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Asbestos: Think Again
A six-month EWG Action Fund investigation into asbestos in America uncovered an epidemic of asbestos disease and mortality that affects every state and virtually every community in the country. Asbestos kills 10,000 Americans each year, 2,500 more than skin cancer, and that number appears to be increasing. While most of these individuals are workers exposed decades ago, asbestos is not yet banned and more than 1 million people are currently exposed to asbestos on the job. Millions more are exposed to asbestos in the environment. As long as asbestos continues to be used in consumer products and remains available for dispersion in millions of buildings and homes where it was used liberally for half a century, it will continue to kill and injure thousands of innocent people for decades to come.
Advocates of asbestos tort reform argue that excessive litigation by individuals injured by asbestos is bankrupting scores of major corporations and may even bankrupt the U.S. economy. A review of public statements by corporations with asbestos liability shows otherwise. "Bankrupt" companies put quite a different face on this liability for Wall Street investors, calling their asbestos bankruptcies "good news" (Halliburton), with "little impact on day-to-day operations" (Babcock and Wilcox).
Most companies that have been through asbestos bankruptcies are highly competitive and profitable. This is because asbestos bankruptcies are not liquidations, but are reorganizations that shield all company assets and subsidiaries from future asbestos claims as they attempt to provide fair compensation for individuals and families harmed by decades of highly profitable, but largely uncontrolled, asbestos manufacturing and use.
Asbestos is a public health problem of epidemic proportions. More than 100,000 people will die of asbestos diseases in the United States in the next ten years, and many more than that will be forced to live with painful, permanent and debilitating lung damage.
But asbestos is also a story of unparalleled corporate callousness. For more than 50 years, company after company was willing to lie to their workers about the known hazards of asbestos, mislead regulators, manipulate science, and delay worker safeguards. During all of this time, not a single producer, user, or insurance company stepped forward to defend the health and rights of workers who, with full knowledge of management and medical staff, were literally dying by the thousands from exposure to this substance.
It was only through the courts that this story was uncovered. It was only through the courts that some small percentage of injured workers and their families received some assistance in managing the personal tragedy of asbestos injury and death.
Now comes the Congress with a plan to help the victims of asbestos. The core of this plan is a national asbestos trust fund of uncertain size. The proposed legislation and the fund it would create have been criticized by asbestos victims and their lawyers as a bail-out for companies with asbestos liability that is inadequate to help all injured parties, and will confiscate money from people who have already had their day in court and been awarded funds to help them manage their illnesses.
The asbestos tragedy is so enormous that a national trust fund may indeed be part of a solution. The fund proposed by Senators Frist and Hatch, however, is grossly insufficient. It is capped at about $110 billion dollars but according to an independent analysis of a 2003 study commissioned by the insurance industry, the fund may need to be tripled to more than $300 billion to provide for all people injured by asbestos over the next 50 years (Peterson, 2003b).
Whatever solution is adopted, be it a fund, litigation, or a combination of the two, it must adhere to the following principles.
- Everyone injured by asbestos must receive a fair measure of assistance, and this help must not be delayed, denied, or made more complicated by any action taken by the Congress. Because asbestos is still used this means that funds must be available to help people for at least another 50 years, and very likely longer.
- In order to ensure that everyone injured by asbestos receives help, the Congress should establish a major federal asbestos health screening initiative through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The goal would be to screen everyone with work history of asbestos exposure to identify the millions of people likely injured by asbestos.
- No one should be forced to give up their right to legal representation. A national trust fund may be part of an equitable solution to the asbestos epidemic, but participation in the fund must be optional, as it is with the fund established to help families of the World Trade Center disaster.
- Asbestos must be banned. There is no reason to continue the litany of unnecessary injury and death that comes from asbestos use. Alternatives exist, the time to ban asbestos is now.
- Asbestos remediation must be tightly monitored by health and environmental authorities. A string of recent press accounts reveals that unsafe, and even fraudulent practices are rampant in the asbestos remediation industry.


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Jennifer Hudson is headed back to the place that helped make her a star.
The Chicago native has agreed to a deal to be a judge on the next season of "American Idol," E! Online has confirmed through multiple sources.
The reality show, which has lost much of its luster and viewers over the past few seasons, is reportedly trying to lure back alumni in an effort to give the program a boost.
Former winner Kelly Clarkson is also believed to be negotiating a deal, along with Adam Lambert or Clay Aiken.
Hudson didn't win during her run on the show's third season, but she's arguably had the most successful career of any of the contestants, winning a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 2006 for her role in Dreamgirls.
Last season's crop of "American Idol" judges -- Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban -- will not be returning to the show.
Jennifer Hudson Agrees To Judge On "American Idol"
Chicago native agrees to participate in rumored all-alumni judging panel
Jennifer Hudson is headed back to the place that helped make her a star.


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Hello everybody,
is there a tutorial to help to install skonf on Shinken 2 ?
I have read the H.S. Linux Magazine on SHinken but it's about the first version of Shinken so the configuration is different and unfortunately I don't know how to install skonf on the new version of Shinken :
Is there another tool that Skonf, which do the sames functionnalities ?
Thank you for your help.


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Mommy and Daddy love you so much. You hold such a special place in our heart as our youngest son. You are a chatterbox (who would have thought that a year ago?!), a snuggler, so gentle but yet so feisty all at the same time. You bless our lives everyday with your presence, and we are so thankful God entrusted you to us.
Happy Birthday, Buddy! (And {click the link for E's birth story and pictures, if you'd like} thank you for giving this Mommy the most special birthday present EVER three years ago--yourself!)


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Like many of you, I woke up today with a full "to-do" list. 30-minute commute, 8 a.m. meeting in the office, back-to-back meetings including a Lync video call with my team in San Francisco, 150 (and growing) unread emails in my inbox, a long list of Yammer conversations to catch up on, and somehow I need to squeeze in time for a workout and plan that family winter vacation.
Sound familiar? It should, my day is a lot like yours and millions of others who are juggling busy personal and professional lives. Our always on, always connected lifestyles mean our to-do lists never stop growing, while time seems to move faster, with the lines between our work and personal lives blurring more than ever before.
In fact, in a new study conducted by Harris Interactive, over half (55%) of office workers said they are expected to be able to get work done no matter where they are, and more than one third (37%) said they do their best thinking outside of the office. The study also uncovered some surprising things people would do to accomplish more from wherever they are–like take a pay cut or give up vacation. This is a strong signal about the shifts in play in the workplace and the trends employers have to pay attention to if they want to attract, motivate and retain the best and the brightest people, today and moving forward.
That's why Microsoft is declaring November 7 Get It Done Day. A day to spark action among people looking to balance life's demands, on their own terms, whether they're the chief financial officer or the chief family officer. Today, we're celebrating what's truly possible when busy people meet productivity tools that get the job done. From anywhere. Offline or online. On a PC, tablet, Mac or phone.
Take, for example, Jo-ann Olsovsky of BNSF Railway Co. Jo-ann and her team chose Office 365 for more than 40,000 employees (90% of which are mobile) because it provides the modern tools they need to bridge generation gaps, work from anywhere, and across multiple devices. Office 365 will help keep the trains running on time, literally.
So what gives Microsoft the right to boldly declare this day? We wrote the book on getting things done (in Word no less). Along the way, we've become experts on all the things that can stop things from getting done – the enemies of done. You know them. We hate them.
Maybe you've experienced it while at the doctor's office and the WiFi doesn't work. Or on a business trip when you forgot to save the report to your mobile device. With Office 365, you can work offline, sync later and turn down time into done time. Or instead of waiting for someone to email them to you, access your documents securely from any device with SkyDrive Pro.
Over a billion people–that's 1 in 7 on the planet–rely on the familiar experience of Office to get things done. We love that, and we've learned so much about what it takes to help people be truly productive. But the world is changing, and Office is changing too. Now in the cloud, Office 365 brings familiar tools, reinvented and built around the way people want to work today. Flexibly. Responsive. On the go. On multiple devices. It's getting strong traction around the world–Office 365 Home Premium has over two million subscribers, Office 365 is officially Microsoft's fastest growing commercial product ever, 60% of the Fortune 500 companies have purchased Office 365 in the last 12 months…and we're just getting started!
Since the service began rolling out earlier this year, we've delivered over 100 new Office 365 features to people and businesses. Today, we're announcing new ones, including updates for Office Web Apps, Yammer, Power BI and household sharing for Office 365 Home Premium. We will continue to deliver subscription value with new Office 365 features and capabilities designed to help people get things done, from anywhere–without compromise–all with the privacy, security and trusted brand of Microsoft behind them.
So, are you ready to get it done? If so, we want to hear from you! Join in the action by visiting www.Office.com/getitdone and sharing via #GetItDone how you get things done with Office and Office 365. Editing a kid's school paper in SkyDrive while riding the morning commuter train? Show us. Using OneNote to capture a speaker's key points and share it with your team while on a business trip in Paris? We want to see the Eiffel Tower in the background.
We hear all the time how companies are benefiting from Office 365, and now it's time to hear from you about what's possible when people are empowered to untether themselves and their ideas. Office 365 is not the Office you used to know–we want to hear how you're getting it done, anywhere, in the cloud, on your phone, on your tablet, on your PC, via video, via social, offline, online, and even at the beach!


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Post Syndicated from Michal Zalewski original http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2017/02/in-defense-of-doomsday-minded-super-rich.html
Several days ago, The New Yorker ran a lengthy story titled
"Doomsday prep for the super-rich". The article revealed that some of the Silicon Valley's most successful entrepreneurs – including the execs from Yahoo, Facebook, and Reddit – are planning ahead for extreme emergencies, "Doomsday Preppers" style.
The article made quite a few waves in the tech world – and invited near-universal ridicule and scorn. People sneered at the comical excess of blast-proof bunkers and bug-out helicopters, as if a cataclysm that kills off most of us would somehow spare the nouveaux riches. Hardcore survivalists gleefully proclaimed that the highly-paid armed guards would turn on their employers to save own families. Conservatives rolled their eyes at the story of a VC who is preparing for the collapse of the civilized world but finds guns a bit too icky for his taste. Progressives were repulsed by the immorality of the world's wealthiest people wanting to hide when the angry underclass finally takes it to the streets. In short, no matter where you stood, the story had something for you to hate.
My first instinct was to join the fray; if nothing else, it's cathartic to have fun at the expense of people who are far wealthier and far more powerful than we could ever be. Sure, I have written about the merits of common-sense emergency preparedness, but to me, it meant having a rainy day fund and a fire extinguisher, not holing up in a decommissioned ICBM silo with 10,000 rounds of ammo and a pallet of canned cheese. Now hold my beer and let me throw the first stone!
But then, I realized that the article in The New Yorker is a human interest piece; it is meant to entertain us and has no other reason to exist. The author is trying to show us a dazzling world that is out of ordinary and out of reach. It may be that the profiled execs spend most of their time planning ahead for far more pedestrian risks, but no sane newspaper would publish a multi-page expose about the brand of fire extinguishers or tarp favored by the ultra-rich. The readers want to read about helicopters and ICBM silos instead – and so the author obliges.
It is also a fallacy to look at the cost of purchases outlined in the article in absolute terms. For us, spending $5M on a luxury compound and a helicopter may seem insane – but for a person with hundreds of millions in the bank, such an investment would be just 1% of their wealth – a reasonable price to pay for insurance against unlikely but somewhat plausible risks. In terms of relative financial impact, it is no different than a person with $10k in the bank spending $100 on a fire extinguisher and some energy bars – hardly a controversial thing to do.
What's more, although we're living in a period of unprecedented prosperity and calm, there's no denying that in the history of mankind, revolutions happen with near-clockwork regularity. We had quite a few in the past one hundred years alone – and when the time comes, it's usually the heads of the variously-defined aristocracy that roll. Angry mobs are unlikely to torch down Joe Prepper's cookie-cutter suburban neighborhood, but being near the top of the social ladder carries some distinct risk. We can have a debate about the complicity of the elites, or the comparative significance of this risk versus the plight of other social classes – but either way, the paranoia of the rich may be more grounded in reality than it seems.
Of course, an argument can be made that preparing for the collapse of the society is immoral when their wealth could be better spent on trying to bridge the income gap or otherwise make the world a more harmonious place. It is an interesting claim, but it rings a bit hollow to me. We would not deny the rich the right to buy a fire extinguisher or a bug-out bicycle; our outrage is rather conveniently reserved for the purchases we can't afford. But more importantly, prepping and philanthropy are not mutually exclusive; in fact, I suspect that some of the folks mentioned in the article spend far more on trying to help the less fortunate than they are spending on canned cheese. Whether this can make a difference, and whether they should be doing more, is a different story.


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Dear AskAnt team
I would really appreciate it if you could identify this ant for me.
I am located NEE of Johannesburg,South Africa, and these ants are all over my garden - under the paving. (I also have an infestation of termites.)
They are 2.5 mm in length while the major workers are about 4.5mm. They are more dark brown than black .
They seem to go for things like crumbs, odd bits of nuts, egg, meat and dead insects that may end up on the floor - they do not go for my sugar bowl or anything else that is sweet.
Much appreciated,
Marj, Johannesburg
Hello Marj
We contacted an ant expert and friend in Pretoria, South Africa, Peter Hawkes, and he responds:
Looks like good old Pheidole megacephala - the only other possibility would be Pheidole tenuinodis, which also occurs in the region (not possible to tell the difference from these pictures, but in my experience it is almost invariably P. megacephala that becomes problematic in this area).
P. megacephala is one of the two commonly annoying ants in Gauteng (the other is Lepisiota incisa); they handle disturbance very well and can completely dominate the fauna of a property. If control is needed a slow but effective method is AntTraps (placed near the nest entrances) which contain a bait that is carried back to the nest and kills off the queens (of which there may be hundreds). Eventually the colonies die out, though this may take several months, possibly requiring replacement of the traps for big infestations, and involves a rather distressing phase where thousands of disoriented workers (both major and minor) mill around on the surface, apparently having lost direction after all the queens have died....the advantages are that it is very directed, affecting only the targeted colonies and leaving the rest of the ant (and other insect) fauna unharmed, and seems to have a longer-term effect than other methods such as applying liquid poisons into the nests.
Brian Fisher and the Ask AntWeb team


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President Barack Obama continues to lead presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney by wide margins with Latinos, according to the latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll.
Hispanics, the largest-growing segment of the U.S. population over the past decade, said they preferred Obama over Romney in the presidential race, 63 to 28 percent.
That margin has been relatively consistent since May when the poll started sampling additional Latino interviews. It's also, though, far below the stated Romney campaign goal of winning 38 percent of the Hispanic vote.
"Our goal is to do better than four years ago and the McCain campaign did — our goal is to hit 38 percent with the Hispanic vote," Jose Fuentes, a national co-chairman of Romney's Hispanic leadership team, told The Hill newspaper. "That's our goal. That's our national average."
Full NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo Hispanic oversample poll here.
By every measure and every issue – from foreign policy to immigration, the economy to taxes – Hispanic registered voters said they overwhelmingly preferred Obama over his Republican opponent. But there continues to be a warning sign for the president's reelection campaign: Latinos are among the least enthusiastic voting groups in the country this cycle.
"The president continues to perform strongly among Latinos, but his campaign continues to face the challenge of engaging interest and turn-out," said Bill McInturff, the Republican pollster who conducted the poll with Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. "As we head into the conventions, the evidence suggests Latino voters continue to lag behind in terms of their self-described interest in this election."
Despite President Obama's June immigration announcement – which halted the deportation of illegal immigrants younger than 30 and who were brought to the United States as children – there has not been an uptick in Latino enthusiasm. That policy took effect Aug. 15, but Latino interest in this election is at its lowest point in the NBC-WSJ-Telemundo poll.
Just 61 percent of Latinos indicated a high level of enthusiasm in the upcoming election (registering an "8," "9" or "10" on a 10-point scale). That's 20 points below the average of 81 percent of all voters. And almost 20 points below 2008 levels for Latinos at about the same time before the election.
In this poll, in fact, one in 10 Latinos declared themselves a "1" – the highest level recorded this cycle.
And less than half (49%) count themselves as the highest-interest voters (9s and 10s). That's the lowest among all voting groups in the NBC/WSJ poll.
They are similar, but below even the interest level of young voters, age 18-34. Fifty-two percent of young voters say they are 9s or 10s. Both should be red flags for the Obama campaign, as both young voters and Latinos are pillars of the president's reelection hopes.
Still, Romney is seeing his worst likeability scores with Latinos. His negative rating is at an all-time high with the group – 48 percent (with 31 percent viewing him very negatively). Just 31 percent viewed him positively.
Obama, on the other hand, is viewed positively by more than two-thirds of Hispanics (67 percent).
Also, the U.S. Census found that Latinos now make up almost 17 percent of all Americans, and, since 2000, they have grown four times faster than the rest of the country.
They voted well below those population figures in 2008, however, making up just 9 percent of all voters.
But because of those demographics, even if intensity is down, they will still make up a significant chunk of the electorate that cannot be ignored, McInturff said.
"We don't know the percentage of the electorate that is going to be Latino -- one could argue it might be as low as 7 percent or as high as 10 percent," McInturff said, "but, even if it drops from 2008 levels down to 8 percent, among likely Latino voters, the president is up by 40 points. That's a margin Gov. Romney has to narrow or he is placing a lot of pressure to perform exceptionally well among white voters to win the campaign."
Romney VP pick doesn't move Latinos
If Romney was hoping to move Hispanic voters with his vice-presidential pick, he didn't do it with Paul Ryan.
A majority (54 percent) said the pick of the Wisconsin congressman will not affect their vote; 28 percent said it makes them less likely to vote for Romney; just 15 percent said it makes them more likely to do so.
Further, almost half (44 percent) say Ryan is "out of step," as compared to just a third who say he's "in the mainstream."
On Medicare, a key issue involving Ryan's controversial budget plan, a majority of Hispanics believe the program needs to be reformed, but almost six-in-10 Hispanic side with President Obama over the alternative posed by Romney-Ryan.
Fifty-seven percent said they agreed more with the president's argument that Medicare "is a bad idea because it would end Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher system giving seniors a set amount of money to pay for their health care costs and leaving them to personally cover costs above this amount."
There were Latino Republicans in consideration for Romney's vice-presidential slot, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. Both will speak at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
The live-caller telephone survey of 300 Hispanic registered voters was conducted from Aug. 16 to 20 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.7 percent.


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Turks, term applied in its wider meaning to the Turkic-speaking peoples of Turkey, Russia, Central Asia, Xinjiang in China (Chinese Turkistan), Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, Iran, and Afghanistan. They total about 125 million, and they are distributed from E Siberia to the Balkans. The wide differences in physical appearance and culture among the Uigurs of China, the Uzbeks of central Asia, and the Osmanlis of Turkey (to cite random instances) make it impossible to speak of Turks as an ethnic or racial group. Although Islam is the religion of the majority of Turks, its importance came relatively late. The most significant unifying link among the Turks is the very close relation of their languages, which are marked by great regularity of pattern and clarity of structure. It is probable that many peoples who were unrelated to the original Turks adopted either wholly or in part their speech and their social organization. The Avars were probably Turkic; they and the Magyars certainly had adopted the Turkic tribal organization when they appeared in Europe, and many Magyar words are of Turkic origin.
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News Report
Intermediate level
Licence to kiss
Episode 151201 / 01 Dec 2015
Step 1: Listen
You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries.
a) An organisation in India has banned the new James Bond film.
b) An organisation in India has removed large parts of the new James Bond film.
c) An organisation in India has decided the new James Bond film contains too much kissing.
Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.
Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again
How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.
people whose job is to remove parts of books, films, letters etc. thought to be offensive or inappropriate
made an official decision
group of people responsible for running a company or organisation
Step 3: Transcript and answer
India's film censors have ruled that long kissing scenes in the new James Bond film Spectre are not suitable for the country's audiences.
The Mumbai-based Central Board of Film Certification has made cuts to two scenes from the movie.
c) An organisation in India has decided the new James Bond film contains too much kissing.
This bulletin comes from BBC World Service Radio.
If you want to learn some useful words and phrases to help you discuss this story, take a look at this episode of News Review.
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Episode 150928 / 28 Sep 2015
Catalans push for independence
Greece re-elects Tsipras
Episode 150921 / 21 Sep 2015
Greece gives Alexis Tsipras a new mandate
Tourists killed by Egyptian forces
Episode 150914 / 14 Sep 2015
Egyptian security forces have killed Mexican tourists in the Wahat area of the Western Desert.
Germany's plan for migrants
Episode 150907 / 07 Sep 2015
Germany has announced a plan to support the large number of people who are leaving Syria and elsewhere.
Historic temple destroyed
Episode 150824 / 24 Aug 2015
Islamic State militants have destroyed one of Syria's major cultural treasures – the Baalshamin temple in the ancient city of Palmyra.
Water filter book
Episode 150817 / 17 Aug 2015
Millions of people around the world have no access to clean drinking water. Listen to a World Service story about a new book that could help in more ways than one...
Man shot at Ferguson protest
Episode 150810 / 10 Aug 2015
Man shot at Ferguson protest. A man shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri who said he had opened fire on them is in a "critical, unstable" condition and due to have surgery.
Cancer: Simple test gives hope
Episode 150803 / 03 Aug 2015
Scientists have developed a simple, new test that can identify the early stages of one kind of cancer. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Turkish PM: No plans to send troops to Syria
Episode 150727 / 27 Jul 2015
Turkey's PM has said they will not use ground troops in Syria. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Who will lead world football?
Episode 150720 / 20 Jul 2015
A date will be set for choosing a new Fifa leader. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Third Greek bailout
Episode 150713 / 13 Jul 2015
Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after long talks in Brussels. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Greek finance minister resigns after 'no' vote
Episode 150706 / 06 Jul 2015
Greece's finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, resigns. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Solar-powered plane takes off again
Episode 150629 / 29 Jun 2015
A solar-powered plane is making its second bid at a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean. Try understanding a genuine news story from BBC World Service with our help.
Taylor Swift forces Apple music change
Episode 150622 / 22 Jun 2015
Apple Music has reversed its payment policy, a day after the singer Taylor Swift said she was refusing to allow the company to stream her album 1989. How much of the story can you understand by listening to a genuine BBC World Service news bulletin?
Magna Carta commemoration
Episode 150615 / 15 Jun 2015
The 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta is celebrated. How much of the story can you understand by listening to a genuine BBC World Service news bulletin?
China's greenhouse gases
Episode 150608 / 08 Jun 2015
New report shows some good news for China's greenhouse gases. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?
Banning smoking in China
Episode 150601 / 01 Jun 2015
Can the Chinese government ban smoking in Beijing? Hear a genuine news report from the BBC World Service and see how much you can understand.
Pregnant women warned on taking paracetamol
Episode 150526 / 26 May 2015
Why are scientists warning about taking paracetamol during pregnancy? How much can you understand when listening to a news report from the BBC World Service?
South East Asia migrants' crisis
Episode 150518 / 18 May 2015
Why are migrants heading for Indonesia and where do they come from? Hear a genuine news report from the BBC World Service and see how much you can understand.
Egypt's animal mummy 'scandal' revealed
Episode 150511 / 11 May 2015
What have British scientists revealed about ancient Egypt's animal mummies? Test your listening and reading skills with this genuine news report from the BBC World Service.
Battery-powered future
Episode 150505 / 05 May 2015
Could batteries powered by the sun's rays change the way the world uses electricity? Test your listening and reading skills with this genuine news report from the BBC World Service.


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Stay Organized & Focused!
We all know how difficult this time of year can be with all of the testing, college planning and summer jitters. Getting through these last few months of school can be made easier with a few simple study tips to help you stay organized and motivated.
Tip 1:
The first study tip is to keep your schedule organized. Keeping a calendar with all of your tests, special events and important deadlines is the key to using your time efficiently in school. Keeping a calendar makes it much easier to stay on track and juggle the craziness that is high school. Personally, I write down all my assignments, extracurricular activities and important dates all in the same planner ― this way I am able to see what is on my agenda for each day!
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The second study tip goes hand-in-hand with keeping a schedule: making and following to-do lists! I find that to-do lists help me stay focused and organized every time I sit down to get some work done. Unlike a schedule that just has all my due dates and assignments, my daily to-do lists allow me to create specific tasks for myself leading up to those deadlines. With to-do lists, I am always able to accomplish my daily tasks and stay on track for my upcoming deadlines!
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Another useful study tip is to take really good notes during class. I find that writing down important information as my teacher is talking allows me to better absorb the information and review it later.
All of these study tips will help you finish out this year school year at the top of your game! Next time you're feeling stressed out look back at these helpful tips to help you stay focused and organized.
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I feel like the anemone flower is having a moment. Everywhere I go I am seeing their whimsical petals and moody color palette. Anemones seem to fall somewhere in between a poppy and rose which, as far as I'm concerned, is a good place to be! So for Valentine's Day this year I looked past the classic rose to this more unexpected flower and designed these super pretty Anemone Magnets.
From inky navy blue to vibrant neon pink, our gorgeous new Anemone Felt Bundle evokes the drama and beauty of its eponymous flower. We love Wollfilz's Felt for special little projects like this because its colors are spectacular and because its hem-free nature is perfect for easy hand sewing.
These Anemone Magnets are so quick and fun to make that before you know it, you'll have a whole bouquet! Give them this Valentine's Day as sweet tokens of love and appreciation. Or help an older child who is learning to sew whip up a set for the whole class! -Molly
To make at least sixteen Anemone Magnets:
- An Anemone Felt Bundle. NOTE: This bundle has been discontinued. Choose another Wool Felt Bundle, or pick up some colors as individual Wool Felt Pieces. We used White, Ecru, Baby Pink, Bright Pink, Light Grey, Pacific, Atlantic, and Navy.
- Two packages of 8mm super heavy duty craft magnets
- DMC Pearl cotton cotton to match your anemone centers.
- An Anemone Magnet Template, available for free download here, printed and cut out.
2 1/4-inches across
These magnets are made with two colors of felt per magnet: color A for the petals and color B for the center.
Using the template cut three petal shapes out of color A (light pink the in the example photos.)
Using the template cut one center piece out of color B (navy blue in the example photos.)
Snip every 1/8-inch or less along one of the long sides of the center piece to create a fringe-like edge as shown above.
Arrange the three petal pieces at 60-degree angles to one another to create an even looking flower shape as shown above.
Remove the bottom petal piece.
Thread an embroidery needle with a 12-inch length of thread to match the center piece and tie a knot at the end. Pull the needle through the two petal pieces just inside of where they intersect as shown above.
Pull the needle through one of the bottom corners of the center piece and then through the opposite bottom corner.
Pull the needle back through the two petal pieces cinching the center piece together into a circle.
Arrange the center piece into a flat circle and place the back petal piece back into position. Using a small running stitch sew the center piece to the three petal pieces just inside of the center circle.
When you've sewn three quarters of the way the center circle around turn the anemone over and place the magnet inside of the back petal piece only, inside of the sewn circle.
Continue sewing around the center pieces' inner edge thus encasing the magnet.
When you've sewn around the entire center piece pull your thread out at the back and tie a small knot at the exit point. Then pull your needle through the back petal piece towards the center of the magnet and snip off the thread at that exit point thus hiding the end.
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Say what you will about Roman Polanski's personal life, the man can direct a movie. So when the trailer for his new film crops up, it's incumbent on you to give him at least two minutes of your time -- even if it does contain some adult language that's a wee NSFW.
"The Ghost Writer," based on the Robert Harris novel "Ghost," has an impressive cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Catrall, Tom Wilkinson, Eli Wallach and Timothy Hutton. Hell, it's even got James Belushi.
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Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world.
We as a people have suffered mightily at the hands of McGregor over the past decade or so. Since the promise he showed in Danny Boyle's "Shallow Grave" and "Trainspotting," it's been a long, slow descent into mediocrity. A peek at his Rotten Tomatoes ratings chart tells a sad story (that crater is largely the product of "Eye of the Beholder," one of the worst movies of the Aughts).
Polanski on the other hand is a gifted genius, so hopes are high for this political thriller that makes its debut at the Berlin Film Festival next month and should be coming to our shores later this year.


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The People's Republic of China has unveiled plans to have a sizeable crewed space station orbiting the Earth by 2020. The Chinese space agency is also looking ahead to a manned Moon mission, though no timetable has been announced for this.
Flight International reports today on the Chinese announcements, made at the International Astronautical Congress underway at the moment in South Korea.
The magazine quotes China's Manned Space Engineering programme deputy general designer Wang Zhonggui as stating that the PRC plans to assemble its space station from three modules sent up separately aboard Long March 5 booster stacks. It would remain operational throughout the 2020s, and would follow on from a smaller orbital laboratory project set to launch in 2015.
As to the moon plans, Zhonggui was reportedly cautious, saying that concept studies were underway but that no firm schedule had been set.
"The Moon is still far away for our technology," he told Flight, noting that NASA's mighty Saturn V moon-rockets of yesteryear could put 118 tonnes into low Earth orbit - enough for all the hardware required for a return trip to the Moon. By contrast the Long March 5, planned to launch from 2015, will be able to loft only 20 tonnes.
Even so, if the plans announced today come to fruition, China alone will come close to matching the combined manned-space efforts of the rest of the world. Until recently, the International Space Station - a collaboration between most of the world's advanced space-faring nations - had a crew of only three, and even now its complement is just six. China could apparently have a three-person orbital presence within six years.
America has plans to return to the Moon, and establish manned bases there, too. But these are currently mired in budget difficulties, and with the imminent retirement of the Space Shuttle, the USA will soon have no manned space capability of its own at all.
China's Moon plans may be vague, but at least the PRC will retain the ability to travel in space - and given NASA's funding problems, it's hard to say that US lunar ambitions are much more solid.
In recent times, Brits ambitious to travel in space have often tended to become US citizens and join NASA. Several have managed to become astronauts in this way. It just could be that space-happy Brits - at least those not choosing to try for a spot with the ESA - may soon start emigrating to China.
The Flight report is here, and a supplement with pictures from Korea here. ®


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Tommy Hilfiger The Dylan Men's Sport Watch - 1791373
Movement Type: Quartz
Case Diameter: 44mm
Case Thickness: 10.3mm
Band/Lug Width: 22mm
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Crystal Material: Mineral
Dial Index: Arabic Index
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Strap Material: Black Leather
Water Resistance: 5 ATM
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Escape from Area Fitty-Two is the sequel to a pair of great original graphic adventure games on YTV.com (YTV is like the Nickelodeon of Canada). The first two games, A Dark and Stormy Night and Miracle in the 34th Dimension, were featured Hallowe'en and Christmas games, respectively. They were created by Toronto-area game design phenom Michael Lalonde, whose work you'll see in a lot of kids' games made here in the city. Michael is also the creator of Orneryboy, which is a bit like Garfield, if Garfield were a multi-tentacled Lovecraftian demi-god in a zombie-filled world imagined by the love child of Edgar Allen Poe and the creator of the Care Bears. i like to call it "pop occulture". (Content warning: Orneryboy is for older readers. Ask your parents first, kids.)
So working from characters created by Michael, a concept by Michael, and an aesthetic i lifted from Michael's first two games, i went for broke and created the biggest Jinx adventure yet. (Michael would be spinning in his grave right now, but despite an occasionally pallid complexion, he's very much alive. :) Audience expectations were very high, and given the nearly ten year release date gap since the second game in the series, we were very worried that the game would never be made. But last year, YTV pulled through, commissioning the second sequel and making a lot of fans and new players very happy.
Jinx 3 features three playable characters that you can switch between on the fly, a waypoint system for greater freedom of movement, and a bunch more puzzles and cutscenes than you found in the first two games. i would really like to have added voice-over, because Jinx 3 is pretty text-heavy. Maybe YTV will commission a Special Edition?
Here's a fan-made walkthrough of the first half of the game from teh uTubez, if you want to watch someone else play it:
Note: The choppiness in the video is due to the fan's screen capture software. The actual game plays smoothly. The writer character's disappearing head is due to the YTV site embedding the game at a different aspect ratio, which causes animation glitches.
Introducing UGAGS
Jinx 3 was the first game created with UGAGS, the Untold Graphic Adventure Game System, which is a code framework and set of tools we're building to help us create these kinds of games more quickly and easily for ourselves and our clients.
Jinx Fans Only
Everyone else can stop reading right now, but if you're a Jinx/Sitekick/YTV fan, you may be interested to know how this game ties together the mythology of a lot of the original content on YTV. Here's a list of trivia:
WARNING: Here be spoilers!
- The game reveals where Dr. Frantic got the red vat of mysterious alien ooze that you see in his lab when you go back in time in the Friday/Sunday chapter of the Sitekick Saga … he STOLE it from Area Fitty-Two!
- The alien ooze comprises the black gelatinous ooze core of the Sitekick, offering a possible explanation as to how Sitekicks gained sentience (note: the current Sitekick redesign doesn't allow you to open your robot to see the ooze core any longer, which is a shame)
- YTV released a casual downloadable game called They Came for the Ooze. It was a match-3 game featuring little aliens that look a bit like Sitekick. The game hinted that the aliens returned to Earth to reclaim their ooze, but it never explained how Dr. Frantic obtained the ooze in the first place. Now we know!
- Dr. Frantic gets the idea for the Sitekick from the design on the wall of the small room inside the hangar. The design was confiscated from the Gnat aliens, which may mean that the Gnat aliens originally designed the Sitekick.
- The metal plate on the back of Dr. Frantic's head joins a new revelation: when Dr. Frantic walks through the X-Ray, he's a robot!
Holy crap – it's like the X Files up in here!
- Michael's original concept for the game had Dr. Frantic losing his head, and Jinx had to rewire him to put him back together. The idea didn't make it into this version, but it would be really neat to see it in a sequel.
- Michael made a time management Sitekick Factory, where one of Evil Santa's E.L.F.s (Evil Loyal Followers) had to build Sitekicks. At the end of Jinx 3, Dr. Frantic offers the E.L.F. a job, which is a reference to Sitekick Factory.
- Between Jinx 2 and Jinx 3, Michael created an animated short where a UFO kidnaps Jinx while Jinx is camping. The UFO was a repurposed asset from Michael's quickie game Nero the Hero. It was reused once more in the hangar in Jinx 3.
- At launch time, there was a Sitekick code in the small room inside the hangar. Get it while it's still active!
- DID U KNOW? Jinx is never referred to with a gender-specific pronoun, which leaves it up to the player to see Jinx as either a boy or a girl
- There's nothing under the sheet when Jinx walks through the X-Ray (another of Michael's great ideas!)
- It's tricky to catch, but when the E.L.F. walks through the X-Ray, he has a cupcake in his tummy. i threw that in there because i know Michael has a thing for cupcakes.
- Dr. Frantic gets his hovercar from the hangar, which he uses again in the Sitekick Saga – Wednesday chapter to battle the rampaging Monster Sitekick. One early idea was to have the characters all escape in their own hovercars.
- The inventory items are consistent and carry over from game to game.
YTV.com has a rich creative history packed with some fantastic original content. It would be great to see Corus, YTV's parent company, exploit some of that IP worldwide. i think it would be a hit! Meantime, Jinx 3 was a fantastic project to work on – a real labour of love – and an itch i've been wanting to scratch for nearly ten years. i think it's the funniest game i've ever written. Hope you enjoy it! (Now go let YTV know you want to see the much-rumoured sequel to Freaky Friday! :)


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Tired of watching the Crew from the nosebleeds? Do you want the sit so close you can hear Robert Warzycha's pregame speech? Or perhaps you'd like to really feel the passion sitting in the Nordecke?
With Saturday's Select-A-Seat event at Crew Stadium, YOU have the choice of where you sit next season. Both current season ticket holders and prospective season ticket holders can choose where they view the action in 2013, and save up to 19-percent before first pricing window closes on Sunday.
RSVP for the event by clicking here.
What: Crew Select-a-Seat - Free event giving current and potential season ticket holders the opportunity to have the keys to the stadium to choose their own seats for 2013, in the last day of the first pricing window.
When: Saturday, October 27th - event is 12-4 p.m. ET for current season ticket holders and open to the public from 4-5 p.m. ET.
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The Washington Redskins, already under fire over their name's history as a racial slur, are now drawing criticism for an Instagram post chronicling their cheerleaders' outfits over the years. Among them is a caricature of an American Indian costume.
Fans balked at the ill-timed image on Instagram, wondering what the team was thinking when it posted the photo of past uniforms.
"Probably not the best pic to post right now. Do you really want to double down on that Indian imagery? #tonedeaf," wrote user djnva.
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The Indian-styled outfits have not been in use since the '70s.
The team may be under more pressure than ever before to change its polarizing moniker, widely considered a racial slur, since the cancellation of six of their trademarks last week. One of those canceled by the U.S. Patent Office was "Redskinettes."
Team owner Dan Snyder has repeatedly said he won't change the team's name. "NEVER -- you can use caps," he told USA Today.
This wasn't the first time that the team's social media accounts have caused a stir. Last month, the Redskins urged its followers to tweet Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid their support using the hashtag #RedskinsPride. The move backfired when the hashtag became a rallying cry for critics of the team's name.


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Inhouse at Cullberg Ballet 27, 28 February, 1 March
The dancers present their own works on our home turf at Riksteatern in Hallunda, south of Stockholm. Join us for dancers in motorcycle helmets, video art installations, visual art, and a new version of Hamlet!
The Icelandic choreographer Margrét Sara Gudjónsdóttirs international audience success Soft target will be presented in a new try out version: Targeted, created with three of the company's dancers. Former Cullberg Ballet dancer, Canadian Hanako Hoshimi-Caines returns to Sweden with a new creation I read fiction to keep it real.
Free buses for the audience depart from Stockholm city center, Cityterminalen Thursday and Friday at 17:45 and returns from Hallunda at 21.00. Book the bus ticket and ticket to performance at email@example.com. Free admission! Limited number of seats!
Thursday 27 February at 19:00
Targeted by Margrét Sara Gudjónsdóttir
I read fiction to keep it real av Hanako Hoshimi-Caines (Thursday and Saturday)
Approximatly running time 1 hour 30 minutes including intermission.
Friday 28 February at 19:00, Saturday 1 March at 15:00
Shoe on the fire by Eva Mohn
Bend by Daniel Sjökvist
Start=Stop by Adam Schütt
Sisters by Samuel Draper
Mel Brooks meets Kenneth Branagh by Jac Carlsson
Encuentro Me (I meet Me) by Patricia Vázquez
Transmission Continuity by Gesine Moog
I read fiction to keep it real av Hanako Hoshimi-Caines (Thursday and Saturday)
Approximately running time Friday 1 hour 30 minutes, including intermission, saturday 2 hours including intermission.
Previous performances
01.03.2014Riksteatern, Hallunda
28.02.2014Riksteatern, Hallunda
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My trip this week was awesome! I wanted to share. *grin*
- 2 bounty 8-pack paper towels (only one pictured--I couldn't fit the other one in!)+
- 1 pack Orbit gum+
- 2 packs new pretzel peanut M&M's
- 2 Banana boat sunscreens ($7 ECB back)+
- 1 Ziploc sandwich baggies+
- 1 Ziploc quart freezer baggies+
- 6 Ziploc Gallon freezer baggies
- 2 Stayfree
3 transactions-- two on my card, and one on Shane's.
I did Shane's transaction first, and here is the breakdown:
4 Ziplock
Total merchandise? $15.56 plus tax
Subtotal with sale prices: $10 plus tax
Used (2) $1 off coupons and $4 ECB from last week
New total: $4.65
with $5 ECB back!
They paid me for shopping.
Then mine:
1 Bounty
2 Banana Boat
minus coupons:
$5 off $25
$2 and $.25 Bounty
BOGO M&M (they were BOGO at CVS which = 2 free!)
(2) $1 Banana Boat
minus $10 and $5 ECB from last week
$27.85 worth of merchandise for an out of pocket total of:
$7 in ECB back!
Yay! Paid again.
4 Ziploc
1 Bounty
2 Stayfree
1 Orbit (needed a cheap filler to put me over $25--clearance gum is always a great option!)
minus coupons:
$5 off $25
(2) $1 Ziploc
$2 and $.25 Bounty
(1) BOGO Stayfree (worth 6.99--and Stayfree was BOGO so they were both free again)
$3 ECB and $1 ECB from last week
$39.02 worth of merchandise for a total of:
with $5 ECB back!!
Paid. Again.
$82.43 worth of merchandise
$11.28 out of pocket
$17 Extra Care bucks back in my pocket.
A $5.72 moneymaking trip!
And here is the ultimate kicker:
SC Johnson had a mail in rebate (ended 6/30) worth $5 on the purchase of three of their products--Ziplock included. I will apply twice more for the Ziplock I purchased (rebate is good up to three times and I already sent one in for three Windex I bought) and will receive a check in the mail for $10.
"But what on earth do you do with all those baggies?"
My garden is starting to produce the first zucchini of the season (yay!) and soon I will be baking my zucchini bread. When all is said and done, I usually bake somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 loaves.
{Yes, I know that seems crazy...but between Shane and my three boys, we can go through one and a half loaves just in one breakfast! I freeze my loaves and we eat it all year round. }
I wrap the bread well in foil and then store two loaves in one gallon Ziploc bag.
Also, I always, always stock up when meat is on sale. Seems like a "duh", right? But this one actually took me a little while to figure out. Buying the family pack always seemed like too much meat--and I felt like it would be a waste. Here's how I make it work for our family:
I bring the meat home, fillet the breasts, divide it all up between freezer baggies, add marinade according to my menu if necessary, seal them up and freeze them.
The breasts below made one meal of Italian marinated breasts for the grill, one bag of regular, and one smaller bag of diced chicken for a casserole. Also pictured are my clearance legs--one BBQ and one marinated in Balsamic vinegar, both for the grill. All this meat (five meals worth) cost me a little less than $10--less than $2 per meal, for a family of five eaters.
I seal out all the air, and freeze them flat to save room in my freezer. You can see the ones that are already frozen on the bottom, below the marinated ones. I pull them out the night before, and as they defrost, they marinate. Saves time when you need something quick to grab for a dinner prep.
This tip works great for us, and really saves big money when I stock up at the sale price.
What about you--are you CVSing yet? What is your BEST money-saving tip??


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I can't believe it has been two weeks since I wrote last…what was I doing? I have been on my computer quite a bit, took a couple trips to Toronto and Guelph, but really, there is no excuse.
I am sorry to announce the death of my camera – I have dropped it one time too many and the battery compartment has been taped for awhile but now the batteries aren't lasting as long and, well, it's time. I'm on my way the the U.S. of eh? tomorrow, the land of the free and the golly gee these days – and will have to buy a camera while I'm there. I feel very bland on my blog without photos – it took me awhile to learn how to post them, but once I did, well, I was having fun. Now I'm just about the words, and that's great and all, but the pics are half of what inspires me to write. As my friends have found out, if the camera takes a good pic, then you'll probably make the blog. And I now try and remember to ask people if they don't want their full name on the blog, those who want to keep living in relative obscurity, and keep it first names only with little bits of tape across their distinguishing features in the pics. HA! As if we can really hide.
A week ago I wrote some articles – one for the Tropical Forests UK website, which was chopped down significantly since I hadn't asked how many words they wanted and, well, I'm wordy. The other went to Quaker Monthly and I haven't heard anything from the editor to know what she is going to do with it. I spend a lot of my time on the internet, sending press releases, contacting media folk, and seeking out places to get reviews done. I'm most disappointed with the local media specifically the Hamilton Spectator and CH Television. I mean, I just don't think there are that many authors in Hamilton that they couldn't do a little piece about Walking with Wolf. But I keep trying and maybe I'll find the right hook to get their attention.
Tomorrow I start a roadtrip with my friend Shirley. The purpose of the trip is to go to Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio for their Homecoming weekend. Wolf and I are presenting the book next Saturday night – he and Lucky are coming up from Costa Rica. I'm so excited to be doing this, but extremely happy to spend some time with them. I know there will be many Guindons there as well as the families of the students who are presently enrolled. Wolf and Lucky are pretty well-known alumni and so this weekend, bringing Wolf's book back to his alma mater, is bound to be quite emotional. That is what has kept me busy this last week, reworking the power point slides and choosing what to read. A small problem is that I've had a seriously big frog croaking in my throat for a few days. I've been trying not to talk too much but, well, that's a hard one for me. And even sitting here at home alone working on the presentation, I'm talking as I read aloud, timing the images with the talk. I'll have to try harder and keep quiet and let Shirley do the talking in the car. I'm not sure if it is bad air quality here in Hamilton or some kinda weird bug, but there it is. Hopefully I'll be fine by Saturday, but if not, that's what they make microphones and amplifiers for.
We are driving down to Virginia first to go visit some of Shirley's family. Shirley wouldn't do the drive herself and so I offered to take her there, kind of on our way to Ohio. The thing we'll be looking for the most is the deer on the highways. I've driven at this time of the year to Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas – well, anywhere going through Ohio and Pennsylvania and West Virginia it is shocking with the amount of dead deer carcasses and blood puddles on the highways. It's a slaughterhouse out there. It makes it unwise to drive at night which I generally don't mind doing. It isn't worth the risk, when those poor crazed deer come leaping across the fences out of the dark shadows. I think it's happening at this time of the year because of hunting driving the deer out of the woods – they just run onto roads as they try to escape. I guess the other possibility is that it is mating season and they are all love-crazed but I tend to think it is the first thing that is causing the vehicular slaughter.
A few days ago I went up to the Guelph Arboretum to the launch of a new book called Growing Trees from Seed (Firefly Books). It was a project started a few years ago by a wonderful man by the name of Henry Kock. I knew Henry when I went to the University of Guelph in the early 80s and we were both on the board of the OPIRG (one of Ralph Nader's Public Interest Research Groups). I also knew his sister, Irene. Well, these two people were some of the most dynamic, hardworking, committed individuals in Ontario. Irene was an anti-nuke activist throughout her adult life. She died tragically in a car accident on New Years Eve about six years ago. Then Henry, this outstanding human being, larger than life, developed brain cancer and he died a couple of years ago on Christmas Day. I'm sure the Kock family doesn't look forward to that week at all anymore.
Henry was known for his love of trees. He started the Elm Recovery Project, to aid in the renaissance of the elms that were wiped out years ago by disease in southern Ontario. He had a thumb so green it was emerald and a passion for nature that energized all those who knew him. He started this book before the cancer was diagnosed but at some point couldn't continue with it, so three of his friends and co-workers at the Arboretum, Paul Aird, John Ambrose and Gerald Waldron, continued with the book. It is a coffee-table-book-sized practical guide to growing native trees, vines and shrubs and is a must have for anyone who is interested in growing themselves an arboreal garden. Or even one really beautiful tree from scratch.
Also related to Henry, I went with my friend Lynda Lehman, to see the breathtaking textile art of Lorraine Roy. Well, as a person who has worked with fabric all my life, sewing my own clothes when I was younger and then working as a furniture re-upholsterer for years, I have a natural interest in anything made of fabric. Lorraine Roy makes these textile canvases that are compositions of tiny pieces of materials laid out and sewn, quilted in a way, into intricate designs – some abstract but many of them inspired by the lifecycle of trees. She met Henry when she went to the University of Guelph and was moved by his passion which blended with her own love of nature. She has done several series of these masterpieces that feature seeds, trees, ovulation, and much more. Go to her website, (Lroytextileart.com) and take a look. The delicate power of her work is awe-inspiring. There is an incredible amount of detail that results in muted landscapes and still lifes which are not still, but living, organic creations. Her colour sense is musical. I wish I could afford to own one of her pieces, which I don't even find that expensive, but that won't be happening for awhile. But…wow.
The last little item that lingers in my head is watching the debates last Thursday night. Here in Canada, we have a federal election next week and the candidates for prime minister sat around a table with a moderator and had a very lively discussion. I quite liked the style of the round table which allowed for lots of real interaction. Proudly, the person who seemed to be announced the "winner" by much of the media was Elizabeth May, the head of the Green Party. I've known her from afar for many years and always known that she was a very intelligent spitfire. She had to fight her way into the debate, as there was disagreement about the Greens being there at all. There was a public outcry and so the other parties relented and she was allowed at the table. As it turned out, she was the hottest on many of the issues, especially hot on Steven Harper's case. Good on you, Elizabeth, this Canadian woman was all substance, style, spit, and smarts.
The other debate that night was the infamous vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Tina Fey's less intelligent double, Sarah Palin. I know this woman must be intelligent to have got to the post of governor of Alaska, but her hokey manner, frequent winking and subterfuge of her very right wing values made me crazy. She kept trying to sound like a mild conservative and either stayed away from answering the questions or contradicted herself. I spent the whole time with my remote, flipping between debates whenever one made me squirm or scream. My take on the Republicans is that I find them wholly irresponsible and arrogant to have put a person of so little experience and sophistication into the (hopefully not so) possible position of being the president. IF McCain were to be elected and IF something bad were to happen to him, she could be the leader of the so-called free world! It seems to me that they were more interested in choosing someone for the ticket who would appeal to the lowest common denominator of the electorate, to the religious right and perhaps (though I'm not sure how) who would appeal to the women who wanted Hillary. I am appalled that they would have put this woman in this position. What I do see is that Palin would appeal to the same folks who voted for that other hokey guy, George W. I can remember seeing an older woman from Kansas in an interview during the last election who I suspect spoke for a certain part of the population when she said that she was voting for Bush because she thought she'd like to sit and drink a pot of tea with him and couldn't imagine doing that with John Kerry. Well, that's all very nice and fine, but do you really want this guy as your president? I mean, is feeling comfortable in the tearoom really a prerequisite for being presidential? I mean, is anyone really surprised at what is going on in the US and the world today because of Bush's presidency. I mean, really???
If you want to invite the woman to go moose hunting, well, go for it, but please don't put the rest of the world at the risk of being run by Palin and her muddy morally-maverick mind (and the Republican powers-behind-the-Palin). Now that is truly scary.


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Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational: Get Your Tickets Today!
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is a competition of the best street cars in the United States (and sometimes beyond) that combines five challenges to truly test every aspect of each competitor's performance. Throughout the year, a total of nine qualifying events have taken place, each testing both driver skill and vehicle performance. Select enthusiasts were chosen at the end of each event to participate in the Optima Invitational, which will take place in Pahrump, Nevada on November 9th. This week, Optima released news that there are a limited number of spectator tickets up for grabs!
The five challenges include: the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge, Ridetech Autocross Challenge, Wilwood Disc Brakes Speed Stop Challenge, the Lingenfelter Performance and Design Challenge, and the Detroit Speed and Engineering Road Rally, which will occur the day before at the close of the SEMA Show. Before participating, all vehicles are required to pass the scrutiny of the Centerforce Tech Inspection.
"We're looking forward to another exciting year of this growing event as we continue to layer on different challenges and elements for a new experience for fans and participants each year," said Cam Douglass, director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA Batteries. "Our spectators bring a great liveliness to the already high-energy event and we are pleased to be able to once again open this event up to a public audience."
A special television series will showcase the event, which is now in its sixth year, and winners of the Spirit of the Event Award which were given at each of the qualifying events have been invited to the SEMA show in Las Vegas. From there, they will go on to compete against each other in the aforementioned challenges along with being judged for quality of design and execution. The participant with the best overall performance and design will be crowned the "Ultimate Street Car" of the year.
The 2012 event sold out and now the 2013 tickets can be purchased online for $30 at http://optimainvitational13.eventbrite.com/3, (with a free t-shirt upon entrance). Check out OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car series to air on Thursday, October 31 at 6 p.m. EDT and 9 p.m. EDT on MAV TV.


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The Campus
The newly constructed NYU Shanghai campus is located in the Pudong district of downtown Shanghai. Fifteen stories tall, with two additional levels underground, the academic building contains 55,000 square meters (550,000 square feet) which houses an expansive library, with an extensive physical and electronic collection with access to NYU's global library resources; a 300-seat auditorium; a 150-person colloquium space; a theater, music, and arts hall; and kitchen and dining facilities.
Generously equipped with classrooms capable of accommodating varying class sizes, dedicated floors for teaching and practical laboratories for various sciences, intimate study spaces, and faculty and administrative offices, the building will function as a campus unto itself and as the center of a thriving academic community.
Wireless IT services and a robust IT infrastructure ensure that the building, and by extension, the students and faculty, remain fully connected to the NYU global network.
The City as a Classroom
Many of the courses include additional activities that are off-campus visits to Shanghai's historical sites or cultural centers. The Contemporary Art class has visits to the nearby city of Suzhou, local galleries and the homes of artists; the Economics class will visit Bao Steel, one of the world's biggest producers; the Advertising course includes a trip to the offices of a locally-run advertising company. Most other classes will have equally interesting trips. The idea behind these events is that any educational experience, whether study abroad or otherwise, is enhanced by opportunities that allow students to interact with topics and themes in a non-classroom environment. As a result, the city of Shanghai essentially becomes an extension of the classroom.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. policymakers from opposite ends of the political spectrum on Friday said momentum is building for a top-to-bottom revamp of the tax code, but the biggest question is whether there is political will to get it done.
Mark Mazur, assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, and Mark Prater, a long-time Republican Senate tax counsel, cited major policy proposals and two years of public hearings and private meetings that have set the groundwork for the first rewrite of the code since 1986.
"This year the stars are aligned for tax reform in a way they haven't been," said Mazur, who is Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's top policy aide on tax issues. He and Prater spoke at a legal conference in Washington.
"Now, it is just a matter of political will," Mazur said.
The two top tax-writing lawmakers hope to push legislation through Congress this year to lower most tax rates and simplify the code that many Americans regard as far too complex.
They may have more political freedom to write a bill as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, is retiring after this term, and House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, a Republican, is term-limited as chairman.
President Barack Obama says he backs tax reform, although some have said it does not appear to be high on his agenda.
Mazur conceded there are "tons of obstacles," including the divide between the parties on whether the tax reforms should produce more revenue. Democrats generally favor doing this, while Republicans do not.
Still, Prater, a tax policy aide to Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior Finance Committee Republican, agreed momentum is building. One advantage he cited is the January 1 fiscal deal that raised taxes on Americans making more than $400,000 a year and also established a budget baseline both parties agree on.
"The playing field is a lot clearer about where we are starting from," Prater said.
On the question of whether a tax overhaul should raise revenue, he said: "That to me is really a political question that comes down to what the other pieces of the picture are."
Reporting by Kim Dixon; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Vicki Allen


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3Sigma Systems manufactures a full range of Dust Tight Bulk Bag Unloaders, Bulk Bag Fillers and Bulk Material Feeders. 3Sisma offers simple equipment to complet systems, all revovling around our core offerings. Our standard offerings operate with NO MOVING PARTS, a hallmark of 3Sigma's equipment design. Better by Design.


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All of us at The Eli's Cheesecake Company are proud of our long term friendship with "Chairman Bob–Robert Mariano, the Chairman and CEO of Roundy's Supermarkets. It was therefore our pleasure to celebrate the opening of the first Mariano's Fresh Market, which opened in Arlington Heights, Illinois on Tuesday, July 20.
We will be sampling Eli's Cheesecake and Desserts in the Bakery at Mariano's Fresh Market at 802 E. Northwest Highway on Friday, July 30th and Saturday, July 31.
Eli's President Marc Schulman congratulates "Chairman Bob" on the opening of the first Mariano's Fresh Market.
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Disney Closes Canadian Dev Propaganda Games
Vancouver-based Propaganda Games has closed its doors for good, parent-company Disney Interactive confirmed to Joystiq. Disney's decision doesn't come as much of a surprise given the studio's recent--and unfortunate--proclivity for being forced to shelve projects and shed its workforce.
In October 2010, Propaganda saw a promising Pirates of the Caribbean action title, Armada of the Damned, canceled by its parent. Rumors at the time were that, in one fell swoop, Disney hit the developer with a wave of layoffs, affecting "as many as 100" employees.
At the time of the canceled Pirates title, Disney noted that Propaganda would still be active, producing downloadable content for (what would become its last release) Tron: Evolution. It's unclear if more DLC will be released for the game going forward.
In February 2009, sources told me [when I worked at Joystiq] that the team lost "at least 75 employees." Sources also informed me that a planned sequel to 2008's Turok had been canceled due to the reduced team size. (One source provided me with concept art for the project.)
A statement from Disney regarding the closure stated: "Disney Interactive Studios confirms the closure of its Vancouver-based internal game development studio, Propaganda Games. The studio has completed all work associated with its most recent project." Our sympathies go out to those affected by Propaganda's closure.


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Heating Up: Latin American Apps Revealing a Change in the Mobile Tech Tides
Brazil has long been recognized as the first initial of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), the four emerging economies on track to become the next major world players. But Brazil's — and Latin America's — explosively hot start-up scene may already be gaining more speed than the rest of the tech world realizes.
With incubators, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from around the world mingling in the Brazil tech scene, it already has a lot to show for itself. Here are some of the notable start-ups making names for themselves in Latin America:
Myreks: Socializing e-commerce and product recommendation on Facebook.
Linking e-commerce leads and social networking is a huge challenge, even for big folks like Google, Amazon and Facebook. Myreks, a start-up out of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil, was spun out of Brazilian IT company Suntech as a unique approach to social e-commerce. Integrated with Facebook, Myreks lets consumers efficiently recommend products they love to their friends — from books and music to clothes, wine and movies.
Not only does this social marketing platform generate real leads for companies and vendors, but it also rewards consumers for making recommendations — with "rekpoints." As users make more and more recommendations to their Facebook friends, their rekpoints add up and can be redeemed for gift cards to their favorite stores and online shopping destinations, like iTunes and Amazon.
Myreks is unique in how it capitalizes on social recommendations and generates leads through stellar technology and interface. Soon Myreks plans to unveil its mobile version, which should appeal to Facebook as another means of engaging users and generating revenue.
Free Zone: Internet everywhere.
This free app allows mobile consumers to connect to Wi-Fi networks wherever they are. In the absence of 3G and 4G networks, Free Zone automatically finds and connects users' smartphones to available Wi-Fi networks for speedy Internet access in seemingly dead zones. Even when people aren't aware of available nearby networks, Free Zone picks up on local Wi-Fi, and constantly updates email, contacts, Twitter and Facebook. The app is currently available on Android, iOS and HTML5, and Free Zone has already built a network of more than six million Wi-Fi connections.
Free Zone entrepreneur Andreas Blazoudakis joined Movile's team earlier this year, and the mobile entertainment company intends to advance its Wi-Fi strategy using Free Zone.
ResolveAÍ: Bringing Brazil's massive taxi network into the future.
ResolveAÍ is notable not only because of its business model, but also because of its origins — the company was born out of accelerator 21212, which promotes start-ups in both Brazil and New York, and aims to build a thriving network around the two tech hubs. One of 21212's success stories, ResolveAÍ offers users access to more than 10,000 taxis, allowing travelers to quickly order a nearby cab via mobile or online. ResolveAÍ's service is growing into an expansive network, allowing travelers to summon black town cars and yellow cabs.
At a 21212 Demo Day, ResolveAÍ's founders made it clear that it wants to distinguish its model from Uber's, with a focus on streamlining Brazil's current cab system. São Paulo alone has 33,000 cabs — compared to New York City's 13,000 — and across the country, Brazil has more than 136,000 taxis. Rather than adding to the noise and becoming a competitor to Brazil's existing taxi network, ResolveAÍ partners with it — and rather than outfitting each vehicle with the necessary technology, ResolveAÍ taps into cabs' existing communications and payment systems.
Qranio: Online learning with real rewards.
Qranio takes a unique approach to education technology by combining online learning with gamification, and offering users the opportunity to earn real-life rewards. Users go through a series of brainteasers and quizzes to collect virtual currency (called $iQs). Once players accumulate enough iQ dollars, they can shop Qranio's online store and select real-world items to have delivered to them at home.
Qranio is gradually making its way in front of an English-speaking audience, too. According to AppData, the Qranio Facebook app in English has 4,000 monthly active users, a number that nearly doubled over just one week. Recently, Qranio surpassed 1,000 daily active users on Facebook.
Wabbers: Know where the traffic is before you get there.
Wabbers is an iOS and Android app based on crowd-sourced traffic information. Users report traffic and accidents in their vicinity, helping other drivers avoid existing pitfalls. Wabbers also sends customized push notifications to users about their regular driving routes when starting out on their commutes to work or home.
Wabbers' developer, Mobwise, was one of five finalists in the IBM Global Entrepreneur Startup Smartcamp Brazil competition. With 50,000 users thus far, Wabbers is set on big growth: Co-founder André Paraense has stated that it aims to hit 500,000 users by the end of the year. The company plans to release an updated iOS app with more features, and to grow into new cities to support these ambitions. Wabbers is also looking to expand its offerings beyond traffic mapping to include a potential carpooling app, based on commuters in a common area.
Ilusis: Revolutionizing mobile game graphics.
Ilusis Interactive Graphics is an excellent example of companies spearheading innovation in the Latin American mobile games space. Ilusis used to work solely on a contract basis, helping other companies build and refine their 3-D capabilities in games. But Ilusis soon ventured into creating its own games from the ground up, and has since seen a boost in demand for mobile games with high quality graphics. The company's most popular title, Skyrise Runners, was a finalist in the mobile gaming category at the Brazil Game Show Fair.
Ilusis has some deeply rooted experience in 3-D graphics, with a history in developing for PC and handheld games before moving to mobile. Now the company continues to create graphics for handheld platforms like Sony PSP, in addition to iOS and Android. For its next move, Ilusis is experimenting with touch-gesture technology in the hope of continuing to push the envelope for the Latin American mobile games industry.
With Latin America's burgeoning mobile market of more than 620 million users and growing, and the ever-expanding flock of investors heading south of the equator, it's clear that the region has caught the entrepreneurship bug, and is on the path to keep innovating — and the rest of the world should stay tuned.
Note: Eduardo Henrique is a co-founder of the angel investment group Inova Ventures in Brazil, which has invested in Mobwise, the developer of Wabbers, mentioned in this article.
Eduardo is a Movile co-founder, and currently leads Movile's U.S. operations. Previously, he led development of Movile's micropayment strategy for Latin America, and established partnerships with corporate customers. Eduardo has undergraduate degrees in advertising and marketing from the School of Higher Education in Marketing & Communication Management (ESPM), and in computer science from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). He also holds an MBA in digital marketing from FECAP, Brazil's oldest business management school.


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Legal delays could help victims suing Penn State
Trial dates delayed by criminal cases
Penn State wants to put a civil suit filed against it in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal on hold.
University lawyers are asking a judge to delay until at least next year the suit filed by one of Sandusky's victims.
The legal limbo could actually mean a stronger case for plaintiffs.
Following Jerry Sandusky's conviction in June, Victim No. 1's attorneys quickly filed a civil suit against Penn State.
They said the university was negligent for failing to report Sandusky's abuse against their client.
On the stand last June, then-accuser No. 1 said Sandusky would blow on his stomach, massage his back, then subject him to oral sex.
He broke down in tears.
"I think anyone in the courtroom who saw my client could see the pain that it took him to get his story out and the frustration he felt during cross examination," said Victim No. 1's attorney, Michael Boni.
Some emotions will have to wait to be heard in civil court after Penn State asked a judge to delay Victim No. 1's case.
Lawyers said it poses a problem when the perjury trial for former Penn State University administrators Tim Curley and Gary Shultz is not yet out of criminal court.
"Because they are going to be named defendants in the civil suit, on the criminal side they have the right to remain silent. And because of that you get this conflict. The courts don't want to see that -- they're not going to compel testimony," said legal analyst Jeff Conrad.
Penn State said the delay is nothing more than a procedural move -- that the university remains committed to resolving the victims claims in a fair manner that also respects their privacy.
Conrad said Victim No. 1 could benefit from the hold.
Curley's and Schultz's testimony in court might help his case.
"In terms of speed, I think the defendants would be the winner. But in terms of quality of the case, I think the plaintiffs are actually in a better position," Conrad said.
Curley and Shultz have trial dates set for January.
Attorney Slade McGlaughlin, the lawyer for Victim No. 1 decline to comment.
Penn State's spokesperson said the university is hopeful it can settle out of court with all of Sandusky's victims.
Sandusky victim to write book
ABC will interview the young man whose sexual abuse allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Sandusky launched the investigation that produced criminal charges against him.
Boni said Wednesday that ABC landed the first interview with his client, who has a book coming out this fall.
The New York Post was first to report the ABC exclusive.
Sandusky was accused of fondling Victim 1 and performing oral sex on him multiple times beginning when he was 11 years old.
Sandusky was barred from the boy's central Pennsylvania high school in 2009 after his mother alerted school officials.
Sandusky was convicted of abuse involving 10 boys and awaits sentencing. He maintains his innocence.
ABC hasn't returned a message seeking comment.