organizing centers, increases significantly in abundance approximately 5 h after imbibition. Northern blot analyses demonstrate that centrin mRNA is present in spores from the time of imbibition; we believe that stored centrin mRNA underlies its rapid translation in the spermatids, 5 h after imbibition. A series of in vitro translation experiments indicate that considerable quantities of centrin mRNA are available for translation soon after the time of imbibition. The in vitro translation of isolated mRNA from cells in early phases of development reveals that centrin is one of the major products that is made. From these results, we hypothesize that centrin translation is limiting for the assembly of basal bodies and the formation of the microtubule-based cytoskeleton of the spirally-shaped gamete. We believe that in this developmental program, the cells possess the bulk of the structural proteins necessary to build a motile apparatus, but must synthesize a select population of regulatory proteins in order for the self-assembly process to occur. In a real way, the cells possess the blocks to build an arch, but must make a few keystone proteins in order for the arch to form. Pete has generated a cDNA library from male gametophytes of Marsilea vestita at all stages of spermatogenesis. He has cloned a centrin cDNA from the library, determined that it appears to be a single gene in the fern gametophyte, and that the encoded protein possesses all of the important motifs common to centrin, including several EF-hands and a PKA phosphorylation site. Our future aims center on determining the identities of other proteins that serve as regulators for rapid spermiogenesis in this organism. Hart, P.E. and S.M. Wolniak. 1999. Molecular cloning of a centrin homolog from Marsilea vestita and evidence for its translational control during spermiogenesis. Biochem. Cell Biol. (in press). Hsieh, W.-L. and S.M. Wolniak. 1998. Isolation and characterization of a functional A-type cyclin from maize. Pl. Molec. Biol.37: 121-129. Hardin, S.and S.M. Wolniak. 1998. Low-voltage separation of phosphoamino acids by silica gel thin-layer electrophoresis in a DNA electrophoresis cell. Biotechniques 24: 344-346. Hardin , S. and S.M. Wolniak. 1998. Molecular cloning and characterization of maize ZmMEK1, a protein kinase with a catalytic domain homologous to mitogen- and stress- activated protein kinase kinases. Planta 206: 577-584. Hart, P.E. and S.M. Wolniak. 1998. Spermiogenesis in Marsilea vestita: a temporal correlation between centrin expression and blepharoplast differentiation. Cell Motil. Cytoskelet. 41: 39-48. Wolniak, S.M. and P.M. Larsen. 1995. The timing of protein kinase activation events in the cascade that regulates mitotic progression in Tradescantia stamen hair cells. Plant Cell 7: 431-445. Larsen, P.M. and S.M. Wolniak. 1993. Asynchronous entry into anaphase induced by okadaic acid: the organization of the mitotic spindle and microtubule/kinetochore attachments. Protoplasma 177: 53-65. Wolniak, S.M. and P.M. Larsen. 1992. Changes in the metaphase transit times and the pattern of sister chromatid separation in stamen hair cells of Tradescantia after treatment with protein phosphatase inhibitors. J. Cell Sci. 102: 691-715. Larsen, P.M., T.-L.L. Chen and S.M. Wolniak. 1991. Neomycin reversibly disrupts mitotic progression in stamen hair cells of Tradescantia. J. Cell Sci. 98: 159-168. Larsen, P.M. and S.M. Wolniak. 1990. 1,2-dioctanoylglycerol accelerates or retards mitotic progression in Tradescantia stamen hair cells as a function of the time of its addition. Cell Motility Cytoskelet. 16: 190-203. Please see my other pages for updated publications. |||||||||||||||||||| Links to Teaching Interests ||||||||||||||||||||

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Results 1 to 2 of 2 Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register. - Join Date - Feb 2009 bind define .com domain to resolve to .net I have a bind server with example.net domain defined. Now i purchased example.com and wish to resolve it to example.net when accessed. Do I have to define separatelly the .com domain in bind, or can I add an option or something in the allready .net defined domain zone file? Thank you very much and have a nice day. Just create another .zone file for your .com domain, and add it to your dns config in the same way as the .net one. You'll find it much more flexible to set them both separately, and at first you can probably just copy the .net one over. Don't forget to set your reverse lookups correctly too - you might want some IP addresses to resolve to your .com domain and some to resolve to .net.Linux user #126863 - see http://linuxcounter.net/

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ALLENTOWN — Allentown paid $100,000 to settle a city woman's lawsuit over a police officer's use of a stun gun against her 14-year-old daughter as the girl left Dieruff High School in 2011, according to a document obtained by The Morning Call. The settlement of Victoria Geist's federal civil rights lawsuit against the city came in December as her allegations of excessive force by officer Jason Ammary and of improper training and deficient policies moved toward a trial scheduled for this month. The city provided a copy of the settlement Tuesday in response to a right-to-know request by the newspaper. It resolves Geist's claims on behalf of her daughter Keshana Wilson and provides compensation for Wilson's pain and suffering, but is not an admission of wrongdoing or liability by the city. Wilson, a freshman at Dieruff, was walking in the street near the high school Sept. 29, 2011, when Ammary, a school resource officer, ordered students to disperse and get out of the road. According to court documents, he grabbed Wilson's arm from behind and pushed her against a parked car when she pulled away. A struggle ensued, and Ammary fired his Taser's electrical contact probes into Wilson's groin, causing her to fall to the street. Video of the incident was captured by security cameras. Geist alleged in her 2012 lawsuit that Ammary violated Wilson's civil rights by using more force than necessary under the circumstances. She also claimed the city was liable for his actions because it failed to properly train him as a school resource officer or in the use of Tasers. In a ruling on a motion by the city to decide the case in its favor without a trial, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Stengel said in 2014 there were questions about the circumstances leading to the altercation that were not resolved by the video. Wilson claimed she pushed Ammary away because she couldn't breathe, while Ammary testified in a deposition that Wilson was defiant, hitting him several times. "Essentially, this fact comes down to the credibility of Ms. Wilson and officer Ammary. Which account is more accurate would be a question for a jury to answer," Stengel wrote, ordering the case to a trial. Attorney Max Kennerly, of Montgomery County, who pursued the lawsuit with South Whitehall Township lawyer Rick Orloski, said the case against Allentown was unusual in that a judge agreed with the plaintiffs that there were serious questions about the adequacy of the city's Taser training and policies. Stengel found that shortcomings in the city's training and policies could amount to deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of residents, which Geist and Wilson would have to prove to hold the city liable for Ammary's actions. While a trial would have brought more attention to the city's Taser and use-of-force policies, the settlement is a good result for Wilson, Kennerly said. "It helps her move on with her life," he said. "As eager as we were to go to trial, at the end of the day, lawsuits aren't about what attorneys want to prove and what they want to try. Lawsuits are about the client." Allentown solicitor Susan Ellis Wild said that while she was confident the city would have prevailed in a trial, the decision to settle was made to protect the city from attorneys' fees it could have been forced to pay under the federal Civil Rights Act if a jury had sided with Geist and Wilson. "Such disputes are uniquely suited for settlement, especially given the potential for a high award of attorneys' fees, which likely would have exceeded any award in favor of the plaintiff. The downside risk is such that a business decision was made to resolve this matter," Wild said in an emailed statement. Stengel wrote that in addition to Wilson's and Ammary's differing accounts of the incident, a jury would have to weigh factual inconsistencies in Ammary's statements. In an affidavit charging Wilson, Ammary wrote he had received information Wilson was planning to fight other girls and overheard her saying so, but he testified in his deposition he had never met Wilson and didn't know who she was, Stengel's opinion says. "This factual inconsistency raises questions about whether officer Ammary believed Ms. Wilson was a threat to his safety when he first approached her," Stengel wrote, adding that a jury would have to decide whether Ammary was credible. Other facts in dispute were whether Ammary ordered Wilson and other students to disperse; whether Ammary ordered Wilson to lie on her stomach, driving the Taser probes deeper into her groin; and whether Wilson covered herself with her school bag, forcing Ammary to aim for her lower body. Stengel also ruled Ammary was not entitled to qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that protects law enforcement officers and other public employees from lawsuits when they reasonably believe their conduct was legal. "Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a jury could conclude that officer Ammary used excessive force when arresting Ms. Wilson," Stengel said. The judge also found there were serious questions about the adequacy of Ammary's school resource officer training, which consisted of shadowing another resource officer. And, Stengel wrote, it was foreseeable that a student would be injured as a result of the inadequate training, because police routinely detained students to ensure they did not have outstanding warrants. The evidence also raised questions about the city's Taser training and use-of-force policies, Stengel said, noting the use of Tasers on "small children" was discouraged, but the policy did not clearly define the age of a small child. "Given that seven officers were placed in city schools with Tasers, the department's lack of guidance on what type of force may be used on children and teenagers and lack of guidance on when tasing juveniles was appropriate could amount to 'deliberate indifference,'" Stengel wrote.

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My gastro wants to put me on Humira for my CD/UC. I have antibiodies to remicade. I am declining Humira because I am having a fair response to the Endocort ememas. He also recommends 15 gms daily of soluable fiber---FIbersure. 9 fish oil tablets with the 9 colazals. I am also on enteric acidolphilus. This feels like a lot to remember to take. In fact some nights I "forget " to do the enema. My question: Is any one here bulking up with fiber and experiencing a decrease in symptoms. I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 2 years ago. I am currently on Humira. I am also on a very LOW fiber diet. I have not had a flare up in forever but I have noticed that since I am on such a low fiber diet and in remission from my Crohn's I have been having very painful BM's only 2 times a week and they are starting to cause hemorrhoids. I would be very curious whether or not people think taking fiber helps. Keep me posted. Copyright 1994-2016 MedHelp International. All rights reserved. MedHelp is a division of Aptus Health. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information. The Content on this Site is presented in a summary fashion, and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be and should not be interpreted as medical advice or a diagnosis of any health or fitness problem, condition or disease; or a recommendation for a specific test, doctor, care provider, procedure, treatment plan, product, or course of action. Med Help International, Inc. is not a medical or healthcare provider and your use of this Site does not create a doctor / patient relationship. We disclaim all responsibility for the professional qualifications and licensing of, and services provided by, any physician or other health providers posting on or otherwise referred to on this Site and/or any Third Party Site. Never disregard the medical advice of your physician or health professional, or delay in seeking such advice, because of something you read on this Site. We offer this Site AS IS and without any warranties. By using this Site you agree to the following Terms and Conditions. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your physician or 911 immediately.

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MRR Review: "Veronica Mars" on 2014-03-13 17:30 Length: 107 minutes Release Date: March 14, 2014 Directed by: Rob Thomas Genre: Comedy / Crime / Drama "Veronica Mars" marks the first feature film to be completed with funding entirely from the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform. Director Rob Thomas and lead actor Kristen Bell oversaw the truly fan-based fund raising effort. In planning the flick, the duo also avoided a common tactic used in Hollywood when a small screen show is writ large on the silver screen. Oftentimes, a movie production team feels the need to beef up the original televised concept by adding new and exotic locations, special effects or other cinematic flourishes. In the case of "Veronica Mars," the movie, director Thomas and company followed the television template closely, a formula that proved popular with the TV show's fans, which comprise what many times is described as being a "cult-like following." Fans of the television show will find the location, set-up and pace of the film entirely familiar when viewing the film. Familiar faces from the TV series populate the film. These include Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls, Veronica's highs school sweetheart. At the start of the film, Logan is arrested for murdering his pop star girlfriend. The arrest occurs at a moment in time when Veronica herself is about to accept a position as a "high-powered" lawyer in New York City. Hearing of her former significant other's plight, Veronica returns home to the fictional town of Neptune, California. She arrives at precisely the time of her 10 year high school reunion. (The reunion provides the ideal excuse to bring even more of the original cast members back together for the film.) During the TV run, Logan was something of a "bad boy." The moniker still fits even as the character became a young adult. Despite that image, Veronica believes it is one thing to be pegged a proverbial bad boy and something entirely different to be an actual murder. Convinced of her former love's innocence, Veronica embarks on an investigation to find the real killer of Logan's girlfriend. The movie features no surprising plot developments. The arc is predictable, yet engaging at the same time. Through the course of the murder investigation, Veronica and Logan begin to feel a rekindling of the spark that existed between them a decade earlier. This results in the primary subplot of the film, after the one pertaining to finding the pop-star's murderer. The arc involves Veronica attempting to work out whether she wants to continue on her life in the Big Apple or give it another go with the boy (now a man) from her past. The character of Veronica Mars was the breakout role for Kristen Bell. She knows the character well and clearly enjoys the role. She effectively transitions Veronica from a girl detective a la Nancy Drew to a more complicated woman concerned about the welfare of a person who was a primary component of her younger life, a person who may enter her life again more significantly because of her return to her childhood environs. Fans of the TV show will be glad to see other familiar faces on the big screen, including the seemingly perpetually grumpy character of Veronica's father, played by Enrico Colantoni. He strikes an entertaining and believable chord as a father who does not particularly approve of the prospect of his successful possibly leaving a vibrant, interesting and successful life in New York for what he worries might be something less in the small town of Neptune. The remaining supporting players, most of whom are also familiar faces to those who follow what is now the "Veronica Mars" franchise, provide moviegoers enjoyable turns on the screen as well. Although they have aged, they remain the same likable crew that drew a loyal following that truly made this film a reality. Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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ZOMBIE THREAD ALERT: This thread hasn't been posted on for a while. to think this is a form of bullying, but worried about reporting it?(50 Posts) I work in a office of over a hundred people. There is a smaller department within this with 25 of us. There is a mix of men and women, some in their 20's and some in their 40's (me). There is quite a bit of office banter and we generally get on well. There is one bank of desks where the banter can become quite degoratory to women and one male in particular (male A in his 40's), just doesn't care what he says. He thinks all women are moaners and control freaks and he will turn every conversation around to everything is a womans fault. He has been warned by other female colleagues he is overstepping the mark but won't change. Today I had to ask another colleague (male B in his 30's) some advice, this colleague is also involved in banter. He completely overreacted to the question I asked him and totally humilated me in front of the other people on the desks. It got the point where he was making a scene so another male colleague stepped in and gave me the advice (he is not involved in banter). But for the rest of the afternoon (about two hours) Males A&B poked fun at me, made degoratory comments, said I'd got things wrong and generally made my afternoon a misery. I looked at them both and told them I didn't think this was funny, and to stop. They ignored me and carried on, to the point the other three males on the bank of desks were embarrassed and obviously didn't know what to do. When I'm angry I tend to cry, and I could feel the tears coming, they couldn't see them, but knew I was upset and got worse. I reiterated I wanted them to stop they didn't. Hometime came and I packed up (I hot desk as I finish earlier) and said cheerio and went home. Their behaviour played on my mind all night to the point I couldn't sleep and worried on the way to work. I'm no walkover but this got to me. This morning male B approached me in front of others and said 'morning grumpy, are you going to be nice today'. I chose to ignore him and he had to walk off. Male A had already admitted to another colleague they had both gone too far with me and that I was upset when I left work. I emailed Male B (as he had been the worst) and told him I was upset and his behaviour was unacceptable and he ignored the mail then choosing to ignore me for the rest of the day. Male A spoke to other colleague and she told him he was out of order, she felt he was testing the water and he denied any wrongdoing and said it was 'harmless banter'. She wants me to speak to their line manager and see what they can do, as neither of them are willing to stop their behaviour. I'm scared of doing this as I'm worried other colleagues will find out, and I don't really want them to get into trouble, I just want them to realise they can't do this to the women in the office. I'm also worried they will close ranks. As I go along with some of the banter (just general funny none degoratory stuff) will they use that against me? Friend advised speaking to our female manager and just mentioning the incident and see what she says, then make a decision on whether it goes formal. Any advice would be great thanks (go easy on me though) I would take to female line manager and make a decision about wether to make it formal or not after you've spoken to her Why would it get other people into trouble? Sorry I meant to say, this is not the first time Males A&B have upset me with their behaviour, this has got to be the third instance, so I'm not being a drama queen. It won't get others in trouble, but it will them I suppose. They are popular colleagues within the team so I don't want to be seen as the 'overemotional sensitive female' by doing something about it. there is a difference between banter - where teasing is on both sides and its actually harmless and funny and two grown men being abusive, ignoring requests for the comments to stop and taking it too far. At the point you asked them to stop, they should have. They didn't. That's not banter, that's bullying. Talk to your female manager. Tell her exactly what happened and also tell her that you were advised to speak to her by a colleague. By the way I speak as a person who is a team leader in a 98% male IT environment. I have never been on there receiving end of this kind of behaviour and there is some pretty strong banter going around. Complain about them. Speak to your manager but say it is just informal at this stage and you want some guidance on what you could/should do going forward. Their behaviour is unacceptable - you know that and many other people will too. A quiet word may be had with them. You absolutely need to complain about them. Unless you want this to continue. If they have form can you speak to others who have been subjected to this behaviour and say you are putting in a complaint and if it comes to it would they be happy to give their own accounts. Plus any witnesses happy to be named - ones that won't let the cat out of the bag? Knowing you have backup might help. Are they really that popular or is everyone else nodding and going along with them so they don't end up in the crosshairs? I would speak to your manager and ask for advice. It stops being 'harmless banter' once they've been asked to stop and they carry on. Bear in mind that if they're being this public about their bad behaviour, it's entirely possible that a lot of your colleagues are likely to think that a complaint to managers about this is reasonable and understandable, even if it does get colleagues A and B into trouble. Whilst I see why you are suggesting speaking to others maddening, I think you need to tackle this alone OP, at least to start with. Speaking from personal experience, many people agree they will speak up when it is just a theoretical proposition, but then choose not to when it comes to the crunch for whatever reason. If its anything like my situation, your manager will know, and may just be waiting for someone to finally speak up and give her the ammo she needs to actually do something about it. I agree that you should speak to your manager OP. You've handled the sitiation well so far in that you've kept your cool, you told them clearly to stop (and they didn't), and you told Colleague B quite transparently that his behaviour had upset you (and he didn't apologise). You don't have to tolerate this sort of behaviour in the workplace. It goes way beyond friendly banter, and could be very damaging. Your colleagues need to be told to reign it in. I tend to cry when I'm angry, too - it's just the worst thing, as people assume that it's a sign of weakness rather than fury! Most annoying! You would not be getting them in to trouble, they by their behaviour would be doing that. Do go to your female manager and have a chat with her about it. If you don't say/do something then quite frankly they can treat the women in the office how they like. Because they will have no reason to stop. their behavior is vile it also sounds to me like the office culture is a bit off to allow this its sooo easy to say, but you need to try and be more assertive This is bullying, how would you advise if it had happened to someone else instead of you? Can you imagine a young woman who had just started experiencing this kind of awful behaviour? The uncomfortable observers should have intervened - being a bystander is almost enabling the bullies. You probably know what the right thing to do is, but I can understand your reluctance. I still think you need to be strong and stand up to this by reporting them or you need to be prepared to go through this again and again, possibly witnessing others being bullied too. What is worse the bullies getting their comeuppance or you being bullied indefinitely, sleepless nights, worrying about being reduced to tears? Take control, be brave and remember you are not doing anything wrong - their behaviour will reap the consequences they deserve. Whatever you do make a diary of any incidents with date, time, place and witnesses. That way you have an accurate record of you choose to make it formal at a later date and you won't be relying on memory. It might also be worth filing emails etc separately so you're not searching through folders. Have a look at your company's bullying policy (might be called Dignity at Work) to see what the procedure is. It usually starts very informally and progresses through formal stages. See how you feel once you've read it. If you have a decent relationship with the manager have an informal chat about what happened. As a PP said this might not be the first complaint so she may want to encourage you to bring it forward so she can deal with them. Hello OP, you might find some useful info if you look under resources at this website. I think if I were the manager I would want to know about any issues affecting productivity. It sounds very immature behavior from those colleagues. If it were me I would bring it to the attention of the manager but in a general way rather than reciting everything they actually said as that might turn into a "I said they said" situation. I would say to the manager that there is a lot of banter going on, particularly involving those two, and it has overstepped the mark. I'd be concerned about productivity in an environment where there is a lot of banter. I'd also be concerned about the process for how the people in your team raise queries or training needs (given you asked a colleague who made a massive deal about something and you had to ask someone else). This doesn't seem an efficient or effective process. Good luck and rise above it. Yes. It's textbook bullying. Try this. Get a calculator and work out your hourly rate. Look at it and ask is that number enough to take shit for. If not, do not discuss it, make a formal complaint. I've seen this loads of times over the years in office environment, it's utterly ridiculous. Grown adults behaving like children. A word of warning. If you do make the complaint you have to follow it through. Otherwise you'll never hear the end of it. Your manager may try to defuse things but remember that number on the calculator and imagine what their number is. I don't want to be seen as the 'overemotional sensitive female' by doing something about it. The chances are A and B will think this regardless, and you have to reconcile that with yourself, and take the moral high ground as while they'll think that, it doesn't make them right. This is bullying, and as someone suggested upthread, there is a very good chance others think the same and you but don't want to get caught in the cross hairs. That's why bullies often seem more popular than they are - people go to great lengths to stay onside with them as they're too scared to risk what would happen otherwise. Update: Male B has apologised via email and wants to do it face to face. He only apologised as he spoke to my colleague and admitted he'd upset me, she had to suggest apologising. To be honest his apology was lame, it was full of apologies but then justification ie 'I thought my behaviour was just general office banter' 'had I known you were so upset, I'd have stopped of course'. I then said I'd asked him twice to stop and he couldn't answer that one! Male A knows he's also upset me but no apology has been forthcoming, in fact his answer to me being upset is to stare at me and suggestively eat a banana, what an utter idiot! I think Male A has to be stopped in his tracks as he continued with the unacceptable behaviour today and again had an audience and thought simulating oral sex on a banana to someone he has just upset is amusing. Female manager isn't back until Monday but I'm definately going to speak to her. Thanks for the advice everyone x God, you work with some numpties! Frankly, bloody right he should apologise, (a) becuase he's behaved like a shit, and (b) becuase he could loose his job. Suggestive banana-eating (puh-leeze) is something most 14-year-olds have grown out of (males anyway). Option (1) lean over, wink, grab banana, put iot on floor and grind it to a pulp with the heel of your shoe (don't do this if you'r wearing sandals or suede though). Option (2) tell your line manager. Log everything, clearly and unemotionally. They are nasty wee shites and this isn't banter. 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- Special Sections - Public Notices Harvest time is at hand for corn and soybeans. Equipment and tools are valuable to any farming operation. They allow farmers to do jobs easier and quicker and many times, are costly investments. Recently, they’ve became attractive targets to thieves across the state including Trimble County. The high price of scrap metal and copper along with a down economy may be contributing factors. If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Trimble Banner , then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below. Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.

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When Nike made an ad featuring double amputee Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius, they didn’t have it in mind that some day the commercial could be taken in a literal manner. South African star Pistorius is seen in a 2011 ad next to the text “I am the bullet in the chamber.” This is noteworthy because he has recently been arrested on suspicion of murdering his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Shots were allegedly fired at Pistorius’ house in Pretoria, South Africa. around 3AM on Valentine’s Day. Cops arrived to find Reeva, 30, dead. Pistorius is in custody and his court date is set for tomorrow. He reportedly has a history of domestic violence. One of Reeva’s last tweets was about Valentine’s Day. She said, “what do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow??? #getexcited #ValentinesDay.” She wrote this on Wednesday and was killed in the early hours of Thursday morning. The bullet in the chamber ad has been taken off of Pistorius’ website but below is a similar gun-related ad for Nike.

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She scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win its first title with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx Sunday night. Most popular sports stories Catchings, who was the MVP of the Finals, averaged 24.8 points in the series, which the Fever won 3-1 over the defending WNBA champions. "It's been an amazing journey," Catchings said, tearing up. "We've had ups and downs, ins and outs." Erin Phillips added 18 points and eight rebounds and Shavonte Zellous and Briann January each had 15 points. Catchings had won three Olympic gold medals and an NCAA championship at Tennessee in 1998, but never a WNBA one. She had been in a position to clinch at home before. The Fever led Phoenix 2-1 in the best-of-five WNBA Finals in 2009, but the Mercury beat the Fever, 90-77, took the series back to Phoenix and won the title at home in Game 5. This time, Catchings took it home with college coach Pat Summitt looking on in the crowd. Minnesota was vying to become the first team to win consecutive titles since Los Angeles in 2001 and 2002.

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Carolina Tiger Rescue donation matching Tigers in America will match 50 percent of any donation of $500 or more to Carolina Tiger Rescue. Carolina Tiger Rescue, a nonprofit in Pittsboro, cares for 70 animals (tigers, leopards and more) and teaches about conservation. For donation matching, mail a check for $500 or more to Tigers in America with Carolina Tiger in the memo line. tigersinamerica.org, carolinatigerrescue.org. Goodwill Community Foundation collects donations The Goodwill Community Foundation will collect donations of gently used clothes or household items at Durham Bulls games at the Durham Athletic Park from Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6, on Wednesday, July 16, and from Friday, Aug. 8, to Sunday, Aug. 10. gcfglobal.org. A Martha’s Day fundraiser for the Compass Center for Women and Families will be from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at Vimala’s Curryblossom Café, 431 W. Franklin St., suite 16, Chapel Hill. Tickets cost $35. compassctr.org/marthasday. Tar Heel Youth Triathlon The Hillsborough Tar Heel Youth Triathlon will be at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Orange County Sportsplex, 101 Meadowlands Drive. The race will raise money for Relay for Life of Orange County. Registration costs $60 to $70. www.tarheeltriathlon.com. Three Great Clips locations will donate 10% of proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill and the SECU Family House of Chapel Hill on Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3. The participating Great Clips locations are:• 104 N.C. 54, Carrboro. • 509 Meadowmont Circle, Chapel Hill. • 5412 New Hope Commons Drive, Durham.

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Atahualpa or Atawallpa (c. 1502 – 1533) was the 13th, and last, emperor of the Tahuantinsuyo, or Inca empire. He became emperor upon defeating his older half-brother, Huáscar, in a civil war sparked by the death of their father, Inca Huayna Capac, from an infectious disease thought to be malaria or smallpox. During this civil war, the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro crossed his path, and by sheer luck, captured Atahualpa and used him to control the Inca empire. Eventually, the Spanish executed Atahualpa, ending the Inca Empire. Cultural destruction followed on a large scale. It took just eight years for the Spanish to all but destroy an ancient culture, replacing it with a less just system with slave owners and slaves. Under the Incas, consumption and food production had been carefully balanced, with everyone contributing to the good of the community and everyone receiving enough. The etymology of his Quechua name Atawallpa is far from certain—the popular suggestion that it comes from Ataw Wallpa and that this would literally mean something like "happiness fowl" (supposedly a totemic bird), seems to be no more than a folk etymology. On the death of their father, Huayna Capac, and their older brother, Ninan Cuyochi, who had been the heir apparent, the empire was divided between the two surviving brothers, Huáscar and Atahualpa. Huascar got the major part of it, containing the capital Cusco, and Atahualpa the northern parts, including Quito, his mother's family's ancestral home. For a couple of years, the two brothers reigned without problems. But Huascar, who considered himself to be the real Sapa Inca (emperor), because he was a legitimate son of Huyna Capac and his sister, demanded that Atahualpa swear an oath to him. Atahualpa refused, and the civil war began. Huascar, who controlled the major part of the empire, invaded the north with a great army and soon captured Atahualpa. Atahualpa fled from captivity with the help of a small girl, and united himself with the generals Chalicuchima and Quizquiz. He gathered an army and defeated Huascar in the battle of Chimborazo. Atahualpa then pressed forward and began to recapture the empire, and also the town of Tumebamba, whose citizens he punished in gruesome ways because they were on Huascar's side in the beginning of the civil war. The final battle took place at Quipaipan, where Huascar was captured and his army disbanded. Atahualpa had stopped in the city of Cajamarca in the Andes with his army of 80,000 troops on his way to the south and Cusco to claim his throne. By this time, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had established the city of Piura, the first Spanish settlement in Peru on July of 1532. After a two month march, Pizarro arrived at Cajamarca with 168 survivors under his command. He sent Hernando de Soto (1496-1542), friar Vicente de Valverde (later a bishop) (1490-1543), and native interpreter Felipillo to speak with Atahualpa about the Spanish presence. Through the interpreter, Valverde delivered the "Requirement," indicating that Atahualpa and his people must convert to Christianity, and if he refused he would be considered an enemy of the Church and of Spain. Atahualpa refused the Spanish presence in his land by saying he would "be no man's tributary." The Spanish envoys returned to Pizarro, who prepared a surprise attack against Atahualpa's army in what became the Battle of Cajamarca on November 16, 1532. According to Spanish law, Atahualpa’s refusal of the "requirement" allowed the Spanish to officially declare war on the Inca people. When Atahualpa coldly asked the priest Valverde by what authority he and his people could say such things, Valverde offered him a Bible, saying that the authority derived from the words in it. He examined it and then asked why di,d it not speak to him. He then threw it to the ground. That gave the Spaniards the excuse they needed. They opened fire, and over the course of 2 hours more than four thousand unarmed Inca soldiers were killed. The Spanish then imprisoned Atahualpa in the Temple of the Sun. Atahualpa could not believe the Spanish intended to take control of his kingdom. He thought if he gave them the gold and silver they sought they would leave. In exchange for his release, he agreed to fill a large room with gold and promised the Spanish twice that amount in silver. Although he was stunned by the offer, Pizarro had no intention of releasing the Inca because he needed the ruler's influence over the native people to maintain order in the surrounding country or, more to the point, he meant to depose Atahualpa, placing the entire empire under the rule of Spain's King Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), with himself as viceroy. Outnumbered and in fear of an imminent attack from the Inca general Rumiñahui, the Spanish saw Atahualpa as too much of a liability and after several months decided to execute him. Pizarro staged a mock trial and found Atahualpa guilty of revolting against the Spanish, practicing idolatry and murdering Huáscar, his own brother. Atahualpa was sentenced to execution by burning. He was horrified, since the Inca believed that the soul would not be able to go on to the afterlife if the body were burned. Friar Vicente de Valverde, who had earlier offered the Bible to Atahualpa, intervened again, telling Atahualpa that if he agreed to convert to Christianity he would convince the rest to commute the sentence. Atahualpa agreed to be baptized under Christian faith. He was given the name Juan Santos Atahualpa and, in accordance with his request, was strangled instead. Atahualpa died on August 29, 1533. He was succeeded by his brother, Inca Tupac Huallpa, and later by another brother Manco Inca Yupanqui. Atahualpa's handling of the Spanish invasion notwithstanding, his actions leading up to the time of the invasion did contribute to the fall of the empire. One could see the parallel with Harold Godwinson's feud with his brother Tostig, which lead to the civil war and the Battle of Stamford Bridge and subsequently to the Battle of Hastings as it severely weakened their positions in a time of crisis. In Atahualpa's case, there were less than 200 Spaniards and 1000 Native allies, it is easy to understand why Atahualpa did not immediately sense the threat. Unlike Montezuma, who may have seen the Europeans as representatives of a returning deity, he quickly saw them as human beings and intruders to be dealt with at their leisure. For all their weapons and horses he knew he had more than enough soldiers to handle Pizarro. In fact, Atahualpa was planning to speak with them and then arrest them. He planned to put Pizarro and his officers to death. He would retain the needed specialists, such as the horsebreaker, blacksmith, and gunsmith to equip his army. In short he was planning on having Pizarro for lunch—but Pizarro had him for breakfast. New World Encyclopedia writers and editors rewrote and completed the Wikipedia article in accordance with New World Encyclopedia standards. 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Oil on canvas, c. 1830–35? The victory of the Constitution—“Old Ironsides”—in the first months of the war elevated not only the ship, but its captain, Isaac Hull, to legendary status throughout America. So great was the force of the war’s celebrity that a man described as “a sturdy, fat-looking fellow” won the hand of a renowned Connecticut beauty of whom it was said, “it would be difficult to meet with a lovelier face or figure.” Seventeen years his junior, Ann McCurdy Hart married Captain Hull barely four months after the Constitution’s victory, to widespread surprise. During their marriage, Ann traveled with her husband on various cruises, and the couple were known for their shipboard entertainments when in port. Such was the influence of the beguiling Mrs. Hull that it was once commented that she was in “command of the ship.”

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Consolidation Skews Field In Magazine Distribution By ALEX KUCZYNSKI Published: October 23, 2000 FLORENCE, Ala.— Far from the gleaming steel canyons of Manhattan, where tirelessly urbane editors craft the magazines that entertain and inform the American public, the real heartbeat of the magazine industry beats in a squat office building, in a town on the banks of the Tennessee River, two hours' drive from Memphis. Manhattan may be the Emerald City of the magazine world, but the industry's Wizard of Oz -- Joel R. Anderson, chairman of the Anderson News Corporation -- keeps his office here on North Court Street, past the Magnolia Church of Christ, the Coon Dog Cemetery, Biscuit Village and the Guns 'n' Such store on the corner. ''New York is far, far away,'' Mr. Anderson said, as he navigated the streets of Florence in his cherry-red Ford pickup. ''And I have spent enough time there to know how publishers and magazine folks get a distorted view of the country.'' The magazine folks are not too happy with Mr. Anderson, either. In the last five years, Mr. Anderson -- a textbook Southern gentleman, who could have walked off the pages of a Walker Percy novel -- has emerged as one of the key players in the industry as his company, Anderson News, rose to become the nation's largest magazine wholesaler. Of every 10 magazines on a retail rack in the United States, Anderson delivers 4. If you want your publication at retail stores, you pretty much have to go to Anderson or three other companies, which deliver another 5. Mr. Anderson is a symbol of a swift consolidation that has left a battlefield littered with defunct wholesalers, both large and small. The consolidation has drawn the attention of the Justice Department's antitrust division and has created mounting, intense consternation among publishers, who say that they are finding it increasingly difficult and expensive to get their publications distributed, and are even attributing magazine closings to wholesalers. Earlier this year, magazine executives cited wholesaler consolidation as part of the reason for the deaths of Details, Mirabella and Life magazines. The newly concentrated power of the wholesalers is a humbling reminder to publishers that whatever their pretensions, they must fight for shelf space, just like Kleenex, canned hams and Iceberg lettuce in that most brutal arena where 44 percent of all magazines are now sold: supermarkets. There, in fact, magazines that do not sell are given the same shelf life as bananas and milk. Publishers are trying to adjust to the post-consolidation scenario. They are finding it harder to get their less successful titles onto those retail racks and wholesalers are demanding better deals from them. The Department of Justice investigation has begun to focus in recent months on the large wholesalers, in part to determine if there is any evidence of collusion between the players to keep their costs down, which would violate antitrust laws. But Mr. Anderson's take on the situation is as different from most of the publishers as the view from his front door is from the view on the 11th floor executive suites of the Conde Nast building in Times Square. And neither side seems to agree on what the solution is. Mr. Anderson, like other wholesalers, says he is being squeezed by the large retailers to offer more service and better prices. The wholesalers say they are finding that where their gross profit on each copy sold was once around 25 percent, it is now usually less than 20 percent. And too many magazines are being published for the dwindling retail racks available: there are about 4,700 titles now, as opposed to about 1,300 25 years ago, Mr. Anderson said. He said publishers are printing about 1.2 billion copies a year that go straight to shredders -- without ever seeing the fluorescent light of a retail store. They are known as ''premature returns'' because the retail outlets, pressed for rack space, will not even let them in the door, wasting the wholesalers resources. ''You could say it is a bit of a mess right now,'' Mr. Anderson said of the entire distribution system, as he munched on a ham and melted cheese sandwich at The Emerald Coast Cafe in Florence. John Harrington, the publisher of the New Single Copy, a newsletter about magazine distribution, wrote in a report in July that the industry is ''on the verge of collapsing.'' ''The distribution system is now economically fragile,'' Mr. Harrington said last week. Mr. Harrington, who once headed the wholesalers' trade group, the Council for Periodical Distributors Association, said of the large wholesalers: ''These are the kinds of smart companies that at some point are going to say, 'Do I see a light at the end of the tunnel? Will we make money on this ever?' And if they do not, they will get out. And where will the industry be?'' The major wholesalers all say they are losing money on magazine distribution. But they have the cushion of owning other profitable businesses. (The other major wholesalers are the News Group, which is operated by the Jim Pattison Group of Vancouver, British Columbia, with about 25 percent of the market; the Chas. Levy Circulating Company of Chicago, with about 17 percent; and the Hudson News Company of North Bergen, N.J., with about 10 percent.)

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- Arts & Entertainment - Photo and Video Pagosa Springs Middle School would like to thank community members who contributed to our mission in “Empowering Students to Navigate the Future through Learning,” in the 2012/2013 school year. The year would not have been as successful without the many volunteers who donated their time: Nancy Haines, Jan Lewis, Barbara Simpson, Kevin Khung, Stacey Castro, Kim Hutcherson, Todd Stevens, Stacy Foster, Mr. Kahrs, John Smith, Todd Shulda, Lyndall Caler, Jaques Gran, Darren Lewis, Alvin Schaaf, Mark Garcia, Kelly Miller, Kurt Raymond, Kevin Hank Anstine, David Smith, David Richardson, Tim Taylor, Mike Kelly, Steve Laverty, Julie and Tom Greenly, Becky Ball, Kathy Strohecker, Karen Pargin, Denise Kimsey, Kitzel Farrah, Diane Garaghty, Angel Gonzalas, Denise McCabe, June Jurcak, Lara Khung, Mary Cocke, Ronnie Doctor, Lisa Scott, Karen Evans, Tina Schroeder, Dave Nasralla and Allison Wiley, just to name a few. Again, we thank you and all of our teachers for a fabulous year at PSMS. Follow these topics: Cards of Thanks

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Yahoo wants bigger slice of tech pie, less emphasis on media products Yahoo is beefing up technology offerings and streamlining its media products in another sign it wants to improve its game against industry titans like Google, Apple and Facebook. It is putting the axe to more than a half dozen of its less popular products as CEO Marissa Mayer, a former Google engineer who worked her way up to a vice president post, remakes the company known as a hip Web portal into a more competitive player across the spectrum. The company said Friday most of the products it is dumping will either shut down April 1 or not be supported after that date. Yahoo said in a blog post that affected products include Yahoo Avatars, Yahoo app for BlackBerry, Yahoo Clues (beta), Yahoo App Search, Yahoo Sports IQ, Yahoo Message Boards website, and Yahoo Updates API. The product overhaul isn’t the only sign of change at Yahoo, a company with a dramatic history in recent years of fired CEOs. Mayer, who at Google served as a VP of local, maps and location services, is bringing a hard-core tech influence to Yahoo. In a recent regulatory filing, Yahoo officially changed its boilerplate to describe itself as a “global technology company,” instead of a “digital media company” or “online media company” as it has labeled itself for the last few years. As further evidence of a strategy shift, Yahoo in December acquired video chat start-up OnTheAir as part of its focus on mobile applications and services. The next month, as part of an earnings teleconference, Mayer identified new products and mobile investments as among several strategies aimed at keeping the company relevant as it tries to compete against other companies. She highlighted recently revamped hiring protocols and product launches, such as its redesigned Flickr iOS app and Yahoo Mail, as positive steps for the company, though she stressed that "there's a lot of work still to be done.” Yahoo will focus on developing or redesigning roughly a dozen products in the months and years to come, each built around people's "daily digital habits," Mayer said. As for the changes announced Friday, among the highlights: --Yahoo said that as of April 1 it won’t support Avatars. If you want to download and keep yours, go to the Avatars download page. If you want to continue to use it with Yahoo products you’ll have to upload your downloaded Avatar to your Yahoo profile. Here’s more information. -- As for Yahoo Sports IQ, the daily prediction game will cease on April 1. Your final lifetime score and rank will transfer to your Yahoo Fantasy profile. -- While the Yahoo Message Boards website will shut down, Yahoo message boards on places such as Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Fantasy Sports will continue to work.

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If she peed on the cushions you can wash the covers in the washing machine and spray the cushions down with something like urine gone (it really does work). I actually use something called Pawls which is a cheap alternative from the dollar store. It does discolor stuff though so don't use it on visible fabrics. I haven't had trouble with the Urine Gone discoloring stuff but it's really expensive. There's another pet enzyme cleaner from Walmart I've tried but I can't remember the name. It comes in a white bottle with a tip kind of like a dishwashing liquid bottle. I also use Oddball pet spray afterward to spray stuff down. It's REALLY strongly scented and you don't need much so it's pretty economical. Some people don't like the smell of it though. Also on non visible places (like the cushions, but not the covers) you can spray with a bleach solution. I've actually put my cushions in the bathtub before and washed with laundry detergent but I don't suggest that since they take FOREVER to dry. As of right now I have garbage bags over the cushions on my couch under the covers so if one of the animals has an accident it won't soak through and i can just wash the covers in my machine. For upholstery that is marked do not clean with water (you need to look at the tag, it will have a letter that is the cleaning designation that tells you what you can use) you will need to get a cleaner that isn't water based and use that first, then use the enzyme based pet urine remover and test it in a non-visible spot to see if it discolors or not.

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Anyone who upgraded to OS X from an older version of the OS uses the "Legacy FileVault" system. This legacy system stores all user passwords since the time of the upgrade in plain test. Bug found in version 10.7.3. As a workaround use FileVault 2. More information can be found at: Posted by Tony Kasyan on May 07, 2012, in Handlers Log.

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Burberry The Burberry Check A selection of articles related to burberry the burberry check. Original articles from our library related to the Burberry The Burberry Check. See Table of Contents for further available material (downloadable resources) on Burberry The Burberry Check. - The Aeonic Perspective of the Enochian Temples - The initiatory system of the Enochian Temples divides the path of initiation into four major stages, distinguished primarily by the types and sources of the influences they are sensitive to. Briefly, these stages are: 1. Lunar-planetary, focused in Yesod and... Magick >> Enochian - Bringing it Down to Earth: A Fractal Approach - 'Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.' B. Mandelbrot W e want to think about the future - it's our nature. Unlike other creatures, humans possess an... Mystic Sciences >> Astrology - Mother Of The Gods And The Father Of The Gael - There is no surviving, or as yet translated, Creation story within Irish mythology. We learn from the Lebor Gabala Erenn, a text from the Christian Middle Ages, of the Tuatha De Danann, or "People of the Goddess Danu", who came to Ireland either... Deities & Heros >> Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish - Select Cross-Cultural and Historical Personifications of Death - This extensive introduction includes some of the more well known, along with some lesser known Death "incarnations", and I use that term loosely, as in many cultures, the Angel of Death can be quite an adept shapeshifter. We have tried to cull... Mystic Sciences >> Necromantic Studies - The Celtic Vedic Connection, Part I - Of all the great ancient cultures perhaps no two share more parallels than those of the Celtic and Vedic peoples. A deep rooted affinity runs between them, what is present in one is mirrored in the other. Myths, Gods, Goddesses, even fairy tales bear a... Religions >> Druidism Burberry The Burberry Check is described in multiple online sources, as addition to our editors' articles, see section below for printable documents, Burberry The Burberry Check books and related discussion. Suggested News Resources - Fashion group's board needs to rock a military look if someone is parking - An incursion could be well-timed. Burberry's shares have fallen in response to weak Chinese demand. Liberum estimates that the group makes almost 40 per cent of its sales to Chinese customers beset by slowing growth and official disapproval of bling. - The reinvention of Dover Street Market - We were standing in the new home of Comme des Garçons' multi-brand store, Dover Street Market (DSM), the Burberry building on London's Haymarket that was left empty when Burberry moved headquarters in 2007, and is due to open next Saturday. - A Bid for Burberry Would Come With Challenges - A bid for Burberry does not check out financially. The apparel maker is the subject of takeover speculation after some mysterious movements among its investor base. But a potential price tag of 8 billion pounds would be extravagant. - Mad About Plaid: Burberry Sues JCPenney Over Check Pattern - JCPenney has had a rough couple of years, but things got a little bit rougher Tuesday when luxury apparel maker Burberry filed suit against the retailer for trademark infringement. Burberry claims JCPenney is selling outerwear that features the “famous ... - Burberry is suing JC Penney for “inferior quality” knockoffs of its famous - Since Burberry introduced its distinctive check pattern in the 1920s, it's become one of the company's most recognizable symbols. After the check became overexposed and widely copied in the early 2000s, Burberry fought hard to reclaim it—and now it's ... Great care has been taken to prepare the information on this page. Elements of the content come from factual and lexical knowledge databases, realmagick.com library and third-party sources. We appreciate your suggestions and comments on further improvements of the site. Burberry The Burberry Check Topics Related searchesmono lake geology telephone numbering plan poland computer cluster cluster history chess musical plot synopsis jiujiang financial and economic college

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CHICAGO In a new approach to serious stomach bugs like salmonella, U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have developed an antibiotic that works by blocking the bacteria's communication signals, keeping it from releasing toxins that make people sick. "The sensors in bacteria are waiting for the right signal to initiate the expression of virulent genes," Dr. Vanessa Sperandio of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, said in a statement. Instead of looking for new ways to kill the bacteria, like most antibiotics, Sperandio and colleagues found a compound -- LED209 -- that simply disarms them. "Using LED209, we blocked those sensing mechanisms and basically tricked the bacteria to not recognize that they were within the host," said Sperandio, whose study appears in the journal Science. Millions of potentially harmful bacteria are present in the body, but without the proper chemical signals, such as from a hormone, they simply pass through the digestive tract. In prior studies, researchers at UT Southwestern identified special receptors on a diarrhea-causing strain of Escherichia coli that receive signals from microbes and hormones in the intestine that activate the bacteria. In the latest finding, Sperandio's team identified a chemical, LED209, that blocked sensors on bacterial cultures of E. coli, salmonella, and Francisella tularensis, which causes tularemia or "rabbit fever." It also kept mice infected with salmonella and F. tularensis from getting sick. "This study demonstrates that LED209 has promise in fighting at least three pathogens, and likely many more," Sperandio said. Because the new compound does not kill the bacteria, the researchers think it would not be easy for bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance, a problem common to most other antibiotics. (Reporting by Julie Steenhuysen; Editing by Maggie Fox and Sandra Maler) Major depression is increasingly recognized as a serious U.S. health problem. Experts are trying to identify at-risk children and adults and treat depression in its earliest stages.

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Best Quotes of November 2006 Bonner, Daily Reckoning A man can make a fool of himself whenever he wants. Generally, he pays the price himself and the rest of the world goes on with its business. But in order to get a real public spectacle going you need to separate cause from effect. Because it is only when a fellow thinks he can get away with something that he really lets loose. One of the great innovations of the lending industry during this period was that it broke the link between the person who made the loan and the person who would suffer the loss if the loan went bad. That was what made the housing bubble possible. While the marginal lumpen took out I.O. low-doc ARMs, the hedge fund, pension fund and insurance fund geniuses bought MBSs - mortgage-backed securities. The securities were backed by the mortgages, which were in turn backed by the imaginary incomes of the borrowers and inflated house prices. The credit agencies rightly judged the quality of the mortgages as less than perfect BBB and then with the miraculous powers of modern finance these same mortgages were put into MBSs and turned into triple-A credits! This transformation of bad credits into good ones, in front of the very eyes of Ph.D. mathematicians and hedge fund quants, must be rated along with Christ's performance at the marriage of Cana, where the Nazarene turned ordinary tap water into wine. Scientists often suggest that the Gospels lie. But as to the veracity of modern finance, they are mute. Ciovacco Capital Management In the financial press, the appeal of gold is often portrayed as a way to protect yourself from "end-of-the-world" events. The press tells us that people buy gold because they are fearful. There is no question that there is some truth to that concept. However, I would argue that the real appeal of gold is that it enables you to protect yourself from constant money creation which erodes the purchasing power of paper currencies. The U.S. dollar, as measured vs. a basket of foreign currencies via the U.S. Dollar Index, has lost roughly 30% of its purchasing power since July of 2001. The endless creation of credit and the dollar's decline has not gone unnoticed by many investors. These investors have flocked to gold. So far the US has organized an orderly devaluation of the US dollar which has fallen by almost a third in value this century. However, in all market mechanisms there comes a tipping point where a trend becomes a rout - and it has to be said that expecting global creditors to continue to accept falling real debts is not sustainable. This is why an authority as eminent as Paul Volcker forecasts a dollar crisis within the next two-and-a-half years, and why he is unwilling to extend that timeframe according to recent statements. But surely that also makes investment in gold and silver a one-way bet for this period? Daughty, the Mogambo Guru If we speak of gold, how can we not speak of silver? And so, if you want another reason to buy silver, since I seem to always be screaming that you should buy silver and it hasn't done any good, then read the essay "Silver in clothing keeps odors away" by Michael Rubinkam at the Associated Press, and maybe you will get with the program. For one thing, if you have ever listened to one of your kids say "Ewww! Don't put your stinky feet near me/in the same room as me/ in the same state as me/ I hate you", then you, too, are probably self-conscious about the odor of your feet. So rejoice in that silver-impregnated socks prevent odors! If nothing else, this should send the sales of these socks soaring, sending the price of silver soaring, making me (as a holder of silver) rich, rich, rich, allowing me to run for office, get elected and use the power of government to crush my enemies! So how close are we to that sweet dream of self-righteous vengeance, as measured by the "silver per sock ratio"? Well, the amount of silver in one pair of these socks, says the article, is 1/100 of an ounce. So a stinking million pairs of socks is 10,000 ounces of additional consumption of silver per year. A hundred million pairs of socks per year, which I think is globally conservative, is another million ounces of silver consumed per year! And this does not include shirts, shoes, or underwear with embedded-silver material! And you can count on the military to increase consumption of silver-impregnated materials, as silver in soldier's clothing not only eliminates the smells, fungi, bacteria, viruses and icky crap that plague soldiers, but it is actually "a first line of defense against shrapnel wounds, because any of the silver fabric that becomes embedded in the wound 'actually starts treating the wound,' according to the company founder." The clothing itself not only helps heal the wound, but will also maintain a relatively sterile area around the wound by virtue of the remaining protective clothing? Man, oh man! And you can be sure that it is not just the American army that is looking at this stuff and saying, echoing the sentiments of The Mogambo, "Man, oh man!" Fleckenstein, Fleckenstein Capital Part of me thinks that the current mini-mania in equities is a response to Fed-induced liquidity. And yet, when I discuss with my good friend Jim Grant what the big central banks of the world are doing -- Japan's, the United States' and Europe's -- he suggests that they really aren't spewing out liquidity as aggressively as people think. Of course, if they were, one might expect commodities to be on more of a run than they have been. To me, they seem to be suggesting that the world economy is slowing down at the margin. Therefore, I've concluded that what we may have is the illusion of a liquidity fest. The stock market is acting as though there's an enormous fire hose of liquidity gushing forth -- when, what might actually be the case, is that a wanton derivatives/credit/lending mania is in full force. Markets in motion may stay in motion. If, however, the source of the propulsion is mispriced and badly structured credit, things can come to a sudden stop. But if that were to occur, the Fed at some point would ride to the rescue with plenty of liquidity. That is the point of my pet saying that in a social democracy with a fiat currency, all roads lead to inflation. No matter how you examine the milieu, it seems that all roads lead back to gold. When the world's central banks are forced into a real print-athon, gold will truly explode. And the more they drive up the financial markets via their efforts -- that is, if they can drive up the financial markets -- the faster gold will go up. The dollar plunged with startling ferocity late last week, driven by heavy selling. This was very bearish action that signals panic, and the probable onset of a severe downtrend. A break below the crucial support at 80 on the dollar index is expected to mark the transition from a clandestine unloading of dollar assets to an all-out stampede to "get what you can for them" before it's too late. The conditions leading to an inevitable dollar panic sell-off did not come about overnight. They are the result of years of abuse, principally by the Federal Reserve of the US, which has created a veritable blizzard of dollars, and the universal acceptance of this "funny money" has, up until now, allowed the United States to freeload economically on the rest of the world, living way beyond its means. The exponential growth in dollars has been and is created electronically at the touch of a button, so that paying for anything is never a problem, whatever you want you simply print the extra money to pay for. Because foreigners have so far played along with this game, they are now widely, and to some extent understandably, regarded as stupid. However, it is a dangerous mistake to underestimate the mental capacities of other peoples. The Chinese, in particular, have an ancient and deep culture, and when it comes to strategic considerations, can outthink - and outflank virtually anyone. So what's going on? - why have they accepted a mountain of paper and IOU's over many years in exchange for real hard work and a vast quantity of real tangible products? The Chinese, and others, have done this to carry them over a bringing period during which they have built up their economies and infrastructure. Their goal - which they are fast moving towards - is to arrive at the point where there is sufficient domestic and regional demand that they no longer need to rely on orders from countries like the United States. At this point - which we may arrive at sooner rather than later - things will become very dangerous for the US dollar, and the situation is actually far worse than many now believe, because the Chinese and others are preparing to WRITE OFF THEIR DOLLAR ASSETS AS A BAD LOSS - they will try to get what they can for them, of course, but otherwise will be ready to fall back on domestic and regional demand and tough it out, thus severing the umbilical with the United States, which will be left stranded, with no takers for its funny money, a gutted manufacturing base, astronomic debts and fiscal chaos, and a huge military it can no longer afford to service. For the majority of home owners, they are now "lobster potted" for the rest of their lives in the 21st Century's version of the Victorian treadmill. Welcome to modern debt controlled serfdom, where if you lose your job, either through retrenchment or illness, you lose your home. It has become a veritable "Sword of Damocles", or a stick with which to beat recalcitrant labor into a bloody pulp, should they ever prove restless or disobedient. The ruthless and faceless plutocrats who benefit vastly from this incredible and dreadful scheme must be laughing on their return to a status of demagogic power which is the modern equivalent of the Roman or the Medieval European Aristocracy at its exploitative worst. The mortgage weapon forms an integral part of the armory of the so called New World Order (NWO) as it seeks to accumulate wealth and power to control people by stealth. Other tools include the explosion of credit card debt where people have been encouraged to spend to the limit of their cards. If they can manage this limit, then the credit envelope is just expanded to encourage them to spend to the absolute limit of their debt servicing capacity incurring "loan sharking" interest rates in doing so. Nystrom, Bull Not Bull The shorting opportunity of a lifetime is near. Only after hyperinflation will we get deflation. But we're nowhere close to that now, that's a few years out. What we get next in my opinion for a 3 to 6 month period is disinflation as manufacturing inventories are brought down, lowering prices, so headline inflation comes down. You've got low energy prices, falling from let's say 78 down to the $59 a barrel. That's going to work its way through the headline numbers, and what you'll have then is that perceptions on Wall Street will start shifting focus away from inflation, to slowing economic growth and deflation which is really going to be nothing more than disinflation. Roach, Morgan Stanley This limited [housing] decline should hardly be surprising -- construction activity almost never turns on a dime. In most cases -- Thailand being a notable exception in 1997 -- builders tend to complete the pipeline of previously initiated projects even as the outlook sours for new construction. That tends to support employment in the homebuilding sector long after the demand underpinnings of the cycle have turned. The latest trends in the US labor market bear that out. Since peaking in February 2006, employment in the homebuilding sector -- namely, residential building and residential special trade contractors, combined -- has contracted by a mere 2.8%; this reverses only 12% of the outsize run-up in hiring that occurred in these industries since early 2001. In other words, the homebuilding sector is still basically staffed for the boom. As existing projects are completed, I suspect there will be a sharp fall-off of headcount in this once frothy industry -- with important implications for the state of the overall labor market, income generation, and personal consumption. Russell, Dow Theory Letters I just placed a one dollar bill on my desk, and next to it I placed a hundred dollar bill. What's the difference between the two bills? Both bills are composed of the same thing -- linen and cotton. So what's the difference. The difference is the writing on the two bills. Both say they are legal tender "for the payment of all debt, public and private." The only real difference between the two items is that the Treasury states that one will pay off a dollar of debt while the other will pay off a hundred dollars of debt. Thus, this nation's money has been degraded to the point where the writing on a piece of paper tells you what the thing is worth. This is money by government edict or by fiat. Intrinsically, neither bill is worth a damn thing. And ultimately, they'll both end up as bookmarks or museum pieces. If our short-term expectations for gold and commodity prices prove to be in the right ballpark then bond futures will most likely tank over the coming few months. Americans are not producing wealth, but merely consuming the wealth produced by others. When Americans go shopping this Christmas season (primarily spending borrowed money on imported goods), classic economic theory holds that the principal benefit goes not to the U.S. but to those who supply the goods. In exchange for their production, they receive interest and dividend paying assets (dollars, bonds, stocks, etc), which should provide future wealth. Americans in return accumulate depreciating consumer goods and piles of external liabilities that must be serviced and repaid. So Americans squander the wealth of their parents while their vendors amass it for their children. However, the classic economic theory may not actually be in play as the liabilities our "trading" partners are now accumulating will likely be repaid in currency with severely diminished purchasing power. Trade normally involves the exchange of real stuff for real stuff. As illustrated by our yawning trade deficits, we now have a system where real stuff is simply exchanged for currency, which in effect represent IOU's for future stuff. However, rather than being a source for future spending, the currency must be horded indefinitely. As the Chinese and Japanese clearly understand, any attempt to use their vast amount of dollar reserves would cause their theoretical value to collapse. Therefore they continue to accumulate more rather than to admit the extent of their prior folly. The sad reality is that it is foreign producers that will eventually have the last laugh. Sure we will screw them by repudiating our debts through inflation, but in the end they will enjoy all of the abundance of their productive capacity and we will suffer the wide-spread shortages that result from our lack of it. Their standards of living will soar just as ours plunge. Shedlock, Mish's Global Economic Analysis Rest assured a massive "Credit Event" is coming. When it happens, no matter how bad it seems at the time, try to remember that it will be a good thing. Unless and until there is a total and complete repudiation of these excesses, the ultimate consequences will just keep rising. The sooner we have a debt purge the faster the recovery will be. Japan fought deflation for 18 years. Is the U.S. doomed to follow suit? This is NOT the golden age of financing, unless of course you have been investing in gold on account of it. D. Weiss, Safe Money Report I'm in London, in transit for our return flight to Florida, and I have a brief, but painful, message for you this morning: We're going to lose the war in Iraq. This is hard to swallow, I know. But it seems blatantly obvious to everyone except those who have the most to lose. Every single newspaper on this side of the Atlantic is headlining the deepening chaos in Iraq. Even the sentencing of Saddam on Saturday, heralded in the U.S. as a victory, is likely to deepen the sectarian strife and inflame the anti-American insurgency, according to the Wall Street Journal's Europe edition this morning. In Washington, most politicians now seem vividly aware of the crisis -- not to mention the sweeping impact it's likely to have at the polls tomorrow. But, strangely, the movers and shakers on Wall Street still seem oblivious to the impact the war could have on investors. The Iraq war is the elephant in the living room. Investors look at it but don't see it. They feel its presence but don't want to touch it. Among the various scenarios that U.S. military strategists are now painting, here's the one I believe to be the mostly likely: Phase 1. In the wake of spreading violence, the moderate, pro-American government factions fall from power in Baghdad. In their place, Moktadr al Sadr, leader of the radical anti-American factions in the current government, comes to power. He compels the U.S. army to pack up and leave. He transforms all, or most, of Iraq into a fundamentalist Shiite Republic similar to Iran's. He forges a holy Shiite alliance with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and they aim for religious, political, military and economic supremacy over the entire region. Phase 2. Between them, Iraq and Iran control more petroleum reserves than Saudi Arabia. Their combined armies, including the U.S.-trained and U.S.-equipped forces in Iraq, also challenge Saudi's military might. Together, they aggressively pursue an agenda to depose traditional Sunni leaders in nearly a dozen Muslim nations. Phase 3. There thus emerges a new axis of power -- extremely radical, extremely destabilizing and powerfully resistant to foreign pressure. This axis of power, in turn, wields tremendous leverage over the global oil market and the financial destiny of the West as a whole. How likely is this scenario? Highly likely! And those that agree with me are no longer such a small minority.

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Core Security discloses AIM vulnerabilityAOL Instant Messenger (AIM) are at risk to a variety of attacks via a vulnerability in AIM 6.1, AIM beta 6.2, AIM Pro and AIM Lite, according to researchers at Core Security. The flaw, which exists in AIM's HTML rendering function that relies on an embedded Internet Explorer (IE) server control, could allow an attacker to deliver malicious HTML code as part of a conversation, according to Core. This permits an attacker to exploit IE without user interaction, or target security configuration weaknesses in the browser. Other flaws included remote exploitation of ActiveX controls in the corresponding security zone and cross-site request forgery and token and cookie manipulation using embedded HTML. Ivan Arce, Core Security chief technology officer, told SCMagazineUS.com on Tuesday that the company discovered the flaw on Aug. 1 and reported it to AOL on Aug. 21 after investigating the problem for three weeks. Core recommends that users download and install a non-vulnerable version of AIM or use AOL's web-based AIM Express service until AOL has fixed the problem. Classic AIM 5.9 and the beta version of the next release (188.8.131.52) are not vulnerable to the flaw, according to Arce. “[The types of vulnerabilities can appear when an application] offers more functionality and becomes more complex," as was the case when AOL moved from AIM 5.9 to 6.1, Arce told SCMagazineUS.com. "When you expand the footprint and complexity of an application, it's more prone to problems, and that's exactly what happened in this case." Core said AOL has acknowledged the problem and recommends that AIM users upgrade to the latest version of the AIM beta client, which can be downloaded here. "The safety and security of AIM users is of utmost importance to us," AOL said in a statement. "To that end, we quickly take the necessary steps to block malicious content from reaching our users. We have resolved all of the issues presented to us by Core Security within all past, current and future versions of AIM." Core Security, however, "believes otherwise." Core said in a prepared release that the fix in place is a “Band-Aid,” covering only exploitation over the IM channel on AOL server, but many AIM users are still at risk.

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The publisher of the Orange County Register has fired back at a Los Angeles Times business column on Tuesday that called the Register's plan to take out life insurance on its employees a "supremely ghoulish financial strategy." The life insurance beneficiary would be the pension plan. Columnist Michael Hiltzik wrote that such policies are known as "company-owned life insurance" or referred to as "dead peasant insurance." "That's a reference to Nikolai Gogol's classic comic novel "Dead Souls," which is about a con man who crisscrosses czarist Russia buying up dead serfs so he can use them as collateral for a business deal," Hiltzik wrote. By Tuesday night, Orange County Register Publisher Aaron Kushner wrote a response to his staff in a memo, encouraging them to print Hiltzik's column and "put it somewhere as a reminder of the kind of newspaper and journalism of which we want no part." Kushner said the practice of taking out life insurance policies to increase pension plan assets has been used by other companies larger than the Register's parent company, Freedom Communications. "And in spite of what the L.A. Times would like you to believe, we're not czarist Russians nor gamblers and the beneficiary of the insurance is not the company," Kushner wrote. He said the beneficiary would be the pension plan, and the employees are the sole beneficiaries of the pension plan. He also said spouses and families would benefit, too. You can read the full memo from Aaron Kushner to OC Register staff below, which KPCC received from Mr. Kushner's spokesman. Associates: Tonight I could not have been more proud of who we are, and more clear about who we are not. Tonight I had the pleasure and honor (and ok, I admit, a small tear) to stand in front of a room of unsung heroes to thank them for their service to Orange County and celebrate the first year of the amazing community program we built from nothing into the Register's Everyday Heroes- bringing their stories to all of Orange County in the hope of inspiring ourselves and others to reach that little bit further. I know all of us now look forward every Monday to reading their stories, and tonight we gathered every week's Hero from the year in a gorgeous ballroom at the Montage to celebrate them in person. And if that wasn't enough (and it was quite something), to one among them we literally gave a free car for nothing... other than spending her life, pouring her heart, into helping children in need be able to enjoy and use the arts to live better lives. When I am asked why we work so hard as a team to deliver more each day than we did the day before, it is for nights like tonight and features like Everyday Heroes. Thank you for bringing the great to newspapering. Tonight also offered a clear contrast of who we are not. You may have read the Los Angeles Times piece about our initiative to purchase life insurance policies on your behalf to strengthen your pension plan. If you haven't read it, please do. Better yet, print it out and put it somewhere where it can serve as a reminder of the kind of newspaper and journalism of which we want no part. To a few specifics- Life insurance is not ghoulish, nor are the people who sell it, nor are those who buy it. Life insurance, by its very nature, was created to benefit the people we love and care about most. That is why it exists. And in our particular case, that is exactly why we are buying it. We care about you, your spouses and your families. You are the sole beneficiaries of the pension plan, the insurance policies and all of the significant investments we have made to strengthen your pension plan over the last 18 months. Purchasing life insurance policies as a means of increasing pension plan assets to fund your family's payments from the pension plan has been around for years, used by companies far larger than Freedom and is not novel, complicated or extraordinary. And in spite of what the LA Times would like you to believe, we're not czarist Russians nor gamblers and the beneficiary of the insurance is not the company. The sole beneficiary is the pension plan. And that means you, in turn, as the sole beneficiaries of the pension plan, your spouses (including through spousal benefits), your families and your fellow employees. If you have any questions on how the life insurance policies benefit you as a pension participant, Human Resources is happy to answer your questions. We work very hard, as hard as any newspaper that I am aware of, to invest in and assure that your retirement funds are strong and there for you and your family for decades to come. In just 18 months we took the fund from 60% to now over 80% funded with aggressively contributing cash ahead of any recommended guidelines. We have invested all of the cash, time and energy that we have into strengthening your pension plan because we care about you and each other- our team. Thank you for making the beautiful things we did tonight and this past year possible, and for all that you do to make the Register and Orange County more vibrant. I hope you too had a lovely evening and look forward to many more years of building to come. Hiltzik has posted his own response to Kushner's memo, which states that Freedom Communications, Orange County Register's parent company, never replied to his request for comment prior to his post on Tuesday.

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John Fredriksen-controlled Golar LNG has firmed up its option to convert an LNG-carrier newbuilding into an LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The 170,000-cbm LNG-FSRU is believed to be due for delivery in 2014. The switch gives Golar two firm LNG-FSRU newbuildings on order at Samsung. The company announced in August that it had ordered its first FSRU for handover in 2013. At the time, it said it was considering converting one of the eight newbuildings it had already contracted into a floating regasification vessel, while informed sources suggested this was already a done deal. The Norwegian owner is bidding on a number of upcoming FSRU projects. These include the provision of a second vessel for Pertamina, in what the Indonesian energy outfit has dubbed its central-east Java project, and a tender floated by Chilean power company GasAtacama for a floating regasification unit. Aside from the two LNG-FSRUs, Golar is now sitting on seven 160,000-cbm LNG newbuildings at Samsung. Four are due for delivery in 2013 with the remaining three to follow in 2014. Email | Print

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A pair of rare medium-sized black holes was spotted near the center of a nearby galaxy, but for some reason they haven't been swallowed up by the supermassive black hole lurking there. Scientists aren't sure how long these black holes will escape their larger cousin's clutches of death. For now, the dark duo provides more support to the controversial idea of goldilocks-like black holes that are neither very small nor very large. Astronomers discovered signs of the double-trouble black holes inside the galaxy M82, located about 12 million light-years from Earth, where one light-year is the distance light will travel in a year, or about 6 trillion miles, or 10 trillion kilometers. The observations came from two X-ray space telescopes ? NASA's Chandra Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton. "This is the first time that good evidence for two mid-sized black holes has been found in one galaxy," said Hua Feng of China's Tsinghua University, who is lead author of two scientific papers describing the results. "Their location near the center of the galaxy might provide clues about the origin of the Universe's largest black holes ? supermassive black holes found in the centers of most galaxies." For several decades, scientists have had strong evidence for two distinct classes of black hole: those with about as much mass as a star ? roughly ten times that of the sun ? and very large supermassive black holes, which are often located at the center of galaxies and range from hundreds of thousands to billions of solar masses. But finding black holes whose weight falls in between those categories has been much more difficult. Some researchers think these intermediate-mass black holes might form in star clusters and sink toward the center of galaxies, where they would eventually clump together to build supermassive black holes. "We can't say whether this process actually occurred in M82, but we do know that both of these possible mid-sized black holes are located in or near star clusters," said co-researcher Phil Kaaret from the University of Iowa. "Also, M82 is the nearest place to us where the conditions are similar to those in the early Universe, with lots of stars forming." Even the existence of black holes in this in-between weight category is not agreed upon by astronomers. "This result is one of the strongest pieces of evidence to date for the existence of an intermediate-mass black hole," Feng said. "This looks just like well-studied examples of stellar-mass black holes, except for being more than 20 times as massive." The two papers describing these results were recently published in The Astrophysical Journal. - Video - Black Holes: Warping Time & Space - Vote: The Strangest Things in Space - Top 10 Star Mysteries

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And what about Nolan? I thought he was gay after last season. Appears he isn't! Maybe he's interested in both? I don't know. I hope Amanda bites the biscuit and then Jack and Emily can raise the baby together. Although, I think this Aiden character might be a pretty decent guy.

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Sustainability Saturday: Take 20% off 1+ yards of Eco Canvas Fabric Through 11:59 PM EDT July 30th. Preview scale: 8.0 x 8.0 inches <a href='http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/2105330-fiaba-frogs-stripes-by-fiaba_fabrics' title = 'Fiaba Frogs and Stripes by fiaba_fabrics on Spoonflower - custom fabric'><img src='http://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonflower/public/design_thumbnails/0210/5330/rrFiabaFrosch_shop_preview.png' alt='Fiaba Frogs and Stripes'/></a> Change DPI Base size is 150 Log in or Sign up to add a comment. Posted about 3 years ago. I like the spareness of the design -- one's focus is really on the frog -- and I like the clean blue and white stripes. The yard view looks great. Well done. © 2008-2015 Spoonflower Inc

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The New Zealand army's Bamiyan camp in Afghanistan hid and supported a US Central Intelligence Agency base, a new book claims. Investigative writer Nicky Hager has released a new book on New Zealand's involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq and "the war on terror", claiming officials and military officers misled politicians and even ignored and broke "clear instructions issued by the Prime Minister and the Government". The book, called Other People's Wars: New Zealand in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror, has been released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Hager says the contingent at the main New Zealand base in Bamiyan, "had actually been sent there mainly to help the Americans". He said there were two versions of the operation. The authorised one was fed by the Defence Force's public relations machine and was targeted at the Government and Parliament. Its key messages were that the defence personnel were not going to war, the focus of the mission was reconstruction and that the base was very much a Kiwi operation. He said the truth was that despite media visits and hundreds of soldiers passing through, "the New Zealand military managed to keep secret the fact that they shared the Bamiyan camp with a US intelligence base" whose personnel shared meals with the Kiwis and relied on them for protection and other practical support. He said evidence pointed to the intelligence officers being CIA. They were dressed in civilian clothes and told the New Zealand soldiers nothing about what they were doing but had free access to what the New Zealanders were doing. "The New Zealand public was contributing to the protection and support of the CIA base," Hager said. In the introduction to his book, Hager said access to classified internal documents provided "a view of a culture where some senior officers wanted to obey the Government only when they agreed with it and otherwise quietly undermined its policies and decisions. The same politicisation is seen with some foreign affairs officials". He suggested the decision by some military and officials to cross the line and involve themselves in politics dated back to their unwillingness to accept New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy of the mid 1980s. "For these people, the September 11 attacks became an opportunity to achieve their political goals in spite of, and directly in opposition to, the policies and instructions of their civilian leaders." Hager's book on the so-called "corngate" affair, claiming a cover-up of imported genetically-modified seed, threatened to derail the 2002 election campaign. In 2006, his book The Hollow Men, helped topple former National Party leader Don Brash. Should the speed limit be raised to 110kmh on some roads?Related story: 110kmh limit moves closer

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Chief executive Simon Calver, who joined in April to turn Mothercare around, admitted it was “going to be hard work” to return the chain to profitability in the UK, as shoppers were lured away by its rivals' promotional activity over the festive season. The UK sales slump compared to a 3pc like-for-like decline during the same period last year. However, Mr Calver, who was recruited by Mothercare from LoveFilm, stressed the retailer was still “on track” with its three-year plan to revive the UK business. He said the company had made a conscious decision this year not to chase unprofitable sales and maintain margins at the expense of volumes. “What we saw [over Christmas] was lots of competitive pricing activity and we made the decision that cash margin was much more important to restore profitability for us,” Mr Calver said. Last Christmas Mothercare joined in the aggressive sales and discounting in an effort to keep up with competition from the supermarkets, Amazon and Kiddicare, the brand owned by Morrisons. Mothercare closed a further 11 stores, including eight Early Learning Centres, during the 13 weeks to January 12, taking its total number of UK shops to 269. It eventually hopes to shrink its high street footprint in the UK to 200 outlets. Online sales in this country grew 0.9pc during the period after a rush in December offset a lacklustre start to the crucial festive trading period. Despite the steep sales decline at Mothercare’s UK stores, Mr Calver insisted there was plenty of cause for optimism. International sales grew 12pc during the third quarter, helping the company to post total group sales of 7.4pc for the period. Mr Calver said new collections were striking a chord with parents, including a range designed by Jools Oliver, the wife of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, which sold at a rate of one item every minute over Christmas. Mothercare, which also has a collaboration with Myleene Klass, is continuing to revamp its collections and today launched a range of feeding products, such as bottles and breast pumps, called Innosense. “We are not chasing unprofitable sales just to hit a like-for-like number, we are being sensible about what we do,” Mr Calver said. “Mums still like to touch, feel the product and look at it so I think there will always be a role for us to have stores and a national chain. We are the only specialist national chain and we need to stay that way." But he added: “I recognise it is going to be hard work to make it work.” In the half year Mothercare cut pre–tax losses from £81.4m to £27.4m.

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One hundred cast members from some of the West End's most popular productions congregated in Trafalgar Square, in front of the Olympic Countdown Clock, for a 'West End Warm Up' on Wednesday, April 18. This photo opportunity, organized by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), was the West End Theatre's way of welcoming the world, on the occasion of the 100 day countdown to the 2012 Olympic games. Among the participants in the event were representatives from The 39 Steps, Billy Elliot The Musical, Blood Brothers, Chicago The Musical, Dreamboats & Petticoats, Ghost The Musical, Late Night Gimp Fight - Soho Theatre, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, One Man, Two Guvnors, Singin' in the Rain, South Downs/The Browning Version, Shrek The Musical, Stomp, Sweeney Todd, Disney's The Lion King, The National Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wizard of Oz, The Woman in Black, War Horse, and We Will Rock You. Speakers at the event included acclaimed director Stephen Daldry; Olympic Gold medalist and new West End star Robin Cousins; actress Samantha Bond; producer Mark Rubinstein; Ruth Mackenzie, the Director of Culture for LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and Julian Bird and Nica Burns from SOLT. For more information on theatre, tickets and travel in the capital during the Olympic Games, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Share via Email Don't show this again.

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Buy The Eagles Tickets in Kansas City, Missouri The Eagles Kansas City Tickets If you can't find seats at a rate that fits with your budget , check back later . Rates that are too high today are typically cheaper tomorrow! Some of the most popular tickets for this performance include VIP, front row, and floor seating! Experience the action for yourself with our selection of The Eagles tickets here at Ticket Website HQ. The Eagles is going to be performing in Kansas City, and this is sure to be an unforgettable concert. Watching The Eagles perform is an awesome experience by itself . Seeing The Eagles perform live in Kansas City will definitely heighten that experience. It's not every day that The Eagles performs in Kansas City, so jump on this opportunity to see what is definitely going to be an awesome concert! Ticket Website HQ has in place a 125% money back guarantee, which means in the rare event that your tickets happen to be invalid , are delivered too late, or are not delivered at all by the seller , you will be refunded 125% of your money back! If you're browsing for a new concert coming to Kansas City, The Eagles will be performing soon . Check out the dates below. Now you can spend less seeing The Eagles perform in Kansas City with Ticket Website HQ. When you've decided on which date you will be seeing The Eagles, you can pick and choose the tickets you would like based on rows, price, seating sections , and much more.! How often have you found yourself sifting through other sites for seats , only to end up with a notification saying they're sold out or unavailable ? Our company specializes in sold out performances , so you don't have to stress yourself out trying to find tickets for that one show you've been dying to see!

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THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION AND DUE TO RE-OPEN IN 2009 Museum celebrating the history of two great brews. Exhibits cover the period 1650-1950 and describe the trade's involvement with the ceramics industry, smugglers, tea and coffee auctions, the Boston Tea Party, opium, tea Clipper ships and the development of the Indian, Ceylon and British tea companies. There's also a display of novelty teapots. The shop stocks a wide range of teas and coffees, and visitors can enjoy afternoon and cream teas in the café. |Venue name:||Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum| 40 Southwark Street |Opening hours:||Daily 10am-6pm| |Transport:||Tube: London Bridge| |Price:||£4, concs £3.50, family ticket (2 adults, 4 children) £10| |Do you own this business?|

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BCT Senior Seminar Senior BCT students will explore their own perspectives on professional careers in Building and Construction Technology. They will collaborate in three-person teams to fully develop a business plan for a product/service of their choosing. They will assess their current skill sets and compare those to what is required for success in the business endeavor. They will learn the business planning process. Each week a different business professional meets with students in this class to discuss careers in the industry. Often, the speakers are potential employers who are accepting resumes. Some speakers will schedule interviews for internships and full-time job placement. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-BCT majors. Complete and up to date class details, meeting times, and textbook information, if available, may be found by searching for this class in SPIRE. At the SPIRE website, select the term of the class (e.g. 'Fall 2012') and enter the 5-digit class number shown above (e.g. '12345'). If the class is not open for enrollment, you may need to specify other search criteria.

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GMP Manufacturing Support - Electronic Repair Service - Reliability Engineering Unidec specializes in end-of life support of industrial automation controls and equipment utilized in electronics manufacturing, pharmaceutical production and other commercial industries. Unidec will exhibit at the ISPE DVC Vendor Night at Citizens Bank Park February 10, 2015 - Click here for details. John Fisher presented at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) Annual Conference in 2014 on "Reducing cGMP Equipment Downtime and Related Drug Shortages" John Fisher presented at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) Annual Conference in 2013 on "Extending the Life-Cycle of cGMP Manufacturing Equipment" Unidec provides support of cGMP validated equipment utilized in the pharmaceutical industry. We specialize in extending the lifecycle of validated equipment well beyond the typical OEM support cycle. We help keep you GAMP compliant and offer a host of reliability engineering services including root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and corrective action preventative action (CAPA) support to help you extend the life and improve the performance of your machines. See more information here. Unidec was founded in 1989 by John Fisher to satisfy a pent-up demand for electronics repair of industrial automation electronics. Unidec answered part of the repair need by quickly becoming a valuable supplier to over two hundred electronics manufacturers in a period of just three years. In the same period, Unidec developed repair for over three hundred (300+) electronic assemblies employed in the majority of through-hole and SMT equipment produced by OEMs. While Unidec initially provided services direct to electronics manufacturers, Unidec also offered repair services direct to the OEMs. For example, Unidec helped both Philips and Fuji initially support their North American clients by becoming their primary repair source for the majority of the electronics used on their equipment. Unidec continues today with support agreements to equipment makers to help service and source key-products. Unidec over the past ten years has created and leveraged a new technology which combines functional test with traditional ICT to solve a two decade long problem facing test and repair of circuit boards. Unidec's Tacit Expert System leverages rapid test development (RTD) software libraries to create deterministic functional diagnostic tests. In other words, functional test software that is re-usable between various products. Circuit board test equipment falls into two categories. The first tester type is In-Circuit-Test (ICT) and typically uses a bed-of-nails type interface to contact individual test points (a.k.a. nodes). The ICT tests individual components and circuit traces. The second type of test equipment is called Automatic Functional Test (AFT). AFT typically uses the circuit board connectors to interface test equipment that will emulate the external input and output signals to the unit under test (UUT). Most manufacturers use ICT equipment in their assembly process. Depending on the product, functional test or some combination of ICT and functional test may be used. Some ICT equipment has functional test capability built in but additional programming is required. The Tacit ES system leverages ICT vector capture and compare heuristics to find subtle circuit failures other ICT equipment often miss, see www.tacit-es.com for more details. This proprietary Tacit-ES technology is similar to today's antivirus software that looks for patterns of data (heuristics) that are incorrect during a board's function. Then, the combination of knowledge base information and expert knowledge learned in the process helps predict which device is causing a functional test to fail. This new proprietary technology is designed to take the guesswork out of circuit board test and repair. The technology also improves quality and dramatically reduces the likelihood of faulty circuit boards from being put back into service before they are thoroughly repaired. Unidec's built-in-self-test (U-BIST) is part of any comprehensive functional test methodology. Unidec has decades of experience in developing diagnostic utilities that are designed to run on the target processor of an embedded system. We designed our BIST diagnostics to test a board or systems functionality and full processor speed which helps ensure that the unit will be fully functional when installed in the field. Unidec will develop BIST diagnostics in addition to other functional and in circuit testing whenever possible. See our entire repair catalog image library here

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Activision greenlit a sequel to Neversoft's open world Wild West shooter Gun, but it was canned by the studio due to a lack of staff, former president Joel Jewitt has revealed. Discussing the sequel in the latest issue of Game Informer, Jewett explained that Neversoft "had a bunch of guys that fought really hard over on the Activision side and we got the sequel approved, and then we more or less had to make the call over here that we couldn’t do it for business reasons. "We just didn't have the manpower to make [Gun 2] and another skateboarding game," he continued. "We had to take our engine to the next level, because we were [moving to] the Xbox 360. We had to put everybody back on the [Tony] Hawk franchises." Gun released on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC and Xbox 360 in November 2005, a month after the studio's other project Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. The studio went on to release Tony Hawk's Project 8 a year later and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground in 2007. Subsequent Tony Hawk titles were developed by Robomodo as Neversoft transitiond to focus on Guitar Hero. Despite Gun 2 failing to materialise, however, GTA 5 developer Rockstar went on to see significant success with Red Dead Redemption - its own take on the Wild West genre - five years later. "We thought there was going to be this big demand out there [for a Wild West game]," Jewett added. "Quite frankly, I think we were right and I thank the guys at Rockstar for, in my opinion, proving us right." Source: Game Informer | September 2014

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AS YOU LIKE IT < this is my business > You must log in before you can save anything to your wedding notebook Log in here. If you do not have an account, you can register a new account here. Add Your Review > Aidan and Walter's Wedding "WONDERFUL BAND. Best Bands is a MA company that produces wedding bands. As You Like It was amazing!!! Just what we wanted. They had everyone dancing immediately." As You Like It Madison, CT, USA

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Sharrell Brown '11 to Read at Greater Boston Intercollegiate Poetry Festival April 17, 2009 Sophomore Sharrell Brown has been selected to read one of her poems at the 2009 Greater Boston Intercollegiate Poetry Festival at Boston College on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.. The is event is free and open to the public. Students representing 25 area colleges and universities will read from their poetry. A chapbook of the students' work will be available, and a reception will follow. Gail Mazur, Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at Emerson College, will deliver the keynote address.

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Peter Sheppard Skӕrved wrote a post in November about his then upcoming performance in the Enlightenment Gallery. Here he reflects on the event. On 13 December, I returned to the British Museum for the next stage of my adventure with the wonderful Enlightenment Gallery. A joy of this unique room is that it is not only an exhibit concerning the histories of ideas, but a place in which to have ideas. As a musician, I well know that until I spend time in a space, I cannot predict what will emerge. Nowhere is this more the case than with ‘Room 1’. Every time I work here, I am struck how the Enlightenment Gallery quietly shifts its visitors into a salon environment, whether they are expecting it or not! I decided to begin my salon alone. I arrived early, before opening, to sit with my violin, to play, watch and listen, to see what new ideas began to flow. At various points during the day, there were changes of pace: my harpsichordist, Julian Perkins came to hang out and play a little in the morning and it was a fantastic chance to watch him respond to the architecture, the sounds (this is, after all, a room which is about people), and the objects in close proximity. We worked on the 17th-century works by Walther and Matteis, and they began to change, in tangible and intangible ways, finding their way as the room found its way to them. Playing in this gallery informally affords me the opportunity to watch my audience: some people will, without doubt, find it a nuisance (they don’t want a violinist in a museum), and that’s their prerogative, which I respect. I watch others relishing a ‘counterpoint’ between objects and music – they’ll often talk to me about it; there was great excitement that the violin that I was holding was older than nearly all the objects in the cases, and even more that this 16th-century violin is a tool which can be used, and can continue to offer new sounds, new ideas, today. Many younger people have never been close to classical instruments played ‘live’. For generations brought up on digital recordings, there is a shock in the physical impact, the sheer quiddity (‘thing-ness’) of an ancient violin, or the excitement of a harpsichord, which clearly, for many people, is almost as weird a sound, and an object, as a UFO. A few hours into the day, filmmakers from The Economist appeared and talked to me about the excitement of the space, and my project. They filmed me playing Torelli, which became part of the opening sequence of a video, A world of new museums, about a new enlightenment spirit in today’s museums and museum goers. Late in the afternoon, my string-playing colleagues arrived, and we played composer David Gorton’s new ‘transfigurations’ of Dowland, a few feet from Dr Dee’s ‘shew-stones’, with the box made for them by Horace Walpole. The trajectory of these objects – originally Aztec obsidian mirrors, re-imagined by Queen Elizabeth I’s geomancer, later treasured by the high-priest of the ‘gothick’, the coiner of the word ‘serendipity’ – epitomise the message of this room and the music we choose for it. How can we find our way to the future, through the many discoveries of the past? What tense do we choose to speak, to write in, and does it matter? And then the chairs went in; the audience arrived. I looked out and saw, among all the new faces, filmmakers, craftspeople, writers, teachers and artists, a true salon, the essence of this marvellous room, and the kindly spirits who grace it – Merian, Hamilton, Delaney, Sloane, the whole crew – alive and inspiring us to creativity and optimism. After the concert, it dawned on me that I had played the violin, without stopping, for 7 hours. But I was not tired, but buoyed up, invigorated by the chance to practise my craft in such company.

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Mug shot of Clark taken after his arrest in 1980 |Born||Douglas Daniel Clark March 10, 1948 |Other names||The Hollywood Slasher The Sunset Strip Killer The Sunset Strip Slayer Span of killings |June 1, 1980–August 1980| Los Angeles, California |August 12, 1980| Douglas Daniel Clark (born March 10, 1948) is an American serial killer. Clark and his accomplice Carol M. Bundy were known as the "Sunset Strip Killers." They were accused and subsequently convicted of a series of killings in Los Angeles. Clark was the son of a Naval Intelligence officer, Franklin Clark. The family moved a lot during Clark's childhood due to his father's work and he later claimed to have lived in thirty-seven different countries. In 1958, his father left the Navy for a civilian position as an engineer with the Transport Company of Texas, but the family was still nomadic. They lived in the Marshall Islands for a time, moved back to San Francisco, and then moved again to India. For a while, Clark was sent to an exclusive international school in Geneva and he later attended Culver Military Academy while his father continued to move around the world. When he graduated in 1967, Clark enlisted in the Air Force. His life began to unravel at this point and he was discharged from the Air Force and he drifted around for the next decade, often working as a mechanic. But his real concentration was his "vocation as a sexual athlete: 'the king of the one night stand' as he liked to call himself." He moved to Los Angeles and was employed as a steam plant operator for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at the Valley Generating Station, but abruptly quit one night. Subsequently he became a boiler operator at the Jergens soap factory in Burbank, but was fired due to a high rate of absence and threats of violence he had made against his coworkers. One of the bars he frequented in the area was called Little Nashville, where he met Carol Bundy in 1980. He soon moved in with her and found out that she too had dark sexual fantasies. Clark started bringing prostitutes back to the apartment that he shared with Bundy to have sex with both of them. Then, Clark began to take an interest in an 11-year-old girl who was a neighbor. Bundy helped lure the girl into sexual games and posing for sexual photographs. The pedophilia wasn't enough for them, however, and Clark started to talk[clarification needed] about how much he would like to kill a girl during sex and persuaded Carol to go out and buy two automatic pistols for him to use. Reportedly, Clark was striving to fulfill his fantasy of killing a woman during sex and feeling her vaginal contractions during the death spasms. This phrase was used specifically in a letter, written in Bundy's handwriting and signed "Carol," the name she used when she first called the police. The killing began during June 1980. Clark came home one night and told Bundy about two teenagers, Gina Narano and Cynthia Chandler, he had picked up on the Sunset Strip that day and subsequently murdered. He had ordered them to perform fellatio on him and then shot them both in the head before taking them to a garage and raping their dead bodies. He had then dumped their bodies near the Ventura Freeway where they were found the next day. Bundy was uneasy upon hearing this news and phoned the police admitting to having some knowledge of the murders but refused to provide any clues as to Clark's identity. Clark told Bundy that if either of them were apprehended, he would take the blame in the hope that Bundy would be allowed to go free. Twelve days after the initial murders, Clark killed again and this time Bundy didn't call the police. The victims were two women, Karen Jones and Exxie Wilson. Like before, Clark lured them into the car, shot them, and dumped their bodies in plain sight. The difference this time was that he took a trophy: Exxie Wilson's head. He took the head back home and stored it in the fridge. Bundy, upon seeing it, put make-up on it before Clark used it again for another "bout of necrophilia." Two days later, the duo put the freshly cleaned head in a box and dumped it in an alleyway. Three days later, another body was found in the woods in the San Fernando Valley. The victim was a runaway named Marnette Comer, who appeared to have been killed three weeks earlier, making her Clark's first known victim. Clark waited a month before striking again. Meanwhile, Bundy was still infatuated with John Murray, a part-time singer she had met at Little Nashville before she met Clark. She would go see him sing and after a few drinks, her conversation would turn to things she and Clark were doing. Murray was alarmed and implied that he might tell the police. In order to avoid this from happening, in August 1980, Bundy lured Murray into his van after a show to have sex. Once they were inside, she shot him and decapitated him. She left various clues behind however, such as the fact that the two of them were seen together in the bar and she had left shell casings in the van. Bundy couldn't take the pressure and two days later she confessed to her co-workers that she had killed Murray. They called the police and she began to give them a full and to-the-point confession about her and Clark's crimes. Clark is believed to have murdered an unidentified youth who was discovered on August 26, 1980 in Newhall, California. The victim had been shot in the head and was found wearing only a red sweatshirt. Her face was reconstructed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in efforts to identify her, as her remains were unrecognizable due to skeletonization. Arrest and conviction Clark was immediately arrested and the guns were found hidden at his work. Bundy was charged with two murders: Murray and the unknown victim whose killing she confessed to having been present at. Clark was charged with six murders. At his trial, he acted as his own defense and tried to blame Bundy for everything, portraying himself as an innocent dupe. The jury did not believe him; he was sentenced to death in 1983. He still sits on California's death row. Bundy on the other hand, made a plea bargain and, in return for her testimony, only received a life sentence. Bundy died on December 9, 2003 in prison at 61 from heart failure. However, some doubt has been cast on the nature of Clark's conviction. Investigative criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee has contested that Clark could actually provide alibis for five of the seven murders he was convicted of, and that the presiding judge refused to accept key physical evidence, including a witness and several banking documents that exonerated him in the murder of Exxie Wilson. Aside from this, Bundy's testimony has been proven to be highly inconsistent and riddled with contradictions. She claimed at first that Clark had murdered "Jane Doe 18" two weeks before her interview on August 11 without her involvement or knowledge. When she was told that Clark had an air-tight alibi for that date, she was allowed to change her story, and subsequently provided intricate details on the manner of the murder and location of the body, even though she had at first claimed to know nothing about it. Bundy has also admitted that the police allowed her to withdraw $3000 from her victim Jack Murray's bank account, although she claims the police took this and did not return it to her. With an almost total lack of physical evidence, Carol Bundy's testimony formed the entire basis of Clark's conviction. What's more, Clark's lawyer was drunk during most of the case, and fell asleep several times while Clark was being cross-examined. As a result he requested to defend himself. He was denied co-counsel, advisory counsel and the services of a law clerk, the judge illegally telling him to "go it alone." - James Alan Fox, Jack Levin (2005). Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder. SAGE. pp. 79–81. ISBN 0761988572. - Greig, Charlotte (2005). Evil Serial Killers: In the Minds of Monsters. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 40. ISBN 0760775664. - Greig, Charlotte (2005). Evil Serial Killers: In the Minds of Monsters. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 41. ISBN 0760775664. - Berry-Dee, Christopher (2003). Talking With Serial Killers. London, England.: John Blake. pp. 263–309. ISBN 978 1 90403 453 7. - Schmid, David (2006). Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture. University of Chicago Press. p. 232. ISBN 0226738698. - Greig, Charlotte (2005). Evil Serial Killers: In the Minds of Monsters. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 42. ISBN 0760775664. - "People vs. Clark". 3online.ceb.com. Los Angeles County Sheriff Department. 30 July 1992. Retrieved 4 November 2014. - "Douglas Daniel Clark". Bookrags. 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-18.

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OldTweets backs up (and deletes, if you so desire) all your tweets beyond the latest 100. This script will work if, and only if, you: - Install python-twitter: https://github.com/bear/python-twitter and dependencies - go to dev.twitter.com, sign up with your account and create a new app (the details can be bogus, your app will be private) - copy the consumer key and secret from your app in a credentials file - go to "my access token" in the (righthand) menu of your app and copy the token and key in a credentials file a credentials file is distributed with this script, as a sample. This file won't work so you have to create your twitter app and copy your own credentials. Older versions had plenty of options. The latest version simplifies it greatly. dry-run to see all tweets older than 4 weeks cat credentials | ./oldtweets.py --dry-run print and delete from twitter tweets older than 4 weeks (your oldest tweets will be at the top) cat credentials | ./oldtweets.py >> mytweetsbackupfile.txt [Bug] The tweets can still sometimes output in the wrong order, with some duplicates. cat credentials | ./oldtweets.py | sort | uniq >> mytweetsbackupfile.txt Based on a script by David Larlet (@davidbgk) Code, documentation and improvements contributed by Olivier Thereaux (@olivierthereaux), Karl Dubost (@karlpro), Florent Verschelde (@fvsch)

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Deterring Staff Sexual Abuse of Federal Inmates Office of the Inspector General The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for investigating allegations of staff sexual abuse of inmates held in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Federal law criminalizes all sexual relations and sexual contact between prison staff and inmates. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2243, and 2244. In addition to the harm it causes to inmates, staff sexual abuse of inmates can also threaten the safety and security of the prison. For example, staff sexual abuse can corrupt prison staff and lead to other dangers, such as staff smuggling drugs or weapons into prison facilities for inmates. The OIG believes that current federal laws criminalizing staff sexual relations with federal prisoners are deficient in two critical ways. First, the crime of sexual abuse of an inmate is only a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum sentence of 1 year, unless the staff member uses force or overt threats to sexually abuse the inmate. See 18 U.S.C. § 2243-44. Because prison employees control many aspects of inmates’ lives, in most cases prison employees obtain sex from inmates without resorting to the use of force or overt threats. Yet, misdemeanor penalties do not adequately punish those prison employees who commit this crime. In addition, the OIG has found that many federal prosecutors are less interested in prosecuting sexual abuse cases, regardless of the strength of the evidence, because the crimes are not felonies. Moreover, the lenient federal laws are out-of-step with states laws – 43 states make unforced sexual relations with inmates a felony. The second deficiency in current federal laws covering sexual abuse of inmates is that they do not apply when federal inmates are held in facilities under contract to the federal government rather than in BOP facilities. Courts have found that such contract facilities are not covered by the laws criminalizing sexual abuse of federal inmates because the laws are limited to “federal correctional, detention or penal facilit[ies].”1 Similarly, this limitation has hampered the OIG’s ability to obtain prosecutions for staff who sexually abuse federal inmates incarcerated by the BOP at contract facilities. Moreover, the OIG has found that state prosecutors inconsistently prosecute these cases because many states focus their limited resources on sexual abuse against state, rather than federal, inmates. As a result, abuse of federal inmates held at contractor facilities may go unpunished because of limitations in the law’s coverage. This report examines sexual abuse of federal inmates by correctional staff and the current law’s impact on deterrence of staff sexual abuse.2 To conduct this review, we collected and analyzed 5 years of OIG statistical data on allegations we received regarding inmate sexual abuse and the resulting OIG investigations. We also surveyed OIG investigators who have substantial experience conducting investigations of staff sexual abuse of federal prisoners. In addition, we reviewed state laws on staff sexual abuse; court cases; and literature published by organizations, academics, journalists, and government agencies, including the BOP, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the United Nations (U.N.). Further, we interviewed various BOP officials about this issue, including former BOP Director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer; the former BOP General Counsel; the former BOP Chief of Internal Affairs; BOP Office of Internal Affairs investigators; and an official from the BOP’s Human Resources Management Division. We also visited the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, one of the BOP’s facilities for housing female inmates only, where we interviewed the Warden and several staff members about staff sexual abuse of female inmates. Furthermore, we attended a conference at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Coleman, Florida, which addressed staff sexual abuse of inmates. At the conference, we heard presentations from four Wardens of FCC facilities, a sexual abuse case polygrapher, and a forensic scientist who works sexual abuse cases. We also attended a second BOP conference in Washington, D.C. where we discussed the problem of staff sexual abuse with Wardens from six BOP institutions that housed women. This report describes the results of the OIG’s review. It first discusses the nature, extent, and consequences of staff sexual abuse. It then examines current statutes that fail to adequately deter staff sexual abuse in prisons, offers examples of OIG sexual abuse cases that were not prosecuted because of the lenient penalties for sexual abuse, and presents OIG statistics on sexual abuse cases. Next, it compares federal laws to state and local laws regarding staff sexual abuse of inmates. It then analyzes the gap in the federal law regarding federal prisoners held in contract facilities. Finally, it sets forth our recommendations regarding changes in federal criminal law that we believe are needed to provide greater deterrence of staff sexual abuse of federal inmates. The OIG has investigated hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse of inmates by BOP staff. Cases involving staff sexual abuse of BOP inmates annually comprise approximately 12 percent of the OIG’s total number of investigations. From fiscal years (FY) 2000 to 2004, the OIG opened sexual abuse investigations of 351 subjects who allegedly sexually abused inmates. In the same time period, approximately 185 OIG investigations of staff sexual abuse had criminal or administrative outcomes.3 The BOP also has recognized that staff sexual abuse is a significant problem within its institutions. For example, Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, the former Director of the BOP, stated that even though she believed a very small percentage of BOP staff members committed sexual abuse, sexual abuse of inmates was the biggest problem she faced as Director. She also stated that she believed sexual abuse of inmates was one of the most serious forms of misconduct by staff in the BOP.4 In 1999, the GAO issued a report that examined female correction facilities in four jurisdictions: (1) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, (2) the California Department of Corrections, (3) the District of Columbia, and (4) the BOP.5 The report noted that the BOP received 236 allegations of staff sexual abuse of female inmates in calendar years 1995 to 1998. In the same time period, 22 allegations of staff sexual abuse of female inmates were sustained and 14 resulted in criminal convictions. The report noted that the full extent of staff sexual abuse of female inmates in federal prisons was unknown because it was underreported.6 According to OIG investigators, one of the reasons for the underreporting of staff sexual abuse is that inmates fear that staff will retaliate against them if they bring forward allegations of sexual abuse. Inmates also believe that investigators will not find their allegations credible. Moreover, it is often difficult to obtain physical evidence to corroborate allegations of staff sexual abuse. In addition, as noted below, some inmates may not report sexual abuse because they receive unauthorized privileges or contraband in exchange for the sexual acts. In September 2003, Congress passed The Prisoner Rape Elimination Act, a law that addresses various issues related to the sexual abuse of inmates in prison. Among other things, this law requires the BOP’s NIC to provide education, training, and information to corrections agencies on staff sexual misconduct. See Pub. L. No. 108-79 (2003). In response, the NIC has conducted workshops and training programs for officials from various prisons and community corrections agencies regarding investigating allegations of staff sexual misconduct and addressing staff sexual abuse. The NIC also has provided law enforcement agencies on site technical assistance with operations, policies, training, and techniques for addressing staff sexual misconduct with inmates. It is important to note that consent is never a legal defense for corrections staff who engage in sexual acts with inmates. According to federal law, all sexual relations between staff and inmates are considered abuse. Even if a sexual act would have been considered consensual if it occurred outside of a prison, by statute it is criminal sexual abuse when it occurs inside a prison. See 18 U.S.C. § 2243 (c). This legal doctrine is based on several factors. First, staff members and inmates are in inherently unequal positions, and inmates do not have the same ability as staff members to consent to a sexual relationship. Second, inmates may try to use sex to compromise staff and obtain contraband or unauthorized privileges, which can compromise the safety and security of a prison. Third, either knowingly or unknowingly, staff members who engage in sex with inmates may be exploiting inmates’ vulnerabilities or past sexual abuse. As a result, staff sexual relations with inmates is always illegal. We found these factors present in many OIG cases. For example, OIG agents who investigate sexual abuse cases stated they often found that guards took advantage of vulnerable or psychologically weak inmates to have sex with them. Such inmates included those who had drug addictions, who previously were physically or sexually abused, who had mental health issues, who had little experience in the criminal justice system, who were awaiting deportation, or who had previously engaged in prostitution.7 According to the Warden of the BOP’s Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, vulnerable inmates often expect someone will take advantage of them because they are used to being exploited. The Warden stated that by sexually abusing inmates, staff members become the very predators that inmates expect them to be. Various OIG cases illustrate this point. For example, the OIG recently investigated the case of a BOP psychiatrist at a Metropolitan Detention Center who engaged in sexual relationships with some of his female mental health patients. The OIG’s investigation resulted in the psychiatrist being convicted on 7 counts of sexual abuse of a ward and sentenced to 1 year incarceration for the abuse.8 The OIG also investigated allegations that a correctional officer engaged in sex with female inmates detained at a Federal Transfer Center. The investigation developed evidence that the officer targeted inmates who previously engaged in prostitution or who were about to be deported. The officer was convicted of 11 counts of sexual abuse and sexual contact with inmates, and he was sentenced to 12 years’ incarceration and 3 years’ supervised release. In other instances, inmates have targeted staff for sexual relations to obtain control over the staff, to obtain contraband or unauthorized privileges, or to leverage the sexual relationship for a lighter sentence. For example, in one OIG case a male inmate used sex to attempt to compromise a male BOP staff member assigned to a Metropolitan Correctional Center. The OIG investigation developed evidence that the officer engaged in sexual activities with the inmate several times over a 3-month period. The evidence indicated that the inmate intended to extort the officer by threatening to report the officer’s sexual misconduct to the BOP if the officer did not comply with the inmate’s demands. In another case, the OIG found that a United States Penitentiary inmate engaged in sex with the Executive Assistant to the Warden. The inmate admitted that he seduced the female Executive Assistant because the inmate was the leader of a gang and was looking for an edge in the power struggle with other inmate gangs.9 The inmate had reported the relationship to authorities in hopes of having his sentence reduced. Following the OIG’s investigation, the Executive Assistant was convicted on 2 counts of sexually abusing inmates and sentenced to 5 years’ probation and 4 months’ home confinement. In other investigations, the OIG has found that inmates used sex to compromise staff members. For example, inmates have engaged in sexual relations with staff to obtain from the staff drugs or access to unmonitored phones, to communicate with other inmates while in isolation, to gain access to sensitive information (such as which inmates are informants), or to acquire information that could assist them in an escape.10 One misconception about staff sexual abuse of inmates is that it only involves male staff engaging in sexual relations with female inmates. As the statistics below indicate, the scope of the problem also includes female staff with male inmates, male staff with male inmates, and female staff with female inmates. According to OIG case data, between FYs 2000 and 2004, the OIG opened sexual abuse investigations of 351 subjects. The following chart describes the gender breakdown of allegations investigated by the OIG during this period. OIG Sexual Abuse Investigations by Gender Staff sexual abuse of inmates is not a harmless or victimless crime, and it can present serious dangers to staff, correctional facilities, inmates, and society. Staff sexual abuse can undermine the security of institutions by corrupting staff members and increasing rivalry among inmates. Moreover, as found in many of the OIG’s sexual abuse cases, the subject’s crime often is not limited to sexual abuse. Nearly half of the subjects in OIG sexual abuse cases also smuggled contraband into prisons for the inmates with whom they had sexual relationships. The contraband ranged from “soft contraband” such as food, toiletries, cigarettes, and jewelry to “hard contraband” such as drugs and weapons. Many of these staff members helped inmates conceal contraband by alerting the inmates to unannounced searches or by storing the contraband with the staff’s own possessions. Moreover, as former BOP Director Hawk Sawyer explained, staff sexual abuse of inmates can significantly harm inmates – the very people the federal government charges the BOP with protecting.11 For example, according to one BOP psychologist, inmates may experience deep psychological and emotional trauma by being sexually abused in prison. Inmates also may suffer disciplinary actions for engaging in sexual relations with staff such as solitary confinement or undesirable transfers to another institution far from their families. Staff sexual abuse also can expose the BOP and its staff to both civil and criminal liability. For example, the BOP paid $600,000 to settle two separate lawsuits filed by inmates against the BOP because they had been sexually abused by BOP staff. In both cases, the BOP received allegations that a staff member was sexually abusing an inmate, but in order to investigate the allegations the BOP did not immediately remove the staff member from his post. As a result, the staff member abused the inmate again. A critical deterrent to staff sexual abuse of federal inmates is effective prosecution and punishment for such actions. In our view, the federal penalties for staff sexual abuse need to be strengthened. The federal penalties for staff members engaging in sex with inmates are contained in Title 18 of the United States Code (U.S.C.). A maximum penalty of life imprisonment can be imposed on staff members who cause an inmate to engage in a sexual act by using force; by threatening death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping; or by administering intoxicants to the inmate. See 18 U.S.C. § 2241. The maximum penalty for causing an inmate to engage in a sexual act by using other kinds of threats, or for engaging in a sexual act with an inmate who is mentally or physically incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct, or declining participation in it, is imprisonment for 20 years. See 18 U.S.C. § 2242. However, in cases that do not involve the use of force or threat of force, the maximum penalty for knowingly engaging in a sexual act with an inmate is the misdemeanor penalty of a maximum imprisonment for 1 year. See 18 U.S.C. § 2243. The penalties for abusive sexual contact – as opposed to sexual abuse – follow a similar structure.12 The maximum penalty for sexual contact by force, threat of force, or administering intoxicants to the inmate is imprisonment for 10 years. See 18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(1). The maximum penalty for sexual contact by any other threat, or with an inmate who has mental or physical disabilities, is imprisonment for 3 years. See 18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(2). But in all other instances when force or threat of force is not used, the maximum penalty for sexual contact with an inmate is imprisonment for 6 months. See 18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(4). According to OIG case statistics, the majority of sexual abuse cases investigated by the OIG do not result in prosecution. Between FYs 2000 and 2004, the OIG presented 163 sexual abuse cases for prosecution. Of these cases, 73, or 45 percent, were accepted for prosecution. Sixty-five of these cases, or 40 percent, resulted in convictions, and 6 of these cases, or 4 percent, are still pending prosecution.13 Two of them, or 1 percent, have been presented for prosecution, but have not yet been accepted or declined. Eighty-eight cases, or 54 percent, were declined for prosecution. The following graph depicts the outcome of OIG sex abuse cases presented for prosecution in FYs 2000-2004. Outcome of OIG Cases Presented for Of the cases declined in FYs 2000-2004, the majority were declined because of insufficient evidence. This often occurs because there is no physical evidence to corroborate inmates’ allegations. The second most common reason why these cases were declined is because the offenses were only misdemeanors. In FY 2003, 65 percent of the cases presented for prosecution were declined because of insufficient evidence; 15 percent of the cases were declined because the offense was a misdemeanor. The remaining cases were declined because they did not occur in a BOP facility; the subjects resigned their employment; or the cases “lacked jury appeal,” according to the prosecutors. Even when prosecuted, the punishments for sexual abuse of inmates are not significant. Of the 65 subjects who were convicted of sexually abusing inmates, 48, or 73 percent, received a sentence of probation. Ten of them, or 15 percent, were sentenced to less than 1 year incarceration. Only 5 of them, or 8 percent, were sentenced to more than 1 year incarceration. One of them, or 2 percent, was required only to pay a fine, and another one’s sentencing is pending. The following graph depicts the sentences received by subjects who were convicted of sexual abuse of inmates during FYs 2000-2004. Sentences Received by OIG Subjects Convicted of More OIG sex abuse cases result in administrative outcomes rather than criminal actions. During FYs 2000-2004, 120 OIG sexual abuse cases had administrative outcomes. Twenty-eight of these subjects were terminated or suspended, 91 resigned or retired during investigation, and 1 was reprimanded.14 The following graph depicts the percentage of subjects in OIG sexual abuse investigations during FYs 2000-2004 who were convicted, who were terminated or suspended, who resigned or retired during investigation, or who were reprimanded. Convictions and Administrative Outcomes in OIG Sexual While administrative actions, including termination, may seem substantial, these punishments often do not provide sufficient deterrence to staff sexual abuse of inmates. Moreover, the OIG has investigated staff sexual abuse cases in which prosecutors declined prosecution because the subject has resigned, retired, or was terminated, but the subject obtained a corrections job at a state or local facility and continued to sexually abuse inmates there. OIG agents reported that they found that prison staff who sexually abuse inmates often do not believe they will be caught, and if they are caught do not believe they will be punished. Moreover, staff can generally conceal their sexual abuse because they are familiar with the prison and its operations, they control the prison environment, and they can arrange discreet encounters with inmates. In addition, OIG investigators find that, in some cases, other prison staff cover for correctional staff who commit sexual abuse by serving as alibis or lookouts. Moreover, staff know that inmates are reluctant to report sexual abuse, and that if inmates report sexual abuse they are unlikely to be believed because they are convicted criminals. Importantly, even in many cases where there is sufficient evidence to prove that a staff member has sexually abused an inmate, the OIG has found that some prosecutors are reluctant to prosecute prison staff who do not use force or overt threats to obtain sex with inmates, often because the penalty is only a misdemeanor.15 The following are examples of OIG investigations of staff sexual abuse that were not prosecuted because the penalty was a misdemeanor: During our review, we examined state laws on sexual abuse of inmates. We found that federal penalties for sexual abuse of inmates without force are relatively lenient compared to state laws. Unlike federal law, which imposes only a misdemeanor penalty for abuse without force or threat of force, 43 states impose penalties of greater than 1 year imprisonment for staff members who engage in unforced sexual acts with inmates. For unforced sexual abuse of an inmate, 12 jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at 5 years’ imprisonment.16 Eleven jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at somewhere between 6 and 10 years’ imprisonment,17 and 8 jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at more than 10 years’ imprisonment, with Idaho setting the maximum sentence at life.18 Twelve jurisdictions set the maximum sentence between 1 to 4 years’ imprisonment.19 The average maximum sentence length of these 43 jurisdictions is approximately 10 years’ imprisonment.20 Only three states penalize unforced sexual abuse of inmates at the same level as the federal government (up to 1 year imprisonment).21 Two states have a lighter sentence than the federal government, and two states do not have laws specifically criminalizing staff sexual abuse of inmates.22 Below is a graph comparing maximum sentences in all 50 states, as of 2004, for sexual abuse of inmates without force. Comparison of Maximum Sentence Ranges for As noted above, the maximum federal penalty for unforced sexual contact with an inmate is imprisonment for 6 months.23 See 18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(4). Like unforced sexual abuse of inmates, this penalty is more lenient than most state penalties for the same offense. For unforced sexual contact with an inmate, 10 jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at 1 year imprisonment,24 and 8 jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at somewhere between 1 to 4 years’ imprisonment.25 Seven jurisdictions set the maximum sentence length at 5 years’ imprisonment,26 5 set the maximum sentence length at between 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment,27 and 3 set the maximum sentence length at more than 10 years’ imprisonment.28 Two states penalize unforced sexual contact with inmates at the same level as the federal government (up to 6 months’ imprisonment),29 and 15 jurisdictions do not have legislation specifically criminalizing unforced sexual contact with inmates.30 Of the jurisdictions that criminalize unforced sexual contact with inmates, the average maximum sentence length is approximately 5 years’ imprisonment. Below is a graph comparing maximum sentences for unforced sexual contact with inmates in all 50 states as of 2004: Comparison of Maximum Sentence Ranges for In addition to lenient federal penalties for sexual abuse of inmates, federal law does not cover sexual abuse of federal inmates held in contract facilities. Over the past 25 years, the BOP has experienced significant increases in the number of federal inmates. Legislative enactments such as The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 and subsequent sentencing guidelines caused the federal inmate population to more than double during the 1980s, from just over 24,000 in 1980 to almost 58,000 in 1989. As the federal government obtained increasing convictions in illegal drug and illegal immigration cases, the federal inmate population more than doubled again during the 1990s, reaching approximately 136,000 at the end of 1999. From 1999 to 2004, the federal inmate population increased 33 percent, reaching approximately 181,000 at the end of 2004. According to BOP Director Harley Lappin, the BOP estimates that the federal inmate population will increase to approximately 225,000 inmates by the year 2010. To accommodate this rapid growth, the Department has entered into contracts with state and local governments and private commercial entities to house thousands of BOP inmates. At the end of 2004, more than 27,000 (15 percent) of all BOP inmates were confined in contract facilities. However, the federal laws relating to sexual abuse and sexual contact with inmates, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2244, do not apply to federal inmates in facilities under contract to the Department of Justice because these statutes apply only in the “special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison.”31 Courts have found that private facilities and halfway houses under contract with the Department to house inmates are not covered by these statutes because they are not encompassed in the language of the statute, which is limited to “federal correctional, detention or penal facilit[ies].”32 Consequently, staff at contractor-owned and operated detention facilities who sexually abuse federal inmates cannot be prosecuted under federal law. Between FYs 2000 and 2004, 58 (or 17 percent) of the subjects investigated by the OIG for sexually abusing federal inmates were employees of contract facilities. However, the OIG has had difficulty obtaining prosecutions for contract employees who sexually abuse federal inmates incarcerated at contract facilities. The OIG has to rely on state prosecutors to prosecute these cases, but many state prosecutors focus their limited resources on prosecuting sexual abuse involving state, rather than federal, inmates. As a result, the OIG has identified instances of sexual abuse of federal inmates held at contractor facilities that go unpunished because of limitations in the current law’s coverage. The following are a few examples of OIG investigations of staff sexual abuse that were not prosecuted because the abuse occurred at a contract facility: In contrast to federal law, sexual abuse laws in many states protect inmates under their supervision who are housed in facilities under contract with the states. A sample of these states’ laws is provided below: Even when staff sexual abuse of inmates occurs without force or threat of force, it is a serious offense that harms inmates and can have a destructive effect on the safety and security of institutions. Sexual abuse of inmates can corrupt staff members, lead to the introduction of contraband, and expose the BOP and staff to civil and criminal liability. Staff sexual abuse of inmates also undermines rehabilitation efforts and increases the difficulty of inmates successfully re-entering society. Despite the serious harm caused by staff sexual abuse of inmates, lenient penalties under current federal statutes hinder the deterrent effect of these laws. Most states impose significantly harsher penalties than the federal government for staff sexual abuse of inmates. Further, the law applies only to staff who sexually abuse federal inmates incarcerated in federal prisons and does not cover employees who sexually abuse federal inmates incarcerated in contract facilities. Many other jurisdictions’ sexual abuse laws extend to contract facilities and protect inmates who are under the supervision of the state, even if they are not confined in a state facility. These states’ laws provide far greater protection for inmates confined in contract facilities than federal law, which provides no protection at all for these inmates. The OIG believes that the federal laws criminalizing staff sexual abuse of inmates should be strengthened to provide greater deterrence of staff sexual abuse of inmates and to cover employees and contractors who sexually abuse federal inmates. Accordingly, the OIG makes the following recommendations: Currently, the maximum penalty for sexual abuse of a ward (18 U.S.C. § 2243(b)) is 1 year imprisonment, a misdemeanor. We believe that the penalty for this crime should be increased to 5 years’ imprisonment. Making this crime a felony would bring the punishment in line with most state statutes, would provide greater deterrence to staff, and would increase the likelihood that sexual abuse offenders will be prosecuted. Sample language to amend the statute is attached to this report as Appendix A. As with Sexual Abuse of a Ward, the current maximum penalty for Abusive Sexual Contact (18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(4) and (b)) is a misdemeanor – 6 months’ imprisonment. We recommend that the maximum penalty for this crime be increased to 2 years’ imprisonment, making it a felony conviction. Sample language to amend the statute is attached to this report as Appendix A. Employees in contract detention facilities who sexually abuse federal inmates should be covered by federal law. Extending the law to employees who sexually abuse federal inmates in contract detention facilities would reduce and deter such sexual abuse and would increase substantially the likelihood that staff who commit such offenses will be prosecuted. Sample language to amend the statute is attached to this report as Appendix A. OIG Proposed Amendments to Sexual Abuse Statutes Sexual abuse of inmates without force or threat currently is a misdemeanor with a maximum possible sentence of 1 year for sexual intercourse and 6 months for sexual contact. The OIG proposes that the statutory maximum sentence for Sexual Abuse of a Ward (18 U.S.C. § 2243(b)) be increased from 1 year to 5 years. We also propose that the maximum sentence for Abusive Sexual Contact (18 U.S.C. § 2244 (a)(4) and (b)) be increased from 6 months to 2 years. The following statutory revisions will accomplish those changes. Title 18 of the United States Code, Chapter 109A, § 2243(b), the section regarding penalties for sexual abuse of a ward without the use of force, threats, or intoxicants, should be amended by striking “one year” and inserting “five years”: § 2243(b) Of a Ward.— Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in a sexual act with another person who is— Title 18 of the United States Code, Chapter 109A, § 2244(a)(4), the section regarding penalties for sexual contact with a ward without the use of force, should be amended by striking “six months” and inserting “two years”: § 2244(a)(4) Sexual Conduct in Circumstances Where Sexual Acts Are Punished by This Chapter.— Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person, if so to do would violate— Title 18 of the United States Code, Chapter 109A, § 2244(b), the section regarding penalties for sexual contact with a ward in all other circumstances, should be amended by striking “six months” and inserting “two years”: § 2244(b) In Other Circumstances.— Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person without that other person’s permission shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both. The Department of Justice has contracts with state and local governments and private commercial entities to house many federal inmates. However, the federal statutes involving sexual abuse of federal inmates, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2244, apply only in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a federal prison. Federal inmates held in contract facilities are not covered by these statutes. Consequently, staff at contractor owned and operated detention facilities who sexually abuse federal inmates cannot be prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2244. The OIG proposes that Title 18 of the United States Code, Chapter 109A, be amended by inserting the language “or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General” after the appropriate sections to ensure that federal inmates held in contract facilities are covered by these statutes. For example, § 2241, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, would be amended as follows: § 2241(a) By Force or Threat.— Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General, knowingly causes another person to engage in a sexual act— The same addition should be made after the phrase “in a Federal prison” in the following sections: § 2241, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, subsection (b) and the first sentence only of (c);

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Excel Services with Excel 2003 You don’t actually need the Excel 2007 client installed in order to create and deploy Excel workbooks that can be used in Excel Services in MOSS 2007. In order to use Excel Services, you *do* need MOSS Enterprise 2007. And workbooks used by Excel Services *do* need to be in Excel 2007 format, but as long as you have the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack installed, you can use Excel 2003 to save your workbook in a compatible Excel 2007 format. One of the capabilities provided by Excel Services is displaying a specific range of cells or a specific chart on a web part page in Sharepoint. The behavior and implementation of how you setup these named areas is slightly different between Excel 2007 and Excel 2003. With Excel 2003 it provides a default name for each chart that is created. This looks like “Chart 1”, “Chart 2”, etc. You can override this name by selecting the chart object and entering a new name in the Name Box field, which appears by default in the top left portion of the screen. Note that the trick to selecting the chart object so that you get this Name Box populated with the actual name of the chart is to hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the chart. Otherwise you’ll end up selecting a particular element of the chart (e.g., Chart Area, Plot Area, etc.). This is slightly different behavior than Excel 2007, and it drove me nuts trying to figure this out. To get a range of cells to be a named area, simply select the range of cells and type in a name in the Name Box. To change the name you need to select the identical range of cells before the Name Box will populate with your name to change. Again, not obvious. Save As Excel 2007 Workbook Once you’ve done this, simply save your Excel workbook in the Excel 2007 Workbook format with the Save As menu item. You can then upload this workbook file into your Sharepoint document library, like any other file you might want to make available in a library. I won’t go into details on Trusted File Locations, but you do need to have your document library setup as trusted in Sharepoint Central Admin in order for Excel Services to display your workbook in the web part or a web page. Also note that there are a variety of unsupported features and requirements that you need to keep in mind when preparing your workbook for Excel Services consumption. Sidebar – Excel 2007 Publish Option Excel 2007 provides you with a an alternative approach to making your workbook available to Excel Services. It has the idea of “publishing” your workbook to Excel Services. You’ll see a new menu item for this in the Excel 2007 client. When you select this option you basically get the same Save As dialog, but with a couple of extra options. One of which is the Excel Services Options button. Clicking this button presents a dialog where you can restrict which specific worksheets, named range of cells, or specific charts you want to make available for viewing in Excel Services. In the text of this dialog it reiterates that what you are specifying is really only restricting what is seen in the browser view of the document. A user with privileges to open the workbook in their Excel client will be able to see the entire contents. All that Excel is really doing when you specify these options is adding some metadata to the file so that Excel Services knows what to show in the browser view of the workbook. So don’t think of this as a high level of security control over the contents. However, you actually can restrict users to only opening the workbook in the browser view by only granting them View Only access in Sharepoint (instead of Read, for example). This Excel Services Options dialog is also used to specify specific cells that you want to make available as Parameters in Excel Services. ‘Show’ and ‘Parameters’ – Not Features in Excel 2003 Note that these two features in the Excel Services Options dialog are two features you will not be able to support if you’re using Excel 2003 to create your workbooks for Excel Services. So, if that’s important to your solution, then you’ll need to upgrade to the Excel 2007 client. Excel Web Access Web Part Once you have the workbook saved in the document library you can make it available on a Sharepoint page using the Excel Web Access web part. Then modify the web part properties to specify the specific Excel 2007 file, and the named item/area. The Named Item field corresponds to the Named Area within the Excel workbook, and will restrict what is actually shown in the web part on the page. You can use multiple instances of the Excel Web Access web part on the same page if you want to display multiple charts or multiple cell regions. I’ll provide another post in the future that demonstrates how to hook up Sharepoint filters to dynamically control the named area shown.

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"Signals and Instructions" may a be a bit misleading since there is a lot more doctrine (i.e. instructions) here than signals. In my quest for translated Japanese texts on doctrine and tactics I kept encountering flag signals, something that I find fascinating. Recently I was able to compile the Japanese signal flag inventory and illustrate them in color which, in my opinion, greatly enhances this website. The title is taken from Sir Julian Corbett's second volume on the Fighting Instructions of the Royal Navy in the sailing ship era; SIGNALS AND INSTRUCTIONS. In a sense the three legs for handling a formation of ships in battle are Doctrine, Tactics and Signalling. Imagine for a moment that before the Battle of Jutland the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navies had no doctrine for deploying their forces, disengaging in the event their "T" was capped or other maneuvers. Doctrine embues the captains with their commander's wishes should such problem present itself. In the first instance the tactic(s) would be starboard wing or port wing deployment, and in the second a simultaneous turn away. In the first instance the signal would be just three flags from the Royal Navy Signal Book: Equal Speed; Charlie; London. A quick reference to the signal book would reveal Admrial Jellicoe's order. In the latter the same would be true when Admiral Scheer signalled for a reversal of course by a simultaneous turn to starboard (Gefechtskehrtwendung nach steuerbord). He did not do so by spelling out that long phrase but by reference to the IGN's signal book, a green (upper right half) over white flag (lower left half). Much has been written of the history and ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Though there are books which discuss their doctrine and tactics there has been almost no reference to original sources. The reasons for this omission are numerous. Among them is the wholesale destruction of many of the original documents at war's end. Though more and more items are surfacing much may never be found or recovered. Another reason is the language barrier. Until quite recently most of the material that has survived was inaccessible to those who did not speak, read or write Japanese and of little interest to Japanese language students generally. The latter problem is compounded by the fact that the Imperial Japanese Navy had its own, sometimes unique, nomenclature that is dying as those who spoke it die. This apparent void can be partially filled from a source often overlooked; captured and translated original documents. During the war many documents related to doctrine, tactics and the like fell into the hands of Allied forces. They were translated and distributed to various interested commands.Through the years I have collected many of those documents. Here I have created a table of documents that I have. Most are from the wartime period. In many cases I have posted a table of contents for a specific item. Most of the items are too large to post in full. I am always on the lookout for new items. There are several excellent English language publications which cover the run up to the war and its first year. I refer specifically to "Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War" by Eric LaCroix and Linton Wells II, "Kaigun" by David Evans and Mark Peattie, "Sunburst" by Mark Peattie and "Shattered Sword" by Jon Parshall and Tony Tully. Japanese Navy Research Documents: Tactics, Communications and Technical Matters Through the years I have accumulated a number of translated Japanese Navy documents as well as lists of many I find of interest. These documents take several forms; hard copy, microfilm and most recently computer links and copies in my computer’s hard drive. This list is an attempt to organize those documents to advise others of their existence. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are in my possession in some form. Tables of contents of most of these items are linked here as indicated in blue. All eventually all should be. Tactics and Doctrine The documents listed here are translations of original Japanese Tactics and Doctrine materials. Unless otherwise noted these are hard copies and microfilm: Combined Fleet Doctrine, Book 1 (Combat) Combined Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #81, 5 December 1943, 55pp*Combined Fleet Doctrine Cruiser Doctrine, Second Fleet Commander Second Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #5 22 January 1944, 17pp*Cruiser Doctrine Cruiser Division 5 Secret Order #12, Part 7 (gunfire distribution tables) 18 December 1942, 2pp* Diversion Attack Force Doctrine, Commander Second Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #2, 1 January 1944, 60pp*Diversion Attack Force Doctrine Night Force Doctrine, Commander Second Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #1, 1 January 1944, 15pp*Night Force Doctrine Pt. 1 Night Force Doctrine, Revised, Commander Second Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #15 1 May 1944, 12pp*Night Force Doctrine Pt. 2 Night Force Doctrine, Commander Fifth Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #15 August 1944, 16pp*Night Force Doctrine 5th Fleet Carrier Division 4 Doctrine; Commander Carrier Division 4 Ultrasecret Standing Order #20, 27 November 1941, 16pp*Carrier Division 4 Doctrine 11-41 Research on Mobile Force Tactics; Yokosuka Kokutai Serial #45 20 May 1943, 38pp*Research on Mobile Force Tactics First Mobile Fleet Doctrine; Commander First Mobile Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #1, 25 March 1944, 19pp*First Mobile Fleet Doctrine Signal Appendix First Mobile Fleet Doctrine; Commander First Mobile Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order ##17, 23 August 1944, 47pp*Signal Appendix Mobile Fleet Doctrine Destroyer Squadron Doctrine, Second Fleet; Commander Second Fleet Ultrasecret Standing Order #20, 18 December 1943 40pp*Destroyer Doctrine Destroyer Squadron Procedure, Second Fleet, Commander Second Fleet Ultresecret Standing Order #21, 18 December 1943 85pp*Destroyer Procedure Battle Lessons Learned in the Greater East Asia War (Torpedoes) Vol 6 Torpedo School Publication 5 Nov. 1943*Battle Lessons, Torpedoes vol 6; Nov. 1943 Battle Lessons Learned in the Greater East Asia War (Torpedoes) Annex 1 to Vol 6 Torpedo School Publication 5 Nov. 1943*Battle Lessons, Torpedoes Annex to vol 6 MTBs Navy Operation Plans and Orders Full translation of original files of operation orders, orders, memoranda and serials dealing with Navy operation plans issued by Combined Fleet, 1 and 2 Diversion Attack Forces, 1 Mobile Fleet, 2 and 5 Fleets and other commands Orders related to SHO-GO Operation (6 Items)*Sho-go Operations Orders Combined Fleet Operations Orders, Orders and Serials, 1941-4 (43 items)*Combined Fleet Operations Orders 1941-4 Northern Force Operations Orders, Serials, etc. (10 items)*Northern Force Operations Orders Northern Force Doctrine for Interception Zone Operations (4 items)*Northern Force Doctrine for Interception Zone Operations Signals and Communications Operational History of Naval Communications; December 1941-August 1945. Japanese Monograph 118. This covers most aspects of Japanese radio communications at various stages of the war including fleet broadcasts, communications plans for various operations, radio outfits in ships and aircraft and the like. (I have hard copy; 407 pp)* Wireless and Flashing Light: The Japanese had a version of the Morse Code that followed the Kana. There is a very good on line site: http://www.quadibloc.com/crypto/pp1323.htm which describes various digressions from the standard Morse, including the Japanese version. It has a table with three columns: Roman letter or Arabic number; kata kana; code (dot/dash). Since there are more kana than Arabic numbers and Roman letters combined there are some blanks in the Roman letter/Arabic number column. You can work past the more arcane parts of the article and focus on the table, or read the entire article! It even describes how they deal with diacriticals. I have a hard copy of this article* Semaphore: The Japanese Semaphore uses the kana. There are several sites with their semaphore. One I use is www.scoutnet.or.jp/~innami/. It is a bit tricky getting into and the translation program is word for word, a bit tough until you get used to it. If you type the link on Google and hit “translate” this page prompt it should give you the English language page. I have a hard copy of this article in English* Signal Flags and Signal Books: Most of the references in the section “Tactics and Doctrine” have signals with the “Signal Appendix to Mobile Fleet Doctrine” being the most comprehensive (Signal Appendix Mobile Fleet Doctrine). I do not have the General Signal Book. The Japanese divided their signal flags into two categories, which were, in turn, further divided into five sub sets: (Japanese Navy Signal Flags): Symbol and Number Flags: International Letter Flags: The same 26 International Letter Flags in use today. Number Flags: Ten Special Navy number flags representing the numbers 0-9 Special Navy Flags and Pennants Special Naval Maneuver flags: Ten triangular pennants which include the three international repeaters. These pennants perform the same function as the modern corpen, turn, formation, etc. Ships, Fleets and Division flags. Fourteen pennants including all of the International numeral pennants. These correspond roughly to the modern division, squadron, etc flags and pennants. Special Classification Flags: Nine pennants which correspond to the modern interrogatory, prep, etc. One of these pennants is also the international answer pennant. I have color plates which illustrate all of the flags and an accompanying text with their meaning, reading and kana use. In addition to the color plates I have merged many of the signals in the documents in “Tactics and Doctrine” into a “signal book". This book contains an explanation of the kana and its use in Japanese signaling. That explanation is an appendix to the “signal book”. Here is that Signal Book: Signal Flags Used by Japanese Naval and Merchant Ships; ATIS Research Report #96, 15 June 1945, 12pp hard copy and pdf . Most of the flags and pennants in this book are local or weather type signals not found in the International Signal Flag set or the Special Navy Signal Flag set. Some are local in character. Includes section on speed cones.* Recognition Signals: Wartime Regulations for Identification of Friendly Forces, Navy Ministry Military Ultrasecret Serial 1183, 20 June 1944, 15pp*Wartime Regulations for Recognition of Friendly Forces, 20 June 1944 Battle Lessons, Observations and outline of progress of Communications in Battle of Attu Island (Komandorski). This is a complete traffic analysis of USN traffic intercepted by the Japanese during the Battle of Komandorski. It is a good look inside their at sea communications traffic analysis.* (hard copy and microfilm) Battle Lessons (Communications) Battle of Komandorski

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|Reviews for First New Year's Kiss| | annayh44 chapter 1 . 2/9 Guy really have gut to wait for so long...xDD | APassionForReadingAndWriting chapter 1 . 11/8/2013 This is an adorable story :D | heal me forever chapter 1 . 11/10/2012 | Aaerie chapter 1 . 11/21/2009 | bookhugger chapter 1 . 7/7/2009 Aww! It's so cute! :) | SugarCraziiness chapter 1 . 7/4/2009 Another very cute and sweet one-shot. A kiss at New Year's is so romantic!:D I think that might be the last one for tonight. Gettin sleepy... | Sarah Ann chapter 1 . 6/3/2009 I love the story. It is so cute... You should definitely keep writing... I have read a lot of your other stories too, and I was wondering if you ever considered making them two-shots or continuous stories? I love it! Keep the stories coming! | ukrgrl chapter 1 . 4/4/2009 lol it is cute :) | I Murder on Impulse chapter 1 . 3/25/2009 | TuneOut chapter 1 . 2/2/2009 I think this was a very sweet story. I like that Greg wanted their first kiss to be special and that their relationship was still so new and exciting. My one criticism is that it didn't come across that Greg and Leigh were twenty five years old. From their dialogue, thoughts and actions, I would have thought that they were still in high school at least. | MusicLuver373 chapter 1 . 1/14/2009 aw i like this one too! but for some reason i like the other one more..A Simply Hard Response. that one is so CUTE! i love that one but i think one is awesome too lol i love the way its the kiss at the stroke of midnight. | madeleine friction chapter 1 . 1/13/2009 I can't get enough of your short stories! they just make me happy :) don't stop writing them and I'm so not gonna stop reading them. well...until my iPod dies, but you know what I mean (: | Hopelessly Cliche chapter 1 . 1/12/2009 Late review, I know! But aw, that was probably one of the sweetest things you've written! That was so cute! Aww, when she snuggled into him at the beginning, I was all sappy and gooey! That was soo adorable! Love it lots! Great job chica! :D | CaveDwellers chapter 1 . 1/12/2009 Wow. This was so... fluffy. It was adorable and so, so sweet, but at the same time it had a quality to it that wasn't very artificial or child like. It had a really nice feel to it. I liked it. D | KariandTK chapter 1 . 1/12/2009 aw. I thought that was really sweet. He kept it a secret? They hadn't kissed before when they were going out?

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Upper intermediate English lessonsLevels 3 and 4 (Upper Intermediate level) A person with a high standard of English who can communicate fluently. They have a good grasp of complex texts, and can express themselves and elaborate in a clear manner and formulate an opinion about most subjects. English lessons on the Internet: Upper intermediate English lessons • No preliminary steps necessary. • Start quickly, the story begins in your very first e-mail. The initial evaluation takes place over the course of the first 10 e-mails. After the 10th lesson is completed, we are able to determine the user's initial level. From this point on, the evaluation process continues daily, taking into account the difficulty of questions, the results of all exercises and revisions, your participation rate, etc... Your training starts easily and quickly, by reading the first e-mail. Gymglish invites you into the world of the Delavigne saga from day one.No need to take an initial test, the content of your lessons is personalized on a day-to-day basis, according to your answers, gradually adapting to your level and needs.

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Grand Theory will be playing The Aardvark in Fort Worth on May 23rd with Contusions and True Story! Should be a good one! We are playing the Liquid Lounge May 11th! The doors open at 8:30, and we go on at 9:15. Come out! We made it to the finals of the Battle of the Bands at The Door in Dallas! Come out, we appreciate any support! Doors open at 7:00, and we go on at 7:50. Battle of the Bands at the Prophet Bar in Deep Ellum. Bring your friends!

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The Everton midfielder Ross Barkley claims Roberto Martínez is more tactical than the previous manager David Moyes. Moyes is coming under increasing scrutiny as Manchester United's disappointing season comes to a head in the next week with Wednesday's vital Champions League second leg against Olympiakos followed by the derby at home to Manchester City next Tuesday. Barkley's comments, coming after the Everton under-18 coach Kevin Sheedy criticised the Scot's lack of interest in the youth team during his time at Goodison Park, only add to the growing focus on the United manager. "Roberto Martínez has come in and given everyone confidence," the 20-year-old told Match of the Day magazine. "He's a positive man and doesn't say anything negative. "He's similar to David Moyes as they both like to take over the training session and be the main man, but Martínez is more tactical. We do a lot more tactical work which is good for me because I'm young and still learning." Barkley has become an integral part of the work Martínez has done at Everton. The England midfielder has made more Premier League starts (18) this season than his total number of appearances in his two years under Moyes. Martínez is benefiting from having a more mature player who was allowed to spend most of last season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds, but the way he has embraced the youngster's talent should not be underestimated. The Spaniard has regularly praised his squad for the way they have adapted so quickly to his methods after he replaced Moyes in the summer. His brand of attractive passing football has won many plaudits and the Toffees were in the running for the top four for a long time, although now they are realistically setting their sights on the Europa League as they sit nine points adrift of Champions League qualification in sixth. "I always said that to have the dressing room we have is a real honour and privilege," Martinez told the Barclays Premier League podcast. "Everyone has been keen to understand what is needed for the team and been open-minded in how we want to play. "We are ready to finish the season as strong as we can be due to the attitude of the players."

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VMware Workstation 5.0Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums Renaming a LAN Segment To rename an existing LAN segment 1. Choose Team > Settings 2. Click LAN Segments. 3. Select the LAN segment you want to rename. 4. Type a new name in the Name field. 5. Click OK. The LAN segment now has the new name.

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… and what you can learn from them. Once in a while, Quora would send me e-mails about popular questions and answers. One of them caught my attention: What’s the stupidest thing you’ve done for love? Some of the stories ended well, but most of them ended tragically. I have included the 3 stupidest and saddest stories of what people have done for love: Stupid Love Story #1 – A Blizzard Can’t Cool His Passionate Heart I graduated from college two years before my then-girlfriend and was obligated to move across the country for a military assignment. It was the first time we’d been long distance. In six months I was only able to visit her twice (this was before the days of Skype), but we spoke on the phone every day. She called me and ended things just before Thanksgiving saying that she couldn’t do it anymore and she felt like we were just really good friends (although I found out later that her parents had told her that she could do better than me). Within a few weeks, she was seeing someone else. I was heartbroken because she was my first love. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, she called me routinely and sent me a Christmas present with a note that said if I were closer to her, she’d give it to me in person. Silly me decided to make a grand gesture and fly to see her on Christmas night, deliver a present to her, and get back together and live happily ever after. Bought a plane ticket from my hometown, several states away, to her hometown in Illinois. Got in to Chicago in the early evening and was one puddle jumper flight away from her town when the airport cancelled all flights for the evening due to a blizzard (flights ended up being cancelled for the next two days). Undeterred, I decided to rent a car and just drive the last 200 miles to see her. Foiled again – every single rental car station at the airport was sold out and all off-airport rental car places were already closed. That’s okay, I’d take the Greyhound – except that the bus had left 30 minutes prior and there wouldn’t be any more that night because visibility was so limited by the snow. Ready to give up, I thought I’d try one last thing. Walked outside to the cab stand and asked the first driver in the queue how he felt about driving to Springfield. I explained to him why I was making this unusual request and his reply was that it was just about the craziest thing he’d ever done, but he’d do it. Jumped in the cab with my bag and Christmas present in hand. Ended up driving around 35mph the entire way there and shared the entire story with the driver. About 30 minutes away, I started to get worried that she would be going to sleep soon as it was getting quite late. Asked her to stay awake, and when she asked why, I told her that I was coming to see her and deliver her Christmas present in person. She said she was shocked, but wanted to see me and would stay awake. Minutes after hanging up, her *MOTHER* calls me and asks what in the hell I think I’m doing and tells me that things are over with her daughter. It was unbelievable to me that a grown woman would meddle so much in her adult daughter’s business. At that moment, I was completely deflated – I had thought that after seeing the great lengths I’d gone to in order to get there, her family would understand and be supportive. Instead, my (ex)girlfriend called me and said we’d better meet at a hotel. My driver dropped me off at a local hotel and I was completely sick over what had transpired in the last half hour of our drive. Everything had started crumbling. I was already in a daze when I paid the $650 cab fare. Inside the hotel, I waited for my (ex)girlfriend in the lobby. I poured out my heart to her. Ultimately, she said she didn’t want to get back together because she didn’t see how it would work out and she left. Didn’t sleep a bit that night. Stayed up on the phone with the airline trying to book a flight home. The earliest they could fly me out was still more than 24 hours away. The last thing I wanted to do was sit in a hotel room by myself in my ex’s town after being so flatly rejected. When the sun came up, I took a cab to the Springfield airport to rent a car. Had to wait three hours for the car rental counter to open up and then another hour for a car to be readied. I proceeded to drive twelve hours home through a snowstorm and cried my eyes out the whole way home. By the time, I got home, I was completely numb (and over $1000 lighter in the pocketbook). I slept for the next two days straight. And that was the stupidest thing I ever did for love. Stupid Love Story #2 – How to Fail at Love in Russia During our freshman year at different colleges, my high-school girlfriend and I decided to spend the summer in Russia. Or rather, she decided that she wanted to, and I, hopelessly in love with her and eager to see her over the summer, decided to start taking Russian as an excuse to join her. But she dumped me in March. I had already sort-of committed to the summer, but not really. Yet in my infinite wisdom, I thought myself left with only one choice- follow her to Russia to win her back. The 8 weeks I spent in St. Petersburg were, as one might imagine, terrible. I had no friends and didn’t speak the language. I lived in a homestay with an 80-year old Russian woman. Oh, and I watched as she (my ex, not the 80-year old) fell in love with a Russkie, who, in my pathetic attempt to be near her, I sort of became friends with. When I got to the airport to come back to America, dejected and stupid as I’d ever been, I didn’t see my flight on the departures list. I asked around in broken Russian, and found out that there are actually 2 separate terminals of the St. Petersburg airport, and I was at the wrong one. Needing to get to my flight asap, and discombobulated as hell, I accepted a cab driver’s offer to get me there for around $100, most of the money I had left. When I got to the right terminal, the customs officer told me that there was a problem with my visa. I couldn’t leave until I got it taken care of, and the next flight wasn’t for 3 days. It was back to the nasty 80-year old woman. Except when I got there, she was gone, and the door was locked. When I called her, she told me that she had gone to her dacha (Russian country home), and wouldn’t be back for a month. So at this point, I have no money, no girl, and no place to sleep. I got my visa taken care of, but still had to lug most of my stuff (except for what I’d left at the airport) around for 3 days. The only person I could call was… my ex’s new boyfriend. But, pathetic as I was, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. So my last 3 nights in Russia were spent on a cold beach, in a train station, and in a 24-hour bookstore. I almost got a full night’s sleep in the bookstore, but was awoken by a terrifying man yelling at me in Russian. When I clearly didn’t understand him, he said, in a not-too-accented English, “Get out.” So I arrived in America dirty, dumb, and loveless. Five years later, I’m just about over her. Stupid Love Story #3 – Do You Laugh or Do You Cry? This story is probably best suited to be in the annals of the stupid, yet true, romance stories. Ten years ago, I was just out of the university when I met this girl. She was young, beautiful and her smile just lit up the room. I was a nerd, physically unattractive and never been in a relationship. I was also very naive as events turned out. It was my first relationship. I had never had success with girls. I came from a ‘psychologically inadequate’ family background and had serious self esteem issues. Four months into the relationship (I will not bother to waste the reader’s time narrating how we happened to be dating), she came crying to me one day. Her brother was ill, had been ill for a week (I eventually found out he had been in the hospital for six months at the time), and needed a kidney. Their only surviving relative was unwilling to donate hers and she was worried that her brother would just die. (An aside, I live in a third world country and there is nothing like waiting for an organ donor. If you needed one, you would have to hope for someone you know to donate it or die a long and painful death.) Then came the torrent of tears from her pretty face and I knew that I was going to do something really crazy. I volunteered to donate a kidney. She looked at me in disbelief. You can’t be serious, she sniffed. But I was. I assured her that if I was a good match, I would donate one and her brother would not have to suffer much longer. I was young and very healthy. I figured that there was nothing to lose and a lot to gain by being the hero in her eyes. Knowing that my family would never agree to such an action on my part, I didn’t tell them anything until a day to the surgery. The hell they raised is better imagined. Fast forward to one week post operation. She came to see me since I was leaving the hospital that day. She was full of gratitude. She was full of life. Her brother’s surgery was successful. She would be eternally grateful to me. She would be happy to spend the rest of her life with me. And so on. I felt like the king of the world. That such a stunningly beautiful girl would feel indebted to me gave me the best feeling in the world. But things didn’t remain so pretty for long afterwards. She began to give excuses for not coming to see me. If I called to ask if I could come over, she would make up funny reasons why not. She was busy. She was out of town. She was tired. She was having a mood swing and didn’t want to see anybody. Eventually, two months after my good, eh, stupid deed, she broke up with me. Her reason? She didn’t want to waste her time with a sentimental fool. Her exact words. (I found out later that the ‘brother’ in the hospital was in fact her long time fiancé whom she loved very much. ) Since then, my already low esteem is yet to fully recover from the blow that being in that relationship dealt me. That was my first and possibly the last relationship I will ever be in. I was a fool indeed. The Major Mistake All Fools in Love Make After reading the 3 stories, can you spot the mistake all the guys made? Take some time to think about it. The mistake is … Doing too much for an unloyal or unproven girl. Guy #1 spent over $1,000 and 2 full days to see a girl that dumped him. Guy #2 spent 8 weeks in Russia to win back a girl that left him. Guy #3 donated a kidney to the “brother” of a girl he had known for only 4 months. If I am to guess, these guys do not have much experience with girls. They lap up what the media tells them: If they poured their hearts out, if they did everything humanly possible to please their girls, the girls will love them back. They put girls on pedestals, while placing themselves on footstools. If that is you, don’t despair. Most guys go through the “fool” stage at once point or another. Even the Don Juans, Casanovas, and Lotharios all have made mistakes. If you’ve made this mistake in the past, learn from it. I’m sure the 3 guys did. If you have yet to become a fool, learn from the stories. Remember … the biggest mistake to avoid is over-committing to someone who does not deserve it. Divorced women. Girls who had a lot of boyfriends. Girls who dumped you. Girls you hardly know. Many girls can call themselves princesses, but few of them actually are. Understand that a quality girl is not just someone who is hot. She has to have more than a pretty face and a nice body. She must prove her commitment and loyalty before you make even one huge sacrifice for her. How does she prove her commitment? It doesn’t just have to be sex. Let’s start small. Does she tell you the truth? Does she keep her word, such as showing up on-time for dates? Does she do things for you, like cooking for you? If the girl does small things for you, do small things for her. (Take her out to a nice dinner, if she cooks for you.) If she does big things for you, do big things for her. (Donate a kidney to her, if she showed loyalty and devotion to you for years.) If you follow my advice, it will save you from a lot of pain and heartaches. And you’ll have more time, money, and energy to find the right girl — someone who is worthy of your hard work and sacrifices.

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Looks like PDAnet has some competition now. For the longest they have been the most popular way to tether your Android device without the need for root. Now enters EasyTether. This app works for MOST Android phones, but has been discovered to not be ramped up for 4G phones thus far. We're crossing our fingers really, really hard for this app to work with faster speeds in the future. For now though, 3G. This tethering solution offers you unrestricted tethering for free. Unlike PDAnet who restricts HTTPS connections unless you pay a fee of $29. To get started scan the barcode, visit EasyTether’s site to download the appropriate drivers and you will be tethering to your hearts delight in no time. The only downside is this currently only supports Windows XP/7 and Vista 32 bit OS’s. But keep an eye out for them they are looking to make this compatible with OSX and all 64 bit Windows OS’s in the near future.

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838 ratings (4.245 average) What's new in this version (2.10): - Made it possible to move this wallpaper to SD card - Fixed a crash reported by our users, thank you! (please continue sending us reports in case anything goes wrong!) Be amazed by the incredible beauty of diverse curious plants in day and night light. Watch the fascinating highlight smoothly changing its flavours. Choose from more than 20 stylish Clocks available both for free and as in-app products including the animated ones! Be at control of how one time of day changes to another. Try transition modes in settings: * Demo mode - for continuous switching * Sync with real time - keep lighting with the current time * Certain time - choose one and only time of day or night *** If you haven't received purchased content - please just reinstall Luminescent Jungle. It will unlock the new paid content for sure! This is caused by delay in Google Play services and does not depend on us! More themes and features are coming soon! Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/7artstudio Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/108144939638948600746

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There is a tendency for American audiences to want to overestimate British costume drama. It must be good, right? Come on, it's British. If long stretches of a movie are dreadfully boring, with long-faced people spending lots of time looking at each other, well, that can't be the fault of the filmmaker. It's a shortcoming on our part, a failure to recognize that some things that may be unpleasant at the time are good for us in the long run. A colonoscopy, say. Or Shredded Wheat. Happily, Brideshead Revisited, Julian Jarrold's take on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, goes in for very little of that. Some may quibble that it takes a few liberties with the book, and devoted fans of the 11-hour 1981 television miniseries may feel that any attempt at another version is heresy. All well and good. But if you're in the market for a veddy British drama and miss seeing Emma Thompson in her natural environment, Brideshead Revisited is a worthwhile two-hour meditation on faith (and the lack thereof). The story is framed by Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), who, during World War II, is setting up camp with his troops at Brideshead Castle - a place with which he has quite a history. In flashback, Ryder, a middle-class aspiring artist, goes off to Oxford and meets Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), the sensitive-yet-often-soused son of a rich, old, decaying Catholic family, the inhabitants of Brideshead. And yes, "sensitive" in this case has sexual connotations; Sebastian's feelings for Charles are of more than the hearty-slap-on-the-back variety. Charles is perfectly willing to string him along (or more; that's never quite clear), and he's enjoying himself, as well. But once he has seen Sebastian's sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell), that's it. Smitten from the start. If this were a Tex Avery cartoon, his eyes would pop out of his head. Because it's a British costume drama, he stares unbroken at her. Same thing. This sends Sebastian into a tailspin. Julia, meanwhile, is engaged to a coarse-but-rich Canadian. The matriarch of the Flyte clan, the very Catholic Lady Marchmain (a fiercely pious Thompson) first sends Charles away, then comes back to him for help with Sebastian. Eventually Charles gets along with his life, marries, begins a successful art career - and then one day runs into Julia again. They divorce their spouses and finally can be together. Or can they? Catholicism forbids their marriage, which is no problem for Charles, an avowed atheist. Yet an unexpected deathbed return to the faith by the wayward Lord Marchmain (Michael Gambon), Julia's father, forces a re-examination on her part. Faith, in its various forms, is central to the entire film (Waugh was a convert to Catholicism). To Charles, his atheism allows him to observe the Flytes from a distance, even as he sees the toll Lady Marchmain's practice of religion takes on her family. It doesn't matter, she tells Charles, what happens in this life, what the costs may be. What matters is what happens in the afterlife. She is a fortress, forbidding, unshakable, yet she sees enough of the world in Charles to believe she can depend on such a non-believer if need be. Thompson seizes the role with gusto; even though she's not physically present for much of the time, hers is the dominating presence in the film where, more naturally, Goode's might have been. He's good, no doubt - he wears a sort of bemused detachment as well as he wears a tailored suit. Gambon and Atwell also are good, and Whishaw is intriguing as a young man on a decidedly downward spiral. But none stands up to Thompson. It's fun to see her play different kinds of roles, more lighthearted fare, but it's also nice to see her in a setting where she's so completely at home, and she's definitely at home in Brideshead Revisited. Born to it, as one of these characters might say. Read Goodykoontz at 602-444- 8974 or firstname.lastname@example.org. Felicity Jones as Cordelia Flyte, Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte, Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain and Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder in "Brideshead Revisited," a British drama set during World War II. View subscription options

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Though the price of oil has finally started to fall a bit, gasoline still costs over a dollar per gallon more than it did a year ago. Keeping that in mind, many Americans have found creative ways of saving gas to limit the pain they feel at the pump. There have even been proposals to lower the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour in an attempt to improve car mileage. Have you found interesting ways to squeeze some more mileage from your car or truck? Well if so, you should submit your strategies here. AARP is offering folks the chance to be one of 50 winners of a $50 dollar gas card every week between July 21 and September 28. Click on the link or type in http://www.aarp.org/money/consumer/articles/pain_at_the_pump_.html to find out details on how you can win a little help in filling that gas tank.

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