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Photo gallery: 2014 Michigan Summer Beer Festival
Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by either our beer tent or photo booth or both this past weekend at this year's Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti.
Below are the photos we took. They are also posted on our Facebook page as well as Google+.
If you cannot find your photo, please let us know.
See what we're bringing to the 2014 Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti
In addition to the beers we are bringing for this year's Michigan Summer Beer Festival (tap list is below), we are also co-hosting a tap takeover with Dark Horse Brewing Co. at Red Rock in downtown Ypsilanti on Thursday night starting at 6 p.m.
Five beers from each brewery will be on tap.
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Also be sure to stop by the Bell's Photo Booth during the festival and get your picture taken.
See you in Ypsi – Cheers!
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- Two Hearted
- Amber
- Porter
- Debs' Red
- Mercurial Belgian Style Single
- Bull in a China Shop
- Raspberry Wild One
- Sparkleberry
- Wedding Ale
- Black Note
- Midwestern Pale Ale
- Berry Ale
- Java Stout
- Baron von Nordwestlich
- Baroness von Nordwestlich
- Sparkleberry
- Bourbon Barrel Aged Expedition Stout
- Wedding Ale
- Black Note
- Hopsoulution DIPA
- Bourbon Barrel Aged Kalamazoo Stout
- Traverse City Cherry Third Coast Old Ale
- Roundhouse IRA
Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp Across America: Bell's events and tasting notes for Maillard's Odyssey
This summer, we're joining Sierra Nevada for Beer Camp Across America, a multi-weekend traveling beer festival taking place in seven cities across the country.
With more than 700 breweries and at least 1,300 craft beers on tap from nearly every state in the country, Beer Camp Across America promises to be the largest craft beer celebration in history.
In conjunction with the festival tour, the Beer Camp Across America collaborative 12-pack includes 12 different beers including two beers packaged in cans.
The Beer Camp Across America variety pack is out now and also includes Allagash, the Asheville Brewers Alliance, Ballast Point, Cigar City, Firestone Walker, New Glarus, Ninkasi, Oskar Blues, Russian River, 3 Floyds and Victory.
Our contribution, Maillard's Odyssey Imperial Dark Ale, is a robust dark ale layered with complex malt flavors of toffee, caramel, chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit. This malt-focused concept spawned a daunting grain bill featuring 10 different grains including pale malt, Munich, chocolate malt, oats, dark wheat and roasted barley for a rich, semi-sweet and intense experience.
The name honors the Maillard reaction—the "browning" of sugars and amino acids—that creates the wonderful caramelized toffee-like and roasted flavors so abundant in this beer.
We have are participating events in a quite a few different states including Michigan, Florida, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina and Illinois (Chicago/Midwest festival).


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Professional Assistant Professor, English
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|Date Posted
|April 22, 2014
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|Commensurate with experience
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a learning centered institution committed to making excellence inclusive. Located on its own island, we are surrounded by the water of Corpus Christi and Oso bays. The beautiful natural setting is enhanced by our modern, attractive, and state-of-the-art classroom buildings and support facilities, and our colorful landscaping, and plazas that lend a distinctive tropical feel to the campus. Our Hispanic Serving Institution status provides a foundation to attain significant impacts for improving the educational attainment of our regional students, and our strategic location on the Gulf of Mexico and on the cultural border with Latin America places the Island University in perfect position to help realize its national and international prominence goals. TAMU-CC is committed to becoming an emerging research institution with unparalleled commitment to student success, closing gaps in achievement, and creating robust campus experiences.
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Kidman's public loveNicole Kidman has finally gone public with boyfriend Keith Urban - by holding hands with him at the Grammy awards.
The screen beauty - who has never admitted she is romancing the country star despite rumours they are set to wed - made no attempt to hide her feelings at the star-studded bash.
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Don't know how many of you have Concealed Carry Permits, but I do and this effects me! New Mexico's new Director of Public Safety has changed the rules of NM's CC Permit. It no long will recognize 17 states permits that were previously OK in NM. I for one, will be limiting my travel to NM and probably cancelling my plans for a 2013 hunt there unless they change their attitude. I emailed their NMDPS website and told them I would no longer be traveling to their state. I am also writing the Governor and their Dept of Tourism. I only live 75 mile from farmington, NM and usually go there for some shopping monthly. we also spend a weekend or 2 in Taos & Santa Fe. No longer! Hope the NRA jumps on this as it is surley to effect Whittington Center in Raton.
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What a shame, thanks for posting Colorado Cowboy! The link that Drhorsepower just posted says that they still accept concealed carry permits from Colorado though.
Yea I found info where they didn't and thanks to folks like cc, I guess they rethought their stance on the matter and sent out a press release tonight.
I frequent 4 other website forums about shooting and firearms. I also belong to a group of Colorado shooters that send a lot of email communication to all the members. I heard about it early yesterday morning and posted on all of them. I suggested emails and any communication necessary go to NMDPS about the foolish action by their new Director. It obviously worked as they were overwhelmed by protests. Didn't take long for them to back track! I guess with Internet, something like this can spread like wildfire.
Thanks for looking and any action you saw fit to do.
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Hopefully it all works out for you, I wish we had the CC rights here in CA ,but we all know thats not going to happen.
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Thanks for your quick action CC. That would have affected me too, although I think there would have been a change with Arkansas. I have a cc and travel thru and hunt NM not to mention stopping at Whittington Center almost every trip.


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KABUL -- Residents of the southeastern Afghan city of Khost are reporting heavy gunfire and explosions near the main police station and other government buildings.
The firing erupted Saturday afternoon, and residents were unable to move about in safety.
Provincial council member Tajaly Khan Saber told The Associated Press that it was not possible to determine the number of casualties.
An Afghan official says the main targets appear to be the police headquarters, attorney general's office, courts and a local bank branch.
Last May, 11 Taliban suicide bombers struck government buildings in Khost, killing 20 people and wounding three Americans.
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Mistry v. Entry Clearance Officer, Bombay
|United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority
|Immigration Appeal Tribunal
|Publication Date
|23 July 1975
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|[1976] Imm AR 54
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|Mistry v. Entry Clearance Officer, Bombay, [1976] Imm AR 54, United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority, 23 July 1975, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b6500.html [accessed 1 June 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
MISTRY v THE ENTRY CLEARANCE OFFICER, BOMBAY, TH/4848/74(522)
Immigration Appeal Tribunal
[1976] Imm AR 54
Hearing Date: 23 July 1975
23 July 1975
Index Terms:
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms -- Unmarried son (Indian citizen) aged 25 seeking entry certificate to join parents settled in the United Kingdom -- Not entitled to settle in this country under the relevant immigration rules -- "Respect for family life" -- Whether Art 8 of the Convention could be invoked to defeat para 44 of HC 79 -- Whether the Convention part of English law.
Dependent son -- Twenty-five years of age, unmarried and claiming to be fully dependent -- Not eligible for settlement under immigration rules applicable to Commonwealth citizens though parents settled in United Kingdom -- Article 8 of Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms invoked by appellant -- "Right to respect for family life" -- Whether Art 8 of the Convention made the age restriction in para 44 of HC 79 ultra vires -- Whether the Convention part of English law.
Held:In this appeal the Tribunal were asked to consider the application of Art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('the Convention') to the position of a citizen of India whose application to join his parents in this country as their unmarried fully dependent son was refused by the entry clearance officer under para 44 of the Immigration Rules HC 79, on the ground, inter alia, that he was over 21 years of age (namely 25 years old). n1 n1 Paragraph 44 of HC 79 is set out on p 55, post. In their determination reported below the Tribunal on a consideration of the judgments of LORD DENNING MR, in Ram Chand Birdi v Secretary of State for Home Affairs (11 February 1975, unreported) and R v Secretary of State for Home Affairs, ex p Bhajan Singh ([1975] 2 All ER 1081), n2 and of the Decision of the European Commission in the case of A & E Papayianni ([1975] Imm A R 1 at p 7 et seq), held that the law applicable to the appellant was contained in para 44 of HC 79 and that, as stated by the European Commission in the case of A & E Papayianni (ibid, at pp 10-11), although the exclusion of a person from a country where close members of his family are living "may amount to an infringement" of a person's "right to respect for his family life" under Art 8 of the Convention n3, at the same time "no right to enter and reside in a particular country (was) as such guaranteed by the Convention". On the facts the appellant did not comply with the requirements for admission to the United Kingdom for settlement under para 44 of HC 79 and accordingly his appeal would be dismissed. n2 A passage from the judgment of the Master of the Rolls in Bhajan Singh's case is reproduced on pp 57-58, post, and an extract from a later judgment of LORD DENNING MR of relevance in the context of the Convention and its limited applicability in immigration cases, with special reference to the duty of immigration officers, is reproduced in footnote 7, post. n3 Article 8 of the Convention is set out in footnote 4, post.
Counsel:J. Dhruv counsel for the appellant. K. E. R. Rogers for the respondent. PANEL: P. N. Dalton Esq (Vice-President), Mrs L. Bonham-Carter, Mrs B. Warburton.
Judgment One:THE TRIBUNAL: The appellant in this appeal is Amratlal Morarji Mistry, a citizen of India, who was born on 4 February 1949. He applied on 17 April 1974 in Bombay for the grant of an entry certificate with a view to admission to the United Kingdom for permanent residence as the dependent of his parents Mr and Mrs Morar Bhana of 76 Great Russell Street, Bradford 7. The appellant was interviewed and the explanatory statement gives a full account of what transpired at the interview and also refers to the various documents that were produced and examined. The appellant's application was refused by the entry clearance officer and the reasons for the refusal are set out as follows in the explanatory statement:
"10. I explained to the appellant that the provisions for the admission of children to the United Kingdom were set out in para 44 of HC 79 which, as they referred to sons, stated that they must be unmarried, fully dependent and under 21. I accepted that he was unmarried, doubted that he was fully dependent upon his father and was certainly not satisfied that he was under the age of 21. I therefore informed the appellant that in view of his age I was obliged to refuse his application. The appellant replied that as he is the eldest son and his father had recently had an operation, it was his duty to maintain the family. I explained that whereas this might be so, but noted that he had a younger brother already working there, I could not permit him to enter the United Kingdom as a dependant."The appellant appealed to an adjudicator, Mr D. Markwick Smith, and was represented by Mr J. Dhruv, of counsel. Mr R. Forbes was the Home Office presenting officer. The appellant's father and brother gave evidence. In his determination the adjudicator first dealt with Mr Dhruv's submissions concerning para 44 of HC 79. this paragraph is in the following terms:
"44. Generally, children aged 18 or over must qualify for admission in their own right; but, subject to the requirements of paras 39 and 40, an unmarried and fully dependent son under 21 or an unmarried daughter under 21 who formed part of the family unit overseas may be admitted if the whole family are settled in the United Kingdom or are being admitted for settlement."Mr Dhruv had argued that this paragraph could not be interpreted as imposing an age limit on an unmarried fully dependent son as to do so would be to regard para 44 as violating Art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter called 'the Convention') presented to Parliament on October 1953 in Cmnd 8969. It followed that the respondent could not consider the application in isolation from Art 8 of the Convention. As Cmnd 8969 was as much the law of this country as HC 79 the age requirement of para 44 was made ultra vires by Art 8. n4 The adjudicator disposed of Mr Dhruv's arguments concerning para 44 in the following way in his determination: n4 Article 8 of the Convention is in the following terms: "(1) Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. (2) There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others." "In view of the terms of this plea I can only believe that Mr Dhruv misapprehends the status of the Convention in the law of this country. It is true that the Convention was signed and ratified by the United Kingdom and presented to Parliament. It was from that point that the Convention could be reflected in the legislation of this country and it is by that legislation that the Convention is applied in this country. I must presume, and I have no doubt on this issue, that the legislature of the United Kingdom have reflected the terms of the Convention in subsequent or prevailing legislation but it is in no way my responsibility to decide whether the law, or a rule made under the law, is wrong or that the legislature had gone beyond its powers in accepting the age limitation in para 44 of House of Commons Paper No 79. My responsibility is to determine whether the law and immigration rules as they stand, and which are applicable to the appellant, were applied to him correctly; that the respondent's decision was in accordance with the law and rules, and that there was no wrongful exercise of any discretion properly available to the respondent within the rules. The appellant applied for an entry clearance under the Immigration Rules contained in House of Commons Paper No 79. Those rules are made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the powers provided to him by the Immigration Act 1971. Consequently the law applicable to the appellant so far as his application for entry clearance to this country is concerned is the Immigration Act 1971, and the immigration rules are those contained in HC 79 -- particularly para 44 of that Paper." The adjudicator then turned to the question whether the appellant could be considered for settlement in terms of para 44. Mr Dhruv had not contested that the appellant had any qualification, if para 44 was considered in isolation, because of the age limitation, but he contended that the appellant was unmarried and fully dependent on the sponsor. The adjudicator, however, for the reasons he gave in his determination, was only able to place a low value on the sponsor's credibility, and Mr Markwick Smith was far from convinced from the evidence established that the appellant had been fully dependent on the sponsor prior to his application for an entry clearance. The adjudicator dismissed the appeal but granted leave to appeal to the Tribunal on the appellant's application for reasons which are set down in the record of proceedings. Of the grounds of appeal argued by Mr Dhruy the first ground is that the appellant is dependent on his father. The other grounds of appeal are concerned with Art 8 of the Convention n4, Cmnd 8969 and HC 79, and are, we think, really summarized in the last ground of appeal which states:
"7. The learned adjudicator should have read para 44 of HC 79 and Art 8 of Cmnd 8969 together, and held that Art 8 prevails over para 44, and allowed the appeal."Mr Dhruv argued the appellant's case very fully and his submissions have been noted and considered carefully by this Tribunal. We find no merit in the first ground of appeal. In his determination the adjudicator referred to the evidence of the two witnesses before him and mentioned the obvious prevarication on the part of the sponsor; the discrepancies in the two witnesses' evidence, and also the differences in their evidence from the appellant's statements in Bombay. Nothing has been put before us showing that the adjudicator, even if he thought the matter somewhat academic, erred in this matter. On the appellant's last ground of appeal Mr Rogers submitted that Mr Dhruv had to surmount the hurdle of showing that the Convention was part of the English law and he had failed to do so. We were referred to the case of Ram Chand Birdi v Secretary of State for Home Affairs n5 in the Court of Appeal dated 11 February 1975. In his judgment the Master of the Rolls, who had referred to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 to which the United Kingdom had adhered, said: n5 Unreported, (1975) Bar Library transcript 67B; The Times 12 February 1975.
"In my opinion, therefore, the procedures laid down in the Immigration Act 1971 do not in any way infringe the Convention. As I said at the beginning, I would so construe an Act of Parliament so as to see it conforms to that Convention. If it did not conform I might be inclined to hold it invalid. But in this case there is no want of conformity."We were also referred by Mr Rogers to the case of R v Secretary of State for Home Affairs ex p Bhajan Singh n6 in the Court of Appeal. In that case the applicant relied on Art 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which relates to the right to marry. LORD DENNING MR said in his judgment: n6 [1967] 1 QB 198; [1975] 2 All ER 1081. "What is the position of the Convention in our English law? I would not depart in the least from what I said in the recent case of Birdir v Secretary of State for Home Affairs. The Court can and should take the Convention into account. They should take it into account whenever interpreting a statute which affects the rights and liberties of the individual. It is to be assumed that the Crown, in taking its part in legislation, would do nothing which was in conflict with treaties. So the court should now construe the Immigration Act 1971 so as to be in conformity with a Convention and not against it. In addition, I would add that the immigration officer and the Secretary of State in exercising their duties ought to bear in mind the principles stated in the Convention. They ought, consciously or subconsciously, to have regard to the principles in it -- because, after all, the principles stated in the Convention are only a statement of the principles of fair dealing; and it is their duty to act fairly. I would, however, like to correct one sentence in my judgment in Birdir's case. I said: 'If [an Act of Parliament] did not conform [to the Convention] I might be inclined to hold it invalid.' That was a very tentative statement, but it went too far. There are many cases in which it has been said, as plainly as can be, that a treaty does not become part of our English law except and in so far as it is made so by Parliament. If an Act of Parliament contained any provisions contrary to the Convention, the Act of Parliament must prevail. But I hope that no Act ever will be contrary to the Convention. So the point should not arise. I would repeat that when anyone is considering a problem concerning human rights, we should seek to solve it in the light of the Convention and in conformity with it." n7 n7 In May 1976 (nearly 10 months after the hearing and determination of the appeal to the Tribunal which is here reported) a further immigration case came before the Court of Appeal, R v Chief Immigration Officer, Heathrow Airport and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Salamat Bibi, d 11 May 1976. In that case (unreported as yet -- Ed.) the Court was concerned inter alia, on the submission of leading counsel, with the application of Art 8 of the Convention by immigration officers and by the Courts, and in his judgment LORD DENNING MR adverted to statements previously made in Bhajan Singh's case ([1976] 1 QB 198; [1975] 2 All ER 1081); and in respect of the duties of immigration officers the Master of the Rolls said he desired to amend the statement contained in the passage from Bhajan Singh's case which appears above in the Tribunal's determination. The Master of the Rolls' amendment appears in the following passage from his recent judgment in Salamat Bibi's case, a passage which contains also guidance which is applicable generally when the Convention is invoked on behalf of appellants in immigration cases: "Mr Blom-Cooper said that the immigration officer ought to have admitted the lady because of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Article 8 says in sub-para (1): 'Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.' In sub-para 2, there is a set of exceptions in the interests of national security, public safety, and the like. We have again been invited to consider how far this Convention is part of the law of this country. Mr Blom-Cooper drew our attention to some Declarations which have been made by the Government of the United Kingdom. This country has declared, in accordance with Art 25 of the Convention, that the European Commission is competent to receive petitions from persons who complain that the rights set forth in the Convention have been violated. If a person has exhausted all remedies available to him in England, he can apply to the European Commission so as to get a remedy there. Mr Blom-Cooper submits that, in consequence of those Declarations, every person is given by Art 8, a right which the Courts must recognise and enforce. I cannot accept this submission. I would repeat what I said in Bhajan Singh ([1976] 1 QB 198; [1975] 2 All ER 1081); and in the Pan Am Case, not reported, on 29 July 1975. "The position as I understand it is that if there is any ambiguity in our Statutes, or uncertainty in our law, then these Courts can look to the Convention as an aid to clear up the ambiguity and uncertainty, seeking always to bring them into harmony with it. Furthermore, when Parliament is enacting a Statute, or the Secretary of State is framing rules, the Courts will assume that they had regard to the provisions of the Convention, and intended to make the enactment accord with the Convention: and will interpret them, accordingly. But I would dispute altogether that the Convention is part of our law. Treaties and Declarations do not become part of our law until they are made law by Parliament. I desire, however, to amend one of the statements I made in the Bhajan Singh case. I said then that the immigration officers ought to bear in mind the principles stated in the Convention. I think that would be asking too much of the immigration officers. They cannot be expected to know or to apply the Convention. They must go simply by the immigration rules laid down by the Secretary of State, and not by the Convention.
"I may also add this: The Convention is drafted in a style very different from the way which we are used to in legislation. It contains wide general statements of principle. They are apt to lead to much difficulty in application: because they give rise to much uncertainty. They are not the sort of thing which we can easily digest. Article 8 is an example. It is so wide as to be incapable of practical application. So it is much better for us to stick to our own Statutes and principles, and only look to the Convention for guidance in case of doubt."The other members of the Court of Appeal, ROSKILL and GEOFFREY LANE LJJ, in the course of their judgments expressed views similar to those of the Master of the Rolls. Mr Dhruv referred to the case of Papayianni [1974] Imm. A.R. 1, and called the attention of the Tribunal to the decision of the European Commission of Human Rights to whom the case had been submitted (p 7 et seq). At p 11 the Commission stated:
"The Commission is of opinion that the application primarily falls to be considered under Art 8 which provides, inter alia, that everyone has the right to respect for his family life. It observes that it has previously held that the exclusion of a person from a country where close members of his family are living may amount to an infringement of this right."Exclusions therefore may only amount to an infringement, and earlier in the decision it is stated:
"The Commission first recalls that it has repeatedly held that no right to enter and reside in a particular country is as such guaranteed by the Convention."We are satisfied that the adjudicator did not err in the manner claimed in the grounds of appeal and we are further satisfied that he properly dismissed the appellant's appeal because he had failed to bring himself within para 44 of HC 79.


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The biggest indicator of this is what has been seen recently with public and private investment in the region in resources that will continue to drive this new economic machine.
Matt Barr, with Cheniere Energy, spoke about the potential economic impact of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) exports, which are only now in the very early phases of development.
"Cheniere was actually in the business of LNG imports in the early 2000s," Barr said. "Which, at this point, is kind of the punchline in my presentation – to think that we were talking about importing natural gas because that was going to be one of the biggest threats to the U.S. Economy according to the federal reserve chairman at the time."
LNG, Barr explained, is the same natural gas that comes into homes for use as a fuel for furnaces, hot water heaters and stoves, but is then liquified through refrigeration down to -260 degrees Farenheit.
"This reduces its volume by 600 times," Barr said. "That is what makes it economical to ship overseas."
A common misconception related to LNG is about its safety, he said.
"Liquified natural gas in its liquid state is not combustible," Barr said. "It will not explode. As the LNG vaporizes it turns into pure methane, so it is flammable – it will burn, but it is not combustible. It will not explode."
Barr explained that LNG has been around for more than 40 years, but until recently has been an import.
Global demand for LNG is growing, Barr said, and new export facilities are rapidly being built to meet the growing demand.
"The demand is there globally, from Asia, from Europe," Barr said. "Looking at these numbers, basically amounts to the fact that one LNG export facility per year will need to be built to keep up with this demand."
The U.S. is not the only player in the LNG export game, however.
"That is one of the key factors with LNG exports in the debate right now," Barr said. "We have a very finite window in the U.S. Canada has 11 proposed LNG export facilities on the books. Australia is building several LNG export facilities. So when it comes to LNG export competition, it is not between the companies here in the U.S. – because the supply is there – it is between the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. and Australia, the U.S. And the other countries that are developing those export facilities."
LNG exports are expected to have a significant impact on south Texas in the near future, Barr emphasized.
"We are going to be at the center of the LNG exports revolution," he said, noting that two facilities in the area will bring even more jobs and economic activity to the region.
Ongoing construction at the facilities in the Corpus Christi are alone, will represent an $11 billion investment, there will be an estimated 50,000 construction jobs, and close to 50,000 additional long term jobs related to the new industry.
The economic impact to south Texas is estimated at $730 million per year, according to a recent study.
The permitting process is continuing, Barr explained, but groundbreaking could happen as soon as 2015, and exports from the facilities may begin to leave Texas ports as soon as 2018.
Frank Brogan, managing director for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, said that when the development of the Eagle Ford Shale first began to kick in, it was looked upon as a "negative" by the port.
This, he said, is because the import activity at the port began to drop off dramatically, because of the increase of domestic oil and gas production within the region.
Over time, however, exports began to increase, counterbalancing the loss in import activity.
The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest port in the U.S., Brogan explained.
"A lot of people don't realize just how large we are," he said. "We are approaching 90 million tons this past year, and my forecast is that in five years we will probably be handling 120 million tons per year."
Brogan described the "band" of light, visible from space associated with all the activity in the Eagle Ford Shale and said there are indicators now that a parallel "band" of development within the dry gas window of the shale located to the southeast is beginning to develop.
"When we talk about the opportunities with natural gas, I am reminded continually that there is another band of development in the making right below that in the dry side of the Eagle Ford. We can see in the future as natural gas prices increase enough to justify exploration we can see a parallel band going across there."
"This is a long term play," Brogan said, describing the Eagle Ford Shale.
"For the first time in 50 years, our port became an export port instead of an import port," he said. "The exports are just taking off. Now we are struggling with how we can keep up with that growth."
Brogan discussed numerous dock improvements that are under construction in the area and plans for a new harbor bridge with a higher clearance of 205 feet, allowing for the passage of larger cargo ships. Many developments are now in the works totaling more than $22 billion in investment, as well as numerous spin-off developments related to the energy industry.
"It is absolutely amazing," Brogan said. "I have been a resident of Corpus Christi for over 40 years and I actually grew up here in San Antonio."
"I have never seen anything like it. This is an epic time for our port and our community."


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I have seen RF make some pretty outrageous deals during the past few seasons. I remember him getting Kevin Love for scrap change, among others.
If someone wants Nene as a 6th round keeper for next season, then let them deal whoever they want for that player. We shouldn't be collectively getting involved.
I myself have offered some pretty valuable players lately to acquire more keeper prospects since my season is basically lost. I would be pretty damn pissed off if I don't get the keeper I want because I traded a superior player for him or if there are some power struggle issues because of where that team is in the standings.
That's just my opinion. But it looks as though this trade will be vetoed and that seems to compromise the integrity of the league more than anything else. We each have our own teams and we are each independent managers that should be able to deal who we want to get whatever player(s) we wish to acquire.
Thanks Toni. One for the non veto team. As I said before, this discussion isn't because FC got Cousins even though I know some will feel that is the reason for concern. I don't think Funk is stating his opinion about it being a horrible deal because FC was the recipient. I also believe their is a 0% change Nene will be kept by brwnman. I think it was done out of anger and spite.
As for the Love deal, we've obviously discussed that in length...the deal where some of the scraps I gave up were an under round 1 value Kevin Durant, so I'll leave it alone. Big thing there is nobody was doing it because they were mad at a rule change.
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House passes $6T spending cut plan
WASHINGTON The House has passed a Republican budget blueprint proposing to fundamentally overhaul Medicare for future beneficiaries while combating out-of-control budget deficits. It would impose sharp spending cuts on social safety net programs like food stamps and Medicaid.
The GOP proposal passed 235-193, with every Democrat voting "no." The nonbinding plan lays out a fiscal vision cutting $6.2 trillion over 10 years from the budget submitted by President Barack Obama.
It calls for transforming Medicare from a program in which the government directly pays medical bills into a voucher-like system that subsidizes purchases of private insurance plans. People 55 and over would remain in the current system, but younger workers would receive subsidies that would steadily lose value over time.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
A bold but politically risky plan to cut trillions of dollars from the federal budget steamed toward a party-line House vote Friday, as insurgent Republicans rallied behind the idea of fundamentally reshaping the government's role in health care for the elderly and the poor.
The GOP plan proposes a federal budget totaling $3.5 trillion next year, while promising more than $6 trillion in accumulated spending cuts over the next decade compared with the budget that President Barack Obama offered in February. It relies on stiff cuts to domestic agency accounts, food stamps and the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled.
The GOP's solution to unsustainable deficits that presently require the government to borrow more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends is to relentlessly attack the spending side of the ledger while leaving Bush-era revenue levels intact. It calls for tax reform that would lower the top income tax rates for corporations and individuals by cleaning out a tax code cluttered with tax breaks and preferences, but parts company with Obama and the findings of a bipartisan deficit commission, who propose devoting about $100 billion a year in new revenues to easing the deficit.
The Republican plan "disavows the relentless government spending, taxing and borrowing that are leading America, right at this moment, toward a debt-fueled economic crisis," according to the document.
Democrats and many budget experts say this spending-cuts-only approach is fundamentally unfair, targeting social safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps while leaving in place a tax system they say bestows too many benefits on the wealthy.
Republicans shied away from tackling Social Security shortfalls, steering clear of a political minefield.
But their budget plan calls for transforming Medicare from a program in which the government directly pays medical bills into a voucher-like system that subsidizes purchases of private insurance plans. People 55 and over would remain in the current system, but younger workers would receive subsidies that would steadily lose value over time.
"The changes being proposed would not affect one senior citizen in America, not one. Anyone 55 years and older will not be affected by any of these changes," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "But if you're 54 and younger, those Americans understand that if we don't make changes, the programs won't be there."
Virtually every budget expert in Washington agrees that projected Medicare cost increases are unsustainable, but the GOP initiative - attacked by Democrats as ending Medicare's guarantee as we know it - has launched a major-league Washington imbroglio.
The primary author of the GOP plan is unfazed by the Democratic attacks.
"The biggest threat to Medicare is the status quo and the people defending it," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Democrats countered with official estimates showing the GOP plan would provide vouchers whose value would steadily erode.


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On Friday we threw a party at Peter Hurley's studio and opened it up to the public to celebrate Photo Plus in NYC. Over 400 people showed up and luckily we never ran out of drinks (in other words it was a big success). Peter built a wacky photobooth out of some AstroTurf he "found" and the characters that showed up for the party knew exactly what to do with it. These photobooth pictures are finally available here. Now that we know we can draw a crowd we will plan to do it even bigger next year.
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Sadly, I live on the wrong coast.
Then again, we don't get hurricanes...
Why not a touchscreen with a timer? Or was this a last minute setup done with what you had available? As someone who rents out a ton of photo booths, I'd love to see a story on how you do yours. Something related to it would also be nice. It's part of my wedding packages most times.
Timer? That's too slow....pocket wizard instant triggering is the way to go.
yeah but then you get that dang trigger in every shot. I'm talking about a 4 sec. timer! Gives you a sec to pose and use both hands for expression! Come on guys! :p
I dunno, I've done both. I like that the timer method slows the photobooth down and keeps people from taking 10 shots in 10 seconds but it also makes it much harder to take photos that are time dependent like jumping, flipping hair, pouring drinks on each other, or jump kicking. Half the time someone off camera takes the remote and winds up triggering for the people anyways.
Lee: crowd*
Would be very curios to see a BTS of the full setup.
It was Lee's D800 and Peter's Kinos. Apparently, Peter found the fake grass on the sidewalk earlier in the day and thought it would be a cool idea for the party.
I found it fun to actually shoot for my friends and some groups in the party rather then having them use the trigger. that booth was loads of fun..Hey Lee, hope you made it back home before the storm hit. I know you were worried and I was pretty sure you would be stuck here..great drunk meeting you on the roof. Ill post some of photos on the fstoppers fb page. cant wait till next year..
Must have been fun. Too bad I've missed it. Hopefully next year.
Would love to see some more BTS photogs on the photo booth setup. That fake grass looks awesome :)
this was a pretty awesome party. thanks fstoppers


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SUNY Adirondack offers innovative team-building opportunities at our Queensbury campus Adventure Sports facility. Area organizations with participants of any age are invited to contact us to develop team-building exercises using the expertise of our Adventure Sports staff who will incorporate a variety of elements on our ropes course, zipline and other apparatus to meet your needs. Our challenge course is designed for a "challenge by choice" team-building experience. Not every team member will want to climb ropes, but every team member has an important part to play; on the ropes and on the ground!
For the workplace, we create innovative and customized team-building activities at your facility. Team-building lays the groundwork to enable your staff to work together more creatively and effectively. In the past, we have designed challenge courses for local area organizations such as: Great Escape Six Flags, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, local sports teams and the SUNY Plattsburgh freshmen experience program.
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|Tayler Nordausen and John Christner selected for 2012 All State Choir
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Each year, approximately 3,000 of the best high school musicians in the state audition for the Nebraska All-State Band, Chorus, Jazz Band and Orchestra which are sponsored by the Nebraska Music Educators Association.
Tayler Nordhausen and John Christner will be among 440 students participating in the event. Nordhausen was chosen to sing as Soprano 2 while Christner was selected as an alternate for Bass 2.
The chorus will rehearse Wednesday, Nov. 14 through Friday, Nov. 16 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, the host site of the 2012 NMEA Conference/Clinic. A final public concert will be held on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.


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Thinking beyond the norm: Linking energy systems and environmental implications
Proactive rather than reactive planning is needed to ensure that energy systems go in the right places," said Anare Matakiviti, IUCN Oceania Energy Programme Coordinator in opening the regional workshop on "Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for renewable energy projects" held in Nadi, Fiji in April. …
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IUCN Bangladesh is using a wide range of public awareness activities to protect freshwater turtles and conserve biodiversity in Tanguar Haor, a Ramsar site of international importance. …
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Favouring a more laid-back approach to gardening, I love plants that self-seed with abandon. Here are a few of my favourites...
Find out how to collect allium seeds
Self-seeders are the opportunists of the plant world. They may be uninvited guests to the garden party, but often they make the difference between a monotonous gathering and an unforgettable carnival.
All but the tidiest of gardeners experience the joy of finding new plants that have sown themselves. And although we may intervene, there's no need to initiate. No soil preparation is involved, no cultivation necessary.
Self-seeders are pragmatists. Produce enough seed, chuck it about and some plants are bound to come up. Stepping in to cull or move seedlings when there are too many competing for the same resources may be necessary, but apart from that, all we need to do is wait and see.
Perennial lady's mantle has furry, round leaves and produces lime-green flowers. It grows to around 45cm high.
This woodland dweller, also known as granny's bonnets, likes to grow in a shady spot. It can grow to about 90cm high.
Popular with pollinators, this herbaceous perennial likes to bask in full sun. Give them ample space to shine.
Happy in woodland conditions, the yellow- or orange-flowered Welsh poppies are annuals that don't mind shade, making them perfect to weave under trees and taller shrubs.
A cottage garden favourite, the meadow cranesbill is a perennial that flowers in June and grows well in an open spot. Taller stems can grow to 90cm high.
Forget-me-nots will pop up everywhere to create a frothy blue cloud, but are easy to pull out if you have too many.
Leave Stipa tenuissima to its own devices for abundant feathery panicles in summer.
Verbena sprinkles seed liberally in autumn, and produces airy stems from midsummer that won't crowd or smother other plants.
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I have most of these plants but find that they dont self seed very easily in my shady acid soil garden. My friend who has a sunny garden with wonderful crumbly soil is always pulling out seedlings which threaten to over-run her garden. I suppose its the old story - if you have curly hair you want it straight...
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I love all the above plants and would welcome them to self seed, they don't very often in my garden unless they are a weed.
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i have most of the plants but the grass i don't have i will get it next garden centre visit my verbena disappeared so it obviously didn't self seed for me! will try it again and hope for better luck next time. i think the new gardeners world is great have always been a fan of toby so welcome his humour and carols enthusiasm is catching love it all and wish monty well too
24/11/2011 at 15:27
I found this feature useful because in these credit crunch years its difficult to keep buying plants. I dont mind if plants start taking over as i can always dig them up and share them with nieghbours and friends.
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Some self seeders become a pest in my garden, but one can learn to live with them. Even when you think every forget me not is out, one will always escape.


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As fast-food oils continue to be recycled for car and machinery biodiesel fuels, a new application has been prompted by company United Environment & Energy: roof-shingle coating.
Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, fast food waste oil forms into a coated plastic polymer when applied to exterior surfaces. When paired with the much-heralded white roof solution supported by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the potential for soaking sunlight, saving energy and cooling buildings is endless.
Ariel Schwartz of Fast Company explains:
"Like white paint, the polymer reflects sunlight in warm weather, but it has the added bonus of absorbing heat in cold weather. In testing, the polymer showed a decreased roof temperatures between 50% and 80% in hot weather compared to normal asphalt shingles along with a 80% increase in temperature in cold weather. It has all the benefits of white paint, in other words, with none of the drawbacks."
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The Discreet Charm of Akris
Albert Kriemler, chief designer and co-owner of Swiss fashion brand Akris, doesn't want to talk about Princess Charlene of Monaco, or any other celebrities who wear his clothes, for that matter. "Do we have to discuss them?" he asks on the telephone from Monaco (where he is, he admits, about to meet with the aforementioned princess to discuss her wardrobe). To Kriemler, celebrity chatter is simply not very Akris. "They find us, we do not find them. And we respect their privacy," he says, drawing a line under the matter.
Perhaps it is Kriemler's understated, reluctant approach to anything overt or loud—fashionable or otherwise—that attracts women as powerful and talented as Condoleezza Rice, Angelina Jolie, Susan Sarandon and Nicole Kidman to his clothes.
Whether he is comfortable with it or not, Kriemler really does have Charlene Wittstock to thank for putting his brand on the world map. PC (pre-Charlene), Akris was a successful, if lesser-known, elite brand that stayed true to Kriemler's edict of modern, simple, comfortable clothing, made only of the best fabrics. "The Akris woman has spirit. She is cosmopolitan, mainly urban, and she travels frequently. She likes the city, the mountains and the sea," says Kriemler, whose designs could be described as spare and have certainly been written about as architectural. If he had to choose the inhabitants of one city to wear his clothes, Kriemler says it would be New York. "Not that these women are from New York necessarily," he adds, "but the type of women who live in that city really understand what I offer."
Princess Charlene is not from New York; she is a South African former Olympic swimmer. But that doesn't mean she's not a perfect brand ambassador. Her statuesque physique and her blonde, Grace Kelly-ish looks inject a frisson of sexual electricity into the clothes that might otherwise be missing. Akris is the sort of label a modern princess should be wearing. It is, and has always been, subdued but expensive (think Chanel pricing), with the overtones of luxury that accompany the strictures of working exclusively with fabrics such as cashmere, double face (a double-layered fabric with two front sides), silk, horse hair and buttery leather. Many of the pieces have couture finishes.
Kriemler works extensively with artisans from Akris's hometown of St. Gallen. The town is renown in the business for its skilled craftsmanship in linen, cotton and embroidered fabrics, and has long been a focus for fashion houses including Chanel, Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani. Akris has proper form and heritage, too. The family-owned company was founded in 1922 by Kriemler's grandmother, Alice Kriemler-Schoch, expanded by his father Max and is currently run by Kriemler and his brother Peter, who manages the business side. Akris was officially admitted to the Chambre Syndicale, the French governing body for fashion, in 1999, making it one of the few non-French designers to be able to participate in Paris fashion week. The company has shown its collections there to respectable reviews since 2004.
"It all starts with the fabrics," says Kriemler, talking about his approach to design. "It is not modern to wear anything that's not a natural fiber—except for rainwear, of course." For Kriemler, the pant is an essential part of any modern woman's wardrobe. "The pant is really engineering," he says. "I have worked on it for years."
His view that clothes should be effortless, elegant and uncomplicated to wear is made manifest by Princess Charlene, who bought the dress she wore in her official engagement photograph (a silk-georgette, print gown with folded lapel) off the shelf from the Akris store in Monaco. "We did not know about that," Kriemler says, in characteristically self-effacing fashion. He must have known, however, about the Akris wardrobe she wore on a state visit with Prince Albert II to Ireland and the two outfits the princess wore to spectacular acclaim at this spring's wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton (a light-gray ensemble of a double-face coat and dress, with a hat and crocheted gloves, and a dove-gray, silk dupioni evening dress with laser-cut, silk-organza appliqué and a silk-chiffon stole)? Kriemler laughs. "Well, yes, and we all experienced what happened after that." With Princess Charlene's picture beamed around the world, Akris suddenly became a brand everyone wanted a piece of.
But Kriemler insists the higher profile won't change his design philosophy. "For me the same principle applies to every customer," says Kriemler. "Style is all about the woman, it's about her personality. The clothes are incidental. You should notice the woman first and what she is wearing follows. It should never, ever be the other way around."


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Openning a Coffee Shop
Posted by vida.evans on November 3, 2007 at 9:19 pm #10135
Hi I'm in the process of opening a coffee shop in London next year. I'm currently working on my cash flow forecast and as I am not yet trading some of my figures are pretty vague. Please can someone who is already in this field give me some idea of the real cost of the following: – Kitchen Equipment Is it better to lease or buy? – Interior design & fixtures and fitting. I have forecasted 16k is this sufficient for a shop that seats around 20 people. Legal Fees – How much is the initial costs of silicitors etc. Staff – My overheads here are very high so far 55k per annum This will consist of : – Senior Sales Assistant – Part-time sales assistant – Cook /Chef Part-time Accountant or someone to help with the book keeping I'll be very grateful for some real help with the above to help me aviod and major pitfalls. Thanks Vida
Kitchen equipment I would lease, use the internet to get prices for the items you need.
Interior design and fixture and fittings, its hard to say if £16K is enough it will depend on what the design is your wanting to achieve, and also what state your premises are in before shopfit out commences.
Bookeeping isn't hard, attend a night class to grasp the basics. If you do the books yourself you'll save more moneyPosted by vida.evans on December 17, 2007 at 6:48 pm #52448
Thanks for the feedback.
Please could also shed some light on staffing costs and legal fees.
And also can you recommend any suppliers.
Hi Vida,
Coffee Shop Jobs are renowned for being typically minimum wage which is currently as follows:
The main rate for workers aged 22 and over increased on 1 October 2007 to £5.52 an hour from £5.35 an hour
The development rate for 18-21 year olds increased to £4.60 an hour from £4.45 an hour
The development rate for 16-17 year old increased to £3.40 an hour from £3.30 an hour
When starting out it is important to keep overheads to a minimum although you have got to have an incentive to keep loyal staff.
Legal fees are not something I know much about. so i cant help you with that.
Just found a website which might be of some use to you:
great supplier of equipment is:
For daily selling products try cash and carries, e.g. Mackro
Hope this is of some help.
Hi there
You might like to know that I helped Don Clarke write How to set up a coffee shop. All the answers to your questions are in the book, down to how many seats you need to make a shop viable to cope with sufficient customers to generate the income needed to repay loans and costs. It includes a complete business plan and spreadsheets.
You can buy it in digital or printed version. It may seem expensive at first, but it could save you a fortune! Before you make any further commitments you really need to know your costings, and Don explains how to do that. It also contains details of suppliers, coffee forums, trade magazines, trade exhibtions etc etc. We spent 4 months writing it, and Don has been a businessman, running a shopfitting company and coffee shops, for all his life, so you can benefit from his experience.
Good luck.
TraceyRevised on 15/04/2008 02:07Sorry, forgot to mention, that with the book comes email consultancy. So depending on which version you may decide to buy, you are entitled to email Don directly with any questions you need him to answer or any information you think he can obtain for you with regard to your business.
Please make sure its good coffee! I would love somewhere I can get a great espresso made properly. I hate the bitter over roasted beans in star bucks etc


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Traveling by Plane
Bern Airport
The international Bern Airport lies just outside the capital city and offers daily connections to various European cities.
Just 20 minutes (10 km) from the city center, the airport has a reasonable size that facilitates the speedy processing of departures and arrivals.
Further information available at: Website / Situation of the airport
It is advisable to have luggage transported directly to and from the main railway station in Bern. Further information about "Fly Rail Baggage" at +41 (0)51 220 23 74.
Airport Bus
The city center can be reached easily and inexpensively within 20 minutes by public transportation. The AirportBus 334 runs half-hourly between the airport and the S-Bahn station Belp with direct S-Bahn connection to the main railway station in Bern.
For the first flight in the morning at 06:00h there is a direct bus connection from Bern main railway station (05:10h Bernmobil platform L, station square) to Bern Airport.
Single ticket: CHF 6.70
Discount rate*: CHF 3.60 (*Price for holders of the half-fare card, for children age 16 and under, and for dogs).
Further information: Website
Airport Taxi Blaser & Co
Individual transfer by taxi.
Mob: +41 (0)79 651 70 70
Tel: +41 (0)31 971 28 88
Airport Shuttle Bus&Driver
Private shuttle bus connection to the town center.
Book you ticket online
Direct Flight Connections
The international Bern Airport lies just outside the capital city and offers daily connections to various European cities. The city of Bern is also near the intercontinental airports of Zurich (74-minute train ride; trains every 30 minutes) and Geneva (100-minute train ride; trains every hour). www.flughafenbern.ch


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CORNELIUS – As employers face the decision of providing adequate benefits to employees while keeping overhead and costs down, it is important to know what are the new regulations and requirements.
This month the Lake Norman Chamber will hear from Kenny Colbert (president) and Cathy Graham, SPHR the Director of Benefit Services from the Employers Association.
Licensed in North and South Carolina as a producer for health and life insurance, Cathy is primarily responsible for advising companies in the areas of employee benefit plans, including health & welfare and various retirement programs.
Colbert and Graham will also discuss increases in the Unemployment Insurance which employers will face this month.
The program takes place 8:30-10 a.m. Jan. 25 at the Lake Norman Chamber, 19900 W. Catawba Ave. in Cornelius.
It is intended for Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce members. However, interested businesses and individuals, may contact the Chamber at 704-892-1922 to RSVP.
There is no charge to attend this informative program.
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After a somnolent week in which it appeared that IFC Films was the only US distributor making deals at Cannes, Sony Pictures Classics sprang into action and snapped up two pictures, with a third possibly on the way. According to Anne Thompson of Variety, Sony Classics has acquired North American rights to the latest film by French filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Lorna's Silence, as well as Norwegian director Bent Hamer's comedy/drama O'Horten, and are also in talks to pick up James Toback's documentary Tyson.
Cinematical's James Rocchi felt "in tune" with Lorna's Silence, which he says has provoked polarized reactions in Cannes; he concluded: "It's a strong film from strong filmmakers." The titular character is an Albanian woman living in Belgium who has entered into a marriage of convenience that turns out to be a complicated, life and death affair.
Bent Hamer made the delightful Kitchen Stories before tackling Factotum with Matt Dillon, an adaptation of a novel by Charles Bukowski . As I wrote last summer, O'Horten represents a return to the director's roots in Norway; the film follows a train engine driver (Bård Owe) who "realizes that his future is a voyage without printed timetables and well-known stops. Horten has become an old-age pensioner, and the platform is no longer a safe place to be," according to the director.
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Léonce Ndikumana is a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also Director of the African Development Policy Program at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI). He was a recipient of the 2013 UMass Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity and was nominated as Spotlight Scholar also in 2013. He is a Member of the United Nations Committee on Development Policy and an Honorary Professor of economics at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He served as Director of Research and Operational Policy at the African Development Bank, and Chief of Macroeconomic Analysis at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Ndikumana's research specialization is in macroeconomics and economic development with a focus on: external debt and capital flight, financial markets and growth, macroeconomic policies for growth and employment, and the economics of conflict and civil wars in Africa. He is co-author of Capital Flight from Africa: Causes, Effects and Policy Issues; Africa's Odious Debt: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent, published also in French as La Dette Odieuse d'Afrique: Comment l'endettement et la fuite des capitaux ont saigné un continent, in addition to dozens of academic articles and book chapters on African development and Macroeconomics.
Léonce Ndikumana is a graduate of the University of Burundi and received his doctorate in economics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
UMass Spotlight Scholar, 2013
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Better Global Governance for a Stronger Africa: a New Era, a New Strategy, PERI Working Paper 369
Capital Flight: Measurement and Drivers, PERI Working Paper 363
"Implications of monetary policy for credit and investment in sub-Saharan African countries", PERI Working Paper 356
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There are clubs all over Maine flying radio controlled aircraft. The experts recommend that new people to this sport get involved with a club. You'll get information on how to fly and how to develop as an amateur flight controller as cheaply as possible.
Eric Saindon has risen to filmmaking's top ranks as a special effects supervisor. He has once again been nominated for an Academy Award, this time for his work with "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug."
Eric was born in Bangor and moved to Gorham when he was nine. He went to Gorham High School, Central Maine Community College and Washington State University.
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Fourteen years later, he is one of the best in the business. He has been recognized for his special effects in such famous movies as King Kong, Avatar and The Hobbit.
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(indieWIRE/ 7.13.2000) --If you can believe everything you read on the Internet -- and why shouldn't you? -- Po Chih Leong recently directed "Cabin by the Lake," a TV movie starring Judd Nelson that bears the following plot line: "A screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake, near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry."
Po Chih Leong has also apparently been signed by MGM to direct "Blood & Chocolate" which is the tale of "a teenage werewolf who finds herself conflicted by her love for a human boy and for her werewolf pack." The script is by no less a scribe than Christopher Landon, son of the late Michael who starred in 1957's "I Was a Teenage Werewolf."
By comparison, "The Wisdom of Crocodiles" is a walk in the woods believability-wise. It's Bulgarian hero, Steven Grlscz (Jude Law) who besides lacking his share of vowels, is also missing some vital nutrients in his plasma. Sadly, his prescription is not available at the local Duane Reade.
"I need the love that's in your blood," Steven explains to one of his victims. It seems that "the extreme emotional state of the human body can cause crystals" to form in the blood which this young man needs to digest, otherwise his body will slowly deteriorate and his breath will smell from pears.
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A final decision released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that greenhouse gases (GHG) present a threat to public health and environmental quality. The decision, which resulted from a 2007 Supreme Court decision that GHGs fit within the Clean Air Act definition of air pollutants, does not impose specific emissions reduction regulations, according to EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.
EPA said that its endangerment finding "covers emissions of six key greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride – that have been the subject of scrutiny and intense analysis for decades by scientists in the United States and around the world."
"Scientific consensus shows that as a result of human activities, GHG concentrations in the atmosphere are at record high levels and data shows that the Earth has been warming over the past 100 years, with the steepest increase in warming in recent decades," according to the EPA's announcement. "The evidence of human-induced climate change goes beyond observed increases in average surface temperatures; it includes melting ice in the Arctic, melting glaciers around the world, increasing ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, acidification of the oceans due to excess carbon dioxide, changing precipitation patterns, and changing patterns of ecosystems and wildlife."
EPA issued the proposed findings in April 2009 and held a 60-day public comment period. The agency received more than 380 000 comments, which it said were carefully reviewed and considered during the development of the final findings.
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NUSAJAYA: Stern action will be taken against those found to have been involved in misappropriation of funds relating to the maintenance of state vehicles and fuel cards as highlighted in the second series of the Auditor-General's report.
The report had highlighted how a total of RM3.82mil was spent on the maintenance of vehicles under the State Secretary's Office and Land and Mines Department.
The report also highlighted how fuel cards issued to state officials were misused with multiple transactions done within a short period of time.
State secretary Datuk Ismail Karim said that the committee would study all the points brought forward in the report and action would be taken against those responsible and if found guilty, they could be forwarded to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission for further action.
"We are determined to right the wrongs and ensure that money is not misappropriated," he said on Wednesday.
Ismail added that using state funds for personal gain was an offence and those found guilty could also be hauled to court.
"On future action, we hope to reduce the possibility of money being misappropriated when it comes to the maintenance of state vehicles by introducing several new policies.
"The first would be that formal approval needs to be made before the vehicles are sent for maintenance and also maintenance can only be done at authorised service centres according to the type of car in question," he said.
He added that one of the reasons why the maintenance costs for the cars had risen between 39% and 95% was because it was fully utilised by the state executive councillors who are forced to travel to many places to fulfil their duties.
"The Proton Perdana V6 used was also about nine years old and the maintenance cost to change parts are generally quite high," he said adding that this was one of the reasons why the state had decided to purchase a new fleet of Honda Accord cars early this year.
He added that the cars were purchased at RM1.2mil as purchases made by the state government were exempted from tax.
"We are however, still looking through the records to analyse the accounts and identify the culprits who may have been misappropriating funds," he said adding that the same would be done for the issue relating to the fuel cards.
Ismail said that to ensure fuel cards were not misused, each car would be allocated with only one driver who could use the card.
"If the driver is sick or on leave, the replacement would have to sign a logbook and note down each fuel purchase made," he said adding that the state was serious about solving the problems raised.
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Sedona (pronounced /sɨˈdoʊnə/) is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,220.[2] Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red s...
difinitive faulted outcrop on east side of Verde Valley near Sedona Arizona
The most spectacular vista in Sedona is on a small butte alongside Airport Road off AZ89A. From there you can see south to Bell Rock and north to the "Coffee Pot" and much of the west and south side residential and commercial areas. Oak Creek passes close to the road on the east facing portion of the pano. A ...
One of the last scenes I shot before my GigaPan Epic broke down. Something happened with the GigaPan software or circuit board inside the unit and it just stopped working, when turned on it says 'please replace battery' even though batteries are fully charged. Has anyone else had this problem? I have only shot 45 ...
The highlight of any trip to Sedona is to get as close as you can to Cathedral Rock and many climb it's flanks on the eastern side as you can see here. Rock climbers will also tackle "The Mace," the tallest of the pinnacles on the left side. You can see one climber about halfway up. The most famous views are from the w...
While my GigaPan unit clicked away I tried a two-row hand-held shot with my Canon XTi and kit lens set to 55mm.
The first red rock formations found driving north on AZ-179 from I-17 approaching Sedona. The rich red of the rocks matches the color of the dry desert soil that supports pinyon pine and other high desert plants at 4000 ft.
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Along the road that takes you to Red Rock Crossing in front of Cathedral Rock are two viewpoints that provide a great perspective on the red rocks south of the center of Sedona. Here the soil is the same color as the deepest rust color of the rock formations.
Well hidden behind cottonwood trees lies Oak Creek as it passes by the cedar shingled L'Auberge de Sedona Resort. Eventually, that same water flows into the Verde River and then the Salt River, passing right through Phoenix before it connects into the Gila River that goes all the way to Yuma and the Colorado River. Off...


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August 3, 2013 – Pink was a popular color at Ellis Park on Saturday. It was all for the annual Horses and Hope race. The event brought about 100 people to the race track. Many of them are cancer survivors. They were honored at the track as a way to bring awareness of breast cancer.
"We have an education booth set up so we will not only be celebrating survivorship, we also want to educate the race fans and those who work at the track about the importance of being screened so we are kind of doing double duty here," says Jaime Rafferty. "We are celebrating and then we are educating."
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Cant really compare Alstare to Crescent.... completely different partnerships, riders, managers, crew chiefs.... Alstare lost the heart to win, once Crescent suzuki get their new team working together and Leon used to the bike, it will be a competitive race winning team. The team is definitely capable of winning, bring on 2012!!