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I've visited Hallstatt for the first time (shame on me please, because I am from Upper Austria) at the beginning of February this year. I know it's been a while already, but I still would like to show you the nice pictures we took and also give you some tips about our trip there. I've seen this postcards format already on other blogs for example doandlive or Julesvogel. I thought why not do the same for Hallstatt. Therefore, enjoy my postcards from Hallstatt!
Why is Hallstatt so famous?
I was actually asking myself the same question. First of all, Hallstatt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. I guess this fact alone will speak for itself. Nevertheless, I would still like to give you some more information. Some findings date back to 800 BC and therefore Hallstatt established its own epoch which is called Hallstatt culture. Moreover, this beautiful Austrian village is located on the Hallstätter See, which makes the location even more picturesque. Lastly, Hallstatt is home to a few amazing tourist sights such as the church in the city center or the Hallstatt museum.
Arrival Journey
From Linz it is almost a 2 hours drive to get there, so don't estimate that! Even though it doesn't sound that long, you should still get up early and plan a little bit ahead. We were lucky, because there wasn't that much traffic. However, keep that in mind when you want to visit Hallstatt. What is more, you could also combine this trip with a visit in Bad Ischl, because you need to cross this town anyway, if you come from the north. Another possibility would be to visit other lakes (such as Attersee or Wolfgangsee), if you are still in the mood for it.
When it comes to the parking situation, there aren't many parking spaces available in the direct city center. We parked a little bit outside and paid around € 8 for 3 hours of parking. It took us 15 minutes of walking getting to the heart of Hallstatt. The walk there was pretty nice, because we could admire the breath taking Hallstättersee. We also found a nice photo location with a spring board there, as you can see on the photos. It was next to a kids play ground, just in case you would like to visit it as well.
Walking through the city center
When you finally reached the city center you should definitely try to walk up the little hill to get an awesome view over Hallstatt. I guess this is also the typical photo spot, because we saw some people (instagramers) taking photos there. I can recommend walking up the little alley as well. It's really nice to see the local's houses and you might also come across a splendid view.
We visited the Hallstatt bone house (Beinhaus), which is full of painted skulls from Hallstatt's dead people. First I was a bit sceptical to be honest, but it was definitely worth a visit. The history behind this ritual is also pretty interesting. Did you know the inhabitants did this procedure due to a lack of space in the cemetery? Unfortunately, we didn't visit any more sights. However, there are still some we would like to visit another time for example the Hallstatt Salz Welten or the Skywalk.
This is it with my postcards of Hallstatt post. Hopefully you found it interesting and you could get some information out of it. If you still would like to know something, feel free to ask me or leave a comment. But there is one last thing I would like to know, have you ever been to Hallstatt? If yes, did you like it?


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Sharing might not be sharing. A major rebuke of the sharing economy kicked off last November with Platform Cooperativism in New York. The event brought together thinkers and builders of a more cooperative internet and was described as taking back the internet by Co-operative News. Since then, a defining factor of whether you see the sharing economy as part of the problem or part of the solution, is whether you see Uber as part of the problem or part of the solution.
Uber embodies inequality according to Platform Cooperativism. Nathan Schneider, a co-organizer of the New York event, is quoted by Co-operative news: "Uber and Airbnb have brought our challenge into stark relief. On the one hand, they're incredibly convenient and appealing tools that are in some ways tremendous advances on how things were before. However, they have made quite clear that they are not willing to be accountable to the communities in which they operate – to city governments, for one, and to the labour protections that workers have fought for for centuries."
Others point to Uber as a successful example of the sharing economy. If you check #sharingeconomy on Twitter, you'll see admiration for Uber with a tweet about Hertz joining forces with Uber. But in the same thread is a Shareable article from last November, comparing Uber to the Death Star.
And the Uber debate has now been taken up at the Stern School at New York University. Professor Arun Sundararajan has written a book questioning status quo sharing economy services. Called The Sharing Economy, Forbes magazine reports the new book has a chapter hypothesizing Uber becoming a co-op. I look forward to reviewing the book in a future blog post.
Beyond New York, Amsterdam is proactively addressing the sharing economy and recently put out an "action plan" for the city. But their plan is challenged by defining the sharing economy and considering equality. An article in Shareable wonders who the sharing economy benefits in the city's planned initiative. The plan includes Uber as a sharing option: "improving the use of taxi cab capacity via the Uber app."
Leaders of the November Platform Cooperative conference, Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider, continue advancing the conversation. Trebor was recently interviewed for a Shareable article (yes they really cover this stuff) about cities and Platform Cooperativism. Also see Nathan Schneider's site internetofownership.net for a directory of online cooperative platforms and his great blog with news on technical co-ops.

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Compact in size but big on features, the SD12 raises the bar as a multi-application digital console. Not only is the SD12 a true sonic powerhouse, it is the first in the SD-Range to feature an integrated recording interface which makes virtual sound checking a snap.
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Designed for even easier operation, the SD12's new DVI display output provides an overview of the console, while brighter LED meters and a DiGiCo Lightbar ensure optimum visibility. Dual 15-inch touchscreens, two assignable master faders and advanced surface connectivity is provided in the form of optional DMI cards.
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The SD12 boasts 72 channels at 48kHz/96kHz, delivering a wealth of functionality. Standard channel processing across both inputs and outputs includes Channel Delay, Single and Multi-Channel presets, Dual insert points Hi- and Lo-pass filters @ 24dB/octave, four-band parametric EQ with band curve selection, DiGiCo's DYN 1 (Compressor, De-esser or Multiband Compressor) and DYN 2 (Gate, Compressor or Ducker).
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T-Mobile Users Now Able to Gain Data Free Access to Music
Chris Smith / 9 years ago
T-Mobile hit the market hard at Seattle's Paramount Theater last night, announcing some big offers to end users.
Alongside their 'free trial' offer of an iPhone 5s to potential subscribers, T-Mobile have announced that their service will allow free data streaming to all top music streaming services, including:
- Pandora
- iTunes Radio
- iHeartRadio
- Slacker
- Spotify
- Samsung's Milk service, and
- Rhapsody
T-Mobile currently offers its consumers 1GB, 3GB or 5GB worth of full speed data allotment – go over this cap and you will be reduced to functioning on 3G speed. But with the announced change coming into effect, you'll receive full speed unlimited service on these streaming services no matter if you're over your cap or not.
Some people are claiming this service may be an issue to 'net neutrality' as offering this service for only a select few streaming companies helps give them a boost. Rdio is one main contender missing from this list as you may have noticed, but T-Mobile's John Legere stated that these chosen stream services are not due to a business move or competitive angle. Either way it's certainly a cop out for the smaller guys and Rdio alike. Legere also went on to state that T-Mobile's plan is to include all streaming services in the future – whether realistic or not is up to you to decide.
All-in-all we're sure that consumers are generally quite happy with this news because in our experience, streaming uses a lot of data!
What could this mean for premium streaming subscriptions? Currently in Australia Spotify premium subscriptions are quite popular, due to the ability to download music to your device and that streaming uses quite a high rate of data on our current low caps. Can the same be said for T-Mobile's current target audience? Or can this be easily written off by Spotify as extra users, extra ad listeners and extra exposure?
Want to see your favourite streaming service added? T-Mobile have claimed they will be opening the next contenders up for customer voting.
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Craps News Archive | 06-2007
24x7 recently launched the Aw Craps! game which is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch. Craps enthusiasts will surely love the game.more »
The Florida House proposal is a stark contrast with the Senates gaming proposal. While the Senate intends to allow a full blown casino gaming, the House will only allow slots at casinos.more »
Governor Charlie Crist is urging the Senate and the House to quickly resolve the Seminole gaming issue. He said that both Houses should just consider the original gaming compact.more »
The Seminole tribe will be allowed to offer craps and roulette if the Senate gmaing compact version pushes through. Sen. JD Alexander said that the budget deficit needs to be resolved immediately.more »
Craps.com prepared different gifts and surprises for their players to celebrate its 2nd year anniversary. A lucky player will win an additional 2,000 euros on the April 1st, 2009 raffle draw.more »
The Senate plans to let the Seminole tribe offer craps and roulette in exchange for $400 million. But the House only plans to allow the tribe to offer slot machines.more »
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I'm somewhat surprised to find that I've been named as a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. You can read the first two chapters of Gibbons (which also function as stand-alone short stories) here. If you do, please comment/review/rate/polka about what you thought.
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My old friend, inspiration, and mentor* Sheldon Brown, states that a "Mixte" is a ladies' style of bike characterized by twin top tubes that extend all the way to the rear dropouts. He further states that there is a variant with a single top tube and the extra set of stays. He says if it don't have three sets of stays, it ain't no mixte.
I have always been leery of this interesting pedantic fact, because:
- Sheldon presents the definition with no supporting evidence
- In French, "Mixte" means "co-ed" in the old-fashioned sense, which seems appropriate for all step-through frames
- Really, who cares?
His main point was "don't use the word mixte to refer to any old ladies' frame bike," because it's a specific style." I generally skirted** the issue: I tried not to make any embarrassing gaffes, but didn't correct people on the internet.
Cut to the big mixte news this week on the iBOB list: Greg Reiche posted a link to a C. S. Hiroshi page about creating a ladies bicyle, specifically a "Sport." One of the pictures showed a publication from FNCRM (Fédération Nationale du Commerce et de la Réparation du Cycle et Motocycle), a French bicycle and motorcycle trade group. Another image was of a page of that publication, showing some of the different styles of step-through frames.
I've redrawn the graphic here. Don't sue me, bro. Mixte – Twin tubes from the upper head lug all the way to the rear dropouts. Hot.
Sport – A single top tube, with a third set of stays. Also hot. Rivendell and J.P. Weigle style. Sheldon calls this a kind of Mixte.
Berceau – Bendy twin top tubes, for more standover height. Lots of potential, but I've never seen a truly sexy implementation of this style.
Jumele – Twin top tubes, with NO third set of stays. I have never seen this style of bike. Doofy.
Anglais – Second top tube, no extra stays. Angelina's Steyr was this style. Workmanlike.
Col de Cygne – Swoopy top tube, with supporting struts to the down tube. Nice, but tend to look heavy.
Double Col de Cygne – Swoopy top tube, and down tube, with struts. Trying too hard?
I propose that Americans call the "Sport" style "Mixte Sport." Other bike nerds know what you're talking about, and it clarifies Sheldon's postion.
Of bikes that have passed through my house, apparently the Steyr was a "style Anglais," while the Belleville is a true mixte. The couple Suburbans Angelina had were… variations on the Anglais?
* Internet-style. He may or may not have recognized me on the street. ** See what I did there?


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By Lisa Barrington
DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies' struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemen's war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting cut access, the U.N. food agency said on Monday.
The Red Sea Mills, a milling facility rented by the World Food Programme (WFP) as part of an aid operation feeding 13 million people a month, had become a focal point of a frozen conflict in the strategic port of Hodeidah.
Located in a complicated web of frontlines between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government and those of the Iran-aligned Houthi group, the grain store became inaccessible in September 2018 and suffered shelling damage.
Enough to feed nearly four million people, the grain risked rotting in the humid climate. It took a year of negotiations and risky cross-frontline operations to regain access and resume milling and distribution in September last year.
Aid agencies have repeatedly complained that the combatants in the five-year-old conflict across Yemen have restricted access to needy populations and aid supplies.
The flour delivery comes as fears of famine in Yemen are resurfacing, the United Nations has said.
Yemen is seen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis where 80% of the population relies on humanitarian aid. A recent U.N. report saw Yemen returning to "alarming" levels of food insecurity.
Coronavirus restrictions, reduced remittances, locusts, floods and significant underfunding of this year's aid response have compounded an already dire hunger situation.
The WFP in April halved food aid to alternate months in Houthi-controlled north Yemen and says it needs $737 million to keep services running to December.
Coronavirus restrictions are affecting aid operations. The WFP has had to charter extra vessels to keep food flowing as ships must observe a 14-day quarantine before docking in Yemen, the WFP spokesperson said.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015 to restore the government ousted from power in the capital Sanaa by Houthi forces. The Houthis say they are fighting a corrupt system.
The U.N. has been holding virtual talks between the warring parties to agree a permanent ceasefire and confidence-building steps to restart peace negotiations last held in December 2018.
U.N.-mediated talks between warring parties in Hodeidah have so far failed to achieve a full troop withdrawal and ceasefire.
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HMS Industrial Networks' X-gateway allow any CANopen device to communicate with most other fieldbus or industrial Ethernet networks.
HMS Industrial Networks has added 10 CANopen master gateways to its X-gateway line, which allow any CANopen enabled device with slave functionality to communicate with most other fieldbus or industrial Ethernet networks. The gateway series includes versions for fieldbuses including Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus, ControlNet and for industrial Ethernet with Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and Modbus-TCP protocol.
The CANopen X-gateways act as links between two industrial networks. On the CANopen side, they function as a master (manager) and as slaves (servers) on the uplink network side. The implementation is based on HMS NP30 microprocessor and is certified by CAN in Automation (CIA) for full conformance to the CANopen DS 301 v4.0.2 standard.
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Wow! I'm so honored and amazed for being nominated again for The Versatile Blogger Award. I went back and forth on whether or not I should create a new post for a second nomination or just update my first nomination. I didn't want to appear greedy by having two Versatile Blogger Award Posts, but on the other hand I really wanted to show my second nominator the love she deserves. So, as you can see, I went with a second post to not only honor the beautiful Grace of Prayers and Passports, but to also spread the love even more by adding new nominees to this post.
In Grace's words, "I'm breaking all the rules about 'women of a certain age." I love this mission statement. She is lighting the world "on fire," seizing her moments and posting positive ideas.
Please visit and support Grace at any and all of the following locations you frequent:
Website: prayerandpassports.com
Twitter: @prayerpassports
FaceBook: prayers and passports
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You can also find her on Pinterest
What is the Versatile Blogger Nomination?
Within the blogging community there are several ways to support one another and recognize each other's talents. You begin by following, then reading, hopefully commenting, retweeting, tagging them in communal posts, and, if you're really getting involved, nominating them for cool awards like The Versatile Blogger. The only way to nominate is to already have been a nominee. It's a great way to spread the love and show someone in the blogging community that they are important and worth sharing. No prize money or publicity photos doled out, just straight up appreciation for all of your hard work. It is an honor and should be treated as thus, but you should also have fun with it!
My 15 Nominations
After careful deliberation, I nominate the following bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award. (Apologies if you've been nominated before, but maybe you're just that awesome!) For this nomination I cast a wide net of versatility (pun possibly intended). I've included a link to their blog and their Twitter account name to make it easy for you to find and enjoy!
- Mary Farmer Photography
- Writing the Blues Away @writebluesaway
- A Blonde In the Crowd @fit_blondie_mj
- Well Bean Blog @wellbeanblog
- World Wide Nick @worldwide_nick
- Adrian Jr A Maronilla @A1D61
- Live the Frugal Life @frugallife7
- Authentically Average @authenticavg
- Dreaming My Life @daisydadee
- Travel with Irine @travelwithirine
- Travel Addicted Unicorn @traveladdicted8
- Leisure Lambie @leisurelamb
- Lea Bella Blogs @leabellablogs
- Pages, Places and Plates @pageplaceplate
- Poky Little Wanderer @pokylilwanderer
For more awesome bloggers, check out the 15 I nominated on the last post.
The Rules
This was taken straight from the Versatile Blogger Award Wordpress post.
"If you are nominated, you've been awarded the Versatile Blogger award…
- Thank the person who gave you this award. That's common courtesy.
- Include a link to their blog. That's also common courtesy — if you can figure out how to do it.
- Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly. ( I would add, pick blogs or bloggers that are excellent!)
- Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award — you might include a link to this site.
- Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself."
7 Things About Myself
If you're reading this, then I'm fascinated with your interest about my life on this earth! I went into greater depths on my last post, so I'll be quick here to break up the rhythm.
- I was born a blonde, but now it hides until the sun brings it back out.
- I love earthy colors, especially the blues and greens of the sky, ocean and forest.
- The bear is my spirit animal in the winter. I would love to eat and sleep all cuddly in a heap.
- The osprey is my spirit animal in the summer. I would love to soar freely, unadorned in the open skies.
- I really enjoy the blogging community. It's one of the most positive and engaging groups/platforms I have belonged to.
- I can ice skate forwards and backwards, on one foot, turn and stop.
- My perseverance knows no bounds.


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Press Release: Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture launched in Dundee
Updated: Jun 18, 2020
11th October 2019
London, UK
Agri-tech centre Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) and farming technology company Liberty Produce have launched the Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture (IHCEA) at the James Hutton Institute's site in Invergowrie near Dundee.
CHAP partnered with Liberty Produce to develop and build the IHCEA facility with funding from Innovate UK. The facility is a series of self-contained units housing state-of-the-art equipment with a modular structure designed to create a flexible environment for research and development. With integrated cutting-edge LED lighting systems and patented nutrient delivery technologies, this unique research facility will enable collaboration between industry, academia and government to effectively tackle the barriers to widespread adoption of vertical farming. Its purpose is to accelerate the development of sustainable food production year-round through resource-efficient, fully-controlled systems.
The IHCEA is a key part of Liberty Produce's Future Farming Hub, which will offer a wide range of services, including research and development and CEA training programmes within a commercial demonstrator system, as well as industry and academic collaboration opportunities.
The James Hutton Institute has welcomed the location of CHAP's IHCEA and Liberty Produce's Future Farming Hub in Invergowrie, in the context of the Institute's drive for the establishment of Open Science campuses at its sites and this has been facilitated by the creation of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre at Invergowrie as part of the Tay Cities Deal.
Fraser Black, CHAP Chief Executive, said: "We are excited to be partnering with Liberty Produce and the James Hutton Institute to establish the Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture (IHCEA), in Invergowrie. This is a prime example of CHAP's mission to harness game changing ideas from our creative and innovative partners to solve the problems industry is facing today and tomorrow. This is a progressive step in our ambition is enable the United Kingdom to become a global leader in CEA and augment the production of healthy food in a sustainable way."
Zeina Chapman, Liberty Produce Co-Founder and Director, added: "Vertical farming is not yet sustainable; this partnership which has established the IHCEA and Future Farming Hub at the James Hutton Institute marks an advancement of our collective journey towards creating truly sustainable vertical farming technologies. The greater vision of Liberty Produce remains driving innovation that will enable us to meet our global crop requirements without harming the planet."
Professor Colin Campbell, Hutton Chief Executive, commented: "This collaboration with Liberty Produce and CHAP marks the next step in the growth of the Institute's Open Science Campus initiative and brings new innovative companies to work closely with world leading science. This has been facilitated by Tay Cities Deal announcement to create an Advanced Plant Growth centre at Invergowrie and our other new investments there and builds on our track record of engaging with industry, research partners and the public."
UK Government Minister Colin Clark said: "I am pleased to see the opening of this new Innovation Hub at the James Hutton Institute. We know that technological innovation is the future of sustainable agriculture and Scotland is home to world leading resources and expertise in this field. The UK Government recognises the importance of this work and remains committed to funding research and development through our modern Industrial Strategy."
It is hoped that the synergy between CHAP, Liberty Produce and the James Hutton Institute will provide a better understanding of total controlled environment technologies, drive innovation and accelerate the growth of the vertical farming sector in the UK.
Notes for Editors
About CHAP
Crop Health and Protection (CHAP), funded by Innovate UK, is one of four UK Agri-Tech Centres. CHAP's vision is for the UK to be a global leader in the development of applied agri-technologies, to help secure our future by nourishing a growing population sustainably while delivering economic, environmental and health benefits to society.
CHAP acts as a unique, independent nexus between UK government, researchers and industry, building innovation networks to identify and accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions to drive incremental, transformative and disruptive changes in sustainable crop productivity and to establish controlled environment agriculture (CEA) as a core competency. www.chap-solutions.co.uk/
About Liberty Produce:
Liberty Produce is a farming technology company, enabling the growth of local produce year-round, using a fully-controlled, industry-leading, indoor vertical farming system. With expertise in lighting and nutrient delivery technology, Liberty develops and builds systems that reduce operational costs and improve yields of crops grown in controlled-environment farms. Their vision is to drive innovations that will enable the UK to meet our crop requirements over the next century, without harming the planet. Liberty Produce established the Future Farming Hub to enhance UK technology development and commercialisation in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector. www.liberty-produce.com
About the James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute is a world-leading scientific organisation encompassing a distinctive range of integrated strengths in land, crop, waters, environmental and socio-economic science. It undertakes research for customers including the Scottish and UK governments, the EU and other organisations worldwide. The ongoing collaboration between the James Hutton Institute and Scottish-based vertical farm technology business Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd resulted in the opening of Scotland's first vertical farm at the Hutton Invergowrie campus in August 2018, and continues to be a major strength in developing the Advanced Plant Growth Centre initiative, which has been backed by a £27m transformational investment from the Tay Cities Deal. www.hutton.ac.uk
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Before I begin I will address the bad weather which was in the news recently http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2015/05/30/obama-signs-disaster-declaration-for-texas-as-storm-death-toll-increases/ Austin was not hit as bad as other cities in Texas but nevertheless this storm was pretty scary on some occasions especially when these warnings start appearing on our iPhones, just to be safe my husband cleared out the cupboard under the stairs for shelter as this is the advice given in tornado emergencies.
Last week we were invited to a friends beautiful wedding held at http://www.themamaison.com, luckily the weather cleared up as the ceremony was held outside, the bride and groom had many friends and family fly in from all over the world for the wedding, and we very much enjoyed socialising and partying with them all.
My mums arrival from the UK was truly a priceless moment, we decided to keep it a secret from the girls that she was visiting to create a lovely memory for them when she arrived, this all went amazingly well my husband went to the airport after work and they both arrived at the house around the time he would normally arrive home from work so the girls were not suspicious at all. Mum rang the door bell and our eldest answered it with the youngest following behind, they threw themselves into my mums arms with cries of 'Grandma, Grandma!' we will all treasure the memories forever.
We have been in our new house one week now and we love it, the move was in no way as crazy, hectic and emotional as the move from another country! One hiccup we had was not having electric for 24 hours, so we went out for dinner that night, we put all the frozen/chilled food into a cool box with a tonne of ice and hoped for the best, we found lots of candles and torches to prepare for bed, and slept with no bed covers as summer has really kicked in and we finished off that first night sat in the garden with candles and champagne watching our new view of the lake.


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The first year of Continuum was a huge success. In January, 2014, we opened the Continuum gallery on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach and welcomed hundreds of people to our Black Tie & Sneakers opening night. As they enjoyed the music, and refreshments, the artists were on hand to describe their artwork.
Check out this review written by A Guy on Clematis, aka Aaron Wormus.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Review of the January 2014 event
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Years of taking my famiily around days out and attractions around the UK has taught me many things – one of which is that places which sell themselves as 'family friendly' are often way off the mark. Having parent and baby parking and chicken nuggets on the menu does not cut it. Not every place can truly call itself family friendly.
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September 22, 2016 – Toronto, Ontario – Silver Bear Resources Inc. ("Silver Bear" or the "Company") (TSX: SBR) is pleased to announce that the Company and Closed Joint Stock Company "ZAO Prognoz" ("Prognoz"), the Company's indirect wholly-owned Russian subsidiary, have received US$42,924,995 on drawdown of the Tranche A funds under the previously announced facilities agreement dated September 5, 2016 (the "Facilities Agreement") with the Company's major shareholders, Inflection Management Corporation Limited ("Inflection") and A.B. Aterra Resources Ltd. ("Aterra") with respect to the financing of the final development, construction and commissioning of the Company's Mangazeisky Silver Project.
The Tranche A term loan facility of approximately US$42.9 million (the "Tranche A Funds") consisted of approximately US$30.44 million provided by Inflection and US$12.47 million provided by Aterra. US$32.9 million of the Tranche A Funds was made available to the Company and US$10 million of the Tranche A Funds was made available to Prognoz. On drawdown, the Company used approximately US$32.9 million of the Tranche A Funds to repay, by means of set-off, the principal and accrued interest on certain outstanding promissory notes previously issued by the Company to Inflection and Aterra, as required under the terms of the Facilities Agreement. The remaining US$10 million of the Tranche A Funds will be used by Prognoz for final development, construction and commissioning of the Mangazeisky Silver Project and for general administrative and corporate expenses.
The Facilities Agreement provides for the drawdown of three tranches (collectively referred to as the "Secured Loan Funding") as follows:
The Company expects that after the repayment, by means of set-off, of certain outstanding promissory notes previously issued by the Company, the Secured Loan Funding will result in net new funding to the Company and Prognoz of approximately US$22 million.
Please see the material change report of the Company dated September 15, 2016 available on SEDAR for additional details on the Facilities Agreement.
About Silver Bear
Silver Bear (TSX: SBR) is focused on the development of its wholly-owned Mangazeisky Silver Project, covering a licence area of approximately 570 km2 that includes the high-grade Vertikalny deposit, located 400 km north of Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha within the Russian Federation. The Company was granted a 20-year mining licence for the Vertikalny deposit in September 2013 and completed a Feasibility Study in Q2 2016. The Company is implementing a fast-track execution plan to complete major construction of the Mangazeisky Silver Project by the end of 2016, with steady state production planned to start in Q1 2017. Other information relating to Silver Bear is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com as well as on the Company's website at www.silverbearresources.com.
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This release and subsequent oral statements made by and on behalf of the Company may contain forward-looking statements, which reflect management's expectations. Wherever possible, words such as "intends", "expects", "scheduled", "estimates", "anticipates", "believes" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release reflect management's current beliefs based upon information currently available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, Silver Bear cannot be certain that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause events and achievements to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to: the satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance with the terms of the Facilities Agreement; the possibility that the amount of additional new funding to the Company may be less than anticipated; and risk factors identified by Silver Bear in its continuous disclosure filings filed from time to time on SEDAR. These factors should be considered carefully and prospective investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve significant known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that may cause Silver Bear's actual results, events, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Silver Bear has attempted to identify important risks and factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors and risks that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and Silver Bear assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, unless otherwise required by law.
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Eating enough fruits, vegetables is hard but important
We have all probably heard at one time or another to "eat your fruits and vegetables." Even the USDA Dietary Guidelines remind us to make half of our plate fruits and vegetables. Why is this so important?
Research tells us each food group provides a variety of nutrients to help keep us healthy. But fruits and vegetables do more than just give us vitamins and minerals — they also contain phytonutrients, substances found in plants that are known to prevent disease. There are more than 25,000 of these positive, health-promoting, disease- preventing substances in plant foods. You may have heard of some of them — antioxidants, flavonoids, flavones, isoflavones, catechins, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, carotenoids or polyphenols. Phytonutrients are found in all plant foods — fruits, vegetables, legumes/beans and grains. By including a variety of plant foods in your diet — or a "balanced diet" full of an assortment of different types and colors of fruits and vegetables — you will be getting a good mix of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
Research has shown a relationship between fruit and vegetable intake with lower risks of chronic diseases, including specific cancers and heart disease. Studies in this area are ongoing regarding specific roles certain phytochemicals may have in reducing certain health problems.
The various colors of fruits and vegetables often seem to associate with a certain phytonutrient group, thereby a certain benefit or benefits. An example would include anthocyanidins, thought to be protective for heart disease, certain cancers and possibly help prevent age-related declines in mental functioning. Anthocyanidins are found in red and purple types of foods such as blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, plums, red onions, red and purple grapes and cherries.
Getting your nutrients from foods is still thought to be the best natural option for overall health and safety. Be cautious of phytonutrient supplements, even if advertised as "natural," as currently there is very limited regulation regarding their safety and potency, therefore they are not necessarily without side effects, or even helpful. You will also miss out on the some of the other benefits provided in whole fruits and vegetables, such as fiber.
Eating enough fruits and veggies is a neverending challenge. Most adults and teens need at least 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables a day — that equals about 1.5 cups per meal. Set a new eating goal to include fruits and vegetables with each meal and perhaps at least one snack per day. They are naturally low in calories — and delicious.
Because of the diseasefighting benefits they provide, I always encourage my clients to eat a rainbow of colors — red, orange/yellow, green, blue/purple. Consider at least three color groups per day to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle. With all the benefits to increasing fruits and vegetables in your diet, the old saying might actually be true — an apple a day could really help keep the doctor away.
For additional ideas on how to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet, visit www.fruits andveggiesmorematters .org.
Jean Pittner, RDN, CD, CBE, is a co-chair of the Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Nutrition and Activity Coalition.


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Hoping that Alabama would be on television against Kentucky? Well it is. It will be on at 11:21 a.m. (CST) on October 3, 2009 on the SEC Network. It will be an away game for the Crimson Tide, for they will be playing at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. This will be the 38th meeting […]


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Mobile commerce is off to the races this holiday shopping season.
According to an announcement Monday from eBay, shoppers opted to reach for their mobile phones and tablets in record numbers this year on Black Friday.
The combination of mobile shopping data from eBay, PayPal, and ecommerce and interactive marketing services provider GSI Commerce tells the whole story:
- Shoppers in the U.S. purchased nearly two and a half times as many items via eBay Mobile this Black Friday when compared to 2010.
- Correspondingly, PayPal Mobile announced a six-fold (516%) increase in global mobile payment volume compared to last year.
- GSI Commerce announced a three-fold (254%) increase in U.S. mobile sales on Black Friday.
"Shoppers are increasingly choosing the convenience of mobile to find the best deals from wherever they are while avoiding big crowds and long lines," says Steve Yankovich, vice president, Mobile, for eBay Inc. "The ability to simply pick up your phone or tablet and purchase what you want, when you want it, has become an attractive alternative to shoppers in record numbers this holiday season."


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Twenty years ago, during the AIDS pandemic, Xavier Cortada, University of Miami professor of practice, dedicated his work to amplifying the voices of the victims through a collaborative art process. In 2000, he was invited to share his method at the World AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa, where he would create a massive mural that magnified the stories of what victims endured from a personal to a societal level, and also the stories of those who perished and would otherwise be forgotten.
"It was my way of capturing that moment in time by using this collaborative art-making process to engage people who felt vulnerable or felt like they didn't have a voice," said Cortada. "It was also a way to commemorate the millions of African lives that were going to be lost."
Cortada was persistent about archiving the way society responded to the AIDS pandemic because he knew future outbreaks were undeniable and that it would be just a matter of time until another pandemic struck.
"In the last 20 years since I painted those murals in Africa, all we have done in society is make our species more vulnerable to pandemics," he said.
As Cortada explained, this is all a ripple effect caused by the climate crisis.
"We have exponentially increased our population, polluted our environment, made our planet more deforested, and by pumping carbon into the atmosphere, made it hotter, which problematically brings viruses to us through mosquitoes and other vectors more frequently," he said.
"When you mix in traditions of bringing live wild animals into wet markets, where they're stressed in small cages, you have animals that would never be in contact with other animals,'' he pointed out, "in contact with each other and with humans—who spread diseases to a more interconnected, globalized, polluted, climate-sacrificed world."
Now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Cortada is applying the lessons learned from past experiences to assess and address the coronavirus pandemic in Miami by developing the Miami Corona Project, an extensive socially engaged art program that is now presented in conjunction with the University of Miami COVID-19 Rapid Response effort.
"We have a University that's investing to make sure the knowledge we develop internally is applied outside academic circles into problem solving and helping the community," said Cortada. "We're addressing everything from a social and mental health perspective to a clinician's perspective on treatment modalities to a researcher's focus on what happens at the molecular level to an artist's perspective on capturing this moment in time for future generations.
"I thought it was very visionary for our university to fund not just 23 scientists but also an artist to address this issue. Because, through the power of art, we have the ability to engage others and bring them into the conversation," he noted.
With the help of his team, Cortada developed a three-pronged art model that serves to inspire, educate, and engage the public while providing a real-time record of the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on Miami-Dade County.
"Miami Pronouncements," the first component of the Miami Corona Project is composed of daily videos where Cortada updates the community on current news. Daily drawings and reflections honor the residents of Miami-Dade County who have passed away because of COVID-19.
"It's my way as a performative and gestural piece to pause and reflect for a moment about how many of our neighbors have died," he said. "And it's also a way to inspire people to reframe the way they think. So, they take more accountability for their everyday actions, through wearing their masks, washing hands, and practicing social distancing. I'm asking you to please sacrifice a little today so that the pain that we're going to endure as a society is lessened."
Secondly, through "Miami Corona Project Conversations," the program aims to educate by engaging local leaders, influencers, elected officials, and personnel from various sectors in informal conversations and interviews that ask questions about how they and their sector have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
"It's my way of looking at the leaders in this community, who had their hands on the wheel as we were walking into this pandemic, so they can tell us about how unprepared we were, what lessons we learned, and what we're going to do to face the future," Cortada said.
The conversations have brought to light many of the different barriers and disparities people face as they navigate through the pandemic—such as unemployment, inaccessibility to food, fears of infection during incarcerations because of legal status and delayed trial times, and the necessity to go out to protest racial injustice.
"I'm trying to capture this moment in history, have people say what went wrong, so we can chart a course of looking at new systems, new ways of engaging in policy governing, interacting with one another—so that we can come out of this crisis better repaired but also better prepared by not forgetting what happened," he said.
The final part of Cortada's Miami Corona Project, "Share Your Voice," uses the first two components of the project to encourage the broader community to engage and share their individual stories on an interactive online platform. At a time when social distancing is the norm, the web-based project gives a voice to individuals who feel disconnected from society.
"I want all the individual voices of all community members," said Cortada. "I want the University of Miami students to tell me what it was like for them to have to leave mid-semester last March, and what it would be like for them to get on a plane in August to start a new semester."
The goal of the project, Cortada said, is "to create a space for community engagement, just like we did with the "Breaking the Silence" mural hanging in the Durban Art Gallery in Durban, South Africa."
Adam Roberti, a two-time University of Miami alumnus and director of Cortada Projects, is one of the team members who has worked to make the project a reality by developing an innovative website that exhibits all the stories of those who participate.
Roberti said he is passionate about working on the Miami Corona Project with Cortada because he feels that the pandemic is proving to be an inflection point in the country's history.
"Transitioning into a 'new normal' will require compassionate leadership, and through Miami Corona Project conversations, we are providing a platform for our community's leaders to reflect on the situation and give their perspective on how we should be moving forward," said Roberti.
"The conversations paired with the daily Miami pronouncements allow for residents of Miami-Dade County to have a better understanding of the changes happening within the community, at the same time that they function to capture this moment in Miami's history," he added.
For Genesis Cosme, School of Communication student and communications associate at Cortada Projects, working on this project has been eye opening and she believes change is extremely powerful at a local level in Miami when communities come together despite their differences.
"I hope this project helps create a sense of urgency about the pandemic here in Miami," she said. "It's easy to become disconnected from an issue when it doesn't affect us immediately and personally. But every day we're learning from experts that we are going to be feeling the impacts of coronavirus long after the number of cases decreases and even more so in underprivileged communities."
Roberti hopes this project helps everyone to better understand the severity of the situation, and by extension, to empathize with those who are suffering the most.
"For our world," Roberti said, "I hope this project can serve as an artistic model for how to build community, amplify voices, and ultimately save lives."
To submit your story, visit www.cortadaprojects.org.


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The United States thanks the Government of Colombia for hosting the Third Western Hemisphere Ministerial on Counter Terrorism. We congratulate Colombia and the Duque administration for its leadership in adopting the United States' and the European Union's designations of international terrorist groups, including Hizballah. We understand the Colombian government will continue to include the so-called FARC dissidents (FARC-D) on their list of terrorist groups due to their criminality, terrorist activities, and rejection of peace. The U.S. designation of the FARC remains the same.
The United States joined our partners in Colombia and from throughout the region in solemnly commemorating the one-year anniversary of the brutal ELN bombing of the General Santander Police Academy in Bogota. We mourn the 22 promising cadets who were killed and recognize the sacrifice of the 87 others who were injured. We stand with Colombia and our regional partners to protect our hemisphere of freedom from such terrorist organizations and illegal groups.
Together, our nations can combat terrorism by cutting off funding and the illicit activities of regional and global terrorist organizations like Hizballah, which is a threat to both our countries and to the region. We must remain united in supporting a democratic transition for the Venezuelan people, and countering the safe harbor the Maduro regime has given to the ELN, to FARC dissidents, and to Hizballah supporters and sympathizers.
The United States commends the Duque administration for its regional leadership on counter terrorism, and we remain committed to supporting Colombia's efforts to secure just and lasting peace, security and opportunity for its people.


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It's no secret that swimmers have amazing bodies.
Have you been swimming for years and don't look like this?
Did you just start swimming and WANT to look like this?
The good news is that you CAN!
Olympic swimmers don't all have superior muscles and genes, but what they do have in common is the hard work that they put into their swim workouts, gym routines, and diets. Follow their examples with these 3 helpful tips on how to start, and you'll have a six-pack before you know it.
Swim Smart
The most efficient way to burn calories is using the right technique for each stroke. Focus on making your body as long and narrow as possible, rotating on a single axis through the water. Keep your head down and rotate your hips with each stroke.
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If you aren't sure what sets to swim, here are a few ideas of how to start.
Swimming burns fat like crazy, since you have to use almost all of the muscles in your body to propel yourself through the water.
While it will definitely tone your abs, you will start to feel the rest of your body become more defined as you swim more each week.
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One tip that you may not have heard is doing the rest of your gym workout BEFORE you get in the pool. Increasing your muscle fatigue and heart rate before your pool workout actually makes it more effective.
Swimming when you're already tired increases muscle stamina and uses oxygen more efficiently, causing you to burn more calories and fat in a shorter amount of time.
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Lifting weights or doing dry land exercises every day before you swim optimizes your time in the water.
Whether you choose to work specifically on abs (such as crunches or sit-ups), getting your heart racing and your muscles working will benefit you later when you get in the pool!
Here is one workout routine for you to try in addition to your pool workouts. You can find lots more online specifically formulated for swimmers.
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No matter HOW much you exercise, if you have extra body fat on your stomach you won't be able to see a six-pack. That's why a healthy diet is very important.
If you aren't used to exercising this much, you will probably feel hungrier than usual. Resist the urge to eat huge portions or snack on unhealthy treats. Instead eat multiple small snacks a day. Try to fill up on uncooked fruits and vegetables so that you can eat carbs when you really need them.
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Eat lean meats, nuts, and whole-wheat grains for most meals, along with a few vegetable sides.
If you are serious about your six-pack, you'll want to avoid desserts and sweets.
Remember, if you're taking in more calories than you're burning you won't see any weight loss.
It Still Isn't Working!
If you still feel flabby even though you think you're doing everything write, it may be time for some inspiration.
There are lots of websites devoted to providing six-packs for their readers.
But a picture's worth 1000 words…..
Just Google 6-pack, six-pack, shirtless Olympian, or male model if you forget what you're aiming for. Some of them don't look real, but pretend they are. Don't even try to search for '8-pack'….
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What is your #1 tip or workout for getting a six-pack? Does anyone have one? Tell us how!


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David Gillespie named Head of UK and Ireland at Oliver Wyman
Global consultancy Oliver Wyman has announced the appointment of its new Head of UK and Ireland. David Gillespie, a Partner currently enjoying his second spell at the firm, will now lead Oliver Wyman's UK businesses while continuing to head up its established UK banking and organisational effectiveness practices.
With the banking space rapidly transforming due to pressure from agile market disruptors, the demand for consulting services in the sector is ranging ever higher. Increasingly, executive bankers are looking to digitalise their services and avoid losing market share to newcomers leveraging technology to outflank long-time sector incumbents. As a result of the changing expectations of clients in the sector, Oliver Wyman appointed a new head of its UK banking practice in the form of London-based Partner David Gillespie.
Gillespie was installed in the role to oversee all UK client relationships at the firm's largest practice area in the UK, just two years after he rejoined Oliver Wyman. Before his second stint with the consulting firm, Gillespie had been the Director of Distribution of the European wing of National Australia Bank between 2014 and 2016. This followed a 12-year stint with the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he held a number of different roles, including CEO, RBS England & Wales, NatWest Scotland, and Chief Operating Officer of UK Retail. Gillespie is a graduate of Oxford University and has completed the Harvard Advanced Management Programme.
Following his promotion in 2018, David Gillespie has now been appointed as the Head of UK and Ireland at the global management consultancy. In his new role, reporting to Davide Taliente, Head of EMEA, Gillespie will lead the firm's UK businesses while continuing to head up its established UK banking and organisational effectiveness practices.
Commenting on his new challenge, Gillespie said, "Oliver Wyman is experiencing significant growth in the UK. As the new Head of UK and Ireland, I'm looking forward to working with an incredibly talented group of people to help our clients with the next stage of their journeys. I believe Oliver Wyman is at the forefront of the new wave of strategy consulting that focuses much more on co-creating solutions with clients. In the digital age, it's our deep industry knowledge, collaborative style, and hands-on transformation capabilities that will enable us to help clients achieve major breakthroughs."
Davide Taliente added, "Since returning to Oliver Wyman two years ago, David has established himself as a leader of transformation work for major organisations and on organisational agility more broadly. As the UK and Ireland continue to face a highly challenging environment across all sectors, I have no doubt that David will further grow the business by mobilising our Partner team to deliver tangible and differentiating support for clients."


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Health Insurance Marketplaces: How do They Operate and who Benefits?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), dubbed Obamacare, mandates that most individuals in the U.S. have health insurance by 2014. If you like your health insurance plan and want to keep it, you may, and if you have an employer-sponsored health insurance plan, you can remain with it. But most of the 30 million uninsured will have to acquire coverage. Many will purchase health insurance from an online health insurance exchange, or health insurance marketplace, as they're being called now.
Yet a March 2013 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that most people -- 68% of those with a household income of less than $40,000, for instance -- have no idea how the ACA will impact them or how the insurance marketplace will work. (See: "Your prescription for health insurance exchanges.")
"If you think about Expedia or Kayak for buying an airline ticket or hotel room, this is what exchanges are for health insurance," says Debbie Gordon, vice president and chief marketing officer for Network Health, a non-profit comprehensive health plan in Massachusetts.
In a nutshell, each state's health insurance exchange will bring insurance products to a shelf and sit them side by side, metaphorically speaking, to allow consumers and small business owners with 50 employees or fewer to price, compare, review and purchase health insurance. (See: "Health reform sticks: Now what?")
"Health insurance has never been sold in a marketplace that is so transparent before. It's been really hard to compare rates and coverage, because coverage wasn't standardized from one policy to the next, so you didn't have apples-to-apples comparison and now you will," says R. Ruth Linden, a health policy advocate and president of Public Health Associates, a San Francisco-based consulting firm.
A navigator, or a neutral assistor as they'll be called in California, will help you find the best coverage to fit your needs and that of your family or your employees as you describe them. These helpers will have no financial interest in the policy you purchase, and will assist you online, by phone or, in some states, in person.
Tens of thousands of navigators will need to be hired to help the new customers. For instance, Colorado is expecting 150,000 people to use its marketplace. Meanwhile, insurance brokers in many states are lobbying to prohibit the navigators from giving advice on which plans to choose and to make them liable if their guidance results in financial harm.
Brokers earn commissions and fees by enrolling people in policies and will obviously lose business to navigators. Some brokers say navigators may not have sufficient training and expertise.
How will health insurance marketplaces work?
There were three options under the ACA for states to choose how they will run their marketplaces. Each state could develop its own, join the federally run exchange, or take part in a joint federal-state health insurance exchange.
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have now been approved to set up their own exchanges or join a joint federal-state exchange. That leaves 26 states to join the federally run exchange.
Iowa, for instance, has decided to pursue a joint federal and state exchange rather than have the state establish its own marketplace or join the federally run exchange. "The decision was made that they'd rather have the state involved even though the state opposed the Affordable Care Act," says Linden.
"In Massachusetts, we've had a state-run exchange since 2006 when we passed our own version of health care reform. We have a few years under our belt and we definitely have learned how they work and what they can bring to the marketplace," says Gordon.
Utah has had an exchange for small businesses for several years. The governor of Utah proposed the state manage the exchange for small employers while the federal government operates the individual exchange. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering the proposal.
Who will benefit from the exchanges?
People who don't have employer-sponsored insurance or small businesses that want to buy group plans for their employees make up the target audience for the exchanges.
Beginning in 2014, people who purchase health insurance coverage through exchanges will be eligible for financial assistance if their income is no more than 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL). These amounts are updated for inflation annually and vary by family size. In 2013, this amount is $45,960 for individuals and $94,200 for a family of four.
Two forms of financial assistance will be provided: An advance premium tax credit, also called a premium assistance tax credit, and cost-sharing assistance.
An advance premium tax credit will be provided monthly to off set the amount of premium the individual or family must pay for their coverage. Cost-sharing assistance will limit the plan's maximum out-of-pocket costs, and for some people will also reduce the cost for things such as deductibles, coinsurance or co-payments.
Both types of assistance will be tied in some way to the value of the coverage available in the exchanges. Four levels of plans will be offered by insurers in the exchanges. All the plans must offer a set of essential health benefits that will be specified in future federal regulations and must cover certain categories of benefits. The four plan levels -- bronze, silver, gold and platinum -- vary in the total value of coverage they must provide.
"(Advance premium tax credits) are only available on certain plans through the exchange," says Gordon. "You will not be able to go directly to an insurance carrier, buy a policy and use your subsidy."
What's more, people earning up to 133% of the federal poverty level will be eligible for Medicaid in many states. For 2013, that's $15,282 for an individual and $31,322 for a family of four. The Affordable Care Act called for an expansion of Medicaid eligibility nationwide, but not all states are following through.
There will, of course, be state variations. Massachusetts plans to implement additional subsidies that sit on top of federal ones.
What about the insurance coverage?
Bronze, silver, gold and platinum policies will be offered in all states, so people can choose between bare-bones coverage and generous protection. But each state will determine what qualifies as essential coverage, and the federal government has to approve the plans offered. For example, what New York covers as part of its minimum coverage may differ from what California or Texas offer. Gender and pre-existing conditions will no longer be a factor in any state.
The exchanges will be open for businesses starting in October this year, for policies that go into effect as early as Jan. 1, 2014. "In theory, there will be three months of start-up," says Linden. "Prepare for a lot of chaos initially, as with any new large government venture."
Also bear in mind there will be nine categories of people who may be exempt from the individual insurance mandate. Exemptions range from certain religious groups to those unable to afford coverage under certain hardship and income criteria.
The original article can be found at Insurance.com:Health insurance marketplaces: How do they operate and who benefits?


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Proposal for New Canyons Village Parking Garage
Multi-level Garage to Replace Cabriolet Lot TCFC, the master developer of Canyons Village, has recently unveiled plans for a new
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Book report on an edible history of humanity by Tom Standage. Tom Standage's book regarding edible history of humanity gives us numerous pictures of looking at the past. The book approaches history in a different way altogether: as a sequence of changes caused, influenced or enabled by food. Throughout history, food has not only provided sustenance but has also acted as the catalyst of societal organization, social change, economic expansion, military conflict, geopolitical competition and industrial development. Since the time of prehistory to present, the stories of these changes form a story that encompasses the entire human history.
The food's first transformative role was the basis for entire civilizations. The taking in of agriculture enabled new settled lifestyle and put mankind on the path to the modern world. However, the staple crops that aided the first civilizations hardly and the wheat in the near east, rice and millet in Russia, potatoes and maize in America were not simply revealed by chance. Instead, they came out through a multifaceted process of co-evolution because preferred traits were chosen and propagated by the early farmers. These crops are in effect, development; intentionally cultivated technologies that existed only as a result of human intervention. Adoption of agriculture as a story is the narration of how early genetic engineers came up with powerful and new tools that made progress itself possible. In the process man changed plants and eventually the same plants in turn transformed people.
By offering the platform through which civilizations could be founded, food then acted as a social organization tool, helping to structure and shape complex societies that came up later. The religious, political and economic structures of the early society, right from hunter-gatherers to the very first civilizations were based on systems of food production and allocation. The production of agricultural food surpluses as well as the coming up of irrigation systems and communal food storage fostered political centralization with agricultural fertility rituals developing into state religions and food becoming a medium of taxation and payment; feasts were used in garnering influence and show status; food handouts were used in defining and refining power structures. Allover the ancient world before money was invented, food was a sign of wealth and ability to control food was power.
With the emergence of civilizations in various parts of the world, food aided to connect them together. Food-trade routes acted as inter-boundary communication networks that improved not just commercial exchange but religious and cultural exchange as well. Spice routes that spanned the ancient world resulted in cross cultural fertilization in fields which were diverse just like the field of architecture, religion and science. The first geographers began to take interest in people and customs from far places and compiled the first efforts at world maps. By far the biggest change caused by food trade was as a result of European need to avoid the Arab spice domination. The result of this was the revelation of a new world, establishment of first colonial outposts by the European nations and opening of maritime trade routes between Asia, Europe and America.
As European nations tried to build global empires, the next big shift in human history was aided by food, a flow in economic development during industrialization. Potatoes and sugar just like the steam engine underpinned the process of industrial revolution. Sugar production on plantation on the West Indies was considered the first prototype of the industrial process that mainly relied on slave labor. Meanwhile potatoes overcame the first suspicion among the European as a staple food that yielded more calories than cereals from a given area of land. Together, potatoes and sugar offered cheap sustenainace for the workers who worked in new factories in the industrial era. In Britain for instance where the process first started, the upsetting question whether the future of the country lies in industry or agriculture was decisively and unexpectedly resolved by the Irish potato famine of the mid 19th century.
Using food as war weapon is timeless; however large scale military wars of the 18th and 19th centuries elevated it to a new level. Food played a vital role in determining the consequences of the two conflicts that defined the USA, revolutionary war of 18th and 19th centuries as well as the civil war of 1860s. Meanwhile, the rise and fall of Napoleon closely connected his capacity to feed his large population of armies. The 20th century mechanization of warfare gave the impression that for the first time in history, feeding machines with ammunition and fuel became an important factor than feeding soldiers. However, food took a new twist, as an ideological weapon during the era of cold war between communism and capitalism, and finally helped to determine the result of the conflict. In the modern society food has become a battle filed for other issues, including globalization, development and trade.
During the twentieth century the application of industrial and scientific to agriculture brought about dramatic increase in food supply and the corresponding increase in the world population. The green revolution led to social as well as environmental problems. However, without it there would have been a lot of famine in much of the developing world in 1970s. By making sure that food supply grows rapidly than the population, the green revolution opened the way for the amazingly rapid industrialization in Asia as the century came to an end. Because people in industrial societies consider having a smaller number of children compared to those in the agricultural societies, this in turn the peak of the human population near the end of the 21st century is now on sight.
The tales of many personal foodstuffs, traditions and food related customs and the coming up of a particular nation cuisines, have already been narrated. Less focus has been given to the question of food's world-historical significance. This responsibility does not assert that any single has the key to understanding history; nor does it try to give a brief account of the whole history of food or the whole world's history. It rather draws on a range of disciplines that include genetics, anthropology, genetics, economics, ethno botany and archaeology. It focuses especially on intersections between world history food histories. Asking a simple question; which foods have offered the most in terms of shaping the modern world and in which way? By taking a long term historical dimension also gives a new way to shed light on modern debates about food, like the argument surrounding the genetically modified organisms. The link between poverty and food, coming up of local food movements, use of plants to make biofuels, effectiveness of food as a tool of mobilizing political support for a number of causes, and the widely accepted way of reducing the environmental impact of modern agricultural methods.


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August 20, 2019
|Previous Meeting: August 13, 2019
|Meeting Procedure
|Next Meeting: August 27, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM Space: Anchor Building, 2929 Spring Grove Ave.
Meeting Agenda
- Noise Curfew - Quiet hours are 10:30pm to 7am.
- Shelf C is up for grabs. New stuff goes on Shelf D.
- Liability waivers must be legible.
- Broken things at the Hive? Missing consumables? E-mail email@example.com to report them.
- Keep the worktables clear (24 hours is ok, more is not cool, others need the work space)
- Looking for people to host classes and workshops of any kind. Contact Will B for help organizing.
- Looking for decorations in the lounge. If you have an art project idea bring it up on slack / mailing list / contact Will B
Old Business
- Gigabot Status update
- Shapoko update
- Laser update
- Donated stuff sorting lead by Dave V
New Business
Power Tool Drag Racing - do people know what it is, and do we wish to unmothball it as an event?
Our CTO resigned. We are looking for a replacement.
Code of Conduct Review - Currently don't be a dick. If you violate this, we will act as required.
Upcoming events
- Cincy Locksport Sept. 7th
- World Cooking Saturday, August 24th starting at 2 pm [1]
- Saturday Cleanup, September 21st
- Made in Camp October 12th - Open house will be that day/evening
- Books by the Banks (large book fair downtown) is happening October 26th 10:00am - 4:00pm. Brad Walsh is leading the event. He's getting details and organizing the group. Learn to Solder booth, could use up to 6 people to rotate throughout the day.
Purgatory shelf C up for grabs, new stuff on D.
Small laser has new mirrors and lenses, new spacer for z datum, should work now. Brad to write one sheet operating instructions.
There seems to be some agreement that power tool drag racing may have lived it's life. Much interest in a new outreach project.
Thanks to Ian for filling in as CTO again. Anyone at all willing to fill in the spot PLEASE do.
Guest speaker sept 10th - christofer daniel - blue hell studio


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Rabbitohs fullback survives several heavy tackles against Manly to spearhead win.
If you have had a bad day at the office recently, spare a thought for NRL superstar Greg Inglis.
Just minutes after celebrating his side's impressive 20-12 win against the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, Inglis showed he won't be asked to do any modelling photoshoots anytime soon.
Tweeting out to his 30,310 followers, the fullback showed a close up photo of his left eye, with a nasty cut more commonly seen on the likes of boxers or mixed martial artists.
Great effort 2nyt #southsyd #boys.. Thank you to all our fans for turning out 2nyt..Another day at the office.. twitter.com/greg_inglis/st…
— Greg Inglis (@greg_inglis) April 26, 2013
Inglis was one of the stars of the Rabbitohs win, their sixth of the season, in scoring the first try of second half to spark his side and was generally threatening whenever he ran the ball.
The victory puts Souths up into second place mid-way through round seven, as the prepare to face the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium next weekend.


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Kara Fitzgerald
Little over a month remains to strike a deal with Iran in an endless series of nuclear talks before the November 24th deadline created by the interim deal this past November. The United States maintains one goal: to make certain that Iran will never produce a nuclear weapon. At this stage of negotiations, the United States is pushing for Iran to reduce its centrifuges from a current 10,000 down to 1,500. Iran, while seeking to free itself from the crippling weight of UN sanctions against it, maintains a goal of building its enrichment capacity for civil functions. A dominant narrative in US news argues that Iraq hardliners are the force behind failure in these talks: those that refuse to degrade Iraq's nuclear capabilities even slightly. What, however, about the lesser-mentioned United States hardliners? How are United States domestic politics and American hardline voices tipping the odds of the discussion to failure?
Counterintuitively, for many in Washington right now, the only true political success is failure. Success would mean having made concessions to the other side. Many commentators argue that our best hope right now, and most likely result, is an agreement to extend the deadline[1], to keep talking and disagreeing. A resistant Congress has been a huge factor in an immobile line on reduction. Some members have even attempted to tighten sanctions, for example this past January[2], despite ongoing negotiations considering loosening in exchange for parallel concessions. This and other actions by Congress have meant a constant looming threat over negotiation: If the state department and top diplomatic officials can even beat the widely perceived odds to come to an agreement, will the United States Congress even accept it?
The Obama administration seems to be preparing for the possibility that the answer is "no." The New York Times[3] reported on Sunday that the Obama administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, is prepared to circumvent a vote of Congress by enacting temporary suspensions of sanctions on Iran, obviously a response to the belief that Congress would be unable or unwilling to do so. Sanctions are a huge source of leverage for the United States and sanction relief for Iran is an inevitable trade associated with any Iranian concessions on enrichment equipment and sites. Congress, unsurprisingly, has proven displeased with the possibility of being shut out from the debate. Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one of the sponsors behind January efforts to tighten sanctions, issued a statement over the weekend that Congress will respond if a deal is made that does not "substantially and effectively dismantle Iran's illicit nuclear weapons program." A fellow hardliner critic of the negotiations, Senator Mark S. Kirk, stated, "Congress will not permit the president to unilaterally unravel Iran sactions that passed the Senate in a 99 to 0 vote." If the current Congress poses a threat to the current negotiations, or at least a complication, the impending Congress poses still a greater one.
President Obama may be able to appease Iranian representatives with his ability to temporarily relieve sanctions in the face of a hostile Congress, but he certainly cannot permanently maintain such a transaction. If Democrats hold on to the Senate next month, officials cited by the New York Times on Sunday[4] have said that it is still likely that a vote for a new Iran deal would still lose. If Republicans win the Senate, that likelihood is immensely greater. Can United States officials convince Congress to compromise more than it seems willing to? At the least, can the United States convince Iranian officials that it has a more willing Congress than it does? The Iranian foreign minister has affirmed his ability to convince Tehran. The public will hear much talk in the coming weeks about the dangers of Iranian hardliners and would not accept any compromise that might arise at negotiations. Let us not forget about the American ones.
The time ahead is for negotations on multiple fronts including between foreign officials of the respective nations, between Iranian foreign officials and Tehran influences, and between American foreign officials including President Obama and Congress. There is no doubt that the Pennsylvania Avenue front is a contentious one and it is a reality acknowledged by Iranian officials when considering the United States' ability to follow through on deals. The near future of U.S. domestic politics holds great implications for the future of Iranian nuclear talks. We might soon see that failure to negotiate will win political points and the time for a decision may very well be pushed to a later date, but it is important to acknowledge that one of the stagnant parts that might be required to move is the domestic gear of our nation. The six weeks remaining to come up with a deal and the future that waits beyond that date are unclear, but if we agree with Henry Kissinger, that Iran is a bigger problem than ISIS for the United States[5], the pressure to overcome politics and achieve statemanship must be all the more pressing.
[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29606098
[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/white-house-iran-war_n_4572003.html
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/us/politics/obama-sees-an-iran-deal-that-could-avoid-congress-.html?_r=0
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/us/politics/obama-sees-an-iran-deal-that-could-avoid-congress-.html?_r=0
[5] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/06/henry-kissinger-iran-isis_n_5777706.html


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A New Hope Emerges
My Hero Academia, Season 4, Episode 12 Review
All her life, Eri's known nothing but despair and suffering at the hands of Overhaul. Then she met Lemillion and Deku, who gave a sliver of hope that someone would save her. As we saw in the last episode, though, Eri's despair reached new levels as Lemillion lost his Quirk and got beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, a new hope emerges in front of Eri in the form of Deku! Now the real fight can begin!
With Mimicry defeated and Toga and Twice retreating, Nighteye, Deku, and Eraser charge straight for Overhaul's location. Now utterly infuriated, Overhaul uses his Quirk on himself, fusing himself to his subordinate. As a result, he turns into this four-armed abomination of nature. Deku fights him with everything he's got, but his lack of experience shows, as the villain quickly figures out his attack pattern.
On the other hand, Sir Nighteye uses his ability to see the future to keep up with Overhaul, yet he can't do any real damage. To the young heroes horror, Nighteye's impaled by spikes created from Overhaul's Quirk. As the villain once more tells Eri that she's responsible for their suffering, the poor girl almost gives into despair. Fortunately, despite the odds being stacked against them, despite Eri telling them to forget about her, Deku refuses to give up hope. At that moment, Ryukyu, Uravity, and Froppy burst in through the ceiling from the battle above.
If there's one thing that Shonen anime have taught me, it's that all the great heroes have something in common. When they face impossible odds, like fighting a god, or the world itself, they don't give up hope. When people say they're fated to lose, they'll walk up to them and say "screw fate". Guess who ends up losing?
Deku may still have some confidence issues and get nervous pretty easily, but he knows how important it is to never give up hope. That's why he can't stand to see a little girl like Eri knowing nothing but cruelty all her life. As a result, he's not going to stop until he's beaten Overhaul into the ground.
This season of My Hero Academia's been a nice, slow burn, but I think that's worked to its advantage. All the battles we've seen thus far have re-affirmed the driving theme of this whole arc: how heroes have the resolve to never lose hope in the face of despair. I think it's an empowering message, and given us some of the best moments the anime's seen thus far. So when I say I'm looking forward to Deku kicking Overhaul's ass, I'm really looking forward to it. A new hope has emerged, Eri! Go beyond, Plus Ultra!
I Give "Unforseen Hope" a 4/5
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