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U.S. House panel set to vote on whether to hold Holder in contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON -- A House committee is poised to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over more Justice Department documents on a flawed gun-smuggling probe that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gunshops winding up in Mexico.
The likelihood of a contempt vote rose after Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., failed to reach agreement Tuesday in a 20-minute meeting at the Capitol.
Issa wanted the documents immediately. Holder told reporters he would not turn over documents on the gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious unless Issa agreed to another meeting congressional briefing on the Justice Department material. Holder wants an assurance from Issa that the transfer of the records would satisfy a subpoena from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which Issa chairs.
"If we receive no documents, we'll go forward" with a contempt vote, Issa told reporters.
Holder says he is prepared to turn over documents detailing how the department arrived at the conclusion that federal agents engaged in a risky tactic called gun-walking. In February 2011, when the controversy over the law enforcement operation was first disclosed, the department denied that agents had engaged in gun-walking.
"It's a whole variety of material, and it's consistent with what we have already made available -- emails, documents of that nature -- that really go into the way in which the department handled itself from February of 2011 until December of 2011," Holder told reporters.
Ordinarily, such deliberative documents are off-limits to Congress. In Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department's initial incorrect denials are seen as providing justification for Congress' document demands.
Issa and the House Republican leadership have asked whether the department's initial denial in a Feb. 4, 2011, letter to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, was part of a broader effort to obstruct a congressional investigation.
The material "pretty clearly demonstrates that there was no intention to mislead, to deceive," Holder told reporters.
"The attorney general has made an unprecedented offer to turn over documents that are part of the Department of Justice's internal deliberations and work product and to brief the committee on their contents," said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, one of the committee's Democrats and a former federal prosecutor. "Regrettably, Chairman Issa refuses to take yes for an answer."
"We have offered to make materials available ... to brief on those documents, to answer any questions that might come up with regard to the documents that we produced," the attorney general said.
"The ball's in their court," Holder said. "We made what we thought was an extraordinary offer."
Issa took a different view: "After this meeting I cannot say that I am optimistic" for avoiding a contempt vote.
Issa spokesman Frederick Hill said that at the meeting, "the attorney general indicated he would only be willing to produce a subset of documents that numbered fewer than 1,300 pages if the committee would first agree that the production of these documents would end the committee's investigation of the Justice Department."
Issa declined the offer.
In a letter to Issa on Tuesday night, Deputy Attorney General James Cole said "our offer would have provided the committee with unprecedented access to these documents, many of which are not covered by the committee's subpoenas in this matter."


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Hi I cannot figure out why my program won't calculate the overtime pay correctly. Overtime is supposed to be hours worked over 40 paid at 2.5. Can someone please tell me what I am missing?
import java.util.Scanner; public class If { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); // TODO Auto-generated method stub float payRate; float timehours; float pay; System.out.println("Enter payrate per hour: "); payRate = input.nextFloat(); System.out.println("How many hours did you work?: "); timehours= input.nextFloat(); if(timehours> 40) { pay = (float) (payRate*40+2.5*timehours); //over time pay is calculated } else timehours <= 40 { pay= payRate*timehours; } System.out.println("Your weekly pay is " + pay); }//end of main //end of class }

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text: Families moving to London England from the United States often worry about their children's education and rightfully so. There are many choices in education in England especially in London. Understanding the distinctions is the first step to making a decision before moving to London England. Unlike in the States public schools (or schools paid for by the government and free to attend) are called state schools. If referring to a 'public school' in London one means a privately owned and operated school.


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How are you doing on your holiday shopping? While some go-getters may already be done, and others havent even started, many of us still have at least a few people on our lists to shop for. Stocking stuffers are some of the most fun gifts to get and can be as simple as an orange or as unexpected as a sweet piece of jewelry. While nobody is entirely sure how the tradition of hanging stockings up on the mantel for Santa began, here is the legend that we heard: A long, long time ago, a very poor father had three beautiful daughters. He was worried that he would not have enough money to ensure that they would could be married, and feared for their futures. St. Nicholas happened to be passing through the village and got wind of the old man's woes. He waited until night and then tossed gold coins through the man's window, filling up the socks that the man and his daughters had hung by the fire to dry. They were surprised and overjoyed in the morning to find their stocking filled with gold, and they girls were able to get married and lived happily ever after. While we may never know exactly how the tradition came about, we love it! Aside from having to be small enough to fit in the stocking, there are no rules to stocking gift etiquette. Some families have traditions, like toys, candy or toothbrushes. We hope nobody ever gets coal in theirs! Here is our round up of gifts from WallPops that would be absolutely delightful stocking stuffer gift ideas & Don't forget that you can save 20% on the whole website with WallPops coupon code GIFT2013
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Dry-Erase decals are functional and fun! They come in perfect stocking sized boxes and each come with a dry-erase marker. People of all ages will adore waxing poetic, playing tic tac toe, keeping track of grocery lists and writing sweet notes on these sleek and stylish boards.
Finding oranges in the bottom of a Christmas stocking is an old tradition and many families carry on the practice. A Satsuma is a beautiful twist on the classic orange, a small sweet citrus fruit with attractive green leaves affixed!


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Information Security Policy
Woman Zone (UK) Limited
(Company Name)
24 -10-17
1. Introduction. 3
2. Information Security Policy. 3
3. Acceptable Use Policy. 4
4. Disciplinary Action. 4
5. Protect Stored Data. 4
6. Information Classification. 5
7. Access to the sensitive cardholder data. 5
8. Physical Security. 6
9. Protect Data in Transit. 7
10. Disposal of Stored Data. 8
11. Security Awareness and Procedures. 8
12. Network security. 9
13. System and Password Policy. 10
14. Anti-virus policy. 11
15. Patch Management Policy. 11
16. Remote Access policy. 12
17. Vulnerability Management Policy. 12
18. Configuration standards: 12
19. Change control Process. 13
20. Audit and Log review.. 15
21. Secure Application development 17
22. Penetration testing methodology. 18
23. Incident Response Plan. 20
24. Roles and Responsibilities. 25
25. Third party access to card holder data. 25
26. User Access Management. 26
27. Access Control Policy. 26
28. Wireless Policy. 28
Appendix A.. 29
Appendix B. 30
This Policy Document encompasses all aspects of security surrounding confidential company information and must be distributed to all company employees. All company employees must read this document in its entirety and sign the form confirming they have read and understand this policy fully. This document will be reviewed and updated by Management on an annual basis or when relevant to include newly developed security standards into the policy and distribute it all employees and contracts as applicable.
Woman Zone (UK) Limited handles sensitive cardholder information daily. Sensitive Information must have adequate safeguards in place to protect them, to protect cardholder privacy, to ensure compliance with various regulations and to guard the future of the organisation.
Woman Zone (UK) Limited commits to respecting the privacy of all its customers and to protecting any data about customers from outside parties. To this end management are committed to maintaining a secure environment in which to process cardholder information so that we can meet these promises.
Employees handling Sensitive cardholder data should ensure:
l Handle Company and cardholder information in a manner that fits with their sensitivity;
l Limit personal use of Woman Zone (UK) Limited information and telecommunication systems and ensure it doesn't interfere with your job performance;
l Woman Zone (UK) Limited reserves the right to monitor, access, review, audit, copy, store, or delete any electronic communications, equipment, systems and network traffic for any purpose;
l Do not use e-mail, internet and other Company resources to engage in any action that is offensive, threatening, discriminatory, defamatory, slanderous, pornographic, obscene, harassing or illegal;
l Do not disclose personnel information unless authorised;
l Protect sensitive cardholder information;
l Keep passwords and accounts secure;
l Request approval from management prior to establishing any new software or hardware, third party connections, etc.;
l Do not install unauthorised software or hardware, including modems and wireless access unless you have explicit management approval;
l Always leave desks clear of sensitive cardholder data and lock computer screens when unattended;
l Information security incidents must be reported, without delay, to the individual responsible for incident response locally – Please find out who this is.
We each have a responsibility for ensuring our company's systems and data are protected from unauthorised access and improper use. If you are unclear about any of the policies detailed herein you should seek advice and guidance from your line manager.
The Management's intentions for publishing an Acceptable Use Policy are not to impose restrictions that are contrary to Woman Zone (UK) Limited 's established culture of openness, trust and integrity. Management is committed to protecting the employees, partners and Woman Zone (UK) Limited from illegal or damaging actions by individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly. Woman Zone (UK) Limited will maintain an approved list of technologies and devices and personnel with access to such devices as detailed in Appendix B.
Violation of the standards, policies and procedures presented in this document by an employee will result in disciplinary action, from warnings or reprimands up to and including termination of employment. Claims of ignorance, good intentions or using poor judgment will not be used as excuses for non compliance.
It is strictly prohibited to store:
Data and media containing data must always be labelled to indicate sensitivity level
All Access to sensitive cardholder should be controlled and authorised. Any Job functions that require access to cardholder data should be clearly defined.
Access to sensitive information in both hard and soft media format must be physically restricted to prevent unauthorised individuals from obtaining sensitive data.
All sensitive cardholder data must be protected securely if it is to be transported physically or electronically.
The policies and procedures outlined below must be incorporated into company practice to maintain a high level of security awareness. The protection of sensitive data demands regular training of all employees and contractors.
Source IP
Destination IP
All users, including contractors and vendors with access to Woman Zone (UK) Limited systems, are responsible for taking the appropriate steps, as outlined below, to select and secure their passwords.
Standard defaults of "public," "private" and "system" and must be different from the passwords used to log in interactively.
a) Be as long as possible (never shorter than 6 characters).
b) Include mixed-case letters, if possible.
c) Include digits and punctuation marks, if possible.
d) Not be based on any personal information.
e) Not be based on any dictionary word, in any language.
remote access privileges to Woman Zone (UK) Limited 's corporate network to ensure that their remote
access connection is given the same consideration as the user's on-site connection to Woman Zone (UK) Limited .
• Operating System Logs (Event Logs and su logs).
• Database Audit Logs.
• Firewalls & Network Switch Logs.
• IDS Logs.
• Antivirus Logs.
• Cctv Video recordings.
• File integrity monitoring system logs.
a) Any additions, modifications or deletions of user accounts.
b) Any failed or unauthorised attempt at user logon.
c) Any modification to system files.
d) Any access to the server, or application running on the server, including files that hold cardholder data.
e) Actions taken by any individual with root or administrative privileges.
f) Any user access to audit trails.
g) Any creation / deletion of system-level objects installed by Windows. (Almost all system-level objects run with administrator privileges, and some can be abused to gain administrator access to a system.)
a) Any failed user access attempts to log in to the Oracle database.
b) Any login that has been added or removed as a database user to a database.
c) Any login that has been added or removed from a role.
d) Any database role that has been added or removed from a database.
e) Any password that has been changed for an application role.
f) Any database that has been created, altered, or dropped.
g) Any database object, such as a schema, that has been connected to.
h) Actions taken by any individual with DBA privileges.
a) ACL violations.
b) Invalid user authentication attempts.
c) Logon and actions taken by any individual using privileged accounts.
d) Configuration changes made to the firewall (e.g. policies disabled, added, deleted, or modified).
a) Invalid user authentication attempts.
b) Logon and actions taken by any individual using privileged accounts.
c) Configuration changes made to the switch (e.g. configuration disabled, added, deleted, or modified).
a) Any vulnerability listed in the Common Vulnerability Entry (CVE) database.
b) Any generic attack(s) not listed in CVE.
c) Any known denial of service attack(s).
d) Any traffic patterns that indicated pre-attack reconnaissance occurred.
e) Any attempts to exploit security-related configuration errors.
f) Any authentication failure(s) that might indicate an attack.
g) Any traffic to or from a back-door program.
h) Any traffic typical of known stealth attacks.
a) Any modification to system files.
b) Actions taken by any individual with Administrative privileges.
c) Any user access to audit trails.
d) Any Creation / Deletion of system-level objects installed by Windows. (Almost all system-level objects run with administrator privileges, and some can be abused to gain administrator access to a system.)
a) User Identification.
b) Event Type.
c) Date & Time.
d) Success or Failure indication.
e) Event Origination (e.g. IP address).
f) Reference to the data, system component or resource affected.
a) Design
b) Coding
c) Testing
d) Deployment
Application Code Developers shall:
Example 1#
Risk: Denial of Service in systems or network devices because of the network scans.
Mitigation measure 1: network scans must be performed in a controlled manner. The start and end of the scan must be notified to responsible personnel to allow monitoring during testing. For any sign of trouble will abort the scan in progress.
Mitigation measure 2: scanning tools must be configured to guarantee that the volume of sent packets or sessions established per minute does not cause a problem for network elements. In this sense, we must perform the first scans in a very controlled way and a use minimum configuration that may be expanded when is evident that the configuration is not dangerous for network devices or servers in the organization.
a) Systems included in the scope
System 1: IP: System: System Description
System 2: IP: System: System Description
Wifi network Woman Zone (UK) Limited
b) Applications included in the scope
Application 1: URL: Description of the application
c) Systems excluded from the scope
System 5: IP: System: System Description
System 6: IP: System: System Description
d) Applications excluded from the scope
Application 3: URL: Description of the application
Executive Summary
Identified vulnerabilities
Recommendations for correcting vulnerabilities
'Security incident' means any incident (accidental, intentional or deliberate) relating to your communications or information processing systems. The attacker could be a malicious stranger, a competitor, or a disgruntled employee, and their intention might be to steal information or money, or just to damage your company.
The Incident response plan has to be tested once annually. Copies of this incident response plan is to be made available to all relevant staff members, and take steps to ensure that they understand it and what is expected of them.
Employees of Woman Zone (UK) Limited will be expected to report to the security officer for any security related issues.
Woman Zone (UK) Limited PCI security incident response plan is as follows:
Woman Zone (UK) Limited PCI Security Incident Response Team: (Update as applicable)
Communications Director
Compliance Officer
Information Security Officer
Woman Zone (UK) Limited Registered Address: C/O Practical Business Solutions (Nw) Limited, Hewitt House, Winstanley Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7XA Registered Number 08229436


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There's nothing 'safe' about silencing dissent
TheGlobeandMail.com – Globe Debate
Mar. 28 2015. Meghan Murphy
Meghan Murphy is a Vancouver writer and journalist and founder of the website Feminist Current.
Talk about "safe spaces" has been spreading amid a high-profile series of incidents at universities in North America and Europe, leading many to argue that today's students need to develop thicker skins. These debate-free zones are presented as a way of protecting individuals from potentially traumatic experiences, but the reality is much more pernicious – and the issue extends far beyond campus politics.
We're not talking here about the kinds of private spaces that allow individuals to organize, heal or meet among themselves on their own terms. Female victims of rape and abuse, for example, need access to "safe spaces" that are free from men and abusers. People of colour should have every right to meet privately among themselves. These are basic tenets that marginalized groups ascribe to when struggling against systems of power. But these are limited, designated spaces – it's another thing altogether to appropriate wider public places or events, college campuses and public social-media forums, such as Twitter.
As a feminist, I understand that ideas and words are not harmless. But the recent pushback hasn't targeted people pushing racist or misogynist doctrine. Instead, people are arguing that the very act of questioning positions they consider to be "right" constitutes hate speech. Academics and journalists, even ones who are advancing long-standing feminist and anti-imperialist arguments, are finding themselves blacklisted because their ideas challenge a liberal status quo.
There are a number of recent examples from the prostitution debate alone:
English journalist Julie Bindel was removed from a London panel discussing a documentary about a prostitution survivor because of protests by groups that want to legalize the sex industry. (Ms. Bindel advocates for the Nordic model of law, recently adopted in Canada but opposed by many mainstream feminists.)
After Pulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges wrote an article condemning the sex industry as "the quintessential expression of global capitalism," the organizer of a Vancouver conference about "resource capitalism" was threatened with a boycott if the journalist's keynote speech – scheduled for delivery Friday night – was allowed to proceed.
Feminist comedian Kate Smurthwaite's show at Goldsmiths, University of London, was cancelled last month due to complaints about her position on prostitution. Ironically, it was free speech, not prostitution, that was to have been the focus of her show.
The Cambridge Union was asked to withdraw its speaking invitation to feminist icon Germaine Greer, who was accused of "hate speech" because she said she wasn't sure she believed transphobia was a thing.
It's not just campuses, though, where people are using the "safe space" concept to silence those they disagree with. The Block Bot is an online incarnation of "safe space" – it's a website whose service aims to protect Twitter users from "trolls, abusers and bigots." Put aside the point that any Twitter user can already block anyone they wish at any given time – the way the application has been put into effect shows that its professed purpose does not match its actual impact.
Rather than weeding out users who aim to harass or threaten, the application seeks to compile a list of political dissidents, labelling users who step out of line with a variety of slurs. I myself was added to "Level 2" for expressing polite disappointment that a sexual-assault centre had taken a position in favour of decriminalizing the purchase of sex.
Thousands of others, including noteworthies such as New Statesman deputy editor Helen Lewis, physicist Brian Cox, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and feminist activist Caroline Criado-Perez, are listed on the Block Bot – guilty not of trolling, harassing or abusing but of having opinions "blockers" disagree with. The entire site, as a result, has recently faced libel warnings.
What's troubling about efforts to silence those whose beliefs we find distasteful is not just the implications of censorship and libel, but the dishonesty of it all.
Claims that particular conversations or debates will cause us to "feel unsafe" are, in these contexts, little more than an excuse to shut down dissenting points of view. It puts those dissenters in the awkward position of having to dispute their accuser's mental stability or claims of emotional trauma instead of allowing them to respond to the real issue: political disagreement. You can argue with someone who says "I want to ban this particular speaker from a panel because I disagree with her position," but it's more difficult to challenge someone who says "This person makes me feel unsafe."
Pathologizing disagreement is an intellectually dishonest way to cope with challenging arguments. It certainly doesn't support critical thinking.
It also creates a culture wherein people are afraid to express dissenting opinions or question the party line. This is ironic, because many of those under threat of being silenced are people who are speaking out against abuse, harassment and violence. While some may hold "controversial" opinions about how best to do it, they are just that – controversial. Throughout history, our heroes and radicals have held controversial opinions. How often do tepid opinions and fearfulness change the world for the better?
It's time proponents of this kind of "safe space" start being forthright in their accusations. It's okay to disagree, but not to frame differences of opinion as abuse. Those working to silence the disagreeable might imagine the day they question peers themselves, then ask whether they are prepared to choose between silence or blacklisting.
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One Response to "There's nothing 'safe' about silencing dissent"
Until Meghan Murphy starts analyzing these issues AS a privileged white woman, with access to VERY prominent platforms, who has A LOT of power in shaping popular discourse, and learns that only those in power can truly participate in bullying, it's so hypocritical and disingenuous for her to even be broaching these subjects.
When folks in her position say things like above, it's a sort of bully code call.
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Apple has announced its new Mac Pro will be available to order in the UK from Thursday 19 December, starting from £2,499.
In a radical departure from the previous cases, which employed the standard rectangular design, the new Mac Pro is shaped like a cylinder and takes up about one eighth the volume of previous models.
Designed around a 'thermal core' that pulls air from the bottom to the top of the machine, the new Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors running at speeds of up to 3.9 GHz, and two workstation-class AMD FirePro graphics processors that deliver up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.
PCIe-based flash storage delivers sequential read speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives, according to Apple, and the new Mac Pro has up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth for simultaneously editing full-resolution 4K video and rendering effects in the background.
"The new Mac Pro is our vision for the future of the pro desktop, everything about it has been reimagined and there has never been anything like it," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, at the launch in October.
"The new Mac Pro packs up to 12-core Xeon CPUs, dual FirePro GPUs, ultra-fast ECC memory, new PCIe flash storage, Thunderbolt 2 expandability and more into a radical new design that is one-eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro."
The Mac Pro is available with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor and dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of RAM, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of storage starting at £2,499. Another version with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of RAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of storage starts at £3,299.
Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of RAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage.


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BANGOR, Maine — The Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn and Alton in May pleaded not guilty to both crimes Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
Kyle Dube, 20, who faces one count each of kidnapping and murder in the death of Nichole Cable on May 12, told Superior Court Justice Ann Murray that he understood the charges against him when he entered the two pleas.
Stephen Smith, the Bangor attorney appointed to represent Dube, has asked that his client undergo a psychological evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
Murray said she would decide on the request at a later date. She also gave the defense and prosecution 120 days to file any motions, but did not set a trial date.
Dube was indicted May 29 by a Penobscot County grand jury and is being held without bail at the Penobscot County Jail.
He is accused of luring Cable out of her mother's home by using someone else's identity on Facebook, then killing her in an abduction gone wrong. Dube allegedly planned to kidnap the girl, hide her, then find her and play the hero.
Cable died of "asphyxia due to compression of the neck," the state medical examiner's office announced Thursday.
Dr. Margaret Greenwald released her findings about Cable's death after consulting with the Maine State Police crime lab, which reviewed evidence in the case.
Cable's body was found late May 20 in a wooded area of Old Town after Dube's girlfriend and brother told police where Dube said he had left the girl's body, according to court documents.
Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson asked that Dube continue to be held without bail and Murray agreed, saying that he will "continue to be held day-to-day" pending the scheduling of a future bail hearing.
Dube's attorney also filed a motion to add Wendy Hatch as co-council.
Because Superior Court Justice William Anderson has been assigned the case and also is related to the head of the Maine State Police computer crimes unit, which played a crucial role in connecting Dube to the fake Facebook page, Murray brought up the potential conflict of interest. Smith responded by saying, "Mr. Dube does not object [to Anderson as trial judge]."
Murray asked Dube if he agreed with his lawyer's statement, to which he responded, "Yes."
Cable's family sat in the front row of the courtroom. Her mother was wearing a yellow T-shirt that featured her daughter's picture and carried a stuffed animal that belonged to her.
If found guilty of kidnapping and murder, Dube would face between 25 years and life in prison on the murder charge alone. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, he would be committed to Riverview until he is deemed not to be a risk to society.
BDN reporter Judy Harrison contributed to this story.


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Mr. Monk on the Road
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Adrian Monk is feeling strangely satisfied these days-and he'd like his agoraphobic brother to feel the same way. So he takes Ambrose, against his will, on the open road in a motorhome. Little crimes pop up along the way and Monk can't resist getting involved. Nor can he help sensing a pattern that reveals the hand of a serial killer at work on this highway to hell.


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Listing Date01/10/20
Year Built2020
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Missed out on phase 1 ? You're in luck. Phase 2 of Sail Lofts is now available! Walking distance to the lake, amphitheater, shopping, restaurants and more. These Semi-customizable condo units feature quality construction with mountain contemporary finishes. Open kitchen and great room floorplans. Attached private deck is perfect for entertaining and soaking up the sun . Two and three bedroom units available. Elevator and underground parking. Short term and long term rentals okay
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Delivery of 55 MW will start in 2018
The construction of Theistareykir Geothermal Power Station
Moody's Investors Service has affirmed Landsvirkjun's credit ratings
The proposal put forward by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, with regard to the election of board members and reserve members for Landsvirkjun's Board of Directors was approved today
Nearly 400 guests attended Landsvirkjun's 2016 Annual Meeting
Landsvirkjun's profit before unrealized financial items is up 45% since 2010. Hordur Arnarson CEO and Rafnar Larusson CFO gave a financial statement presentation at Landsvirkjun's headquarters today.
Net debt decreased by USD 205 million from the previous year.
Standard & Poor's credit rating agency has upgraded Landsvirkjun's rating
Landsvirkjun has signed a new multi-currency revolving credit facility
Landsvirkjun has signed an ECA (Export Credit Agency) loan agreement in relation to a supply contract for two 45 MW geothermal turbines from Fuji Electric for the Theistareykir Geothermal Power Plant, scheduled to commence operation in 2017.
With the possibility of an upgrade within the next one or two years
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Draft of contract sent to EFTA (ESA)
Request for tenders for mechanical and electrical equipment.
Substantial increase in inflow to the Company's reservoirs in September.
Water status in Landsvirkjun's reservoirs improving.
Hörður Arnarson, CEO, Landsvirkjun, explains how the power company's ongoing innovation allows it to maximize the sustainable harvest of natural resources and add value to the economy in an interview with Country Reports in partnership with Newsweek.
" The current economic situation has shown us that supporting innovation and improving the utilisation of natural resources in Iceland is more important than ever" says Kristín Linda Árnadóttir, Deputy CEO of Landsvirkjun.
Landsvirkjun, Norðurorka (Utility Company), Húsavík Energy and SSNE have signed a new contract to continue their cooperation on the EIMUR innovation project which was formally established in 2017.
Landsvirkjun has started the process of developing a hydrogen production facility at Ljósifoss Hydropower Station.
Acceptable first quarter results under challenging external conditions.
At Landsvirkjun's board meeting, on April 20, 2020, the board of directors agreed on a new dividend policy for the company.
Landsvirkjun has exercised an issuer call option to redeem a bond on 28 October 2020 of the amount of USD 50,000,000.
Landsvirkjun's contribution to reigniting the economy.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
Landsvirkjun and MýSilica join forces to support innovation and development in the Mývatn area.
The offering was very well received, with an order book which was multiple times oversubscribed.
Landsvirkjun will deliver 100% certified renewable energy to the high-performance computing data center.
The visitor center is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. This is only a precautionary measure.
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Acceptable results in challenging external conditions.
A dialogue between the companies amid challenging conditions in aluminium markets.
An open meeting presenting the details of a new action plan.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first nine months of the year 2019.
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CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the following roster moves relative to the Major League roster:
Purchased the contracts of RHP SCOTT ATCHISON, DH JASON GIAMBI and OF NYJER MORGAN from Triple-A Columbus.
Placed OF MICHAEL BOURN (left hamstring strain) and DH JASON GIAMBI (rib fracture) on the 15-day Disabled List, retroactive to March 21.
Designated RHP PRESTON GUILMET, RHP FRANK HERRMANN and LHP COLT HYNES for assignment.
Re-assigned OF MATT CARSON and INF RYAN ROHLINGER to Minor League camp.
The Indians will open the 2014 Championship Season tomorrow night in Oakland with the following 25 players:
48 ATCHISON, Scott
44 AXFORD, John
59 CARRASCO, Carlos
28 KLUBER, Corey
63 MASTERSON, Justin
34 McALLISTER, Zach
88 OUTMAN, Josh
52 PESTANO, Vinnie
35 RZEPCZYNSKI, Mark
31 SALAZAR, Danny
27 SHAW, Bryan
49 WOOD, Blake
10 GOMES, Yan
4 AVILES, Mike
13 CABRERA, Asdrubal
8 CHISENHALL, Lonnie
30 JOHNSON, Elliot
22 KIPNIS, Jason
41 SANTANA, Carlos
33 SWISHER, Nick
25 GIAMBI, Jason (DL)
23 BRANTLEY, Michael
6 MORGAN, Nyjer
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Saint Cleopatra and her son John came from the village of Edra near Mount Tabor in Palestine. She was a contemporary of the holy Martyr Varus and witnessed his voluntary suffering. After the execution, Saint Cleopatra brought the body of the holy martyr to her own country and buried him with reverence. Cleopatra had one beloved son, John, who had attained the honorable rank of officer. To the great sorrow of his mother, John suddenly died. Cleopatra with tears of grief turned to the relics of the holy Martyr Varus, begging him for the return of her son.
Varus and her son appeared to Cleopatra in a dream, radiant in bright attire with crowns upon their heads. She realized that the Lord had received her son into the heavenly Kingdom, and was comforted. After this vision blessed Cleopatra started to live by a church she built over the relics of the holy martyr Varus and her son John, and performed many good deeds. She distributed her property to the poor and spent her time in prayer and fasting. After seven years she fell asleep in the Lord.


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Last week while sick I indulged in an old movie marathon which included How to Make an American Quilt. It was 15 years ago. And Winona Ryder was perfect. As A List as A List could get. So breathtakingly beautiful. I mean that face. There still isn't anything like that face.
Well you know what ended up happening. And since then she's almost been a recluse. It's better this way. Someone as fragile as Winona simple can't handle the reality of today's celebrity. Good to know however that even though she doesn't wield the influence she did in the past, she is still welcome and invited to the places where people matter.
At the Tom Ford dinner last night at La Dolce Vista, this is Winona leaving, overwhelmed by the paps waiting outside. It's a little weary around the edges, but that face...it's still that face.
Also attaching photos of the man himself. A Single Man has been nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Tom now has more reason to look down at you.
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Matrox Maevex H.264 decoders will be used to decode and display live feeds from Panasonic AW-HE130 PTZ cameras, showcasing the AW-HE130's exceptional-quality capture and transmission in its best light. Panasonic AW-HE130 pan/tilt/zoom cameras are ideal for demanding video-over-IP applications in sports, rental/staging, news and enterprise to transmit multi-stream H.264 HD video and audio at up to 1080/50p at 25Mbps. Matrox Maevex H.264 decoders provide cost-effective AV-over-IP decoding. Solid state, fanless design and low power requirements make Maevex a stable, reliable decode solution and the Matrox PowerStream™ control software and API let administrators control Maevex decoders from a centralized location, as well as easily change Panasonic camera streams output from given decoders.
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A divided Idaho Supreme Court has sided with PacifiCorp in the utility's tax fight against the state that officials say will likely shift millions worth of assessments to other classes of property owners.
Justices issued their 3-2 ruling on Monday after months of deliberations, with the majority concluding a 2010 state court judge's decision in favor of PacifiCorp "was not clearly erroneous and was supported by substantial and competent evidence."
In addition to PacifiCorp, whose unit Rocky Mountain Power operates in Idaho, the outcome will also likely affect past tax bills of Idaho Power Co., which has also challenged its assessments in recent years.
At stake is about $11.6 million in disputed payments to counties that now may have to be returned to the utilities.
In their 32-page decision, a majority of justices decided the Idaho State Tax Commission's chance to dispute the reliability of PacifiCorp's expert witness testimony about the value of its properties — and the resulting tax bill — had come and gone when its lawyers failed to raise the issue when the case was heard two years ago in 4th District Court in Ada County.
"If evidence is incompetent, it is the opponent's obligation to object to that evidence when offered for admission," Justice Warren Jones wrote. "This court will not consider objections to the admission of evidence that are not preserved in the record and that are raised for the first time on appeal."
Justices Daniel Eismann and Joel Horton sided with Jones on the decision.
In Idaho, operating properties such as power lines, gas pipelines and railroads are assessed centrally by the Tax Commission as a single unit — not separately by each county like real property.
This dispute centered on competing methods for determining the value of a utility's properties.
With PacifiCorp prevailing, Ada County could have to repay $1.8 million and Bannock County may have to come up with nearly $1 million for the utilities, according to State Tax Commission estimates.
Smaller counties also face obligations: $328,000 for Oneida County and $414,000 for Payette County, home of the Idaho Power's new Langley Gulch gas plant.
Idaho Association of Counties executive director Dan Chadwick said on Wednesday the counties have a couple of options: They could either issue a refund to utilities, or they could issue a credit against their future tax obligations, to make up what they owe.
Either way, other taxpayers will have to make up the difference.
Chadwick said he believes the decision does leave the Tax Commission the opportunity to challenge PacifiCorp's aggressive method of valuing its properties in the future, as long as it does so in a timely fashion.
Chadwick said the dissenting opinion, from Chief Justice Roger Burdick and Justice Jim Jones, offers a roadmap.
They "left the door open for future discussion of this issue," Chadwick said.
Citing precedents set in similar cases including in Montana, Burdick and Jones concluded PacifiCorp had failed to prove it was entitled to a nearly 21 percent reduction in the taxable value of its property, under the approach it took to reduce its tax bill in Idaho.
"I would hold, as have our sister states in similar circumstances, that PacifiCorp has failed to carry its burden of establishing entitlement to an additional deduction," Jim Jones wrote. "I would reverse the district court's holding adopting PacifiCorp's cost valuation."
Liz Rodosovich, a Tax Commission spokeswoman, said officials weren't immediately available for comment.
PacifiCorp spokesman Jeff Hymas also didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
But the utility has said any tax savings its Rocky Mountain Power unit in southeastern Idaho reaps from the Supreme Court decision would be passed on to electricity ratepayers.
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A simple and exceptional manifestation of mathematics, topology, and infinity. This sterling silver mobius necklace is pure mathematical elegance in all of its non-orientable glory. Available with an 18 inch sterling silver chain, a 32 inch gunmetal chain, or both.
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Palm: Size MattersBy Brian P. Watson Print
Palm puts off some with the Treo 700w's teeny-tiny screen, while others say its newer handhelds provide superior battery life and are easier to use.
Like Research in Motion, Palm won customer loyalty with its earliest innovation: the Palm Pilot, an easy-to-use handheld organizer. But as wireless technology grew up, so did the demands of Palm's customers.
Some applaud Palm for improving on growing pains, like making its keyboard easier to use. But others say hulking competitors like Hewlett-Packardand the small screens of Palm's Treo devicesare loosening the company's grip on their loyalty.
Doctors at St. Vincent's Medical Center, a Bridgeport, Conn., hospital, carry Palm Treos loaded with software that helps them access patient records and treatment databases. But for Gary Weiner, the hospital's chief information officer, the Treo's screen size is a "big drawback ... The real estate of the user interface is really difficult when you're designing applications."
Mike McCleery, vice president of technology with UnumProvident, agrees: "There's only so small you can go before you lose functionality." The Treo 700w's screen is 2.5 inches diagonally, compared with the 3-inch HP iPaq hw6500. In response, Joe Fabris, Palm's director of wireless markets, says the Treo screen size is in the "sweet spot" for readability while fitting on a phone-size device.
McCleery says making calls and typing on the Treo are easy, though he adds that the keyboard was poorly designed and harder to use in earlier devices. He also favors the Treo because it has a longer battery lifea full workdaythan that of its competitors.
Kelleher Corp., a producer of lumber and moulding products in San Rafael, Calif., bought Treos as part of an order-management system overhaul in late 2003. Paul Herzog, vice president of marketing, says the Treo 650s featured a user-friendly interface and superior phone functionality.
Chris Fryer, director of information technology and communications with San Francisco law firm Hanson, Bridgett, Markus, Vlahos & Rudy, went with Treos because many of the firm's attorneys were accustomed to using Palm Pilots.
He likes the smaller screen and says the device has a faster processor than some competing products. However, according to Fryer, Treo 600 and 650 modelswhich run the Palm OS operating systemsometimes don't display document attachments. (Palm says document-viewing software from DataViz is preinstalled on the 650 and 700 models.) Overall, Fryer says he's satisfied with the Treo, but is keeping his options open: "They're goodthey're not the best, but they're good."
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You'll obviously need to cover the basics by training employees on the safety factors as well as the operating procedures for all equipment. Take the additional step of conducting a one-on-one-session, with either yourself, your training manager or the crew supervisor, personally testing each crew member for competent and safe operation of each piece of equipment. Then cover yourself and your company by documenting all of this training and having each employee sign a form agreeing that they have received the training and understand it.
Safety issues aren't confined to the job sites. Your company's liability for safe practices begins as soon as an employee sets foot on your property — and maybe before if you provide company vehicles and employee drivers as a pickup service for seasonal workers or allow specified employees to drive company vehicles between your headquarters and their homes. Many states consider this work-related travel in the same category as transporting employees in company vehicles between your headquarters and the job site.
Other safety issues pop up frequently as a lawn maintenance crew works through a typical day. How many of these have you addressed with company safety policies and procedures?
Often, mowing equipment is cleaned up and serviced over night or early in the morning. Whether the service department or the crew members load the equipment onto the trailer and truck, safe practices are necessary.
Make sure ramps connect securely and provide an angle of incline that is easy to maneuver whether wheeled equipment is driven or pushed into place. When driving equipment, employees need to be aware of the space around them and of the whereabouts of other people and equipment. Those who are pushing machines should be instructed in the proper handling of each piece of equipment and the correct methods of exerting force to guard against back or leg injury. Provide periodic reminders on proper lifting techniques, too. Incorrect upper body lifts and twists when handling items such as bags of mulch, soil or fertilizer and even containers filled with grass clippings can cause painful and costly back or shoulder injuries.
Plot the layout of the load and stick with it. It's obviously faster at the job site if the equipment used first is at the back of the trailer for easy unloading. But trailer weight distribution must be considered for proper tracking in transit. Larger units often travel more safely at the front of the trailer, with smaller equipment toward the rear. Work with each crew to determine the best layout for job site efficiency and safe transport.
Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require cargo in trucks or trailers to be stabilized to prevent falling out or shifting. In many areas, lawn and landscape companies are targeted for inspection. Failure to be in compliance can result in costly fines. Unsecured equipment can be expensive if shifts while traveling result in damage to the machines themselves, to the other equipment and machines being transported, and to the truck or trailer. The major safety implication of unsecured equipment is the company's exposure to potential liability in areas of property damage, or injury to crew members, other vehicle drivers and passengers or pedestrians.
Even with consistent, repetitive safety training on the importance of securing equipment, crews can be tempted during the rush of the season to just get rolling and skip that step this time. That's why fast and efficient methods are so important. The easier it is to do a job, the greater the probability that the job will be done.
A good tie-down system with on-deck blocking and designated places to secure the ties can work. The challenge is making sure the crew members correctly place the machines and properly secure the ties. Reaching around or over a hot engine or exhaust to secure the tie can be a deterrent.
Consider a more efficient system, one that can be as automatic as putting the mower on the trailer. Some of the newer types secure a machine by surrounding and anchoring one or more wheels of a mower or other wheeled equipment. Look for a system that allows you to drive the equipment up onto the truck or trailer directly into a device secured to the floor of the carrier, stabilizing the machine.
Don't neglect the smaller items. Fuel and any other flammable materials must be in properly marked containers, sealed and stored in a secured location. Consider a lockable box or chest if the vehicle and trailer will be parked in residential or high-traffic commercial locations.
Store small hand tools, such as trimmers and blowers, on racks or in boxes to keep them from shifting in route. Use a pin or lock to secure them.
The small amount of time needed to properly secure equipment and supplies makes a huge impact on transport safety.
Road travel puts a segment of your company's safety in the hands of the driver. Generally, as well as all the equipment and supplies, other crew members are transported. It's essential to make sure that all of your employees authorized to drive your trucks are properly licensed and adequately insured personally. For added security, conduct a periodic check of public records on moving vehicle violations and make it part of your company policy that your drivers notify you of any infractions. You may want to consider adding random drug testing to the safety program.
Require your drivers to sign a statement binding them to follow all traffic laws. Many companies also establish policies on where company vehicles may be driven, either restricting the number of miles beyond a specific area or listing the types of businesses, other than the job sites, to which the vehicles may travel. These stops might include service stations, supplier warehouses or lunch stops.
Set policies for the passengers, too. Make it mandatory to wear seat belts. Limit the number of passengers per vehicle and stipulate that only company personnel or, in some cases, clients, may travel in company trucks.
Consider setting policies on the types of activities that may be undertaken while on the road. You may want to discourage or ban cell phone use, eating or playing loud music. While weaving in and out of traffic or following another vehicle too closely may seem minor, these practices are not only safety hazards, they also negatively impact company image.
Set policies on where and how your company's trucks and trailers are parked at the job site. A spot too close to roadway traffic or driveways may be an accident waiting to happen. Pedestrian crosswalks should be avoided too. Stipulate parking areas at commercial job sites that put your vehicles out of the main traffic flow without hindering the access of patrons of the business, or other service vehicles.
Lock the truck when warranted and never leave the keys in the vehicle. Determine under what conditions a ramp or ramp-type tailgate should be removed or closed when the truck and trailer are parked. A ramp leading up to an open trailer may be little problem in a rural setting or in a remote corner of the parking lot at a commercial site. The same trailer could be an inviting temptation to young children or teens in a residential community. Your company's open trailer might be classified in the same attractive nuisance category as an unfenced swimming pool should an injury occur.
Stress safety in this final stage of the job. Crew members should have gloves and handle hot equipment properly to avoid burns. All equipment needs to be secured in its proper place. Flammable materials must be kept away from hot machines. Grass clippings, tree trimmings and other debris to be removed from the job site must be carefully loaded and secured to prevent shifting or blowing out of the vehicle.
In today's litigation-happy atmosphere, a bag of grass clippings dropped in a busy highway could cost your company thousands of dollars. A dropped mower or tipped trailer could cost you your company.
Steve and Suz Trusty are freelance writers who reside in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and provide a variety of services to companies in the Green Industry.
These safety lapses are just a few of those recently reported. The individual and company names have been withheld to protect the guilty.
This LCO strapped down his big equipment, but didn't secure his push mower or string trimmer. When the trailer bounced over a railroad track, the two small pieces slammed together, damaging both.
Too rushed to bother with those straps one more time, this LCO hit a rough stretch of pavement and watched his zero-turn radius mower slam into his push mower.
This LCO skipped the tie down "just this once" thinking the mower's brake would hold for a short in-town trip. He swerved sharply to avoid a crazy motorcycle rider. The mower slid across the trailer, rammed the side and slid again. The trailer slammed into a parked car resulting in extensive damage to the car, trailer and mower.
This LCO was running late for an appointment with a potential client and skipped the tie-down to save time and arrive looking neat. His trip was slowed by a highway traffic check. His unsecured equipment drew a full inspection and a hefty fine. The stop made him even later and he lost his shot at the new account.
Partners of a small lawn maintenance company loaded their new, large deck ride-on mower into the trailer for a test run at a commercial account a few miles away. They'd not yet re-outfitted the trailer to secure the new mower. They swerved to avoid a deep pothole. The mower shifted, causing the driver to swerve more erratically and finally lose control. The trailer tipped, the mower bounced out onto the roadway and rolled down the side of the steep ditch.
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text: It took a few months to cross all of the t's and dot all of the i's, but Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon has finally closed the deal to write Disney's upcoming family adventure pic, Magic Kingdom. Back in March, we reported that Chabon was in talks to pen the project for director Jon Favreau and now, three months later, Heat Vision is confirming the news. While there aren't a ton of plot details available for Magic Kingdom, we do know that the film will take place in the Disney theme park. Per the report, it may also integrate other theme parks on a global scale (don't get your hopes up, Six Flags…you're probably not included). In addition to landing Magic Kingdom, Chabon was also in the headlines earlier this week when Darren Aronofsky signed on to direct the pilot for his HBO period drama, Hobgoblin.


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For more than two decades, Burger King's mantra has been "have it your way," but even the biggest bacon enthusiast wouldn't have pictured BK's new bacon sundae as a part of the burger chain's new summer menu.
Vanilla ice cream with fudge, caramel, bacon bits and a strip of bacon, Burger King's new sundae started in Nashville earlier this year and is the company's latest attempt to counter Taco Bell's mega-selling offerings such as a Doritos-flavored taco shell and a burrito stuffed with Fritos corn chips.
The sundae is 510 calories and has 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar, comparable to four liters of Mountain Dew.
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Other items on BK's summer menu include: Memphis Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich, Carolina BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, Texas BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, sweet potato fries and frozen lemonade. They will be available until Sept. 3.


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There is no shortage of places to sell your stuff online — the Internet has often been referred to as a "global swap meet" over the years. Of course, with the anonymity of operating online, a great amount of caution (and some healthy skepticism) is always recommended. Using an established third-party Web site as a broker between buyer and seller is one of the best ways to protect yourself.
Perhaps the best-known way for individuals to buy and sell things online is eBay, which can be used for anything from clothes and toys, to cars and rare collectibles. The payment system used for eBay purchases, called PayPal (also owned by eBay), offers fairly robust fraud protection, and overall, eBay has put a lot into conflict resolution — although they generally tend to favor the buyer.
Another, less-well-known site owned by eBay is Half.com, where you can sell books, movies, video games and other media. Instead of an auction system, these are fixed price sales, where you list your item and how much you're selling it for. You may not get as much for your stuff on Half.com, but the advantage is that eBay handles all the billing and just deposits the money in your bank account.
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Amazon also lets individual buyers sell items, and your copy of a book, video game, or DVD will be listed on the same product page as new copies of that item. Again Amazon handles the billing and you have to give Amazon your checking account info to get paid. Both Amazon and eBay charge a small commission on sales, and eBay also charges a small insertion fee to list an item. Amazon also makes it fairly easy for musicians, for example, to sell their albums through the Amazon store, as both CDs and MP3s.
Etsy.com is another eBay-like marketplace where people buy and sell a lot of craft and jewelry items. Unlike eBay, they just act as a facilitator, connecting buyers and sellers, after which it's up to you to make payment and shipping arrangements — which are often done through PayPal, the payment service owned by eBay.
Craigslist is the most open-ended of all these systems — it's essentially just a big online bulletin board where you can list just about any item. The Craigslist organization offers no warranty that either buyers or sellers are representing themselves honestly, and it's completely up to you to make arrangements to pay for and pick up a purchase.
Because of its local nature, most Craigslist transactions end up taking place in person. In those cases, you want to exercise a great deal of caution, whether you're the buyer or seller. I've bought and sold everything from furniture to concert tickets to musical equipment through Craigslist, and have been fortunate to never run into a problem. But when meeting a stranger to hand over an item, you should make sure it's in a safe place, and that both parties examine what they're getting carefully. A buyer doesn't want to end up with a brick in a box, and a seller doesn't want to end up with an envelope full of Monopoly money.
Something to beware of, especially on Craigslist, but this goes for any online sales, is any kind of suspicious requests regarding funds. PayPal or, for Craigslist, cash, are the safest ways to go. Anyone asking to pay with a cashier's check, some kind of wire transfer, or anything unusual like that should be a big red flag. One common scam (that hopefully most people know about by now) involves a buyer concoting a convoluted excuse to send a cashier's check for more than the sale amount, and asking you to send the item and the difference back to them. Of course, the check ends up being phony, even if it initially clears your bank, so you're out the sale price of the item, and the money you returned to to the seller.


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Welcome to Pack 4506
Chartered since May 1, 1947, ours is the oldest pack in Orca District! We are currently chartered through Peace Lutheran Church in East Bremerton serving PineCrest Elementary, Peace Lutheran School, and the surrounding area.
Pack 4506 delivers a year-round program. Pack 4506 is regulalry awarded both the Summertime Pack Award and Journey to Excellence Gold Award. We are a pack on the go!
If you are thinking about joining a great pack, please check us out at an upcoming pack event. For details, contact our Cubmaster Robert Rowden firstname.lastname@example.com or our Committee Chair Lauryl Hutchinson at 817-262-7054 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Cubmaster: Robert Rowden
Committee Chairman: Lauryl Hutchinson
Our pack has dens that serve boys in the first through fifth grades:
Tigers - 1st graders
Wolves - 2nd graders
Bears - 3rd graders
Webelos - 4th and 5th graders
Eligibility to become a Cub Scout begins immediately upon graduation from kindergarten!
Pack meetings are held at the Peace Lutheran Church fellowship hall at 1234 NE Riddell Rd, Bremerton, WA 98310 from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM on the last Monday of every month, with the Blue and Gold Banquet and Transition (Bridging) Ceremony being held the last Friday in February and May respectively.
Dens meet on the first three Mondays of each month 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Times and locations of events are subject to change with prior coordination.


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Playing the Piano for Entertianment at Dick Mack's
Irish Streets and Flowers
Streets of Dingle town
Dunbeg Fort, Dingle
A sheep and a Donkey - the start to a bad joke?
Sleahead Drive, Dingle
Dingle's Coastline along Sleahead Drive
Breathtaking views
Lush green countryside
How cute! A Mule! (or a donkey?)
Dingle's Coastline along Slea Head Drive
Dick Mac's Pub, Dingle
Small beehive hut, Dingle, Ireland
An Old Beehive Hut
Inch Beach, Dingle
Dingle's Sleeping Giant
Awed by the view
Ireland's Remarable Blasket Islands
Bundled Against the cold
Looking out over the Blasket Islands
Signs in Irish - Better Study up!
Blaskey Islands
Gallarus Oratory on Dingle
Sheep have all the luck - I wanna live with this view
Dingle's Three Sisters Peaks
The Three Sisters of Dingle
Irish Man Herding Sheep
The Stunning Blaskey Islands
Standing stone - the half-way marker
Do the Sheep Deserve that Spectacular View?
Half-way marker for Mt. Brandon
A lunch stop on Mount Brandon
View from Mt. Brandon
6th Station of the Cross on Mt Brandon
Murphy's Ice Cream and Sweets Shop, Dingle
Music School for Playing the Bodhran
Pub in Dingle
IConnor Pass, Dingle, Ireland
Conquering Dunbeg Fort
More Joy at the Blaskey Islands
Dunbeg Fort, Dingle, Ireland
Jumping for Joy at the Blaskey Islands
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"Kliman's thorough research and entertaining spin on the Norton's history make for a vintage that goes down smooth." — T. Rees-Shapiro, Washington Post Book World
"Who knew a grape could generate so much history, so much commerce, so much entrancing narrative, so much splendid writing. Todd Kliman's The Wild Vine is as brilliantly successful a hybrid as its subject: combining the best characteristics of history and memoir, biography and travelogue, it is an utter delight."
–Robert Olen Butler, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
"Todd Kliman's The Wild Vine is beautiful and eye-opening and you'll enjoy it as you would a bracing and wonderful wine. It's a mystery story, a history lesson, a personal journey between hard covers: a great, American vintage."
–Darin Strauss, author of Chang & Eng and More Than It Hurts You
"This book will move you in ways that might surprise you, for The Wild Vine is about much more than an obscure American grape; it's about heartbreak, determination, courage, and humanity. If in vino veritas, this may be the truest story ever told, and Todd Kliman tells it with grace and sensitivity."
–Don and Petie Kladstrup, authors of Wine and War
"A fascinating, well-written and researched cross-generational journey that follows the DNA of a single grape variety that I had never heard of before. I don't know if the Norton grape will make it as one of the great wines of the world, but its history, and the eccentric characters who carried its hope for a wine that could be grown and vinified in Virginia, of all places, makes for page-turning reading."
–Rex Pickett, author of Sideways
"Kliman tells the ups and downs of Norton with equal panache, pointing a bright light on grape hybrids, an important yet little-known part of the wine world, and introducing a cast of interesting characters along the way. While reading this book, I kept wishing that I had a bottle of Norton at my elbow."
–George M. Taber, author of Judgment of Paris
"A well-researched and fascinating story that reads like a novel. A true and highly entertaining American tale."
–Anthony Dias Blue, The Tasting Panel magazine, WCBS, KABC
"This is a terrific book. If it were a wine, it would be expressive but earthy, subtly spiced, with great structure and a long, lingering finish."
–Toby Young, of Top Chef
"Hold on for an entertaining and enlightening 400-year, transcontinental, trans-cultural investigation of the greatest wine you've never heard of. Todd Kliman squeezes a hell of a yarn from a grape."
–Daniel Evan Weiss, author of The Roaches Have No King and The Swine's Wedding


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Leopards and Tigers
You can see from the displays in our classrooms the variety of topics we cover. As the year progresses, the displays change. By July, you will be able to see the whole range of subjects we have covered. Our Working walls help us learn – the content builds as the term progresses.
Take a look at some of our work and sometimes us in the classroom. You are always welcome to come into school and take a closer look.


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American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them with dollar coins could save taxpayers some $4.4 billion over the next 30 years.
Vending machine operators have long championed the use of $1 coins because they don't jam the machines, cutting down on repair costs and lost sales. But most people don't seem to like carrying them. In the past five years, the U.S. Mint has produced 2.4 billion Presidential $1 coins. Most are stored by the Federal Reserve, and production was suspended about a year ago.
The latest projection from the Government Accountability Office on the potential savings from switching to dollar coins entirely comes as lawmakers begin exploring new ways for the government to save money by changing the money itself. The Mint is preparing a report for Congress showing how changes in the metal content of coins could save money.
The last time the government made major metallurgical changes in U.S. coins was nearly 50 years ago when Congress directed the Mint to remove silver from dimes and quarters and to reduce its content in half dollar coins. Now, Congress is looking at new changes in response to rising prices for copper and nickel.
At a House subcommittee hearing Thursday, the focus was on two approaches:
—Moving to less expensive combinations of metals like steel, aluminum and zinc.
—Gradually taking dollar bills out the economy and replacing them with coins.
The GAO's Lorelei St. James told the House Financial Services panel it would take several years for the benefits of switching from paper bills to dollar coins to catch up with the cost of making the change. Equipment would have to be bought or overhauled and more coins would have to be produced upfront to replace bills as they are taken out of circulation.
But over the years, the savings would begin to accrue, she said, largely because a $1 coin could stay in circulation for 30 years while paper bills have to be replaced every four or five years on average.
"We continue to believe that replacing the note with a coin is likely to provide a financial benefit to the government," said St. James, who added that such a change would work only if the note was completely eliminated and the public educated about the benefits of the switch.
Even the $1 coin's most ardent supporters recognize that they haven't been popular. Philip Diehl, former director of the Mint, said there was a huge demand for the Sacagawea dollar coin when production began in 2001, but as time wore on, people stayed with what they knew best.
"We've never bitten the bullet to remove the $1 bill as every other Western economy has done," Diehl said. "If you did, it would have the same success the Canadians have had."
Beverly Lepine, chief operating officer of the Royal Canadian Mint, said her country loves its "Loonie," the nickname for the $1 coin that includes an image of a loon on the back. The switch went over so well that the country also went to a $2 coin called the "Toonie."


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stevez wrote:With my Vegas trip coming to an end, I had my last breakfast in the last known place of employment of the late great hungryrabbi, R.I.P., Baglemania...
855 E Twain Ave # 120
Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 369-3322
Vital Information wrote:Have you been to Ichiza? A lot more of a "fun" place; i.e., w/o the intensity, but really special. Anyways, between that, Raku, the noodles at Monta, and this, I think my next trip could be an all Japanese kinda one. I also heard there's a Japanese "Italian" place in the same mall. That one I'm not as sure of.
Thanks for the report.
BR wrote:Raku is an outstanding restaurant, although I rarely hit it on trips to Vegas. As I've noted before, I simply prefer other Asian cuisines and have a hard time missing out on Lotus of Siam, and I often have limited off-strip trips. But do not interpret my preferences as an endorsement of Lotus over Raku (or Kabuto for that matter) - just a matter of preferences. But even despite a couple of dishes that didn't excite me, overall this was a really tremendous meal, with the Agedashi tofu, the fried chicken and the Kobe skirt steak being my three favorite dishes. And returning to the same strip mall two nights in a row, for Raku and Kabuto, made for quite the little trip to Japan (too bad I missed Monta, same strip mall).
Abriya Raku
BR wrote:Regardless, "Chinatown" in Las Vegas might be one of the most underrated food destinations anywhere and I have barely scratched its surface.
aviva5675 wrote:Been perusing the board and ready to throw it out there: going in June for a Tues-Fri trip, first time for us- me , husband and daughter who will be just 21. Big part of trips for us is eating- cant afford money or time wise the most expensive so no Joel Robuchon, etc...
Plan on staying mid- strip , not sure where yet.. was thinking Venetian or Bellagio but might take it down a notch to have more eating money.
Thinking of from this list so far== we might have a car and plan to go downtown at least an afternoon and evening:
Bouchon, HHaGG or Hash Hose, Peppermill, Mon Ami, DuPars, Tableau tho its not called that now
Buffet for one meal= Bellagio, Spice World or Wicked Spoon
Lunches and Dinners, have to see whats open for lunch also:
A steak place, but only maybe, cause daughter is pescatarian, and- we live in Chicagoland- do we need to do a steak place really?
Raku, soup dumplings at Beijing Noodle #9, LOS but might bump this for Raku, Kabuto, Ichiza
Sage, Milos (lunch?) Bradley Ogden, Fleur, Michael Mina, Comme Ca, Aureole
Seablue, Nobhill, Bartolotta, American Fish
Obviously have some narrowing down to do. Any thoughts?
Raku over LOS because not all of us are into heat, and Japanese appeals to more of us 3 than probably Thai.
aviva5675 wrote:Yeah I saw some pics of A Go Go breakfast servings and its beyond reasonable, even for good food...
Beijing..9-- Im still trying to eat a soup dumpling in this lifetime and saw they have them- thought it'd be a good place to stop in and try some, even as a snack/non meal time.
Im leaning Raku also.
Any thoughts on any of the lunch/dinner places?
Steve Drucker wrote:Botanas Michocana
First stop here for ice cream. Many flavors, sweet and not very good. ESL functional.
Luv-It Custard
Last visit ten years ago. Has the formula changed or have we? It seemed far sweeter and with less flavor. Just the custard chocolate and vanilla, not their specialty the Sundaes.
Tnorton wrote:I will be in Vegas next week and I keep hearing good things about Botanas from locals. I am excited to try it out. I'll let you guys know what I think!
foo d wrote:Looked for posts on where to eat in Las Vegas, but looks like the last topic thread is from 2009. Apologies if my searching skills are wanting.
Ram4 wrote:I also want to try Lucille's BBQ, but looks like no one here has mentioned it yet.
TonyC wrote:Ram4 wrote:I also want to try Lucille's BBQ, but looks like no one here has mentioned it yet.
Thanks for the warning, but give me a suggestion. What's a great BBQ joint out there other than Memphis Championship BBQ? Or is that considered a must go place (many I know don't care for it - sorry stevez!)?TonyC wrote:TGIFriday of BBQ.
It's excusable to have such chained things as Grimaldi's and Hash House A-Go Go in Vegas, but I draw that thin red line in front of Lucille's (and Serendipity III).


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When we posted this rose-inspired updo on MODERN's Facebook page—it was love at first sight for our 52,000 Facebook fans. In fact, this updo, which was created by Beverly Melendez at Salon Pasca in Wilmington, Delaware, is MODERN SALON's most-requested updo tutorial of.all.time. Seriously. This thing ROCKS!
So, naturally, we put our journalism skills to the test and did some cyber-stalking to track down Beverly at Salon Pasca. She not only was excited about sharing the how-to, she also created a video demo-ing how she did it for you guys! Score!
A huge thanks to Beverly and the team at Salon Pasca for being so generous to share your talent and creativity with MODERN's fans. We love you for it!
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In order to learn how hormones act in the brain to modify brain function and behavior and how the social environment can influences these processes, we study the cellular and neuroanatomical mechanisms of ovarian steroid hormone action on reproductive behavior and the interactions between the environment, neurotransmitters and steroid hormone receptors.
Although much of our work has focused on the neural mechanisms by which the ovarian hormones, estradiol and progesterone, influence the expression of reproductive behaviors, a new interest of our group is the study of the long-term effects of exposure to particular stressors or immune challenges around the time of puberty on behavioral response to the hormones in adulthood. We have discovered that exposure to particular stressors, but not others, or immune challenge, only during the pubertal period causes enduring changes in behavioral response to ovarian steroid hormones in adulthood months later. In an effort to determine how wide-spread this phenomenon is, we have determined that, besides reproductive behavior, the effects of ovarian hormones on anxiety-like, depression-like and cognitive behaviors in adulthood are either blocked, or in some cases reversed, by stressor exposure during the pubertal period. We have observed long-term changes in levels of steroid hormone receptors in particular neuroanatomical areas in adulthood in response to these pubertal treatments, suggesting that this altered regulation of the receptors is part of the mechanism by which the stressors cause changes in behavioral response to the hormones. Our current work focuses on the mechanisms by which some stressors during a well-delineated developmental stage cause enduring changes in ovarian hormone receptors and consequently in an animal's response to the hormones.


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Hi there! I'm an enthusiast of open-source software, and it's pretty hard to find a decent open-source game engine, so I want to help.
I am looking for 3d projects on modeling, texturing and animation. I don't need to be paid, I want mostly to improve my skills and portfolio.
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