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|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|Skagway, Alaska, US
|Glacier Bay (scenic cruising)
|Ketchikan, Alaska, US
|Inside Passage (scenic cruising)
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In Vancouver, you never lose sight of the spectacular mountains or the glimmering sea. It is a prosperous city, with flowers adorning the streets and the lush greenery of Stanley Park, the third-largest urban park in the world, beckoning to travellers and locals alike. Museums offer fine collections of dramatic Northwest Native arts. Vancouver's Chinatown is the second largest in the world. Gastown, the waterfront district, recalls the city's colorful past as a premier port since the days of the Clipper ships.
Come see the natural beauty of Vancouver, which captured the prestigous title of the 2010 Winter Olympics' Host City.
Preserved as a National Monument, Glacier Bay exists as an extraordinary collection of glaciers in a contained region. Only two ships per day are permitted to enter the bay during the summer months, which is when whales come here to feed. Hundreds of years ago, the ice in Glacier Bay fell as snow on the icefields in the mountains above.
Compressed by its own tremendous weight, the ice slowly flows through valleys to the sea, where in some cases, it breaks off in great chunks, called "calves", to float free as icebergs and "bergy bits"
Stretching from the Canadian border in the south, to the start of the Gulf of Alaska in the north, the Inside Passage runs through the area known as Southeast Alaska, just below Glacier Bay National Park. In the spring, the passage is blanketed with wildflowers and the whales are migrating. Come fall, the landscape is ablaze with fall foliage and the bald eagles are gathering. No matter what time of the season you choose to cruise, one can expect to see spectacular scenery, bountiful wildlife, picturesque Native cultures, amazing history and exceptional hospitality.
Accessible only by air or sea, Alaska's capital is surprisingly urban and cultured for such a remote destination. When you arrive by sea, you will be greeted dockside by numerous flags and an abundance of summer flowers. For further insight into the Inuit culture and crafts, visit the museum. Take the short drive to Mendenhall Glacier, the only glacier inside city limits! Take a helicopter ride for an amazing aerial view of Juneau and area, or go fishing for silver salmon. Then, just kick back and relax with a cool one at the famous and colorful Red Dog Saloon.
Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world. The canneries are busy and the stream below Creek Street's rustic boardwalk bustles with life. Visit the ancient grove of Totem Bight, the largest collection of authentic totem poles anywhere. Make a flight to nearby Misty Fjords--a breathtaking vista of Alaska's unspoiled wilderness and America's newest national monument; or try a little salmon fishing.
Skagway was born during the great Alaska gold rush. Those were the days when Skagway had 80 saloons and was known as "the roughest town on earth." The city's rip-roaring past will come alive when you walk down Broadway, a main street so authentic it is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park! Special shore excursions explore Skagway's fascinating history. Take a train up to White Pass and follow the old path to gold and glory in the Yukon, or take a scenic flight to view the amazing wonders of Glacier Bay National Park.
Please note that the staterooms shown below are samples only. Actual cabin decor, details and layout may vary by stateroom category and type.
2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, 1 sofa bed, whirlpool bath & shower, sitting area, private verandah, mini-bar, refrigerator, floor-to-ceiling windows.
2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, bathtub & shower. (Fully accessible rooms have roll-in shower only. Ambulatory accessible rooms have roll-in shower only.)
Select from the deck options below.
The dining Room - For an elegant breakfast, leisurely lunch or unforgettable multi-course dinner, The Dining Room is your destination. Behind the scenes, Culinary Council®, an elite team of seven world-renowned chefs, and talented onboard executive chefs have worked to bring each dish to perfection. For dinner, choose from classics such as Boneless Lamb Loin en Croute, Rosemary Roasted Chicken, as well as regionally inspired cuisine and artfully prepared vegetarian dishes. Enrich your journey with an extensive selection of wines, carefully selected by Wine Curator, world-renowned wine critic James Suckling.
Lido Market - Explore a world of intriguing culinary possibilities in the Lido Market. Steps from the Lido pool, this modern marketplace includes a curated selection of delicious options that you can grab on the go or have made to order: Breadboard, with freshly baked breads and pastries; Wild Harvest, offering a bountiful selection of hearty salads; Homestead, serving up comfort classics; Distant Lands, featuring global; Sweet Spot, for ice cream creations and desserts; Roasting Pan, hand-carved meats, fish and other hearty entrees; Perk, freshly brewed beverages and chilled juices; Quench, premium coffee, beer, wine, and soda; Rise, savory quiches, croissants and sandwiches, and more.
Pinnacle Grill - Reserve a table in the intimate Pinnacle Grill for lunch or dinner and celebrate the day's adventures with cuisine inspired by the bounty of America's Pacific Northwest. In this elegantly appointed room, service is warm and engaging, and a meal is an event. The menu focuses on premium ingredients expertly prepared—from wild-caught king salmon from Alaska to sustainably raised beef from Washington State's Double R Ranch. And, every evening in this venue offers a chance for you to experience the signature recipes of Culinary Council Chef David Burke. Complementing your perfectly prepared meals are boutique wines from the Pacific Northwest and other celebrated vineyards from around the world.
Rudi's Sel De Mer (Pop Up) - Named for Master Chef Rudi Sodamin, Rudi's Sel de Mer is an intimate brasserie featuring classic French dishes reimagined with contemporary flair. Menu selections include whole Dover sole meunière with shaved pink Himalayan sea salt, oysters on the half shell, fruits de mer, and salt-crust baked branzino, as well as favorites such as steak frites, duck cassoulet and coq au vin. Conclude your dinner with a classic dessert and fine French cheeses. (On Ms Volendam ship, the Rudi's Sel de Mer menu is available on select evenings in Pinnacle Grill.)
Canaletto - In Italy, there's nothing more important than coming together to celebrate the joy of great food. This is the inspiration for the onboard Italian restaurant, Canaletto. Enjoy amazing Italian classics like braised chicken cacciatore al forno, branzino ai ferri or garlic shrimp ravioli. And for dessert: tiramisù, cannoli alla Siciliana, gelato, and more. Buon appetito!
Tamarind (Asia itineraries only) – Praised by Condé Nast Traveler for cuisine "that rivals the top restaurants on land," Tamarind is the perfect place to explore the culinary traditions of Southeast Asia, China and Japan. The menu, which honors the elements of water, wood, fire and earth, features such exotic fare as wok-seared lobster, barramundi (Asian sea bass) in banana leaf and sushi, accompanied by chilled or heated sake. And, try specialty sushi created in collaboration with Culinary Council member and Master Sushi Chef, Andy Matsuda.
Dive-in offers a variety of casual culinary classics, using the highest quality ingredients. Enjoy a burger, grilled to perfection and served on a toasted brioche with Holland America`s own trade-marked secret sauce. Savor a succulent Nathan's Famous gourmet hot dog with golden French fries. Or choose a grilled chicken breast sandwich or juicy portabella mushroom stack. Dive-In is the perfect spot to dine poolside on the best burgers at sea.
24-Hour In-Room Dining - Sleep in and have breakfast delivered. Enjoy an early dinner on your verandah before an evening excursion. Order a salad, sandwich or entrée any time. In-Room Dining is only a phone call away. All selections are included in your cruise fare unless otherwise noted on the in-room menu.
Ocean Bar – Enjoy live music in this popular bar perfect for pre-dinner cocktails.
Mix - Explore Mix for Champagne, Martinis, and Spirits and Ales.
Sea View Bar - Sip refreshments poolside in shaded seating around the bar or delivered to your sunny chaise lounge.
Crow's Nest – Holland America Line offers you a wide selection of lounges onboard. The panoramic view takes center stage in The Crow's Nest at the top of the ship, where you can relax just about any time of day and enjoy your favorite drink.
Lido Bar - Sip refreshments poolside in shaded seating around the bar or delivered to your sunny chaise lounge.
Explorer's Lounge – The Explorer's Lounge is an elegant and refined space to enjoy a glass of wine, a cocktail, or your favourite liquor.
Explorations Café - Relax in a comfortable, coffee house environment where you can browse through one of the most extensive libraries at sea, view a wide array of audio and video programming, or simply read the morning paper.
Neptune Lounge - Guests choosing Pinnacle and Neptune suites enjoy access to a private lounge and the services of a personal concierge for organizing spa, dining and shore arrangements.
Meeting Rooms - offer flexible and functional meeting facilities including full audio/visual capabilities. The room provide the ideal private settings for group meetings and other gatherings.
The Mainstage - Showcasing comedy, song, dance and more, the Mainstage presents myriad performances and presentations to entertain and inform throughout your voyage, including Holland America Line exclusives such as the BBC Earth Experiences live show Planet Earth II in Concert.
Explorations Central (EXC) Programming – Discover the connections that unite us across borders and cultures. Explorations Central (EXC) is immersive onboard programming designed to make your journey more engaging, vivid and meaningful. From EXC Talks, to EXC Encounters to a chat with your EXC Guide, you will feel the spirit of a region come to life.
Wajang Theatre & America's Test Kitchen - Holland America Line guests can experience America's Test Kitchen's enticing array of live onboard cooking shows and hands-on workshops. Learn foolproof techniques and user-friendly recipes for making delectable dishes with confidence. Designed exclusively with Holland America Line. Guest chefs from along the route add local flavor to cooking demonstrations and hands-on class at the Culinary Arts Center. In the evening, the Culinary Arts Center transforms into a new dinner concept, an immersive farm-to-table experience where master chefs prepare simple, artisanal dishes in full view of the diners.
Digital Workshop Powered by Windows - Drop by the Digital Workshop powered by Windows and learn new technical skills taught by Microsoft-trained hosts. These complimentary small-group sessions, designed for all abilities, translate the latest technology into useful tips everyone can use. Each stand-alone session takes place in the dedicated Digital Workshop, equipped with the latest technology. From photo editing and movie/slide show creation, PC organization, Cloud Storage and security, choose to attend all or drop in as you please. Each session is offered several times throughout your cruise.
BBC Earth Experience Live Concerts – Holland America has partnered with BBC Earth to bring you unforgettable new ways to experience the world's natural wonders. Through the innovative and breathtaking programming, guests will be taken closer to the ocean and the natural world through a groundbreaking concert, films, game shows, trivia, children's activities, and feature cruises.
Lincoln Center Stage (coming Sep 2019) - In an exclusive partnership with the world's leading center for the performing arts, Holland America proudly presents Lincoln Center Stage, showcasing outstanding musicians performing multiple programs of chamber music most evenings, as well as afternoon recitals during leisurely days at sea.
Billboard Onboard (coming Sep 2019) - Fifty years of chart-topping hits rock the house as two pianists play music that you know and love. It's all part of Billboard Onboard, an interactive experience made possible by a partnership with Billboard, the leading global destination for charts, news, trends and innovation in music. Between nightly sets, guests are part of the show as they sing and play along with trivia questions presented on screens throughout the room.
Casino - Play perennially popular slot machines and enjoy blackjack tables and the latest in sophisticated gaming. The Casino is staffed with professionals eager to help you learn new skills.
The Shops of Holland America - Enjoy a wide variety of duty-free shopping in the Signature Shops such as Merabella, a luxury jewelry boutique featuring high-end watches and pieces from noted designers.
Art Gallery - Holland America takes great pride in their onboard art collections. Now, fine art goes high tech. Take a self-guided walking tour highlighting your ship's eclectic collection, valued at tens of millions of dollars.
Fitness Center - Stop by the professionally staffed Fitness Center equipped with the latest cardio and weight machines. Try one of Holland America`s classes on indoor cycling, Pilates and more or work out at your own pace. You can also head out for fresh air and exercise on deck, where you'll find basketball and volleyball courts, and refreshing pools. Some classes may have a nominal fee.
· Lido Pool
· Sea View Pool
· Jacuzzi
· Basketball Court
· Volleyball Court
· Lower Promenade deck walk
· Retreat Cabanas
Greenhouse Spa & Salon - Refresh, Relax and Rejuvenate -During a leisurely day at sea, few places help you refresh, relax and rejuvenate like the Greenhouse Spa & Salon. This heavenly retreat nurtures every aspect of your well-being with renowned spa rituals and healing touches. In the spa, pamper your skin with facial treatments featuring premium, naturally sourced ingredients. Nurture your body, too, with massage treatments employing time-honored, hands-on massage techniques gleaned from around the world.
Holland America Line's youth activities program, Club HAL, offers an array of entertaining events for kids and teens ages 3-17, supervised by a full-time, professionally trained staff. They'll have an opportunity to join other kids their age for arts and crafts, sports, video games competitions, scavenger hunts, challenging team games and themed parties.
Kids Programs (ages 3-6) - Highlights for kids ages 3 to 6 include "Painting Picassos," and "Sing-Along Storytime," as well as theme parties, such as "Dino-Mite Night" and "Ships Ahoy Pirate Treasure Hunt Adventure."
Tweens Programs (ages 7-12) - From ice-cream eating contests to gaming tournaments and theme parties, tweens will have plenty to enjoy.
Teens Programs (ages 13-17) - Teen cruisers enjoy mocktail parties, karaoke and trivia contests, jewelry making, video games, staff vs. teens volleyball tournaments, themed events and more. Teens have their own places to hang out in The Loft for late-night sporting competitions, yoga and dance classes, cooking demos and teens-only nightclub events.
Port Day Activities - Club HAL activities are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on port days. Lunch is available for participants between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Children must be registered and signed into and out of programming by a parent or guardian.
Special Needs - Children with special needs are invited to attend Club HAL activities based on their chronological age; staff is trained to work with special needs children.
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· Duty-Free Shops/Boutiques
· Dry Cleaning/Laundry Service
· Concierge Desk
· Safe Deposit Boxes
· Business Center Services
· Infirmary/Medical Center
Accessibility/Special Needs
· Visual Assistance (Visually Impaired)
· Auditory Assistance (TTY/TTD)
· Assisted Listening Devices
· Closed Caption TV
· Braille Signage
· Accessible Gaming (Casino)
· Accessible Showroom Seating
· Accessible Public Areas
· Accessible Public Restrooms
· Refrigerator in Staterooms
· Sharps Disposal
· Oxygen
· Accessible Tendering
Wheelchair Accessibility
· Wheelchair passengers accepted
· Elevators accommodate regular wheelchairs
· Elevators accommodate narrow wheelchairs
· Staterooms with wide doors
· Staterooms with low or no doorsills
· Staterooms baths with hand rails
· Staterooms available with ramps
· Public rooms available with ramps
· Public rooms accessible by wheelchairs
· Decks with ramps
Holland America's youth program accommodates 4 different age groups from 3 to 17 years old. Children 3 to 12 years old have their dedicated center at Club HAL while teens 13 to 17 years old have their exclusive areas The Loft and the Oasis. All activities are hosted and supervised by permanent, full-time staff who hold degrees in education, childhood development, recreation, leisure studies or related fields.
*If your child has special needs, please advise Holland America when booking your Alaska cruise reservation. They are welcome to attend activities based on their chronological age. Staff are trained to work with special needs children.
Club HAL®Kids: ages 3-6
Club HAL® Tweens: ages 7-12
Teens: ages 13-17
The Youth Program is offered at the following times:
Kids and Tweens
Kids and Teens Culinary Arts Program
For kids ages three to seven and eight to fourteen. Teenagers 15 and older may participate in adult classes. All classes are complimentary and last about an hour. Kids learn the basics on cooking and receive copies of recipes they prepared.
Babysitting Services
Holland America guests in Alaska must be 21 years of age or older for alcohol purchase and consumption.
Guests 21 and older may each bring one bottle of wine (no larger than 750ml) onboard at embarkation. Additional bottles will incur a $18 US corkage fee. Beer, boxed wine, or other liquors and spirits are not permitted to be brought onboard.
Violation will result in the following:
Holland America automatically adds a hotel service charge to your shipboard account which are gratuities for the dining room wait staff, room stewards, and galley and laundry staff. The amount varies by stateroom and may be adjusted at your discretion at the end of your cruise.
A 15% bar service charge is automatically added to bar charges and dining room wine purchases. You are welcome to give more for exemplary service if you wish.
During the day, it's relaxed and casual onboard. At port dress in layers in Alaska. For the evening, bring formal wear and smart casual. There are two formal nights on a 7-night Alaska cruise. T-shirts, swimsuits, tanks tops and shorts are not proper attire in the restaurants or public areas during evening hours.
Women are permitted to board if pregnant for 24 weeks or less on day of disembarkation. A physician's letter must be faxed to Access and Compliance (800-577-1731) for women in any stage of pregnancy.
Infant minimum age is 12 months of age for trans-Atlantic sailings or any other itinerary which in the opinion of the Medical Department present a significant risk to infants between 6 and 12 months of age; minimum age is 6 months for all other sailings.
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
Thank you all for the kind words and prayers regarding my daughter's recent wedding :) I promised to write a post about it, though words failed me when trying to express the myriad emotions a father feels when walking his daughter down the aisle, and placing her hand in that of another man. Then a young reader of this blog wrote to me and asked the following:
How did it feel? The actual process of the marriage? Were you happy? Were you sad that she was leaving you? Did your heart at any given point in time feel a bit disappointed that you are no longer the only man in her life? And how does it feel now that after the marriage? Where the celebrations and congratulatory messages gradually die down and you get back to your normal life? Do you feel any difference?
To which I can only say: "All of the above."
And yet…Alhamdulillah! She married a wonderful and kind man of whom I greatly approve and am honored to call my son-in-law. His parents are also very warm and kind and loving, so the process of marriage went smoothly as far as taking him into the family, and adding the extended family as well, so to speak. Of course the nafs want to hold on to the young girl that looked up to you and that you loved so much, but the heart, that overflowing fountain of love, wanted her to be happy more than anything else, and now, inshallah, she will be.
And it is different now, of course. For her whole life, I knew her only as "my baby girl" and now she is another man's wife. But a fine man, whom I came to love over the course of their engagement, so I am truly gaining another son, and not losing a daughter. This is not always the case in marriage, so I thank God that she has found a soul mate :)
Besides that, it's time for her to begin the next part of life's journey, and give me grandchildren, LOL. Inshallah, it will be so :)
So thank you, young brother, for inquiring. It is a blessing to set the thoughts down and makes my eyes water and my heart happy all over again :)
My wife is also very happy, of course, and recently wrote this, about loving children and letting them go, to a friend (the emphasis is mine):
You have to move yourself to Love.. You have poured love and goodness into her and that is all you can do. Sometimes the reward of these things is far down the road. I can tell you that I have loved my children during times when other parents I have known have all but turned their backs on theirs. What they do and say is not important, whether you believe that or not. What is important is how deeply and consistently they are loved. It is the place from which they center their entire lives. This is what Love of God and God's Love for us, means. This is how we live what He intends. It is the source of everything.
Ya Haqq!

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'The General's Son' a Sellout Success in Seattle
Just World Books publisher Helena Cobban announced that Miko's memoir The General's Son was so popular in the Pacific Northwest that all the copies that were shipped out for the five day book tour sold out at the first event at the University Temple United Methodist Church on October 1. There were many great sponsors for the evening's presentation, including: Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Mideast Forum Ministry at St. Mark's Cathedral, SUPER UW, The Palestine Task Force of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Kadima, Episcopal Bishop's Committee for Israel/Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Committee, American Friends Service Committee, The Committee for Human Rights UW, Voices of Palestine, University Temple United Methodist Church, and the Seattle National Lawyers' Guild.
Journalist Alma Khasawnih, who attended Miko's book event at the church, describes his talk in her article for the Seattle Globalist. She says his presentation is "almost like The Question of Palestine 101" as he "begins with some background on Zionism's movement into Palestine, then the partition of Palestine in 1948 and its occupation by what we now know as Israel." But, true to form, Alma notes that "his narrative goes beyond politics to a personal story of self discovery."
Keep your eye on this blog for updated info regarding Miko's upcoming book events around the US and beyond. Helena assures us that she will be sending out far more books to make sure there are plenty on hand for his presentations in the future, but remember you can always purchase The General's Son for yourself or for a gift here.
October 14, 2012 10:08 pm
Miko, I lived in Israel for 20 years before converting to Christianity, partly due to disillusionment with the violence of Zionism. I had lived as an ultra Orthodox Jew for many of those years, and hated Arabs. But during a hospitalization in Jerusalem I got to know the male Arab nurses and learned about their culture. Later after I became a Christian I worked a a security guard at a Jerusalem supermarket with many Palestinian employees and learned more about them. Some of the Jewish employees of the store would say only semi jokingly that they would consider voting for hamas thinking it could not be more corrupt than their own kenesseth!
I think one flaw in your excellent presentation is the history of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Zionists might lay the blame for this on the Arab world, saying that since they believed war with the Arabs was inevitable, then they had no choice but to secure as much territory as possible forcing the Palestinians off their land.
Unfortunately this attitude of displacing indigenous peoples has been displayed by Americans throughout our history. In this sense America is very close to Zionism, in that neither society respects indigenous cultures and both steal loot and destroy with biblically based arrogance.
I think it is vital to stress that the original partition plan was unfair. And to present the case that it is not Zionism per se that has victimized the Palestinians so much as the Western World as a whole following the Holocaust.
October 14, 2012 10:10 pm
This idea is explained beautifully by Victoria Clark's book, Allies for Armageddon.
October 15, 2012 10:14 pm
Also, Miko, if Israel had reason to assume the Arab states would attack it upon its independence, then they had every legal right to secure their position once having received UN recognition. The Palestinians were unfortumately caught in the middle, unarmed and politically naive.
The real problem with Israel is that it has not found a way to incorporate the Palestinians in the conquered territories into its body politic. Most normal nations do exactly this when the conquer new territory.
Israel lacks the courage to include them, disperse them or annihilate them. It chooses to suffocate them slowly.
See the work of Tzvi Misinai: http://the-engagement.org/?page_id=73


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This week's posts will also feature some examples of the excellent "e-cards" on taxes available from someecards. Check them out!
Dealing with the Internal Revenue Service or the New Jersey Division of Taxation on a tax issue can be truly frustrating, even for the most experienced of tax professionals.
However both of these agencies have excellent websites with lots of information and resources for both the taxpayer and the tax professional.
* Both www.irs.gov and www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation are "open" 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
* Both allow you to review and download current and past year tax forms, instructions and publications . The NJ site has NJ-1040s going back to 1992 and the IRS site has the basic 1040 and some Schedules as far back as 1980. Click here for IRS and here for NJ.
* The NJ site allows you to file your current NJ-1040 online for free – in most situations via NJWebFile. This is what I use to satisfy my "electronic filing" requirement as a preparer of state resident tax returns. Unfortunately taxpayers with net profits, or loss, from business (federal Schedule C filers), distributive share of partnership income, or loss, and/or pro rata share of S corporation income (those who receive K-1s) cannot use NJWebFile. Click here for a complete list of who cannot use this free online system to file a 2008 NJ-1040.
While the IRS has a "Free File" program for lower-income taxpayers, these programs, including the new Fill In Forms option, are all run by outside vendors. You cannot file your federal income tax return free online directly through the IRS yet.
* Both sites allow you to make tax payments electronically. You can authorize an electronic funds withdrawal, use a credit or debit card or, with federal taxes, enroll in the U.S. Treasury's Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.
* The IRS site lets you check the status of your tax refund. Whether you opted for direct deposit of your federal refund or are expecting a check, you can check the status of your refund through "Where's my Refund?". You can also check the amount of your 2008 economic "stimulus" rebate check, information you will need when preparing your 2008 federal income tax return.
While there is currently no online inquiry system for NJ state income tax refunds (you must check the status of a NJ state income tax refund via telephone) you can check on the amount of your NJ Homestead Rebate for 2005 through 2007 (the 2007 rebate was issued in 2008). Homeowners who itemize will need this information for the federal Form 1040.
* The IRS site has a "Withholding Calculator" to help you determine the right amount of withholding on your W-4. It also has a "Sales Tax Deduction Calculator" to help determine the amount you can claim as a deduction on Schedule A if you opt to deduct state and local sales tax instead of state and local income tax.
* The IRS site also lets you search Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations, to find out if an organization is exempt from federal taxation and, if so, how much of your contributions to that organization are tax deductible.
* Both sites provide lots of information on applicable tax law, dealing with the agencies, and how to do "stuff". NJ has an excellent "How Do I" page.
* And both sites are excellently indexed by category of taxpayer. Both index by INDIVIDUALS and BUSINESS and the IRS site also has sections for CHARITIES AND NON-PROFITS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND RETIREMENT PLANS COMMUNITY. Both sites have a special section for TAX PROFESSIONALS.
New Jersey also has an excellent portal for businesses – the NJ Business Gateway Registry Services. While NJ is one of the most expensive states in which to have a business, and consistently lands on the bottom of the list of "business-friendly" states (as it nickels and dimes its small businesses almost to death) – the state does make it extremely easy to form, register and make changes to a business (so you can be nickeled and dimed), to make state tax and other payments and file required reports, and to dissolve a business (when you have had enough with NJ rules, regulations, taxes and fees and decide to give up).
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Why We Should Focus on Real Estate in Emerging Markets
U-T San Diego -- All types of real estate, from workforce housing to shopping centers, will be in steady demand with the continued growth of emerging markets, areas where development is happening swiftly and professional opportunities for women keep improving.
That was a key message from Monday's Women in Real Estate conference, put on by University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center.
"Globalization is here to stay, and it's creating huge real estate opportunities," said Leanne Lachman, of independent real estate consulting firm Lachman Associates in New York, addressing female and male real estate professionals. She's also an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School. (Full Story)


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Thanks, Hollywood. For as many strides as Latinos (and specifically, Latinas) are making on the screen, it seems like not much has changed. A new study has shown that less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic, while Latinas are more likely than any other group of women to appear partially or fully naked on screen.
Yes, it seems the "sexy" Latina stereotype is alive and well: Latinas represent 37.5 percent of all female nudity (partial or full) on-screen. White women account for 31.9 percent of full or partial nudity, while black women come in at 23.5 percent. And Latinos? They don't fare much better either: they are more likely to be seen in "tight, alluring or revealing" clothing (16.5 percent) than any other group.
"Hispanics and Latinos are one of the fastest-growing groups in the U.S.," said Marc Choueiti, one of the authors of the study. "If popular films were the only way to gauge diversity, viewers would be completely unaware of this. Individuals from this group are almost invisible on screen."
Actress Alma Martinez, most recently seen on FX's The Bridge, told KPCC that the "hot Latina stereotype" has been seen since silent films and continues to this day.
"You're looking at Lupe Vélez, Carmen Miranda, Salma Hayek," Martinez said. "They're sexualized Latina women. And they have an accent." But don't mistake her for saying these women don't have talent: "They're excellent," Martinez said. "It's [the roles] Hollywood gives them."
Moreover, speaking parts for minorities is, in a word, abysmal. Only about 5 percent of all speaking roles in top movies were Hispanic. In 2010, just 1.5 percent of speaking parts were given to any racial minority. Seriously?
"In reality, we saw no meaningful difference in the representation of characters from underrepresented backgrounds across the six years we studied," said Stacy Smith. Smith is an author and director of the study.
Latinos make up 16.3 percent of the U.S. population and buy 25 percent of all tickets at the box office, yet we are still one of the most underrepresented demographics when it comes to on-screen time and speaking roles.
Despite what it seems Hollywood wants us to do (be quiet and get naked), we'll keep raising our voice to this issue until it changes. And we'll do so with our clothes on.
What do you think of these findings? Are you surprised at all? Share in the comments.


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Community Marin Plan is at odds with itself
April 22, 2013 18 Comments
Marin's environmentalists recently released the 2013 version of Community Marin (PDF), an outline of priorities for how to conserve Marin County's character and environment while still addressing the challenges of commuting and growth.
Though the plan makes bold recommendations for development and transportation – most prominently restrictions on greenfield development and a maximum house size – the plan's recommendations are contradictory. It talks about infill development but demands onerous environmental and affordability requirements that make it even less likely to appear than now. And, while it talks about better transit, the plan maintains the status quo of car dominance: parking minimums, weighing transportation projects based on congestion relief, and HOV lanes on Highway 101.
Ultimately, the plan boils down to the old environmentalism that believes open space should be preserved, driving should be accommodated, tall buildings are bad for the environment, and housing markets are a myth. This has been the dominant strain of belief in Marin for at least 30 years, and Community Marin thinks that's just fine.
The good
A fundamental environmental problem in Marin County today is the possibility of greenfield development, or development where there has never been development before. This kind of zoning is held out from Marin's years of sprawl, especially the 1980s. That hundreds of homes could be built on Grady Ranch is indicative of this problem. Community Marin is right to call for a harder growth boundary to prevent this kind of sprawl from continuing.
In its place, Community Marin wants more infill housing, especially around downtown San Rafael but also around the Civic Center and Novato North stations.
The transportation chapter of the plan calls for all transportation projects to take climate change into account. Aggressive transportation demand management policies, like subsidized bus passes, car sharing, and Class I bicycle lanes (cycletracks), would tackle congestion.
The bad
Despite the call for more infill development, Community Marin goes out of its way to ensure any development will only be possible with considerable government largesse. Among the restrictions for housing development are 20 percent of most developed units be affordable housing; mandated use of green materials; examination of environmental impacts of development; no homes above 3,500 square feet; no development in the 100-year floodplain; full environmental review; full design review; parking minimums; and a hard 3-story height limit on most buildings. Though some of these restrictions could be mitigated by lifting restrictions on density or unit size, Community Marin is silent on these issues.
Commercial development, on top of those building and environmental restrictions, would need to pay a commercial impact fee, which compensates the county in full for the cost to build enough homes to house their employees. That means that for, say, every 600 square feet of retail space built, a commercial developer would need to provide enough money to the county to build a new affordable housing unit.
These restrictions are tantamount to a moratorium on for-profit development in Marin and would drive the cost of housing ever higher. Problems of affordable housing and senior housing would not be resolved. Even senior housing, if there were staff, would need to pay that commercial impact fee.
The only way to solve the problem of affordable housing is to allow the market to correct itself and to focus regulations on form rather than density. The recommendations from Community Marin for tighter zoning will push development into other counties even further from jobs. If Community Marin wants infill development, they need make it easier, not harder, for private entities to build.
The ugly
There aren't new ideas in this plan to reshape how Marinites get around. Quite the opposite: biking, walking, and transit are seen as tools to address concerns of traffic congestion (as measured by the flawed level-of-service metric) and sufficient parking, not necessarily as transportation modes in themselves. Despite good suggestions – traffic calming, prioritizing Class I bicycle lanes – the overall push is to relieve congestion and improve safety, is often an excuse to remove pedestrians and bikes from ever-faster roads.
Take recommendation 8.14, which wants safer highway interchanges for all modes by improving traffic flow. That means higher speeds at interchanges, which means capacity improvements that will induce more driving, the least safe mode of transportation. Though the interchange will be safer, the population will be more exposed to crashes and death by automobile.
Most glaring are recommendations that encourage parking minimums, the steroids of automobility. Parking minimums externalize the cost of parking to the community at large, allowing the actual users of parking to get away with it for free or nearly for free. When combined with recommendations that level-of-service not be harmed by development, it's a recipe for widened roads and intersections, which in turn makes them less safe or welcoming for pedestrians and bicyclists.
When it comes to transit, a necessary prerequisite to improved service is a moratorium on capacity improvements. Transit and cars are in competition with one another. Investments in roads and parking mean lower ridership on transit and more traffic on roads. Yet the plan seems ignorant of this well-understood law of transportation planning and calls for more road investment under the guise of "congestion relief". A recommendation for a more extensive bus network rings hollow when another recommendation will suck ridership from the network that already exists.
If we want to decrease the mode share of cars and decrease how many miles we travel, we need to make a strategic investment in transit and bicycling alone, with roads restricted to maintenance funding.
There are other recommendations that betray a belief that Marin cannot be anything other than car-oriented. Recommendation 8.5 calls for more parking and more park & rides. Recommendation 8.11 supports the ludicrously expensive Novato Narrows project and a new interchange to service the Redwood Landfill, which will eventually close. Perhaps the framers of Community Marin don't want to rock the boat too much, but it is bizarre to see environmentalists arguing for more cars. Given the strength of their lobby in Marin, they should throw their weight behind MCBC and urbanists to fight for fewer cars and less driving.
In all, Community Marin does well when discussing preservation concerns but falls flat when entering the realms of transportation and development. I suspect the framers of Community Marin share much in common with urbanists – the desire for strong towns and town character, a desire for affordable housing, a desire for open spaces and clean air – but they have gone about their recommendations in a way that does not reflect the proven best practices to achieve those ends. Indeed, their recommendations are often at odds with their stated ends.
Marin's governments need to study these recommendations carefully before jumping onboard. If they're serious about reducing CO2 emissions, about creating a more equitable housing market, about moving beyond the automobile, about investing in transit and bicycling and downtowns, this is not the blueprint to use.


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Poundsworth of Ektachrome
28 comments:
- Sue Imgrund said...
The children look as if they have stepped straight out of the pages of a Ladybird book - bet there are no "Snickers" or "low fat options" to be found in that sweetie shop!
- 1 September 2008 at 07:16
- Toby Savage said...
When asked what sort of filter I would use to accentuate the sky on Black & White film, I replied, with great confidence, "A Wratten". I was half right.
- 1 September 2008 at 07:38
- Jon Dudley said...
Whoa Toby! More spookiness. A very nice young lady who works with me got herself married last year to one Ben Wratten...his dad (or was it grandad - dec'd, anyway, both of 'em) was the Mr.Wratten, inventor of the filter of which you speak. On second thoughts, maybe that's merely a coincidence.
Wish I could identify the location, I so want a Strawberry Mivvi. What other treats lay within that shop I wonder? - doubtless, sherbet fountains and sweet tobacco, sweet cigarettes and farthing chews and maybe the odd (in so many ways) Jubbly or two?
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- 1 September 2008 at 08:39
- Peter Ashley said...
Sue: Ladybird- spot on. Something from 'Shopping with Mother' or 'Tootles the Taxi' I would think.
Toby & Jon: Wasn't there also a kind of criss-cross cane material used on chairs called Wratten? Hopeless as a lens filter I should think.
- 1 September 2008 at 09:52
- Affer said...
A wonderful rare photograph! Shortly after it was taken, the shopkeeper was prosecuted for selling sweets to an unaccompanied minor, the little girl banned from school for wearing unsuitable shoes, and the photographer sacked for not including a one-legged Asian lesbian in a burqa. The shop was later closed as there was no wheelchair access, later re-opening to house Ali's Taxis. Unmitigated England....!!
- 1 September 2008 at 16:27
- Toby Savage said...
Peter. You're thinking of Rattan. Close. God know's why all the good filters seemed to have the name 'Wratten'. They were made by Jim Kodak. Was there really a Mr. Wratten? Though thanks Jon. Surely there's not much to inventing a filter. I still use filters now and stick them on with a bit of gaffer tape. Or 'Duct Tape' as the Yanks call it. There's a load of web stuff on Duct Tape Boys. One for Ron I feel. Affer. You are so cynical!
- 1 September 2008 at 20:22
- Fred Fibonacci said...
In Yorkshire it was called By'ektachrome.(Sorry everyone; couldn't help myself.)
Peter; what a transport is offered by these two photographs. Just great.
Oh, and Jon? Thank you: how thrilling to see the word 'Jubbly' written down. Sigh.
- 1 September 2008 at 20:45
- Peter Ashley said...
Fred: 'By'ektachrome'. You lad. Doesn't it just make you want to do a book of Yorkshire touristy photographs with this title. Hmmm...actually....
- 1 September 2008 at 20:59
- Fred Fibonacci said...
All rights reserved: the intellectual copyright ("rights") in the words phrase saying 'By'ektachrome' hereinafter called "The Title" of Peter Ashley's next book remains with the accredited author Frederick Pasquale Fibonacci whose rights are enshrined in English Law. Any attempt to use said title line passage word in any publication periodical online chatroom cinematic or theatrical release or in any publicly available media whether now known or not will be deemed to have breached said copyright the penalties for which are not limited to distress malfeasance gout gippy tummy use of said copyright not to be unreasonably witheld upon receipt of a 'reasonable offer' such 'reasonable offer' to be no less than one pint beer and one half of one percentum all pints accrued to Peter Ashley Earl of Slawston on publication of works caused by or appertaining to 'The Title'.
- 1 September 2008 at 22:41
- Peter Ashley said...
Oh. Right. Probably a good deal then.
- 1 September 2008 at 23:14
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Bargain; 'appen 'as 'Leica. (Oh no: I've gone off on one. Please help me before i pun agane)
- 2 September 2008 at 19:52
- Kevin said...
The shop is in Ruislip (see here).
Please enjoy the Mivvi for me (I doubt it'll survive the journey!)
- 3 September 2008 at 09:46
- Toby Savage said...
Well spotted Kevin. Remarkable. Peter will be on his way as I type this. I've just done further search and it looks as though it is now Blubeckers Eating House. There is a picture.
- 3 September 2008 at 12:01
- Kevin said...
And well done yourself, Toby, for finding out what the building's present incarnation is.
The URL in your posting got truncated, but I take it the picture was something like this one.
- 3 September 2008 at 12:39
- Affer said...
You guys are simply amazing! And I am SO pleased it is not Ali's Taxis!!!
- 3 September 2008 at 14:02
- Jon Dudley said...
Proper sleuthing Kevin. Did you know it and then verified it, or was it just common or garden necromancy?
- 3 September 2008 at 15:14
- Fred Fibonacci said...
All flat out with work then?
- 3 September 2008 at 17:19
- Peter Ashley said...
Good grief. I just go to London for the day all this amazing stuff happens. It's like going down to the sweet shop and coming back to find the children have set one up of their own in the living room. Well, a bit. I'm staggered Kevin, Toby et al. for all the due diligence. Thankyou, and MIVVIS ALL ROUND!
- 4 September 2008 at 08:58
- Kevin said...
It won't help my budding garden necromancy business one bit (though thanks for the suggestion, jon!), but it was really all simply thanks to the Wonders of the Worldwide Web: I searched for an image tagged with "village sweet shop" -- and result number 42 (Douglas Adams was right) brought me to the Francis Frith site.
(The FF site, incidentally, is great for inspiring a few "then and now" photography projects.)
- 4 September 2008 at 09:45
- Jon Dudley said...
So the sweet shop, Ruislip must be the secret of the universe then Kevin?
- 4 September 2008 at 09:57
- Peter Ashley said...
I tried 'Village Sweet Shop' out on Google and all I got was 2,000 people selling a crappy Sylvania model or something.
- 4 September 2008 at 15:54
- Kevin said...
I think the trick is in the use of quotation marks around the search string. The Ruislip "village sweet shop" is actually at no 41 today (its promotion perhaps the result of the link it has now has from this site?) -- in fact, "the village sweet shop" (with the definite article) is at no 15!
Hope your thumb gets better soon: that sort of "minor injury" is almost as annoying as stubbing one's toe (why does doing that make one so instantly angry?) but the after-effects of an embedded thorn last a lot longer... :(
- 5 September 2008 at 14:54
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I think the trick is in the use of quotation marks around the search string. The Ruislip "village sweet shop" is actually at no 41 today (its promotion perhaps the result of the link it now has from this site?) -- in fact, "the village sweet shop" (with the definite article) is at no 15!
Hope your thumb gets better soon: that sort of "minor injury" is almost as annoying as stubbing one's toe (why does doing that make one so instantly angry?) but the after-effects of an embedded thorn last a lot longer... :(
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A coalition of leading health officials from across the Eastern Mediterranean, including Ministers of Health from the countries of Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria will gather for Prevention of Child Killers: Pneumonia and Diarrhea, a symposium to address the continued burden of pneumonia and diarrheal disease on children in the region. The symposium is the third in a series of regional meetings that began in 2007 to increase access to life-saving vaccines that protect children from the world's most deadly diseases.
In Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria combined, more than 15,000 children under age five die each year from pneumonia and diarrheal disease, creating a significant disease burden that accounts for almost a third (28 percent) of all child deaths in these four countries alone. Worldwide, pneumonia and diarrheal disease remain the leading killers of children under age five.
Preventing, treating and protecting children from pneumonia and diarrheal disease are essential to a successful maternal, newborn and child health strategy. Vaccines remain one of the most cost-effective health interventions available, with an economic rate of return expected to rise to 18 percent in 2020. Vaccines also provide important long-term economic benefits. Research indicates that increasing life expectancy in a country by just one year improves labor productivity by four percent.
"Over the last three years we have worked together as a region to discuss ways to better protect our most valuable resource: our children," said Dr. Najwa Khuri-Bulos, the symposium's organizer and head of the Division of Infectious Disease at Jordan University Hospital. "The time for action is now. Increasing vaccination rates will not only save lives, but strengthen the health and overall productivity of our citizens."
While wealthy nations in the region can afford to regularly update vaccination programs and poor countries can apply for international financial assistance, middle-income countries often struggle to introduce new vaccines into their national immunizations programs. As a result many children are not vaccinated against the leading causes of pneumonia and diarrheal disease, leaving thousands of children at risk for infection, illness and death.
In an effort to reduce the burden of pneumonia and diarrheal disease, health leaders at the symposium will look to build upon progress made at the previous two vaccination meetings and take action on the steps necessary to establish greater regional collaboration on vaccination.
"Every day across our region, more than 40 children under five lose their lives to pneumonia and diarrheal disease," said Dr. Bassam Hijawi, general director of primary health care for the Jordan Ministry of Health. "Together as health leaders we are here to discuss actions that will maximize our regional vaccine purchasing power, helping us to reduce the disease burden and save lives."
Average costs for pneumonia and diarrheal disease vaccines in the Eastern Mediterranean make it difficult for many lower-income families to afford vaccination, and also limit the number of doses Ministries of Health can purchase for use in government-funded vaccination programs.
"The benefits of vaccination are clear, measurable and immediate," said Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE) Co-Chair and Executive Vice President at the Sabin Vaccine Institute. "For countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, less children sick today will translate into a healthier population that will help countries thrive in the long run."
The pneumonia and diarrheal disease symposium will bring together more than 300 participants from Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, including ministry of health staff, leading pediatricians and professional societies, as well as speakers from the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), PACE and PATH. The symposium was jointly convened by the Jordan Ministry of Health and Jordan University, PACE and the Sabin Vaccine Institute.
PACE applauds the Ministries of Health in the region for coming together to discuss actions that can be taken to prioritize vaccination for their citizens. By further increasing pneumococcal, and rotavirus vaccination rates, the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean can accelerate progress toward the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal 4 and help save millions of children's lives.


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Hello All! Here is a series that allows packages to create users. Packages that install daemons may well want to run those daemons as non-root users to avoid security issues. Currently, there are two users of choice to run 'generic' daemons: root or daemon (although there are a few dedicated users to run a few services: mail, sshd, ftp...). This series builds upon both the package infrastrucutre to define the user(s) a package may want to create, and the filesystem infrastructure to actually generate these users, and chown their ${HOME}s. Documentation is updated accordingly. As a proof of concept, the package tvheadend has been updated to use a dedicated user to run its daemon as (call me stubborn! ;-] ). Changes v3 -> v4: - use the configured password encryption scheme - some tweaks and typo-fixes to the documentation Changes v2 -> v3: - clarify password prefixes (Samuel) - move makeuser syntax doc to its own file (Samuel) - use awk instead of sed to parse /etc/passwd et al. (Cam, Thomas) - sanitise use of grep (Cam) - enhancements and fixes to makuser syntax doc (Cam) Changes v1 -> v2: - drop the gshadow patch (Thomas, Peter) - tvheadend user is now part of the video secondary group The following changes since commit 0bc0da0bb41dc3ae77913e6321bb0326f039a413: toolchain/crostool-ng: use newly-introduced BUILDROOT_CONFIG (2013-01-13 23:15:07 +0100) are available in the git repository at: git://gitorious.org/buildroot/buildroot.git yem-package-create-user Yann E. MORIN (2): packages: add ability for packages to create users package/tvheadend: use a non-root user to run the daemon docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 16 ++- docs/manual/appendix.txt | 1 + docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt | 87 +++++++ fs/common.mk | 5 +- package/pkg-generic.mk | 1 + package/tvheadend/etc.default.tvheadend | 5 +- package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk | 10 +- support/scripts/mkusers | 371 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8 files changed, 488 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt create mode 100755 support/scripts/mkusers Regards, Yann E. MORIN


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Anti-surveillance hero Edward Snowden ironically wants to take shelter in a country with a terrible surveillance record: Ecuador.
The 30-year-old former Booz Allen contractor, thought to be in Moscow after leaking top secret documents on domestic spying conducted by the NSA, has petitioned for asylum in the South American country that also sheltered Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Secret documents obtained by Rosie Gray at BuzzFeed indicate Ecuador has a record of spying on social media, targeting of political opponents and journalists, and innovation in facial recognition, as well as the recent purchase of a "GSM Interceptor" by SENAIN, Ecuador's intelligence service.
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In a letter to Pablo Romero last year in June, a Smart Solutions representative named Gabriel Guecelevich touted the capabilities of the GSM system, promising the ability to "copy SIM cards, identify phone calls, route phone calls to different places, intercept text messages, falsify and modify the text messages, keep messages in their system, disconnect calls, block phone calls, system should be able to intercept a minimum of 4 phone calls simultaneously."
Guecelevich also specified that the GSM system, which has previously been mentioned in WikiLeaks files as a spy tool, can be used from a car that is 250 meters away and that it is portable. Guecelevich explained which tests Smart Solutions can run to prove that the system works. The first system, he wrote, is intercepting technology; the second is a passive system that can intercept GSM communication which Guecelevich promised can process 32 channels simultaneously, record conversations, among other capabilities.
It's not only domestic spying problems, either. From CBS News:
[Ecuador] ranks 119th out of 179 countries on Reporter Without Borders' Press Freedom Index, and Human Rights Watch says "President Rafael Correa has undercut freedom of the press in Ecuador by subjecting journalists and media figures to public denunciation and retaliatory litigation."
Before Snowden can get there, he has other serious hurdles. He's currently in Russia — likely having a chat with their intelligence agents — and without a valid U.S. passport, his travel plans are temporarily halted.
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The 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care include significant changes. The most significant change to CPR is the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths — from fifteen compressions for every two rescue breaths in the 2000 guidelines to thirty compressions for every two breaths in the 2005 guidelines. This thirty to two ratio for a single lay rescuer will apply to adults, children, and infants (excluding newborns). For two-rescuer CPR, a ratio of fifteen compressions for every two rescue breaths will apply to children and infants (except newborns).
Another significant change is the sequence of rhythm analysis and CPR when using an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Previously, when AED pads were applied to the chest, the device analyzed the heart rhythm, delivered a shock if necessary, and analyzed the heart rhythm again to determine whether the heart had returned to a normal rhythm or needed an additional shock. The cycle of analysis, shock, and re-analysis could be repeated three times before CPR was recommended, resulting in delays of thirty-seven seconds or more.
The 2005 guidelines recommend that rescuers provide two minutes of CPR following the first shock. The AED would then re-analyze the heart rhythm before administering another shock. Studies have shown that the first shock from the AED stops the abnormal heart rhythm 85 percent of the time, and that a brief period of chest compressions between shocks can increase the oxygen delivery to the heart. The new guidelines stress the importance of minimizing interruptions to chest compressions that can result from rhythm checks, inserting airway devices, or administering drugs.
The new recommendations also strongly support greater implementation of AED programs in public locations like airports, sports facilities, and businesses. The guidelines also reinforce the importance of planned and practiced response to cardiac emergencies by lay rescuers.
For more details about the new guidelines, visit the American Heart Association's Web site at www.americanheart.org.
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New citywide bike sharing program slated to begin in 2014
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, joined by BikePGH, Bakery Square and project stakeholders, announced plans for Pittsburgh's first-ever bike share system at a news conference last week.
Pittsburgh Bike Share will include 500 bikes available for point-to-point trips to any of the 50 solar-powered stations planned throughout the City of Pittsburgh. The system is intended to enhance mobility within the city, promote tourism and provide a fun and healthy way to visit Pittsburgh's diverse and exciting neighborhoods. Similar citywide systems have proven to be extremely successful in Washington, DC, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis and elsewhere.
"Pittsburgh Bike Share will promote healthy living and cleaner air, while encouraging residents, visitors and commuters to visit the city's diverse communities and thriving neighborhood business districts," said Mayor Ravenstahl. "This new system represents another significant step forward in our efforts to make Pittsburgh a world-class, bike-friendly city."
Currently, the city boasts 500 bike racks and 75 miles of riverfront trails and bike lanes, and bike commuting has increased by nearly 300 percent over the last decade. Additionally, Pittsburgh is recognized as a bronze-level, bike-friendly community and one of the top 30 most bike-friendly cities by Bicycling Magazine.
"Bike share and bicycle friendly streets are must haves for any city to be relevant and competitive in the 21st century," said Scott Bricker, executive director of BikePGH. "It's about creating places that are attractive, vibrant and healthy,and a big component of a livable city is one that's easy, safe and convenient to get around by bike."
Annual bike share members are given a special key used to access a bike, while casual users are given a code in which to access a bike from any station, any time. An app called Spotcycle allows anyone to determine if a bike or empty dock is available at any station.
Members will be able to access the system for a cost of: $75 for an annual membership; $25 for a monthly membership; $15 for a three-day pass; and, $7 for a 24-hour pass.
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Residents are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming community meetings to discuss the new bike share system and review suggested locations for the 50 stations that will be located citywide. For more details, visit pghbikeshare.org.
The first community meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Tues., April 2 at Carnegie-Mellon University, McKenna, Peter and Wright Rooms, 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
The second meeting is scheduled for noon on Wed., April 3 at Point Park University, Lawrence Hall Ballroom, 201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.


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In the News: Ethanol's Upside Emphasized
National security; the U.S. economy; agriculture; the environment – they're among the most significant issues in the U.S. today. And at the center of all these is something called ethanol, according to Doug Berven, '90, vice president of Corporate Affairs for POET. Berven discussed "Revolutionizing Energy" at the Augustana Thought Leader Forum on Thursday.
Jochim Awarded Top Honor by American Physical Society
Bethany Jochim, Augustana class of 2011 and first-year physics Ph.D. student at Kansas State University, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Leroy Apker Award, the top undergraduate honor awarded by the American Physical Society (APS).
Student-Led Effort Works to Ban the "R-Word"
Augustana's Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC) is selling t-shirts to raise awareness about the negative connotations associated with the word "retarded." SCEC is hoping elected officials will pass legislation to formally change the phrase "mental retardation" to "cognitive impairment" on state-issued Special Education teaching certifications.
Augustana Announces Largest Enrollment Since 1980
"In today's economy, we're humbled to see that students and families continue to believe in the world-class liberal arts education Augustana's great professors provide," said Rob Oliver, president. For Fall 2011, the College is serving 1,745 full-time undergraduate students – the highest full-time enrollment since 1980.
In the News: Conductor Weston Noble Has a 'Heart for the Students'
Meet the legendary and passionate music educator Weston Noble, guest conductor of The Augustana Choir. Of conducting, Noble says: "You can certainly remember when you had tears in your eyes. Goose bumps. Joy rushes. Whatever you want to call it. Those experiences are very strong."
Oliver Appointed to Second Term as Augustana President
"Rob's passion for Augustana is unmatched. He absolutely believes in the vision of this institution and is committed to doing all he can to support our mission of providing students with the education they need in order to make tomorrow's world even better than today's," said John Thomas, chair of the Board of Trustees.
'World Hunger and Poverty' Named 2011-12 International Theme
A number of events are planned in support of "World Hunger and Poverty," Augustana's International Theme for the 2011-12 academic year. "By taking time to explore issues and support causes ... we will all be better suited to appreciate and understand important topics that extend far beyond our ... borders," said Sam Ogdie, instructor of Spanish and faculty chair of Augustana's Co-Curriculum Council.
Alumnus Named Among 'Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting'
Dr. Paul Bahnson, Augustana class of 1979 and professor of accountancy at Boise State University College of Business and Economics, has been named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting" by Accounting Today.
First-Ever Faculty Film Festival to Debut with 'Salaam Bombay!'
Dr. Sandra Looney, professor of English, will lead the first-ever Faculty Film Festival with a showing and discussion of Salaam Bombay!, an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language film, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, in the Gilbert Science Center auditorium.
'No Impact Man' Author Colin Beavan to Speak on Campus Sept. 29
Dr. Colin Beavan and his family spent a year trying to live without negatively impacting the environment. His discussion, set for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Chapel, will detail the struggles, frustrations and discoveries that come with adjusting to a new lifestyle.


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In space, nobody can hear you trying to reconcile your latent mother issues. Science is still working on that one.
Low Earth orbit is generally not the ideal place to seek treatment for depression or other psychosocial problems. On the other hand, cruising over Earth at speeds of 27,700km per hour in the freezing vacuum of space offers a pretty fine incentive for International Space Station astronauts to have an outlet to work out mental health issues that may arise.
That's why scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are developing an interactive, multi-media program they hope can assist in self-guided treatment for astronauts during longer spaceflights.
Staving off the space madness may one day be just a point and click away.
"While astronauts are not particularly prone to psychological problems, the environment is very demanding," said former astronaut and project co-developer, Jay Buckey. "On a mission, they face a lot of challenges that could lead to depression."
The system uses recorded video of a psychologist and graphics to guide a user through a bit of therapeutic troubleshooting. Researchers are calling this part "Problem-Solving Treatment."
Using Q&A, it first tries to identify causes for the astronaut's depression then helps set goals for possible solutions. The program also helps schedule enjoyable activities that those with depression often neglect.
Buckly and co-developer James Cartreine, a member of NSBRI's Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors Team, say they've received input from 29 current and former astronauts while developing the system.
An early version was already beta-tested on isolated research stations like the polar desert of the Haughton Crater, used as an analog to extraterrestrial worlds. Cartreine said feedback was positive and last we checked nobody there had their head skewered by a co-worker's ice-pick. That's often a good sign.
Next up is a clinical evaluation on 68 Boston-area volunteers. For lack of folks with space-faring experience, the researchers said they'll settle on those with a job equally disassociated with life on Earth.
"We are looking for people who are similar to astronauts," Cartreine said, "such as people in the technology industry." ®


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Dir/scr: Marion Hänsel. Belgium-France-Germany. 2013. 81mins
A delicate, delightful and thoroughly captivating road trip of reminiscences, Marion Hänsel's film – the first based on her own script – is a magnificently mature piece of work driven by thoughtful and engaging performances by Marilyne Canto and Olivier Gourmet. While perhaps too low key in tone to fully break-out, it deserves to be on the radar of experienced art house distributors.
On one level this is a film where little happens but at its tender heart Marion Hänsel's film is a compassionate, warm and very honest look at love and affection.
Tenderness (La Tendresse), which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, is about family, affection, love and understanding, and this genial road trip is not only a fascinating drive through Europe but also a thoughtful look at the tenderness that is at the heart of all close relationships.
Lisa (Marilyne Canto) and Frans (Olivier Gourmet) have been separated for 15 years, but find themselves thrown together over two days when they drive from Belgium through France to pick up their son Jack (Adrien Jolivet), a ski instructor who has fractured his foot after a snowboarding accident with his girlfriend.
There is no animosity between Lisa and Frans, and clearly they still keep in touch, but their journey embraces their shorthand of understanding of each other along with moments of irritation with each other's habits. In many films what they still feel for each other could well have been anger, lust, indifference or jealousy, but as Hänsel's film gently builds it is clear that fondness and tenderness is at heart of their relationship.
The long drive allows them to talk vaguely about their past together, but the story is as much about the easy stillness and silences that can exist between them as much as it is about old stories and past memories.
The same tenderness is reflected in the relationship they have with their son, and between Jack and his girlfriend Alison (Margaux Chatelier), and while – like with so many families – there are times when each irritate one another they are bonded by a very real affection.
The 'tenderness' of the title is reflected in many other ways. When Lisa and Frans arrive at the ski resort of Flaine, deep in the Alps, they get out of the car to relish the architecture of the resort (designed by eminent Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer to not disturb the natural surroundings and integrate the resort into the receiving mountain) and how it fits with delicacy into its environment; Lisa happily lets hitchhiker Léo (Sergi Lopez) take a turn at driving Jack's van as they all drive back to Brussels, and even gruff old Frans has a charming moment as he chats genially to a small child who shares his ski-lift.
On one level this is a film where little happens – essentially there is a drive back and forth from Belgium – but at its tender heart Marion Hänsel's film is a compassionate, warm and very honest look at love and affection. Funny, open, beautifully shot (some of the scope vistas, whether they be snowy mountains or open motorways are stunning) and featuring extraordinarily open and gently memorable performances from Marilyne Canto and Olivier Gourmet.
Production companies: Man's Films productions, A.S.A.P. Films, Neue Pegasos Film
International sales: Doc & Film International, www.docandfilm.com
Producers: Marion Hänsel, Cedomir Kolar, Ernst Szebedits
Cinematography: Jan Vancaillie
Editor: Michèle Hubinon
Production designer: Thierry Leproust
Music: René-Marc Bini
Website: www.latendresse.be
Main cast: Marilyne Canto, Olivier Gourmet, Adrien Jolivet, Sergi Lopez, Margaux Chatelier


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We spent one day doing the touristy things of Shanghai. We went over to Lujiazui to see the Pearl Tower and to go up the Shanghai World Financial Center building - currently the third tallest building in the world (according to wiki). Its the one that many of us think looks like a bottle-opener. After wandering about Lujiazui for a bit and grabbing a late lunch at Din Tai Fung, we eventually made it to the Riverside Promenade so that we could get a look across the river to the Bund on the Puxi side. We are standing around in the freezing cold, next to the freezing cold river when THE MOST AMAZING THING HAPPENED! A few people run past us. The first thing that runs through my mind was, oh no, theyre trying to steal my purse! And then we saw the camera crew. Second thought that runs through my mind, ITS THE AMAZING RACE! Well, that was my theory at least. Ive always thought it would be pretty cool if I came across the Amazing Race during my time abroad. Michelle and I start running after them and ask them what they were filming for and the guy answers with the two coolest words, Amazing Race.OH. MY. GOODNESS. At this point I couldnt believe what was happening before my eyes. Ultimately, we found the pit stop for this leg of the race and waited around long enough to: 1. see two teams check in. Including the last team to arrive. I have no idea whether it was a non-elimination leg or not though 2. see one of the worlds tallest men. Hes a Chinese man and quite tall. Though I heard soon after that he just recently lost his title to someone else. He needed walking canes to help him stand though. 3. see the production crew of The Amazing Race. 4. see Phil, the host. 5. say hi, I love this show and get a photo with Phil. The crew in charge of keeping the area clear of bystanders was nice enough to let Michi and I stand around. I believe they let us because they could tell we werent locals from our American accents and probably figured we could do no harm. Truth is, some Chinese locals will treat you differently once they know youre a foreigner ... even if we are ethnically Chinese.After that cold, amazing experience, Michi and I headed across the Huangpu River back to Puxi where we grabbed some dinner and took a walk down Nanjing Road. Its just a shopping street but at night its all lit up and you can people watch. Weather: still cold.
The Pit Stop was on the Pudong side of the river (Lujiazui) along the Riverside Promenade. The exact location was the area that is directly in front of the Starbucks and Shangri-la Hotel. I saw them on Saturday, December 19 around 6pm-8pm (China time). The tall Chinese guy was the greeter.
The first was taken in between the second to the last team and the last team to arrive. And the rest were pictures of Phil talking to the last team to arrive. All photos were taken after the second to last team had already checked in and left the area. My friend and I ran up to the area just as the second to last team were hugging each other and speaking to Phil.
I dont have many pictures to show because they initially refused to let us take photos. ........ So I was only able to get pictures of the last team to the Pit Stop. In the photos, you will see the Chinese greeter (in full costume), Phil, and the male/male team that I think is Louie and Michael (tall and short males). The photo was taken just before the last team arrived and after they had "checked-in" and Phil has that short conversation with them.
The last 2 teams to check in were both male/male teams. Judging from the CBS website of the cast, I would say that the second to the last team was Daniel and Jordan and the last team was Louie and Michael. The second to the last team to check in were male/male and they weren't wearing cowboy hats (my assumption is that the cowboy team wears their hats throughout the race? I have no idea, haha). This second to the last team actually ran past my friend and me, but they ran in the wrong direction because a few minutes later they doubled back in the direction of the Pit Stop. The last team to check in was a tall male and a shorter male. They arrived at the Pit Stop almost 2 hours after the team before them. It seemed like Phil talked to the last team for quite awhile.
While they were waiting for the team to arrive, Phil would help hold up the protective covering to keep the Chinese greeter warm. Since the Pit Stop was right next to the river and it was a really cold winter night, there were a few helpers who would help cover the greeter (probably not in perfect health due to his large body frame) from the cold.
I see something here, across the river from the starbucks; it has a similar shape, but the name translates only as "new bund building."
It's south of the Mcbain building. Look at the building with the cupolas next to the Attica nightclub.
Here's the English and translated Chinese version (click the thumbnail to enlarge). It's not big enough to be listed with Emporis, but I found a streetview for you. And here's a shot of the Starbucks taken from the ShangriLa hotel.
episode named: They Dont Even Understand Their Own Languagecredits: cbs press express
Quote from: Evan_Weinstein on April 18, 2010, 06:55:18 AMepisode named: They Dont Even Understand Their Own Languagecredits: cbs press expressDo we see Jaime or Cara in this eppy?
Quote from: uycocoa on April 18, 2010, 07:09:15 AMDo we see Jaime or Cara in this eppy? I'm wondering if we see Jaime in this episode myself! Belle Book
Do we see Jaime or Cara in this eppy?
Shesh... Shanghai is more than 600 miles from Beijing. Jamie and Cara were not THAT lost.
Quote from: redskooky on April 19, 2010, 07:31:37 AMShesh... Shanghai is more than 600 miles from Beijing. Jamie and Cara were not THAT lost. I think uycocoa was referring to the title...like how Jaime and Cara were complaining how no one understood them and how they struggled with the language barrier.
hmmmm... appears that "The Boyz" are in Shanghai's Century Park running towards the Space Science Museum... Huh!?!
Yeah, but I don't exactly know what so good luck about the coin toss... I mean, off topic here, but didn't Joe & Bill won it, and ended up like a LONG way behind the other teams?
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Seed Herbarium
Beginning in the 1960s, Arboretum propagator Al Fordham created a seed herbarium to assist the growing of unfamiliar species. Collecting the seed of several hundred rare and unusual taxa, Fordham envisioned a unique resource for the identification and propagation of woody plants from around the world. Carrying forward Fordham's vision, Arboretum greenhouse staff continued to collect, and today maintain a seed herbarium of more than 2,100 samples, of which 662 are drawn from accessioned plants in the living collection.
Seed Herbarium Image Project (SHIP)
In 2004, the Seed Herbarium entered the digital age. The Seed Herbarium Image Project (SHIP), made possible through the generous support of the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, and J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation, employed high resolution digital photography to document the morphology of seeds. Whenever possible, associated fruit structures and seeds of closely allied species were also photographed. The resulting collection of images supports scientists, horticulturists, propagators, nurseries, and educators, particularly in conservation research and management of rare and endangered species. The digitized images of seed offer an important aid for teaching seed identification—a fundamental skill in plant propagation, hybridization, and distribution.
Search Seed Images
The Arnold Arboretum's Seed Herbarium collections can be searched by entering the scientific name, family name, or Arboretum accession number. Seeds of the following genera are available through this resource: Abies, Acacia, Acer, Actinidia, Albizia, Alnus, Amorpha, Andromeda, Aralia, Arctostaphylos, Aronia, Berberis, Betula, Broussonetia, Buddleia, Carpinus, Carya, Elliottia, Enkianthus, Erica, Fagus, Ilex, Rhododendron, Stewartia, Syringa, Tsuga, Zabelia. Browse a gallery of closely allied species.
- Use * or ] as a wildcard character.
- For example, to search for all values starting with with Acer, enter acer* or acer].
- Multiple search criteria should be separated by a comma.
- For example, to look up both Acer barbinerve and Acer cappadocicum ssp. lobelii, enter Acer barbinerve, Acer cappadocicum lobelii.
- Omit authorities or cultivar indicators eg. cv., or intraspecific epithet(s)
- Entries can be either upper or lower case.
Records for this project are cataloged in the Arboretum's collections management database, BG-BASE. Search functionality is hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Protocol for Measurements and Key to Abbreviations
Care has been taken to accurately document the overall size of the accessioned seed. In several genera, including Syringa, we have shown aspects of the plant parts, in many instances both longitudinal and transverse views.
Color and size of seed at the time of collection may differ from the time of digital capture. We have often grouped fruit and seed of species within a genus together, allowing side-by-side comparison. The following diagrammatic images provide key terms and measurement guidelines for select genera.
Upon a given image you may see a set of perpendicular lines. This is the delineation line. Within this area you will find an abbreviation. The abbreviation signifies the plant part as follows:
|BR – bract
|NT – nut
|CAP – capsule
|SA – samara
|CN – cone
|SCL – scale
|FR – fruit
|SD – seed
|HSK – husk
|SG – seedling
|ND – needle
|WS – winged seed


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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs report said only half of U.S. adults with hepatitis C receive complete testing for the virus. "Many people who test positive on an initial hepatitis C test are not receiving the necessary follow-up test to know if their body has cleared the virus or if they are still infected," Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC, said in a statement. "Complete testing is critical to ensure that those who are infected receive the care and treatment for hepatitis C that they need in order to prevent liver cancer and other serious and potentially deadly health consequences." Testing all baby boomers properly is critical to stem the increasing toll of death and disease from hepatitis C in this nation, CDC officials said. "CDC recommends that everyone in the U.S. born from 1945 through 1965 be tested for hepatitis C in order to increase the proportion of those who know they are infected and linked to care," the report said. "The CDC also recommends that other populations at increased risk for hepatitis C get tested."
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It´s what Fluid did for a few months presenting a poses and props only dedicated event, which sadly ends today, leaving you only a few hours left to run over and do some last-minute shopping.
And yes i mean really last-minute because while i was battling SL to get these last few pictures taken and yes took me way longer then expect and hence why the delay, but here it is a last-minute shout for a shopping spree and a last-minute goodbye to one awesome even.
And tonite we say farewell with Bent and another inspired and amazing prop fitting in perfectly with the theme of this week which was dedicated to films, with a little touch of Ziggy courtesy of Black Liquid for Vintage Fair where you will find another inspired props and poses also by Bent. Have fun everyone, time to go shopping and maybe after watch a film.
Shape: mine
Skin: My Ugly Dorothy – 2012 August Group gift
Eyes: Damien Fate – FATEeyes
Hair and scarf: Alice Project – Lynn (Vintage Fair)
Catsuit and boots: Slink – Vixen Catsuit
Makeup1: Nuuna – Zion 2
Makeup2: Black Liquid – Ziggy (Vintage Fair)
Pose prop by Bent. – Cyber Matrix (Fluid)


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North American New Model Premiere! Riviera has revealed the largest and most sophisticated cruiser in its prestigious Sport Yacht collection, the stylish new 6000 series. We have the latest incarnation of this model available NOW, with the new Presidential Suite layout option featuring an expanded master cabin and high-gloss walnut joinery. This is the first time this model has been seen outside of Australia following her World Premiere last month at the Sydney Boat Show.
The new 6000 – the flagship of the Sport Yacht series – features myriad new design and innovative technological enhancements to help her owners utilize every inch of space and achieve the ultimate boating experience.
Without doubt she will certainly impress any boating aficionado with her sleek external styling featuring a solid and robust hull with keel, large hull windows standard to every cabin. In fact, Riviera's Australian and international designers have taken every detail into consideration from the bow to the stern to ensure this boat is not only comfortable but also a luxurious high-performance vessel akin to a floating six-star resort.
Riviera's chairman and owner Rodney Longhurst said the new 6000 Sport Yacht was built for entertaining with an aft galley awning window that opens the generous cockpit or alfresco dining area, which features plenty of seating. For close-quarters maneuvering there is a joystick control in the cockpit to port. At the rear of the cockpit and to center is an external wet bar with sink, fridge and twin barbecues.
Our brand-new stock 2016 Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht is now available for immediate delivery. This also allows you to avoid the normal 10+ month wait for a new build. Please contact us now to arrange a private showing and sea trial.