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TORONTO — Even while Charles Sousa was burrowing his way through the crush of delegates on the floor of the Liberal leadership convention in Toronto Saturday afternoon, Kathleen Wynne wasn't quite sure where he was headed.
The woman who will soon become the next premier — in no small part because of that walk Sousa took late Saturday afternoon, withdrawing from the race after the second ballot and crossing the floor to her camp — said she couldn't be sure he was coming her way. There was certainly word that the Mississauga MPP was headed to Wynne instead of to front-runner Sandra Pupatello, but Wynne hadn't been given any advance notification from Sousa's people. Gerard Kennedy's folks, on the other hand, had let Wynne know he would be coming to her side.
That's because Sousa himself barely knew where he was going. He was being courted aggressively by both Wynne and her main rival, Sandra Pupatello up to the very end.
"He had a very tough choice," said Sousa's campaign co-chair Bob Richardson, who had to interrupt a brief interview in a hotel lobby Saturday night to accept a hug from premier-designate Wynne, who thanked him for his role in her victory.
"Both are fantastic candidates and it was a very hard decision," added Richardson.
As people are fond of saying, anything can happen in a delegated convention. But the fact that the third-place, progressive-leaning Kennedy endorsed the like-minded Wynne wasn't a huge shock.
The surprise of the day was Sousa's move to Wynne. He had been running as the "jobs premier", much like Pupatello. Conventional wisdom going into the weekend held that Sousa would move to Pupatello — indeed some in Pupatello's camp were taken aback when Sousa didn't take that step right after his fifth-place finish on the first ballot.
But the first round of voting had brought another surprise — Wynne and Pupatello in a virtual tie. Many had expected Pupatello to be further ahead. So Sousa stood firm while other contestants made their moves: last-place Eric Hoskins endorsed Wynne; fourth-place Harinder Takhar moved to Pupatello.
While delegates awaited the results of the second-ballot vote, agents of Wynne and Pupatello pressed hard to convince the other leadership hopefuls to join them.
All the candidates' senior team members were talking to everyone else. One organizer said she saw Richardson and Wynne's campaign manager, Tom Allison, have three separate tête-à-têtes in various corners of the convention site.
At the same time, Kennedy was in discussions with Sousa, even discussing whether they should go together to the same candidate. But Kennedy said they decided against that, with each going his own way, though Kennedy told Sousa of his intention to endorse Wynne. Sousa still had formally declared nothing.
According to Richardson, Sousa eventually sided with Wynne for personal reasons. They'd worked closely as newer members of cabinet and their relationship ever-so-slightly tipped his scales in Wynne's favour.
It was the afternoon's moment of highest drama. When Sousa endorsed Wynne, she was 67 votes behind Pupatello. The decision to move to Wynne would have been a little easier for Sousa knowing that Kennedy was on his way there too — thus guaranteeing a Wynne victory — but Richardson insists those sort of calculations were not part of Sousa's decision-making process
Either way, the Sousa-Kennedy one-two punch decided the day's outcome. Of their 488 combined votes after the second ballot, together Sousa and Kennedy delivered 400 to the Wynne camp, elevating her from her original second-place standing to the premiership in three ballots flat.

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Outdoor activities
Cold Potato
Rather than Hot Potato, try Cold Potato for a refreshing game. Use a pin to poke a hole in a water balloon, then fill it with water and make sure the balloon has a slow but steady leak. Have everyone get into a circle and toss the leaky balloon from one player to the next, spraying everyone in the process. Be sure to toss it quickly, as the goal of the game is to pass the balloon before it runs out of water.
Play Marco Polo Without a Pool
Don't have a pool? No problem. Put a twist on this classic and it becomes a cool backyard game on a hot day. Decide who will go first and blindfold that person or have them keep their eyes closed. The searcher should be armed with a water gun. Have the searcher turn around and count to 10, while the other players silently move to new locations in the backyard. When the counting ends, the searcher calls "Marco" and the other players respond with "Polo" while moving about the yard. When the searcher successfully shoots a player with water, it's time to switch roles.
Play a Game of Splat
Fill a dozen water balloons and then draw a large target on your sidewalk or driveway and mark the rings of the target with point vaules. Take turns throwing the water balloons at the target and calculate the points to see who can get the most points to see who won.
Create your Own Water Park
Get out the hose and fill up the plastic pool, spread out the Slip 'N' Slide, or turn on the sprinkler to turn your back lawn into your own private water park. Set up an obstacle course with pool toys, lawn chairs, baby pools and sprinklers, and let the games begin! Have people on the sidelines of the obstacle course toss water balloons for an extra challenge. However you play, just have fun!
Have a Car Wash
Put on your bathing suits and have kids wash the cars or their bikes. Have a couple of buckets and plenty of rags. Let the kids go to town and hey, if a water fight breaks out, it'll be a great time to bond.
Visit your Local Farmers Market
This is a fun way to purchase produce that allows you to visit and talk to farmers that grow the food. Buying locally not only helps sustain your local economy, it lessens the impact the shipping industry has on the environment. Farmer's Markets tend to have local artisans and activities for children, making it a fun trip rather than a boring trip to the grocery store.
Indoor Activities
Serve Up Indoor Volleyball
Or more accurately, volley feather. Give everyone a large feather (you can find them in the craft aisle of major superstores or even outside, if you're lucky) and see who can blow the feather overhead for the longest time. Once you've got the hang of making the feather float, play as a team and try to pass a feather back and forth between players without letting it fall to the ground.
Play Hide-and-Seek With Stuffed Animals
In this new edition, stuffed animals do the hiding while you and the kids do the seeking. Everyone gets one stuffed animal. Split up and hide the stuffed animals anywhere in the house (or pick one room if you're playing with younger kids). Then, each searches to find the others' hidden objects. When you've found a hidden animal, take it and put it in a new hiding spot for them to find — the kids should do the same with yours. Continue playing for as long as you all are having fun.
Act it Out
It's easy to pop in a movie and relax in front of the tube, but that's not how memories are made. Instead, take turns acting out your favorite flicks as one-person plays. Set a five-minute limit and watch the plot unfold. Help the kids dress up using clothes, blankets or objects around the house. Wait until you see an imaginative 6-year-old perform Shrek. Better have the camera ready!
Have an Indoor Picnic
We all love picnics; there is something about eating on the ground that makes it special. Keep it inside to enjoy the air conditioning and spread out on the living room floor. Lie on a blanket and enjoy a healthy lunch like turkey and cheese roll-ups in a whole-wheat tortilla, fruit salad, and "ants on a log" (celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins).
Make Smoothies
Skip the ice cream treat and make something healthier. Blend a nutritious, delicious frozen fruit drink. Let your kids help load a blender with a half cup of ice cubes and whatever fruit they select (mangoes, strawberries, bananas, and pineapples work best). Add a little water or juice to allow it to mix smoothly. Then help the kids blend until the mixture is smooth. The natural fruit is sweet enough that no extra sugar is needed. Garnish with a straw or paper umbrella and enjoy.
(You can use the fruits you picked up from your local farmer's market from Visit Your Local Farmer's Market tip)
Make it a Game Night
Bingo! Sorry! Yahtzee! What do these exclamations have in common? They're all popular games that are perfect for playing with your family. A family game night is an excellent way to stay connected with your kids. Choose games that are age-appropriate and of interest primarily to the children. That way children can feel successful playing with family members who are older, are more experienced, and have a competitive advantage. So pull up a seat and let the games begin!
Whatever activity you choose make sure to have fun and enjoy the summer!


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Siim KALLAS
Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro
Spring Forecast: A continuing recovery
Press Room, Brussels
Brussels, 5 may 2014
Welcome to this presentation of our 2014 Spring forecast.
The main messages of the Spring Forecast are the following:
First, since the EU economy came out of recession a year ago, the economic outlook for the EU remains favourable. The recovery in is gaining traction, including in the vulnerable countries. The policies implemented in recent years are bearing fruit. Investment is rebounding. While unemployment remains high in many Member States, the labour market has stabilised and we expect some improvement in the next two years.
Second, since 2012 financial market conditions have been improving, particularly in equity and bond markets. Vulnerabilities regarding fiscal and current account deficits have significantly declined. The fragmentation in lending markets should diminish, leading to improved lending conditions for small and medium-size companies.
Third, inflation is projected to remain at a low level for a prolonged period, as price pressures remain subdued.
After accelerating markedly in the second half of 2013, global trade has been in a softer patch recently. But looking ahead, global GDP growth is set to strengthen gradually, led by the advanced economies.
Emerging market economies will fare quite unevenly. China is stabilising at more sustainable growth rates. Recent financial tensions have so far mostly affected emerging markets that have less solid macroeconomic fundamentals. For example, the outlook for Russia is for a further slowdown this year. Moreover, this is subject to downside risks related to the geopolitical situation concerning Ukraine.
Global trade is projected to pick up as well and to accelerate faster than in 2013. Moreover, world trade is expected to expand more rapidly than global output as trade-intensive sectors, such as investment spending, start playing a larger role. Total world import growth is set to accelerate to 4.4% in 2014 and 5.7% in 2015 (after 2.2% in 2013).
Economic sentiment as measured by DG ECFIN's Economic Sentiment Index has been on an upward trend since May of last year.
The long-term average has been exceeded for the EU, the euro area and for the group of vulnerable countries included here (Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal).
While recently the dynamics have lessened somewhat, the picture is consistent with our GDP growth scenario.
The ongoing fiscal and economic adjustment, as well as the policies implemented at the national and EU levels, have underpinned the decline in sovereign bond yields.
Ireland and Spain exited successfully their financial assistance programmes at the turn of the year. Their exit spurred a series of successful bond issuances, naturally from Ireland and Spain, but also from Portugal and Greece.
Financial markets are forward-looking. In other words, the narrowing of government bond yields depends on the investor expectation that reform policies will continue. Let us not forget that it was doubts about the resolve to address fiscal and structural problems that lay at the beginning of the sovereign debt crisis.
Financial fragmentation persists across Europe, but it is receding. Europe is still recovering from the consequences of the pre-crisis credit boom. The economic recovery in the EU so far has been accompanied by falling bank lending. Lending conditions still vary significantly across countries and are difficult especially for SMEs.
However, the most recent ECB bank lending survey of last week confirmed the stabilisation of bank lending conditions, which you can see from the red lines in the usual graph.
The blue line shows that demand is picking up. Progress with the cleaning up of bank balance sheets is putting banks in a better position to extend credit as demand gets stronger. The rigorous asset quality review and stress tests this year are very important for the recovery.
Finally, let me mention the positive signs coming from Greece: The large amounts of private equity capital raised by Greek banks in recent weeks have exceeded market expectations and point to returning confidence.
Europe's economic recovery began a year ago and is expected to become broad-based across countries.
Real GDP growth this year is forecast at 1.6% in the EU and 1.2% in the euro area. In 2015, growth is expected to accelerate to 2.0% and 1.7% respectively.
Growth in Europe is increasingly based on stronger domestic demand.
Investment should increasingly benefit from improving sentiment and lower uncertainty, continued benign funding conditions, and an improved outlook for demand. At the same time, differences between countries in private debt and consolidation needs continue to matter.
In view of the stabilisation and subsequent improvement in the employment situation, private consumption is expected to gain momentum over the next two years. Real disposable incomes should benefit from low consumer price inflation.
In the EU, general government deficits are set to decline further. In 2014, a decline is projected to around 2½% of GDP in EU, whereas debt-to-GDP still amounts to about 90% of GDP in the EU before falling next year.
Consumer price inflation has decreased substantially in recent months. This was partly due to external factors and partly due to domestic ones.
Price pressures are expected to remain subdued, as we expect energy prices to continue to decline, and as demand is only gradually firming and unemployment is still high. At the same time, the very low inflation rates that are currently observed in some Member States reflect in part the on-going and necessary adjustment process of restoring competitiveness.
For the euro area as a whole, inflation showed some rebound in April from the reading in March, but it is expected to remain low for some time. For 2014, we expect consumer price inflation of 0.8% in the euro area and at 1.0% in the EU. For 2015, we expect it to increase to 1.2% in the euro area and 1.5% in the EU, as economic growth gains momentum.
Let me turn to the European growth map. Just to see where we are coming from today, this is the map of two years ago, 2012.
Today, the European growth map became greener. The recovery in Europe is expected to be broad-based across EU Member States as activity has also started to strengthen in the vulnerable countries. Growth differentials persist, but the gap is projected to narrow.
Adjustment in vulnerable Member States is progressing, underpinned in many cases by significant structural reforms that are starting to bear fruit. Ireland is seeing increasingly robust employment growth. The economic recovery is firming in Spain and Portugal, as the final programme review mission confirmed last week. In Greece, a moderate rebound is expected to begin this year.
Among the larger economies, a steady expansion driven by domestic demand is expected in Germany. The economy of The Netherlands has turned the corner, with growth set to be driven by investment this year and, in 2015, also by rising household consumption. In France, the recovery is slowly taking shape, driven mainly by domestic demand. The gradual recovery underway in Italy is set to be driven by exports. Strong growth is projected in the United Kingdom and in Poland on the back of increasingly robust domestic demand.
In the Nordic-Baltic region, we see strong growth in Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden, and a gradually accelerating recovery in Denmark, Estonia, Finland.
While the outlook for Slovenia has improved, we project an ongoing recession in Croatia, where we have identified a serious need for reforms. In Cyprus, the growth outlook will be updated by the programme review mission starting this week.
As you can see from the growth map for 2015, all EU economies are expected to be growing again by next year.
The recovery has now taken hold. Continued reform efforts by Member States and the EU itself are paying off. The Commission will assess the achievements and further reform needs in the country-specific recommendations on 2 June.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The ongoing adjustment in the euro area today is very much a story of deep structural change. Sound foundations are in place for the economic recovery to continue. External developments may increase uncertainty, but our foundations remain intact.
This reminds me of the profound adjustment that took place in the central and eastern European economies, as we celebrate their joining the EU exactly 10 years ago. Let me illustrate this with a long-term growth picture.
This slide shows the development of the income per head of those economies that joined the EU in May 2004, relative to the income per head of the whole EU.
In 1994, their income per head amounted to less than half of the EU's. In 2004 this ratio had increased to 58%. Now, in 2014, the income per head of the 2004 wave of accession should reach 72% of the EU.
For the Member States from central and eastern Europe, this process began 25 years ago, when they began their firm course towards economic and political integration with the European Union. The EU has been the motivation and the anchor for deep structural reform and economic adjustment.
The process of transformation and integration has been long, it has not been without setbacks, and there is still way to go.
But it clearly shows that opportunities open up with a strong commitment to structural reforms, to entrepreneurial spirit, to social fairness, and to respect for the rule of law. And the success of the new Member States has opened up many opportunities for others too.
This lesson from 25 years of transformation should give all of us confidence in our own ability to continue on the path of economic reform for a sustainable recovery in growth and job creation.
This forecast provides the background for our economic surveillance. On the basis of this forecast, the Commission will evaluate Member States' commitments under the Stability and Growth Pact. The Commission will present its conclusions from this ongoing analysis on 2 June when we present the country-specific recommendations as part of the European Semester.
Thank you very much for your attention.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:57 pm
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SIM i am not happy with the outcome on this trade and dont see why it has been over turned. I was quite happy not to have my 3k back as long as battle77 got punished! I know what his trades are liek they will jus keep coming if reject it. so therefore left the trade there. The trade was accepted by mistake and I imediately asked for a reverse. Im sure if i had not quit and carried on playing and myself and battle got 1 st and 2nd and the players ahd then reported i would have been classed as a cheater and there for myself and battle would have our points reduced. Besides also this same scenario happened a few days ago and a mod was in the game and the player had there points reduced by 50% seems to me like a mod was favoured in that case and I have been told tough luck.
as for Helen comments I beleive the comments was against the 3k being given back to me and NOT the actual decision on the 50%.
I dont spend all day on here to be cheated or to be played! or too have disagreements with a certain person.
on this occasion the outcome was changed, and im not to happy so I think that says it all... i think my days on GM ARE OVER.
"At all levels of play the secret of success lies not so much in playing well as in not playing badly."
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:37 pm
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Steve, firstly the trade itself that you accepted was not a cheat trade. It was a bad trade, and was in my eyes very double standards on battles part judging by his previous offer.
But the fact is, the trade you took was NOT a cheat trade. Therefore you would not of been punished had you continued to play.
The game you refer to involving cyn was not the same. For starters it was a cheat trade, and it was taken in error. Monty then made attempts to return the trade, but the other player refused.
Monty had no points returned for his error.
He continued to play and wait for moderators to check the game.
Canon made a judgement call that he believed was fair. He took battles other trades into consideration and as a good gesture he returned your points. Now he was not in the wrong, however this is not standard practise therefore it was decided by Canon to alter his decision.
As a result of the game Battle's trades will be looked into. I have only seen one day's trading so far. Battle's attitude I disagree with, he behaved very unsportingly. However, rules are based on fact not on whether someone did or didn't do the honorable thing.
Canon's point reduction for battle was based on the big picture of trade offers. Not on that trade alone. Battle's trading behaviour will be kept an eye on.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:21 pm
Post subject: Don't go Steve!
I know things seem bad, but don't let one unfortunate circumstance ruin the game for you. As you told me yesterday (or night for me, depending on time zones), persevere and stick with something even if one thing goes wrong. (Ok, technically you told me to just keep on playing but nevertheless) If one quits when a problem arises, one quits at life. That's what life is, full of problems. I am currently dealing with my own problem now, and hope for the best, but I won't let it stop me from playing. However, there are success as well, and getting past these problems makes the goals all the more worthwhile.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:15 pm
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Trace i dont car about my points being taken!! but its a case here of double standards! and if battles trades are not good over all why was the point reduction removed.?
as I said i wont be playin anytime soon on GM. A mods decsision should be final and should never be questioned in my opinion. As every mod deals with things different on here anyway. BUt as I have told you pesronally before trace that is none of my business and do not wish to get into a debate about it.
the unknown thanks for ur input buddy, but it not just this that has made me come to the conclusin to quit GM its thoe whole ways things have been around here past few weeks and the petti bitching from ppl. I come here to play and enjoy and not to enter in to debates with anyone. BUt I hope u are ble to sort out any problems you are havin, and hope you day improves.
"At all levels of play the secret of success lies not so much in playing well as in not playing badly."
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:13 pm
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Finally i want only say, the last one ....
1. i offer leek my 2th pink for 2000, he dont accept it.
2. i thought he dont want it, therefore i send him an offer for his 2th pink for 1000
to point 2 ...
Let us face it, be honest leek ! My first offer to you 2th Pink for 2000 was to expensive for you, at my second offer 2th Pink for 1000 you dont check it right and overlook it, because you thought i will offer you my 2th pink again but for 1000 now and not for 2000 again, therefore you accept it. After the trade you was amazed that you sell yours pink and dont buy my pink.
That was the Problem and nothing else and therefore you react so agressive and ...
If you would get my pink for 1000, these thread would never exist ... !
Thats the trueness ! and to the rest no comment ...
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:29 pm
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battle u got me yeah that was it ! go to the top of the class
agressive is something I am not mate! so dont know where you got that from.
im sure anyway if the moderators check through your trades they will find something on you.
Anyways no worrys mate I wish you the best for your future games and would hope that you would think about your tradeing strategys after this litle debate.
be a sport in future and try reversing if someone requests it. The truth of it is i would have traded you the pink later in the game , but not atthat point.
all the best now and be lucky fella!
"At all levels of play the secret of success lies not so much in playing well as in not playing badly."
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:56 pm
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Post subject: Beware of the grim person
There is a very grim and negative person in this game , ( everyone here knows who i am talking abt ) , a very grim , a very sadist , a very lonely person , who wants everyone to suffer because he/she does.
This person has already made enough people quit this game i love ( some very good players ) and he/ she is still carrying on with the same vengeance, contempt against the whole GM community. If the person is not going to change thier attitude , i am pretty sure he/ she can single handedly put this game to peril.
What if steve gets his points back ? canon made this on account of this whole game , not just for the trade, as he stated clearly!
sims , battle77 does this quite often , he plays in the same dishonorable way he did in this game in all his game , inspite of a sincere request from everyone in the game he still cared the least , and went on with the game , dont such attitude deserve any punishment ? he was mocking the whole thing when we said we will report it , or even that doesnt deserve penalty ?
i dont agree with this judgment one bit , especially the way Jim's was over turned , i would like bill2k to review it please.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:06 pm
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Good Lord- let it go already
Bruce Lee wrote:
When the opponent expands, l contract. When he contracts, l expand. And when there is an opportunity...l do not hit...it hits all by itself
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:42 pm
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This is going too far!!!!!
Far too far.....
Come on now.
Group Hug
Before anyone gets hurt.
Yes I mean that light hearted.
But seriously, this is doing no good to anyone. Its not good for moderators, or players, or those who have decided to be spikeful to others. You know who you are.
Call this a friendly warning for more than 1 person, 3 in fact to please repond to each other in a more acceptable manner, to provent moderators having to take action.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:51 pm
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rules are rules and it may come as a shock to you mattie boy but even you have to follow rules
stick to the topic and stop making personal attacks on me ..... we have all had games such as the one you had ....get over it
why try so hard to fit in ....when you were born to stand out
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:00 pm
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trace567 wrote:
Call this a friendly warning for more than 1 person, 3 in fact to please repond to each other in a more acceptable manner, to provent moderators having to take action.
trace i respect u as a mod , but when a person keeps putting thier nose where it doesn't belong i cant take it after a while. you should be warning her not me. and all my statements were true , u know the history of gm.
And steve if u quit coz of this i will be truly po , stand your ground cymry
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:03 pm
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I said 3. Thats not 1, thats 3 people who have posted in this thread are out of order. Some more than others.
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:16 pm
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If I am one of the 3 ... I have already spoken with Helen and we have agreed to start a fresh! which is what I hope will Happen.
Matt I appreciate what you are saying , But for the sake of others on here I think we all should just get on with Gm in our own ways and hope we can all just try to agree to disagree on things. I hope Helen & Matt can just try to get on.
we came here to play and have fun! so lets do it!
group HUG as trace said
"At all levels of play the secret of success lies not so much in playing well as in not playing badly."
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:31 pm
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Fully agree with u Helen. RULES are RULES!!!
We see what happen when a MOD make mistake on 1st place.
BUT ok he(she) have time to learn how to judje.I recomend to Canon in future 'heavy' tasks like that one just to ask other mods for their opinion.
Kids know that if u quit a game u NEVER get your points back,and 2nd pink for 1000 is very BAD trade , but ok.
So face the true - Helen told you what is right, and what is wrong , and 1 mod and 2 players attack her just for telling the truth. Come on....
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Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:09 pm
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I think this thread should be locked before any more petrol is thrown on the fire ... it has gone beyond now .
yes Helen was right, But canon looked at the whole situation and he used his judgement on that. After having other mods discuss this with him. He has altered his decision which I dont beleive he was forced to do... but is justified!
I dont think anyone else should comment on this and have anymore personal attacks on any other players or moderator.
so as I am the one who created this thread, I am requesting that the mods would honour my request and lock it ! before this spirals out of control.
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Break the monotony
You're a stay-at-home mom or dad with a five-month-old child, your first. Even though you've lived in the same house for five years, you're having a heck of a time finding others like you -- moms and dads who need a break from the monotony that often comes with caring for an infant at home.
How do you find folks with whom you'll be compatible, and just as importantly, with kids your own will enjoy being around?
If you're like Jan, a mom in southwest Houston, you do it with a combination of the gift for grocery store gab, a matter-of-fact managerial style and a finely-tuned radar for the warm fuzzies.
In 1998, Jan was that mom, searching for companionship and opportunities for her child to play with others. She soon found a local affiliate group of a national "mom's" organization, and quickly paid the required annual dues. However, there was a small problem; the group's meeting place and most of its members were a good 20 minute drive from Jan's home. Twenty minutes to most Houstonians may seem like average travel time, but to a parent who is brand new at the diaper-bag-stuffing, bottle-fixing-up routine that comes with babies who live on their own schedule, any drive longer than 10 minutes can be daunting.
Never one to passively accept a less than workable situation, Jan started reaching out in her usual haunt -- the grocery store.
"Whenever I saw another mom with kids around my son's age, I'd strike up a conversation, talk for a few minutes, and if I got the warm fuzzies, offer to exchange phone numbers," she says.
What if those fuzzies never appeared?
"I'd end the conversation with 'nice to meet ya,' and move on," she says.
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In January 1998, after rounding up seven other moms of little ones with her shopping banter, Jan started organizing weekly gatherings for the group.
"It wasn't very organized at first. I'd call everyone on a Monday to say where we'd go on Thursday," she says.
Once the group grew by word of mouth to 15 member moms, Jan put her skills as a former accounting firm manager to work, distributing to everyone copies of a monthly advance calendar and phone list.
Since then, the group has grown to a total of 57 caregivers (some are grandmothers or dads) on her e-mail list, with 45 who actively attend any of the various subgroups that have formed: a Recipe Club, Moms Night Out, Field Trips and Moms Helping Hands, in addition to the usual Thursday playgroup gatherings, all through no advertising other than word of mouth.
Although the group has grown very large, Jan says usually only 10 to 20 members and their children meet for any given activity. Each month, weekly scheduled activities include a field trip, an arts and crafts day and a music day (held at nearby parks) and a visit to the Children's Museum. In regards to finding and planning the field trips, Jan remembers the first year as the toughest -- now she just uses previous calendars to help build new schedules. Both arts and crafts and music day are managed by moms with a particular interest in those activities. Jan refers to them and the women who head up the other subgroups as "chairmoms."
Aside from the chairmoms reporting in to Jan so she can add their plans to the schedule, there's no hierarchy to this group -- no teams, no committees, no board -- just Jan, her PC and cell phone.
Jan says she considers herself lucky to be affiliated with the members of her playgroup, which she reports has avoided any issues requiring that someone be asked to leave or similar situations common in large groups. Part of the magic, she believes, is her "warm fuzzy rule," explained to all new members.
"Our members are invited to join us, by people who like them," Jan says. While members may occasionally and transiently group together based on children's ages, no exclusive cliques have ever formed.
Jan is no longer a member of the dues-required organization.
"This playgroup costs me nothing, not a thing, and through it moms are offering each other support, asking for and getting experienced advice and our kids are getting the socialization that they need," Jan explains. Running the organization offers other benefits for her. "I thrive on managing, and I was stagnating before starting this playgroup."
Some tips
Lest you think that managing the playgroup takes all of Jan's time -- she is also class manager for a Jazzercise group and a direct sales representative for a popular cosmetic company. She admits to being a perfectionist and very experienced in managing groups, so when I asked her what are some tips a "regular" parent should know before starting their own playgroup, she suggested:
- Do NOT advertise. Allow word of mouth and personal invitation to grow the group slowly and surely.
- Don't add the extras (like Moms Helping Hands in which folks rally dinners around a member who has just had a new baby or surgery) until the first year. Take the first year to build a weekly activity calendar, finding out what members enjoy.
- If something doesn't work, change it or ax it. Jan's group tried doing Wednesdays in addition to their usual tried-and-true Thursdays for awhile, but stopped after weeks of poor attendance.
- Don't spend money on things like meeting locations (even churches will charge a little), printed newsletters or mail. Use free e-mail lists and meet at public locations. Also, keep activities at a cost of $5 or less, since most at-home parents have whittled their incomes.
- Don't worry about attendance. It will ebb and flow as a normal course. Size of a group isn't as important as the members being on the same wavelength regarding important things, like parenting issues.
- To maintain a personal touch, call members on their birthdays and whenever you've not seen them in awhile, to see if all is well.
- Avoid gossip.
- Utilize the "warm fuzzy rule." If, within a five minute initial conversation, a parent expresses a great deal of negativity about any topic, consider that a red flag. No warm fuzzies, no invitation.
Since first starting the playgroup, Jan has added another son to her own family and is expecting her third baby in January 2002. She has plans to remain an at-home mom but also to take on more work as a professional proofreader, another of her skills.
So, what happens when her own kids get too big to participate in playgroup? She'll try to handpick a successor whom she feels will care for her "other baby" just as she has done -- with confidence, ease and warmth.


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The heat may be soaring, but John Garrard and his family are thinking about how to heat the house when snow starts falling. They recently converted from a wood stove to an all propane system.
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Local propane provider Cardie Oil offers a similar program to its customers. The difference between the two companies is that Cardie offers two, two-week periods to contract, one in June and one in August.
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- Speaker: Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics & the University of Waterloo
- Abstract: In the last decade of 19th century, Hendrik Lorentz discovered a group of transformations of space and "local time" that left Maxwell equations of electromagnetism unchanged. In the ensuing decades, this revelation led to the development of special and general theories of relativity by Einstein, and has been the cornerstone of much of theoretical physics and astrophysics ever since. In spite of its tremendous success over the past century, in this talk I entertain the possibility that Lorentz invariance might have been a "glorious historical accident", rather than a fundamental symmetry of nature! (My favorite) motivations for this line of argument come from a need for falsifiable theories of quantum gravity, early universe, dark energy, and black hole physics.
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The Stealth Bomber Attacks the Nevada Open Road Challenge
After a sleepless three-day thrash to get the Stealth Bomber in fightingshape for the 2004 Nevada Open Road Challenge (NORC), we dragged it tothe Derek Daly Speed Centre Racing School of Las Vegas for mandatoryqualification for NORC/Silver State first timers. Following a classroomsession explaining the intricacies of the track and the correct line, wewere cut loose on our own for a few laps, at which time I threw my newaccessory drivebelts. I limped the overheating pursuit vehicle into thepits, broke out the tools, cobbled it back together, and proceeded withthe next phase of qualifying. An instructor rode with me, was satisfiedwith my attempts to curb my drag racing tendencies (you're supposed tohang the tail out around corners, aren't you?), and gave us thenecessary certificate stating we were indeed insane enough to run in theNORC–in a 15-year-old police car nonetheless.
After breaking our new Firestones in at the track, we went back to Sam'sTown (the official hotel of the Silver State Classic) for registrationand a very thorough tech inspection. Since we had taken our safetyequipment to the next level, we had no trouble passing tech, and evengot the hard-nosed tech inspectors to smile at the prospect of runningour boxy, yet sexy, Diplomat at triple-digit speeds against the likes ofC5 Corvettes, BMW M5s, late-model Camaros, a Ferrari 360 Modena, and asmattering of other exotic hardware. Had we bitten off more than wecould chew? We didn't think so. We'd done our homework and wereconfident the car would perform as intended.
The next day, we got out of Las Vegas a bit worse for the wear and madea beeline to Ely, Nevada. Ely is a picturesque and sleepy little miningtown nestled in the high desert of Nevada. at noon on Saturday, weparticipated in the first ever High Noon Shootout–a half-mile ormile-long acceleration contest depending on your registered speed class(touring and Grand Touring run the half-mile, while Grand Sport, SuperSport and Unlimited can run either the mile or the half-mile). Thisall-new event takes place on a fenced-off stretch of SR-490 and is likean extra-long drag race, but it's just you against the clock. Later inthe day we attended the car show at Broadbent Park, as well as themandatory drivers' meeting in the evening. We turned in early since wewere racing even earlier. Remember, the early bird gets the worm, or isit the early worm gets eaten by the bird. We're not quite sure how thatgoes…
Sunday came fast and early with a staging of all the race vehicles in atruck stop parking lot. All amenities were available: coffee, food,restrooms, and race gas. From there, the various classes are called upin order and placed on the grid before the starting line. When it's yourturn, you go through a final inspection of your tires, and the helpfulstaff makes sure you are belted in tightly–very tightly. So tightly, infact, that you can't breath very well, but it doesn't really mattersince you seem to forget to breath for the first fifteen minutes anyway,till you calm down and settle into the race. We were able toeffortlessly maintain triple-digit speeds; the Diplomat cornered flatly,displayed no ill handling or stability characteristics, and was actuallyconfidence inspiring. We finished in one piece with no mechanicaltrouble or scary moments. If you like a bit more than a short burst ofacceleration in a straight line, than this could be the event for you.We highly recommend it. It'll be one of the best fifty minutes or lessyou'll ever spend. For more information, event descriptions, rules andregulations, and event schedules, log onto www.sscc.us
The Event
The NORC and its twin-brother event, the Silver State Classic Challenge,takes place on a stretch of highway 318 (north of Las Vegas) beginningat White Pine County just south of Lund, and ending 90 miles later atLincoln County mile marker 7. This two-lane highway is a speeding ticketwaiting to happen on any day other than race day. The race is brokendown into 15 different categories ranging from 95 mph to 180 mph in 5mph increments. Then there's the Unlimited Class for the very specialpeople where the fastest average time wins. In all of the other classes,the goal is to try and maintain your class average speed. Closest oneover or under wins. Seems simple, but 318 isn't a straight ribbon ofhighway. It's a challenge and a blast. We highly recommend it. Eventsponsors include K&N, Rims by Ronal, Optima Batteries, HotchkisPerformance, Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Hotel Nevada-Ely, andlastly, Recarro.
Wheezing in Thin Air
Ely, Nevada, is high up where the air is very thin. In fact, the HighNoon Shootout and NORC are run on a stretch of highway a mere 6,500-feetabove sea level. That turned the Diplomat into one very sluggish player.At least during the NORC, the elevation drops significantly as you headsouth, and your car progressively runs better. Hell, we got windedgetting dressed in the morning. We even bumped the timing up a fewdegrees to make it more peppy, but this four-door,which has greatdifficulty not laying down prodigious amounts of rubber all the waythrough its long-legged first gear, couldn't turn a tire to save itslife. Running a marathon breathing through a straw, indeed. The thin airobviously didn't hurt Hugh Hoard or his '97 Viper as it was able toachieve a terminal velocity of 183 mph in the one-mile shootout! Can'timagine how fast he would have been at sea level. Fuel-injected carstend to fare a bit better, while cars with blowers and turbos bringtheir own atmosphere to the party. We're not saying they are notaffected, it's just not as dramatic as a normally aspirated andcarbureted machine. Needless to say, we only managed 101 mph in thehalf-mile shootout, with each climb through the gears an agonizinglyslow process. Next year we'll have to bring our own air.
110 Class Race Results
The point of the NORC and Silver State races is not to finish with thefastest time (save for the Unlimited Class), but to come as close toyour class speed as possible over the entire 90-mile course, neverexceeding your tech speed (highest allowable in class, which in thiscase is 124 mph), and never dipping below 80 mph. We did reasonably wellwith a Fifth place finish behind four Corvettes and ahead of even moreCorvettes, a Viper, a BMW M5, a Porsche Boxster, a Ferrari 360 Modena, aMaserati Coupe, some Camaros and Mustangs, and a smattering of othermore aerodynamic offerings. The competition was so tight in the 110class that the winner ran an average of 109.9980, which was darn nearperfect. Our high trap speed was 124 mph, which is the maximumallowable in our class. Is there more left in the Stealth Bomber?Absolutely. 120 mph comes by at only a bit over 4,000 rpm and overfour-grand the 360 is just getting started.


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UBS (France) S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, has opened a branch in Lyons, expanding its domestic wealth management activities for private clients in the French market. The branch in Lyons currently employs 8 people.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
10 best xkcd comics 1-200
30 Update: Alas, it appears this joke is very very close to a joke made in Patch Adams. Apparently Dr. Adams is playing with a skeleton and has it say "Donner, Party of Five?" or some such number. This is a bit better, because there is clearly a person missing and they say they are full, but still. Grr.
155 (this is my favorite of all time)
161 - Update: A commenter points out that basically this comic is the same as the story at the beginning of this 2005 Wired story.
And an honorable mention to Panel 6 of 68, which is here:
And yes, I will do a 10 worst comics post. I will do this in...the future!
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161 is just a teensy bit derivative:ReplyDelete
(Right down to the mailbox!)
Damn, so it is. The comic came out September 22nd, 2006, more than a year and a half after the Wired story.ReplyDelete
On a related note: He needs to make it easier to find the dates his comics came out.
In the archives, you can roll over the comic and it'll show you the date it came out.ReplyDelete
true. But it needs to be easier. No? Maybe I am being too demanding.ReplyDelete
I read through these and am saddened by the pathetic... thing... that is xkcd now.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2010 at 8:36 AM
i'm suprised you like 55ReplyDelete
It's hard to imagine a time when xkcd wasn't all shitty love stories, and something like this was actually different. In fact, it's so hard to imagine that I can't do it; all I know is that a while ago, back when I was impartial, I liked this comic and even considered getting the shirt of it. But yes, I understand your surprise. Maybe I like the way he represents love visually and has his symbol interact with other mathematical symbols. Maybe.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2010 at 8:34 AM
I'm surprised there's only one raptor comic in that list. Back when I started reading xkcd, those were the ones I found most hilarious. Plus, the drawings were quite good for xkcd standards.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2010 at 1:32 PM
169 is really annoying when you consider that he thinks making really obscure references and getting smug about the fact that not many people would understand them IS clever.ReplyDelete
whoa, wait, Carl, you liked 169? 169 was a festering shitpile even when XKCD was goodReplyDelete
what! But i felt exactly that way about the puzzle, too. Some people are annoying like that, and I like the message that comic has for them. DEAL WITH IT OR START YOUR OWN BLOG.ReplyDelete
except the comic doesn't faithfully reproduce the puzzle. he intentionally rewords it so it doesn't make any sense so he can feel smug when he has Mary Sue cut off the guy's hand for reproducing the puzzle. since the puzzle is about precise wording and everyone who is reproducing it faithfully reproduces the wording so that it actually makes sense, Randy is doing nothing but complaining about an error that he has induced.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 6:25 AM
ok, wtf? Normally I can't be bothered posting on these posts (presuming you have better things to do with your time than reply to angry rants), but I mean, c'mon, seriously? Most of these comics could be criticised pretty easily:ReplyDelete
30: This is just another of "Randy's obscure jokes" - but because you like it, it's ok.
42: Yeah, ok, this one is an amusing takeoff of every single tv ad ever.
55: OMFG LOOK GUYS, ANOTHER COMIC WHERE RANDY HASN'T FIGURED OUT LOVE! Or should I say 'the first comic', given that it's one of the early ones. Admittedly, I can't totally bag this one, since I only actually understand the first 4 equations. So apologies if I've missed the punchline because of that. :/
59: I'm sorry, wait, how is this funny?
77: Ok, yeah, good irony.
140: Seriously? I mean, c'mon. You generally decry comics like this. It's basically saying "HEY LOOK, IF I COMBINE A AND B TO MAKE SOMETHING, THE ODDS ARE ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE SOME LEFT OVER!". No, not funny. Not amusing.
155: How the hell is this your favourite? It's just another comic where Randy says "HEY LOOK EVERYONE, I KNOW OF SOME COMMON NERD JOKES! AND IT'S MY LIFE, SO IT'S GOT TO BE FUNNY!" If this was about a quirky relationship, then you'd have an aneurysm. But it being about Jurassic Park makes it all ok, right?
161: Again, what?
169: Ok, fine, I have to agree, because I love this comic :P
200: Yeah, true, this isn't bad either.
Yeah, my point being that about half of these should be disliked for the same reason you dislike other comics :P


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Hi Bill,
I am hoping you can shed some light on a question I have. Back in the 50s you took a photo of a Resort Airlines DC-4 at Oakland ( refer to the urls below ). A friend is repainting a virtual DC-4 model for Flight Simulator 9 and he wants to know what the color was in the nose area between the lower cheat line and the cockpit windows. (picture attached). Also do you know what color the lower cheatline was? Red? We know the darker cheat line and tail was a dark blue. Its too bad that the picture was not in color. The color looks to me as if it could have been a light yellow or green or grey even??
I am not holding my breath as its been some 60 years since those pictures were taken but I had to ask. Hope this finds you well. Take care,
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Burberry Pale Barley is warmer with more of a shimmery finish. theBalm Sultry is very similar, just slightly darker. Bare Escentuals Namaste is grayer and darker. MAC Era is similar but more shimmery.Bad Lieutenant is a blackened gray with a hint of burgundy. It has a matte finish. The pigmentation is poor, and the texture dry and stiff. On the lid, it was marginally better, but it was not very blendable. Guerlain by Emilio Pucci is more intense, more of a red undertone. Tarina Tarantino Saw Dust is very similar but more pigmented. MAC Dance in the Dark is comparable. MAC Midnight Flurry is marginally lighter. Wet 'n' Wild We're Blasting Off is more cool-toned.Carbon is a matte black, but if you look in the pan, there are a lot of sparkles–just none of them seem to translate. It was the oddest thing. This shade is part of the permanent range, and it's actually included in both of the face kits in the collection, and they were about equal in their dry, stiff, poor color payoff-yielding textures. Slightly more pigmented when I used it on the eye (with a 222 brush), but boy, it did not want to move or budge, which made blending a pain in the butt!Cremeblend Blushes are supposed to be creamy, easy to blend, have medium coverage, and have a natural finish. Bootcamp Bronze is a medium-dark orange-tan with a strong orange undertone. It's a bit darker than the shade in the other face kit, but when you apply it to the skin, the difference is minute. While the color is buildable, it's only to a point, and I'm not sure how well it will show up on darker complexions, as it took some layering to get it to show up on me–and when it does, it's very faint–and I'm medium in color. The wear with this shade was the same as Sand Storm: six hours of wear, at which point, there was noticeable separation and fading–and it did not care for having my drier cheeks under it at all.This palette contains 0.22 oz. of eyeshadows (0.055 oz. each, which is 0.005 oz. more than a regular full-sized MAC eyeshadow), which is a $66 value. There is 0.18 oz. of Cremeblend Blush in here, which normally retails for $20.00/0.19 oz., so there is $18.95 value from that, for a total palette value of $84.95. (Note: Cremeblend blushes and eyeshadows are sold in pan form, depending on the shade, but I went with individual product prices, not pan prices. From a pan perspective, there is $52.80 in eyeshadow value and $16.11 in Cremeblend Blush value, for a total value of $68.91.) 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As many of you know, I recently bought a house. An old house. A fixer-upper house.
But, it is a wonderful little house with TONS of potential and I feel that it is moving at a nice pace toward that potential.
So, what is Project Backsplash then?
Well, this is a picture of my (very torn apart at the moment) kitchen:
If you can look past the mess that you see, you will notice MANY very beautiful cabinets. My wish is to put a tile backsplash from the cabinet-top to the underside of the cabinets. Lots of tiles will be needed for this, needless to say.
So, I'm asking all of you out there to send me a tile. That's right, send me ONE tile, or several tiles! Just send tile! The only criteria is that it be 4 inches by 4 inches (10.16 cm x 10.16 cm). Besides that… have fun! Any color, design, patina, texture, etc. Just a 4 x 4″ tile. That's it. Period. My hope is to have a lovely eclectic, mish-mash backsplash from all over the world! So… Please send me a tile!
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Heather Mills looks set to open the second branch of her vegan café in Brighton.
The former model opened the first VBites venue in the former Big Fish Café at Hove Lagoon in July 2009.
Despite the park café not opening in the winter and receiving mixed reviews, it appears Paul McCartney's former wife wants to spread her wings and expand her fledgling business in Brighton and Hove.
A licence has been issued for VBites to trade in the former Aloka spa and café store in East Street, Brighton.
This means, once refurbishment is complete, the café could freely operate.
According to information presented to Brighton and Hove City Council, the second floor will be converted into a place for live music and educational films.
The restaurant will be restricted to the ground and first floors.
In the Hove Lagoon café, meals range from meat substitute burgers and New York-style hotdogs to Mrs Swirly dairy-free soft scoop ice-creams.
Love affair
Many dishes feature meat substitutes made from plant-based ingredients from Redwood, Ms Mills' food company.
Within a month, it was claimed between 700 and 1,000 vegan products were being sold at the cafe every day.
When launching her café, Ms Mills said: "I've always had a love affair with food, ever since I began cooking when I was nine."
Aloka spa and café closed suddenly in September when a notice was put up in its window.
Mike Booth, chairman of parent company Aura Soma Products, said he was planning to open a new spa in the city but he was tight-lipped on where it will be and when it will open.
Brighton and Hove City Council confirmed that the licence has now been transferred.
There are no restrictions on the opening time. However, recorded music can only be performed from 8am to midnight.
Alcohol can only be sold from midday to midnight, Monday to Saturday.
These are both restricted to 11.30pm on Sunday.
Ms Mills was unavailable to comment at the time of The Argus going to print.
See the latest news headlines from The Argus:
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DETROIT (Reuters) - A bankruptcy expert who collected more than $1 million in fees helping to manage Chrysler's restructuring is the top candidate to take over Detroit's purse strings as emergency financial manager, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Kevyn Orr, a partner in Washington with Jones Day, one of the biggest U.S. law firms, is expected to be named to the post by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder later this week, the source said.
Orr's name emerged on the same day that officials of the cash-strapped city made one last pitch to convince the state not to proceed with a takeover of Detroit's finances.
Orr, 54, a University of Michigan Law School graduate, has wide experience in business restructuring and was one of Jones Day's top billers during the Chrysler bankruptcy in 2009, according to court records.
"He's very respected," said John Pottow, a professor specializing in bankruptcy law at the University of Michigan Law School who knows of Orr by reputation. "This pick of this guy is very shrewd by the governor because he's got sterling credentials."
Orr has also served as deputy director in the executive office of a government watchdog, the U.S. Trustee program, which aims to ensure public trust in the bankruptcy process.
Orr could not immediately be reached for comment. Snyder declined to comment.
Snyder is widely expected to soon name an emergency financial manager, who could recommend the city file for bankruptcy. Such a filing, if allowed by the state, would be the biggest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The Detroit Free Press late on Monday reported that Orr was the top candidate for the job. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced earlier on Monday that the city had chosen Jones Day as the restructuring legal counsel for the city.
A source with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to Reuters that Orr was the top choice.
Orr's emergence coincided with a hearing in the state capital of Lansing on Tuesday where representatives of the Detroit City Council tried to convince state officials not to appoint an emergency manager.
The heads of the City Council's research and fiscal divisions acknowledged that Detroit is in a financial emergency. But they argued that a financial agreement in April 2012 between the city and the state should be given more time to work.
David Whitaker, director of the City Council's research and analysis division, said bringing in an outside manager to run Detroit's finances would sideline the elected leaders of the city and was "beyond anti-democratic."
"Why take a move like that that's so provocative when you have a document in place that everybody's signed onto?" he said, referring to the April 2012 agreement.
An emergency financial manager would have authority over Detroit's fiscal affairs, including contracts, asset sales, layoffs and consolidations.
Edward Keelean, Detroit's acting corporation counsel, warned that the appointment of an emergency manager would trigger court challenges by labor unions and others.
Michigan Chief Deputy Treasurer Mary MacDowell, who presided over the hearing, said she would review the information presented by city officials and send her recommendation to Snyder.
If a manager is appointed, the city can challenge the decision in state court. But such court challenges have failed in Michigan in the past.
Detroit, the birthplace of the U.S. auto industry and Motown popular music, has suffered from a sharp population decline that has left the city with falling tax revenue, rising crime and a costly and outdated government structure.
According to a report commissioned by Snyder, the city of 700,000 has "operational dysfunction" in its government, a crushing debt of $14 billion, and a projected deficit of more than $100 million when its fiscal year ends on June 30.
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National Sleep Foundation 2012 Bedroom Poll discovered that most consumers are not getting good sleep every night.
When polled the participants were asked, "How many nights can you say, I had a good nights sleep?"
Every night/ almost every night 34%
A few nights a week 42%
A few nights a month 12%
Rarely 10%
Never 2%
The survey shows us how only one-third of consumers say they are getting a good night sleep every night or almost every night. The big number that gets overlooked is the two-thirds of consumers that are not getting a good night sleep. And almost one in four consumers are getting a good night sleep just a few nights a month, or less.
What category does your sleep fall into? If you are like 2 out of every 3 consumers that does not get a good night sleep every night, it is time to consider getting a comfortable bed that allows for proper support and comfort. Visit an OMI retailer to help you get a great night of sleep every night, check HERE for locations near you.
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A study found that C-reactive protein, which is associated with heart attack risk, was higher in people who got six or fewer hours of sleep a night. Inflammation is linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and premature aging. Research indicates that people who get less sleep—six or fewer hours a night—have higher blood levels of inflammatory proteins than those who get more.
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An earlier bedtime can help boost your diet. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that dieters who were well rested lost more fat—56% of their weight loss—than those who were sleep deprived, who lost more muscle mass. (They shed similar amounts of total weight regardless of sleep.) Dieters in the study also felt hungrier when they got less sleep.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported in 2009 that being tired accounted for the highest number of fatal single-car run-off-the-road crashes due to the driver's performance—even more than alcohol! "Sleepiness is grossly underrated as a problem by most people, but the cost to society is enormous," Dr. Rapoport says.
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MILPITAS, Calif., November 27, 2012 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced it has appointed Jeff VerHeul as senior vice president of the company's corporate engineering organization. Reporting to Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk's president and CEO, VerHeul brings 30 years of engineering and management experience to SanDisk where he will oversee the development of SanDisk's growing portfolio of SSD, embedded and removable products and solutions.
VerHeul joined SanDisk from Standard Microsystems Corporation, now a part of Microchip Technology, where he was senior vice president of engineering. Prior to that, he held executive roles at AMD in platform solutions engineering and silicon design. Verheul began his career at IBM where he spent 25 years in positions that included the vice president of server development, vice president of product development for microelectronics, and vice president of engineering and technology services.
VerHeul holds a master's degree in management of technology from MIT, and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.
SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
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