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An identity theft ring managed to breach emergency room files at Holy Cross Hospital to steal Social Security numbers and personal details of about 1,500 patients, officials said Wednesday.
Emergency room employee Natashi Orr was among four people arrested as part of an investigation that began before June, U.S. postal inspectors and prosecutors said.
After federal agents uncovered the scheme, hospital technicians spent months tracking Orr's computer activity but cannot be sure which 1,500 patients she compromised while working there from April 2009 to September. That's when she was fired.
As a precaution, Holy Cross is notifying all 44,000 patients who visited the emergency room during that period, so they can take steps to make sure their identities were not misused, hospital Chief Executive Dr. Patrick Taylor said in a statement.
This is the second major identity-theft case in a South Florida hospital. In 2007, a front-desk coordinator at Cleveland Clinic in Weston was arrested for printing personal details of 1,130 patients to be used on fraudulent medical bills.
At Holy Cross, technicians discovered that Orr, 36, had printed basic computerized forms in patient files containing name, address, birth date, diagnosis and other details, officials said. Raushanah Bowleg, 33, Opa-locka, did the same on his job at an Aventura physician office.
Both were paid for the information by Mildred Alexis, 42, of Miramar. Alexis then sold the ID details to Albert Anthony Andrulonis, 26, of Davie, and Jimmy Lee Theodore, 27, of Pembroke Pines, who used the data to obtain credit cards and bank debit-card accounts to steal money, authorities said.
In the Cleveland Clinic case, the ID-theft ring sold the patient details to a Naples medical firm that used the data to collect $8 million of false billings from Medicare. The hospital employee pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years' probation including six months of house arrest.
The Holy Cross breach came to light when postal inspectors recovered paper records bearing personal details of 38 patients, Taylor said. Hospital technicians tracked the employee's computer activity to learn she had accessed 1,500 files, officials said.
The breach only affects patients who came to the emergency room, not other departments, Taylor said. Officials do not believe the woman compromised the hospital computer system, but rather just stole the printouts.
Holy Cross officials said they hoped the breach would not undermine patients' trust in the hospital's information security. The hospital responded by blocking patient ID details from being included when someone prints forms, officials said.
"While it may be impossible to absolutely prevent an employee from violating our values and policies for personal gain, we are determined to take all necessary steps to review and strengthen our administrative procedures to ensure that we are providing the highest level of data security possible," Taylor said.
In its letter to the 44,000 patients, the hospital offered one year of free credit-monitoring services from Experian to help them monitor for possible ID theft. A spokeswoman could not say how much that would cost.
Holy Cross also has started a hot line for patients with questions, at 800-388-4301.
Inspectors arrested four of the five, with Theodore still at large. The charges — mail, wire and bank fraud — carry penalties up to 20 years in prison per count, with up to 10 additional years for each count of disclosing individual health information.
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Lore EditZaun is a twisted realm of science, mercantilism, and magic run amok. While the young science of techmaturgy does much to advance civilization, its research and use in Zaun pushes the boundaries of morality on a daily basis. Zaun, choked with pollution from the countless factories and laboratories that spew waste into the environment, suffers greatly. As polluted as Zaun is above-ground, its subterranean levels are far worse. All of Zaun's runoff waste pooled together in its sewers, mixing into a toxic and mysterious concoction. A single plague rat rose from this alchemical nightmare - Twitch. Unlike his lesser evolved cousins, Twitch became as sentient as anyone else... provided they were as insane as he. A seeming byproduct of the evolutionary brew that spawned him was maniacal insanity, albeit in a functional form.
Twitch came to the League of Legends to represent himself "as the only one of his kind" on the Fields of Justice. Since then, he has found a generous benefactor in the city that gave him his evolutionary sentience - Zaun. Twitch is one of Zaun's premier champions in the League, and as such he fights for Zaun when political disputes between Valoran's city-states arise. Twitch has publicly stated that his goal is to gain enough influence and material from his work in the League to try to recreate the process by which he gained his sentience. While many challenges lie ahead in his quest - one of the largest being his own insanity - were he to succeed, it would mean a bold and brazen step forward in the evolution of all of Runeterra. Zaun has pledged its support for Twitch in his quest, though it remains to be seen what Zaun's ulterior motives are in the matter.
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- Upon selection
Time for a true display of skill!
- Movement/attacking
Time for a true display of skill! Time for a true display of skill! Time for a true display of skill! Time for a true display of skill! Time for a true display of skill! Time for a true display of skill!
- Taunt
Time for a true display of skill!
- Joke
Time for a true display of skill!
Development Edit
- Twitch was designed by Guinsoo.
Previous Abilities Edit
Ability Remake Edit
Announcement made by Classick:[1]
In an upcoming patch we'll be revisiting one of our original classic champions: Twitch, the Plague Rat. Twitch's Ambush ability will be seeing some changes to shift him toward a more aggressive role on the battlefield. Since this ability allowed Twitch to remain invisible for significant periods of time, enemy players were forced to adopt an extremely cautious and defensive playstyle in response. Since we want League of Legends to be a fun, fast-paced experience, we decided to update Twitch with a new version of Ambush.
Even beyond its duration, we saw major issues with the Ambush ability, primarily surrounding the nature of the attack speed bonus that it provided. While attack speed helps quickly stack up charges of Deadly Venom, this bonus ramped up over the total duration Twitch remained invisible. This forced players to strike a balance between selecting the ideal time to strike and attempting to lurk for as long as possible in order to reach the maximum bonus. This was especially problematic for Plague Rat enthusiasts, since it forced Twitch to forego farming gold in order to reach his maximum attack speed bonus.
To shift emphasis towards a more action-oriented style of play, we retooled Ambush to promote aggressive repositioning over stalking. The first step in accomplishing this was to change the ability so that it always applies the maximum attack speed bonus, solidifying the emphasis on selecting the opportune moment of attack. We also drastically shortened the duration to give the ability a more tactical context, and gave Ambush a movement speed boost to help Twitch quickly outflank his opponent.
Another issue Twitch faced was an over-reliance on the enormous damage potential of his ultimate ability. More often than not, Twitch's success or failure on the battlefield depended on his ability to output massive amounts of damage over the course of Spray and Pray rather than on Deadly Venom and Expunge. Since most of his interesting gameplay revolved around poison combos, we wanted to augment this aspect of his kit both to make him more interesting to play and to make him less one dimensional.
For starters, we noticed most Twitch players using Debilitating Poison to begin every engagement rather than waiting to build up stacks of Deadly Venom. For this reason, we decided to replace this ability with one that was better suited to initiating combat. This new ability, Venom Cask, not only allows Twitch to initiate by slowing a group of enemies at range, but also gives him a head start on his combo by adding stacks of Deadly Venom to those caught within the area of effect. To top things off, while Expunge still adds bonus damage for each stack of Deadly Venom on the target, it no longer consumes those stacks when cast, allowing your poisons to continue to tick away. Expunge will also now receive a damage bonus based on your total attack damage, preserving its function as a heavy hitting nuke even into the late game.
The final step in the process was repurposing Spray and Pray to better support this new emphasis on poison gameplay. To do this, we scaled back the massive, team-wide damage potential by making each missile deal reduced damage after passing through each target. To compensate for this, we increased its missile speed to make attacks more difficult to dodge and removed the ammunition requirement, allowing Twitch to spray poisoned arrows to his heart's content for the full duration of his ultimate. This allows tanks to take the brunt of the initial assault for their team through good positioning, but still allows Twitch to douse the more vulnerable enemies at the back of the formation with stacks of Deadly Venom. These more powerful poison-delivery options help Twitch maintain a constant threat level, allowing him to take down high value targets without leaning so heavily on Spray and Pray.
- Deadly Venom (Passive): Twitch's basic attacks infect the target, dealing true damage over time.
- Ambush: Twitch becomes invisible for a short duration and gains movement speed. At the end of this effect, Twitch gains attack speed for a short duration.
- Venom Cask: Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes on contact, slowing targets in the area and applying Deadly Venom.
- Expunge: All nearby enemies secrete Twitch's Deadly Venom from their bodies, dealing damage for each stack.
- Spray and Pray: Twitch closes his eyes and rapidly fires his crossbow, quickly spraying powerful poisoned bolts ahead of him.
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What I'm reading now: A Narrative Compass: Stories That Guide Women's Lives, edited by Betsy Hearne and Roberta Seelinger Trites (U Illinois Press 2009)
From the introduction:
Each of us has a narrative compass, one or more stories that have guided our lifework. This project invited women scholars from a variety of disciplines to identify and examine the stories that have motivated them and shaped their research. Telling the "story of her story" leads each of the essayists in the book to insights about her own methods of textual analysis and to a deeper, often surprising, understanding of the connective power of imagination. A scholar of "Beauty and the Beast" can see parallels between the fairy tale and her own journeys of scholarly maturation; an Alcott scholar perceives how Little Womenhas led to many of the literary and academic decisions she has made; a scholar of Chinese literature discovers at a crucial juncture that her intellectual and physical survival depends on Jottings from the Transcendant's Adobe at Mt. Youtai. This process of storytelling about the stories that have inspired and haunted us brings to the surface the structures, themes, and language that seeded our work.
… When people understand the relationship between text and context, they often do so because of their internalized knowledge of storytelling. But when the academy teaches us to silence our voices as storytellers—as women scholars often report has happened to them—the disjuncture that results makes us unable to use narrative itself as an analytical tool. This collection of essays demonstrates how the stories we have appropriated shape our interpretive abilities.
Read the rest of the introduction here.
May we all find our own narrative compasses.
It's so interesting how two different news agencies report the same research findings.
S. Korea's women's empowerment ranked among world's worst (Yonghap News)
GENEVA, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korean women are among the least empowered in the world, despite high access to education and a long life expectancy, according to a report released Thursday.
The empowerment ranking of South Korean women stood at 97th out of 128 countries, lagging behind other major Asian economies, the Gender Gap Report, published by the The World Economic Forum, said.
Korea Gender Gap Narrows – Slowly (Korea Herald)
The gender gap in Korea is getting narrower, according to a report by a global research institute that was released yesterday.
The Geneva-based World Economic Forum issued its 2007 Global Gender Gap Report, which revealed Korea's ranking in 97th place among the 128 countries surveyed. The Gender Gap Index assesses countries regarding how well and equally they are dividing their resources and opportunities among males and females.
In terms of a year-on-year ranking, Korea is in 88th place among 115 countries; up four places from a year ago, the data showed, and is good news, as it indicates a sign of slow but steady improvement regarding gender disparities.
Korea's Gender Gap Index went up to 0.641 this year from 0.616 a year earlier. The WEF measures gender equality on a scale of zero to one, one being the status of equality. The study measured the degree of gender inequality according to the economic, political, educational and health-based criteria, the organization said.
"Korea is still one of the countries with a big gender gap, but it has shown progress in the areas of wage equality and labor force participation," the WEF explained.
Korea topped all other countries, in terms of life expectancy and enrollment in secondary education, as it had last year. However, it was far behind in other areas such as the sex ratio at birth, and the number of women in parliament and ministerial positions. In these categories, Korea ranked in 120th and 110th place.
Nordic countries like Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland kept the top four spots, just as they did last year. Countries like Latvia and Lithuania made a big leap to 13th and 14th place, from in the 20s last year, the data showed. Korea's neighboring countries, including China and Japan, were listed in 73rd and 91st place, respectively.
Saadia Zahidi, head of the WEF's Women Leaders Program, urged countries to make greater endeavors to achieve gender equality. "Even the countries with the smallest gap recorded 0.8 in index, and the gap between the bottom countries was about 0.43 point," she said.
"Narrowing the gender disparities is directly linked to economic growth and profitability," she added, emphasizing that inequalities in pay and employment opportunity are still prominent and even increasing in developing countries.
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What's interesting is how Yonhap's first sentence is "South Korean women are among the least empowered in the world" and the Korea Herald's is "The gender gap in Korea is getting narrower." The Korea Herald says it's "good news" and that Korea is making "slow but steady improvement."
The Korea Herald piece also says, "However, it was far behind in other areas such as the sex ratio at birth, and the number of women in parliament and ministerial positions." Yes, absolutely, I'd like to see improvements in those areas, and for those improvements to translate into progress in other areas, such as in the family sphere. One area where Korea ranks highly is that it exports the highest proportion of its children for overseas adoption. Adoption researcher Peter Selman writes, "But many observers, including myself, have noted that intercountry adoption is an anomaly in a rich, low-birth-rate country like South Korea… The birth mothers of children placed for adoption in Korea (whether domestic or international) are predominantly young unmarried women facing the stigma of an illegitimate birth in a society which offers no support for the single parent." ("The Rise and Fall of Countries of Origin," Proceedings of the First International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium, 67).
In my humble opinion, even if Korean women begin to make the same as men (I purposely don't say "earn the same wages" because I'm sure they work just as hard, if not harder, than men), many would probably still be and feel pressured to "give up" their children for adoption because of persistent social stigmas.
Korea still has a long way to go in terms of empowering women.


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"The goal behind sending Prophets and revealing scriptures is to establish justice among people, from the rights of God and the rights of His creation." – Ibn Taymiyyah
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Dear readers, Does any of you know the correct spelling of the prophet's name in English? I'm constantly switching between Mohammed, Muhammed, Mohammad and Muhammad. Is it all correct, or is one of them better or more frequently used than the others? Also, I was wondering if there is any difference in pronunciation between his … Continue reading


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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
As long as the Big 12/SEC Challenge goes on in men's basketball, Kansas University will not be facing the Missouri Tigers.
KU coach Bill Self reiterated that point Tuesday during a Big 12 teleconference, responding with a simple "No" when asked if he anticipated playing MU in the conference agreement.
Self later was asked if anyone had approached KU about playing MU in the series.
"That would never come up," Self said. "I don't think Texas is going to play (Texas) A&M either."
The two conferences have not yet determined how many years the Big 12/SEC Challenge will take place.
In the inaugural year, the Jayhawks will play at Florida on Dec. 10, while MU will play host to West Virginia on Dec. 5.
More on Wiggins
Self said he's setting his expectations high for 6-foot-7 wing Andrew Wiggins.
Wiggins, who committed to KU last month, is Rivals' top-ranked player in the class of 2013.
"I would hope that he's as talented as any player in the country, because from a raw, athletic ability standpoint, he can do some things that I've never had a player be able to do physically," Self said. "But the bottom line is, he's still just 18 years old. He's still just going to be a freshman. He's going to go through ups and downs like everybody else.
"But hopefully by midseason, he's totally comfortable and is able to really just play and not think."
Draft talk on McLemore
Self said Tuesday that he believes KU shooting guard Ben McLemore's game will translate well to the next level.
McLemore is expected to be taken somewhere in the first seven picks of Thursday's NBA Draft.
"Ben is one of those elite, elite shooters. The difference is, he's a freak athlete, too," Self said. " ... Now, he's got to get stronger. He's got to be able to put it down (with the dribble). He's got to be able to have a little bit better vision passing the ball, things like that, but those are things he'll grow into."
Self thinks that there might be a several-month adjustment period in the NBA before McLemore starts to show his potential.
"I tell everybody I've talked to, I think by January to February, he could be a guy that's averaging 13 points a game for anybody who picks him," Self said. "I do think he has that type of ability, and I do think he could be a potential All-Star.
"To me, he's the one guy in the draft that — there'll be somebody else emerge — but just looking at it on paper right now, he's the one guy in the draft I think has the highest ceiling."
Self on Withey
KU center Jeff Withey also could be taken with McLemore in the first round, and Self believes the best situation for the big man would be getting drafted by a winning team.
"I've seen San Antonio or Miami, these teams that are really, really good … good gosh, how nice would it be to have a shot-blocker that's 7 foot that can come in and change the game and battle guys around the rim and that kind of stuff?" Self said. "He's not a natural scorer yet. He's not a guy that you can draft and say, 'Well definitely, he's got to give this team 13 points and eight rebounds or he's going to be a flop.' I don't think that's what he's going to be.
"I think he's going to — early in his career — be a very nice complementary guy that can have a role, but kind of find his way and grow into it until hopefully he can be a starter."
Ben signs Blackstock
Former KU guard Ben McLemore has signed with NBA player agent Rodney Blackstock, who just recently was certified to become an agent, Sports Business Journal's Liz Mullen reports. Blackstock is the man who allegedly paid McLemore's former AAU coach, Darius Cobb, $10,000 and travel expenses last year in an attempt to be introduced to the KU player.
He also allegedly paid for a birthday party of McLemore's in Lawrence.
Several outlets have reported that Blackstock's influence in the draft process has caused McLemore's stock to drop.
Last week, ESPN's Chad Ford wrote: "McLemore is in a tug-of-war right now between adviser Rodney Blackstock and his agency, Rivals. It's kept McLemore out of the gym and, for the most part, out of workouts. How much will all of this affect the draft stock? I'm told teams are worried."


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The following conduct, behavior and acts are prohibited in the Library:
- Disturbing the quiet study environment, including, but not limited to, talking loudly.
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- Overcrowding in seating areas. This includes having more than four people per table, more than one person per carrel or chair, sitting on floors, step-stools, or in aisles. (This rule does not apply to infants under two years of age.)
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Violation of any of the Rules of Behavior may result in exclusion from the Library premises for the remainder of the day. Repeated or severe incidents may result in a more extended loss of privileges. Individuals who have been excluded from the Library can appeal the suspension to the Board of Trustees. While a violation of these Rules of behavior may not constitute criminal court conduct, criminal charges may be filed against anyone who disobeys an order, which excludes or suspends them from the Library.
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You may want to add Artesian as a link on your smartphone's home screen so that you can easily access the service whilst on the move.
To do this on an iPhone simply:
- Ensure you are using Safari as the browser, then navigate to the Artesian site
- Click on the middle icon at the bottom of your phone screen - it will look like a square with an arrow pointing out the top
- Various options will then appear - in the bottom row of these scroll sideways until the option to Add to Home Screen appears, once visible select this option.
- A new screen will appear - you can rename the shortcut if you want to, otherwise click on the Add button in the top right corner
- You'll then be taken back to your phones home screen - a new shortcut to Artesian will now be visible
To do this on an Android simply:
- Ensure you are using Chrome as the browser, then navigate to the Artesian site
- Click on the hamburger menu (the three vertical dots in the top right of the screen)
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Symptoms of Kidney Stones
Kidney stones do not always cause signs and symptoms (they are known as "silent" in such cases). However, if present, common symptoms include pain, nausea, problems with urination, and fever. Pain is usually the first sign that stones are present. If fever or chills are present along with other symptoms of kidney stones, a doctor should be seen as soon as possible.
Signs and Symptoms of Kidney Stones: An Introduction
Many people who have kidney stones do not experience any symptoms. However, if present, possible kidney stones symptoms can include:
- Sharp, cramping pain in the back, side, or groin
- Nausea
- Blood in urine (urine will appear pink)
- Frequent urination or urge to urinate
- Urine that smells bad or looks cloudy
- A burning feeling when you urinate
- Fever
- Chills
- Vomiting.
In most cases, the first symptom of kidney stones that people experience is extreme pain, which occurs when a stone acutely blocks the flow of urine. The pain often begins suddenly after a stone moves into the urinary tract, causing irritation or blockage. People will typically feel sharp, cramping pain in the back and side, nausea, vomiting, and, later, pain in the groin.
If the stone is too large to pass easily, pain will continue as the muscles in the wall of the tiny ureter try to squeeze the stone along into the bladder. As a stone grows or moves down the ureter toward the bladder, people may experience the following kidney stones symptoms:
- Blood in the urine
- The need to urinate more often
- A burning sensation during urination.
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BUDAPEST — On a recent day, in a boisterous studio here, the Klubradio host Gyorgy Bolgar warmed up his audience with a barrage of defiant complaints against the government.
Mr. Bolgar, a gentlemanly Rush Limbaugh of the left, opined that the rightist party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban was undermining the national currency, imposing a nonsensical "weather forecast" tax on broadcasters, and muzzling the news media. Listeners accused the government of being power hungry and vengeful.
"Orban is very clever, but very evil," a listener said. "We're dealing with arrogance on such a scale here that Mount Everest is a molehill in comparison."
Such mudslinging would seem a healthy sign of a free and vibrant news media in this former Communist country, except that Klubradio has found itself at the center of what its director, Andras Arato, calls a government-backed war to weaken and silence the station.
The clash has become emblematic of what critics call a bald attempt by the Orban government to tighten its grip on the news media, the judiciary, the central bank and education, and the inability of the European Union, which Hungary joined in 2004, to restrain a government not cleaving to the bloc's democratic standards.
For two years, Hungary's news media council, which hands out radio frequencies and is stacked with Mr. Orban's supporters, refused to renew Klubradio's long-term frequency, despite three court rulings in the station's favor. Instead, it initially awarded Klubradio's frequency to an unknown broadcaster that then mysteriously disappeared.
The regulator consistently came up with seemingly spurious arguments to avoid granting the license, Mr. Arato said, including deeming Klubradio's application invalid because the blank back pages were not signed. The broadcaster operated for two years on two-month licenses, bleeding cash because the uncertainty scared away advertisers. Advertising revenue plummeted to $10,000 a month from $200,000 in 2008, and today the station is barely scraping by.
Late last week — after the fourth court ruling, a grass-roots campaign by thousands of listeners and mounting international pressure — the council finally backed down and awarded Klubradio the long-term frequency.
"The government doesn't like to hear any criticism," Mr. Arato said. "So it tried to starve us to death."
Among the biggest concerns to Mr. Orban's critics is a restrictive news media law, which has come under criticism from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and press watchdog groups for giving the governing party excessive control over the regulation of news media outlets.
The government has responded by revising the law, including a provision that would have given police officials the power to demand the name of a journalist's source.
Journalists remain wary, but opinion is also divided as to how seriously anyone can muzzle the news media in the age of Twitter and Facebook.
"Under Communism, there was one state channel, and the government could stop it," said Akos Balogh, editor in chief of Mandiner, a liberal Web site. "But now if you try and block anything, it will just come out some other way. So the reaction to the media laws is as exaggerated as the law itself."
Mr. Orban, a charismatic father of five whose bold call for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary in 1989 made him a regional hero, is now being recast as an authoritarian intent on eroding the checks and balances of democratic government. Since coming to power in 2010 with a two-thirds majority, he has adroitly tapped into widespread discontent with a post-1989 order that many Hungarians feel has failed to deliver on its promises.
Last week, Mr. Orban's party, Fidesz, defied warnings from the European Union and the U.S. State Department and pushed through an amendment to a new Fidesz-drafted constitution that, among other things, discards the rulings of the constitutional court made before 2012.
That move followed Mr. Orban's appointment in early March of a close ally to head the central bank, his former economics minister, Gyorgy Matolcsy; the decision raised concerns that the bank would become open to political interference.
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany last week warned that the government should not "abuse" its parliamentary majority, and the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, has announced an inquiry into the latest constitutional changes.
The Hungarian government, for its part, insists that it has a strong mandate and has accused the Union of interfering in Budapest's domestic affairs.
Peter Hack, professor of constitutional law at the Budapest university ELTE, argued that with its current constitutional setup, Hungary would never have been admitted to the Union. "But now that it's in, it thinks it can do what it wants."
Despite the news media law revisions, analysts say too much regulatory power remains concentrated in the news media council, all of whose members were appointed by the Fidesz-dominated Parliament for nine-year terms.
Andras Koltay, a lawyer and member of the council, argued that the nine-year appointments guaranteed the independence of the council in the longer term. He said that he was not a member of any political party and that the council had come under no government pressure in the Klubradio case. Moreover, he said, all of the council's decisions had been based on strict adherence to the letter of the law.
Ferenc Kumin, a government spokesman, added that the council had not once used its regulatory power to impose fines or to silence opposition voices. He noted that nearly 75 percent of the Hungarian news media was foreign-owned, so the notion of the government's controlling the news media was ill conceived. Klubradio, he added, had engaged in a disingenuous campaign to present itself as a martyr for press freedom.
But critics remain unconvinced; Peter Molnar, who teaches free speech at Central European University in Budapest, said Klubradio showed that the council was an "arbitrary" regulator in thrall to the government.
Mr. Molnar further charged that the government and powerful state-owned companies, which spend an estimated €16.4 million, or $21.3 million, annually on advertising, disproportionately favor pro-government media outlets.
Andras Kosa, a journalist with the online edition of HVG, a center-left weekly magazine that often criticizes the Orban government, said self-censorship had become rife in the publicly financed news media, in particular on state television, which he said showed "idealized pictures of cabinet ministers opening new factories and solving problems" that, he said, were reminiscent of Communist times.
But he emphasized that this was more than offset by vast and varied privately owned media and countless Web sites and blogs, where opposition voices are loud and fierce. He noted that HVG last year reported that former President Pal Schmitt, a former Olympic gold medalist and member of Fidesz, had plagiarized his doctoral thesis, resulting in his resignation, and felt no pressure or censorship from the government.
"You can be as critical as you want," he said.
Anna Salyi contributed reporting.


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New Order Announce Tour; Watch Them Perform at Coachella and on "Jimmy Kimmel"
Following their appearances at Coachella, New Order are gearing up for another North American tour. (No, Peter Hook still isn't back in the band.) A collection of dates with Holy Ghost! will lead up to stops at Lollapalooza and Osheaga.
After the schedule, watch New Order perform at Coachella this weekend, and on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last night.
New Order:
04-18 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
04-20 Indio, CA - Coachella
06-28 Moscow, Russia - Moscow Stadium
06-30 St. Petersburg, Russia - A2
07-05 Normandy, France - Beauregard Festival
07-07 Cheshire, England - Jodrell Bank
07-19 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall ^
07-21 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre ^
07-24 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park ^
07-26 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center ^
07-28 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
07-31 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion ^
08-02 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-03-04 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
- with Johnny Marr
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Rigel Robinson, a young councillor in Berkeley, California has said that "words matter". The city will remove gender-specific language like "manhole" and change it to "maintenance hole." In his proposal, the words "policemen" and "policewomen" will also be phased out. "He" and "she" will also get the boot in favour of "they".
Robinson remarked, "Having a male-centric municipal code is inaccurate and not reflective of our reality…Women and non-binary individuals are just as entitled to accurate representation. Our laws are for everyone, and our municipal code should reflect that."
To think of how many non-binary individuals will be able to overcome these deep traumas and get through the day knowing that the metal covers in the road will be renamed. However, what if a maintenance hole identifies as male? Seems unfair that inanimate objects aren't respected.
Sadly, the only maintenance required is to fill the vacuous space between Robinson's ears with things that actually matter to residents, even those liberals in California.


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Solving the fundamental issues of the country with the help of elites is the most important goal of Shahid Ahmadi Roshan Project
Targeted migration is beneficial for both the origin and the destination
Establishment of Cell City and Use of Academic Opportunity to Turn Science into Wealth
Amir Ali Hamidieh, secretary of stem cells sciences and technologies
development headquarter, pointed out the importance of development of
universities of the countries in all aspects of new technologies, such as stem
cells, in the opening ceremony of executive performance of cell city project,
stating: all of the universities must act in order to develop a new science
with an entrepreneurship view and creation of occupation using the current
He also expressed that the Vice-Presidency has aimed to reduce the
space between academic productions and market, affirming: cell city is an
organization being formed for the first time in the country. Hamidieh regarded
the cooperation of Kharazmi University as the government section with the
private sector to establish this large project as one of the goals of the headquarter
in the implementation of large projects with the cooperation of the non-government
section. In addition, he announced the establishment of many relevant
knowledge-based companies in the cell city in the next few years.
Infrastructures Must Be Provided for Investors of Knowledge-based
Mohammad Ali Najafi, governor of Alborz, stated on the opening
ceremony of the construction activities for the first cell city project in
Kharazmi University: today we have made a special task. Before, we were jealous
of movements of large universities in science area. However, we are prominent
in the area of science and technology.
Alborz governor marked: establishment of cell city and other
supportive actions have led to the return and attraction of adolescents and
elites to the country.
Formation of Technological and Entrepreneurial Universities to
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Mohammad Ali Sobhanallahi, head of Kharazmi University, affirmed
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for scientific cooperation with cell city, asserting: therefore, the
non-government supports must be provided to create this city.
Following that, Mohammad Amir Amirkhani, manager of strategic
council of stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter pointed
out that Iran has had a specialized emphasis on this area over the past 12
years, affirming: in the future years, a part of health market will be given to
the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter.
Mohammad Ali Zahed, manager of cell city project, affirmed: cell
city will be constructed to perform research and product services in the area
of stem cells and regenerative medicine.
The opening ceremony of executive operation for construction of
cell city in Kharazmi University was held in the presence of Amir Ali Hamidieh,
secretary of stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter,
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council of stem cells technologies and sciences development headquarter,
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Mike Sacks is a guy who writes funny things for different magazines and put together a blog on his site of pictures he's taken off his TV. (He's either got Tivo or the quickest shutter finger of all time or has missed out on a mountain of insane shots to have built up the collection of zingers he's got.) Most of the pics are little chucklers from commercials or the local news but about halfway down the stack is this still from the all-time greatest episode of A&E's Intervention that ever aired. Did you ever see this one? The video stream from A&E's site is pretty wonky, but we guarantee it is worth dealing with the trainwreck of a player to watch this trainwreck of a Californian family. It is easily the strongest indictment of shitty West Coast parenting since River's Edge.
The parts with the 40-year-old morphine-addict who lives with his sister are pretty good (especially when he runs across the highway in his cowboy hat to get away from the intervention), but the real star of the episode is Kelly, a 20-something only child with a girl's name from southern California who's addicted to 40s. That's right, not addicted to alcohol in general, just shitty beer. If the fact that the episode's synopsis mentions his IQ wasn't enough of a give-away, the show opens with his parents talking about how they're worried that he's dead (from what, a beer overdose? Super-early-onset cirrhosis?) intercut with home movies of young Kelly in full pads at a rollerblading tournament. He is the living apotheosis of "My Child is an Honor Student at Dunston Middle School."
Unfortunately the A&E player keeps crashing my browser so I have to run this off of memory, but as I recall the Kelly section starts with him being released from lockup for public drunkenness then buying a 40 and going under a highway overpass to hang out with a couple of gutter punks. There is not a single moment he's on camera when he is not mugging like his life depends on it. The guy is seriously like the GE Smith of addicts. Every time he takes a sip of beer he puts himself in profile to the camera, upends the bottle into his mouth like a cartoon drunk, then says something to the effect of "Ahhhhh, man I love beer." Of the hundred-odd jaw-droppers he utters over the course of the first half hour, my favorites are "I love booze, and I LOVE not being part of society," "The bridge is my home now," and "I love my dog more than I could ever explain... probably except like your own child" (said with tears streaming down his face). What's even better though is if you pay attention during his megaswigs, you'll notice that the level of the beer barely changes. He's just got it propped up against his mouth.
But wait! Have you been sitting there in your safe, conformist lifestyle having a laugh at this poor, attention-starved laughingstock? Well you're going to feel like a total ass when you learn from his parents that as a teen Kelly was diagnosed with dyslexia—severe dyslexia—and was put in a special ed class and the "cruelty" of this experience is what led him to pick up the bottle at the tender age of 19. I don't think they ever say what age he is now, but at most he's got to be pushing 23, maaaybe 24. Which means he's been in a state of near-constant drunken irresponsibility for up to five years at the end of his teens. Which means he's a college student.
Actually, if you watch carefully, this is part when you start to piece together the real source of all his prob'ems. For the first 15 minutes, the majority of "loved one" screentime is taken up by his mom, who's your pretty standard suburban mom. Then stepdad slinks into the frame, looking and sounding for all the world like Michael P. Keaton crossed with Steve Buscemi's character in Ghost World. If I were ever casting a Viagra commercial and needed somebody to portray "impotence," I would choose this man, dressed as he is.
While stepdad is moaning on about Kelly's "potential" and all the chances he keeps giving him, Kelly calls his mom on his cell phone (!!) to try and get his dog back from them so he can hitchhike to Berkeley to meet his gross, be-dreaded girlfriend, Klover. Considering the fact that they don't show him actually getting a ride (although he does mention how dangerous is and that he's lost count of all the different crackheads he's been picked up by), I would bet a million dollars that the camera crew from A&E drove him up there. Then they drive him and Klover back down to Huntington Beach
There were times I had to pinch the space between my thumb and forefinger just short of bleeding to convince me that I was actually watching a serious TV program, such as when Kelly walks up to some middle-aged dude at the gas station with full camera crew in tow and goes "Hey brutha, could you possibly spare some change?" Followed by "Sweeeeeet." None of this, however, stands up to the onslaught of amazingness that is the actual intervention.
Kelly's mom calls to tell him that he could stop by the house to pick up his dog. Oh, by the way, the dog's name is O.D. As soon as he steps in the door of the family's enormous house they spring the trap and Kelly starts freaking out. While he's scouring the house for his dog his mom tears open a case of beer like it's some sort of emergency kit and tries to lure him back to the couch with it, and his real dad, a dude in a backwards baseball cap and wraparounds tells him that he can't chase him because he tore out his ACL skiing or boogie-boarding or something.
Kelly finally decides to split, only to discover that real dad has parked his truck in the driveway with O.D. in a cage in the back. I don't want to spoil the denouement for you, but let's just say if this stand-off doesn't convince you to beat the shit out of your son every waking second of his life like it did me, you are already part of the problem.


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Saints Alonzo Harris And Angelo Songco To Participate in Select Heartland Chevy Dealers Home Run Derby On August 1 At CHS FieldST. PAUL, MN July 21, 2016
The St. Paul Saints have led the American Association in home runs for most of the season and it's only fitting two of their top home run hitters will take their place in the Select Heartland Chevy Dealers Home Run Derby on August 1 at CHS Field. Outfielder Alonzo Harris, who currently has 12 long balls and first baseman Angelo Songco, with 11, will be two of the eight representatives in The Derby.
The home run derby will be made up of the top eight home run hitters from the American Association and the Can Am League. The players that are scheduled to appear in the home run derby are: Burt Reynolds (Texas AirHogs) who leads both leagues in home runs with 19, Josh Mazzola (Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks) -15, Art Charles (New Jersey Jackals) – 15, Alonzo Harris (St. Paul Saints) – 12, Angelo Songco (St. Paul Saints) – 11, Marcus Nidiffer (Rockland Boulders) – 11, Curt Smith (Lincoln Saltdogs) – 11 and Denis Phipps (Laredo Lemurs) - 10.
Each player will get 10 outs with each ball that isn't a home run counting as an out. Each home run after the ninth out will be a "money ball" and counted as two home runs. The first round all eight hitters will compete against each other with the top four moving on to the semi-final. In the semi-final the players will be seeded based upon number of home runs from the first round with the top seed taking on the number four seed and two vs. three. Any ties will be broken by regular season home runs. The winner of each semi-final round will meet for the championship and, once again, each player will get 10 outs.
The Select Heartland Chevy Dealers Home Run Derby will take place as part of All-Star Monday and will go from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and will be televised on the Saints Cable Network, cable access channels in the Twin Cities area, and streamed live on americanassociationbaseball.tv.
The schedule for All-Star Monday is as follows:
5:30 p.m. – Gates Open
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – iHeart Radio Celebrity Softball Game
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Chris Hawkey Band
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Select Heartland Chevy Dealers Home Run Derby
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Soul Asylum
Tickets for All-Star Monday are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the event. They can be purchased at the Saints box office or over the phone at 651-644-6659, Monday-Friday from 9-6 or Saturday 10-2 or anytime at saintsbaseball.com.
The Saints will host the 2016 American Association All-Star Game on Tuesday, August 2 at 7:05 p.m.
Tickets for the 2016 American Association All-Star Game on Tuesday, August 2 begin at $5 for berm seating (available only on day of game in person at the box office), $9 for bleacher seats, $15 for the drink rail, $17 for outfield reserved, $19 for infield reserved and $21 for home plate reserved.
Saints Box Office hours on non-game days are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. On game days, the Box Office will open at 9 a.m. Monday throughFriday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday and will remain open until 15 minutes following each game. Tickets are always available at saintsbaseball.com.


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The new Taiwan director Cheng Hsiao-Che written and directed, Ming Dow, Eddie Peng Yuyan, Mainland new comer Fan Xinyu starred MORE THAN CLOSE will open simultaneously on August 13 in Taiwan and the Mainland.
In the film, Fan Xinyu played boxer Ming Dow's loyal fan who not only knew his daily life like the back of her hand but also set off passionate sparks while helping him find his memory as they performed an emotional kiss scenes. About the kiss scene, Ming Dow joked that he obviously was more experienced than Fan Xinyu. As for who was a better fighter between him and Peng Yuyan, Ming Down very directly said, "In the film of course I am more amazing, I can't say in reality." Peng Yuyan in the film played a boxer who kept losing and even had to fight Ming Dow. This was also Pang Yuyan's first big screen display of his eight pack abs. His fit figure would definitely be a feast for his fans' eyes. As for his character, Peng Yuyan said, "Keep on fighting despite of losses should be the courage that young people should have, never give up, never admit defeat. This is what we all need."


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The "slash career" is all rage with millennials, and it's important for employers to pay attention.
You know what I'm talking about, right? "I'm a lawyer/writer." "I work in marketing; I'm also a professional actor." "I'm in tech, and I have photography business on the side."
In the last ten years or so, these slash careers and side gigs have been on the rise, and many motivated millennials have realized that they can, indeed, have it all: A full-time "day job" they enjoy as well as a creative endeavor that brings them additional revenue.
So why is this important for business owners, the employers of these "day jobs?"
Many traditional employers may have a negative reaction to slash careers. They'd assume that an employee won't be as invested in their work if they only consider it a "day job." They'd think that someone who has passions in other areas won't be as valuable an employee.
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And they'd be wrong.
Hear me out here. I speak from experience. Over a third of my team at Vanderbloemen Search Group is made up of millennials with slash careers, including fitness instructors, calligraphers, actors, and photographers. And we have even more team members whose extracurricular pursuits don't bring them additional revenue, but they invest a huge amount of time in them outside of work. One team member runs his own podcast. Another has a well-received blog. One is a three-time ironman. One is on the board of a charity. And let me tell you, these team members are worth their weight in gold.
Here's why employers should hire candidates with slash careers.
1. They are motivated and take initiative.
If your candidate has a side hustle, that means they are a passionate, hard-working motivated individual. They don't come home from work and sit on the couch watching
2. They have a diverse skill-set.
Employees with interests outside of work are well rounded, and well rounded individuals are valuable assets to any company. They can wear many hats, have diverse skills, and are often great problem-solvers. At my company, we place a huge value on agility and solution-side living, and my well-rounded team is always able to think outside the box, pivot on a moment's notice, and bring a variety of perspectives to the table.
3. They are creatively fulfilled.
Rather than going home from work and singing, "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place," employees with side careers are creatively fulfilled. They aren't miserable at work wishing they had pursued something else. And I don't know about you, but I've seen that happy and fulfilled employees are often the hardest workers.
Their creativity spills out into your company.
At a company where brainstorming, innovation, improvement, and problem-solving are huge priorities, creativity is absolutely vital. If someone is creative in their endeavors outside of work, you better believe they will be creative in all their work for your business as well. I have a huge amount of team members who are involved in the arts or studied them in college – be it music, theater, or visual art – and I believe the creativity represented on our team is a huge part of the success we've had as a company.
Simply put, employees with side jobs are invaluable.
The next time you're interviewing a candidate with pursuits outside of work, don't write them off. You just might be interviewing your next rock star.


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Katie Price and Peter Andre's son Junior is praised for his 'beautiful' singing voice....
Katie Price loves sharing cute videos and photos of her five children, Harvey, 13, Junior, 11, Princess, 9, Jett, three, and two-year-old Bunny. One of her most recent videos though has attracted a fair bit of attention from fans.
On Monday, Ms Price, 38, uploaded a vid of daughter Princess playing with her hair, and in the background, Junior can be heard belting out the classic Jackson 5 hit, I'll Be There.
When we say belting, we mean 'singing REALLY well'. No seriously…take a listen!
Fans were quick to notice how good Junior's voice really is, with many comparing it to the voice of his famous singer dad, Peter Andre, 43.
Yup, we can certainly hear some kind of resemblance.
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One Insta user wrote: 'His got good voice I cam see him following a singing career like his dad, x,' and another added: 'I wonder where he gets that from…. 🤔😉,' whilst another commented with: 'He's actually got a really good voice.'
Someone even suggested Junior should start releasing some music by writing: 'Junior you can sing 👍 should start covers of songs you'd be a hit.'
We agree!
Whilst many complimented Junior on his 'beautiful' voice, some made a sly dig at Katie Price's previous attempts at a singing career. Back in 2005, the model and TV star even represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.
One user wrote: 'Better singer than his mum and dad ..lol 😆,' and another said: 'He can sing @officialkatieprice better than both of you 👌🏼😂😘'.
Peter Andre: 'I don't want my children working: let them decide for themselves'
It wasn't just Junior that sparked interest. Princess also garnered plenty of fan attention.
Comments such as: 'Princess has such big eyes and she is so pretty xx', 'Princess is so naturally beautiful! She's gonna break a few hearts in the years to come 🙂 you have such lovely children' and 'Princess is the prettiest wee thing….her wee dimples too!!😊😊,' were left, praising the Katie's pretty daughter.
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Even the time we think we have is no time
The time we think we have to forgive will be no more
The time we create to change our lives may never come
We think we are in control of time
In the Technologiacal world time is viewed as something durable
But time will always come and go
It slips through our hands like water
In a second it is all gone
We can't keep time or control it
no matter how modernized the world becomes
'cause in time, the whole earth will come to nought
it will, and all of us in it will like grass, wither and die
You don't have time!
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"
(Psalm 90:12).
Our days are numbered
Can anyone truly change that?
It is estimated that 1.78 deaths occurs around the world per second
In 2009 an estimated 27,000 auto accidents occurs everyday
Opportunities may always come
but there is never enough time to accomplish all that man desires
Life is brief and death is certain(Ecclesiastics 7:1-3)
Take heed, there is no time!
(Matthew 24:35)Heaven and earth shall pass by my Word will remain.
(1 Peter 1:24)For all flesh is as grass,
and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:


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New Delhi: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has raced ahead of Pune-based Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL) to emerge as the second largest motorcycle maker in the local market in April this year.
HMSI's motorcycle sales last month increased by 22% to 183266 units. Bajaj's motorcycle sales in the domestic market declined by 19% to 161930 units in the period under review. Hero MotoCorp continues to dominate the motorcycle segment in India.
However, last month in terms of overall two-wheeler sales (both motorcycle and scooters), HMSI grew volumes by 34% to 578929 units narrowing the gap in sales with former partner Hero MotoCorp to 12377 units. Hero MotoCorp's dispatches during the month fell by around 3.5% to 591306 units. The sales numbers are include those for two-wheeler exports.
Yadvinder Singh Guleria, senior vice president (sales and marketing), HMSI, said, "April 2017 results mark a great entry for Honda into the new financial year! Honda sold a total of 578,929 two-wheelers with phenomenal 34% growth on the back of customer demand for Honda's upgraded BS-IV portfolio." In the domestic market, Honda two-wheeler sales increased 33% to all time high of 551,884 units with over 30% market share (33%) for the first time ever.
Guleria added, "Within segments, automatic scooter sales led the momentum with 40% growth to cross 3.5 lakh mark for first time ever (368,618 units) while motorcycles sales recorded robust 22% growth."


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I want to continue to be able to bless my students with prom tickets and school supplies. A lot of my students get robbed and beat up by gang members on their way home and they often come to class empty handed and bruised up. I teach high school English in Watts California and it is a low income area. Also, I want to be able to bless a couple of students with year books as well. Thank you so much for reading this message.
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After Ashley Cole went down with a broken ankle, all of England's hopes rested on Wayne Bridge. Would he put the personal unpleasantness aside, for queen and country? Hell no.
Bridge released a statement yesterday, removing himself from consideration for the World Cup squad. That'll happen when the dude who slept with your girlfriend is on the team.
I have thought long and hard about my position in the England football team in the light of the reporting and events over the last few weeks. It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive.
"Sadly therefore I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection. I have today informed the management of this decision. I wish the team all the very best in South Africa."
England's always been a deep team, and when the Terry scandal broke, they didn't go into panic mode because it was assumed Ashley Cole would fill the role. Of course, Cole went down two weeks ago with a broken ankle. And, of course, Cole is dealing with a divorce from his pop star wife after his own infidelities came to light last week. These are the things that happen when you're an England left-back.
So who takes the role? Leighton Baines? Stephen Warnock? Both very inexperienced. James Milner? Gareth Barry? They'd have to change positions. And then there's the certainty that whoever gets the cap will be immediately embroiled in their own cheating scandal.
Wayne Bridge slams the door on John Terry and England [Times of London]


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Fabric Mart is having a sew-along contest where you are to make something inspired by art. and Number 3, I am still trying to bust my stash. So as far as these makes go there are a lot of win-wins here. In case you're interested the Fabric Mart contest asks that you be inspired by art for your make and my inspiration came from a Mary Cassatt painting called Autumn. I love Cassatt and drew inspiration from the colors in her painting otherwise I probably would have gone with a boring black top for this ensemble.
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Rhea Lana's, Inc. is an upscale childrens consignment event business. We have 14 Arkansas events and Conway is the homebase for our company. We also have franchises in 25 states.
Our most popular brands are Giggle Moon, Bonnie Baby, Mini Boden, Rare Editions, Gymboree, Hollister, American Eagle, Gap, Under Armor, Nike,and LeTops. Our most popular toys are Little Tikes outdoor playgrounds, Racing Car beds, Kitchens, Doll Houses, Tool Benches, Barbie Jeeps, and wooden train sets. We also carry beautiful nursery furniture and bedding, carseats, strollers, high chairs, exer-saucers and jump-a-roos.
Thanks to our Consignors who generously donate their unsold items after each sale. We make contributions to several wonderful organizations that reach out to those in need in our community.
We receive HIGH QUALITY childrens clothing on consignment and sell them at our week-long event. Consignors earn 70% of the sale price (which they select). We GUARANTEE all lost items that are labeled in the store. Consignor's checks and reports are available on Pick up Day DIRECTLY AFTER THE SALE.
No. At our events we carry childrens furniture, nursery bedding, maternity clothing, nursing accessories and infant equipment (such as strollers, high chairs, car seats and portable cribs.) We also carry high quality toys, childrens books, video games and sports accessories. We are excited for this opportunity to continue out efforts to help meet the needs of your family and to stretch your family budget!
Our consignors are very special to us! We believe our consignors deserve a fair price for their items and we want each consignor to make the most money possible to benefit their family.
We value our consignors so we track each item with our unique computerized barcoding system and database. We seek to treat our customers and consignors as we would want to be treated.
We think more items will be available to moms on a budget if we are careful with the items. Plus, some ladies are not willing to risk losing some items. This way they know they will not suffer a loss. Consignors know that they can TRUST us with their high quality items!
We do most of the work for you! You just prepare your items and bring them to the store. We do all of the advertising and staff the event. At the end of the sale you simply pick up your check, detailed inventory report and neatly-sorted items. We'll even have friendly workers there to help you and answer your questions! Plus, you will make lots more money than you would at a garage sale.
No one wants to sort through, much less BUY, low quality items for their children. It is a time waster for everyone to put worn, stained, out-of-date items on a rack. That's why we insist on accepting only high quality items. This becomes a little subjective as each person has their own idea of high quality. We don't want to be clothes snobs but we do want to encourage consignors to only bring their name brand, excellent condition clothes. It makes the events more profitable and successful for everyone.
When we developed our unique barcoding system and online data entry system, many moms did not yet have computers in their home. If they did, they were just beginning to learn to email and use the internet! Moms have learned to love entering their items online and tracking their sales throughout our events! Rhea Lana's gives them control in pricing their items and makes it very easy to make a great profit.
Several things:
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2. She can choose whether she wants to sell some items for half price on the final sale days.
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By Dong-Phuong Nguyen
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Dec. 26, 2008
TAMPA — Two-year-old Chase Taylor ran across the new playground at Al Lopez Park last week and heard a musical ding. Then another. He looked down.
There, embedded in the rubber turf, were large piano keys. Each time he stepped on a key, a sound emanated from a speaker behind him. He smiled and continued stomping his feet.
The talking turf is one of the most popular features at the new children's play area at the Himes Avenue park. The $325,000 playground, unveiled last month, features a large tot area and one for older children.


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Deluxe Class Boat for Bike Tours
The Magnifique was completely renovated in 2010 and extended by 14 meters in 2013. It is 63 meters long and accommodates 30 guests. Other features include a beautiful salon with a spacious bar, a sun deck equipped with comfortable chairs, and a small whirlpool to relax in at the end of a long day of cycling. Delicious meals are served daily in the restaurant area. A multilingual crew will ensure your stay on the Magnifique is comfortable and relaxing!
- Capacity: 35 (max)
- Length: 62 meters (203 ft)
- Width: 7.2 meters (23 ft)
Decks & Cabin Layout
- Total cabins: 16 cabins
- 11 twin cabins (approximately 11 square meters) with 2 single beds, side by side. Two cabins can be converted to triple with bunk bed.
- 4 premium twin cabins (approximately 14 square meters) with 2 single beds, side by side. Two cabins can be converted to triple with bunk bed (third person must be 16 years of age or younger)
- 1 single cabin
- With advance notice, twin beds in most cabins can be pushed together to form a double bed
- All cabins have portholes however, they can not be opened for safety reasons
Cabin Amenities
- En-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin in each cabin
- Air-conditioning, ventilation system and central heating
- Mini safe
- Hairdryers
- Flat screen TV with SAT-reception
Boat Features & Amenities
- Lounge, restaurant and bar area
- Whirlpool/Jacuzzi
- Sundeck
- WiFi*
- *Due to steel construction of the ship, WiFi may not be what you are accustomed to at home!
Food & Beverages
- Special Diet Requests: (Special dietary needs may be subject to a supplement of €50 depending on request. Please note vegan diet requests cannot be accommodated.
Hybrid touring:
- Unisex touring bicycles with normal mount (ladies model)
- 7 gears
- Hand brakes
- Pannier bag
- Height adjustable gel saddle
- Integral bike lock on frame
Electric bikes:
- Kreidler Vitality P-200 Shimano with Nexus 7 gears (or a comparable brand/model)
- 3 support levels
- Hand breaks only (or a comparable brand/model).
Other bikes (e.g. children's bikes, "slip streamers") and child's seats (rear) are available on request.
Bicycle rental is included in tour pricing but is optional. Guests are also allowed to bring their own bicycles (discount will apply). However, the crew or tour operators are NOT responsible for any damage, loss or theft of such.
In the Netherlands and Belgium, cyclists are not obligated by law to wear a bike helmet. There are bike helmets available on board with request (for free).
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– by Revathie Dhanabalan
Don't let the toy trains and crayon drawings fool you – making burgers is anything but child's play at 'Missy Moos Gourmet Burger Bar.'
Cheery service and décor scattered with childhood nostalgia; Missy Moos is a happy-go-lucky burger bar. Kids drawings, pinned with alphabet magnets decorate the counter. Colourful plastic watering cans and toy trains are used for table numbers, intricate origami dangle from the ceiling and the menu items are named from various children's nursery rhymes.
'Missy Moos Gourmet Burger Bar' on the tail end of South Terrace, is a quirky little place, much like the rest of Fremantle. Consistently listed online as one of the best burger joints to try, Missy Moos delivers gourmet burgers with quality ingredients.
Run by a mother-daughter team, Missy Moos prides itself on being a family friendly hangout, with a focus on quality and service. Using only the freshest ingredients, Missy Moos serves up a variety of delicious beef, chicken, fish and vegetarian burgers, as well as gourmet toasted sandwiches.
Everything on the menu has a fun nursery rhyme name such as "Humpty Dumpty," which consists of premium WA lean beef pattie, tasty cheddar, free-range egg, grilled pineapple, beetroot, baby spinach, aioli and Margaret River tomato relish ($15.50). If you like your veggie burgers, Missy Moos does the best version. For vegetarians, definitely order the "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater", a spicy homemade pumpkin, spinach, couscous and butter bean pattie, with aioli and chilli jam; it's full of flavour ($14.50).
Both burgers were well presented with great and extremely fresh ingredients, assembled with care. None of this gimmicky approach, just damn tasty burgers. Plain and simple where the ingredients are the stars!
ADDRESS: 400 South Terrace, South Fremantle
WEBSITE: missymoos.com.au
HOURS: Monday-Thursday: 11.30am-9pm; Friday-Sunday: 11.30am-late


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Time for Parenting...
...because raising children is a full-time job
Book Reviews
Family Policy, Family Changes; If You've Raised Kids You Can Manage Anything; What Mothers Do; Endangered; Why Love Matters; A Mothers' Rule of Life; Seven Myths of Working Mothers; Choosing to be different; Baby Hunger; The Miseducation of Women; Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families; Broken Hearts; Mother Love; The Smart Woman's Guide to Staying at Home; Ghosts from the Nursery - Tracing the Roots of Violence; Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century - Preference Theory; The Social Baby; Expecting Adam; Good Food for Kids; Access to Maternity Information and Support; Single Parents in Focus; The London Baby Directory; Marriage-Lite: The Rise of Cohabitation and its Consequences; Anything School Can Do You Can Do Better
Seven Myths of Working Mothers
Why Children and (Most) Careers Just Don't Mix
By Suzanne Venker - Review by Jerica Griff
If separating is hard for you - set up opportunities to
practice separating. For example, arrange to drop your child off at someone's
house additional times each week until it becomes easier for you
When you pick your child up, don't be overly emotional. It's OK to act
glad to see her, but don't start crying and hugging her excessively -
to do so only shows your child how hard separation was for you.
No wonder children are growing to adulthood with serious misconceptions about commitment and attachment! The most important people in their lives, parents - and particularly mothers - are being taught that leaving their children should become easy and natural. In 7 Myths of Working Mothers, Suzanne Venker examines why increasing numbers of mothers are entering the workforce, and how this decision resonates in their children's lives.
If motherhood was understood by society to be a full-time job, Venker believes it would not be regarded as something to be done "on the side" of a career. She is quick to acknowledge, however, that accepting motherhood as a full-time position does not translate into 18 years out of the workforce; it only means creatively seeking ways to work around your children's schedule.
Many working mothers fail to realize that day care centers and nannies are raising their children, relegating the mothers themselves to the role of a babysitter. Feeding the children and putting them to sleep is a far cry from true motherhood. As Venker writes, "The real work of mothers is done when no one is around." She goes on to debunk seven fallacies that keep women away from their children.
The first deception Venker tackles is the idea that "Men have it all - why can't we?" Men don't have it all. Many dads miss out on a large portion of parenting - first steps, first words, soccer games, piano recitals, etc. - because their commitment to providing financially for the family means traveling, late nights at the office, and weekend functions.
Second, many women believe that staying at home full-time
means throwing their education and work experience out the window. Before
they ever have children, before they look into the eyes of their own flesh,
before they have spent even one hour watching this new life sleep, they
completely dismiss the idea of staying at home full-time. After all, they
have spent the majority of their developmental years preparing for careers.
Venker acknowledges that a mother's education is of great benefit to her
children, but only if the mother is present to impart that knowledge to
them. Statistics show that children of mothers with advanced degrees or
work experience have a great advantage over their peers. Instead of "wasting"
their education, many moms have found resourceful ways of pursuing other
Third, many believe that women who choose to stay home with their children must be wealthy. Venker contends, however, that except in single-mother households and other specific exceptions, the choice to put children first has nothing at all to do with economic status and everything to do with budgeting and self-discipline. In fact, most women's second income is almost entirely eaten up by commuting, childcare, eating out, work attire, dry cleaning and taxes.
Fourth, some women believe that their stress level in balancing
work and family could be lowered if only they had more support. The feminist
movement completely negates this excuse. There has never been an easier
time to be a working mom. Working mothers are often puzzled and surprised
by how well-behaved the children of full-time moms are, and they wonder
why their kids are having trouble in school. But, Venker argues, as with
anything else in life, one cannot expect the same outcome with an eighth
of the time investment. No company would allow an employee to hire someone
else to do
Fifth, many women claim that they are better moms because
they work. Venker counters with the argument that consistency is the most
controlling factor in the health and well-being of children. By being
removed from the home, working mothers often neglect kids' basic needs
(proper amounts of sleep, healthy diets, regular exercise, consistent
discipline, help with schoolwork, etc.) because they are unable to see
to those needs themselves. How is this being a better mom? Still, we wonder
why kids are falling asleep in school, overweight, or coming home with
less than flying colors on their
The sixth myth of working mothers is the claim, "My children just love day care." Psychiatrist John Bowlby disagrees: "A home must be very bad before it can be bettered by a good institution." Because children have a basic desire for the familiar, red flags should appear when children do not want to go home with their parents. As anyone who has worked with children can attest, the things children claim they want are not usually the best things for them, whether it be candy, staying up after bedtime, or playing video games all day.
The final deception of working mothers, according to Venker,
is the idea that women can "have it all planned out." Thus many
women plan their lives around their careers while postponing beginning
a family. They wrongly assume that fertility and children will fit as
easily into their planners and lifestyle as any other appointment. Venker
encourages young women instead to choose careers that are conducive to
motherhood, to live near parents or siblings who could help out with creative
work schedules, and to be financially responsible. Taking these steps
will make the transition to
It is distressing that the incredibly fulfilling, joyful
responsibility of
Jerica Griff, a Spring 2004 Witherspoon Fellow with the Family Research Council is currently interning with the Georgia Family Council. She is a recent graduate of Colorado State University with degrees in Business Administration/Marketing and Music.


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Sunday, June 19, 2016
All Cast Marketing and Productions: How Hotels are Matching OTAs with Innovative Benefits for Booking Direct
Hotels and accommodation suppliers have to demonstrate that they are the suppliers and stop the perception that the best rates are available on Online Travel Agents (OTA) sites like Booking.com and Expedia.
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Outstanding 5-Star Review Poinsettia Vialls St. Lucia - Top rated for Value, View, Nature Gardens
Lovely 5 Star Review by Asha says it ideal for independent travellers and she loved the view, the people and the nature gardens and birds - see blog for details
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
BuzzFeed Get Millions Because Digital Media Is the New Hollywood - The Content Strategist - MARKHAT.COM
In this article Content Strategist suggest that Buzzfeed got the Comcast investment because they realize that Digital Media Is the New Hollywood, and Buzzfeed is one of the early leaders in understanding, adopting and perfecting it.
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VC Analyst @ Cavalry Ventures in Berlin, Germany
We are looking for an exceptional Analysts to join our team (LinkedIn, Crunchbase)
About the role:
Research and identify emerging technology startups, connect with their founders.
● Conduct evaluation and in depth analysis of new investment opportunities
● Support our due diligence processes and day-to-day operations
Become a full-fledged member of our small and agile investment team. You'll work closely with our partners and be counted on to provide insights and feedback as we meet new companies.
This is a full time role based in Berlin.
● One year of work experience (incl. internships) in a startup environment and/or Consulting/IB
● Strong and presentable interest in VC
● An excellent academic track record, technical background is a plus
● Enthusiasm about analyzing new business models and great people skills
● Strong passion for technology and innovation, self-motivated and driven
● Fluency in English and German
What can you expect?
● A highly innovative working place: direct involvement with portfolio companies, new trends and investments
● To be part of a growing team in the heart of Berlin (Mitte)
● Beautiful, cozy and modern working space
● Cereal, fruits, drinks, coffee; Pinball Machine, Ping Pong, Super Nintendo and our very friendly office dog Orla
● Competitive market compensation
If interested, please send your resume to Martin – email@example.com
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October 13, 2018 - April 14, 2019
A curious unblinking camouflaged creature peers out through a shape cut out of a landscape painting; two faceless figures blindly place appendage-like shapes on each other's heads, while three doughy chefs make synchronized marker drawings on glass, then erase the drawings and start over. Such is the result of Brian Bress' complex enterprise of character development, costume design and creation, performance and film production. Figures that draw, cut, saw, arrange and pose slowly reveal invented worlds that form, unfurl and disappear again within the window of flat-screen television monitors.
Humor and playfulness are contained within the slow, deliberate movements of Bress' figures, which feel familiar—a combination of cartoon- and puppet-like beings. They seem approachable, yet they do not interact with the viewer—they are hermetically sealed behind glass in their own repeating 15-30 minute loops. The figures are detached from time and place, existing only on and for the screen. That inaccessibility combined with their appeal creates a tension about who they are and what they are trying to tell us. Describing his work as existing somewhere between painting and video, Bress unites the masks and costumes, which serve as both props and sculptures, through his performance. States the artist, "I enjoy imagining a world where the most unlikely of things come to life."
Brian Bress: Pictures Become You is organized by the Akron Art Museum and supported by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, and The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation.