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[ANNO 1800] Game doesn't save
My game doesn't save anymore. If I start the game the next time, all progress is lost. The game also sometimes crashes when trying to save.
The most common cause for this that something is blocking the access to the local saves folder which leads to the game not being saved and crashing.
- Antivirus/Firewall block access
- Missing access privileges
- Controlled folder Access by Windows is blocking the access
- Not enough hard drive space
The executable Anno1800.exe can be found here:
<Installation folder>\Bin\Win64
- Add the file Anno1800.exe as an exception to your Firewall/Antivirus program
- Start the game/UPlay as administrator and make sure the Windows documents folder isn't write-only
- Add the file Anno1800.exe as an exception to the Controlled Folder Access or turn it off.
- Make sure there's enough space on your drive where the documents folder is located. By default this is the c:\ drive which can get full fast, especially if you have a small SSD. It's best to redirect the documents folder to a different drive to free up some space.

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The story of Nero fiddling while Rome burned is a complete myth. For a start he wasn't even in Rome at the time – he was in Antium (called Anzio today) some 35 miles away. Nero is known to have been a musician, or at least keen on music. According to several ancient writers, on hearing of the conflagration Nero leapt up and sang a song about the destruction of Troy. What is known for sure is that he returned to Rome and oversaw the reconstruction of the city.
The rest of Nero's life – as creator of gladiatorial festivals, as giver to the poor, as persecutor of Christians, as popular ruler, as lover of both men and women, as a bit of a sexual pervert and one of the most evil men in history – can wait for another time. Let's get back to the fiddle.
It was some 150 years after the event that reports of Nero playing a musical instrument as he sang were written down. The instrument named was the kithara, a stringed instrument not unlike a lyre. There's a word in Latin – "fides" – which means "string". A diminutive of the word, "fidicula", was used to designate any stringed instrument. As the word evolved through European languages it became "fiddle". Even later "fiddle" became associated with just the violin and not all stringed instrument in general. And so that's how we get Nero playing a fiddle.
Moving a bit closer to our own time the next significant lgbt violin player was Arcangelo Corelli. Last month I included Corelli in my glance at Baroque music. Working his way from a supporting violinist in 1675 to leader of music for Queen Kristina of Sweden in 1687 Corelli helped to establish the distinct character of chamber music. Think of it in terms of sport. Chamber music was the cheerleader, an entertaining diversion to the main event. Like cheerleading, chamber music soon took on a life of its own and today we have both international cheerleading contests and permanent chamber orchestras.
Speaking of chamber orchestras, Keith Pascoe, a founder member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, made headlines late last year. As a member also of the Raidió Teilifís Éireann Vamburgh String Quartet he boycotted the Irish Russian Chamber Music Festival in Moscow in October. This was the period when President Putin pushed through his anti-gay laws and Pascoe was a gay performer who boycotted the festival. The quartet went ahead with their appearance at the event with a substitute violinist.
In spite of this negative karma there has been a little upsurge of violinists in the lgbt community in the past 18 months. Craig Halliday has been performing at several Pride events in the UK with his electronic violin. In the US last month there was Andrew Sords playing solo in the Pride concert in Decatur, Georgia, and Carnegie Hall hosted a Pride concert featuring Tona Brown, the first female transgender African-American to give a solo performance there. But one violinist who leaves a lasting visual presence is Hahn-Bin from South Korea, who in 2012 adopted the new stage name of Amadeus Leopold. This young gay violinist is often remembered fro his Mohawk haircut and garish make-up rather than his violin playing.
One of the most popular and familiar violinists to appear regularly on British television when I was young was Stephane Grappelli. He played mainly jazz, but I remember him teaming up with Yehudi Menuhin several times. Stephane's sexuality was not known outside musical circles, and only after his death did colleagues begin talking about his homosexuality.
Mentioning jazz leads me on to the versatility of the violin. It isn't restricted to classical or chamber music. The violin has been used for centuries in folk and ethnic music. The opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter games had an energetic segment devoted to several folk styles found in Canada. The segment built up to a short performance by openly gay folk-rock fiddler Ashley McIsaac. He also wrote a charity single for a Ghanaian skier who became the first from his country to enter the Winter Olympics that year.
An ethnic musical style developed in Europe which almost disappeared into history is klezmer. This is largely a traditional music of the Ashkenazi Jews. Until the 1970s only societies within the Ashkenazi community played klezmer, most often to be heard at parties and bar/bat mitzvahs. In more recent decades klezmer music has seen a revival and has become known to a wider audience, even getting as far as to winning a Grammy award for a band called The Klezmatics. This group was founded by lesbian klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals who studied classical violin and discovered klezmer music travelling around the Mediterranean in her youth. Since then she has been championing klezmer music.
At the other end of the scale from traditional music is contemporary and experimental music. One of the high profile lgbt violinists in this genre is Owen Pallett. This multi-talented Canadian musician brings indie-pop and experimental electronic rock into his violin playing.
I'll sign off with this video of a string quartet called Well Strung. This all-gay quartet has pulses racing wherever they perform, and it's not all because of their music!


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A dancer since she was two years old, Abigail quickly incorporated her passion for music with a beat and her Christian lyrics to become one of the youngest teen artists to have a Christian song reach the top 100 Billboard Singles charts in 2014. Her second album, "RIGHT NOW", combined pop music with EDM and dubstep elements to create an exciting alternative for tweens desiring to listen to a secular sound but with faith based lyrics. She was the recipient of the 2015 "Best Emerging Artist" from the We Love Christian Music awards sponsored by NewReleaseToday.com.
In 2013, Abigail was selected to become a cast-member of the television show iShine Knect, which averages over one-million viewers each week on TBN Network and other faith based networks around the world.Her role as Elizabeth in the 2013 film "This Is Our Time" launched her film career. Then, in 2014, she was cast in the worldwide record setting Christian film "God's Not Dead" as student, Abby Wheaton. Her work as a featured actor in "Camp Cool Kids" (2017) and "Caged No More" (January 2016) show extreme diversity in roles. Two others include "God's Not Dead 2" (April 2016) and "I'm Not Ashamed" (October 2016) the Columbine High School Shooting Story. She continues to add to her resume with other independent films.She has been touring nationally since 2013 for music, opening for popular artists, Newsboys and For King and Country while participating in The Millennial Tour, a teen artist lineup national tour. Her 50+ concerts have been seen at festivals like Creation Northeast and Northwest, Freedom Festival Jacksonville, Sonshine Festival, ICRS Main Stage, iShine Fall and Winter tours, Ichthus Festival, Amplifyfest, Lifest, and Lifelight Festival South Dakota.
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Three Chattanooga men have been indicted on felony murder charges in the shooting death of a 38-year-old man during a robbery.
Devante Stoudemire, 20; Ronald Cosper and Dustin Hayes, both 18, are accused of robbing Steven Mosley for marijuana and cash on July 2.
A Chattanooga police investigator testified in the August preliminary hearing that Stoudemire told police he had ridden in a car with Cosper and Hayes to Mosley's North Hawthorne Street home to rob the man.
Police matched Cosper's fingerprints to those found on Mosley's front screen door.
Cosper originally denied knowing where Mosley lived, according to court testimony.
All three men are scheduled for a hearing before Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman on Nov. 30.
The men are being held in the Hamilton County Jail on the following bonds -- Stoudemire, $2.05 million; Cosper, $1.85 million; and Hayes, $900,000.
The killing occurred while Stoudemire was free on bond awaiting trial in the Nov. 19, 2010, shooting death of JerMichael Richardson. That charge was dropped after a July 12 hearing when evidence returned from the state crime lab did not match Stoudemire and a key witness died in a Florida car crash.


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Voss, A. and Procter, R. and Slack, R. and Hartswood, M. and Williams, R. and Rouncefield, M. (2001) Production management and ordinary action:an investigation of situated, resourceful action in production planning and control. In: PLANSIG 2001. PLANSIG, pp. 230-243.Full text not available from this repository.
We present a study of production planning and management in the Control Room of a manufacturing plant producing mass-customised diesel engines. The study illustrates how these activities are subject to various 'worldly contingencies' and how the production process emerges from the situated and resourceful activities of various kinds of professionals in the plant. These observations have serious implications for the question of how the various kinds of "intelligent manufacturing systems" that have been devised can be employed. While the plant studied uses various kinds of automation systems, it critically depends on situated and resourceful action. We contend that for any kind of production management technology to be successful, it has to build on the everyday working life experiences of those working in production environments. This implies reconceptualising IT systems design and development to support evolutionary processes through 'design-in-use'.


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Ah, the gender card. It's a funny old phrase isn't it? You won't find it in any dictionaries but we all know what it means: a trick women use to get out of detention, by vowing they are being criticised not because they performed poorly, but because their critics are sexist.
You're just acting the victim, women have been told for decades when speaking about vile remarks, sexual approaches, or differential treatment. You should toughen up, take it on the chin, or accept it as a part of life. Or as Julia Gillard was advised repeatedly this week, turn the other cheek.
Because that's what politicians do, right? Accept criticism silently.
What women have understood "gender card" slurs to mean is that if they call out sexism, they will be stigmatised as weak, or whingers, and their careers will be damaged. This is what female bankers, lawyers, academics and professionals everywhere learnt: cop it and move on, despite the cost.
And this is why Gillard's speech in Parliament this week, in the middle of another grubby debate about grubby texts and a grubby court case, struck a loud chord.
For the first time in Australian political history, a senior woman from a major party stood in our Federal Parliament and attacked her opponent on the grounds of sexism in a long, blistering speech.
Agree or not, the fact that it was the first female prime minister who took the opportunity to do this made it extraordinary.
This was the real Julia: succinct, cool, visceral, combative and pissed off. Alan Jones said her father died in shame; Tony Abbott had just said her government should have died in shame. She was very angry; and beautifully controlled.
It struck a chord because she made a speech millions of women have rehearsed in their heads for years – against a colleague, boss or opponent they consider to be obnoxious or sexist – but never made. Labor women, Democrat, Republican, donkey-vote women and even some Liberal women (just quietly) gathered around their computers and yelled, air-punched and cheered.
Because Gillard said things women aren't supposed to say, in any job, and most of all, in politics. She made a speech that politically is dangerous and may cost her electorally. (Former ALP minister John Della Bosca told the ABC on Thursday he would have told her not to give the speech because he believes it will lose votes.)
This is also why the video of the speech went viral.
Americans were fascinated because she was aggressive about things women in US politics are supposed to be ashamed of, or defensive about: being unmarried, being pro-choice, and being a woman who is pissed off about sexism. Newsweek's Andrew Sullivan praised the speech as "a model of a brutal take-down of a conservative political opponent", and argued: "Obama needs to Gillard Romney in the next debate. To his face."
Despite this, the press gallery have been a chorus of rolling eyeballs this week, pointing out that Gillard was trying to save her skin, to maintain power in a hung parliament. Peter Slipper has been used as a political football by both sides, repetitively, and shamefully, and still is, given both still welcome his vote.
Of course he has. Hung parliaments don't summon inner saints. Gillard is a tenacious political operator who regularly strikes compromised deals and breaks promises: surely the commentators who expressed horror that she had forever ruined her credibility by not sacking Slipper for obscene texts could not have been surprised.
It is also true the ALP is running a campaign to smear Abbott as a misogynist. Because of this, Gillard's speech has been called fabricated, constructed and contrived. But if this was all spin and artifice, why was it clear she meant every word?
Surely the question is not Gillard's intent, but how to weigh the evidence?
When writing a PhD, then a book about female politicians and the media, I studied the clippings files of almost every female politician from 1970 to 2004.
It was blindingly clear women were wary of the "gender card" for good reason: because with the exception of former Victorian premier Joan Kirner and Democrat leader Janine Haines, it had almost always backfired and was used against them.
Former Liberal frontbencher Amanda Vanstone told me the most important rule for women in politics was: "If you get typecast as a victim, you won't survive".
This week Gillard made no suggestion she was a victim. She suggested sexism is wrong. The "gender card" was ignored, and flipped on its head.
Having a female prime minister has unleashed some ugly demons; Gillard has been vilified in deeply unpleasant ways; but there has been a vociferous response to this, especially online. Sexism has been placed firmly on the political agenda in a new and unprecedented way.
Is it being used as another political tactic to undermine opponents? Yes, and sometimes unfairly. The difference between misogyny (hatred of women) and sexism (discriminatory attitudes towards women) is rarely noted. There is also hypocrisy on both sides, with one (high) standard on bad behaviour used for opponents, another (rather low) for colleagues. It has ever been thus. But it is delicious to think how different our parliaments would look if candidates were disqualified for holding hoary, outdated views on women.
The political debate will not shift from its usual savagery, both parties will continue to tolerate sexism in their own ranks but Gillard's oratory may have dropped a pin on the map of political progress. Slipper's political career is over.
What will endure is this speech, and the electrifying moment when Australia's first female prime minister fought back against those who say women have no right to lead: hard.
Originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald October 13, 2012


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Architectural Digest Design Show 2019 Edition
It was another successful run of the Architectural Digest Design Show at Pier 94 in New York this month. The show featured some of the world's leading brands, artists independent makers and designers. It was the 18th year the event was held that attracted over 40,000 design enthusiasts to interact with incredible design displays from… Continue reading Architectural Digest Design Show 2019 Edition
Coopers Neck Lane
Great day at 199 Coopers Neck Lane, Southampton yesterday. Only 3 Doors away from the Atlantic Ocean, this sprawling 3.00 acre property built in 1910 was designed by renowned architect Grosvenor Atterbury. The plans for the home have been developed by the homeowner Michael Bruno, founder of 1stdibs, in collaboration with architect Arthur Fraser. Also… Continue reading Coopers Neck Lane
2019 Dining By Design presented DIFFA highlighting their on going mission to end HIV/AIDs. This year's theme is Unity, inspiring all of us to help those in need. This marks the 35th year of DIFFA coming together with the design community to raise money for their worthy cause. Bravo to all the talented participants! Knoll,… Continue reading Unity
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Adele De Jak from Kenya is known not only for her jewelry and bags but also for her amazingly bold photography. Trained as a graphic designer, her creativity is funneled into well crafted pieces all made in Africa supporting local artisans.
Lingerie Select
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What to Expect: Welcome to the Mexican Riviera, with the Sierra Madre mountains on one side and the Pacific on the other. It's a thousand miles of beaches, palm trees and seaside resorts.
Wedding Bells: "Planning a wedding in Puerto Vallarta could not be easier or more convenient than at the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta," says Elsa Perez, director of event management at the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa (puertovallartamarriott.com), located in the swanky Marina Vallarta area. "With onsite, certified wedding planners and a staff trained to deliver impeccable service, agents can easily book weddings at our beautiful beachfront resort." Brides can pick from several easily customizable packages and say "I do" on the sand, on the jetty with Banderas Bay in the background or in a secluded garden setting. The hotel has recently renovated ballrooms and accommodations, including 29 suites. Room rates start at $143 per night.
According to Priscilla Ariminio of Prisar Weddings & Events (prisarvallarta.com), the area also has great private venues, which is one of the advantages to contacting a local planner. She has created breathtaking events, partnering at times with Mishka Aznoe, owner of Mishka Designs (mishkadesignsmexico.com). "Vallarta is the kind of place where you can have a wedding designed around something modern and chic; something vintage and rustic or something with a Spanish Mexican flair—the combinations are as endless as the beautiful villa options and amazing beaches," says Aznoe. "Whether it's the starkness of Casa China Blanca (casachinablanca.com) tempered with colorful flair or the rustic hacienda setting of Hacienda Camino al Mar (haciendacaminoalmar.com), there is quite literally something for everyone."
Combining a beach location with Puerto Vallarta's downtown flair, the adults-only Villa Premiere Hotel & Spa (premiereonline.com.mx) is a chic 83-room property that can host wedding parties from two to 150. Their wedding package (for a spiritual or legal ceremony) starts at $1,680 and includes all associated paperwork, fees and gratuities (a big plus), as well as all the romantic touches a bride could ask for, including fresh flowers and rose petals down the aisle and in the suite. Book a minimum of 10 rooms for three nights and your clients can obtain a complimentary stay in the honeymoon suite along with several extras.
"Riviera Nayarit offers something for every bride," says Richard Zarkin, PR manager for Riviera Nayarit CVB (rivieranayarit.com). "The beachfront surfer town of Sayulita is ideal for the boho-chic bride, or for a more 'statement' wedding, opt for one of our luxury properties in the exclusive community of Punta Mita." Boho-chic? Yes, thank you, and Sayulita's Playa Escondida, A Private Jungle-Beach Hideaway & Spa (playa-escondida.com) is just what the barefoot bride is looking for. "We're experts at celebrating love!" says general manager Annie Pompa. They offer a number of very complete packages based on 10 to 50 guests starting at approximately $8,000 (including accommodations in their jungle and beach bungalows) and each one comes with a thoughtful gift from the house to the new couple. Their onsite wedding specialist can, of course, customize everything and anything.
Luxury in Punta Mita comes in all sizes: the Mexico Boutique Hotels member Casa de Mita (casademita.com), with six rooms and two penthouses, is the epitome of "hidden gem." "We usually host weddings for groups of 50 to 60 people, so we do most of the coordinating in-house," says owner Marc Lindskog. "For larger groups, special requests or if the bride or groom feel they need a dedicated coordinator, we typically recommend Laura Cardenas of I Do Vallarta (idovallarta.com)." This world-class villa offers brides an intimate setting on a secluded, white-sand beach, flowering gardens or the beautiful poolside deck with a view, and the elegant menu is created around the freshest ingredients available. Everything—including the honeymoon packages—is custom-designed. Room rates start at $645 per night.
According to the owners of Garrobos Catering (garrobos.net), an established local event planner and restaurant, weddings in Zihuatanejo have risen 60 percent in the past year, most of them commissioned by upscale clientele in search of small, unique venues. Consistently featured on "best of" lists in top magazines, Zihuatanejo's La Casa Que Canta (lacasaquecanta.com) prides itself on its superb service, great location and matchless views. Its two private 4-suite villas, El Ensueño and El Murmullo, are a favorite with brides, who rent one or both and have their ceremony on the beach with dinner at the main hotel, or hold the entire event in complete privacy at the villa. With only 25 suites, the hotel itself is also ideal for a takeover. Note to honeymooners: There are no TVs in the suites. Room nights start at $395.
Sister hotels on Acapulco's Punta Diamante, The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and The Fairmont Pierre Marques (fairmont.com) offer brides the opportunity to stay in one property and access the facilities of the other. Smaller than the 15-story pyramid-shaped Princess, the Pierre Marques can accommodate a reception for up to 500 people in its unique circular ballroom or set up a cozy affair in the gardens under a canopy of stars. Themed ceremonies are a specialty, complete with fireworks, folkloric dancers in full costume, even Aztec "warriors." Inquire about the Platinum Honeymoon Program package, which reimburses up to 5 percent of the total wedding cost back in the form of a gift card when the bride books the wedding and honeymoon at either hotel (restrictions apply). Rates from $253 per night.
Acapulco's hillsides are studded with superb villas, each more gorgeous than the last. Caterers and event planners to the stars, Susana Palazuelos and her son, Eduardo, owners of Banquetes Susana Palazuelos (susanapalazuelos.com) have access to some of the finest. Their events can very well be called spectacular and can include everything from brilliant firework displays to music by the Mexican Philharmonic and even live shows.
Sightseeing: There's certainly a lot to see and do. For example, in Puerto Vallarta there's everything from miles of beautiful beach backed by lush green mountains to cobblestone streets lined with historic buildings, galleries, superb restaurants and shops selling everything from huichol indigenous art to the fine wares of Sergio Bustamante. The new malecon is a wide, brick-lined and pedestrian-friendly boardwalk with lots of benches, shady spots and a collection of open-air art—a huge draw for visitors and locals alike. Culture runs deep in Vallarta and it's home to one of the most dynamic and fastest growing arts scenes in Mexico. After the sun goes down, the city comes alive with live music and late-night dancing.
Outdoors, Vallarta delivers adventure with whale watching tours and turtle release programs (in season), ziplines, dolphin experiences, snorkeling, horseback riding, hiking and more. Outfitters like Vallarta Adventures (vallarta-adventures.com) can organize day excursions (by plane) to nearby historic towns like San Sebastian and Mascota, as well as land and sea adventures down the coast of the Riviera Nayarit. Note: Vallarta Adventures also runs Adventure Weddings (vallarta-adventures.com/weddings), hosting ceremonies on the secluded beach in Las Caletas, accessible only by boat.
With nearly 200 miles of coastline that start at the historic port of San Blas and move south to Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit is a destination unto itself. "We offer a lot of daytime attractions beyond the beach," says the Rivera Nayarit CVB's Zarkin. "From mid-December to March, visitors can catch the migration of humpback whales to our shores or, from January through February, head up north to San Blas and catch the largest migration of birds that make La Tovara National Park their home. Moreover, West Coast brides have the option of direct flights to Riviera Nayarit with several airline carriers." The jungle-like setting is dotted with world-class resorts and hotels. Towns like Sayulita—a hotspot for surfing and SUP—the bohemian Bucerias and the artist/surfer's paradise of "San Pancho" appeal to brides looking for something a little different.
Only 4.3 miles apart, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are two entirely different places with two distinct lifestyles. Golfers in the wedding party will recognize the more modern Ixtapa for its championship courses. It also has charming village-style malls with handicraft shops, galleries, cafes, gourmet restaurants and all-night discos. Zihuatanejo is slower paced and more traditional, with a burgeoning cultural scene. The waters off of both destinations are top sportfishing hotspots—think giant yellow fin tuna, roosterfish and sailfish. There are numerous surfing hotspots in Zihua, plus calmer waters for scuba, sailing, sea kayaking, parasailing and more. Agents can book clients with DMCs like Sunnyside Tours (sunnyside.com.mx) and AMSTAR (amstardmc.com), which offer bilingual guides.
The flamboyant grande dame of the Pacific Coast, Acapulco welcomes wedding parties with restaurants that boast spectacular menus and even more spectacular views (including the famous restaurant and diver combination at La Quebrada). Add to that several professional golf courses, shopping, spas, beachcombing and an unforgettable nightlife at enormous discos like the iconic Baby'O and the high-tech Alebrije, great for bachelor/bachelorette parties. All along the bay, the golden beaches host sun worshippers, wave-runners, parasailers and every other watersport you can imagine. Farther out, the sportfishing charters go out daily for marlin, tuna, dorado, billfish and more.
Weather: The Pacific Coast enjoys a tropical climate with an average of 80°F temperatures, lowering into the 70s during the winter. The rainy season is between June and October.


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The tide of continuous change brought on by the impact of a global marketplace is impacting the fundamental way we conduct our relationships, commerce, and civic engagement as well as the formation and implementation of our public policy, and the manner in which we define and exercise our belief systems. Competition is now essential to acquiring what we need on both a personal and communal basis. We compete in the way we relate to each other - vying for attention and engagement, loyalty and trust, and physical needs. We compete in our civic engagement - striving for numbers of supporters, empathy for our point of view, the dollars to advance our special interest, and the influence to wield power. Competition is part of the equation that holds a growing interconnected global community in check and balance; the most advanced nations push the envelope of discovery and application that the more primitive cultures later assimilate in their evolution to a higher standard. Competition was once perceived by many in the nonprofit realm as an evil necessity of the corporate world. It is now the norm for serving the needy and protecting the interests of society's vulnerable populations. Nonprofits no longer can bask in their status, privilege, and deference. Nonprofits as we have known them, and as they have understood themselves, are dying. However, it is not competition that is the culprit of their failed ambitions, but the nonprofits' unwillingness to properly and adequately compete.
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After reading numerous articles about the Socratic origin of coaching, I've thought of refute such argumentation. Even there is a company's HR and Coaching that is referred to as the Greek philosopher (1). Socrates wasn't a coach, was a philosopher. And coaching can be a philosophy, but not philosophical. The Socratic method in his student Plato's dialogues, emerges as a fundamental character of that work, on whose banks entered the history of philosophy which is also the history of Western thought.
Penalver says accurately, than the dialectics teaches what he finds teaching (2). Everyone knows, that the method of Socrates is the mayeutico. One who through questions to the peer, going slowly extracting wisdom or wisdom of the questioned. It has classically interpreted as if it were a midwife's own process. The mother of Socrates is said to that he was midwife at birth in Athens. In this sense it is said that the Socratic process consists more in out-of, as in put-in (3). And hence many coachings affirm that you as Socrates, the coach can never put or impose the wisdom, but should be out in the light of the coachee (questioned). As if the coach would awaken us from the oblivion of being heideggerian.
The same Steiner, interpreted that Socrates taught nothing. But the truth is, that Socrates died poisoned with Hemlock, by fellow coacheados or taught. Do you want to end up like, Coach? the coach cannot be said as the one who only knows that he knows nothing. The coach cannot be limited to listen oracles at Delphi, nor Greek mediums. The coach cannot exercise as a midwife. Socrates was condemned by Athens, why was the Gadfly of Athens. Socrates wanted to demonstrate with his method that nobody knows that they know nothing. It is very different. Socrates was not pleased to his pupil, but Scotland it and aguijoneaba it as the Gadfly on the Io cow.(4) .


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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich paints his picture of the events surrounding his arrest in a political scandal that shook the state as President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president. The following is an excerpt.
Chapter 1The eyes of the world were on Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2009. On a cold and sunny day, and under a bright blue sky — a sky many hoped signified that change had arrived and brighter days were ahead — Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. A generation after Dr. Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream" speech, and nearly 200 years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, our nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, was about to see the first African-American president in our nation's history sworn into office.
What a day! The kind of day you want your kids to see. The kind of day, if you were there, you would one day tell your grandchildren about.
Everyone was there. From political leaders to Hollywood stars, from labor leaders to corporate CEOs. Aretha Franklin was there; she sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Oprah was there. And so were millions of ordinary citizens from all over America, making the trip to witness history and see President-elect Barack Obama.
I first met Barack Obama about 14 years ago. A mutual friend took me to the law firm he worked in. He was a young lawyer, a state senator, and a guy many saw as a rising star. I was a young lawyer, a state representative preparing to run for Congress, and also a guy many saw as a rising star. In fact, it was not long after that first meeting that he and I began our climb up the political ladder in Chicago that would one day make me governor of our state, and on this day, make him president of our country.
Washington, D.C., was indeed the place to be. But a number of miles away in Chicago, where it was cold and sunny too, the streets were empty. It seemed like everyone had gone to Washington; pilgrims making the journey to celebrate and indulge their pride in their hometown hero; to be there and be part of ushering in a new era in American history.
Everyone, that is, except me. Moments after the new president took his oath of office, I was at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago getting fingerprinted by a deputy U.S. marshal.
On that day, the new president heard the sound of brass bands playing. He heard a twenty-one gun salute and "Hail to the Chief." He heard the multitudes roar with approval at his historic speech. Everyone is with him.
No one is with me. I'm alone. I'm hearing the sound of a heavy metal iron door unbolting, opening the lockup, and then the sound of it closing. It's a loud crashing sound — like a thunder clap — when you hear it and you're in it — it shakes you. It's a sound that says you are losing your freedom, and the world out there has now been closed off to you. It's a terrifying sound; an ominous sound. A sound, I hope, I never have to hear again.
The Governor of Illinois, the fifth-largest state in the United States, the first governor in America to endorse Barack Obama for president — he's there doing that, I'm here doing this. He's now the President of the United States, like Zeus in Greek mythology, on top of Mt. Olympus. I'm Icarus, who flew too close to the Sun. And I crashed to the ground.
On that historic day, the whole world listened to the new president as he spoke to it. On that same day, that world was closed off to me. And it felt like it was closing in.
I was arrested in the early morning hours on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. I didn't anticipate it or expect it. I had no idea it was coming. It came out of nowhere — a nightmare that was hard enough to live through as it happened and, quite frankly, is hard to relive now.
I went to bed the night before feeling good about things. I had just put in a long and productive day. Early Monday morning over the phone, I informed my chief of staff that I had selected my first choice to be the next U.S. Senator from Illinois, filling the vacancy left by President-elect Barack Obama. I directed him to reach out to the parties involved and see if we could work out the deal. A deal that, if it happened, would do great things for the people of Illinois.
That Monday morning started, as did most weekday mornings, with a call sometime between seven and eight in the morning to my personal assistant Mary Stewart to track down John Harris, my Chief of Staff. I'd routinely call him the first thing in the morning to talk about things and to give him direction. He would update me on things I was interested in and fill me in on what he was hearing.
Prior to joining me as my Chief of Staff at the end of my first term, John worked for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. He served in a lot of big roles for the City of Chicago, the Chicago Police Department, and O'Hare Airport. The son of Greek immigrants, and a product of Chicago public schools, he and I shared similar life experiences and similar values. Like my older brother Rob, John was an officer in the United States Army. He was a prosecutor in the Judge Advocate General's office. And his style and habits remind me of a disciplined, organized military man. An early riser, he was someone you could always find when the day started.
Where most of my top staff called me Governor, or Rod, he addressed me as Sir. This is not to suggest that he was in any way obsequious or a sycophant. Just the opposite is true. As a contemporary, with years of experience in administering government including directing big government budgets, he oversaw the operations of state government. I had a great deal of respect for his experience, and I counted on him to make sure my administration operated effectively, honestly, and always within the rules. I relied on him to tell me what we could and couldn't do.
As I recall, that Monday morning I directed him to work out the details regarding my first choice for the next U.S. Senator from Illinois and see if we could get it done. He briefed me on some of the conversations he recently had with other involved parties. I explained my aim and how I preferred it done. We then had a game plan to appoint a United States Senator. And even though neither one of us liked my choice, he was going to work to execute it.
I went to bed that night sometime after 11 p.m. in good spirits. My plan was to get up the next morning at 6 a.m. and go for a morning run. Like a lot of long-distance runners who plan for an early morning run, especially in the cold and darkness of winter, it helps psychologically to lay out the running clothes you plan to wear the night before. Getting up and quickly getting into those winter running clothes is a good first step to get out the door, out on the street, and out on your run.
I generally run 6 1/2 miles to 8 1/2 miles three to four times a week. But sometimes, when you're the Governor, things come up and the run suddenly has to take a backseat to more pressing business, or to the intervention of circumstances beyond your control that consequently require your immediate attention. My plan for December 9th was to run in the morning. As it turned out, I never got it in.
Excerpted with permission from "The Governor" by Rod Blagojevich. Copyright (c) 2009. Available in stores Sept. 8, 2009, from publisher Phoenix.


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Although the focus of Health and Safety legislation is on safety in the workplace, there is no place like home – at least not as far as getting injured is concerned.
Domestic injuries are often the result of spousal abuse:and these kinds of injuries tend to be more severe than other types of domestic injuries and are concentrated around the head, face, and upper body.
That's one of the key findings emerging from award-winning international research from leading University of Ulster academic Professor Vani Borooah of the School of Economics.
Using Australian data from the Queensland Injuries Surveillance Unit (QISU), which tracks all injuries presenting to the A&E Departments of Queensland hospitals, Professor Borooah and his co-author John Mangan of the University of Queensland found that:
· Victims of spousal abuse routinely refuse hospital admission even though medical staff advise them their injuries are serious enough to warrant it
· There is a high correlation between the consumption of alcohol and the incidence of spousal abuse
· Working women who gained a measure of economic independence from their husbands were much less likely to suffer abuse than women who did not work
· Spousal assault injuries tended to be under reported because of shame and fear of retribution factors. Using an ingenious methodology based upon Bayesian updating, they estimated that reported levels underestimated the true level of abuse by over 33%.
· There was an unjustifiable tendency, the authors said, to underplay the severity, and underestimate the number, of spousal assaults.
Professor Borooah said "The research showes the capacity of economic and statistical analysis to illuminate our understanding of issues like spousal abuse, which to the casual observer, could not be further removed from the world of economics."
The research report – 'Home is where the hurt is: an econometric analysis of injuries caused by spousal assault' was published in Applied Economics, 2009, 41, 2779–2787
The article was selected as one of the 50 best articles published in 2009 (out of over 15,000 considered) in management and won an Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence.
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Despite high oil prices, the euro area crises, and obstruction at every turn from conservatives in Congress, the private sector continued its 25-month job growth streak in March thanks to the Recovery Act and other proactive policies. Last month the U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent.
Some of the moderated growth in March may be due to unseasonably warm winter weather in parts of the country, which could have pulled some economic activity earlier into the year. Overall, though, 2012 registered the strongest first quarter of job growth since the first quarter of 2006—at the peak of the real estate bubble—and stronger than any other first quarter of jobs growth since the 1990s boom economy.
Still, millions of middle-class families continue to struggle uphill due to the hole left in our labor market by the Great Recession that began in December 2007, and the recovery's moderate pace and unequal distribution mean that growth is not reaching enough people.
Although a number of factors outside the United States are blowing headwinds against our recovery, the conservative budget for fiscal year 2013 passed on a party-line vote in the House of Representatives last week poses a political threat to growth, job creation, and financial security and opportunity for middle-class families.
Not only does this budget seek to change the fundamental structure of the U.S. economy and American society by undermining the popular and successful Medicare program and gifting $3 trillion in tax cuts for the already wealthy, but it also slashes nearly $900 billion from public investments in education, science, and infrastructure critical to growth—all without offering specific policies for job creation or new revenue sources. This budget would threaten the progress we're making by undermining growth and weakening middle-class families.
The Recovery Act in 2009 and 2010 and other policy actions helped put people back to work in the public and the private sector through a menu of tax cuts and public investments—including in transportation infrastructure and education—thereby driving the sales growth business owners depend on. Slow sales as rising oil prices constrained consumer budgets contributed to the 32,000 retail jobs lost in March at general merchandise stores. Reports from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, an organization of small businesses with 40 or fewer workers, continue to show that sales are the most important concern for small-business owners, as has been the case since July 2008. Poor sales closely track the unemployment rate.
Public spending and investment can help spur the economy by boosting demand for private goods and services at a time when business investment remains hampered by unemployment, and unemployment and household debts constrain consumer spending.
The Recovery Act's spending and investment helped generate demand in the economy. But since the Recovery Act began winding down in 2010, total government spending and the demand it generated have contracted by 1 percent compared to the beginning of the Obama administration. For comparison, by the end of President Ronald Reagan's first term, government spending had expanded by 12 percent after inflation, which helps explain the more rapid recovery of jobs from the early-1980s recessions.
Meanwhile, cuts to public-service workers again held back the jobs recovery overall as local governments culled another 3,000 workers last month, including 2,700 teachers and education professionals. Since the start of the recession, state and local governments have shed 450,000 public-service workers. The apparent slowing of public cuts, however, may signal that state and local governments are approaching a stable—albeit likely inadequate—level of employment. But the downward slide could easily resume if policymakers keep trying to squeeze federal, state, and local budgets to the detriment of the labor market and public services that lead to a stronger and more productive economy.
Public-service cuts have weighed especially heavily on women in what is becoming a "man-covery": Men have gained jobs on net every month but one since March 2010, while women continued to lose jobs month after month through September 2010.
Digging deeper into today's numbers, the share of Americans with jobs was essentially unchanged at 58.5 percent in March, which is up slightly from the depths of 58.2 percent in December 2009. This is compared to 63.3 percent in 2007 before the recession and 64.4 percent in 2001 at the end of the Clinton administration. More than 5.3 million people have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more, and unemployment remains disproportionately high for African Americans (14 percent) and Latinos (10.3 percent).
Although job prospects are improving, separate data from the Department of Labor show there are 3.7 unemployed workers for every job opening in America. With this jobs shortage remaining, it is not surprising that wages are still lagging behind even modest increases in the cost of living.
Even though the recovery moderated somewhat in March, the labor market still showed a number of bright spots. The manufacturing sector added 37,000 jobs in March and 120,000 jobs through the first quarter of 2012. Propelling gains in American manufacturing is the recovery of the U.S. automotive industry, where employment is up 22 percent since June 2009, the month General Motors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the Obama administration's actions to restructure the American auto industry really kicked into gear.
The health care and food-services industries also registered large employment gains, adding 26,000 and 37,000 jobs, respectively.
Private employers still remain timid about overall economic conditions and are holding back on a rapid expansion of hiring. Employment in temporary-help services, often a leading indicator of future permanent hiring, fell by 7,500 jobs. Hours in the average work week and for overtime held essentially unchanged in March.
Workers, however, appear to be gaining confidence in labor-market conditions. Last month the number of people re-entering the labor force increased by 41,000 and the number of people voluntarily leaving jobs rose 86,000. Both trends signal more active job searching and switching, signs of growing optimism for job prospects.
In sum, the American economy is still gaining jobs in spite of the factors working against it, and maintaining public spending and investments can keep us on track. The conservative House budget, on the other hand, threatens this progress and could in fact shift the economy into reverse.
Heather Boushey and Adam Hersh are Economists at the Center for American Progress.
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The buzz surrounding last night's party was all about 200 tons of sand, five swimming pools and "swimwear encouraged". Hm. Sounds like an indoor beach party, right? Well, the event resembled a beach about as much as I resemble Brad Pitt. Oh – there was sand scattered about the 250,000 square foot industrial space, but that quickly turned to airborne dust as it was trampled by the platform boots of 10,000 grungers. And, aside from the occasional fireball, the giant warehouse was as dark as night. If you imagined yourself sipping a fruity margarita under a fake palm tree on a towel in the sand at this "beach party", you were sorely disappointed. Still, I do love Oakland. You won't find parties like this in Burlington, Wisconsin.
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I agree on the lack of "beach party" atmosphere, I counted a grand total of three people in the five swimming pools all night – they were stone cold and chlorinated, the pools that is, not the people (well you have to account for 1st-graders in the pool). Maybe if it had been one of those rare 90+F nights you might have seen more pool action, but as it was the beach attire was on the dance floor. And yes, the sand was more like construction grit – but they did try in the live band area, and some of the sand carvings were cool. We had a bunch of problems getting in, and people showing up late, including those with tickets were not able to enter – I think OFD put a cap on the head count. Still it was very cool to see an event like this in Oakland, I hope they have some more and learn from the experience to make it even better next time.
We tired in Burlington but can only get away with so much at the Veteran's building.


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The summary of last week's street activity is headlined by this new mural from Aaron Martin (aka Angry Woebots) in Hawaii. The piece which is located in the kaka'ako district at the UFC Gym (BJ Penn) in Honolulu was painted in preparation for the upcoming POW WOW event. Just so you know, some of the names for next year include new and returning artists like Meggs, Flying Fortress, Dabs Myla, Faith47, DAL, Herakut, Dalek, Yoskay Yamamoto, Nychos, ROID and more!
Other notable walls come form Cranio x BTS – Brazil, Ewok x Greed x Asis – Seattle (source), Mr. Thoms – Italy (source), Dulk – Italy (source), Pixel Pancho – Italy, Meggs – Los Angeles (source), Phlegm – Slovakia, OG Slick – Los Angeles, Alaniz – Germany (source), Richt x Nychos – UK (source), Pure Evil – London (source), and Mart – Belgium.
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Cardholders under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program can obtain medical marijuana from registered facilities. Medical marijuana facilities are strictly regulated by the Oregon Health Authority. The regulations are found at OAR 333-008-0000 through 333-008-1400. Contractors performing tenant improvements or original construction work for such facilities would do well to familiarize themselves with the security requirements under the applicable regulations.
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Did Hezbollah Kill Hariri?
A new tribunal is digging up old secrets about the Lebanese prime minister's assassination. And no one is likely to be happy with the results.
The murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Feb. 14, 2005, caused a political earthquake in Lebanon and ignited several years of violence and government deadlock. Although the Lebanese have recently enjoyed a period of relative political calm and economic stability, aftershocks of the Hariri assassination now once again threaten to plunge the country back into turmoil.
The murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Feb. 14, 2005, caused a political earthquake in Lebanon and ignited several years of violence and government deadlock. Although the Lebanese have recently enjoyed a period of relative political calm and economic stability, aftershocks of the Hariri assassination now once again threaten to plunge the country back into turmoil.
The trigger for renewed conflict is mounting speculation that the powerful Shiite militant movement Hezbollah might have had a role in the former premier's death. According to numerous press reports in Lebanon, citing sources close to the investigation, an international tribunal investigating the plot has discovered evidence linking members of Hezbollah to the assassination.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah attempted to stamp out the growing speculation by confirming that the tribunal had questioned 12 individuals connected to the party as "witnesses, not suspects," adding that another six people could be summoned for questioning. He claimed that allegations were intended to weaken the "resistance," a term used for the party's formidable military apparatus.
"We have been a target for years," he said. "Destroying Hezbollah is a dream. The objective is to distort Hezbollah's image and pressure and intimidate the party."
A United Nations-led investigation initially linked Syria to the assassination, though Damascus has always denied involvement. The shift in the investigation's direction toward Hezbollah does not mean that Syria is off the hook, argue several Western officials and diplomats who have received briefings on aspects of the tribunal's findings. But, they add, it suggests that the tribunal is having difficulty in uncovering hard evidence that could be used to indict senior Syrian figures. One of the officials said that the tribunal's intention in pursuing Hezbollah was to "shake the tree" and see what other leads emerge.
Hezbollah's lack of motive makes it unlikely that the party would have acted on its own initiative in killing Hariri. True, Nasrallah and Hariri were poles apart politically — the latter envisioned a Lebanon newly recovered from the 1975-1990 civil war playing a role as financial and tourist entrepôt for the Middle East. Nasrallah, on the other hand, saw Lebanon chiefly as the front-line bulwark against Israel and the expansion of U.S. influence in the region.
The two men grew close in the last months of Hariri's life, holding a series of secret meetings in Nasrallah's heavily guarded home, beginning in June 2004. Snacking on coffee and fruit, they discussed weighty regional affairs such as the Iraq war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and their shared fears of Sunni-Shiite strife.
Mustafa Nasr, Hariri's advisor for Shiite affairs, who attended the meetings, told me in 2005 that the two men had a genuine rapport and shared much in common on a personal level, even if their visions for Lebanon remained different.
Given the lack of motive, it has been mooted that elements within Hezbollah might have cooperated in the planning of the assassination with an external power, presumably Syria, without the knowledge of the party's leadership. If true, this would raise all manner of intriguing questions about Hezbollah's internal command and control. Then again, if Nasrallah had known of the plot against Hariri but was powerless to intervene, what thoughts must have gone through his mind when the two of them met in his headquarters for their convivial chats?
Hezbollah circles have been abuzz with speculation in recent days over the tribunal's intentions. There is a universal belief among Hezbollah cadres and their supporters that the tribunal is being manipulated by the United States to attack the party.
Recent conversations with two Hezbollah military unit commanders suggest that mitigating the potential fallout from the tribunal's investigation has become a top priority for the party. The two commanders agreed that before Israel can be confronted, Hezbollah has to ensure that it will not be "stabbed in the back" by its Lebanese opponents. This requires building a political and public consensus in Lebanon to block the tribunal from moving against Hezbollah, they said.
Any domestic attempts to take advantage of the tribunal to weaken Hezbollah would be "slapped down," they said. They also refused to rule out the possibility of a show of force on the streets, as occurred in May 2008 when Hezbollah overran the mainly Sunni western half of Beirut following an attempt by the U.S.-backed Lebanese government to shut down the party's private military communications network.
For now, however, Hezbollah has limited its response to denying any involvement in Hariri's murder and questioning the tribunal's credibility. On Wednesday night, Nasrallah accused the tribunal of leaking information implicating Hezbollah, warning that if the leaks continue he might halt his cooperation with the investigation.
Last week, the office of Daniel Bellemare, the tribunal's chief prosecutor, said it took "strong exception" to allegations that it was deliberately leaking information to the media. Yet it is no secret that some Western officials are given periodic briefings on the tribunal's work, allowing them insights into the investigation's direction, if not all the key details. It can be safely assumed that the Syrian and Iranian governments do not receive the same courtesy.
Such briefings and leaks (authorized or not) make it easier for critics to challenge the credibility of the tribunal. Since its inception, the tribunal has had to defend itself against accusations that it is a political instrument, serving the interests of the United States and France under the respective leaderships of former President George W. Bush and former French President Jacques Chirac. The two countries supported Lebanon's call for an international investigation into the Hariri murder because it would pressure Syria, the prime suspect. If Israel had been the chief suspect, there never would have been an international investigation and tribunal.
But political calculations in the Middle East have changed since 2005, and there are no guarantees that the outcome of the investigation will be to the liking of the powers that supported it in the first place. Saudi Arabia and France have recently patched up their differences with Syria, and Washington has embarked upon a hesitant re-engagement with Damascus. Syrian influence in Lebanon has steadily returned, causing the March 14 coalition, which spearheaded the anti-Syrian campaign in Lebanon from 2005, to crumble. Saad Hariri, Rafiq's son who was appointed prime minister last year, swallowed his personal feelings to travel to Damascus in December to embrace Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Walid Jumblatt, a fierce critic of Syria and Hezbollah following Hariri's murder, also underwent a political U-turn. He apologized in a TV interview for his harsh words about Assad, which had previously included references to the Syrian president as a "monkey, a snake, and a butcher." In a reflective mood some 18 months ago, Jumblatt told me that Lebanon could have "justice [for the slain Hariri] or stability, but not both." He discreetly declined to tell me which option he preferred, though the answer was obvious. On Wednesday, the Druze leader was rewarded for his volte-face with a long-awaited meeting with Assad in Damascus.
It is difficult to envisage how Lebanon can avoid a serious political crisis if the tribunal issues indictments against Hezbollah officials. In that event, Saad Hariri will face an unenviable dilemma. On Monday, he reiterated his support for the tribunal, saying that it was a "big component of stability in Lebanon." "We will accept any decision that comes out of the tribunal, whatever it is," he said.
But he and his coalition government, which includes a member of Hezbollah, are in no position to compel the Shiite party to turn over anyone indicted by the tribunal, which presumably would conduct the trials in absentia. Such a scenario, however, would lead to the absurd situation of a Lebanese government declining to comply with the demands of a tribunal that is partially funded by Lebanon, includes Lebanese judges, and has been championed from the beginning by the Lebanese state.
Since 2005, supporters of Rafik Hariri and his son, Saad, have clamored for al-haqiqa — "the truth." Yet, "the truth" may end up being more than the country can bear.
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DUI stands for driving under the influence. Under California Vehicle Code Section 23152-23229.1, it is illegal for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage to drive a car, truck, or other vehicle. In California as elsewhere, influence is measured in terms of blood alcohol concentration (BAC). BAC is most commonly gauged via breathalyzer. The threshold between permissible and impermissible influence of alcohol is 0.08%. In other words, driving with a BAC of 0.08% or higher is grounds for DUI regardless of whether or not the influence resulted in any impairment. One might think, "What right does the state have to submit me to blood, breath, or urine tests?" A reasonable inquiry, surely. In the eyes of California law, you may be surprised to learn that you implicitly consented to such testing the moment you got behind the wheel. As such, a decision to revoke this implied consent may result in a loss of driving privileges. Depending on whether a DUI offense is one's first, second, third, or more, refusal of testing may result in a driver's license suspension of 1 – 2 years. Jail time, fines, court-ordered alcohol and substance education, and the installation of an ignition interlock devices are all distinct possibilities, as well.
The Difference Between DUI and "Wet Reckless"
In some DUI-related circumstances, it might be possible to reach a plea bargain agreement with the state's prosecutor for a conviction of the lesser charge of "wet reckless." This plea bargain downgrades the charge from drunk driving to reckless driving in exchange for a guilty plea. However, such a deal is contingent upon the absence of aggravating factors. Specifically, a "wet reckless" plea bargain may only be accepted by the state when the BAC is borderline (very close to 0.08%), there was no accident, and the defendant has no prior DUI convictions. The bargain may be unmade by a DUI conviction for a separate incident within 10 years of the "wet reckless" plea. Negotiating a plea bargain for the reduced charge of "wet reckless" requires the skill and expertise of a California DUI attorney.
If you have been charged with DUI in the San Diego area, reach out to an aggressive, affordable, and skilled DUI lawyer. It is in your interest to mount the strongest defense possible, as well as exploring the possibility of a reduced plea. Time is of the essence with regard to a DUI charge, so do not delay in the protection of your rights.


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May was a little quiet for me here on the blog, but that's only because two of those weeks I was off traveling in Croatia. Make sure to head over to the post I've linked to catch-up on the series I'll be creating for my lovely Croatian adventures. But while you wait for that, you can browse through a recap of everything I did this past month, including weekends exploring all of the flowers blooming around the city and strolls through some of my favorite places in San Francisco.
And if you missed April, make sure to check out my photo journal from last month first. Enjoy!
A photo roundup from the month of May:
One of my favorite things about San Francisco is the springtime when all the beautiful flowers are blooming.
The streets and alleyways of Split were lovely to stroll through in the mornings when there was hardly anyone out and about yet.
I'm obsessed with these fluffy pink flowers that bloom around the Palace of Fine Arts in May.
Again, the streets of Split are quite lovely. I loved all the history and details of the city.
I told you I loved these little fluffy pink flowers, right? I'm still trying to figure out what they are! If you know, comment on the flower name in the comments below.
The beautiful blue waters and waterfalls that makeup Plitvice Lakes National Park are amazing. I can't wait to share more about this beautiful place.
The famous Union Square even lights up with all kinds of flowers blooming underneath the palm trees.
If you're looking for a place to stay near Plitvice Lakes, head to Rastoke. It's about 30 minutes from the park, but it's a beautiful fairytale village that you'll love. I'll be sharing more details about this village in my next Croatia post. Coming soon!
And last but not least, the amazing Croatian sunsets that said goodbye to me on my last night in the beautiful country.
Even though May was a little quite, I had one epic adventure while exploring Croatia. You can read about the first leg of my trip in Part 1 of the three-part series that will cover my entire road trip through the country. Can't wait to share more soon!
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Let's go places,
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Professional Excavators
Building Description – Corporate Office and Shop
- Building Location – Calgary, Alberta
- Size – 1803 sq.m. (19,406 sq.ft.) Office
- Size – 1321 sq.m. (14,218 sq.ft.) Shop and Wash Bay
- Design Response – The new corporate headquarters for Professional Excavators provides 2 floors of offices with both private and open office space. A spacious combination lunchroom and meeting area, located on the second floor, features access to the roof deck barbeque and outdoor dining area. A second lunch room on the main floor is attached to change and locker facilities for shop staff. Visitors have the opportunity to relax in a waiting area with coffee bar and view across the landscaped yards. The progressive design includes gender neutral washrooms and a large fitness room.


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Expanded work opportunities bring benefits this week as you can now solve many problems with ingenuity. Luck is there for many aspects of work planning and medical needs. New opportunities open unexpectedly for those with the right aspects here. However, there is enough good luck to go around. Hard work can even become easier, as issues that we were confronted with seem to disappear. Mercury, the fabled Winged Messenger, is now in conjunction with Jupiter (expansion and magnified attention) in Virgo, while Venus approaches the pair, as though to bring extra, serious mindedness (Virgo) and beauty (Venus). Chiron in opposition can be a positive assistance, especially with service occupations. Attention to dietary needs and routine health issues can result in better health.
Summary of major aspects of the week:
Wednesday August 24th – We are more conscious of details now, more concerned about the tiniest flaws, the innuendoes and amplifications of thought, word and deed. The Moon transiting the earth sign Taurus today is trine to Venus, then trine Jupiter and Mercury in succession. Practice to make perfect that opening speech, to prepare the first lesson of the school year and to bring a wide acclaim. Practical applications finally produce results, and most of all, make us very happy. As Chiron, the wounded healer opposes Venus, we have learned from our past errors and are ready to pass the test, or able to impart wisdom. The exact conjunction of Mars and Saturn in Sagittarius, the power to overcome a persistent issue assures us that the Force is indeed with us.
Thursday August 25th – The Moon in Gemini arrives in time to confront (opposition to Mars and Saturn) as the break-up of Saturn and Mars begins. Mars is aggressive and goal-oriented, while stubborn Saturn sticks to principles. Having a plan is helpful, so now the interrogations begin. What will the plan of so-and-so accomplish? Will it succeed? Is it good, or moral or politically correct? Now is the time to differentiate, to get down to brass tacks and eliminate the unworkable procedures. Venus quincunx to Uranus may sugar-coat the aggression, soften the blows. On the other hand, how can you or I work out of a trap that has been laid? A sharp wit comes to the rescue. A practical (Virgo) consensus (Jupiter) is achieved (Venus, Jupiter and Mercury conjunct in Virgo). A wide opposition between the Sun in Virgo and Neptune in Pisces could actually be square the Moon opposition to Saturn and Mars. This is an historical moment. The outcome of the closing solar-lunar cycle, the 3rd quarter phase, tends to resolve some issues that are pressing.
Friday August 26th – The Moon is progressing to a square aspect to the triad in Virgo, but with such good energy, what could possibly go wrong? Guarding against unfavorable reviews (Mars and Saturn in Sag), keeping the press at a distance as more gossip (Moon in Gemini), distorts the facts. With the sextile to Uranus, the image is finally posted in Facebook for the world to see. Not a reversal, but a slight change in tactics, as the mothership sails on.
Saturday August 27th – The Moon is in Cancer with a sextile aspect to the Sun early in the day, as self-pride of work well done, or energy to get the work done, persists. Temptation can lead to intoxication, with a lunar trine to with Uranus square to the Moon, it can get your energy, fluids or ether, moving again. Late in the day, friendly encounters can be enjoyable, and possibly lead to beneficial results.
Neptune in Pisces this afternoon or evening (depending on location and preference). There is always an element of free will, so the choice is still our own. As the Moon opposes Pluto in the morning hours, being prepared to accept the outcome beyond our control is a measure of wisdom. Neptune in a square aspect to Mars and Saturn could force a display of the embarrassing details after all. Let's hope all records are well kept and in order for your protection, honor or future reference.
Sunday August 28th – In the final decant of Cancer, the Moon is trine to Chiron, a great time for a soothing, healthful spa or massage treatment. Indulge yourself and you'll be renewed, even if the treatment is a bit abrasive, with Uranus square to the Moon, it can get your energy, fluids or ether, moving again. Late in the day, friendly encounters can be enjoyable, and possibly lead to beneficial results.
Monday August 29th – You may want to break away from restraints today, as standards and limitations seem unclear or actually destructive. Carving a new path (Mars in Sag) may be the only logical answer to a self-destructive pattern of behavior or social interaction. Legal issues may be complicated, as Saturn is still in the square aspect to Neptune (and doubly approaching with Neptune retro). A trine aspect from the Moon (in Leo) to Saturn (in Sag) could bring a more compatible (trine) solution to the Saturn–Neptune quagmire.
Tuesday August 30th – A strategy could now develop to deal with the complications of legal issues and a messy challenge (Saturn squared by Neptune). Venus moves into Libra, the sign of its own domicile, offering solutions to a sticky problem. As the lunar cycle nears its close, with a New Moon eclipse on the 1st of September, talent and initiative (Mars in Sag) will be needed to clarify and go the mile, run the course of the battles as proposed and launched in the coming days.
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August 23, 2016
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A Kiwi film-maker's efforts to highlight threats to "the last ocean" have been winning international laurels as pressure mounts on nations to protect the Ross Sea from commercial fishing.
Peter Young has been touring the US with his documentary The Last Ocean, which explores the race to save one of the planet's last intact marine eco-systems.
Mr Young's stateside campaigning comes before international talks in Germany next month, after a 25-nation conference last year failed to approve a proposal that would have created the world's largest marine reserve and better protected the Ross Sea's stocks of Antarctic toothfish, marketed as Chilean sea bass in North America.
The fishery is worth an annual $20 million in exports to New Zealand companies alone, but Mr Young and other advocates want fishing banned there to preserve the sea's delicate ecology.
His film has been selling out cinemas and has won several awards. It is being promoted in 24 countries in seven languages and has been released online in a video-on-demand format on Distrify and i-Tunes.
"We screened in New York recently and no one knew about Chilean sea bass and where it comes from," Mr Young told the Herald from Seattle.
"I've screened all over the States and the thing that really strikes me is that it's such a revelation."
He had been heartened that US supermarket chain Whole Foods recently followed another grocery outlet, Safeway, in choosing not to sell Chilean sea bass from the Ross Sea.
"It's a major step. They are two of the biggest supermarket brands in the US."
At a screening of the film in March, US Secretary of State John Kerry signalled support for a New Zealand-US proposal for the Ross Sea.
The proposal involves a 2.27 million sq km protected area involving a tag-and-release programme on the continental shelf of the Ross Sea, where the highest concentration of Antarctic toothfish is found.
"If it goes through, it will be a good first step, but there's still a really long way to go to what should be really happening in the Ross Sea," Mr Young said.
The success of the talks in Germany may rest heavily on fishing nations Russia, China and Ukraine, which held out on an agreement last year.