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Another spot is opening up on The X Factor judges table.
After undergoing a major overhaul for the singing competition's current season, L.A. Reid will be exiting the show to devote more time to his day job as chairman of Epic Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I have the utmost respect for Simon Cowell. He is the very best and I have had the opportunity to learn so much from him," Reid said in a statement obtained by THR. "Working with him on X Factor has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I'm honored to have sat on the panel with such incredible talent."
Added Reid: "Of course I will miss the show. In my opinion Simon attracts the best talent, but I'm looking forward to getting back to my core business and the responsibility of running Epic Records."
Although Reid expressed disappointment over having to mentor the over 25 group of singers during this season, his finalist Tate Stevens has been consistently voted into the top two rankings and could very well walk away with the $5 million prize next week when a winner is crowned on Thursday, Dec. 20.
Fox renewed The X Factor for Season 3 back in October. It is unknown if new additions Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will stay on as judges next year. The network declined to comment on Reid's departure.
Will you miss L.A. Reid? Who do you think should replace him on The X Factor?
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A Longmont man who crashed into nine cars after taking pain medication and smoking marijuana pleaded guilty this morning to two counts of vehicular assault causing serious bodily injury.
Sean Marino, 43, entered the plea in Boulder District Court before Judge Thomas Mulvahill. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped misdemeanor charges of DUI, reckless driving and 11 counts of careless driving.
The two vehicular assault charges -- Class 5 felonies -- both carry presumptive sentencing ranges of one to three years in prison, though mitigating or aggravating circumstances could allow for as little as six months or as long as six years in prison.
Marino -- who is free on $50,000 bond -- is due to be sentenced Oct. 5.
Marino, who appeared with his attorney David Harrison, did not speak other than to offer yes or no answers to Mulvahill's questions.
Marino was arrested in March after police say he was driving at a "very high rate of speed" on 19th Street and collided with a car at Cedar Avenue with three people in it. Marino then hit a parked car before slamming into four other cars stopped at a red light at Iris Avenue, police said. The impact pushed one of the cars into the intersection, causing it to collide with other cars.
Ten people were sent to the hospital as a result of the crash -- including Marino himself. Marino intially told police he had taken Percocet, a narcotic pain medication that contains oxycodone, for stomach pain before the accident, though none was found in his system. He was taking anti-seizure medication and smoked marijuana before the crash, though both were prescribed, according to prosecutors. He also did not have valid insurance.
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Story Land, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire has been a destination for family entertainment since 1954. The original park area, still in place today is just a tiny portion of what Story Land has become: a state of the art children's theme park purposely geared for the "little people" up to 12 years of age. Our 30 acre world is certainly enjoyed by teens and adults as well as the small fry, however it's very obvious when observing our operation that our main objective is not to overwhelm the child, but instead to create a comfortable fantasy world for he or she to enjoy. | <urn:uuid:d09fb54e-01ad-489e-839f-0050b4006834> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dotcomcierge.com/description012.asp?id=3979&aID=41&attraction=all | 2013-05-18T18:06:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97278 | 139 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Asthma: Using an Asthma Action Plan
What is an Actionset?
If you or your child has asthma that requires daily treatment, it is important to have an asthma action plan. An asthma action plan is a written plan that tells you what asthma medicine to take every day and how to treat an asthma attack. It can help you make quick decisions in case you are not able to think clearly during an attack.
An asthma action plan usually includes:
- Treatment goals, which include your personal goals about your asthma.
- An outline of which medicines you take daily for asthma control and when to take them.
- An asthma diary where you record peak expiratory flow (PEF) and the triggers that cause asthma symptoms.
- Steps to take and medicines to use to treat an asthma attack early, before it becomes severe.
- What to do if an attack becomes an emergency, and where to get medical treatment.
Using an asthma action plan can help you stay active with fewer asthma problems. Following your plan is a big step toward controlling the disease so you can live the life you want.
Return to topic:
An asthma action plan has three zones. You can find out what zone you are in by checking your peak flow or symptoms. Peak flow is a measure of how fast you breathe out when you try your hardest. You check your peak flow with a peak flow meter, an inexpensive device that you can use at home. Your doctor can show you how to use it.
The zones of an asthma action plan are based on the colors of a stoplight. See an example of an asthma action plan(What is a PDF document?).
Green zone. Green means Go.
- You are in the green zone if your peak flow is 80% to 100% of your personal best measurement. You should have no asthma symptoms when you are in the green zone. You want to be in the green zone every day.
- If you continue to stay in the green zone, your doctor may lower your daily asthma medicines.
Yellow zone. Yellow means Caution.
- You are in the yellow zone if your peak flow is 50% to 79% of your personal best measurement. You may not have any symptoms, but your lung function is reduced. When symptoms are present, they may be mild to moderate, or may keep you from your normal activities or disturb your sleep.
- Being in the yellow zone means that you should take action. Your action plan should state what medicines you need to take, how much to take, and when to take them.
- If you keep going into the yellow zone from the green zone, talk with your doctor. You may need a different medicine. Or the doses of your medicines may need to be increased.
Red zone. Red means STOP.
- You are in the red zone if your peak flow is less than 50% of your personal best measurement. Your symptoms will be severe, and you may cough and be very short of breath.
- If your symptoms and peak flow are in the red zone, follow your action plan.
- Callright away if you are in the red zone and you have followed your action plan, but:
- You are having severe difficulty breathing.
- 20 to 30 minutes after taking the extra medicine, you do not feel better and/or your peak flow is still less than 50% of your personal best measurement.
Using an asthma action plan takes the guesswork out of treating asthma attacks. It can help you to:
- Take control of your treatment.
- Have fewer or less severe attacks.
- Avoid trips to the doctor or the hospital.
Develop your plan
- Work with your doctor to make an action plan for you or your child. The action plan is based on peak flow and asthma symptoms. These help your doctor know how bad your asthma is. An action plan may include:
See an example of an asthma action plan(What is a PDF document?).
- The peak flow readings and symptoms for each zone.
- What medicines to take in each zone.
- When to call a doctor.
- A list of emergency contact numbers.
- A list of your asthma triggers.
- Let your doctor know what you want regarding asthma care. For example, if you are not comfortable using a peak flow meter, tell your doctor.
- If you make an asthma action plan for your child, give a copy to the child's school or caregivers and make sure they know how to use it.
Follow your daily treatment, and use the asthma action plan
- Take your daily medicines to help minimize long-term damage and avoid asthma attacks.
- Check your peak flow every morning and evening. This is the best way to know how well your lungs are working.
- Check your action plan to see what zone you are in.
- If you are in the green zone, keep taking your daily asthma medicines as prescribed.
- If you are in the yellow zone, you may be having or will soon have an asthma attack. You may not have any symptoms, but your lungs are not working as well as they should. Take the medicines listed in your action plan. If you stay in the yellow zone, your doctor may need to increase the dose or add a medicine.
- If you are in the red zone, follow your action plan. If your symptoms or peak flow don't improve soon, you may need to go to the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital.
- Use an asthma diary. Write down your peak flow readings in the asthma diary. If you have an attack, write down what caused it (if you know), the symptoms, and what medicine you took. See an example of an asthma diary(What is a PDF document?).
Review the plan with your doctor
- Take both the asthma action plan and the asthma diary when you see your doctor. Get answers to any questions you may have about your asthma plan or your symptoms. Let your doctor know if treatment is not controlling your asthma attacks.
- Take your peak flow meter and medicines so your doctor can review your treatment.
- Make sure you know how and when to call your doctor or go to the hospital.
- Tell your doctor if you are having trouble following your action plan.
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to start using an asthma action plan. For related information, see:
Talk with your doctor
If you have questions, take this information with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to mark areas or make notes in the margins where you have questions.
If you would like more information on asthma, the following resource is available:
|Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)|
|1233 20th Street NW|
|Washington, DC 20036|
|Phone: ||1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462)|
|Web Address: ||www.aafa.org |
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) provides information and support for people who have allergies or asthma. The AAFA has local chapters and support groups. And its Web site has online resources, such as fact sheets, brochures, and newsletters, both free and for purchase.
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Happy belated New Year! Not much to add at this quiet time for Feeder, but I've got a few new bits below ...
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mike Bell brought along his 1970 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior to last Saturday's First Coast Car Council cruise-in at River City Marketplace.
If you're an Alfa aficionado and thinking to yourself, I don't remember a 1970 GT 1300 Junior being sold in the U.S., you're right. Mike, who is an air traffic controller at Naval Station Mayport, bought his during a tour of duty Naval Air Station Sigonella in Silicy. "It was my second time being over there and I always wanted to find an old Alfa to bring back," Bell said.
Bell's Alfa is part of the Giulia family. The GT 1300 Junior was made from 1965-1977 but Bell said Afla stopped importing them to the U.S. in 1967. The coupes came with a 1290 cc twin cam engine.
Bell's is in excellent shape with only about 56,000 kilometers showing (34,790 miles). "It wasn't actually hard to find. I actually found it at a dealership within the neighborhood that I lived in, in Italy. I keep it in the garage. I just keep a car cover on it and just wipe it down and take it out to the shows."
The GT 1300 Junior was Alfa's entry level model. Wikipedia quotes horsepower at 89 and a claimed top speed of over 100 mph. Bell said other than having his interior redone, the car is still original, including his twin Weber carburetors, which he ads he has no problem keeping in sync. "It's not really hard. I had a gentleman in Italy show me how to tweak it," Bell said of the carburetors.
While the Alfa-Romeo GT 1300 Junior was long ago relegated to automotive history, the future is looking brighter for U.S. Alfa fans. In 2008 Alfa Romeo began importing a very limited run of 8C Competizione (less than 100) exotic coupes into the U.S.
But the real news is from Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. He announced at the Detroit Auto Show that Alfa will be returning to the U.S. market by year's end with the new 4C, which will be a lightweight two-seat mid-engine sports car that has styling cues from the 8C Competizione. The new Dodge Dart also has Alfa-DNA. It's based on the Alfa-Romeo Giulietta.
Alfa is also working on a next-generation Spider that is expected to be imported into the U.S. The development on the Spider is joint project between Alfa Romeo and Mazda. Mazda's version will be the next MX-5 Miata.
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After logging in, you get the screen shown below with the list of the available databases. You can click on any one of the databases and get a search box for the specific database, or you can use the Search Box on this first screen. I did the latter and put "seaver" in the Last Name field. There are other options in the Search box - an Event box (All, birth/baptism, marriage, death/burial), two Year Range boxes, a Place box, and a box for the type of search match you want ("Exact match," "Exact & close matches" and "Exact, close & partial matches"). For this exercise, I left All events, left the years and location blank, and chose "Exact & close matches." I think that this means a Soundex match but I'm not sure. There are more search options - you can specify parents and/or spouse names also.
When I clicked on Search, there were 3,900 matches in all of the databases (I think that this is the maximum that they allow at this point - there were probably more matches but they limit them at 3,900).
The screen below shows the first page of matches - the first column has the person's name, which is the link to the detail page for the person; the database name is shown below the person's name on the left; Events are in the second column, Spouse and children in the third column, and Parents in the fourth column. If you put the mouse over the name link, you get the pop-up box with most or all of the information in the record.
I clicked on the first person's name "Jennie Seaver" and got a screen with all of the transcribed and indexed information (screen not shown) for the 1900 US Census. It essentially matches what is in the pop-up in the previous screen. On this page is an icon to click to see the image. I clicked on the icon, and the first image page came up.
The first image page shows the entire image of the record, but, in most cases, you will have to use the Zoom slide above the image to read it clearly. Note the small box with the highlighted area shown in the lower right hand corner of the image.
I slid the Zoom bar a little to the right and got a readable image, as shown below. The "magic hand" (what is it really called?) can be used to move around the image in the frame so you can read the details.
Above the image frame are buttons for Print, Save, Negative on the left and Previous and Next on the right. You can also choose a page number to go to in the box on the upper right.
When I printed the 1900 census image using the Print button, I got an 8.5 x 11 page in portrait mode with the highlighted portion of the page readable and the rest of the page fairly unreadable (too dark). I couldn't figure out how to make all of the page be readable. I changed my printer orientation to Landscape and got the same size image.
When I clicked the Save button, I got a JPG file (3771 x 3778 pixels, 538 kb in size). I can print this image and get a clear print on 8.5 x 11 paper.
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The fight for survival at the bottom of the Premier League has provided more excitement than a television drama week in and week out as Arrows, Hotspurs and United Stars battle it out to stay in the League. Rundu-based Stars are about to make history by becoming the first team from the north-east to survive in the NPL. For Arrows a draw will count in their favour, but for Stars anything less than an outright win will send them right back to the first division, a situation they have been in before, having been relegated twice in the past. If Arrows don’t get a point they will be relegated for the second time. That would be a big blow to the coastal football supporters, not only for fans of Arrows but also for Blue Waters’ supporters and would mean that there won’t be coastal derbies. First division hopefuls Blue Boys and Swakopmund Football Club failed to make an impact.
There won’t be much to separate Arrows and Stars as both clubs come to the game with mixed results from their last two games: Arrows won 2-0 against Tigers in the capital two weeks ago and looked like they had secured their place in the NPL only to receive a blow last weekend after they where thumped 3-1 by African Stars. For United Stars their 2-2 draw against Civics two weeks ago seems to have ended their hopes of survival, but things started to change after they collected three points at SKW last weekend. The two sides are now level on 17 points and are separated only by a -3 goal difference.
Arrows’ goal aggregate is -15 while Stars are on -18. Arrows will go into the match as favorites as they are on home ground, but Stars have been quite unpredictable since April and have lost only once in their last five league matches: that was against Blue waters and have since collected 8 points from their last five games. They have now gained more points than even Pirates who got five from their last five games while Arrows has so far picked up seven in that run.
During their last encounter in Rundu, Stars won 2-0. If Stars win the match they will be joined by Rundu Chiefs who just gained promotion to the 2012/2013 MTC/NPL after wrapping up the northern Stream first division over the past weekend, meaning that it will be the first time for Rundu to have two clubs in the NPL.
The future of their coaches also depends on the outcome of this game. “Football is football, I can’t say it will be the same (score line 2-0) that we won against them (Arrows) in Rundu, because it will not be all the same players for Arrows. They are confident and fully prepared for the game,” said Ernest Kupe coach of United Stars.
“Last week we were poor against African stars. We just had to forget about that defeat, which we did. We deserve to stay up as there has been an improvement, but it will be a big ask as they (United stars) will be prepared and boosted by their recent win. I had a briefing with my players last Saturday after the defeat and the mood in the camp is high, but they will respond to that as this will be like a cup final for us,” said Arrows coach Woody Jacobs. Jacobs also played down rumours of him stepping down if Arrows fail to beat the drop: “Yes I would like to stay, but it will all depend on the management as I am only given the job until end of the season.”
Chairman and United Stars club owner, John Paul, said his team is excited about their upcoming clash at the coast, adding that the players will be rewarded if they manage to stay in the League. “Currently they are being paid a bonus for every win,” said the former striker of Stars. | <urn:uuid:3bb519cd-b55e-4e80-92d0-f9b4986e4ad7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.informante.web.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9963:battle-for-npl-survival-intensifies&catid=18:sports&Itemid=106 | 2013-05-18T17:37:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98655 | 805 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
[illustration: Winter Scene. Shriner with Gazelle. March 2 2009 @ 7:54 AM]
by J J Cohen
I have come to believe that the weather deities are false gods. Or at least perverse ones. Appease and implore them how you may: pray earnestly, wear your pajamas inside out, dance naked under a holly shrub, sacrifice small children. They will give you every indication that they are favorably inclined, with apocalyptic weather reports ("FIVE INCHES OF SNOW!!! WE WILL BE BURIED UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY!!!") and colorful radar omens. They may even answer the invocations of others (my kids don't have school today). But you, they will screw you over -- just to prove that they are whimsical and at times malign.
GW opens two hours late today, at 10 AM. All classes before that hour are canceled.
I, of course, teach at 11:10.
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There is little dispute as to what the Milwaukee Brewers' major weakness is entering spring training. The club's decision-makers have committed to filling the rotation with relatively inexperienced pitchers from their farm system, and many wonder if that calculated gamble will blow up in their faces.
By the end of camp, the Brewers hope to have five obvious choices for the rotation. It all starts with the only established pitcher returning -- right-hander Yovani Gallardo, who has a franchise-record four consecutive seasons with at least 200 strikeouts.
Manager Ron Roenicke has said that right-hander Marco Estrada also will be in the starting rotation. The former swingman did some fine work as a starter last year, with an excellent strikeout/walk ratio of 143/29.
After that, let the competition begin.
Left-hander Chris Narveson, returning from rotator-cuff surgery, will battle for one of the remaining three spots with three right-handers out of the system: Mike Fiers, Wily Peralta and Mark Rogers. Fiers pitched in the rotation for two-thirds of the 2012 season, while Peralta and Rogers were late-season call-ups who excelled in shorter trials.
The Brewers were dealt a blow before the start of camp when first baseman Corey Hart underwent knee surgery in late January, knocking him out of action until late May in all likelihood. He will be replaced by Mat Gamel, who began the 2012 season as the starter at first base before blowing out his right knee in early May.
The Brewers are giving 23-year-old Jean Segura the chance to prove he should be the everyday shortstop after a 44-game audition late last season. Should Segura flop, however, the Brewers have re-signed veteran shortstop Alex Gonzalez to serve as insurance.
Another area of interest in camp will be the bullpen, which was rebuilt after finishing last in the majors in 2012 with 29 blown saves and 33 losses. Veteran lefties Tom Gorzelanny and Michael Gonzalez have been added to provide balance, and newcomer Burke Badenhop has been a successful sinkerballer who gets hitters to pound the ball in the ground. Closer John Axford and setup man Jim Henderson are back, but there is another job or two to be won in camp.
Lots of new faces will see action in camp because the Brewers have 14 players from the system, including all-star left fielder Ryan Braun, committed to playing in the World Baseball Classic. That group has 11 players from the 40-man roster, including catchers Jonathan Lucroy and Martin Maldonado.
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On Tuesday June 19th The Glider, Ed Charles and Art Shamsky will doing a meet and greet with Mets fans at the Citi Bank branch at 78-09 Metropolitan Ave, in Middle Village, Queens. Here are the particulars:
WHAT: CITIBANK BRANCH APPEARANCE AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
WHO: METS GREATS ED CHARLES AND ART SHAMSKY
WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 FROM 12:00-1:30 PM
WHERE: CITIBANK BRANCH – 78-09 METROPOLITAN AVENUE IN MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY
If you’re still trying to figure out your plans for Father’s Day you may want to check out this event at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway:
Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Westchester County, New York will celebrate a “diamond-studded” Father’s Day on Sunday, June 17, with a special Empire City Baseball Giveaway, and all-day Autograph and Question & Answer Sessions by notable New York stars as Mets and Yankees World Champions Darryl Strawberry, Ron Darling, Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool and Roy White, and the legendary Brooklyn Dodger hurler Ralph Branca.
YES Network’s Yankees analyst Jack Curry will serve as the host.
The first 5,000 male Empire Club members to visit the Promotions kiosk in the Gotham Palace on Father’s Day will receive a free Empire City baseball. And here is the full lineup of baseball greats who will be on hand to make Father’s Day a special one for dad:
11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Ralph Branca, Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star pitcher
1:00-2:30 PM: Ron Swoboda and Ed Kranepool, 1969 NY Mets World Series champions
2:30-4:30 PM: Darryl Strawberry, three-time NY Yankees World Series champion, and NY Mets 1986 World Series champion
4:30-5:30 PM: Roy White, NY Yankees World Series champion
5:30-7:30 PM: Ron Darling, 1986 NY Mets World Series champion, SNY Mets analyst
Host: Jack Curry, YES Network Yankees reporter and analyst
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I had assigned featured images to my blog posts. They seemed fine in the Recent Posts section on the homepage section, but they were sitting amidst the excerpts in the archives. I've some more issues with broadscope. But first solve this problem.
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Colombians Hope DCM Pace Continues
May 10, 2012
Colombian domestic bond issuance is off to a better start this year than last, though few expect a return to the higher volumes seen in 2009. A COP500bn ($282m) sale from Cementos Argos scheduled for next week would be a boost to a market that has seen mostly financial institution issuance. Colombian domestic issuers have raised $1.73bn-equivalent so far this year, through 9 transactions, according to Dealogic and LatinFinance...
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The Apple iPhone 4S. (Photo : Apple)
The talk around the town is that the iPhone 5 will come with a bigger display. As usual,
Apple has not confirmed any of the rumors, but an application in their new iOS 6 has developers predicting that the Apple iPhone 5 will indeed come with a larger screen of 4 inches.
Many Android phones currently come with 4-inch displays, and the pressure is on Apple to provide a viewing experience that can compete with other increasingly popular (and cheaper) smartphones.
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A larger screen means a different resolution. Currently, the iPhone 4 and 4S have a 960X640 resolution. The older 3GS model was only 480X320. Previous iPhone model displays have all had an aspect ratio of 3:2. The display on the iPhone 5 will still probably be the Retina display since Apple's latest line of Macbooks has just adopted the technology.
If the iPhone 5's new screen is going to increase by half an inch to 4 inches, the amount of pixels available will increase, and if the rumors of the new aspect ratio being 16:9 for widescreen viewing are true, then display elements from old apps will get shifted.
Luckily, software developers given access to the SDK of the Apple iOS 6 have noticed a new feature called Auto Layout. By using this feature, developers can set parameters for an app's UI, and have the app display properly across multiple platforms. This can be seen as an indicator that Apple expects new screen sizes on some products in the upcoming months, most likely on the iPhone and a possible iPad Mini.
Developers at WWDC 2012 didn't seem too concerned about the possible display distortions. According to a poll conducted by Piper Jaffray's Analyst Gene Munster, developers rated the potential display image disparity as a 3.4 out of 10 in terms of difficulty.
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While I write about many facets of the digital marketing space I readily admit when I am out of my league and truly understanding Google Analytics is one of them. For all of my good intentions I have not gotten the training necessary to truly get the most from the tool.
As a business person though I can appreciate when anyone talks about tracking ROI more effectively. That is what a new feature of Google Analytics, the beta Cost Data Import tool, is helping analytics users to do.
The Google Analytics blog reported yesterday
Google Analytics has been a great place to analyze the performance of your Google advertising programs, but a piece of the puzzle has been missing: analyzing return on investment across all your digital channels. That’s why we’re happy to announce our new Cost Data Import tool, now available in public beta. This tool allows Google Analytics users to import their cost data from any digital source — such as paid search providers, display providers, affiliates, email, social and even organic traffic.
Your imported cost data can be viewed in two places: in a new report called Cost Analysis in Traffic Sources, and in the newly publicly available Attribution Modeling Tool. These reports show you how all your digital marketing channels are performing compared to each other, so you can make better decisions about your marketing programs.
There is a self-service API option and independent application providers are part of this process as well and the early reports from the blog are glowing. Of course they are, silly! It’s Google’s blog!
Has anyone been using this tool? What has been your experience to date? Are you anxious to give it a try? it will be rolling out to everyone over the short term so let us know what you find and if your experience is good, bad or indifferent. | <urn:uuid:8ef1c343-83cd-4a21-9a7d-e129e621f7d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2012/10/google-analytics-enhancement-can-help-analyze-roi-across-channels.html | 2013-05-18T17:37:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927345 | 364 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Scientifically designed to help support healthy immune function, this potent herbal formula is based on high-quality elderberry and olive leaf extracts and is potentiated by stabilized allicin from garlic. Each bottle has 60 gel capsules of 12.5mcg Allisure stabilized Allicin, 50mg Elderberry extract, 50mg Olive leaf extract.
Ultra Immune is scientifically designed to help support healthy immune function. This potent herbal formula is based on high-quality elderberry (50mg) and olive leaf extracts (50 mg) and is potentiated by stabilized allicin from garlic.
Beeyoutiful uses Allisure®, a clinically-tested, safe and unique form of stabilized allicin. Allicin is partly responsible for the strong immune supporting properties in garlic, and has become an increasingly popular way to promote overall wellness.
In addition to elderberry extract, olive leaf extract and Allisure®, we have added oregano oil and rosemary oil -- two natural compounds that have been used extensively to provide sound immune system support. ImmunoEnhancer™ AG is a non-digestible soluble fiber from Larch that has been included as a prebiotic supplement which helps to support healthy intestinal flora -- a key component of immune response.
Note: This product should not be used while pregnant or nursing.
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Innovation blended with quality is the extremely special mark of Italian hosiery brand Oroblu
, who are are well known for their fashionable, sophisticated and elegant designs. Oroblu offers something for everyone through their creative styling and use of innovative materials, whether you want sensual stay ups, luxurious tights, sweet socks or funky leggings - Oroblu has it all.
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Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-operative
in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
8 AM ’til Noon – Rain or Shine.
News and Info. Announcements for Members and Vendors
Please read this paragraph carefully, it is very important. Anyone who will be selling drinks of any kind or putting anything in a jar or bottle with the exception of exempt fruit jellies and the other few exempt items such as candy, plain breads and cookies, must have a kitchen inspection report from our VDACS agent Allyn Olinger. Please send a copy of that report along with your application if you already have one. If not, I will need it by the 1st day you sell those items. I must have a copy on file. If you have any questions please email or give me a call.
Hope everyone is managing to stay warm. I’m green with envy for those who don’t have to be out feeding livestock several times a day. Alpaca socks are the only thing keeping my toes from frostbite! (I know, but alpaca wears better in socks than angora)
market manager, Nelson Farmers Market
NELSON FARMERS’ MARKET CO-OP
RULES FOR THE 2013 MARKET SEASON
The Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-op is a PRODUCER’S only market. The market was incorporated December 2, 1997, a result of collaboration among the Nelson County office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Wintergreen Real Estate Company and a loose association of agricultural producers. This group wanted to provide a place where local farmers and market growers could sell high-quality produce directly to customers, and they wanted to provide a weekly gathering place for people interested in the culture and agriculture of Nelson County.
The following rules and guidelines, although they seem extensive, are intended to make it as easy as possible for local farmers to sell their products directly and legally to the public. The emphasis on doing things “by the book” reflects a desire for smooth and continued operation. The Market welcomes new vendors and new products.
The Board of Directors of the Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-op oversees the business operations of the market on a volunteer basis. The Farmers’ Market is run by and for the vendors with no support from the county or state. All vendors are encouraged to participate. Fees collected by the Market are for the express purpose of promoting and operating the Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-op. This includes normal administrative expenses, tent maintenance, market manager wage, advertising and operating fees.
FEES AND REGISTRATION
* A RESERVED SPACE for the 2013 season costs $75.00.
* The DAILY SPACE FEE is $10.00 per market with total fees for the year not exceeding
* Each market day, the market manager collects from each vendor: 5% of their daily sales as a market fee, and either 2.5% or 5% of sales for state sales tax unless they pay sales tax directly to the state. (2.5% is applied to grocery items like produce, baked goods, eggs and 5% tax is applied to non-consumables like candles, plants or craft items.) These fees are paid every week the vendor sells at the market and are in addition to any seasonal or one-time reserved space fee that vendors pay. The vendors’ Sales Tax Identification Number is required on the producer’s certificate if a vendor pays sales tax directly to the state. If no sales Tax ID number is provided, the tax must be paid to the market for payment to the state. It is the responsibility of the vendor to calculate their sales tax and market fee and give the money to the market manager, either by check or by exact change. The market will provide envelopes for this purpose.
* A PRODUCER’S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE or GUEST APPLICATION must be completed before selling at the market. Vendors completing this certificate before or during the annual meeting are considered annual members. By completing and signing the certificate , a vendor agrees to:
1) follow these rules; and
The certificate or application states that all products offered for sale are grown or made by the vendor, his or her family or employees. The Board of Directors retains the certificate or application, which is valid for one season.
SPACE ASSIGNMENTS AND RESERVATIONS
* Starting in 2014, in order to have a reserved space, a vendor must have had a minimum of 16 days participation at the Market during the previous season. Vendors who meet this criteria will be given first right of refusal for use of the same space. When a space is available, preference will be given to those who attended the most market days the previous season. In the case of a tie, preference will be given to the vendor with the most seniority and total annual sales. Exceptions to this rule may be made for extenuating circumstances.
Vendors who do not meet the minimum participation days will be assigned spaces at the discretion of the market manager on days they do participate.
* Sharing of spaces is not allowed at the market. However at the discretion of the market manager in
* Anyone arriving 1 hour after market opening needs to check in with the market manager before setting up. LATE ARRIVALS will be assigned a space where setup will make the least impact on the operation of the market and safety of the customers.
* Vendors will sell from only ONE VEHICLE and must occupy only one space as assigned by the market manager unless an additional space has been assigned and paid for. A maximum of two spaces may be assigned to a single vendor. Maximum vehicle size is a 1-ton pickup or van.
* The market manager designates the vending location for all vendors with or without vehicles, and, if the market manager judges it necessary, may request a vendor to relocate.
* Vendors are allowed a maximum of five additional sellers. At any time during the season, a vendor may add additional people to his list up to that maximum of five. The names of the additional workers must be placed on the application before they may work in the vendor’s space. Once during the season a request for additional workers may be submitted in writing to the board of directors explaining the need for additional workers along with the names of the persons they wish to add. The board of directors will review the request and render a decision.
1. In general, only PRODUCERS may sell at the market. A producer is defined as the person who grows or makes the product and may include the producer’s immediate family, partners or employees. In this case, partnership means that both or all parties participate in growing, baking or producing the items being sold. Producers may sell farm and kitchen products including fruit, vegetables, herbs, eggs, cut flowers and plants.
2. All goods sold at the market must originate from within a 75-mile radius of the Nelson Farmers’ Market. Any complaints filed with the market manager about vendors not following this rule will be investigated by the market manager and/or Board of Directors and may result in expulsion from the market for the remainder of the selling season.
3. Vendors must be ready to check out promptly at 12:00 noon. If you make sales after 12:00, you can add them to the following week’s sales total. All debris, boxes, containers, etc. must be loaded for removal within one hour of market closing time. All vendors must bring their own trashcans and nothing can be left under the tents. This is a direct request from the owners of the field.
4. ARTS AND CRAFTS are permitted for sale at the Market. Because the Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-op is primarily a market for agricultural products, the Board of Directors reserves the right to limit the number of craft vendors and the type of crafts sold. All art and crafts must be made by the vendors, immediate family or employees and must be produced within a 75-mile radius. No items purchased for resale, commercially produced products, or Tee shirts are permitted. Any questionable items will be subject to the approval of the Board of Director craft vendor review committee.
* The following items are subject to Department of Agriculture approval: cider, jams, jellies, relishes, honey, canned goods and baked goods, frozen meats and dairy products. Any vendor selling these products must contact the local health department and/or the VA Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (804-786-3501) for any necessary inspections and permits.
* It is the responsibility of each producer to abide by all state and federal regulations that govern the production, harvest, preparation, preservation, labeling or safety of the product the vendor offers for sale at the market. Vendors are liable for their own products. Market managements, the Farmers’ Market Board of Directors and the property owners will not be held liable for the products offered by vendors. Product liability insurance is the sole responsibility of the producer.
* The sale of cooked meats, game, poultry or fish is allowed at the market if the food comes from a Dept. of Agriculture inspected and approved kitchen and is held at proper temperature at the market.
* EGGS do not require a USDA sticker, but need to be held at proper temperature.
* The on-site sale of live animals is not allowed at the market. NO poultry, game or livestock will be slaughtered or dressed in the market area.
5. Vendors may sell produce by piece or by weight and must be in compliance with VDAC guidelines.
6. Fraudulent, dishonest or deceptive merchandising or collusion to set prices among vendors may be grounds for forfeiture of the right to do business of any kind in the market for a length of time to be determined by the market manager and the Board of Directors.
7. No vendor of produce may sell products at a price 10% below the current market value for retail farmers’ markets as reported by the VA Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The market manager will have the latest report of these prices. Vendors who want to be placed on the Retail Farmers’ Market Information mailing list can receive biweekly reports from June to October by calling 540-209-9144.
8. Generators are not allowed at the market. There are a limited number of power outlets available. These are on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested vendors must bring their own all-weather extension cords.
9. Solicitation for products, services or charitable contributions not specifically addressed as a market commodity or by vendors other than market vendors is not permitted without prior written permission of the Board of Directors.
10. Children under the age of fourteen may not be vendors unless they are accompanied by an adult responsible for the child’s conduct and safety.
11. No cooking within the market area is permitted without prior written approval of the Board of Directors.
12. Commercial enterprises such as area restaurants, bed & breakfasts and bakeries may sell baked goods if they produce them. Nurseries may sell beddings plants and houseplants if they grow them. Other agricultural items that may be processed by commercial enterprises (wineries, flour mills, coffee roasters, peanut roasters, etc.) may be sold at the market only after approval by the Board of Directors.
13. Wildflowers or native plants sold at the market must not be on the state’s list of rare wild plants, which is published by the Division of Natural Heritage. No plants may be sold that were removed from public lands. ALL PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR SALE MUST BE GROWN BY THE VENDOR.
14. All displays, including umbrellas and canopies, must be securely anchored, must not extend beyond the limits of the assigned space and may not be attached to the market tents. Failure to secure the canopy makes it susceptible to taking flight and injuring vendors or customers and creates a liability issue. If it becomes windy and the canopy is not securely anchored, the vendor will have the option to take the cover off the canopy or leave for the day. It is required that all vendors use safe displays and be aware of tripping hazards.
15. Vendors are discouraged from bringing pets.
16. Public restrooms are available. Water is available.
17. The use of alcohol and/or drugs is prohibited on the market site. Anyone found with an open container of alcohol or exhibiting behavior consistent with the use of alcohol or drugs will be issued a written warning, asked to leave that day and suspended from the market for the following week. The issuance of a third written warning will automatically prohibit the vendor from participation in the market permanently.
18. The market manager will have the full power to enforce all rules on the day of the market. For that day, the manager’s decision is final. APPEALS may be brought before the Board of Directors. All COMPLAINTS concerning other vendors must be given to the market manager in written form – signed and dated. Failure to comply with any of these rules can result in the forfeiture of the right to do business of any kind in the market for a length of time determined by the Board of Directors.
|VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY — CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact § 3.1-398.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to food inspection. [S 272] Approved
Here is a link to the legalese version: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+SB272ERThis is a simple overview of the new rules:
“A few things about the exemption from inspection that is sighted below. This exemption will be for people who are preparing from their own homes only and are sold from the individual preparing the product directly to a consumer. Therefore, if your business expands and you ever intend to sell your product through a broker or through a store, this exemption may not be for you. Secondly, you will have to label every food you make with the “NOT FOR RESALEPROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION” label. I am not sure how consumers will perceive this label – it could be detrimental to your business. Finally, the last requirement (iii) stipulates that if you require a license for production of your product (for example acidified foods – pickles, salsas and other pickled products), you will still need to be inspected because acidified foods has special production guidelines. Basically, the exemption if for low risk products such as some bakery items (cookies, bread, some cakes) and jams/jellies that would not require other licensing.”
Local (Albemarle County) Health Department Regulations (for the FM website)
in beautiful Nelson County on the
“Sunrise Side of the Blue Ridge Mountains”.
3079 Rockfish Valley Hwy – (Route 151)
Nellysford, VA 22958
Nelson County, Virginia
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IDG News Service - Sam Yu won't name the handset makers involved. But the executive at Taiwanese firm Polytron Technologies is confident that consumers this year will see the arrival of partially transparent glass smartphones.
"It will happen near the end of 2013," he said on Wednesday, as he showed off a prototype device. "Trust me."
The prototype phone was, however, not functional. As not all the components used in the phone can be made invisible, the company's glass technology may at least allow for a portion of the smartphone to remain see-through, with the rest covered behind casing, according to Polytron staff.
Unlike today's smartphones, which are often encased in plastic or metal and filled with opaque circuitry, Polytron is proposing handset makers build their products with its specially designed glass that can contain near invisible electrical wiring using patented technology. The result can create a transparent effect, making the phone see-through, the company said. (Videos can be found here and here).
Yu, general manager for Polytron, has been showing off a prototype device, built from a light piece of glass. Certain components such as the battery, camera, and memory card are still visible, but the remainder of the phone, including the screen, is transparent, he said.
"I like things that are novel and look beautiful," he said, adding that the patent for the technology was developed four years ago. "Current mobile phones are heavier, but with this glass you can make it much lighter."
Polytron is a subsidiary of U.S.-based Polytronix and focuses on glass technology. One of the company's main products is its "Polyvision Privacy Glass", which can flip between transparency and a near-opaque cloudy white with a flick of a switch.
Polytron has mainly focused on providing glass for construction projects, but Yu said he believes its technology can also be applied to electronics. On Wednesday, he also displayed a nearly transparent USB memory stick that will start selling later this year, and a speaker system embedded into a thin slate of glass.
Other companies, such as Samsung, LG, Fujitsu, have also shown off similar concepts, such as dual-sided transparent touch screens for phones, or see-through displays for laptops. Yu said he had no idea how much a transparent phone would cost buyers. But he believes his technology will help make transparent electronic products a reality.
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Pokédex 3D Pro Coming Nov. 8; Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Debut New Features
Pokédex 3D Pro will be available for Nintendo 3DS exclusively from the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 8 and is a perfect companion application for all Pokémon fans, while Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 introduce new ways for players to connect and get the most out of their games. Launching on Oct. 7, Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are made for the Nintendo DS family of systems, but are also playable in 2D on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL.
New information includes the following:
Pokédex 3D Pro: The perfect companion application to Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, Pokédex 3D Pro is sold separately and launches in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on Nov. 8. Players can learn all about their favorite Pokémon, as this enhanced and upgraded version includes detailed information about more than 640 Pokémon featured in the history of the Pokémon video game series. With the new Pokémon Challenge, players can test their Pokémon knowledge in a variety of quizzes. To ensure that players have access to the Pokédex that will aid them the most while playing Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, the original Pokédex 3D will no longer be available from the Nintendo eShop after Oct. 1.
Join Avenue: In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, players will also have the ability to explore a new area called Join Avenue. Join Avenue is populated by anyone with whom a player has interacted through wireless tag mode, trading or battling. These players will open shops in Join Avenue that sell rare items not found elsewhere in the game. There are several different types of shops that can be opened on Join Avenue, including ones that offer supplies or the ability to power up Pokémon. The rarity of items that can be purchased from these shops is determined by how populated a player's Join Avenue is.
Memory Link: By connecting Pokémon Black Version 2 or Pokémon White Version 2 with a previously played Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version game, players will be able to see what happened to some of the characters from Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version during the past two years. They'll also be able to capture special Pokémon. The scenes players encounter in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 will depend on how far they have progressed through Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version. To use Memory Link, players must have either two systems from the Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS family, or broadband Internet access and a Pokémon Black Version game or Pokémon White Version game that has been synced to the Pokémon Global Link website.
Pokémon Dream Radar: Launching Oct. 7 exclusively on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Pokémon Dream Radar is an entirely 2D experience that lets players catch Pokémon and items using augmented-reality technology by moving the Nintendo 3DS to aim and shoot Dream Clouds. Caught Pokémon and items from Pokémon Dream Radar can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2. The game lets players take on the role of an assistant to Professor Burnet, a scientist studying the Interdream Zone. The Pokémon that players catch in Pokémon Dream Radar may have hidden abilities that aren't available in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, and many of the items in the game cannot be found in Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2.
For more information about the Pokémon Black Version 2, Pokémon White Version 2 and Pokémon Dream Radar games or the Pokédex 3D Pro application, visit http://www.pokemon.com/BlackWhite2.
Nintendo Partners with SEGA and Announces Wii U Games Shown at E3 2013
The next title in SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo's Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Read more...
Save 50% on Super Mario Bros. 2 for Wii U
We're celebrating spring with a sale on classic favorites for Wii U. Right now, you'll save 50% on Super Mario Bros. 2 by buying the Wii U Virtual Console version of Super Mario World. That's twice the fun, at a great low price. Read more...
Major Wii U update adds new services and features, faster performance
The next major system update for Nintendo?s Wii U home console after launch is now available for download. The update delivers a host of new services and enhanced features, such as improved stability and performance, as well as faster load times when switching between applications. The update also lays the groundwork for the imminent launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service. Wii U owners also will soon see the launch of Wii U Panorama View. Read more...
Shutdown of Wii Channels
Wii Network Service Partial Discontinuation Read more...
Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems - March 28, 2013
Exciting games, videos, and more! Check out what's new and downloadable to Nintendo systems this week. - HarmoKnight - Legend of the River King Read more...
System Update Brings Enhancements to Nintendo 3DS
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Today is something called National Taco Day, which is a total bullshit holiday made up in 2000 by Chuy's in Austin. It started as a marketing ploy, and Chuy's actually filed a trademark application for it, but it let its rights to the term slip, meaning hundreds of lazy bloggers and reporters can ... More >>
In a cheap media ploy that obviously worked, a German liquor company applied for a trademark for a brand of schnapps they wanted to call "Fuck." Their initial efforts were stymied by authorities--but now, a German high court has ruled in their favor in the most important free-speech battle since ... More >>
The Ma and Pa Kettle of the legal world?Remember that humongous controversy earlier this year when a weirdo Pasadena family not only successfully got a trademark for the term "urban homesteading" (used in American English for decades), but began sending threatening legal letters to entities who u ... More >>
Jay-Z may need to find a new shape.De Beers lied to us. A diamond is not forever. Jay-Z has been throwing around that diamond hand signal for a few years now and using it as the logo for his music company, but a Costa Mesa surf brand is taking legal action to get its diamond back.Volcom is suing ... More >>
This guy just gave a talk in Orange County. . . . Better change the title of that book, son!UPDATED, 10:50 P.M. Those dingbat Dervaeses won't give up. Rather
than take their licking and apologize to the authors, bloggers, and
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My friend Christian over at OC Mex Food just discovered that a Baja Fresh in Irvine has started serving "Baja Kogi" tacos. My initial reaction was one of disbelief. But Christian has the pictures to prove it. Mmm, smells like trademark infringement.
It's always tedious to hear health-freaks go on and on about the benefits of this or that special shake. But now there's a drink that gets right to the point, putting you to sleep all by itself.
(I thought such a thing already existed, and was called "whiskey." The things you learn in this job...)
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Because nothing evokes the true spirit of surfing like the smell of lawyers and advertising executives in the morning, we can all rejoice at the news that Huntington Beach is now officially "Surf City USA", in the very real and legally binding sense of those words. According to the L.A. Times, "[The ... More >> | <urn:uuid:086110fc-cc00-48eb-b329-0c75d4ae813c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ocweekly.com/related/to/Trademarks/ | 2013-05-18T17:39:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960891 | 549 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The Organic Consumers Association's Washington DC office, led by Alexis Baden-Mayer, participated in the Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States, by organizing a roving band of dancing polar bears. The Polar Bears Against War & Melting Ice (PAWMI) carted a mobile disco and distributed 6,000 free commemorative postcards and calendars to crowds that celebrated by dancing in the streets.
Gina and Lindsay dance with the polar bears at inauguration
Inauguration Dancing in the streets of DC with Polar Bears
Obama Inauguration Mercedes Polar Dance in Street DC
Obama Polar Bear Dance
The polar bears performed the following rap:
We want answers!
We've got one chance here!
There's flooding and burning!
We've got to be turning
to the solutions to war and pollution!
Phase out coal & oil & gas!
Safe nuclear power?
Reduce, and then, recycle and reuse!
Conservation first, then renewable fuels!
Green jobs, good health!
Spread the wealth!
Corporations down to size!
Let workers' rights rise!
Money for health care not for war!
Tax the rich to help the poor!
Homes not jails, books not bars!
Bikes not bombs, clean fuel cars!
Jobs in organic, wind and solar,
help the poor while we're helping the polar!
Jobs in solar, wind and organic,
help the people while we're helping the planet!
OCA's polar bears were mentioned in news coverage of the inauguration:
At Inauguration, Obama Pledges to Begin National Rebuilding Before Vast Crowds
As vendors tried to hock t-shirts and buttons and informal parades erupted, a small pack of environmentalists with the Organic Consumers Association dressed up as polar bears and danced down the street with a boom box on wheels. Group member Alexis Baden-Mayer said that while her group was hopeful for Obama’s presidency, it was also critical of some of his policies and appointments, particularly that of his energy chief.
The Obama Inauguration: Two Miles Away, It Was "Still Worth It to Be Here"
Global warming was protested by dancers in polar bear costumes.
Making a Point on Clean Coal
Today’s inauguration turned into an interspecies celebration for Polar Bears Against War and Melting Ice, a Washington advocacy group.
Starting at 10 a.m., two group members stood at the corner of 14 Street and New York Avenue, dressed in homemade polar bear suits, and commemorated the event by dancing and leading a conga line to Barack Obama-themed music blasting from an iPod and speakers powered by two DuraLast batteries typically used for cars and trucks.
“We are very concerned about Barack Obama’s policy towards coal. There’s no clean coal; we need to focus on solar and wind energy. But we’re here to congratulate him,” said organizer and D.C. resident Adam Eidinger, 35.
Eidinger, who has lived in the capital for 16 years, has seen his share of inaugurations; for the last two he organized protests. Since October 2007, the group has usually used the suits, fashioned from fake fur and papier-mâché, for protest.Today, however, “We’re not protesting here," Eidinger said. "People get it. They know we’re talking about global warming.”
Happy Polar Bears Dancing Next to the White House
The Polar Bears
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Dead to Rights
Wouldn't it be useful if there really was such a thing as bullet time? There are surely innumerable situations where such an ability would come in handy. Exams would certainly be less stressful if two hours became eight. Sports would be mastered with consummate ease. Games like Ikaruga could be completed by mere mortals (indeed, if memory serves there is a slow-motion option in the game). And all that is well and good, but lets face it, the real reason the world's physicists should strive to create real bullet time is so that people like us can kick some real ass. Think about the possibilities. The local bouncers not letting you in on account of your supposedly inadequate footwear? Simple, give him and his mates a bit of the old matrix one-two, and you're doing the slow-mo shimmy in the door in no time. The local 'yoof' giving you jip? Easy, my friends. A couple of flips and some chop-sockey later, and they're off to bother some old age pensioners instead. It's easy to see, therefore, why the world of gaming has taken a keen interest in all things bullet time. The latest to follow this trend are Namco with Dead to Rights.
Dead to Rights is a bit of a cocktail of a game. It has a generous helping of Max Payne style gunplay, some Matrix-esque melee combat, a slew of mini games and even a dash of sniping. None of the parts ever manage to quite equal the best of the games they obviously seek to emulate, but altogether the mix is quite pleasing nonetheless.
The main game play component is the gun combat, and fortunately this is also the most well designed and enjoyable section of the game. The game involves running around the usual gamut of locales as disgraced cop Jack Slate (uber-cliché), dishing out some good old-fashioned what for to a veritable army of gun-toting goons. Combat is simple to control and although not incredibly deep, does certainly entertain all the way to the end. Jack targets his enemies using the right trigger, causing a target reticule to appear over the nearest enemy. A red reticule means the enemy is in perfect range, yellow means he's a little too far away for a clean hit, and green means he's out of sight or range. Blue indicates a dead target. The player cycles through the many potential targets by releasing and pressing the right trigger.
Once a favoured target has been acquired, Slate has a number of ways to dispatch his enemies. There is a large variety of suitably ostentatious weaponry, and using a slow motion leap Slate can emulate any number of Woo-style heroes and take out multiple targets in one pass. Slate can also take enemies hostage for use as a shield, and this becomes a vital tactic later in the game as the number and deadliness of opponents increases dramatically. Hostages are cynically executed when no longer required. | <urn:uuid:65234587-6da1-4c83-8672-d20f2085c085> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.play.tm/review/1871/dead-to-rights/ | 2013-05-18T17:38:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966043 | 616 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Is it possible to use another program to do the file structure interpretation for BluRay ISO images eg Daemon Tools?
I'm a looong-time HTPC user and new PS3 user, so this streaming stuff is all new to me, but under Windows Media Center there is a great 3rd party program called "My Movies" which leverages Daemon Tools APIs to automatically mount DVD ISO images. The newer versions of both My Movies (and Daemon Tools) allow you to do this also for BluRay ISO images, provided you're running Windows Vista Media Center or newer.
Granted the content is stored either locally on the Media Center box or (in my case) a network file share, so it's very different from a streaming situation.
I'm just wondering if a similar approach is possible?
I note similar feature requests for AVCHD ISO file support and UDF 2.5 file support.
I'm guessing these are all related to the same thing - finding a way of playing back ripped BluRay movies from PC HDD using PS3MS.
If I rip a BluRay as a folder structure, I can browse down through the levels using PS3MS and pick (hopefully) the right .M2TS stream but it's a bit ugly really...
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Here goes. I met this girl, this wonderful girl, and our relationship was literally a whirlwind relationship. We became 'official' very quickly, and just 2 to 3 weeks later had already told each other we love each other. Things continued to get even more serious - I began looking for jobs in her town, which is 6 hours away from where I live now. She mentioned to me that she wanted to have a family with me. It all seemed perfect, or as perfect as anything can get in this world.
Then, a week ago Friday, we had an argument because I told her I had been waiting to totally be myself around her to make sure she wasn't going to take off on me first. What I said really hurt her feelings, and I realize now that the comment I made could have easily caused her to have doubts about me and question our love and relationship. But, by the end of that evening, it seemed like things were going ok, and I thought she would get over it. The next morning, I was shocked to read texts from her saying that we needed to take a break - 'not forever' in her words though - and said that she still loved me and hoped I did not hate her. I made the stupid mistake of driving 6 hours to see her, without telling her, so that we could hopefully talk it out. But I came to find out that that very same day that I drove up there, she'd already started talking to someone else. She told me she didn't start talking to anyone else until she told me she was done, and I really want to believe her when she says she did not talk to anyone new until she broke it off with me. But then again, how can you meet and get together with someone that fast, within the space of one day?
So I'm confused, wondering if we broke up because of our argument or if we broke up because she wanted to talk to this other girl. Or if it was maybe a combintation of both. I should also mention that while we were together, I was probably overly nice to her, I did anything and everything I could think of for her. I did these things for her because I love her and care about her, and just wanted to make her happy. But I'm afraid now that she might have seen this excessive niceness as incredible insecurity and neediness. And we did have an argument, about a month into our relationship, and in this argument she mentioned how she was worried that I was trying to 'buy' her.
One big problem though. She says she still loves me. And God knows I still love her. I'm 30 years old, and never in my life have a I loved someone enough to want to move away from my friends and family and everything I know for her. I've never lived with a girlfriend before, never even THOUGHT of living with a girlfriend before, but I was ready to move 6 hours away just to be closer to this woman so we'd have a better chance of working out. So, as I said, I'm still in love with her....and while we were together, she treated me better than anyone ever has and really showed me respect and caring. So I'm pretty sure that she does still love me like she says she does. But, she's talking to this other girl now, and I don't know what to do. I love her honestly, and I don't want to totally give up on her, but I don't want to try too hard either. Pretty much, I just want her back....but I want to ger her back because she WANTS to have me back. I want her to want me again the way she wanted me before. I just was too insecure around her when we were together, that's one thing I know would have to change. I am starting to date new people, and trying to move on with my life as much as possible. But I'm still in love with her, I want her back, I want her to realize what she pushed away when she broke up with me, I want her to miss me....I want her to want me back the way I want her back. I really feel like this woman is the love of my life, and I can't imagine the rest of my life without her in it. Any help? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully the fact that I'm gay and talking about a woman won't be something that pushes all of you away and causes you to refuse helping me....love is love, regardless of what form it comes in. My love for her is just as real as the love you all have for your girlfriends or boyfriends. So, please HELP!! I would really value any advice that any of you have to give. Thank you!!!!
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The National Museum, just south of Rajpath, provides a good overview of Indian culture and history. The foreigners’ entry fee includes a free audio tour, but you need to leave a passport, driving licence, credit card or Rs2000 (or US$40/£40/€40) as a deposit, and the exhibits it covers are rather random. At a trot, you can see the museum in a couple of hours, but to get the best out of your visit you should set aside at least half a day.
The most important exhibits are on the ground floor, kicking off in room 4 with the Harappan civilization. The Gandhara sculptures in room 6 betray a very obvious Greco-Roman influence. Room 9 has some very fine bronzes, most especially those of the Chola period (from south India in the ninth to the thirteenth century), and a fifteenth-century statue of Devi from Vijanaraya in south India, by the left-hand wall. Among the late medieval sculptures in room 10 is a fearsome, vampire-like, late chola dvarapala (a guardian figure built to flank the doorway to a shrine), also from south India, and a couple of performing musicians from Mysore. Room 12 is devoted to the Mughals, and in particular their miniature paintings. Look out also for two paintings depicting a subject you wouldn’t expect – the nativity of Jesus. It’s worth popping upstairs to the textiles, and the musical instruments collection on the second floor is outstanding. The Central Asian antiquities collection includes a large number of paintings, documents, ceramics and textiles from Eastern Turkestan (Xinjiang) and the Silk Route, dating from between the third and twelfth centuries. On your way out, take a look at the massive twelve-tiered temple chariot from Tamil Nadu, an extremely impressive piece of woodwork in a glass shelter just by the southern entrance gate. | <urn:uuid:bcdc2a84-d500-4526-9d0f-f86527d14655> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/india/delhi/new-delhi/national-museum/ | 2013-05-18T17:28:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95453 | 406 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Our public speaking and presentation skill training method provides support for you to be who you already are while you are in front of a group. Our method starts from the inside, from what gets tense and stirred up in your body when you become the center of attention. It allows you the time and space to explore your inner tension and discover that it is just passion energy frozen in your body. As you accept the tension, it begins to dissolve and the energy that was locked up in the tension is freed to flow through your body. People are often amazed at how quickly their tension dissolves when they do not resist it!
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Rent Plattekill for $3,000!
I was just browsing through Liftopia and Plattekill has a deal on there to rent the whole mountain for $3,000 per day. I didn't think it would be that inexpensive to rent it for the whole day and I don't know how good the mountain is since I've never been but still thats pretty awesome. Any chance we can get 80-100 people to sign up?
This offer affords you private, exclusive access to Plattekill Mountain for a day for up to 250 guests (additional charge for more than 250 people). All facilities are at your disposal - lifts, rentals, food and beverage and more!
Ever thought of having a ski mountain all to yourself for a day? Just you and your closest friends? Well, you CAN! Plattekill Mountain in Roxbury, NY is offering you just that...your very own private mountain rental and the opportunity to have the mountain, the trails, lifts and all services operational for JUST YOU! Corporate groups, parties, family reunions, fundraisers, you name it. They can be your closest friends...or not. The more people you have the cheaper the lift ticket with one flat rental rate for up to 250 people. Over 250 people, tickets are $10/pp. Plus, your group qualifies for discounted rates on rentals and lessons too! Complete food and beverage services can all be made available for your special day on the slopes.
Treat yourself ...and your family and friends! Carve turns down 2-mile long cruisers or challenge yourself on our double blacks. By mid-afternoon, hit trails that appear as though no one else had been on them that day. Escape the crowded slopes and lift lines and discover a best kept secret... come discover just what makes Plattekill a truly unique mountain! Read less | <urn:uuid:fe530d5c-b6c6-43bf-a9a3-62c9a55367f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.snowboardingforum.com/449646-post1.html | 2013-05-18T18:01:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961698 | 379 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Anyone who regularly drives Sooke Road knows about the seasonal flooding that happens on the stretch between the 17 Mile Pub and Kangaroo Road. Road closures due to flooding may now become a thing of the past.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1 the Ministry of Transportation announced that $1-million would go towards raising part of the road and widening the shoulders to help prevent flooding along Veitch Creek, which runs along the highway. The project is expected to be complete by March 31. Drivers are reminded to drive carefully and to pay attention to construction road signs.
Currently, in British Columbia fines for speeding in a construction zone can cost the offender up to $483.
Military Families invited to new group
The Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) is inviting military families living in Sooke to a community group on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex (2168 Phillips Road).
The group will be of interest to those that want to meet other military families living in the area. It also gives people the opportunity to learn more about the programs and services at the Military Family Resource Centre.
The MFRC will use the night to assess the needs and interests of the community and plan future efforts in the Sooke area for military families.
To register or learn more, call the 250-363-2640 (toll free: 1-800-353-3329).
Superheroes for the greater green
From paving the way for accessible local food options, rethinking conventional fuel sources or restoring ecologically sensitive watersheds, it is clear that heroic Canadians are using their superpowers by taking action at the local level to effect global change.
Through the Hometown Heroes Award Program, Earth Day Canada (EDC) is recognizing these heroic Canadians with three awards. The Individual and Group Award winners will receive a $10,000 cash-prize to donate to a local environmental group/cause of their choice and the Small Business Award winner will have permission to use the Award and the EDC logo for one year to market and promote the business and/or an approved product. All winners will attend the annual EDC gala in Toronto, ON for an awards ceremony in June.
You can find more information about the program and the nomination package by visiting earthday.ca/hometown. Nominations are due March 30, 2012.
About Earth Day Canada
Earth Day Canada (EDC), a national environmental charity founded in 1990, provides Canadians with the practical knowledge and tools they need to lessen their impact on the environment. In 2004 it was recognized as the top environmental education organization in North America, for its innovative year-round programs and educational resources, by the Washington-based North American Association for Environmental Education, the world’s largest association of environmental educators. In 2008 it was chosen as Canada’s “Outstanding Non-profit Organization” by the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. EDC regularly partners with thousands of organizations in all parts of Canada. www.earthday.ca.
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How to Buy a Digital Camcorder
Recording your own movies has never been easier than it is today with the latest models of digital camcorders. Make high quality videos with these lightweight, easy-to-use multimedia devices that capture digital video, but can also do so much more.
How Digital Camcorders Work
Digital camcorders, also known as digital video (DV) cameras, record dramatically sharper images and better sound than analog video cameras. Analog cameras record data magnetically, while digital cameras store data on chips, like a computer. Using digital video also makes it much easier to edit your movies on a computer, where you can add a music soundtrack or rearrange the order of events. Some digital camcorders also offer a digital still function that allows you to take digital still pictures like you would with a digital camera.
Mini Digital Video (MiniDV) cameras are compact in size and offer high-quality digital video that should retain its quality when copied. Mini-DV cassettes run on lightweight lithium-ion batteries and can record up to 3 hours of footage in SP mode. You must connect the camcorder directly to the VCR or TV for playback. MiniDV cameras can also be connected directly to your computer with an IEEE 1394 port (also known as FireWire).
- Most camcorders come with an LCD viewfinder that lets you review your tape or see what you're filming without looking through the eyepiece.
- They come in either Black and White or Color
- LCD screens range in size from 2.5 to 3.5 inches. Keep in mind that larger screens are easier to use but are more expensive.
- Most cameras offer some form of image stabilization-which helps minimize the shakiness that results from recording with a handheld camera.
- High-end models offer advanced stabilization features which work extremely well.
- Most camcorders come with a zoom lens that lets you get closer to the action without actually moving.
- You can get an idea of how powerful the camera's zoom is from its magnification rating: the larger the number, the closer you can zoom in. For example, a camera with an 18x zoom can create an image that appears to be 18 times closer than if you weren't using a zoom lens.
- Be careful to distinguish between optical zoom and a digital zoom: Optical zoom lets you change this focal length, so you can move from one magnification to a closer magnification. Digital zoom uses electronics to enlarge a small portion of the entire image, which can lead to fuzzy pictures.
Special Effects and Scene Transitions
- Special Effects can enhance your videos with options such as animation, classic film effects, and many other fun features.
- Scene Transitions can be used to add effects between your video scenes. Various wipes and fades are the most commonly used transitions.
Capturing Still Photos
- Many digital camcorders offer a digital camera feature that can capture and store still photos that you can download to your computer.
- The resolution is usually the same as a decent quality digital camera, between 1 and 3 megapixels.
- Also look for how many megabytes (MB) of memory comes with the camcorder - this will determine how many photos you can save at once. Some camcorders also have memory card slots that let you add more memory.
Size and Design
- Vertical - Slim and long, generally with a built-in eyepiece
- Horizontal - generally longer than it is taller with the eyepiece sticking out upward like old VHS camcorders, but smaller.
- Compact - The smallest camcorders available don't exceed 5 inches in any dimension and weigh only a few ounces.
When purchasing a digital camcorder, you may also want to consider what accessories you will need:
- Digital/Mini Digital video cassettes - record, store, and create a collection of movies from 60 to 180 minute lengths.
- Camcorder bag - keep your digital camcorder safe, along with having pockets to store cables and tapes.
- Tripod - for keeping the camera perfectly still while recording movies.
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By Clark C. McClelland
“My own observation of a giant 8 to 9 foot entity (ET?) in the Space Shuttle Pay Load Bay in and in addition observing a strange alien spacecraft in orbit to the rear of the shuttle OMS Pods (large main booster engines) in 1991 was an event in my life that is intriguing and unforgettable. (As depicted on the artist’s concept on page 13). This observation was one minute and seven seconds long. It was plenty of time to record it in my memory for a lifetime. I am artistic and sketched it immediately. An advanced artist did the finished concept that is exact of what I saw.”
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Copyright (c) Aleks Jakulin, 2004. [e-mail] (remove unnecessary dashes and spaces from the e-mail address to respond)This work is now published as
A. Jakulin, W. Buntine, T. M. La Pira and H. Brasher
Analyzing the U.S. Senate in 2003: Similarities, Clusters, and Blocs
Political Analysis (2009) 17 (3): 291-310.
A particular kind of data in politics that is well-amenable to data mining are the roll calls. In USA, the Library of Congress in Washington maintains the THOMAS database of legislative information for the US Senate and the US House of Representatives. We shall focus on the US Senate. For each roll call, the database provides a list of votes cast by each of the 100 senators. For each roll call, the vote of every senator is recorded in three ways: `Yea', `Nay' and `Not Voting'. A portion of the whole the table of issues debated in the US Senate then looks like this:
With this data we can do many interesting visualizations and analyses that will be discussed in the next section. We will learn how influential each senator is, how influential are individual states, which senators voted most similarly, and which blocs seem to exist in the US Senate. All this will be done purely and strictly from the data. There are many other domains with similar structure of the data: voting in other parliaments, such as the Finnish Eduskunta, voting in the United Nations, voting in the supreme courts, voting of shareholders, and so on.
The material in this section is a summary of the paper Analyzing the US Senate in 2003: Similarities, Networks, Clusters and Blocs listed beneath. We show that several methods often used in data mining, information theory and applied statistics are directly applicable to the roll call data, and are complementary to the methods already used in political science.
Clusters and Blocs in the Senate
The bars on the right hand side depict the five blocs resulting from latent variable analysis with Gibbs sampling, and the the darker blocks indicating a high degree of membership, the lighter ones a lower degree. The number of these blocs is subject to interpretation, but the assignment of senators to the blocs is much less ambiguous. With our statistical model, we identified five blocs:
A: the majority Republican bloc, ~35 votes
Each bloc can be interpreted as a single vote which is replicated several times, through its bloc members. Thereby, we can interpret a bloc as a single voting "super-senator", but with a weight proportional to the size of the bloc. It turns out that A and B are most influential, D does make an impact sometimes, and E quite rarely. Republican blocs, especially bloc B, were more cohesive than Democrat ones.
A Similarity Matrix
The symmetric dissimilarity matrix graphically illustrates the information-theoretic Rajski's distance between all pairs of senators, based on their votes in 2003. If two senators voted similarly, the square at the intersection of their names is dark.
Three large clusters can be identified visually from this graph, and one group of moderate senators in each party. The major clusters correspond to the political parties even if the party information was not used in the computation of distance. Of interest is also Senator Kerry (D-MA) who is in the center of the Democrats while also being more similar than other Democrats to the Republicans: this can be achieved by not voting for every issue.
Clustering does not illustrate the structure of strong similarities in detail. We can achieve this by plotting a graph with nodes corresponding to senators and edges to their connections. We only select a certain number of the strongest similarities to create a graph, using an artificial threshold to discriminate between a connection and the absence of it. We graphically illustrate the 20 pairs of senators with highest Rajski's distance between their votes, both in the Democratic and Republican Party. The nodes are labeled with the total number of votes cast, while the edges are marked with the percentage of roll calls in which both senators cast the same vote
Among the Democrats, there is large variation in the number of votes cast, as those senators that later participated as candidates in the presidential race cast fewer votes than others, with Senator Kerry casting only 165 votes out of 459. This seemingly places him in the very center of the party. The closest pair among the Republican senators is formed by Senators Craig and Crapo, both from Idaho, who cast identical votes in 98.8% of cases. We also see the separation between the two Republican blocs.
How Influential is a Senator or a State?
We can interpret the process of voting in the context of Shannon's information theory. Each senator can be considered as an information source, while the outcome of the vote is the destination. Therefore, mutual information can be interpreted as a measure of how influential is a senator with respect to the outcome of the vote. [How influential are individual senators?]
It is also possible to consider both senators of a particular state as a joint information source. This way, we obtain the level of influence a particular state exerts on the outcome. [How influential are individual states?]
In general, Republicans are considerably more influential than the Democrats, and relatively small states may be far more influential than populous states. The methods we employed were inspired by feature selection heuristics in machine learning.
It is possible to analyze the votes cast by blocs for each issue. There are several types of analysis that can be done:
Metric Scaling in 2D
We have to distinguish similarity, which is in our case quantified information-theoretically with a probabilistic model, from distance that is defined geometrically. There are algorithms that attempt to present the similarities through distances, clarifying the similarity structure in data. The senators whose votes were similar, also appear close in the resulting diagrams. Instead of discrete clusters, we have implicit aggregations, groups of points.
The colors are derived from bloc memberships in the latent variable model. The perceptual similarity of color marks the similarity based on the latent variable model.
Metric Scaling in 3D
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Several methods are illustrated:
The colors are derived from bloc memberships. Hover the mouse over the ball, and you will obtain the name of the senator beneath it. All these methods yield relatively similar results, which can be seen as an indication that the findings are robust.
Belief nets provide a fascinating "causal" model of "influence" in the US Senate. It makes little sense. Do not play with causality!
The methods merely illustrated above are explained in detail in our papers:
Abstract: To analyze the roll calls in the US Senate in year 2003, we have employed the methods already used throughout the science community for analysis of genes, surveys and text. With information-theoretic measures we assess the association between pairs of senators based on the votes they cast. Furthermore, we can evaluate the influence of a voter by postulating a Shannon information channel between the outcome and a voter. The matrix of associations can be summarized using hierarchical clustering, multi-dimensional scaling and link analysis. With a discrete latent variable model we identify blocs of cohesive voters within the Senate, and contrast it with continuous ideal point methods. Under the bloc-voting model, the Senate can be interpreted as a weighted vote system, and we were able to estimate the empirical voting power of individual blocs through what-if analysis.
Abstract: Although group cohesion studies are rather common elsewhere, the last analyses of the Finnish parliament Eduskunta were published in the 1960s. This article provides, firstly, a fresh group cohesion analysis using the Agreement Index, which is a modified version of the classic Rice index. Secondly, two advanced voting similarity analyses, together with a new easy-to-understand way of illustrating the results, are provided. Where the Agreement Index operates at the parliamentary party group level, the voting similarity analyses are able to analyse and illustrate the individual MP level. The article is partly methodological in testing the voting similarity methods, however, it also provides insight into the recent voting behaviour within Eduskunta.
We are providing all the data and the source of our software so that our results can be reproduced. There is not much documentation, so only delve into this if you are a hacker.
Several other researchers in political science are working on voting data, and are kind enough to share their work on the Web:
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Location Melbourne CBD Equipment Zoom F4 Sennheiser MKH 60 Boom pole array and Roland R09 Handheld
There were a few specific sounds I had wanted to record in the short busy time that we would be in Melbourne. One of those was the bells at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne’s CBD. I contacted the Cathedral office and they put me in touch with the captain of the bell ringing group, who invited me to come along to one of their rehearsals.
What I initially thought would be an opportunity to get some basic bell sounds from the area in which they pull the bell cords proved to be a much more exciting and fruitful trip.
St Paul's Cathedral
Upon arriving I was shown the setup and then allowed to carefully climb right up to the actual belfry. This was not only incredibly spectacular, but also somewhat daunting. I was a long way up, and the bells were very large and VERY loud. I needed to have hearing protection on to be able to tolerate being so close while they were ringing. I set up my recording gear a level below because even on the lowest input settings the shear amount of sound energy produced by these bells was overloading the equipment if it got any closer. The largest bell at St. Paul’s weighs approximately 1500 kilograms and has a stunning sound when it rings. I recorded with both of my portable devices to try and gather as much material as possible. I think in total I captured nearly an hour of material which I will need to go through. This was a great experience and completely exceeded my expectations for the day.
St Paul's Cathedral Bells
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Jason Hatcher, a 4-star defensive end from Trinity High School here in Louisville maintains that he’s firm on his commitment to USC, but Charlie Strong and his staff aren’t giving up just yet.
There are plenty of prospects in the 2013 class that Louisville’s staff has offered scholarships to, but Hatcher is one that Louisville has been pursuing for quite some time. With other USC commitments decided to reopen their recruitment in the last couple of weeks, Louisville fans are hopeful that Hatcher will do the same.
Hatcher recently visited Kentucky and is scheduled to visit USC this weekend. He also has a visit to Florida scheduled on Jan. 25 and he’ll make his last visit to Louisville on Feb. 1. Despite the visits to other schools, most believe it’ll Louisville if it’s not USC who ends up with Hatcher.
The Louisville staff has received some help from two current commits in trying to get Hatcher to flip from USC to Louisville. In a recent interview with Steve Jones of the Courier-Journal, Hatcher says James Quick and Reggie Bonnafaon, two of his teammates at Trinity High School have been on him pretty hard.
“They’ve been grinding on me at school and around the community,” Hatcher tells Jones. He also says that the staff has been really stressing how staying home and playing for the hometown school could benefit Hatcher in his future after football. “They talked about how big it would be for the program and our lives but around the city and all the doors it would open up for us down the road,” says Hatcher. | <urn:uuid:abab45bc-ab6d-4993-8c83-24e8b2753463> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thecardinalconnect.com/2013/01/15/louisville-staff-will-working-hard-to-flip-jason-hatcher/ | 2013-05-18T18:06:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97981 | 339 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Ramirez Gets Hurt...Badly
In the bottom of the third inning, on a sharp grounder down the line, Aramis Ramirez fully extended to his right and immediately grabbed his arm. Initally it appeared that maybe he broke his elbow or another bone by his reaction, but the replay showed him immediately grabbing his hand and upper tricep area and nothing really impacted with the ground that would apper to lead to any broken bones. The parachat consensus was a disclocated shoulder and Aramis looked in great amounts of pain. Screen grabs after the jump...
Hopefully Dr. Hecht can be along once we hear exactly what it is, but hard to imagine he'll avoid the DL with the way he initally reacted to the play.
UPDATE: Len just said that is indeed a dislocated left shoulder and he's undergoing X-rays at the moment. No word on the severity yet. | <urn:uuid:ed2676b7-5586-4420-b4ec-82398f732d37> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thecubreporter.com/comment/132752 | 2013-05-18T18:07:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983905 | 183 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Diageo boosted by ‘North American innovation machine’1st February, 2013 by Ron Emler - This article is over multiple pages: 1 2
“God bless America” might have been the underlying theme when Paul Walsh, Diageo’s chief executive, unveiled the results for the second half of last year.
He said that the world’s biggest premium alcohol drinks group was “exactly on track” at the half-way point of its three-year medium-term strategy, but also agreed that “the US is recovering a bit quicker than we thought” – the implication is that he might have been marginally behind target had trade in the US not been comparatively buoyant.
North America, which accounts for about one-third of Diageo’s £6 billion-plus sales excluding taxes, generated 30% of the group’s extra revenues in the half year and almost 40% of the profits, underlining its key role in Diageo’s business. What Walsh called “the North American innovation machine” improved its operating margin by more than a percentage point. Vodka sales were 9% ahead and whisky achieved “double-digit growth”.
Walsh was in confident mood, stressing Diageo’s “top line growth and marketing improvements” which generated an additional 9% operating profits in the half year, 9% growth in earnings per share and an extra £125m free cash flow. The interim dividend was raised by 9% – “the third consecutive dividend upgrade since we launched our three-year medium-term guidance” (of average annual organic growth of 6%).
“We are a strong business, getting stronger,“ he said. And Diageo would concentrate on a three-pronged strategy of “improving net sales growth, delivering margin expansion and targeted acquisitions to create access to new growth”.
Diageo has been on a spending spree over the past couple of years, and it is not over yet. Although Walsh walked away from Jose Cuervo – he wanted to own the tequila brand rather than just distribute it – he is on the verge of landing India’s United Spirits in a complicated deal that will give him control for about £1.3 billion.
There have been rumours that the Indian stock market authorities are unhappy with how the takeover is structured, but their doubts are not thought to be insurmountable. Walsh says that he has to “respect the confidentiality of the process” but it is a matter of “when” the deal is consummated not “if”. Indeed, Delhi sources say that the Indian government would be unhappy if any undue obstacles were put in Diageo’s way. | <urn:uuid:324d2c5d-9a60-44ad-bf3f-909caabe1701> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/02/diageo-boosted-by-north-american-innovation-machine/ | 2013-05-18T17:57:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968297 | 581 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
NU calls on members to stop paying taxes
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The country’s largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) waded into the debate on eradicating corruption in the country by proposing the death penalty for graft defendants and calling on its members to stop paying taxes.
One of NU’s senior clerics Saifuddin Amsir said that graft convicts should be subject to the death penalty, especially repeat offenders.
“Corruption is destroying our nation. It is difficult to eradicate without the death penalty. Corruption systematically kills the people,” Saifuddin said during a national meeting of the organization in Cirebon, West Java.
He added that NU made no recommendation on the style of execution, deferring the decision to the government whether it should resort to poisoning, beheading, lethal injection, sending the convict to the gallows or firing squad.
Earlier on Saturday, NU clerics called on members to join a civil disobedience campaign by not paying taxes as part of a movement to curb the misuse of taxpayers’ money.
Member of the NU central board Slamet Effendi Yusuf said that the massive irregularities in collection, management and use of money from tax were worrying.
“The NU suggests that citizens should stop paying their taxes,” he said.
NU chairman Said Aqil Siroj said on Sunday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had called him to hear an explanation of the tax boycott plan.
“The President said he could understand our position. The tax issues were discussed here in Cirebon as part of NU’s warning to the government to professionally manage taxpayers’ money,” Said said.
Said added that the NU demanded the government improve tax management.
“Otherwise, NU clerics may ask for tax boycott,” he said.
The leaders of the nation’s largest Muslim social organization began their national meeting on Saturday to discuss a number of crucial issues including terrorism and liberal democracy.
The meeting was opened by NU lawmaking body chairman Sahal Mahfudz and will be closed by President Yudhoyono on Monday.
Yudhoyono is expected to deliver a speech during the closing ceremony.
In the last two days, NU leaders have debated recommendations suggesting the government revert to indirect election of local leaders.
NU figure Malik Madaniy said the method applied during the New Order regime, where governors, regents and mayors were elected by members of local legislative councils, was much more efficient.
“The government must review the direct election system, not only for provinces, but also for regencies and municipalities. Direct election is the direct result of the reform movement but in reality it has led to money politics and horizontal conflicts,” Malik said.
The government has finished drafting the local elections bill stipulating that governors are to be elected by members of provincial councils. The bill, however, retains the current direct system for regents and mayors. | <urn:uuid:9e2676fb-1b8f-4b46-bfe5-33207d8734cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/09/17/nu-calls-members-stop-paying-taxes.html | 2013-05-18T17:28:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966 | 635 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Coastal residents today anxiously awaited the outcome of efforts to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with a giant domelike structure and limit damage from what is becoming an environmental catastrophe. A crane lowered the 100-ton dome onto the "Joe Griffin" before the barge embarked on the 12-hour journey from Port Fourchon on the Louisiana coast to the epicentre of the disaster some 80 kilometres offshore.
The structure a white silo with a dome-shaped top that stands five stories high carries with it the hopes of coastal communities from Texas to Florida whose way of life is threatened by the slick. Energy giant BP said the device is aimed at containing the oil spill to allow the crude spewing on the seabed about 1,500 metres below up to be pumped into a nearby tanker ship. "We are all hoping this containment system will work," said Coastguard Rear Admiral Mary Landry.
But she and BP officials cautioned that the operation had never been tried at such depths. "What we're undertaking is unprecedented," BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said. "We're landing a very large, essentially, metal building." BP used the occasion to publicise the lengths to which it is going to contain the spill, bringing the barge and dome back to its starting point at one point so that media could get a second shot at its departure.
The laborious task of transporting the dome, lowering it precisely over the leak and attaching it to the ship is expected to take five days, meaning officials hope it will be operational by Monday. Meanwhile, response teams raced to stave off an environmental and economic disaster as a slick the size of a small country threatening to swamp fragile wetland nature reserves and vital fishing grounds.
BP managed to cap the smallest of three leaks haemorrhaging crude into the Gulf, and resumed burning operations later yesterday of some of the heaviest parts of the slick. The successful operation to place a valve over a ruptured pipe and shut off the flow using one of 10 remotely-controlled submarines has no impact on the volume of oil gushing into the sea, but allows efforts to focus on the two remaining leaks.
But the huge oil slick threatened a wide area and some feared the mess may be caught up the Gulf's loop current, pushing the oil slick as far as the Florida Keys. One concern would be the impact of the toxic crude on Florida's beaches and nature preserves such as those in the keys and the Dry Tortugas islands marine sanctuary, which include some of the largest and best preserved coral beds in the world.
"It would be tragic if the contamination even indirectly affected the coral," Diego Lirman, a coral expert at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science said. Fears are growing that sea life is already being affected in a region that contains vital spawning grounds for fish, shrimp and crabs, and is a major migratory stop for rare birds. A sea turtle was spotted swimming through part of the slick about 15 miles (25 kilometres) off the coast by a National Wildlife Foundation boat, but no animal rescue experts were on board to treat the struck animal.
More than two weeks after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the full impact of the disaster is still unfolding. If estimates are correct, more than 2.5 million gallons of crude have entered the sea since the BP-leased platform spectacularly sank on April 22, still ablaze more than two days after the initial blast that killed 11 workers. The riser pipe that had connected the rig to the well head now lies fractured on the seabed a mile below spewing out oil at a rate at some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day.
BP began operations on a relief well Sunday, but the process is expected to take up to three months so the containment dome is seen as the best short-term fix. In Washington, the White House said Wednesday it supported "significantly" raising the cap on damages energy firms that pollute the environment face. Under a law introduced after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker disaster in Alaska, oil companies by law must pay for the full clean-up and containment costs of any oil seeping from their facilities after an accident.
But the law caps the damages for which the firm is liable at 75 million dollars, unless the company is guilty of "gross negligence." Bills introduced in the House and the Senate would fix the cap at 10 billion dollars. * AFP | <urn:uuid:73ecebab-2505-4e17-b861-f72cfc5515bf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/americas/bp-attempts-to-stop-oil-leak | 2013-05-18T18:06:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961335 | 913 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
We stayed because all the other places were full. It wasn't the best option. First of all, it is impossible to get to the hotel using your GPS. We had to ask some locals. They didn't even had signs to take you to the hotel. So you're "lucky" if you make it on your own. When you enter it looks... More
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A classically beautiful actress, but essentially she is just a European, foul mouthed, badly dressed poors mans Natalie Portman.
1. Natalies less beautiful english sister
2. Natalies less stylish sister.
3. Natalies more annoying sister
4. Natalies slutty sister
poor girl, but shes still more beautiful and talented than 99% of the actresses..plus she looks enough like Natalie to back up her arrogant attitude.
That new period film is starting production, Natalie Portmans not available so we'll take Keira Knightley.
The correct way to spell "goddess".
Don't forget to donate to the Church of Keira Knightley.
keira knightley is an 18-year-old upcoming and successful british actress.
contrary to her looks in a couple of her movies, keira is a natural brunette. she has a lovely face, perfect body, and positively the greatest piece of abs. last but not least, she is the -- da -- person who makes british accent sound lovelier than ever.
some of her most popular movies are as follows:
princess of thieves (2001)
the hole (2001)
bend it like beckham (2002)
pirates of the caribbean: the curse of the black pearl (2003)
love actually (2003)
king arthur (2004)
the jacket (2005) future production
tulip fever (2004) future production
pirates of the caribbean sequel (2006) future production
a: is that keira knightley in the picture up there?
b: yea, it is.
a: woah, it is signed!
a: fuck me! it is inscribed to your name!
a: lucky bastard!
The hottest actress in the Known World
I'd love to lock that keira knightley's english muffin!
gorgeous, hot, good-looking, when describing a girl
She's so keira knightley I really want to ask her out!
A very talented and very hot English actress. Very young (only 18) but looks like she is in her mid-20's/early 30's.
Hey, I just saw "Love Actually" at the theatre.
Well, what'd you think?
It was not bad, but the best part was definitely the luscious actress Keira Knightley.
A talented young up-and-coming actress; a kind and wonderfully cheerful actress who is a great role model for young girls, unlike fake, talentless "singer/actresses" such as Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton; a celebrity who, despite being rich and famous, seems like she could be your best friend or your ordinary next door neighbor.
Wow, did you hear that Keira Knightley kicked Lindsay Lohan's, Hilary Duff's, and Paris Hilton's asses all at one time at an acting competition? (and it wouldn't be too hard to beat them at a singing competition, either...)
One of the most beautiful women in the world.
Intelligent, charming, friendly, & talented.
Brown eyed brunette with a nice smile.
If you think or speak badly of her you are an idiot.
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PIKE COUNTY – January 28, 2013 – Embankment repairs on KY 881, Brushy Road, started this morning and could take several weeks, causing long delays for motorists.
Crowd Transporters, a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, is drilling railroad steel to repair several breaks between mile point 3 and the end of the road, which is mile point 10.780. This is not the area where KY 881 collapsed last year and was rebuilt. The work under now involves a series of smaller breaks that have accumulated over time.
Shane Hatfield, Superintendent at Highway District 12’s Canada Maintenance facility, said that work will start between 8:30 and 9 each morning and stop each afternoon around 3:30. The work schedule is set to accommodate school bus traffic.
Regarding long delays, Hatfield said, “There are some places where the drilling rig can be moved aside to let traffic through, but there are other spots where the road isn’t wide enough to move the rig and have enough room for a car to pass. In those instances, people would be much better off to take another route.”
Hatfield said that flaggers at each end of the work zone should be able to tell motorists how long a delay they can expect, depending on the width of the road for the break being worked on at the time.
“We know this is a real inconvenience,” Hatfield said. “But we ask people to remember that it’s a temporary thing and that their road will be much, much more stable and safe once this work is finished.”
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Grab a reservation card for the Surface Pro to guarantee availability on February 9 (update)
Lightning strikes twice, history repeats itself, and Microsoft will be giving out reservation cards for the Surface Pro like they did with the Surface RT. Back in October, if you visited a physical Microsoft Store or those pop-up holiday kiosks you could get a card guaranteeing you a Surface the day they went on sale. Microsoft is now doing the same with the Intel-based Surface for when it becomes available on February 9th.
If you’re lucky enough to be around a Microsoft Store and want to get the Surface Pro on day one, you might want to swing by and grab a reservation card. The reservation card guarantees you a Surface Pro if you show up before noon on February 9.
The Surface Pro will start at $899 for 64GB of storage and go up from there depending on whether you get the Touch or Type Pad. The pressure sensitive pen will come with each device, making it ideal for students, creatives, and business folk wanting to be productive on the 1080p display.
P.S. I don’t care if the official Surface site is calling this Surface Windows 8 Pro, you and I will continue to just call it the Surface Pro.
Update: Here are shots of the front and back of the reservation card for the Surface Pro.
The fine print says:
Bring this card to the Microsoft retail store listed on card to redeem. Only provides priority access. Must be in designated line outside of retail store to redeem priority access. Limit 1 per person, single use. Non-transferable, no monetary value, and no reproductions accepted. Offer not valid online. Employees of Microsoft and immediate family members of Microsoft employees are no eligible.
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Guess who's been missing from the Linux revolution? Senior citizens. At least that's what KiWi PC is arguing with its new desktop.
Created by the folks who brought us the PeeWee PC for children, the KiWi PC runs a customized version of Ubuntu via an Intel Atom D510 processor, and comes with 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, and a 19-inch monitor. You also get a color-coded keyboard as part of the $499.99 price.
A "Me Menu" provides easy access to frequently used Websites and applications, and icons and text are larger to make them easier to see for the visually impaired. There's also a software hub that makes it simpler to download Linux programs -- at least grandchildren better hope so, or they'll be getting calls to help Nana or Pop-Pop to "fix" the computer for them.
According to KiWi PC's makers, "Until now, there has not been an easy way for senior citizens to navigate the internet and stay connected to friends and family." That may not be true, at least based on what I've seen the last few times I've frequented the Apple Store. It looks like seniors have found a way to surf the Web and stay connected. It's called an iPad. | <urn:uuid:4ea8cb40-2396-430f-b4de-3e76a67e00d3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/linux-for-seniors-kiwi-pc-builds-a-linux-pc-for-grandma-and-grandpa/5323 | 2013-05-18T17:30:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95823 | 264 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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1992 S13 Blacktop SR20DET, Kouki lights and 89 bumper. Matte black! 4400 obo
While it's been a fun ride, I've only been behind the wheel of an S13 a little over a month and now I'm looking to get into a Civic or a Corolla. Pondering trades.
I've had a blast with this car, and it sure does rip! Lots of pros, and sadly quite a few cons as well. I'll be working on the cons between now and the time somebody actually buys it.
S13 blacktop SR20DET has less than 50k miles and perfect compression
CX Racing front mount intercooler
HKS mushroom air filter
Genuine HKS SSQV BOV, venting
Circuit Sports fuel pressure regulator
Power steering in tact
New brake master cylinder
Manual boost controller mounted below steering wheel... lines disconnected
Boost/water temp/voltage gauges zip tied to pillar, boost line disconnected
TEIN adjustable suspension, not sure which line but harder than my... well, you know.
JDM Kouki (1998) lights, everything smoked except brake and turn signal lights. Classssssy.
Cop magnet NISMO sticker on trunk lid
Megan racing exhaust, catless and stinky, just the way I like it
Sportmax 17" wheels -- not sure on the model, similar to XXR 006 and charcoal in color
Good tread on tires, week old alignment
150 miles on an oil change
New spark plugs
Ugly cheap, lightly stained drivers "racing" seat
10" subwoofer, very powerful amp and SONY xplod speakers all round
Needs wiring attention though, I disconnected nearly everything
BOMB back seat (black/grey stripe pattern), matching fabric on dashboard
JDM cluster, kilometers only and redlines at 7.5k (lights work, as does fuel gauge)
Cracked coolant reservoir (may replace first, either make my own or amazon)
Needs new throwout bearing, which could cost you $15 if you have the equipment and wherewithal to fix. I'll likely replace it before I sell the car, as it's not so driveable right now.
Dash cracked like a mofo, some of the small interior trim pieces are red
Door panel fabric is a maroon velour color. Very strange.
No AC, no heater
Needs about $200 in body work, and maybe a retouch on the matte black finish
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it's going to need wiring attention. Perhaps just a new EGI pump relay for a cheap fix, but I'd have somebody look over everything and maybe even repin the ECU before I take it on a road trip somewhere.
When I bought this car, it needed a bit of work (all new brakes and cylinder to start). I've done most of it, and there's only a little bit left before this thing could be considered a reliable daily. I didn't realize how much money and (more importantly) time was going to be required for maintaining this car.
Currently running stock 7 PSI for fuel consumption, reliability and peace of mind. When I bought it, it was supposedly tuned for and set to 12 PSI. This was too fast for me -- seemed to have an infinite amount of power, and literally shat on bigger cars with 500+ HP. If you put some time and a little cash into this car, and reconnect the MBC you will have difficulty finding a faster car on your daily commute.
Just don't make the mistake I did, and please know that this is not a car for a college student, much more for a hobbyist or a mechanic.
Name's drew, and for questions talk to me here. I'm not going to have these issues fixed tomorrow anyway, so I'm not listing my cell # or email just yet.
Photos will be coming within 12 hours.
If anybody is interested in lowballing me and taking the car as is (without throwout bearing) with a tow truck or very careful driving, don't hesitate! If you get close to my asking price I may even include a free tow.
Located in West LA, near Culver City.
Last edited by youcancallmedrew; 06-30-2012 at 02:38 AM.. Reason: Wanted to add the length of time I've owned the car
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Join the worldwide word-search showdown
Wordament™ is a unique kind of word game—a word tournament—where you are competing with the whole internet to be the best word searcher in every game. Every player is competing on the same board, in real time, to get the highest score. Will you be the Wordament champion?
Note: Wordament requires an Xbox account to play. You can sign up for a FREE account using your MSN Games email address and password.
1. Go to Wordament and click “Sign in.”
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3. Make sure your Country/Region is correct and click “I Accept.”
4. You will be assigned a gamertag, which you can change for free one time.
To add a word to your word list, click your mouse on the first letter of the word and proceed to drag your mouse across the board touching each connected tile, one at a time, spelling out a word. When you have completed a word, release your finger off the mouse. As you pass over each tile it will highlight and you will see the word you are building shown above the game board. When complete the word will turn green (a correct word), yellow (an already found word), or red (not a legal word). If the word is new and correct, your word count and score will automatically update. Keep collecting words as fast as you can until the clock runs out. Creating longer words and using higher value tiles will result in higher scores.
Some boards are special puzzle types and may have either a theme or a “digram” tile. Remember to check the top of the board for the details for these special rounds.
Each round lasts only two minutes, so find as many words as you can before time runs out. Because Wordament is an always on experience, you might jump in mid-round, but don’t worry... a new one will start soon, and stats from a partial round won’t be applied to your stats. Good luck! | <urn:uuid:1351076a-b73d-456e-a244-9440900399df> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://zone.msn.com/en/wordament/default.htm?intgid=hp_new_2_img | 2013-05-18T18:06:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907298 | 441 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Fri August 3, 2012
Alabama Prisons To Scan Fingerprints Of Visitors
State prison officials say visitors to Alabama prisons will have their fingerprints scanned for security reasons.
The the policy begins this weekend.
Prison officials say the new system will improve security by making sure visitors are who they claim to be, and that the new system will also speed up the process of checking in.
Some are expressing concerns about the new system.
State Sen. Cam Ward, who chairs a joint legislative committee that oversees prisons, said he's troubled by the idea of fingerprinting people who have not broken laws.
Kim Thomas, commissioner of the Department of Corrections, says the new system is needed, partly because there are flaws in using driver licenses to identify visitors.
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A mostly clear night with similar conditions as last night with temperatures bottoming out right around 40 degrees.
Mostly sunny for tomorrow with more peak temperatures in the low to mid 60's.
A few degrees warmer as we head into the weekend with high temperatures getting into the upper 60's on Saturday and Sunday with a few more clouds building in on Sunday.
Next week we start off with a slight chance to see some storms as some energy dives into our area from New Mexico.
We will watch that shower chance as the rest of the week pans our and temperatures will be back into the low 70's for next week. | <urn:uuid:3513707f-0674-41da-aa0f-c40676ed3628> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=549272 | 2013-05-21T17:38:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95607 | 126 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Washington – With Al Gore getting so much mileage from his fame as both a former vice president and now Oscar winner to advance his ideological (if not personal) agenda of getting people to use less energy, it’s worth reviewing the global warming debate to clarify a few misconceptions. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
First, we are not in imminent danger of massive sea-level rises. In his movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” Gore warns of seas rising by 20 feet, and shows a dramatic image of lower Manhattan flooded by the swollen Hudson River.
But this will only happen if the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets disappear overnight—a highly unlikely event. The collected scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose word climate alarmists preach as gospel when convenient, estimates only 17 inches of sea-level rise this century.
Melting sufficient to flood New York would take millennia, never mind centuries. We should have plenty of time to build flood defenses.
Second, if global warming is as big a threat as claimed, it will not be averted by minor steps like changing a few light bulbs, buying carbon offsets or driving hybrid cars. Gore himself has talked of a “wrenching transformation” in our lifestyles (I won’t mention his heated pool).
That’s because everyone acknowledges that the Kyoto Protocol, even when fully and successfully implemented by all its parties, will avert a barely measurable 0.07°C of warming by 2050.
To stop the more extreme estimates of warming, we would need something like 30 Kyotos. President Bush pulled the United States out of the Kyoto process because of its likely cost of $100 billion to $400 billion annually to the U.S. economy.
Third, some national security hawks argue that we must reduce American use of petroleum because it funds Middle Eastern terrorists. This argument is overblown. America actually imports more oil from Africa than it does from the Middle East, which supplies only about 20 percent of our oil imports.
Yet the Middle East produces oil more cheaply than anywhere else. That means that, if we were to use less gasoline, it would be the more expensive producers, like Canada and those African states, that would be the first to be hit by falling demand. If that made production in those countries uneconomic, there’s actually a chance that our supply of gas from the Middle East would rise.
Fourth, polar bears are not becoming extinct as a result of decreasing Arctic ice. We know that polar bears have survived warmer periods in the past, so there is no reason to suspect they will suffer a threat of extinction now.
The chief polar bear biologist for the Canadian province of Nunavut recently wrote: “Of the 13 populations of polar bears in Canada, 11 are stable or increasing in number. They are not going extinct, or even appear to be affected at present.”
Yet if the polar bear is listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming, environmentalists will be able to block the new power stations and refineries the nation desperately needs.
Finally, the rest of the world is not waiting for America’s lead on climate change. Europe has attempted to put a price on carbon and has failed to reduce emissions because of its internal tensions. Measures attempted in Canada, Japan and New Zealand have also failed.
China, India, and the G-77 group of developing nations have outright refused to accept any restriction on their emissions (China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s leading greenhouse gas emitter later this year).
The rest of the world has two reasons for demanding American action: First, blaming America absolves them of responsibility and, second, emissions restrictions will hobble America’s economy, allowing the rest of the world to play catch-up.
For climate alarmists, these are harsh realities, inconvenient truths if you will. The global warming debate is rife with confusion and misunderstanding. As a thorough review of the implications of the science, economics and geopolitics of the debate shows, the supposed cure is worse than the disease. | <urn:uuid:44918e48-0271-4363-aa4b-5781b5984a8d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cei.org/print/13223 | 2013-05-21T17:45:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948469 | 905 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
You can lower your risk of heart attack by making modifications to your lifestyle. If you have already had a heart attack, or have several risk factors for heart disease that put you at high risk, your doctor may recommend certain medications to lower your risk of first or recurrent heart attack.
Smoking can increase the amount of fatty material that collects in your arteries. In addition, nicotine contained in cigarette smoke makes your heart work harder. It narrows blood vessels and subsequently increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Also remember that secondhand smoking is detrimental to your health. Make sure you're not exposed to cigarette smoke. When you quit smoking, your risk of heart disease drops significantly within the first year.
A diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol and rich in whole grains , fruits and vegetables will help lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and body weight—three heart attack risk factors. The American Heart Association (AHA) also recommends that you add fish, which contains omega-3 fatty acids , to your diet at least twice per week, and talk to your doctor about whether you should take omega-3 supplements.
If you are interested in eating healthier, your doctor can give you a referral to a registered dietician. She can create a meal plan that is right for you, ensuring that you get all of the nutrients that your body needs.
Follow your doctor’s recommendations for physical activity. After a heart attack, he or she will likely refer you to a cardiac rehabilitation program, which will help you establish a life-long exercise plan and monitor your initial program. Choose exercises that you enjoy and that you will make a regular part of your day. Strive to maintain an exercise program that keeps you fit and at a healthy weight. For most people, this could include walking briskly or participating in another aerobic activity for at least 30 minutes per day.
Follow the dietary and exercise plan recommended by your doctor. Being overweight or obese is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, and losing weight lowers that risk. To lose weight, consume fewer calories than you expend. To maintain a healthy weight, eat an equal number of calories than you expend. One indicator of a healthy weight is body mass index. BMI of 25 and above is associated with high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and increased risk of heart disease.
If your healthcare provider has prescribed medications for your heart condition, take them exactly as directed and report side effects to your healthcare provider. Do not skip pills or stop taking them without consulting your healthcare provider.
Ask your doctor whether taking a daily aspirin is right for you. If you are at high risk of heart attack or have had a heart attack, aspirin may help prevent a future heart attack. Since aspirin therapy is not without risk, be sure to consult a health professional before taking an aspirin a day. If you had an angioplasty your doctor may prescribe other anticlotting drugs, like clopidogrel (Plavix), in addition to aspirin.
If you have had a heart attack, your doctor will consider prescribing certain classes of medication to reduce your risk of another heart attack. Your doctor will take into account your personal health history to determine if there are any reasons you should not take these medications. Beta blockers, which lower your blood pressure and heart rate, are generally prescribed for at least a year after a heart attack. People with high cholesterol will be placed on cholesterol lowering medications, like statins. Also, if you had a heart attack that significantly decreased your heart’s pumping capacity you may be given an ACE inhibitor.
Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of heart attack. Moderate drinking may lower the risk of heart attack. Moderate drinking is one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. One drink equals 12 ounces of beer or 4 ounces of wine or 1 ounce of 100-proof spirits. In addition, alcohol may interfere with your medications. Make sure to discuss your alcohol intake with your healthcare provider.
When to Contact Your Doctor
- If you experience any chest pain or discomfort, call 911 for emergency medical assistance
- If you become short of breath
- If you have pain in your arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach
- If you develop new symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, lightheadedness, or dizziness
- If any of the medications ordered cause side effects
- Reviewer: Michael J. Fucci, DO
- Review Date: 09/2012 -
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Party pics: Vodka Vodka 2013
It was a vodka aficionado's delight at the Royal Oak Farmers Market during the 4th edition of Vodka Vodka. The event is a vodka-tasting party on a grand scale with over 40 vodka brands represented. The evening offered more than just vodka. Food selections from some of metro Detroit's favorite restaurants and craft beers rounded out the menu. The good times went to help a good cause. A portion of the evening's ticket sales and the event's 50/50 raffle were donated to Camp Casey, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that offers horseback riding as therapy for children with cancer. Learn more about Camp Casey at camp-casey.org. | <urn:uuid:6337afda-61cd-4509-9ced-073f788d37c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://detroit.metromix.com/events/standard_photo_gallery/party-pics-vodka-vodka/3370335/photo/3370313 | 2013-05-21T17:37:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953911 | 145 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
It’s amazing how sometimes a very simple change of behaviour can have a large overall life-changing effect. The following tips have greatly increased my productivity and have ultimately improved my life.
1. If it can be done in under 2 minutes, do it now
This of course is a GTD tip – when processing tasks, if it’s a quick one, do it straight away rather than leaving it for later. I started applying this to housework as well. If I see something that needs tidied and it can be done quickly I don’t put it off. An example – say I’ve been shopping and I’ve unpacked a load of stuff that needs to go upstairs to the bathroom (toilet rolls, shampoo, etc.). I used to leave a pile at the bottom of the stairs ready to take with me next time I was going up. Now I just do it straight away. What is the point in delaying? It creates clutter and it’s only going to take 30 seconds to put away anyway. And the exercise running up the stairs is good for me!
2. Reduce the frequency of checking your email and RSS feeds
I used to have my email refreshing every 5 minutes. And every time I heard the “purr” and saw the red circle on the Mail icon I just couldn’t resist having a look. It’s incredibly distracting. It now only checks for email every hour and I don’t let myself manually refresh.
Reading my feeds in NetNewsWire was even worse. I had it set to refresh every half hour. This is even more distracting than email because once I started reading I could be there for ages. Now I have it set to refresh every 4 hours and I find I’m looking at feeds about three times a day. Of course, I’m spending the same amount of time reading than I was before. But I’m doing it in chunks rather than let it repeatedly interrupt what I was already doing.
3. Keep your “hotspots” tidy
This one’s from the FlyLady. A hotspot is an area of your house that tends to get cluttered. We all have them – the place you tend to dump your post once you’ve opened it, your desk, the coffee table. Clutter breeds clutter and before you know it there’s a big pile of stuff needing tidied. Twice a day I clear my hotspots. In other words, I don’t let the clutter build up. You wouldn’t believe what a difference this has made to my house. I only have 5 hotspots that I keep an eye on so it really isn’t time consuming to keep them clear. And it’s worn off on the rest of the family – even the children understand where the hotspots are and that they should try to not mess them up.
4. Get up early
I get up at 6.15 on a weekday. This is over an hour earlier than I used to get up. At the weekend I get up at 6.45 – about two hours earlier than previously. So I have gained nine hours every week. I love being up early – the house is quiet (a rare occurrence in our house!) so I’m able to get lots done. I usually read – my RSS feeds and journal articles for work. I also have time to take our dog on a decent walk – good for him and me.
My husband just can’t bring himself to get up as early as me but he is now appearing about a quarter of an hour earlier than he used to. The same with the children. This means our mornings are far less rushed and therefore less stressful.
5. Limit how long you spend on individual tasks
Another FlyLady suggestion. This is particularly useful for the less enjoyable or more tedious tasks you have, for example, ironing. I set the timer on my iPhone and never do more than 15 minutes ironing at a time. Even if there is still some left, when that “Marimba” tune plays, I stop. I am far more likely to do it if I know it isn’t going to be for too long. If I have a big pile of washing in the basket and feel I need to do it all, I just keep putting it off. (And 15 minutes a day tends to be enough to keep on top of the ironing.)
This also applies to things you enjoy doing. Set yourself a time limit so you don’t get carried away and put off the more unpleasant tasks. (I must confess I’m still not too good at this. The computer is still an irresistible distraction and I really need to try harder to limit my time on it.)
These five tips have enabled me to increase my productivity more than any others. This has led me to be more relaxed and happy. And that surely is the point to it all. | <urn:uuid:538215ac-6257-4e2e-90be-5c2f412ec4a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://facelikefizz.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/5-life-changing-productivity-tips/ | 2013-05-21T17:09:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965763 | 1,035 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
After mentioning the sort of atrocities Christians in Pakistan suffer—including being killed by “blasphemy” laws, constantly “abused in public and harassed in the street by groups of Muslim youths,” ostracized and impoverished by the government—a recent Fox News report reminds us that Christian persecution is further exacerbated by anti-Americanism:
Life on any given day for Pakistani Christians is difficult. But members of Pakistan’s Christian community say now they’re being persecuted for U.S. drone attacks on Islamic militants hiding on the border with Afghanistan. The minority, which accounts for an estimated one percent of the country’s 170 million population, says because its faith is strongly associated with America, it is targeted by Muslims. When America does a drone strike, they come and blame us, Faisal Massi, a 25-year old student from Sau Quarter, a Christian colony in Islamabad. They think we belong to America. It’s a simple mentality.
Not only is it a “simple mentality”—indeed, Muslim tradition holds that “All infidels are one religion”—it’s also a convenient one, whereby Muslims avenge themselves on the “strong infidel” (the “Christian” West) by attacking the “weak infidel” (Christian minorities living under Islam).
Examples of this approach are many: years ago, when Pope Benedict quoted history deemed unflattering to Islam, anti-Christian riots ensued, churches were burned, and a nun was murdered in Somalia; weeks ago, when a fringe pastor burned a Koran in Florida, dozens of U.N. aid workers were killed by Muslims in Afghanistan, some beheaded.
Consider Iraq: its persecuted Christians are being targeted in part “over their religious ties with the West.” Even last year’s Baghdad church attack, wherein over fifty Christians were butchered, was a “retaliation” to absurd accusations against the Coptic church; the al-Qaeda affiliated perpetrators went so far as to threaten all Christians around the world as “legitimate targets for the mujahedeen (holy warriors) wherever they can reach them.” (Bold as that sounds, the clause “wherever they can reach them” is a reminder that it is the Islamic world’s accessible, vulnerable Christians who will continue to be targeted.)
This phenomenon—attacking one set of Christians in response to another—has roots in Islamic law. The Pact of Omar, a foundational text for Islam’s treatment of dhimmis (i.e., non-Muslims who refused to convert after their lands were seized by Islam) makes this clear. The consequences of breaking any of the debilitating and humiliating conditions Christians were made to accept in order to be granted a degree of surety by the Muslim state were stark: “If we in any way violate these undertakings … we forfeit our covenant, and we become liable to the penalties for contumacy and sedition”—penalties that include enslavement, rape, and death.
Moreover, the actions of the individual affect the entire group: everyone is under threat to ensure that everyone behaves. As Mark Durie points out,
Even a breach by a single individual dhimmi could result in jihad being enacted against the whole community. Muslim jurists have made this principle explicit, for example, the Yemeni jurist al-Murtada wrote that “The agreement will be canceled if all or some of them break it” and the Moroccan al-Maghili taught “The fact that one individual (or one group) among them has broken the statute is enough to invalidate it for all of them” (The Third Choice, p.160).
Accordingly, months ago, when a Christian man in Egypt was accused of dating a Muslim woman, twenty-two Christian homes were set ablaze to cries of “Allahu Akbar.” Days ago, when Muslims made false accusations against a Copt, one Christian was killed and ten hospitalized, an old woman was thrown out of her second floor balcony, Christian homes, shops, fields, and livestock were plundered and torched—to cries of “Allahu Akbar,” per a report aptly titled “Collective Punishment of Egyptian Christians.”
Thus, as the world shrinks—and as Muslims continue to conflate the West with Christianity—the reasons to persecute Islam’s Christians grow: ethnicity and geography no longer matter; shared religion, even if nominal, makes all “Christians” liable for one another. A dhimmi is a dhimmi is a dhimmi. And if it’s more convenient to punish the Muslim world’s defenseless Christians in response to the West, so be it—even if the latter remains oblivious or indifferent. | <urn:uuid:7afde03d-49d2-4fc9-aa09-7079e48fd5f5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://frontpagemag.com/2011/raymond-ibrahim/islam%E2%80%99s-christian-scapegoats/ | 2013-05-21T17:24:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955696 | 1,018 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Welcome to Fuck Yeah Trey Songz Yupp this is a FANSITE created by a fan for other Trey Songz Fans which means we are NOT connected to Trey or his management FYTSY is ran by Neesha (creator) and
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Tour Dates Dec.5 – New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden Dec.7 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater Dec.8 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium Dec.9 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theater Dec.10 – Champaign, IL – Assembly Hall Dec.13 – Washington, D.C. – Constitution Hall | <urn:uuid:f255bb77-9552-4859-bd09-35928702e211> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://fuckyeahtreysongzyupp.tumblr.com/tagged/edits | 2013-05-21T17:37:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.886329 | 202 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Celeritas Exhibition @ SURU LA
This past weekend, SURU LA launched its latest art show titled Celeritas. Unconventional canvases in the form of motorcycle related equipment such as a 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa would serve as the source of inspiration for a high-powered line-up of artists which included Alex Pardee, Barry McGee, Darren Romanelli, Estevan Oriol, Futura, Jeff McMillan, Mark Dean Veca, Mike Shinoda, Stash, and Usugrow among others. Many of the artists would go on to replicate their signature aesthetics for an interesting angle in which the world of motorbikes meets art. All proceeds from the show which runs until August 16th were donated towards Riders for Health. | <urn:uuid:0f405ab4-2458-4c57-bac8-ca599590879a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://hypebeast.com/2009/7/celeritas-exhibition | 2013-05-21T17:33:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963724 | 156 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Issue date: 07 August 2012
UWE Bristol business studies graduate Jason Williams is helping international charity Motivation increase its income-generating activities, so it can support more disabled people across the world.
Jason is working on a three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between UWE and Motivation to develop the Bristol-based charity's trading arm into a sustainable social enterprise.
Motivation designs high-quality, low-cost wheelchairs to enhance mobility and quality of life for disabled people across the world. It also produces specialist chairs for sports such as tennis and basketball, and is working on a low-cost racing wheelchair that will be launched at the Paralympics.
Two years into the three-year partnership, Jason has embedded a new product development process, worked with colleagues to conduct product trials overseas and attended supply chain visits overseas in order to initiate improvements.
He said, “This KTP has given me the opportunity to put into practice everything I learnt from studying business at UWE and also to develop my knowledge and management skills. Working for a social enterprise makes my job very rewarding.
“Currently 16% of people with disability play sport once a week compared with 34% of the general population. Disability sports equipment doesn't come cheap and young disabled people cite lack of money as the main barrier to getting active. Motivation has been tackling this problem with its innovative, low-cost sports wheelchairs for basketball and tennis.
“These sports chairs have proved such a hit that the International Paralympic Committee asked Motivation to design a low-cost racing wheelchair – and we're launching it at the Paralympics this summer.”
The link between UWE and Motivation to develop a clear business development strategy is supervised by Celia Rhodes of UWE's Bristol Business School. The project is part-funded under the government-sponsored KTP scheme, which provides access to University skills and expertise to solve business or social enterprise problems and develop new opportunities.
Richard Frost, co-founder of Motivation comments, “The KTP has been great for Motivation. We are really feeling the benefit and extra knowledge Jason brings to our team. Our business has grown partly as a direct result and the return on our investment has been excellent.”
Motivation also supports the South West Scorpions, a wheelchair basketball club in Bristol for children and young people with and without disabilities.
· For more info on Motivation see http://www.motivation.org.uk/
· This Partnership received financial support from the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships programme (KTP). KTP aims to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base. KTP is funded by the Technology Strategy Board along with the other government funding organisations.
· For more information on KTPs at UWE see http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/business/businessgrowthservices/knowledgetransferpartnership.aspx
· RELAYS (Regional Educational Legacy in Arts and Youth Sport) is an innovative and ambitious project delivered through universities and cultural organisations in the south west of England. It aims to inspire young people and their communities to participate in, create and promote cultural and sporting activities; engaging the region with the London 2012 Games and creating a lasting legacy beyond 2012. For more information see http://www.universitiessouthwest.ac.uk/relays.aspx | <urn:uuid:ab7093d7-05c8-4ed1-bc12-57d49df6bfbb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/news.aspx?id=2341 | 2013-05-21T17:24:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950623 | 712 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Please do not post the same thing multiple times. The board software automatically flags certain posts as needing moderator attention. This happens the most often for new users. I'm pretty sure this is made clear at the time you attempt to post. Posting the same thing over and over again just makes that many more posts the moderators have to weed through later. This makes us sad. Don't make us sad. If your post/thread doesn't appear, just wait a while. Don't post it again. If it hasn't shown up by the next day, then you can try again. I normally go through posts in the mornings, and try to check a few times throughout the day, but I'm not here 24/7. There will typically be a significant delay before posts are approved. Just be patient.
How to add button action after subclassing TTTableMessageItemCell
I subclassed TTTableMessageItemCell named CustomTTTableSubtitleItemCell and add a ttbutton in it, now I want to add click action for this button. In CustomTTTableSubtitleItemCell I declared TTButton like: | <urn:uuid:caf2d1a5-9497-4357-ac9a-2382d420a0bc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://iphonedevsdk.com/forum/iphone-sdk-development/86713-how-add-button-action-after-subclassing-tttablemessageitemcell.html | 2013-05-21T17:10:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911479 | 228 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Re: Root sending messages to users
2008/6/24 s. keeling <firstname.lastname@example.org>:
> You're that machine's god. That machine's users(! you, her, and root)
> need their god to do the right thing.
When my users strap bombs to themselves and start blowing up their
neighbors in my name, I'll set up my own account. That's how it works,
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? | <urn:uuid:be16fbfa-1808-48af-b615-5a0e6a039708> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2008/06/msg01782.html | 2013-05-21T17:11:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.830001 | 126 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
[ns] bandwidth inconsistency
Wed Apr 3 10:00:01 2002
Hi, in my simulation I have a CBR traffic attached to
a UDP source. I assume that the packet size is 64
bytes and each packet takes 30ms to generate, which
means that the bandwidth required is 64*8/0.03 =
17.066 kbps and I do this by setting the CBR rate_ to
that value. However, what I got from the trace file is
slightly higher, about 22.4 kbps. I dont know what I'm
Can someone pls explain?
Thanks in advance.
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Now, I've noticed something about movie-loving communities that is understandable, but somewhat annoying. In a movie community, everyone is harsher on a movie, and I understand why. They see more movies and gain a harsher view when they see newer movies. But they also watch some classics everyone is supposed to love and conclude that they're great despite their flaws.
I like the prequels. I don't love them, but I don't hate them either. It's not as good as they original series, but they're better than many other movies. Now, I can be called "retarded" or "insane" for liking those movies, but what people on this site(and other movie sites) seem to forget is that the majority of the general population has no problem with the films. Normal people like them, maybe even love them.
Now here's an example of a "classic" I hate; Rocky Horror Picture show. It's a fetish movie with Tim Curry in drag... not my idea of a good time.
HAHA..you gotta love that song..But Vanilla Ice is a total fucktard..as proven by what he says at the end of this video " I made it ice" and..".they told me to keep it clean..which is me anyway".he is a tard...I do hate him..but the song rocks. Go ninja, go ninja GO! HAHA
The thick, obnoxious accents in the movie are making fun of people from northwestern and central Minnesota.
Just about everything that the Minnesotan characters do in the movie is the Coens poking fun at the stereotypes that just about every white Minnesotan over the age of fifty seems to bend over backwards to adhere to.
I'm not going to be all stuffy and say that the jokes were over your head, but I remember watching Fargo for the first time and wondering if the Coens realized most people wouldn't really get that 95% of the movie is a joke. | <urn:uuid:e4c73917-8490-400c-acbc-eafd7cf2877e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://my.spill.com/forum/topics/947994:Topic:489837 | 2013-05-21T17:18:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973486 | 408 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
"The Twelve Tribes of Hattie," Ayana Mathis' debut novel, has been a huge hit with the imprimatur of Oprah's Book Club.
Without Oprah's backing, I'm not sure the book would have made the bestseller list, but that doesn't mean it's not worth a look.
The book opens as Hattie arrives in Philadelphia as a young woman who is part of the black migration from the South — in her case, Georgia — during the mid-1920s. After the initial devastating chapter about what befalls Hattie during her first winter in the city, the rest of the book explores her "tribes" or offspring in short-storyish tales that barely overlap or intersect in time or place.
Among Hattie's children are Floyd, a sexually confused musician drifting from town to town in 1948; Six, a newly minted revival tent preacher in 1950 who ends up exploiting his gifts; and Cassie, a mentally ill mother who has to be institutionalized in 1980, leaving an elderly Hattie to raise Cassie's daughter.
Mathis' writing has the noble bearing of a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The sentences are polished, sometimes overly so, and deliberate:
"Hattie wanted to give her babies names that weren't already chiseled on a headstone in the family plots in Georgia, so she gave them names of promise and of hope, reaching forward names, not looking back ones."
The novel's message — that Hattie's grief and poverty damaged every one of her children — may resonate with those still struggling with the aftereffects of the Great Recession. It's a bleak outlook, though, so be prepared for living under a thundercloud for as long as it takes to finish the book.
Mathis said in an interview with Oprah that "we do hunger more for suffering characters simply because people, I find, often are hesitant to discuss, air or seek support for the deepest and most painful things in their lives. And so in literature we can find companions and mirrors of [our own suffering]."
While there's some truth to that, I would have enjoyed the book more had Mathis given just one of Hattie's children a little joy and a sense of possibility. As it is, there's not much to stop the expanding circle of poverty and mental illness that Hattie puts in motion. | <urn:uuid:e93b7862-41cb-4463-b968-6b6b6f46eafd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://newcanaan.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/the-twelve-tribes-of-hattie-is-worth-a-look-df4e1d1b | 2013-05-21T17:37:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97268 | 487 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Mar. 14, 2012; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks interim head coach Mike Woodson speaks with point guard Jeremy Lin (17) and small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) on the sidelines during the second half against the Portland Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden. Knicks won 121-79. (Debby Wong-US PRESSWIRE)
Head on over to Posting and Toasting for all your Knicks needs.
Mike Woodson, taking over in the interim, has stated that he plans on getting the ball consistently to the team's two highest-paid star players: Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. Additionally, there have been reports that Woodson favors Baron Davis, the veteran point guard, to Lin. The idea is that Davis is better suited to run a half court offense, which Woodson favors more than D'Antoni's up tempo, pick and roll style that Lin thrived in. Woodson apparently isn't thrilled with Lin's penchant for turning the ball over.
There's a lot there. Let's break it down a bit.
The idea that Anthony and Stoudemire should get the lion's share of the shots is the right one. We all fell in love with Lin during Linsanity. But Anthony and Stoudemire are not only the team's highest paid players (unfortunately that has something to do with it), they are the team's most talented players. They have both proven in their past that they can be elite scorers. For the Knicks to have a dangerous offense, the offense should be designed to get the best out of both of them. It just doesn't make sense to have those two on your team if they're going to take 12 shots each while Lin takes 15. That's bad business, and bad basketball.
Does that mean Lin should be totally marginalized and eventually benched for Baron Davis? NO! Yes, Lin hasn't quite been the same since Stoudemire and Anthony returned to the Knicks' lineup. But that's natural, and to the previous point, should be the case. But Lin should be a talented enough player to play point guard in the half court. Even though with Woodson there will be more isolation sets (there should be when you have Carmelo Anthony), there will also be pick and roll opportunities, which Lin thrived in. Lin doesn't have to take 20 shots to be effective. To say that Lin struggled in any way against the Blazers is ridiculous. He only had six points, but also had six assists and helped orchestrate the offense that blew the doors off the Blazers in the first half. Lin is still learning the pro game. He has the court vision and athleticism to play any style of ball.
Perhaps Baron Davis is better suited for the half court offense than Lin. But benching Lin for him makes no sense unless the Knicks' tailspin continues. It would only sour the fanbase and a lot of the glue guys on the team, guys like Jared Jeffries and Steve Novak who clearly have been galvanized by Lin's emergence. Does Lin turn the ball over too much? Perhaps, but I think you'll see his turnover numbers go down the more the Knicks get in the half court. When you have the ball in your hands a lot, as Lin did when he was running the show, it's only natural that your turnover numbers will be higher.
The Knicks are in no position, however, to play favorites or listen to the media or fans. Nobody's job should be safe. They are fighting for a playoff spot and it's going to continue to be an uphill battle. It's been so long since the Knicks had any playoff success, that if they do make a postseason run, it won't matter who on the Knicks is spearheading the run. If the Knicks get swept with Lin as the starter, fans won't be happy. If Baron Davis starts and the Knicks go to the Conference Finals, the crowd will be chanting his name.
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Educational Outreach Program Coordinator
Organization: The Center for Art in Wood
Educational Outreach Program Coordinator – Part-time (approx. 20 hours per week)
The Center for Art in Wood, formerly the Wood Turning Center, seeks a dynamic and passionate individual to lead our Tree to Form educational program within the Philadelphia and Bucks County School District for grades K-12 and The Center’s onsite educational programming. Tree to Form is a multi-disciplinary collaborative program that explores the creative process utilizing wood as the medium.
The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and collaborative spirit, and be a great motivator and supervisor working with artists and staff on program and curriculum development, school and community outreach, classroom and group management, and artistic production.
The Tree to Form program and The Center’s educational programming are entirely grant funded and, as such, compensation will be based upon successful implementation of the program and securing of required funding.
- Service Delivery and Execution
- Develop, manage and oversee The Center’s educational programs including; educational programs at The Center, in the community, in partnership with other organizations, and with the public school programs
- Manage and oversee educational content of The Center’s in-school programs
- Oversee the development and execution of arts educational programming and curriculum content consistent with The Center’s mission and program goals
- Ensure the development of appropriate curriculum plans
- Foster the educational experience via hands-on developmentally appropriate and highly interactive methods, which are also consistent with PA academic standards
- Develop procedures and policies for safe and effective operation of the overall program
- Hire and supervise site coordinators and assistants, teaching artists, and consultants
- Maintain reports and accompanying data with regard to program for funding purposes
- Continue to develop curricula with Center staff and school administrators as required
- Provide performance evaluation and feedback for all activity and group leader positions within the program
- Orient and train staff to program, highlighting process and learning opportunities
- Plan and lead regular meetings with staff
- Develop or coordinate professional development and curriculum support workshops opportunities for teaching artists and staff on best practices in arts education and out-of-school time programming
- Be available to facilitate activities with youth participants, build relationships, and provide referrals and support
- Develop and maintain internal calendar and database of schools participating in the program
- Ensure appropriate paperwork for program is maintained, e.g., background checks for instructors, parent approval for program participation, etc.
- Youth Recruitment and Outreach, Community and School Relationship Development
- Develop and oversee educational programs at The Center, with potential community partners, and educational offerings in the community.
- Work with artists to develop educational programming to compliment artists’ works and shows at The Center
- Develop and oversee student recruitment plan. With program staff, conduct ongoing outreach at school(s) and in community, including classroom presentations, guest workshops, and participating at relevant events.
- Establish and maintain communication with members of the school staff about student needs and aspects of the after school program
- Meet regularly with principal/administrators and work closely with school staff
- Facilitate partnerships with appropriate public and private agencies that provide services to students and families to broaden the impact and reach of The Center’s services and help position The Center as a community resource
- Market and promote program to school administrators and teachers
- Provide Tree to Form curricula to teachers and classrooms as required
- Engage instructors and coordinator teaching schedules as required
- Provide evaluations to teachers, students and parents to assess success of program
- Reporting, Administration and Evaluation
- Establish a system for evaluating programs and content to measure satisfaction and effectiveness
- Establish performance standards for all personnel to assure that contractual service objectives are attained
- Ensure performance targets are met
- Develop and maintain records needed for program administration
- Monitor program budget, provide needed information for financial reporting
- Prepare information for funder reports and assist to secure donations and funding for the program as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Experience teaching in elementary or secondary schools and developing curriculum material
- Must be a creative thinker who is able to conceive and implement curricular content
- Ability to take initiative and reach out to work with diverse constituencies, including school administrators and educators and teaching artists
- Excellent writing, speaking, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to effectively engage with children and youth
- Knowledgeable about Philadelphia’s arts, and culture sector
- Must be organized with the ability to multi-task and coordinate overlapping activities
- Computer proficiency in MS Word and Excel
- Minimum of Bachelors Degree, preferably in Education or related field.
- Minimum two years of experience working in after-school environment with youth in urban communities. Teaching experience preferred.
- Experience with arts education programming for middle and high school youth in community-based and after-school settings.
- Experience working with artists and teachers on curriculum development related to school standards. Familiarity with Philadelphia School District a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and energize multi-disciplinary work teams to respond to needs and get results
- Strong rapport and commitment to supporting youth. Ability to translate youth development theory into practice
- Completion of background clearances, including: PA Child Abuse History, PA State Police Criminal Records Check, and FBI Criminal Background Check
- Access to a car to purchase and deliver supplies and materials as needed
- Excellent communication skills, including computer and interpersonal skills
Founded in 1986, The Center for Art in Wood, formerly the Wood Turning Center, is an arts and educational institution whose mission is leading the growth, awareness, appreciation and promotion of artists and their creation and design of art in wood and wood in combination with other materials.
Since its inception, the Center has organized over 40 exhibitions to showcase creativity and craftsmanship (twelve of which have toured to museums around the US), published 12 major catalogues focusing on various aspects of wood art and the artists (the Challenge VII catalogue was awarded 2nd place for its design by the American Association of Museums in 2009), sponsored 16 annual international residency programs for competitively selected wood artists, scholars and photojournalists from around the world and partnered with more than 50 Delaware Valley schools to present hands-on wood turning classes and educational programs for students.
Email a cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications for the position, your resume, salary requirements, and 3 work-related references to firstname.lastname@example.org. Please indicate “Director of Education Programs Position” on subject line of email.
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Since the establishment of The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood in 1987 and J.I. Packer’s 1991 article “Let’s Stop Making Women Presbyters” in Christianity Today, there’s been a resurgence of traditionalist theology among some American churches. Instead of advocating “male headship,” they now promote “complementarianism.” Instead of portraying women as intrinsically “serving, subordinate, and supportive,” they now advocate “biblical womanhood.” But it’s the same patriarchal heresy, just with new language.
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Rachel Held Evans, a Tennessee-based evangelical Christian raised in conservative Christian churches, decided to turn the tables. She vowed to take all of the Bible’s instructions for women as literally as possible for a year. A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband Master is the often-hilarious, engaging, well-researched, deadly serious result. (You can read all about her adventures at rachelheldevans.com). Former Sojourners editorial assistant Betsy Shirley, a student at Yale Divinity School, interviewed Evans in August 2012.
Betsy Shirley: So how does a nice, liberated woman like you find herself covering her head and calling her husband “master”?
Rachel Held Evans: I loved A.J. Jacob’s book The Year of Living Biblically, and always thought, “Boy, this would be a totally different book if a woman had done this.” I never dreamed of doing it myself until I started encountering Christian teachings that were advocating “biblical womanhood”—teachings about submission, submitting to your husband, and not teaching in church. I started thinking, “Well, nobody is actually practicing ‘biblical womanhood’ 100 percent.” That’s when I got the idea to have some fun and try to do all the teachings that relate to women in the Bible as literally as possible for a year.
In your book you write: “We evangelicals have a habit of throwing the word biblical around like it’s Martin Luther’s middle name.” When we talk about “biblical womanhood” or “biblical” anything, what are we talking about?
That’s the million dollar question. When we use the word “biblical,” I would prefer that we use it descriptively, to describe that which is found in the Bible, instead of prescriptively, meaning “here’s what God wants you to do.” Because when we use it that way—prescriptively—we tend to pull out certain passages that fit our theological presuppositions and leave the rest dangling.
How did you define “biblical womanhood” during your yearlong experiment?
“Biblical womanhood” in my experiment meant everything from the parts of the Bible we’d rather not talk about—profoundly troubling passages about women being considered property, spoils of war, and having more value in their virginity than anything else—to the passages we always drum up when we’re talking about biblical womanhood: Titus 2 and 1 Timothy 2 and passages about women being silent in church. But then there’s another side of scripture, where we have these amazing women who do bold, crazy things like Deborah, Ruth, Jael, Mary Magdalene, and Mary and Martha, women who really break what we consider to be the mold. And none of them look exactly the same. It’s complicated.
So what’s a gal to do?
My conclusion at the end of the year is that there is no one right way to be a woman of God. There’s no one path to “biblical womanhood.” There’s too much in contrast, too many different women in scripture, too many different cultures represented to say, “Biblical womanhood looks like ... bullet point one, two, three, four.”
It’s liberating, really, because it means I need to follow Jesus as me. I don’t have to alter my personality, I’m not forbidden from taking leadership positions, and I don’t have to knit—which is good, because I suck at it. I just have to be myself fully committed to Jesus Christ. Which is the same for men. Or really anybody who wants to follow Jesus.
In your book, you explain that the “theological bulwark” of the biblical womanhood movement originated with groups such as the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood established in 1987. Why were these groups founded?
When I was researching modern day biblical womanhood movements within evangelicalism, or “complementarianism,” time and again it references second-wave feminism as this horrible cultural movement that was destroying the family. And so complementarian movements emphasize the nuclear family: women staying at home and not going to work, women not assuming leadership positions in the church, and women staying in their more “traditional” place. Theologically, their effort has been to take the parts of scripture that seem to support the pre-feminist, American, nuclear family, and point to those passages as “biblical womanhood.” And that’s one of my critiques: It’s selectively applying passages of scripture that support the June Cleaver ideal. But they’re not actually trying to bring back “biblical” womanhood, because nobody honestly wants to go back to the patriarchy of a Near Eastern culture where women were property, marriages were typically arranged, and men had multiple wives.
To folks outside of evangelicalism, it may come as a shock that some communities still use scripture to restrict or forbid women’s leadership in the church. Why do you think complementarian teaching resonates with some Christians today?
I think women want to understand what it means to be a woman and to follow Jesus Christ. I mean, since Jesus is a male, what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus as a woman? Those are good questions that unfortunately have been answered with a long list of restrictions trying to manage women. A lot of people are trying to make a sincere effort to honor what scripture says; I just think they’re interpreting it wrong. Like the 1 Timothy passage where it says “I don’t permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man.” A lot of people sincerely think that must apply today, but haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about the context. People forget that the point of the epistles was not to make new laws, but to apply Jesus’ teachings to very specific contexts. To take all of these letters and turn them into laws is misguided.
Do you see other dynamics at work in contemporary complementarian movements?
I do think there’s an element of power involved, but I don’t know that people are complementarian or conservative in this way because they’re grasping after power. There is a sincere desire to honor scripture and obey it. But it does conveniently preserve power for men, and it preserves the hierarchal structure that exists now. That’s a really difficult thing to chip away at.
During your project you observed that women of scripture seem particularly concerned with justice and that “the woman of valor, she opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.” What does justice for women look like?
Women really are a key component to turning things around when it comes to worldwide poverty. Equipping them with basic things can be so powerful; some women just need that sewing machine or that farm equipment or that education. That’s what justice looks like for women around the world: not just their ontological equality, but also functional equality. I really think that the key to lifting women out of poverty is for them to be considered and treated as equals.
Is that the same as justice for women in the church?
I think so. A good example is Leymah Gbowee, one of the women from Liberia who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Gbowee helped end Liberia’s long, bloody civil war by organizing both Muslim and Christian women to protest. They did sex strikes. They camped out at the consulate. They stood in front of the soldiers. These women, under her leadership, stopped the war. And she got her start when she preached a sermon at her church. To me, that is such a great example of how women are capable of bringing peace to the world and lifting communities out of poverty; it’s just sometimes they’re forbidden from that platform. I feel that as long as we’re denying women the opportunity to speak and prophesy and lead, we’re not going to see the sort of justice for women we need to see. And that goes totally across the board—it applies in Liberia and it applies in Grand Rapids.
Your project takes some cues from A.J. Jacob’s book, but one of the ways you differ from Jacobs, besides being a woman, is that you’re a Christian and you believe the Bible is an inspired text. How did this shape your attitude toward the project?
I had this deep and profound desire to understand what this text means to me as a woman, which is a big question to ask because the biblical texts can be very troubling for women, and glossing over that is just not my style. I wanted to wrestle with it—like, why is this passage here that seems to treat women as property? Why is it that women could be considered spoils of war, right along with cattle and gold? On the other side, what does it mean that Jesus, when he rose from the dead, first spoke to a woman? What are the implications of that? And they’re huge, I think: He inaugurated his new kingdom in the presence of a woman whose testimony to it wasn’t even considered legitimate. So this wasn’t just story material to me; this is material that is shaping the story of my life, and I want desperately to honor it well, and not make it look silly or irrelevant.
After a year of “wrestling with the text,” are you walking away with a limp?
Yes, definitely. But I’ve learned to create a space of quietness in front of those passages of scripture that I don’t understand or don’t like. It’s no easier to read the story of Jephthah’s daughter now than it was before—it’s still really troubling and really upsetting. But I’ve learned to honor the fact that I’m probably supposed to react that way.
I’m so encouraged that the women of Israel used to honor Jephthah’s daughter and recognize her story as a tragic one. I’d like to see women get creative and come up with some new ways to honor the women from scripture who—in a patriarchal society—honored God amidst that. Under the circumstances they lived, their stories take on an even more powerful tone.
How can women—and men—encourage better conversation in evangelical communities about how the Bible is understood and interpreted?
I’d really love to see Christians take a cue from our Jewish brothers and sisters; they engage the Bible so differently than we do. Jewish folks seem to embrace the difficulty of scripture instead of trying to explain it away. They don’t talk about the “plain, simple meaning of scripture”; they see it as this beautiful, multi-faceted diamond. There’s a reverence for its complexity that I really wish evangelicals would reclaim.
Are there any commandments to women in the Bible that should be taken literally?
This will surprise people: I do think that wives should submit to their husbands, because Paul said that we should submit one to another as Christians. I also think that husbands should submit to their wives. It’s a great idea to focus on your own responsibility to submit to and to honor your spouse, so that’s actually a really important instruction to me, but it goes both ways—it’s not solely the woman’s responsibility.
What’s at stake for men in conversations about biblical womanhood?
Jesus taught that power was overrated. Christian men, particularly in the evangelical culture, particularly in the U.S., have a lot of power. And I think that if they were to, in the spirit of Christ, surrender some of that power by listening to their sisters interpret the Bible and sharing authority, they would experience that sweet liberation that comes with taking out the basin and the towel and serving. When men look to the example of Jesus Christ, I think it becomes pretty clear that they have everything to gain.
Now that your year is over, are you still on a quest for biblical womanhood, literal or otherwise?
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Flags at Half-Staff
Governor Chris Gregoire has directed flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Thursday, January 5, in memory of U. S. Army Specialist Mikayla A. Bragg, 21, of Longview, Washington. Bragg died in the line of duty December 21 in Afghanistan.
Other government entities, citizens, and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
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WHY DO PEOPLE USE PCP?
Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco first informed the frivolous use of PCP in the year 1967.
All through this period, the people in this region mainly used psychedelic drugs. The most well known drug at this time was LSD and many of the people were looking out for related kind of experiences of LSD from different drugs.
The users of PCP felt that their mind was disconnected from their bodies and as such PCP is regarded as a dissociative drug.
Quite a lot of people were stunned at the effects of PCP. They were frightened and had a terrible experience with PCP.
On the other hand, PCP started to be available in other regions in the Country and most of the users’ complaint of awful experience with PCP. This is because of alteration of the body’s perception.
This drug is rather inexpensive to manufacture where the market is small. PCP is the raw material utilized in quite a few street drugs. It has been sold as Hawaiian woodrose, cocaine, amphetamine, LSD, mescaline, THC, psilocybin, cannabinol, etc, to make it look more powerful. It is also used in talc, parsley and tobacco.
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Trailers for the auto racing movie Rush, about the 1976 battle for the world driving championship between James Hunt (left) and Niki Lauda (far left), are starting to pop up in theatres and online and you see them and you hope, really hope, that the film does proper justice to the sport we all adore.
(When I say we "all" adore, I mean that in the context of, if you’re reading this column, you presumably have an interest in, or a soft spot in your heart for, auto racing primarily, and motorsport in general. Otherwise, welcome – and I hope you stick around.)
Rush is produced and directed by Ron Howard and he has a great track record of being associated with quality motion pictures - A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Apollo 13 and The Paper, among them. So fingers are crossed that Rush is a winner.
I mean, ever since Grand Prix and Winning in the 1960s, we have been stuck with nothing but turkeys when it comes to auto racing movies. Many people point to Days of Thunder as being cinematic art when, in fact, it stunk. Any time the producers feel the need to speed up what is already a high speed sport, you know they’re trying too hard for a reason.
Stroker Ace (a wonderful, wonderful book that was ruined by Burt Reynolds and Jim Nabors), Bobby Deerfield (I mean, really) and the corker of them all, Driven, starring Sylvester Stallone, are some of the stiffs we've had to endure. It was bad enough when, in one scene in Driven, they needed a starter to get an Indy car going (which, in fact, is correct) and then in another scene two guys just jumped into two of them and went roaring off through the streets of Chicago. (Huh?) But when a car turned around and drove backwards on the circuit during a race, I felt like crawling under my seat I was so mortified.
The story of Lauda’s remarkable comeback from that horrible, fiery crash at the Nurburgring in mid-season '76 is inspiring and you hope Howard has been able to tell it properly. And Hunt was the classic F1 driver, a guy who lived fast, loved hard (and very, very often) and died kinda young. Yeah, and he did leave a beautiful memory, too, didn't he.
Here are two video links, thanks to my friend John. One is a theatre preview and the other is a partial interview with Howard. I present them here to whet your appetite because Rush won’t be in theatres until September.
Okay, moving right along:
- David Deacon has been named Grand Marshal of the 2013 Canadian Historic Grand Prix, which will be held on Father’s Day weekend in June at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Deacon, of course, was the creator of the wonderful Rothman’s Porsche Challenge and Turbo Cup Series and the VARAC-organized weekend (that stands for Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada, by the way) will pay tribute to the Porsche 944 and the series that featured so many great Canadian drivers including co-Grand Marshall Ludwig Heimrath.
In a release, Deacon said: "You could say, with me at six-foot-six and Ludwig at whatever he is on his tip toes, as co-grand marshals, you have the long and the short of it for a lot of Canadian Porsche racing in the Seventies and Eighties. I used to joke that in my height category, I was the fastest in the world for about a decade. Unfortunately, they didn’t have height categories and I had to race against little guys like Ludwig. Can’t wait for him to read this . . . the guy rises to all bait! That’s what made him such a competitive driver."
Hmm, I guess we'll see whether Ludwig has, in fact, mellowed in his older age, won't we?
– I didn’t get everything that I wanted into my Monday Morning Racing Roundup yesterday. Left out was the fine result recorded by AIM Autosport of Woodbridge Ferrari drivers Max Papis and Jeff Segal at Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama on Saturday. Papis and Segal were fourth in the GT Class of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series event, with the second AIM car raced by Emil Assentato and Anthony Lazzaro finishing ninth in class.
– I love dropping into Peterborough Speedway in the summertime for some great Saturday night racing. I usually catch a Can-Am Midget event and I can tell you that the regular late-model racers usually on the same program put on an excellent show. The Speedway announced in recent days that Attersley Tire of Peterborough had signed on to sponsor the Sat., Aug. 10, meet for the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup. It’s great to see local businesses support area speedways.
– Meantime, the Ontario-based National Drag Racing Association, which features Alcohol Funny Cars and Pro Doorslammer racing, has announced that Xylotek Solutions Inc. of Cambridge have signed on as a corporate sponsor. Xylotek is a full-service IT consulting firm and is one of Canada’s fastest growing companies with revenues of more than $5 million.
– And NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racer David Thorndyke has announced that LubeSource, which distributes Shell lubricants in Ontario, will be his primary sponsor for the 2013 racing season. Thorndyke, who plans to run a limited schedule this year, will race in the season-opener at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Victoria Day weekend, May 19th.
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The Rebirth Of Rye Whiskey And Nostalgia For 'The Good Stuff'
Originally published on Fri December 28, 2012 11:04 am
It used to be said that only old men drink rye, sitting alone down at the end of the bar, but that's no longer the case as bartenders and patrons set aside the gins and the vodkas and rediscover the pleasures of one of America's old-fashioned favorites.
Whiskey from rye grain was what most distilleries made before Prohibition. Then, after repeal in 1933, bourbon, made from corn, became more popular. Corn was easier to grow, and the taste was sweeter.
To be sure, rye whiskey production is only a drop compared with the rivers of bourbon produced now, although rye whiskey sales have tripled in the past five years.
You can even find rye in the tiny farm town of Templeton, Iowa. It's said to be the same taste as the bootleg brew that Templeton was known for during Prohibition. They called it "The Good Stuff." It was popular in Chicago, a favorite of Al Capone. Templeton Rye, legal these days, and sold in Iowa and 11 other states, is made from a grandfather's secret recipe. The actual production, though, takes place at a distillery in Shelbyville, Ind., with the aged whiskey shipped to Templeton for bottling.
Templeton has one block of a downtown, with the street ending at the rail line and grain elevators. On a foggy evening I could imagine what it all looked like during the early 1930s — except for the bar where I had my first sip of the local rye and listened to handed-down stories about the government "revenuers" busting up stills. The feds rolled the kegs out into the hog lot and axed them open, they say. But naturally, they kept one or two for evidence.
Alongside the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Ky., stand the old brick warehouses of Buffalo Trace Distillery — that's a modern name for the "oldest continually operating distillery in the United States." It was even open during Prohibition, bottling pints of "medicinal" rye. Now, Buffalo Trace makes bourbon for 17 different labels. You can look up at the dusty warehouse windows and see the barrels, aging, waiting for five, six, or seven years to pass. There are a quarter million barrels in storage.
Plus, there's a few hundred barrels of Sazerac Rye — the longtime New Orleans favorite. Kris Comstock of Buffalo Trace often hears from bartenders, calling from New York City, Los Angeles — trying to find Sazerac. He says the rye's intense flavor makes it perfect for the classic cocktails. "When you mix it in a Manhattan, it doesn't get diluted by the Vermouth or the bitters."
Deeper in Kentucky's Bluegrass region, you could meet up with Chris Morris, the master distiller at Woodford Reserve and ask him about rye. Here's how he identifies the aromas that arise when the spicy rye grain is cooked and distilled: "green apple, green banana, black pepper, leather, oak, tobacco, caramel, vanilla ..."
I was lucky. I'd arrived at Woodford during the second of only three weeks the distillery gives over to rye production. The rest of the year, they're making the highly-respected bourbon, Distiller's Select. (The Chris Morris signature is on every label.)
A while back, Woodford decided to venture into the rye market. The first barrels, aged for seven years, will be ready in 2016 and will be called "Red Rye Select." Morris clearly enjoys the brief change. He smiles when you ask about his favorite: "I think bourbon is the best whiskey made and rye is simply different."
Both the bourbon and rye are made from the mineral-rich water from the limestone aquifer that underlies the central Kentucky countryside. It's the same water the Scots-Irish frontier settlers used centuries ago. There was a still on every homestead — and that's how all this got started.
A decade ago in this country you could only find six brands of rye whiskey. Now there are more than 50.
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It's been said that the only people who drink rye are old men sitting alone down at the end of the bar. The whiskey from the rye grain once was America's favorite. It's what most distilleries made before Prohibition. Then after repeal in 1933, bourbon, made from corn, became more popular. Over the last five years, though, rye sales - while still small - have tripled with lots of new distillers cropping up. Here's a rye report from NPR's Noah Adams.
NOAH ADAMS, BYLINE: One of the old favorite ryes is Sazerac, famous in New Orleans, now made in Frankfurt, Kentucky at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. These are barrels of bourbon at Buffalo Trace being opened after years of aging. Bourbon is indeed the real business at Buffalo Trace. Rye whiskey is only a drop of production. But rye has become worth an extra few days of distilling and some marketing.
KRIS COMSTOCK: I hear from bartenders from New York City to San Francisco, L.A. and Chicago.
ADAMS: The phone calls come in, asking: Where can I get some Sazerac? Kris Comstock of Buffalo Trace tries to help. He knows the bartenders want a good rye for the classic cocktails.
COMSTOCK: It's got so much flavor, that when you mix it in a Manhattan, for an example, the flavor of the whiskey doesn't get diluted by the vermouth or the bitters, the other ingredients.
ADAMS: Or you could drink rye whiskey neat, by itself in a shot glass, or with ice. The fans of rye say it's more interesting than bourbon or scotch, with complex notes of citrus and flowers.
CHRIS MORRIS: You're going to smell some rye mash, and you'll notice how fruity it is when we walk in the door of the distillery: boom.
ADAMS: Chris Morris is the master distiller at Woodford Reserve, near Versailles, Kentucky.
MORRIS: A lot of noise in here, because we are steaming a fermenter, finishing a cook.
ADAMS: Woodford Reserve is well-known for its Distillers Select Bourbon. Chris Morris has his signature on every bottle. That production takes up most of the year, but a while back, Woodford started setting aside three weeks in the fall to make rye instead of bourbon. It's a different essence in the air.
MORRIS: Rye has more of a grassy character. Corn - hard to describe - it smells like you're in a cornfield. So, this definitely has that rye aroma.
ADAMS: The whiskey that was distilled this October at Woodford goes into barrels of white oak that have been charred for flavor, and then to sleep - aging for seven years. The oldest barrels already in the warehouse should be ready by 2016. The bottle label will read Red Rye Select. Chris Morris says Woodford decided to make rye before the uptrend.
MORRIS: Because it takes us so long to craft our product, it looks like we're following. And we actually believe we were a leader.
ADAMS: Now, we go out to Iowa farm country to find some rye that is for sale, but scarce. Templeton is the very small town. Templeton Rye is the brand being bottled here.
(SOUNDBITE OF MACHINERY)
ADAMS: Fifteen part-time employees fill the bottles, put on the labels, pack the cartons. It's light work - time for laughing and gossip. Virginia Knobbe was one of the first to sign up.
VIRGINIA KNOBBE: We started when they started bottling and needed help.
ADAMS: And how did you hear about it to begin with?
KNOBBE: Well, we found out about it in the church bulletin. That's our local newspaper.
ADAMS: Templeton Rye once was illegal whiskey, high-quality home brew. During Prohibition, the farmers around Templeton, the townspeople of Templeton had secret stills. Keith Kerkhoff, co-owner of the new, legit Templeton Rye, works with a recipe from his grandfather. He's heard about the whiskey making since he was boy, especially about a certain creek south of town.
KEITH KERKHOFF: If you had a calm morning with atmospheric conditions were perfect, you could see little stills all the way down that creek, you know, the vapors coming off the still. And I guess that's when the revenuers should have been there. They could have probably busted them all.
ADAMS: Today's Templeton Rye is labeled Prohibition-era whiskey, and the website brags that it was a trusted name in Chicago, known as "The Good Stuff." Supposedly, it was Al Capone's favorite. All this could be called a bootleg backstory. As a potential investor once told Keith Kerkhoff, that's got to work.
KERKHOFF: He said, you got a good product in a bottle, but you got a fantastic story behind this product. And he says you just can't make these stories up.
ADAMS: As the folks at Templeton like to say, their rye is available legally for the first time in Iowa and 11 other states. A decade ago in this country, you could only find six brands of rye whiskey to choose from. Now, there are more than 50 on the market. Noah Adams, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | <urn:uuid:d36d0e57-9c92-40e5-82ba-bccce354942e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wfae.org/post/rebirth-rye-whiskey-and-nostalgia-good-stuff | 2013-05-21T17:40:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961063 | 2,048 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Mubarak's Dream Remains Just That In Egypt's Desert
Originally published on Tue July 10, 2012 8:57 am
In the middle of southern Egypt's windy desert, wheat fields stretch as far as the eye can see on a 24,000-acre farm. It's part of a grandiose project called Toshka that was dreamed up 15 years ago by the government of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's authoritarian leader who ruled the country for three decades before being ousted last year.
A key component of the Toshka project was to cultivate a half-million acres of farmland in the desert to deal with Egypt's rising demand for food. To irrigate the land, millions of dollars were spent building pumping stations and canals to draw water from nearby Lake Nasser, a vast man-made lake created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River.
But mismanagement, corruption and Mubarak's eventual ouster have left Toshka and other projects languishing. Now, as economic hardship rises in Egypt, there's renewed interest in — and debate over — the Toshka project.
Building A New Community
In addition to his goal of cultivating farmland in the desert, Mubarak also sought to create new towns for Egyptians in this vast barren region, with hopes of persuading up to 20 percent of Egypt's population to move here.
"Toshka has a very specific importance, not only as a new area for people to move in, but also being close to the border with Sudan," says Mahmoud Abu Zeid, who heads the Arab Water Council in Cairo and was Egypt's water minister when Toshka was conceived.
"We need to have a new community there, an Egyptian community to live there. And also, you never know what happens between the two countries in the future," he says. "So it has a strategic aim, and also a development aim, supported by decisions from top-down."
Emma Deputy Bracy, a doctoral student in Cairo who is writing her dissertation on the project, says Mubarak saw Toshka as a social contract with young Egyptians.
"They called it 'the march to the desert,' and it was supposed to be literally a relocation of 20 percent of Egypt's population focused mainly on youth," Bracy says. It was also supposed to be a place to reintegrate workers who were coming back from places like Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Libya, she says.
But progress was slow, hampered by mismanagement, shady land deals and repeated delays in funding from both inside and outside Egypt. When then-Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri — the project's key proponent — was replaced in 1999, the project was largely shelved.
Talk Of Reviving The Project
These days, what's left is a blue-and-white sign in the desert that has become an unintended monument to the project's abandonment. It reads: "New Toshka City."
Now, though, concerns over Egypt's weakening economy have prompted talk of reviving the project. Its key proponent, Kamal el-Ganzouri, was again named prime minister by the ruling generals, although he will be replaced when the new president, Mohammed Morsi, names his Cabinet.
"Ganzouri came back, and he's pushing the project right now very strongly, and encouraging different ministries to finish their plans and so on," says the former water minister, Abu Zeid.
Major hurdles remain, however. Critics say Egypt lacks the means to transport large quantities of wheat and other produce from Toshka to the rest of the country. Most of what the farms there produce now is exported because it's more profitable.
Nor is it easy to cultivate the land. Farm managers say the ground is salty and that it takes about three years to convert into soil that can be used for crops.
"If you want to take the natural conditions into account, probably any kind of solar-energy farming down there would make a lot more sense," adds Bracy, the doctoral student.
The Muslim Brotherhood — a movement in which Morsi was until recently a key leader — is also dead set against reviving the project, which it links to Mubarak's excesses.
Existing Farms Thrive
In the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, Mohamed Abdul Fattah, the secretary-general of the Brotherhood's political party, says the group has its own revival plan emphasizing tourism and agricultural projects in other locations.
"I've seen independent studies that show Toshka was doomed to fail to begin with," he says. "A lot of money went into it, but few jobs came out of it. So it's not just about the corruption."
Still, the handful of farms started up as part of the project appear to be thriving. One is Kingdom Agricultural Development Company, owned by Saudi Arabian Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the world's wealthiest men.
Crop manager Ibrahim Dahrouk says the farm provides hundreds of jobs to local residents, including women. They earn between $6 and $9 a day, considered a hefty wage in these parts.
But unemployment is rampant in the nearby town of Abu Simbel, which has suffered because of the steep decline in Egyptian tourism since the revolution. Dozens of angry men recently staged a sit-in at the electric company there after the government hired out-of-towners for 60 jobs in the area.
Some of the protesters claimed if Toshka was revived, it would go a long way to eradicating poverty in Abu Simbel and other communities in southern Egypt.
Assad Abeid el-Majeed, the mayor of Abu Simbel, argues that Toshka is a national project that Egyptians should take pride in. The pumping stations and other infrastructure are there now, he says, and they should be put to use.
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
In Egypt, a major concern for the new Islamist president is the economy. Since last year's revolution, jobs are harder to come by. The cost of living is rising, and fuel shortages are leading to lengthy lines at Egyptian gas stations. Such problems are not new. Former President Hosni Mubarak tried tackling economic hardships with grandiose projects like one called Toshka in southern Egypt.
The idea was to cultivate farmland in the desert and also expand living space for Egyptians, which for thousands of years has been centered almost entirely along the Nile River. But mismanagement, corruption and Mubarak's ouster have left projects like Toshka languishing. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson traveled to the manmade oasis and filed this report.
(SOUNDBITE OF WIND)
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: Wheat fields in the middle of a windy desert stretch as far as the eye can see on this 24,000-acre farm called the South Valley Development Company. The crops here are fed by fast-moving canals, with water pumped in from Lake Nasser, the vast man-made lake created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River. Other large farms carved out of the desert used the same irrigation network, which is part of the Toshka mega-project dreamed up by the Mubarak government 15 years ago.
Million of Egyptians were to be relocated here in what officials hoped would become a new Nile Valley. The plan was to build towns and factories, as well as cultivate a half million acres of farmland in this barren region next to Sudan, which like Egypt, is totally dependent on the Nile.
MAHMOUD ABU ZEID: Toshka has a very specific importance.
NELSON: That's Mahmoud Abu Zeid, who heads the Arab Water Council in Cairo. He was Egypt's water minister when Toshka was conceived.
ZEID: Not only as a new area for people to move in, but also being close to the borders with Sudan. I mean, we need to have a new community there, Egyptian community, to live there. And also, you never know what happens between the two countries in the future. So it has a strategic aim, and also a development aim supported by decisions from top-down.
NELSON: Emma Deputy Bracy, a doctoral student in Cairo who is writing her dissertation on Toshka, says the project was the Mubarak government's attempt at a social contract with young Egyptians.
EMMA DEPUTY BRACE: They called it a march to the desert, and it was supposed to be, literally, a relocation of 20 percent of Egypt's population focused mainly on youth, and it was supposed to be some sort of a safety valve for reintegrating workers into the population who were coming back from places like Iraq and Saudi and Libya.
NELSON: Then Prime Minister Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri tackled the project with gusto, but progress was slow, hampered by mismanagement, shady land deals and repeated delays in funding from both inside and outside Egypt. Many of the projects associated with Toshka were shelved after Ganzouri was replaced in 1999.
An unintended monument to its abandonment is a blue-and-white sign that reads New Toshka City, posted in the middle of the desert. But the nearby farms started up as part of the project are thriving, with new plans to expand approved by the military-led government. One is Kingdom Agricultural Development Company, owned by Saudi Arabian Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the world's wealthiest men.
In one harvested wheat field here, a giant John Deere tractor tills the soil for the next crop, which is to be peanuts. The Saudi farm's crop manager is Egyptian Ibrahim Dahrouk. He says it takes two to three years to prepare the salt-rich earth for farming.
IBRAHAIM DAHROUK: And now the soil has changed, there are green area, not like before. Big difference.
NELSON: The farm provides hundreds of jobs to local residents, including women who prune grapes from vines that form a canopy overhead. They earn between six and $9 a day, a hefty wage in these parts.
DOA'A MAHFOUZ: (Foreign language spoken)
NELSON: Eighteen-year-old Doa'a Mahfouz says she's thrilled to be working, given that jobs are scarce since the Egyptian revolution last year. She wishes the Greater Toshka Project will be revived to provide more jobs for her community.
Unemployment is rampant in nearby Abu Simbel, which has suffered because of the steep decline in Egyptian tourism since the revolution. The resorts where Americans and Europeans once flocked during trips to nearby temples and Lake Nasser sit empty.
(SOUNDBITE OF CROWD CHATTER)
NELSON: On a recent evening, dozens of angry men staged a sit-in at the local electric company after the government hired out-of-towners for 60 jobs in the area.
(SOUNDBITE OF CROWD CHATTER)
NELSON: One industrial supervisor here who declined to give his name adds that residents plan to ask the government to reactivate the Toshka project. He argues that if they did, it could go a long way to eradicating poverty in many communities in upper Egypt - not that the military-led government didn't try.
(SOUNDBITE OF PRESS CONFERENCE)
PRIME MINISTER KAMAL EL-GANZOURI: (Speaking foreign language)
NELSON: Kamal el-Ganzouri, who once again became prime minster under the military-led government, talked at length at news conferences like this one about the need to boost the economy and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Egypt also was contending with its huge dependence on foreign wheat because of an agricultural shortfall. Former water Minister Mahmoud Abu Zeid says those factors make him hope that a Toshka revival is in the offing.
ZEID: Ganzouri came back, and he's pushing the project right now very strongly and encouraging the different ministries to finish that plan, and so on.
NELSON: But critics say Egypt lacks the means to transport large quantities of wheat and other produce from Toshka to the rest of the country. Most of what Toshka produces now is exported because managers there say it's more profitable. And the Muslim Brotherhood - a movement in which the new president Mohammed Morsi was a key leader - is also dead-set against reviving the project, which it links to Mubarak's excesses.
In the southern city of Aswan, the Brotherhood's political party's secretary general is Mohamed Abdul Fattah. He says the group has its own revival plan, which emphasizes tourism and agricultural projects in other locations.
MOHAMED ABDUL FATTAH: (Through translator) I've seen independent studies that show Toshka was doomed to fail to begin with. A lot of money went into it, but few jobs came out of it. So it's not just about the corruption.
NELSON: The Brotherhood's position irritates Abu Simbel Mayor Assad Abeid el-Majeed.
ASSAD ABEID EL-MAJEED: (Foreign language spoken)
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Direct Air, a public charter airline that flies several times a week from Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach, will resume service to the South Carolina tourist destination this month and start new service to a lesser-known airport near Orlando and Tampa, Fla.
The service between Pittsburgh International Airport and Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla., will be three times a week beginning May 18. The Direct Air Boeing 737-400 twin-engine jets will leave Pittsburgh at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday to arrive in Lakeland at 2:45 p.m. The return flights leave Lakeland at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday with arrival at 9:30 a.m. in Pittsburgh.
The Mrytle Beach flights begin in March and are being increased to six times a week. Direct Air, which was once called Myrtle Beach Direct Air, has service to the popular South Carolina destination that ended for the season in early January.
Lakeland is about a half hour away from the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla., area and about 40 minutes to Orlando's tourist attractions that include Walt Disney World. Direct Air began flying from Lakeland Linder in 2011 and while it's a smaller airport compared to Orlando and Tampa, it's a lot easier to get in and out of for passengers. It's also good for Direct Air.
"Our niche has been flying into secondary airports where we can take advantage of lower landing fees and lower fees in general for servicing the aircraft," said Stan Rydelek, a spokesman for Direct Air.
Direct Air was one of eight airlines serving Pittsburgh that showed increases in passengers in 2011. Direct Air traffic increased 13.3 percent to 40,403 in 2011 from 35,651 in 2010.
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THOR RAXLEN WELCOMES THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY INTO HIS “LAIR,� HIS NEW LIVE-ACTION, VFX AND FINISHING STUDIO
Ad industry veteran Thor Raxlen is firmly ensconced in his new LAIR (www.lair.tv), a live-action, visual effects, character animation, design and post finishing studio. Focused on integrated work and fueled by impeccable craftsmanship. LAIR is a creative collective of top talent offering a unique collaborative experience where work is generated from the combined brainpower of clients, agencies, production, and postproduction.
Fifteen years ago, Thor Raxlen founded Chelsea Digital, Chelsea Pictures’ in-house postproduction finishing boutique, with an eye to integrating editorial with visual effects, post finishing and design and 3D animation – to create a collaborative environment where boundaries did not matter and the focus was on creative and creative collaboration. Five years ago he partnered to launch Guerilla FX which successfully incorporated live-action production with post.
In the last four or five years, the industry changed yet again and Raxlen felt it necessary to reconfigure what he was offering to better meet the current and future needs of his advertising clientele. His full service, effects driven production house is light and nimble, but also has horsepower. “I’ve been watching the industry for a long time,â€? explained Raxlen, LAIR Partner/Creative Director. “Although an integrated approach to production and post is the ‘idea du jour,’ and there are companies out there popping up with a year or two of experience under their belts claiming to be integrated, at LAIR, this process has been evolving for over 15 years. The result is a more efficient, collaborative creative process which ultimately translates into better work and a better working experience – whether it be content for iPhones, laptops, televisions or billboards. LAIR is a new company, with a fresh fun approach and this certainly isn’t our first rodeo! I also believe very strongly in creating a really good vibe when we work. The team at Lair loves what we do. There is a joy to our process and I know this positive energy in turn feeds back into the quality of our work.â€?
Theresa Loquercio, LAIR’s Head of Production added, “We have always been about collaboration and cooperation. Clients tend to get us involved very early in the process, at times even before they pitch their clients, something we really welcome. In addition to our advertising work, we have a very diverse portfolio and are still available to serve all sectors of the community. We are tremendously versatile and, utilizing an interesting blend of technologies, in addition to TV commercials, we have conceptualized, designed and executed websites, banner ads, 3D illusions, product photos, and a lot of outside the box work. “
Spread over four light and airy floors of an architect designed brownstone with a spacious backyard in Noho, as well as an office in Hollywood, the LAIR collection of filmic artists have already completed commercial projects for Samsung for Leo Burnett, Cedar Fair, Kyocera, Weis Supermarkets and Starz and is currently putting the finishing touches on projects for Click TV, Bloomberg for JWT, Checkers for ML Rogers and Campfire Media.
The LAIR team includes the best of the best, creatives Raxlen worked with over the years. Led by Raxlen, the core staff includes Head of Production Loguercio; Producers Alex Aab, and Nicole Rodan; Editors Jason Yantz and Linda Peters; Post Producer Ted McEnaney; and a strong, client savvy roster of designers, character animators and CG artists.
Lair has built a superior production model based on 3 pillars – experience, collaboration, and versatility. As an integrated live-action studio and postproduction VFX facility the company’s streamlined approach to projects allows for an across the board collaboration from concept through delivery, with every base in the middle covered.
Often times, after working with LAIR on one project, a client will return and involve the team in the early creative stages, and even pitch phases, of a campaign. Working as a creative team from pitch through delivery allows for an efficiently created and cohesive vision. With over 15 years of creative VFX/design and production experience, the talent at LAIR is handpicked to meet the specific needs of a given project. With a strong understanding of the current working technologies in both production and post for TV, web, and even print mediums, LAIR is able to deliver a product that was created utilizing the most efficient processes; the theory being, an efficient collaborative approach to the working phases of production will allow more time for creative… and karaoke BBQ’s.
LAIR is headquartered at 33 Bond Street, Unit 1, New York, NY 10012; with offices at 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038; For more information, contact Head of Production Theresa Loquercio at Theresa@lair.tv or 212-431-0179; To see a reel the company is represented on the East Coast by Denise Blate Roederer, 917-854-6763; in the Midwest by Jim Robison, 323-860-8030 and Janice Harryman 312-371-0941; and in the West by Erza Burke, 310-260-7900. Visit the LAIR website at http://www.lair.tv | <urn:uuid:c49541c9-63da-4f0a-8174-3c6be42dc97c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/the_wire/2010/08/04/thor-raxlen-welcomes-the-advertising-industry-into-his-%E2%80%9Clair%E2%80%9D-his-new-live-action-vfx-and-finishing-studio/ | 2013-05-21T17:16:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939731 | 1,185 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
SACRAMENTO —The decision to set out on foot from the East Bay toward Sacramento was an easy choice to make for Maggie Hardy.
The UC Berkeley freshman had participated in the Occupy Cal movement and committed to the “99 Mile March for Education and Social Justice” — a four-day walk across the Bay Area to Sacramento for the March 5 education protests — after learning of the march in early January.
“I think the symbolism of us being willing to sacrifice our bodies shows how important this is,” Hardy said of the physical toll the walking had taken. “It shows that it’s not just a passing phase for us college students. We believe education is necessary for a better democracy.”
Hardy and the about 45 like-minded marchers did not walk every mile — they used vans to shuttle part of the way on Saturday and took buses from UC Davis to Sacramento on Monday morning — but they crossed through about 18 towns and cities mostly on foot, sharing the joys of solidarity and community as well as the toll of physical ailments.
Members of Occupy Education conceived the idea to march to Sacramento at a December meeting in Berkeley. After months of planning, it began last Thursday following demonstrations in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco for the March 1 Day of Action.
The journey ended up covering about 79 miles traveled on foot, during which marchers went around the bay and cut inland, through urban streets, suburban neighborhoods and rural roads flanked by farmland.
While none of the marchers ever expressed any desire to quit, one member of the group was at risk of being left behind several times: a 12-foot long industrial cardboard tube made to look like a pencil.
The pencil — made by Bay Area activist artist David Solnit — started off behind the podium at the Berkeley Federation of Teachers’ March 1 rally and was carried with bare hands and shopping carts through streets, over hills and across wooded trails to get to UC Davis.
“The pencil gets our point across dramatically,” said Chris Perry, marcher and participant in Occupy SF. “It demonstrates the importance of struggle in a movement like this. The people who think it’s easy aren’t the ones out here.”
Marchers attempted to load the pencil on the Monday morning bus for Sacramento, but it would not fit. None of the marchers are entirely sure what became of it, but they made sure to sign it before leaving for the capitol.
Because many of the marchers were students — from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, Berkeley City College, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, Laney College and Stanford University — they not only prepared by packing sleeping bags and tents, they had to get ahead in their coursework and arrange for more favorable work schedules.
UC Berkeley junior Karina Rodriguez reconciled schoolwork and the march by reading while she walked. When she was casting her voice into the group’s chants or angling her “Oakland to Sacramento” sign toward motorists’ view, she had a course reader and pen in her hands.
Emma Wilde Botta was one of three Stanford students who joined the march on its last leg, and she said that she was there because accessible public higher education is necessary for a functional democracy.
“(Stanford students) go to a private university, but that doesn’t exclude us from the outside world,” Botta said. “Those of us here are trying to get the (Stanford) campus to see that.”
Along the way, the marchers spoke with passers-by about their goal — free, high-quality education for everyone — and received mostly positive reactions.
“It’s about engaging people in a dialogue, and the reaction we’ve gotten validates that,” said UC Berkeley junior Micah Love of the handshakes, hugs, and car horn honks the group received. “That validation really helps, too. The march would be a lot more challenging without it.”
Those positive reactions did not just come from passersby on the street — several members of the communities the marchers passed through sought out the march to provide more substantial support.
Local politicians like Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and Vallejo Vice Mayor Erin Hannigan stopped by to thank the marchers before they set out on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Also, about 15 UC Berkeley faculty members visited the group during Friday’s lunch stop in Pinole and marched along with the group for a few miles. Berkeley Faculty Association co-chair Wendy Brown, who helped organize the visit, served vegetarian chili to the marchers before walking alongside them.
Anant Sahai, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, said he felt compelled to march because he is a UC Berkeley graduate.
“When I was in school, everyone knew Berkeley was the best, and it still is, but the state is threatening to make it not be the best,” Sahai said.
The first three nights, the march stopped at churches that opened their doors to the group and provided much needed food, restrooms and places to sleep.
Reverend Sandy Gess of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Vacaville is an Oakland resident and participant in Occupy Oakland’s Interfaith Tent, and she said said she was more than happy to provide all of the above despite hers being a small church.
“A reporter asked me why I let these people stay, and I said, ‘Because they asked,’” Gess said. “People have big hearts if you give them a chance.”
Several police departments provided escorts for the march and blocked traffic so the march could pass through intersections without stopping.
This police presence started on Thursday night with the Richmond Police Department and continued Saturday with the San Pablo, Pinole and Hercules police departments and the California Highway Patrol. Just before the march crossed the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge into Vallejo, the CHP escort pulled away, and the group fended for itself the rest of the way.
Steven Dawson, chief of police for Solano Community College, said that while most police departments could not express outright support for the march, they are all aware of the problems in California’s education system.
“Who’s going to keep this state running five or 10 years from now,” Dawson said. “We need educated people to work those jobs. This march is helping bring awareness that the state needs to bring money back to schools.”
The march did not go without encountering some resistance from people opposed to their cause, with the most coming on the last leg from Vacaville to UC Davis. Several residents came out of their homes and yelled at the marchers, calling them lazy and telling them to get jobs.
One man stayed hidden by trees about 200 ft. away from the road and used a bullhorn to say that he paid for college so they should have to, as well.
Marchers responded by saying that they already have jobs or by simply yelling “I love you.”
After arriving at UC Davis on foot Sunday evening, the marchers spent the night on the campus quad — the same site of the controversial Nov. 18 pepper spray incident — and celebrated the end of their walking journey with hugs, tears and tamales provided by members of Occupy Davis and Occupy UC Davis.
Sacramento and beyond
Once the tight-knit group took buses to Sacramento Monday morning, the marchers separated. All were expected to be in the rotunda of the Capitol building, but several were stuck in blockaded hallways and prevented from taking a bigger part in the “People’s Assembly.”
The group was further split when an impending dispersal order from the CHP forced the marchers who were unwilling to be arrested to leave.
Rhea Patenaude, a graduate student at San Francisco State University, was one of the marchers who did not leave.
“I walked across my state so they will rethink their principles and their priorities when it comes to education,” Patenaude said. “Getting arrested shows them how serious we really are.”
A total of eight marchers were arrested and released Monday night, according to Stephan Georgiou, one of the arrested marchers, but by then most of the group had already boarded buses for their schools and homes.
UC Santa Cruz freshman Iriany Lopez-Hernandez said she felt out of place when getting back to her normal routine. A reunion for the marchers is currently being planned.
“It feels a bit weird to go back after having spent five days — which felt more like a month — walking long distances with these people and then go back to our everyday lives,” Lopez-Hernandez said.
Christopher Yee covers Berkeley communities.
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TREDYFFRIN — Police have arrested a woman who is charged with stealing thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry from elderly nursing home residents.
Regina Oliver, 37, of the 1900 block of Wallace St. in Philadelphia, is facing eight counts each of theft and receiving stolen property.
According to police, Oliver was an assistant caregiver at Highgate Assisted Living facility in when police say she took advantage of residents who were in their 80’s and 90’s by stealing their personal property.
“She was stealing jewelry and there are even claims from one victim that it was in the thousands. It was jewelry and cash, generally.” Tredyffrin Det. Sgt. Todd Bereda said.
Police say Oliver was taking the jewelry to pawn shops in Philadelphia and then selling them for the cash.
Bereda said some of the items have been recovered but not all.
Police say they have identified eight victims at the Highgate facility and say it is possible there could be more victims. She has worked at other facilities, and police say this was the second time that she has worked at Highgate. All of the charges stem from her latest time working at Highgate.
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"$45,000,000" and insert "$65,000,000."
Mr. Gejdenson. Is there any discussion? If not, all those in favor
say aye, all those opposed say nay.
[Chorus of ayes.]
Mr. Gejdenson. The ayes have it.
I also have a technical amendment which I would offer before the
members. On page 56 line 2, insert the following.
[The amendment appears in the appendix.]
Mr. Gejdenson. Any discussion? If not, all those in favor say
[Chorus of ayes.]
Mr. Gejdenson. Those opposed say nay.
Mr. Gejdenson. The ayes have it.
Are there additional amendments?
There are no additional amendments. I move the bill.
All those in favor say aye.
[Chorus of ayes.]
Mr. Gejdenson. All those opposed say nay.
The ayes have it. The bill is passed.
The record will stay open long enough to give members â five
days to include any statements in the record. The markup is con-
Mr. Manzullo. I'm glad I came.
Mr. Gejdenson. I'm glad you came too, Mr. Manzullo.
[Whereupon, at 1:43 p.m., the subcommittee was proceeded to
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. GEJDEXSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
To extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives oftl\£ United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the "Jobs Through Trade
5 Expansion Act of 1994".
1 TITLE I -OVERSEAS PRIVATE
2 INVESTMENT CORPORATION
3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. -'
4 This title may be cited as the "Overseas Private In-
5 vestment Corporation Amendments Act of 1994".
6 SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF CORPORATION.
7 Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
8 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) is amended
9 to read as follows:
io "TITLE IV- OVERSEAS PRIVATE
1 1 INVESTMENT CORPORATION
1 2 "SEC. 231. PURPOSE AND POLICY.
13 "(a) PURPOSE. â The Overseas Private Investment
14 Corporation shall be an independent agency of the United
1 5 States under the foreign policy guidance of the Secretary
16 of State. The purpose of the Corporation is to promote
17 sustainable environmentally sound economic development
1 8 in developing countries and areas, and countries in transi-
19 tion from nonmarket to market economies, by mobilizing
20 and facilitating the participation of the United States pri-
2 1 vate sector.
22 "(b) Eligibility Criteria for Participating
23 Countries and Areas. â
1 "(1) In GENERAL. â Except as provided in para-
2 graph (3), the Corporation may operate its programs
3 in a country (or an area within a country) only if â
4 "(A) the United States maintains diplo-
5 matic relations with the country;
6 "(B) eitherâ
7 "(i) the country or area is a develop-
8 ing country or area; or
9 "(ii) the country is in transition from
10 a nonmarket to market economy; and
1 1 "(C) programs in that country are not pro-
12 hibited under section 234(e)(2) (relating to
13 human rights violators).
14 "(2) Preference for certain countries. â
15 In conducting its activities, the Corporation shall â
16 "(A) give preference to projects in coun-
17 tries with per capita incomes of $1,230 or less
18 in 1992 United States dollars; and
19 "(B) restrict its activities in countries with
20 per capita incomes of $5,335 or more in 1992
2 1 United States dollars (other than countries des-
22 igrnated as beneficiarv countries under section
23 212 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
1 "(3) Programs in ineligible countries. â
2 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if a
3 country in winch the Corporation is operating its
4 programs ceases to meet the criteria set forth in
5 paragraph (1), or if (pursuant to this or any other
6 Act) the government of that country becomes ineli-
7 gible for assistance, the Corporation shall cease to
8 operate its programs in such country, except that
9 the Corporation shall not be required to terminate
10 any contract or commitment entered into prior to
1 1 the date on which such country is determined to be
1 2 ineligible for such assistance.
13 "(B) The Corporation may continue to operate
14 its programs in a country which ceases to meet the
15 criteria set forth in paragraph (1) if the President
16 of the United States determines that the operation
17 of such programs would be in the national interest
1 8 of the United States.
19 "(c) Guidelines for Acttvittes op OPIC. â In
20 carrying out its purpose, the Corporation shall
2 1 undertake â
22 "(1) to conduct insurance, reinsurance, and fi-
23 nancing operations on a self-sustaining basis, taking
24 into account in its financing operations the economic
25 and financial soundness of projects;
1 "(2) to broaden private participation by selling
2 its direct investments to private investors whenever
3 it can appropriately do so on satisfactory terms;
4 "(3) to conduct its insurance operations with
5 due regard to principles of risk management, includ-
6 ing efforts to share its insurance risks and reinsur-
7 ance risks;
8 "(4) to consider in the conduct of its operations
9 the extent to which the governments of eligible coun-
10 tries are receptive to private enterprise, domestic
11 and foreign, and their willingness and ability to
12 maintain conditions which enable private enterprise
13 to make its full contribution to the development
15 "(5) to foster private initiative and competition
16 and discourage monopolistic practices;
17 "(6) to further to the greatest degree possible,
18 in a manner consistent with its goals, the balance-
19 of-payments and employment objectives of the Unit-
20 ed States;
21 "(7) to consider in the conduct of its operations
22 the extent to which the governments of eligible coun-
23 tries respect human rights, labor rights, and the
24 need to support sound environmental practices and
1 "(8) to conduct its activities in consonance with
2 the international trade, investment, and financial
3 policies of the United States Government, and to
4 seek to support those developmental projects having
5 positive trade benefits for the United States; and
6 "(9) to advise and assist, within its field of
7 competence, interested agencies of the United States
8 and other organizations, both public and private, na-
9 tional and international, with respect to projects and
10 programs relating to the development of private en-
1 1 terprise in eligible countries and areas.
12 "SEC. 232. STOCK OF THE CORPORATION; ORGANIZATION
1 3 AND MANAGEMENT.
14 "(a) STOCK. â The Secretary of the Treasury shall
1 5 hold the capital stock of the Corporation.
16 "(b) Structure of the Corporation. â The Cor-
17 poration shall have a Board of Directors, a President, an
1 8 Executive Vice President, and such other officers and staff
19 as the President of the Corporation may determine.
20 "(c) Board of Directors. â
21 "(1) In GENERAL. â All powers of the Corpora-
22 tion shall vest in and be exercised by or under the
23 authority of the Board, which shall consist of 15 Di-
24 rectors (including the Chair, the Executive Vice
1 Chair, and the Vice Chair). Eight Directors shall
2 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
3 "(2) Composition of the board. â
4 "(A) Chair.â The Chair of the Board
5 shall be the President of the Corporation, ex
7 "(B) Executive vice chair. â The Exec-
8 utive Vice Chair of the Board shall be the Ad-
9 ministrator of the Agency for International De-
10 velopment, ex officio.
11 "(C) Vice chair.â The Vice Chair of the
12 Board shall be the United States Trade Rep-
13 resentative, ex officio, or, if so designated by
14 the United States Trade Representative, a Dep-
1 5 uty United States Trade Representative.
16 "(D) Public sector directors. â (i) In
17 addition to the directors provided for in sub-
18 paragraphs (A), (B), and (C), four Directors
19 who are officers or employees of the Govern-
20 ment of the United States, including an officer
21 or employee of the Department of Labor, shall
22 be designated by and shall serve at the pleasure
23 of the President of the United States.
24 "(ii) The Directors designated under this
25 subparagraph shall receive no additional com-
1 pensation by virtue of their service as such a
3 "(E) Private sector directors. â (i)
4 Eight Directors who are not otherwise officers
5 or employees of the Government of the United
6 States shall be appointed by the President of
7 the United States, by and with the advice and
8 consent of the Senate. Of these, at least â
9 "(I) two shall be experienced in small
11 "(H) one shall be experienced in orga-
12 nized labor; and
13 "(HI) one shall be experienced in so-
14 cial and economic development issues.
15 "(ii) Each Director appointed under this
16 subparagraph shall be appointed for a term of
17 not more than 3 years. The terms of not more
18 than 3 such Directors shall expire in any 1
19 year. Such Directors shall serve until their suc-
20 cessors are appointed and qualified. Directors
2 1 may be reappointed to subsequent terms.
22 "(hi) Each Director appointed under this
23 subparagraph shall be compensated at the daily
24 equivalent of the annual rate of pay in effect
25 for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
1 section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
2 each day (including travel time) during which
3 such Director is actually engaged in the busi-
4 ness of the Corporation, and may be paid travel
5 or transportation expenses to the extent author-
6 ized for employees serving intermittently in the
7 Government service under section 5703 of title
8 5, United States Code. Any such Director may
9 waive any such compensation.
10 "(d) Appointment op the President. â The
1 1 President of the Corporation shall be appointed by the
12 President of the United States, by and with the advice
1 3 and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure
14 of the President. In making such appointment, the Presi-
15 dent shall take into account the private business experi-
16 ence of the appointee. The President of the Corporation
17 shall be its Chief Executive Officer and shall be respon-
1 8 sible for the operations and management of the Corpora-
19 tion, subject to bylaws and policies established by the
21 "(e) Officers and Staff. â
22 "(1) Executive vice president. â The Exec-
23 utive Vice President of the Corporation shall be ap-
24 pointed by the President of the United States, by
1 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and
2 shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
3 "(2) Other officers and staff. â (A) The
4 Corporation may appoint such other officers and
5 such employees (including attorneys) and agents as
6 the Corporation considers appropriate.
7 "(B) The officers, employees, and agents ap-
8 pointed under this subsection shall have such func-
9 tions as the Corporation may determine.
10 "(C) Of the officers, employees, and agents ap-
1 1 pointed under this paragraph, 20 may be appointed
12 without regard to the provisions of title 5. United
1 3 States Code, governing appointments in the competi-
14 tive service, may be compensated without regard to
15 the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter EH of
1 6 chapter 53 of such title, and shall serve at the pleas-
1 7 ure of the Corporation.
18 "(D) Under such regulations as the President
19 of the United States may prescribe, any individual
20 appointed under subparagraph (C) may be entitled,
21 upon removal (except for cause) from the position to
22 which the appointment was made, to reinstatement
23 to the position occupied by that indrridual at the
24 time of appointment or to a position of comparable
25 grade and pay.
1 "SEC. 233. INVESTMENT INSURANCE, FINANCING, AND
2 OTHER PROGRAMS.
3 "(a) Investment Insurance. â
4 "(1) Risks for which insurance issued. â
5 The Corporation is authorized to issue insurance,
6 upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation
7 may determine, to eligible investors assuring protec-
8 tion in whole or in part against any or all of the fol-
9 lowing risks with respect to projects which the Cor-
10 poration has approved:
11 "(A) Inability to convert into United
12 States dollars other currencies, or credits in
13 such currencies, received as earnings or profits
14 from the approved project, as repayment or re-
15 turn of the investment in the project, in whole
16 or in part, or as compensation for the sale or
17 disposition of all or any part of the investment.
18 "(B) Loss of investment, in whole or in
19 part, in the approved project due to expropria-
20 tion or confiscation by action of a foreign gov-
2 1 ernment.
22 "(C) Loss due to war, revolution, insurrec-
23 tion, or civil strife.
24 "(D) Loss due to business interruption
25 caused by any of the risks set forth in subpara-
26 graphs (A), (B), and (C).
1 "(2) Risk sharing arrangements with for-
2 eign governments and multilateral organiza-
3 TIONS. â Recognizing that major priVate investments
4 in eligible countries or areas are often made by en-
5 terprises in which there is multinational participa-
6 tion, including significant United States private par-
7 ticipation, the Corporation may make arrangements
8 with foreign governments (including agencies, instru-
9 mentalities, and political subdivisions thereof) and
10 with multilateral organizations and institutions for
1 1 sharing liabilities assumed under investment insur-
12 ance for such investments and may, in connection
13 with such arrangements, issue insurance to investors
14 not otherwise eligible for insurance under this title,
15 except that â
16 "(A) liabilities assumed by the Corporation
17 under the authority of this paragraph shall be
1 8 consistent with the purposes of this title; and
19 "(B) the maximum share of liabilities so
20 assumed shall not exceed the proportionate par-
21 ticipation by eligible investors in the project.
22 "(3) Maximum contingent liability with
23 RESPECT TO SINGLE INVESTOR. â Not more than 10
24 percent of the maximum contingent liability of in-
25 vestment insurance which the Corporation is per-
1 mitted to have outstanding under section 235(a)(1)
2 shall be issued to a single investor.
3 "(b) Investment Financing. â
4 "(1) Direct lending. â (A) The Corporation
5 is authorized to make loans in United States dollars,
6 repayable in dollars, and to make loans in foreign
7 currencies, to firms privately owned or of mixed pri-
8 vate and public ownership, upon such terms and
9 conditions as the Corporation may determine.
10 "(B) The Corporation may designate up to 25
1 1 percent of any loan under this paragraph for use in
12 the development or adaptation in the United States
1 3 of new technologies or new products or services that
14 are to be used in the project for which the loan is
15 made and are likely to contribute to the economic or
1 6 social development of less developed countries.
17 "(2) Equity investment. â (A) The Corpora-
18 tion is authorized to purchase, invest in, or other-
19 wise acquire equity securities or securities with eq-
20 uity characteristics of any firm or entity, upon such
21 terms and conditions as the Corporation may deter-
22 mine, to be funded in the same manner as direct
23 loans under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
24 for the purpose of providing capital for any project
1 which is consistent with the provisions of this title,
2 subject to the limitations in subparagraph (B).
3 "(B)(i) The aggregate amount of the Corpora-
4 tion's equity investment under this paragraph with
5 respect to any project shall not exceed 30 percent of
6 the aggregate amount of all equity investment made
7 with respect to such project at the time that the
8 Corporation's equity investment is made (excluding
9 any securities acquired through the enforcement of
10 any hen, pledge, or contractual arrangement as a re-
1 1 suit of a default by any party under any agreement
12 relating to the terms of the Corporation's invest-
14 "(u) The Corporation's equity investment under
15 this paragraph with respect to any project, when
16 added to any other investments made or guaranteed
17 by the Corporation under this subsection with re-
18 spect to such project, shall not cause the aggregate
19 amount of all such investment to exceed, at the time
20 any such investment is made or guaranteed by the
21 Corporation, 75 percent of the total investment com-
22 mitted to such project, as determined by the Cor-
23 poration. The determination of the Corporation
24 under this clause shall be conclusive for purposes of
1 the Corporation's authority to make or guarantee
2 any such investment.
3 "(C) In making investment decisions under this
4 paragraph, the Corporation shall give consideration
5 to the extent to which the Corporation's equity in-
6 vestment will assist in obtaining the financing re-
7 quired for such projects.
8 "(D) Taking into consideration, among other
9 things, the Corporation's financial interests and the
10 desirability of fostering the development of local cap-
1 1 ital markets in emerging democracies, economies in
12 transformation, and less developed countries, the
13 Corporation shall endeavor to dispose of any equity
14 interest it may acquire under this paragraph within
15 a period of 10 years from the date of acquisition of
16 such interest.
17 "(3) Investment guarantees. â (A) The Cor-
18 poration is authorized to issue to eligible investors
19 guarantees of loans and other investments made by
20 such investors assuring against loss due to such
21 risks and upon such terms and conditions as the
22 Corporation may determine, subject to subpara-
23 graphs (B) and (C).
1 "(B) A guarantee issued under subparagraph
2 (A) on other than a loan investment may not exceed
3 75 percent of such investment.
4 "(C) Except for loan investments for credit
5 unions made by eligible credit unions or credit union
6 associations, the aggregate amount of investment
7 (exclusive of interest and earnings) for which guar-
8 antees are issued under subparagraph (A) with re-
9 spect to any project shall not exceed, at the time of
10 issuance of any such guarantee, 75 percent of the
11 total investment committed to any such project as
12 determined by the Corporation. Such determination
13 by the Corporation shall be conclusive for purposes
14 of the Corporation's authority to issue any such
16 "(c) Investment Encouragement. â The Corpora-
1 7 tion is authorized to initiate and support through financial
18 participation, incentive grant, or otherwise, and on such
19 terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine,
20 the identification, assessment, surveying, and promotion
21 of private investment opportunities, using wherever fea-
22 sible and effective the facilities of private investors. The
23 Corporation shall not finance any survey to ascertain the
24 existence, location, extent, or quality of oil or gas re-
1 "(d) Special Activities. â The Corporation is au-
2 thorized to administer and manage special projects and
3 programs, including programs of financial and advisory
4 support, which provide private technical, professional, or
5 managerial assistance in the development of human re-
6 sources, skills, technology, capital savings, intermediate fi-
7 nancial and investment institutions, and cooperatives. The
8 funds for these projects and programs may, with the Cor-
9 poration's concurrence, be transferred to it for such pur-
10 poses under the authority of section 632(a) or from other
1 1 sources, public or private.
1 2 "(e) Other Insurance Functions. â
13 "(1) In general. â The Corporation is
14 authorized â
15 "(A) to make and carry out contracts of
16 insurance or reinsurance, or agreements to as-
17 sociate or share risks, with insurance compa-
18 nies, financial institutions, any other persons,
19 or groups thereof; and
20 "(B) to employ such insurance companies,
21 financial institutions, other persons, or groups,
22 where appropriate, as its agent, or to act as
23 their agent, in the issuance and servicing of in-
24 surance, the adjustment of claims, the exercise
25 of subrogation rights, the ceding and accepting
1 of reinsurance, and in any other matter incident
2 to an insurance business.
3 Such agreements and contracts shall be consistent
4 with the purposes of the Corporation set forth in
5 section 231 and shall be on equitable terms.
6 "(2) Risk-sharing agreements. â The Cor-
7 poration is authorized to enter into pooling or other
8 risk-sharing agreements with multinational insur-
9 ance or financing agencies or groups of such agen-
11 "(3) Ownership interest in risk-sharing
12 ENTITIES. â The Corporation is authorized to hold
13 an ownership interest in any association or other en-
14 tity established for the purposes of sharing risks
15 under investment insurance.
16 "(4) Reinsurance of certain liabilities. â
17 The Corporation is authorized to issue, upon such
18 terms and conditions as it mav determine, reinsur-
19 ance of liabilities assumed by other insurers or
20 groups thereof with respect to risks referred to in
21 subsection (a)(1).
22 "(5) Limitation on reinsurance. â The
23 amount of reinsurance of liabilities under this title
24 which the Corporation may issue shall not in the ag-
25 gregate exceed at any one time an amount equal to
1 the amount authorized for the maximum contingent
2 liability outstanding at any one time under section
3 235(a)(1). All reinsurance issued by the Corporation
4 under this subsection shall require that the rein-
5 sured party retain for his or her own account speci-
6 fied portions of liability, whether first loss or other-
8 "(6) Enhancing private political risk in-
9 SURANCE INDUSTRY. â In order to encourage greater
10 availability of political risk insurance for eligible in-
1 1 vestors by enhancing the private political risk insur-
12 ance industry in the United States, and to the ex-
13 tent consistent with this title, the Corporation shall
14 undertake programs of cooperation with such indus-
15 try, and in connection with such programs may en-
1 6 gage in the following activities:
17 "(A) Utilizing its statutory authorities, en-
18 courage the development of associations, pools,
19 or consortia of United States private political
20 risk insurers.
21 "(B) Share insurance risks (through coin-
22 surance, contingent insurance, or other means)
23 in a manner that is conducive to the growth
24 and development of the private political risk in-
25 surance industrv in the United States.
1 "(C) Notwithstanding section 237(e), upon
2 the expiration of insurance piwided by the Cor-
3 poration for an investment, enter into risk-shar-
4 ing agreements with United States private po-
5 litical risk insurers to insure any such invest-
6 ment. In cooperating in the offering of insur-
ance under this clause, the Corporation shall
8 not assume responsibility for more than 50 per-
9 cent of the insurance being offered in each sep-
10 arate transaction.
1 1 "SEC. 234. GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR OPIC SUPPORT.
12 "(a) Development Guidelines. â
13 "(1) Criteria. â The Corporation, in determin-
14 ing whether to provide insurance, reinsurance, or fi-
15 nancing for a project shall be guided by the eco-
16 nomic, environmental, and social development impact
17 and benefits of such a project and the ways in which
18 such a project complements, or is compatible with,
19 other development assistance programs or projects
20 of the United States or other donors.
21 "(2) Development impact profile. â In
22 order to carry out the policy set forth in paragraph
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Invented Landscape is an exploration about the perception of the world beyond a personís immediate physical experience. The idea that we know and understand the larger world through print and digital media may be more of an illusion than we realize. Printed using a combination of letterpress and monoprints, this book presents the reader with a contemplative and intimate reading experience as well as a very wide three-dimensional sculptural object.
Text and image by Julie Chen.
Edition size: 50 copies.
Box Size: 5 1/2" x 9 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Book size when closed: 5" x 9 3/4" x 1 3/4"
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Thanks GearNuts, you guys Rock!! Everything was Delivered as promised today. The Ibanez Joe Satriani 20th Anniversary Guitar is an AMAZING axe! You guys are AWESOME, Thanks again!
– Eddie S
Thanks Eddie! We're happy that you're happy!
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Sony developing devices to compete with Apple
- — 05 March, 2010 05:41
With its large screen, army of apps and built-in accelerometer, the Apple iPad is being touted for its gaming capabilities.
Sony is countering Apple by developing its own handheld products that include a tablet-like device and a smartphone that can download and play PlayStation games, The Wall Street Journal said in a news report on Thursday.
The tablet-like device being developed will include netbook, e-book reader and gaming functions, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The device could compete with Apple's iPad, which offers Web browsing, multimedia, e-reading and gaming functions.
Sony is working with Ericsson on the handset, the report said. Both the companies have a long history of developing handsets together, and recently launched the Xperia X10 smartphone, which is built with the Android OS.
Sony is also developing an online media platform called Sony Online Service that will include movies, music, games and television shows, the report said. The online service, expected to launch later this month, will offer content already available in Apple's iTunes store. Sony, however, will offer downloadable PlayStation games that could differentiate it from iTunes.
Sony already offers Reader e-book readers and the PlayStation Portable gaming device.
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Tucker tells Playboy magazine, "Back then I wasn't even thinking that much about how words like that affect people. But I do now.
"I wouldn't do it (make Jackie Brown now). I don't know how old I was then, but I'm a different person now. Hopefully, we evolve as we get older. Hopefully, we better ourselves.
"No, I wouldn't do that dialogue now."
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Room Service, Restaurant, Air Conditioned, Non-Smoking Rooms, Mini Bar, Refrigerator, Cable / Satellite TV, In Room Movies, Hair Dryer, TV, Shower, En suite, Private Bathroom, Breakfast in the Room, Family Room, Bedding/Pillow Choices
Garden, Water Activities, Fishing, Hiking
Elevator / Lift, 24 Hour Reception, Banquet Facilities, Multilingual Staff, Safe-Deposit Box, Wake-up Service, Meeting Rooms, Laundry service, Photocopier, Desk, Luggage Storage, Express Check-In/Check-Out
High-speed Internet is available at this hotel. Wireless internet on site.
The hotel has free parking. There is an airport shuttle that runs from the hotel.
From 2:00 PM
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Here are a few of my favourite things. Plus you can get music, and other items like DVDs and books in the Miscellaneous section. Hope you find something you like.
17 of the best songs from Grease sung by John Barrowman. Featuring Grease, Greased Lightning, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Shakin' at The High School Hop, You're the one that I want.
Click this Amazon UK link to Grease
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A local man is in the hospital with a gunshot wound and the shooter is still on the loose.
It happened in the 1600 block of Vivian Street in Shreveport around 11:30 last night.
Police say 20-year-old Andre Pennywell was at a party at the home when several shots were fired and Pennwell was hit in the lower extremities.
He was taken to LSU Health Shreveport with minor injuries.
Detectives are still seaching the gunman.
If you have any information about this case, you're urged to call Crimestoppers at (318) 673 - 7373. | <urn:uuid:a6216fe3-77d6-41cb-b646-5e2519b19c2e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ktbs.com/news/SPD-investigates-overnight-shooting/-/144844/17068394/-/8duwgxz/-/index.html | 2013-05-21T17:18:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979652 | 128 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Office of Student Involvement Mission Statement:
The Office of Student Involvement plans and coordinates fun and informative events every year, and in some way touches the lives of all La Sierra students. We make it possible for students to get involved in clubs, departments, and groups across campus and beyond, with the goal of empowering their leadership skills and finding personal and professional growth through participation.
Clubs and Organizations:
All campus club and organizations must register with this office. To register your club or organization, click here.
If you are planning a campus event, please submit the details to the Office of Student Involvement for approval and inclusion on the events calendar.
To submit your event, click here.
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Zucker, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, will succeed Jim Walton as president of CNN Worldwide. Walton announced in July he would leave at the end of this year and Zucker will take over starting in January.
A former producer of NBC's highly successful morning news program "Today," Zucker was the front runner to succeed Walton as head of the cable news channel. He will report to Phil Kent, the president of Turner Broadcasting, the Time Warner unit that houses CNN.
"Jeff’s experience as a news executive is unmatched for its breadth and success," said Kent in a prepared statement. "He built and sustained the No. 1 brand in morning news, and under his watch NBC’s signature news programming set a standard for quality and professionalism."
Zucker will face many challenges at CNN. While CNN is very successfully financially and has a strong global presence, in the United States its ratings have dramatically fallen in the last decade as rivals Fox News and to a lesser degree MSNBC have taken away viewers.
"I am thrilled to join the distinguished team of journalists across the worldwide platforms of CNN," said Zucker in a statement. "I spent the most rewarding years of my career as a journalist, and it’s where I look forward to spending many more."
Although CNN is headquartered in Atlanta, Zucker will be based in New York.
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Libyan Desert Glass from own expedition and manufacture
Libyan Desert Glass
TOPGEO ltd. probably offers a worldwide inimitable variety of rough and artefacts from own expedition in 2003, carvings and self-developed collections of jewelry. Individual custom-made products let also curious dreams become reality!
As an international established wholesaler TOPGEO also supplies jewelers and merchants with larger quantities.
Shipping worldwide: EUR 8.90, you can pay by bank transfer, Paypal or Western Union.
Please note: If you click on the items, you are forwarded to our onlineshop www.topgeo.com.
The glass from the Libyan Desert
According to today's scientific knowledge this in a pale yellow to green shining impact glass emerged from a collision of a meteorite with earth about 28,5 Mio years ago. In the glowing heat sand melted, splashed up in the air and spread over a 4000 square kilometers sized area in West Egypt. Like with sand, the essential constituent is silicium dioxide, a possible hint of iridium is a indicator for the extraterrestrial origin.
Already in palaeolithicum, about 10000 years ago, men discovered this glass. It was used as a substitute for flintstone, one can find artefacts formed as sharp blades and graters.
The old Egyptians found a less pragmatic application for this special stone. Even in those times it was considered to be precious and so it become part of religious objects like Tutenkhamon's amulet, there as a carved scarab.
Nowdays the Libyan Desert Glass is not only attractive for collectors, esoterism attributes energies for a long and prosperous life to the seldom "rock of the god".
Today the way to the find area near the Egyptian-Libyan border leads hundreds of kilometers through arid, desert scaped regions and restricted area.
But now come on! Take a closer look at the stones!
Dr. Petr Zajicek, director TOPGEO GmbH
TOP GEO Mineralienhandel GmbH|
Director Dr. Petr Zajicek
Commercial register: HRB 671194 Amtsgericht Ulm
|Telefon: +49 7950 1345|
Telefax: +49 7950 8483
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Life Uniform is a one-stop shopping destination for all healthcare apparel, medical uniforms, scrubs, nurses shoes, lab coats, hosiery and healthcare accessory needs. Life Uniform represents top brands including Cherokee, Dickies, Koi, Dansko, Nurse Mates, IguanaMed, Grey's Anatomy, WonderWink and many others! Laura Ashley, an exclusive fashion collection, is available only at Life Uniform. Life Brand Scrubs, also designed and sold exclusively at Life Uniform, reflect the Life philosophy of STYLE and VALUE. Keep your eyes peeled for items exclusive to Life Uniform and our On Trend items, ready to wear fashion translated into Stylish Scrubs! | <urn:uuid:37fe5965-0513-4da3-877f-33441e3622b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lifeuniform.com/LifeUniform/Accessories.jsp?bmUID=1338743850162 | 2013-05-21T17:43:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906169 | 142 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Behind them Korak emerged from the jungle and recovered his spear from Numa's side. He still was smiling. He had enjoyed the spectacle exceedingly. There was one thing that troubled him--the agility with which the she had clambered from her pony's back into the safety of the tree ABOVE her. That was more like mangani--more like his lost Meriem. He sighed. His lost Meriem! His little, dead Meriem! He wondered if this she stranger resembled his Meriem in other ways. A great longing to see her overwhelmed him. He looked after the three figures moving steadily across the plain. He wondered where might lie their destination. A desire to follow them came over him, but he only stood there watching until they had disappeared in the distance. The sight of the civilized girl and the dapper, khaki clad Englishman had aroused in Korak memories long dormant.
Once he had dreamed of returning to the world of such as these; but with the death of Meriem hope and ambition seemed to have deserted him. He cared now only to pass the remainder of his life in solitude, as far from man as possible. With a sigh he turned slowly back into the jungle.
Tantor, nervous by nature, had been far from reassured by close proximity to the three strange whites, and with the report of Hanson's rifle had turned and ambled away at his long, swinging shuffle. He was nowhere in sight when Korak returned to look for him. The ape-man, however, was little concerned by the absence of his friend. Tantor had a habit of wandering off unexpectedly. For a month they might not see one another, for Korak seldom took the trouble to follow the great pachyderm, nor did he upon this occasion. Instead he found a comfortable perch in a large tree and was soon asleep.
At the bungalow Bwana had met the returning adventurers on the verandah. In a moment of wakefulness he had heard the report of Hanson's rifle far out across the plain, and wondered what it might mean. Presently it had occurred to him that the man whom he considered in the light of a guest might have met with an accident on his way back to camp, so he had arisen and gone to his foreman's quarters where he had learned that Hanson had been there earlier in the evening but had departed several hours before. Returning from the foreman's quarters Bwana had noticed that the corral gate was open and further investigation revealed the fact that Meriem's pony was gone and also the one most often used by Baynes. Instantly Bwana assumed that the shot had been fired by Hon. Morison, and had again aroused his foreman and was making preparations to set forth in investigation when he had seen the party approaching across the plain.
Explanation on the part of the Englishman met a rather chilly reception from his host. Meriem was silent. She saw that Bwana was angry with her. It was the first time and she was heart broken.
"Go to your room, Meriem," he said; "and Baynes, if you will step into my study, I'd like to have a word with you in a moment."
He stepped toward Hanson as the others turned to obey him. There was something about Bwana even in his gentlest moods that commanded instant obedience.
"How did you happen to be with them, Hanson?" he asked.
"I'd been sitting in the garden," replied the trader, "after leaving Jervis' quarters. I have a habit of doing that as your lady probably knows. Tonight I fell asleep behind a bush, and was awakened by them two spooning. I couldn't hear what they said, but presently Baynes brings two ponies and they ride off. I didn't like to interfere for it wasn't any of my business, but I knew they hadn't ought to be ridin' about that time of night, leastways not the girl--it wasn't right and it wasn't safe. So I follows them and it's just as well I did. Baynes was gettin' away from the lion as fast as he could, leavin' the girl to take care of herself, when I got a lucky shot into the beast's shoulder that fixed him."
Hanson paused. Both men were silent for a time. Presently the trader coughed in an embarrassed manner as though there was something on his mind he felt in duty bound to say, but hated to.
"What is it, Hanson?" asked Bwana. "You were about to say something weren't you?"
"Well, you see it's like this," ventured Hanson. "Bein' around here evenings a good deal I've seen them two together a lot, and, beggin' your pardon, sir, but I don't think Mr. Baynes means the girl any good. I've overheard enough to make me think he's tryin' to get her to run off with him." Hanson, to fit his own ends, hit nearer the truth than he knew. He was afraid that Baynes would interfere with his own plans, and he had hit upon a scheme to both utilize the young Englishman and get rid of him at the same time.
"And I thought," continued the trader, "that inasmuch as I'm about due to move you might like to suggest to Mr. Baynes that he go with me. I'd be willin' to take him north to the caravan trails as a favor to you, sir."
Bwana stood in deep thought for a moment. Presently he looked up.
"Of course, Hanson, Mr. Baynes is my guest," he said, a grim twinkle in his eye. "Really I cannot accuse him of planning to run away with Meriem on the evidence that we have, and as he is my guest I should hate to be so discourteous as to ask him to leave; but, if I recall his words correctly, it seems to me that he has spoken of returning home, and I am sure that nothing would delight him more than going north with you--you say you start tomorrow? I think Mr. Baynes will accompany you. Drop over in the morning, if you please, and now good night, and thank you for keeping a watchful eye on Meriem."
Hanson hid a grin as he turned and sought his saddle. Bwana stepped from the verandah to his study, where he found the Hon. Morison pacing back and forth, evidently very ill at ease.
"Baynes," said Bwana, coming directly to the point, "Hanson is leaving for the north tomorrow. He has taken a great fancy to you, and just asked me to say to you that he'd be glad to have you accompany him. Good night, Baynes."
At Bwana's suggestion Meriem kept to her room the following morning until after the Hon. Morison Baynes had departed. Hanson had come for him early--in fact he had remained all night with the foreman, Jervis, that they might get an early start.
The farewell exchanges between the Hon. Morison and his host were of the most formal type, and when at last the guest rode away Bwana breathed a sigh of relief. It had been an unpleasant duty and he was glad that it was over; but he did not regret his action. He had not been blind to Baynes' infatuation for Meriem, and knowing the young man's pride in caste he had never for a moment believed that his guest would offer his name to this nameless Arab girl, for, extremely light in color though she was for a full blood Arab, Bwana believed her to be such.
He did not mention the subject again to Meriem, and in this he made a mistake, for the young girl, while realizing the debt of gratitude she owed Bwana and My Dear, was both proud and sensitive, so that Bwana's action in sending Baynes away and giving her no opportunity to explain or defend hurt and mortified her. Also it did much toward making a martyr of Baynes in her eyes and arousing in her breast a keen feeling of loyalty toward him.
What she had half-mistaken for love before, she now wholly mistook for love. Bwana and My Dear might have told her much of the social barriers that they only too well knew Baynes must feel existed between Meriem and himself, but they hesitated to wound her. It would have been better had they inflicted this lesser sorrow, and saved the child the misery that was to follow because of her ignorance.
As Hanson and Baynes rode toward the former's camp the Englishman maintained a morose silence. The other was attempting to formulate an opening that would lead naturally to the proposition he had in mind. He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face.
"Rather rough on you, wasn't he?" he ventured at last, jerking his head back in the direction of the bungalow as Baynes turned his eyes upon him at the remark. "He thinks a lot of the girl," continued Hanson, "and don't want nobody to marry her and take her away; but it looks to me as though he was doin' her more harm than good in sendin' you away. She ought to marry some time, and she couldn't do better than a fine young gentleman like you."
Baynes, who had at first felt inclined to take offense at the mention of his private affairs by this common fellow, was mollified by Hanson's final remark, and immediately commenced to see in him a man of fine discrimination.
"He's a darned bounder," grumbled the Hon. Morison; "but I'll get even with him. He may be the whole thing in Central Africa but I'm as big as he is in London, and he'll find it out when he comes home."
"If I was you," said Hanson, "I wouldn't let any man keep me from gettin' the girl I want. Between you and me I ain't got no use for him either, and if I can help you any way just call on me."
"It's mighty good of you, Hanson," replied Baynes, warming up a bit; "but what can a fellow do here in this God-forsaken hole?"
"I know what I'd do," said Hanson. "I'd take the girl along with me. If she loves you she'll go, all right."
"It can't be done," said Baynes. "He bosses this whole blooming country for miles around. He'd be sure to catch us."
"No, he wouldn't, not with me running things," said Hanson. "I've been trading and hunting here for ten years and I know as much about the country as he does. If you want to take the girl along I'll help you, and I'll guarantee that there won't nobody catch up with us before we reach the coast. I'll tell you what, you write her a note and I'll get it to her by my head man. Ask her to meet you to say goodbye--she won't refuse that. In the meantime we can be movin' camp a little further north all the time and you can make arrangements with her to be all ready on a certain night. Tell her I'll meet her then while you wait for us in camp. That'll be better for I know the country well and can cover it quicker than you. You can take care of the safari and be movin' along slow toward the north and the girl and I'll catch up to you."
"But suppose she won't come?" suggested Baynes.
"Then make another date for a last good-bye," said Hanson, "and instead of you I'll be there and I'll bring her along anyway. She'll have to come, and after it's all over she won't feel so bad about it--especially after livin' with you for two months while we're makin' the coast."
A shocked and angry protest rose to Baynes' lips; but he did not utter it, for almost simultaneously came the realization that this was practically the same thing he had been planning upon himself. It had sounded brutal and criminal from the lips of the rough trader; but nevertheless the young Englishman saw that with Hanson's help and his knowledge of African travel the possibilities of success would be much greater than as though the Hon. Morison were to attempt the thing single handed. And so he nodded a glum assent.
The balance of the long ride to Hanson's northerly camp was made in silence, for both men were occupied with their own thoughts, most of which were far from being either complimentary or loyal to the other. As they rode through the wood the sounds of their careless passage came to the ears of another jungle wayfarer. The Killer had determined to come back to the place where he had seen the white girl who took to the trees with the ability of long habitude. There was a compelling something in the recollection of her that drew him irresistibly toward her. He wished to see her by the light of day, to see her features, to see the color of her eyes and hair. It seemed to him that she must bear a strong resemblance to his lost Meriem, and yet he knew that the chances were that she did not. The fleeting glimpse that he had had of her in the moonlight as she swung from the back of her plunging pony into the branches of the tree above her had shown him a girl of about the same height as his Meriem; but of a more rounded and developed femininity.
Now he was moving lazily back in the direction of the spot where he had seen the girl when the sounds of the approaching horsemen came to his sharp ears. He moved stealthily through the branches until he came within sight of the riders. The younger man he instantly recognized as the same he had seen with his arms about the girl in the moonlit glade just the instant before Numa charged. The other he did not recognize though there was a familiarity about his carriage and figure that puzzled Korak.
The ape-man decided that to find the girl again he would but have to keep in touch with the young Englishman, and so he fell in behind the pair, following them to Hanson's camp. Here the Hon. Morison penned a brief note, which Hanson gave into the keeping of one of his boys who started off forthwith toward the south.
Korak remained in the vicinity of the camp, keeping a careful watch upon the Englishman. He had half expected to find the girl at the destination of the two riders and had been disappointed when no sign of her materialized about the camp.
Baynes was restless, pacing back and forth beneath the trees when he should have been resting against the forced marches of the coming flight. Hanson lay in his hammock and smoked. They spoke but little. Korak lay stretched upon a branch among the dense foliage above them. Thus passed the balance of the afternoon. Korak became hungry and thirsty. He doubted that either of the men would leave camp now before morning, so he withdrew, but toward the south, for there it seemed most likely the girl still was.
In the garden beside the bungalow Meriem wandered thoughtfully in the moonlight. She still smarted from Bwana's, to her, unjust treatment of the Hon. Morison Baynes. Nothing had been explained to her, for both Bwana and My Dear had wished to spare her the mortification and sorrow of the true explanation of Baynes' proposal. They knew, as Meriem did not, that the man had no intention of marrying her, else he would have come directly to Bwana, knowing full well that no objection would be interposed if Meriem really cared for him.
Meriem loved them both and was grateful to them for all that they had done for her; but deep in her little heart surged the savage love of liberty that her years of untrammeled freedom in the jungle had made part and parcel of her being. Now, for the first time since she had come to them, Meriem felt like a prisoner in the bungalow of Bwana and My Dear.
Like a caged tigress the girl paced the length of the enclosure. Once she paused near the outer fence, her head upon one side--listening. What was it she had heard? The pad of naked human feet just beyond the garden. She listened for a moment. The sound was not repeated. Then she resumed her restless walking. Down to the opposite end of the garden she passed, turned and retraced her steps toward the upper end. Upon the sward near the bushes that hid the fence, full in the glare of the moonlight, lay a white envelope that had not been there when she had turned almost upon the very spot a moment before.
Meriem stopped short in her tracks, listening again, and sniffing--more than ever the tigress; alert, ready. Beyond the bushes a naked black runner squatted, peering through the foliage. He saw her take a step closer to the letter. She had seen it. He rose quietly and following the shadows of the bushes that ran down to the corral was soon gone from sight.
Meriem's trained ears heard his every move. She made no attempt to seek closer knowledge of his identity. Already she had guessed that he was a messenger from the Hon. Morison. She stooped and picked up the envelope. Tearing it open she easily read the contents by the moon's brilliant light. It was, as she had guessed, from Baynes.
"I cannot go without seeing you again," it read. "Come to the clearing early tomorrow morning and say good-bye to me. Come alone."
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Steve Wynn Commissions Rosenquist Painting For The Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
The striking image shown above is a new painting by the American Pop-artist James Rosenquist, commissioned by Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The painting is entitled "Cervello Spazio Cosmico," which means "brain space" in Italian. The painting combines images of a X-ray-like skull and brain with a sky filled with cosmic space and a background of lush flowers.
The massive oil-on-canvas painting, which is 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide, will be displayed in the Keep Memory Alive Event Center. The center was designed by Frank Gehry in his usual gleaming, spirited style. The painting will be officially unveiled in its new home at an invitation-only evening event this weekend at the Center. Chef and restaurateur Joel Robuchon, together with Alex Stratta and Paul Bartolotta will prepare a special meal for guests. Rosenquist will be in attendance to share insight into his work, which was made possible by a generous gift from Steve Wynn. The Cleveland Clinic's impressive art collection totals more than 4,000 pieces.
"We're so proud that the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health calls Las Vegas home, and I'm thrilled to be able to support its mission with this gift," said Steve Wynn. "I believe in the wonderful work happening there and in my dear friend Larry Ruvo's vision for eradicating the disease that took his father, Lou." | <urn:uuid:488c2d2e-2345-4654-96f0-fa5de587dbb8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.luxist.com/2010/11/19/steve-wynn-commissions-rosenquist-painting-for-the-cleveland-cli/print/ | 2013-05-21T17:46:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944637 | 329 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Drug therapy for treatment of osteoporosis
When should you consider an anti-osteoporotic drug?
Consider an anti-osteoporotic drug after a minimal trauma fracture in someone with osteoporosis. An anti-osteoporotic drug reduces the risk of further fracture. Those who are at high risk of minimal trauma fracture because they are ≥70 years and have a BMD T-score ≤–3.0 (primary prevention), or people who are taking a glucocorticoid and meet certain criteria, may also be eligible for an anti-osteoporotic drug. 1
People with a minimal trauma fracture are at increased risk of further fractures: the risk of vertebral fracture is about four times higher in women with a previous vertebral fracture than in those without. 2 Despite this, research has shown less than 30% of Australian postmenopausal women with a previous fracture were taking an anti-osteoporotic drug and only 10% of Australian men who were eligible for a PBS-subsidised bisphosphonate were taking (or had taken) one. 3,4
All anti-osteoporotic drugs reduce fracture risk but differ in their specific data and adverse event profiles.There are no comparative fracture prevention trials to guide drug choice: one’s choice should be based on gender, age, medical history and the person’s preference. Bisphosphonates are suitable for men and women; raloxifene,strontium or denosumab are also options for women. 5 There are a range of routes and dose regimens (e.g. alendronate can be given daily, weekly or monthly; zoledronic acid is given as an annual intravenous infusion). Remember that these drugs have been evaluated in people receiving adequate calcium and vitamin D. 5,6
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1. Department of Health and Ageing. PBS for Health Professionals. Canberra, 2012. www.pbs.gov.au (accessed 5 March 2012).
2. Klotzbuecher CM, Ross PD, Landsman PB, et al. Patients with prior fractures have an increased risk of future fractures: a summary of the literature and statistical synthesis. J Bone Miner Res 2000;15:721-39.
3. Eisman J, Clapham S, Kehoe L, et al. Osteoporosis prevalence and levels of treatment in primary care: the Australian BoneCare Study. J Bone Miner Res 2004;19:1969-75.
4. Bleicher K, Naganathan V, Cumming RG, et al. Prevalence and treatment of osteoporosis in older Australian men: findings from the CHAMP study. MJA 2010;193:387-91.
5. Endocrinology Writing Group. Therapeutic Guidelines: Endocrinology, Version 4 Updated March 2012 [eTG complete CD-ROM]. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, 2009.
6. Rossi S, ed. Australian Medicines Handbook. Adelaide: Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd, 2012.
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Illumination Fragrance Warmer. The one I was sent was the Santa warmer. I love this warmer and Santa will be perfect for displaying in my living room when the holidays get closer!! I was also sent a 4oz Christmas Day warmer brick to review with this warmer. Just the package smells delicious and amazing. I know that this will be perfect for using in my home to help get everyone in the holiday spirit!!
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This is the evolution of the antenna, the difference is that it has built into a triangle LFO to control the the Range of the Frequency, it incorporates all the control of the normal antenna. It comes with 1 Exp Jacks for: Freq (when you plug an exp pedal here, it bypass the internal LFO and let you have manual control of the Freq Range).
The antenna2 produces a mix of LoFi ring modulation, Bit Crusher / Sample reduction and theremin type of sounds. The sounds this pedal produces are limited only by your imagination, specially when is run in conjuction with other pedals. Perfect for those who want to run drones through it for ambient, experimental, spacey music, also to "digitalize / mangle / destroy" their sound to get those industrial Video game distorted tones or to get that in your face square wave synth sound out of your head. The pedal is built into a small, easy powered durable powdercoated aluminium box, also it comes with an expression pedal out jack so you can get a wide spectrum of sounds.
For those interested in running drum machines, please check the drum clip/video so you can see how it sounds running a drum loop trough the antenna (it doesnt destroy completely the drum machine signal, it only affects certain frequencies), but this can be solved putting a filter or fuzz tone before the antenna.
There's a "droning sound" when you crank the range and mix knobs wich is lower than the signal fed into the antena, is mostly perceived when there's no input (signal coming from), so I recommend to run after drive/fuzz pedals or in the FX loop of your amp.
The Antenna has been upgraded so it can handle the frequencies of bass and baritones.
Dimensions 4 5/8" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Volume, Crk, Freq, Mix, LFO I and LFO IIcontrols.
Expression Pedal Jack Out option to control the Freq.
Powered only by or DC 9v power Jack (center negative).
Jacks on top to save pedalboard space
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- 1 hammer
- something hard and resonant (and inanimate) to bang it on
- 1 clock with a second hand
- 1 measuring tape
- 1 helper
- 1 pair of binoculars
Sound travels at 344 metres per second in air at 20 °C. This is slow enough for noises to be noticeably delayed when heard from even quite a short distance. You can use this effect to measure the speed of sound.
Ask your helper to a hit a wall or a piece of metal repeatedly with the hammer, about twice every second. The exact frequency of the beat doesn't matter; it can be measured later. But the beat should be regular.
Now start walking away, looking back from time to time to watch your helper pounding away as you listen to the sound of their hammering. As the distance increases, the delay after each beat before the sound arrives will become longer and longer.
Eventually the delay ...
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