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We are warranty and service agents for the major caravan manufacturers including Fleetwood, Avondale, Elddis, Buccaneer, Swift and Lunar.
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Our staff are the best in the business and can get your caravan back to "as good as new" efficiently, effectively and economically!
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So, give us a call today or make a request on-line to get your caravan booked in for its service, warranty, damp test or body repairs.
There's a lot that goes on behind our showroom that you've probably never seen, but when you need something doing we can certain fulfill your requirements.
We have a secluded Drying Room in which your caravan can sit until it is completely dry. Light and airy your caravan will really feel at home away from home.
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This is where all manner of repairs go in order to be dealt with. Currently we are repairing a rear end set of lights, repairing a side panel and looking at doing some repair work to a Volkswagen Karran. No job is too big or too small.
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One of our busiest areas as this is where we ensure that everything is working fine before we hand any caravan over to you. From minor alterations, safety checks and even cleaning in side your caravan.
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You are going to love this recipe for Way Better Chicken Tenders. I love Way Better Snacks and I like when I am able to incorporate them into my meals! I took one of Shelley’s recipes and only changed 1 item to make it Gluten Free for me to enjoy. Yesterday we posted Potato Chip Chicken and this is my spin on it.
There is still only 4 ingredients! What I love is by making this simple 1 ingredient change I am able to add chia seeds, radish seeds and broccoli seeds into my recipe. There is nothing better than making a quick change in a recipe and seeing all the benefits!
This meal pairs well with Homemade Sweet Potato Fries.
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- 1½ lb Chicken Tenders
- 3 cups finely crushed Way Better Snacks Sprouted Tortilla Chips (I used Sweet Potato)
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 t garlic powder
- Preheat oven to 350
- Place potato chips in ziploc bag.
- Mix melted butter and garlic powder in shallow dish.
- Dip chicken tender in butter then place in ziploc bag.
- Shake bag to coat chicken.
- Place chicken on 13x9 sheet.
- Continue until all chicken is coated and on sheet.
- Place in oven and cook for 30 minutes.
- Let rest on sheet for 2 minutes and then serve.
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The news that Bobby Brown has filed for control over Bobbi Kristina Brown's estate, has been met with suspicion from some quarters.
As her father, the 46-year-old is Bobbi Kristina's closest living relative, and while he has the final say regarding matters relating to her health, he has no control over her $20 million inheritance. The guardianship will allow him to take control of his daughter's personal assets
Bobbi Kristina, who remains in a coma after being found unresponsive in a bath tub of her Georgia home three months ago, was the sole heir of her mother Whitney Houston's fortune.
Her grandmother, Cissy Houston, and her uncle and aunt Gary and Pat Houston are named as the executors of the $20 million trust. If the 22-year-old dies, they stand to inherit her entire estate.
Cissy Houston, who has publicly stated that Bobbi Kristina's brain damage is "irreversible" and that there is little hope for the 22-year-old's recovery, has responded to Bobby Brown's bid for guardianship, reportedly stating that she will contest him.
According to Radar online, a family source said: "Cissy Houston will fight this to the grave. Since day one, all of the Houston's have been waiting for Bobby to try and get Bobbi Kristina's money and they knew it was just a matter of time. No one is surprised that he is making a grab for her money."
The grandmother released a statement after Bobby Brown's announcement saying: "This is a family matter involving sensitive information. We hope to resolve this in a manner that is respectful of Bobbi Kristina's sensitive health information. The Houston family has always looked out for the best interest of Bobbi Kristina Brown. The family has done so all of her life and will continue to do so. We trust that others have the same objective."
Despite suspicions that Bobby Brown is trying to take control of Bobbi Kristina's inheritance, a source told People magazine that he "only wants what's best for (his daughter)."
The singer, who recently shocked audiences when he announced at a concert that "Bobbi is awake," is said to be concerned that his daughter may "live in this condition for a lifetime" and is anxious to ensure that she continues to receive the best care possible.
"Bobby is Krissy's father. He only wants what's best for her," a source close the singer said, adding: "This is not about him taking her money -- he has money of his own. This is about making sure that she will have the best care for as long as she needs. ... The truth is that he wants to get her the best care she can possibly get, that's all."
Bobby Brown has clashed with Cissy and Pat Houston about his daughter's treatment in the past and the family are torn over the decision to keep her on life support.
The former reality TV star remains on life support after being transferred to a private room at the DeKalb Medical facility in Atlanta for long-term critical care.
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Rice and foxes
If there was ever a popularity contest for deities in Japan, the contestants would be three: the “saints” Kanon Bosatsu and Jizo Bosatsu from Buddhism and O-Inari-Sama (お稲荷様) from Shinto; once again, the separation between Buddhism and Shinto is figural rather than substantial since the two religions have been so much intermingled that for most people they are just two different ways to understand the same thing. O-Inari-Sama’s case is perhaps the most characteristic: the particular deity enjoys so big popularity and has been related to so many different things that its shrines are, literally, everywhere –often even within the premises of Buddhist temples or in the gardens of private homes. During the Edo period there was even a saying that the three things in abundance in the great city were shops by Ise merchants, Inari shrines and dog excrement.
Once again, responsible for this popularity is rice: given its importance for people’s lives, it needed its own deity and through a fermentation process about which less is known from history and ethnography and more from mythology, the distillate of this need was O-Inari-Sama, “he who carries the rice” as is one rendering of the characters making up his name. And if O-Inari-Sama can guarantee that rice plants will bear fruit and that the crop will be good, what he really guarantees is that life will go on; hence it is no wonder that with time he was to be associated with prosperity at large and with all kinds of financial gains: he was thought of as a patron saint of, among others, farmers, sword-makers merchants, actors and the prostitutes and courtesans of Yoshiwara.
O-Inari-Sama’s shrines are probably the most easily recognizable among Japan’s temples: their tori gate is always vermillion or bright orange and they are always guarded by a pair of stone foxes; the fox or “kitsune” (狐) is the god’s messenger, a magical creature that can change shape and form and can help, destroy, deceive or advise both other animals and humans. Tradition holds that the fox’s favorite food is fried tofu (“abura-age”/油揚げ or “atsu-age”/厚揚げ) so a pouch of this tofu filled with sushi rice is called “inari-zushi” (稲荷寿司) or “o-inari-san”; the concept of Holy Communion doesn’t really exist in Japan but given the popularity of O-Inari-Sama and of the particular dish, one so inclined could easily argue (and not entirely inaccurately) that with every bite of inari-zushi, people consume a deity of vital significance.
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Nina Kozlova graduated from the Anatoly Lunacharsky Belarusian State Conservatoire (currently the Belarusian State Academy of Music) where she had studied under M.G. Ludwig.
In 1972 she joined the Belarusian State Philharmonic. She joined the opera company of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus as a leading soloist in 1977 and was promoted to manager of the opera company in 2003.
The title of the Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus was bestowed on her in 1984.
In 2013, she was decorated with the Francysk Skaryna Medal in recognition of her professionalism and outstanding achievements in the development of Belarusian culture.
Nina Kozlova, who possesses a unique spinto soprano, outstanding scenic charm and brilliant acting talent, created inimitable characters in performances of operas from classical and national repertoire, such as Donna Anna, Cherubino, Papagena (Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Berta (The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini), Élisabeth, Leonora, Aida and Amneris, Amelia, Anna (Don Carlos, Il trovatore, Aida, Un ballo in maschera, Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi), Mercedes (Carmen by Georges Bizet), Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini), Giulietta (Les contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach), Nedda (Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo), Innkeeper (Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky), Tatyana, Liza, Iolanta (Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, Iolanta by Pyotr Tchaikovsky), Kupava, Saburova (The Snow Maiden, The Tsar’s Bride by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov), Natasha Rostova (War and Peace by Sergei Prokofiev).
She sang leading roles in premiere performances of operas by contemporary Belarusian composers, including the roles of Klava in Life Path by Heinrich Wagner, Kobi and Paola in The Lady’s Visit and Giordano Bruno by Sergey Kortes, Iryna in The Grey Legend by Dmitry Smolski, Nastya in The New Land by Yury Semeniako. She took part in radio recordings of Kastus Kalinousky by Dmitry Lukas and Mother Courage by Sergey Kortes. Her rich chamber repertoire included old Russian art songs, arias from operas by European and Russian composers, as well as chamber and vocal music by national authors. | <urn:uuid:906bffac-4d8e-4b18-be21-28b3eb16c92f> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://bolshoibelarus.by/eng/bolshoi-state-opera-of-belarus/20-manager-of-the-opera-company/372-.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page= | 2020-01-23T20:37:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250613416.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20200123191130-20200123220130-00341.warc.gz | en | 0.916172 | 580 |
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Thank you for visiting my site and viewing my art.
I'm a photographer that works across multiple genres of photography including Fine Art, Travel, Nature, Sports, Glamour, and Fashion photography. I enjoy sharing my images by displaying in galleries and publishing them in books and magazines. I try to shoot images that reflect how I view life.
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"A little piece of non-Detroit in the heart of Detroit," riffed a dinner companion at Magnet. "Could anyone living within a quarter mile of here afford to eat here?"
When the cheapest way to order is the Chef's Selection at $60 a head, and yet the owners call the place "a simple new restaurant," there's a disconnect. Press materials say "MAGNET is reminiscent of an era before grand tales of Detroit's comeback," but the opposite is true: if any restaurant is more emblematic of this decade's gentrification, I have yet to visit it.
Which is not to say that it's a new thing to have a fancy restaurant in a low-income area like Core City, and count on all your traffic coming from miles away. El Barzon has been doing it for years in Southwest Detroit, providing a guard in the parking lot for nervous suburbanites (Magnet has a guard, too). Before that, in the 1970s, Giovanni's began serving high-end Italian in a blighted area truly on the wrong side of the tracks — and lo and behold, Frank Sinatra hosted a private party in the back room.
Magnet beverage director Drew Pompa says the idea of opening Magnet in "a corner of the city that isn't a popular destination" is that guests "have to go a little outside of their comfort zone. ... It's an adventure to drive 20 miles to come to Magnet."
So owners Brad Greenhill and Philip Kafka bought an old radiator shop, kept the name, and gussied it up for the cool kids. They've made it pretty, with a sunken bar lined with red and white neon, an open kitchen the width of the restaurant, linen napkins, and big windows on a lovely brick courtyard.
What's really cool is the no-tipping policy, with Magnet opting to pay workers a living wage — what a concept — rather than Michigan's princely tipped minimum of $3.59 an hour. So you can think of that $60 tariff as $50 plus tip. Wine from all over — Hungary, Portugal, Lebanon, Uruguay, lots of France, and Italy — is $46-$170 per bottle, $11-$14 by the glass, and cocktails are $14 — but call it $11.66.
Once you've decided to splurge on this non-simple spot, you'll be treated to a vast array of mostly vegetable dishes, many of them cooked on a wood-fired grill, no simple feat. The chef selected 16 of them for our party, including three desserts. The flavors made restraint impossible, and at the end I felt as stuffed as Thanksgiving, minus the family drama.
Our first eight dishes, "Beginnings," were brought all at once. Chef Greenhill is into flatbreads, and our party of four loved the flaky laffa, which I would call a cross between pita and naan, in texture if not in recipe. The dough is similar to pita dough, but includes fermented barley flour. Two rounds were used to scoop up creamy hummus and some toasted chickpeas, and a slightly tangy house-made farmer's cheese.
Our favorite for this mega-course was the odd-sounding but delightful blistered corn with blueberries, pistachios, and crisp chickpea noodles in vinaigrette — sweetish and crunchy. Roasted carrots and broccoli both had some heat in the spicing, with mint and a tart glaze adding to the carrots (which could've stayed on the fire longer) and cumin for the broccoli. Beets were another favorite, shaved very thin and served with a tahini-avocado sauce. As we expect from roasted vegetables, every flavor was bright and shining.
The ninth dish, from the "Middle" portion of the menu, was lamb bread. For just one example of the lengths Greenhill goes to, to make us happy: he mixes minced lamb shoulder with tomato paste, cumin, chilies, and onion. That's spread on the flatbread and baked, and then some grated smoked lamb heart is sprinkled on.
Also in this wave, a plain roasted cauliflower was blackened, too much, and served with salsa verde and a lemony crème fraiche.
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- Oyster mushrooms.
Best of all were smoky oyster mushrooms in a koji stock. A fungus-lover like me would go back just for this dish, if it weren't $22 a la carte. Koji, a traditional Japanese ingredient, is a mold that grows on cooked grains, converting them to sugar, and then is added to another product, often soybeans, to ferment some more (it's the process behind miso, sake, and soy sauce). The result is enough umami to make meat entirely unnecessary.
Magnet does serve animal protein, in most of the "End" dishes: a whole branzino, "red chicken," which you can watch roasting in the open kitchen, or a $52 beef shank. Our chef chose the fish and, though by that time we were a bit jaded, it was quite creditable, with blistered skin and preserved lemons. It was served with some fabulous potatoes in two sauces, peperonata and smoked toum. Smoke is always available in the Magnet kitchen. And get this — this is the 13th dish of the meal, and Greenhill is still pouring it on — the potatoes are topped with egg yolks that have been cured in salt and sugar, dried, smoked, and grated. Just in case you weren't getting enough flavor in your food already. "Simple," my ass. And fabulous.
The true "ends" were a chocolate and tahini mousse with almond milk, of which coconut was a main flavor, served in stemmed glasses; a moist date cake; and a big slice of lemon pie with unsweetened whipped cream. All were superb contributions to that Thanksgiving feeling.
Pompa touts his house amaro, a digestif, as a good pairing with the chocolate mousse. He makes the amaro by infusing citrus peel, barks, roots, spices, wormwood, and gentian in high-proof spirits for 30 days, adding sugar, and ageing the liqueur in a whisky barrel for another month, going for "big bitterness."
Pompa says many guests comment on how fairly priced his wines are. "Despite what some may experience as sticker shock," he says, "you can still get a lamb flatbread and a couple of vegetables and a bottle of wine with another person, and with tip included you can leave well under $100." This works if you order one of the most popular (and cheapest) wines, a $46 "palate-cleansing" Greek white.
"We're taking unpopular varietals, and we can sell them to the public and draw connections with some other grape a guest might be familiar with," says Pompa, "and they take the so-called risk to try something new. Greater risk, the greater reward."
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How to plan a holiday with your baby and toddlers!
1.You might want to leave it to the experts
We undoubtedly prefer a package holiday so that everything is organized for us, including pick up from the airport to take us to the resort. we tend to choose all inclusive, too, and look for a kids' club, so that the kids are occupied and there's food on hand at all times.
2.If resorts aren't your thing, what about a villa?
''We found having our own villa and swimming pool is awesome. We could chill around the pool and when the children went to bed, we could even now sit outside."
3.Use baby carrier, go hands-free
4.And ensure you travel light
''Pick some place to remain that has infant gear accessible. For our next occasion we're going for a bundle occasion where you can employ bits, for example, beds, sterilizers and high seats. Voyaging light makes the voyaging less demanding, so regardless of whether you need to pay to lease those bits, it's justified, despite all the trouble.''
''Ensure you have pre-requested anything you may require, as it won't not be accessible if you haven't.''
5.Here's to a peaceful flight
''If you are going long-haul, book a flight through the night therefore the majority of the journey can be done while they are (hopefully) asleep.''
6.But expect an accident or two…
''I perpetually pack a change of garments once travel with a baby or nipper. they'll most likely be sick/spill/have an accident at some purpose.''
What did the new parent say upon seeing "16-28 pounds" on the side of the diaper box?
"That's one huge bowel movement."
7.Remember your box of tricks
''For the flight, bring an iPad with child-friendly games and shows on it, likewise as things to color with, finger puppets and alternative travel games.''
8.And don't forget to cover all the bases
''We travelled once our baby was eleven weeks old and found it helpful bringing one among those prams with a seat attachment. It made life such a lot easier once we booked a Grab or taxi.''
9.ALL of them
''We bought alittle, cheap folding stroller for the vacation thus it would not take up a lot of space. it absolutely was good because we tend to used it in the evenings thus he could rest if we ate dinner late.''
10.Keep travel to the bare minimum
''Choose resorts with short airport transfers. Most families may need to avoid a long coach journey once an early flight with small children.''
11.And bear in mind the necessities and essentials
''Lots of sun cream and a range of hats to keep everybody happy.''
12.Beware of burnout
''I perpetually take the children back to the sleeping room for some of hours rest within the afternoons. They get terribly excited and burn their energy out so fast on holidays.''
13.And above all else, remember who you are holidaying with…
''Don't attempt to do an excessive amount of sightseeing. attempt to maintain a minimum of some of the usual routine for naps etc – baby pace is completely different to adult pace!''
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Day in the Top 25 • Mustangs overcome 18-point deficit in second half vs. Bruins.
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Los Angeles • Dylan Royer scored 18 points and Kyle Odister came off the bench and added 15 points, including the game-winning free throws, and Cal Poly upset No. 11 UCLA 70-68 on Sunday.
Chris Eversley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Mustangs (2-2), who erased an 18-point deficit in the second half and earned their first win against UCLA in six tries.
Down 51-33, Cal Poly went on a 34-14 run.
Eversley tipped in a miss for a 67-65 lead and Cal Poly didn't trail the rest of the way.
Odister made free throws for a 68-65 lead and 70-68 edge with 14.2 seconds remaining.
Jordan Adams missed a 3-point attempt and time expired for the Bruins (4-2), who needed overtime to defeat another Big West opponent, UC Irvine, earlier this month.
UCLA made only one field goal in the final three minutes, on Adams' layup underneath to tie it 68.
Freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad led UCLA with 15 points and 10 rebounds in his debut at Pauley Pavilion. Travis Wear had 14 points and Adams scored 13.
No. 23 Colorado 89, Air Force 74 • In Boulder, Colo., freshman Josh Scott helped break open a tight game by scoring 13 of his 20 points in the second half, and Colorado (5-0) handed Air Force (5-1) its first loss of the season.
No. 17 Gonzaga 81, Davidson 67 • In Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Elias Harris scored 24 points, Kevin Pangos added 23 and Gonzaga beat Davidson in the Old Spice Classic championship game.
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Mitigating Counterparty Risk in a Volatile Environment
One of the major effects of the 2008 credit crisis on corporate treasury has been the wide range of risks that the function now has to manage. Assessing and analysing counterparty risk is now front of mind for treasurers as they look to drive efficiency and improve business performance. The degree of volatility and uncertainty in the current market has focused the department on improving risk management techniques. As the core business continues to concentrate on selling goods and services for profit, any unexpected financial disruptions, particularly where uncertainty prevails, can have a crippling effect.
In direct response to the financial crisis, corporates moved cash into more easily-accessible accounts as centralising liquidity became crucial. Good liquidity management helps ensure the availability of funds to meet all cash outflow commitments for day-to-day operations, only now it is not just a corporate’s own liquidity which is of concern, but the liquidity of their entire value chain. The supply chain has become increasingly globalised and the link between supplier and buyer has significantly deepened. Many buying entities now work with a strategic supplier, who at some point during the relationship could come under financial stress. This has given rise to an interesting new trend in supply chain finance (SCF) as corporates look for ways to support their strategic suppliers in order to avoid potential disruptions ahead of time.
The Japanese tsunami provided an example of how a catastrophe can affect global supply chains, which can in turn have a huge impact on the performance of the corporate. If a company sells its goods mainly to one company, then it will need to hedge its risk against this buyer – this action is of enormous importance to the commercial function of the business. Even very successful companies, whom the market would never expect to falter in their financial performance, can encounter problems if they are selling goods to businesses who are not paying them.
The same problem can arise if the company places liquidity with a bank which is failing. Understanding the amount of exposure to financial institutions (FIs) is therefore a key priority for risk managers. Many are now forced to ask the difficult question: what would happen if an important business partner, bank or supplier were to go out of business?
When it comes to risk, a corporate’s financial reputation can be tarnished by the standing of its counterparty. It is therefore crucial to have transparency across all interlinked business processes in order to accurately review operational and financial health. The treasury department can assist by effectively managing counterparty risk and analysing exposure in three areas: credit, performance and country risk.
The risk of not obtaining repayment of funds held by another party on your behalf, or alternatively not being paid monies due for goods or services already supplied, forms the basis of credit risk. Corporates must understand and mitigate a supplier’s credit risk position and be prepared to manage the impact of a default.
There are certain operational risks that need to be measured to ensure the counterparty is able to perform or deliver on their side of the agreement. The monies may be available, but the facilities may not be in place to fulfil the obligations set out in the contract.
When transacting in a new country there are a number of risks that need to be considered. Political and social unrest must be assessed and currency and banking practices properly analysed. Equally, the legal framework in one country may not be as robust as another and safeguards may not be uniformly in place, which includes the risk of expropriation and nationalisation.
Corporates must take clear steps to reduce their counterparty risk and, therefore, they need to instigate a deeper analysis into fundamental business processes. It is important to assess all elements of the counterparty risk before making important business decisions and those choices should be preceded by thorough analysis. A holistic view of the company’s processes is a prerequisite and this may go beyond the solely financial aspects.
With a rigorous approach, corporates must review the full operational landscape and analyse risks which they may not have considered in the past, such as bank counterparty risk. The review must also include how the company sells the goods to the client, how they are purchasing the goods from the supplier and the counterparty risk connected to these activities.
Once a risk has been identified, it is essential that the right tools and guidelines are in place to monitor and track its potential implications across the supply chain. In trade finance there is a clear market trend towards the centralisation of banking relationships. Increasingly, companies are aware that counterparty risk is connected to trade finance and as a result they are looking for tools that will allow them to centralise, but at the same time keep the flexibility and efficiency of their processes.
Treasury centres must monitor their banking relationships in terms of where they are placing their cash. This will allow them to better understand the kind of risk they are entering into with their banking partner. Treasurers must also consider bank risk for other routine actions such as confirming letters of credit (L/C) and other documentary processes. There needs to be consistent monitoring and tracking of risks with very detailed methods and procedures.
Banks have already begun to help clients by refocusing their business back to pure transaction banking, ensuring they are committed to helping treasury identify, manage and find solutions for counterparty risk. SCF, trade finance instruments, cash management and cash pooling are all examples of how centralisation allows the treasurer to have better monitoring of the risks involved, particularly if there are operations in a number of different jurisdictions.
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Minor in Social Science Foundation (MN0148.3)
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
Faculty of Business, Government & Law
Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society
Information for Current Students
- Version 3 - Start Date: 01/01/2016 End Date: 31/12/2018
This minor provides a foundation of key concepts in Social Science. It is a required component of the Bachelor of Social Science.
- Required - Must pass 6 credit points as follows
Restricted Choice - 6 credit points as follows
- Part A - Must pass 3 credit points from the following
- Part B - Must pass 3 credit points from the following
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Our family recently visited the "Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin" in St. Paul, Oregon. What a wonderful learning experience. We saw lots of old fashioned pioneer goods and spent several hours learning about the resourcefulness of the early American Pioneers. It was a great learning experience!
Here is Eden praying at the bedside of a pioneer bed.
Sisters Bethany and Eden and a doll.
Jordan and Judah pose on a bear rug.
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In the June 2019 issue of our Newsletter, we discussed the landmark judgment in Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service and Commissioner of Inland Revenue ( HKCFA 19; FACV 8/2018), where the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) unanimously allowed the final appeal of Leung Chun Kwong and ruled in his favour in respect of his rights as a gay couple to enjoy the same civil servant spousal benefits as those of his heterosexual counterparts and to elect joint salaries tax assessment. The CFA handed down its judgment on 6 June 2019. On 6 September 2019, the CFA delivered its judgment on relief and costs ( HKCFA 34; FACV 8/2018).
This article focuses on the relief on the Tax Decision (as defined below) which involved a reinterpretation of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) (“IRO”), in particular, the interpretation of the term “marriage”.
Mr Leung is a Hong Kong permanent resident of Chinese nationality. He has been employed by the Government of the HKSAR as an immigration officer since 2003. In 2014, Mr Leung married his gay partner, Mr Scott Adams (“Mr Adams”), in New Zealand, where same-sex marriage is legal.
The Tax Decision
Under section 10 of the IRO, salaries tax of spouses is to be paid separately unless they elect to be jointly assessed. Mr Leung filed tax return and sought to elect for joint assessment of salaries tax with Mr Adams.
The election was refused by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue (“CIR”) on the ground that Mr Leung and Mr Adams were not husband and wife for the purposes of the IRO (“Tax Decision”). Consequently, Mr Leung brought a judicial review against the CIR regarding the Tax Decision.
The CFA’s judgment
In respect of the Tax Decision, the CFA held that the Tax Decision constitutes discrimination against Mr Leung based on his sexual orientation contrary to Article 25 of the Basic Law and Articles 1 and 22 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and is unlawful.
The CFA ruled that the IRO should be interpreted to be consistent with the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights in the following ways:
(a) The term “marriage” in section 2 of the IRO shall be read as:
“any marriage, whether or not so recognized, entered into outside Hong Kong according to the law of the place where it was entered into and between persons having the capacity to do so, provided where the persons are of the same sex and such a marriage between them would have been a marriage under this Ordinance but for the fact only that they are persons of the same sex, they shall be deemed for the purposes of such a marriage to have the capacity to do so”; and
(b) For the purposes of the IRO, references to:
(i) “husband and wife” shall be read as “a married person and his or her spouse”;
(ii) “not being a wife living apart from her husband” shall be read as “not being a spouse living apart from the married person”; and
(iii) “either the husband or wife” shall be read as “either the married person or his or her spouse”.
The CFA ordered a suspension of 6 months for the remedial interpretation to allow time for the CIR to address practical and administrative matters. The remedial interpretation will therefore become effective before the end of the current tax year on 31 March 2020.
The CFA’s judgment on relief and costs has widened the interpretation of the Hong Kong tax law to allow joint assessment of couples under same-sex marriage. It marked a milestone for development of LGBT rights in Hong Kong. It is expected that the Inland Revenue Department will issue further guidelines and practice notes during the six-month suspension period.
Subject to any further guidelines and practice notes to be issued by the Inland Revenue Department, other tax benefits in relation to spouse of taxpayer, such as the married person’s allowance and the dependent parent and dependent grandparent allowance, that have previously been enjoyed by married heterosexual couples only, may become open to application by couples under same-sex marriage.
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This week’s Canard Enchainé has a cartoon likening the Woerth/Bettencourt scandal to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This annoys me, as I’ve been making the same joke to anyone who will listen for weeks. So what happened? Well, just to run up to speed…
So there’s the heiress to L’Oreal, Liliane Bettencourt, the richest woman in France. (Among other things, she is the second biggest taxpayer and receives a reputed €34m in dividends a month.) She’s in her eighties, and she has a daughter. She also has a faintly boho circle of friends and a crack team of accountants. Now, she fell out with her daughter about the amounts of money she spends on her mates. The daughter sued, trying to get rid of her mother’s accountant and have mamma placed under a power of attorney. Mamma doesn’t agree, and the fact that she manages to pay the same marginal tax rate as someone on a salary of €3,000 monthly would tend to support the notion that she can well look after herself.
Then it turned out that her servants had been secretly taping conversations between her, her accountants, and various others. Sensation; one of the people involved is Eric Woerth, the former Budget Minister and now Minister of Labour. Eric Woerth’s wife, Florence, is an accountant employed by the Bettencourt family office. Further sensation.
But what were they talking about? One of the plaintiffs in the original lawsuit now gets her own back, by telling the newspapers, specifically the former Le Monde editor Edwy Plenel’s subscription-only website Mediapart. She says that Mme Bettencourt was in the habit of inviting key right-wing politicians for dinner and distributing yer actual brown envelopes stuffed with raw cash. Names include Woerth, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, and…Nicolas Sarkozy. El presidente himself.
Suddenly, no-one was talking about the family dispute any more, and a certain Macondo quality took hold. A string of efforts to cap the leaking well began.
Activating the giant shears
First of all, the UMP’s underwater robots tried to cut off the information source, encouraging legal efforts to suppress the documents of the case. That didn’t work; they were clearly “d’intéret génerale” and anyway, bits were washing up everywhere. Including in Switzerland, where it was alleged that €100,000 of the campaign money had come from. This would be highly illegal.
Then they tried to place a steel cap over the leak. The ex-accountant was quizzed by the police, and suddenly decided that Sarkozy hadn’t received the money and that the dates were wrong. What was wrong about them wasn’t clear, but it was certain who was at fault. Le Figaro somehow got what purported to be an extract from the transcript of the police interview, which said that Mediapart had “romanced”, perhaps a careful choice of words. (Remember that bit – it’ll come up later.)
There was only one problem; the police had already seized the bank statements, and large sums of cash had been withdrawn on each of the dates in Mediapart’s original report. Bubbles of hot air were building up beneath the cap, rendering it dangerously unstable.
A string of new leaks began to appear; a rather well connected racing stable, which had turned up just in time for its owners to benefit from a special tax break, for example. The tax break allowed those subject to France’s wealth tax to shield some of their assets by investing in small businesses. It had probably not been foreseen that such a small business might include buying horseflesh. Who changed the rules? M. Woerth, while his wife was one of the shareholders.
Actually, the affair has a curious horsey scent. Woerth is also accused of having sold a publicly owned racecourse, at mates’ rates, in his capacity as mayor of Compiégne…
There was more serious stuff, too. Bettencourt’s tax file, as one of the biggest in France, should have been audited every 3 years at least. Somehow, this had not happened since 1995 (significantly, since the end of the Mitterand presidency). The internal inquiry denied that Woerth had anything to do with it, but not many people believed this.
In the light of all this, containment efforts broke down. The accountant changed her mind again. The new line of defence was that the large cash withdrawals represented the Bettencourts’ pocket money. Even Le Figaro noted the curious coincidence that this requirement spiked by a factor of eight immediately before elections.
Clearly something more powerful than the underwater robot was required, and it was decided that a shot of Presidential authority might do it. Nicolas Sarkozy appeared on national television, in an awkward cross between an interview and a formal address, during which he talked a great deal about pensions. Afterwards, the semi-interviewer was accused by the France 2 journalists’ union of having done the government a favour.
Then came a new shocker – the discovery of the “microparties”. In France, it is illegal for a party to accept more than €7,500 a year from any one person or organisation. There is, however, no restriction on how many parties one candidate may be a member of. Also, someone who is a member of a party may give it as much as they like, and an association (as opposed to a party) can do as it likes and can also turn into a party at any moment. As a result, France has over 300 active political parties, many of which have no members. Inevitably, Woerth turns out to have such a personal party. The President himself has two. Valérie Pecresse has three. Laurent Wauquiez took the opportunity of an official trip to London to solicit money for his pocket party from French businessmen here.
Thick, sticky cash kept spilling from the damaged well. It turned out that Bettencourt had received €100 million in refunds over four years under a Sarkozy-initiated tax cut. Woerth was discovered to have pulled strings with the Bettencourts for his wife. The ex-accountant had been paid by both Bettencourt and her daughter. And there was that thing with the island in the Seychelles of unknown ownership.
This week’s Canard has an informative article on the Bettencourts’ tax affairs; thanks to a neat structure, the dividends from L’Oreal (a sort of feudal tribute imposed on every artificial blonde) flow into a shell company and sit there. Having been taxed as income at source, they are not then subject to further taxation. The lady draws on this company’s funds as required, and therefore manages to pay income tax only on what she spends.
The situation, therefore, is grim. Sarkozy has been quoted as complaining that Woerth is “un poids, pas un atout” (a burden, not an asset) that it was “impossible de se délester” (impossible to jettison). Which begs the question, why is it impossible to get rid of him? It probably has something to do with the time he spent as the UMP’s treasurer. The president has some experience of these things – as Edouard Balladur’s campaign director in 1995, he was responsible for banking 10 million francs of campaign contributions. Ostensibly collected at campaign rallies, the only unusual feature of this transaction was that it consisted entirely of 500 franc notes. As Arthur Goldhammer says, one way of looking at Sarkozy is in terms of a swap of elites – the electorate turning to the private-sector rich rather than the civil service/industrial technocracy. “I call you…my base!”, indeed, but surely that took it a little too far.
So, what to do? Fortunately, there’s always the option of abasing yourself in a binge on racist demagoguery. So the police shot a gypsy, which started a riot.
Ce matin, au cours du Conseil des ministres, Sarkozy a donc annoncé qu’il organiserait une réunion, le 28 juillet, à l’Elysée sur « les problèmes que posent les comportements de certains parmi les Gens du voyage et les Roms » et qu’on y déciderait « l’expulsion de tous les campements en situation irrégulière ».
One of his own senators wouldn’t agree, but we’re in “don’t confuse me with the facts!” territory. After all, they also want to pass a flag-burning law, despite the fact there already is one. But sometimes, the best solution is a million gallons of old rope, balls, and toxic mud.
I mentioned that the Figaro story would come up again. Look at it closely; you’ll notice that there is no byline attached. This week’s Canard has a news-in-brief item mentioning a protest by the paper’s journalists about a story that was dubious and “part of the presidency’s communications strategy”, in connection with an unsigned article. | <urn:uuid:e7b3d531-1029-4201-a941-9bae9e24c11a> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/woerthbettencourt-efforts-to-cap-the-well-fail-storm-approaches/ | 2021-10-20T03:50:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585302.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20211020024111-20211020054111-00324.warc.gz | en | 0.974454 | 2,093 |
The 4-star Captain Hook Resort is located near by the rocky beach. The building was renovated in 2012.
The property lies within 2.6 km from Klong Chao Waterfall, Klong Chao Bay and Ao Salat Bay. It is about 5 km away from the center of Ko Kut.
Captain Hook Resort offers a wonderful view to its guests.
Guests can reach Captain Hook Resort by car from Trat airport in 70 minutes.
The property comprises 27 fashionable rooms appointed with climate control, cable TV with on-demand movies, a mini-refrigerator, hi-fi and an individual safe. Some rooms at Captain Hook Resort have a view over the sea. They have a simple interior.
Eat & Drink
A breakfast is served in the restaurant.
Dry cleaning, newspaper service and shopping service as well as a designated area for smoking, a safe deposit box and a news stand are available for guests' use.
Beach facilities at Captain Hook Resort include outdoor chaise lounges and umbrellas. Such activities as scuba diving, water skiing and volleyball are also provided.
Wireless internet is available in the hotel rooms for free.
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Safe Food Labeling Act — Less Label Clarity and Less Safety?
While Americans have been bombarded with news of Pokemon sightings, legislation concerning our food safety passed through the House, with barely a whisper from the mainstream media.
The House of Representatives submitted a bill “H.R. 1599 – The Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015”, which has been nicknamed the DARK Act (“Denying Americans the Right to Know”). The Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act is a misnomer as it actually takes away accurate food labeling. Vermont was the first State in the nation to pass mandatory GMO labeling laws but the powerful corporation Monsanto has used its political influences for taking away the individual States’ rights to address the issues in their own backyard.
The Government’s public relations office did an admirable job spinning the issue as a win for consumers, when in reality we all lose. Under this legislation, GMOs (genetically modified organisms) will have to be identified in food products—however, such notification will be contained in QR codes, not actual written words on the label (and products still may contain GMOs as words such as “natural” are being redefined). This is absurd on so many levels: not everyone has a smart phone; not everyone will know how to download an app to read the QR code; and consumers should not have to use uncommon technology to do their grocery shopping.
Monsanto, the biotech giant, has a long history of tainting our food supply, bullying/litigating against farmers just trying to make a decent living, and lobbying government to keep consumers in the DARK:
- Aspartame: an artificial sweetener linked to cancer, craving for sugar, obesity and diabetes.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): one of the most dangerous chemicals in history, linked to cancer, immune system disorder, birth defects and even death.
- DDT: used in pesticides and confirmed toxic to humans.
- Roundup: thought to be even more dangerous than DDT and linked to birth defects, reproduction failure and deformities in animal laboratories.
- Bovine growth hormone: used to inject in livestock to spur growth and linked to growth hormones are related to breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men.
- Dioxin and Agent Orange: killed over 400,000 Vietnamese while half a million children were born with birth defects and up to million people were disabled or suffered from chronic diseases. Over 3 million American troops and their offspring were also reportedly linked to Agent Orange.
- And, others…
Monsanto has engaged the human population in the largest food experiment of all time and has demonstrated a willingness to allow human populations to be the lab rats. Have we just drunk the Kool Aid disguised as health tonic that would end world hunger, while being placated with sound bites that scientists have conducted studies ensuring our safety?
The U.S. has a history allowing companies like Monsanto free range over our food supply. 64 countries worldwide require GMO labeling. At least 38 countries ban GMO from their food supply until it is proven safe. Why does the U.S. allow speculative food in the food supply until it is proven dangerous?
Government critics have said that it is the fox (Monsanto) guarding the hen house; but that is an understatement. It is more like Jim Jones being in charge American’s water supply.
Has government become too closely tied to Corporate America? Check out the ties between ex-Monsanto employees and our government at the Organic Consumers Association. | <urn:uuid:ca186eaa-7f0e-4e4a-912d-05bff66f1338> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.searcylaw.com/safe-food-labeling-act-less-label-clarity-less-safety/ | 2018-11-20T08:42:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746301.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120071442-20181120093442-00478.warc.gz | en | 0.955695 | 738 |
oh i dont want to see mes meilleures amies here like this, Joub is very strong mentally, he will surpass it and he will be in Olys, I promise! Thats the miracle of some athletes. They are not mere mortals like us!
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A cute little addition for a kid's room for that safari feel.
What you'll need:
* 8 x 12 piece of brown wool felt
* 8 x 12 piece of white or cream wool felt
* Brown and white thread
Step 1: Cut two pieces of the brown felt in the shape of a wood plaque. Cut four pieces of the cream felt in the shape of antlers.
Step 2: Sew together the two pieces of brown felt (you can sew by hand or with a sewing machine). Sew together the four pieces of the cream felt (two separate antlers). Sew the felt pieces together with as little of a seam as possible. Don't worry about sewing right sides together, it doesn't matter with felt.
Step 3: Stuff the felt plaque with batting. Stuff the two antlers with batting (you may want to use a chopstick to stuff the antlers).
Step 4: Sew the felt plaque shut.
Step 5: With the brown thread on the back of the plaque sew a little hook for hanging.
Stel 6: Trim the end of the antlers slightly at an angle so that the antlers will curve upwards. Turn the edges of the felt antlers in 1/8 of an inch and stitch onto the felt plaque with the white thread.
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New NFL royalty battle kicks off in Pittsburgh federal court
The final settlement of an National Football League royalty case in Minnesota federal court has kicked of a new lawsuit by more than 630 retired professional football players in Pittsburgh federal court.
The players filed a similar lawsuit in August, but the federal judge overseeing the national settlement ordered it and similar lawsuits dropped until the agreement was made final.
Jason Luckasevic said that Monday was the first day the players who opted out of the settlement could file their own lawsuits.
“Since these guys have retired the NFL has continued to profit off the use of their images,” but the players haven't shared in those profits, he said.
The lawsuit seeks damages for those unpaid royalties. An NFL spokesman couldn't be reached for comment.
The players Luckasevic represents opted out of a $42 million settlement between the NFL and other retired players. That agreement doesn't pay the retirees directly. It formed the Common Good Fund, which will distribute the settlement money to groups that help retired players with medical, housing and career transition costs.
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There are over 2000 student groups at UCLA, organized through the Center for Student Programming. For a complete list of UCLA student groups, please visit www.studentgroups.ucla.edu
The student groups listed below are a small fraction of available opportunities and are provided to help you become aware of the types of opportunities available to you.
Project Literacy serves low resource communities by providing one-on-one literacy based tutoring. We work with both children and adults in four community in the Los Angeles area.
SCOPE: Students for Community Outreach, Promotion and Education
SCOPE aims not only to empower children and their families with valuable resources in the community, but to become an invaluable educational tool for undergraduates, graduates and medical students to become knowledgeable about community health and social resources
Student California Teachers Association
The goal of the SCTA is to promote the field of education for young adults and to provide members with opportunities for developing personal growth and professional development
Project Wild (Working for Immigrant Literacy Development)
The main focus of the program is to teach students how to speak, read and write English in addition to helping immigrant teenagers and their families transition into America.
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By John Whipple, President, Safari Club International
While the gun votes may be over for the moment in Washington, the recent debate shed some light on America’s sporting heritage and the bipartisan support that exists to protect hunters’ rights. While hunters sincerely thank our legislators for their recent Second Amendment support, we must continue to preserve and protect the future of hunting in America.
In January of this year, Senator Murkowski of Alaska introduced legislation, S. 170, which aims to preserve and expand fishing, hunting and recreational shooting on Federal public lands. More recently, a complementary bill in the House, H.R. 1825, introduced by Congressman Dan Benishek of Michigan, provides the companion legislation for Sen. Murkowski’s bill in protecting access to, and management of, public lands for hunters and anglers. Both S. 170 and H.R. 1825 are titled the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act.
As President of Safari Club International (SCI), I can say our members were elated to see the introduction of these two bills. Similar legislation passed last year in the House on a bi-partisan vote, but never made it through the Senate. If the current legislation is passed, what has been assumed for a generation as Americans’ birthright will be legally implemented, as the bills require the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to properly manage our public lands for hunting and angling.
This week, nearly 150 SCI members are taking to Capitol Hill to ask both the Senate and House members and their key staff to approve this important legislation. With more than 200 meetings scheduled on Thursday, our leaders will ensure their elected representatives understand that the future of our outdoor heritage depends on passing comprehensive legislation that protects hunting on hundreds of millions of acres of public lands.
In addition to S. 170 and H.R. 1825, our members will also lobby on behalf of other legislation critical to America’s sportsmen and women, including:
- H.R. 1818 and S. 847 which will allow for the importation of legally hunted polar bears harvested in Canada prior to its listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- H.R. 322 which will protect traditional hunting and fishing equipment.
Let’s be clear, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act will recognize the rightful place of recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting on federal lands and protect hunting, fishing and shooting opportunities from being closed to the public without justification. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, “A new survey shows 79 percent of the American public approve of hunting,” which was published in conjunction with Responsive Management. In addition, last July President Obama stated, “We recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage.”
Furthermore, President Obama and Former President George W. Bush both authorized Federal Advisory Committees to provide public input directly to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior on policies related to hunting and hunting access. The current Federal Advisory Committee, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, even adopted a 52-point plan to improve hunting and conservation in the U.S. that was developed under President Bush.
Despite broad consensus that hunting is a vital part of the American landscape, the existence of Federal Advisory Committees, and a 10 year action plan for hunting and recreation, the U.S. Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) still does not prioritize hunting as recreation on public lands. Permanent recreational access for hunters on the millions of acres of public land across our great nation should be a priority for the FS and BLM, and Congress must compel the agencies to act in accordance to the interests of the American public.
For more than 80 years, America’s hunters have willingly paid excise taxes and permit fees that serve as the primary source of direct funding for state wildlife conservation agencies. We’ve been doing our fair share of land management and conservation and it’s time our efforts are protected. Safari Club International will continue to advocate for hunters, anglers and recreational shooters at all levels of government until our voice is heard across our great nation.
Thanks to the team at Safari Club International – to find out how you can help or to learn more about hunters’ rights please click here http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/ | <urn:uuid:e2e45f16-52ec-46c6-9520-683d08f133e7> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/07/protecting-hunters-rights-something-we-can-all-support/ | 2013-12-06T00:01:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163048663/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131728-00059-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938034 | 917 |
Race metaphor brought to you today because I ran the local Turkey trot last Thursday. I was super excited about my time...until I learned that the course was accidentally shortened by a half mile and was actually 4 1/2 miles rather than 5.
Today's finish line though is completely under my control. No pace car or confused policemen to screw this up. Today I'm off to the quilt this:
version that I made my daughter several years ago and asked for one of her very own.
new book, but I have to extol the pleasures and time saving nature of renting time on a long arm quilting machine. Quilting this entire top will take me 4-5 hours including "basting", a process that's a lot different and easier on you back/butt than taping the backing to the floor, layering the batting and top, and then proceeding to scoot around pinning the layers together. I'm telling you, long arming is the only civilized way to go. | <urn:uuid:58cdd2ce-e22c-4ea2-a35e-5584cfe8e9f7> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://stitchindye.blogspot.com/2010/11/finish-line-in-sight.html | 2015-08-01T18:12:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042988860.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002308-00084-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973472 | 206 |
Marie Curie was one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Thanks to her discovery of radium, the Polish-French scientist paved the way for nuclear physics and cancer therapy. In 1903, as part of a trio she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and was the first woman in Europe to receive a doctorate, both in physics. Eight years later, Ms Curie won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She was also decorated with several other awards, including in the US. Now, a century later, it seems that Marie Curie’s achievements were exceptional indeed, not least from a gender point of view.
Not that women are absent from science; they are well-represented in higher education and research, for instance. But female professional scientists are thinner on the ground, representing 25-35% of the research workforce. Why is this, particularly as there has been an increase in women graduates of science and engineering in recent years?
OECD science ministers have an interest in closing the gap between women’s growing participation in higher education and research and their share in research jobs. Identifying ways of attracting, recruiting and retaining women in scientific careers is becoming important because of growing demand for science and technology professionals, an ageing scientific workforce and a declining interest in the subject among youth.
OECD analyst Ester Basri says “women have made significant progress in science, in both the workforce and in education. But more needs to be done, for instance by promoting alternative career paths or entrepreneurship”.
One reason cited for the low number of women in top science positions is the difficulties women have reconciling profession and child rearing, including the demands for mobility early in research careers. Available data confirm that women scientists and engineers are less successful than their male counterparts in travelling along the academic career path. Just over one-third of US university faculty are women but this figure is much lower in EU countries and in Australia, as well as Korea (14.5%). Women also make up less than 20% of senior academic staff in the majority of EU countries. One effect of this is a scarcity of female role models among senior researchers and faculty to inspire other women to follow suit.
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The story is not all bad. The population of female researchers has increased. In the EU, the number of men in science and engineering increased by 4.9% from 1998 to 2002, while the number of women rose 4.2%. Although women account for only 30% of science and engineering graduates in OECD countries, this is an average figure. True, less than 30% of graduates in computing and 40% of graduates in the physical sciences are women, but look again, and more than 60% of life science graduates in many OECD countries are women. In other words, women tend to concentrate on fields such as biology, health, agriculture and pharmaceuticals, with low representation in physics, computing and engineering.
One problem is that most women researchers in OECD countries work in the public sector, and men find work in industry. Only 17.5% of women researchers in the EU and 6% of those in Japan work in the business sector, yet nearly two-thirds of women researchers in the US work in industry or business.
Government efforts plus new technologies and a growing push for diversity within industry are helping to close this gender gap. Some countries have implemented measures to increase the number of women graduates, and other countries have focused on keeping women in science after graduation.
“Childcare is often a problem. Even in countries where governments provide this benefit, women want more independence and authority in the lab”, says Ms Basri.
Most OECD countries are addressing the issue of women's participation in science to varying degrees. However, warns the OECD expert, “a genderbased approach is not the only solution. After all, day care also affects young fathers. We need a consistent approach. We need to understand why women stay away from science and research in general”. AB
For more on OECD work on women in science, contact Ester.Basri@oecd.org
- OECD (2006), Women in Scientific Careers: Unleashing the Potential, Paris.
- Rhea Wessel (2005), “Breaking through the lab-glass ceiling”, Science/Business, 27 October 2005.
- “Women in Science, Engineering and Technology: Strategies for a Global Workforce”, OECD meeting held in September 2006, see www.oecd.org/sti/stpolicy
For more on Marie Curie’s achievements, see http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/
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RPGFan Music: Rakuen OST Now Available For Pre-OrderLaura Shigihara delivers another album of tender melodies.10.21.13 - 5:38 PM
We were charmed by 2011's To the Moon
, an indie adventure with a touching story and equally touching music. (If you missed it, check out our Complete Coverage
feature on the game.) The game's poignant theme song, "Everything's Alright," was performed by the sweet-voiced Laura Shigihara, whose next project is a game of her own. Entitled Rakuen
(a Japanese word that translates to "paradise"), the game is a "story-based adventure" about an imaginative boy living in a hospital. Shigihara is also composing the game's soundtrack, which is set to release in February 2014.
The soundtrack is up for pre-order on Bandcamp for a minimum of $5, and nine tracks (including "Jump," the game's lovely vocal ending theme) are already available.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 8.75 million people in the UK, according to Arthritis Research UK.
Osteoarthritis is the wearing away of the cartilage, which cushions the joint. As it erodes, it becomes roughened, reducing mobility. Sometimes fragments of the joint break off and cause catching, locking and pain in the joint.
In the extreme, when osteoarthritis (OA) becomes advanced, the bones can start to rub together which can become incredibly painful. With this friction, boney growths called osteophytes sometimes develop creating more pain and reducing the mobility of the joint further.
There is a common belief that OA is simply an inevitable part of the ageing process with nothing to be done to prevent or ease it, particularly if it ‘runs in the family’. However this is simply not true. Scientific research is providing evidence to show that lifestyle has a bigger influence than genes on the progression OA. In other words, just because your mother and grandmother had painful, swollen joints does not mean this has to be your reality too.
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This blog is a no-Israel-bashing zone (click for explanation)
In the comments to the post below, Liz brings up a question: Why didn't I include America in my list, as there is so much anti-Semitism on college campuses today?
The reason I do not include America, and will not include America unless things change drastically in this country, is that anti-Semitism is not a major problem here. Oh, there are Jew-haters, particularly on certain college campuses. But there has never been a pogrom on American soil. Never. The government has never sponsored Jew-hatred, and it has never sent its representatives to destroy Jewish property and beat and kill Jews. I used to think the Yankel Rosenbaum case was a pogrom, but it was not. It was the result of stupidity and criminal ignorance by David Dinkins, but it was not a case of the government deliberately targeting Jews.
America is like no other nation on earth that has had a large Jewish population. America never set a special tax on Jews. She never put us into ghettos. She never created laws affecting only Jews. She never robbed us of our property using the pretext of Jewish blood libels against Christians. And unless there is a fascist revolution in this country, she never will. Three hundred and fifty years ago, Jews fought for, and won, their rights to live as full citizens in New Amsterdam (now Manhattan).
The problems on college campuses are minor compared to the problems in, say, France. Most instances of anti-Semitic attacks are fully investigated by the authorities, and many of them result in the capture and punishment of the perpetrators. And more important, you don't see American authorities saying that Jews should not wear any outward signs of their Jewishness to avoid attacks.
But most important of all, Americans aren't Europeans. They will not stand idly by while Jews are killed on their shores. Say what you will about the internment of the Japanese during WWII, it didn't end in mass murder or concentration camps. American Muslims haven't suffered for 9/11. American Jews will never be rounded up and put into cattle cars here, not while the Constitution still reigns supreme and this is a nation of laws.
If there were a designation for a nation to be a Righteous Among Nations, it would be the U.S., for her behavior towards Jews. While Europe was massacring the Jews, America let us go about the business of being Americans. Bigots accuse Jews of dual loyalty, but the American government does not.
Three hundred and fifty years ago, Jews landed on America's shores. Unlike most of the countries of the world where Jews wound up, we have never regretted it. I don't think we ever will.
G-d bless America.
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Masked Boy: Go back to Germany! [unintelligible]. Get [the hell] back to Germany!
The world does not like the Jews. Oh no, they say reflexively, that isn't true. Some people don't like Jews, but certainly not everyone. No, not everyone. But indifference and inaction is as good as anti-Semitism, because the end result is the same: Dead Jews.
Sixty years after the Russian liberation of Auschwitz, 500 Russian journalists and 20 politicians sent a letter to their Prosecutor General, asking for an investigation into, and outlawing of, Jewish organizations in Russia. Why? Because they are "extremist." Because they are "anti-Christian and inhumane, which practices extend even to ritual murders." They even blame Jews themselves for anti-Semitic acts that have taken place in Russia, to "take punitive measures against patriots," whatever that means. It doesn't really matter what it means; the interpretation is clear: Jews are always to blame. Jews bring punishment upon themselves.
The Russians would know about things like this, because they have a long, bloody history of anti-Semitism. The Russians would know about this because they are the authors of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the Czarist forgeries that have been used against Jews for nearly a century, and are even now being promoted in Muslim nations as the truth behind worldwide Jewish conspiracies. The Russians would know about this because even now, the Prosecutor General said he would not follow up on the charges because 19 of the 20 legislators withdrew their support from itnot because the charges were baseless and anti-Semitic. Because the letter was withdrawn.
The Russians do not like the Jews.
Europe does not like the Jews. Last year, the European Union commissioned a report on European anti-Semitism. When it was finished, they refused to release it. They said it was flawed. The real reason? The report showed that much of Europe's anti-Semitism was attributed to its Muslim immigrants, and the Europeans are reluctant to portray Muslims in a bad lighteven when the facts demand honesty and openness. The report was released anyway, and published by many Jewish sitesbut overlooked almost entirely by the rest of the world media.
In Holland, soccer fans chant "gas the Jews." Dutch soccer fans have been yelling anti-Semitic slogans for decades, but now they've added this charming phrase: "Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas."
French anti-Semitic attacks have nearly doubled. And for some time, the French were refusing to admit there was a problem. Now, they're making an effort to stop the synagogue fires, physical attacks, cemetery desecrations, and nonstop anti-Semitism from Muslim immigrants in French schools.
Europe does not like the Jews.
England does not like the Jews. In 2003, the Independent published a cartoon of Ariel Sharon eating palestinian babies. The cartoonist ultimately won an award for it. Tom Dalyell accuses a cabal of Jews of running Washington, mentions that Jack Straw has a Jewish heritage, then says he's not an anti-Semite. Anti-Semitic attacks are up sharply in Great Britain, egged on by a media outcry against Israel. (Remember, Great Britain was the loudest and shrillest about the massacre-that-wasn't in Jenin.) Muslim leaders boycotted Britain's commemoration of the Holocaust. Rabbis are attacked and beaten on the streets. Synagogues are being burned down. A London community is suffering a series of anti-Semitic physical attacks. Cemeteries are desecrated. And diplomats complain that Israel, that "shitty little country," is the cause of all the world's problems.
England does not like the Jews.
Muslims do not like the Jews. Really, this category is almost too broad to enumerate. But let us use mathematics, one of the Muslim world's proudest achievements. In 1948, there were 150,000 Jews in Iraq, 75,000 in Egypt, 100,000 in Iran, 30,000 in Syria, 20,000 in Lebanon, 38,000 in Libya, 105,000 in Tunisia, 55,000 in Yemen, and 140,000 in Algeria.
Today, the total population of Jews in all of those countries numbers less than 20,000.
Muslim anti-Semitism? Yeah, we've got that.
Muslims do not like the Jews.
Palestine is not for Jews. An Israeli statesman tells an anecdote: The graffiti in Europe during the 1930s read "Jews, go to Palestine." The graffiti in Europe today says"Jews, out of Palestine."
The two-state solution is under attack, with much of the world starting to get behind the one-state solution, a "completely democratic" state, with all palestinian refugees (including, of course, third-generation palestinians who were born in different countries entirely) flooding the state of Israel and creating, in effect, a palestinian state with a Jewish minority. In other words, no state for you, Jews. No state for you.
Palestine is not for Jews.
Jews, go back to Germany. Germany's Jewish population was in danger of dying out, at fewer than 30,000 only a few years ago. Then the German parliament enacted a law that allowed generous Jewish immigration from Russian Jews fleeing persecution, and the population is now at 200,000, close to what it was before the Holocaust. That, however, appears to be the limit of Germany's patience for Jewish immigration. They don't want any more Jews in Germany.
And so the circle closes, and the Jews are left outside.
The world does not like the Jews. The Jewish philosopher Emil Fackenheim says that Jew hatred has three stages:
The world does not like the Jews.
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This cease-fire that is supposedly happening?
But wait, there's more!
But wait, there's more!
Still not satisfied? Here's more!
Right. That's enough for now. I'm sure there will be more later.
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Gee, this'll be neat, I thought. Instead of the usual dry staff training, we get to do something fun. We're being rewarded by the owners for our hard work putting kids up and down walls, day in, day out, at the climbing gym. I figure I've put at least 1,500 kids on the walls since I started working there, with a lowball estimate of about 30 kids per week. And the consequences of putting kids up and down the walls is that my upper body is in the best shape it's been since I joined a gym and had a twice-weekly session with a personal trainer ages ago. Even though I haven't been climbing much at all lately, belaying is an upper-body workout in and of itself. So I'm in fine shape. Yep. My upper body is strong.
Shyeah, right. Go-karts don't have power steering. You have to muscle the wheels to turn, and I do mean muscle them. I am dying today. Dying. And to top it all off, my sadistic boss got me to fill in on a birthday party this afternoon, so, with my incredibly achy arms and back, I'm going to have to put kids up and down the walls, forcing my groaning muscles to work against their better judgment. So far, Advil hasn't done much. I might have to raise the dosage.
Oh, and you see that tall guy on the far right? That's Mike, the supervisor that used to be my favorite. On the first lap, he came up behind me and slammed me Into the wall. He said later he didn't do it on purpose. Uh-huh. There's no reverse on a go-kart. So I sat there until one of the employees finally realized he needed to get off his ass and come push me back onto the track, as I wasn't about to get out and push the thing myself, not with my crazy coworkers zipping by at speeds up to 35 mph.
You can't see squat in a racing helmet. You only know there's someone about to zip past you when they, well, do it. And the scariest driver? One of the owners. Who knew that behind that aw-shucks grin lies the heart of a man who could easily be the villain in a Speed Racer cartoon? I spent the rest of my time, frankly, avoiding the pack. I found it far more challenging to see how fast I could take a turn without spinning out.
I had a feeling I was going to be in trouble when I realized I was the only woman on the course. I was right. There was far too much testosterone in the air last night.
Oh, well. Now I can say I raced in a go-kart. Once was enough, thank you. My muscles may never recover.
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Wow, this is truly bad writing: Can you say, "Metaphor overkill?" I knew you could. Y'know, I know some people think they're being really clever when they do something like this, but isn't there anyone in the newsroom who says, "Dude, this thing sucks. Let's rewrite it."
Just wondering: Howcome in America, you have parties with names, and in places like, say, Lebanon, there are the people in power, and the "opposition." Oh, wait. I figured that one out. Never mind.
Yes, this is a real headline: Haifa Wahbi denies singing with her legs. I love Albawaba, if only for the way it sounds when you say it. Albawaba. Albawaba. Albawaba. But then, you get headlines like this one. Feel free to pass this on to your friends. A headline like that deserves wide attention. Ahem.
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The elephant in the room: I have a secret. Well, it isn't exactly a secret, it just doesn't come up often in conversation. I love elephant jokes. I adore them. The dumber, the better. I simply don't care. I have always loved elephant jokes. One of my friends had one of those elephant joke books (which I don't own, because that would make me memorize them and that would ruin it for me), and he would tell me joke after joke after joke, and I'd never get tired of them. I have a repertoire of about half a dozen or so, maybe a dozen. The rest, I forget. So go ahead, make my day. Leave an elephant joke in the comments.
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Oh, it was one of your guys? The PA has arrested a suspect inthe killing of that ten-year-old schoolgirl that supposedly broke the wafer-thin cease-fire. And gee, he's a palestinian who came back from the Haj and was so happy, he ignored Isaac Newton's most famous discovery: What goes up, must come down. (Hat tip: Joel G.)
Say it isn't so! The IDF reports that the PA is not acting to disarm and dismantle terror organizations. No! Really?
But is this good news? Israeli security guards are losing their jobsdue to the great job the security services have done in preventing terror attacks. So here's my question: Is it wise to dump security guards before the situation is truly secure? The terrorists haven't stopped trying, exactly. Then again, even attempts are down, possibly due to the many deaths in terrorist infrastructure.
This is gonna be interesting: Israel and the PA are holding talks on what to do with the list of Israel's most wanted terrorists.
I seem to remember this being tried before. I'm getting a very strong feeling of deja vu. Well, who knows. Maybe it will work this time.
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Here's the main (sigh) stupid thing: I foolishly agreed to let the shop that checked the damages for me to open the laptop, and they're not an authorized HP dealer, so my warranty is gone. They say they can take the hard drive, the memory, and anything else that survived the lightning and put it in a new system for me that they will build, and they'll use an AMD processor, which runs faster and cooler. ("We can rebuild it. We can make it better.")
Meantime, I also really liked the Pavilion. A lot. And while a 17-inch laptop is a bit bulky, I'm going to be using it to sell my digital photography services. The widescreen really works for me with that. Of course, I can get a 15-inch laptop and it will work just as well.
But I can't figure out what to do, and I only just got the news about the insurance tonight. So. Your inputespecially the computer geeks out therewould be greatly appreciated.
Update: Thanks, folks. I got answers from two of the tech people I respect the most (got an email from one of my old friends). I think I'll be replacing, and I won't get a Mac. Sorry, I need a Windows machine for another business I'm trying to get into.
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A palestinian girl is killed. The pals blame the IDF. The IDF says it wasn't their bullet, but the idiots firing off automatic weapons upon returning from the Haj, who killed the girl. Terrorists say: We will take revenge, shoot more mortars into Israeli towns. Ariel Sharon says, fine, we're not gonna pull out of the West Bank until the violence stops.
Why the anonymity? They always used to say these things in full-blown public when Arafat was alive.
Good for Mofaz. Because Bush seems to be showing signs of backing off from the real issue, which is terrorism. The emphasis here, which are excerpts from Condi Rice's appearance at a town hall meeting, seems to be that the statelessness of the pals is causing the terrorism:
I was going to write, "And then we get an article that refutes this entirely. My head is going back and forth so fast from trying to follow this that I'm getting whiplash," but upon rereading the article, I'm starting to get it.
Although the spin you're going to see in the media is that Condi and Bush are doing the same-old, same-old, ignoring terrorism while pushing Israel to give concessions, that isn't what they're doing. Read this rather condescending article in the International Herald Tribune (if you can come away from the article without thinking that the point of the author is that Bush is stupid, you're a better man than I). Now I get it: Even for the palestinians, the Bush Doctrine stands. But this administration will not stand for terrorism at the expense of the Israelis. Watch. Wait. Give them the chance before you condemn them.
I think that the Bush emphasis on the two-state solution is due to the theory that a democratic people will not generally war on its neighbors. I mistrust the palestinian intentions as much as 70% of Israelis do, but there can be no movement without at least some baby steps. The IDF withdrawing from five West Bank towns is a start, and Israel's insistence on the cessage of violence before the withdrawal can occur is the right way to go.
Notice you aren't seeing any statements from the U.S. criticizing Israel for insisting the attacks stop. That's a positive element that wasn't in view the last time around. And even Reuters seems to be holding most of its criticism in check, (though it waited until the end of the article to present the IDF's rebuttal).
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I spent a good hour this morning watching the news on the Iraqi elections, and I thought: Isn't it amazing? These people are braving bombs to vote, and here, if it's a rainy day, millions of Americans stay home.
I also spent some time today on a few anti-American Iraqi bloggers' websites, just to see what the opposition was saying. Many of them had nothing to say (no posts for days or weeks); others were posting uncited facts that I find unbelievable (I really think if the government were threatening to withhold food rations from Iraqis who didn't vote, our media would have gotten hold of that and flashed it as the first story on every newscast).
I think, people, that we're witnessing the 21st century Domino Theory in action, and the second domino has toppled (the first being Afghanistan). But this is the domino that will take down all the others with it: Iraqi democracy is the tolling of the bell. And we all know the end to that poem: Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. "Thee" being Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, Syria... it won't happen all in a minute, but then, who ever thought the Berlin Wall would come down?
And one of the signs that the times are changing: An Israeli Jew of Iraqi descent presented the proper paperwork in Jordan, and voted.
Tear down that wall.
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15 squee-inducing K-celebrity children
Children — gleeful, innocent, lovable children — were the kings and queens of Korean variety shows this year, from their playful antics on Daddy! Where Are You Going? to their touching magnetism on Superman Has Returned. We also haven’t forgotten about the rest of the cute squad. How could we? These 15 celebrity kids would out-cute baby-era Suri and Blue Ivy Carter in the fiercest of squee battles.
1. Yoon Hoo
His dad is Yoon Min Soo.
Yoon Hoo is (almost) the cutest foodie in the world.
2. Kim Sa Rang
Her parents are Chu Sung Hoon and model Shiho Yano.
It’s a close call, but Sa Rang is most definitely the cutest foodie in the world.
3. Lee Jun Su
His dad is Lee Jong Hyuk.
You know those kids whose smiles make you smile? Yeah.
4. Sung Joon
His dad is Sung Dong Il.
Joonie is a stone-cold, chic-as-all-hell City Boy. On the outside. And I want to cuddle this cuteness to oblivion.
5. Lee Ha Ru
Her parents are Tablo and Kang Hye Jung.
She’s tough as nails (cry at big, scary animals? Ha!) and gets mistaken as a boy from time to time. And she’s our spirit animal.
6. Song Ji Ah
Her dad is soccer player Song Jong Guk.
Loveliest little girl ever.
7. Jang Min Joon
His parents are Jang Dong Gun and Go So Young.
Technically, Min Joon, who’s been kept in the dark, should rightfully be crowned King Baby among all celeb babies thanks to his superstar parents, who are without doubt the Korean Brangelina (minus all the adoptions).
We're holding our breath for the day his face is unveiled to our mortal eyes.
8. Kim Min Guk
His dad is Kim Sung Joo.
The reliable Min Guk is the oldest kid in Daddy! and usually the voice of reason. We’d follow him to the end of the Earth.
9. Lim Yoo
His parents are Shoo and basketball player Lim Hyo Sung.
What. A. Cute. Baby. Oh. My. Goodness.
His parents are Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae.
Jordan has the brightest smile.
11. Kim Joo Hwan
His dad is Kim Chang Ryul.
Joo Hwan is an ultra-adorable mini version of his dad.
12. Kwon Rook Hee
His parents are Kwon Sang Woo and Son Tae Young.
Suri would have so much to say about Rook Hee’s unfortunate outfit.
13. Jung Seung Kwon, Jung Seung Bin
Their mom is Lee Young Ae.
These twins are just asking for all the love and cooing thrown their way.
14. Yoo Dong Woo
His parents are Yoo Joon Sang and Hong Eun Hee.
15. Ha Eum, Ha Rang, Ha Yool, Ha El
Their parents are Sean and Jung Hye Young.
There's four of them. With matching names. Stop it.
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The Webtoon High Class Homos is a gay romance comedy about two royals who are gay and want to find love. Creator Momozerii updates her comic every Thursday and Sunday. Will the two teens of royalty get the love they want and deserve?
High Class Homos: The Plot
Princess Sapphia of Mytilene is not into princes. So when her parents start to put pressure for her to get married, she asks for help from her gay best friend, Prince August of Phthia. Will they be able to pull off this shame marriage? This comedy romance is about navigating their lives as royal leaders, understanding their status, their jobs, and finding love.
High Class Homos Characters
Sapphia is the princess of Mytilene, the neighboring kingdom of her best friend August. She is very outspoken and obsessed with finding love. She enjoys going to the kitchens in August’s kindgom to flirt with the maids there. She is really close to August and her parents believe they would suit each other. However, her parents have no idea she is a lesbian. She comes up with a plan to pretend to marry August soon while she tries to find her true love. So far she is interested in Marla and possibly Odette. What will blossom from these relationships? Will her past come to haunt her?
August is the prince of Phthia. He is very studious and logical. He is best friends with Sapphia and they are attached to the hip. He doesn’t know how to explain that he’s gay. His parents have no clue at all. When his father is giving him new responsibilities, he wants to make him proud; however, August is lonely, and his long time crush Percy is so thick headed he hasn’t picked up on his cues. But will teaching Percy how to read spark any interest?
Percy is the new commander of the knights. He is amazing when it comes to chivalry and showmanship. He is friendly and kind to his fellow knights and the prince. However, he is dense when it comes to picking up on the prince’s feelings for him. However, as he learns how to read, he can’t help but feel something for Prince August that he wants to explore.
Odette used to live outdoors with her family, one with nature; however, as the kingdoms expanded, she was forced to take a job as a cook and manage all the cooks and maids in the kitchens. She is bitter about this job but it helps provide for her family. Her long hair is now short, and she deep down blames the kingdom’s system for her position. However, when she meets the charismatic and loud princess Sapphia, she can’t help but get irritated at her constant flirting. But there are more layers to the princess than she thought. She can’t understand the feelings that stir in her heart. Is it Marla or Sapphia?
Marla is one of the cooks and maids working under Odette. She is very sweet but enjoys sparring with a sword. Her past relationship did a lot of damage to her. Odette has been her best friend ever since she arrived as the new employee. Marla is infatuated by Sapphia and her constant visits. Soon, they begin to date.
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I have a DB that has had dates stored in UTC by an application. My question is how do I convert a HISTORIC UTC date to reflect the datetime locally. I know that I can get the current offset and do that but I need the offset based on the date passed in. even if it was created before the change in daylight savings times years ago (when G Bush changed the dates) it needs to display the actual datetime at that moment in history.. how?? | <urn:uuid:cbb8f8bf-f536-4ddb-944d-a9d767a1a6dc> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://www.sql-server-performance.com/forum/threads/anyone-have-utc-knowledge.33191/ | 2018-02-25T06:09:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891816138.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20180225051024-20180225071024-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.963768 | 98 |
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MSF condemns attacks on aid workers and calls for release of abducted colleagues
Two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleagues, Phillipe Havet and Andrias Karel Keiluhuo, were killed two weeks ago by a gunman while implementing emergency assistance projects in Mogadishu.
Three months ago, two MSF aid workers, Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut, were abducted in Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya while carrying out emergency assistance for the Somali population.
These attacks on aid workers must be condemned in the strongest of terms. They put in jeopardy life-saving medical projects that are already far from adequate in addressing the scope of the medical needs of the Somali population.
Somalia: Extremely High Needs and Exceptionally High Risks
MSF is confronting the difficult dilemma of working in a context like Somalia where the needs are not only extremely great but the risks are also exceptionally high for the safety and security of all our staff.
As we consider this dilemma, MSF is requesting that all people, especially the authorities in control of areas in Somalia where our kidnapped colleagues are being detained, do everything possible to facilitate the safe release of Blanca Thiebaut and Montserrat Serra.
Humanitarian work threatened
MSF has been present in Somalia continuously since 1991 assisting Somalis in need on all sides of ongoing fighting and conflicts. Over the last six months, MSF has treated 225.000 patients in Somalia, vaccinated 110.000 children and cared for 30.000 malnourished children in 14 projects.
Additionally, MSF provides assistance to Somali refugees in nine projects in Kenya and Ethiopia, where finding the balance between the massive medical needs of the population and the risks that MSF teams are forced to endure is increasingly challenging.
The net result is that the Somali population -extremely vulnerable after 20 years of civil war, international interventions and institutional collapse - gets less assistance than it needs.
“To effectively continue our medical humanitarian work in Somalia to support the population affected by the conflict, MSF needs all parties to the conflict, the leadership as well as the people of Somalia to support us in this work and help ensure the safety and security of humanitarian workers,” says Dr.Unni Karunakara, International President of MSF.
“For our colleagues Philippe and Kace, this failed tragically. For Blanca and Mone, the leadership and people of Somalia have the responsibility to facilitate the safe and prompt resolution of their abduction.” | <urn:uuid:bb63536c-c4fd-4b83-b3f5-e7f7b7740bb5> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | https://www.msf.ie/article/msf-condemns-attacks-aid-workers-and-calls-release-abducted-colleagues | 2019-09-17T06:46:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573053.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917061226-20190917083226-00342.warc.gz | en | 0.939422 | 540 |
Can a man who's afraid of bears be president? South Carolina Democrats rejected the satirists attempt to get on the ballot there. From The Politico.
Comments in the National Politics forum: "This is an outrage!!!! I have seen worse candidates than him get on ballets." Also, check out the Politics & Elections page at Syracuse.com.
Huffington Post: Remember Pat Paulsen?
Press criticism at Romenesko: Shame on journalists for falling for Colbert's gimmick
Eric Boehlert at Media Matters: Stephen Colbert's joke is on the press.
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Imagine for a moment that you travel to a distant planet and discover life there. What kind of life do you think you would find?
Looking up at the billions and billions of stars that fill the night sky, most of us would probably imagine that the plants and animals inhabiting a distant planet would be radically different from the ones we find here on Earth. Few of us, I think, would ever expect to find flora and fauna on a distant planet that would be virtually indistinguishable from that of our own. That is because most of us believe that the formula for life allows for a virtually unlimited number of potential species, and that the particular species that happened to have evolved here on Earth were simply the result of dumb luck.
But, just like the once commonly held belief that the world is flat, the belief in an unlimited number of potential species may also be in error.
For example, if one takes a look at our own planet, one finds standing there a single genomic tree of life from which all plants and animals appear to have evolved. What one does not see, now or at any time in the recent past, is a planet littered with thousands of competing trees of life. And if one looks at the major branches of our lone tree of life, one sees very few branches that contain complex forms of life approaching the level of plants and animals; most of the branches appear, in fact, rather stunted in terms of quality if not in terms of quantity. And if one looks within the kingdom Animalia, one finds only one specie that appears to have ever developed a means of communicating complex ideas in written form: Man. In fact, while Cro-Magnon Man may have been the eventual winner in a life or death competition between it and its closest cousin, Neanderthal Man, nowhere does one observe a far more remotely related specie, such as the octopus, that either developed writing or might have developed writing had it not become extinct through natural selection. So it would appear that Man and his writing ability are unique among all the species that have ever graced this blue planet of ours.
Ultimately genetics is all about combinations. Some genetic combinations are clearly viable, producing life, while other combinations are unable to support life. So one can look at genetics and see it as reflecting a series of random changes that either succeed or fail. And while random genetic mutations can be seen as the wellspring from which the diversity of life actually arises, one can understand evolution to simply be a filtering process that continually refines the set of existing species from the set of all species that, at some point in time, had randomly arisen.
Given what I have just stated, both the formula for life and the formula for Man can be analyzed in terms of mathematics and probability. For example, we know that there must be a set of potential species that is either infinite of finite. Likewise there must be, contained within that set, a subset of intelligent species capable of written communication. And, ignoring the effects of evolution, we can express the probability that such intelligent specie might arise through genetic mutation as a fraction: e.g., 1/x.
The value of x in the previously mentioned fraction is rather important. If x is a real number, such as 4 or 100 trillion, then we can expect to randomly stumble upon an intelligent specie like Man every xth specie on average. However, if x is either infinite or undefined, the probability that one might stumble upon a specie with Man-like intelligence quickly approaches 0. In other words, if x is not a member of the real numbers, the probability of an intelligent specie capable of written communication evolving could very well be the same as randomly selecting an integer from the set of real numbers; clearly it could happen, but it would be akin to a miracle.
One implication of x being a real number is that it is ultimately knowable or measurable. One should be able to actually observe the ratio 1/x in nature.
Another implication is that the existence of such ratio essentially means that there is a fixed ratio between the number of potential species and the number of potential species capable of written communication. The likelihood of such fixed ratio existing is, in fact, extremely good if the number of potential species is finite as it would simply be the result of dividing the number of potential species that, for whatever reason, happen to be capable of written communication (call it p) by the total number of potential species (call it q). But the likelihood of such fixed ratio approaches zero if the set of potential species is infinite and if the value of x is not the result of direct, demonstrable causal relationships that dictate that every xth specie should be capable of written communication.
Superficially, looking at the diversity that surrounds us and the uniqueness of Man, it seems somewhat unlikely that such causal relationships could easily be identified. If we, for the time being, then reject the hypothesis that the set of potential species is infinite and accept it as finite, then we would also have to conclude that the entire set of potential species (including Man) is in fact, much like the atomic and subatomic particles that compose our world, entirely defined by our Universe. Put another way, Man and all other potential species, just like the atomic and subatomic particles, would be inherent to the Universe itself, and, it was only a matter of time before the specie known as Man arose on some planet having the right conditions for its development.
One does not need to perceive the hand of an unseen architect at work in order to appreciate the idea that Man, along with the rest of the living world, potentially was not the result of pure dumb luck but was instead destined to be, that a predictable outcome of the Big Bang was in fact the development of Man. One merely needs to be open to the very real possibility that the set of potential species is, despite appearances to the contrary, potentially finite. And clearly the cosmological implications of Man's potential inherency are nothing less than profound, giving perhaps new relevance to some of the age-old religious tenets concerning Man's origin and primacy among the species.
Of course, the number of potential species could still be demonstrated to be infinite. But then one would, I think, have to explain either (1) why every xth specie should be capable of written communication or (2) how something can randomly occur in nature, such as the ability to communicate via writing, without such occurrence seemingly being governed by definable probabilities (e.g. much like the way the prime numbers occur within the set of integers). This is not to imply that an explanatory model, probabilistic or otherwise, could never be developed that accurately predicts such occurrences; merely that such model's development seems somewhat unlikely given the limited evidence available to us here on Earth.
In all honesty, I think the idea of discovering completely foreign creatures and plants on a distant world naturally appeals to us all. Deep down, we love the exotic. Exotic things drive our imaginations; ordinary things bring us little emotional or intellectual reward. So it would appear that we are all inherently biased in our commonly held belief in the existence of an unlimited number of potential species, and that is something that a truly cautious scientist should take careful note of.
Someday perhaps we will travel to another world and discover the answers we are looking for. I know what I personally am hoping we will find there: something familiar, as I think it would help confirm for us our own special place within the Universe. For me, the alternative, finding nothing there familiar, would be both sad and humbling, as it would reduce Man to being nothing more than a random member of an infinite set of nameless species defined by the probability 1/x. | <urn:uuid:186f5669-7e95-45eb-8e2b-efe3fbc2f4ce> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://www.olinrevelation.org/NewWebsite/EvolutionIDandMathematics.htm | 2018-02-23T06:01:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891814493.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180223055326-20180223075326-00664.warc.gz | en | 0.962452 | 1,584 |
My best friend, Carol, arrived in Denver yesterday afternoon, so my day started with the Battle of the Breeds and ended with Margaritas at Senor Rics.
After our meal, we had a slumber party at Carol's hotel, and I got to see the suitcase filled with Christmas presents. Apparently, advent calendars are really popular in Germany. Everyone on Carol's Christmas list got one this year.
Mine is the best.Ponies!
So far I have opened day one...
and day two.
I have a pony and a teeny tiny curry comb.
With Carol's blessings, I will probably be donating most of the ponies to a deserving young horse lover after the holidays, but this curry comb is staying here.
Thank you so much, Carol. I am really looking forward to twenty three more days of pony presents! | <urn:uuid:922d68aa-4bee-4f06-aeec-5dfd0b14ec5b> | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | http://braymere.blogspot.com/2018/12/also-yesterday.html | 2019-02-20T22:05:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247496694.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20190220210649-20190220232649-00363.warc.gz | en | 0.945707 | 175 |
Anguilla, the tiny Caribbean island of 14 miles long by 3 miles wide, is big on charm and local culture. With several improvements on the island’s infrastructure, Anguilla is finally emerging from the shadows of its more famous neighbor, St. Barths, and poised to take the spotlight as a destination in its own right.
Just an easy one hour flight from Miami, you’ll be sunning on this island in no time. Renowned for its powdery white sand beaches and crystal blue waters this destination is the perfect place to do as much or as little as you want. If a girl’s trip is on your mind, there are tons of activities to keep you and your besties busy. But if you’re in a flirtatious mood, this little island is filled with gorgeous brown island men.
HOW TO GET THERE: If you listen to most people, they will tell you to fly to St. Martin and take a ferry over. Quite frankly, I found this primitive and a waste of time. Who wants to leave the airport, drag your bags to a ferry landing then take a ferry across the water when there’s an easier (and chic-er) way? Enter Tradewind Aviation. For the cost of all that inconvenience, you could fly in a classy charter jet with a snacks, wine and handsome pilots! A quick 60 minute flight from Miami and you’re on the tarmac in Anguilla with bags in hand, refreshed and ready to hit the beach. Email firstname.lastname@example.org or visit www.flytradewind.com to look at their schedules and book your flight!
WHERE TO STAY: You have plenty of options on this beautiful island. Whether you want a villa or hotel, this island has it all. My choice was the brand new hotel, The Reef by CuisinArt, owned by the same person, Leandro Rizzuto who owns the kitchen appliances CuisinArt (and Rusk hair products) and for me, this was every-thing!
First, let’s start with the old adage: location, location, location. The hotel is centrally located, and since this is a small island, there are no highways, and my vacation time is always at a premium. Just a quick 20 minute ride from the airport, The Reef is located on a gorgeous stretch of beach on Merrywing Bay, with dramatic views of the ocean from the hotel and most guestrooms. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this hotel gives you a two for one, it has reciprocity (and a free shuttle) with its sister hotel, the CuisinArt Golf & Spa Resort located next door.
WHERE TO EAT: Secondly, the food! Although Anguilla’s climate and terrain isn’t hospital to growing vegetables, because there’s not an abundance of fresh water, aside from reverse osmosis, most of the food other than seafood, is imported to the island. Solution: Mr. Rizzuto built an 18,000 square foot greenhouse/hydroponic farm at the CuisinArt, which uses only water and nutrients, no soil! They grow all their own vegetables and herbs (for the cocktails, of course) in the greenhouse for both hotels. You can take a tour of the greenhouse where you’ll see about 10 different types of lettuce, every tomato variation imaginable, fresh mint, cucumbers, everything! It was like a vegetable paradise and unlike anything I’ve ever tasted (that’s saying a lot for someone who hasn’t eaten meat in 21 years). No doubt, the kitchen connoisseur knows the art of cuisine (it’s in the name), so when I tell you the food throughout the hotel is BEYOND, this foodie means it. Fresh smoothies abound. Gluten free, no problem. And don’t forget to book a seat at The Chef’s Table to watch Jasper, the Executive Chef, work his magic with an 8 course meal and wines selected by the resident sommelier to complement each course. If you want to venture offsite, Smokey’s At The Cove, is right next door to the Reef. Smokey’s has a varied menu, with lots of vegetarian options, Caribbean favorites, and fabulous drinks with beachfront dining to chill and catch some rays. They don’t have a website, but just ask the front desk or any islander. It’s really that good that the name speaks for itself.
WHAT TO DO: Here’s the good part, there was so much to do between the 2 hotels that I really didn’t have to leave to do much. Have you ever tried aquacycling? It’s like a spin class in the water, I did that a few times in The Reef’s infinity pool, which was hella fun! I did yoga daily, so between the two, I didn’t feel as bad when I ate and drank my weight in food daily at Breezes, the hotel’s beachfront bar, complete with a resident DJ who spins live tunes every afternoon from 3-6.
If you go with kids, don’t forget to check out Anguilla Aqua Park, located adjacent to The Reef, the largest inflatable water park in the Caribbean. If you want to shop, Anguilla probably isn’t the best option, but head over to The Valley, which is a cute little enclave that has lots of local arts, crafts and art galleries. You can always hop on the ferry and head over to St. Martin to shop, but with so much to do in Anguilla, my recommendation is to stay put and enjoy the island’s charm.
I’m a certified SCUBA Diver, so I’m always looking for great places to dive. I often convince my friends to come along and try a Discover SCUBA dive course, or go snorkeling, which is always a fave for the kids. Anguilla has crystal clear water which is great for diving, it also has lots of shipwrecks and underground caves to explore. I chose the SCUBA Shack because it’s the only PADI (certified) SCUBA facility. Not a diver, no problem, hop on the boat and snorkel or just sun on the boat. Don’t want to leave the hotel, The Reef has Anguilla Water Sports which offers glass bottom kayaking, a water trampoline and other water sports. If you are a golfer, it pays to note that The CuisinArt is home to the only golf course on the island and it’s a world championship golf course designed by Greg Norman! Not too shabby!
If you’re looking for something fun to do for Memorial Day, Anguilla is a great choice. The Reef is hosting a Memorial Day party, with music by the legendary DJ D-Nice. The Reef hosted a blow out party featuring D-Nice for New Year’s Eve and it was such a hit, they decided to bring him back for part 2. Aside from being a super cool guy, he knows how to bring the party so make plans, gather your girls, hop on the flight and get your groove, food, life on in Anguilla!
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This special edition Epiphone has had a broken headstock repaired (see photo 2) the damage has been repaired so the flaw is now purely cosmetic. There is also a large chip about two inches long and half an inch wide from the finish on the top of the body (photo 3)
Here's what Epiphone say about the 1959 Les Paul Tribute
While all late-’50s Les Paul Standards are coveted today, most aficionados consider the 1959 Les Paul the “Holy Grail” of ’Bursts, the most desirable of all electric guitars. The Les Paul had already evolved a long way over the course of the ’50s, but by 1959, with the arrival of wider frets that allowed smoother and more dramatic bends, the Les Paul Standard had evolved into the epitome of the world’s most revered electric guitar. Because the cumulative effect of these minor but significant alterations to the design weren’t truly appreciated until the mid ’60s, when blues-rockers started to make the most of the fat, warm, sustaining voice of this magical guitar, the Les Paul Standard as we know it vanished from the catalog after 1960, with fewer than 2,000 examples of the Sunburst model having been produced in its three-year run. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this archetypal model, Epiphone introduces the Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul Standard, a tribute both to the legendary Gibson solidbody, and to Les Paul the man, who would visit the Epiphone company in New York back in the 1940s to work on his famous prototype of the solidbody electric guitar, the “Log.”
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Epiphone's Les Paul Standard has been a favorite of players for many years. Starting with the same successful recipe, Epiphone significantly "steps it up" on this Limited Edition "1959" reissue. True to its heritage, the neck features an authentic, 1950's rounded neck profile. Often referred to as "the baseball bat," this neck feels beefy yet comfortable in your hands while adding warmth and sustain with its greater mass, factors that are further increased by its back-angled headstock. Epiphone hand-fits this solid Mahogany neck into the body with a historically accurate "deep-set" long neck tenon that extends well into the neck pickup cavity, simultaneously enhancing strength, tone and sustain. As is traditional with Les Paul Standards, the back of the body is solid mahogany while the top is a carved hard maple cap. To make this great Les Paul Standard more affordable, a premium AAA grade flame maple veneer is attached to the arched top to capture the true "beauty of the burst."
Hearing is Believing
To capture the work of all this classic tonewood, a pair of US-made BurstBucker™ pickups, the most accurate renditions of the original PAF that Gibson has ever made, translate all this warmth and woody resonance into a sweet, vocal electric tone, via high-quality electronics such as a Switchcraft™ toggle switch and Mallory 150™ tone capacitors. Made just like the originals, with unpolished alnico II magnets and non-potted coils, these pickups include the unevenly wound coils that were a part of the magic of original PAFs, a result of the lack of automatic shutoffs on Gibson's winding machines in the late 1950s. Seth Lover, who invented the humbucker, always said they wound the bobbins "until they were full." When two coils in a pickup have a different number of turns, that variation puts a little "edge" or "bite" on the classic humbucker sound. That's the sound BurstBuckers replicate. The neck pickup is a Burstbucker-2 and is wound in the range of Gibson's '57 Classic. The bridge pickup is a Burstbucker-3 and is slightly over-wound with a hotter output that works well in combination with the BB-2 in the neck. One listen and you’ll think you have a 1959 in your hands!
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Burglaries down by 20 per cent in Raynes Park
The Raynes Park Ward has suffered from six residential burglaries this year.
This figure depicts a 20 per cent decrease in comparison to the same time period last year.
Although Burglary figures are reduced in Raynes Park, Neighbouring Wards have seen an increase since the start of the year.
With proactive patrols being undertaken in these areas criminals may become displaced and move onto pastures new. I am sending this message to ensure you do everything possible to reduce the risk of becoming a burglary victim.
Please be mindful when leaving your premises, and ensure all windows and doors are double locked.
If you are away from the home for long periods of the day, consider using timer switches to operate radios and lamps to give the impression that someone is home.
As part of our continuing efforts to reduce the number of Burglary victims, your local safer neighbourhoods team will again be commencing a crime prevention initiative within the Ward.
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It is entirely at your discretion whether you act upon any of the advice that is offered, but if you do it will reduce the possibility of you becoming a victim of burglary.
Operational commitments permitting, your local safer neighbourhoods team will attend your address during the month of April to carry out your survey.
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We are committed to reducing crime in the area and for this reason I would urge you to take advantage of the service we are offering to assist us in the fight against burglary.
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During the winter of 2000, a sliding roof was put on top Valders Hall of Science, creating a more versatile observing facility. After the roof was completed and the floor boards replaced, four telescopes were brought up (two 12 inch telescopes, and two 10 inch telescopes).
All the telescopes are Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes that have the ability to be controlled by a computer. During the winter of 2002, a motor was added to the sliding roof, making it much easier for the roof to be opened. You can watch a video of the rolling roof in action. (Note: the video clip is in .mov format. If you don't have support for .mov files, you can download QuickTime.)
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Victorinox Swisscard Lite, Ruby
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- Ultra-thin multi-tool that's ideal for all-around use
- Credit-card-sized housing fits easily in wallet or pocket
- Includes letter opener, scissors, tweezers, and magnifying glass
- 3mm and 5mm flat-head screwdrivers and 2 Phillips screwdrivers
- LED mini light; integrated ruler; measures 3.25 inches long
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Victorinox is introducing a light to it's popular Swiss card . This versatile multi-tool is the size of a credit card with features that would put a gold card to shame.
From the renowned company that created the Swiss Army Knife a century ago comes the SwissCard Lite, an ultra-thin multi-tool that's an ideal tag-along accessory for users everywhere. The SwissCard Lite is roughly the size of a credit card, so you can easily fit it in your wallet or pocket. However, the SwissCard Lite performs a ton of tasks that your AmEx card can't, with such tools as a letter opener, a small set of scissors, a pair of tweezers, a straight pin, a pressurized ballpoint pen, and a magnifying glass. And that's just the beginning, as the device also includes such fix-it tools as 3mm and 5mm flat-head screwdrivers, two Phillips screwdrivers, an LED mini light, and a ruler that measures items in both inches and centimeters. In short, there's no better multi-tool for people who find traditional Swiss Army Knives a little bulky. The SwissCard Lite, which measures 3.25 inches long, carries the Victorinox lifetime warranty.
In 1884, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener set up shop in Ibach-Schwyz, installing a waterwheel in Tobelbach Brook to run his grinding and polishing machines. Thus began what would become the international brand name Victorinox, a combination of Victoria, for Elsener's mother, and "inox," or stainless steel. Today, Victorinox produces watches, luggage, clothing, and, famously, Swiss Army Knives. The original product dates to 1897, when Elsener patented the Swiss Officer's and Sports Knife he supplied to the Swiss Army. Following World War II, American servicemen and women shopping in PX stores shortened the name to Swiss Army Knife, which lives on in English-speaking countries around the world and has become a metaphor for versatility.
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Compared to the Victorinox Swiss Army Classic Pocket Knife (which I also own), the Swisscard Lite Pocket Tool offer several advantages:
- It can be carried in the wallet (same size as four credit cards stacked together)
- It has detachable tools (especially the blade and scissors)
- It offers several additional functions (such as LED light and magnifier)
The detachable blade is an important feature when I'm traveling. Previously I must remember to remove my pocket knife from keychain, and make sure it is NOT packed with my carry-on, otherwise it will be confiscated by airport security. With this Swisscard tool kit, I just keep the blade at home and carry the rest of the tools with me. By the way, I just tested this during my most recent trip. Apparently the airport security only has problems with blades, but scissors are acceptable.
The most commonly criticism on this Swisscard tool kit is that: it does not contain a 'real' knife. In fact, Victrinox calls the detectable blade a 'letter opener' instead of a 'knife'. However, I have no problems with the blade, because it is actually longer than that of my Swiss Army Classic pocket knife. See my uploaded picture in the 'Customer Images' section, for a side-by-side comparison between the Swisscard and the Classic Pocket Knife.
Finally, the Swisscard Lite makes a more 'gender-neutral' gift compared to the pocket knife. I have already purchased several for the past holiday session, and will probably get more in the future.
One thing I should note is that it doesn't do well in leather wallets because it's hard to get out of the pocket. That was OK with me because I have a cloth wallet. It's falling apart though so I'm getting a Dynomighty Wallet. I will update this review if the swisscard doesn't work with that.
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Take a step back in time with a visit to the
Texas Broadcast Museum
The museum offers an eclectic mix of vintage broadcast memorabilia and equipment, which is sure to delight the young and old alike.
Come by and check out the “Lee Harvey Oswald” camera, which was present at Oswald’s assassination.
Imagine yourself as a news broadcaster or weather person on our fully functional TV News Studio. Listen to one of Thomas Edison’s recording inventions or discover the televisions and radios from days gone by. Make sure to take a peek inside the restored 1949 Dumont Telecruiser, plus much more!
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Groups by special appointment.
- Adults $6
- Seniors, Military, Students & First Responders $5
- Kids 3-11 $3
- Under 3 free
Are you looking for an event venue for your upcoming party, corporate event, family reunion or celebration? Our event center is a perfect choice: 12x20 foot stage with podium, 13,000-watt sound system, two 150” video projectors, a club-style lighting system designed for dances and other music events, and easy load in and load out.
Studio 4 can accommodate up to 200 guests seated at tables (or 300 seated theater style). Tables and chairs are available directly from Studio 4 or you may choose rentals from one of the area vendors. Access to the exhibits at the Texas Broadcast Museum is included in the Studio 4 package.
Texas Radio Hall of Fame
Visit the Texas Radio Hall of Fame when you come to the museum. They are an organization dedicated to the recognition of broadcasting agents in the Lone Star State. To visit their website go to http://trhof.net/
Our Vision: The Museum will use the inventions and innovations of the past to inspire interest and foster imagination in the fields of electronics and communications.
The museum is funded entirely through donations, both in cash and in kind. We only have a nominal admission charge, with special rates for students and seniors. Please contact us if you’re interested in donating equipment or volunteering. We’re always glad to have the help!
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Music has always been an integral part of Chandrika Tandon's life. Her new CD, Soul Call, is a testament to that love and passion of music that has defined her since her earliest days. A melding of Carnatic, Hindustani, and Western influences, Soul Call draws in the listener with a healing mantra enveloped in classical Indian ragas. It's an album that resonates with people of all cultures, as indicated by the tremendous response from listeners - "The peace and tranquility the CD provides is indescribable...", "Absolutely beautiful...", "This music is lovely to listen to and spiritually calming...thank you!" Born and raised in India, Chandrika was immediately influenced by her mother, a talented Carnatic classical musician. But while Chandrika won several local music prizes and performed on All India Radio, she chose to pursue a more traditional path, carving out an auspicious business career. Still, the power of music in her life could not be silenced, and now audiences around the world are benefiting from that insistent call. Chandrika built a tremendously successful business career with the same passion with which she approaches music. She spent many years as a partner with McKinsey and Company before forming Tandon Capital Associates, Inc., a financial advisory and investment firm. She has worked with Boards, Chief Executives and Senior Management teams of over 40 financial institutions all over the world. Chandrika, a Trustee of New York University, serves on the Board of Overseers at the NYU Stern School of Business, where she is also Executive-in-Residence; the Dean's Council at NYU Wagner School of Public Service and the President's Council on International Activities at Yale University. In 2009, Chandrika was honored with the Walter Nichols' medal, NYU Stern's highest honor given to distinguished business people with a record of integrity and service. In 2010, Chandrika was inducted into The Sir Harold Acton Society of New York University in recognition of her efforts on behalf of higher education. She reaches out to her community as founder and chairman of the Tandon Foundation, supporting non-profits that focus on sustainable livelihoods, women's economic power, education, the arts and spirituality. She is also a trustee and board member of the America India Foundation, an advisory board member of Pratham USA and the Indo American Arts Council, and a founding board member of the Hindu Community Outreach Foundation. As she pursued her business and philanthropy endeavors, Chandrika continued to fill her life with music of every culture. As she traveled around the world, she sought out local sounds from every corner of the globe - from all night concerts in Salvador Bahia to the Byblos Festival in war-torn Beirut. Chandrika listened to everything from Cliff Richard in the UK to Nana Mouskouri in Athens. Not to mention her hometown of New York - "I've cried in the Metropolitan Opera and have wanted to hide inside the notes and harmonies in symphonies in Lincoln Center," she recalls, "and my very own Central Park, gazing at the stars, while exquisite musical strains wafted around me." "About nine years ago, I woke up one day when my daughter was starting high school and realized that, though I had reached many measures of business success, I had not connected with my deepest self, my life's purpose. I went on a journey going back to who I am. I asked myself what makes me happy. And it struck me that all of my happiest moments in life go back to music! I needed to pursue my passion for music and share it with everyone. That began my phase as a music seeker," says Chandrika. Five years ago, Chandrika revisited her musical roots and started taking voice lessons from Hindustani master, Girish Wazalwar. "Girish Dada gave me a window into this melodious, complex, yet totally enchanting world of Hindustani vocal music," says Chandrika. "He encouraged me to study and showed me a path of losing myself in the music where nothing else seemed to exist but the notes, and space, and the connection with a power far deeper than me." In her musical journey she was further guided by other musical greats - Pandit Jasraj, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Pandit Vijay Kichlu and Shubhra Guha - all stalwarts of various schools of music. And her spiritual guides, Sri Sri Ravishankar and Swami Dayananda Saraswati, gave her great encouragement to pursue her spiritual journey with a strong focus on music. Inspired and empowered, Chandrika was ready to record her first CD. "My father-in-law was turning 90 and I wanted to give him and my mother-in-law some simple music that they could relate to. So over a few days I composed the Om Namashivaya in 9 different ragas and 9 different talas or rhythmic cycles." The album caught the attention of Vib Baxi at Navras Records, who released the album commercially under the title Soul Mantra. Chandrika's new CD, Soul Call, picks up where Soul Mantra left off, incorporating world-class musicianship and production values to create a sound that is inspiring, healing, and beautiful. Featuring internationally renowned musicians Tejendra Majumdar, Snehashish Mojumder, and Rakesh Chaurasia, the album combines traditional Indian sounds such as sarod, sitar, and esraj with Western instruments such as piano, electric bass, and classical guitar. The songs on Soul Call take the listener on a spiritual journey. Using important slokas - hymns of praise dedicated to God - from ancient Indian texts, the songs are designed to revitalize and heal. "Quite by accident I discovered that repeating the eight phonemes Om Na Mo Na Ra Ya Na Ya work to cleanse the eight vital centers of the body," Chandrika explains. "Most of the songs' introductions are verses of surrender to the grace that is present in every atom of every being. For example, in one sloka in "Bageshri," we say, you are the mother, the father, the teacher, my friend, the grace in me, the valor in me - I surrender all to you, Lord of all. In the sloka in "Basanth Mukhari," we say, I offer all the thoughts, words and acts I have done to the Lord again and again." The result is a physical transformation that Chandrika felt compelled to share. "I personally discovered the healing power of the mantra after I found myself feeling physically great whenever I sang these words," muses Chandrika. "Why should everyone not feel this way?" Soul Call is Chandrika Tandon's offering to the world. She is partnering with local and national charitable organizations such as the Indo-American Arts Council, Art of Living Foundation, the Arsh Vidya Gurukulam, and Hindu Temples in many parts of the US to use the CD as their fundraising tool, and to reach a wider audience that can benefit from the rejuvenating power of the songs. "I've spent my whole adult life building my business and using that to give back to the community," says Chandrika. "Now it's time to give something that's as personal to me as I want it to be to the world - music that brings peace, happiness, and spirituality into each heart. I can't think of a better legacy." Chandrika's latest album Soul Call is a 2011 Grammy nominated album, which is also a not for profit initiative where 100 pct of the proceeds will benefit organizations in the fields of community building, arts and spirituality. 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Windows 7 Starter/Home Basic Edition for netbooks will have a lower price tag, but will come with serious limitations for PC makers. Basically, the lower price would apply only to netbooks with displays 10.2″ (and smaller), 250GB mechanical drives or 64GB SSD, single-core CPU with a speed of less than 2Ghz and a thermal design of 15W or less.
In some ways, it stinks because consumers have been demanding larger netbooks, so 11”, 12” and 13″ netbooks are creeping up. Also, dual-core Atom processors are around the corner.
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Dealing with complaints as a doctor
Authors: Abdelmageed Abdelrahman, Sarah Brown
Publication date: 26 Nov 2014
Abdelmageed Abdelrahman and Sarah Brown look at how doctors should deal with complaints and how they can use these interactions to improve their practice
The number of complaints from NHS patients is rising. Figures from the General Medical Council show that the number of complaints made about doctors from members of the public has risen sharply in recent years, increasing to a record high of over 6000 in 2012, the latest year for which figures are available.
A rise in the number of complaints does not necessarily signify a fall in standards, but doctors are often extremely disappointed when someone complains about them. They may feel unsupported when dealing with complaints and be fearful of the consequences of doing so.
Complaints are important. They reflect the expectations of patients, and they offer the opportunity to investigate the quality of care that patients are receiving. A healthcare service that listens to patient complaints is able to detect any problems early on, and correct them, thus improving the quality of care provided and protecting future patients from harm. It is therefore essential that healthcare professionals work together with patients to deal constructively with complaints.
Patients need a complaints system that is uncomplicated and simple to understand. If the system is too complex, some patients may decide not to make a complaint, which could intensify their feelings of not being listened to.
There should be multiple access points through which patients can make a complaint. They should be able to voice a complaint directly to staff, send an email or letter to the hospital, or complete an online form. Leaflets and websites need to be widely available, and they should tell the patient or a relative what to include in a complaint.
Information on what will happen next should also be available to the patient. It is important to remember that this process should be able to accommodate those who may have language or learning difficulties. Crucial to patient satisfaction in this respect is transparency. The patient should be able to believe that the complaint will be heard, that his or her views will be respected, and that action will be taken as a result of the complaint.
Most importantly, patients should be confident that a complaint will never lead to substandard care. It is important to reassure the patient that complaints are an opportunity for healthcare professionals to improve care and that the patient will not be criticised for making a complaint.
When a complaint involves other organisations, it should be copied, with the patient’s consent and the acknowledgment letter, to the organisations involved. The agencies concerned should agree which organisation will take the lead in responding to the compliant and they should ensure that the complaint handling is on the right track.
An assessment of the complaint should be made to gauge the length of time needed to manage it. The sign-off letter should include all the issues raised, a full explanation in language free from medical jargon, an apology, and an explanation of what is being done to correct things. The complainant should be thanked for giving you the opportunity to look into the matter.
On receipt of the complaint, details should be logged and passed to the complaints lead. It is important to check whether any immediate action should be taken in relation to patient care. You may wish to consult your medical indemnity organisation for advice at this point.
Within three working days of the complaint being received, an oral or written acknowledgment should be given. This should include an apology for any trouble experienced and an invitation to discuss a way forward.
When you finalise a plan to investigate the complaint, the complainant’s reference number, name, contact number, and preferred means of contact should be included. Consent to proceed with the investigation should be sought. You should also include a summary of the complaint, the date or dates of the relevant incident or incidents, details of any issues that need to be explored and the outcome the patient is seeking, an agreed timescale for a response, and information about how the response will be provided.
The investigation should include taking statements from all involved, reviewing local policies and procedures, drawing conclusions from information obtained, discussing the conclusions within the team, and drawing up an action plan.
The response to the patient should begin with a sincere apology and acknowledgment of any distress caused. This reinforces the fact that you have listened to the complaint, and that you understand why the patient was angry or upset. A summary of the main points raised in their letter, and what has been done to resolve these, should be discussed. An invitation to meet or contact you again should also be offered.
Consequences of poor complaint handling
It is important to deal with a complaint in a prompt manner, but being too brisk so that the case is closed does not result in improved service provision. Care should therefore be taken when drafting the letter of response, to ensure that the response is not generic. Inadequate management of the complaint may lead to further work, damage to your reputation, escalation of the complaint, General Medical Council referral, and litigation. Most importantly, the trust that members of the public have in the healthcare service could be jeopardised.
Complaints provide an opportunity for self-reflection. Consider why the patient is complaining, what you did wrong, what you could have done differently, and what you can do to ensure that the same issue does not arise again.
It is important to consider that the complaint may represent views shared by others, and as such, this may not be the first time that certain behaviours or actions have resulted in unsatisfactory patient care. It is important that the person being complained about is able to learn from any mistakes that may have been made.
Complaints should also help drive learning at an organisational level, and it is important that complaints affect practice. For this to occur, there must be a culture within your organisation of learning, accountability, and continual improvement. Those in a role of leadership and governance must focus critically on the narrative of each complaint. They ensure that the organisation is able to implement appropriate changes for service improvement, which ensures that the public has trust in the healthcare service.
Complaints should be investigated and a formal response should be recorded and used to inform service improvement. There should also be a culture of support and encouragement to anyone involved, facilitating their development in a non-hostile environment.
Teams should review their complaints log periodically to look for recurring themes and to ensure that any changes that have been agreed with the patient have been put into practice. It is important to review the situation to determine whether it is beneficial to disseminate lessons learnt.
We have read and understood BMJ’s policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.
- General Medical Council. Record number of complaints against doctors—GMC report. 18 Sept 2012. [Link] .
Abdelmageed Abdelrahman trainee in obstetrics and gynaecology
Antrim Area Hospital, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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For many years we have visited Harrogate for a New Year break, staying at the Crown Hotel.
The Crown roundabout looked particularly festive this year - lighting up the crown gave the whole area an extra buzz.
We always enjoy our short holiday, shopping, walking through the Valley Gardens and the pine woods to Harlow Carr and visiting the theatre for a performance of the panto.
This brings me to the real purpose of my letter. I want to say a huge thank you to the box office duty manager and her staff.
When we originally booked our seats for the matinee performance on New Year’s Eve we had arranged for my teenage grandson to “dog sit” our two guide dog puppies (we’re puppy walkers for Guide Dogs). However, surprise, surprise, he decided not to come with us to Harrogate.
As there was no way that two Labrador pups (18 months and six months) would cope with a two-hour performance of Aladdin, we approached the box office staff a couple of days before.
They assured us that it was not a problem. The duty manager and her staff looked after them while we watched the performance.
We are so grateful to them and just want to acknowledge the extra help they gave to some visitors to the town. As puppy walkers, we try to give the pups as many experiences as possible, including visits to supermarkets, hotels, bus and train journeys and cafes/restaurants -yes, they’ve behaved perfectly in Betty’s!
What could have been a real problem to us was sorted out pleasantly and efficiently and we are back home in Cheshire with very satisfied feelings towards Harrogate folk and look forward to many more trips to your lovely town.
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Vandalism Detection for Ticket Machines
As a part of a program to prevent criminals from vandalizing machines and stealing cash a strategy had to be devised to provide an early warning vandalism alert system. DC was asked to devise a mechanism to detect and alert central systems that a particular ticket machine was under attack. However the system had to be programmable to ensure that is was not falsely triggered by vibrations from passing trains/vehicles but only created an alarm when the machine was really under attack.
An attack on a ticket machine can come from any angle and at any time. DC had to develop an ‘always-on’ mechanism of detecting tamper which worked in 3 axis. DC chose to use sensitive solid state micro machines nano technology to detect movements in 3 axis. This was combined with sensor inputs, communications interfaces and alarm driver outputs.
DC developed schematics for the intended design and generated a bills of materials. DC also produced a PCB design utilising industry standard schematic capture and printed circuit board design tools to create the 3 A xis Intelligent Motion Sensing Modules.
The 3 Axis Intelligent Motion Sensing Modules are preset in the factory to detect particular thresholds of movement. If a movement measurement exceeds the preset threshold a message is sent to the system to generate an alarm signal. This notifies the remote monitoring station which is equipped with CCTV to monitor the machines.
From the start of the project to delivery of the first working prototype took 20 days. The prototype was tested successfully within a ticket machine.
A further 20-off 3 Axis Intelligent Motion Sensing Modules were manufactured in 2 weeks to satisfy urgent requirements. DC then provided volume production units to its client.
Reduction in crime / test at ticket machines around the country
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Twilight is already doing wonders for one cast member's career.
According to Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider Blog, twentysomething actress Anna Kendrick, who plays Bella's school pal Jessica in Twilight, has joined George Clooney in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air.
The Paramount project is an adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel. EW reports that "Clooney plays Ryan, an unapologetic corporate downsizer with an obsession for collecting frequent-flier miles, while Kendrick tackles the role of an an up-and-coming employees who threatens to ground Ryan's quest for airline miles by automating his job."
Reitman also penned the screenplay adaptation. He reportedly hopes for it to be his first post-Juno directing effort. | <urn:uuid:37accf47-71b4-4b62-ad8d-68f052982989> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/19/clooneys-air-bud | 2014-09-02T01:59:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1409535921318.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20140909044813-00178-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942041 | 155 |
Published on 10.12.18 in Vol 6, No 12 (2018): December
Works citing "Mobile Phone, Computer, and Internet Use Among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Cohort Study"
According to Crossref, the following articles are citing this article (DOI 10.2196/10049):
(note that this is only a small subset of citations)
- Fond G, Tinland A, Boucekine M, Girard V, Loubière S, Boyer L, Auquier P. Improving the treatment and remission of major depression in homeless people with severe mental illness: The multicentric French Housing First (FHF) program. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 2020;99:109877CrossRef
- Elser H, Hartman-Filson M, Alizaga NM, Vijayaraghavan M. Exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco messages online and off-line among people experiencing homelessness. Preventive Medicine Reports 2019;15:100944CrossRef
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The police department in Portland, Oregon, is doing away with its gang member database. They say it's upsetting the black and Hispanic communities.
Portland has a gang problem. A recent report from KGW News made it clear that gangs in the city are nothing new, describing "decades of shootings, tears, retaliation" – and adding that it's not just "a Portland thing," that it spills over into communities like Lake Oswego, Tigard, Vancouver, Salem, and Eugene.
So one would think the city would want to take advantage of every tool in the kit – but it's trashing the police force's gang database.
"There was a realization that it was deteriorating the trust with the members of the community," explains Portland Police public information officer Sgt. Chris Burley. The bulk of the database (81%) comprised ethnic or racial minorities.
"[So] most of the gangs are black and Hispanic," echoes Rick Sutton of Blue Lives Matter. "Sorry, but that's the reality. Sorry that that doesn't fit the political narrative."
Sutton argues the police are throwing away an essential tool to fighting gang violence – basically for "political correctness." But he says the move doesn't actually surprise him, given that Portland's mayor is "radically liberal."
"This is following the Obama administration's playbook," Sutton tells OneNewsNow. "They didn't call prisoners 'prisoners' any longer. Cons weren't 'cons' – they were 'guests of the state' or some nonsense."
The Portland PD says it will continue to treat gang violence like any other crime, and that police work has come a long way since the database was first put into place. But Sutton says in this case it just took one huge step backwards. | <urn:uuid:14f59f92-41aa-4287-976e-b01d6948b773> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/09/12/pds-fear-of-labels-a-bit-obama-esque | 2017-11-18T06:27:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804666.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118055757-20171118075757-00783.warc.gz | en | 0.978823 | 360 |
a new video by charlotte, north carolina's venerable andy the doorbum. not much more that needs to be said about that.
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Jeffry Florian, PhD
Clinical Analyst, Office of New Drugs
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI)
Penny Randall, MD, MBA
VP and Global Therapeutic Head, CNS
A New Path Forward for Using Decentralized Clinical Trials
Decentralized clinical trials; Telemedicine; Mobile health; Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative; FDA
- Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) are defined as those executed through telemedicine, mobile, or local healthcare providers (HCPs), using procedures that vary from the traditional clinical trial model; for example, shipping investigational medical product directly to the trial participant.
- DCTs are not “all or nothing.” They exist in a broad continuum and can expand the reach of traditional clinical trial sites.
- Potential benefits of DCTs apply to all trials in all disease areas but may offer particular advantages in rare diseases, where patients are generally limited in number or are highly geographically dispersed.
- Mobile HCP training is similar to that required for standard investigative sites: Good clinical practice, protocol-specific training, human subject protections, data protection, and clinical trial billing.
Will a decentralized trial lead to less diverse patient populations as participants will need to be technology literate and have access to technology?
Decentralized clinical trial safety monitoring plans should not be held to a higher standard than with traditional trials unless merited by a particular circumstance. It is important to develop protocol-specific safety monitoring and communication escalation plans.
Download CTTI’s recommendations for decentralized clinical trials.
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Crowd power, social design, real-time access, and peer trust.
These are the four key elements of our new collaborative world, according to Rachel Botsman, keynote speaker at the PCMA Convene-sponsored Opening General Session yesterday at DMAI 2013, held at The Peabody Orlando from July 15–17. Botsman, a futurist, social innovator, and author of What’s Mine is Yours: How Collaborative Consumption is Changing the Way We Live, spoke of the barriers that are torn down by the rapid growth of technology, how to create more authentic experiences, and how together we can better navigate this new collaborative frontier.
SEE ALSO: Rachel Botsman on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
It takes two…or sometimes three, 15, or 6,000. Crowd sourcing is becoming increasingly popular with sites like Kickstarter and Foodstart, Botsman pointed out in her presentation. Kickstarter allows anyone to donate to a project of their choice, from artistic endeavors to new tech tools, and Foodstart allows people to raise funds for new food trucks and pop-up restaurants. By using these sites, ideas can come to fruition quickly, organically, and without all of the red tape. Kickstarter — which surpassed the National Endowment for the Arts in terms of supporting artistic initiatives in the U.S. last year — has helped launch game-changing products like the Pebble Watch, which syncs all tech devices, allowing people to access information right from their wrists. When they first posted the project on Kickstarter, the Pebble Watch creators wanted to raise $100,000 in one day, but ended up raising $10 million in eight days. This form of crowd sourcing can easily apply to any event or destination, for instance the Up Greek Tourism campaign, aimed at bringing visitors to Greece, has been very successful.
Be people-centric, not product-centric. Social design is all about putting human interaction at the center of an experience. Things like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn place people (not products) at the center of the conversation. It’s important to establish, both online and in-person, a two-way relationship with attendees. Because of social media, “we’ve gone from wisdom of crowds to wisdom of friends,” Botsman said. “Ninety percent of consumers trust peer recommendations, whereas only 14 percent trust advertisers.” When marketing an event or destination, it’s important to embed a social element, where attendees and visitors feel like they are part of the decisions being made, and they can trust the source. A new trip-planning site called Trippy is a good example of consumers crafting their own experience through peer endorsements.
“Ninety-one percent of people keep their iPhones three feet away from them 24 hours a day,” Botsman said. People expect instant access to information and services — especially in the conference setting. It’s a matter of matching “needs” with “haves.” They need something that you have, so how can you best get it to them? Botsman discussed the idea of SoLoMo — social, local, and mobile. These three technologies combined make it possible to deliver instant and personalized service to delegates. Botsman used sites like Lyft, a new on-demand car service app, as an example. How can you use a similar concept with your event’s app?
SoLoMo also helps promote peer-to-peer sharing. Botsman sited DogVacay, a dog-sitting site based on location and peer recommendation, and airbnb, a site that helps connect travelers with local accommodations, as examples of utilizing peer trust. “It’s about building communities,” Botsman said, “not market places.” Attendees and association members need to trust the voice and design of your event, website, app, and organization. “People are looking for authenticity,” Botsman said. “They’re looking for realness. We need to think not just about technology helping us work together, but how we can change travel in the future, to give people a more personal experience of the world that we live in.” | <urn:uuid:a9f293e7-9096-4d20-b7b0-0e74ab15b97c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.pcma.org/news/news-landing/2013/07/16/4-regions-of-the-new-collaborative-world | 2017-01-21T23:39:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281263.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00569-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927724 | 875 |
By now, you’ve probably seen the commercials on TV for short-term loans. On the one hand, there are the obnoxious ones with rubber pensioner puppets. But the others tug at your fears: what if you have no money when some sort of desperate emergency pops up? Companies call these ‘Payday Loans’ or ‘Unexpected Commitment Loans’. The interest rates are astronomical and you can often find yourself paying back twice (or more) the amount you borrowed. For what was supposed to be a temporary fix, these loans can end up being an enduring pain in the neck. Here’s why you should avoid these where possible.
The short-term loan industry has enjoyed a massive growth spurt over the last few years, growing fourfold, with lending up to $1.9 billion. The average loan size is $464 and yet two-thirds of borrowers have an annual income of $40,000 or less. Typical representative APR on these loans can be an unbelievable 1,000-3,500%. So that loan of $300 can actually set you back $700 in real terms, and borrowing $1600 would actually set you back $3500 overall. There are also confusing additional charges and no sympathy for defaulting on payments.
Another tempting feature of these loans is the rollover option – the ability to increase the time over which you pay back the loan. You can also add more money to the loan, which just compounds the problem. These companies often actively encourage this, and you may be convinced that this is a good opportunity, but this will inevitably lead to paying back far more than you’d ever anticipated.
It should be conceded that there may be times when one of these so-called ‘Payday Loans’ could be advantageous. If you have something to pay for that simply can’t wait and you have no alternative; but only if you know for certain that you will be able to pay off the loan without incurring any further charges. The chances are, however, there is probably another option.
The first and most obvious place to start is to ask yourself if you really need this loan. If you want a new sofa that has a massive reduction in the Spring Sales, you could simply wait for the next sale – they’re on all the time and the immediacy you feel is manufactured by the company to make you think this is the bargain of a lifetime. It usually isn’t.
For those seeking a loan to make a special purchase of a car or a holiday, the loan is simply not worth it. If you are not in the position to purchase it, then taking out a short term loan to cover the cost will only place your finances in jeopardy. If you really want to make that special purchase, assess your finances; are you spending money each month on unnecessary purchases? Can you cut back and save money? For example, if you like eating out, why not eat out on a weekday when special offers and voucher codes are usually valid? If you spend too much each week at the grocery store, cut out the unnecessary treats, and take advantage of the special offers. Saving money and cutting back can be done, no matter what your income, if you fully assess your finances and add up the amount spent on evenings out, cigarettes or alcohol, food treats etc, the savings can be huge if you cut back. This can then be invested into other areas of your life where you are struggling. As for the car, why not buy a cheap second hand car until you are in the position to upgrade?
If you do not have the option of saving up for a purchase or the need is greater – outstanding rent, for instance, or a car repair – you still have other alternative methods of obtaining money. Have you considered asking a friend or family member? The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is the go-to money lender of choice these days. The ‘Baby Boomers’ and subsequent generation currently have the highest disposable income. They would usually much rather you went to them for financial help than to a loan shark, plus they don’t have soaring interest rates.
Friends are a trickier avenue to take as the great adage says, ‘neither a lender nor borrower be’ – good advice keeping friendships from going sour, but so is ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’. The upshot is you’ll need to consider if your friendship is strong enough to survive any hiccups with paying back the loan. Talk through the options with your friend or relative and be completely honest about how and when you can pay back the loan.
The appeal of short-term loans is immediacy, convenience and ease. Ultimately, however, none of these is true of a short-term loan unless you can be absolutely sure that you can pay it back right away, without being lured by extensions on the loan. They are available, primarily, as a result of the current economic climate – people need money instantly, without thinking of the long-term commitments. The best bet is to steer well clear, exploring alternative avenues before thinking about a short-term loan.
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Alex St. John is back. The former president of social network Hi5 sold off the struggling service to Tagged in December. But now he is starting a new site, Magi.com, that uses many of the same ideas that were meant to boost social games on Hi5.
The new Emeryville, Calif.-based company will enable Facebook games to be effortlessly adapted to Magi.com, where gamers can use their real Facebook identities or play anonymously if they choose. The site will also use some novel tricks to try to draw in gamers. If it works, St. John will revive his dream of creating a rival social gaming destination to Facebook.
It’s a brash plan but one that fits with the style of St. John, who once wrestled a 350-pound Japanese sumo wrestling champion as part of a publicity stunt for Hi5.
“It’s a coincidence that Zynga is becoming a publishing platform, but we are doing this with real and anonymous friends,” said St. John in an interview with VentureBeat. “It does anonymous friend matching, but you can invite real friends and they can see who you are. It also does not sit behind a registration wall like Zynga has.”
St. John said that it didn’t make sense to try to retrofit the social gaming strategy on top of an existing general-purpose social network like Hi5 that was also trying to tout features such as dating and photo sharing. Magi.com can promote gaming to all of its users because it will be a social gaming site from the very beginning.
“It’s smarter to have a pure game site,” he said. “Hi5 was a real identity social network and that was holding us back. Do you want your boss to know you are playing social games all day?”
So while Tagged bought the social network, Magi.com retained rights to new social gaming features. Those include the Mojo Market, a free virtual goods platform that enables players to acquire virtual goods for all of the site’s games.
Magi.com has cloned Facebook’s applications programming interfaces. That means it takes almost no effort to adapt a Facebook game to run on Magi.com.
“We really appreciate the partnership approach the Magi team has taken towards developers. Their platform is trivial to integrate with and their business terms are very developer friendly,” said David Whittaker of game developer DJArts.
The Mojo Market has an interesting twist. Players can bid on and win virtual items and cash-valued prizes with the Mojo points they earn from playing games, socializing, and purchasing in-game currrency. The live auction will help gamers set the value of the goods that are being sold.
“It’s like an eBay, where players can bid on goods they win in games,” St. John said. “If you run out of energy in a game, you can buy some more.”
The site is now in beta testing with social games from DJArts, HitPoint Studios, and Pixee Games. Those companies will also provide the Mojo Market with the first virtual goods available for auction. Magi.com is now recruiting more developers to publish their games on the new platform. Populating the store with free gift cards (that users can bid for) will be a draw, St. John said.
Magi.com has partnered with InComm, the leading provider of gift cards and prepaid game cards, to support the Mojo Market with virtual store-valued gift cards from partners such as Apple’s iTunes, Playfish, Gaia, Habbo, Perfect World and others.
In addition, Magi.com is the launch partner for InComm’s new Retail Transaction Gateway service, which enables completely electronic sales and fulfillment of gift cards. In other words, players can win codes for gift cards without ever having to obtain a plastic card. If a player wins an auction to buy an iTunes card, Magi.com can simply give the player a code that can be used for redemption in real-time.
Such innovations will help draw gamers. St. John said his approach will be to give gamers a lot of free items in order to attract them. That, in turn, should help lure publishers. But it’s still a daunting matter to compete with a giant game platform such as Facebook.
Magi.com will also offer good terms to developers. For fewer than 25,000 users, developers keep all of the revenue. For more than 25,000 users, developers share 25 percent of the revenue with Magi.com.
Magi.com has 30 employees, many of whom previously worked at Hi5. Now the company has bridge financing from Hi5’s investors, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Crosslink Venture Partners. Later on, St. John expects to raise a round of funding. As for competition with Zynga.com, St. John said, “they are gummed up with Facebook.” | <urn:uuid:6186968c-6074-4cea-a5ec-21b033a0c6be> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/06/alex-st-johns-magi-com-launches-social-gaming-hub/ | 2017-02-23T18:52:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171209.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00468-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959635 | 1,062 |
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‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Trailer – Before Josh Hutcherson Was Peeta Mellark, He Was Explorer Sean Anderson
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by Angie Han
With all the fuss about this spring’s The Hunger Games, I’d almost forgotten all about Josh Hutcherson‘s other blockbuster franchise, which began in 2008 with Journey to the Center of the Earth. But Hutcherson hasn’t, of course, and he’ll be reprising his role next month in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
Hutcherson plays lead Sean Anderson, who teams up with his stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) to explore the fantastical, heavily CGI-ed wonderland of the title. Also along for the ride are a wacky helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), as well as Sean’s adventurous grandfather (Michael Caine). Watch the new trailer after the jump.
The new trailer is fairly similar to the international trailer released back in November, with (I believe) even less emphasis on the teen romance angle. Sadly, despite Johnson and Hutcherson’s pre-trailer promises, this trailer appears to be significantly shorter on the pec pops that were the among the highlights of the first teaser.
Overall, I can’t say that Journey 2 looks all that impressive. The CGI scenery is pretty but totally unconvincing, and though I understand that not everything can compete with Avatar, I can’t help thinking that the flora and fauna here really do suffer in comparison. But if you’re looking for a light family film, this looks like a pleasant enough way to spend two hours. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island opens February 10.
Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.
Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank, joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter, they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever. | <urn:uuid:6b2245c7-a046-4a63-9398-309b93d3da20> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.slashfilm.com/journey-2-trailer/ | 2014-11-28T04:21:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931009751.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155649-00119-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932089 | 489 |
SXSW, the annual pilgrimage of people across media, arts, gaming, tech and more, is a bit like Agency New Year. Lots of predictions are made, attendees make wonderful, non-binding resolutions for the year ahead (top of the list: Come back to SXSW next year), and among all the fantastic brand activations, movie premieres and industry mixers, some of the best and brightest share their insights into the direction platforms, audiences, technology and the world at large are taking notes.
It’s impossible to cover everything that happens at SXSW, so here’s a list of 18 takeaways from the festival from our advisor, the legendary John Batistich:
AI is the most important technology development of our lifetime, enabling systems to make autonomous decisions. AI monitors patterns in systems and human behaviour to create algorithms that provide solutions. We are in the transition generation where AI and automation will change the nature of work, play and the economy. The largest technology companies on the planet including Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have all positioned themselves as AI first companies attracting amongst the world’s best minds.
Healthcare will be the sector that will be most impacted by AI innovation. Apple and Google are investing to provide health and fitness services as well as brain research to enable faster and more accurate scanning, diagnosis and surgery whilst bio-metric tracking will predict medical requirements.
Retail is a sector undergoing significant shifts enabled by AI (this year 40% of e-commerce will be facilitated by AI) including consumer demand driven supply networks, replenishment, voice-based search, online chat bot based service, on-demand services, loyalty programs reviews and recommendations, and personalised communication. Expect customer journeys to shift with more time spent in discovery, less time at the search stage, payment becoming more seamless, faster fulfillment options as well as more personalised relationships.
China plans to be the global AI innovation centre by 2030. With 4.7M STEM graduates, 18K AI scientists, 50% of the world’s AI patents, 48% of the world’s AI related start-ups, 830M internet users, China is developing an ecosystem of government funding, little privacy regulation, education, talent development and commercial application on the world/s largest data sets. China is even building a new green field high tech new city near Beijing.
Financial technologies will include the underbanked, open banking, social payments, new forms for digital wallets, bio-metric authentication and personal data record system.
Payments will recede from the customer experience. Cash and traditional credit cards will decline whilst debit, new forms of digital account credit and social platform integration will rise making payments more seamless and contextual.
Chatbot adoption rises and augments to high functioning voice for everyday customer enquiries. Service people will be used for escalated, more serious issues where customers will vent their frustrations.
Voice is the dominant future user interface. In 2019, 40% of US households will own a smart speaker. 72% of smart speaker owners say that their devices are now a part of their daily routines. By 2020, people will use voice for half of all searches they perform. With 25% of smart speaker users having made a purchase by voice we will see a big change from loyalty directed from brands to their AI assistant giving rise to new competencies like conversational design and voice experience optimisation.
Smart Homes will make life easier and more efficient through integrated lighting, appliances and security.
Facebook will attempt to become Tencent WeChat, merging Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to a create super app for messaging, social, shopping, payments and banking. Messaging will continue to expand and evolve from text to rich media content.
Media will continue to undergo structural shifts through further consolidation, AI enabled fact checking battling fake news and the weaponisation of social media, more short form video, fewer Hollywood blockbusters in favour of streamed series, mixed reality gaming and sports, and new audience measures.
Regulators will turn to taxing top-line revenues for big Tech given their failure at taxing big tech profits. France and the rest of the EU will lead the way because Google has paid more fines to the EU than taxes. Regulatory and anti-trust policies will feature strongly in the 2020 US Presidential Elections with some candidates calling for a break-up of big tech to stimulate competition.
Privacy as we know it is over. Bio-metric scanning will learn, categorise, respond and report on us. Data governance and retention will continue to be inconsistent. China is tracking the behaviour and financial transactions of citizens to rank them on positive behaviours and even fining and direct debiting these fines through facial recognition.
Cyber security will become a key risk for all organisations. Expect more corporate and government attacks, sophisticated new tools, targeted IOT ransomware and forays into bio-metrics. It’s not a question of if but when. Creating a resilient organisation through senior ownership, auditing, defence, detection, security by design systems and employee behaviour controls are your best way of managing this existential threat.
Renewables are the future of an increasingly energy hungry connected IOT world. Climate change will need to transform from a political argument to an ethical and sustainable action. We have impacted the water cycles which is resulting in more extreme weather events. We will move from centralised fossil fuels sources to more distributed micro networks of renewables supported by more advanced battery cell storage.
Inequality will rise seeing a technology elite and those displaced by technology who lose their manufacturing jobs to robotics and service jobs to AI enabled service assistants.
Mental Health issues like the rise of anxiety, bullying and youth suicides are the unintended consequences to social media and will attract new restrictions and warnings of overuse (as per the abuse of alcohol and drugs). Our excessive use of screens is changing the way we think as we scan for entertaining stimulus rather than considering difficult problems or challenging content.
Relational Intelligence will matter more in an AI enabled world. We will need higher levels skills to engage, align and manage conflict given that breakdowns are a function of power and control and a lack of closeness, active listening, willingness for open debate and recognition.
John Batistich is one of Australia’s leading CMOs. While currently on The Conscience Organisation’s advisory board, he also helps head Zip Co, FoodCo and the Heart Research Institute. He’s brought home awards from Cannes and the Effies, and has a wealth of experience across companies like Westfield, Lion Nathan and PepsiCo. | <urn:uuid:95a50a1a-9ed6-429d-8387-7492095e913e> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://theconscience.org/18-takeaways-from-sxsw-2019/ | 2020-06-02T03:41:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347422803.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200602033630-20200602063630-00345.warc.gz | en | 0.923656 | 1,354 |
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31 March 2003 - 11 August 2015 Dorothy Freeman worked as a Secretary in M L FREEMAN LIMITED
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Considered one of the best Liberos in the sport of volleyball, Sarah Drury-Petkovic, will provide you with her knowledge on this position. See how the Libero’s role of setting out of the system works in this segment.
When the setter plays the first ball, the Libero must be ready to either hand or bump set a hittable ball. Take a look at an additional clip from the DVD: Becoming a Champion Libero. Also, view other Libero DVDs from our massive Volleyball DVD collection! | <urn:uuid:7e930b84-58d1-4af2-80dd-d35c763c043a> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2013/05/10/prepare-your-liberos-for-any-game-situation/ | 2016-05-06T18:54:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461862047707.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428164727-00108-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.852464 | 114 |
One of the safest places for your car to be is parked outside your home. With street lighting and homes full of people, budding thieves can be deterred. It goes without saying, keep your car locked when you’ve parked it. Even if you’ve just popped back into the house for something, it just keeps your car safer.
When it comes to parking your car, a driveway or garage is best, if you have access to one of these. The closer your car is to your home, or more hidden it is, the safer it’ll be. If possible, install a motion-activated light on your driveway, as this could increase safety. If you don’t have access to a driveway or a garage, try to park under a streetlight, or where your car is in view of other houses.
When parking in town, there are different types of parking such as street parking or in a multi storey car park. When you leave your car, it will be more protected if you hide any valuables. Put coats and bags into the boot where they’re safe and hidden. Much like when you park at home, try to leave your car near a well-lit, populated area or building as this will help reduce any chance of risk, too. If you’re leaving your car in a car park, try to find somewhere with CCTV cameras. Many multi-storey carparks will have this level of security.
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The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery today announced the pre and main party artists in anticipation of one of Canada’s most influential and vibrant galas, Power Ball: 21 Club, presented by Holt Renfrew. For one night only, The Power Plant will transform into an illicit speakeasy, inviting guests to celebrate the city’s most notorious art world characters, artists and fans of the forbidden.
On 6 June 2019, guests can expect an evening of grit, glitz and glamour with unique art installations, performances and cocktails. Party-goers cans will hooch, explore, and experience the hidden corners of a new elusive art world.
Taking over the Clerestory, presenting sponsor Holt Renfrew will welcome Power Ball: 21 Club party-goers with a visually experiential runway, where guests will become the main attraction as they enter the space.
The pre-party reception begins at 7 p.m.in the Royal Lepage Gallery, where Sarah Keenlyside transports guests into a space where the glorious dance of service forms the Centerpiece of an epic meal –an ode to speakeasies and a BusbyBerkeleyesque celebration of the craft of service. FoodbyLa Banane, Man Ray à vin, CXBO Chocolates and drinks from FIOLProsecco will be woven into the immersive performance that blurs the lines between reality and historicity.
At 9 p.m., guests will immerse themselves in the creative brilliance of artists Max Streicher, Bruno Billio and a performance space programmed by Tobaron Waxman, Artistic Director of The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency. Feast on the carefully curated menu from Chase Hospitality Group with desserts by Ricarda’s and Krispy Kreme and sip libations from Spirit of York, Ace Hill, Pommies and Châteaudes Charmes. Guests will find themselves amongst an impressive display of inflatable, kinetic sculptures by Max Streicher and fluorescent masking tape installations byBruno Billio.Tobaron Waxmanhas invited some of Toronto’s best drag performers,who will give party goers a taste of the city’s richLGBTQ2+community from East to West. The performances will take place under an installation by artist Michel Dumont, an alumni of the Residency.
For the first time ever, Bumble Bizz, a major sponsor of Power Ball: 21 Club, has given one Canadian artist the opportunity of a lifetime to showcase their work alongside leading Canadian contemporary artists on a worldwide scale. Acquired through Bizz, Bumble’s professional networking platform, one participant has the opportunity to put on an artistic display at Toronto’s most notorious bash following the theme Make the First Move. Applicants were challenged to submit a proposal that encompassed Bumble’s work to upend gendered relationship norms. The winner will be announced in the coming weeks.
“In its 21st edition, Power Ball continues to set the standard as one of the most influential and innovative art galas in Toronto,” says Gaëtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant.“With the continuous and generous support from our partners, supporters and presenting artists, the gallery’s largest annual fundraiser continues to provide vital funds for exhibitions and public programs to continue at The Power Plant.” Media accreditation is now open and tickets to Power Ball: 21 Club are on sale now, with pre-party reception tickets at $500 and party tickets starting at $175. For more information about tickets and ticket packages, and to learn more about the theme, artist installations and co-chairs, please visit powerball21.com.
About The Power Plant: The Power Plant is Canada’s leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary visual art. It is a vital forum for the advanced artistic culture of our time that offers an exceptional facility and professional support to diverse living artists while engaging equally diverse audiences in their work. The Power Plant pursues its activities through exhibitions, publications and public programming that incorporates other areas of culture when they intersect with visual art. [news release]
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As an Elder of the Universe, the Gardener possesses an immortal body, immune to the cellular deterioration of aging, and impervious to conventional harm (disease, penetration wounds, etc.). Only the dispersion of a major portion of his body's molecules could prevent his regenerative powers from functioning. In his preoccupation with the art and science of cultivating plants, the Gardener has not devoted much of his energies to the development of potential physical and mental powers, as have certain of his kinsmen. Eschewing violence, the Gardener has little experience in combat techniques. While he is able to survive in space and go for prolonged periods of time without nourishment, he is unable to traverse interstellar distances without some means of propulsion.
The Gardener currently wears a green Soul-Gem upon his brow, one of six such power-jewels known to exist in the universe. Although the origin and nature of the Soul-Gem is as yet unknown, it would seem to be an artifact that either possesses great energies or is able to tap great energies which can be channeled by the wearer's will. Its previous wearer, Adam Warlock, employed the jewel to emit beams of concussive force, to scan the thoughts of others, and to entrap his opponents' life essences, or soul. This latter property may be an innate capacity of all gems, or may be a property peculiar Soul-Gem. The Gardener's Soul-Gem even seems to possess a primitive form of sentience, as well as an "appetite" for souls that it is occasionally able to impose upon its wearer. Souls known to reside within the subjective pocket universe of the green Soul-Gem are Adam Warlock of Earth, Pip of Laxidasia, Gamora of Xen-Hoober, Autolycus of Sirus X, and Kray-Tor of Jude. The Gardener mainly uses the Soul-Gem to accelerate the photosynthetic growth in plant and to animate them. As an Elder, the Gardener is invulnerable to the gem, travel through space at trans-light speeds, and open portals to other dimensions (such as the microverse of K'ai).
Like those of all the Elders of the Universe, the Gardener's origin is lost in antiquity. What is known is that he is among the oldest living beings in the universe, having been a member of one of the first of the universe's races to become sentient in the wake of the Big Bang. Virtually immortal, the Gardener has devoted his life to the creating of natural beauty by sowing the seeds of plants, flowers, and trees upon barren or devastated worlds. The number of worlds he has turned into fertile planet-wide gardens over the eons is countless. He has amasses a knowledge of botany second to none and has collected billions of different seeds in his travels. Using his advanced cultivation techniques, he can cover a barren Earth-size planet with lush vegetation in the space of a year.
In recent millennia, the Gardener acquired a Soul-Gem, an alien artifact the enables its possessor to transform cosmic energy for personal use. The Gardener employed it to stimulate the growth of his seeds beyond their normal rate and to traverse space without a starship. Recently, the Gardener used his Soul-Gem's power to combat the Stranger, another powerful extraterrestrial possessing a Soul-Gem. Believing the he "corrupted" the gem by its use as a weapon the Gardener abandoned it. Later, the Garden replaced his Soul-Gem with that once worn by the golden Earth-being Adam Warlock. Warlock's frequent employment of the gem as a weapon did not matter to the Gardener as long as he himself does not use it in that way.
Upon being contacted by the other Elders of the Universe, the Gardener agreed to partake in aggressive activity against the alien being Galactus and then the universe itself in order to recreate reality. The plan was foiled by Galactus' former Herald, Silver Surfer, and his ally, Mantis. The Gardener returned to his life as a gardener until confronted by the villain Thanos. Thanos challenged the Gardener for the Gem, taking it and killing the Gardener in the process.
First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up (1972) #55
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#55 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z Update (2010)
- 'Spider, Spider on the Moon!'
#38 Secret Wars II (1985)
- 'Whose War Is this Anyway?'
Silver Surfer (1987)
#4 The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
- 'Soul, Sweet Soul'#9
- 'Space Is Eternity'#17
- 'Playing With Matches'
#503 The Incredible Hulk (1968)
- 'Chasing a Dark Shadow'
#247 The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
- 'Tarella's World'#248
- 'How Green My Garden Grows!'
HC The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
- 'The Marvel Encyclopedia'
#4 The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
- 'D-G: From Dragon Man to Gypsy Moth'
#5 The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
- 'Gardener to the Hulk'
The Thanos Quest (1990)
#1 West Coast Avengers (1985)
- 'Schemes and Dreams'
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#32 What If? Secret Wars (2009)
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Keto Moose Tracks Ice Cream
As you have probably gathered, I’m a huge ice cream fan! But I find it so hard to find a good ice cream that is both dairy free and refined sugar free. That’s why I created our amazing Coconut Ice Cream inspired by my favorite paleo ice cream shop in Venice called Kippy’s. This Moose Tracks recipe takes it to another level! It’s keto, so very low in sugar, and makes you feel like you just picked up a pint from your favorite artisanal ice cream shop!
1 pint coconut cream, raw & organic, at room temp
3 drops monk fruit sweetener or stevia extract
2oz. 100% cacao
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp peanut butter or Sunbutter
Combine the coconut cream and preferred sweetener by whisking them together. Place the mixture in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill completely in the fridge. Then run the mixture through an ice cream machine. Place in the freezer.
After ice cream is finished and set in freezer, melt cacao with coconut oil over the stove, and stir in peanut butter or sunbutter and then swirl into finished ice cream. Then put back in freezer to set.
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The new ultralight BeFree Water Filter by Katadyn has won an ISPO Gold Award.
The new water filter is suited for any undertaking outdoors, while also ensuring a dependable supply of clean drinking water.
With a pore size of 0.1 micron, the BeFree filters microorganisms, such as protozoa and bacteria, from rivers, lakes or springs.
Simply fill the flask. The filtering process takes place directly in the hollow fiber filter when you drink. With such a tiny pack size — it fits in any pant pocket — and weighing just 59 grams, the BeFree can come along on any outing without a second thought.
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Behind The Scenes At The Golden Globes
Stars like LL Cool J, Perry Reeves, the RHOBH and Ross Matthews stopped by the HBO Luxury Lounge featuring the L’Oreal Paris Beauty Suite, picked up goodies, got pampered and dished!
Ever wonder what happens at the hospitality suites before award shows? For the ninth year in a row, HBO and Media Placement invited celebrities to experience the HBO Luxury Lounge featuring the L’Oreal Paris Beauty Suite. There, people could get pampered- nails done, hair prepped and even the guys could get some grooming done and pick up L’Oreal products. Stars could sip on Chambord liquor; get a year membership to The Sports Club/LA, Uppababy strollers, tees and jewelry from Confiance by Maryam, Gendarme Fragrance, Vivitar cameras and digital cameras, cashmere scarves, sweaters and gloves from Magaschoni, recordable storybooks from Hallmark and more. 90210’s Jessica Lowndes picked up some goodies from Vivitar.
A source at the event let us know who dropped by, what they picked up and all the dish! He or was it a she (??) said, “Entourage’s Perry Reeves must have changed her stance on leather. At last year’s HBO Luxury Lounge, Brahmin offered her a handbag and she commented, “I don’t wear leather.” This year, they stayed away but she came to them asking for a leather bag, “I love that one,” she said to a surprised staff and walked off without shame.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Taylor Armstrong isn’t shy about what some say is her worst feature, a long face shape. At the lounge, Taylor was trying on sunglasses at the Marchon eyewear table, on what she called her “horse shaped face” and admitted that even her friends joke with her,“Why the long face?”
Taylor is not breaking up with her husband anytime soon. At the lounge, Armstrong was overheard talking about him at almost every table, joking that she “would be making her next sex tape” with the new Vivitar camcorder she was gifted.
Jenny Craig spokesperson Sara Rue admitted that it’s not just the diet that helped her lose weight but watching reality shows. At the L’Oreal Suite in the HBO Luxury Lounge, Rue was overheard talking about how she watches almost every reality show out there while she runs on a treadmill in her garage.
Sarah, famous for her red hair, also confided that she may not be that color for long. She revealed that she planned to change the color sometime soon.
LL Cool J stopped by the HBO Luxury Lounge to mingle with the ladies in the L’Oreal Paris Beauty Suite and signed a limited edition Judith Leiber compact designed for L’Oreal Paris. The compact will be auctioned off by The Women of Worth Foundation– all proceeds go to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. He doesn’t plan on having any more kids. The actor/rapper was seen avoiding the UPPAbaby table openly stating, “No more babies for me!”
Dexter’s C.S. Lee grabbed an Uppababy stroller, admitting that he and his wife are trying to have a baby!
Kate Flannery knows what she likes! The star of popular sitcom, The Office, remembered Chambord Liqueur from previous HBO Luxury Lounges and rejoiced, “Oh thank god! I went through my whole bottle of Chambord Flavored Vodka from the last lounge already!”
Kate also mentioned that at the Chicago James property she had so much fun there with her boyfriend causing a raucous – she was given two free nights at the James New York and whispered, “I hope they’re ready for us.” She asked the James Hotel representative how big the beds were in teh New York hotel,because her boyfriend is so tall that she has to make sure he fits! She says she always calls before they travel to make sure that he’ll fit. | <urn:uuid:fdfaee07-efb1-433e-80cc-6d00f964fa4a> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://bettyconfidential.com/ar/ld/a/behind-the-scenes-atthe-golden-globes.html | 2016-05-30T05:02:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049288709.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002128-00013-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957667 | 891 |
Totally Vets offers a comprehensive on-farm and in-clinic veterinary service. Our branches in Feilding, Palmerston North and Taumarunui complement this service with carefully chosen animal health products and merchandise with up-to-date advice on their use.
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Don’t let the name fool you. No gluten nor starch in this summer dish made from vegetables only. It’s easy and fun to make, and a light, delicious alternative to a plate of tagliatelle on a warm evening. Enjoy!
A long name for an ultra-delicious, super-easy dessert recipe… Did I mention healthy too? No refined sugar in this heavenly treat–just fruit and honey . It takes less than 10 minutes on the clock to prepare the mixture. Shove it … Continue reading | <urn:uuid:56243d30-4e57-4cb8-9741-e7b3ab395341> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://blog.thegreenplate.org/category/recipe-video/ | 2016-05-31T07:44:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464051196108.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524005316-00090-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891466 | 346 |
The RL WoW News
This is the first Episode of a World of Warcraft Machinima series. Azeroth's Dark Portal has been linked to Earth. Azerothians are now living on earth... This is their news show.
This episode includes a top story that involves a few Azerothians that discover the "milk and cereal" video on the internet and decide to reinact it... as well as sports with Sammy the Tauren Shaman that thinks he's a Dwarf Paladin... and weather with Yao, the slurring, overly excited gnome... and much more.. | <urn:uuid:f4dc6f05-1115-46e5-a10e-3c61711c60ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=26124 | 2013-12-05T11:23:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163044331/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131724-00077-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968653 | 120 |
A few eyewitnesses saw the Vancouver Canucks' Daniel Sedin skating on his own early Friday morning, though isn't a sign of good things for him on Friday as he will more than likely not be suiting up against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round on Western Conference playoffs.
When asked about him, Vancouver head coach Alain Vigneault had nothing to report about Sedin's early morning skate, and still had nothing new to report on his status dealing with a concussion.
Vigneault--i have to say there's nothing to report on Daniel [Sedin]— Helene Elliott (@helenenothelen) April 13, 2012
vigneault asked if Daniel Sedin will travel to LA for Games 3-4: 'i couldn't answer that.'— Helene Elliott (@helenenothelen) April 13, 2012
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Leaders from around the world have congratulated Turkish PM Erdogan on election victory.
Officials from European Parliament, Britain and Greece congratulated Prime Minister and Chairman of Justice & Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan who won general elections in Turkey on Monday.
European Parliament's Turkey rapporteur Ria Oomen Ruijten congratulated Erdogan and AK Party, and said that AK Party government, which was elected for the third time, undertook an important responsibility. Ruijten wanted the government to be loyal to EU accession process and reforms.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou also called Erdogan on the phone and congratulated his victory.
According to unofficial results, more than 91 percent of votes were counted, and AK Party received 49.8 percent of the votes, while Republican People's Party (CHP) became the second party by gaining 25.9 percent of the votes.
Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) congratulated Erdogan on his party's election victory on Sunday.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and TRNC's President Dervis Eroglu as well as Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk called Erdogan late Sunday to congratulate him on his victory by wide margin, AK Party officials said.
Erdogan's ruling Justice & Development Party won 50 percent of votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Main opposition CHP received 26 percent and opposition MHP gained 13 percent.
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Colorado Court of Appeals Opinions || March 15, 2012
Colorado Court of Appeals -- March 15, 2012
2012 COA 36. No. 08CA0128. People v. Ujaama.
COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS
2012 COA 36
Court of Appeals No. 08CA0128
City and County of Denver District Court No. 06CR3682
Honorable William D. Robbins, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Mustafa J. Ujaama,
Opinion by JUDGE DAILEY
Taubman and Fox, JJ., concur
Announced March 15, 2012
John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Majid Yazdi, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Alan Kratz, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant
¶1 Defendant, Mustafa J. Ujaama, appeals the judgments of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree murder (after deliberation) and aggravated motor vehicle theft. We affirm.
¶2 While defendant, his wife, S.R., and six-year-old stepdaughter, I.R., lived together in a home in Denver, S.R. began a romantic relationship with the victim, Timothy Kaufman. On June 11, 2006, defendant and S.R. had an argument during which S.R. took defendant’s cell phone and defendant took S.R.’s cell phone.
¶3 The next morning, defendant drove to Aurora to pick up his children at his ex-wife’s home and take them to school. Upon returning home, defendant apologized to S.R. for arguing with her and took her to their bedroom, where they became intimate. As they were becoming intimate, defendant told S.R. that he had a surprise for her. A short time later, S.R. heard a knock at the door, at which point, according to S.R., defendant said, “Your surprise is here,” got out of bed, took a gun from the closet, and walked out into the living room. S.R. then heard several gunshots, after which I.R. ran into the bedroom, saying that defendant had killed Kaufman. S.R. and I.R. fled the home through a bedroom window.
¶4 Defendant had shot Kaufman eight or nine times, including in the heart, the groin, and the back (three times). Upon determining that Kaufman was dead, defendant found a key to Kaufman’s car, located the car, and drove it to the back of the house. Defendant wrapped Kaufman in “bubble wrap” and a rug, put him in the trunk of the car, and drove to Aurora, where he abandoned the car near his ex-wife’s home.
¶5 Although defendant, in the company of his lawyer, turned himself in to the police later that day, the car and Kaufman’s body were not located until the next day.
¶6 At trial, the prosecution asserted that, after taking S.R.’s cell phone, defendant read text messages that revealed her romantic relationship with Kaufman, and, posing as S.R., lured Kaufman to the home to kill him. In support of this theory, the prosecution presented evidence indicating that Kaufman had come to the home prepared to have sex,1 as well as phone records showing that, earlier that morning, Kaufman had exchanged approximately thirty text messages with whoever had possession of S.R.’s phone. 2 To corroborate S.R.’s testimony that defendant had her phone, while she had his, the prosecution presented phone records showing that (1) a call -- which originated near the ex-wife’s house in Aurora -- was made from S.R.’s phone to a man whom defendant had previously contacted in Seattle to buy a car; and (2) a call was made from defendant’s phone to S.R.’s mother.
¶7 I.R. testified via closed-circuit television. She related that, while reading in the living room, she heard a knock and saw Kaufman -- whom she knew as one of her mother’s coworkers --enter the home through an unlocked door. According to I.R., Kaufman said, “Hi,” to her, and then defendant, without saying anything, “came out with a gun, and . . . shot him.”
¶8 Defendant asserted that he shot Kaufman in self-defense or in response to Kaufman’s intrusion into his home. To that end, he testified that
• he was vigilant about the security of his home and paranoid about his family’s safety;
• after his fight with S.R., he put her cell phone on its charger, did not see it again, and did not have it on the day of the shooting;
• the surprise he told S.R. about was a new car;
• when he and S.R. were in the bedroom, she stated that she heard a knock at the door and that someone had entered the house;
• as he exited the room with his gun, he saw a shirtless, muscular man moving toward him with one hand raised;
• he shot the intruder several times; and
• fearing that the police might kill him if he called them to the house, he decided to take Kaufman’s body to the police station, but, en route, left the car near his ex-wife’s home so he could contact a lawyer.
¶9 The prosecution argued that the location of Kaufman’s wounds was inconsistent with defendant’s self-defense theory, and the jury found him guilty of first degree murder (after deliberation) and aggravated motor vehicle theft. Subsequently, the trial court sentenced him to a controlling term on the murder count of life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
II. Closed-Circuit Television Testimony
¶10 Defendant contends that the trial court violated his federal confrontation rights by allowing I.R. to testify via closed-circuit television without sufficient grounds to do so.3 We disagree.
¶11 Before trial, the prosecution filed a motion, pursuant to section 16-10-402, C.R.S. 2011, to present the then eight-year-old I.R.’s, testimony via closed-circuit television. The prosecution based its motion on the following circumstances: defendant was I.R.’s stepfather; she observed him kill a person that she knew; she had not seen him since the shooting; she had been in counseling for several months; and, she “would suffer serious emotional distress if forced to testify in front of [defendant] and . . . [would] not be able to communicate . . . what she witnessed.”
¶12 Defendant responded, in writing, arguing that he had the right to confront I.R. during trial and that she would be able to communicate rationally and articulately in open court.
¶13 On the morning of trial, the prosecutor, as an offer of proof, stated:
[I.R.] is eight years old. She has not seen the defendant since she saw him kill [Kaufman]. She was in counseling for a great part of the year. It took a substantial amount of counseling to get her to the point that she is sleeping in her own bed, sleeping through the night, able to even converse about this.
¶14 The prosecutor offered to provide testimony on these issues from I.R.’s grandmother. Defendant objected that it was “pure speculation” that I.R. would suffer severe emotional distress or trauma by testifying in the courtroom.
¶15 The trial court ruled:
[B]ased on the People’s offer of proof[,] I don’t think there needs to be direct testimony . . . because the way the statute is written, it is left pretty much entirely to my discretion. Based on the fact that since this incident, [I.R.] has been receiving counseling, I think that’s enough of a showing to meet the standard that’s stated in [section 16-10-402(1)(a)(II), C.R.S. 2011].
¶16 In light of the trial court’s ruling, we will assume, without deciding, that defendant’s “pure speculation” objection was sufficient to preserve the present issue for appeal. See People v. Melendez, 102 P.3d 315, 322 (Colo. 2004) (“We do not require that parties use ‘talismanic language’ to preserve particular arguments for appeal, but the trial court must be presented with an adequate opportunity to make findings of fact and conclusions of law on any issue before we will review it.”).4
¶17 A defendant has a federal constitutional right to confront adverse witnesses at trial. See U.S. Const. amend. VI. However, the federal constitution does not require that a defendant be allowed in all instances to confront an adverse witness face-to-face in court. People v. Rodriguez, 209 P.3d 1151, 1156 (Colo. App. 2008), aff’d, 238 P.3d 1283 (Colo. 2010).
¶18 In Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836, 857, 110 S.Ct. 3157, 3170, 111 L.Ed.2d 666 (1990), a closely divided Supreme Court upheld a defendant’s sexual assault convictions despite the victims’ having testified outside her presence via one-way, closed-circuit television. The Supreme Court reasoned that the “preference” for face-to-face confrontation “must occasionally give way to considerations of public policy and the necessities of the case.” Id. at 848-49, 110 S.Ct. at 3165 (quoting Mattox v. United States, 156 U.S. 237, 243, 15 S.Ct. 337, 340, 39 L.Ed. 409 (1895)).
¶19 In Craig, the Court recognized that a state’s interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of child abuse victims could, in some cases, be sufficiently important to outweigh a defendant’s right to face his or her accusers in court. Id. at 853, 110 S.Ct. at 3167. Such a case is presented when the trial court finds that (1) a special procedure is necessary to protect the welfare of the particular child witness; (2) the particular child witness would be traumatized by the presence of the defendant -- not by the proceedings generally; and (3) the child witness will suffer more than de minimis emotional distress if forced to testify in the presence of the defendant. Id. at 855-56, 110 S.Ct. at 3169.
¶20 In Colorado, section 16-10-402 represents the General Assembly’s judgment as to how best, and under what circumstances, to accommodate the public’s interest in protecting testifying child witnesses consistent with a defendant’s right to confront adverse witnesses. See Rodriguez, 209 P.3d at 1156-57. Consistent with Craig, section 16-10-402 authorizes the use of closed-circuit television to obtain the live testimony of a child who “at the time of a trial is . . . less than twelve years of age” when “[t]he judge determines that testimony by the witness in the courtroom and in the presence of the defendant would result in the witness suffering serious emotional distress or trauma such that the witness would not be able to reasonably communicate.” § 16- 10-402(1)(a)(II); see Rodriguez, 209 P.3d at 1157.
¶21 On appeal, defendant argues that, under Craig, the trial court could not authorize the use of a closed-circuit television procedure to take I.R.’s testimony on the basis of an offer of proof alone; actual evidence of psychological trauma to the child was required. We are not persuaded.
¶22 Defendant correctly notes that, in Craig, the Supreme Court stated that the “requisite finding of necessity must of course be a case-specific one: The trial court must hear evidence and determine whether use of the one-way closed circuit television procedure is necessary to protect the welfare of the particular child witness who seeks to testify.” 497 U.S. at 855, 110 S. Ct. at 3169. However, in Craig, the Court also declined “to establish, as a matter of federal constitutional law, any . . . categorical evidentiary prerequisites for the use of the one-way television procedure.” Id. at 860, 110 S.Ct. at 3171. Rather, it held that “[s]o long as a trial court makes . . . a case-specific finding of necessity, the Confrontation Clause does not prohibit . . . using a one-way closed circuit television procedure for the receipt of testimony by a child witness.” Id.
¶23 Unless an evidentiary hearing is constitutionally or statutorily required, a court may resolve factual issues relevant to pretrial motions based on “affidavits or in such other manner as the court may direct.” Crim. P. 12(b)(4). As we read Craig, it does not require actual receipt of evidence before a court can permit a child to testify via closed-circuit television. Nor, by its terms, does section 16-10- 402(1)(a)(II) require the receipt of actual evidence before permitting a child to testify via that procedure.
¶24 In other contexts, divisions of this court have recognized that a trial court possesses the discretion to make pretrial determinations in any reasonable manner, including giving each party the opportunity to present evidence using offers of proof. See People v. Moore, 117 P.3d 1, 3 (Colo. App. 2004) (determining the admissibility of evidence of prior acts of domestic violence); People v. Groves, 854 P.2d 1310, 1313 (Colo. App. 1992) (determining the admissibility of evidence of prior acts of sexual assault and homicide). We perceive no reason why such a procedure would be inadequate in the present context.
¶25 “The wisdom of the Craig court’s rejection of [categorical evidentiary prerequisites] becomes obvious when one contemplates the potential dangers of setting hard and fast evidentiary prerequisites.” State v. Foster, 915 P.2d 520, 526 n.4 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996), aff’d, 957 P.2d 712 (Wash. 1998). Here, despite an opportunity to do so, defendant did not contest the substance of the prosecution’s offer. At best, he contested the means by which that information was conveyed, as well as the sufficiency of the information to support the relief requested by the prosecution. Because he did not contest the substance of the prosecution’s proffer, there was no need for the trial court to take evidence to resolve disputed issues of fact. Nor was there a necessity to receive expert evidence. See id. (“[E]xpert testimony is not always required to establish the necessary predicate for the trial court's determination.”)
¶26 Under the circumstances, we perceive no fundamental unfairness, or abuse of the court’s discretion, in using an offer of proof in lieu of actual evidence to resolve the prosecution’s motion. III. Sufficiency of Evidence -- Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft
¶27 We also reject defendant’s contention that his aggravated motor vehicle theft conviction must be reversed because there was insufficient evidence that he committed the offense underlying that crime.
¶28 We review the record de novo to determine whether the evidence before the jury was sufficient to sustain defendant’s convictions. Dempsey v. People, 117 P.3d 800, 807 (Colo. 2005).
¶29 When examining the sufficiency of the evidence, we determine whether the evidence, viewed as a whole and in the light most favorable to the prosecution, is sufficient to support a conclusion by a reasonable person that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt. People v. Grant, 174 P.3d 798, 811 (Colo. App. 2007). A modicum of relevant evidence will not rationally support a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt, People v. Torres, 224 P.3d 268, 277 (Colo. App. 2009); however, “[i]f there is evidence upon which one may reasonably infer an element of the crime, the evidence is sufficient to sustain that element.” Grant, 174 P.3d at 812; cf. id. (“where reasonable minds could differ, the evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction”).
¶30 Here, the charged underlying offense for aggravated motor vehicle theft, section 18-4-409(2)(d), C.R.S. 2011, was attempted concealment of death, sections 18-2-101(1) and 18-8-109, C.R.S. 2011.
¶31 A person commits criminal attempt if, acting with the kind of culpability otherwise required for commission of an offense, he or she engages in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of the offense. § 18-2-101(1). “A substantial step is any conduct, whether act, omission, or possession, which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the commission of the offense.” Id.
¶32 A person commits the crime of concealing death when he or she “conceals the death of another person and thereby prevents a determination of the cause or circumstances of death.” § 18-8-109; see People v. T & S Leasing, Inc., 763 P.2d 1049, 1051 (Colo. 1988) (applying section 18-8-109).
¶33 Here, the prosecution presented evidence that, after killing Kaufman, defendant wrapped his body in a rug, put his body in the trunk of a car, drove the car to a different county, abandoned the car by the side of a road, and never revealed the location of the car or body to the police. Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, this evidence was sufficient to allow the jury to conclude that defendant took a substantial step toward concealing Kaufman’s death to prevent an accurate determination of the cause or circumstances of his death.
¶34 In so concluding, we necessarily reject defendant’s argument that he could not be found guilty of attempting to conceal Kaufman’s death because he left Kaufman’s automobile parked on a city street where it would have been inevitably discovered in a relatively short period of time. The crime for which defendant was convicted, however, was not attempting to conceal an automobile, but attempting to conceal a death. A jury could reasonably find that, by placing Kaufman’s body in the locked trunk of the automobile, and the automobile far from the scene of the crime, defendant was attempting to avoid implication in Kaufman’s death, at least long enough for evidence of the cause or circumstances of death to dissipate.
¶35 Because sufficient evidence was presented at trial to support a conviction of attempted concealment of death, defendant is not entitled to reversal on this ground.
IV. Unpreserved Issues
¶36 Defendant raises seven other issues on appeal. However, those issues are not properly preserved for appellate review.
¶37 An issue is unpreserved for review when, among other things, (1) no objection or request was made in the trial court, see People v. Miller, 113 P.3d 743, 751 (Colo. 2005) (instructions); People v. Clark, 214 P.3d 531, 542 (Colo. App. 2009) (prosecutorial misconduct), aff’d on other grounds, 232 P.3d 1287 (Colo. 2010); People v. Baca, 852 P.2d 1302, 1308 (Colo. App. 1992) (evidence); or (2) an objection or request was made in the trial court, but on grounds different from those raised on appeal, see People v. Renfro, 117 P.3d 43, 47 (Colo. App. 2004), or on unspecific grounds which would not have alerted the trial court to the issue of which the defendant now seeks review. See Rodriguez, 209 P.3d at 1156.
¶38 Here, defendant did not make timely or specific objections in the trial court to the seven other matters he raises on appeal. Consequently, reversal is not warranted in the absence of plain error. See Crim. P. 52(b); People v. Malloy, 178 P.3d 1283, 1288 (Colo. App. 2008).
¶39 The plain error rule reflects a “careful balancing of [the] need to encourage all trial participants to seek a fair and accurate trial the first time around against [the courts’] insistence that obvious injustice be promptly redressed.” United States v. Frady, 456 U.S. 152, 163, 102 S.Ct. 1584, 1592, 71 L.Ed.2d 816 (1982)).
¶40 “At best, plain error is strong medicine.” United States v. Simmonds, 931 F.2d 685, 687 (10th Cir. 1991). It should provide a basis for relief only on rare occasions because (1) it is difficult to “fault a trial court for failing to rule on an issue that had not been presented to it,” id. at 688, and (2) an accused should not be able to “withhold his objections until completion of his trial . . . and later complain of matters which, if he had made a timely objection, would have allowed the trial court to take corrective action.” People v. Rollins, 892 P.2d 866, 874 n.13 (Colo. 1995).
¶41 Consequently, relief under the plain error doctrine is limited to certain types of errors, having a certain type of effect. See Malloy, 178 P.3d at 1288 (plain error is error that is “obvious,” “substantial,” and “grave”).
¶42 “Plain error assumes that the [trial] court should have intervened sua sponte because the error was so obvious.” People v. Petschow, 119 P.3d 495, 505 (Colo. App. 2004)). To qualify as plain error, the error must be one that “is so clear-cut, so obvious,” a trial judge should be able to avoid it without benefit of objection. People v. Taylor, 159 P.3d 730, 738 (Colo. App. 2006). An error may be “obvious,” for purposes of the plain error rule, if the issue has been decided by a division of this court or the Colorado Supreme Court, or if the trial court has engaged in a clearly erroneous application of statutory law. See People v. Mendoza, ___ P.3d ___, ___ n.4 (Colo. App. No. 08CA2453, Oct. 13, 2011).
¶43 Plain error, however, must not only be “obvious”; it must also be seriously prejudicial: the error’s effect must be so grave that it “undermine[s] the fundamental fairness of the trial itself [so] as to cast serious doubt on the reliability of the conviction.” Taylor, 159 P.3d at 738-39.
¶44 With these principles in mind, we now examine defendant’s remaining seven contentions.
A. Evidentiary Issues (3)
¶45 For the following reasons, we reject defendant’s contentions that plain error occurred as a result of the admission of certain evidence in the case:
• Although the prosecution elicited evidence that defendant exercised his Miranda5right to remain silent, it was allowed to do so after defendant told the jury that he (1) went to the police station to make himself available for the investigation and to tell the police what happened; and (2) was not trying to conceal anything from the police. See generally Golob v. People, 180 P.3d 1006, 1012 (Colo. 2008) (“The concept of ‘opening the door’ represents an effort by courts to prevent one party in a criminal trial from gaining and maintaining an unfair advantage by the selective presentation of facts that, without being elaborated or placed in context, create an incorrect or misleading impression. When a party opens the door to otherwise inadmissible evidence, his opponent may then inquire into the previously barred matter.”) (citation omitted); see also People v. Davis, ___ P.3d ___, ___ (Colo. App. No. 07CA1320, May 27, 2010) (cert. granted on other grounds Dec. 20, 2010) (a testifying defendant may be impeached with his otherwise constitutionally protected, post-Miranda advisement silence to rebut a claim asserted by the defendant at trial);
• Given that I.R. testified at trial, defendant was not denied his constitutional confrontation rights by the admission of two videotaped statements she had given to the authorities. See People v. Argomaniz-Ramirez, 102 P.3d 1015, 1018 (Colo. 2004) (the admission of prior out-ofcourt statements made by a witness who testifies at trial and is subject to cross-examination does not violate a defendant's right to confrontation); People v. Whitman, 205 P.3d 371, 381 (Colo. App. 2007) (same); People v. Galloway, 726 P.2d 249, 253 (Colo. App. 1986) (a defendant’s confrontation rights were not violated by the admission of child hearsay under section 13-25-129, C.R.S. 2011, where child testified and the defendant cross-examined him);6 and
• Any error in admitting evidence that defendant’s mother and ex-wife were uncooperative with the police was neither “obvious” nor “grave”:
• The inability to find defendant’s, S.R.’s, and Kaufman’s cell phones was a hotly contested issue. As pertinent here, defendant maintained that he never saw his or S.R.’s phone after their argument, and the prosecution theorized that defendant’s mother was responsible for the disappearance of his phone. Accordingly, evidence that the mother -- who, at some point, possessed the phone -- was unwilling to speak to the police without an attorney was relevant because it tended to make more probable than it would have been without the evidence that the mother purposefully withheld the cell phone from law enforcement officials. See CRE 402 & 403 (favoring the admissibility of relevant evidence); CRE 401 (defining relevant evidence); and
• The prosecution was entitled to cross-examine the ex-wife, who testified for the defense, to point out any bias she had in defendant’s favor, see generally People v. Sommers, 200 P.3d 1089, 1096 (Colo. App. 2008), and, to that end, it could arguably, at least, elicit evidence of her refusal to cooperate with the police until she received immunity for herself. See generally People v. McCollum, 607 N.E.2d 240, 243 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992) (“Although a witness has a right to refuse to cooperate with or to be interviewed by the other side, that refusal can be shown in court to demonstrate bias, hostility, prejudice, or interest in the outcome. As such, the refusal to talk to the other side in advance of the trial is a proper matter to bring out on cross-examination.”). Certainly, no statute or Colorado case prohibited the inquiry.
B. Instructional Issues (3)
¶46 In the context of jury instructions, the supreme court has stated that, for plain error purposes, an error is sufficiently grave if a reasonable possibility exists that the error contributed to the defendant’s conviction. Miller, 113 P.3d at 750.7
¶47 For the following reasons, we perceive no instructional plain error in this case:
¶48 The People concede that the trial court erroneously included in its self-defense instruction irrelevant references to initial aggressor, combat by agreement, and provocation concepts.
¶49 We perceive no plain error in the court’s self-defense instruction. The evidence did not raise any initial aggressor, combat by agreement, or provocation issues, nor did the prosecution ever argue that any of those concepts constituted a basis upon which the jury could reject defendant’s defense of self-defense. Indeed, the prosecution never mentioned any of these concepts or attempted, in any way, to imply that they were even applicable. Instead, the prosecution theorized that defendant, posing as S.R., lured Kaufman to the home under the false pretense that Kaufman would have sex with S.R. By its very nature, this theory would not encompass issues concerning an initial aggressor, combat by agreement, or provocation.
¶50 Because, under these circumstances, the initial aggressor, combat by agreement, and provocation concepts were superfluous and, as such, neither imposed any extra burden on defendant nor interfered with his self-defense theory, there is no reasonable possibility that their inclusion in the instruction contributed to his conviction. Consequently the error was not plain. See Baca, 852 P.2d at 1307 (inclusion of an unnecessary instruction did not require reversal because it “did not pose any barrier to the jury giving full consideration to the defendant’s theory of defense”); see also People v. Manzanares, 942 P.2d 1235, 1241 (Colo. App. 1996) (where there was no evidence that the defendant initiated the fight and the prosecutor did not mention the instruction in closing argument, unwarranted initial aggressor instruction was harmless).8
2. Use of Force Against an Intruder (“Make-My-Day”)
¶51 The trial court instructed the jury, as follows, on the “makemy-day” principles codified in the statute authorizing use of force against an intruder, section 18-1-704.5(2), C.R.S. 2011:
It is an affirmative defense . . . that the defendant used physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person that
(1) while the defendant was an occupant of a dwelling,
(2) the other person made an unlawful entry into that dwelling,
(3) the defendant had a reasonable belief that the other person was committing or intended to commit a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry,
(4) and the defendant reasonably believed the other person might have used any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant of the dwelling.
In order for this affirmative defense to apply, the other person must have made an entry into the dwelling in known violation of the criminal law. An entry made accidentally, or in the good faith belief it is lawful, is not unlawful.
¶52 In a separate instruction, the trial court informed the jury that the prosecution “has the burden of proving the guilt of the defendant . . . beyond a reasonable doubt as to the affirmative defenses.”
¶53 Defendant contends that the court’s “make-my-day” instruction was erroneous because it (1) permitted the jury to conclude that the prosecution had no burden of disproving the affirmative defense until he first proved that Kaufman entered the dwelling in known violation of the criminal law; and (2) unduly limited his right to respond with force to a situation in which he had reason to believe that the intruder had already used force against an occupant of the house.
a. Shifting the Burden of Proof
¶54 Under section 18-1-407, C.R.S. 2011, once a defendant presents some credible evidence supporting the applicability of an affirmative defense, the prosecution bears the burden of proving the guilt of the defendant as to the issue raised by the affirmative defense.
¶55 Relying on People v. Janes, 982 P.2d 300 (Colo. 1999), defendant contends that the trial court’s instructions impermissibly shifted to him the burden of proof with respect to the “unlawful entry” component of the make-my-day defense. In Janes, the trial court gave an “unlawful entry” instruction which stated:
To find the defendant not guilty based upon the lawful use of deadly physical force against an intruder, you must find that the victim made a knowingly unlawful entry into the defendant’s apartment. An entry that is uninvited is not necessarily unlawful. This defense is not available if the victim entered the apartment in the good faith belief he was making a lawful entry.
Id. at 303.
The supreme court found the instruction deficient:
Logically, the jury could have concluded that the burden was on the defendant to prove the conditions set forth in [the “unlawful entry”] [i]nstruction . . . . As Janes points out, this is especially problematical with respect to the language . . . that the defense does not apply if the victim entered the condominium with the good faith belief that he acted lawfully. Clearly it is not the defendant’s burden at trial to prove that the victim did not enter in good faith.
Id. at 303-04.
¶56 Defendant argues that the language, “In order for this affirmative defense to apply,” in the make-my-day instruction here had the same burden-shifting potential as the language in the “unlawful entry” instruction in Janes. Viewing that language in a vacuum, we would agree with defendant. However, as we read the opinion in Janes, the supreme court did not reverse based on this potential defect in the instruction, but because other instructions did not make clear to the jury which party had the burden of proof with respect to the affirmative defense of “make-my-day.” See id. at 304 (“[T]he jury instructions, when read as a whole, confused or misled the jury as to the burden of proof applicable to the affirmative defense of ‘make-my-day.’”).
¶57 In Janes, besides the “unlawful entry,” instruction, there were separate instructions on the make-my-day defense and on affirmative defenses. The affirmative defense instruction set forth the burden of proof, and referenced the make-my-day instruction, but not the “unlawful entry” instruction. Further, the unlawful entry instruction was not identified for the jury as an affirmative defense. Thus, the supreme court concluded, “[T]he jury had no reason to know that the prosecution’s burden of proof with respect to affirmative defenses . . . applied to [the “unlawful entry”] [i]nstruction . . . .” Id. at 303.
¶58 That is not the case here. Unlike in Janes, the “unlawful entry” principles were included within the make-my-day instruction, which identified the make-my-day defense as an affirmative defense. And, as the separate affirmative defense instruction clearly set forth the prosecution’s burden of proof as to these types of defenses, the instructions, when read together, see People v. Zamarripa-Diaz, 187 P.3d 1120, 1122 (Colo. App. 2008),
prevented the jury from concluding that defendant carried any burden with regard to proving any part of the make-my-day defense.
b. Belief in a Past, as Opposed
to a Possible Present, Use of Force
¶59 As to defendant’s second point, the court’s “make-my-day” instruction was phrased in terms of whether defendant “reasonably believed that the [intruder] might have used any physical force . . . against an occupant” of the home. (Emphasis added.) In contrast, the “make-my-day” statute is worded in terms of whether the occupant of a dwelling “reasonably believes that [the intruder] might useany physical force . . . against an occupant.” See § 18-1- 704.5(2) (emphasis added).
¶60 The difference in language between the instruction and the statute, defendant asserts, created the possibility that even if the jury concluded that, at the time of the shooting, he had a reasonable belief that the intruder might use physical force against an occupant, it could nonetheless reject the defense if it concluded that defendant had no reasonable belief that Kaufman might have already used physical force.
¶61 Although the instruction was worded in terms of whether the intruder “might have used force,” the phrase was susceptible of being read either, as defendant urges, “might have already used” force or, as the People contend, “might have used force at any time.”
¶62 For several reasons, the language of the instruction given by the court did not constitute plain error. First, the prosecutor’s statements regarding the “make-my-day” defense in closing argument did not encourage the jury to interpret the “might have used” language improperly. Second, only speculation supports the idea that the jury interpreted the instruction as defendant does, and “[s]peculation does not suffice to demonstrate plain error.”State v. Clinkscale, 911 N.E.2d 862, 870 (Ohio 2009); see also n.7, supra(citing authorities). Third, because the instruction tracks the applicable pattern instruction, see COLJI-Crim. H:23 (2008), and, no prior Colorado case has held it deficient, any error would not have been obvious to the trial court.9
3. Concealing Death
¶63 As previously mentioned, the charge of attempted concealing death, section 18-8-109, served as the underlying offense for first degree aggravated motor vehicle theft. See § 18-4-409(2)(d).
¶64 A person commits the crime of concealing death when he or she “conceals the death of another person and thereby prevents a determination of the cause or circumstances of death.” § 18-8-109; see T & S Leasing, Inc., 763 P.2d at 1051 (applying section 18-8- 109).
¶65 In his opening brief, defendant contends that the jury instruction for the offense of concealing death erroneously failed to require proof of “knowingly” or any other culpable mental state. He is mistaken: the instruction explicitly contains the culpable mental state of “knowing.” According to the instruction, the elements of the crime of concealing death are “(1) That the Defendant, (2) in the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, on or about June 12, 2006, (3) prevented a determination of the cause of death or circumstances of death, (4) by knowing[ly] concealing the death of another person.” (Emphasis added.)
¶66 Nonetheless, defendant asserts that the instruction erroneously failed to apply the “knowing” culpable mental state to the element of the crime of preventing a determination of cause or circumstances of death. Cf. § 18-1-503(4), C.R.S. 2011 (“When a statute defining an offense prescribes as an element thereof a specified culpable mental state, that mental state is deemed to apply to every element of the offense unless an intent to limit its application clearly appears.”).
¶67 The simple answer to this assertion is: any error here could not be plain error. The statute does not prescribe a “knowing” (or any other) culpable mental state, nor has it been interpreted to require one (much less one applicable to each of the statute’s two requirements).
¶68 Section 18-1-503(2), C.R.S. 2011, provides:
Although no culpable mental state is expressly designated in a statute defining an offense, a culpable mental state may nevertheless be required for the commission of that offense, or with respect to some or all of the material elements thereof, if the proscribed conduct necessarily involves such a culpable mental state.
It is, at the very least, debatable as to whether this “interpretive convention” applies to a construction of section 18-8-109. As stated by the very authority upon which defendant relies, “[This] interpretive convention does not help much here, for the proscribed conduct -- concealment -- does not ‘necessarily involve’ any culpable mental state. One can easily imagine unintentional, unknowing, non-reckless, even nonnegligent concealment.” Marianne Wesson, Mens Rea and the Colorado Criminal Code, 52 U. Colo. L. Rev. 167, 180 (1981) (discussing crime of concealing death).
¶69 Because neither the language of the statute nor prior case law imposes a mental state requirement in conjunction with the crime, much less its “preventing a determination,” prong, any error in omitting it from part of the court’s instruction could not have been obvious.
C. Prosecutorial Misconduct in Closing Argument
¶70 Prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument rarely constitutes plain error. People v. Strock, 252 P.3d 1148, 1152-53 (Colo. App. 2010). In order to qualify as such, the misconduct must be flagrantly, glaringly, or tremendously improper, and it must so undermine the fundamental fairness of the trial as to cast serious doubt on the reliability of the judgment of conviction. People v. Weinreich, 98 P.3d 920, 924 (Colo. App. 2004), aff'd, 119 P.3d 1073 (Colo. 2005). Improper closing argument rises to this level if its probable effect is a verdict based on bias and prejudice rather than on the relevant facts and applicable law. People v. Mandez, 997 P.2d 1254, 1268 (Colo. App. 1999).
¶71 On appeal, defendant argues that the prosecutors repeatedly went beyond the bounds of permissible advocacy by improperly (1) referring to his silence after having been advised of his Miranda rights; (2) commenting on the ex-wife’s and mother’s refusal to cooperate in the investigation, on the advice of counsel or in the absence of an immunity agreement; (3) undermining the presumption of innocence; (4) appealing to the jury’s sympathy or prejudices; (5) offering personal opinions; (6) misstating the evidence and the law; and (7) attacking defendant’s credibility.
¶72 We discern no error with regard to nearly all of the comments made by the prosecutors during closing argument. In our view, these comments were consistent with the principles set forth in the following cases: Domingo-Gomez v. People, 125 P.3d 1043, 1051-52 (Colo. 2005) (“While the language used by the prosecutor was susceptible to being considered a personal opinion, upon careful review of the context in which the prosecutor used these expressions, we do not consider them to have fallen to the level of improper expressions of the prosecutor’s personal opinion.”); People v. Gladney, 250 P.3d 762, 769 (Colo. App. 2010) (a prosecutor may ordinarily “employ rhetorical devices and engage in oratorical embellishment and metaphorical nuance,” and may comment on “the evidence admitted at trial, the inferences that can reasonably and fairly be drawn from it, and the instructions of law submitted to the jury”) (quoting People v. Collins, 250 P.3d 668, 678 (Colo. App. 2010), and People v. Rojas, 181 P.3d 1216, 1223 (Colo. App. 2008)); People v. Robinson, 909 N.E.2d 232, 250 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009) (“[A] prosecutor may challenge a defendant’s credibility and the credibility of his defense theory, as well as the persuasiveness of the defense. This includes referring to the defense theory as ‘ridiculous.’”) (citations omitted); Slaven v. Commonwealth, 962 S.W.2d 845, 859 (Ky. 1997) (prosecutor’s reference to the defendant as “a cold-blooded murderer” was not misconduct because a “prosecutor can state his opinion of a defendant’s guilt if his opinion is based on the evidence”); Commonwealth v. Chamberlain, 30 A.3d 381, 408 (Pa. 2011) (prosecutor’s reference to the defendant as a murderer was not misconduct because “he argued that the evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom led to the conclusion that [the defendant] was a murderer”).
¶73 We question, however, the prosecution’s comments, “[W]ith all the evidence you have heard, [defendant] has shattered his presumption of innocence,” and “[The] only way to obtain justice in this courtroom, to seek what [the jury] . . . sought when [it] took that oath as jurors, is to find [defendant] guilty of the murder that he committed.”
¶74 The first of these two comments impermissibly undermined defendant’s presumption of innocence, see People v. McBride, 228 P.3d 216, 224 (Colo. App. 2009); and the second arguably injected the prosecutor’s personal opinion into the case. Neither, however, was so flagrant or improper, or had the effect of casting serious doubt on the reliability of the verdict, as to constitute plain error. See People v. Villa, 240 P.3d 343, 357 (Colo. App. 2009) (misstatements regarding the presumption of innocence were not plain error because the references were brief, the court’s instructions on the presumption of innocence were clear, and there was no objection by the defendant which would amplify the improprieties); People v. Kenny, 30 P.3d 734, 741 (Colo. App. 2000) (although prosecutor’s comment asking jury to bring justice to the victim and the people of Colorado arguably injected a personal opinion, as well as an appeal to community wishes, into the case, it was not plain error because it did not undermine the fundamental fairness of the trial).
¶75 The judgments of conviction are affirmed.
JUDGE TAUBMAN and JUDGE FOX concur.
1. Kaufman had arrived at the home shirtless, with two condoms and a “blue” pill in his shorts.
2. Defendant’s, S.R.’s, and Kaufman’s cell phones were not recovered by the police; consequently, the prosecution was unable to prove the actual content of the messages.
3. Defendant has never asserted that the state constitutional confrontation guarantee in Colorado Constitution article II, section 16 provides him greater protection than does its federal counterpart. Consequently, we have no reason to address this issue. See People v. Mershon, 874 P.2d 1025, 1030 n.2 (Colo. 1994) (declining to address state constitutional argument, where the trial court’s order was based on the federal constitution and the defendant, in his briefs before the court of appeals, never argued that the state constitution should be construed to give him greater protection than the federal constitution); People v. Rodriguez , 209 P.3d 1151, 1156 (Colo. App. 2008) (“Where, as here, a defendant does not make a specific objection, with a separate argument, under the state constitution, we must presume the defendant’s objections are based on federal, not state, constitutional grounds, and limit our review accordingly.”), aff’d, 238 P.3d 1283 (Colo. 2010).
4. But cf. People v. Moore, 226 P.3d 1076, 1082 (Colo. App. 2009) (“The purpose of an objection is not only to express disagreement with a proposed course of action, but also to identify the grounds for disagreement. An objection must be specific enough to provide the trial court with a meaningful opportunity to prevent or correct the error.”).
5. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966).
6. In so holding, we necessarily reject defendant’s reliance on Thomas v. People, 803 P.2d 144 (Colo. 1990), and People v. Newbrough, 803 P.2d 155 (Colo. 1990), as misplaced. In both cases, the issue before the court was whether the admission of videotaped depositions of child victims under section 18-3-413, C.R.S. 2011 -- in lieu of live testimony -- violated the defendants’ confrontation rights. Because I.R. testified in person -- rather than via video deposition -- Thomas and Newbrough are clearly distinguishable.
7. This “reasonable possibility” of prejudice test is also used in evaluating the harmlessness of preserved contentions of constitutional error. See, e.g., People v. Moore, 251 P.3d 451, 454 (Colo. App. 2010) (“[U]nder the constitutional standard of harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, [reversal is required] where there is a reasonable possibility that the defendant could have been prejudiced.”); People v. Orozco, 210 P.3d 472, 476 (Colo. App. 2009) (“[Under the constitutional harmless error test,] ‘[i]f there is a reasonable possibility that the defendant could have been prejudiced, the error cannot be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.’ Conversely, an error ‘is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt “if there is no reasonable possibility that it affected the guilty verdict.”’”) (citation omitted) (quoting People v. Trujillo, 114 P.3d 27, 32 (Colo. App. 2004), and People v. Chavez, 190 P.3d 760, 765 (Colo. App. 2007)). Indeed, the only difference in analyzing instructional plain error prejudice and preserved constitutional error prejudice in Colorado lies with the party bearing the burden of persuasion. Compare People v. Butler, 224 P.3d 380, 386 (Colo. App. 2009) (the prosecution bears the burden of showing the harmlessness of preserved errors of constitutional magnitude), with People v. Boykins, 140 P.3d 87, 95 (Colo. App. 2005) (“In review for plain error, the defendant has the burden of persuasion with respect to prejudice.”).
Because, however, the plain error doctrine is to be applied sparingly, in light of the interests served by the contemporaneous objection rule, a greater likelihood of harm should be required for plain error prejudice than is required to obtain reversal for preserved issues of constitutional error. Indeed, the United States Supreme Court has so concluded, in applying a substantially identical plain error rule. Compare United States v. Marcus, ___ U.S. ___, ___, 130 S.Ct. 2159, 2164, 176 L.Ed.2d 1012 (2010) (to meet the prejudice prong of the plain error test, “there must be a reasonable probability that the error affected the outcome of the trial”), with Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 23, 87 S.Ct. 824, 827, 17 L.Ed.2d 705 (1967) (under the constitutional harmless error test, “[t]he question is whether there is a reasonable possibility that the [error] contributed to the conviction”) (quoting Fahy v. Connecticut, 375 U.S. 85, 86-87, 84 S.Ct. 229, 230, 11 L.Ed.2d 171 (1963)); see also, e.g., United States v. Wisecarver, 598 F.3d 982, 989 (8th Cir. 2010) (under the plain error rule, “[a]n error is prejudicial if the defendant shows ‘a reasonable probability that, but for [the error claimed], the result of the proceeding would have been different’”) (quoting United States v. Kent, 531 F.3d 642, 656 (8th Cir. 2008)).
8. To the extent that defendant argues that the mere mention of superfluous concepts may have caused the jury to speculate about possible application of the concepts, this argument is itself speculation, and not ground for finding plain error. See, e.g., Jones v. United States, 527 U.S. 373, 394-95, 119 S.Ct. 2090, 2105, 144L.Ed.2d 370 (1999) (“Where the effect of an alleged error is so uncertain, a defendant cannot meet his burden of showing that the error actually affected his substantial rights.”); United States v. Lombardozzi, 491 F.3d 61, 74 (2d Cir. 2007) (“[W]here ‘the effect of an error on the result in the district court is uncertain . . . indeterminate’ or only speculative, we cannot conclude that [the defendant’s] substantial rights have been affected.”) (quoting United States v. Williams, 399 F.3d 450, 458 (2d Cir. 2005)); State v. Clinkscale, 911 N.E.2d 862, 870 (Ohio 2009) (“Speculation does not suffice to demonstrate plain error.”).
In this regard, defendant’s reliance on Kaufman v. People, 202 P.3d 542, 562 (Colo. 2009), is misplaced. In Kaufman, the court held that an erroneous combat by agreement instruction could have led the jury to “wonder why it was given the instruction, decided that it must have been for some purpose, and forced the evidence to fit the instruction.” However, in that case, there was evidence of a fight following the parties’ initial aggression, but no evidence of a clear-cut agreement to fight. Thus, Kaufman is distinguishable because, unlike in this case, there was some evidence that could have caused the jury to believe that combat principles applied.
9. In this regard, this case is distinguishable from People v. Phillips, 91 P.3d 476 (Colo. App. 2004), in which the trial court instructed the jury that, to utilize the defense, the defendant must have had a reasonable belief that the intruder had committed a crime in the dwelling. A division of this court held that the “had committed” language imposed too strict a requirement because the language of section 18-1-704.5(2) also allowed for the defense upon a reasonable belief that the intruder “was committing or intended to commit a crime in the dwelling.” Phillips, 91 P.3d at 481. The present pattern instruction and the instruction given in this case are phrased in accord with the Phillips decision.
These opinions are not final. They may be modified, changed or withdrawn in accordance with Rules 40 and 49 of the Colorado Appellate Rules. Changes to or modifications of these opinions resulting from any action taken by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court are not incorporated here.
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About this recipe: This sumptuous dulce de leche cheesecake is a show-stopper and no mistake! This cheesecake is baked, so allow plenty of time for it to cool then chill before serving to your eager family and friends.
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Anime Challenge Day 12
Hey there, we’ve made it to Day 12 of the Anime Challenge. The challenge? The anime I’ve rewatched the most. This is a short and simple one because I don’t rewatch many anime; honestly, I could count on one hand how many I’ve rewatched. So, today, we’ll be looking at one of the funniest anime I’ve ever seen.
Nichijou is a 2011 anime abut a bunch of schoolgirls living an ordinary life, dealing with ordinary problems in the most extraordinary way possible. It’s kind of something you need to see to understand. What you should know, is that it is side-splitting in its comedy, at least for me.
The smallest things are overblown and drawn out to the point it shouldn’t even be funny…but it is! It’s amazing how the show is able to keep you laughing when the jokes don’t really change up their format that much. You get things like talking cats, exaggerated reactions, a principal wrestling a deer, a student riding a goat to and around school. You see where I’m going? It’s really weird, but it works somehow. It’s why I’ve gone back to it time and again. Just look at these screens and tell me you don’t smile just a little.
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Oct 31, 2018
Author Jocelyn Elise Crowley discusses her book Gray Divorce: What We Lose and Gain from Mid-Life Splits, which was reviewed by Xuemei Cao and Stacy Torres in the December 2018 issue of Gender & Society.
Oct 24, 2018
Author Lijun Song discusses her article, “Does Your Body Know Who You Know? Multiple Roles of Network Members’ Socioeconomic Status for Body Weight Ratings,” co-authored by Philip Pettis and Bhumika Piya. The article is published in the December 2017 issue of Sociological Perspectives. | <urn:uuid:35227ae2-c5c6-4115-b503-a66dfa87faa7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sagesociology.libsyn.com/2018/10 | 2022-08-20T01:35:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00792.warc.gz | en | 0.947427 | 124 |
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation of Dairy Process Streams
AbstractMembrane distillation (MD) was applied for the concentration of a range of dairy streams, such as whole milk, skim milk and whey. MD of a pure lactose solution was also investigated. Direct contact MD (DCMD) mode experiments were carried out in continuous concentration mode, keeping the warm feed/retentate and cold permeate stream temperatures at 54 °C and 5 °C respectively. Performance in terms of flux and retention was assessed. The flux was found to decrease with an increase of dry-matter concentration in the feed. Retention of dissolved solids was found to be close to 100% and independent of the dry-matter concentration in the feed. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) of the fouled membranes confirms organics being present in the fouling layer. View Full-Text
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Hausmann, A.; Sanciolo, P.; Vasiljevic, T.; Ponnampalam, E.; Quispe-Chavez, N.; Weeks, M.; Duke, M. Direct Contact Membrane Distillation of Dairy Process Streams. Membranes 2011, 1, 48-58.
Hausmann A, Sanciolo P, Vasiljevic T, Ponnampalam E, Quispe-Chavez N, Weeks M, Duke M. Direct Contact Membrane Distillation of Dairy Process Streams. Membranes. 2011; 1(1):48-58.Chicago/Turabian Style
Hausmann, Angela; Sanciolo, Peter; Vasiljevic, Todor; Ponnampalam, Elankovan; Quispe-Chavez, Nohemi; Weeks, Mike; Duke, Mikel. 2011. "Direct Contact Membrane Distillation of Dairy Process Streams." Membranes 1, no. 1: 48-58. | <urn:uuid:305eb332-0243-4166-a9c3-b902534e6736> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/1/1/48/xml | 2018-06-19T13:09:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267862929.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619115101-20180619135101-00395.warc.gz | en | 0.854787 | 410 |
The Bond Files: Skyfall Review
There’s a moment about a third of the way through Skyfall that manages to perfectly encapsulate its opinion of the iconic British spy at the heart of the film. Casually dismissing the villain’s lofty accomplishments, Bond mutters, “Everybody needs a hobby.” The villain takes the jab quite well. “Oh. What’s yours?” Bond retorts, “Resurrection.” Released to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the film franchise, Skyfall is a veritable ode to Bond’s endurance – in both a literal and metaphorical sense. After all, not many fifty year olds look as stylish as this.
Sam Mendes, and his talented cast and crew, have managed to get Bond the perfect birthday present.
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Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston took the opportunity to launch a special report from The Sir Richard Williams Foundation, Protecting Australia with UAS (unmanned aerial systems), at the Australian Defence Magazine Congress earlier this week.
The report is the product of numerous seminars, interviews and workshops conducted with both the Defence and civil communities in government and industry over the last 12 months. The big take home message comes from Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, who says that Australia has to come to terms with the fact that armed UAS are in our future. But the ADF will operate such assets with a human in the loop, and will obey the Rules of Engagement as outlined under the Laws of Armed Conflict (PDF).
Australia isn’t a newcomer to the use of UAS, and the report explores the increasing role that they’ve played in the Australian military context over the past 10–15 years By global standards Australia was a relatively late adopter of UAS technologies but has gained much operational experience with the Scaneagle, Heron and Shadow UAS in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The big question with those operations now drawing down is how to apply the knowledge gained from such operations in an uncertain future.
There’s an acknowledgement in the report of the inevitability of more UAS being used in Australia, not just by defence but by other government agencies for a range of defence and civilian tasks, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for border protection, response to natural disasters and civilian use for pleasure.
Perhaps the most startling piece of information in the report is the consensus that the aircraft is the easiest part of the UAS equation. It’s the processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED) element that goes on behind the scenes that determines how useful any UAS really is. Without a good backend system, a UAS isn’t much more than a flying machine without anyone sitting in it. Sensors and data links are an integral part of the package and have to be matched to the role.
The other elephant in the room is the regulatory environment that UAS will operate in. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is working through what issues are involved in operating unmanned aircraft and admits that there’s still much work to be done on this front. Regulatory work being done in the US on how to integrate UAS into civil airspace will help shape the Australian experience as well.
The report has an overall focus on what the government and defence framework should look like going into the future—a roadmap of sorts. Challenges such as policy development, public perception, the unmanned vs. manned debate (especially in the defence context) and the development of new concepts of operation are all canvassed. The report makes an excellent case for the continued use of UAS in various defence scenarios and expansion into more civil realms based on the relatively low cost, flexibility and survivability that UAS can provide.
In the end, there are a number of practical recommendations to make sure that Australia makes the most of UAS can offer the nation. Among them, the report urges more cooperation between Defence and CASA as technology moves ever onwards and upwards. It also advises government and defence to support local Australian industry and academia in helping to develop the PED side of the technology in the wider context of the new Defence White Paper and updated Defence Capability Plan.
It makes a lot of sense to cement the lessons learned from ADF operations in Afghanistan over the past decade through a range of measures in the short term. But the idea that UAS should be used as a whole of government asset in the medium to longer term will take more thought and will present challenges to our policy makers. But it’s an important idea that we need to think about.
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After you watch the trailer for Don Jon, which tells the tale of a man who's addicted to pornography, you're most likely not going to believe that the main character is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This is the same kid who was in 3rd Rock From the Sun and 10 Things I Hate About You? Inconceivable. Now he's buffing up, rocking a New Jersey accent, and seducing the incredibly gorgeous, girl-crush-worthy Scarlett Johansson in this latest flick that he both wrote and directed.
My, my, how times have changed.
As Jon Martello, aka Don Jon, says, "There's only a few things I really care about in life. My body, my pad, my ride, my family, my church, my boys, my girls, my porn."
Amen to that, I guess? Yeah. You know you have to watch it now.
Here is the trailer:
How exactly would you even begin to describe this trailer? Sexy? Funny? Strange? Amusing? Biopic of Mark Wahlberg? (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch do have a "Good Vibrations" cameo, after all.) I also have to mention the quick peek at the hilarious Anne Hathaway and Channing Tatum cameos in the rom-com. Kind of wish they didn't include that in the trailer, though, and left their appearance as a surprise for those of us ignorant to the movie's surprises.
Regardless, the trailer seems refreshingly original with plenty of dark humor -- though I'm sure plenty of movie-goers will tune in to gawk at Scarlett and see how far she takes this role. She is the one, after all, who is apparently beautiful enough for Jon to try to break his porn addiction, and from this two-minute trailer, it looks like she's been perfectly cast.
And then the end, when he was driving and singing, having to pause when stopping next to another car ... who hasn't done that? Pretty awesome moment.
Anyway, the movie full of Jersey accents and Tony Danza premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January and earned a ton of praise. It will hit theaters October 18. Between playing instruments, dancing, singing, acting, writing, directing -- jeez, is there anything JGL can't do?
What did you think of the Don Jon trailer?
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Kolo Toure has an outside chance of making Sunday's clash with Manchester United.
The Ivorian has apparently made an "excellent recovery" from a groin injury sustained against Notts County in midweek.
Toure was stretchered off during Liverpool's 4-2 win in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday, leaving the Reds to close out extra time with 10 men as they avoided a shock upset against the League One outfit.
Rodgers has declared that Toure will return to first-team action much sooner than first thought, with the former Man City defender to be monitored closely over the next two days as he bids to keep his place in central defence for the United game.
He told the club's official website: "His injury is nowhere near as bad as what we thought. We'll just assess that over the next 24/48 hours.
"I think we were all thinking that he might be out for longer after the game, but he's made an excellent recovery. The diagnosis isn't anywhere near as bad as we thought, so we'll see how he is for this weekend.
"If it's not this weekend, then we would think that after the international break he will not be too far away."
The 32-year-old has made an encouraging start to life on Merseyside after signing on a free transfer during the close season, helping Liverpool keep successive clean sheets in Premier League wins over Stoke City and Aston Villa.
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National and regional story (Norway) - What are the state and impacts?
Transboundary pollution by hazardous substances affects all of Norway, and is seen even in such remote areas as the Arctic. 80 per cent of the nitrate that is released to the Skagerrak coast comes with ocean currents from the continent. National inputs of nutrients to the Skagerrak coast have been substantially reduced the last 20 - 30 years. The government has also put heavy restrictions on establishing fish farms in this region, but the total discharges from aquaculture in Norway are increasing.
Norwegian fjords are often narrow with several sills along the ocean floor. This leads to reduced recipient capacity. Some places this is also the situation in the archipelagos. Therefore pollution is a challenge many places along the densely populated regions along the coast. Many coastal areas and fjords are contaminated by hazardous substances from previous industry and dumping.
Overfishing is becoming a problem, and biological pressures such as the introduction of new species may alter both species composition and the numbers of different species in coastal waters. Escaped farmed salmon for instance, represents a serious risk to wild salmon stocks.
The emissions of oil and hazardous substances from the oil and gas industry have been considerably reduced. However, the expansion of oil and gas extraction in the northern areas, and more extraction closer to the coast, increases the chance of acute pollution. Increased extreme weather due to climate change also increases the odds of accidents happening.
The Norwegian Water Management Regulations incorporate the EU Water Framework Directive into Norwegian law. The objective is to achieve good ecological and chemical status for all water bodies by 2021. The regulations apply to inland and coastal waters out to the baseline. Norway is also making managements plans for the Norwegian jurisdictional areas of the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
For references, please go to http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/no/national-and-regional-story-norway-1 or scan the QR code.
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Global Food Security in the 21st Century is the topic of the next free USGS public lecture on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7:00 pm given by research geographer Prasad Thenkabail. He’ll cover topics relating to these facts:
- Worldwide demand for food will require more than one billion hectares of new cropland to feed 9 billion plus people by 2050
- Presently, of all the water used by humans over 70% goes towards agriculture to produce food in most countries
- Remote-sensing from space will provide crucial data for policy development affecting croplands and their water use
- Social scientists recognize global food security as a primary requirement for human advancement, overall health, and peaceful coexistence.
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The Santa Clara County Office of Education provides important resources & information for signing up your child for a Pre-K program.
Among the resources you’ll find is a referral program to locate a high-quality Preschool, TK, and K program.
Access the Childcare Portal for safe, high-quality childcare and preschool options, or to learn about state and federal subsidized programs. Alternatively, browse by school district to see which school districts offer an early learning program in your area.
For helpful resources, check out this enrollment toolkit, which provides information on what documents to bring as part of the enrollment process.
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The Warrior WARP S Lacrosse head is the second evolution of the Warrior WARP and is now available with a Semi Soft feel. Warrior used a new Polyethylene material for the center channel of the WARP S to create a semi soft pocket giving you more feel and control of the ball. Along with the new material the WARP S also uses a longer channel for a smoother release during passing and shooting.The WARP S offers a more traditional mesh feel to the newest pocket innovation to the sport of a lacrosse. Warrior offers a 60 day warranty with the WARP S is proudly produced in the USA.
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