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Hugh Hefner reportedly announced today that Kate Middleton posed for Playboy while on vacation in France.
French and Italian magazines have been spinning the story that they captured Kate Middleton sunbathing nude in France, but WWN has learned the real story – Kate was in France posing for spread in Playboy.
"The French and Italian photographers were on outside the château, but the American photographers were inside taking professional nude photographs of the Princess," said a Royal insider.
Kate's cousin, Katrina Darling is on the cover of this month's Playboy and Kate's issue will be released on January 9th (Kate's birthday).
Here's Katrina's cover. The Royal Family wants both girls to do similar covers:
Publicly, the Royal family is "disgusted and horrified" but behind the scenes, it actually was Queen Elizabeth who brokered the deal with Hef. "She's always been a big fan of Hugh Hefner, even though she doesn't approve of some of the things his magazine has done," said a Royal Watcher.
The Queen made a deal for a "considerable fee" (reportedly close to $50 million) – and has also made a deal to open a Playboy-style mansion on the Queen's private estate – Balmoral Castle. "Balmoral is the perfect place for Playboy bunnies," said the royal insider. Prince Harry, reportedly, wants to become the "Hef of the Britain."
Prince William and Princess Kate were ecstatic when they learned that Kate would be featured in Playboy:
Prince William also helped out on the photo shoot. He was responsible for keeping Kate's bum smooth:
The new generation of Royals is much more comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality, according to a major British tabloid.
Hugh Hefner told WWN that he expects the Princess Kate issue to be the biggest selling issue in the entire history of Playboy. "Her Royal Highness is one of the biggest female stars on the planet – and the hottest." As part of the deal with the Queen, Hefner was personally on set during the photo shoot. "Hef wanted to make sure they got all the money shots," said a source at Playboy.
Soon, there will be a lot more to see of Kate than just this long-distance photos:


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Vanilla Coke back in Britain after six-year absence
While admitting that CCE had lost volume and value share in Europe in 2012, CCE management is pinning its hopes on new pack sizes and Coke and Fanta products in 2013 to spark a return to growth.
CCE's FY 2012 sales fell 2.5% to $8.1bn, while net income fell from $749m to $677m, with CCE blaming "significant marketplace challenges" and ongoing macroeconomic softness in its territories.
Still and sparkling volumes fell 3% and 3.5% in 2012 – the former comprises 15% of volume, the latter 85%. Coca-Cola Zero (+6.5%) and energy (+15%) led by Monster (+50%) were rare success stories.
Losing European volume, value share
On an analyst call yesterday to discuss CCE's results, Ian Shackleton, Nomura Securities, asked Brock about possible new product expansion, in light of GlaxoSmithKline's Wednesday announcement.
"It's an interesting development that we saw…but at this stage of the game, I think it would be too early to say anything significant," Brock said.
"We're always looking at how we can strengthen our portfolio…anything that we could do to make it stronger," the firm's CEO added.
Despite gaining volume share in France over Q4 2012 – CCE's fiscal year ended on December 31 – Hubert Patricot, executive VP and president of CCE's European group, admitted that "overall in Europe, we are slightly losing share, in both value and volume".
Competition in GB was intense, Brock noted, adding that CCE was hoping "there might be some more rational approaches to pricing in that market," while in France the firm was cautiously optimistic.
Vanilla Coke makes GB comeback
Having suffered the brunt of the French soft drinks excise tax already, Brock said that CCE still saw the country as a "land of opportunity", with the lowest per-capita soda consumption levels in Europe.
Patricot revealed that CCE would introduce new products and packaging in 2013 to boost growth in GB and France.
"For France and GB, we're going to introduce the 1.75 liter bottle in GB, a 1 liter PET in France. And on top of that we'll have new product and flavor introductions," Patricot said.
"Vanilla Coke in GB [previously sold there from 2002-2006] Cherry Coke Zero in GB and France, and Fanta Peach a breakthrough in France too. At the same time, we're going to push to lower entry-point packages, which are pretty important in the current environment."
CCE would extend distribution of its 375ml pack (currently on sale in GB) to France and Benelux, Patricot added.
"These are the reasons which make us say that we can return to volume growth, starting in France, but in Europe in general," he said.

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17 May 2010
Coming down with fire, to lift my spirit higher...
photos by Tom b.
- H&M dress
- leather & wood 70s sandals
- 70s tooled leather purse
- AA floppy hat
- listening to: Rainbow "Man on the Silver Mountain"
After a week of post-vacation recovery, we're finally back to li-ife, back to reality. Yesterday's reality was in the form of painting all of our new windows and trim. Today will be spent taking photos for the shop, listening to Rainbow, Dio and Black Sabbath (Ronnie James era), and watching the baby birds hop around in our backyard (two so far!).
These photos were taken just after the rain stopped on our first day in 'Bama. It was all hot and sticky and muggy and gave me my first reminder of what my hair looks like when the humidity kicks in. Speaking of hair, several of you asked about my trip-long-hair-washing-strike. The truth is, I didn't really plan it that way. I think I was just too lazy to wash it all week. Ha, ha. But really, the trick is using dry shampoo. Tom hears me in the bathroom all "shrrsss, shrrsss" (that's supposed to be the sounds of the aerosol can) and always comments about my "newly washed hair".
I've tried a few kinds and my favorite so far is T3. I buy it at Sephora and it's available online as well. Some of the first ones I tried were a little too old-lady smelling. I may like to dress like an old lady, but I don't want to smell like one! I use the Auburn one but it comes in all colors. Since it has a bit of color to it, you can use it for several days and it doesn't leave that white powdery look on your scalp. Trust me, not a good look. It also helps cover my roots in between dyes. Just be sure not to miss your hair and accidentally spray it on your forehead. It will leave a big brown splotch on your skin. Not that I would know that from experience or anything. ;)
26 comments:
- Carys said...
Such beautiful photos, I love your outfit, particularly that amazing hat!!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
- May 17, 2010
- Susi said...
Sally Jane!!! Loving the pictures and the whole outfit from head to toe. How can anyone be so dainty? Gorgeous!!!
- May 17, 2010
- Anja Verdugo said...
Man, I am already missing my humidity hair so much!! It looked awesome in Louisiana and now I am in post-vacation bummer mode, ha. Great photos, love that hat on you!
- May 17, 2010
- anne said...
such lovely photos!
i'm in love with your hat. i need one! :D
- May 17, 2010
- Victoria / Justice Pirate said...
I suppose you are the sunshine after the rain ceased!!! lovely as always!
- May 17, 2010
- Rosie said...
You look fantastic! I'm going to have to try some dry shampoo at some point thanks for all the pointers!
- May 17, 2010
- bravegrrl said...
love your sandals :)
- May 17, 2010
- kathy said...
Love the hat, and the dress (i can't believe it's h&m!) I think i'll have to go and get some dry shampoo before glasto this year xx
- May 17, 2010
- Diana said...
The sandals are gorgeous! Love them!
- May 17, 2010
- Lisa said...
Beautiful pics and I love your hat. Just wanted to let you know I received my rare treasure vintage sweater that I won on your blog and just styled it. I love it..Thank you both!
- May 17, 2010
- tess said...
I love your bag
- May 17, 2010
- Zoë, Lion Heart Vintage said...
ohhh yep, another gorgeous outfit from SJV. love the brown hues with your skin and hair, it just goes beautifully!
great shots against the pink flowers too!
- May 17, 2010
- Anonymous said...
This looks so whimsical! I love your bag.
- May 17, 2010
- Marnie said...
So next question... Do you color your hair at home? semi-permanent or permanent? if so, which brand/color do you use? We have almost the same hair color now, and I pay to get it done. Curious about some other options! :)
- May 17, 2010
- Gracie said...
What lovely photos, they're just darling. and you always look just perfect for the situation! love love love
- May 17, 2010
- Anonymous said...
Gorgeous!!!....i love this girl and her style too...
kiss Sally
Stephanie padilha
- May 17, 2010
- Annalise said...
You look really peaceful and lovely in these photos. I just adore them!
- May 17, 2010
- the spectator said...
I heard that Ron James Dio died over the weekend of stomach cancer.
- May 17, 2010
- Jenni said...
Your outfit is great, and your hair is great! I've been meaning to try dry shampoo, mostly because I'm too lazy to style my hair. I've heard this kind is pretty decent, and it's cheaper than the Sephora kind in any event:
- May 18, 2010
- Unknown said...
I LOVE the color of yor hair and you look as lovely as always :)
- May 18, 2010
- Manja said...
That leather purse and your sandals are so pretty!
- May 18, 2010
- Silvia Soler said...
I love your style!!!!
Your blog is very interesting, I love vintage style and clothes and I found a lot interesting vintage brands in your blog :)
- May 18, 2010
- MOUSEVOX VINTAGE said...
Dry shampoo and I are friends. After the recent flooding in Nashville and dealing with a major water shortage though, I am all about washing my hair again!
- May 18, 2010
- Änn said...
oh your blog ist so great..and this dress looks soo cute. where are you come from?
sr., my english is not the best...
- May 18, 2010
- katecreate said...
I adore your pictures and your blog.
- May 19, 2010
- Matthew Spade said...
you look a treat
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Same is the case with the nature of women. A girl will never step out of home until she used perfume specially on valentines day, basically a girl is never dressed up completely without a perfume. The case with boys is this that they have to maintain their personality, the rule of romans do as romans do should be followed strictly. The personality of person is actually like a fragrance to the perfume bottle. The perfume in our real life is not just the bottle of fragrance its actually the bottle of love and memories. So enjoy you love day with you love ones and create memories and pack them in a bottle so that it can give you fragrance through out your life.


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My family and friends are safe. Our thoughts are with those in our beautiful city of Christchurch, which has been devastated by a 6.3 aftershock from the 7.1 Darfield earthquake that motivated me to start this project.
Kia Kaha Christchurch ("stay strong").
All donations for gravestone images continue to be directed to the churches who need funds to rebuild and repair their buildings and cemeteries.
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Opportunity Commission
EEOC Lawsuit Results in Jury Award of Punitive Damages, Continuing Recent Trend of Trial Victories
In the past two months, the EEOC has had several cases involving severe racial harassment, including a $2.7 million settlement against an environmental clean-up company, and a harassment case in which a white employee was the victim.
SAN ANTONIO - A federal jury awarded $200,000 in punitive damages yesterday to three former employees of AA Foundries in a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.
The EEOC's lawsuit charged AA Foundries, Inc., a local San Antonio manufacturer of ferrous castings and producer of foundry mold machines, with racially harassing its African-American employees in violation of federal law. One African-American employee testified at trial that he filed an EEOC complaint because he wanted his children to learn not to be prejudiced against others nor for others to be prejudiced against them in the workplace.
AA Foundries Superintendant, the top plant official, not only used the "N" word himself, but admitted that it did not bother him that derogatory racial slurs were commonly heard in the workplace. The superintendant also called adult African-American male employees "mother-f---g boys," posted racially-tinged written material in the break room, and routinely slandered them referring to them as "you people" and accusing African-Americans of always stealing and wanting welfare. After several employees filed racial harassment charges with the EEOC, a noose was displayed at the AA Foundries workplace. In response to employee complaints about this noose, the superintendant described such reports as "BS" and stated the noose "was no big deal" and that "you people are too sensitive."
This type of conduct constitutes a hostile work environment, a form of race-based discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action Number 5:11-cv-792, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"Whenever necessary, the EEOC will take cases into the courts across our nation to ensure the eradication of discriminatory workplace conduct. This is the latest in a number of successful cases the Commission has taken to trial this year," said David Lopez, General Counsel of the EEOC.
"The jury's verdict in this case upholds the public interest and will benefit all employees at AA Foundries," said Senior Trial Attorney Eduardo Juarez of the EEOC San Antonio Field Office. "Employers must take measures to prevent racial harassment and to properly respond to any type of complaint of discrimination. Management officials, in particular, must act promptly to stop and remedy discrimination-not be the instigators of harassment themselves."
Supervisory Trial Attorney Judith G. Taylor added, "All workers are entitled to earn a living free from harassment. The jury's verdict signals to employers the importance of having strong and effective anti-harassment policies in place that all employees, especially those in supervisory or management positions, know and follow."
Earlier this month, a jury in Colorado awarded $187,000 in back pay, finding that EEOC proved retaliation when a company fired a district manager after 25 years of service for reporting age-based discriminatory treatment by a new supervisor. The judge in that case will next determine whether the damages will be doubled based on the jury's conclusions that the conduct was willful. In July, a jury in Baltimore found for the EEOC that several female employees of a microsurgery medical practice were subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation, rendering a verdict for $350,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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Trending: How We Connect
Allison Robertino doesn't own a traditional alarm clock. Instead, the 19-year-old Stamford resident relies on her iPhone to rouse her in the morning.
That's pretty typical for people in her age bracket, according to a new study commissioned by Facebook, which found that 54 percent of adults between ages 18 and 24 use their phones as alarms.
The study found that 89 percent of Robertino's peers reach for their phones within 15 minutes of waking up. It's not just the millennials; 79 percent of Americans across age brackets grab their phone in the first few minutes of their day.
Phones, and smartphones in particular, are becoming ubiquitous in everyday life across age ranges, economic levels, races and states.
On a recent Monday afternoon, eight of 13 people sprawled on the steps in the central atrium at the Stamford Town Center mall were using their phones. Robertino, a student at Norwalk Community College and waitress at a steakhouse in Darien, sat on the bottom set of stairs, fiddling with her iPhone as she waited to pick up a new pair of glasses.
She texted her dad to let him know she would be home late.
With all the information at her fingertips -- a phone that can provide weather updates, fill her in on which shampoo is the best to buy for her hair type, and even access the NCC app should she have a school-related questions -- she finds it weird to bring the phone to her ear.
"No one really makes phone calls anymore," she said. "If it's important I'll call someone -- usually my parents -- but usually, it's just casual texting."
On average, people surveyed in the Facebook study spent a total of 132 minutes per day communicating on their phones. But 84 percent of that time was through text, email and social media. Only 16 percent -- or roughly 21 minutes -- was on phone calls. At the end of the day, smartphones function more as pocket-sized computers than phones.
That is especially true in Connecticut, where they are so much a part of daily life. According to a report published by the U.S. Census Bureau in May, Connecticut is one of the most highly connected states in the nation, with 32.6 percent of residents able to have accessing the Internet at home and in other locations from multiple devices, tying the state with New Jersey for the sixth-most highly connected state in the nation. Colorado is the most highly connected state overall, with 35.8 percent of residents having such access as of 2011, the most recent data the bureau was able to review.
Nationally, an average of 27.0 percent of people are labeled as having a high connectivity, and the rate dips to a low of 17.2 percent in West Virginia, where 21.5 percent of residents report having no computer in their households and no Internet connection anywhere; that rate is 10.1 percent here in Connecticut, significantly lower than the 15.9 percent national average.
These days, people are more connected than ever, and the days of computers belonging solely to the privileged or intellectually elite seem as far in the past as the days of churning butter and fetching well water.
In 2011, 75.6 percent of households across the nation had a computer, up from 61.8 percent in 2003 and 8.2 percent in 1984. Similarly, Internet use at home climbed to 71.7 percent, up from 61.8 percent in 2003 and 18 percent in 1997, which was the first year the Census Bureau surveyed Internet access.
For residents such as Robertino, who got her first phone when she was 15, navigating life through her thumbs is as natural as walking or riding a bike.
"When we have our phones, we don't realize how much we use it, but when we don't have it, it's like `How am I going to do this?' " she said, noting that on the rare occasions when she's left her phone at home on her way to work, she will turn her car around and head back for it.
"It's just a certain need to have it. In case there's an emergency, and also because you need something to do if you're bored," she said.
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Golfing in Nova Scotia
World-Class Golf Courses
The impressive variety and world-class quality of our courses attract enthusiasts from around the globe and keep them coming back. Grab your clubs and discover the seaside links, inland forest courses, countryside parklands, and historic urban fairways that make Nova Scotia a not-to-be-missed golfing experience.
Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs
Playing the authentic seaside links course, Cabot Links, comes with the exhilarating understanding that you're playing the game exactly as its inventors had intended. This demanding authentic links course opened in 2012 and has quickly become one of North America's most talked about courses.
This highly anticipated Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed true links course, located next to Cabot Links, Canada's first true links course, celebrated its grand opening in summer 2016, attracting golfers from around the world.
Golfing in Cape Breton
The Links at Brunello
Located just 15 minutes from downtown Halifax, The Links at Brunello, designed by the legendary Thomas McBroom, is a 7,158-yard course with bentgrass tees, greens and fairways, GPS to the flag measurement, numerous white-sand bunkers, and multiple teeing areas, and continuous paved cart paths.
SCOREGolf Top Rated Nova Scotia Golf Courses (2016)
For those who like to keep score, here are the top ranked Canadian public courses, as rated by SCOREGolf in 2016:
- #1 - Cabot Cliffs, Inverness, Cape Breton Island
- #4 - Cabot Links, Inverness, Cape Breton Island
- #7 - Highlands Links Golf Course, Ingonish, Cape Breton Island
Golf Courses By Region
Want to golf your way across the entire province? Be sure to put these fairways on your list:
- Le Portage Golf Club, Cape Breton Island | See all Cape Breton Island golf courses
- Osprey Ridge Golf Club, South Shore | See all South Shore golf courses
- Clare Golf & Country Club, Yarmouth & Acadian Shores | See all Yarmouth & Acadian Shores golf courses
- Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa, Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley | See all Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley golf courses
- Glen Arbour Golf Course, Halifax Metro | See all Halifax Metro golf courses
- Osprey Shores Golf Resort, Eastern Shore | See all Eastern Shore golf courses
- Fox Harb'r Golf Resort and Spa, Northumberland Shore | See all Northumberland Shore golf courses


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By the time that July slips slowly off the calendar, events this month — culminating with an upcoming teacher/parent-organized march on the nation's capital — will have clarified all too well the lay of the land in the debate on the fate of our nation's public schools.
And no, education is not "the new abortion," as was recently declared in this article by Richard Whitmire, author of The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School District. Although it's easy for journalists to characterize the edu-debate as a classic struggle between "two sides" who "just glare and shout" at each other, this is a gross over-simplification.
Even a good education reporter like Dana Goldstein can make this mistake, as she did in a recent blog post when she declared that resolving the conflict over education policy was just a matter of finding the "middle ground" between "contentious binaries," such as testing vs. no testing or "choice" vs. "rights."
The "school reform" debate as a narrative of two opposing picket lines or a point-counterpoint searching for a middle ground is not particularly clarifying because what's happening to public schools, in fact, is more like The Old Man and the Sea, in that a treasured public asset, a "big catch," is being relentlessly targeted by hungry sharks.
At least one shark in the debate is owning up to its motives. A faction of the Tea Party that operates in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania has openly declared its intention to get rid of public schools. In a recent article in TruthOut, Teri Adams, the head of the Independence Hall Tea Party and a leading advocate of passage of school voucher bills, states flat-out, "We think public schools should go away,'' and, "Our ultimate goal is to shut down public schools and have private schools only."
This is not just a point of view held by only the most extreme conservatives. As Zaid Jilani at Think Progress has documented, the purpose of many of the new school voucher programs advocated by edu-philanthropists and passed by state legislatures in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and elsewhere is to "privatize our schools and kill public education."
Even privatizing public schools is the best way to go. And state legislatures are getting on the pro-privatization train as well, in part fueled by a legislative agenda drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization funded by the Koch Brothers and other corporate moguls to write and then ramrod through state government "model bills" that favor oil companies, big banks, and free-market fundamentalists.
University of Wisconsin-Madison dean of education Julie Underwood explains, in the following video, that the unifying principle behind the broad array of ALEC model legislation is to privatize public schools:
Different from this "get rid of public schools" crowd in the education debate is the "edu-business" faction. In states such as Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania, business interests are aggressively seizing control of education policy. Their mode of operation is to, at first, back calls for more "accountability" and "efficiency" — usually through budget cuts — for schools, and then, dangle in front of beleaguered educators new services and large sums of cash with strings attached. The idea is to "insist that in return for their support, educators will use new resources and tools to transform — not merely subsidize — public education." And where do these "new resources and tools" come from?
Just the other day, computer software behemoth Microsoft showed us just how this new dynamic works, when it announced that it was donated $15 million to an effort to "help kids learn via electronic games." Yeah, no conflict of interest there.
Now that, according to this source, "85.3 million people, more than a quarter of our population, are enrolled in or employed by a school or college" and "enrollment in K-12 schools is projected to set new records every year through 2019," it's easy to see why businesses, especially during a recession, would want to tap this market.
Edu-business poster boy Tom Vander Ark illustrates perfectly what's so wrong with giving sway to these public school profiteers. Vander Ark, a partner in both an education public affairs firm and a private equity fund focused on "innovative learning tools and formats," is a ubiquitous proponent of "blended learning." His continuous stream of tweets and Huffington Post diaries resemble slick marketing promotions promising to, literally, "change the world."
But a recent article in the New York Times provides a more real-world assessment of what Vander Ark can accomplish on the ground. Reporter Anna M. Phillips describes how Vander Ark "set his sights on the New York area, with a plan to create a network of charter schools," no doubt aligned with his aspirations for online "blended learning."
Yet, after spending more than $1.5 million, disrupting neighborhoods with an aggressive take-over of a public school building, and wooing 150 eighth-graders away from their neighborhood schools, Vander Ark decided he was dealing with "a worst-case scenario" and, like any good business operator would do, simply "walked away from the project."
As the failures of these edu-business pile up, local officials in New York City responded by rolling out the carpet to the next online learning huckster. Even our president is infatuated with the edu-business crowd, as indicated by the guest list at his recent education roundtable that included no educators and lots and lots of CEOs.
Last in the line-up of sharks schooling around our education system is a complex array of edu-philanthropists determined to mold public schools to their ideological, and often political, agendas.
In a definitive piece at Dissent, Joanne Barkan describes how "a few billion dollars in private foundation money, strategically invested every year for a decade, has sufficed to define the national debate on education; sustain a crusade for a set of mostly ill-conceived reforms; and determine public policy at the local, state, and national levels."
Barkan explains that a triumvirate of just three foundations — the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation — work in sync to impose on public schools an agenda of "choice, competition, deregulation, accountability, and data-based decision-making." Similar to the edu-business crowd, they prey on public schools starved for cash and attach significant strings to the awards they bestow.
A blatant example of how edu-philanthropists, in this case the Gates Foundation, impose their ideologies is this award of $500,000 to Future Is Now Schools, a charter school network formerly known as Green Dot, to "provide national support for the use of a scaled-down collective bargaining contract and to amplify the voice of reform-minded teachers."
But a more visceral example of this arm-bending was provided recently from another Gates Foundation recipient, Stand for Children's Jonah Edleman. Posting at BlueOregon, education activist Ken Libby describes how Edelman used the deep coffers of his foundation to strong arm ideologically driven legislation through the Illinois state house. Caught red faced on this video taken at an Aspen Institute presentation, Edleman's "palpable anti-union sentiment reverberating through his remarks" belies any previous claim to be "nonpartisan" and dedicated purely to the interests of the "children."
The following video presents a condensed version of how these edu-philanthropists "pay" only when their benefactors "play" by their rules:
So faced with this array of antagonists toward public education, where does the "middle ground" lie? When people openly admit they want to get rid of you, where should the bargaining start? When people have shown you they are more apt to use you for their own profit, and then walk away when the "market changes," why should you trust them? And when people say they are willing to align with your cause but only when you say and do things how they want you to do them — even when your ideals inform you to do otherwise — why should you simply bend to their will?
Before our country can even attempt to work toward a middle ground in the education debate, we have to establish where that middle ground is. First, with over 85 percent of our nation's school-aged children attending public schools, public schools will not go away. And insisting on getting rid of them is pure nihilism. Second, public schools cannot be run like businesses, our children are not widgets, and profit cannot be the driving motive for institutions whose mission is to provide all children access to quality education. And third, creating and administering public schools is a democratic process, and no actor in this process can be allowed to control it, no matter how much money they have.
Once we establish this middle ground, then we can all talk about how we work toward it. Until then, anyone who cares about public education should have as their first order of business to save our public schools.
[Full disclosure: I am involved in organizing the Save Our Schools March on Washington]


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Apple expected to launch iPhone 4S in Taiwan on Dec. 14-16
11/21/2011, 10:11 pm
A new report has pegged Dec. 14-16 as a likely timeframe for the release of the iPhone 4S in Taiwan.
Briefly: iPhone 4S passes China tests, Apple UK site #2 in traffic, Google updates iPad app
11/21/2011, 08:11 pm
The iPhone 4S has finally been approved for sale in China, Apple's online store was the second most trafficked retail site in UK between August and October while Google updated its search app for the iPad with a new UI and gesture controls.
67% of potential Asian iPhone buyers remain untapped by Apple
11/21/2011, 09:11 am
The iPhone could see huge sales numbers in Asia as the region's burgeoning smartphone market has been largely untapped, with only about 22 percent of carriers selling Apple's handset, according to a new analysis.
Chinese carrier says Apple's iPhone 5 will support 4G-like HSPA+
09/29/2011, 09:09 am
Apple's fifth-generation iPhone will feature support for fast HSPA+ 21Mbps network speeds, sometimes advertised as "4G," carrier China Unicom has revealed.
China to hit 125M 3G subscribers as buzz builds over Apple's iPhone 5
09/21/2011, 09:09 am
The number of high-speed 3G data subscribers in China continues to grow at a significant pace month to month, putting the nation on track to have 125 million 3G customers by year's end as anticipation of Apple's next-generation iPhone swells.
Apple begins selling iPad 2 3G in China
09/20/2011, 08:09 pm
Apple on Wednesday began selling 3G versions of the iPad 2 in China, ahead of high-profile retail store launches in Shanghai and Hong Kong later this week.
China's Mobile, Telecom, Unicom to sell Apple's iPhone 5 this year - report
07/22/2011, 08:07 am
Both China Unicom and China Telecom, two of the largest mobile carriers in the world, will sell Apple's fifth-generation iPhone as soon as this quarter, with the largest prize -- China Mobile -- to follow, according to a new report.
Apple's China boom continues with 6x revenue growth to $3.8B
07/19/2011, 11:07 pm
Apple revealed Tuesday that its Greater China regional revenue saw a six-fold increase year over year to $3.8 billion, even while company executives admitted that they are barely "scratching the surface" of the Chinese market.
China Telecom deal viewed as $9B revenue opportunity for Apple
07/14/2011, 01:07 am
Recent reports that China Telecom will begin offering the iPhone by the end of the year have prompted investment firms to crunch the numbers on the deal's potential revenue opportunity, with one analyst arriving at a figure of $9 billion.
China Telecom to launch iPhone in late 2011 - report
07/12/2011, 11:07 pm
China Telecom plans to begin selling Apple's iPhone by the end of this year, breaking rival China Unicom's exclusive hold on the iPhone market in the country, according to a new report.
China Mobile, Apple agree on 4G TD-LTE technology
05/19/2011, 03:05 am
China Mobile revealed Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Apple to eventually support the carrier's fourth-generation TD-LTE data network, though it was unable to provide details on when exactly a 4G iPhone will arrive.
LTE iPhone pushed to 2012; China Mobile may get iPhone in September
05/18/2011, 02:05 am
Apple had originally planned a 2011 release for an LTE-capable iPhone, but has pushed back its timeline for the device because of production constraints, according to a new report out of the Far East. Meanwhile, sources indicate that China Mobile will likely begin selling Apple's next-generation iPhone later this year.
Cheaper iPhone could give Apple control of China's smartphone market
03/30/2011, 09:03 am
A new survey shows that Apple is poised to capitalize on an explosion in sales of 3G smartphones in China, with the iPhone the most popular option, though lower prices could give it the lion's share of sales.
Apple's impressive revenue led by fourfold increase in China
01/19/2011, 02:01 pm
Apple's increased focus on China is paying off, with revenue from the nation quadrupling last quarter, thanks largely to strong sales and quick adoption of the iPhone and iPad.
Analyst sees CDMA iPhone coming to China Telecom, India's Reliance
01/11/2011, 10:01 pm
One Wall Street analyst said Tuesday that global CDMA carriers, including China Telecom and Indian carrier Reliance, are expected to begin carrying the new CDMA iPhone 4 "over time."
CES: Next-gen iPad case mockup, Lenovo reveals iPad challenger
01/05/2011, 02:01 am
A Consumer Electronics Show exhibitor is displaying a sample case for the the second-generation iPad with a machined aluminum mockup of Apple's unreleased tablet that resembles supposed iPad 2 cases seen online, while Lenovo has announced its first tablet, the LePad, which will attempt to take on the iPad in the PC maker's home country of China.
Apple raises Q1 2011 iPhone shipments to 21 million
12/27/2010, 11:12 am
A new report claims that Apple has raised its first quarter 2011 iPhone shipment target to 20-21 million units, including 14-15 million WCDMA iPhones and 5-6 million CDMA units.
No contract iPhone in China; Mac App Store search in 10.6.6, iCal alerts on me.com
12/24/2010, 09:12 am
China Unicom today will begin offering customers the option of a contract-free iPhone 3GS. Meanwhile, Mac OS X 10.6.6 will be capable of searching the Mac App Store for apps to open unsupported file types. And Apple has launched iCal alerts on Me.com.
China catches 'Apple fever' as potential iPhone market continues to grow
12/20/2010, 02:12 pm
The iPhone 4 has been selling at a pace much faster than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, serving as evidence that China is catching "Apple fever," according to one analyst.
Apple struggles to meet iPhone 4, iPad, MacBook Air demand in China
12/07/2010, 08:12 am
Apple's hottest products are facing significant demand in China, with the 11-inch MacBook Air, certain versions of the iPad, and the iPhone 4 all facing shortages.


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Fifteen-year milestone, new facilities for Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health
24 November 2012
The University of Sydney joins with community, government, and rural health organisations in congratulating Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health (BHUDRH) on 15 years dedication to improving the health and lives of people in far west NSW.
BHUDRH's 15-year milestone was commemorated today with a special unveiling of a new $1.8 million Clinical Simulation Building by federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek.
The Clinical Simulation Building, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, houses simulation laboratories set up like hospital emergency departments to enable practice trauma situations. It also houses three high-tech manikins programmed to mimic real-life scenarios such as blockages of airways, vomiting and heart restart.
The manikins in the form of a man, woman and baby will make invaluable learning tools for students as well as practice tools for BHUDRH partners such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section), whose professionals will share this resource.
Established in 1997, the BHUDRH sits within the University of Sydney's School of Public Health in its faculty of medicine. It is one of 11 federal government-funded departments nationwide charged with increasing recruitment and retention of rural health professionals and improving the quality and appropriateness of health care for rural Australians.
Each year, University of Sydney students from a variety of disciplines participate in work placements in the Broken Hill region alongside our academics, who undertake critical research projects to improve overall community health outcomes.
Since 1997, the department's work in managing undergraduate health student placements in the region has grown from 133 students (339 student weeks) in 1999 to 370 students (2039 student weeks) in 2011.
Innovative service learning models have been developed for clinical training for students in nine medicine, nursing and allied health disciplines, and the University of Sydney has forged significant community partnerships such as our Memorandum Of Understanding with Broken Hill City Council, which consolidates efforts and resources in the community for longer-term outcomes.
Speaking at the 15-year commemoration ceremony, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence thanked the federal government for the new facilities and support of the BHUDRH. He paid tribute to the BHUDRH's work, which embodies the university's commitment to active engagement in the world.
"The University of Sydney seeks wherever it can to use its people and its skills to help recognise rights, build capability and create opportunity," Dr Spence said.
"The Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, with its support from the federal government, shows what is possible when you not only base yourself in a community but partner with it. Through partnership we are seeing the resilience of the Broken Hill community as they tackle health and community challenges with a solutions-focused approach."
"We are also seeing the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration based on the principle that a population's health and social outcomes are not bound solely to medicine but impacted by literacy, housing, architecture, accessibility to social work services and education, amongst other things."
Significant achievements for the BHUDRH since its inception include the establishment of a multi-university long-stay student placement program; collaborative ventures such as the Centre of Research Excellence; and increased contribution to primary health care development through the Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health.
This year the BHUDRH was also awarded $4.7 million federal funding to establish multidisciplinary student-run allied health clinics in public and private primary schools in Broken Hill.
Sydney Medical School Dean Professor Bruce Robinson congratulated the BHUDRH on its achievements in securing improved health outcomes for the Broken Hill community.
"Evidence shows if students come to rural areas and have a positive experience they are more likely to return," Professor Robinson said. "The BHUDRH reveals to students, academics and graduates the real need for their contribution and the impact they can have for many years to come."
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Drop in N Korea refugees arriving in the South
The number of North Korean refugees fleeing to the South fell sharply last year, according to the South Korean government.
A total of 1,508 North Koreans arrived in the South in 2012 - nearly all of them via China - down from 2,706 the previous year, the Unification Ministry said.
Activists said the North had cracked down on people trying to flee the country under new leader Kim Jong-Un, who took power following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il in late 2011.
Searches for North Koreans living in hiding in China have also been intensified in cooperation with Chinese security authorities, they added.
"Border guards are under an order from Kim Jong-Un to shoot to kill anyone who attempts to cross the (North Korea-China) border illegally," Pastor Kim Sung-Eun of the Caleb Mission told AFP.
The mission is one of several South Korean Christian evangelist groups which help North Koreans escape and resettle in the South.
Mr Kim said the cost of getting someone out of North Korea had escalated in recent years and now stood at around 10 million won ($US9,300) - more than half of which is used to bribe border guards.
A total of 24,613 North Koreans have settled in the South since 1998, the Unification Ministry said, with around 50 per cent of them unemployed or retirees struggling to make ends meet.
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Democrats make case for Obama re-election
The Democrats wrapped up their convention Thursday night in Charlotte with President Barack Obama making his case for four more years on the job.
Prior to the president's culminating speech, PolitiFact, PolitiFact Georgia and the AJC Truth-O-Meter tested some claims made by former President Bill Clinton and political leaders during convention appearances.
We will complete a full fact-check of claims made by Obama in Saturday's paper, and a roundup of claims made throughout the convention on Sunday.
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Most Americans and Canadians up to age 70 need no more than 600 international units (IUs) of vitamin D per day to maintain health, and those 71 and older may need as much as 800 IUs, says a new IOM report.
Vitamin D and calcium have been the focus of much research since the IOM set nutritional reference values for them in 1997. Known as Dietary Reference Intakes, the values for these and other nutrients serve as a guide for good nutrition and provide the scientific basis for the development of food guidelines in both the United States and Canada. Updated DRIs for these two nutrients are presented in a new IOM report, Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D, which will be released on Tuesday, November 30.


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A poll taken by AgriBank in July revealed expectations that farm financial performance will decline in 2014 in the wake of lower commodity prices. Of those surveyed:
• 67% believe farm financial performance would generally be "slightly worse" compared to 2013.
• 22% believe it will be "worse"
Jerry Lehnertz, vice president of lending for AgriBank, says the poll reflects the reality of how lower commodity prices will affect farm operations' bottom lines. Nonetheless, he says he has spotted a few silver linings.
"Most producers have entered this lower commodity price environment with strong overall financial positions," he says. "In addition, producers who purchase these grains as inputs for dairy products, ethanol, livestock and poultry may see increased profitability resulting from the lower grain prices."
Lehnertz offers the following five tips to shield them from potential down market woes:
1. Set well-defined goals and objectives.
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According to an email sent to us by one of the organizers, some people were there "to speak out against her betrayals before, during and after the closure of St. Vincent's Hospital; some were there to protest the way she uses discretionary funds to virtually strip the City Council of the democratic process; some were there to call attention to her record of campaign and budget corruption; and some were there to highlight her appalling human rights and animal protection voting records."
That's quite a laundry list of concerns the protesters have with Quinn, whose name has been bandied about in a possible mayoral run after the third term she voted to give herself and the mayor expires. Looks like she is going to have some critics following her around until then, as the email promises to hound Quinn on the campaign trail.
The reaction on the street was apparently mixed, as some people (including guests at the fundraiser) merely took the handouts and read the posters, while some actually thanked the group, according to the organizers. There was also this curious line in the email:
"And two or three criticized us for unspecified reasons. One lesbian couple who happened to be driving by pulled over and asked, 'Why are you protesting against Christine Quinn? She's gay.'"
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I played college lacrosse out here in Ohio, so I am lucky enough to have a little bit of experience with the fan base out here. We have really loyal fans in Ohio and I know the more exposure they get to the game, the more people we're going to have at our games. Our league is lucky in the way they set it up with the expansion draft. Even though we are an expansion team, we have a lot of veteran players that have been in the league for a long time. We have great leadership in our coach and GM, who did a great job in picking up character-based players and team-oriented players, so we've been gelling really well together. I think the sky's the limit for us. I think that the more we play and come together as a team the better were going to be and the tougher were going to be for other teams to play. You started off your collegiate lacrosse career at Onondaga Community College, where you won a National Championship, then continued playing lacrosse at Ohio State. What was it like making that switch from Junior College to Division I and now to MLL? My freshman year we made the Final Four for the first time in school history, but came up short. My sophomore year we won the first National Championship in school history. They just won their 4 thNational Championship in a row this year. Six out of seven. So they've had tremendous success in the past seven years. They have great coaches there and a couple of my buddies that I played with are coaching there now. I hope they continue success there. I was lucky enough to transfer to Ohio State after that, which was a huge honor to be able to play lacrosse at such a prestigious school. Just to see the growth of the game at the youth level in the past couple of years from when I was in college to now is incredible. Growing up and even through high school I played on a lot of travel teams with and against a lot of great players. The speed of the game from Junior College to DI is a little bit different. I already had a pretty good experience playing with and against a lot of those guys. I was lucky enough that in my sophomore year at Onondaga, we had quite a few players like Cody Jamieson and Sid Smith and Nick Gotta. Our whole starting 10 or 15, half of those guys are playing professional lacrosse right now. Even though we were a Junior College team we had the talent level to play with just about anyone in the country. That definitely made the transition easier coming from Junior College to DI. The competition in DI week in and week out can't be beat though without a doubt. You were traded to the Machine from the Rochester Rattlers in 2011 along with Greg Bice, Brett Garber, and Anthony Kelly. What is it like getting to continue your MLL career with guys that you started your career with? It's a great honor especially Bice and Kelly, who are two Buckeye alums like myself. So to be able to follow along under their wing and learn from their experience and hear some of their stories from their past experience in the league has been huge. This has been an honor to be able to play for coach Garber out here too. And I'm very appreciative of my opportunity of being able to play. It has helped my transition, as well with the expansion, having familiar faces with a lot of the guys on the team. A lot of the guys have played with or against each other before and that has definitely helped us in being able to gel easier. Along with Bice and Kelly and several other of your Ohio Machine teammates, you work with Resolute Lacrosse. Can you tell us a little bit more about the company and what you do there? We work with all different age levels in youth programs. We actually just started our first girls teams. We provide camps for youth players and we have travel teams. We're trying to get these kids exposure to college coaches and also help improve their game, lacrosse IQ, and fundamentals. We're trying to give them a good experience and hopefully they make good friends along the way. What do you think about how the game is exploding in popularity? The growth at the high school level has been a couple hundred percent each year. It's pretty ridiculous how fast the game is growing across the country. I think that's only going to continue the growth of the game with more and more youth players coming up. There are more and more opportunities for players and coaches. There are more players on Division I rosters across the country. There are more schools popping with lacrosse teams. I feel like the more youth players get involved and the more the game spreads, the faster and more the game is going to grow. I think eventually it's going to grow internationally as well. It's a great sport, it's great camaraderie and competition and it's really exciting to play and watch. Anyone who goes to a lacrosse game is going to fall in love with the game. I see it continuing to grow at the rate that it is. LIGHTNING ROUND What is your favorite pump up song on your iPod? Led zeppelin going to California live version Favorite sports movie Miracle Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? Mellow music, stretching, light warming, quick intense shoot around right before the game to get intensity up Beach or Mountains? Beach I didn't grow up near the beach Favorite MLL city to play in? Denver in mile high stadium broncos fan The Ohio Machine will travel to the Long Island Lizards on Friday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY. The game will be available live on ESPN3. Click here for syndicated listings. 2012 MLL All-Star Game presented by Moe's Southwest Grill MLL will host its marquee event in Palm Beach County, FL this year on Saturday, June 30! To buy your tickets now, click here. To learn more about the 2012 MLL All-Star Game presented by Moe's Southwest Grill, click here. The 2012 MLL All-Star Game will feature the best lacrosse players in the world, all on one field and will be aired live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.


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Djwyatt needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 87 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
DJ Wyatt
I am a DJ who rocks parties. I am fun, not too serious, however professional. I can play in front of any crowd. I DJ Spring Break in Mexico, night clubs in Boston and Chicago, but also do weddings and high school formals. I am Irish (but if that is used in a theme I want it subtle).
I play anything that will make people dance, which is usually hip-hop, house, mash-ups, 80s and 90s.
My target audience is going to be high school age all the way up to mid 30s. People who would want a cool DJ to either rock their club, or their wedding. People who book me tend to be young professionals, college kids, or high school kids.
I am toying around with branding the "W" in DJ Wyatt, and therefore would like a logo that I could use as a whole (DJ Wyatt) or let the "W" stand on it's own.
I don't have any real color requirements, but would like the ability to change the color or colors of the logo.
I want something eye catching, original, and clean. Since I would like to brand the W as well as DJ Wyatt, I don't want it to look like anything else out there. I am of Irish decent, and if there is a hint of something Celtic then great, but definitely not required.
My favorite designer is STUSSY. If you are not familiar, check them out at http://www.stussy.com.
I would like to see something with 2 U's that make a W. I use "Double U Y A Double T" as a joke sometimes, but it is catchy. I am leaning strongly towards calling my company "Double U Entertainment (or Productions)"
I will be building a website soon too, so I may need design for that too. I also have other DJ friends that will want logos as soon as I get a new one.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
Thank you! I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
-Dj Wyatt
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February 9th, 2014 09:34 AM #1
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