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Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
In time, gravity, sun exposure, and the stresses of daily life take their toll on our faces: deep creases appear beside the mouth, the jaw line slackens, and folds and fat deposits appear on the neck. Facelifts counteract these problems by removing fat and tightening skin and muscles, giving your face a fresher, youthful look. Incisions are made in inconspicuous places such as behind the hairline and in natural folds of the face and ears, and scars fade to near invisibility in time.
Forehead Lift (Browlift)
Browlifts can revitalize drooping or lined foreheads, helping you to look less angry, sad or tired. Using either traditional or minimally invasive methods, the muscles above the eyes are altered to smooth lines and raise the eyebrows for a more youthful appearance. The procedure is often combined with other operations such as blepharoplasty and facelifts to improve the look of the eyes and other areas of the face.
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
Blepharoplasty can rejuvenate puffy, sagging or tired-looking eyes by removing excess fat, skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. It may be performed for cosmetic reasons or to improve sight by lifting droopy eyelids out of the patient's field of vision. The procedure is performed as an outpatient in our office operating room.
Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)
One of the most common plastic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty is performed to reshape, reduce or augment a person's nose, remove a hump, narrow nostril width, change the angle between the nose and the mouth, or to correct injury, birth defects, or other problems that affect breathing. Rhinoplasty is an outpatient procedure performed with anesthesia.
Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammoplasty)
Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the U.S. It can give women with small or unevenly-sized breasts a fuller, firmer, better-proportioned look through the placement of implants in the breast. Women may elect to undergo breast augmentation for many different medical and aesthetic motivations, including balancing breast size and compensating for reduced breast mass after pregnancy or surgery.
Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
A breast lift, or mastopexy, is performed to return youthful shape and lift to breasts that have sagged as a result of weight loss, pregnancy, loss of the skin's natural elasticity or simply the effects of aging and gravity. The procedure can also reduce areolar size (the dark skin surrounding the nipple), and it can be combined with breast augmentation for added firmness.
Breast Reduction (Reduction Mammoplasty)
Large breasts can cause pain, improper posture, rashes, breathing problems, skeletal deformities, and low self-esteem. Breast reduction surgery is usually done to provide relief from these symptoms. Performed under general anesthesia, the procedure removes fat and glandular tissue and tightens skin to produce smaller, lighter breasts that are in a healthier proportion to the rest of the body.
"Tummy Tuck" (Abdominoplasty)
Abdominoplasty helps to flatten and shape the abdomen and waist by removing excess fat and skin and tightening muscles. The best candidates have pockets of fat or loose skin that haven't responded well to diet and exercise. The procedure can also be useful for women with stretched skin and muscles from pregnancy.
The most popular cosmetic surgery procedure in the U.S., liposuction sculpts the body by removing undesirable fat that has not responded to diet and exercise from areas such as the abdomen, waist, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, chin, cheeks, neck and upper arms.
Body lift (Belt lipectomy)
The body lift is performed to remove loose, excess skin from the torso and upper legs. It offers an improvement in appearance for patients who have lost significant amounts of weight due to childbearing, diet, exercise or bariatric surgery.
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BOTOX® Cosmetic is commonly used to reduce or eliminate the appearance of facial wrinkles. it is injected under the skin into areas surrounding the eyes, forehead, chin and neck to smooth crow's feet, frown and worry lines, and lines on the chin and neck. Made from a purified protein, BOTOX relaxes muscles, wrinkles and gives the face a rejuvenated look.
Chemical Peel
Chemical peels remove damaged outer layer of the skin on the face to smooth texture and remove blemishes to produce healthy, glowing skin. Peel formulas and strengths are tailored to each patient. Peels can be combined with other procedures such as facelifts for a younger look.


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Guess here is Konerko calls it quits after season
There are still 45 games to play, but it looks like the Paul Konerko farewell is already heating up.
As we reported in today's paper, Konerko's contract expires at the end of the season, he's 37 years old and he's batting .242 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI during an injury-riddled season.
If I would have to guess, Konerko is not going to play again next season. If he does, it would likely be with another team.
Konerko has not offered any details about his future plans, most likely because he's not sure himself.
But one thing sticks out in my mind – last season Konerko was talking about his future and he made it quite clear he'd never keep playing "just to chase some numbers."
The first baseman/designated hitter has 431 career home runs, so he's just 69 shy of the coveted 500 plateau.
But given the way he's played this season, and given his recent lower back issues, he'd likely need two more full, healthy seasons to get to 500.
Knowing Konerko, I don't see that happening.
My guess is Konerko decides to retire at some point in October or November, he takes a few years off for some family time and rejoins the White Sox much like Robin Ventura and Jim Thome did.
We shall see.


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Study of Docetaxel in Breast Cancer Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00174707
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted : December 7, 2009
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Primary objectives:
- To compare the disease free survival (DFS) in patients treated with the sequential epidoxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) regimen to that in patients treated with the same treatment plus docetaxel given sequentially after epidoxorubicin
Secondary objectives:
- To compare the DFS in patients treated with the sequential epidoxorubicin, docetaxel and CMF (only patients with > or = 4 lymph nodes) regimen to that in patients treated with sequential intensified epidoxorubicin/docetaxel/high dose (HD) cyclophosphamide regimen
- To evaluate the overall survival in each arm
- To evaluate the tolerability of a sequential intensified epidoxorubicin/docetaxel/HD-cyclophosphamide (arm C)
- To compare the safety of a sequential epidoxorubicin/docetaxel/CMF (arm B) regimen versus a standard sequential epidoxorubicin/CMF regimen (arm A)
|Condition or disease
|Breast Neoplasms
|Drug: epidoxorubicine, ciclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracile Drug: epidoxorubicine, docetaxel, ciclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracile Drug: epidoxorubicine, docetaxel, cyclophosphamide
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|998 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase III Randomized Study of Sequential Epidoxorubicin Followed By CMF: Cyclophosphamide+Methotrexate+Fluorouracil (Arm A) Versus Sequential Epidoxorubicin Followed By Docetaxel Followed By CMF (Arm B) Versus Sequential Intensified Epidoxorubicin Followed By Docetaxel Followed By High-Dose Cyclophosphamide (Arm C) in Early Breast Cancer Patients With Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes
|Study Start Date :
|December 1997
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2007
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2007
Active Comparator: A
Sequential Epidoxorubicin followed by CMF: ciclophosphamide/Methotrexate/fluorouracile (±TAM: tamoxifen)
Drug: epidoxorubicine, ciclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracile
Sequential Epidoxorubicin followed by ciclophosphamide/Methotrexate/fluorouracile (±TAM)
Experimental: B
Sequential Epidoxorubicin followed by Docetaxel followed by ciclophosphamide/methotrexate/fluorouracile (± TAM)
Drug: epidoxorubicine, docetaxel, ciclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracile
Sequential Epidoxorubicin followed by Docetaxel followed by ciclophosphamide/methotrexate/fluorouracile (± TAM)
Experimental: C
Sequential Intensified Epidoxorubicin followed by Docetaxel followed by Cyclophosphamide (± TAM)
Drug: epidoxorubicine, docetaxel, cyclophosphamide
Sequential Intensified Epidoxorubicin followed by Docetaxel followed by Cyclophosphamide (± TAM)
- Invasive Disease-Free Survival (IDFS) - with exclusion of ductal carcinoma in situ- DCIS- either collateral or ipsilateral, according to STEEP in adjuvant breast cancer trial: Standardized Definitions for Efficacy Endpoints [ Time Frame: Time between randomization date and date of local or distant recurrence or contralateral breast cancer or second primary (non breast) cancer or death from any cause, whichever occurs first ]
- Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS) [ Time Frame: Time between the date of randomization and the date of local or distant recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, thus excluding contralateral breast cancer or second primary (non breast) cancers ]
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Time between the date of randomization and date of death ]
- Distant Disease-Free Survival (DDFS) [ Time Frame: Time betwen the date of randomization and the date of distant recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
- Histologically proven breast cancer at the first diagnosis with > or = 4 axillary nodes showing evidence of tumor among a minimum of 10 resected lymph nodes (American Joint Committee on Cancer 1992 pathologic staging pT1-4, pN1-2 [at least 1/10], M0)
- Ages ≥ 18 years and ≤ 70 years for patients who will be randomized to arm A and B. Ages ≥ 18 years and ≤ 65 years for patients who will be randomized to arm C
- World Health Organization performance status 0-1
- Definitive surgical treatment must be either mastectomy or breast conserving surgery, with axillary lymph node dissection for operable breast cancer (clinical T1-3, N1, M0). Margins of resected specimen from definitive surgery must be histologically free of invasive adenocarcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ. Lobular carcinoma in situ does not count as a positive margin. Patients with histologically-documented infiltration of the skin (pT4a) will be also eligible
- Surgical procedures completed within 8 weeks from the randomization.
Laboratory requirements:
Hematology :
- Neutrophils ≥ 2 x 10^9/L
- Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/DL
Hepatic function:
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1 time the upper-normal limits of the institutional normal values.
- ASAT & ALAT ≤ 2.5 UNL, alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 UNL. Patients with ASAT &/or ALAT > 1.5 x UNL associated with alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x UNL are not eligible for the study
Renal function :
- Creatinine ≤ 140 µmol/L (1.6 mg/DL); if limit values, the creatinine clearance should be performed and should be ≥ 60 ml/min
- Normal left ventricular ejection fraction or superior to the lower limits of the institution
- Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Patients registered on this trial must be treated and followed at the participating center
- Complete work-up within 3 months prior to randomization. All patients will have bilateral mammography, chest X rays (posteroanterior [PA] and lateral), abdominal ultrasound and/or computed tomography scan, & bone scan
Exclusion criteria:
- Axillary lymph nodes free of involvement
- Primary breast cancer with histology other than adenocarcinoma
- Inflammatory carcinoma
- Any locally advanced (T4 and/or N2-known N3) or metastatic (M1) breast cancer
- Past or current history of ipsilateral or contralateral invasive or contralateral ductal in situ breast carcinoma. A past or current history of ipsilateral ductal in situ or lobular in situ (ipsilateral or contralateral) breast carcinoma is not an exclusion criterion
- Histologically positive resection margins. Patients undergoing conservative resection margins can be considered eligible if radically resected within 4 weeks from randomization
- Pregnant or lactating women or women of childbearing potential (e.g. not using adequate contraception)
- History of prior or concomitant malignancies other than curatively treated basal cell skin cancer or excised cervical carcinoma in situ
- Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy > grade 2 according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria
Other serious illnesses or medical conditions:
- Congestive heart failure or angina pectoris even if it is medically controlled. Previous history of myocardial infarction within 1 year from study entry, uncontrolled high risk hypertension or arrhythmias
- History of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders including dementia or seizures
- Active infection
- Peptic ulcer, unstable diabetes mellitus or other contraindications for the use of dexamethasone
- Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs. Participation in another clinical trial with any investigational regimen within 30 days prior to study entry
- Concurrent treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy
- Concurrent treatment with ovarian hormonal replacement therapy. Prior treatment should be stopped before study entry
- Prior systemic anticancer therapy for breast cancer (chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, etc.) as adjuvant and/or neo-adjuvant therapy
- Concomitant treatment with corticosteroids used for reasons other than premedication; however, patients receiving chronic treatment with corticosteroids (>6 months) at low dose (≤ 20 mg of methylprednisolone or equivalent dose of other corticosteroids) for whichever reason are eligible
- Definite contraindications for the use of corticosteroids as premedication
- Prior radiation therapy
The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00174707
|Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
|Milan, Italy
|Study Director:
|Georges Paizis, MD
|Responsible Party:
|Medical Affairs Medical Director, Sanofi-aventis aministrative office
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|NCT00174707 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|September 15, 2005 Key Record Dates
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|December 7, 2009
|Last Verified:
|December 2009
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Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Starrett 708A - 709A - 708B - 709B Test Indicator
Starrett 708A - 709A - 708B - 709B Indicator Contact Points
According to the Starrett web site, these gages "meet or exceed ISO accuracy requirements" but they do not specify or publish what those accuracies are.
The Starrett 708 and 709 series of test indicators have some idiosyncrasies that can make these repairs challenging. Unless you have experience and tools, we strongly urge you to leave this in the hands of professionals. Only the clear plastic cover (crystal and bezel assembly) and the contact points are easily replaced by the end-user (refer to notes at bottom of this page). Can Long Island Indicator Service repair Starrett gages? Take a look at page 30 to see what we can and can not do.
Spare parts are not available from us because we are not Starrett distributors. If you can not find a distributor who is willing to sell parts (there is little money to be made selling parts) then you can contact Starrett directly. Check their web site for a parts breakdown and contact information.
It is important to remember that these Starrett indicators are accurate when the contact point has an angle of about 10 to 15 degrees to the test surface. If, during calibration, you find that you are losing or gaining distance (even though the contact angle is correct) you will need to shorten or lengthen the contact point. The longer the point is, the less travel it will register. To do this, you will have to adjust the set screw which you will see on the opposite side of the pivot. Loosen the contact point first and then adjust the set screw. Now you can tighten the contact point again. Quite a bit of trial and error will get you the results you're after. If this is too much of a headache, next time don't buy Starrett.
Repair hint
If you need to remove the guts from the body you will have to remove adjusting screw #8 first. Similarly, if you need to remove the dial head assembly #11 you will have to remove (or at least loosen significantly) adjusting screw #36 on the cover side. You can only find this screw by removing the cover. A very small jeweler's screw driver will be required.
Q: I am hoping that you can help me out with this. One of our guys picked up a used Starrett indicator. We are trying to get the original contact for it. I ordered the MTC58-04 from your site. From what I could tell this should have been the right one but the threads are different. Would you be able to tell me what tip it needs?


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Non-Fiction Treasures
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Linda, I absolutely loved how Melissa Sweet incorporated so many different words into the art. This is a book I'm going to enjoy returning to again and again because the art is so detailed, rich, and complex.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Elisabeth, me too. This is one I'll keep for me. Just like The River of Words, it is filled with things to look at many times.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 24, 2014 at 9:29 AM
I haven't seen The Right Word at any bookstore here in Portland and I work at one! I'm getting impatient, lol.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hm-m, I'm surprised, perhaps late getting to the west? Hope you find it soon. How about the libraries?Delete
Yay for The Right Word! I just loved it. Bryant and Sweet are the dream team. :-) I haven't heard of the other one you featured. It looks great! I love immigration stories.ReplyDeleteReplies
I was so excited to get The Right Word, Holly, & see that you were too. The other one is older, but still available.Delete
Anything by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet is guaranteed goodness. I love this title as much as the others.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yep, me, too. Now we have to wait for the next one while we enjoy this one over & over!Delete
I was really impressed with The Right Word. I thought Bryant and Sweet made such a perfect team - it would be hard to imagine the text without the illustrations and vice versa!ReplyDeleteReplies
It seems to be applause from everyone, Michele. Hope it receives lots of Caldecott love! Thanks!Delete
Treasure House - love this. I can't wait to grab this The Right Word and devour it. Hoping it inspires students to dive into a thesaurus and play with words.ReplyDeleteReplies
Isn't it great to know that? Hope you find it soon for you and for your students! Thanks!Delete
I am excited to pick up The Right Word from the library tomorrow! :) Been reading so many great things about it.ReplyDelete


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With Syria's crisis now into its fifth year and no sign of a solution in sight, hope is dwindling for many refugees. Feelings of uncertainty about the future are compounded by miserable conditions, fuelling a sense of despair and desperation.
Deepening poverty, aid shortfalls, feeling unsafe, lack of educational opportunities, and limited livelihood opportunities leads to loss of hope; and the numbers of migrants and refugees continue to rise.
This is smart aid at its best. And at a time when there is much talk about voter anxiety on America's role in the world, lawmakers have actually worked together on these issues. This Congress has not only made these programs stronger, but Republicans and Democrats alike clearly recognize how American foreign assistance is transforming communities abroad—and impacting our security and economy here at home.
Reliable funding for CVE programs is hard to come by, and donors have generally failed to coordinate their contributions and embrace the experimentation that experts argue is essential to reaping the full benefits of CVE programs. The result is that the world's increased attention to violent extremism has not produced CVE programs that are as effective as they should be. These problems have some clear solutions, and donors should embrace them quickly
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Agreements for planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station approved by the European Commission
The agreement for Hinkley Point C The Commission found that the long-term contract (Contract for Difference[i]) and the guarantee constitute an appropriate and proportionate way for the UK to meet its need for secure, low carbon energy. The Commission's decision leaves the key elements of last October's agreements unchanged whilst it has reinforced measures designed to share potential future benefits with customers.
- The "strike price" for Hinkley Point C remains set at £92.50/MWh or £89.50/MWh if the planned power station at Sizewell goes ahead [ii]
- The contract will last for 35 years
- The strike price is fully indexed to inflation through the Consumer Price Index
- The project will be protected from certain changes in law
As proposed in October 2013, the Contract for Difference already contained a series of "gainshare" mechanisms in which customers would benefit if the project construction costs or equity returns were more favourable than forecast. The Commission, the UK Government and EDF have accepted reinforcement of the "gainshare mechanisms" in the package today approved by the Commission. EDF Energy has also committed that electricity from the proposed power station will be sold at market price and recorded separately from EDF Energy's other electricity production. EDF has agreed that the fee for the Government's proposed Guarantee of project debt be paid at commercial rates.[iii] The agreed guarantee fee delivers the equity return required by investors. Costs In October, 2013 EDF said that the construction costs for the two nuclear power units at Hinkley Point, expressed in 2012 money, are expected to be £14bn. In addition to the construction costs, the project and its partners will have incurred £2bn of other costs before first operation. These include land purchases, achieving the different consents, construction of a spent fuel storage facility and preparing the 900 strong team which will run the station. This means total costs to first operation are expected to be close to £16bn, expressed in 2012 money. These figures have not changed. Next steps Approval by the European Commission is another important milestone for the HPC project following the granting of planning permission by the Secretary of State, nuclear site licences and the approval of the EPR reactor design by the UK nuclear regulator, and agreement between EDF and the UK Government on key commercial terms in October, 2013. The remaining steps require the conclusion of agreements with strategic and financial partners. In parallel the waste transfer contract arrangements must be approved by the European Commission and by the Secretary of State as part of the Funded Decommissioning Programme.[iv] Subject to a final investment decision, the power station is expected to complete commissioning of the first unit in 2023. Project status Since March this year, the project team has moved forward with pre-development work at its own risk to prepare the construction site. This includes building of haul roads to give access to the site for machinery needed for the main construction phase, road improvements on the approach to the site and the first stages of office buildings, worker accommodation and welfare facilities. Training has begun at the Bridgwater College Construction Skills Centre, giving local people the skills they need to work on the project. EDF Energy has also reached agreement with contractors and unions on conditions and employee relations covering all workers on the site. In parallel with the on-site work, off-site work has continued on the detailed engineering design for the power station. Work has also continued with major construction partners to ensure an efficient work schedule. EDF chairman and CEO Henri Proglio said: "The approval by the European Commission is a major milestone for the Hinkley Point C project. Now EDF and partners have to finalise the agreements needed to reach a final investment decision. Building EPR reactors in the UK will provide huge benefits for both countries in terms of job opportunities, economic growth and skills, further strengthening France and United Kingdom fruitful partnership." EDF Energy Chief Executive Vincent de Rivaz said: "The approval of the European Commission demonstrates that the proposed package of agreements between the Government and EDF is fair and balanced for investors and consumers now and for the long term. "The Commission rigorously examined the costs of the project in detail, potential returns for investors and benefits for customers. The engagement with Brussels was thorough, demanding but constructive." Hinkley Point C will be able to supply approximately seven per cent of the UK's electricity needs, with secure, reliable low carbon electricity for decades to come. It will also provide a massive boost to jobs, skills and industrial capability in the UK. An estimated 25,000 workers will be involved in the project during construction with a peak of over 5,600 workers on site at one time. During its 60 years of operation it will avoid around 9m tonnes of CO2 emissions per year and will employ around 900 people. [i] Agreements for Hinkley Point C include a "Contract for Difference" (CfD). This means that if wholesale prices rise above an agreed "strike price", payments from the generator will go back to consumers. If they fall below this price, the generator will receive a top-up payment. Customers pay nothing until the power station is operational. [ii] If Sizewell C goes ahead, there will be a payment from Sizewell C to Hinkley Point C equivalent to £3/MWh upon the final investment decision being taken with respect to Sizewell C reflecting the fact that the first-of-a-kind costs of EPR reactors are shared across the Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C sites. The strike price will be £92.50/MWh for HPC project if Sizewell C does not go ahead. These figures are in 2012 prices. [iii] The proposed Infrastructure Guarantee would be used to support 65% of total budgeted costs prior to operation. EU rules require that the costs of the Infrastructure Guarantee provided by the Government will be paid for at a commercial rate. [iv] This means that, for the first time, the eventual decommissioning and waste management costs associated with Hinkley Point C will be paid by the generator at the time of generation. The cost of this Funded Decommissioning Programme is already taken into account in the strike price.
For more information contact:EDF Energy Media
Media Relations Team
01452 652233
Notes to editors
The European Commission has approved the agreements between EDF Group and the UK Government to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Its decision followed a rigorous and detailed examination of the deal during a 12 month investigation by the European Commission.
The proposed agreements are for a long-term contract for the electricity generated at Hinkley Point C and for a guarantee for the project's debt.
EDF Energy
EDF Energy is one of the UK's largest energy companies and the largest producer of low-carbon electricity, producing around one-fifth of the nation's electricity from its nuclear power stations, wind farms, coal and gas power stations and combined heat and power plants. The company supplies gas and electricity to 6 million business and residential customer accounts and is the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain.
EDF Energy's safe and secure operation of its eight existing nuclear power stations at sites across the country makes it the UK's largest generator of low carbon electricity. EDF Energy is also leading the UK's nuclear renaissance and has published plans to build four new nuclear plants, subject to the right investment framework.
These new plants could generate enough low carbon electricity for about 40% of Britain's homes. They would make an important contribution to the UK's future needs for clean, secure and affordable energy. The project is already creating business and job opportunities for British companies and workers.
Through Our Better Energy Ambitions, EDF Energy has developed one of the biggest environmental and social programmes of any British energy company.
In 2014 EDF Energy received seven 'Big Ticks' in the Business in the Community (BITC) Responsible Business Awards. In 2013 EDF Energy received the Environmental Leadership for Behavioural Change Award in the national Environment and Energy Awards and was highly commended in the first ever pan European Corporate Social Responsibility Awards scheme for its Sustainable Schools programme – the Pod.
EDF Energy is part of EDF Group, one of Europe's largest power companies. The company employs around 14,000 people at locations across the UK.
To find out more about the UK's energy challenges look at www.edfenergy.com/energyfuture/


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Now, we've talked about how you should really get certified seed potatoes to plant rather than using the grocery store potatoes.... So, I don't recommend doing what I'm doing, but when *someone* has shoved a bag of potatoes to the back of the pantry until THIS is going on by the time I discover them, what is a gardener to do? The extra long ones are actually tiniest tubers from last year's harvest that I meant to save more carefully for this year's seed.
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Looking for a culturally-focused adventure? Check out the Haida House at Tllaal, our lodge located in the village of Tlell on Haida Gwaii's east coast.
If you are staying at Ocean House, please refer to your supplied flight itinerary for check-in and check-out times.
We recommend that you pack casual clothing suitable for the outdoors (ie. ability to dress in layers), sturdy trail walking shoes, and a waterproof backpack. Please note that a 25lbs (combined) baggage weight restriction applies to all guests joining us at Ocean House due to restricted cargo space. For more packing tips, see our Frequently Asked Questions.
Scroll down or click below to get answers to all of our guest's Frequently Asked Questions and much more.
Ocean House is only accessible by air. Round-trip transportation from Vancouver BC is included in all packages. Flights depart from YVR South Terminal. Please note that the departure terminal is not located at YVR main terminal.
CHECK-IN: 5:45am
BOARDING: 6:30am
DEPARTS: 7:00am
RETURN DAY - ARRIVE AT YVR: 1:00pm
There are a number of logistical and weather-related factors that can make travelling to Haida Gwaii challenging. We highly recommend that our guests purchase trip cancellation insurance to protect themselves from any unforeseen cancellations. Additionally, we recommend that all travellers have some form of standard travel health insurance.
We suggest a fleecy vest or coat, t-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, a small rainproof backpack, a light rain jacket or windbreaker, light hiking-style footwear, warm socks, sunglasses, gloves, hat or toque, bug spray, sunscreen and personal toiletry items. Bring all medications and dietary aids with you. Dress is casual at the lodge and there is no formal attire required for dinner. Just be comfortable.
Don't forget your camera, laptop or tablet adapters and charging cables. Some guests bring additional camera memory chips to back up their photos. Please note that wifi is via satellite (not high-speed).
Please pack lightly, baggage is restricted to a maximum combined weight of 25lbs.
For those guests travelling with us as part of a larger itinerary, we invite you to store your additional bags at our airport office for the duration of your trip to Haida Gwaii. Please request this service with our guest services team at firstname.lastname@example.com at least 48 hours before your departure.
Wifi is available at the resort in the lodge common areas, but due to our very remote location we only are able to get internet service by satellite. It does not provide the same high-speed connection that most people are used to, but it is generally adequate for email and staying in touch on social media.
If you are arranging a flight connection, be sure to book your flight at least 3 hours after your scheduled arrival time. We are not responsible for extra expenses incurred due to weather delays or missed connecting flights.
Please note that Ocean House departures are from the South Terminal - 6.5km away from YVR's Main Terminal. The airport operates a shuttle between the two terminals - click here for more information.
Ask us about our Special Guest Rate program with the local partner hotels near YVR, where you will find easy airport connections by Skytrain, shuttle or taxi. Most local hotels provide shuttle service to both airports.
The Ocean House gift shop features giftware, jewelry, local Haida art, souvenir apparel, waterproof backpacks, hike appropriate clothing and much more. In addition to this, retails toiletries will also be in stock should you forget any essential items at home.
Gratuities are not expected but gratefully accepted. All-inclusive package guests customarily prefer to leave lump sum gratuities upon departure instead of tipping daily at meals and guiding services.
We have outlined our Terms and Conditions, including our cancellation policy, for your review. Read Our Terms and Conditions.
Please note that Ocean House is a floating lodge which may not be conducive to young, unsupervised children. To fully appreciate the nature of our cultural and marine excursions, we recommend an age limit of 9 years or older.
The Ocean House is fly-in access only (included in package). Guests will depart from Vancouver, BC (YVR South Terminal) and arrive in Sandspit by a chartered aircraft. Transfer to Stads K'uns GawGa (Peel Inlet) is by helicopter.
All marine excursions require the ability to climb in and out of a vessel (cruiser or zodiac) on to the shore, as many ancient villages are only accessible by 'beaching' the vessel (no dock). The paths at the village sites are generally rugged and cannot accommodate wheeled walkers adequately. We recommend walking sticks or canes for those with concerns about balance on uneven ground. We can experience rapid weather changes when on the open sea (wind) and the Zodiac excursions can be problematic for people with back, hip or heart ailments.
Please note that all Ocean House guest rooms are located on the second level of the lodge and must be accessed via stairs. There is no elevator on the premises.
Please ask your Cultural Interpreter about taking photos of poles or private homes. If wishing to capture the image of a Haida (any age) or a Haida artist working on his or her art, please ask for permission. Most will give consent, especially if asked unless there is a copyright issue to respect. If posting photos publicly or reproducing for blogs, it is requested that, out of respect, you do not digitally alter the colours of old poles.
Haida means People. Gwaii means Islands. Therefore, Haida Gwaii means Islands of the People. Gwaii Haanas means Islands of Beauty. The Haida are a Nation onto themselves. Their language is called Haida but there are 3 dialects (with some similarities but many differences as well). The dialects are Skidegate Haida, Masset Haida and Alaska Haida.
During your visit to Haida Gwaii, you are bound to hear HAAW'A (HOW-AH) (also spelled HOWA, HAA'WA). This means thank you. To respond, you can say Laa'gan or Ang'ga, meaning good or yes (an affirmation of your gratitude).
We recommend dressing in layers to adjust to all the weather patterns we encounter (light to heavy rainfall, sun, fog, wind) which can change from one end of the Island to the other. Days and nights are generally mild to warm from May to September.
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Discriminatory intent
|Appeal Judgement - 01.06.2001
AKAYESU Jean Paul
464. In the opinion of the Appeals Chamber, except in the case of persecution, a discriminatory intent is not required by international humanitarian law as a legal ingredient for all crimes against humanity[1]. To that extent, the Appeals Chamber endorses the general conclusion and review contained in Tadic, as discussed above.[2] However, though such is not a requirement for the crime per se, all crimes against humanity, may, in actuality, be committed in the context of a discriminatory attack against a civilian population. As held in Tadic: "[i]t is true that in most cases, crimes against humanity are waged against civilian populations which have been specifically targeted for national, political, ethnic, racial or religious reasons".[3] It is within this context, and in light of the nature of the events in Rwanda (where a civilian population was actually the target of a discriminatory attack), that the Security Council decided to limit the jurisdiction of the Tribunal over crimes against humanity solely to cases where they were committed on discriminatory grounds. This is to say that the Security Council intended thereby that the Tribunal should not prosecute perpetrators of other possible crimes against humanity.
465. The Appeals Chamber found that in doing so, the Security Council did not depart from international humanitarian law[4] nor did it change the legal ingredients required under international humanitarian law with respect to crimes against humanity. It limited at the very most the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to a sub-group of such crimes, which in actuality may be committed in a particular situation. By the same token, the Appeals Chamber notes that ICTY Statute contains in its Article 5 explicitly an express requirement for a nexus with an armed conflict. As held in Tadic, this "creates a narrower sphere of operation than that provided for crimes against humanity under customary international law".[5] Here again, by limiting the scope of the article, the Security Council did not, however, intend that the definition contained in ICTY Statute should constitute a departure from customary international law. In the case at bench, the Tribunal was conferred jurisdiction over crimes against humanity (as they are known in customary international law), but solely "when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population" on certain discriminatory grounds; the crime in question is the one that falls within such a scope. Indeed, this narrows the scope of the jurisdiction, which introduces no additional element in the legal ingredients of the crime as these are known in customary international law.
466. Consequently, apart from this restriction of jurisdiction, such crimes continue to be governed in the usual manner by customary international law, namely that discrimination is not a requirement for the various crimes against humanity, except where persecution is concerned.
467. The meaning to be collected from Article 3 of the Statute is that even if the accused did not have a discriminatory intent when he committed the act charged against a particular victim, he nevertheless knew that his act could further a discriminatory attack against a civilian population; the attack could even be perpetrated by other persons and the accused could even object to it. As a result, where it is shown that the accused had knowledge of such objective nexus, the Prosecutor is under no obligation to go forward with a showing that the crime charged was committed against a particular victim with a discriminatory intent. In this connection, the only known exception in customary international law relates to cases of persecutions.
468. In light of this interpretation and the finding that persecution is the only crime which requires a discriminatory intent, the Appeals Chamber is of the view that any interpretation of the chapeau of Article 3 of the Statute such as would add a requirement for a showing of a discriminatory intent with respect to all crimes against humanity would likely render redundant the express if more succinct reference to discrimination – contained in Article 3 of the Statute (Persecutions), which reference is understood as a requirement of a discriminatory intent.[6] As is known, one of the basic rules of interpretation requires that a provision or part thereof should not be interpreted in a manner to render it redundant or bereft of any object, unless such a conclusion is inevitable. One must proceed from the assumption that the lawmakers intended to give some effect to each of the words used.
469. For the foregoing reasons, the Appeals Chamber considers the present ground of appeal and finds that:
(1) Article 3 of the Statute does no require that all crimes against humanity enumerated therein be committed with a discriminatory intent.
(2) Article 3 restricts the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to crimes against humanity committed in a specific situation, that is, "as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population" on discriminatory grounds.
[1] Tadic Appeal Judgment, para. 288.
[2] [Tadić Appeal Judgement], para. 287 et seq. Following its review in para. 292, the Appeals Chamber found that "[t]his warrants the conclusion that customary international law, as it results from the gradual development of international instruments and national case-law into general rules, does not presuppose a discriminatory or persecutory intent for all crimes against humanity". In Tadic, ICTY Appeals Chamber relied, in particular, on the interpretation of the London Agreement of 8 August 1945, the Statute of the International Tribunal for Tokyo, Council Control Law No. 10, the Draft Code of crimes against the peace and security of mankind and the Statute of Rome.
[3] [Tadić Appeal Judgement], para. 297.
[4] In this connection, the Appeals Chamber recalls the finding in Tadic (para. 296): "it is open to the Security Council – subject to respect for peremptory norms of international law (jus cogens) – to adopt definitions of crimes in the Statute which deviate from customary international law [footnotes omitted]. Nevertheless, as a general principle, provisions of the Statute defining the crimes within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal should always be interpreted as reflecting customary international law, unless an intention to depart from customary international law is expressed in the terms of the Statute, or from other authoritative sources".
[5] Tadic Judgment, footnote 356.
[6] The chapeau refers to discrimination on "national, political, ethnic, racial or religious" grounds while Article 3(h) of the Statute envisages cases of "persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds".
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028: Expire Out of Pretending, and Step Into Your Miraculous, Unapologetic Self with Davide Di Giorgio, The Experience Alchemist/
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World Tea Expo Offers a Cure for Economic Flu
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The 2009 World Tea Expo is projecting record attendance - not despite the current economy, but, at least partially, because of it. Historically, economic downturns have inspired entrepreneurs to launch businesses in niche industries. With specialty tea offering a highly profitable and fast-growing opportunity in the United States, the World Tea Expo and the industry are preparing for a banner year.
Sales of specialty and premium tea in the U.S. are skyrocketing. Earlier this year, market research firm Packaged Facts forecasted that U.S. tea sales would double in five years, from $7.4 billion in 2007 to $15 billion by 2012. The firm further projected that, over the same period, the specialty tea segment of the market would grow to comprise more than half of these total sales, up from its current share of 36 percent. This translates into nearly $5 billion in new specialty tea sales each year for five years - more than double the growth of commercial grade tea.
World Tea Expo features nearly 400 leading companies in the specialty tea business from around the world, including producers from almost every major growing region. Alongside the Expo is a robust educational program, featuring a New Business Boot Camp, an Executive & Technical Series, Skill-Building Workshops and Focused Tastings - all in addition to the more than 40 sessions in the Core Conference Program.
Also held in conjunction with the event is the much anticipated second annual World Tea Championship, an independent evaluation of the top teas from around the world. The winners will be announced during the new awards ceremony at the Expo.
The World Tea Expo will be held May 2-4, 2009, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
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Disney Magic Hour Episode #9 - Magic Band Update, tiny ANT-MAN Review, Hidden Gems in Walt Disney World
On this week's episode we welcome a fourth member to the Disney Magic Hour team in Scott. We then discuss an update to the collection of Magic Bands you may have been putting together, give a quick review on Marvel's latest big screen effort, ANT-MAN, then list off some of our favorite hidden gems in Walt Disney World!
Head over to YouTube and check out POGO's page HERE to view all his music videos. You can also reach Pogo on Twitter @NickBertke
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"This is the last key in the lock to our understanding of this reality, allowing us to take back control and dissolve the infinite trap of time. The feeling of this is almost like stepping on a stair in the dark that does not exist. A feeling of almost having achieved the unachievable, only to have that concept completely disappear from memory… This is the lull. The ebb to the flow. What we need right now are concepts and thoughts exploring the transitory nature of how we actually exist inside of time."
~Eric Raines
Over the past week we have seen an incredible amount of energetic movement.
We are beginning to move into the largest waves of incoming energy humanity has experienced in known history, simply because there is so much more light to anchor into on the surface of the planet. The reason for this is that more and more of us are waking up to the realization that much of our physical pain is caused by stagnant emotional and etheric energy clogging the chi/blood flow in the body. More importantly, more and more are figuring out how to transmute this dense energy into joy, light and dynamic flow.
As this trend gains momentum and majority, multiple levels of healing and reintegration are happening, let me explain.
First and foremost, for all of these individuals, a palpable sensation of releasing tension, pain and discomfort is the most immediate effect as well as the most appreciated. Along with a pain free, relaxed physicality, they are noticing an almost completely silent mind, besides what they are actively "speaking" inside of their heads. No music, no background chatter, no nonstop negative self talk. Silence and gentle concentration.
This balance between the brain and the nervous system opens up a completely different awareness of Creation outside the sight, hearing, taste, touch , smell senses hardwired into physical reality. Suddenly, fields of atomic, conscious, stagnant and vibrant energy can be experienced, influenced and direct understanding of how the energy world effects physical reality can be studied through simple cause and effect coupled with observation.
As these experiments grow in scale, confidence and strength in creating these fields that purify the energy world begin to anchor in deeply to the physical body and shifts in the DNA begin to occur, creating/anchoring in much more light.
As these people become aware of the programs, traumas, unprocessed emotions and habits that were passed down to them from their parents through genetic lineages and begin to release them, much of the etheric weight dropping the planet down in density begins to release, opening up new pathways of energy flow for the entire planet, from massive Gaia consciousness, down to microbial life forms. Etheric weight is explained in detail here.
As this phase of purging begins in full swing, doors through time are being opened. Individuals going into this energy work with the intention of only healing themselves because they are sick and tired of being sick and tired are creating a completely unexpected result because of this on a planet wide scale that is triggering the exact same process that person went through on a planetary scale.
As more cleanse themselves, their field and their bodies in search of relief, the planet is experiencing enough of a lifting that the heavy, dark emotional traumas and energetic rotten areas are getting exposed to the light on a planet wide scale, triggering the Dark Night of the Soul for the planet from Gaia consciousness all the way through the majority collective consciousness.
A doorway in time was opened on April 22nd and as of the 26th, pathways that have been closed off and locked away inside the mists of time, "purged" from timeline existence, began to permeate their way through into the NOW time.
This integration has brought forward the histories, cultures, discoveries, lessons and most importantly, the pristine energies before the Fall of Gaia took place.
This is much more monumental than simple words can describe. Think along the lines of always knowing there was an answer to a question you could not quite remember and having this life-changing epiphany strike you square in the forehead with an explosion of knowing, bliss and conscious expansion to the point of dissolving reality around you physically.
This is happening for the planetary consciousness and by proxy, us.
What is happening right now is that time has many vestiges of many hidden/occulted energies that are "lost" from now, and just like the light can make time capsules to spark in future generations, darkness can as well, they like to go back into the past and change the future however. They do not enjoy working in the unknown, it is much to transitory for them.
Multiple negative aspects, walled off safely inside of their frameworks built over millions of years have felt this shifting in the primordial past. They cannot effect the Primordial past, only close off our access to it in the NOW, meaning as the energies of billions of years ago are transmuted, this changes the timeline history, deleting the physical existence of what now, has never happened. Meaning, the control humanity is experiencing on a physical, spiritual, emotional and mental level does not exist.
Lets say that again. These control systems no longer exist… so why are we not noticing an incredible transformation right now? Well, they technically do not exist, but we are walled off from that timeline by the veil of consciousness, or the space/time we are stuck inside of as a species… that we are actively dissolving in the NOW
The major strength of the parasitic construct on the planet right now is far in the PAST, walled off from the NOW, where they stretch through timelines with gravity encoded quantum computers, coupled with consciousness augmented with AI nano technology.
Think along the lines of burrowing through time as if it were a hundred trillion layer cake (much smaller number than actuality, we are just simplifying here), each layer a different part of the NOW, or a different space in time as we would perceive it.
This walled off, safeguarded space is in between us and the Primordial past, if we are looking back through the mists of time and now they are doing everything in their power to divert this Primordial flow to humanity.
It reminds me of a cone or a wedge point first inside of extremely high water pressure, like that coming from a fire hose. There is no stopping the outward flow, but with extreme precision, strength and conscious application, it can be forced to "spray" outwards in a circle, leaving what it was "spraying" completely dry.
This is the last key in the lock to our understanding of this reality, allowing us to take back control and dissolve the infinite trap of time.
The feeling of this is almost like stepping on a stair in the dark that does not exist. A feeling of almost having achieved the unachievable, only to have that concept completely disappear from memory…
This is the lull. The ebb to the flow. What we need right now are concepts and thoughts exploring the transitory nature of how we actually exist inside of time.
I go into great detail on questions, concepts and mindsets that can change the way anyone perceives reality here
What we need right now is excitement, wonder and most importantly, understanding.
Take some time for you. Rest. Stretch. Hydrate. Keep your programming clear on the thought, emotional and energetic level. Put in your body what you want to truly experience and mind your media intake.
The next week is going to be almost like recovering from a good workout, so take your time and treat yourself accordingly.
We've got some big movements coming. Get ready. Get excited
We got this!!
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The other gender gap: Obama struggles to make gains among male voters
For all the analysis of Mitt Romney's struggle to attract female voters, little has been made of the other gender gap -- President Obama's difficulty in attracting male voters.
While Romney's deficit among female voters is deeper, the incumbent president has faced his share of trouble winning over the other 49 percent of the population. The president's approval ratings since the beginning of his term demonstrate this reality. He fares consistently better among women, consistently worse among men.
When pitted against Romney, the Republican presidential front-runner, the trend holds. Romney often captures the men, while Obama wins the women.
In a Fox News Poll released last month, only 43 percent of men said they approved of the job Obama was doing -- 51 percent disapproved. The numbers practically flipped among women.
Drilling deeper into the numbers, the poll showed 59 percent of men disapproved of Obama's handling of the economy, compared with 50 percent of women who felt the same way. On the deficit, disapproval among men was 61 percent; among women, 53 percent.
A widely cited USA Today/Gallup poll last week, which measured Obama's and Romney's support in 12 vital swing states, showed Romney losing women 36-54 percent.
In the swing states, Obama was doing better among men than he has been nationally, but still behind by a point -- with Romney leading 48-47 percent.
The reason for each candidate's gender gap likely can be traced to a host of factors.
There are historical trends to consider -- women have favored Democrats and men Republicans for decades.
In this particular race, dissatisfaction with Obama runs deeper among men when it comes to issues of the economy and the deficit -- issues Romney has tried to make the centerpiece of his campaign platform.
Amid a shaky economy recovery, though, Obama's trouble with the not-so-fair sex could boil down to the basic challenge of unemployment.
"Men are hurting more in this workforce in unemployment than women are," said Brad Blakeman, past adviser to former President George W. Bush. "Men have left this president because they are unemployed."
The latest jobs report in March pegged the unemployment rate for men at 7.6 percent, for women at 7.4 percent. The numbers, though, weren't always so close.
The gap in the jobless rate for women and men grew to nearly 3 percentage points in late 2009 and has narrowed slowly since.
A 2010 report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that the men fared worse during the recession and its aftermath in part because the industries that suffered most were male-dominated.
From a cultural perspective, Blakeman noted that the "burden of not being employed" can weigh more heavily on a man than a woman.
Polling has shown different issues mattering more to male and female voters.
In the USA Today/Gallup poll of swing state voters, men listed the deficit and national debt as their top issue. For women, the top issue was health care.
Indeed, Obama and his Democratic allies appear to have made inroads with women by stoking concerns about Republicans targeting contraception.
"The culture wars nonsense really drives -- especially women -- crazy," said Democratic strategist Peter Fenn. He said that while Obama should strive to bring more men on board with his campaign, Democrats historically don't need to be winning among men to win the presidential election.
Christopher C. Hull, who runs the online advocacy platform BlastRoots, said the gender gap has more to do with the nature of the parties than the candidates.
"The reality is that the party of the left is a generally communitarian party, and the party of the right is a generally individualist party," he said, calling those "feminine and masculine qualities, respectively."


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A transgender male to female prisoner at New Hall jail, in Wakefield, is accused of sexually assaulting four female inmates at her West Yorkshire prison just days after she was jailed. When she was sent to prison she had not yet had gender reassignment surgery, and was sent to a woman's jail on the basis of her identifying herself as a female. She is said to have launched her first assault within a week of her arrival at prison, and a source at New Hall is said to have described the prisoner as 'visibly aroused' when she allegedly assaulted the first inmate. One of her alleged victims, who she was apparently friends with, claims she stood next to her, touching her arm while her erect penis was visible from the top of her trousers. Another alleged victim claims the prisoner made inappropriate comments about oral sex before giving her a bear hug. A third claims she was kissed on the neck.
During her initial sentencing, the judge decided to send her to New Hall on the basis that she said she had been living as a woman for more than two years, but since the accusations of assault she has been moved out of the female jail and into a Category B men's jail according to The Sun. At last count, in November 2016, Ministry of Justice published official statistics that showed there were 70 transgender prisoners in 33 of the 123 public and private prisons in England and Wales. This reportedly increased to 125 transgender prisoners in England and Wales at the end of March 2017. Until January 2016 policy guidelines for England and Wales had stated that prisoners should normally be located in the prison of their gender as recognised by UK law. For transgender prisoners, a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) would normally be necessary for them to be sent to the prison of the gender they were transitioning to, or demonstrated 'sufficient advancement in the gender reassignment process'.
This changed when The Women and Equalities Committee looked at the issue of transgender prisoners as part of their wider report on Transgender Equality. It was reported that the justice system needed to adapt to the changes already made in wider society, where GRCs and medical interventions were not the final say on whether someone was transgender. The new policy needed to 'take as its starting presumption a wish to respect someone in the gender in which they identify'. Inmates are now located in prisons in accord with their legal gender, but they can face a Transgender Case Board and provide evidence that they live in the gender in which they identify for consideration without the legal paperwork to back it up. Assessments are made on a case by case basis.


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When the Lincoln Town Car Super Stretch Limo is waiting for your corporate VIP guest at LAX, your guest will know you are serious about establishing business relationships. Our chauffeurs are professional and extremely presentable. The chauffer will wait at the airport arrival gate with a placard with your guest's name on it, then take his or her luggage and escort the guest to the waiting limo. We do not overbook our limos so we always have time to clean and detail them before picking up our next guest. Inside the stretch limo, your guest will have cold beverages waiting in the wet bar as well as several newspapers to peruse while en route to the destination.
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Odyssey Con, a science fiction convention in Madison, WI, is sponsoring a contest for 500 words or less, paragraph form, to be judged by Bruce Boston. Preliminary details can be viewed at http://fibitz.com/oddcontest.html. $500 to winner; $10 entry fee. PayPal should be available on the OddCon site by December 1, but you can also mail a check or money order.


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The Best Ways to Protect Your Gutters
Are you looking for some innovative gutter protection methods that will guard your gutters against water, leaves, and other debris? There are many methods of protecting your gutters that are guaranteed to keep them dry and out of harm's way. Since they are always exposed to the elements, your gutters suffer from natural wear and tear, but with the right kind of protection, you can increase their lifespan and keep them strong for years to come.
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Here are some of the best ways to protect your gutters.
Surface Tension
Surface tension gutter covers are fairly easy to install and offer a lot of guaranteed protection. In fact, they can be the perfect solution for deflecting leaves and other falling objects during the more severe weather-prone seasons.
The key to having a good surface tension gutter protection is to install the covers at an angle that aligns with the angle of your roof. That way, you can ensure that they can withstand a lot of tumultuous downpours.
Screen Protection
Screens are a fairly affordable and easy way to protect your gutter. While they may not always be the most visually appealing, you can find a screen that matches the colors of your house while ensuring the full protection of your gutters.
There are many different ways to install screens, and it all depends on the type of material you invest in. Just be sure that the screen you buy doesn't have holes that are too big, or else small debris like pine needles can still slip in.
A fine mesh material is sometimes preferred to screens, as the holes are so small that they can block out any type of debris. Mesh guards are often more transparent and visually appealing as well. There are a variety of different types of mesh material that's designed specifically to protect your gutters from falling leaves and grit. Plus, it's pretty easy to install.
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Arcadia University students, in conjunction with the University's Community and Civic Engagement Center, will host the annual MLK Day of Service Repurposing, eWaste, and Shredding event on Monday, January 21, 2019 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Murphy Hall as a way to honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
This Repurposing, eWaste, and Shredding event is free to the community and is a great opportunity for community members looking to properly and securely dispose of eWaste electronic or metal items (with the exception of televisions and CRT monitors). 611 Metals Recycling will be collecting recyclables on site. Additionally, ShredIt will provide a maximum security shredding service for documents that contain sensitive information.
Members of the community are asked to bring items to be donated to a number local non-profit organizations, as well as eWaste to be ethically recycled, and paper to be shredded and to be properly disposed of. Volunteers will help to unload and sort through the items to be given to each organization. The public is invited to donate gently used items to fulfill the wish lists of local nonprofit organizations, including Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, New Life, VeteransMC, and ThrowBack thrift stores, Baby Bureau, Cradles to Crayons, Salvation Army, Women's Humane Society and Philadelphia Reads Items such as clothing, working electronics, housewares, school supplies, new or gently used shoes, prom dresses, and pet supplies are all welcomed donations. A full wish list of what will be accepted is available below.
Arcadia's CCEC is offering a drive-up service for the Repurposing, eWaste, and Shredding event, with volunteers available to unload cars. Community members are asked to use the Church Road entrance and follow signs to the drop off area. If you are a student interested in volunteering for the event, please fill out this form
Below are the 2019 wish lists from the organizations that will be participating in this year's event.
The full list of participating organizations, along with links to their specific wish lists, can be found below.
611 Metals Recycling is an ethical eWaste service used for the proper disposal and data destruction of electronics. We will be accepting computers, telephones, DVD players, copiers, cell phones, and so much more! We advise you to look at the detailed list below of what will be accepted.
TVs will not be able to be taken at this event, but discount coupons will be handed out for TVs to be brought to either one of 611 Metals Recycling's yards.
In addition, CRT Monitors are subject to a $15 per item disposal fee due to the dangerous metals they contain.
611 Metals will take all other metal commodities Mainframe Equipment such as Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Media Stainless and Steel Microwave Ovens Modems Monitors.
All materials will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations. All data will be destroyed.
ShredIt provides a safe and guaranteed service that sensitive information contained in documents will be properly disposed of. Bring out your account records, invoices, legal documents, personnel files, and more to be shredded. ShredIt does NOT accept x-rays or batteries and their website also has a list of what is acceptable to shred.
Click on the name of each organization to view their wish list for item donations.
Cradles to Crayons
NewLife Thrift
The Salvation Army
Women's Humane Society (Bensalem)
Philadelphia READS Book Bank
ThrowBack Thrift
Women's Veterans Center
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties
The Joy of Sox
VMC Thrift Store
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Southwest Waterfront
The smallest quadrant in the District, the Southwest Waterfront is bounded by the National Mall to the North, the Washington Channel to the West and South, and South Capitol Street to the East.
The Southwest Waterfront is a historic example of mid-century modern architecture that was built during the neighborhood's renaissance in the 1960s. I.M. Pei, Charles Goodman, and Chloethiel Woodard Smith were among the renowned architects that designed much of the neighborhood. Most of the apartment buildings feature two-story lobbies with no residences on the ground floor... a design feature that is not found other neighborhoods in DC.
Southwest Waterfront has many treasures from the open green spaces within the various associations, to Waterfront Park along the Washington Channel, to the Titanic Memorial, to a weekly farmers market, to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, to the community garden, to the Southwest Duck Pond. The Municipal Fish Market is the oldest, continuously-operating, open air fish market in the United States. Many Broadway shows are born at the Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in SW DC.
The District Wharf has risen along the Channel as the latest addition to the neighborhood, bringing stunning waterfront residences, new restaurants, and more entertainment venues to the neighborhood.
For sports fan, Southwest Waterfront is close the Nationals Ballpark and will soon be the home of D.C. United's new soccer stadium at Buzzard Point.
Easily accessible by any means of transport, SW Waterfront will pleasantly surprise you when you see all it has to offer.
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When I close my eyes, I can see the stone tower. The first of Cécile Marti's "Seven Towers". It is not very tall, but the double bass suggest it has a massive rectangular shape. Reassuring for those who find shelter in it, but a provocation for anyone else. A strident violin evokes an imminent danger, and sure enough invaders try their luck. Timpani thunder through the Berne casino, and yes, I see waves of soldiers clashing against the tower. But the building resists, it stands majestically, calm in the middle of the turmoil. Nevertheless the next wave of attackers rolls on: crescendo! It get's really loud, and then: change of tempi, change of style!
Confusion. All instruments speaking together in dissonant notes. Dissonant with some basic structure left. Confusion on the battlefield? Confusion in the heads of those under siege? Questions. Perhaps confusion forbids logical thoughts about its sense, perhaps the essence of confusion is its inherent lack of sense. Gradually order is restored, low pitches prevail in a harmonious tune, interrupted by a high-pitched trumpet. A cry for help? I hear the tower speaking to its defenders: Calm down! You are safe. Still, the danger hasn't gone away as the brass suggest and suddenly the initial confusion is back! What is going on here?
At this point, I take a second or two to observe the audience: some faces express outright horror, most are deeply bewildered. Which is understandable. Now that I hear Part 1 of "Seven Towers" for the second time, I know what to watch out for: the four sections and the three expositions that reflect the seven-fold structure of the 80 minutes long orchestral works. Now the piece starts making sense. The vast majority of the audience did not have that second chance. Which lets me conclude that Neue Musik needs to be explained again and again if it is to gain the hearts and minds of the public.
But back to our concert: The finale of Part 1 is remarkable: Suddenly the strident violin tune is back, ears are aching, but the timpani soon provide some relief. Tension rises, tension passes – now the danger is gone. The end. Silence.
I did not ask Cécile Marti if any of the seven sections corresponded to specific images or feelings of hers. She made it clear that the audience is to find its own interpretation – that is precisely the intention behind her way of composing. It frees the listener from the thematic restrictions of the Programmmusik, en vogue in the 19th century and the early half of the 20 century (Mussorgsky, Debussy, Smetana, Strauss to name but a few). It also requires a certain intellectual effort from the audience. A burden? Perhaps. An intellectual challenge? Certainly. Music for the brain instead of music for the heart? Not necessarily.
I did not grasp the structure of Part 1 at the premiere. But I immensely enjoyed it when I heard it for the second time. Which did surprise me. I had merely hoped to gain intellectual clarity, instead I felt true enthusiasm and remembered how I felt after listening for several times to Olivier Messiaen's quartet. Bewildering at first, a revelation later on.
What did the composer expect ahead of the two concerts? Cécile Marti was fairly confident when I spoke to her minutes before the premiere on Thursday. She had rehearsed the piece with Berner Symphonieorchester and conductor Mario Venzago since Monday and was quite pleased.
"I am so happy now that I finally hear, what it sounds like", she said. "The musicians, especially the younger members of the orchestra, were very responsive to this contemporary composition." It certainly helped that music students are expected to play a lot of Neue Musik during their studies, she remarked.
Still, the different parts awaits some fine-tuning. After the premiere of Part 6 in Geneva and after this week's rehearsals and performances of Part 1 Cécile Marti believes she might have to work on the tempi. Perhaps the strings need a little more encouragement. She relies on the recording to detect remaining imperfections, but "there's nothing like hearing it performed in a concert hall!" she said. And beamed all over her face.
© Charles Thibo
Post scriptum of December 5th, 2017
Meanwhile the whole cycle has seen its permiere and it is available at www.soundcloud.com:


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John Alan Connerley will be in the house for our early show. John's storytelling style with that smooth flowing voice brings life to the music and tappin' to your toes. Wine. Brews. Locals. Puffers is the place!
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Can't believe it's been a year since the last JTown event but I was once again, out there getting some sunshine and some nice coverage for the blog. I'm not gonna write a whole lot for this post since I'm in a time constraint, so I'll just leave a few photos up just to get started…
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On October 4, Police Commissioner Carl Williams promulgated Force Orders that, if implemented, would significantly improve the internal accountability of Police Officers in relation to shootings.
The steps prescribed by the Commissioner deal with many problematic areas noted over the years and include measures which Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) supports and has previously recommended.
JFJ have been concerned with the fact that police officers who are involved in fatal shootings have been allowed to resume frontline operational duties before a proper investigation has been held, without the input of INDECOM regarding the status of their investigations or before being cleared by the court. In one startling case, the family of a deceased Jamaican was informed that the police officer who fired the fatal shots that killed their relative was still being investigated in relation to three other fatal shootings. It must be noted that all three investigations were incomplete up to the time that this officer was allowed to participate in the operation that led to the death of a citizen.
While these measures are a positive step in the right direction, our legislators cannot escape their duty to impose, through legislation, administrative standards and regulations relating to police accountability that must be enshrined in law. We reiterate that the Jamaican government must take legislative measures to provide legal recourse for civilians for breaches of the Force Orders. The need for these Force Orders is only one small sign of a greater need for more robust oversight of the police force.
JFJ also calls on Commissioner Williams to adopt the practice of publishing the full Force Orders, as the excerpts do not provide the public with complete information regarding the standards to which members of the JCF are to be held.
Jamaicans for Justice looks forward to seeing these directives fully implemented. We congratulate Commissioner Dr Williams on his initiative in this regard.