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The 'Engendering' of Poverty Analysis in Developing Regions (2003)
Progress Since the United Nations Decade For Women, and Priorities for the Future
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Chant, Sylvia
LSE Gender Institute, New Series Working Paper, Issue 11, London, 66pp.
This paper is based on preliminary work for a three-year programme of investigation into 'Gender, Poverty and Development: Intergenerational and Household Dynamics'. It also draws on a paper prepared for the Women and Development Unit of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The overall aim of this paper is to outline the major methodological and conceptual challenges to understanding poverty from a gender perspective. The paper is divided into three main sections. Section one reviews the ways in which the frontiers of poverty analysis have been pushed forward and progressively 'engendered' during three decades of dedicated feminist research and activism in Latin America and other parts of the South. This includes discussion of past deficiencies and cumulative improvements in data on women's poverty, of the ways in which burgeoning research on gender has contributed to evolving conceptual approaches to poverty, and of key factors signalled as leading to gender- differentiated burdens of poverty. In section two, the discussion turns to outstanding barriers to understanding poverty from a gender perspective. The principal challenges identified include varying forms of gender exclusion in mainstream analytical and methodological approaches, continued inadequacies in data on gender and poverty, and the ways in which advocacy for directing resources to women has given rise to certain stereotypes which narrow the optic through which poverty is conceptualised and addressed. The third and final section offers thoughts on future directions in research and policy. How might gender and poverty investigation move forward in the 21st century so as to sharpen our instruments for measurement, and to better inform and influence policy interventions?
The main tasks for the future will surely be not only to continue breaking down the gender blindspots in mainstream approaches to poverty, but to interrogate the often reactive monolithic stereotypes that have evolved under the umbrella of 'gender-aware' poverty analysis and advocacy per se. This will allow us to appreciate — and to more effectively address — the social, economic and political barriers faced by particular groups of the population, in particular places, at particular times. In this regard, an amalgam of methodologies — quantitative, qualitative and participatory — dedicated to generating more comprehensive and better quality information on gender in gender-sensitive ways, will not only be desirable, but indispensable.
In turn, to which areas might policy be most usefully directed? While Latin America is the main focus of analysis throughout the paper, given the global reach of discourses on gender and poverty, insights are also drawn from academic and policy discussions outside the region.
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NAPA – Darren McFadden has been hurt in each of his five NFL seasons. That's why backup running backs are so vital to the Raiders offense.
Rashad Jennings was brought in to fill that role, and he certainly looks the part. The 6-foot-1, 231-pound veteran has a powerful rushing style that fits a revamped, Raiders blocking scheme based on gap creation and control.
Jennings has impressed in the early going and will get plenty of reps this preseason, time he'll use to carve out a larger role.
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"Rashad's a big back, we want Rashad to play like a big back," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "Going into the preseason, we'll see if he can be that big physical presence that we expect him to be."
Positive results might earn him the title of short-yardage back, which will decrease punishment taken by McFadden over the course of the season. Jennings doesn't want to pigeonhole himself just yet.
Jennings hopes the running game is so effective that McFadden can't take all the carries given out. That happened at times in recent seasons, when the Raiders ran extremely well and Michael Bush emerged as a back complementary of McFadden's skill set.
"You act like the starter and you prepare as one," Jennings said. "In the NFL, there aren't any backups. The backups are the guys at home watching TV, because everyone on an NFL roster contributes."
Jennings will have his moments. How he'll fare as a feature back – only if McFadden gets hurt – remains in question.
He had that chance last season in Jacksonville, after Maurice Jones-Drew was lost for an extended period, and didn't capitalize. He averaged a paltry 2.8 yards per carry last season, and fared worse in games with higher carry counts.
Jennings found flaws in that season he believes are corrected for good.
"I put failure on my shoulders and give success to the team," Jennings said. "After looking at film of last season, there were a lot of things I could've done better. It's all in the past now. I'm a Raider this season and that's what I'm out here to capitalize on."
Sixth-round pick Latavius Murray has been out four practices with injuries, leaving Jennings to take reps behind McFadden. The fifth-year veteran used them to outshine the competition and prove he fits the offensive scheme.
"We're going to play downhill, physical football. I like that," Jennings said. "That's the kind I like to play and that's the kind of backfield that I fit. I'm glad to be a part of this group and a part of Raider Nation. I see real opportunity to run the football well here."


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Scanvec Amiable and Canon Sales Japan Partner
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Press release from the issuing companyPHILADELPHIA--Oct. 27, 2004-- Scanvec Amiable, announced today a major new business initiative. Scanvec Amiable has developed a software and hardware system for the color copier market which will be distributed by Canon Sales Japan. This system, called Pingo is designed to expand a color copier to a fully networked digital printer. Canon Sales Japan has signed a distribution agreement with Scanvec Amiable to sell Pingo with their CLC 1100 series. Pingo Accelerated RIP Server expands the line-up of exclusive controllers for the CLC 1100 series. Pingo is a turn-key, hardware and software solution, designed to expand the Canon CLC copier into a full-color digital network printing suite. Pingo delivers fast, accurate, yet affordable, color printing results for a large variety of file types, and its characteristics are an excellent cost performance solution. Thanks to Pingo's unmatched ease-of-use, both novice and advanced Canon CLC users can now effortlessly boost their productivity with Pingo's high quality, fast printing rates and color accuracy. Featuring the robustness and dependability of Linux and a complete client/server RIP and Print system, Pingo's services are client agnostic, seamlessly compatible with both Windows and Mac work environments. "Introducing Pingo is a major milestone for our company; as a provider of RIP based solutions, releasing a color copier controller takes us to another level in the market," states Dr. Ramon Harel, CEO of Scanvec Amiable. "We value and are proud of the relationship with Canon and I believe we have a bright future with Pingo." Pingo is currently available only in Japan and available in both English and Japanese languages.
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In 1979, the first year of business for Downtown Sound. The hourly labor rate was $45 per/hour. That rate was unchanged until around 2000. At that time I began billing at and unofficial rate of $55 per/hour. On April 1 2007, the first day of business for Full Custom Music Repair. The rates were set at $45 per/hour for Guitars and $55 per/hour Amplifiers. Mid 2008 we moved to $65 per/hour for all billed labor. Which may seem like a large increase, right at a time when money is tight for many people. But 65 2009 dollars does not spend as 45 dollars did in 1979. In a effort to keep pace with monetary inflation. Starting with 2009 Full Custom Music Repair will raise the hourly labor rate 5% per year. Bringing the 2009 rate to $68.50, effective January the Fifth 2009.
I'd like to personally thank all my customers over the past ten years for allowing me to earn a living solely though the repair of Guitars and Musical Instrument Electronics. Thank you to all our customers since 1979, you are one of the biggest reasons we are here.
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It's hard to believe but it's only a year 'til Scotland's biggest-ever sporting event – the XX Commonwealth Games – kicks off. From 23 July 2014, tens of thousands of athletes and spectators will be in Glasgow for 11 exciting days of sport in world-class venues across the city and further afield.
Olympic and Commonwealth gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy and other Team Scotland athletes were in central Glasgow this morning hosting a cycle challenge and a breakfast of champions to mark the magical one-year-to-go milestone.
The event also saw the launch of the Official Ticketing Guide, packed with everything you need to know about buying tickets for all 17 sports featured during the Games. You'll be able to pick up a copy of the Guide at numerous outlets across the country as well online.Tickets go on sale on 19th August and starting at just £15, are really affordable. There's no booking fee and you even get free public transport to the venue thrown in as well, so there's no reason not to get in on the action!
And if you're coming to Glasgow next year to watch the Commonwealth's greatest sports stars in action, why not use the city as a base to explore the rest of Scotland? Take a few days extra and you'll quickly discover what makes Scotland the world-class destination it is.


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Update: Watch the 40k Thank-You video here:
James Ernest and Paul Peterson shot a silly little thank-you video for the moment when we crossed the 40k line. Let's make sure they have to do another one for 50k!
Update: Watch the new How-to-Play video here:
James, Julie, Carol, and Nora play Unexploded Cow and show you how it's done! It's no substitute for a complete rulebook, but it gives a good sense of the flow of the game.
Cheapass Games Returns.
Europe. Summer. 1997. You and your so-called friends have discovered two problems with a common solution: mad cows in England, and unexploded bombs in France. In Unexploded Cow, you will round up mad cows, march them through the French countryside, and make a buck blowing them up.
Cheapass Games hasn't printed anything in about 5 years. Our head honcho, James Ernest, got distracted by other things. (You can read more about that here.) Now it's time to return this company to life, with a deluxe reprint of one of our best selling games, Unexploded Cow.
Unexploded Cow is a quirky, lightweight card game about using mad cows from England to clear unexploded bombs in France. It was designed by James Ernest and Paul Peterson, and was first published in black and white in 2001. You can learn more about the game by downloading the rules at http://cheapass.com/freegames/uxcow. (Note: Some rules are still changing.)
Cheapass Games are usually in a cheaper format, but we decided this game deserved the full-color treatment. A perfect set of money (100, 200, and 500 bills) is hard to come by, and dice are cheap. So we decided to go ahead and include all the parts, just like the grown-up game companies do.
This deluxe edition of Unexploded Cow will help Cheapass bounce back from years of doing nothing. So, by investing in this game, you're also helping us reboot the company, reprint some classics, and make brand new games.
Sounds like fun? Please help us out! Read through the pledge levels and find one that's right for you. For $25 or more, you'll get a copy of the game, and any amount helps us get Cheapass Games back on its feet.
Just Added: Unexploded Cow Button Men
If you like Button Men, you can now get a full set of the yet-to-be-created Unexploded Cow Button Men expansion (six new characters with a yet-to-be created special die type) by adding $15 to any pledge in this campaign. We have also created a new $15 pledge level that includes just the Button Men and a copy of the Unexploded Cow PDF.
The six characters in this set will be available at retail, but backers will also receive two rares, Thaddeus and Buckley, the two cow buttons we made in conjunction with Impact Miniatures.
New Custom Die:
For our final week, we've decided to add a few cool items, for those of you who would like to pledge a little more. The first item is a custom cow die, which can be added for $2 to any pledge where we are already shipping something. (Sorry, PDF-only backers can't get it).
The die isn't made, but if you ignore the design and the color, it will look just like this.
More about Sponsoring a Cow
Cow sponsorships are going fast! More than half of the individual cows in the game are already spoken for, and of course this pledge level can't be extended or repeated. So if you're on the fence about sponsoring a cow, grab the bull by the horns and throw your hat in the ring. Or something like that.
Here's what the "Sponsor a Cow" package gets you:
- A listing on the Cow Sponsors page at www.cheapass.com, and in the game rulebook
- A high-quality printout of your cow artwork, suitable for framing, along with a certificate of sponsorship and an extra copy of your card from the game (in case you want to frame them together)
- Consulting privileges on the naming of the cow. The cows, by and large, will have names that sound good on British soldiers in WWI. Work with us, and together we will name your cow
- A copy of the game (As with other levels, if you're outside the US, please add $15 to cover international shipping, or $10 for Canada or Mexico)
Many of these levels are already sold out. Act quickly if there is a cow you really want. For more details on the cow list, or on the game rules in general, you can download a PDF of the current edition of Unexploded Cow, at http://cheapass.com/freegames/uxcow. Note that rules about specific cows might change (the in-game dollar values, mostly) during our final round of playtesting, so the summaries in the Rewards column might be slightly off.
Why We Need Your Help
Printing games is expensive, as you might expect. Short press runs are impossible. So, we are trying to raise enough money to finance a reasonable press run of Unexploded Cow, with a unit cost that lets us sell the game into hobby retail. Most of what we produce will end up in retail stores, aside from those copies that we "pre-sell" via Kickstarter.
Starting a company from scratch can be daunting, and even though Cheapass Games was once a strong presence in the hobby market, we need a boost to get things started again. So even if you don't contribute to our Kickstarter campaign, we still need your help. Ask for Cheapass Games at your local game store, and let them know we're back on the scene. Tell your friends about this Kickstarter campaign. Soon, with your help, the unique Cheapass brand of quirky, lightweight, and inexpensive games will be back in stores around the world.
Stretch Goals (Updated 9/6)
The more we raise with this campaign, the better we can make this game. We are still negotiating with our printers to get the best price on some of the components below, but your support will make them all possible.
Stretch Goal 1: Full Color Rulebook (Yes!) Our basic goal of $10k lets us print the bare minimum "deluxe" version of Unexploded Cow. Color isn't absolutely necessary for the rulebook. But it's always nice. Now that we have reached 15k, we can afford to make the rulebook look better with full-color printing and glossy paper.
Stretch Goal 2: Better Artwork (Yes!) We have budgeted the minimum amount of art from Cheyenne, a talented and busy human. Now, with a larger art budget, we can have more detail in the backgrounds, more polish on the figures, and more variety in the poses and uniforms. Thanks for helping us cross the "Better Artwork" threshold!
Stretch Goal 3: More Cow Art. We made it! Now we have even more in our art budget, so Cheyenne can add even more art. At this level, all the cows will get their own individual pieces of art (four different "Sturdy Cows," for example, rather than just one).
Stretch Goal 4: Printing in the USA. Most tabletop game manufacturers produce their goods overseas, because it's cheaper in short runs. But if we reach this level of funding, we can afford to print a larger press run, and make Unexploded Cow in the USA. Honestly, it's only a few percentage points different, but we would really rather print at home if we can afford it.
Stretch Goal 5: Tokens for Money. Paper money is cheaper than tokens, but tokens (that is, little cardboard poker chips) would make the money easier to handle, and make the game easier to play. If we reach this goal, we will be able to afford tokens, instead of paper money, in the finished game.
Stretch Goal 6: Our Next Game is Funded! Cheapass Games will soon be making new, original games in its familiar low-cost format. These games will likely retail for $10 to $12, and will contain the cheapest possible components (and not all the generic pieces you need). If we reach $60k with this Kickstarter campaign, then our next cheap game will be funded, and we'll also be able to add new pledge levels that allow you to get a copy of that game.
Stretch Goal 7: Our 3rd Game is Funded! Just like at $60k, the $80k stretch goal means we have enough to print TWO new low-cost titles. We'll add pledge levels for players who want to get both games. And we will be able to print two great new Cheapass Games without going back to Kickstarter.
Stretch Goal 8: Who Knows? It seems unlikely that we'll reach 100k, but if we get close to that number, we'll think of something dramatically cool to add here.
Keep Checking Back!
As this campaign develops, keep checking back for previews of art, new and interesting promotions, stretch goals, and news about the game. And thanks again for supporting Unexploded Cow!
Video Credits
- Unexploded Cow was designed by James Ernest and Paul Peterson
- Original art by Mike O'Connor, new art by Cheyenne Wright
- In front of the camera: James Ernest, Jeff Dial, Kris Ferderer, Nora, Rusty Cole, Nathan Clarenburg, Cheyenne Wright, Paul Peterson, Julie Haehn
- Behind the camera: James Ernest, Carol Monahan, Rick Fish
- Music by Jewelbeat.com
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In my case, the phrase, living sixty seconds at a time, comes with aview from 14,000 feet as I exit a plane. Awaiting my next minute screeching towards the earth at a fall rate of 200 miles per hour. Yet, this minute of pure exuberance is lifted by the soft opening of my parachute after I deploy at 3,000 feet to a nice crisp clean silent airabove the earth. The best part about this minute, is that Ive lived itover 400 times now, all around the world, almost all of them with a goprocamera strapped to my helmet so I can relive my, minutes on my computer and watch as I frolic with my friends in the sky.
Everybody has their passions in life, their desires, their wants and needs and I was fortunate enough to know mine since I was a little kid. I went skydiving on the first day I was eligible, on my 18th birthday, and never stopped dreaming about that feeling of flight.
Skydiving is unnatural, feels as if youre in a dream for that one, minute. Yet most people associate the terrifying thought of jumping out of a perfectly good plane with death, or the question of, What if my parachute fails!?
Ive heard these questions a number of times and to you I would say, you have a reserve, but that does little to help the reservations of jumping out of a plane. Most of the time it only begs more questions, or causes people to come up with excuses of, I would if I had the money.
To that excuse I would say, money is made to be spent, especially on the activities that cause a person to feel truly alive. The adrenaline spike, the curvature of the earth, the life altering experience that is skydiving has changed my life in ways I never would have guessed, just helping me to see things at ground level and also having the perspective to see how minimal some situations are when youre 14,000 feet high.
Yes, skydiving is expensive at Interlaken, yes the scenery of the Alps is the most beautiful thing Ive ever seen while jumping, yes jumping out of a helicopter is the most exiting kind of aircraft Ive had the pleasure of jumping out of and yes I will do it again.
Long story short, if youre going to Interlaken, save up the money and jump out of a helicopter at 14,000 feet. I assure you it will be one of the most ecstatic things youve ever done in your life and will remember it forever. The scenery is literally the number one view Ive ever seen and whether youre excuse was, It costs too much, or your question was, what if my parachute doesnt work? You will not be able to stop smiling the rest of the weekend because you not only conquered your own fears and reservations, but will be able to tell the tale to your friends and family and have the pictures and video to prove it.
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A very productive couple of days in the darkroom with some results I'm quite pleased with. These prints are still wet, just out of the wash. The photos of them here are poor, taken with my antiquated smart phone. In case you are wondering what these prints are, they are part of the series (l,b)≃(209°, -57°) GC. They are 'silver gelatine prints', printed on 'fibre-based' photographic paper.
The term silver gelatin silver print (or silver print), refers to all black and white prints that have been produced in a wet darkroom. All traditional photographic materials that are light sensitive, both photo paper and film, contain silver. A thin layer of light sensitive silver salts (silver nitrate), is suspended in a gelatin coating on the surface of the paper. The silver salts continue to be light sensitive until the paper (or film) has been developed and fixed. What remains is a black and white image. The black in the print is the silver that has reacted to light. The white part of the print is the underlying paper which has emerged in areas of the image where no light has hit the paper. Silver salts in the unexposed parts are washed away in the development process. When working in the darkroom, one is literally working with light and shadows. Negatives simply cast a shadow onto the photo paper, which result in a positive image.
'Fiber-based paper' is a pulpy, heavy paper that can withstand chemical processing and washing. It is the same kind of paper that was commonly used up until the 1970's for most photographic prints, and is quite archivally stable when properly processed and washed. From the late 60's onward, prints began appearing on 'resin coated' or 'RC' paper. This paper is essentially a thin sheet of plastic. The advantage of RC paper is that the processing times are much shorter, and since plastic is a non-porous material, washing times are a fraction of fiber paper.
Your family may have photographic portraits of relatives from the 1930's or 40's that still look quite good. They have persevered because they were printed on an archivally sound fiber-based paper, were properly processed and washed, and your family has done a good job caring for the print. As I would like my work to be around as long as I can possibly make it last, I try to implement archival best practices where I can. Many photo-artists don't have a clue, and rely upon a lab to do all their printing. The problem with this, is that the customer of the lab has no control over the chemistry used in the processing of the print. Some labs, particularly those with lower prices, (attractive to artists), will squeeze out as much as they can out of their chemistry and potentially let some of their chemistry exhaust before changing. Prints processed with poor chemistry, or that have not been properly washed, will initially look fine, but over time (a couple of years), will deteriorate. I've learned this the hard way with lab processed work.
There are of course pigment ink prints, but this technology has been around for less than 20 years. Pigment inks are purported to be archival, but time will tell. Archivally processed, fiber- based silver prints on the other hand have a proven longevity.
During a session in the darkroom, I ensure that I am working with fresh chemistry, use a two step fix, clear the fix with a hypo clear, wash in a proper archival washer, then tone or stabilize the print. A full, thorough wash of the fibre print is extremely important as the processing chemistry will saturate the absorbent fibres. Chemical residue left in the paper will form stains and destroy the print over time. The chemistry must be fully extracted to be archivally sound. Working with fibre based paper and following a rigorous archival regimen is extra work and expense, but worth it for the peace of mind that these prints will last a long long time. When properly cared for, these prints will at a minimum outlive your great great grandchildren.


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- Parliament House, Canberra, 18 July 2014.
Madam Speaker
I rise to support the words of the Prime Minister – and I thank him for the conversations that we have had this morning.
This news that we woke up to this morning is worse than shocking; it is debilitating, bewildering, with bewildering losses.
Travelling at six miles height, this is unimaginable. This is a violation of the rules of civilisation. It is a tyrannical, wild act.
And I appreciate that when I rang the Prime Minister this morning, he has been most forthcoming and, in a time when international events require one to put aside partisan issues, I greatly appreciate it.
I acknowledge too the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and my colleague Tanya Plibersek, who have also been working on this.
As this Parliament convenes, right now and throughout today there will be anxious families having their worst fears confirmed.
3 kilometres from the town of Grabove, near the Russian-Ukranian border, on a patch of disputed ground currently controlled by separatist terrorists, lies the scattered ruin of MH17.
298 innocent people have lost their lives in sudden, unspeakable circumstances.
When I spoke to the Ukrainian Charge d'Affaires to Australia, he believes a surface-to-air missile has shot down the plane.
But most tragically amongst this terrible news, there are at least 27 Australians who have been murdered.
Mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, neighbours, colleagues, classmates and teammates.
There are Australians who would have planned to be at the airport tomorrow night to collect friends and family. Amongst them, some of the world's leading AIDS experts. The cost of this will be felt in many parts of the world.
We grieve for all of them – and it does reach beyond Australian shores.
I spoke this morning with the Ambassador from the Netherlands and conveyed my sympathies for her country's terrible losses.
154 Dutch nationals were on board this flight – including, as I mentioned, world-renowned researchers and the former President of the International AIDS society, Dr Joep Lange.
This flight is one of the most popular flights between Amsterdam, and Melbourne and Sydney, via Kuala Lumpur.
Undoubtedly, many of the Dutch nationals on this plane were coming to visit friends, and possibly Australian family, in Australia.
In Afghanistan, Australia and the Netherlands stood united in courage in the service of peace.
Today, our countries are embraced in our shared grief.
I've also spoken to the Malaysian High Commissioner, whose country is reeling from this sudden blow.
It is truly a tragic day, in a tragic year for Malaysia.
For the people of Ukraine, this is another terrible chapter in a conflict that has already come at a most terrible human cost.
In Australia, we are immune and protected from much of the conflict in the world, and for that we should be thankful.
But on recent estimates, more than 500 people have already died, civilians and Ukrainian soldiers, in the conflict in the Donbass region in the last weeks and months.
This horrific situation can seem far removed from our daily lives – but there is no question that the conflict in this disputed part of the Ukraine has now reached Australia.
The missile that brought down MH17 – and the missiles that have claimed numerous other Ukrainian aircraft could not possibly be made by the people who possibly fired them.
These separatist terrorists are obtaining these instruments of murder from elsewhere.
This must be investigated - and it must be stopped.
The Ukrainian Charge d'Affairs informed me this morning that they will be inviting experts from around the world to assist with investigating this matter – and Labor mostly certainly supports the comments of the Prime Minister with regard to the United Nations Security Council.
And Labor supports the chorus internationally calling for a full, independent, international investigation of this tragedy.
Madam Speaker
This is a time for national unity.
As the Prime Minister discussed with me this morning, it is a time for temperate responses, for cool heads and measured action. That is indeed the strongest possible response that Australians expect from us.
But it is also demands, as I believe the Prime Minister was saying, strong resolve.
I say this to the Prime Minister today – Labor understands the complexity and difficulty of the decisions you will face.
We understand that as people are working through the pain and grief, there will be many understandable calls for all sorts of action.
I say that Labor is prepared to support the Government, and co-operate with the Prime Minister and the Government on what is the right next step that is to be taken in this most bewildering and shocking of events.
Whether or not that involves anything to do with the G20, we say to the Government – we will work with your measured approach.
More generally, Madam Speaker, in relation to the situation in Ukraine, Russia carries a significant and central responsibility in helping manage this crisis and resolving the dispute peacefully.
We will support the Government in vigorously pursuing and asserting this position in, our position at the United Nations Security Council and in representations to the Russian government.
Today the Parliament mourns the loss of all aboard MH17, we pay tribute to their memory.
We are conscious that there are members of our Australian community who do not yet know what has happened to people they love.
And we renew our commitment to a safer, more peaceful world.


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If you want to choose the best used rear axle, there are several areas that you must examine. The condition of the lubrication oil in the center section is the best indicator to identify the best used rear axle for any application. The bearings must also be examined in order to assure that you have picked the best used rear axle. If choosing the complete assembly, you must identify the proper axle housing required to fit your specific vehicle; if choosing the axle only, you will want to make sure the bolt pattern is the same as the axle to be replaced. You may also wish to examine the axle splines to ensure they are of the proper count to fit your center section.
Axle housings can tell a lot about the axle that is located within. Any signs of accident damage, such as fire evidence or a visible bend, will mean that you should avoid that particular axle. Often, you can tell the bearing size of an axle by examining the axle housing, specifically, the axle tube ends. If possible, remove the center section or the rear axle cover to inspect the condition of the gear set and the carrier.
When attempting to secure an axle only, it is always best to buy a used rear axle that is installed in a complete axle assembly. Purchasing an axle that is in a pile of used axles or on a shelf can often lead to the purchase of a sub-standard used rear axle. When you find a complete axle housing, you can turn the axle and verify that it is in operable condition with no burned bearings or damaged splines.
If you wish to purchase the best used rear axle possible, never purchase an axle that has any signs of damage to either the axle flange or spline area. It is also best if the "new" used axle is complete with bearings, and when applicable, C-clips in place. When buying a C-clip-style axle, make sure to examine both the axle end as well as the C-clips themselves for any signs of damage such as overheating, scraping and rubbing damage. This can often indicate a worn or damaged bearing surface on the used rear axle.
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The nucleolus is chiefly responsible for creating ribosomes, which in turn function as factories for protein synthesis. The nucleolus contains three main organizing regions where transcription and processing of rRNA occurs. It also purportedly aids in other processes, like the packaging of signal recognition particles and the alteration of transfer RNA. The nucleolus is located in the nucleus, and thus only exists in eukaryotic cells.
According to the Wiley Online Library, the first step in the process of ribosome formation is transcription. Here, ribosomal and nonribosomal proteins attach to and modify rRNA genes, which are located in a region known as the fibrillar center. Only more advanced eukaryotic cells possess a fibrillar center. Transcription of the rRNA occurs just between the fibrillar center and another region called the dense fibrillar component. Processing of the rRNA begins in the dense fibrillar component, and the procedure is finished in the granular component. This is where the rRNA is finally assembled with proteins to create units of pre-ribosomal material. At this point, the units are ejected into the cytoplasm of the cell.
The size of a nucleolus can vary greatly, depending on the type of cell it is found in. If a cell must make a large amount of protein, for example, it will require more ribosomes and thus necessitate a larger nucleolus to produce those ribosomes.


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Today, on this day and in this season of my life I KNOW that there is no place for fear. I must not hide, I must not cower, I must not silence myself, I must not be still. I recognize that I ALONE own my body and my mind; no one else. Not my husband. Not my government. Not my child. Not society's idea of what I should be, think, say or do. I must think and feel and act in a way that resonates with the deep knowing that is inside each of us, and I must be present to bear witness to and lend support for the struggles and the joys of others. I must be fully open to my own triumphs and sorrows, emotions - and power. Instead of detachment, I must live a life of intense passion and engagement - and work in every way I can to make sure that others have the opportunity to do the same. This is not a war. This is not a fight. This is magic. This is a revolution of love.
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Khloe Kardashian seems to be putting the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal behind her.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star took to social media this week to post a series of quotes that seemed to allude to the recent drama.
On Monday, Khloe shared a quote on Instagram about finding where one's heart belongs.
"It's all about who you look for in a crowded room," the quote read. "That's where your heart belongs."
Then, yesterday, she tweeted about being kind to others.
"You will never ever regret being kind to someone," she wrote. "Always try to give without expectations. Whether that be something tangible or emotional."
She later shared the importance of communication and not living in the past.
"Communicate," one Instagram post read. "Even when it's uncomfortable or uneasy. One of the best ways to heal is simply getting everything out."
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Have you learned that you do not qualify for federal COBRA insurance? Are you looking to learn about what other options you have? Fortunately in the state of Texas if you don't qualify for federal COBRA after job loss you may still qualify for the Texas COBRA insurance plan set up by the state government. In addition you may qualify for private insurance plans and state run community and governmental insurance plans. All of these options provide important ways for individuals or families to maintain their health insurance and not have to experience any lapse in insurance coverage. Explore your options in Texas to make a decision about what health insurance plan is right for you.
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The first possibility for health insurance if you don't qualify for federal COBRA is Texas COBRA insurance. This plan is identical to the federal plan in many ways but extends coverage to people who work at companies with a maximum of 19 employees and therefore were eliminated from the national COBRA option.
Texas COBRA is a law that lets you keep your employer medical plan for up to six months if you meet the federal requirements for qualifying event and beneficiary, and then meet the state requirement for qualifying plan. This state requirement says that your employer plan has 2-19 workers on it, is still being used at the company, and you were a part of it for three months or more.
Texas COBRA health insurance only lasts for 6 months from the date of the last day of coverage. Additionally it will come at a high cost and you will be responsible for paying 102% of the premium or more.
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Start of the inter-campus Learning Trip for the Executive MBA participants
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Human-Powered Foldable Boat, Spring 2016
This spring students at the Lyle School of Engineering endeavored to solve a problem: how can a student who loves kayaking but doesn't have a car still get off campus and out on the water? From this simple problem came a challenge. Could we design and build a fully-functioning foldable human-powered boat that cost less than $100 in materials and could be carried on a bicycle for the ride from campus to White Rock Lake (a 4 mile ride)?
We started our design process by exploring the nature of boats. We borrowed a kayak and a canoe from SMU's outdoor recreation program. We analyzed the designs, did some research and took them for a spin in the pool. Several students worked hard to sink the kayak to learn more about buoyancy and boat design.
Back at the Deason Innovation Gym (we call it the DIG), we started research potential designs and materials to build from. Several mechanical engineers calculated buoyancy and figured out the right scale our models needed to be in order to test for the weight of a person.
We eventually landed on folding corrugated plastic. We could purchase 4 feet by 8 feet sheets for $30 a piece -- well under the $100 budget. Luckily, we had some smaller pieces of corrugated plastic lying around the DIG so students got busy experimenting with folding and cutting to understand the affordances of the material.
From there, students started sketching boat designs and folding paper and cardboard to figure out their designs. After iterating, students moved to small pieces of corrugated plastic that were scaled for testing. Once students had a boat folded out of the scaled piece, we headed to the local fountain to test the designs weighted with pieces of steel.
After further working out the kinks (and leaks) students moved on to the larger pieces of corrugated cardboard. As each boat took shape through folding and zip ties, we headed out to the fountain to test with human passengers (wearing life jackets, of course).
From simple, elegant folds to complex designs that integrated plastic sheeting and rope, the students were able to prototype, problem solve, iterate and move toward realizing a boat capable of holding a human while also being cheap, lightweight and portable.


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NLBMDA has finalized its National Policy Agenda for 2017 as the 115th Congress begins and Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. Republicans will control both legislative chambers and the executive branch for the first time in 10 years. House Republican leaders have planned an aggressive agenda in Trump's first year as president, and are looking at repealing Obama-era regulations, tax reform, and major changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has compared the 2017 House schedule to the one in 1994 when Republicans were very active after taking control of the lower chamber for the first time in 40 years.
Regulatory Reform
Early in 2017, congressional Republicans are expected to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal some regulations enacted toward the end of the Obama Administration. The CRA empowers Congress to overturn a regulation within 60 legislative days of enactment by allowing the House and Senate to pass a resolution of disapproval through an expedited process by simple majority before being presented to the president for signature.
Laws such as the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) were put in place to reduce the harmful effects of regulations. Under current law, agencies conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis only when a proposed rule has significant costs to small entities. NLBMDA supports expanding those requirements in order to encourage agencies to pick the most beneficial alternative.
Congress may also look to pass the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which requires that any new regulation costing more than $100 million per year to receive congressional approval. NLBMDA vows to work with Congress to reduce the regulatory compliance burden posed by existing and proposed regulations.
Tax Reform
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has indicated reform of the tax code will be a goal for House Republicans in 2017. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, would also like to move ahead on tax reform and has said that tax reform is something that happens only once in a generation. Comprehensive tax reform was last enacted in 1986, leading some to speculate that perhaps the moment has arrived for a major rewrite of the tax code.
Lawmakers could look to bring overseas profits back to the U.S. as a way of paying for programs and reducing the budget deficit. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), U.S. based multinational corporations have approximately $2.6 trillion in profits offshore to avoid paying corporate income taxes. As the European Commission (EC) begins cracking down on the special tax deals some American companies have with EC member countries, repatriating foreign earnings may now appear more attractive for some U.S.-based multinational corporations.
NLBMDA has been consistent in its support for comprehensive tax reform, but believes any reform of the tax code should preserve the mortgage interest deduction for home owners and should level the playing field for small businesses by not unfairly disadvantaging family-owned businesses.
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Lumber dealers tell NLBMDA that health care costs continue to have a major impact on their operations. In response to that, NLBMDA is a member of the Stop The HIT Coalition, which includes a diverse group of trade and business associations working to repeal the health insurance tax (HIT) and protect the affordability of health care coverage.
As part of President Obama's health care reform bill, in 2014 a new fee was levied on health insurance companies. Although the HIT is levied on all insurance companies that offer fully-insured plans, the tax is passed down in the form of higher premiums to small and medium-sized business that offer fully-insured plans, which unlike large companies do not typically self-insure a health care plan.
In the last Congress, legislation known as the Jobs and Premium Protection was introduced in both the House and Senate to repeal the HIT. In 2015, President Obama signed into law a change to the ACA that reduces compliance requirements for companies with 51 to 100 employees. NLBMDA will continue its work on repeal of the HIT and other reforms that reduce health care costs and compliance for dealers.
Dealers are encouraged to come to the nation's capital to discuss legislative issues affecting the lumber and building material industry with their lawmakers at the 2017 NLBMDA Spring Meeting and Legislative Conference, March 27 through March 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. It is a great opportunity to meet with elected officials and network with other dealers. To read the entire NLBMDA 2016 National Policy Agenda, please visit www.dealer.org.


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Having dinner with the three siblings tonight: this photo is from Tess' (the baby in the family) birthday last summer, and I think you know Jenny, and that's baby bro (who's taller than all of us!), Collin.
Happy Friday, Lovelies! Whatcha all doin' this fine weekend? We've got a nice weekend planned, kicking it off with a dinner at Prime with Father Lovely for his birthday. Tomorrow Jenny is going in for her wedding hair trial (help her pick a hairstyle!), and we're going to celebrate some family birthdays, as well. June is a huge, huge birthday month for us, so our family likes to throw one giant birthday party for everyone, instead of having 500 small parties. Other than that, we're working on wedding thiiiiiings (programs, welcome baskets, practicing our dance!), and enjoying this beautiful Long Island weather. Anyone celebrating birthdays this weekend? Sewing? Shopping? Do share!
In the meantime, check out some Lovely posts you may have missed!
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Some people have no common sense, and this picture is definitely proof of that.
Apart from the clichéed comment about fingers and electrical outlet, this family looks like they're hosts to a large family of rodents. I have this image of Willard, nibbling on a piece of cheese, saying to his buddies:
"They'll do anything I tell them."
It's not that farfetched, considering the dazed looks on the family's faces, the woman's especially.
I stumbled on that picture while surfing the 'net instead of writing a report for a client. It's part of the Weird Picture Archives (Humans).
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Your Cat Has an Abscess (and Other Telephone Diagnosis)
Top Ten Diagnosis Your Veterinarian Can (Probably) Make Over the Phone With More Accuracy than a Weather Forecast
Medicine is a hands-on art. The practice of medicine in the United States legally means diagnosing, prescribing, and performing surgery upon animals. Familiarity with an animal or herd means having physically seen or been in contact with the owner and the animal or the housing facilities (in the cases of herds) within an Earth year (365 days). Sometimes, as a veterinarian, Doc Truli wonders how accurate a diagnosis could be over the phone.
For example, all veterinarians know that when a client calls and says a dog is constipated, it probably is not. Probably the dog has such bad diarrhea, that there is no more solid material coming out and the poor dog is straining relentlessly. Treatments such as laxatives for constipation will clearly make the dog miserable.
Veterinarians also know that when a client calls and says there is profuse bleeding and they think it's coming from a cut on the lip, it's coming from a cut on the tongue. Lips don't bleed all that much. Tongues bleed terribly from even the smallest little tear (That reminds me of a story I have for you – but I'll save it for another week!) So your veterinarian looks like a genius targeting the tongue and finding the problem right away. It's easy to find something when you already know it must be there!
Other diagnosis are nearly certain, more accurate than a weather forecast, but not 100% until the hands-on physical exam confirms the situation.
Top Ten Telephone Diagnosis (in no particular order)
Cat Fight Abscess
If a client calls with a cat who goes outside, especially a house cat that only goes out at dawn and dusk, and the cat does not want to eat, is not moving much, and is lying around, he or she probably has an abscess somewhere. If the cat comes to the office and has a fever, then it is nearly certain.
Cranial Cruciate Knee Injury
If a dog is suddenly limping and holding one hind leg up in the air when walking and sitting with the leg out to the side, a knee injury is 85% likely. If it is a medium to large breed dog, it is even more likely.
- Bloat
Redirected Aggression
"My dog is vomiting and isn't eating much." Or "My dog is urinating like crazy." Or "My dog is constipated and panting." AND "My dog is not spayed and was in heat in the past 2 months." This dog is likely to have pyometra – a life-threatening uterine infection.
Bufo Toad Toxicity
Tooth Root Abscess
Crazy right? Everyone knows about fleas right? Well, for one, some people have never seen a flea. For two, some people need their glasses to see a flea and they can't get them on in time to see the little things. Plus, you cannot see what you do not believe. Half of all skin problems are due to fleas in cats and dogs and ferrets in the United States.
Bonus: Top Two Diagnosis in Pets (and They Are Impossible to Diagnose Over the Phone)
Can you guess the top three medical diagnosis in pets? To be fair- one of them is a broad category of problems that are the most likely reason pets leave their homes and end up at the animal shelter. The other two are common, even in young pets. Probably 90% of my patients over the age of two years have one or the other of these diagnosis. Neither of them can be confirmed for sure over the phone.
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I take my cat to the best vet in town and am starting to wonder if I should start driving about 50 miles away to something better…so here's what I'm asking.
I was wondering if you've ever encountered a cat with FHV (Feline Herpes Virus). There aren't any posts about it and I am sure my cat has it. My vet gave my male cat a two week antibiotic shot for it and it worked wonders for those two weeks. The sneezing came back and slowly tapered off for a while and every now and then he starts getting a runny nose with some sneezing. He is now experiencing, what I'm assuming, abdominal spasms that sometime cause him to defecate. I don't remember the last time he had a solid BM. As far as I know he has always had diarrhea (chronic at this point). He has a great appetite and great personality and is a very happy cat. Something else that started over the past year is that he gets abscesses on his neck (in the same spot every time) about a finger width below his left angular process. The first time this occurred he had a lot of swelling in the area anterior to his left ear, possibly across the buccal region, and on his chin along with the area around the abscess. He was very lethargic and hid (which was extremely odd behavior). This only happened the first time but since then he has had 6 abscesses with some being back to back. There was about a four month period where he didn't have one. I had been treating him at home for all of them without incident but figured after the last one I had better take him in. However, my regular vet was out of the office and he had a replacement to fill in and I was not a big fan. She informed me that if she were the one caring for him she would perform exploratory surgery and would most likely cut out that entire section of his neck. She was very rough with him in comparison and he even hissed and tried to bite me. (He has only ever hissed once and has never put his teeth on me.) He is currently healing from his last episode. I'll be getting a call soon from the vet to schedule an appointment, for what I hope is just another consult with the regular vet to get his thoughts. I was just curious what your thoughts were.
His ears are also dirty with brown wax that has shiny hard bits…that's the best I can explain it. I do have another cat who is older and she has never had any problems other than the occasional hairball….and her ears are clean.


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Partnering and collaboration are widely encouraged in underfunded fields such as public health and child welfare. It is considered imperative by many funders of non-profit organizations. Yet it can seem like a lot of time and effort with uncertain gains, especially when you are supposed to be partnering with organizations competing for the same limited sources of funding. Within the world of child maltreatment prevention there is such an overwhelming amount of work for any one organization to do that it can be hard to prioritize more meetings that may or may not seem central to your mission. Maui County in Hawaii has faced the same problems with limited time and financial resources in addressing child maltreatment as any other county in the country; however, a group of organizations that work to prevent child abuse and neglect has found some extraordinary results from taking the time to build a real and meaningful partnership there.
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Our Leisure Centres & Parks
Axminster Leisure Centre
LED's Axminster Leisure Centre offers a multi-functional sports hall, fully equipped gym, contemporary activity area and childrens birthday parties We also have the only full size 3G Pitch available for public hire in East Devon which has...View Full Profile
Broadclyst Leisure Centre
LED's Broadclyst Leisure Centre operates as a hire only facility. Boasting a great hall with facilities for your club or team to meet up with the benefit of free onsite parking The hall is also an amazing venue for one...View Full Profile
Buckler's Mead Leisure Centre
LED's Buckler's Mead Leisure Centre is situated in the grounds of the Buckler's Mead Academy in Yeovil We have an amazing gym, 3G pitch, sports hall and regular exercise classes for you to come along and enjoy! We...View Full Profile
Coburg Fields, Sidmouth
LED's Coburg Fields comprises of a beautifully maintained 18 hole putting green, 4 grass tennis courts, hard tennis courts and a 2 bowling rinks. A small range of snacks and drinks are available during these timesView Full Profile
Colyton Leisure Centre
LED's Colyton Leisure Centre is based within the grounds of the charming Colyton Grammar School Situated on the outskirts of Colyton, the centre boasts a beautiful dance studio, sports hall and also has some fabulous all weather outdoor facilities...View Full Profile
Currently the exercise classes that we run from the Cranbrook Education Campus are manged by LED's Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre with the aim of helping the people of Cranbrook keep active and healthy in their...View Full Profile
Exmouth Leisure Centre
LED's Exmouth Leisure Centre has something for all the family. A 25m heated swimming pool, learner pool and a gym with stunning estuary views provide a fundamental platform for your active life! Our studios offer the largest choice...View Full Profile
Exmouth Tennis & Fitness Centre
LED's Exmouth Tennis and Fitness Centre is situated close to Phear Park in the heart of Exmouth and has free parking and free wifi The Centre has 4 light and airy indoor carpet courts and two...View Full Profile
Goldenstones Leisure Centre, Yeovil
LED's Goldenstones Leisure Centre, situated within Nine Springs Country Park in Yeovil, can only inspire you to improve on your health and fitness Exercise classes for all ages and abilities will leave you short on reasons...View Full Profile
Honiton Leisure Centre
LED's Honiton Leisure Centre boasts a welcoming and substantial 55 station gym and a light and airy 25 metre swimming pool The dance studio and full sized sports hall cover such a vast array of exercise...View Full Profile
Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre
LED's Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre is conveniently situated on the outskirts of Devon's picturesque town of Ottery St Mary Well stocked with a variety of sports and activities there's something for everyone in our multi-function...View Full Profile
Seafield Gardens, Seaton
LED's Seafield Gardens is located at the top of Castle Hill and provides you with stunning views over Seaton whilst you play on our 9 Hole Jurassic themed Adventure Golf or the hard outdoor tennis courts Refreshments...View Full Profile
Seaton Fitness Centre
LED's Seaton Fitness Centre is situated in the heart of this iconic East Devon town. An amazing 37 station gym with cardiovascular and resistance machines, fabulous free weights and functional training specific areas This sleek centre also...View Full Profile
Sidmouth Leisure Centre
LED's Sidmouth Leisure Centre is based in the heart of this iconic Devon seaside town A multi-function sports hall offers badminton and indoor cricket or would you prefer to try netball or 5 a side football? Exercise...View Full Profile
Sidmouth Swimming Pool
LED's Sidmouth Swimming Pool is light, bright, airy and based in the center of this iconic Devon seaside town We run a thorough and varied programme throughout the year to ensure that there is always something...View Full Profile
Westlands Sport & Fitness Centre
Westlands Sport and Fitness Centre has a spectacular brand new purpose built fully equipped 40 station fitness gym. It also includes two stunning exercise class studios, two freshly refurbished squash courts and a multi-use sports hall with an...View Full Profile
Wincanton Sports Centre
LED's Wincanton Sports Centre is a state of the art facility designed to look after all of you and your family's leisure needs! Our modern gym and dedicated instructors will lead you towards your health and...View Full Profile
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Mark your calendars and book your seat for WPPI 2013!!
Registration opens today! Make sure you register and you can pre-board up to five platform classes to secure a seat in the classes you want to attend the most.
*The pre-board for our class last year was the first to fill up, so make sure to reserve your seat pronto*
Zach & Jody's Platform Class: Sunday, March 10th at 3:00pm
Topic: How To Avoid What Most Small Businesses Do – Fail
View the full speaker schedule
Other platforms not to miss:
Dane Sanders | Going to Market: Maximizing Portrait and Wedding Profits (Sunday, 9:00am)
Jared Bauman | Pricing & Packages Made Simple (Sunday 12:00pm)
Lawrence Chan | Content Marketing & Social Media: The Secrets to More Bookings and Online Engagements (Monday 4pm)
Blair Phillips | Absolute Refusal to Blend In: Senior Photography that Rocks (Tuesday 4pm)
Jared Platt | Profitable Post-Production Using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 (Tuesday 4pm)
Sal Cincotta | Weddings: Making Real Money Doing What You Love – Tips, Tricks, and Business Advice for Everyone (Tuesday 6:30pm)
Justin & Mary Marantz | The Bottom Line (Wednesday 8:30am)
Sue Bryce | Contemporary Portrait Posing (Wednesday 8:30am)
WPPI is a jam-packed few days of meeting photographers, learning good stuff and walking the tradeshow. It's exhausting, but absolutely fun :) We hope to see you all there!


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Hi dolls, I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful fall weather outside. I know many of you might be unwilling to give up the pretty summer dresses yet, well, me either.
A great way to transition the summer dresses to fall is to style it with a tailored blazer. I love how the blazer really dresses up the look and transform the girl next-door floral dress into a more grown-up feminine style.
I am so in love with those wedges. They have a nautical feel to them and the curved sole really adds an interesting twist to your typical summer wedges. Plus, they are so comfortable and they make your legs look miles long.
What do you think of this outfit? Is there any other summer pieces that you love to incorporate into fall styles? Please share with me :)
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Richard Donner, director of the 1980s movie The Goonies, has revealed that a sequel to the film is in the works.
The 1985 film, which starred Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Corey Feldman, was written by Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus.
While signing autographs in Beverly Hills, Donner told TMZ that his next film will be a Goonies follow-up.
When asked if the original stars will be returning to reprise their roles, he said: "Hopefully, all of them."
There has been talk of a Goonies sequel for several years, with Brolin revealing as recently as 2010 that a script had already been written.
Feldman has been the most vocal about wanting to star in the sequel, saying that there "is always hope" for Goonies 2.
There is currently no word on when The Goonies 2 is expected to start filming.
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Mobile advertising network AdMob has released its metrics report for March 2010, taking a closer look at Google's Android OS and its increasing share of the mobile market. The report also reveals that the Motorola Droid is the leading Android handset.The number of Android devices available as...Read More >>
We've been matching up popular web services, applications and mobile apps against each other in heated one-on-one battles here in our weekly Faceoff Series. Last week Microsoft Office bested Google Docs in a head to head race for the title of office suite champion.This week we turned our...Read More >>


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Candy Corn Starbursts debuted this year and they are not gross.
I feel like I have to get that out of the way because when I included them on a list of top 10 non-chocolate Halloween candies for the Houston Press, some readers were quite disdainful.
I understand that the general preference will be for regular Starbursts rather than Starbursts candy corn, but in the spirit of the upcoming pagan holiday, allow yourself multiple objects of candy worship. Yes, plain Starbursts can be your favorite, but the candy corn version is fun, fruity, and less redolent of high-fructose corn syrup than generic candy corn.
Brach's and/or quality candy corn are an entirely different story. If you don't like candy corn, there is something horrible, probably incurably, wrong with you. And if you don't like autumn mix, you are not welcome in my house.


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Snippet Review: The Strokes - Comedown Machine
We've never entirely understood what the point of making snippets of songs available before their release, but Amazon and The Strokes didn't ask our opinion before making Comedown Machine available entirely as thirty second clips. So here's our snippet review of the snippet album.
Julian Casablancas still sounds like Julian Casablancas, the songs express different moods, the guitar work sounds like The Strokes, there's a bit of annoying poppy synth going on in "One Way Trigger," Casablancas sounds a bit less like Casablacas on "50/50" because of the distortion, and the "Slow Animals" snippet sounds like Pinback for a bit.
There you go, Amazon, The Strokes' PR and now Pretty Much Amazing have prodded your pent up desire to consume new Strokes music. Go work yourselves into a frothing fury prior to its March 26 release, as I just have. It's a good time.
If you can handle it... here is the full length "One Way Trigger" from Comedown Machine:


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Blog Tour: Full Circle by Yamini Vijendran
The Tour Stops
25th October
Sundari Venkatraman (Review)
Inderpreet Kaur Uppal (Interview)
Nikita Jhanglani (Review)
26th October
Sumeetha Manikandan (Review)
Dola Basu Singh (Spotlight )
Priyanka Batra Harjai (Review)
Shilpa Garg (Review)
27th October
Arti Metroreader (Spotlight)
Arti Metroreader (Review)
Santosh Panda (Interview)
Neelesh Inamder (Spotlight)
Sundari Venkatraman (Interview)
28th October
Ruchi Singh (Review)
Adiana Ray (Guest Post)
Adiana Ray (Spotlight)
Adiana Ray (Review)
Sonia Rao (Spotlight)
Debraj Moulick (Review)
29th October
Ahana Mukherjie (Spotlight)
Aditi Chopra (Interview)
Ruchira Khanna (Review)
Devika Fernando (Spotlight)
Summerita Rhayne (Interview)
30th October
Parichita Singh (Review)
Priyanka Batra Harjai (Guest Post)
Santosh Panda (Review)
Ruchi Vasudeva (Guest Post)
Arti Metroreader (Interview)
Inderpreet Kaur Uppal (Review)
31st October
Pooja Abhay (Spotlight)
Rubina Ramesh (Review)
Janaki Nagaraj (Spotlight)
Reet Singh (Spotlight )
Vasudha (Spotlight
Mahesh Sowani (Review)
Priyanka Batra Harjai (Interview)
Full Circle
Yamini Vijendran
The Blurb
Outwardly, Malini is a contented, sixty-something grandmother with a loving family and everything a person could wish for. But Malini has lived her entire life with a secret confined to the deepest recesses of her heart.
Haunted by the past, she travels to Kumbakonam, her native town, which she had left years ago. There, she comes face-to-face with her long-lost love.
After forty years, will Malini be able to reclaim her own life, when love comes knocking at her door once again?
Haunted by the past, she travels to Kumbakonam, her native town, which she had left years ago. There, she comes face-to-face with her long-lost love.
After forty years, will Malini be able to reclaim her own life, when love comes knocking at her door once again?
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Yamini Vijendran (@saimini) is the author of 'Full Circle', a romance novella published by Indireads. After being a Software Professional for 7 years, Yamini has been freelancing from home for the past 3 years. She loves to dabble in fiction and romance and drama are her favorite genres. Her short stories have been published in 'Love Stories That Touched My Heart', an Anthology published by Penguin India, New Asian Writing and Six Sentences. Yamini also likes to pen poems when inspiration strikes, and her poetry has been published in The Indian Review, Contemporary Literary Review of India and 'A World Rediscovered' a poetry Anthology by Cyberwit Publications. Yamini draws material for her stories and poems from the world around her. When she is not converting her experiences to stories or poems, Yamini reads, plays with her toddler, and fools around her laboratory, that is, the kitchen.
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The one thing that my MP3 collection is lacking is my vinyl collection. Some I've found CDs for, so those have been MP3'd. However, some of my albums don't exist as CDs, so I'm going to need to hook my stereo up and go that route. Scanning in the album covers will be the hardest thing, since albums are bigger than my scanner area. Hopefully I'll find someone online who's already successfully done it. :-)
Anyhoo, that's all for another day. For now, I'm pleased that I've done as much as I've gotten so far.
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Pet Shop Boys / The Ghost of Myself


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A little goes a long way
While we are committed to prayer, meeting the physical needs of people is essential in opening hearts to the gospel. Jesus fed 5000 before he proclaimed, "I am the bread of life." (John 6:35) He healed a paralytic man before declaring that He is the Great Physician that heals both the body and the soul. (Mark 2:17)


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Skin Repair is food for your skin. The nutrient rich blend of aloe vera and vitamin E oil nourishes and improves your skin's appearance. Great for after sun care and soothing minor burns.
Use it as a daily moisturizer or as a night eye cream to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, puffy eyes, and dark circles.
Suggested Uses
Use Skin Repair on:
- Wrinkles and puffy eyes
- Night eye cream
- Aging and sunspots
- Sun damaged skin
- And as an after-sun care
Organic Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf, Organic Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Organic Cera Alba (Beeswax), Organic Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Organic Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Seed, Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Tocopherol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Achillea Milleform (Yarrow) Oil, Helichrysum Italicum Flower Oil.
Customer Comments
"Really, I feel like I have turned back the clock. I constantly get compliments on my skin and I NEVER got compliments on my skin. I was always the one with acne scars and stress lines. I can only attribute this to my faithful use of Repair. Fine lines softened, no more rings under my eyes and my skin has NEVER been this soft. In so few words, magic!" Lyons, Colorado
"I just started chemo and radiation treatment. This salve has helped heal my burns and soothe my damaged skin. I use it everywhere" ~ Sally


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I was fortunate where I used to work to have a pretty hip and progressive diner on the third floor for breakfast and lunch. I've always liked grits, but the grits here are special. Joy makes them most of the time, and what makes her version superior is how she blends the grits, cheese and pepper. Joy is a big fan, as am I, of pepper. Lots of it.
For months, it's been part of my routine to get those cheese-pepper grits each morning. I look forward to having them while I make my long commute in to the office.
The Diner stopped serving those grits. At first, I thought they were taking a break or they were out of the ingredients – or that the hot dish container was broken. That had happened once before.
A week went by, with no grits in sight. I asked Joy about it, and she said I was one of only 4 or 5 people that liked them. The majority of the morning diners skipped the grits and went for the oatmeal, and the staff usually ended up throwing most of the remaining grits away.
It seems that the majority of the Diner clientele are not as passionate about pepper with grits on the side as I am.
Who is your audience and what do they want? And are you prepared to give it to them?


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Photographing the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is Chama, New Mexico's premier attraction. While there are other narrow gauge railroads in the country, including in nearby Durango, we heard a number of passengers say that the C & T trip is the best in the nation.
We took the C & T trip from Antonito to Chama. (There are several trip options. This one suited us best and takes a full day. Check their web site for more info.) They transported us via bus from Chama to Antonito, where we boarded for the return trip to Chama. Many of the folks on the train were clearly fans of train travel and knew a great deal about trains. The hosts in each car pointed out landmarks, described the C & T's history, and explained railroad operations. (It's more complicated than you may think.)
We took our trip in early October, when the aspen were at peak. Unfortunately, a strong front came through a couple of days earlier and blew off some leaves, but the trip timing was definitely worth it. (Note: reservations are an absolute must and should be made weeks in advance.)
Part of the fun of the C & T is that you can walk through the train yard and get a close-up look at the engines and cars. During the trip we took several hundred pictures of the engine and train as it wound through the mountains. The next day we photographed the train as it left the Chama yard and chased it for a couple hours. The track is parallel to Highway 17 for about 20 miles and we joined others who were strategically placed to photograph the train as it chugged up hills. It moves slowly, so there's no problem intercepting it; you can see smoke and hear the whistle from great distances. Usually, there were other photographers there; a few times we chose our own spots. With some planning and luck we were able to capture images of the train as it wound its way through the Chama Valley.
For photography on the train we went to the gondola which is toward the rear of the train and photographed the engine and first cars as the train rounded curves. It was chilly and the breeze from the train's motion pushed the cold through several layers. The car was not crowded early, but as the day warmed up more passengers appeared and it became difficult to get a clear shot of the train. A medium zoom worked well.
I doubt I'll become a train buff, but I can understand why many of our fellow passengers pronounced our trip the best train experience in the country. It was a day well-spent and we came home with many memorable images.


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Gestalt is a club located in the epicenter of the cultural life of St. Petersburg, on Konushennaya Square, focused on unique night events and evening concerts. The technical content of the platform meets the latest trends - the powerful sound system Funktion One is combined with visual installations, the main decoration of which is a one-of-a-kind dome screen. The design of the club is made with observance of strict lines in the interior of the main hall and bright, and sometimes hooligan, interspersed elements of street art in two of six bars.
The schedule of night events includes performances of underground techno and house DJs and musicians, whose names adorn the line-ups of top clubs and festivals around the world. The concert program will please the spoiled public and surprise the hungry new names: in the playbill as artists representing the new wave scene, and collectives that have long proved themselves to the Petersburg public.


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There are a few ways you can sign up for Adventure Ocean®.
On boarding day, you'll find our youth team at the entrance of the ship and you can enrol them then and there. Any kids younger than 11 will be given a special wristband so we can identify them in an emergency.
If you don't sign them up as soon as you come onboard, you can bring them along on any day of your holiday. You'll just need to sign them in and they can join the fun.


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Patient Forms
In preparation for a patient's first visit, we like to offer the opportunity for the patient to preview all of the information we'll need to start the patient's file. We ask that all patients come to their first visit with the following information prepared:
- New Patient Paperwork (PDF) – Patient forms are currently being revised. Please check back soon!
- NPP Acknowledgement
- Financial Policy
- Record Release to Disclose Health Info
- Insurance information and insurance cards
- At least one (1) form of identification (drivers license, social security card, birth certificate, etc)


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Treatment time 60 to 90 minutes a course of six treatments are recommended one treatment every 4 to 6 weeks.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP/CBS) — The Maine Red Claws of the NBA Developmental League have expressed interest in hiring former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl for its vacant position.
Pearl was fired from Tennessee at the end of last season after lying to NCAA investigators during an inquiry. The Volunteers went 19-15 and made the NCAA tournament, but were blasted by Michigan 75-45 in his last game.
Red Claws president and general manager Jon Jennings confirmed to AP that there is an interest. The position is open because former coach Austin Ainge left to join his father, Danny, with the Boston Celtics, as the director of player personnel.
Pearl, a Sharon native, is a graduate of Boston College.
(TM and © Copyright 2011 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Shortly I'll be telling you how to go about voting and ensuring little Lincoln City have a chance in these national blogging awards. Firstly though a thank you.
Some of you may know that I've been through a difficult time personally over the last two months and writing my blog has been therapeutic and confidence boosting for me. I never expected to get a blog about Lincoln City to the finals of a national award, and to know so many people take the time to read and re-tweet my blogs is both overwhelming and humbling. Thank you.
So it's on to round two and everyone who voted for me can vote again, which means you're up. The first round votes will be added to the second round votes to decide the winner which will be announced at Old Trafford on November 17th.
We are up against some pretty big hitters. There's at least two Liverpool blogs in the best new blog category as well as Man United and a West Ham blog, so to put Lincoln City (and me) on top of the heap it's going to take a monumental effort. That said we made the finals so there's no reason why we can't kick this season off with some silverware in mid November!
There are a couple of ways you can register your vote. You can click on the link below and select 'The Stacey West Blog' from the drop down menu under the Best New Blog Category. All you need is an email address to vote.
If you do Twitter it couldn't be easier either – just click on the link below to be taken straight to a tweet to vote
Please take the time to vote. This is a prestigious blogging award and for us to get to the final is amazing in itself. For a Lincoln City blog to win the main award it will take all of our collective input, but hey we made it this far so anything is possible!
I won't be spamming you but I'll put those links at the bottom of every blog I do in between now and the voting closing in November. I urge you to vote, I urge your Nan to vote and I urge you wife to vote as well. If your cat has an email address I'm sure they'll be voting Stacey West as the best new football blog!
We're all Lincoln, aren't we?
Up the Imps.


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