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Radisson Blu Resort, Split practices the ideals of a Responsible Business
Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of the broader commitment of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group to sustainable development for many years. In 2001, this commitment was fortified and placed within the scope of a program called Responsible Business (RB). Each hotel has a unique RB Action Plan covering areas such as community outreach, cultural heritage, employee and children's rights, health and safety, and environmental improvements.
The hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and the corporate international charity organization supported by the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, the World Childhood Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to defend the rights of the child and to promote better living conditions for vulnerable and exploited children at risk all over the world.
This hotel's RB activities and achievements include:
- Aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, cardboard and paper are collected for recycling.
- Energy-efficient light bulbs are used.
- The resort provides guests and staff with containers for disposing of old batteries.
- Aerators are used in all hotel taps and showers, which drastically reduces the water flow.
- Water-Water and Think Green schemes for towel and bedding exchange greatly reduce water and detergent usage.
- The kitchen maintains its own herb garden that provides herbs such as rosemary, basil and chives.
- The hotel beach has been certified as a Blue Flag beach, which means it fulfills strict environmental, social, and health and safety criteria.
- The hotel is the holder of the first prestigious international Green Key eco-label in Croatia.
- All staff members are provided with extensive RB training opportunities in cooperation with the Carlson Rezidor group headquarters.
- The resort cooperates with local producers of organic food.
- The resort offers a range of environmentally friendly ecotours.
- The guests can hire both standard bicycles and battery-powered cycles in the lobby.
- The key future plans are based around increased use of solar energy.
Social and community outreach
- Clothing donations are collected for the local Red Cross.
- The resort donates two types of soup to the local Caritas kitchen every Monday.
- The resort actively participates in various festivities with the local orphanage, Maestral.
- The resort collects used shampoo and shower gel bottles and donates them to the local Caritas shelter for the homeless and those on social welfare.
Health, safety and security
- All members of the resort staff receive training in first aid, fire fighting, Responsible Business practices, safety and security.
- The resort's public areas are monitored by closed-circuit TV cameras.
- The resort works with food suppliers that are HACCP and ISO certified.
- Annual Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor® received yearly since 2011 for outstanding quality of service and accommodation
- Certificate of Appreciation received from the local Caritas office for helping the local kitchen with food donations
- The Blue Flag certification received yearly since 2011 for the hotel beach
- The prestigious Green Key international eco-label achieved in July 2012
- Best Luxury Beach Resort in Croatia 2012 by the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards
- Best Luxury Spa in Croatia 2013 by the prestigious World Luxury Spa Awards
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- Guests can support the World Childhood Foundation by donating funds at the reception desk or by selecting to donate EUR 1 per night during check-in at the reception desk.
- Guests can reuse towels by hanging them back on the rack; this helps conserve water and limits the use of chemical detergents.
- Guests can choose to not have their linen exchanged by hanging our special Think Green door hanger on the inside of the room.
- Guests can dispose of old batteries in special battery-shaped containers in the lobby.


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I have a question for you. A friend of a friend traveled around a couple of continents last year. Australia/New Zealand was in the group. He said that Australia was one of the worst places to ride as far as somewhere being "bike unfriendly" and not the scenery. He said that he had people smashing beer bottles in front of him trying to pop his tires and some people trying to run him off the road, and this was a daily occurance. He fly into Sydney and went of up the left coast. On the other hand, he said that New Zealand was one of the best places he had ever ridden? People extremely friendly, just like family, and very curtious.
I was wondering if this is true more or less? I mean every place has its bad parts but I have never been to either Australia or New Zealand, but they are on my list and I definitely want to bring my bike.

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Sultry emcee Velocity Chyaldd wrapped her fingers around the microphone, hands bound in leather and lace. "Who's ready for some burlesque, bitchessss?" she rasped. We so were. Among a crowd of faithfuls, my friends and I were dilettantes, diving libido-first into the subcultural. The regulars seemed more than a bit disturbed by the splash.
The average patron of BadAss Burlesque, held at New York's Bowery Poetry Club, can be typified as such: middle-aged, highly-tatted, gender/sexuality ambiguous and pissed-as-fuck. The man in front of us perfectly embodied this profile. Clearly a denizen of this infamous corridor of used lighting and restaurant equipment since B.C.–before condo–he sat with his legs crossed tightly, savoring a PBR without a hint of irony.
"We gon' see some TIT-TAYS," my friend crooned overloud in a baritone sing-song. The man stiffened and about-faced, silently announcing his revulsion. His indignant visage seemed to say: "Really, how vulgar." Burlesque, with its blend of populist comedy and subversive sexuality, is SO serious; dilettantes beware. The tension dissipated as the lights dimmed and Ms. Chyaldd took to the stage to kickoff the ribald review with a cinematic premier. Ladies and gentleman, je présente: The Terror of Titty Town. Maybe some tit-tays were on the horizon, after all.
The emcee turned the microphone over to the film's director, horror-kitsch visionary Val Killmore of San Francisco's Killmore Kreations (even more titillating than the post-shame physicality of burlesque, perhaps, was how openly proper spelling seemed to be flouted). According to her LiveJournal, Ms. Killmore's kreation–made possible by the generosity of an "investor from LA$$$$$$$$$$$$$"–features other Bay Area luminaries including Kitten on the Keys, Ruby White, Lady Satan, Miss Bella Trixx and Scotty the Blue Bunny, with "puppetry and prosthetics" by Dave Haaz-Baroque.
The short film follows the plight of an aspiring actress who attempts to upgrade her career prospects from a B- to an F-cup. Much to everyone's dismay–which is to say the actress', her dates' and, not least of all, ours–the implants turn out to be inhabited by Satan, who seems to figure pretty heavily in most of Killmore's work. The possessed mammaries go on a killing spree, dragging her along with them as they seduce and then consume San Francisco's male heteros in order to satisfy their thirst for blood ("Really, how vulgar"). The grotesqueness of Haaz-Baroque's prosthetics cannot be adequately expressed in prose. Suffice it to say that the actress' new rack is split in twain by two ravenous mouths reminiscent of the Gremlins–but one of the evil little buggers, not the cute and cuddly type.
The possessed protagonist falls into despair. Not only do her implants end up undermining her acting career, they undermine her sex life, as well. It seems as though a happy ending is nigh, however, when she successfully seduces a date without her breasts devouring his face in a sea of gore–that is, until he gets a little too assertive with his morning wood the next day. Even the seen-it-all Bowery crowd around me gasped in the horror of anticipation as her date begins to grind his junk between her breasts, which were apparently sleeping. They blink awake and, confronted with the presence of this aggressive intruder, screech: "Mehhh! We no like to be bothered when we're sleeeeeping." Breasts consume penis. Fin.
Campiness aside, I think that The Terror of Titty Town reveals a deep conflict in the sexual politics of Killmore's work, if not burlesque itself. The space of burlesque performance allows for a rethinking of the body. In a hypersexualized world, it foregoes prudishness. To the contrary, it seems to embrace the forceful sexuality of tits-and-ass and suggest that there's nothing to be ashamed of in this baroque exploration of lust and desire. Shame is so Biblical, after all. Yet, I see nothing sex-positive about sexual organs going on a violent rampage. If anything, Titty Town is guilty of fear-mongering.
Interestingly, the film drums up anxiety about the female sex organ that our society has a relatively un-anxious relationship with. Rather than challenging the pervasive fear of the vaginal orifice, it actually invents a new orifice of horror–a "horrifice," if you will–to give dudes the willies. Historically, sexual shame has been used as a form of subjugation, and central to the feminist credo is the need to change this power imbalance in part by changing the discourse about the body and sexual desire. On the surface, I don't quite see how feminist filmmaker Killmore expands the conversation and promotes empowerment by recasting breasts as demonic.
Yet at the same time, Killmore employs satire to raise questions about the very nature of our anxiety. Why should the writer be able to even conceptualize something called a "horrifice?" The absurdity of demonic breasts intends to subvert a societal fear and loathing by mocking the historical process by which the female body has been cast as a source of sin.
But as with all satire, Titty Town's impact boils down to whether it changes or reinforces prevailing attitudes. The same is true for burlesque as a performance art. While the old Bowery crowd comes to BadAss for the empowerment, some East Village philistines might sneak in for the "TIT-TAYS." Upon reflection, the film's satire seems to expand the dialogue surrounding the ways in which our culture imbues the female body with all manners of hysteria–but only upon reflection. At the time, my mouth simply hung agape as my crotch recoiled into a state of profound vulnerability. Even the guy with the PBR had to uncross his tightly wound legs. In the dark, I heard him utter a slight cough of discomfort.
You can catch the next installment of BadAss Burlesque on the Bowery, entitled "Merry Xmas Satan!!," on December 20 at midnight.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 3) - Bethune-Cookman completed their sweep of the Florida A&M Baseball team as the Wildcats scored two runs in the eight, for the 3-2 win here Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Park.
Both team finished with seven hits as Kendall Weeks tallied two hits for the Rattlers, while Eros Modena finished with two hits for the Wildcats.
Byron Ferguson (1-0) picked up the win for B-CU as he pitched two scoreless innings in relief, striking out one in the six batters he faced, while Anthony Stokes made the start for the Wildcats as gave up three hits, one earned runs and striking out four in the four innings on the mound. In addition, Jordan Dailey picked up his second save of the season as pitched one inning and striking out one in the three batters he faced.
Kelvin Singletary (0-3) took the loss for FAMU as he pitched one inning of relief, allowing three hits, two earned runs in the six batters he faced, while William Carrasco made the start for the Rattlers, giving up four hits, one earned run and striking out two in the six and one-third innings on the mound.
Weeks scored the Rattlers first run of the game as he scored on a Reginald Grant ground out to shortstop in the top the third inning.
FAMU increased their lead in the top of the sixth inning Ryan Debi collected his first RBI of the season on a single to left center, scoring Singletary, giving the Rattlers a 2-0 lead.
B-CU cut FAMU's lead to in the bottom of the sixth as David Lee scored on a Matt Noble single to the left side, making the score 2-1 in the favor of the Rattlers.
The Wildcats scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth as Eros Modenda scored on an Anthony Stokes sacrifice fly to center field, followed by a Noble double to left center scoring Lee for the 3-2 finale.
FAMU will return to action on Tuesday, March 5 as they will host Florida Atlantic in a doubleheader at Moore-Kittles field with the first pitched scheduled to thrown at 3:30 p.m.


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Laomedon, legendary king of Troy, son of Ilus and Eurydice and father of Podarces (later famous as King Priam of Troy). Laomedon refused to give the gods Apollo and Poseidon their wages after they had built the walls of Troy for him. The gods therefore sent a pestilence and a sea monster to ravage the land, which could be delivered only by the sacrifice of the king's daughter Hesione. But the Greek hero Heracles, who happened to be at Troy at the time, killed the monster and rescued the maiden on the understanding that Laomedon should give Heracles the divine horses that Zeus had given Laomedon in exchange for his son Ganymede. When Laomedon later refused, Heracles returned with a band of warriors, captured Troy, and slew Laomedon and all his sons except Priam and Tithonus, who had been carried off by Eos. Heracles gave Hesione to Telamon, who fought with him. (She became the mother of the archer Teucer, who was praised in Homer's Iliad.) Laomedon was buried near the Scaean Gate, and, according to legend, as long as his grave remained undisturbed the walls of Troy would remain impregnable. The east pediment of the temple of Aphaea on Aegina depicted Heracles' sack of Troy.
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I am training to do my first triathlon in June of 2004. I am in need of a road bike, and am wondering what a good one is for a beginner? I don't want to spend too much money right now on a bike, but want a bike that will be good and last. Any ideas, advice?
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I have a : LaZer Scuba BC for Women (zeagle) and need a dive alert little unit. I found that mine does not fit this unit ..totally different hose connections. I have a dive-alert plus. Which one do I need?
Hello Jantina, if you have a standard power inflator you will need a type I. If you have the octo/power inflator all in one unit then you will need the type II or III. Depends on which one you own. If you own the the Zeagle octo + then it is a type II. If you have the octo-Z then you need the type III.
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Ah I'll check it out, thank you!(Original post by bestofyou)
livemocha has all the major languages in it.
As for the grammer site just google around and you'll find a good one.
Then of course just switch spanish newspapers and radio/music with german ones
hope it works out
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There was a guy in my class who took French without doing GCSE, and got a B. He was lazy. There are a few throughout the year this year that crashed French, they've done well all year, but we don't know exam results yet.
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I'm doing an Italian A2 paper at the moment I just looked at the German one and it's ridiculously easy I was staring at this poster of Capri opposite me so long that it looked like the waves were moving haha. The orals are good because you get to choose your topic! We did youth culture and concern, so that limited it a lot more compared to AQA where you go through all the topics. I think it should, I can often get things in Dutch from German and I'm not native or anything
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Some people might cope, but personally I could never have studied A Level French without doing it at GCSE. The jump from GCSE to A Level was massive, we went from studying very basic French to suddenly being expected to know more complex stuff. I guess it depends on what language it is you want to study, and also if you are naturally good at picking up languages. My advice to you though is not to choose a subject for A Level unless you have some prior knowledge of it.
I did an A level in Irish and found it really difficult, even after getting an A at GCSE. To be fair, I did focus more on my other subjects but I still think I'd have struggled with it, especially since our teachers weren't that great.
1/3 of our marks were for oral exams, 1/3 on for literature papers and the other 1/3 was for translation papers. I'm shy so the orals were horrible. I always hated English literature, so those papers were really bad too. The translation papers were ok but you can never really be 100% prepared for those. :/
Got a C in the end. Was pleased enough but that was my worst subject. I dont think languages would be that bad though if the papers play to your strength, you have decent teachers and you're prepared to put in a bit of extra work.
Hmm. Interesting question! Well, I would not have been able to do it, and I did GCSE German in nine months (and I worked so hard that I felt no grammatical jump when I progressed to AS and then A2!)
It is, however, in my opinion, possible to do A level from scratch IF:
1) You are a natural linguist- I don't just mean quite good, I mean the kind of person who just starts understanding what's said in a new language, after watching televison for a week! I've met a few, and they are depressing as hell!
2) You already know, or did know a second language to A level standard (or above). It saves a lot of time, if you are only having to learn the language itself, and not the concepts of imperatives, passives, verbs, etc. I have only encountered a new grammatical term once, while studying German, and I'm doing A2 now, so that's two and a bit years. Prior knowledge of grammar really does help.
3) You have the ability to think like an examiner, otherwise known as exam technique. One native linguist I knew fell down on this. This person was brilliant and should have done loads better than they did- however, never got the hang of demonstrating their native level of speech and comprehension in the actual exams.
4) You actually do a lot of work!
I can fulfil criteria 2, 3 and 4 to varying degrees, but not 1. So I always do the GCSE first.
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We do this all the time up in Scotland, it's a very common thing to do. Do a subject at Higher (AS Level) without doing it at Standard Grade (GCSE). I did it with Physics this year, a few friends did it with subjects like Business/Admin, and I know a few that did it with French. It just means that you have to do a little bit more work to learn the bits you missed or picking them up as you go along.
A-Level and GCSE are quite different, anyway. I felt that GCSE was a bit more conversational and lacked real substance, while at A-Level we spoke about proper topics which were relevant. I used very little of my GCSE vocabulary, so I don't think that would be too big a problem, but grammar wise it might pose a sliiiight problem. That being said, when I think back to the grammatical understanding of German I had at GCSE, I realise how much more you do at A-Level, so you wouldn't be missing out on too much by not doing a GCSE.
Good luck!
Thing is, the original poster is presumably thinking about this for next September. So why not buy/borrow/beg some books and CDs now, and do some work over the next nine months? You can build up a good understanding in that time, ready to begin an A level.
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I'm doing AS German without the GCSE, but I took it at school until Y9 and taught myself in Y10/11 so am not starting from scratch.
It's definitely harder when you're in a class where everyone else has the GCSE, but as long as you put the work in and have some natural ability you'll be fine. The current GCSE doesn't really prepare you for AS anyway (as I found with French), and the first month will be spent plugging gaps that weren't covered in Y11, as the new people at your school will have used different exam boards at GCSE.
I would strongly recommend against it unless you speak the language to an extent already just without the qualification. Going from near enough ab nitio to AS in under year would be very very challenging.
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At my school the core languages taught are German, French and Spanish which you need a gcse grade B minimum to do the course. But I found that languages such as Italian and Japanese allow you to start an a level without gcse
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Are you still finding the A2 a breeze, now you're expected to write a 'Research Essay' for Edexcel?
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Yep, our research topic is a novel and I do English lit, so it's not too bad. Plus it's still only 270 words I think the research essay is probably the part of the exam I'll do worst on though, if my practice ones are anything to go by :L
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When people started dying of Ebola in Liberia, Clarine Vaughn faced a wrenching choice: Should she send home, for their own health and safety, four U.S. doctors working for HEARTT, the aid group she led there? Or should she keep them in the country without proper supplies or training to fight the virulent, contagious disease, which was already spreading panic?
After much agonizing, Vaughn, who lives in Liberia, pulled the doctors out and canceled plans to bring in more. The African physicians and nurses left behind told her they understood, but felt abandoned. They said, "We need you guys here," she recalled.
Since then, Vaughn has wondered if the U.S. doctors might have made a difference, and she asked the aid group AmeriCares to help. It sent in a planeload of supplies that landed in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, last Sunday.
The departure of many Western development workers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the West African countries hit hardest by Ebola, has further weakened the region's decrepit, understaffed health systems at the moment they are facing one of their gravest public-health crises.
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Liberia, population 4 million, has fewer than 250 doctors left in the country, according to the Liberia Medical and Dental Council. Seven doctors there have contracted Ebola, and two of them have died.
"The locals' seeing this mass exodus of expatriates has contributed to the sense that there's an apocalypse happening and they're in it on their own," said Raphael Frankfurter, executive director of the Wellbody Alliance, which provides clinical services in a diamond-mining district of Sierra Leone bordering Guinea, where the outbreak began.
Frankfurter, too, sent his four U.S. volunteers home for fear they might fall ill. They left behind 160 national staff. "It's certainly not in line with our values, because it's just such a glaring inequality," he said. But "it's a very scary place to get sick right now."
As an array of international organizations, wealthy countries and charitable groups gear up to provide resources to fight the outbreak, the absent doctors and volunteers are a reminder of the daunting practical obstacles.
Many African health workers battling Ebola are contracting it themselves. At least 170 workers have gotten the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and more than 80 have died.
Those sickened include Dr. Kent Brantly, an American now recovering in an Atlanta hospital after receiving ZMapp, an experimental drug. Three Liberian health-care workers infected with Ebola received ZMapp on Friday, a senior Liberian health official confirmed. The patients signed consent forms stating that they understood the risks of the untested drug and waived liability for any adverse effects.
The doses had been flown into Liberia with the agreement of the drug's San Diego-based producer and the U.S. government, after appeals from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to President Obama and senior U.S. officials. Its arrival last week lifted morale and "raised the hope of everybody," Johnson Sirleaf said in an interview.
Even as some leave, other international workers are arriving in the affected areas. Still, fear is complicating the aid effort: food for people in areas that have been cordoned off; laboratory supplies to test for the disease; gloves, face masks and gowns to protect health workers; body bags for the dead; bedsheets to replace those that must be burned.
Airlines have canceled flights that could have carried in such supplies, despite assurances from WHO that properly screened passengers pose little risk. Positions on aid rosters remain unfilled.
Hundreds of workers for Doctors Without Borders have fought the outbreak since March. The group's president, Dr. Joanne Liu, said there was an acute need for materials and for more human resources on the ground — and not just experts and bureaucrats, but also the kind of person who is ready to "roll up his sleeves."
"What we have to keep in mind is we are facing today the most devastating and biggest Ebola epidemic of the modern times," Liu said. "There is fear, there is a front line, the epidemic is advancing, and there is a collapse of infrastructure."
With commercial flights dwindling, the U.N.'s World Food Program began an air service for humanitarian workers on Saturday. "The virus is spreading, and we're all suddenly realizing we need to do more," said Denise Brown, the agency's emergency coordinator for the crisis.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Tom Frieden, said the CDC had sent 50 experts to help local governments keep track of where people are getting sick and set up emergency-operations centers. It's a challenge, judging from a Liberian Health Ministry report that in the hardest-hit area of the country, the County Surveillance Office has no computer for data management.
The U.S. military says it has trained more than 230 Liberian soldiers to use protective equipment and support health efforts.
Units for Ebola patients at ELWA Hospital, just outside Liberia's hard-hit capital, Monrovia, overflowed with about 70 patients, more than twice as many as the units were designed to hold. An additional unit with 120 beds opened Saturday, said Tolbert Nyenswah, an assistant minister of health and social welfare. Many hospitals were shuttered, and Nyenswah said supplies and experts were needed on the country's periphery.
In Sierra Leone, as the number of contacts of Ebola patients spiraled far beyond efforts to trace them during the 21-day incubation period of the virus, some counselors visited residents at home. Radio programs, posters and even parades were not enough to persuade everybody with symptoms to report to isolation centers, or their relatives to refrain from risking their lives to care for them.
"They're actively rejecting those messages," not failing to understand them, said Frankfurter, the Wellbody director. Health-care workers, he added, are treating community members "more as disease carriers than as humans with families" going through an "incredible, devastating emotional process."
Frankfurter, who was in Sierra Leone until a week ago, said the number of patients seeking regular medical care at his group's clinic in Kono had dropped to about 10 a day from more than 75, most likely because of fear.
Vaughn, with the HEARTT program, said she hoped that trained infectious-diseases doctors and CDC experts would help bring the outbreak under control and create mechanisms to protect health workers. That would allow her organization to convince U.S. universities that their medical residents can safely return to Liberia. "We're not there yet," she said. "Right now, we're still in crisis mode."


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Hmm after this result some of you would be better off voting for your favourite sausage or pizza topping, because voting for the best F1 driver of the year and using some rational is obviously beyond you.


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Steve Jobs's letter announcing his leave of absence also notes that Apple operating chief Tim Cook will be managing the company's day-to-day operations.
In October 2006, the Journal's Nick Wingfield profiled Mr. Cook, an Alabama native (and War Eagle fan) who worked at Compaq and IBM before joining Apple. He's been COO since October 2005.
He declined comment on that article and by most accounts is relatively under the radar at Apple. But a former exec called him "the story behind the story," and he's taken over for Mr. Jobs before, when the CEO was recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery.
His low profile is likely to change now that he's — at least temporarily — leading such a closely watched company. In November, he was the subject of a Fortune article that called him "the genius behind Steve" and delved into his sense of humor (dry), his diet (energy bars), marital status (single) and his work at the company, which has included streamlining costs and piling up cash.
But it's not clear whether Mr. Cook would be tapped to replace Mr. Jobs if he decides to step down permanently. As Justin Scheck and Mr. Wingfield wrote a month ago, there are several other internal possibilities, such as software exec Scott Forstall and retail veep Ron Johnson, and Apple could of course select an outsider, as Yahoo just did, to take the reins.


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Wolverhampton, UK; October 6, 2009
Those of you going to the Wolverhampton show tonight, head on back here after the show and post up your review of the show!
Those of you going to the Wolverhampton show tonight, head on back here after the show and post up your review of the show!
Last nights show FUCKIN ROCKED!!!!! The civic was packed and the crowd was wild!!
Awesome meet and greet session in the afternoon - the band are so funny and friendly to meet - can't wait to see the pics up on here!
It was such an amzing show. Second time seeing them this year.... even better this time round.
The show was EPIC!!
It was amazing!!
I saw them in April when they came over at the O2 academy in birmingham! they get better and better!
Meet and Greet was fantastic!
Im so glad i got the opportunity to go meet them, theyre so friendly and down to earth!!!
Absolutely fantastic show. I cannot believe that after 10 years of Papa Roach being my favourite band i actually got to meet them, to shake hands with them and to hug Jacoby! So, so surreal.
Heavens Basement we're suprisingly good. I should learn to stop pre-judging bands i have never heard of. Madina Lake have never been my cup of tea but they sounded good and put on an entertaining show. Roach we're bloody stunning though!
I don't suffer from insanity....i enjoy every minute of it!
an amazing show
my second this year (o2 academy b'ham, april first)
the support was surprisingly good, it's got me listening to madina lake now
papa roach were spectacular, i loved the songs this time, more songs from metamorphosis (days of war/change or die, hollywood whore, i almost told you..., lifeline, had enough, into the light, live this down, state of emergency (i think i got em all)) and the adapted version of harder than a coffin nail took me by surprise
the place rely came alive, cant wait 2 go again next time they're local!
Hrad er than a coffin nail was really good. It's on the P.R DVD. Fantastic show. Can't wait for next years tour!
Ive seen the guys about 6 times or so now, just get better and better each time, I had a VIP for this show, that made it extra cool. the guys were really cool when I met them, watching the soundcheck was just awesome. great setlist too, got absolutely soaked on the way back but it was all worth it.
I just hope they do more VIPs in the uk in the future.
here is a couple of pictures I got From The Gig :)
amazing and so powerfull show ;] cant wait 2 see those guys again!!!!!!! got question ! what happend with VIP pics form that night?!


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On the menu: Creamy Mushroom Soup
I'm feeling a wee bit peevey today.
It's really annoying when I find a great photo on Pinterest, only to have to embark on a source hunt because the link ends up at some Tumblr site or the main page of the true source site, not the post containing the image. Google Image Search has become my new best friend. There should be Laws of Pinterest. Law #1: Properly source your image!!
I have less than a month to write a rough draft of my dissertation proposal. So far, the only written documents I have concerning my research are scribbled on scratch paper or are hastily typed outlines for meetings with my advisors. I created a concept map last fall as I dove headfirst into a scientific literature search that has since become infamous among my peers, but it's nowhere near specific enough to use for my proposal writing. We have a two-week spring break coming up. Guess what I'll be doing?
The cat is sick again. We started her on another round of medicine to provide some temporary relief. She's also starting to take probiotics with her food every day. I hate seeing her in pain. It breaks my heart.
But! There are plenty of happy things that circumvent these peeves. My brother, an avian rehabilitation technician, observed a bald eagle's eye getting removed and is working to rehabilitate said eagle. The eagle flew nice and straight this week! My middle brother has been accepted to his top two colleges and has to make the tough decision of which one to attend. He's got a lot of thinking to do, but I know he'll choose the right school for him.
My father finally shipped my stand mixer from Michigan to Maine! I had Christmas all over again this week. We're breaking it in this weekend with these. And the weekend kicked off with a story on wild bees on NPR this morning–a much needed break from hearing about all the sequester stress.
This soup, I'm not going to lie, starts off a wee bit peevey. You have to dice 2 pounds of mushrooms into 1/2 inch cubes. Really?! Yes, really. Before you start chopping, you take the stems from all those mushroom and get them simmering in chicken stock. Over the hour-long simmer, you have just enough time to get those mushrooms diced. Perhaps that's my lack of knife skills, or perhaps it just takes a really long time to dice 2 pounds of mushrooms into 1/2 inch cubes.
Here's where the happiness comes in. After the hour-long simmer, the chicken stock transforms into a luxurious mushroom broth that tastes like hours of work. By that time, you've started sautéing your little mushroom cubes, and as they're tossed with thyme, shallots, and brandy, your kitchen starts to smell like France. I've never been to France, but I think it might smell like that. Sidebar: Kevin and I decided on our favorite herbs this week. His is basil. Mine is thyme. I LOVE ME some thyme! Anyway, when the mushrooms are sautéed, they're added to the mushroom broth, and finally you add heavy cream to finish the soup and give it some body.
And you forget the pain of dicing 2 pounds of mushrooms when, as you take spoonful after spoonful of soup, you find pieces of mushroom in EVERY bite! The broth is fantastic enough on it's own, sure, but you don't have to consume innumerable spoonfuls of just broth before hitting the mushroomy goodness. The mushroomy goodness hits you from bite one until bite done. It's pure genius.
Creamy Mushroom Soup
from MrsWheelbarrow at Food52
1 pound mixed mushrooms, cleaned, stems separated from caps
1 pound cremini mushrooms, cleaned, stems separated from caps
1/2 cup minced shallot
6 sprigs thyme
1 sprig rosemary
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup cognac
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped chives
Roughly chop the mushroom stems and simmer them over medium-low heat, covered, in the chicken broth for about an hour. Dice the mushroom caps into 1/2″ cubes. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the shallots until transparent. Turn the heat down to medium-low, add the herbs, salt and pepper, and the diced mushrooms, and cook gently until the mushroom liquid is released and reabsorbed. Shake the pan so they don't stick. Remove the thyme and rosemary. Turn up the heat and add the cognac. Cook the mushroom cap/shallot mixture down until well reduced and starting to turn a little golden on the edges. Strain the mushroom stems from the chicken broth. Add the mushroom cap and shallot mixture to the strained broth and heat gently. Stir in the cream and serve, sprinkled with chives.


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Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport - Singapore Changi Airport
Boeing 737-900ER (PH-LJL)
Duration: Approx 90min
I ventured into the Lion's den. Yes I did, out of a morbid curiosity to see how has this controversial airline progressed since the last time I patronized them. There are plenty of opportunities to fly Lion since I go to Jakarta so often. This trip was one of many.
Any crashes since my last flight with them? Nothing much actually. While we expect safety incidents to be a norm in Indonesia, Lion was suprisingly quiet on that aspect. In fact, on my last flight I observed that they seemed to be rather safety conscious with numerous related announcements on cue. I felt things were looking up for this fledging airline.
Fledging they became! Malindo Air was airborne in mid-March this year - a joint venture between Lion and a Malaysian-based defense company. Batik Air will be another full serviced airline created to compete directly with the incumbent Garuda Indonesia. For a start, it will be based out of (strangely) Manado which is situated on the eastern end of Indonesia - hoping to capture East-Asian holiday traffic. How will this translate to premium yields is questionable for now.
After all, Lion Air has ordered so many 737-900s - they've got to use the planes somehow somewhere right? Why not create airlines and deploy them there?
Anyway, fast forward to departure day from Jakarta. It was Easter weekend so I used that opportunity to make a quick trip down south to celebrate a dear friend's birthday. It was a glutton-filled Sunday as we gorged our stomachs silly with blood vessel clogging cholestrol inducing culinary delights over champagne brunch at Ritz Carlton. I swear my ears were burping afterwards.
In order to avoid Jakarta's legendary jams (I'm sure they've somehow beatened Bangkok for this title), I left for the airport late morning to be there by 1130H. This gave me ample time to explore the domestic terminal and I wanted to see how much of the domestic scene has changed since my last trip.
Soekarno-Hatta Airport, domestic Terminal 1
Well, the number of airlines have somehow reduced. Batavia Air was recently shut - so recent that the office was still there but seized by creditors. The smell of bankruptcy was indeed still lingering like a slow warm heavy fart clinging to your butt. Not a good sight.
Soekarno-Hatta Airport, international Terminal 2
After hanging around in the humid open air taking after what seem like a thousand photos from the open air viewing gallery - it was time to head over to the international terminal. Shuttle buses are easily available and this transfer is offered free of charge. I see that Jakarta in trying to rebrand its airport into "SHIA" (abbreviation for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport). I like it, its got a nice ring to it.
"Refurbishment" is the key word for CGK this season. Arrival concourse has been carpeted while little has been done on departure level. Samsung seems to be omni-present with their name splashed on all FIDS. Good for them.
I decided to explore another spotting location which is located in the Airport Hotel above the international terminal. While views were good of the runway, it was too far to take any meaningful photos. Anything closer would be obscured by structural roofing. Nothing much to do, I settled at the restaurant for a steak.
Eventually, check in was later processed very quickly. No complaints because a window seat request was promptly attended to although I was told the ones aft of the aircraft was all taken, I had to settle for one over the left wing. Better than nothing, I guess.
There were two flights heading to Jeddah (Garuda and Saudi) leading to a human jam at immigration. Folks on these flights are largely village dwellers who are flying for the first time leading to some lost souls wandering about with an obvious look of apprehension in their eyes.
With nowhere else to go, I headed for the one place I always go to in CGK - Starbucks. They offer an uninterupted view of the tarmac and I can't seem to think of anywhere else which has this (other than the HSBC Premium Lounge). Wait staff drew up the blinds as soon as they saw me armed with a camera - talk about anticipation! Thumbs up!
"Mahu ambil gambar ya Pak? Silahkan..."
"Taking photos, Sir? Please go ahead..."
Traffic was at its usual busy self. CGK is presently experiencing some of aviation world's biggest growth rates defying economic logic and it showed.
Good things always come to an end. Soon it was time for me to head towards the inevitable... The Lion was waiting.
Peering out of the holding lounge, I could see another nameless 737-900 awaiting me. Lion has so many of them. If you lined them up, they could probably circle the globe. Nevertheless, we filed into the aerobridge toward the waiting door ahead.
Gulp... I started perspiring in my pits. Was I nervous? No, just that the air conditioning wasn't working well in the aerobridge today.
Enthusiastic these ladies were in greeting passengers. Plane smelled brand new. Lo and behold, I got myself onto a 737-900 with the new Signature interior. Not bad, another check on my list! Dewi was another "Lioness" stationed halfway down the aisle.
"Selamat Siang, Pak."
Rectangular of the old versus the oval interior window of the new...
I was duly escorted to my seat. Not bad for service so far. While boarding progressed, I took in the surroundings of this extremely new looking aircraft. Mood lighting was in effect, not a single flaw in the panels and fittings still all in place without any signs of wear and tear. Ah, the plane was sickeningly new you wanted to do something naughty to destroy it. Smear mash potato on the brand new leather perhaps? Or pass a blood red crayon to a restless toddler two rows back?
Oh look who decided to sashay past us today?
"Ibu dan Bapak yang terhormat..."
Ok, welcome announcements were coming on signalling we were pushing back soon. I needed to settle and pipe down my desire for vandalism. Safety demo was done manually - of course. This is Lion. It was performed partially in Bahasa Indonesia, and English. The recorded announcement was clear and precise. Crew later walked down the aisle and were very proactive in ensuring seats were upright, belts fastened and window shades pushed up.
I'd like to think Lion has moved on, safety wise.
Somehow, I can't stop thinking of Amistad. Maybe another time, my dear.
Taxi brought us to 07L for take off. It seemed kinda hazy outside which was a waste, because it would have been an otherwise picturesque departure with views of surrounding villages.
Goodbye for now, CGK!
Who's curious where does Lion Air fly to? Hands up!
Once airborne, we were left to our own devices for almost 40 mins. Lion doesn't seem to be too enthusaistic with their sales cart as compared to Air Asia. Other than Dewi, she was accompanied by Tari - and together as a team, slowly made their way down with the cart. It was such a leisurely affair it felt like a Sunday stroll by the beach.
These two Lioness were going through the actions - if I dare say, almost in a slow motion deliberately. Small talk was done and they actually took time to be nice to passengers they served. This was a very welcome observation from the Lion of previous times I remembered.
"Mahu minum? Minum?"
"Want any drinks? Drinks?"
I was actually rather impressed with these two girls who seemed so at ease and cheerful. With not many pasengers purchasing, the cart route was completed in no time. This also meant I saw no more of those two ladies.
Flight was fairly bumpy throughout and with every jolt of the aircraft, my knuckles went white. I was after all, still on Lion Air. Ok, I needed to calm my nerves. Nothing like an episode of scandalous gossips on Gossip Girl to keep my mind off the plane breaking apart in mid air. Out came my tablet.
It wasn't very long after when I felt the nose tilt downwards. Oh no... What was happening?! Oh, we were preparing to land.
Tari slowly ambled by and ever so gently, gestured for seats to be up. She was so graceful in fact, this felt like an airline ad playing in front of me. Lion's tagline these days - We Make People Fly. I'm sure Tari made some people want to fly more that afternoon.
"Pak... Pak.... Pak! Jendela, Pak!"
"Sir... Sir... Sir! The windows, Sir!"
Oops, sorry. I needed to snap out of my Tari-dream.
Arrival from the south brought us over the Riau archipelago before skirting over the ships in anchorage out from Singapore's busy harbour. The beautiful approach was marred by the fact that I was seated over the wing. I could hardly see shit. Still, I was craning my neck back and forth to try and get a glimpse. No matter how many times I fly, I never get tired of this approach as the city skyline comes into view in the distance welcoming me back home.
A firm thump ended my worry and I was now back on terra firma, nothing else could go wrong at this point. A live announcement welcomed us to "Singaporrrrrrrrre" and at some point the announcement was ping-ponging back and forth between Bahasa Indonesia and English... I could not tell.
As we arrive, another Lion departs for CGK. Traffic volume between these two cities have increased making it one of the busiest sectors in the world.
Utilising a gate vacated by the earlier Lion.
One final glimpse at PK-LJL.
"Thank you for choosing Lion Airrrrrr..."
Not bad at all, an SMS notification informing me my flight has been brought forward. But what happens if I do not understand Bahasa Indonesia?
Just as I was about to walk away impressed with how this airline has progressed - they had to go land one of their planes into the sea in Bali a week later. Awesomme stuff, guys! Think I won't stain my underwear anymore and I'll do Garuda for my next Jakarta soiree!
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Monday Oct 03 2011
Lincoln, Colfax battle to 1-1 standoff
By: Jim Linsdau News Messenger Sports Editor
Placer loss puts Zebras, Falcons in first
In an excellent soccer match up, the Lincoln High School varsity held onto a 1-1 deadlock with the visiting Falcons of Colfax as both rose to the top of the Pioneer Valley League Standings. With time winding down in the second period of play, Eduardo Amaya made good on a penalty kick to give the Fighting Zebras the tie in a defensive battle with the green-clad visitors. Manuel Vazquez was only called upon to make six saves in the match, but when called he didn't disappoint. "We played pretty good," said Vazquez. "(Colfax) played pretty well also. They were very fast on attacking. It showed that either team could take the PVL." It appeared Colfax had scored with less than five minutes gone in the match, but the Falcons were called for off sides and the goal was waved off. However, the visitors did make good on a goal at the 18:47 mark when Mike Moore put the ball into the back of the net. Besides Vazquez's efforts, Lincoln's Alex Paz, Ryan Longley, and Eddie Hernandez also had strong games on defense. Zebras head coach Jason Treanor said four of his first-team players were unable to practice the day before the game because of injuries and had to sit out the first half of the game. Treanor said their return to the lineup in the second half helped his club secure the tie. "We started out slow and sluggish. I think we underestimated them at first," Treanor said. "We fought back. I'm proud of the boys for fighting back." Ironically, the Falcons managed only six shots on goal; the Fighting Zebras recorded 37. Most of the game was played on Colfax's side of the field Both clubs came into the contest 1-0 in league. Colfax defeated Foothill 2-0, and Lincoln downed Bear River 3-0. The surprise of the week was Placer's 1-0 loss to Foothill last week. The Hillmen went into the game with a 11-0-3 preseason record. "We feel like we're going to be contending for the (league) championship," said Colfax soccer head coach Jim Logan. "Lincoln played a great game tonight. It's one of the better Lincoln teams I've seen since I've been at Colfax. Logan felt a lot of teams in the PVL would be contending for the league title. He said none of them could be taken for granted. JV _ The Zebras' junior varsity squad remained unbeaten in nine games by defeating Colfax, 2-0. Matthew Contreras scored one goal on an assist from Logan Hasty, and Isaul Bautista put one past the Falcon goalie on a penalty kick. "It's teamwork," head JV coach George Bonilla said of his club's success. "We've got a lot of individuals but they've come together creating a team. That's what's making them successful." Bonilla said some of his players fill different positions when playing club ball and so they have to make adjustments when on the field for the Fighting Zebras. Bautista also had a solid game on defense, as did Zach Evans, Christian Guzman, and Riley Hollbrook. Sierra Foothill League 2011 Standings Team W-L-T W-L-T Lincoln 1-0-1 8-2-2 Colfax 1-0-1 5-5-2 Foothill 1-1-0 2-7-0 Placer 1-1-0 11-1-3 Center 1-1-0 1-7-2 Bear River 0-2-0 1-4-2


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October 01, 2013 08:00 AM by Lisa Princ
Kim Zolciak is one proud mama to be! While the blonde beauty has never been shy about flaunting her fabulous figure, she sure loves to show off her growing baby belly. Less than two weeks after sharing a pregnant bikini shot with fans, the The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star has another one for us, and it looks like her babies are growing perfectly!
Kim Zolciak loves to show off her pregnant body, as she is always bombarding us with gorgeous pictures of her growing tummy. She recently shared a bikini shot on Instagram, and now, she's sharing a new one as she heads out to Walmart! Donning a black bra, sweatpants and a wig, Zolciak captioned her latest belly shot: "Wiggin it to Walmart this morning!!! This belly is soooo heavy!!!! Not too much longer!! #twins#thankgodforsweats." Check it out:
Her tummy definitely looks like it is growing, and as usual Kim makes us jealous with her glowing pregnancy look. I don't know about you, but I sure wish I looked that good while pregnant! Zolciak was surprised to find out that she was having twins this time around, and rumor has it that the babies are due sometime around Christmas.
Meanwhile, Kim and her husband Kroy are reportedly waiting until the birth to find out the babies' genders, but Zolciak has gushed that she would love another baby girl. We can't wait to find out if she will get her wish!
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Economics Update (October-December 1998)
Economics Update (October-December 1998)
Examining Social Security
Privatization in Latin America
by Stephen Kay, economic analyst
n recent years, several Latin American countries introduced social security privatization programs. These policy reforms generally require workers to divert all or part of their payroll taxes into individual investment accounts administered by private pension fund companies. These countries' governments hope that social security privatization spurs the development of domestic capital markets and boosts domestic savings rates.
Internationally, these policy reforms have received a great deal of attention as countries throughout the world confront their own challenges related to social security reform.
The Latin American Experience
By the 1990s, state-run social security systems in Latin America faced a host of financial problems caused by aging populations, inflation, ineffective administration, poor investment, unrealistic benefits and widespread tax evasion. For years, politicians traded social security benefits for political support, creating liabilities that were increasingly difficult to finance. Social security surpluses were often squandered on bad investments, and workers often colluded with employers to evade payroll taxes. In some cases, individuals needed political connections in order to collect pensions.
Furthermore, benefits were distributed unequally. Select occupations like civil servants received generous benefits and early retirement, while most workers received meager benefits. For example, until recently Brazil had no minimum retirement age and only a minimum time of service requirement, which varied by occupation. This situation allowed some workers to receive a full pension after only 20 years, while others had to work 35 years to qualify for lower benefits. Compounding matters is the fact that over half of Brazil's workers are in the informal sector — that is, they pay no payroll taxes — and remain outside the social security system.
In the beginning of this decade, many Latin American policymakers turned their attention to Chile, which instituted the world's first pension privatization program in 1981. In Chile's old state-run defined-benefit system (a pay-as-you-go program used in much of the world, including the United States), contributions from workers, employers and the government funded benefits that were fixed at retirement.
Social security reform in Latin America is still evolving as governments continue to grapple with changing financial and political conditions.
In Chile's new private defined-contribution system, all salaried workers who entered the workforce after 1981, except the military and police, are required to contribute to personal investment accounts; the system is optional for the self-employed. Upon retirement, the accumulated funds in individual accounts may be used to purchase an annuity.
Chile's old pay-as-you-go system is being gradually phased out. Workers who previously contributed to the old public system receive compensation upon retirement in the form of government-issued bonds. The transition to a private system is extremely costly because the government is responsible for paying obligations from the old system while payroll taxes are diverted to individual savings accounts under the new system.
Mexico, El Salvador and Bolivia are also shifting to defined-contribution systems. In Mexico's new pension system, started in 1997, workers contribute to individual accounts. Unlike Chileans, Mexicans who contributed to the old public system do not receive compensation based on past contributions. Instead, upon retirement, workers may choose between a pension based upon either what they would have received under the rules of the old system or what they have accumulated in their individual accounts.
By contrast, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Peru switched to mixed public and private systems, where all workers receive a basic state-provided benefit. Contributing to the private system is optional in these countries, except Uruguay, where contributions are mandatory on monthly earnings between $800 and $2,400.
In Argentina, workers have the option of contributing 11 percent of their salaries to the reformed public system or to a private individual account. The 16 percent employer payroll tax continues to fund the basic universal benefit. Unlike Chile's system, Argentina's offers no immediate financial incentive (in the form of lower payroll taxes) to switch to the new system. Past contributions to the public system are recognized, and the military and federal police are exempt.
Features of Recent Pension Reforms
Chile Peru Argentina Colombia Uruguay
Year implemented 1981 1993 1994 1994 1996 Private system mandatory yes no no no yesa Basic public pay-as-you-go benefit no yes yes yes yes Contribution rate for savings as percent of wage 10 8b 7.5 10 7.5 Commission costs plus insurance as percent of wage 2.94 3.72 3.45 3.49 2.62
a Mandatory for earnings between $800 and $2,400.
b Contribution rate will gradually be increased to 10 percent.
Source: Monika Quiesser, "The Second-Generation Pension Reforms in Latin America," Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Working Paper AWP 5.4, 1998.
A Look at Chile's Experience
In a defined-contribution system, future pensions depend upon each individual's contributions and investment returns. Chilean pension fund companies invest in diversified portfolios that are strictly regulated by the government. These regulations limit the percentage of a fund that may be invested in a given type of financial instrument. Pension funds that consistently deliver significantly below-average returns are sanctioned. Returns are, of course, sensitive to overall market performance and are particularly vulnerable to the threat of inflation.
Since 1981, average real annual returns (after commission costs, which range between 16 and 20 percent of total contributions) have been 11.2 percent. With the recent downturn in Chile's equity markets, the country's pension funds dropped 9.9 percent from January through September 1998.
The Chilean government recently took steps to address two persistent problems: high administrative and commission costs and a lack of diversity in investment options. High administrative costs have resulted in part from high marketing costs as pension companies compete for the 25 percent of Chilean workers who switch from one company to another every year. The government is trying to remedy this problem by making it more difficult for workers to switch companies and encouraging reforms that would lower commission charges.
Until now, pension fund companies have been limited to offering just one investment portfolio even though individuals tend to have different tolerances for risk according to their ages. The government now wants pension funds to offer workers a choice of portfolios composed of stocks and/or fixed-income investments.
Social security reform in Latin America is still evolving as governments continue to grapple with changing financial and political conditions. Countries throughout the world that contemplate similar reforms will be paying close attention to the Latin American privatizations. But the long-term performance of the reformed systems will not be tested until a generation of workers that has labored under these new systems retires.
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Former Utah standout player Chris Gresh is entering his first season on the Ute coaching staff.
"[The addition of Gresh] is going to be great for our program," head coach Randall McCracken said. "We are lucky to finally be able to hire a full-time assistant coach. Changes in collegiate golf --- allowing two coaches to recruit off campus at the same time and having two coaches coaching during tournaments --- have made it essential for us to have an assistant to keep up with our competition. Chris's experience as a college player, and currently as a professional golfer, will greatly benefit our program."
Gresh, a native of Salt Lake City, played for the Utes for four seasons from 2004-2008 and was one of the squad's most consistent players throughout his career.
During his senior season, Gresh was Utah's second-highest finisher in five meets. He tied for 18th place at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championships at five-over-par (218) on the Tuscon, Ariz., Omni National course.
In 2006-07, Gresh played 28 rounds in 10 tournaments and recorded four top-25 finishes with a low round of 66 at the District 7 Shootout. In 2005-06, he played 35 rounds in 12 tournaments for a stroke average of 73.74. As a freshman, he placed 17th at the 2005 MWC Championships.
Prior to Utah, Gresh earned first-team all-state honors in 2004 as a member of the Cottonwood High School team that won the regional championship three times.
Along with his new coaching duties, Gresh also plays golf professionally and is an assistant golf professional at River Oaks Golf Course. Gresh is on track to graduate in December with a degree in Sport Management.
"I'm looking forward to working with this young and talented team," Gresh said. "I am excited about building for the future."


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"Save America's Treasures" has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington's tent.
65% of Americans don't know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
The "Teaching American History" grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
40% of Americans can't identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
"There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country," John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
The "We the People Program," which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
This image shows the Queen airplane that Earle Ovington flew on his brief air mail flight in 1911. The Queen was based on the popular Blériot monoplane design.
This photograph depicts the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA) Langley Memorial Laboratory, opened in 1917 with the first pressurized (variable density) wind tunnel. The laboratory, located in Hampton, Virginia and named after Samuel P. Langley, the third secretary of the Smithsonian, was used to gather precise data on wing shapes.
This is a photograph of the most widely sold turboprop airliner in history, the Fokker F-27 Friendship. The F-27 first entered service in 1958, when it began flying with West Coast Airlines.
This photograph captures the first jet service by any U.S. airline began on October 26, 1958, when this Pan American World Airways Boeing 707, the Clipper America, left New York for Paris.
A Boeing 707, such as this aircraft, was designed for transcontinen¬tal or one-stop transatlantic range. But modified with extra fuel tanks and more efficient turbofan engines, 707-300s could fly nonstop across the Atlantic. Boeing built 855 707s.
This is a photograph of the Boeing 747. Designed originally for Pan American to replace the 707, the giant Boeing 747 revolutionized long-distance air travel when it entered service in 1970.
Emily Howell broke through the gender barrier to become the first American woman to fly routinely for a scheduled U.S. commercial airline. An experienced pilot when regional carrier Frontier Airlines hired her as a second officer in 1973, Howell soon advanced to first officer (co-pilot) and then to captain.
Neil Armstrong took this picture of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. As the first human setting foot on the moon, Armstrong remarked,"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
This photograph shows John Ridgely III (1911-1990) and his wife Lillian Ketcham Ridgely (1908-1996); both served their country during World War II. John served overseas in the Pacific theater in the Army Air Corps. Lil, serving as a nurse, was commissioned a lieutenant in the Women's Army Corps. This photograph of the couple in uniform together was taken in the studios of the country's leading portrait photographers, originally founded in Baltimore in 1868 by David Bachrach (1845-1921).
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This carte-de-visite taken in a Baltimore photo studio around the end of the Civil War shows Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely (1824-1904), wife of Hampton's fourth master Charles Ridgely (1830-1872). Her maternal grandfather was Governor Charles Carnan Ridgely, meaning that she and her husband were first cousins. Margaretta, raised at "Cowpens," an estate just to the east of Hampton, had been a childhood playmate of her Ridgely cousins. The mother of eight children, after her husband's untimely death in Rome in 1872, she returned to Hampton and managed the estate until her own death 32 years later.
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Hello,all. I was wondering if the was a fix for FS9 where the plane will bounce and the tires will smoke while taxiing and when the plane isn't moving at the gate in the beginning of the flight it too bounces.
Also,is there a fix for the surging throttles on FFX 733's ? They surge up & down on approach?
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Category Archive: Genea Resources
Dec 28
Happy New Year!
Dec 26
White Christmas
I've been in Georgia for 25 years and this was my first White Christmas. Of course, as in most southern states, the event caused a great many safety concerns, particularly in the late afternoon and evening when temperatures dropped below 32 and the highways and byways began to ice over. Fortunately I wasn't on the …
Dec 25
Merry Christmas
Dec 19
My How You've Changed!
Goodness, how things can change on the Internet, seemingly just overnight. Recently two of my most frequently used websites have had face-lifts. FamilySearch (familysearch.com) and the National Archives (archives.gov). Surely the changes are for the best, but I sometimes resent having to make the time to learn the new functionality, change bookmarks, and just find …
Nov 26
Fine Friends
I count my blessings every day–I am thankful for so many things! Yesterday, Thanksgiving Day, was no exception. My friends the Tomlins and Walkers endured the long drive to Big Canoe and joined me at my little cottage here in the woods for dinner. Following dinner we all decorated the little Christmas tree in my …
Nov 24
Thanksgiving traditions
When I was growing up thanksgiving day was always spent with my Nana Perkins, her sister-in-law, Etta Belle (Perkins) Rowell, and Etta's daugher (Eleanor Shaw) and family. Dinner was held either at Nana Perkins house in Loudon or the Shaw farm in Chichester. The fixin's were fairly traditional, except for an occasional lobster and Nana's …
Nov 07
In Memory of Our Veterans
Many of us were honored yesterday to attend an event honoring our veterans at the National Archives at Atlanta–From Bunker Hill to Kabul: The Search for Family Stories in the National Archives. Nathan Jordan, a West Point graduate who served five years and was recalled in 2006 to serve a year in Afghanistan, presented a …
Nov 02
New Beginnings
Anamnesis: Musings by Linda is publish with multiple purposes. First of all the blog will be a means of honoring my ancestors. I will also share crafty things and recipes, or whatever I'm so moved to write about. I was motivated by Dear Myrtle during her recent Webinar sponsored by Legacy. Hopefully I'm ready to …


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Islamic Republic alleges drones were on a spy mission along Astara Rayon region
Published: 12.09.12, 09:44 / Israel News
Iran's Press TV reported Sunday that Israeli-Azeri drones – allegedly on a "secret spy mission" – were spotted flying over Iran and Karabakh's common border.
According to the report Azerbaijan has been enlisting the help of "Israeli military advisors" in order to improve its drone capabilities.
Both Jerusalem and Baku have denied reports suggesting the IAF has been given access to Azeri airbases.
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Aug. 14, 2012
RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech head coach Wade Simoneaux and the Bulldog baseball program has announced open registration for young men entering grades eighth through 12th for the Top Dawg Fall League.
The fall season begins Sept. 23 and last for six Sundays through Oct. 28, with eight full teams to be filled for the league.
"The fall league gives us the opportunity to see local talent we may not have had the chance to see during the season, and it gives us the opportunity to see the players six weeks in a row," Simoneaux said.
Registration for the Top Dawg Fall League has begun and interested students can register online at www.LATechSports.com or by calling Kim Tanner at (318) 257-3314.
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This Art Brochure Takes a Fresh Approach (Includes Video)
This week, PaperSpecsGallery.com takes a look at brochures designed by Rigsby Hull for international art consultant Weingarten Art Group in Houston. The communications pieces are as crisp and fresh as the work of a breakout artist hanging on the walls of your favorite gallery.
Filled with light and air, the unconventional approach gives the brochure and newsletter a timeless appeal. There is no binding—the forms are gathered and nested together conveying an effortless but very intentional casual style. This format makes it easy to replace any of the forms for showcasing new artwork.
The brochures were printed by Workhorse Printmakers in Houston; and the paper used was Neenah Paper and Crane's Crest kid finish.
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last time we went we saw people using a fast lane at security at orlando and a special automated fast lane at manchester airport. Now I think it 's something to do with a new uk passport which has a new chip in it but I'm really not sure does anyone else know? The line at manchester was off to the left of the huge normal immigration queue