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Clearwater Soil & Water Conservation District
The Clearwater SWCD operates a Rainfall Monitoring Program throughout the county. Rain gauges are read and recorded daily by our citizen volunteers. At the end of each month our volunteers submit their readings to the SWCD. The SWCD then submits those data records to the statewide archives maintained by the State Climatology Office.
This information is used for lake level and stream flow predictions, justifying crop losses, tracking drought conditions, predicting future weather conditions, and for research at many levels. This data has proven to be very helpful at the local and statewide levels.
We currently have a number of great rain gauge monitors, but continue to seek volunteers in the following townships: Bear Creek, Clover, Eddy, Falk, Hangaard, Holst, Itasca, LaPrairie (North), LaPrairie (South), Leon, Nora, Pine Lake, Rice, and Winsor.
We provide the official rain gauges and data sheets free of charge. If you live in one of the townships listed above and are interested in becoming a volunteer of the Rainfall Monitoring Program, please stop by our office or call us for further information.
Click here for a graph of the Clearwater County April through October 2011 monthly average rain gauge readings compared to the average over the previous decade.
Click here for monthly precipitation totals. Enter "clearwater" and press "find county" for local totals.
Click here to view State-wide Weekly Precipitation Totals Maps
Minnesota Climatology Network. This link will take you to the MN Climatological Network Page! Here you will find just about everything you would want to know about the weather in Minnesota. Historical weather data, historical weather maps, single storm event rainfall amounts, etc.
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text: Mr Peter Cheng is the Executive Director of New World China Land Limited and Deputy Managing Director of New World Development (China) Limited. He is also a Director of New World Development Company Limited, NWS Service Management Limited, New World Hotels (Holdings) Limited, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, Hip Hing Construction Company Limited and Polytown Company Limited. Besides, Mr Cheng is a member of numerous non-profit making and charitable organizations such as: the Chairman of Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation, the Chairman of Hong Kong Renal Centre Limited, the Chairman of The Welfare Fund Limited, the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Economic Exchange and a Director. of Green Council. He is the Commissar of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Guangzhou City and the University Assembly member, University of Macau. Mr Cheng, aged 62, graduated from the Indiana University, USA in 1974 with a Degree of Bachelor of Arts and was awarded a Degree of Master of Science in Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1976. In 2009, Mr Cheng was awarded a Master of Laws in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution from The University of Hong Kong. Mr Cheng is a Fellow member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb) and Hong Kong Construction Arbitration Centre (HKCAC). He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and on the List of the Mediators of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL ), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC) and Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC). He is on the Panel of Arbitrators of South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission/Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) and Huizhou Arbitration Commission as well as a Member of Society of Construction Law Hong Kong (SCLHK) and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb ). Mr Cheng is also an assessor of HKMC and has assessed more than 70 cases of simulated mediation assessment. He has mediation experience in both commercial disputes and family disputes.

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In the second of her series Doreen Pate looks at how homes have changed over the past 50 years
Back in 1947, only cold water was supplied to most homes, but the hope was that soon, through "district heating", hot water would be supplied from a central boiler to as many as 4,000 homes at any one time.
The idea was just coming to fruition in London, where apartments in Pimlico had hot water and heating supplied via pipes across the river Thames from Battersea Power Station.
The cost to each apartment was estimated to be 25p per apartment, per week.
All homes being built in the 21st Century are centrally heated, a concept adopted in some homes before 1950. Central heating is now regarded as the norm.
This form of heating reduces the amount of dampness in the home caused by fluctuating temperatures, it is healthier and also helps preserve the interior.
It eliminates condensation and combined with better all-round insulation, gives the home-owner control over the temperature of the environment in which the family lives.
Central heating also reduces the quantity of dust settling over the living room when a solid fuel fire is burning.
Some household heating was generated in the 1940s from cast iron radiators fed with hot water from a back-boiler to the domestic open fire.
Many homes still use this type of heating.
Many modern homebuilders, such as Bellway, promote "living flame" fires in show homes. These fires are dust free and extremely clean.
The most important area of the 1940s house was the kitchen. Housewives spent a great deal of time in this room, creating meals without the benefit of mod cons.
Larders were very important, as almost all homes lacked refrigerators and freezers.
Builders were encouraged to provide a larder with glazed tiles or slate on the shelves for coolness, with a mesh-fronted shelf for meat storage to discourage flies.
The advice for building larders was as follows.
"The larder in a town house should not be less than four feet square and a country larder should be at least 10 feet square.
"A long window close to the ground, fitted with a gauze screen, will guarantee that the larder is adequately lit and ventilated.
"The floor, which should be of tiles and have a coved skirting, should not be used as a `dumping' ground for empty bottles or shopping baskets and the like, because it prevents the circulation of air to the vegetables."
The modern house or apartment rarely has a larder.
However, space in the kitchen is used to the maximum with many white goods, such as fridges, dishwashers and microwave ovens being fitted into a choice of luxury, handsome units, providing optimum use of space in some of the best kitchen layouts available.
The modern cook can now cover the kitchen floor with expensive tiles.
A wooden butcher's block may be the central feature, where food can be prepared, often as directed by the latest TV celebrity chef.
Perhaps the only nod to the 1940s is the fashionable re-introduction of the glazed fireclay Belfast sink in many properties.
However, draining boards are no longer in teak - the preferred medium of the post-war period.
Stainless steel provides the most popular draining surface, fitted snugly into worktops.
Lighting is no longer provided via a single central bulb, with light to the sink enhanced by borrowed light from the nearest window.
Bellway, for example, uses recessed lighting extensively, directing the beams strategically for best effect on the workstation.
Next week: Banishing the washday blues
* Doreen Pate is sales director for Bellway North-East, which can be contacted on (01661) 864500 or log on to www.bellway.co.uk


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Killer is Dead Walkthrough and Guide
Welcome to the Killer is Dead Walkthrough where our team of contributors will help you work through the game via a step-by-step tutorial. A Gamewise walkthrough aims to take you all the way through the game to 100% completion including unlockable quests and items.
If you are stuck on something specific and are unable to find any answers in our Killer is Dead Walkthrough then be sure to ask the Killer is Dead Forum / Community for help and advice in the discussion box below and they will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer!
Finally, if you have been playing Killer is Dead and wish to help other users, feel free to sign up and start contributing!
Killer is Dead Overview
KILLER IS DEAD is an action game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Advertised heavily as a Suda51 game, despite his only credit as a Writer, the game follows an executioner named Mondo Zappa who works for the Bryan Execution Firm. His job entails hunting down dangerous criminals and assassins.
While the game isn't a sequel to any previous games, it is considered to maintain the essence of the assassin series started with Killer7 and No More Heroes. The games unique artistic style and story has been described as a "Dark Side 007", but deals with an even seedier underworld that the surface world.


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Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. Releases Independent Trial Results For Its AccutasVET Tapeworm Fecal Test
Nov 15, 2017 — Edmonton, Alberta — Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. ("Aquila") is pleased to announce results of an independent laboratory trial for its point-of-care AccutasVET DNA Tapeworm fecal test based on Aquila's patented molecular diagnostics hydrogel technology.
Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. to Present at 2017 Animal Health Investment Forum in Kanas City
Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected to present at the Animal Health Investment Forum, which will take place on August 29th, 2017 in Kansas City Missouri at the Kansas City Convention Center.
Aquila featured in Alberta Venture magazine
24 June 2016 – Biotech startup firm finds a (small) pot of gold
Aquila Diagnostics has been toughing it out in the biotech-startup sphere for more than six years. Finally, a little light in the tunnel.
Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. Raises $1.75 Million Investment in Series A Financing
June 16, 2016 - Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc., announces the closing of a $1.75 million Series A financing round with Benslie International Ltd.
Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc. is a privately held Canadian company commercializing its innovative Accutas solution for a point-of-care molecular (DNA/RNA) diagnostic testing system. The patented Accutas solution provides low cost, laboratory quality diagnostics at the point-of-care, eliminating cost and inconvenience of waiting days or weeks for laboratory results to be returned and the subsequent follow-up visit or treatment. Aquila is preparing to enter large markets for the companion animal and food production sectors.
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"This new technology... opens up the possibility of using a simple and highly sensitive molecular test at the point-of-care for the diagnosis of malaria and other blood-borne infections."
Chief Scientific Officer Mark Perkins, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, in a favourable assessment showing Aquila's Accutas™ diagnostic system achieved results superior to current malaria testing systems.


text: Tax Reform: Before and After Full Size Version Share | Have A Question About This Topic? Name Email Address Question Thank you! Oops! Related Contents The Facts About Income Tax Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you. How to Appeal Your Property Taxes For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal. Tax Management Strategies Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.


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Reckless driving laws in Las Vegas, Nevada, make it a crime "for a person to drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property." Drivers may find themselves charged with this offense for allegedly doing the following:
- driving significantly over the speed limit,
- running red lights,
- hitting medians and shoulders while driving,
- disregarding an officer's order to stop their car, or
- driving reckless after an incident of road rage.
An alleged violation of reckless driving laws in Las Vegas is just misdemeanor as long as the incident does not cause death or substantial physical harm. Otherwise, it is considered a felony crime.
Penalties for Reckless Driving (NRS 484B.653)
The punishment for reckless driving in Nevada includes eight (8) demerit points being added to your drivers' license as well as possible fines and incarceration. How much and how long depend on whether the incident caused death or substantial bodily harm:
Misdemeanor Reckless Driving
Misdemeanor reckless driving charges are brought in cases where no death or injury resulted. It carries a punishment of up to six months in jail and/or the following fines:
- for a first offense, $250 to $1,000,
- for a second offense, $1,000 to $1,500, or
- for a third offense, $1,500 to $2,000.
Felony Reckless Driving
A driver may be charged with felony reckless driving in Nevada if prosecutors believe that the driver's alleged recklessness was the "proximate cause" of the death or substantial bodily harm of someone else. It is a category B felony in Nevada carrying penalties of:
- one to six years in Nevada State Prison, and
- $2,000 to $5,000 in fines.
If a driver suspected of "reckless driving causing death" in Nevada allegedly disregards an officer's order to stop or tries to evade the officer, the driver can be charged with a category B felony of two to twenty years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. (NRS 484B.550)
Work Zones & Drag Racing
Reckless driving penalties in Nevada can be as much as doubled if the incident allegedly occurred in a work zone. (NRS 484B.130) And if the charge was for an unauthorized speeding contest on a public highway in Las Vegas, the judge will also impose community service and a license suspension of six months to two years and may order that the car is impounded.
Defenses to Reckless Driving
The legal definition of reckless driving in Las Vegas is very subjective, so a defense attorney would try to get the case dismissed by arguing that the person's driving did not rise to the level of recklessness. Since these incidents often have no witnesses, a Nevada prosecutor may simply lack sufficient evidence to prove this charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
In felony cases of driving recklessly in Las Vegas, a defense attorney would attempt to get the charges dismissed by showing the following:
- the driver was not acting recklessly, and/or
- any reckless driving that may have occurred was not the cause of the death or injury.
By meticulously investigating the evidence and conducting accident reconstruction, a defense attorney may be able to cast enough doubt on the prosecutors' case to persuade them to throw out the felony charges. Or if the attorney can show that the person's driving was not "reckless" but rather "negligent," the prosecutor may then agree to reduce the charges to "vehicular manslaughter" which is only a misdemeanor in Nevada.
Reckless Driving as a plea to DUI
If you are arrested for driving under the influence in Las Vegas and the prosecutors refuse to dismiss the case, your attorney may be able to persuade them to reduce the DUI charge down to reckless driving. You may still have to complete standard Nevada DUI penalties (such as a victim impact panel and DUI School), but the benefits of pleading to reckless driving are twofold:
- Once you complete the sentence, your criminal record will show only a Nevada reckless driving charge and not a DUI. Potential employers in Las Vegas are a lot less likely to disqualify you for driving recklessly than for DUI, which has a greater social stigma.
- Plea bargaining a DUI charge down to reckless driving will not count as a prior DUI conviction if you are ever arrested in the future for driving under the influence. So as long as your first drunk driving case gets pled down, your second drunk driving case will be charged as only your first and you will escape the harsh Nevada DUI penalties of having subsequent convictions.
The main drawback to pleading to reckless driving in Nevada is that it adds 8 demerit points to your driver's license. Pleading to a DUI may cause your license to be suspended for several months in Las Vegas, but afterwards, you have no demerit points.
For more on how to reduce a DUI to reckless driving in Nevada, see our article on how to reduce a DUI to reckless driving in Nevada.
Call us for help . . . .
Have you been arrested for reckless driving in Nevada? Then call our Las Vegas DUI defense attorneys at 702-DEFENSE (702-333-3673) for a free consultation on how we can try to get your charges reduced or dismissed. And if you are an immigrant or non-citizen, our primary goal will be to try to keep your resident status intact.
¿Habla español? Visita nuestra página web en español sobre el crimen de la conducción temeraria en Nevada.


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Letter of Marque is now on sale
Set a course for your local game store or our webstore, and embark on a quick and light card game of treasure, temptation, and trickery on the high seas. Available just in time for the holidays, Letter of Marque, a family-friendly bluffing game designed by the prolific Bruno Faidutti (creator of Citadels and Ad Astra), is now on sale!
This engaging card game features elegantly simple rules, but offers a treasure chest full of rich player interaction. Numbered cards indicate the value of a specific cargo, and detailed plastic corsairs represent your escorts. Only two of your five corsairs hide a cannon icon on the bottom of their base (indicating defensive capabilities), and your opponents can play attack cards to try to steal your treasure. You must shrewdly decide which transports will receive the actual defenses, and which ones will be protected by nothing but a bluff.
Check out our description page and our detailed preview, then get set to loot and plunder your friendly local game store!
Letter of Marque is a card game of treasure, temptation, and trickery on the high seas in which 3-6 players battle and bluff their way across the ocean to safely deliver their cargo.
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An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Wednesday, repeating until May 29, 2019
Sisterhood is a movement of everyday girls, connected heart and soul, who are passionate about bringing heaven to earth!
We meet weekly at 7pm at both our north and south campuses and child care is provided!
Come meet some amazing women, dive deeper in your relationship with God, and find life giving friends and community! We'll save you a seat!!
Here at shoreline we believe in the power of community and life giving relationships. We know real change happens when you get connected. There are so many ways for you to get involved in this big God family.


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Christine M. Napierski, Esq.
Christine Napierski is a founding partner of the firm. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from Syracuse University in 1986 and her law degree from Albany Law School of Union University in 1989. Ms. Napierski is an active trial lawyer defending cases before the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court of the Northern District of New York. Ms. Napierski concentrates her practice in the defense of physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, trucking companies, and product manufacturers. She has also had extensive experience in drafting and arguing appeals.
Christine M. Napierski, Esq. is affiliated with the following associations:
- Albany County Bar Association
- American Bar Association (insurance law sections)
- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association (Past President, 2004)
- Capital District Women's Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association


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Innovations in Education: A Study Tour of the Early Childhood Centers of Pistoia, Italy
This Innovations in Study tour will take participants on a educational view of the early childhood education centers of Pistoia, Italy. Aside from touring the innovative school environments, learning the schools' history and talking with administrators and teachers about teaching and learning, participants will the geography, history, and culture of Pistoia, Italy. Participants will also earn 30 PDPs.
The Innovations in Study tour will take place from March 16-20 and costs $2,100-$2,400. Registration must be received by January 23.
Find complete details about the schedule, cost, and registration here.
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The Increase in Renal Sodium Excretion in Response to Angiotensin II Infusion in Exercised Female Rats is Dependent on a Rise in Renal Perfusion Pressure
Prior studies in this lab have shown that chronically exercised female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats excrete a greater amount of sodium in response to angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion than do sedentary rats. The current study determined if the difference in renal sodium excretion persisted when the renal perfusion pressure (RPP) was held constant. Female SHR and female WKY rats were separated into sedentary and exercised groups at 4 weeks of age. The exercise group voluntarily exercised for at least eight weeks using an exercise wheel and time/distance monitor. At 13 weeks of age or older, rats were anesthetized and catheters were placed into the jugular vein, and carotid and femoral arteries. A noose, placed around the abdominal aorta, was continually adjusted to maintain a constant RPP during Ang II infusion. Ang II was infused at 0, 0.125, 0.5, and 2.0 micrograms/ml saline, each for 15 minutes. MAP and RPP were measured continually. Urine was collected during each 15 minute period and analyzed for sodium excretion. Sodium excretion did not significantly increase with the Ang II infusions when RPP was held constant, and no difference was found between the exercised and sedentary rats. The increase in renal sodium excretion observed in exercised female rats compared to sedentary appears to be due to a difference in the pressure natriuresis response.
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Janssen, Karmon, "The Increase in Renal Sodium Excretion in Response to Angiotensin II Infusion in Exercised Female Rats is Dependent on a Rise in Renal Perfusion Pressure" (2009). All Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects. 13.
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Didier Drogba, the Chelsea legend who was the victim of some harsh criticism for his performances last season has made the move to one of the world's most growing leagues, linking up with Montreal Impact. He appears to have settled in fantastically at his new club, after just one start. On his first start, the new man netted a hat-trick and won his side the game in what was dubbed a 'play-off six pointer.' As you probably well know, Drogba isn't the first striker to make the move across the Atlantic, the likes of Robbie Keane, Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey have traded the Premier League for the MLS and have found fantastic form.
The powerful forward won't need to adapt his game too much as his team-mates can quite easily pick him out in the box, whether it be in the air or on the floor. His quality is superior to the majority of the opponents he will face, bearing in mind that he is used to facing Premier League defences, most at the very top level. He is a player very happy to take on any opposing defender in a one-on-one, whether it be in the air, for strength or with skill and his attacking positioning is superb. Due to his style of play, he should have no trouble fitting into the league and after his fantastic start it will be even easier for him to settle.
His arrival will most likely prompt more critics to brand the MLS a 'retirement league', however I think that players like Drogba are fantastic additions to a league which showcases both young, home-grown talents and legends. Whilst obviously, it's too early to judge how Drogba's form will be; his performance on his first start shows that he still has quality in abundance. In time, I think that he will become one of the most prolific strikers in the MLS currently, but with the likes of Robbie Keane and Obafemi Martins for competition, it will be a tough ask.
Only time will tell whether he is capable of securing legend status overseas as he has done in the UK.


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Cut down your own real Christmas tree!
Welcome to our tree farm!
Types of Trees
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Wreaths & Centerpieces
We have Virginia Pines, Scotch Pines, and Leyland Cypress ready for harvest this year. We also have other varieties growing that will be available as they mature. Wonderful Pre-Cut Fraser Fir trees (Premium Grade) will be located under our new pavilion for easy selection (Currently sold out as of early December).
Container grown and balled-and-burlapped Living Christmas Trees are available too! These can be planted after the holidays to enhance your landscaping. This years selection includes Green Giants, Norway Spruce, and Blue Fat Albert Spruce. See our Christmas tree descriptions. This wide variety makes it easy to find the perfect Christmas tree for your family.
Take a complimentary hayride out to the trees and enjoy the festive Christmas music as you stroll through the trees. When you find the perfect tree for your family, you may cut it down yourself, or we will be happy to cut it down for you.
Please check Wonderland Christmas Tree Farm on Facebook for any last minute changes (weather, delays, etc.)
CLICK HERE for this seasons hours of operation!
Come visit us and start your family tree cutting tradition!
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Qdoba Mexican Grill
Qdoba Mexican Grill
2401 W Kenosha St
Broken Arrow,
Phone: 918-994-7385
Toll Free: 866-990-2295
Fax: 918-994-7146
Visit Qdoba Mexican Grill in Broken Arrow for fast, flavorful Mexican cuisine. Qdoba prepares Mission-style burritos and burrito bowls, tacos, quesadillas and taco salads. The guacamole is made fresh each day and pairs perfectly with Qdoba's crispy, salty tortilla chips.
Try one of the hand-crafted burritos, which include your choice of chicken, beef, pork or vegetables paired with zesty cilantro-lime rice, slow cooked black or pinto beans, sour cream, salsa and cheese. Another popular menu option is the queso burrito, which combines Qdoba's signature three cheese blend queso with roasted poblano peppers, tomatoes and jalapenos. Pair it with a side of steaming tortilla soup topped with crispy tortilla strips.
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Facility Amenities: ADA Compliant, Credit Cards Accepted
Meals Served: Dinner, Lunch
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This year is the easiest time I've had tossing the Derby favorite since Empire Maker in 2003. I kinda knew I would regret it when I bet against Street Sense and Big Brown. But in the case of I Want Revenge, if he's really 3-1 - and I have my doubts about the morning odds in general - I won't give it a second thought. That does not, of course, mean, at least in this particular case, that I think he's a bad horse, or that I'd be surprised if he won. But at that price - or even up to 4-1, 9-2 or so - given the generally lame quality of the horses he beat in New York (though I guess I must reluctantly admit that Mr. Fantasy gets some props), as well as the usual possibility of traffic troubles and general mayhem along the way in the big field, I'll just take my losses and move on to the 12th if he wins.
Likewise, though to a somewhat lesser extent, for Pioneerof the Nile at 4-1. As for Dunkirk, also 4-1.....wow, do you really think he'll be 4-1? I love this horse, I thought he was a monster in defeat at Gulfstream; but I can't bet him at odds like that, in his 4th career start and having run just once in the last ten weeks....though I will certainly be saving with him in exotics.
And maybe it's time for me to hang up the laptop, but....I just don't get Papa Clem being 20-1...and you guys got on me when I said that I wouldn't be shocked if he wasn't too far off Baffert's horse on the tote; OK, so, maybe I have a gaffe every once in a while. But forget Mike Welsch for a moment, I'm saying, it's right there in black and white! Here's a son of Smart Strike who has turned it around since stretching out to two turns, beat I Want Revenge, lost by a half length to Pioneerof the Nile, got spanked by Friesan Fire on a sloppy track at Fair Grounds, but held second and bounced back to win the Arkansas Derby with a career best Beyer of 101. My point here is more that he's going to get bet because of positives in his form which are plain for all to see than that I think he's the likeliest winner of the race. But if he's really 20-1, I'll have a nice bet on his nose.
Oh, and about that horrible workout, Haskin reports today:
Yesterday, I mentioned that after observing Papa Clem's last work, I was of the firm belief the rider misjudged the finish line. I finally was able to speak to trainer Gary Stute, who confirmed that the rider did indeed misjudge the finish line. Stute will give the colt a good quarter-mile blowout, going out three-eighths on Thursday to help make up for that. [Bloodhorse.com]


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Malaysian Opp leader Anwar Ibrahim released on bail
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was arrested over sodomy accusations, has been released from police custody after being granted bail.world Updated: Jul 17, 2008 08:50 IST
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was arrested over sodomy accusations, has been released from police custody after being granted bail, his lawyer said on Thursday.
"He is freed, he is not feeling well and he's going straight home," lawyer Sankara Nair said.
He was expected shortly to leave police headquarters where he was taken after his arrest on Wednesday and spent a night in detention.
Sankara had earlier expressed doubt that Anwar would be released, accusing police of reneging on a promise to free him on Wednesday evening.
Anwar has said the allegations made by Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, a 23-year-old former aide, are a government conspiracy to prevent him from seizing power after March elections where the opposition made major gains.
His party said that 20 balaclava-clad police commandos swooped on the opposition leader's vehicle as he approached his home on Wednesday, just an hour before he was due to appear voluntarily for a police interview.
He was taken to Kuala Lumpur police headquarters and underwent a long interrogation before being taken to hospital for a medical examination, where his lawyers said he refused to give a DNA sample.
Police are allowed to hold Anwar for 24 hours but then must either charge him or apply for a court order to extend his detention for up to 14 days.


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Movie lovers may be familiar with Austin's famed Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, but soon North Texas film buffs could have a new prime place to watch flicks.
A new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is coming to the Richardson Heights Shopping Center at Central Expressway and Beltline Rd.
For the unfamiliar, the Drafthouse is quite a cool venue to see a film, with dinner and drink available in the theater -- like the Studio Movie Grills, AMC Fork and Screens, and other area dine and watch theaters -- and a staff that really likes to build special events.
The Austin location has been home to fun screenings, including "quote-along" events, movie premieres, and things like "Heckle Vision," which puts your texted jokes about the film onscreen while it's playing. (Think of Mystery Science Theater in 140 characters)
Richardson's venue will be all digital projection and eliminate one of the biggest pet peeves in theater viewing, the dreaded Front Row.
The new Drafthouse is being developed in partnership with Iced Tea With Lemon LLC, who said they have plans to pursue additional locations for the cinema in the DFW area.
"We are very excited to be bringing Alamo Drafthouse to the metroplex and to the City of Richardson," Bill C. DiGaetano, COO of Iced Tea with Lemon LLC, said in a press release. "The City and the Richardson Heights neighborhood have been great supporters of this project and we can't think of a better location for the first Alamo in DFW."
We haven't yet heard a opening date for the theater.


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Mozillanaŕ wót 13 lět Apr 2006
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tech evangelism, advocacy
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I help people understand how the open web works in their daily lives. I also jump up and down and generally get quite excited. They/them.
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Zamóžnosćibash scripting, breaking things, fixing things i break, linux, making delicious burritos
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- Twitter: ftlspaceburrito
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Michaela is a SUMO contributor and an active Firefox Beta tester. She also evangelizes about web and mobile technologies in her community.


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Ethernet cabling remains the mainstay for enterprise data connections, but Wi-Fi is becoming a "first choice" of employees, for a number of reasons.
By 2018, 40 percent of enterprises will specify Wi-Fi as the default connection for non-mobile devices, such as desktops, desk phones, projectors, conference room, Gartner analysts now predict.
User reliance on mobility is key. In the emerging economies, users are adopting smartphones as their exclusive mobile devices while in developed economies, multi-device households are becoming the norm, with tablets growing at the fastest rate of any computing device, Gartner says.
Gartner predicts that, by 2018, more than 50 percent of users will go to a tablet or smartphone first for all online activities.
"The use pattern that has emerged for nearly all consumers, based on device accessibility, is the smartphone first as a device that is carried when mobile, followed by the tablet that is used for longer sessions, with the PC increasingly reserved for more-complex tasks," said Van Baker, research vice president.
Given that consumer shift to untethered and mobile devices, Wi-Fi makes more sense.
"Ethernet cabling has been the mainstay of the business workspace connectivity since the beginning of networking. However, as smartphones, laptops, tablets and other consumer devices have multiplied, the consumer space has largely converted to a wireless-first world," said Ken Dulaney, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "we expect many organizations to shift to a wireless-by-default and a wired-by-exception model."
Globally, the "mobile first" trend will be fueled by the ability to buy a smartphone for less than US$100, by about 2020.
By 2018, 78 percent of global smartphone sales will come from developing economies, as well.
By 2018, Gartner expects a $78 average selling price for a "basic phone" to be $78, while a simpler "utility phone" costs $25.
Some low-cost smartphones are expected to reach approximately $35 (unsubsidized) by the end of 2014, compared with the $50 entry-level smartphones seen in 2013.


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The Fabric of Beaumont: After 20 years, Carlito's Mexican restaurant still going strong
A 2016 study showed that for the first time in the history of our country, Americans are spending more money at restaurants, including bars, than they are on groceries, to the tune of nearly $55 billion.
If you're one of those Americans looking to go out, there are plenty of options in Beaumont, especially when it comes to Mexican food. But Carlito's Mexican Restaurant at 890 Amarillo St., facing College Street, has been a community staple since 1997, and it's hard to find Mexican food that is as delicious and affordable. That describes everything on Carlito's menu.
"A lot of restaurants are located on the West End of Beaumont, which makes it more convenient, but if you just take that six minute drive, you are going to have a great, affordable meal," said owner Carlos Hernandez Sr."
"I think we are the fabric of Beaumont," he added. "Beaumont can be a hard place for restaurants. They either accept you or they don't. As long as you are humble, consistent, affordable and serve hot food, customers can accept that. We serve hot food here. We don't have any food sitting in the window. We pride ourselves on that."
Carlito's is famous for its fajitas, which you can order at lunch for $4.99, and tacos al carbon.
"We use the inside part of the skirt for the fajita," said Hernandez. "Other restaurants, especially in Houston, tend to use the outside cut of the skirt. The inside is mostly lean and not much fat."
That tender and juicy fajita meat is marinated in-house and everything is always made fresh daily, including the rice, beans, ground beef, taco meat and chicken.
"Our lunch menu is different from others because of the portion and price," said Hernandez. "You won't leave here hungry. I want you to be full. Those same lunch specials are offered at night, just for $1 more. If there is something special you want made, we can do it. We are flexible. We want to satisfy our customer."
Customers can also enjoy Carlito's at home or work via the Waitr App. Hernandez adds that his kitchen usually gets the Waitr orders out by 15 minutes, quicker than many others.
Hernandez, who graduated from Beaumont Charlton-Pollard, worked in restaurants for more than 10 years before he decided it was time for his own.
"The house I lived in was right behind this location," said Hernandez. "It was a barbeque restaurant, and I thought it would be a perfect location. So in April 1997, Carlito's Mexican Restaurant opened. I wanted to be able to operate a business where I grew up."
Hernandez also works with civic organizations and often feeds the homeless.
Lunch and dinner are not all they do. Carlito's can cater events of any size. "We can actually do a catering job the same day," said Hernandez. "It's all about timing. If someone calls that morning, we can find a way to get it done. That's what separates us from other caterers — it's 20 years of experience."
A local restaurant was supposed to host a rehearsal dinner of more than a 100 people but burned the morning of the rehearsal. They called Hernandez.
"The owners had enough faith in us to call us and ask if we could host it, and we did it," said Hernandez. "It meant a lot."
And in the early morning hours of Jan. 12, it was Hernandez's turn to receive a frantic phone call.
His father told him there was a fire at the restaurant. It's a 6-minute drive from his house to the restaurant, and he says it was one of the longest drives he had ever made.
"A lot went racing through my mind," he said. "I was thinking how 20 years would be gone just like that. What was my staff going to do? How can I keep them together? When I drove up and saw all the fire trucks and ambulances, I thought it was gone."
But the fire had been contained to a small area in the back of the restaurant.
"I was able to put a plan in motion and we were able to open two days later," he said.
Hernandez was brought to tears when recalling the story.
"Friends we have made over the years came when we needed them the most," he said. "Some of the homeless that I have served food to showed up on Friday, the day after the fire, and offered to help for nothing. They came to serve me. It really choked me up."
Hernandez wanted to give a heartfelt thanks to Wayne A. Reaud, who he called not only a friend but a mentor.
"When all I had was a diploma, not many believed in me but Mr. Reaud and CommunityBank of Texas stood behind me. It really tugs at your heart, the support they've given me."
Carlito's is open Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and closed on Sunday. (409) 839-8011.


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Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook, No. 12 (50), July 2017, is Online
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Issue No. 12 (50), 2017 of the analytical review "Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook. Trends and challenges of social and economic development" is now published online. It follows current trends and changes in the Russian economy.
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- Global oil market: main trends
- The Russian exports in the first four months of 2017
- Russian industrial sector in H1 2017
- Migration: trends keep prevailing
The online monitoring is prepared with participation of experts of the RANEPA, the Gaidar Institute and the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
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One of the flash fictions that I posted below, not the one that took first place but the other, won second place! This surprised the hell out of me, if I'm going to be honest. All of the entries were so beautiful and poignant. They were about life, and birth, and lovely deaths.
And then there's mine, about a world in which this little girl can kill a man and ask for a prize from her brother, ha. I looked through, and pretty much every single story had a comment on it about how powerful it was, except for mine.
A small part of me is glad I won, though I don't think I deserved it. In this little 110 word story, I fell in love with this strange world, and with little Avi with the disfigured face and innocent smile.
So let that be a lesson to you guys; sometimes it's better to take what's familiar and expected and just flip it over and give it a few shakes. Usually something pretty cool will fall out.
P.S. Does anyone else ever think they've misspelled a word, but the spell checker isn't working so you write gibberish right beside it to make sure the red lines show up?
P.P.S. Today i've been using the word 'write' for 'right' an awful lot.


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Anchorage, Alaska Free Food Resources
We have listed all of the local free food resources that we have located in Anchorage, Alaska.
* NOTE: When our list is small we search area food pantries and add them to the list.
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CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees - is a disgrace to Canada. This outdated union of mostly uneducated labourers (many of whose jobs can be done by robots!) is clamouring about how "unfairly" it is being treated. Well, it is being treated better than almost every citizen of Toronto or Windsor. These strikes are holding us hostage, and are basically civil terrorism!
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Carlos Grijalva-Eternod is a researcher at the UCL Institute for Global Health, following his training as a clinical dietician in Mexico and further specialisation in public health and child development in the UK. His work focuses on understanding the developmental origins of undernutrition and chronic diseases, the assessing of nutritional and well-being status among infants, children and adults living in vulnerable settings, and the impact evaluation of nutrition-sensitive interventions, such as cash transfers, that are aimed at improving such status. Carlos has worked in Latin America, Africa, Central Asia and Europe with vulnerable communities that experience poverty, environmental challenges such as droughts, or have been forcefully displaced such as refugees. He lives in London.
REFANI: Carlos is part of the Consortium for Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI), an international, 3-year, £3.2 million research project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). The REFANI project is examining the nutritional impact and cost-effectiveness of cash and/or voucher-based food assistance interventions. The aim is to create new evidence to inform decisions on the prevention of acute undernutrition in emergencies. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/igh/research/a-z/refani
BIVA: Carlos is part of the team, funded by Global Grand Challenges scheme of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that is using bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) to measure nutritional status in children with pneumonia in Malawi in order to improve treatment. Malnutrition is associated with poor prognosis in pneumonia but is difficult to assess accurately. BIVA measures the body's bioelectric properties to predict physiological parameters such as hydration and body mass of specific body regions. The study will develop a protocol and evaluate BIVA for assessing nutritional status in children with pneumonia compared to current assessment methods. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/silva/igh/research/a-z/biva
Double Burden of Malnutrition in Forcibly Displaced Populations: Carlos is part of the UCL Nutrition in Crisis Research Team, in collaboration with UNHCR that provides technical assistance for the assessment of nutritional needs. Our work indicates a problem of obesity in these vulnerable communities along with the persistence of under-nutrition. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/igh/research/a-z/double-burden-of-malnutrition...
Marphatia AA, Cole TJ, Grijalva-Eternod CS, Wells JC. Associations of gender inequality with child malnutrition and mortality across 96 countries. Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics 2016;1:e6 DOI:10.1017/ghge.2016.1
Fry H, Grijalva-Eternod C. Forest conservation in Central and West Africa: Opportunities and risks for gender equity. In: Carol J, Pierce Colfer, Marlène Elias, Bimbika Sijapati Basnett. Gender and Forests: Climate Change, Tenure, Value Chains and Emerging Issues. Routledge 2016
Grijalva-Eternod CS, Wells JC, Girma T, Kæstel P, Admassu B, Friss H, Andersen GS. Midupper arm circumference and weight-for-length z scores have different associations with body composition: evidence from a cohort of Ethiopian infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2015; 102(3):593-99 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.106419
Sibson V, Grijalva-Eternod C, Bourahla L, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, Morrison J, Puett C, Trenouth L, Seal AJ. The REFANI-N study protocol: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early initiation and longer duration of emergency/seasonal unconditional cash transfers for the prevention of acute malnutrition among children, 6-59 months, in Tahoua, Niger. BMC Public Health 2015;15:1289. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2640-2.
Grijalva-Eternod CS, Wells JC, Cortina-Borja M, Salse-Ubach N, Tondeur MC, Dolan C, Meziani C, Wilkinson C, Spiegel P, Seal AJ. The double burden of obesity and malnutrition in a protracted emergency setting: a cross-sectional study of Western Sahara refugees. PLOS Med 2012;9(10):e1001320. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320.
Mustapha J, Grijalva-Eternod CS, Haghparast-Bidgoli H. Economic and Gender Inequalities Are Important Determinants of Anaemia and Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged <5 years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Working paper 2012


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Reviewer: Simon Topping
Oliver Hardy (Philip Hutchinson) looks to start the show but cannot as he is being heckled from the back of the room. We soon find out it is Stan Laurel (Tony Carpenter) doing the barracking and Hardy goes to confront him. This is the start to Hats Off to Laurel and Hardy, a loving tribute to the comedic duo, telling the story of their lives.
What is immediately noticeable to the crowd is how strikingly close Carpenter looks to his character. It is uncanny, but we have no time to take this in fully, the story comes at us at a pace, there is a lot of information to digest in a short time.
While Carpenter's delivery is sometimes hesitant, as he seems to be searching for the words, Hutchinson portrayal is more assured. Both physically embody their subjects well and we are treated to several routines of fabulously timed group movement pieces and synchronised speech that are cleverly done and funny to watch.
The low-budget remakes of some of the sketches projected on a big screen for us are charming, if not fully satisfying. The show is touching in places, but, although there are plenty of small laughs throughout the play, there are no full-bodied guffaws.
The biggest impression of the feeling among the audience, as we leave the room, is of the need to rediscover the Laurel and Hardy classics for ourselves again. Which is a fitting tribute to the show.
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It takes a LEGEND – to make a STAR. A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer. With amazing dance performances, Cher and Christina Aguilera this movie is an amazing entertainment.
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Yuki Kawauchi, who set his personal marathon best of 2:08:37 with a third place in Tokyo in 2011, is known in Japan as "The Citizen Runner." Unlike most of the top Japanese distance runners, Kawauchi does not run for a large corporate team but has a "real job" working in an office at a night school. The need to pay his own way may explain why Kawauchi races so often. In 2012, he won four marathons (with a best time of 2:11:52 in Sydney, Australia) and a 50-K ultra.
In any case, he's not a guy who's in a position to painlessly pay $9,000, the equivalent of three months' salary, for a plane ticket as a consequence of having forgotten to bring his passport to Narita Airport, which serves Tokyo. But so it went, as Brett Larner explains at Japan Running News.
Kawauchi planned a trip to today's Egyptian Marathon, which he was using as a tune-up for the February 3 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, a selection race for Japan's world championships marathon squad. But arriving at Narita without his passport on Wednesday meant that Kawauchi could not board an 8:50 a.m. Egypt Air flight to Cairo (he was later to take a connecting flight to Luxor). He'd called his mother at 6:50 a.m. when he discovered his error. She attempted to then bring his passport from their home to the airport, but her train was delayed.
So Kawauchi, described by Larner as "ashen-faced," instead boarded a 10:30 a.m. Qatar Airways flight (which would transfer in Doha to Luxor). Race organizers had covered his Egypt Air ticket but not this emergency back-up flight, which cost Kawauchi the full 800,000 yen ($9,000) fare. "It's completely my own fault," he said quietly. It's completely sad, too.


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China paints are applied to pottery that has already been glazed and fired to maturity at a higher temperature. The already-fired glaze does not re-flux at this lower temperature, but the china-paint glazes do. This process bonds the China-paints to the existing glaze. Their use allows for very fine detail in the painting and they have an almost unlimited color range. China-Paints are usually fired at or about cone 018.
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No one knows with certainty the exact origin of the first Maori people and no one knows for sure what reasons forced those extraordinary navigators and undeniable masters of the seas to migrate and settle permanently on the different Islands of French Polynesia aboard their masterly crated double-hulled canoes, probably more than two thousands years ago.
According to the present day historians and archeologist, their mysterious migrations could have been the result of a food shortage which probably drove those unknown men and women away from their native land or perhaps the unfortunate out come of tribal wars which forced the vanquished warriors into exile and in search of more auspicious lands.
No one knows either who first thought of combining the local tiare flowers with coconut extract to obtain a mixture just as exotic as its Polynesian name, MONOI, which in r'eo-maohi, their ancient language, literally means "scented oil".
What we know for sure is that several ancient documents dating as far back as the 18th Century, when the first Europeans navigators like James Cook came to visit the Polynesian Islands, already mention MONOI and its regular cosmetic use by the natives. Those documents also relate how, according to traditional oral legends gathered by the new visitors, MONOI always played an important role in the Polynesians' long standing traditions and culture and how it was so well intergraded in their daily lives that they even brought it along in their famous crafts to protect their bodies from the elements during long journeys of discovery at sea.
Mixed with Tiare petals for example, (or even with some other local flowers) which were soaked into unrefined coconut oil for several days, Monoi was preserved by the natives into various recipients for daily cosmetic use or for personal care, for popular cures and even for religious rites.
In traditional medicine, MONOI was the most popular remedy, which the natives used to soothe a variety of ailments such as earaches, headaches or even mosquito bites. But the Polynesian used it especially in the refined art of therapeutic massages to which they attributed great healing powers. Nowadays, the undeniable benefits of MONOI are still much appreciated by the Polynesians who really enjoy using it to help relax their muscles and soothe their restless minds, before undertaking world-famous canoe races.
In the ancient days, before the native Polynesians were converted to other religions, MONOI was an integral part of their religious rites. During those spectacular ceremonies which took place in the "maraes", the sacred open air stone temples, the Maoris priests, dressed in their magnificent ceremonial attires, used MONOI to anoint the sacred objects and to purify the offerings that were carefully placed over the stone altars to honor their various Gods.
At birth, babies were covered with MONOI from head to toe and that simple ritual protected the newborns from most certain dehydration during extremely hot spells while it also served as the best natural antiseptic against mosquito bites. At death, the body of the deceased was carefully embalmed and perfumed with MONOI to help him accomplish this last great journey surrounded by the comfort of a familiar odor & In popular tradition, MONOI has followed the Polynesian people throughout their lives and apart form the religious rituals which no longer exits, it remains an integral part of their rich culture heritage...
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18 August 2013 – an 8 albatross day!
Another Zest for Birds pelagic set out this morning, having been delayed a day due to the series of wild cold fronts that had been belting the Cape Peninsula. (Trevor was co-guiding with Barrie Rose, Alvin Cope and John Graham) We set off with some anticipation as the wind had dropped sufficiently overnight to allow the trip but was recent enough that we had hopes of finding birds still lingering that had been blown in from the deep south over the previous few days.
The trip through False Bay was in calm water, but already showed signs of the recent weather as we had White-chinned Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel, Subantarctic Skua and flocks of Sooty Shearwaters before even leaving the Bay. On rounding Cape Point, we were greeted by a moderately large swell that was still a bit bumpy from the recent wind, but with the promise that it would ease quickly in the light winded conditions we pressed on south-westwards.
We had an excellent movement of Sooty Shearwaters in the first few miles beyond Cape Point and quickly also added Shy Albatross. A late Antarctic Prion was a surprise and an unseasonal Great-winged Petrel added to the recent pattern of winter records of this species. While only partway through our voyage down to the trawling waters the shout of "Whiteback" went up and there to the east was a magnificent juv Southern Royal Albatross gliding gracefully down the face of a giant swell, clearly showing its distinctive white leading edge, white back and massive wingspan. The seemingly inquisitive bird passed close ahead of our bow and then proceeded to shadow us all the way to the trawling waters, remaining visible within 500m or so of us the whole while.
We spotted a couple of trawlers working in the vicinity of the Cape Canyon and as we approached the first, MV Forest Lily, we were bowled over by the vast numbers of birds feeding in her wake. Pintado Petrels were abundant, and were joined by large numbers of White-chinned Petrel, Wilson's Storm Petrels and albatrosses. The Southern Royal Albatross crossed our bow yet again and while flying over the multitude of foraging birds joined up with a crisply marked Northern Royal Albatross and circled alongside its fellow visitor from New Zealand waters for a while, unfortunately remaining a little distant from the boat. An Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross added to the albatross tally for the morning, and Black-browed Albatrosses were only slightly outnumbered by the Shy Albatrosses scrapping over fish remains broken up on the surface by Cape Fur Seals.
At this stage the second trawler, MV Compass Challenger, had approached close to us and as she had a whole new gathering of seabirds brought in from the southeast we detoured over into her wake. An excellent dappled brown immature Wandering Albatross glided effortlessly past our port bow and disappeared into the melee, and while picking through the hundreds of albatrosses in search of this we found our seventh albatross for the day, an excellent adult Salvin's Albatross, an extremely rare visitor to our waters. The search now of course switched to the Salvin's, which we had lost sight of amongst the thousands of other birds before everyone had seen it adequately, and while searching we added another Northern Royal Albatross and a Stage 4 adult Wandering Albatross.
After adding a Soft-plumaged Petrel, Northern Giant Petrel and our eighth albatross of the day, an adult Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, to the list we reluctantly set off homewards as we were running a little late. Our voyage homewards was punctuated by occasional great looks at Great-winged Petrels and further Giant Petrels.


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Last night was the live show featuring Jean Karotkin and her new book, "Body & Soul: The Courage and Beauty of Breast Cancer Survivors." I let the ball drop by not highlighting this in an earlier blog so that you could make plans to participate. In December, I got to contribute as a guest on a show about chemo brain, and I really was looking forward to this new event. Due to prior commitments, I wasn't able to participate live, but I will be able to access the show afterwards to listen in on the discussion. You should do the same.
Actually, there is so much information available and wonderful new contributions on the HealthTalk site overall. The new revamp has made it even more spectacular. As I've said before, it is really worth spending the time to familiarize yourself with the contributors and the site itself. I especially like to click into Ask the Doctor, but with all that we are suffering as cancer survivors we can gain a lot of insight from Jason about ADHD and Sue on chronic pain.
New blogs to take a look at include Caregiver Notes by Jeff Muise, and Kelly Rodrigues has joined DeAnn Rossetti to blog on Crohn's disease, something a few of my friends are living with. Reading their blogs helps me to understand and sympathize. Dr. Z is a continued resource site for me, and I admire Andrew Schorr, who exhibits undaunted courage as a patient advocate.This all adds up to a pretty great community. Encourage your friends to sign up for the newsletter, and, above all, make sure you have your say and share your experience in the comments section.


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After spending the last few weeks in New York, I made it back to London on last day on the four week exhibition, brought to us in London by the House of Louis Vuitton. Named, Series 3 Past, Present, Future, is meant to be an insight into the conceptual and practical creative processes involved in fashion design. Its principal focus is Vuitton's Autumn/Winter 2015 show staged back in March and the complexities of organising a collection, just for a twelve-minute slot at Paris Fashion Week to editors, buyers and other brand lovers. We are taken through every stage of planning, from creative director Nicolas Ghesquière's initial inspiration from the Eden Project to the finished collection that features a metallic, futuristic aesthetic the collection holds today.
The bold space establishes the perfect balance between the past and the modern, blending a reflection upon the brand's nineteenth century origins with its role in the current fashion industry today. The exhibition forms a narrative, inviting us to witness Louis Vuitton's expansion as a story of progress, noting along the way changes in technology and production. The exhibition's skillful appreciation of the past also allows us to appreciate the sanctity and luxury of Louis Vuitton's products in 2015.
A particular highlight sees a Parisian artisan working on a small trunk, one of the brand's most popular pieces, featuring its distinctive brown iconography. We learn that her work involves the same details as the artisans of nineteenth century Louis Vuitton working on the same trunk. Each item takes around thirty hours to create and each stage of production requires specialist knowledge, whether it is attaching one of the gold locks or gluing each piece of leather. In our familiar world of mass production, this relic of the past is testament to the sheer refinement of Louis Vuitton as a fashion house today. Three screens above the artisan illuminate a closer view of the different angles of her desk, demonstrating her work as a performance for us all to see.
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I can remember every essay I've ever read about someone closing up a summer home in the woods, by the shore or on a lake. There's a beautiful melancholy about closing windows, draining pipes, putting slip covers on furniture and saying goodbye to the memories until next year.
I've often wondered what it would be like to have a retreat in the woods, a sanctuary in the wild. We don't have one; but we rented one for a long weekend. I hear that ones similar had air conditioning service glen ridge, nj and it was fantastic! Especially for the hotter months of the year, we might even consider having it in our home. Eleven of us packed everything but our kitchen sinks and traveled hours of interstate, state roads, busy local roads, not-so-busy local roads, switchbacks with steep drops and vertical climbs passing old barns collapsed under the weight of time.
There it was on the crest of the ridge—a cabin more beautiful than the pictures on the website. The views were majestic, postcard panoramas of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Who couldn't make memories here? Oh, wouldn't it be nice?
"Maybe a few of us could go in on one" someone said, half joking.
"People make money owning vacation homes."
"An investment like this would probably pay for itself in a few years. Someone is sitting on a gold mine."
Kids raced through the cabin exploring bedrooms and bathrooms, reporting on a soaking tub with jets, a steam shower and – joy of joys – a hot tub.
We gathered on one of the decks and watched the sun slowly disappear, painting the rippled mountain ridges a soft steel blue. Leaving the city and jobs and routine behind, there was a collective exhale.
Night fell and bats fluttered near the deck, darting in and out of the tree tops. The next morning, bat droppings covered the railing to the deck and the front porch. I swept them away, but there were more bat dropping throughout the day on the front porch.
"Bats must be nesting in the eaves. The owners should probably call a professional," someone said.
By afternoon, large bees were buzzing by. Carpenter bees were drilling perfectly round holes into the wood beams of this lovely retreat.
"The owners should probably call a professional."
"Wonder what the taxes are on a place like this?"
"And what about cleaning and property management fees?"
We took a long, meandering scenic drive, the sort you take when backroads are not well marked, hiked a winding trail and hit a tourist spot in town. We also just lingered at the cabin sharing meals, playing board games, chase, hide and seek. We enjoyed every inch of that lovely home, the very one with the steam shower that didn't work, two broken chairs and a loose footboard on a bed.
We left that house in the hills with the same sweet melancholy others have described, taking one last look and closing the door to a wonderful time. We took our memories with us but left the bedding, wet towels and maintenance expenses behind. It may be the best way of all to enjoy a cabin in the woods.


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May 5, 2017
Dodd-Frank Reform Passes House Financial Services Committee, Interchange Included (Senate has not even started) • Today is OCC Comptroller's Curry's Last Day • First Tennessee Becomes a $40 Billion Bank • 70% of all Small Business Loans Made by Banks Greater than $1 Billion in Assets • ICBA's Cam Fine Retiring • My Panel at Fiserv Forum • Representatives Introduce HMDA Bill • High School Graduates Attending College Nears All-Time High • Internal Audit Working Group Visits D.C. • New CBA Associate Members
CHOICE Act 2.0 Passes Financial Committee, Next Stop House Passage
After one long, drawn out House Financial Services Committee hearing, the Financial CHOICE Act, which reforms Dodd-Frank, passed the committee by a vote of 34 to 26. Since Dodd-Frank's passage, banks have been working diligently to comply with the sometimes onerous and duplicative requests of regulators. I am encouraged by Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling's (R-TX) commitment to meaningful and targeted changes to Dodd-Frank, and welcome the bill's provisions intended to provide regulatory relief for both banks and consumers, such as the repeal of the Durbin Amendment. As we know, the Durbin Amendment previously passed with almost no debate, and it imposed price controls on debit interchange fees while promising lower prices for consumers — but the savings never came. In addition, CBA appreciates the Committee's reforms to the CFPB. However, CBA continues to believe consumers would best be served by establishing a five-person, bipartisan commission at the bureau.
Next stop, is House passage. In the Senate, we are still waiting on a bill.
Ahead of the hearing, CBA sent a letter to Chairman Hensarling outlining our positions.
Amendments offered to the CHOICE Act during the House Financial Services Committee's markup of the bill.
New Chief at the OCC
Today is OCC Comptroller Thomas Curry's last day on the job, and the banking industry is watching closely as new leadership has potential to greatly impact banking policy. Following the expiration of Curry's 5-year term, President Trump named an acting comptroller, Keith Noreika, to fill the position until a fulltime replacement is nominated. Noreika previously worked as a lawyer at Covington & Burling LLP. It is rumored Joseph Otting, a former chief executive of OneWest Bank, is being considered for the top spot at the OCC.
First Horizon Buys Capital Bank, Becomes a $40 Billion Bank
M&A activity continues with the purchase of Capital Bank Financial Corp by First Horizon National Corp, owner of First Tennessee Bank. The deal will increase the asset size of First Horizon to about $40 billion. Regulations, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, changes in technology, and the current state of economy are still moving the banking industry towards further consolidation. While M&A activity is slowing down due to the higher costs of deals, it is hard to believe that the banking industry's number of FDIC institutions will stop decreasing any time soon, if at all.
Membership Spotlight: CBA Members made $270 Billion in Small Business Loans
As Small Business Week comes to a close, it is important we recognize the benefit our members provide to small business. With more than 70% of small business loans made by banks with asset sizes greater than $1 billion, CBA members have a significant and positive impact on small business growth. In 2015 alone, our banks provided small businesses with $270 billion to hire workers, provide consumers with needed products and services, and to build new businesses.
To see how CBA's members are helping small business in your state, click here.
Best Wishes to ICBA's Cam Fine
For nearly 15 years, Cam Fine provided ICBA with strong, and passionate leadership. Thanks to our conversations about the banking industry, politics and our mutual love of baseball, I have developed a deep respect for Cam on both a professional and personal level. (And sometimes he was right). I wish him and his family all the best following his retirement. I look forward to working alongside his successor Rebecca Romero Rainey, Chairman and CEO of Centinel Bank and former ICBA Chair.
Trumps' First 100 Days: Sharing My Thoughts at the Fiserv Forum
With financial reform a 2017 priority for the Trump Administration, I joined Cheryl Nash of Fiserv and Craig Pfeiffer of Money Management on stage at the Fiserv Forum in Las Vegas to discuss the future of the financial services industry. From the CFPB to the fiduciary rule to regulatory reform, we covered a lot of ground. Thank you Kathleen Mikula and the rest of the Fiserv family for having me. Hope to see you all again soon.
CBA's Richard Hunt joined Cheryl Nash of Fiserv and Craig Pfeiffer of Money Management on stage this week at the Fiserv Forum in Las Vegas.
CBA Supports Bill Aimed at Protecting Consumers' Financial and Personal Information
Of course, consumers should not have their private information placed at risk of public exposure when buying a home. As experts note, the CFPB's final HMDA rule exposes consumers' financial and personal information, such as credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, and property addresses, to significant re-identification risk. I commend Representatives Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Andy Barr (R-KY) for introducing legislation calling for a study into the risks posed by the Bureau's rule, and I urge Congress to move swiftly in advancing the bill to better protect consumers' private information.
High School Students Attend College in Droves: But Will They "Know Before They Owe?"
Good news, the number of high school graduates attending college is on the upswing. A near record high of 69.7% of high school graduates between the ages of 16 and 24 headed off to college in 2016, according to the Department of Labor. But with college students drowning in a sea of debt as result of their federal student loans—currently $1.3 trillion and counting— the question remains: Will they know how much they will owe before graduation? Private lenders have done an exceptional job helping borrowers understand the total cost of their student loans through clear, concise disclosures. Where banks have succeeded the Department of Education was failed. This is why I called on the federal government to implement a "Know Before You Owe" policy for federal student loan borrowers in my Morning Consult op-ed. The federal government must do right by student loan borrowers.
CBA's Internal Audit Working Group Visits D.C.
We've got a jam-packed agenda next week as CBA's Internal Audit Working Group visits Washington, D.C. We've rolled out the red carpet, and are awaiting their arrival. See you all soon!
CBA Welcomes Ignite Sales and Lafferty Group
Welcome aboard, Ignite Sales and Lafferty Group. We are pleased to welcome these two companies as CBA's newest associate members.
Three Things to Know to be In the Know
More Companies Willing to Take on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
U.S. auto sales slump in April as cars suffer
Wilmers built a pipeline of talent at M&T. It may produce the executive who succeeds him
Dale Dabbs CEO of EZShield was named a finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur 2017 Entrepreneur of The Year Award.
Dallas Cowboys Draft Picks: A+
Team CBA was at Nationals Park this week watching the Nats take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
U.S. Bank Employees learned MarketSim this week during CBA OnSite Education in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


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If you're at all interested in the strange and twisted path of North Korea's leadership, this story from ABC News Australia is a bit fascinating.
ABC reports documents recently unearthed in Tokyo appear to prove Kim Jong-Un, the North's newest descendant in its one family dynasty, is not legally eligible to rule at all and that his lineage qualifies him more for a gulag than the presidential palace.
A bit of history:
Kim Jong-Un is the grandson of North Korea's first ruler, Kim Il-Sung, who was raised by missionary parents forced to flee to Manchuria because of their anti-Japanese protesting. When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, Sung fought the Japanese in various guerrilla groups and in 1935 became a full member of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. He was 23.
Ten years later Stalin put Sung in charge of the new North Korean country where the leader carried his hatred of the Japanese with him throughout his reign. In 1972 Kim Il-Sung passed a law stating "Enemies of class, whoever they are, their seed must be eliminated through three generations."
The law was aimed at weeding out those whose parents and grandparents had collaborated with the Japanese in any way by labeling them enemies of the state.
Tens of thousands of North Koreans were sent to prison camps for these crimes committed by their ancestors and it appears Kim Jong-Un should be one of them.
Japanese human rights activist Ken Kato says he found documents in the defense ministry archive in Tokyo that show Kim Jong-Un's grandfather, Ko Gyon-tek, worked directly for the Japanese during World War II making uniforms at an Osake factory.
For that, Ko was locked up in a gulag, but not before he had a very beautiful daughter who married Kim Il-Sung's son and succesor Kim Jong-Il. Together the pair had three children, the youngest of whom, Kim Jong-Un, now rules over North Korea.
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The ABC has seen copies of the documents discovered by Ken Kato - documents which could destroy many myths in North Korea about the Kim dynasty.
"I want Kim Jong-un to realise he's not at the top of North Korea's class system but rather that he's a member of the lowest class - the hostile class," Mr Kato said.
Obviously, we haven't seen the documents and it's not likely this information would ever make it to the ears of the average North Korean, but in theory it could obviously raise problems with the succession.
If other party members want to use the information to upset Jong-Un's reign, it would be a very useful card to play when they went to the North Korean military for support.


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