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Breaking Bad has been all the rage, the past weeks, months and past couple years, and rightfully so. It finished up its fine run this evening and quite literally everyone in my Internet and IRL circle is tweeting, talking, blogging or writing about it, so time for me to throw my hat into the ring.
I got into the show right in time to see the season 3 finale on TV. My interest had always been piqued as it was a pretty unique set-up that seemed ripe for a good show, chemistry teacher turned meth cooker, and I was (and still am) the biggest fan of its AMC counter-part Mad Men, so I binged-watched and found myself at the season finale. Now I really like Breaking Bad, but I've never loved it. In fact, I wasn't a fan at all really though seasons 1 and 2, and it wasn't until the conclusion of season 3 that I really started to like the show. Season 3 was the first real inkling to me that things weren't just ratcheting up tension wise for the season, but that these ramifications would be felt going forward, with no one likely to forget these past mistakes. Actually, I take that back, I did love season 4, it's by far my favourite of the seasons and such an awesome thrill ride and flawless back six or so episodes that is some of the most entertaining and fun television I've ever seen. I think that's what it boils down to for me, Breaking Bad is a well-acted and plotted action movie (or series) with plenty of twists and turns and big bads and quotable lines, it's just a ton of fun to be along for the ride. Yes, technically it does all this to a grade-A level, the writing is fantastic and so is the action, but boiled down to its parts, it's a grand action/adventure story that happens to suck everybody in with it's formula.
I enjoyed "Felina" as a ending chapter for the show, but I did have my own restraints with how certain things were left and how we came to them. For the sake of keeping this concise, I'll focus solely on the lacking, because if you want some rah-rah Breaking Bad coverage, I'll point you to a thousand different other places on the web. What Breaking Bad normally runs on, tensions, twists, turns and the unknown was largely avoided, where Walt's game plan and the end were spelled out quite clearly. It's known early on the battery powered 360 degree machine gun Walt is building, when he drives his car in the compound you know what's going to happen, when he does his own park job you know what's going to happen, when he grabs his keys you know what's going to happen. Everything we know, it's just a matter of letting it play out in front of us.
Honestly, I didn't think things would get wrapped up so cleanly. I'm largely fine with the idea that Walt dies in a state of peace, but it does feel largely detached, this episode as well, from what the past two seasons have been driving towards, especially within Walt's motives and his frame of mind. He's alienated still largely from his family, but he dies knowing Walt Jr. is living healthy with money surely on its way, he's on better terms with Skylar after their conversation, with her feeling some elements of remorse, whether she fully extends it or not, and Holly will be given a good life being raised by her mother, even if she's ever absent of the good and bad memories of her father. Jesse gets to have his revenge on his captures, a last show of a semblance of mutual respect between him and Walt on some level, it still remains no matter what, then he's driving off into the distance, trading the blue for greener pastures.
In the face of dealing with how he would end things compared to controversial finales from The Sopranos and Lost, Vince Gilligan stated he was a fan of closure, not leaving large questions or threads dangling and not living the state of a character in limbo. And, hey, I guess he wasn't lying. I like both sides of the coin, wrapping everything up in a nice package or leaving things dangling as debatable mystery and talking point until the end of time, as long as they're done faithfully to the material that came before it. I praise Vince Gilligan for giving us our answers, largely the ones we expected, or at least hoped, with Jesse becoming free and Walt paying for his crimes by the ultimate law, death, but even still regains redemptive qualities for how he went out, on his own terms. The finale to me felt like it was from a different show, or at least a different version of the show that we hadn't been watching. It was tight, clean to the point, when largely the show in the past's been loose, gritty and willing to string you along in places. Of course, this is the finale, so by nature they have to do some wrapping up, but you don't ditch the girl who brought you to the dance in the first place even when the night is ending. I liked the finale for what it was, but I just wished I could've liked it more for what Breaking Bad was.
A quick little thing that I didn't really wanna bring up, since it doesn't really fit anywhere, but I feel so compelled to, that I just had to. Regardless, whether I loved or hated the finale or the show (I liked it! I really did! Even if it barely comes across), it's insane to me scrolling through Twitter how many people from different walks of life, from sports, entertainment, politics, fathers, sons, daughters, mothers, cousins, barn animals, that weird kid in your class, that guy who for some reason always talks to you at work, are so quick and rash that not only was that the greatest ending of all time, but that Breaking Bad is the greatest show of all time. Now, I'm not going to get into a greatest show of all time debate right now, although I'd love to, but passing judgment this soon is aways comical, even if we have the full story already. Now, I'm not gonna say that things like The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield and Mad Men (barring an insanely bad final season) are better than Breaking Bad, okay, I will, but I'll let you have this night. Speaking to my larger point in my second paragraph, almost everybody, from all walks of life, or ranging demographics, or sex groups or whatever is so willing and easily able to call it the best show of all time. It's because the show is so much more accessible and easy to palate than a "Sopranos" or The Wire or Mad Men, shows that lesser people, and many Breaking Bad fans, not all, would classify as "boring," "slow," or hard to get into. They don't always crash along like Breaking Bad, or as exciting on the surface level, so they're automatically not as good to the casual layabout because they're harder to get into and you have to pay attention more.
That's why Breaking Bad is so akin to an action movie or series, it's broad enough that largely everyone can enjoy some facet of it, there's twists and turns to keep you coming back, cliff hangers and cool memes to make out of it for the kids. It's so much easier to get into, where while it's an often really good show, it's gloss tricks people into thinking how great it was and is. I'm really curious to see truly how much of a pedestal, if at all, history will let Breaking Bad share with already defined hallmarks of television of this ilk in The Sopranos and The Wire. Breaking Bad has and always will be the little brother to these shows, occasionally grabbing a sneak-attack win over its cunning older sibling, but largely remains in the shadows. Who knows, maybe future people who type on a keyboard and think about these things really will hold it in that regard, maybe, I'm a hater, or maybe we just all have to stop taking these things too seriously, enjoy all the great television we have, and succumb to its number one goal, to be entertained.


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Active Ingredients in Oxycodone That Make It Addictive
Oxycodone is a pain-reliever available by prescription for the management of moderate to severe pain, such as that experienced following injury or surgical procedures. PubMed Health explains that oxycodone is a type of drug called an opioid because it is made from natural precursors found in the opium poppy. It is sometimes combined with other non-opioid pain-relievers such as Tylenol.
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Oxycodone Hydrochloride
The Schaffer Library of Drug Policy explains that the flower Papaver somniferous, or opium poppy, is the source for all drugs called opiates 1. The substances extracted from the plant to manufacture of opioid drugs include morphine, thebaine and codeine. Thebaine is the chemical precursor that is synthesized to create oxycodone hydrochloride, the active analgesic and, therefore, the possibly addictive agent in oxycodone.
How Oxycodone Works
The text "Molecular Neuropharmacology" explains that oxycodone and related drugs work to relieve pain by targeting specific proteins on the surfaces of cells called receptors. There are three different receptors known to bind opiates: mu, kappa and delta. When an opiate drug communicates with a cell, it is able to change the way the cell communicates painful messages to the brain.
Addictive Properties
The text "Essential Psychopharmacology" explains that the opioid receptor that appears to be targeted the most by drugs like oxycodone is the mu receptor 3. This particular receptor is found on cells that are responsible for communicating messages of pain; it is also found on cells that are responsible for communicating reward. The rewarding feelings that oxycodone conveys to users reinforces the patient's impulse to continue taking the drug.
- The Schaffer Library of Drug Policy: Opiates
- "Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience (Second Edition)"; Eric J. Nestler et al.; 2009
- "Essential Psychopharmacology (Second Edition)"; Stephen M. Stahl; 2002
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In the popular and widely used Atkins diet, the body burns fat as its main fuel. This process produces ketosis and hence increased levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOB) acetoacetate (AcAc) and its by-products acetone and acetol. These products are potential precursors of the glycotoxin methylglyoxal. Since methylglyoxal and its byproducts are recognized as a significant cause of blood vessel and tissue damage, we measured methylglyoxal, acetone, and acetol in subjects on the Atkins diet. We found that by 14-28 days, methylghyoxal levels rose 1.67-fold (P = 0.039) and acetol and acetone levels increased 2.7- and 6.12-fold, respectively (P = 0.012 and 0.028). Samples from subjects with ketosis showed even greater increases in methylglyoxal (2.12-fold), as well as acetol and acetone, which increased 4.19- and 7.9-fold, respectively; while no changes were seen in samples from noncompliant, nonketotic subjects. The increase in methylglyoxal implies that potential tissue and vascular damage can occur on the Atkins diet and should be considered when choosing a weight-loss program.
Wow, WTG being a radical! makes you feel so cool! look up acetone. Wait, I'll do it for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone
(CH3)2CO.[12] It is a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, and is the simplest and smallest ketone.
Acetone is a good solvent for many plastics and some synthetic fibers. It is used for thinning polyester resin, cleaning tools used with it, and dissolving two-part epoxies and superglue before they harden. It is used as one of the volatile components of some paints and varnishes. As a heavy-duty degreaser, it is useful in the preparation of metal prior to painting.
H336 (97.99%): May cause drowsiness or dizziness [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Narcotic effects]
Effects of Long Term Exposure The substance defats the skin, which may cause dryness or cracking. Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dryness and cracking.
Ingestion Prevention Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work. Wash hands before eating.
Acetone may form explosive mixtures with chromic anhydride, chromyl chloride, hexachloromelamine, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid and acetic acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid, nitrosyl chloride, nitrosyl perchlorate, nitryl perchlorate, permonosulfuric acid, potassium tert-butoxide, thiodiglycol and hydrogen peroxide. (maybe this is how people spontaneously combust? j/k, or am I?)
For more reading on the dangers of a high fat diet.
Once again, this is how we screwed up our diet.
So you can go Keto and AT LEAST cut out 34% flours + 7% sugars = 41% reduction off 1970s or go HCLF and AT LEAST cut out the 48% of added fats or you could go Whole Starch Low Fat and cut BOTH OFF and follow a diet recommended by the consensus of over 400 top health professionals in the world.
Take the olive branch here 🙂 take the best of both worlds. Its a sane foundation you can build to your own uniqueness despite the fact we are all the same species.
The DNA of all human beings living today is 99.9% alike
That .1% really all that special? maybe 🙂 LMK!


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'Small Town Haunts' Looks To Solve Paranormal Puzzles
Programs like "Paranormal Activity" and "Ghost Hunters" have re-ignited the public curiosity when it comes to ghosts and spirits — but some take ghost-hunting a step further.
Jennifer and Shane Herrin of Moberly make up Small Town Haunts, a husband-and-wife paranormal investigation team.
The duo started out working with a team of ghost hunters, but split off and formed Small Town Haunts in February 2012.
"At first we were a small group of friends," Jennifer Herrin says. "One of the friends actually lived in a haunted house so we were able to investigate it many times. After that investigation, we broke away and started Small Town Haunts."
Herrin says the two have had an interest in the paranormal since they were young. Once they did their first investigation, they were hooked.
Herrin says they kept it to just the two of them because they share the "same commitment to provide a quality investigation to clients." The duo does not charge clients for a paranormal investigation.
"Our main goal is to help people, so we are willing to investigate any site that we believe to have legitimate, honest claims of activity," she says.
The Herrins' past investigations include the Charles Lotter House in Moberly, a home built in the 1880s by the Lotters, who both passed away in the house. They also investigated the Missouri State Penitentiary (which served as the setting of a recently released horror film).
"We'd have to say the most interesting place has been the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City," Herrin says. "Between catching a voice on video, images of apparitions on film and a personal experience that is still difficult for us both to describe to this day, we feel it is a location with a lot going on, and we'd love to go back one day."
In an interview with the Gary Nolan Show on 93.9 FM, Herrin said they do an initial investigation where they ask questions, take some pictures and decide where they're going to set up. The actual investigation takes somewhere between four and five hours.
"Our main goal is to help the homeowners or the business owners find out answers," she said in the interview. "We're not going to exorcise anything from the house or anything, but we do try to find out why they're there."
The duo recently investigated a location in Macon, Missouri, where the homeowners have seen shadow figures and the spirit of an older man. Herrin says they are still reviewing the evidence and will publish their findings soon. They are also tentatively scheduled to investigate the Haunted Antique Mall in Moberly in October.
"It's hard work when you're reviewing about 30 hours of video and another 15 hours of audio from one night," she said in the Gary Nolan interview. "It's very challenging."
According to the Small Town Haunts website, the team exists to "finally put those nagging feelings to rest."
"Nestled between incidents that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and creaks and groans that you may pass off as natural settling noises are those true episodes of paranormal activity," the website states. "Deep in the back of your mind is the thought that perhaps those noises, whispers and shadows caught from the corner of your eye are communications from the deceased, whether residual or intelligent."
You can follow Small Town Haunts' investigations on their Facebook page, website or YouTube channel.


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Get back to us after you've gone through the process of inventing something unique, then having your cajones cut off while someone else profits from your work. Let us know how you feel about it then. Until then, you have no idea what you're talking about, and neither does Don Lancaster.
Almost all great inventions are the product of a single person. Less so nowadays, only because exceptional people have been pushed out of mainstream society, or forced into an uncomfortable box because everyone is special.
That doesn't mean that you can't have fun with stuff.
I'm pretty sure that most or none of those 431 products would qualify for a patent. The rules are pretty strict as to what qualifies.
It's the beard, isn't it?
That beard is frightening....
No snow...hmm
There are plenty of faster and more powerful choices, including ones from Atmel, TI, Zilog, Microchip, Freescale, etc.
What you might not get is the mountains of amateur and/or professional level code written specifically for them and any number of peripheral products. Every single one of these manufacturers, however, provide professional level tools to support their products, and also provide free engineering and technical support to all comers. Remember: assembly code isn't really that difficult. Once you develop a mindset for breaking larger tasks down into smaller components, you might even find it preferable to using a compiled language, such as C and it's variants. If you become skilled in using assembler, you'll also be blessed with a faster workflow, and extremely fast and tight code.
I believe that the SynthAxe, played and toured extensively by Alan Holdsworth, used an optical system to trigger the untuned strings of the SynthAxe. This would then trigger a synthesizer designed specifically for this purpose. The advantages of optical triggering were that it was nearly instantaneous, as opposed to analog magnetic triggering which suffers from significant lag to this day in other guitar-triggered synths, mostly manufactured by Roland in Japan.
It's a Jackson Randy Rhoads model. Randy Rhoads, R.I.P. It's made for heavy rock, as Randy Rhoads played with Ozzie Osbourne until his untimely death in a plane crash.
Ignorance is bliss.
No public wish lists :(


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MEDFORD, Mass. – The No. 8 Wesleyan University (Conn.) men's tennis team utilized a 4-2 advantage in singles action during a back-and-forth 5-4 triumph over No. 20 Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
|Rohan Gupte was victorious during No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
The Jumbos (5-5, 2-3 in NESCAC) have been involved in four matches that have ended with a 5-4 score in 2017, as the squad has lost three of them. The Cardinals kept their perfect conference record intact, as the squad improved to 9-1 overall and 4-0 within the NESCAC Conference.
The Jumbos took an early 2-1 advantage in doubles action, as juniors Rohan Gupte and Zain Ali emerged victorious during the No. 1 flight with an 8-5 win over seniors Jake Roberts and Michael Liu. Freshman Zach Shaff and senior captain Ben Battle were solid at the No. 2 slot, outlasting junior Tiago Eusebio and sophomore Maxwell Smith, 8-6.
During No. 3 doubles, juniors Steven Chen and Cameron Daniels handed juniors Danny Coran and Griffin Brockman an 8-2 setback.
On the singles side, Chen downed Ali in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, at the top slot. Gupte fought his way to a three-set triumph over Liu at the No. 2 slot, as the Las Vegas native won the first set, 6-4, and then suffered a 6-2 setback in the second. He won the decisive third set, 6-2.
Coran was resilient at No. 3 singles, as he fell in the opening set, 7-5, to Eusebio, but then responded with a 6-4 second-set win. Coran was victorious in the decisive superbreaker by a mark of 10-6.
Sophomore Joachim Samson earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Shaff at the No. 4 slot, and Daniels outperformed freshman Nathan Niemiec, 6-4, 6-3, in No. 5 singles action. At the No. 6 slot, freshman Princeton Carter prevailed over senior captain Kevin Kelly, 6-4, 6-1.
The Jumbos will be right back at it on Sunday with a 1 p.m. tilt against conference-rival and No. 9 Williams in Medford, Massachusetts.
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FC: Daniel & Lauren Stevens March 26, 2011 Corinth Baptist Church Gainesville, Georgia
1: The happiest day of our lives...
2: Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death... Song of Solomon 8:6
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Apple, beware – Amazon is coming for you. In a surprise move, Amazon launched the Mac Download Store today, extending application downloads to Mac users the same way Apple's own integrated App Store works. Amazon has experience with alternative app stores: their mobile app store for Android has gained traction even though Google continues to improve on the Android App Market. Now, since there's no exclusivity with Mac OS the way Apple has with iOS app sales and downloads, Amazon is getting into the game as well.
The Amazon Mac Download Store offers 250 software packages and video games for download, and unlike the App Store doesn't require an download helper or utility installed on your Mac in order to work. In a way, this means the announcement amounts to little more than digital software delivery for the Mac, but it's the first time a major software retailer other than Apple has offered the service.
As part of the Mac Download Store, Amazon also gives users a Software Library that tracks the applications they purchase and download so they can reinstall them if they need to, or download them again if they buy a new Mac.
The Mac Download Store is separated into two areas: the software download store and the video game download store. When you visit the store on the Web, you'll see an overview of some of the featured titles, and you can move on to visit each store individually if you're looking for something specific.
Some of the apps in the store at launch are notable, like Microsoft Office for Mac – which isn't available on Apple's own Mac App Store. The video game store also offers a broader selection of titles than Apple's own App Store, including EA games like Dragon Age and The Sims.
How Apple will respond, if at all, is anyone's guess. Amazon is forcing Apple's hand in a number of ways: Apple has said they're planning to bring more of the lessons learned in iOS to Mac OS, especially in OS 10.7 "Lion." Some analysts have concluded that means Apple will take a curated approach to app purchases and installs as they have with iOS. Others have said it would be a bad move for Apple to try and route all Mac application installs through one store and to prevent users from downloading software directly from manufacturers or loading it on their computers themselves. Either way, we're likely to find out soon.


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Zenefits CEO and founder Parker Conrad is no longer sailing the ship. Conrad's removal as CEO of the struggling startup was announced on Monday.
Taking the helm is David Sacks, who was Zenefits' COO and had previously worked at Microsoft after selling his company, Yammer, to the tech giant.
In an email on Monday Sacks told employees, "many of our internal processes, controls, and actions around compliance have been inadequate, and some decisions have just been plain wrong. As a result, Parker has resigned."
He said that in December, the firm — which manages everything from payroll to health insurance —hired a Big Four auditing firm to conduct a review of the firm's licensing procedures.
Zenefits came under fire in November when a Buzzfeed investigation found that salespeople were acting as insurance agents without proper licensing in seven states.
Sacks has promised to conduct a "top-to-bottom review to ensure appropriate and best-in-class corporate governance, compliance and accountability."
Conrad is also no longer serving on the company's board of directors. In is place are Peter Thiel, cofounder of PayPal and Founders Fund; Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners, and Bill McGlashan, founder of TPG Growth.
The company has also named Josh Stein, VP of legal, as its first chief compliance officer.
Zenefits was last valued at $4.5 billion.
Sacks has promised the following core values will be followed: "Operate with integrity. Put the customer first. Make this a great place to work for employees."
"This is Day 1," he wrote. "This is a founding moment. You are all cofounders in this new path forward."
There are more than 1,500 employees now working for the company.


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I have to assume that there's an evolutionary advantage to having a brain which keenly remembers the bourbon-soaked magic carpet ride, but not its puke-on-the-shoes, please-God-help-me-find-my- car aftermath. The same holds true for romantic relationships. The dreamy, eye-gazing moment of transcendent intimacy is recalled with perfect clarity, while the sleepless nights on a bed with enough room between the two of you to park a car is but a dim memory. My theory for this mental preference is that the brain is hard-wired to push the organism toward pleasure and away from pain. It's actually designed to cherish the good times and discard the bad. I can't think of another explanation for why I'm always amused by the "drink responsibly" tag at the end of alcohol commercials. Sure. What other way to drink is there? It also explains why, whenever I call my lawyer, he starts the conversation with "please tell me you're not getting married again."
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Central Asia Solidarity Groups (Centralasiengrupperna in Swedish) is a politically and religiously independent non-profit organization founded in 2012 with headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. Our geographical focus is on the region of Central Asia, meaning the five post-Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. We are the biggest organization in Sweden working with Central Asia. In addition to our work in Central Asia, we run several projects in Sweden and Russia.
Our core work consists of long-term solidarity collaboration, exchange programs, trainings and organizational development, in close partnership with civil society in Central Asia. At the moment, we primarily work within these four areas of activity: Democratic youth organizaing; Gender equality; Conflict Transformation and Culture. Read more about us here!
Climate Change in Central Asia: Current Trends and Challenges
Volunteering opportunity with Central Asia Solidarity Groups
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The membership fee is paid by direct debit on a monthly basis, which is both convenient for you and a good solution for us since you contribute to our work in a sustainable way. CAG always used unbound resources - such as membership fees - for direct costs in our projects and partnerships in Central Asia, not administration in Sweden. The membership fee is a minimum 25 SEK per month. At this stage, it is unfortunately only possible to become a member if you have a Swedish bank account.


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Vanishing Microphone lets the starts shine (Jan, 1951)
I'm really not sure how this microphone is supposed to vanish. Is it just small? Or made of lucite? Or does it come with skins so you can match an outfit? Or is it really some sort of super sophisticated active camoflauge system the military developed to hide…. um…. microphones?
Vanishing Microphone lets the starts shine
Now you see it, now you don't!
RCA's new "vanishing microphone" is plainly visible when standing alone—but let a television performer stand before it and it seems to disappear.
Called the "Starmaker," this RCA microphone is little larger than a big fountain pen . . . and principles of modern camouflage design blend it with an artist's clothing. There's no clumsy "mike" to distract your attention
from the artist —and it's also a superbly sensitive instrument.
Through research carried out at RCA Laboratories, the "Starmaker" microphone picks up sound from all directions—hears and transmits every sound the human ear can detect. It's not only small and almost invisible, but it's also one of the most efficient microphones
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Protected Land:
The proposed pipeline's path violates land protected by Lancaster County Conservancy and Lancaster Farmland Trust.
Both organizations are fighting hard to keep this pipeline off our lands. Millions of dollars have been donated and spent by generations of landowners for the express purpose of land preservation. The preservation of our farms and woodlands protects the livelihoods of generations to come, protects the food we eat, and protects our Lancastrian cultural inheritance and our living history.
Watch this video of Karen Martynick, executive director of Lancaster Farmland Trust, talking about some of the concerns her organizations has with the proposed Lancaster County pipeline.
Health and Safety:
Health issues: When it comes to public health, these pipelines endanger the air we breathe and the water we drink. The history of other pipelines suggests it is not a question of if a pipeline will leak, but when — and these leaks would immediately and irrevocably pollute our air and water.
Pipelines such as this one have exploded multiple times in the past, killing civilians and burning hundreds of homes to the ground. Williams Partners in particular is known for its lax safety standards, frequent pipeline leaks, and explosions. Few regulations (and even less monitoring) exist to ensure the safety of these pipelines for humans or the environment. Who bears the cost of these risks? The local communities who live near the pipelines.
Environmental Impacts
Lancaster County is only 15% forested land.
In Lancaster County our trees are critical to our ability to maintain clean air and water. The proposed pipeline corridors would cross through limited remaining forests and several high and exceptional value streams and permanently clear-cut those forests impairing already impaired air quality, creating erosion corridors for more sediment into our streams, heating streams, and reducing water quality.
Tens of millions of dollars have been invested to protect the forests of the Susquehanna Riverlands.
Initiatives to protect the forests, riparian buffers, recreational lands, water quality, sensitive natural resources, watersheds, and cultural resources of the Susquehanna Riverlands have been ongoing for decades.
The impacts of a gas pipeline on forests are forever.
These lands are fundamental to the long term sustainability of wildlife, wildflowers, threatened and endangered species, and clean air and water for all creatures.When the forests are removed the pipeline company does not permit replanting. Tens of thousands of mature trees would be permanently removed. Forests would be fragmented and the soil would be compacted. Water quality will be degraded. Storm water and sedimentary runoff into the Susquehanna could dramatically increase.


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Wild Birds Unlimited is the leader in research and design in the bird feeding industry. We have developed and brought to market the best feeders in the last 30 years to make the bird feeding hobby more enjoyable for you and your birds.
When you buy a product with our name on it, you should know that we have thought about how you and your birds will use it.
Many people know that the classic wooden hopper feeder can attract a wide variety of birds. Wild Birds Unlimited also makes a wood-free hopper bird feeder that still looks like wood only it's a hundred times better! Our EcoTough™ hopper feeders won't crack, fade or rot and have a lifetime guarantee. EcoTough feeders are environmentally friendly, high quality products that are made from recycled plastic milk jugs. These feeders prevent used milk jugs from making their way into our landfills and make a great feeder.
It's easy to clean, easy to fill, and made in the USA. It is the goal of Wild Birds Unlimited for you to have the best possible experience from your bird feeding hobby.
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text: Since playing the "pilot" of Limit Break Theater on the lolClipshow, we got many requests for a fully produced Limit Break Theater episode. So, here it is! The very first fully produced and finished Limit Break Theater episode "Sunny Days in San d'Oria". Join the LBR crew as they get ready to help Juxtaposition with a quest to defeat a dragon. Sound effects and music by Square-Enix. Written by Kallo. Produced & Directed by Aniero.


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Don't have Serial / Parallel port on MB…. Well it might be hidden on motherboard
I have DG33FB motherboard with intel quad core processor. While buying it I did little R & D like number of SATA ports, DDR DIMM sockets etc. But I never paid attention to legacy ports like Serial and Parallel ports. I was under impression that these are default ports and don't have to bother it. But now days most of motherboard manufacturer does not have support for these legacy ports. (Actually, motherboard chipset does not have support).
But now after almost 2-3 years I need Serial port to communicate. So I purchased USB to serial converter. Well don't buy USB to Serial Port converter. It won't work. I used it for my hawkboard- it give junk characters. I googled and I found I am not the only one who is facing this issue with converter.
If your motherboard does not have serial port (DB9)/Parallel port (DB25) in back panel then it doesn't mean that motherboard doesn't have it. Go online and check motherboard technical product guide. DB9 connector is not used regularly and DB25 connectors are more rare (May be used only for legacy printer- I doubt such a old printer is still working !!!!). This is a main reason why it these connector were removed from back panel and placed as DIP pin header on motherboard. See below snapshot of one of Intel motherboard showing on board headers in red circle.
This clearly shows you need specialized chassis or cabling solution to use it. Well it is better than not having it. If you want to know whether your motherboard supports these legacy ports or not open motherboard product guide. You can find out from there.
But you may not be so lucky- I saw some new motherboard which not at all support these legacy ports. Well if that is the case then you may need to buy some extra hardware.
I will recommend you to go for PCI-to-Serial or PCI-to-parallel port solution. Though I have not used it I saw one (PCI2Serial) on linux machine in my office and it was working fine (No junk characters). But if you want USB to Serial then be careful it may not work properly. Don't buy local made, go for branded like TrendNet (Though I have not used TrendNet but it should work). I purchased local USB2Serial for Rs. 200. I also enquired for TrendNet convertor which was costing me Rs. 950- Almost 5 times. I was not aware of this reliability issue with local connector. I should have gone for branded converter. Do leave you experience with USB to serial converter.
I made one DB-9 connector at home — A front Panel Serial Port !!!!
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Young Starlet
Thank you to Katie Armour for posting these UNBELIEVABLE photos of Kiernan Shipka (who plays Sally Draper on Mad Men). These photos were taken for an recent interview magazine spread.
She reminds me so much of my twin nieces, I swear she could be their older sister. I noticed especially in this last season how she is looking so much more grown up (hard to believe she is only 10!!!!) I love her character and I think it is only going to evolve in the seasons to come. Let's hope that Kiernan can grow up and be a lady unlike some other child stars we know...
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HA NOI (VNS) — El Nino will last until next spring, the season when winter crops are harvested, and is expected to usher in higher-than-average temperatures, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
As a result, northern provinces are likely to face a water shortage and a warm harvesting season for winter-spring crops, the centre said.
El Nino is the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (commonly called ENSO) and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.
It is the longest El Nino period in the past 50 years, said experts from the centre.
The amount of rainfall in the central area could be 30 to 60 per cent less than average. Unfavourable weather has sharply affected crop productivity since the beginning of the year. A serious drought in central areas rendered 49,000ha of agricultural land unsuitable for cultivation.
The area in which summer-autumn rice was planted in northern provinces shrunk by 1.3 per cent compared with previous years, and the area of the winter crop shrunk by 13.6 per cent as of the beginning of November.
Tran Xuan Dinh, deputy director of the Crop Production Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, told the Kinh te do thi (Economics and Urban) newspaper that this year's winter-spring crop is expected to face a water shortage.
To minimise the consequences, Dinh said localities should give instructions about climate change and make farmers aware that they will face a warm season and drought so that they can plan accordingly.
Localities should change their crops and plant a variety of different crops.
For instance, with warm weather, the farmers should use a short-term rice variety and cultivate it at the beginning of February next year.
The Directorate of Water Resources asked provinces and cities to outline plans to cope with drought, namely plans to closely monitor water levels in ponds and rivers.
Pham Khanh Ly, deputy director of the Department of Aqua culture under the Directorate of Fisheries, said the department has also instructed farmers to start breeding fish a month earlier than usual, beginning next month.
The breeding density will be decreased by 10 per cent in order to prevent diseases caused by water shortages and overcrowding.
The Ha Noi People's Committee has asked districts to establish plans for the winter-spring crop that are suitable with the present water condition.
Farmers should use a plant variety that needs little water to ensure productivity, Ly said, adding that irrigation systems should be operated regularly to remove water from the Hong (Red) River. — VNS
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the past day or two, you simply cannot avoid the hype that is surrounding Sia's new music video for her latest song off the '1000 Forms of Fear' album - "Elastic Heart."
The video features familiar face Maddie Ziegler, (Chandelier, anybody?), and a personal favourite of mine, Shia LaBeouf. Directed by the Aussie pop singer and Daniel Askill, the video features Ziegler and LaBeouf performing an intense and emotional interpretive dance sequence inside what appears to be a giant birdcage.
However, the music video, which premiered just over 24 hours ago, has already received much criticism and negativity, with many online users calling it 'disturbing' and even suggesting pedophelia.
Unfortunately, art isn't for everybody. Some people would much prefer to watch Ariana Grande shoot missiles out of her breasts against a horrific, fail of a green-screen (watch her video "Break Free"). It is a shame because this really is a stunning visual with a real thought provoking power. Users see a middle-aged man and a younger girl and automatically assume it is inappropriate. Not having a artistic mind-set is inappropriate in my eyes.
In my opinion, both Ziegler and LaBeouf are playing characters that are representing Sia. Ziegler represents her harsh past and bad habits, and I believe this is clear when looking back and analysing the 'Chandelier' video and lyrics. LaBeouf represents the 'new' Sia, strong and powerful, yet trying ever so hard to let go of the past. Let me break the video down for you.
- The music video opens with LaBeouf and Ziegler standing opposite each other in a large, bird cage. They can't escape from it and they must face each other.
- LaBeouf makes the first move, but struggles when Ziegler lunges forward, frightening him. The interpretive dance fight between them continues, with Ziegler clearly 'winning,' as she chases LaBeouf around the cage.
- LaBeouf does try his best to escape, using all his strength to climb out of the cage. Ziegler falls to the ground, her eyes shut, as though she has finally been defeated. LaBeouf falls, yet lands ever so carefully, trying his best to keep his 'past-self' shut down.
- Everything seems calm and quiet. Ziegler lies still on the ground as LaBeouf lies beside her to clarify he can finally 'let go' of his past-self. It's a trick and the nasty habits re-awaken.
- LaBeouf tries to compromise with Ziegler. It's a stunt. Ziegler 'bites him back.' Again, this horrific past-self just won't give up!
- The interpretive dance routine continues, this time LaBeouf has came back stronger than before. Refusing to let his 'past-self' beat him in this fight, he gives it every last thing he's got. He shakes her, lifts her and chases her.
- Ziegler appears too quick. She slips through the cage barrier, leaving LaBeouf (who represents Sia's stronger-self), behind and trapped. LaBeouf, screaming in anger and rage, tries his hardest to escape.
- LaBeouf carries Ziegler on his back, learning to live with his past. It is something that is a part of him now and always will be, he must learn to live with it. Ziegler's representation will always be there. He must learn to deal with it.
- The final shot represents finally letting go and moving on from the past. You've fought it. You've overcame it. You've learnt to accept it. Now you must let go of it.
Now I've broken down the video for you, can somebody please explain to me why this video may seem disturbing?
After reading some negative YouTube comments, it appears a lot of users weren't too impressed with the choice of costume. Think of it like this. Would it make sense if LaBeouf was wearing a suit? No. It would completely change the moral of the story it is trying to tell. A suit would bring in endless amounts of interpretations and it would become confusing. "Why is LaBeouf wearing a suit? What does that represent? Is he portraying a man of business? Wealth?" What if Maddie were to wear a sun dress, would that be better? No. Again, this would bring many more interpretations to the meaning of the video! Nude, skin tone clothing has been specifically chosen for this video as it represents raw, naked truth. Material items become distracting. Simple clothing brings the attention of the viewer to the face and the movement of the body, and after all, this is how the story is being told.
People see skin and automatically assume sex. This video has nothing to do with sex. They then begin to argue the age difference between Ziegler and LaBeouf. My real question is, what is the difference between a man and young girl acting in a box office film together, than acting in a music video, interpreting dance movement. Interpretive dance is just that - interpretive! They are both professionals surrounded by a team of even more professionals! Nothing dodgy is going on here!
I could honestly go on and on about this forever, but let me end it here - anybody who disagrees with this video simply doesn't understand it. If you disagree, please let me know why. I'd love to hear your views and opinions.
Do you disagree with my interpretation, or do you think the video has a completely different meaning? Let me know in the comment section below!
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I was shopping at the local HEB (which stands for Here Everything Is Better). I found a nice employee to help me locate the ice-cream toppings.
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find ice cream cones and toppings?"
"Yes can you see that aisle that says A?"
"uhhh, nooo."
"It's straight ahead."
"ummm, I can't see it."
"At the very end."
Now I'm feeling slightly blind. And stupid.
"No, I only see 6, 7, 8, and 9."
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Hannah Cartwright wants her terminally ill mother to die like a dog. Like a beloved, cherished dog: gently stroked by a loving owner, beside a qualified professional who will inject a measured dose to make the end arrive quickly. Cartwright is the heroine of Below Luck Level (Penguin), my novel about assisted suicide. Fortunately for me, it is fiction. Authors of nonfiction books on the same topic risk arrest and imprisonment, especially if the book is published in New Zealand.
Lesley Martin was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2004, following the publication of her memoir in which she described how she gave her terminally ill mother an overdose of morphine. South African Professor Sean Davison was recently sentenced to five months of house arrest after being found guilty of the same crime.
But you will not be arrested if you live in Oregon in the United States, or Switzerland, or Holland. You are safe in Canada, following a recent legal amendment. Paradoxically, South Africa, which boasts one of the most enlightened constitutions in the world, denies its citizens a right afforded to its dogs.
Davison, who lives in Cape Town, is determined to change this. What started as an act of kindness has evolved into a crusade for this softly spoken academic. He does not query the ruling of the New Zealand judge: "I pleaded guilty," he said. "I broke the law." What Davison is trying to change, both in New Zealand and South Africa, is the law itself: "A lack of assisted-dying legislation makes criminals of non-criminals."
His words have an impact because he speaks from first-hand experience. Before We Say Goodbye, his moving diary of the last days of his mother's life, is the human drama of an ordinary family now scarred by an act of loving compassion. Davison's mother, a vibrant, well-rounded woman with a long career as a general practitioner and psychiatrist, made a coherent decision that she had lived long enough when cancer flexed its cruel fingers. She asked her son to crush the morphine tablets she had saved into a solution she could drink.
Davison did not expect to be arrested for murder when he returned to New Zealand for a conference following his mother's death. It seems bizarre to South Africans who live with a daily avalanche of real crime that there were eight detectives assigned to the case – they even sifted through his garbage. What were they expecting to find? Did they imagine other New Zealand octogenarians might be in danger from this gentle academic?
Davison is now on the executive committee of Dignity SA, which plans to approach Parliament with a Bill approving physician-assisted suicide. Those who would like to support this Bill can visit dignitysa.com.
Barbara Erasmus is a freelance journalist and author based in Cape Town


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Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School Federal Funding Secured for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Published April 10, 2016
CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA — After years of lobbying Washington, D.C., for a new tribal school will be built to replace the dilapidated Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.
The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of the Interior this past week.
"Our kids will finally have a safe environment to learn and grow. Years of hard work have paid off and I'm incredibly proud and excited there will soon be a new Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School," Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chairwoman Carri Jones stated.
"Thank you to the many people who worked on this effort, including those who serve Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate who have continually advocated for our school's funding. We also owe a special thank you to our students, teachers, school leadership, current and past RBC committees, and a particular thanks to Eugene Whitebird."
The Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School's run-down conditions have been documented in the Huffington Post, The New York Times, and in a series of articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Rotten flooring, poor insulation, rodent infestation, broken heaters, and substandard and exposed wiring are just the tip of a very large iceberg that makes up the overarching adverse situation at the Bureau of Indian Education-funded school.
Regardless of whether tribes choose to exercise their self-determination rights to schools in the BIE system, the federal government retains ownership of the schools and the responsibility to ensure that the schools are properly maintained, repaired, improved, and ultimately replaced at the end of their lifespan.


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The Purification Garcia SS18 collection is inspired by iconic women in history.
We create travel journals that take us through emblematic places and to amazing destinations.
The first part of the collection takes us on a trip across Europe: to France,
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Afterwards, Africa, to discover Morocco, to then continuing through Kenya
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- Amelía Earhart, an author and aviator. She was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1928.
- Freya Stark, explorer and travel writer. First European to travel through the southern Arabian Deserts.
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Our Springboard for Academia course develops the skills required to be successful on any English-taught course. It is designed to prepare the participant to study anywhere in the world, by equipping them with the academic skills students require to participate successfully in English-medium higher education or vocational college courses.
Your goals are to:
Gain the skills to give convincing presentations with fluency and confidence
Express your thoughts and opinions fluently
Develop the knowledge and confidence to produce essays and dissertations
Enhance the interpersonal skills to initiate and maintain conversations in a variety of social situations
Overcome the anxiety of facing the test through intensive exam practice and strategy outline.
How we help you:
This course consists of 21 hours of group tuition plus two individual coaching sessions per week.
IELTS achievement
Academic skills lessons and weekly assessment using past IELTS test papers ensures that learners can monitor their performance in each skill area, these lessons are designed to help students achieve the IELTS test scores they require to enter university.
Academic vocabulary and discourse
Using the Academic Word List we focus on building learners' vocabulary range, while sessions on academic discourse help learners to recognise and use appropriate language for various functions within academic texts, e.g. contrasting, making claims, questioning validity.
Extended writing
Learners receive weekly input on the knowledge and skills required for researching and writing longer academic texts. There is a 4-weekly assessment for academic writing, supported by practice tests, weekly individual tutorials and feedback on drafts.
Extended speaking
Each week includes an extended talk or lecture which provides a model of effective presentation skills and gives further listening and note-taking practice. Weekly presentation tasks afford them the opportunity to practise with an audience. Each learner receives a weekly individual speaking skills tutorial.
Critical reading and seminar skills
Each week they are assigned a collaborative task that requires them to read and evaluate the arguments in an extended text, prepare a critical response and develop discussion questions for a
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English for social situations
Learners acquire functional language that allows them to integrate with other students and speak with confidence in a variety of social interactions (e.g. shopping, socialising, resolving problems).
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The programme includes four sessions each week in which they work on study tasks either independently, with study partners or in small groups. This provides an opportunity to review course work and apply new skills. The course tutors work with individual learners in two weekly 15 minute tutorials.
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Archdiocese of Chicago
Charles Dahm is a Dominican priest and Chicago Archdiocesan Director of Domestic Violence Outreach. He co-founded The Resurrection Project, an economic development corporation and community organization, of which he is currently president. Rev. Dahm is also a board member of an advocacy organization for day laborers, a men's interim shelter, and Parenting for Non Violence. While pastor for 21 years at a large Hispanic parish in Chicago, he developed the largest parish-based domestic violence program in the U.S. He has preached about domestic violence in more than 110 parishes and developed ministry teams to respond to domestic violence in more than 85 of them.


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Collierville, TN (PRWEB) January 31, 2013
Yuma Regional Medical Center has selected LifeWings to be their partner to implement TeamSTEPPS in their brand new Hybrid OR. YRMC is a 369-bed, Medicare-certified acute care hospital staffed by skilled healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of patient-family focused care. YRMC also serves as the base for the area's Emergency Medical System and operates one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state.
This project will incorporate LifeWings new auditing technology. LifeWings Leadership Skills and Implementation Workshops equip hospital executive teams and managers with the tools and change management skills to internally lead the TeamSTEPPS project. The workshop includes a presentation to physicians, executives, and departmental leadership and will include a Leadership Development Institute, Safety Climate Surveys, and on-going program coaching.
Yuma Regional Medical Center is committed to providing patients with the highest quality medical care. They do this by working continuously to improve their patient safety processes to help ensure the best possible outcomes for their patients. "Yuma Regional is one of the most advanced and forward thinking medical centers in Arizona. Building a Hybrid OR just proves how dedicated they are to the most advanced, and safest, care for their patients." states Steve Harden, CEO of LifeWings Partners.
On-site training and assessments allow LifeWings to customize the TeamSTEPPS Skills Workshops. Site-specific TeamSTEPPS Hardwire Safety Tools Workshops use Lean methods and produce key operating systems that rapidly improve and sustain the teamwork between physicians, staff, their talent, and productivity.
LifeWings' TeamSTEPP coaches work with stakeholders to determine outcome measures that will document the improvements goals and to develop the plan to obtain meaningful data about program results. LifeWings, week-long Train-The-Trainer Program will qualify medical personnel to conduct the industry-leading LifeWings TeamSTEPPS Plus Patient Safety Program. The hospital organization will develop an internal capability to sustain improvements.
Steve Harden, CEO of LifeWings, says "A Hybrid OR is one of the most complex facilities in health care, and the team operating in it - interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and specially trained anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgical techs - must have the most exquisite teamwork and collaboration to make it work. It is not enough to just have a group of experts in a high tech room, they must be an expert team. The LifeWings training will help ensure that teamwork happens." The mission of LifeWings is to do all they can to enable healthcare professionals to provide the safest possible care, every single day.
LifeWings makes a guarantee: If you do not realize the desired results at the end of the Project, and if you have implemented all of the recommended Hardwired Safety Tools, LifeWings Partners, LLC will continue to work with you, at no additional cost, until those results are achieved.
About LifeWings Partners LLC:
LifeWings Partners LLC is a team of physicians, nurses, former NASA astronauts, former military flight surgeons, pilots, flight crew, former military officers, and healthcare risk managers. The team has melded together the best practices of high reliability organizations such as commercial aviation, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and nuclear power and thoughtfully adapted those practices
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In a blog post earlier this month, we talked about how NetWaiter's online ordering system can help you cater to increased demand for customization – requests for extra meat, double avocado, or other add-ons.
To help accommodate these requests, in addition to upselling the order, it's important to include any paid option as a selection customers can click to add. But what happens if a customer enters a separate request in the Special Instructions field that should incur an additional charge?
These special instructions, which restaurants are happy to fulfill, can cause a difficulty when an order is pre-paid. Do you honor the request for extra turkey, even though you haven't been paid for it, or do you hold off and not include it?
To address this, NetWaiter has developed a Secondary Transaction Feature to allow a restaurant to run a separate charge on a customer's card, after the initial transaction, to pay for that special request.
This is also a handy feature to add a tip. A customer may not have thought about a tip when placing their online order, but the Secondary Transaction Feature allows delivery drivers to add a tip to an order, after the initial payment, if the customer tells them to.
Another new addition to NetWaiter is the Hidden Item list. NetWaiter has always allowed restaurants to "hide" items on their menu, most often because the kitchen has run out of a key ingredient or the item was a limited special that may come back in the future.
This new feature shows "All Hidden Items" in one section of the Management Console for easy management. Managers can see all items on their menu that are hidden, in one place, and then unhide those that they want to be available again.


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Moving Forward: Part One
Wrapping up a big week of training!
How the Perth NRL Nines will work
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2020 Wests Tigers Pathways Development Day
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We take a comprehensive approach when we look at each client's financial picture. This includes small or mid-sized businesses, which play a very important role in a family's long-term planning. We've been surprised to discover that even families who have taken great care to set up trusts to provide for the next generation are not taking advantage of the many ways that their businesses can contribute toward a comfortable retirement.
Accretive Wealth can help business owners set aside more for retirement while reducing tax liabilities by combining our experience in financial planning and portfolio management with our partner's 40+ years of experience in pension planning for companies all over the country. We can help you investigate which of these tools would be suitable for your business:
Business owners aren't limited to using just one or two of those tools—a combination of strategies is likely to provide the greatest benefits. This may include defined benefit pension plans, which can provide annual payouts of more than $200,000 at age 62 and can be employed even by very small companies.
Sometimes overlooked in determining what's best for an owner is the fact that providing employees with attractive retirement plans is a wonderful way to attract and retain the caliber of employee needed to make a business grow and prosper.
How we help business owners set up the right plan
Our goal is to create plans to increase owners' retirement savings and decrease current-year tax liabilities. We start the process with a general discussion of the strategies that you would be willing to consider. Then:
- We gather information about employees, which includes: name, date of birth, date of hire, date of termination, total compensation and number of hours worked.
- Once we receive the census information, we begin evaluating all options that meet government regulations.
- Our plan design specialists then create an illustration to show how much the firm would be able to put in retirement plans, how much this would reduce current taxes, and how much the owners and employees would benefit from our plan.
- Once an owner has selected and approved the plan, we initiate the documents that the owner will review and sign. Once the plan is live, we will make a presentation to all employees.
Looking at a variety of retirement plans, both individual and group, is an integral part of estate planning and one that we never overlook.
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MINI Clubman Concept surprise for Geneva 2014
MINI will preview the future of the Clubman at Geneva 2014 with a bigger model that has four passenger doors, not three.
Gone is the single rear-hinged 'Clubdoor' of the current car, and in its place come two conventional front-hinged rear doors.
As the Clubdoor was on the wrong side for Brits anyway, few will mourn its loss.
In all, the new MINI Clubman Concept is a huge 260mm longer than the current car, and 170mm wider. These represent massive growth and show MINI's determination to make the next Clubman more of a success.
The Clubman Concept doesn't preview the much-rumoured five-door MINI Hatch, though; that's an additional model expected to come along later, maybe for the Paris Motor Show 2014.
Rather, see the MINI Clubman Concept as an estate version of the regular MINI.
A much bigger MINI
At 4,223mm long, the new MINI Clubman Concept is 402mm longer than the MINI Hatch. It is 1,844mm wide (up 87mm) and 1,450mm tall. "More car, more MINI," says BMW Group Design head Adrian van Hooydonk.
He admits it enters a new class: "With the MINI Clubman Concept we are presenting a car with space, flair and style in a segment where the focus is mainly on function and utility… it offers an overall experience which remains unique in the segment to date."
BMW is at pains to point out what it identifies as traditional MINI styling cues: circular headlamps, hexagonal grille, floating roof and side scuttles. It also has a distinctively long wheelbase, flat side windows and short overhangs.
It also has bigger BMW technology, most notably the AirCurtains in the front apron. These are complemented by new AirBreathers at the side – check out the distinctive air scoop in the front wheelarch.
The six-door MINI
MINI has retained the twin rear doors that define the Clubman. They're now apparently made from composite, which helps give the Clubman Concept a one-piece wraparound 'bracket' look that is most clearly seen from above.
Note the twin light strips in the roof too: these are made from Plexiglas… suggesting the MINI Clubman Concept has a BMW-style composite roof too?
The full five-seat MINI
Inside, MINI claims all five seats are "fully-fledged" pews. There's a double load floor, stowage slots in the rear Clubdoors and even pouches in the doors; all to try and replicate the ingenious stowage solutions of the original Mini.
It's the dashboard that's perhaps the biggest talking point though. It retains the central round display but around this is an entirely new dash concept for MINI, one different to that of the recently-previewed MINI Hatch.
This is a more upmarket design, one more suited to a larger supermini or family than a city car: expect a variation of it thus to appear in other larger MINIs as they roll out in coming years.
Rather neatly, the traditional MINI toggle switches are retained. Only here, the three switches are 'intelligent', and can be programmed to particular functions or content access. Haptics means they can even be operated through the particular tasks they're assigned for without looking.
MR will be at the Geneva 2014 show next week covering all the exhibits, including the MINI Clubman Concept, for our various clients.
For now, it's over to you: what are your thoughts on the new MINI Clubman Concept? Disqus your thoughts with us below…


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Tim Brightbill Discusses Solar Trade Case with PBS Nightly Business Report
Tim Brightbill, a partner in the International Trade Practice, appeared on PBS Nightly Business Report to discuss the U.S. solar industry's filing of antidumping and countervailing duty cases against Chinese manufacturers of solar cells and panels.
"Demand is growing in the United States for solar. It has doubled each of the last two years," said Mr. Brightbill, who is representing SolarWorld and other U.S. manufacturers of solar cells and panels. "This is an industry that should be growing and adding thousands of jobs and dozens of companies. Instead, China, with its government sponsored industry, has taken that growth and is looking to dominate the world market through the expansion of its solar industry."
The PBS interview can be watched here.
The Wall Street Journal also reported that a "50% slide in solar-panel prices last year hit manufacturers hard, driving down their profits and stock prices and forcing some companies out of business."
"Part of the point of these trade cases is to return pricing to a nondumped, nonsubsidized level," said Mr. Brightbill. He added that a dozen U.S. solar firms have gone out of business, declared bankruptcy or laid off large numbers of employees over the last two years.
A preliminary ruling from the Commerce Department on the countervailing duty (or subsidy) portion of the case is expected later today.
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So I've been thinking . . . do you ever have a day when you can do whatever you want, no schedule, no demands, no obligations?
Yep, me neither. BUT, I did have a blissful hour when I somehow magically let go of all demands and simply sat and enjoyed a cup of tea at a cozy independent bookstore and wrote. It was pure heaven.
It's rare these days that I will stop and simply be. I'd forgotten how fulfilling it feels. That one hour grounded me and allowed me to turn down the noise and listen to myself. And what I heard were ideas—ideas that I could do something with. I wrote more in that one hour than I did all week. When it was time to wrap up, I felt satisfied and at ease and, more importantly, complete. I left feeling good and re-energized, rather than resentful, so I could go about the rest of my day, which was filled with to-dos.
And that's a great feeling.
Most of us don't have the time to give up a day to ourselves, so why not start with an hour? I plan on doing this again and relishing all 60 minutes of it (if not more). So give yourself one solid hour of letting go. No demands, no appointments, no "I'll slip in that errand I've been meaning to do." Simply be. For one hour. And enjoy!
And another thing (or two or five) . . .
- I miss a good cup of Turkish tea. It won't be long until I'm sipping the real stuff!
- Cher is back baby! I am super excited about her newest tour. Count me in.
- It doesn't take much to be considerate and kind. This kid saw a problem and did something to solve the problem–he was observant and kind. Kudos to his mom too.
- Some relief and distraction for a tense week.
- Because this made me laugh.
I've been reading . . . We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Yes, still. I am slowly slogging through this, and it's not because it's bad or I don't like it. I actually do like this book so far. It's the making time thing. I just haven't taken the time to sit and read. So of course it makes perfect sense that I start reading another book, right? I just started Mary Oliver's new book of essays Upstream. Fall is the best time to read Mary Oliver. Well, actually any time is but there is something about reading her work in the fall.
I've been watching . . . the NLCS because the Cubs!!!! I missed all other shows this week because I have been watching—ok, nervously switching channels—the MLB playoffs. I get so nervous watching that I keep switching the channel to anything else because I am convinced if I actually watch the game, the Cubs will lose because, yes, I have that kind of power.
The Cubs are ONE win away from going to the World Series. One win! I seriously don't know if I can take much more. I'm secretly glad 1.) they aren't playing tonight so I have one tension-less night, and 2.) I have plans on Saturday night so I can focus on something else and not get my blood pressure up. For the love of god and for the good of Chicagoans' health, Cubs, please win!
I've been listening to . . . Glen Phillips' new album Swallowed by the New again, and I sort of have to eat crow. Really loving the album now, especially the song "Go" with its poignant lyrics and the raw emotion. It gives me chills. While it's a sad song about leaving, Glen Phillips points out in an interview, ". . . leaving has always had very negative connotations, but it can be an act of love."
And though I want you close
This light can only glow
To warn you far away from shore
Saying, "I love you, now go"
I always found his work to be so honest and revealing of the human condition, and Swallowed by the New presents an even more intimate collection. These personal songs come from a difficult period in his life as he was going through a divorce. What I love about the album is it feels like he's honoring the relationship and its ending. Almost like a love song to the relationship. What a gift.
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weekend music: erykah badu, hotline bling remix
the streets been waiting for new music from queen badu, and today she gave the people what they want. check out the hotline bling remix from her new mixtape, but you caint use my phone.
have a great holiday weekend!
#blackout friday
picture it. it's black friday 2003, and wal-mart has dvd players on sale for $20. these were the pre-netflix days so a dvd player priced under $75 was a huge steal. like dedicated shoppers across america, i woke up at dawn to rush my local wal-mart.
all hell broke loose when somebody's uncle jumped on a stack of boxes and started throwing dvd players to nearby customers. i caught one like odell beckham jr. and ran for my life. you would have thought i was carrying baby jesus.
fast forward to 2015. not only do i try to abstain from shopping at wal-mart due to it's anti-worker practices, but i'm also working hard to align my spending with my principles. with the murders of so many black men, women and children, i'm in no mood to celebrate a capitalist system that devalues black life.
this holiday season, my mission is to support black-owned businesses who deserve love year round. on friday morning, i'll be shopping online from the comfort of my bed while eating leftover sweet potato pie.
skin & haircare
good reads & writes
- salt by nayirrah waheed
- teaching gold mah how to heal herself by bilphena yahwon
- shapeshifters by aimee meredith cox
- vagabroad journals
- effie's paper
health & well being
check out quirky brown love for a list of over 200 black-owned businesses.
for colored girls who considered yaky
poet kush thompson sings a black girl's song.
five signs it's time to walk away
we've all been there. trapped in life/work/relationship/financial woes that make it difficult to get out of bed each morning — our lives feel like they're not our own. instead of chucking the deuces to painful experiences, we allow insecurities, financial needs or other challenges to convince us to sit front row at the "my life is a hot ass mess convention."
we start to listen to the voice in the back of our heads telling us that we don't deserve happiness:
healthy relationships are made for tv.
emotional well being is a myth made up by white housewives who wear $90 yoga pants and drink pumpkin lattes.
don't believe the hype — happiness and emotional well being are real. but here's the hard truth: if we want to experience them, we gotta get rid of the shit that weighs us down.
for years, i was convinced that my toxic relationships would get better. i made excuses for myself and my past partners' actions to legitimize the pain and drama that had become a part of my daily life.
i know it sounds like a scene from mary j.blige's "not gon' cry" video, but one day i literally looked in the mirror and said no more. i wanted to be proud of myself. i wanted my little sisters to know there's nothing they can't overcome, no situation they can't rise above.
if you're like me, then agonizing over whether it's time to quit your job, create boundaries with loved ones or end a romantic relationship is the worst part. i'm no therapist, but here are five signs that prompted me to stretch, lace up my nikes and run towards a better life:
- you keep asking yourself whether it's time to go. intuition is God's voice speaking to us. if you're constantly asking whether your current experience is right for your life, then guess what — i'd bet money it's not right for your life. you know what happiness and fulfillment look like; trust yourself.
- you can't remember the last time you enjoyed the experience. any experience that feeds our spirits should instantly prompt positive memories or thoughts. stop and think about your current struggle. if you have to force yourself to think of something positive, then it might be time to go.
- everybody from your therapist to your mama to the old lady on the bus knows how much pain you're in. ever broke down and cried when an acquaintance asked how your day was going? i have. when your pain becomes the topic of every discussion (including nonverbal cues), then it's consuming your well being. feeling the need to constantly unload your painful experiences on others is a key sign that your emotional burden is too much to bear.
- you're losing sleep. sleep is essential to our physical and mental health. if stress and anxiety are keeping you up at night, then your current struggle is winning twice. not only is your day consumed by pain, but it's hijacking your rest too. sleep should be like the hope diamond — priceless.
- you spend more time shadow boxing than focusing on reality. are you cursing your boss out while watching tv? planning your next argument with bae while folding clothes? if so, your subconscious is desperately trying to gain control over something that's left you unsettled. while brooding over negative encounters can make us feel more powerful in the moment, shadow boxing only anticipates more negativity. you can chose a different outcome.
i'm sending love and positive vibes to folks facing emotional hardships. while your burden may be heavy today, remember we have the power to live through wars.
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What set them off (albeit after much recent provocation by Obama & Co.) was the appointment of political hack Ron Klain to be the "Ebola Czar" by our inept (or maybe not...) President Obama.
Let's take a quick look at Attorney Ron Klain:
-- Vice President Joe Biden's Chief of Staff
-- Vice President Al Gore's Chief of Staff
-- Vice President Al Gore's lawyer (one of many) in the 2000 Florida voting dispute
-- Worked with Fannie Mae (housing corruption)
-- Approved loans (totaling $500 million) to Solyndra, which went bankrupt *
* Where did the Solyndra money go, Ron Klain?
Note that Ron Klain has no experience in medical matters nor in emergency management.
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from first comment at: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/16/African-Nations-Containing-Ebola-with-Closed-Borders-as-Obama-Refuses-to-Institute-Travel-Ban
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I will briefly outline a few points not being made in most of the MainStream Media (MSM) that seem relevant:
The following countries have enacted, in one form or another, travel restrictions on visitors from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (I believe the info is current, but please be aware that some info might be wrong or outdated) of one sort or another:
-- South Africa
-- Zimbabwe
-- Zambia
-- Guinea-Bissau-- Senegal (had one Ebola infection, apparently NO Ebola now)
-- Kenya
-- Ethiopia
-- Cape Verde
-- Seychelles
-- Equatorial Guinea
-- Cameroon
-- South Sudan
-- Chad
-- Belize (just today denied a cruise ship permission to call)
-- Haiti
-- Trinidad & Tobago
That's 16 countries. So far. Note the USA is not among them.
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The President is proposing, as Commander-in-Chief (so I believe that Congress cannot step in) to send our Reserves and/or National Guard to one or more of the afflicted countries in West Africa. One report is that our troops (Reserve & National Guard!) will receive just four hours of training re virus control during or prior to their deployment to Africa.
Mothers and fathers. How would YOU feel if your young soldiers were going to deploy in AFRICA to "fight Ebola"? What a horrible assignment...
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Have you been hearing THAT via the MSM?
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And let this be known:
I am extremely disappointed with the weak Republican responses to Obama's terrible handling of the Ebola matter. It looks like it will soon become a real crisis. Yet the Republicans have been quiet on this, the response by the R-Team during the House questioning of Frieden, Fauci, et al was very weak.
And the Republicans are the POLITICAL OPPOSITION! (or are they?)
I am extremely disappointed with the weak Republican responses to Obama's terrible handling of the Ebola matter. It looks like it will soon become a real crisis. Yet the Republicans have been quiet on this, the response by the R-Team during the House questioning of Frieden, Fauci, et al was very weak.
And the Republicans are the POLITICAL OPPOSITION! (or are they?)
Here are some prominent Republicans who could and should be speaking out:
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. Governor, the time has come for YOU to declare that TEXAS will not send its National Guard to West Africa! Instead, you will deploy them along the Texas/Mexico border. As the US government has failed in its duty to protect and defend the people of the USA, Texas will have to do the job itself, even if it is expensive and would invite vindictive retribution (oh yeah) from the Obama administration.
Minority Senate Leader McConnell and House Speaker Boehner. Where the HELL are you guys?! You should both be screaming bloody murder! YOU TWO are the leaders of the "opposition", have you two decided that now is the time to show that maybe Republicans and Democrats really are the same?
Republican Senate and other Candidates. NOW is a good time to speak out against Obama and his dangerous policies! IMO, this would be not only good for the country, but good for your election prospects! So, speak out! WTF are you waiting for?
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It looks like I may be the one who must speak some truths here (run, hide the kids!). I cannot understand (political cowardice does not sound like it explains such damp responses...) why the R-Team will not pound the table for the below:
-- Secure the southern border with Mexico. Now. "Immigration reform" later.
-- Restrict/quarantine/whatever ALL incoming visitors from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. What is so hard about this? The 16 countries above have dome more than we have, and ALL of them are poor.
-- The House of Representatives should go on record NOW passing defunding ObamaCare.
-- ALL Republican candidates should be HAMMERING President Obama on the Ebola response disasters. ALL Republicans should be demanding that incompetent CDC Director Tom Frieden (last job: NYC Mayor Bloomberg's point man on banning large sodas there in NYC...) be removed (likely he will be thrown under the bus by Obama soon).
-- Texas and Arizona should be leading the way as the Obama declines to protect our country. Just do it.
-- All Republican Governors. Do not let Obama send your young men & women on the fool's errand to Africa!
WHAT am I missing here? WHY is no one screaming for the above?
The answers to reducing risks to our citizens (the primary duty of the federal government) are obvious and dead-drop easy! I just listed some just above!
Next step? I suppose I will have to send letters to my worthless politicians "representing" me in Washington, DC. NONE of three (two Senators, one House Rep) have said jack-squat...
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How do I get my music on college radio?
College radio is still relevant and you can still reach millions of young people. The reason why college radio is so important for a indie artist is because they play music for free. Most major radio stations usually play artists that are selling tickets. Notice how these stations have their own events and they use the artists that are getting the most radio play. That's because they have established audiences. Its all about the ticket and record sales for major radio. So college radio is the perfect place to start to build your audience. How do I get my music on college radio? The first thing to do is get a list of radio college radio stations that play your type of music. Once you have that, just email them directly. If you want to use a service like DMDS then that could help also. DMDS can mass email all the college radio stations for you and they give you a list of contacts so you can follow up. The follow up is very important because they get a lot of emails.
So here is a list of things to do if you want to get your music on college radio
- Use www.dmds.com
- Get a list of college radio stations that play your genre and contact them directly
- Make sure you follow up and contact station directors after you sent your music
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|Have a look at what you gardeners can do to help us hedgehogs out....
Hedgehog facts
- Hedgehogs are getting rarer and rarer in the UK. Way, way back in the 1950s (almost in prehistoric times really!) there were about 30 million of them but by the 1990s there were only 1.5 million.
- They are nocturnal which means they are awake at night.
- They are great explorers and can travel between 1 and 2 miles in a night whilst looking for food.
- They walk at about 2 miles an hour but the Usain Bolts of the hedgehog world manage 6 miles an hour over short distances.
- They use special muscles to make their spikes stand up. They have really baggy skin that they pull forward over their heads as if they are doing a really, really big frown. At the same time some other muscles pull the skin over their bottom.
- They can keep their 5000 spikes up for hours at a time.
How us gardeners can help
- We can make sure hedgehogs can get access to our gardens. They only need a teeny tiny 10cm gap somewhere.
- We should check areas before strimming or mowing longer grass and check compost heaps before digging in a fork in case a hedgehog is hiding.
- Carefully check piles of rubbish and dead leaves before burning it.
- Reduce the use of pesticides and slug pellets used. These can harm hedgehogs but also reduce their food supply.
- Try to use environmentally friendly water-based wood preserves as hedgehogs lick freshly treated wood and other preservatives can harm them.
- Make sure deep holes or drains have covers to stop a hedgehog falling in.
- Ensure any ponds have a gentle slope to allow hedgehogs an easy route out.
- Keep unused garden netting rolled up and off the ground. Make sure pea netting is high enough off ground to allow hedgehogs to pass underneath.
Best garden featuresThe best hedgehog-friendly things we can have in a garden are:
- Log piles. These are the perfect B&B for hedgehogs providing shelter for breeding and hibernating as well as lots of insects to eat.
- Compost heaps also provide shelter and creepy crawlies to eat.
- Leaf piles can be used as nesting sites or the leaves might be taken by hedgehogs to use as bedding material in other locations.
- Overgrown corner. What a great excuse for leaving a it of the garden to do its own thing.
|It's easy to give a helping hand to hedgehogs in your garden
Feed them upEvery Winter clever hedgehogs stay nice and cosy and avoid the rubbish weather by hibernating. This is a bit like a long sleep where their bodies use very little energy as natural food supplies are so low. Unless they weigh at least 450g before hibernating they need stay awake until Spring or risk not waking up. So do feed any skinny looking hedgehogs in Autumn. A good thing to feed them is cat or dog food and they also like a shallow dish of water.
Craft your own hedgehog
Cute toy hedgehogs can be made from items as simple as a bit of paydoh with some cocktail sticks or spaghetti for spikes. Or they can be made from fallen pinecones. If you fancy doing a proper craft project then check out my blog from December 2013 where I used my own handprints to make the spikes on a very cute hedgehog.
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|Find out how to make these cute hedgehogs here
So let's all get involved and help out our prickly pals this Hedgehog Awareness week.
Hugs & kisses,