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75th Anniversary of Nativity of the Virgin Church in South Plainfield, NJ!
His Eminence, Archbishop Antony led the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, beginning with a procession from the rectory to the church. The church bell rang out welcoming His Eminence, and the singers sang the entrance troparia while His Eminence entered the sanctuary. The clergy celebrating with him were our Dean, the Mitred Protopresbyter Taras Chubenko, Pastor of Saint Demetrius' Cathedral of Carteret, New Jersey, the Very Reverend Gerald Ozlanski, Pastor of Assumption of the Mother of God Church, Chester, Pennsylvania, and the Very Reverend Yurij Siwko, Pastor of Saint Andrew's Memorial Church of South Bound Brook, New Jersey, the host pastor, the Very Reverend John Udics, and Subdeacons Andrij Matlak and Vasyl Dovgan, seminarians of Saint Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary, South Bound Brook, New Jersey. Mr. Raymond Mastroberte led the singing of the responses, aided by Pani Matka Mary Ann Chubenko and our own Anastasia 'Nettie' Sherby, Anita Anderson and Andrew Olear.
During the Liturgy, prayers were offered for the repose of the souls of all the former Archpastors, Pastors and Pani Matky, as well as founders Catherine Dorosh, Paul Owsinik, Michael Polehonki, Nicholas Sawczak, Jullia Sharyk and Andrew Zahuta, and those who were stewards on the Church Board, and all the departed members of the parish. We also offered prayers for the health of all the parishioners of our parish.
His Eminence, Archbishop Antony honored our parish by offering Blessed Hramotas (Certificates of Appreciation) to some of the leaders of the parish: Board President Andrew Olear, Parish Brotherhood President Dmitri Kopchak, Board Treasurer Anita Anderson, Board member Michael Ratai, Chorister Anastasia Sherby, Board member Florence Ratai and Church School Teacher Joyce Pein.
In his homily, His Eminence spoke at length of the sacrifices offered by the fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers of our current parishioners. They sacrificed and struggled so that our parish could be born and flourish.
Among the visitors to our parish were our neighbors the Very Reverend Stephen and Khourie Beba Tewfik of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr Antiochian Orthodox Church, South Plainfield, New Jersey, and the Reverend Charles and Mrs Jean Mingle.
After the Divine Liturgy, we adjourned to our Parish Hall for a fine Lenten meal, and excellent community sharing.


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Guide for deploying Java jre1.8.0_251 on a network via Group Policies
Prepare Java 1.8.0_251 Files
Download jre-8u251-windows-i586.exe from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (choose the offline installer - the 1.8.0_251 version is about 65.52 MB)
Run jre-8u251-windows-i586.exe. When the installer stops at the first prompt, open the folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\Oracle\Java\jre1.8.0_251
Note: An easy way to open this folder to to press start, type %temp% and press enter. This will open the temp folder for your user account. Go up two folders and click LocalLow to find the Oracle\Java folder you need.
Copy the file jre1.8.0_251.msi in this folder to a new folder.
Disable automatic updates to the Java 1.8.0_251 installation
Open the msi copied in the step above with Orca:
Create a new transform and make the following changes to the property table:
Change AUTOUPDATECHECK to 0
Change JAVAUPDATE to 0 - stops users being prompted to update Java
Save the transform in the folder with the MSI and CAB files, and close Orca.
Deploy Java 1.8.0_251 using Group Policies
Copy the .msi, .cab and .mst to your remote install share
Deploy via Group policies as normal.
Note: You can test deployment of Java by opening your browser and going to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1

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Röda Sten Konsthall
Röda Sten Konsthall, the main venue of GIBCA, is located at the harbour entrance of Gothenburg and under the Älvsborg Bridge. It is one of the most original sites of the city, where urban splendour meets the Swedish west coast landscape. Röda Sten Konsthall is situated in an old boiler house now converted into a contemporary art gallery with a popular restaurant and bar.
Artists: Archivo F.X. in collaboration with Bassam El Baroni & Pedro G. Romero with the participation of Doris Hakim, Yassine Chouati & Equipe Media, Basim Magdy, Etel Adnan, Haegue Yang, Haseeb Ahmed & Daniel Baird, Jens Haaning, L.E.FT Architects, Lene Adler Petersen & Bjørn Nørgaard & Henning Christiansen (part of the video exhibition We're saying what you're thinking), Michèle Matyn, Olivia Plender, Riikka Kuoppala, Rose Borthwick, Sille Storihle. Outside Röda Sten Konsthall: Francesc Ruiz
Admission 40 kr. Free entry under 26 years, 20 kr for students and seniors. Free entry for foreigners.
Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 12 noon–5 pm, Wednesday 12 noon–8 pm and Saturday–Sunday 12 noon–6 pm
Address: Röda Sten 1, 414 51 Göteborg
Telephone: 031-12 08 16
Website: www.rodastenkonsthall.se
Public transport stops: Vagnhallen Majorna tram stop, Klippan bus and ferry stop
Göteborgs Konsthall is a well-known institution in Gothenburg's cultural scene. The gallery was built already in 1923 and is accommodated in a classicistic brick building at Götaplatsen, at the top of Avenyn. An average of five exhibitions of contemporary art are on show here annually and every other year the art biennial is a returning guest.
Artists: Fahd Burki, Fatma Bucak, Haegue Yang, Haseeb Ahmed & Daniel Baird, Hilma af Klint, Jens Haaning, Joakim Forsgren, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Santiago Mostyn, Saskia Holmkvist, Ellen Nyman & Corina Oprea.
Free admission
Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11 am – 6 pm, Wednesday 11 am – 8 pm and Friday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Address: Götaplatsen, 412 56 Göteborg
Telephone: 031-61 50 40
Website: www.konsthallen.goteborg.se
Public transport stops: Berzeliigatan, Valand, Götaplatsen
Gothenburg City Library
Göteborg City Library is located at Götaplatsen, at the top of Avenyn. The library hosts collections of books and other media and there are also various reading places, a café and spaces for events and exhibitions. At the Göteborg City Library the video exhibition We're Saying What You're Thinking is located on the lower, first and second floor.
GIBCA has hosts at the City Library to give introductions and answer questions, 1 pm – 3 pm following Wednesdays: October 11, October 25, November 1, November 8, November 15.
Keep an eye out for the blue colour and our staff in blue T-shirts.
Artists: Catti Brandelius, Cecilia Lundqvist, Claes Söderquist, Dorinel Marc, Elin Magnusson, Ellen Nyman, Eva Linder, Guds söner / Sons of God (Leif Elggren/Kent Tankred), Jannicke Låker, Jesper Nordahl, Johan Tirén, Lene Adler Petersen & Bjørn Nørgaard, Loulou Cherinet, Marko Raat.
Free admission
Opening hours: Monday–Friday 9 am – 9 pm, Saturday–Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
Address: Götaplatsen 3
Telephone: 031-368 33 00
Website: www.stadsbiblioteket.nu
Public transport stops: Berzeliigatan, Valand, Götaplatsen
Elite Plaza Hotel
The splendid Elite Plaza Hotel is the only five-star hotel in Gothenburg, located by Domkyrkan, hosting a one-to-one performance during the biennial.
Artists: Public Movement
Free admission
Opening hours: Only available upon prior reservation for these dates: 9 – 16/9, 19/9, 23/9, 30/9, 7/10, 14/10, 21/10, 28/10, 4/11, 11/11 and 18/11. Book by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. See website for updated information and available times www.gibca.se
Address: Västra Hamngatan 3
Telephone: 031-720 40 00
Website: www.elite.se/sv/hotell/goteborg/plaza-hotel/
Public transport stop: Domkyrkan
The artwork WheredoIendandyoubegin by artist Shilpa Gupta is installed on the roof of an industrial building on Marieholmsgatan 86. You can see the artwork from trams 4, 8 and 9 between Gamlestadstorget and Hjällbo.
Artist: Shilpa Gupta
Museum of Gothenburg
Museum of Gothenburg has a unique home – the Swedish East India Company building from the 1750s, situated by the riverside. The exhibitions tell the story of Gothenburg from prehistoric times to the present day – a trip through 12,000 years of history. In the museum you can also find a café, restaurant, museum shop and children's playroom.
Artist: The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland
Free admission
Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 12 am – 5 pm
Address: Norra Hamngatan 12
Telephone: 031-368 36 00
Website: www.goteborgsstadsmuseum.se
Public transport stops: Brunnsparken, Domkyrkan
Myrorna is the largest secondhand chain in Sweden with stores all over the country and a strong social mission. The store at Järntorget has four floors offering various gadgets, books and furniture as well as clothes and retro garments.
Artist: Dimitri Venkov
Free admission
Opening hours: Every day 10 am – 7 pm
Address: Järntorgsgatan 19
Telephone: 031-701 89 32
Public transport stop: Järntorget
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology was founded in 1829 to conduct research and offer education in technology, science, architecture and maritime engineering and management. Ljusgården, an open inner courtyard with a high conical glass ceiling where the artworks in the biennial are hosted, can be found at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering located at Campus Johanneberg.
Artist: Jonas Staal
Free admission
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 8 am – 4.30 pm
Address: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, samhällsbyggnadshuset, Sven Hultins gata 6
Telephone: 031-772 10 00 (GIBCA)
Website: www.chalmers.se
Public transport stops: Chalmers, Sven Hultins plats
The ones whoreach the top of Masthuggsberget will enjoy an amazing panorama over the city of Gothenburg. This is where Masthuggskyrkan is located. With its beautiful national romantic architecture, the church is one of the most visited attractions in Gothenburg.
Artist: Alexander Tovborg
Free admission
Opening hours: Monday–Friday 9 am – 4 pm
Address: Storebackegatan 15
Telephone: 031-731 92 50
Website: https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/masthugg/masthuggskyrkan
Public transport stop: Stigbergstorget, Fjällskolan
Götaplatsen is the cultural heart of the city and is overlooked by the Gothenburg City Theatre, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Göteborgs Konsthall and Gothenburg Concert Hall. The square also hosts a large sculpture of Poseidon by Carl Milles, sculpture that became the symbol of Gothenburg.
Artist: Vector
Public transport stop: Valand
Musiclovers Records
Musiclovers Records, established in 2012, is a record shop with both new and vintage vinyl records. Located on the street parallel to the main shopping avenue, Kungsgatan, Musiclovers Records is just next door to Kafé Höga Nord and several other small butiques.
Artist: Maddie Leach
Free admission
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 11 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 5 pm.
Adress: Kyrkogatan 13
Telephone: 073-397 36 49
Website: www.musicloversrecords.wordpress.com
Public transport stop: Domkyrkan
Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen
Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen is one of the most important junctions for public transport in the district Hisingen in Gothenburg, a place where thousands of inhabitants of the city pass and meet every day.
Artist: Jens Haaning
Free admission
Opening hours: 5 am – 7 am and 2 pm – 4 pm
Location: The artwork Turkish Jokes (1994) is located on a pole between the bus roads.
Public transport stop: Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen


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Flaky, light as air puff pastry shells filled with creamy vanilla ice cream and topped with sweet, sliced bananas in a hot caramelized butter and brown sugar sauce with just a touch of cinnamon.
Bananas Foster is one of New Orleans' most famous desserts and my first trip to New Orleans would not have been complete without eating Bananas Foster at Brennan's. My version is non-alcoholic, but at Brennan's it's fun to watch your waiter flame the dessert at your table.
My twist on Bananas Foster was also inspired by Katherine Martinelli's new eBook, Puff Pastry at Brunch: 10 Sweet and Savory Recipes to Start Your Morning, and her recipe for Caramelized Banana and Whipped Cream Stacks. Katherine is a Food and Travel Writer, who I met through the Secret Recipe Club.
It's a fun little eBook filled with easy to follow recipes and tips on using puff pastry to create luscious puff pastry recipes for brunch. It's available at the Amazon Kindle store, as well as Barnes and Noble's Nook. (You can also download it to your computer if you don't have an e-reader.)
This recipe is so quick and easy, but elegant enough to serve to guests. I don't usually serve ice cream for brunch, but I figure if Brennan's can serve Bananas Foster for breakfast, I can certainly serve it for brunch.
Bananas Foster in Puff Pastry Shells
- 6 baked puff pastry shells*
- ¼ cup ½ stick butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 firm ripe bananas sliced
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, water and vanilla stir until smooth.
- Add the banana slices and stir to coat evenly. Allow to cook for 1 minute (don't overcook the banana.) Remove from heat.
- Spoon ⅓ cup ice cream into each pastry shell. Spoon the caramelized bananas over the ice cream and pastry shells. Serve immediately.
Katherine has offered to giveaway one copy of Puff Pastry at Brunch to one lucky Barbara Bakes' reader. To enter just leave a comment on this post before before Friday, April 20 at noon, MST.
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The atq utility displays the at jobs queued up for the current user. at(1) is a utility that allows users to execute commands at a later date. If invoked by a user with the solaris.jobs.admin authorization, atq will display all jobs in the queue.
If no options are given, the jobs are displayed in chronological order of execution.
When an authorized user invokes atq without specifying username, the entire queue is displayed; when a username is specified, only those jobs belonging to the named user are displayed.
The following options are supported:
-c Displays the queued jobs in the order they were created (that is, the time that the at command was given).
-n Displays only the total number of jobs currently in the queue.
/var/spool/cron/atjobs spool area for at jobs.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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According to the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL), annual production for aluminum aerosols increased to approximately 5.7 billion cans in 2008—despite declining demand in the last quarter of 2008—an increase of 8% over 2007. The organization states that aluminum cans account for 44% of the global aerosol can production of approximately 13.1 billion units. With the exception of the Middle East, shipments to all continents increased in 2008.
In addition, 76% of all shipments are sold to the cosmetics market. The key areas in this market segment in 2008 were: deodorant with a 46% share of total shipments, hair fixatives with 11%, hair sprays with 10% and shaving foams with 3%. The share of other cosmetic products amounted to approximately 6%. In 2008, deodorants and hair fixatives were the driving force behind the expansion in the cosmetics market.
A Challenging Year for the Industry
In the wake of the international economic crisis, it is likely that the era of continued growth in the aluminum aerosol can industry will take a breather in 2009. Order income significantly decreased in the first quarter of 2009 because customers are largely destocking and ordering at short notice only. Short-term orders and increasingly smaller runs require utmost flexibility from aluminum aerosol can producers. Nevertheless, demand cuts in the aluminum aerosol can industry—which is primarily supplying the cosmetics, household, pharmaceutical and food market—are not as drastic as in other sectors. Demand for everyday and pharmaceutical products is less vulnerable to cyclical changes.
A positive side-effect of the economic slowdown are declining raw material and energy prices, which should help to reduce production cost. Lower aluminum prices and simultaneously rising tinplate prices should also improve the competitive situation of aluminum aerosols because some customers might consider to switch from tinplate to aluminum cans.
"The industry hopes that demand will increase during the second half of 2009, when customers might feel the need to replenish their stocks to avoid out-of-stock situations at the point of sale," said Emmanuel Perret, president, AEROBAL. "The aluminum aerosol can industry is developing innovative solutions to reduce costs and offer attractive packaging to be in a good position to catch opportunities after the crisis."
Aluminium Aerosol Container Producers Optimistic
Together with suppliers and customers, technological improvements along the entire supply chain can be achieved for better sustainability of the product. For example, thanks to new valve systems it is possible to pack the same amount of active ingredients in a smaller can because less propellants and solvents can be used. Also water-based formulations, which have a better environmental performance than alcohol-based systems, are increasingly used in the market. Aluminium cans, because of their excellent performance against corrosion, are well suited to water-based systems.
In addition powder coatings are developed together with coating suppliers, allowing a reduction in solvents and savings of up to 50% of the energy needed for curing. Bag-on-valve systems, which use compressed gas as propellant, is another good example of the technological potential of aluminum aerosol cans. These systems are tailor-made for formulations where the active ingredient has to be separated from the propellant.
In terms of decoration, several improvements can be offered, from full body shaping to high definition printing and the thermo transfer technology. All these developments give aluminum aerosol can producers good reason for optimism looking beyond 2009.


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We have about 10 Italian cypresses scattered along the drive leading to our house. They act like a series of exclamation points. Some shoot up from bare ground, while others provide vertical elements amid lower growing plants.
With Stachys 'Helen Von Styne' sending up flowering stalks from her mounds of silvery foliage, it amounts to the best of both worlds. Beloved by bees, these stems also exude a subtle fragrance and avoid flopping.
In late spring, Eremurus 'Cleopatra' towers over this same berm, anchored by an Italian cypress at the far end. I might be accused of overdoing the spires, but there are billowy Euphorbias, rounded Rhododendrons and a few groundcovers to soften the effect.
After Cleo has faded, Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' steps in. I always knew kniphs as red hot pokers, but Percy is more of a white hot poker, pale yellow shaded to light green. K. 'Primrose Beauty' is less vigorous, but it may just need a little more sun than it gets on the other side of that Berberis jamesiana.
About mid-summer, Acanthus spinosa produces tall columns of exotic looking blooms that dry in place and are dressing up their berm even now. When happy, they can be thuggish, but I love them too much to complain.
I never know where the foxgloves will show up, but they seem to have a knack for placement. You may recall my puzzlement over the cupped flower at the top of the wand of more expected gloves. I was just reading up and found that it is typical of Digitalis purpurea 'Monstrosa'.
This Verbascum is another volunteer, so I can't tie down its identity any further.
I'm not sure these could even be called spires (they are pretty fluffy), but they do reach for the sky, and they sure do inspire me. So what about you? Are there spires in your garden? What are they, and how do you use them?


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Before the game was released, data miners were speculating that each class would have a list of certain modifiers available on equipment that would provide small changes to the way class skills would work (e.g. "reduce cool down of wall of zombies by 2 seconds").
Have the existence of these modifiers on items been confirmed, and is there a list of what ability modifiers are available for Witch Doctor skills?
Are there restrictions on what types of equipment they may appear on?


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HARMAN Professional Solutions Provides an Immersive Audio Experience for CityPride Multiplexes
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Lexicon QLI-32 QuantumLogic Immersion processor, JBL cinema surround speakers and Crown amplifiers help audiences experience the highest-quality sound
MAHARASHTRA, India—HARMAN Professional Solutions today announced that CityPride Multiplexes has deployed a complete HARMAN cinema audio solution to provide exceptional sound quality for its state-of-the-art multiplex cinema. The new system features the Lexicon QLI-32 QuantumLogic Immersion processor, JBL loudspeakers and Crown DSi power amplifiers. CityPride selected the HARMAN solution for its seamless integration and ability to provide audiences with a truly immersive audio experience.
"The new HARMAN audio solution gives a completely new dimension to the sound and delivers unmatched output, clarity and fidelity," said Pushkaraj Chaphalkar, partner at CityPride Multiplexes. "We have received excellent reviews from the audience about the new sound system and they are thrilled to experience the vast improvement in sound quality."
CityPride installed the new HARMAN solution in its main cinema auditorium, which has a capacity of more than 500 seats. The new system includes a JBL 5742 4-way high power screen array, 9320 and 9310 cinema surround speakers, SCS 12 spatially cued surround loudspeakers and 4642A subwoofers. The new Lexicon QLI-32 cinema processor is designed to deliver up to 32 channels of surround sound, providing a deep and life-like sound experience for moviegoers. CityPride is the first cinema in India to deploy the QLI-32.
"The Lexicon QLI-32 allows us to ensure that the audience will get the best experience for each and every movie," said Chaphalkar. "The JBL speakers and Crown amplifiers provide incredible crispness and the new generation of surround speakers ensures that the bass effects are felt in surround sound as well."
CityPride has been using JBL speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers for over 20 years due to their industry-leading output, clarity and dependability. When CityPride decided to upgrade their audio system in the new auditorium, HARMAN was the clear choice.
"In the Indian market, there are several companies in the cinema audio sound segment, but some brands are too expensive while others require a special content format," said Chaphalkar. "The HARMAN cinema solution gives us a complete end-to-end solution — the speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and the QLI-32 processor — all in one seamless package. The HARMAN solution provides an incredible sound experience and gives us a great value for our investment."


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An amusing light comedy, The Deli presents a cross section of Brooklynese characters that are easy to like and fun to watch. They go through some undemanding sitcom turns but are interesting enough to both keep our attention and to make us care about them. The main character is a loveable prize fool. Overall the picture is a collection of isolated routines with guest actors wandering into the deli for vignettes. Many don't advance the story, and the ending seems solved too easily without enough dramatic or comedic interaction between the characters. But for a generous sampling of interesting and fun characters, it's hard to go wrong here.
Even better, the denizens of this corner of Brooklyn don't talk a blue streak of profanity. Maybe that's unrealistic, but it's a lot easier on the ears than your average Do the Right Thing knockoff.
The independent production was reportedly well-received at festivals but didn't attract a major release; it did well on cable and looks exceedingly handsome on this Synapse DVD.
It's all familiar stuff - the local nobody bets a lot of money he doesn't have and the only way to keep his store, save his mother from a heart attack and not have to kill himself is to win an even riskier bet. That weak story hook is the only one in sight, but The Deli populates the screen with enough fun characters to keep things rolling nicely.
Mike Starr's Johnny is a huge man with an innocent face, addicted to gambling and in heavy denial about it. His mother lectures him on the subject while betting on the side but at least she's betting money she has. Starr's been in interesting small parts since 1980, usually as a lummox in gangster pix like Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing; he got a nice break as a reporter in The Hudsucker Proxy. Here he gets to be loveable, an excellent choice.
The most sensible character behind the counter is Andy, the even-tempered girl magnet. Matt Keeslar has had an excellent run, appearing in Waiting for Guffman, Splendor, Steven King's Rose Red and the television version of Dune as Feyd-Rautha.
Brian Vincent's role is a bit too exaggerated for comfort, but he does do some nice schtick as a completely imbecilic guy you wouldn't trust to walk your dog. He gets some of the best lines though, taking everything that's said literally. He develops a screwy little relationship with a fellow dimwit played by the very welcome Heather Matarazzo of Welcome to the Dollhouse. Debi Mazar (Goodfellas, Bullets over Broadway) is Heather's older sister and the girlfriend of a wiseguy (Frank Vincent); their arguments are some of the best moments in the movie.
Judith Malina is a wonderful mother for the show; she's far more animated than when she played Granma in The Addams Family ten years earlier, and she looks younger too! She lays on the Italian mama act nice and thick, but the tension she and Mike Starr generate is what holds the film together.
Of the other cameo bits, Ice-T is a standout playing completely in character and bringing substantial subtlety and flair to the role of an irate meat salesman. David Johansen's two brief bits are more typical - effective, but completely unrelated to the forward motion of the movie. Likewise the other goons and gals who wander in, often only once, to deliver some semi-improv silliness. All the girls are drop-dead beautiful but nothing seems to come of any of their sub-plots; Andy's steady girl just complains about never seeing him and we get a lot of unresolved flirting with the big mobster's knockout daughter.
Jerry Stiller, Tony Sirico and Burt young make a nice triumvirate of hoods who threaten Johnny and gloat over his misfortune, but the unambitious screenplay doesn't use them enough. Perhaps they were all one-day players, but the film's conclusion doesn't even establish their reactions to the result of Johnny's wild bet, and we're left hanging with most of the thin story threads unresolved. A bit more structure and The Deli could have been a much more effective story instead of a pleasant springboard for a lot of talented actors. The great achievement of this film should be awarded to casting director Judy Henderson, or whoever was responsible for rounding up this bunch. There's even a small bit for Shirley Stoler, our favorite from Miami Blues and The Honeymoon Killers. It's her last film.
Synapse's DVD of The Deli presents John Gallagher's movie quite well. The enhanced transfer gives the limited-setup picture a good look, and only one scene has the flaw of a slight instability, and then only for a few seconds. The audio is Dolby Digital mono which is a shame considering the eclectic and effective musical bits used from old soundtracks, like Nino Rota's Il Bidone.
The extras include a commentary from the director (who also provides a couple of liner note essays, one about hiring Ice-T) and a selection of deleted scenes.
If you like New York-based comedy and want to see a great cast go through some nice semi-improvised scenes, The Deli will be a satisfying picture.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, The Deli rates: Movie: Good Video: Excellent Sound: Very Good Supplements: Commentary, deleted scenes, notes Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: July 7, 2004
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He has told how, as a boy, people dismissed him as thick because of his severe dyslexia.
Which only makes it even more remarkable that Jamie Oliver has just been named as Britain's second biggest-selling author since records began - with total book sales of £126 million ($248 million)
The Essex-born television chef and school meals campaigner, who has sold more than 10 million cook books, is ranked second only to Harry Potter author J K Rowling.
Ms Rowling's seven books about the boy wizard have generated sales of more than £237.6 million.
The newly released sales figures have been compiled by The Bookseller - the publishing industry's trade magazine. It has drawn up lists of Britain's 50 most successful authors and the country's 50 biggest-selling titles.
Father-of-four Oliver, 37, who is famous for his 'Pukka' catchphrase and whose bestsellers include The Naked Chef and Jamie's 30 Minute Meals, is joined on the bestseller list by some of his culinary rivals.
Delia Smith is in tenth place, Nigella Lawson is ranked 19th and Gordon Ramsay is towards the bottom of the chart at 45.
Together, the four chefs account for 40 per cent of all the cook books sold in Britain since records began in 1998.
The success of the chefs is due in no small part to the fact that all four have fronted high-profile TV shows - and other television personalities and celebrities also feature strongly in the list.
They include Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who is ranked at 24, television gardener and chatshow host Alan Titchmarsh at 42, and former Page 3 girl Katie Price, who is 46th.
Perhaps most surprising is the presence of Richard Parsons, the author of bestselling GCSE study guides, at No 8.
Publishers have long known that sex sells and the charts also reflect the runaway success of the Fifty Shades Of Grey series of erotic novels which have sold more than 8.9 million copies in less than a year.
E L James, the British author of the books who was unknown this time last year, is now Britain's 26th most successful writer, ahead of more established favourites such as Wilbur Smith and Josephine Cox. Fifty Shades Of Grey, the first instalment of her trilogy, has sold more than 3.9 million copies and is currently seventh on the list of bestsellers.
That puts it narrowly ahead of its sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, which are ranked 13th and 14th. But American writer Dan Brown's 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code is still the country's biggest-selling book, having sold more than 5.2 million copies. Brown himself is the sixth most successful author.
Stieg Larsson, the Swedish author of the Millennium series of novels, which were published posthumously, is ranked at No 36 with sales worth more than £32 million. Several of Britain's most celebrated novelists including Ian McEwan, the author of Atonement, and Birdsong writer Sebastian Faulks also feature. Faulks, who is ranked 35, has sold 4.6 million books since 1998 and is only narrowly ahead of McEwan on 4.5 million.
Children's literature, remains a potent sales force. As well as Rowling, the prolific Enid Blyton - author of Noddy, the Famous Five and many other story series - is at No 37.
Meanwhile Tracey Beaker creator Jacqueline Wilson, War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and Roger Hargreaves the creator of the Mr Men stories are also in the Top 50.
Noticeable by their absence are classic works such as Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen. The Bookseller believes this is partly because they achieved the bulk of their sales before 1998.
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Partner Perspectives: Return on Character Pays Off
Leadership takes opinions, attitude, integrity. Why many 45+ leaders step out (when they can), and many younger people don't step up (or want to).
Interview by Karin Bauer, Der Standard, Austria, March 2017
With Günther Tengel, Managing Partner of Amrop Jenewein in Austria
STANDARD: The leaders of the future are educated in business schools. Are they really equipped to be fit for our future? And what future is that?
Tengel: In 1964, Peter Drucker wrote his book: Managing for Results. It was about influencing our commercial environment – achieving results. But who really influences whom, these days? Do managers change the business environment, or is it the business environment that has changed managers? Who decides anything today? What room for maneuver do managers have, in terms of decision making? And do they feel remotely able to implement the conditions they're presented with?
STANDARD: Why do you have doubts?
Tengel: Acting on a daily basis at the decision making coalface makes one thing clear: the disconnect between what leaders decide, manage, direct, and what they think and feel as individuals. This dissonance is hard for many people to deal with.
STANDARD: Why? Because decisions are increasingly taken centrally, or because of the oft-criticized matrix organization?
Tengel: There are many reasons. When sales don't grow, costs have to go down. Companies are permanently reducing head counts, countries are bundled into regions. Business are clustered, and new, add-on projects are spread out between existing personnel. For the most part there's no synergy between all these tasks. It often means different goals, reporting lines and responsibilities. It can be draining.
STANDARD: And the speed of decision making is continually increasing.
Tengel: Exactly. Everything is becoming more short term, more dynamic. Back in the mists of time, we used to think in five and three year plans. Today, the face of whole industries can completely change in the space of five years. Many people are aware that core competence can quickly lead to core rigidity. Successful companies can fail on the basis of superlative competence. Think Nokia or Kodak. Resting on success can threaten the future. It was ever thus, but today everything is getting faster and more aggressive, in many ways.
STANDARD: So this is why more and more 40 and 45 year olds are stepping out, if they can somehow afford to?
Tengel: Yes, but also many young people are not even stepping up in the first place – something that would enable them to afford to step out. When business life is defined in terms of money, status and power, needs such as doing things with meaning, the team approach and societal relevance fall by the wayside. We have a whole generation that is growing up with these needs - and articulating them.
STANDARD: We're back in the realm of New Leadership…
Tengel: Leadership takes opinions, attitude, integrity. Often it's still the wrong people who are leading, people who have been doing it for a long time and have adapted. But what we need are new ideas, innovation, openness, transparency and – trust. Trusting in one's own strength, but above all, trusting others. The financial crisis is causing less suffering than the trust crisis.
STANDARD: So what does that leave us with?
Tengel: Integrity is the basis for everything. The good news is that according to a study by KRW International, companies that purposefully live their values, radiate trust, have 'character' become more profitable in the long term. So the moral of the story seems to be that 'character pays off.' Let's hope so, in any case.


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Those of us who grew up on Robert De Niro and John Travolta movies will find Killing Season especially difficult to take. Once stars begin to fade, the "B+"-movie market begins pairing them up in the hopes of drawing hopeful suckers to weak offerings. After the "A+" Heat, De Niro and Al Pacino teamed up on the weak-sauce Righteous Kill. Now we get a similar cash-grab pairing De Niro and Travolta under director Mark Steven Johnson (Ghost Rider), in a project once intended for Nicolas Cage and Travolta to reteam under currently imprisoned director John McTiernan.
Designed as a two-hander, Killing Season casts De Niro as Benjamin Ford, a former U.S. soldier whose war trauma—and perhaps one particular sin—have led him to hide from the world in a remote Tennessee cabin. Needlessly tipping the film's hand (presumably with the intention of creating tension that never surfaces), the film introduces us right away to angry Serbian Emil Kovac (Travolta), who narrowly survived being shot point-blank in the back (gee—I wonder who did that?). Kovac tramps into the woods and ingratiates himself with Ford, which is unlikely for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is Kovac identifying himself as being from where Ford was embedded, with NATO troops, when he suffered the lowest moment of his life eighteen years ago.
Anyway, Kovac plays nice for a bit and invites Ford to hunt with him the next day. In an equally unlikely development, in spite of his determination never to kill, Ford joins Kovac on his hunt. But of course, the real prey is Ford, and the most dangerous game is—well, you know the rest. Barely stretching its way to eighty minutes (plus a padded ten-minute credit roll), Killing Season comes full up with heavy-handed signifiers, from Ben's choice of reading (Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls) to a hammered motif of lapsed Christianity (the climax takes place in a rotting church) that underlines the theme of living with the sins of the past.
Killing Season isn't completely inept, though it comes pretty close. Evan Daugherty's script does serve as an allegory for cycles of war versus something much harder—and far more rewarding—to achieve: reconciliation. But on the way there, Johnson fails to achieve anything like suspense: it's clear early on that the tables will keep turning like a lazy susan. The resolution of the conflict does come as something of a surprise, but it's too little too late after eighty minutes of wan engagement and wandering dialects from the stars, not to mention the "don't look directly into it" effect of Travolta's fake beard, the only virtue of which is that it makes Travolta's surprisingly subtle toupee look real by comparison.
Millennium brings Killing Season to Blu-ray with little fanfare and hardly any extras. The A/V specs are strong enough. The disc presents the film in 1.78:1, which appears, technically, not to be the Original Aspect Ratio, if the trailer and featurette included on the disc are accurate indications (both show images from the film in 2.35:1). Killing Season had a very limited theatrical release, but purists may well take issue with that choice, which offers more vertical information but less horizontal information, presumably to be more HDTV friendly. That issue aside, the picture looks good, if perhaps scrubbed a bit too finely of grain. So-so black level and contrast aren't too much of a bother, as detail is excellent, given a completely clean and crisp source. Color is accurate for a generally muted feel occasionally goosed by some warmer interior lighting effects.
Only two bonus features made it onto the disc: "Killing Season Featurette"—with clips and comments by Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and director Mark Steven Johnson—and, filed under Previews, the "Killing Season" trailer (1:40, HD).
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's highest court on Tuesday convicted five former top military commanders of genocide for an army crackdown on riots in October 2003 that killed at least 64 civilians. It gave them prison sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years.
In a unanimous decision, the six judges of the Supreme Tribunal also convicted two former Cabinet ministers of complicity in the killings and sentenced each to three years.
Indicted in the case but not tried was Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, Bolivia's president at the time of the killings. He was forced into exile by the widespread popular anger they provoked. Carlos Sanchez Berzain, the then-defense minister, also was indicted but not tried. Bolivian law prohibits trials in absentia and both men live in the United States.
A lawyer for Sanchez de Lozada issued a statement calling Bolivia's justice system highly politicized and saying that "no objective observer" can take the sentences seriously.
"Plainly, the Bolivian judiciary was used here as a political tool," said the statement by attorney Ana Reyes.
The 2003 protests and crackdown, in what has become known as "Black October," was a turning point in Bolivian politics: The country's discredited traditional political parties collapsed and Evo Morales, one of the protest leaders, won the presidency two years later.
The unrest was initially sparked by a government plan to export natural gas from this poor, landlocked South American nation through a proposed pipeline to Chile. It quickly set off protests by the largely Aymara Indian population of La Paz's satellite city, El Alto, which vented centuries of anger over poverty and political marginalization.
Sanchez de Lozada, whose indictment was authorized by Congress before Morales' December 2005 election, has long argued that using force was justified because a blockade by unruly protesters in El Alto had cut off La Paz, the capital, from food and fuel.
But prosecutors said nothing justified letting soldiers open fire on civilians who were armed only with sticks and rocks. Sixty-four people were killed and 405 wounded, Chief Prosecutor Mario Uribe said.
One witness in the trial told of how her curious 5-year-old son, Alex Llusco, was killed by a bullet in the head when he went onto their porch to watch the protests. He was the youngest victim.
Families of victims erupted in tears when the verdict was announced Tuesday at a brief public hearing in Sucre, where the court sits. Many had held vigil outside for two months.
The longest sentences were meted out to Roberto Claros, the armed forces chief during the crackdown, and Juan Veliz, the army commander. Both were given 15 years in prison for "genocide in the form of a bloody massacre" and murder.
The convicted former Cabinet ministers were Erick Reyes Villa, who had been environment minister, and Adalberto Kuajara, the labor minister.
Sanchez de Lozada, who lives in a Washington suburb, has long argued that the unrest was instigated by "narco-unionism," a slap at Morales, who was a coca growers union leader and congressman at the time.
As a legislator in late 2003, Morales became the first person to formally request criminal charges be brought against Sanchez de Lozada in the case.
One of the convicted military men, the former armed forces chief of staff, Gonzalo Rocabado, testified during the trial that Bolivia faced "an armed insurrection to destabilize the government" when the crackdown occurred.
Rocabado, who received a 10-year sentence, called the case misguided because it was "a trial against the armed forces that followed the law."
Bolivia has sought the extradition of Sanchez de Lozada and Sanchez Berzain, who lives in Florida. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond Tuesday to an Associated Press query on the status of that request.
Relations between the two nations are strained. Bolivia expelled the U.S. ambassador and Drug Enforcement Administration agents in late 2008, accusing them of conspiring with Morales' political opponents.
Associated Press writer Frank Bajak in Lima, Peru, contributed to this report.


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Researchers from the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have isolated a new population of primitive, stress-resistant human pluripotent stem cells easily derived from fat tissue that are able to differentiate into virtually every cell type in the human body without genetic modification.
The cells, called Multi-lineage Stress-Enduring (Muse-AT) stem cells from fat, or adipose, tissue, were discovered by "scientific accident" when a piece of equipment failed in the lab, killing all the stem cells in the experiment except for the Muse-AT cells. The research team further discovered that not only are Muse-AT cells able to survive severe stress, they may even be activated by it, said study senior author Gregorio Chazenbalk, an associate researcher with UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology.
These pluripotent cells, isolated from fat tissue removed during liposuction, expressed many embryonic stem cell markers and were able to differentiate into muscle, bone, fat, cardiac, neuronal and liver cells. An examination of their genetic characteristics confirmed their specialized functions, as well as their capacity to regenerate tissue when transplanted back into the body following their "awakening."
"This population of cells lies dormant in the fat tissue until it is subjected to very harsh conditions. These cells can survive in conditions in which usually only cancer cells can live," Chazenbalk said. "Upon further investigation and clinical trials, these cells could prove a revolutionary treatment option for numerous diseases, including heart disease, stroke and for tissue damage and neural regeneration."
The results of the two-year study are published June 5, 2013 in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE.
Purifying and isolating Muse-AT cells does not require the use of a cell sorter or other specialized, high-tech devices. They are able to grow either in suspension, forming cell spheres, or as adherent cells, forming cell aggregates very similar to human embryonic stem cell-derived embryoid bodies.
"We have been able to isolate these cells using a simple and efficient method that takes about six hours from the time the fat tissue is harvested," said Chazenbalk,a scientist with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. "This research offers a new and exciting source of fat stem cells with pluripotent characteristics, as well as a new method for quickly isolating them. These cells also appear to be more primitive than the average fat stem cells, making them potentially superior sources for regenerative medicine."
Currently, embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells -- skin cells turned into embryonic-like cells -- are the two main sources of pluripotent cells. However, both types can exhibit an uncontrolled capacity for differentiation and proliferation, leading to the formation of unwanted teratoma, or tumors. Little progress has been made in resolving that defect, Chazenbalk said.
Muse cells originally were discovered by a research group at Tokohu University in Japan and were derived from bone marrow and skin, rather than fat. That research group showed that Muse cells did not produce teratomas in animal models. Further research on the Muse-AT cells isolated at UCLA will need to be done to determine whether that cell population avoids production of teratomas.
In addition to providing a potential source of cells for regenerative medicine, Chazenbalk said the Muse-AT cells may provide a better understanding of cancer cells, the only other cells known to display such stress resistance.
Going forward, Chazenbalk and his team will use Muse-AT cells in animal models to regenerate damaged or dysfunctional tissue to determine how efficiently they grow and perform in the body and to gauge their potential for future clinical use.
"Because lipoaspiration is a safe and non-invasive procedure and Muse-AT cell isolation requires a simple yet highly efficient purification technique, Muse-AT cells could provide an ideal source of pluripotent-like stem cells," the study states. "Muse-AT cells have the potential to make a critical impact on the field of regenerative medicine."
The study was funded by the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development , the National Institutes of Health through the cooperative agreement U54 HD071836 and by the Department of Stem Cell Biology at Tohoku University in Japan.
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International Update, August 2009
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Baltic States
In an effort to stem rising budget deficits, the governments of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia have implemented temporary measures to reduce the financial burden of their public pension systems. In Estonia, a law went into effect on June 1 that reduces employer contributions to mandatory second-pillar individual accounts and increases contributions to the state-run first pillar through 2012. In addition, employees may choose to reduce their second-pillar contributions during this period. Under the new law, the employer contribution rate to the second pillar will be 0 percent of gross payroll through 2010, and it will increase to 2 percent in 2011 and to 4 percent in 2012, where it will remain fixed. Because the total employer contribution rate of 20 percent to the first and second pillars remains the same, the first-pillar contribution rate will increase to 20 percent through 2010, and then it will decrease to 18 percent in 2011 and to 16 percent in 2012. Employees who choose to reduce their second-pillar contribution rate in this period will contribute 0 percent through 2010, 1 percent in 2011, and 2 percent in 2012. Finally, employees who choose to continue their contributions throughout this period will receive employer contributions of 6 percent to their second-pillar individual accounts and 14 percent to the state-run first pillar from 2014 through 2017. However, this measure may be postponed a year if the national growth rate falls below 5 percent. Under the previous rules, employers contributed 4 percent to second-pillar individual accounts and employees contributed an additional 2 percent, for a total of 6 percent. According to the government, reallocating employer contributions to the state-run system will increase state revenues by approximately 1.6 billion kroons (US$145.4 million) this year and by approximately 3 billion kroons (US$272.8 million) in 2010.
Similarly, on July 1 the government of Lithuania reduced the contribution rate to second-pillar individual accounts and increased the rate for the first-pillar pay-as-you-go system. The contribution rate to second-pillar individual accounts was reduced from 3 percent to 2 percent of gross salary through 2010 and will increase to 5.5 percent in 2011, to 6 percent in the 2012–2014 period, before stabilizing at 5.5 percent in January 2015. This marks the second time this year that Lithuania has reduced the contribution rate to the second pillar; in January it was reduced from 5.5 percent to 3 percent. Contributions to second-pillar individual accounts are drawn from a total employer/employee contribution of 26.35 percent (23.85 percent from the employer, 2.5 percent from the employee). The government expects the reallocation of contributions to increase state revenues by approximately 99.2 million litas (US$41.0 million) this year and by approximately 194.3 million litas (US$80.3 million) in 2010.
Finally, on July 1 the government of Latvia reduced the amount of monthly pension benefits to pensioners by 10 percent and to working pensioners by 70 percent. The reductions will be in effect until the end of 2012. The measure is a part of a larger package of spending cuts required to unblock approximately €1.2 billion (US$1.7 billion) in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union. The government is hoping to save approximately 500 million lats (US$1 billion) through these measures.
The Americas
On July 16, President Uribe signed into law a financial reform bill with provisions that modify the country's system of individual retirement accounts. Law 1328 broadens the system's investment rules and provides coverage for workers who do not meet the requirements for a minimum benefit under the public pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system or the individual account system.
Beginning in 2011, pension fund management companies (AFPs) will be required to offer three types of funds with varying degrees of risk: conservative-, moderate-, and high-risk investments. Currently, AFPs are permitted to offer only one type of fund with limited investments. The government will design and set up regulations for these multifunds that include the following:
- A new administrative fee structure.
- Allowable investments and management rules for these investments.
- Required minimum rates of return.
- Information that AFPs must provide to account holders.
- Incentives for various groups (such as labor unions and consumer organizations) to set up low-cost financial education programs in conjunction with institutions (such as universities).
Another provision of Law 1328 sets up Periodic Economic Benefits (Beneficios Económicos Periódicos, or BEP) for workers who have reached the normal retirement age for the public system (age 60 for men and age 55 for women, raised to 62 and 57, respectively, in 2014), but do not qualify for a minimum benefit under the PAYG or individual account system. BEP will be financed by the solidarity pension fund, which was previously set up to subsidize only low earners covered by the social insurance system. The solidarity fund receives monthly contributions from higher earners (those who earn more than 16 times the minimum wage) and the government. Total BEP benefits awarded may not exceed 50 percent of the value of the solidarity fund. No implementation date for the BEP has been announced.
In Colombia, a worker may choose between the public PAYG system and the individual account system and may switch membership every 5 years up to the last 10 years before retirement. However, less than 40 percent of the labor force is currently covered by either system. Of those covered workers, only about 45 percent make regular contributions, and some 40 percent of contributors will not qualify for a retirement pension under current rules because they have not made enough contributions. In addition, about 40 percent of workers earn the minimum wage or less. The minimum pension is equal to the country's minimum wage.
Asia and the Pacific
Bilateral Agreement
On July 16, Australia and New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow portable retirement savings between the two countries. This arrangement will permit New Zealand workers to transfer their Australian superannuation funds to their KiwiSaver accounts after they return to New Zealand and, conversely, allow Australian workers to transfer KiwiSaver accounts to Australian superannuation funds after they return to Australia. Both countries must develop and pass legislation in order to implement the portability measures. The agreement is part of the Single Economic Market initiative to encourage the movement of "people, trade and capital" between the two countries.
The legislation is expected to include the following stipulations:
- Funds in a KiwiSaver account (including any government subsidy) may be transferred to a superannuation scheme regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. To qualify, an individual must be immigrating permanently to Australia.
- Australian retirement savings may be transferred to a KiwiSaver account.
- KiwiSaver providers are not required to transfer funds to or from Australia. However, KiwiSaver account holders may transfer their funds to a provider that offers this service.
- After the fund transfer, the date an individual could access the funds varies. New Zealand KiwiSaver funds transferred to Australia may be withdrawn at age 65, and Australian superannuation funds transferred to New Zealand may be withdrawn at age 60 provided the individual meets certain qualifying conditions.
Until the agreement enters into force, New Zealanders must leave their superannuation funds in Australia until age 65, and Australians may withdraw their KiwiSaver funds (except for the member tax subsidy) a year after they emigrate permanently.
Australia's Tax Office estimates there are A$13 billion (US$8.6 billion) in "lost accounts"—superannuation accounts that have not been claimed by any individual, with up to 25 percent belonging to New Zealanders who have left Australia permanently.
In Australia, since 1992, employers are required to contribute 9 percent of an employee's earnings to a superannuation account. However, New Zealand's KiwiSaver, introduced in 2007, is voluntary. But once workers set up a KiwiSaver account, both employees and employers must contribute a percentage of employee gross earnings: employees, at least 2 percent and employers, 2 percent.
Reports and Studies
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released An Aging World: 2008—a report commissioned by the National Institute of Aging—which examines the phenomenon of rapid population aging and the challenges it presents to both developed and developing nations. According to the report, the proportion of the global population aged 65 or older will double between 2008 and 2040, from 7 percent to 14 percent. Population aging will be especially rapid in the developing world, with a rate of growth more than double that of developed nations.
Some of the report's key findings include the following:
- Within 10 years, there will be more people aged 65 or older than children aged 5 or younger for the first time in world history.
- The fastest growing portion of the world's population is the "oldest old," people aged 80 or older. This group is projected to increase by 233 percent between 2008 and 2040, compared with increases of 160 percent for the population aged 65 or older and 33 percent for the population from all age groups.
- Increasing childlessness among recent cohorts of women raises questions about the provision of care when these cohorts reach advanced ages. In the United States, the percentage of women who are childless increased from 10 percent in 1970 to 20 percent in 2006.
- The old-age dependency ratio—the share of those aged 65 or older as a proportion of those aged 20 to 64—is projected to increase in all countries between 2005 and 2040, and it will more than double in Italy, Japan, Spain, and Turkey. This will put increasing pressure on health and pension systems.
The full report is available online at http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf.
Sources: An Aging World: 2008, U.S. Census Bureau, June 2009.
For more information about social security programs in these and other countries, please see Social Security Programs Throughout the World.
International Update is a monthly publication of the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Office of Retirement and Disability Policy. It reports on the latest developments in public and private pensions worldwide. The news summaries presented do not necessarily reflect the views of SSA.
Editor: Barbara E. Kritzer.
Writers/researchers: John Jankowski, Barbara E. Kritzer, and David Rajnes.


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You know what they say: "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is." Whether the scam involves phony winnings from a fake sweepstake or a threat to have you arrested for supposed non-payment of taxes, information is the key to foiling scam artists.
To learn more about commons scams in North Dakota, visit the North Dakota State's Attorney Scams website.
The West Fargo Police Department does not issue protection or restraining orders.
If you have been a victim of domestic violence you can obtain them by filing an Application and Affidavit in Support of a Protection Order. Please contact one of the following: the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, Cass County State Attorney's Office or a private attorney for further information.
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Calls of a less urgent nature may be delayed so that we can respond immediately to emergencies.
At this time, ride-alongs with officers are restricted to those participating in the Citizen's Police Academy and those that are attending the Law Enforcement Training academy.
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A spaceship is flying a distance of 5 light hours, for example from Earth to the dwarf planet Pluto. The speed can be regulated with the upper buttons. The app demonstrates that the clock in the spaceship goes more slowly than the two clocks of the system in which Earth and Pluto are motionless.
t' ... time indicated by the spaceship clock
t ... time indicated by the clocks of the Earth-Pluto-system
v ... speed of the spacecraft relatively to the system of Earth and Pluto
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Organizations that deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010 often do so not only for its document management and collaborative capabilities, but also because SharePoint is fully customizable. Exam 70-573 tests a candidate's ability to develop applications for a SharePoint environment.
Exam Details
- Number of questions: Microsoft does not disclose the number of questions on their certification exams, but this exam is estimated to have about 50 questions.
- Type(s) of questions: Microsoft does not disclose the exam format, but the bulk of the exam is reported to be made up of multiple choice questions. You may also encounter simulations, reorder, or build a tree questions.
- Passing score: 700/1000
- Time limit: Microsoft does not disclose the time limit for their exams, but most exams have a time limit of about two hours.
- How to register: Prometric
Trouble Spots
With many developer exams, the key to passing the exam is to have a mastery of the programming language on which the exam is based. But while those taking Exam 70-573 will certainly need a mastery of Java Script, HTML, and XML, that alone is far from being enough to pass this exam. Those taking the exam will need a good working knowledge of Visual Studio 2010 and a comprehensive knowledge of SharePoint 2010.


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Series 7 Part 2 - What Did You Think?
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The Name of the Doctor
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Hola from Chile!
I arrived in Iquique (pronounced like the letter "E", the word "KEY", and then the letter "K") only a few days ago and have been getting ready for the field mission. Iquique is a town in northern Chile where the Twin Otter airplane will be flying lots of different instruments, including our own, through the atmosphere.
Our instrument is called the Phase Doppler Interferometer, nicknamed the PDI. The PDI contains a laser, a laser beam splitter, lots of little mirrors, and a sensor (kind of like a very fancy eye). The laser in the PDI starts off as one beam. Then, the beam splitter breaks it into two separate beams. Little mirrors are used to reflect the beams in different directions but eventually, the two beams are crossed (like an X). The sensor looks directly at the point where the two beams cross each other. A pattern of light is formed at the center of the X, which an eye cannot see but the sensor can.
When tiny things (including water droplets from a cloud) move through the center of the X, the pattern changes. The sensor notices this and sends information about the changes to a computer. Because the changes in the pattern depend on how big the water droplet is and how fast it is moving, the computer can calculate the size and speed of the droplet. I use this information to try understand how the water droplets that make up clouds are related to the Earth's climate.
You can split one laser beam into two by shining a laser pointer at different angles into a glass of water. Of course, this should be done under adult supervision. :)
Have fun trying the experiment!
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Expanding at a rapid compound annual growth rate of 7.7% between 2012 and 2016, the global cosmeceuticals market should reach $31.84 billion by 2016, according to the report "Global Cosmeceuticals Market Outlook 2016" by RNCOS E-Services Pvt. Ltd., which is also available through Global Information Inc. Cosmeceuticals—or cosmetic products with drug-like benefits—has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the cosmetics and personal care industry. The global cosmeceutical market offers huge potential among the Asian countries, such as Japan, China and India, which are set to attract major players in future. Though the market is at nascent stage in the developing countries, such as India and China, there remains a large untapped population, with the desire to look young and fair. Japan has already made a niche mark in the global cosmetics market, and its position in the cosmeceutical segment is effectively improving.
The "Global Cosmeceuticals Market Outlook 2016" provides an in-depth analysis in all the major segments and their sub-segments with key developments at the global level. The report finds that within the skin care and hair care, major segments in the global cosmeceuticals market, tooth whitening and lip protection are emerging as key segments for significant growth. New ingredients, such as stem cell and peptides for skin care-based cosmetics, also are anticipated to alter the market landscape in the near future.
A second report, "Cosmeceuticals Market to 2018" from GBI Research, forecasts the global cosmeceuticals market (U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan) will reach $42.4 billion by 2018. The report further notes that the market is dominated by a small number of large players such as Procter & Gamble, L'Oréal, Unilever and Beiersdorf. Their success is driven by building big brands such as Olay, L'Oréal, Garnier and Nivea through access to large marketing budgets.
With an aging population and increasing consumer awareness, demand for high-quality, innovative and premium-priced cosmeceutical products is increasing in the top seven global markets. Demand is further boosted by increasing urbanization and affordability in emerging markets such as Latin America, China and India. The per-capita disposable income is steadily increasing in these economies, making it a lucrative growth target for the cosmetics industry.
Looking to hair care, the report "The Divergent Worlds of Hair Care: Global Strategies for Growth" from Euromonitor International notes that, over the past five years, hair care spending in the BRICs and key second tier emerging markets has offset sluggishness in the U.S., Japan and Western Europe. Two divergent global markets emerged, one characterized by downtrading and the other by uptrading. With the economies of the biggest growth markets now starting to cool, there is mounting pressure to find green shoots of growth in developed markets and to build new positions in the most resilient regions of the emerging markets.


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Monday, December 03, 2012
By the time I arrived the whale had apparently swum away, so we walked and chatted for a half hour. When we returned to the walk-over ramp we stood for a while, gazing out to sea, hoping we would get one final glimpse of this majestic creature.
Sure enough, we were quickly rewarded with a spout of water and air far beyond the breakers. Immediately afterwards the great dark form of the whale rolled up, out, and then back down. This was repeated a number of times. It was impossible to tell if we were seeing one whale, or several. And the display was too far out to get a decent photo.
If you are walking along the beach this time of year, be sure to pay attention to what's going on off shore. There are almost always plenty of dolphins to entertain...and occasionally leviathan pays us a visit also.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is the story of the day Charles Lindbergh landed on Ocracoke. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news112112.htm.
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- Anonymous7:30 AM
Leviathan?!?! I thought they visited must often from mid-spring to early fall. They arrive usually via Swan Quarter, Cedar Island or on the north end of the island. They come in a mini-van or station wagon with a car top carrier loaded with rafts, umbrellas and beach toys. They usually smell of cheap sunscreen and try to drive on the beach with no permit and get stuck needing a tow! Leviathans are now commonly called...TOURISTS!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous4:01 PM
Long-time readers here certainly know of the colorful phrase dingbatters, used good-naturedly (and sometimes less so) to describe island visitors, or at least a certain "type" of island visitors.
In the interest of equal time, are you aware of a corresponding, equally expressive term used to describe islanders?
:-) - Anonymous4:06 PM
hey 7:30am
there are a lot of readers here that visit this site daily. If it wasn't for US visiting, smelling bad and acting happy to be there on vacation everyone of you ocracokers would be living like you did back in days of no tourists. remember that dirt poor time in ocracokes history? easy to forget isn't it. look back at the pictures of those people living on your island, half of them had no teeth, dirty looking, poor trash, no hope for a better life. tourism changed your life you looser. don't bite the hand that feeds your family and keeps you alive. tourism is ALL you have there. the coast guard is gone. most of you forgot how to fish. go geeet yo'alls teeth fixed. it's on us. - Anonymous4:25 PM
This person is right. Our kids repeat over and over - "are we there yet? Are we there yet?" We come to ocracoke for the 'island' not the people. It may sound mean but it's a fact. We don't know anyone there so if you good citizens do not like us cheap smelling, getting stuck in the sand visitors - get over it. The more we visit the more you make $$. If you don't like us say it to yourselves not somewhere that our 12year daughter can read it then call us to read it and explain it to her. Your feelings on visitors was not cool. I'll bet you get a lot of $upport for your ocracoke museum from us, don't mess it up.
ReplyDelete - Toni W.7:11 PM
I too am a Touron, digbatter, leviathan who loves my visits to Ocracoke. I even dream of becoming an islander one day even though I know my roots won't ever reach the depths of those born there. I too, bristled at the post from Anonymous 7:30 am but then I realized that we don't know if this is an O'cocker or a dingbatter. I personally know that most residents welcome us dingbatters, smelly sun screen and all, to the island.
So Anon 7:30 is entitled to his or her opinion of me, I will still be an islander for at least one week next year - and I can't wait. Just in case there is any confusion about what I wrote in this day's post, leviathan is a sea monster referred to in the Bible. Herman Melville, in Moby Dick, uses the word to refer to whales. This is what the word means in today's post -- simply "whale."
Ocracoke is my home, and the home of many wonderful people. Like most islanders I look forward to the warmer months when many tourists grace us with their visits to Ocracoke. Sure, they bring income, but many also bring creativity, enthusiasm, fresh ideas, and friendships. I also look forward to the quieter winter months, a time for relaxation and reflection.
Comments on this blog are intended to allow readers to ask questions, share insights, and otherwise learn more about Ocracoke and this community.
I have no idea who posted most of the comments on today's article...islanders or visitors. But I agree with Robb, that genuine communication "requires more tact, and social refinement than a couple of posters here today."
Please, let's keep our comments civil. I hope that Ocracoke, even from a distance, brings our readers peace, tranquility, and good will. Thank you.- Anonymous10:49 AM
Are there signs posted regarding the permit required to drive on the beach? Is there a sign posted informing visitors to avoid the beach unless a permit is in their possession? Are tourists allowed to purchase a permit. Are permits sold all summer long or is there a limited time to purchase a limited number of permits. Why are permits required to drive on the beach. Why do people drive on the beach is there no parking available nearby? Why is driving allowed if cars can get stuck in the sand?
ReplyDelete So many questions!
Are there signs posted regarding the permit required to drive on the beach? Yes
Is there a sign posted informing visitors to avoid the beach unless a permit is in their possession? Yes
Are tourists allowed to purchase a permit? Yes
Are permits sold all summer long or is there a limited time to purchase a limited number of permits? As far as I know, they are sold all year.
Why are permits required to drive on the beach? Permits are required to implement the NPS's Off-Road-Vehicle-Use Plan.
Why do people drive on the beach is there no parking available nearby? People drive on the beach in order to reach otherwise hard-to-reach areas, and to allow them to take fishing poles, coolers, ice, lawn chairs, umbrellas, and other items too heavy to carry for miles.
Why is driving allowed if cars can get stuck in the sand? 4-wheel drive vehicles generally do not get stuck.- debbie s.2:20 PM
I love my friends on Ocracoke.
I love the island of Ocracoke.
I love the remoteness and simpleness of Ocracoke.
I do not love the trolls that seem to frequent dear Philip's posts.
I suppose some people have such miserable lives that their only enjoyment is acting nasty under the guise of anonymity - whether they be tourists, locals, or commonplace idiots. - Julie S.8:59 AM
I agree wholeheartedly with Debbie S. We must make allowances for those folks who are so unhappy in their lives that they feel they must attempt to make others feel that way. But don't let them! Ignore them! Sad, but they only want attention! Thank you Philip for a most enjoyable journal!


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Horse Race Betting Tips to Help You Have a Good Start in Horse Race Betting
Notwithstanding, a more far reaching wellspring of data is the web. Web based wagering sites for the most part have modern data pretty much all the different Wimbledon tennis wagering offers that are accessible from the different ufa.
These sites may likewise have more broad tennis wagering guidance and data. This might possibly be utilized to ensure the Wimbledon tennis wagering offers are utilized in a reasonable and ideally productive manner.
Chances in wagering are intended to accelerate betting. In the event that you're not seeing any chances or wagering lines, betting foundations can offer no real way to procure wagers, and betting houses gain their cash basically by tolerating bets.
All through the field associated with sports wagering, chances creating is essentially the method of creating sport wagering chances (or lines) for various serious games. The key expressions "lines" and "chances" are normally pretty much agreeable, despite the fact that with the commonplace use of the day, a "line" for the most part relates to the point spread of any football or b-ball game or a moneyline in a baseball or hockey game. Taking into account the way that the chances in football and b-ball are regularly 11-10 (bet $11 to return $10), individuals laying wagers will request the genuine "line" for the Rams' down or maybe the "line" to the Bulls game. In the two situations, what they really mean is the point spread (the Rams are – 4 ½, and Bulls are – 9). Enthusiastic gamers barely at any point demand the "chances" for a football or b-ball game. Taking into account the way that hockey and baseball are wagered on uniquely in contrast to football and b-ball, the "line" and the "chances" are exactly the same thing for these sorts of wearing exercises.
How can brandish wager chances shaped?
Chances connecting with Vegas sportsbooks are by and large made by sports "trained professionals" who utilize their specific skill, expertise, notwithstanding inside data as well as a wide assortment of different factors, basically factual, to decide the conceivable result of practically a particular games matchup. A lot of the activity is most certainly very much informed mystery. By the by, the target of oddsmaking for the betting house oddsmakers simply isn't to work out the result related with a game, yet is dependably to outfit the players with a wagering line that will really divide individuals in 2 with a portion of the speculators wagering one side and half on the opposite side. This is the reason "juice" or vigorish becomes an integral factor. The "juice" is the 10% that members should pay out each time they bet football or b-ball at 11 to win 10. When the oddsmakers make the chances (or lines) relating to challenges, the card sharks and handicappers thusly figure out which group to bet and place their bets. To complete the process of, oddsmaking fundamentally includes delivering the chances, not really wagering on them.
How should chances as to wearing exercises change?
Sportsbooks change lines to reflect wagering developments to balance out the betting so the bookmaker will not lose enormous amounts of money on a specific game or game. In situations where a significant measure of cash is wagered on Joe Schmoe to win the French Open at 3-1, the sportsbook can move the chances on Schmoe down to 2-1. The model beneath is an extra representation: in the occasion the Rams are encountering a heap of assets at – 4 ½, individuals at the bookmaker may maybe move St Louis up to – 5 to endeavor to hitmen into put everything on the line betting on the contrary group.
Ordinarily the sportsbook should be fastidious would it be a good idea for them they change the lines to avoid a "center". A center happens when the line changes such a great amount in one course that wise players who gamed one way on one side of the line, switch and put everything on the line way at the furthest edge. This outcomes in a couple of point spread between the two limits where by the two bets win and thusly the sportsbook gets nailed.
A bet centers around the score of the first or final part of a specific game. Normally, the line offered will be a point spread, a blend of the two, or a cash line. Be that as it may, the bet applies just to the score of the predefined halftime period.
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Future bets depend on the consequence of occasions that happen every year. This multitude of wagers are conclusive and there will be no payouts for the rest of the time.
Suggestion plays depend on the result of occasions. Chances can change consistently and all wagers are estimated in like manner as cited at the hour of the bet.
Surely, there are such countless kinds of football wagers that you might need to attempt. In any case, ensure that you completely comprehend the principles concerning the bet as not to be a survivor of misrepresentation or trick. Wager your cash shrewdly and don't be a careless player.
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Rack your brains
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Rack your brains'?
To rack one's brains is to strain mentally to recall or to understand something.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Rack your brains'?
The rack was a medieval torture device. The crude but, one presumes, effective racks often tore the victim's limbs from their bodies. It isn't surprising that 'rack' was adopted as a verb meaning to cause pain and anguish. Shakespeare was one of many authors who used this; for example, from Twelfth Night, 1602:
"How haue the houres rack'd, and tortur'd me, Since I haue lost thee?"
The term was called on whenever something or someone was under particular stress and all manner of things were said to be 'racked'; for example, in the Prymmer or boke of priuate prayer nedeful to be vsed of al faythfull Christians, 1553 there's a reference to the racking, that is, increasing, of land rent:
"They may not racke and stretche oute the rentes of their houses"
The first recorded use of this being specifically applied to brains is in William Beveridge's Sermons, circa 1680:
"They rack their brains... they hazard their lives for it."
The same idea was used by the composer William Byrd in 1583 when he wrote:
"Racke not thy wit to winne by wicked waies."


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Voters in November might be ready to show Democrats what they think about removing choice and hiking costs, as well as their arrogance in determining that a few politicians in Washington know better about their choices than they do. Unfortunately, Barack Obama doesn't appear to have figured out this problem. In an interview with WebMD, Obama finally acknowledged that, contra his promise, people might not be able to keep the doctors they liked, but that they probably shouldn't have liked those doctors in the first place:
"For the average person, many folks who don't have health insurance initially, they're going to have to make some choices. And they might end up having to switch doctors, in part because they're saving money," said Obama in an interview with the medical website WebMD.
"But that's true if your employer suddenly decides we think this network's going to give a better deal, we think this is going to help keep premiums lower, you've got to use this doctor as opposed to that one, this hospital as opposed to that one. The good news is in most states people have more than one option and what they'll find, I think, is that their doctor or network or hospital that's conveniently located is probably in one of those networks. Now, you may find out that that network's more expensive than another network. And then you've got to make a choice in terms of what's right for your family."
More than one option? Not in Covered California, which replaced preferred doctors with no one at all, or sent people tens of miles away from their own communities for the few options left. When employers changed insurers, moreover, they had a big incentive to find plans that also included their employees' current providers — the employees themselves, who could walk away from the employer to find better coverage. In GovernmentCare, as Californians are discovering, that option doesn't exist.
Americans who get health-insurance coverage through their employers have mostly avoided the market disruptions in the rollout of ObamaCare, but that's probably going to change — and sooner than they think. A survey of large businesses, which should have the greatest stability in the market due to their clout in the market, shows that most businesses have already started forcing employees to pay higher deductibles, or will soon in order to cover the increased costs of the ObamaCare mandates (via the Daily Caller):
Four of five U.S. companies have raised deductibles or are considering doing so as health costs increase, according to a survey of more than 700 employers.
About one-third of the companies have already increased deductibles or other cost-sharing provisions like copays, and 48 percent are considering similar moves, the survey by New York-based consulting firm Mercer LLC found.
It'll be difficult for Democrats and the White House to escape accountability for this, too, since one major driver for this impulse is an explicit goal of ObamaCare. The so-called Cadillac tax on high-end plans aimed at reducing higher provider demand created by highly-subsidized plans, which makes sense when attempting to add a large number of new risk-pool members at lower premium rates who might be inclined to make great use of the system in the first year or two. However, the disruptions caused by the Cadillac tax are both much broader than Democrats indicated, and will hit Americans much earlier than they hoped:
Employers with coverage exceeding $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families will be taxed 40 percent starting in 2018, on the theory that the plans boost medical costs.
About 62 percent of employers surveyed had concerns related to the so-called Cadillac tax. According to Mercer, 42 percent of employers would be subject to the tax in 2018 if they made no changes to their current plans.
Employers aren't waiting to make changes, the survey found. Almost one in five employers have already dropped the plans and another 33 percent are considering dropping the coverage. Employers are turning instead to private exchanges, or consumer-directed health plans, which give employees personal health-care accounts.
Democrats had enough trouble with the individual-market disruptions, so much so that Barack Obama has been trying to postpone practically every other mandate in ObamaCare so as to avoid the political retribution. However, businesses have to plan for the future, not just react to the present, and the law clearly shows what the costs and risks will be in continuing with these plans — which probably produced a high degree of satisfaction with those consumers. Now they're getting kicked out of those plans and will have to pay more for their medical care, not because of their employers' greed but because Democrats are forcing them to do so.
By the way, guess what group of people are most responsible for ObamaCare enrollment failures. If you guess Republicans in Congress, you're very, very wrong:
States that embraced the Affordable Care Act and created health care exchanges were supposed to lead the way in enrolling their residents in health insurance, but some of them are responsible for the federal government falling behind in its projections.
Only 18 days remain before the March 31 enrollment deadline, and the government is about 1.8 million behind its goal of 6 million new health insurance customers.
That's because states such as Hawaii, Maryland and Oregon, all run by Democratic governors and legislatures supportive of the law, have had their exchanges falter and at times collapse.
Update: Edited the paragraph about Cadillac plans for clarity.