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LONDON — British police arrested three people aboard an Emirates passenger jet at London's Heathrow Airport Friday. Witnesses said police were called after the three suspects made verbal threats as the plane was taxiing.
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A police spokesman said the three — all believed to be male — were removed from the jet, which was preparing to fly to Dubai.
The spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with policy, said officers were searching the plane but had found no hazardous material.
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Witnesses told television channel Sky News he saw several armed police officers boarding the plane bound and arresting one of the men.
"Basically the police just swarmed the guy and rushed him out," passenger Cameron Mclean told Sky News by phone. "We've been told not to stand up. ... We're going to be moved to a safe place."
He said the man was taken out in handcuffs, then sniffer dogs were brought on board.
The police spokesman said the three suspects were now held in police custody.
A Heathrow spokesman said no passenger was harmed and that the airport — Europe's busiest — remained open. He declined to provide further details.
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The Beam Sabre appears to be nothing more than a sword hilt, until activated. Then, a burning blade of superheated plasma springs forth, dealing 1d8+1 fire damage with 18-20/x2 critical. It is used identically to a scimitar and requires no proficiency, though any feats which apply to scimitar also apply to the Beam Sabre. All melee attacks made with this blade are touch attacks, and spell resistance applies to each blow. For the purposes of spell resistance check, the item's caster level is equal to your character level.
Unique among wondrous items, the Beam Sabre's hilt can be enchanted as if a weapon of its own. As such you may possess a Keen Wounding Beam Sabre +1, and the like. The Beam Sabre is considered a finessable one-handed weapon, and a small dagger sized weapon for the purposes of concealing. It is considered masterwork, but otherwise not enchanted in its most basic form.
The blade lasts for 3 minutes before it is snuffed out, and takes a standard action to activate. The constant version may be extended or retracted as a free action, with no duration to how long the blade may last.
Prereqs: Craft Wondrous Item, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Flame Blade. Caster level 3rd.
Cost to Create: 1380gp + 110xp (1/day), 2460gp + 197xp (2/day), 3540gp + 283xp (3/day), 4620gp + 370xp (4/day), 5700gp + 456xp (at will), 12,300gp + 984xp (constant).
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After years of delay the Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations were published on July 24, 2019. You can find a copy of the regulations at this link. You can also find a summary of them here. The regulations only apply to those who file their I-526 Petitions on or after Nov. 21, 2019. Without further ado,… Continue Reading
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USCIS Holds EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement in New York City Field OfficePosted in I-526, I-924, Immigrant Investor, USCIS
On Nov. 7, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) held an EB-5 stakeholder program at their New York City field office. GT attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Kristen Ng attended the in-person session. During the engagement, key members of the IPO addressed: 1) updates from the IPO; 2) priorities for… Continue Reading
Form I-924 Average Processing Time Reaches Greater than 20 MonthsPosted in EB-5, Eb-5 Regional Center, I-924, USCIS
As of May 26, 2017, USCIS is processing Form I-924 applications filed on or before Sept. 16, 2015. This reflects a greater than 20-month processing time for Form I-924. This is most likely the longest processing time in the history of the Regional Center EB-5 Program, and is certainly the longest processing time USCIS has… Continue Reading
USCIS Launches Regional Center Compliance for the EB-5 ProgramPosted in Eb-5 Regional Center, I-924, Regional Center, USCIS
USCIS announced on March 21, 2017 the launch of its EB-5 Regional Center Compliance Audit Program (Audit Program). The Regional Center Compliance Audit partially clarifies what USCIS has spoken about in public at stakeholder engagements, which is the eventual use by USCIS of site-visits to verify information submitted in EB-5 petitions. There appears to be… Continue Reading
Immigrant Investor Program Office Unofficial I-526 Petition Processing PolicyPosted in EB-5 Program, I-526, I-924, Immigrant Investor, Immigration, Regional Center, USCIS
The Immigrant Investor Program office (IPO) has decided to hold in abeyance I-526 Petitions until the adjudication of an associated Exemplar I-924 Petition, even when an associated I-526 Petition is past posted processing times. This has had a particularly detrimental effect on I-526 Petitions filed prior to Sept. 30, 2015, when there was a surge… Continue Reading
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On March 3, 2017, the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) held an EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement in which several important updates to the program were provided. "Unofficial" Statistics for Fiscal Year 2017 From October to December 2016, USCIS saw a surge in petition filings, likely due to an upcoming sunset in the EB-5 regional center… Continue Reading
通知:美国移民局多项案件申请费用将于2016年12月23日正式上涨Posted in Department of Homeland Security, EB-5, EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, I-526, I-829, I-924, Posts in Chinese
在今年5月4日,美国国土安全部在联邦公报(Federal Register)上公布了拟定的新收费提案,征求公众意见。请查看我们之前的博客。该拟定的新收费提案于今年10月24日作为最终案通过,并将在本月(12月)晚些时候正式生效。 从今年12月23日起,递交给美国移民局的多项移民申请,非移民申请,身份调整申请和入籍申请的费用都会上涨。一些常见申请费上调项目请参见下表: 移民局的申请费用将平均上涨21%。然而,从上表可以看出,EB-5类别相关的申请费用上调最高,I-526和I-924的升幅都超过100%,并且推出了新的3,035美元的I-924A表格的申请费用。 EB-5区域中心需要每年提交一份I-924A表格(今年,2016年12月29日),或根据要求证明其继续资格指定,以前没有与此申报相关的费用。 美国移民局自2010年11月以来没有调整过申请费用表。由于移民局的运转的资金完全来源于申请费用,移民局强调费用上调是必要的,以用来支付日益增加的财政开支和人力成本,包括案件审核,欺诈检测,国家安全和客户服务相关的成本。我们希望,随着这些改进也将加快移民局的案件审理时间。 我们建议申请人提前将所有即将提交的文件提交给美国移民局;所有申请必须在2016年12月21日之前寄出,因为2016年12月22日是USCIS接受当前申请费的最后日期。自2016年12月23日起,移民局将拒绝那些没有提供上调后的申请费的申请。
Reminder: Many USCIS Filing Fees Will Increase on December 23, 2016Posted in Department of Homeland Security, EB-5, EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, I-526, I-829, I-924, Immigration, USCIS
On May 4, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register inviting public comment on a proposed increase in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule, which we previously wrote about. This proposed rule was subsequently adopted as final on Oct. 24, 2016, and… Continue Reading
USCIS Reports on Agency Enhancements, Emphasizes Importance of Regional Center Oversight at July 28 Public EngagementPosted in EB-5 Program, I-526, I-829, I-924, Regional Center, USCIS
At its July 28, 2016 stakeholder engagement, USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) Chief Nicholas Colucci focused his opening remarks on USCIS's efforts to enhance the IPO's adjudication capabilities, the office's commitment to conducting program oversight and promoting program integrity, and the role of the designated regional center in maintaining program integrity. Before delving into a… Continue Reading
Annual Form I-924A Season Has ArrivedPosted in EB-5 Program, I-924, USCIS
USCIS recently held a stakeholders teleconference as part of its informational series, EB-5 Interactive. The main topic of the teleconference concerned the "time to file" for the Form I-924A, which must be filed annually in order to demonstrate continued eligibility for designation as a regional center. It is increasingly important to focus on the submission… Continue Reading
Summer Update: USCIS Processing Time for I-526, I-829, and I-924 PetitionsPosted in I-526, I-829, I-924, USCIS
On August 31, 2015, USCIS released updated processing times for EB-5 related petitions. The following chart provides the average processing times for cases being adjudicated by the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) as of June 30, 2015: FORM Processing Timeframe as of June 30, 2015 I-526 13.5 months I-829 14.3 months I-924 11.8 months … Continue Reading
USCIS EB-5 Processing Times IncreasePosted in EB-5 Program, I-526, I-829, I-924, Immigrant Investor, Uncategorized, USCIS
USCIS updated its processing times for the Immigrant Investor Program Office on Feb. 11, 2015. Unfortunately, the news is not welcome. Processing times ticked up slightly to 14 months for I-526 Petitions, 11.4 months for I-829 Petitions and 11.1 months for I-924 Applications. The I-924 Application processing time has risen a full seven months from a low… Continue Reading
Reminder to Complete Form I-924APosted in I-924, Regional Center
In order to demonstrate continued eligibility for the Regional Center designation, the Regional Center must file Form I-924A (Supplement to Form I-924A) and supporting documentation between September 30th and December 29th of the fiscal year. Thus, all Regional Centers who were designated on or before September 30, 2014, will need to submit their Form I-924As… Continue Reading
Update on USCIS Processing Time for I-526, I-829 and I-924 PetitionsPosted in I-526, I-829, I-924, USCIS
On July 17, 2014, USCIS released updated processing times for EB-5 related petitions. The following chart provides the average processing times for cases being adjudicated by the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO), as May 31, 2014: Form Processing Timeframe as of May 31, 2014 I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur 13.2 months I-829, Petition by… Continue Reading
Processing Improvements in I-924 AdjudicationPosted in I-924
In February 2014, USCIS hosted a telephonic meeting with EB-5 stakeholders regarding the EB-5 program. During that call, USCIS estimated an average processing time of 12 months for I-924 applications. As of June 2014, the pendency period has increased, and we are now seeing a longer window of approximately 12-15 months. However, Mr. Nicholas Colucci,… Continue Reading
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USCIS recently reported faster processing times of I-924 Applications for Regional Center Designation and the number of approved regional centers are currently at an all-time high, and both factors correlate to more I-924 Applications being submitted to and processed by USCIS than ever before. As a result, we have noticed certain trends that have developed… Continue Reading
I-924 Processing Times Reduced to 4 MonthsPosted in EB-5 Business Plan, EB-5 Job Creation, EB-5 Program, EB-5 Project, I-526, I-924
In a welcome bit of news for the EB-5 industry, USCIS released updated processing times dated as of April 30, 2014 which show USCIS is processing I-924 applications in approximately 4.4 months. Earlier this year, the processing of I-924 applications was moved to the new Immigrant Investor Program Office (IIPO) in Washington D.C. The new… Continue Reading
Newest USCIS Processing Time Report Shows ImprovementPosted in EB-5 Program, I-526, I-924
As of February 2014, the Investor Program Office in Washington D.C. will be adjudicating all I-924 and I-526 petitions. Overseeing this transition is Mr. Nicholas Colucci, the EB-5 Program Director. The Investor Program Office in Washington D.C. is hoping to have approximately 100 staff by September 30, 2014 and Mr. Colucci has expressed optimism that… Continue Reading
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GT would like to remind our regional center clients to submit their I-924A annual compliance filings on or before December 29, 2013. The I-924A is used to demonstrate a Regional Center's continued eligibility for the Regional Center designation granted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Each designated Regional Center must file the… Continue Reading
Kate Kalmykov Authors Article on EB5Investors.comPosted in EB-5 Program, I-924, Regional Center, USCIS
Kate Kalmykov recently published an article on EB5Investors.com entitled "Actual, Hypothetical and Exemplar – Understanding the Difference." The post outlines how to effectively seek Regional Center Designation and avoid delays by understanding the difference between "hypothetical," "exemplar," and "actual" projects that may be submitted to the USCIS with the I-924 application. To read the full article click… Continue Reading
USCIS Extends Comment Period for I-924Posted in EB-5 Program, I-924
USCIS announced that they would be offering a 30 day extension of the comment period for the Form I-924, Application for Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program. Comments will now be due 9/20/2012. The information collection notice allowing for a 60-day public comment period was previously published in the Federal Register on May… Continue Reading


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First single from brand new indie supergroup Spanish Gold featuring members of My Morning Jacket, City And Colour & Hacienda. Includes Record Store Day exclusive cover of Ghetto Brothers' 1971 hit "There Is Something In My Heart."
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Hi prospective May 2019 Grads!
There is very little time left to enroll in EDTECH 592-Portfolio for spring term 2019. There is a hard deadline of January 4, 2019. to enroll and a permission number is required. For those wishing to take Portfolio during spring term 2019, it should be the last semester of your Master's program and you need to be sure that you have completed the necessary prerequisite administrative actions prior to applying for the permission number.
The basic prerequisite administrative steps are outlined on the EDTECH website at: Steps to Graduation. Please review these steps and immediately complete any actions that are needed, particularly, submission of the Application for Admission to Candidacy (AAC) form for your degree. For assistance in completing this form, the Academic Advisement Report in your Student Center is particularly helpful.
If all the Steps to Graduation have been accomplished and you're ready to apply for the Portfolio course, go to this link: Apply for Portfolio and complete the online form. The form will document your request and will give me the information that I need to confirm that you are eligible to apply for portfolio. I will then send you a permission number so that you can get enrolled.
If you have missed an administrative step somewhere along the way, we may not have sufficient time over Christmas break to resolve the issue so that you can be enrolled to ensure a timely graduation, but we're willing to try! If you have any questions, please contact me at either (208) 426-1962 or email at email@example.com.


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My personal eyebrow piercing
My experience happened when I was 13. Pretty young I must say ( or what you're thinking ), I've looked around BME and I know that the people located on this site are older. No matter the age I like to promote getting piercings. My own experiences of being pierced have mostly been done by myself, starting from the age of around 11 I'm guessing. I currently have 3 piercings, but at one time I had 12 ( ears x 6, eyebrow x 2, lip x 2, sternum, navel ). I've only had I'm sure 2 professional piercings, but I'm not promoting self piercings, it's not safe at all, unless you know what you're doing. I was offered a job in a tattoo shop, I worked for 2 days before I relized that I wasn't the working type yet, even if it was something I loved to do. I personally find piercings like a way to express how you like to look or feel, they make you feel like a better looking person at times or when your with certain people etc etc . I currently have my right eyebrow, left labret and navel. I'm going to pierce my monroeS ( the s is large because I like to show it's plural; as I'm doing two. One on both sides.) tonight so it'll be interesting, I'm looking forward to it though.
The eyebrow piercing was done in my home bathroom, right next to my dirty toilet and everything else unsanitary in that room; I'm never going to suggesting a place like this for poking needles and metal in your face and body. None the less I got my trusty needle out and put it in a cleaning product that I use to clean it. I took the barbell and put it in with the needle, so they could be cleaned together. I than went to my room and got my wondrous sharpie pen from my school backpack and I sat on the bathroom counter and looked toward the mirror and marked my forehead. I can't really say eyebrow, as I shave them off and I don't draw them on ( I'm against all body hair, when I shave it takes forever ). I than went to my room and listened to music waiting for the needle to be all clean and stuff. After leaving the needle in the container of cleaner for 20 minutes to half an hour I got back up on the bathroom counter and double checked my two dots and took the needle out of the container after washing my hands and lined it up and was ready to pierce my face.
I've never pierced my own eyebrow, sure I've done 4 eyebrow piercings on friends ( as I like to pierce my friends, which is terrible x 12 so don't do it ). I've pierced navels, lip piercings on all sides, eyebrows ( as you know ), ears and a few sternum piercings ( including my own ). I push the needle carefully into my skin. The first layer was simple I was putting a lot of pressure on the needle and it went through my eyebrow skin in seconds and at the end it made a real rad "popping" sound. When it was mid-point is felt like a small burning sensation and I loved it. I looked at the needle in the mirror and well I got ice and left the ice on the eyebrow area for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes I took the barbell over to my computer desk where I have a shard of glass leaning against my printer ( as I do my makeup in front of it every morning ) and looked at it and I pulled the needle to and fro for a while, as to stretch the hole some what. I pulled the needle down so just the point was through took the barbell and followed the needle through as I pulled it out. In the end I had a 16g spiked black barbell in my eyebrow.
For around 2 weeks after that you notice just how much you get hit in the eyebrow, how much you rub that area or just how much your long hair (if you have it) will get tangled in it. It seemed like a long healing process for me, all the cleaning and the crusting and me picking the scabs and etc etc . One time I forgot about is and almost tore it out with my hair, as it got stuck in it and I pulled on the hair a lot and than the piercing almost came out. I have to believe that it is a beautiful piercing done by myself and I'm excited to have it apart of my piercing project.
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on: 07 Jan. 2006
in Eyebrow Piercing
Artist: Self+done
Studio: Bathroom+counter
Location: Beside+my+toilet


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By Peter Paton
Mitt Romney is the almost certain Republican nominee for the Presidential Election in November, with an almost unassailable lead in Primary delegates, and he has received endorsements from many senior members of the GOP Establishment, including Marco Rubio, Governor Christie, Governor Nick Haley, Governor Hayley Barbour, Senator De Mint, and Ambassador John Bolton amongst others.
Mitt Romney is an extremely rich man and he has spent a tremendous amount of money in the Republican Primary Race to establish himself as the front runner, however he is not liked by a substantial amount of Republicans and Tea Party followers, who view Romney as being too liberal for their liking, and not connecting with them on a personal level. Apart from this disadvantage, Mitt if nominated, will face an incumbent President Barack Hussein Obama who has a $1 Billion Election War Chest, and who has a stranglehold on the Liberal Media and Press, who will undoubtedly run a ruthless negative campaign to paint Mitt Romney as a devotee of Romneycare and other like minded Liberal policies when he was Governor of Massachuttess
To offset these disadvantages, there are some on the Right, who strongly feel that Mitt should pick the combative and black Congressman Allen West of Florida 22, who is deeply popular with the Tea Party, the ordinary rank and file Conservative on the street, and the Jewish Right, and who would bring a degree of charisma and populist appeal to the ticket, and greatly increase Romney's chances of defeating Obama in November 2012. Colonel Allen West would be key to Romney securing the crucial swing blue collar States of Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Pennsylvannia and Illinois. West would also be the perfect pick to help Romney to eat into Obama's Black, Jewish and Latino support which will be of paramount importance to who eventually wins the Presidential Race.
Peter Paton is an International PR and Strategic Adviser
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CEO Tim Cook may be setting people up for some changes in Apple's product lineups—changes that may contradict views that Steve Jobs laid out.
While Cook shied away from making any product announcements at the D10 conference (which we're liveblogging), he acknowledged that Jobs could be fickle.
"Am I going to change things?" Cook said. "Of course.
"Steve told me, when we talked about being CEO, he said 'I saw what happened at Disney', that people would all sit around and say 'What would Walt have done?' And he looked at me with those intense eyes, and he told me to never do that. Just do what's right. And I'm doing that. Does that mean that something will be different? Of course.
"But he was the best person in the world about doing this. He would flip on something so fast that you would forget that he was taking the 180 position the day before!"
Jobs himself didn't acknowledge this habit—he just announced new products that contradicted his previous stances. Famously, he said that Apple would never do a video iPod—then introduced a video iPod.
Now speculation is fierce that Apple will introduce an iPad with a smaller screen to compete with smaller Android tablets. Wireless analyst Walter Piecyk wondered if Cook is laying the groundwork for such a device with his D10 comments.
People are also hopeful for a cheaper iPhone, especially for emerging markets.
Here's more fuel for the fire from Cook: "Whenever we can do fantastic products and they have different price points, we'll do that. We don't have a religion about making one product."


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RSDUY participated in the Black Sea Area Cooperation meeting
The Black Sea Area Cooperation (BSAC) meeting took place in Istanbul on September, 29 – October, 2. It was a meeting of young social-democrats from Black sea region. There were RSDUY international secretary Alexey Karpov and head of RSDUY branch in Dagestan Louisa Dibirova. "Conference program was very interesting and informative, our Turkish comrades from Republican People's Party during these few days gave us the full political atmosphere of modern Turkey. I was struck by the fact, that a lot of Turkish people are political prisoners and among them are members of Turkish parliament. This country is between Arabic world and Europe, between Islamic and secular ideas. As well as, I see the analogy between Russia and Turkey: Russia gradually slides from a secular state to a religious state as Turkey goes to the Islamic state by its own President's and Prime Minister's efforts" – Alexey Karpov said. There were several speeches and discussions regarding political situations in each country, most important of them were included to the final meeting paper. RSDUY delegation tried to convey our concerns to our comrades, including the relation to acute in our society Caucasian topic: «Russian media are replicate pictures with people from Caucasus only as terrorists and radical Islamists. The growth of anti-Caucasian and racist sentiments leading Russia to the new conflicts that corrupt government headed by President-Prime Minister and Prime Minister-President is unable to resolve» – said in RSDUY report. Despite the obvious difficulties faced by the Social Democrats in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, we remain optimistic and intend to increase our influence on political processes in our countries through constant interaction and exchange of experience. Alexey Karpov. Photo: Andriy Pristaya, SMS, Ukraine


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I've been doing some research into using Geronimo 2.0.1 to host some EJB3 session beans, interacting with a stand-alone client. I can connect to the server and call methods fine, but I've encountered some difficulties with security. Specifically I've tried using Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL and Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS when creating the InitialContext, but this seems to be broken. After some tracing it seems that org.apache.geronimo.openejb.GeronimoSecurityService.login( ) tries to create a LoginContext with a null security realm, which throws an exception and prevents authentication. I noticed that the latest version of OpenEJB has added the key openejb.authentication.realmName, but this is not available in 2.0.1 (and it seems a bit backward having to have the client specify the security realm.) I have been able to use org.apache.openejb.client.ClientSecurity.directAuthentication( ) to successfully authenticate, but it seems a bit hacky and is very OpenEJB specific (and also requires the client to provide the realm name.) Is there something I'm missing or doing wrong? I'm fairly new to EE stuff so hopefully it's just some newbie mistake. BTW, a couple other things I noticed: - EJB security is disabled if the geronimo-application.xml doesn't at least have an empty <security/> entry. This means any security annotations are completely ignored, which surprised me. - EJB3 EAR's will not deploy using the Eclipse plugin unless they contain an application.xml file. Renaming the ZIP file to an EAR and manually deploying works fine. - When creating new EJB3 projects in Eclipse, all geronimo-*.xml files reference the old schemas. If the schemas are changed to the 2.0.1 versions, then the editors fail (I'm assuming this is due to the EMF JIRA entry?) - When starting Eclipse, there are 3 warnings in the log compaining about 'org.apache.geronimo.deployment.model' and 'org.apache.geronimo.v11.deployment.model'. I tried to disable the 1.0 and 1.1 features to get rid of the warnings (since I didn't need those versions,) but then Geronimo 2.0 wouldn't be listed as an option when creating new projects. The feature wasn't flagged as being broken however. ________________________________ Kory Markevich Tech Lead ACL Services Ltd. 1550 Alberni Street | Vancouver | BC | V6G 1A5 Tel: 604 669 4225 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com | Web: www.acl.com ________________________________ The contents of this email are confidential and are for the intended recipient(s) named above only. If you are not the intended recipient, any copying, distribution or use of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the email.
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The latest Wall Street Journal short interest data shows a massive surge in the number of Procter & Gamble shares sold short: more than 250%! That would make it easily the most shorted stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange between the September 15 and September 30 settlement dates.
That move dwarfed a double-digit percentage rise in GE's short interest during those same two weeks. The swings in the other most shorted NYSE stocks were mixed but mild.
Note that all the top six stocks on the list had more than 120 million shares short at the end of the most recent settlement period.
Procter & Gamble
For the second consecutive period, the number of shares short in Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) have surged — most recently by over 258% to more than 291.39 million. So 10.9% of its float was sold short after the final two weeks of the month. Note that short interest was just about 3% of float in the previous period, and about 1% or less for most of the year. Now it would take about five days to cover all short positions.
The company remains a dividend aristocrat, and short sellers watched the shares rise about 2% in the short interest period. The S&P 500 gained only about 1% in that time. The stock closed most recently at $88.54 per share. That is up more than 11% year to date. The 52-week low is $73.50, while the 52-week high is $90.33.
After staying essentially flat for two periods in a row, short interest in Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) jumped more than 8% between the most recent settlement dates. The approximately 167.50 million shares short reported totaled 26.4% of the float. The days to cover rose from around six to more than nine as the daily average volume shrank in the latter weeks of the month.
24/7 Wall St. took a look at Sprint's sky-high valuation last month. The share price ended the short interest period more than 2% below where it began it, though it was down more than 9% at one point. The shares are still up more than 87% year to date and closed most recently at $6.78. The stock hit a 52-week high of $7.03 last month, well up from the 52-week low of $2.18 early in the year.
The short interest in Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) pulled back less than 2% for the second straight period, bringing the number of its shares short to more than 147.68 million by the end of the month. That represented 3.8% of the total float, down from a high of about 4.4% in mid-March. It would take about five days to cover all short positions.
Ford sales were not as bad as expected in September. But the share price slipped fractionally in the two weeks, while the S&P 500 rose about 1%. Ford shares have changed hands between $11.02 and $15.84 apiece in the past year. They were trading at $11.99 on Tuesday's close, which is up more than 4% year to date.


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No retroactive deal for Irish banks, says euro zone rescue fund head
Regling strikes blow to retrospective aid campaign for AIB and Bank of Ireland
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan talks to ECB president Mario Draghi during a euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Retroactive recapitalisation of the Irish banks "doesn't seem very likely", the head of the European Stability Mechanism, Klaus Regling, has said, striking a blow to Ireland's campaign to receive retrospective aid for AIB and Bank of Ireland.
Speaking last night in Brussels, the head of the euro zone's rescue fund said that, while the process does not require treaty change, it is a "very complicated process" which requires unanimity by member states. "In exceptional cases, and by unanimous votes, there may be retroactive recapitalisation, but it doesn't seem very likely," he said. Earlier, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said Ireland would pursue the issue over the course of next year, noting that the regulations which govern the manner in which the ESM operates had not been explored.
'Case by case'
While finance ministers agreed in principle to look at retroactive direct recapitalisation of banks on a "case by case" basis in June, ESM direct recapitalisation can only be operational when the Single Supervisory Mechanism is up and running, most likely towards the end of next year. As euro zone finance ministers were briefed on the final troika review of the Irish bailout yesterday, EU commissioner Olli Rehn stressed Ireland would continue to be subject to post-programme surveillance, involving biannual trips, until 75 per cent of its bailout loans were repaid, though the commission would "try and align as best as possible" Ireland's post-programme surveillance with the regular reviews expected to take place under the new "two-pack" rules.
Mr Regling said that, while officials did not want "duplication" or to "overburden" the State, an early-warning system would be in place to ensure repayment commitments are made. "The end of the Irish programme does not mean that our relationship with the country ends. We will have to monitor the country's ability to pay back the loans. We will be there until everything is repaid."
Property prices
Speaking earlier, Mr Noonan, dismissed concerns about a recent rise in property prices.
"Ireland has to be careful but, when you think property prices dropped almost 55 per cent, the increase in 2013 is quite small in proportion to the massive drop. There's no need for concern yet." He ruled out any imminent agreement on tracker mortgages, pointing out that the funding position of Irish banks has changed.
"Interventions which we were contemplating to resolve some of the tracker mortgage problems aren't as apposite now because the margin between the trackers and the changing interest rate scenario have changed," the Minister said. "Obviously trackers are an issue, but it will not be discussed in today's meeting, or in the immediate future."
His comments came as Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem confirmed an ESM programme to alleviate loss-making tracker mortgages on Irish banks' balance sheets was not under consideration.


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BikeArlington & friends need a few more folks to help table at the County Fair. It's a really fun gig. Details below.
Event: Arlington County Fair
Date(s): Various times on Friday, August 18; Saturday, August 19; and, Sunday, August 20
Location: Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 Second St. South. (There will be free bike valet bike on the tennis court)
Volunteer Signup: Visit link
Thanks for all that you do for biking and walking in Arlington,


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Pet Adoption - Search dogs or cats close to you. All adoptable animals have handed a health and behavioral evaluation. If you happen to already own a canine, you may have to convey your canine to meet the one you need to adopt. The adoption procedure may seem time-consuming, but we want to maximize the animal's likelihood for a profitable adoption.
Every time potential, all family members should come into to the shelter to select a brand new pet. A lot of our cats and canine could be flown to their new houses in the U.S. or Canada without cost. Our experienced adoptions counselors are joyful to address any concerns or questions you could have through the adoptions process.
Our adoption charges save new pet house owners money. In case you are looking for a brand new dog, cat, puppy or kitten so as to add to your family, come to our adoption middle. A rescue might need a extra concerned screening course of, which can take extra time, however might help you undertake a pet that's more likely to be a neater match in your dwelling.
The experienced staff on the RSPCA will give you recommendation on the very best type of pet for you and easy methods to look after her or him properly. The objective of micro-chipping is to see to it that misplaced Undertake-A-Pets have a better probability of being reunited with their house owners.
This may let you know the mandatory information, facilitate the adoption process and save time once here. We'll be at Petco (Cary Crossroads) for an adoption event! Founded in 2002 and now managing DeKalb and Fulton County Animal Companies, LifeLine Animal Project is the main non-revenue group working to end the euthanasia of wholesome and treatable dogs and cats in metro Atlanta shelters.


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In Murrieta, California, where residents turned back buses carrying illegal aliens into the city, pro-amnesty socialists, many of them from out-of-town, flooded City Hall to demand that America open its borders.
Holding signs stating "Open the Borders," "Freedom Socialist Party," and "Immigrants Welcome Here" among others, the pro-amnesty supporters listened to speakers Wednesday night who advocated that America welcome – and care for – hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Latin America.
"This is a fight for good education, good health care, good jobs and a decent wage for all people, regardless of whether they are on this side or that side, [because] they are global people that are human beings [who] deserve to get back the result of what they have labored for and what they have contributed to society," one speaker said.
He also told supporters, who hailed from various parts of the state, to place pressure on city officials to "follow the law" regarding illegal aliens and to declare them "refugees."
"That's what we're here for," the speaker said at the end of his speech.
Another speaker, Fernando Romero of the Justice for Immigrants Coalition of Inland Southern California, also suggested that illegal aliens from Central America, particularly children, are "war refugees," a label commonly used by amnesty activists.
But the extreme violence in Central America doesn't fully explain why hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens have been traveling thousands of miles to reach the U.S. in the past few months alone.
"A lot of what we're hearing in the media and a lot of other places is that the conditions in Central America, such as the economic, are horrible conditions and there's violence, gang violence, and that's true," Stu Harris of the National Border Patrol Council Local 1929 told Infowars. "That's a terrible way to have to live, but that's been going on for more than 10 years."
"So for this invasion to start suddenly happening, something else had to change, and what changed is the fact that we were engaging in this 'catch & release' program and word spreads fast."
And President Obama ensured this lax enforcement of immigration laws by telling the Department of Homeland Security to back off of prosecuting illegals, by ordering the Border Patrol to stand down, by offering temporary legal status to young illegals for at least two years and by other methods of doubtful legality.
He may have even offered Immigration and Customs Enforcement paid temporary leave to remove them from duty.
"In other words, Obama has been flashing a huge green light to illegal immigrants, and so of course our borders were going to be inundated with them," Michael Snyder said on the subject.
"Apologists for the Obama administration will debate you all day about what Obama 'intended' and what he didn't 'intend,' but there is no doubt about what message immigrants from Central America have been receiving."
And this message is de facto amnesty.
"They know they are going to be processed and released and they are free to go wherever they want to go in the United States and the likelihood of them ever showing up for their [immigration] court date is slim to none," Harris also said. "Even if they did show up to their court date, what we're going to start seeing is what we call the 'anchor babies' because these court dates are being set from what I understand so far down the road that these people are going to come here, settle in, some of them are going to have children, and those citizens are now United States citizens."
"How is a judge going to deport these people if they have a United States citizen as a child?"
So it isn't a stretch to suggest that Obama is intentionally bringing America's borders down to place more pressure on Congress to enact amnesty for illegals in law, which would likely lead to a new voting block that can swing elections in the favor of big government politicians who courted illegal aliens in the first place.


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Reserve Your Spot on Mailbox for iPhone
When Mailbox was first announced last month it received a lot of attention. Nearly every major tech blog covered the app and the company's vision. The app was so well received that Mailbox may not actually be able to handle the amount of users that will potentially download the app when it is released. Mailbox is now offering a way for keen users to reserve their access to the app.
The main way and in which Mailbox is so fast is that it downloads your emails to their servers, compresses it, then sends it over to your iPhone. Because they're a small company they don't have the server capacity to handle the potential user base which will download the app.
To reserve your spot, head over to the Mailbox site and enter in your mobile number. When the app is released you'll (hopefully) receive a text which will give you a code. You put this code into the app to get access.
Of course it's first-come-first-serve. So the sooner you sign up the better.


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This is a topic I've never wanted to write about but now it seems like the time is right. If you live in Japan, people will call you gaijin. I've always accepted it and not cared much about it. I knew it had racial overtones and wasn't a polite word, but I actually like my outsider status and I'm happy to be a non-Japanese.
The problem is that my kids get called gaijin. This is going to be a problem their whole lives and in a society where bullying is epidemic, it worries me a bit.
So, is the word gaijin a racist word? The answer is: Yes.
Gaijin vs. Gaikokujin
The main argument for why it's not a bad word is that it's a shortening of the word gaikokujin, which means extra-national, foreigner, non-Japanese, etc. It means that you're a person from another country. I'm a gaikokujin and there's no doubt about it. My kids aren't.
However, gaijin is not a shortening of gaikokujin as many believe. In old Japanese literature, the term gaijin is used to refer to outsiders and enemies (such as in a war). Throughout the centuries there were a number of other racial slurs used to refer to foreign people. The term gaijin became widely used to describe foreigners only recently during the American occupation. It was used to refer to the historically unprecedented number of foreign people (American troops) now inside the country.
Gaijin is a racial designation for people who are (or look) non-Japanese. It underlies a worldview where the earth is divided into two distinct species – us and them.
Is It a Dirty Word?
Another defense of the word gaijin is that people don't mean any harm in using it. In other words, it's not derogatory; it's just an admission of fact – you're not Japanese, so you're gaijin.
I'd counter this by pointing out that it's one of the few words that can't be said on television. That seems admission enough that it has negative connotations. I've also heard people in conversation catching themselves in mid-word and correcting by changing it to gaikokujin.
The truth is that if a word is racial and it offends people, it's a slur. The person who says the word doesn't get to decide whether it's offensive or not; it's the group to which they refer. Otherwise, you could justify using any racial slur whatsoever by just saying you didn't mean it that way. Any smart redneck closet racist will tell you that he doesn't mean 'the n-word' in a bad way; it's just what he calls black people, so why get so upset? (I'm not comparing 'the n-word' to 'gaijin'; it's just meant as an analogy).
Whether it's harmless or nasty, it perpetuates an 'us and them' worldview that's harmful to Japan as a whole. This worldview makes it okay for people to discriminate against those who look differently than them. This messes with your rights and it messes with the heads of your kids.
Changing Minds One at a Time
But don't worry – I'm not on a crusade to turn Japan into a modern multicultural paradise. It'll have to evolve on its own. I have friends who say gaijin in conversation and I don't stop them to give them a lecture on why it's a bad word each time.
However, I will politely inform folks that call my kids cute little gaijin that they're not; they're fully Japanese (and not 'half' either). I say it gently and with all due respect towards the person, who obviously doesn't mean it in a harmful way. It may not make any difference, but just maybe it'll get some people to think a little about it.


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Lucrezia as Poetry, ca.1641
Born on July 21, 1615, Salvator Rosa was an Italian Baroque painter from Arenella, near Naples. Rosa is one of the only artists from the era to have had an influence on the Romantic artists, namely Turner, for his emotionally charged landscapes and highly independent attitude of being an artist, often rejecting lucrative commissions and only painting "my brushes when I am in ecstasy". An accomplished poet, he wrote many satires and was highly cynical in matters of the heart and marriage, quoted as saying that Un buon cavallo e una bella donna sono due care bestie— a good horse and a beautiful woman are two dear beasts.
This painting above of his wife, Lucrezia shows a stylized yet perceptive manner of portraiture. Judging by her appearance she was younger than him by more than a few years. This image here from Wikipedia is not the best for detail but it illustrates Rosa's understanding of body language and facial expression.
Astraias' Farewell to the Shepards, ca.1645
Here in the landscape is where Rosa shines. Look at the warm earth tones of the home with the dramatic curve of the tree in the foreground contrasts with the light blue of the background sky. Rosa has a style that is reminiscent of Tiepolo, but an earthier, Napolitano style.
Grotto with Cascades, ca.1640
A astonishing landscape, Rosa conjures a capricious dream-like world of chiaroscuro and nature. It is not difficult to see how the Romantics were inspired here. A simple palette of warm yellows and greens with deep shadows, Rosa demonstrates that less is definitely more when you paint from the heart.
Democritis, Absorbed in Thought, ca. 1651
This has the flavor and feel of a Renaissance era, like a dark Giorgione yet with a smoky atmosphere, lost in clutter and thought. Rosa heightens the claustrophobia with a dominant vertical composition, and dark muted tones except for the yellows of the urn and cowskull. Considered by many to be the father of science, here Rosa depicts him in chaos, a very dark interpretation of a brilliant mind in the ancient world.
The ghost of Samuel appearing to Saul in the Witch of Endor, ca.1668
Rosa's golden light returns here in a scene that is more reminiscent of a fantasy novel than a Baroque painting, and I am not certain of the history behind this work at all. I love the contrast of action with stillness here. Rosa demonstrates superb skill as story teller and painter with deft ease.
Landscape with Tobit and the Angel, ca.1670
The chiaroscuro of Rosa comes to life here once again. The towering clouds in the background heighten the drama. The angled tree to the left is touched by warm sunlight, as is the edge of the mountain off to the right. Rosa creates his world from a subconscious, deep, dark and surreal...and ahead of his time.


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Animanager is a command line program for advanced anime watching management.
Animanager's source code is hosted on GitHub
Animanager's documentation is hosted on Read the Docs
0.10.2 is out, with some new small features and refactored code. Next release will focus on tests, and the next on documentation.
Animanager's project pages are now hosted on Feles Atra, my personal website. 0.10.2 is also in the works, which will focus mainly on writing comprehensive documentation and testing.
The rewrite 0.10.0 is out! Use 0.9.0 to migrate the old database to the new version.
Animanager is currently undergoing a large rewrite. The rewrite includes two major changes: moving from MyAnimeList to AniDB and rewriting Animanager's user interface.
The first change, moving to AniDB, was motivated by the following factors:
This necessitates the following other changes:
The second change, rewriting the user interface, involves moving to a shell-like command line interface, from the old process command based model. This was motivated by the following factors:
Information about database migration will be included in the final 0.8 release, which will be published once 0.9.0 is finalized.


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Since opening in the Shops of Highland Park this September, Madrina has confidently elbowed its way onto most every "hot new" restaurant list. Why? Part of the draw has to be chef Julio Peraza's French-inspired Mexican cuisine, which has been pared down to the catchy term "French-Mex."
It's an intriguing concept. How does French-Mex work, exactly? Traditional French bouillabaisse gets a kick of adobo broth. An asparagus salad takes on notes of ancho pepper. OK, it's starting to make sense, but what does this mean for dessert?
It means violet churros. In a delectable fusion of cultures, the churro, known to many as a casual "street eat," is elevated. The fried pastry's perfectly crisp, star-shaped exterior is dusted with crushed, candied violets, imparting a subtle flavor. Dip this into the accompanying chipotle-spiced cocoa and French-Mex will confuse you no more.
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Baby Kay's Cajun Kitchen
2119 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4712
Cajun Venture
4550 E Cactus Rd Ste 112
Phoenix, AZ 85032-7726
Lafitte's New Orleans Food
2577 W. Greenway Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85023
Bayou Fish & Chips
623 E Roeser Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85040-8719
Justin's Ragin Cajun Cuisine
1110 E Montoya Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85024-4188
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At the risk of overselling the place, maybe the best ice cream or gelato on the planet. Especially the Pokett Coffee, which is by far the best coffee gelato on the planet. More
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Fan Mu Shu from Phoenix Arizona - Sun Nov 14
Barbecue sause was out of this world, the best.would love to buy some to use at home.There are no Bill Johnson's here. But I sure do miss them. More
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In nearby Goodyear, take a look at a number of other restaurants, including It's A Grind Coffeehouse and Applebee's.
Don't forget to check out the many restaurants located in and around Scottsdale, AZ and Buckeye, AZ.
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Jeff, my awesome husband, was the chaperon as we picked up my running buddies/ good friends, and we were off. Today at approximately 7:03, I crossed over the starting line of the Glass City Half Marathon.
|Kim, myself and Heather preparing for the race.
It was cold. Whom I kidding? It was freezing. It was REALLY windy. Did I mention is was cold?
But I knew once we got going we'd warm up. There were 5,000 runners at this race. It was exhilarating. I was sooo pumped to be running this race for our kids that we'll be adopting from Ethiopia. I had Jeff mark up my arm, so that I wouldn't forget.
The first 8 miles went really fast. I had to make a quick pit stop, and my girlfriend, Kim, and I had decided that we were going to run it together until the end. We stopped, I set down my ipod... um. ahem, Jeff's ipod, on the shelf in the port-a-potty, forgot about it, and took off. We had gotten about 1/10 of a mile down the road before I realized it was missing. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I HAD to go back. I sent Kim on her way and then proceeded to turn around and run into the mass of human beings running toward me. I heard one girl yell out, "Is that girl done with the race already??" um. no.
I was praying like crazy that The Lord would hold on to that ipod, and not let anyone take it.You see, this is the 3rd ipod that I've had... my 1st one, I ran through the washing machine. It was in my pocket after a run, and I forgot about it. sigh. Then I borrowed my daughter's ipod... and again it was in the pocket of my jacket after a run, and I ran it through the washing machine AGAIN. blah. I could not, would not, leave Jeff's ipod in the port-a-potty... even if it meant running the extra 2 tenths of a mile, to be exact. AND risk someone swiping it. THANKFULLY, it was there... right where I left it. whew! I was thanking Jesus for His goodness as I turned back around and headed the right direction to the finish line.
Now running solo, I knew that I was getting closer to the end... At mile 12, just when I needed it THE MOST, my family was on the sidelines jumping, shouting, clapping and cheering for me. I started sobbing. Jeff, all of our kids, My sis, Candice, and her hubby and kids, and my dad were there. I was overcome by emotion. Just knowing what I was running for... our babies in Ethiopia, was enough to put me over the edge. It WAS AWESOME.
As I got close to the Glass Bowl, I could hear the announcer calling out people's names as they crossed the finish line. I knew I was soo close. The end was near. I pushed really hard those last couple of miles, trying to make up for the lost time spent on the crazy ipod. Note to self: get an ipod holder.
It's hard to believe that it's over. All of the training. The sore muscles. The blisters. The sweat. I am soo happy that I have had the opportunity to run this race in honor of our kids that will be home with us soon... I'm hopeful for the things to come. I'm excited to see what The Lord has for our future. I'm eager. I'm glad that I found the ipod... and, I'm going to go take a nap now.


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The controversial product that isn't even on the market yet is in the news again as Google lobbies states not to outlaw the use of its wearable technology, Glass, while driving. Many states, including New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Illinois, have been working to enact legislation against its use in an effort to reduce incidents of distracted driving. Now Google has jumped into the fray in an attempt to stop it from happening.
According to Reuters and the blog Tech Crunch, "Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states (Illinois, Delaware and Missouri) to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets such as Google Glass."
Google obviously sees this effort by states as a threat to its product, upon launch, and is doing something about it. This is certainly understandable in the face of attitudes like that of one New York lawmaker, who called Glass "extremely dangerous technology."
There is still quite a bit of debate over what activities during driving are distracting, but anything that takes visual focus off the road, such as with Google Glass, is still a problem. Ironically enough, efforts are being made to have Glass help make drivers safer. An app under development called DriveSafe would alert drivers when they start dozing off at the wheel.
In drafting their legislation, states need to use language that is broad enough to include any and all distractions that could result in unsafe driving, while at the same time not give too much authority to the police and the courts over our personal use of technology when it does not interfere with safety.
In this context, Google should be a part of this dialog, not protecting its product. They set forth in a statement to the media, "We think it is important to be part of [these] discussions." Well, if that is the case, then they should all about the wording of the proposed laws and how they define distracted driving, not working to keep out of said laws a particular product.
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Hello again 🙂
So, I handed my dissertation in on Friday and I have to say it is a feeling of relief to have that off my mind… Here is what the end product looked like…
Although I do say so myself, I was pretty impressed with the end result!
It's sad that my time on my course is coming to an end and all I have left to do is my Career Entry Development Profile with my personal tutor!
So just job hunting at the moment… I was invited to an interview at a school tomorrow, but went to have a look at whereabouts it is today and decided that it was too far to travel everyday, it took an hour, and that's with no traffic on a Sunday! So, I've decided that I'm just going to look a bit closer to home! Fingers crossed that I will get something soon! I will keep you updated 🙂
Speak again soon!
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I'm, like, 93% sure that's him on the left.
If, on some crazy off-chance, you haven't heard me blather on and on (and on) about them, here are some links to some stuff I've written about them:
I wrote about Jack's first hockey practice (and Sam at soccer) here.
I wrote about Jack's first hockey game here.
I wrote about how much hockey means to Jack in this post I wrote for Hopeful Parents.
Honestly, it is a really great organization, and one that means so much to the athletes who play on the team.
Furthermore, young volunteers—teens, pre-teens, and young adults—come out each week to act as mentors to the players. These mentors team up one-to-one with the players and teach them to skate, encourage them, and help them learn hockey skills. It can't always be easy for these young people to help athletes with developmental disabilities, but they do it. They come out at 7 and 8 a.m. on a Saturday to volunteer. Frankly, I don't even want to be there that early, and Jack is my kid, so...
I am hopeful that these wonderful volunteers will carry the stories of our athletes to the larger world. This partnership between young people with disabilities and typical teens has the potential to make a real change in the world.
The Cheetahs have been a team for several years now, although Jack and I have only been with them since September. If you want to see what this team has meant to some of the kids who've been with them from the start, check out this video:
Here's where I ask for help. This is the easiest way I know to get in touch with everyone I know, so I'm posting here instead of harassing you all with emails.
This hockey team needs money. Ice time can cost up to $300 an hour. The team needs on-ice equipment and subsidizes players to go to tournaments. (Our big tournament this year is in Boston.) Any and all donations to the Cheetahs go directly to programming. With an all-volunteer staff of coaches and administration, you know that any money you donate will go directly to the team and its goal of using hockey to help special needs kids better integrate into the community.
This year, the team's original founder is matching all donations up to a total of $5000. If you have it in you to give $5 or $20 (or $5000), your donation would be doubled, and you would be making a difference to a lot of special needs kids. Kids like this one:
Not our mascot. Funds will not go to buy a stuffed cheetah suit.
I have an address (not mine) to which you can send checks, but for privacy I don't really want to publish it here. To find it, go to the Cheetahs website (here) and scroll down to just above the first video. I don't think you can donate online.
(I actually am tempted to post the address here because I think it is the address of the guy who accidentally cut and pasted my phone number onto a document that resulted in my cell phone number being put on an answering machine message as the emergency contact for a national convention, but, you know...bygones.)
Edited to add: The Cheetahs' (volunteer and awesome) director has given me permission to post his address here (see comments). Mail any checks (made out to "Special Hockey Montgomery") to Special Hockey Montgomery, 8232 Inverness Hollow Terrace, Potomac, MD 20854. Please. No stalking.
I know how hard it is to give your hard-earned money away, even if it is to a good cause. I wouldn't even ask were it not for the fact that this organization is so incredible and makes such a tangible difference in the lives of so many kids. (Also, if you know an organization looking for a team to sponsor, please let me know!)
I will never know if you did or didn't donate, so don't worry, I won't be giving you the stink eye next time I see you. Even if you were all flat-out, "I'm not donating," I wouldn't give you the stink-eye.
If, however, you decide to donate and then tell me about it and email me with your snail mail address, I will mail you your very own Stimeyland Thank You Gift in the Form of Old Stimeyland Swag:
Hockey puck not included.
Supplies are limited in that I am almost out of these, but as long as I have them and y'all are demanding them, I'll send them. I won't even ask for proof of donation because I'm trusting that way.
Plus, I figure if you don't donate but ask for the mouse, everytime you measure something, your guilty conscience will make your little mouse say "You stole plastic mice out of autistic hockey players' little, needy hands. Jerk." And then your pen will run out of ink.
Jack says, "Thank you for your time!"
Actually, he said no such thing. But I thank you.
There are lots of special hockey teams around the country. The Cheetahs are affiliated with the American Special Hockey Association. Check them out if you're interested in finding a team for your own child.


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The Weeknd's Mazda-Obsessed 'Party Monster' Video
Similar to his past music videos, the Weekend's latest visual offering for new single "Party Monster" features familiar themes like neon crosses, shadowy lighting, and sexy women. But the new video's most significant area of overlap is the singer's obsession with automobiles.
Yet while the visuals (and lyrics) for the Weeknd's prior hit "Starboy" featured exclusive, six- and seven-figure super cars his personal collection — a Lamborghini, Bentley, and McLaren — the centerpiece of "Party Monster" is an older, moderately-priced Japanese sports coupe. Produced from 1985 to 1991, the second-generation Mazda RX-7 sold in large numbers and for low prices, starting at around $22,000 dollars for a base model.
Of course, the car featured in the video is no base model. It's a highly customized Japanese market version with oversized wheels and tires, a vicious turbo-charged engine, a steering wheel on the right-hand side, and a myriad of other trim and performance upgrades. As such, it is immediately recognizable as an icon, from its pigeon-toed, wheels-out "stance" to having played key role '90s manga/anime set in the world of Japanese street racing.
"For the Weeknd's intended audience, the FC Mazda RX-7 is as classic as Bruce Springsteen's 'big old Buick,'" says Ben Hsu, editor-in-chief of Japanese Nostalgic Car. "It helped Mazda score over 100 international racing wins in the 1980s. But I suspect most Weeknd listeners remember it more for its tiny turbo engine's ability to embarrass muscular V8-powered cars at the drag strip, or its capacity for drifting (a prolonged tire-smoking power-slide)."
Hsu seems almost breathless in his excitement about this prominent placement. "If it inspires more of his fans to look into Eighties Mazdas then I'm all for it," he says.
The folks at Mazda most certainly concur. "We're elated that The Weeknd chose to feature an FC Mazda RX-7 in his video. It speaks to the following that enthusiasts have for this Mazda sports car," says Jacob Brown, a spokesperson for the brand. "We've seen Mazda RX-7s appreciate both in the collector and enthusiast market. But the RX-7 far from ubiquitous, and perhaps that's why The Weeknd chose to use it."
Hsu agrees. "Anyone can reference a Lamborghini," he says, alluding to the fact that the singer's new video also features a yellow Lamborghini Huracan, which drives off a cliff at the end. (Lamborghini declined to comment on this.) "But it takes someone in the know to see the coolness in a 30-year-old sports car with no pistons."


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Income tax reduction clears committee, goes to full state Senate
By Jake Neher
Plans to reduce Michigan's income tax rate are moving forward in the state Legislature. A state Senate panel approved a bill Wednesday that would phase in the tax cut over three years.
The income tax rate would go from 4.25% to 3.9% by 2017.
"This is a tax on work," said Scott Hagerstrom with the anti-tax group Americans for Prosperity of Michigan. "You want more of something? Tax it less. We want more work and more productivity."
Senate Bill 402 was introduced months ago, but it has been gaining support since state officials announced a large budget surplus. It now goes to the full state Senate.
The nonpartisan state Senate Fiscal Agency says the plan could cost the state almost $900 million a year when it's fully implemented.
Opponents of reducing the state's income tax rate say it would only benefit the state's wealthiest residents. They say low- and middle-income residents would see relatively small reductions on their tax returns. They say that $900 million dollars would be better spent supporting cash-strapped public schools and local governments.
"To gamble on a personal income tax cut, despite the evidence that tax cuts do little to boost the economy, puts basic public services at risk and undermines Michigan's fledgling economic recovery," said Karen Holcomb-Merrill with the left-leaning Michigan League for Public Policy.
Republicans in the state House on Wednesday introduced their own plan to reduce the income tax. House Bills 5265 and 5266 would implement a more modest cut, but it would reduce the rate further if income tax revenues continue to increase.


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According to the EU directive 1999/31/EC the amount of Municipal Solid Waste should be reduced based on the waste landfilled amount that was produced in 1995. The targets were set to 75% by 2006, to 50% by 2009 and to 35% by 2016 (using as a reference year 1995.) In addition "Member stated that in 1995 or the latest year before 1995 for which standardized Eurostat data is available put more than 80% of their collected municipal waste to landfill may postpone the attainment of targets by a period not exceeding four years" i.e. 2010, 2013 and 2020.
The countries that opted for this extension are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Given the fact that through incineration the volume of MSW can be reduced to up to 95% makes it an attractive way to achieve these targets. The MSW picture for the 27 EU countries is shown in the chart below.
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*Source Eurostat.
From the chart above we observe that there is a group of six countries (Germany , Austria, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium) which have achieved a Landfilling level in the single digit area. Using as a reference point the Eurostat data of 1995 we observe that actually these are the same 6 countries that have achieved the final target for 2016 (2020) already for 35% Landfilling based on 1995 data (see chart 2)
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Moreover these are countries that have a high level of recycling as well as incineration. The simple average for the 6 countries is 59% recycling, 39% incineration with just a 2% being Landfilled. It is clear that without the high levels of incineration complementing recycling the targets set by the directive would have never been achieved. Opponents of waste to energy incineration claim that it reduces the incentives to recycle on the other hand, according to chart 1 the 6 top performing countries have the highest level of recycling with the lowest one being Denmark with 48%. The highest level of recycling for a country outside the top 6 performers is Luxemburg which has a 47% rate and is the number 7 country on low Landfilling level with 17% and a 36% incineration level. It should be noted that the ranking of the first country that only recycles and does not incinerates at all is Greece and it is ranked 19th in landfilling. Moreover, looking at the chart 3
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we observe that incineration had a relative increase of one third since 1995 whereas recycling has grown by almost two and a half times in that same period. Furthermore, a way to ensure that recycling level remains high is by implementing pay as you throw system for MSW in which recycled MSW do not carry a fee. Such systems are in place for example in Austria,Germany, and, Belgium.
Lastly, according to the final target of 2016 (2020) landfilling should be reduced by an additional 55 thousand tones in the countries that have not yet reached. If we use the average of the top 6 performers for incineration (39%) an additional 21 thousand tonnes should be incinerated. According to the Confederation of European Waste to Energy Plants (CEWEP) around 69 million tonnes were incinerated in 2008 that produced electricity for 13 million people and heat for 12 million people. Thus the additional 21 thousand tones that need to be incinerated would translate to electricity for 4 million people and heat for and another 3.75 million which is about 1% of the EU's total population.


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Deciding when it's more appropriate to undergo IUI or IVF is a personal choice and, as we've covered in the previous six lessons, there are multiple factors to consider. In this lesson our goal is to describe which approach is more favorable, depending upon each priority.
As you'll recall, many women should not consider IUI at all because the nature of their fertility issues won't allow IUI to be of help. These include women with severely diminished ovarian reserve, both fallopian tubes blocked, or a partner who has an extreme case of male factor infertility.
To help you weigh whether to do IUI or IVF, we've developed 6 key criteria (and which treatment wins out in each) that you may want to consult in making your decision. Which criteria are most important is a personal decision.
Women who start with IVF as opposed to IUI, or switch earlier from IUI to IVF, record faster "time to pregnancy." In one well-regarded study, women who started IVF immediately conceived faster than women who initially tried two IUI cycles before converting to IVF.
Provided women who fail with IUI discontinue treatment after a few cycles and have the ability to do multiple IVF cycles, their odds of ultimately taking home a baby should be similar to women who started with IVF or embarked upon it earlier.
Those fearful of conceiving with multiples should strongly consider IVF and only transferring one embryo at a time. In these circumstances, just 1% of pregnancies lead to twins, and triplets are even more rare. Alternatively, 8 - 30% of medicated IUI pregnancies lead to twins. Finally, the least preferable circumstance is do to IVF with multiple embryo transfer, where in women under 38 years of age, 30% of pregnancies culminate in a multiple birth.
Women especially apprehensive about suffering a miscarriage (as opposed to not conceiving in the first place) are better off doing IVF with pre-implantation genetic screening. While PGS costs an additional $5,000, in older women it reduces the risk of miscarriage substantially.
IUI creates less burden on patients than IVF does, but it can still be demanding. While IUI cycles often require taking oral medication, attending a handful of monitoring appointments and the insemination itself, IVF often demands weeks of monitoring appointments, self injecting hormones, a surgical procedure to retrieve eggs and another appointment to transfer embryos. Undergoing IVF places heavier calendar and travel restrictions on patients than IUI does.
IVF creates more embryos than IUI and allows for any resulting embryos to be stored indefinitely. This has three benefits:
Each IVF cycle is more likely to be capable of delivering multiple embryos and thus multiple children. According to one large study, nearly 20% of IVF patients produce enough embryos in a single cycle to have two children
IVF allows patients to safely transfer one embryo at a time (which we covered above) to reduce the risk of a multiple birth
IVF allows families to do multiple, successive cycles (while they are younger and more fertile), stockpile embryos (known as "embryo banking"), and estimate how many children this will deliver. If they think another IVF cycle is needed to meet their goals, they can cycle again while they are still younger with higher odds it will be productive
Having extra embryos from IVF creates more options but, of course, some people might feel that having extra embryos as a negative, and deciding what to do with unused embryos in the future can be difficult.


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Case studies often involve painful incidents of real people suffering because of some stimulus. It is no different within the Church. In his article in the Greek News (page 38), Mr Bill G. Stotis, a proven and successful attorney, business man, and long time servant of the Greek Orthodox Church (at the local parish level as well as the Archdiocesan level), offers his insightful reflections on the sad state of affairs within the Metropolis of Chicago.
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