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With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, it's time for those with rewards credit cards to take full advantage of their cash back, points and miles. Many Chase, Citi and Discover customers have plastic that comes with bonus spending categories that change each quarter. If you're one of them, you can earn 5-percent cash back on spending in current categories, but you have to remember two things:
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- You must register anew each quarter in order to be eligible.
- You only stand to earn the bonus 5 percent (as opposed to your standard earning rate) on an amount that's capped by your card issuer. The caps quoted below are correct at the time of writing, but companies may reserve the right to amend them, and you should check their websites before relying on information provided here.
Chase cash back credit cards and bonus categories
Chase currently caps the amount you can spend in bonus categories at $1,500 in any one quarter. Anything over that -- along with purchases outside the categories -- attracts a more modest 1 percent. During the 2012 holiday season (Oct.1 - Dec. 31), the categories are:
- Airline tickets purchased directly from the airline.
- Hotel accommodation purchased directly from the hotel.
- Purchases made in Best Buy and Kohl's.
Interestingly, Chase says in an email sent to IndexCreditCards.com: "...unlike other 5 percent cash back rewards programs, Chase Freedom cardholders can earn cash back retroactively -- so those who enroll late in the quarter will still earn 5 percent cash back on the purchases they've already made." However, the company's relevant web page says "Activate by December 14th, 2012," so it might be safer to get in before that apparent deadline.
The bonus categories slated for 2013 are:
- January - March: gas stations, drug stores and Starbucks
- April - June: restaurants and movie theaters
- July - September: gas stations, theme parks and Kohl's
- October - December: Amazon.com and select department stores
Citi cash back credit cards and bonus categories
Citi's web site seems less forthcoming about its bonus rewards categories. Sure, the current quarter's ones are there (Macy's, electronics stores and toy stores), but beyond that there's just a reminder to "stay tuned" for future categories.
If there's any mention of quarterly spending caps, it's not easy to find. However, there's certainly one on annual earnings, at least for those who haven't received an offer exempting them from it: you may earn earn a maximum of $300 cash back in any one calendar year.
Discover cash back credit cards and bonus categories
Like Chase, Discover caps spending in bonus categories at $1,500 a quarter. You can still, at the time of writing (December 10), register for the current categories (department stores and online shopping) although you have to click on a future quarter in order to get the "Sign Up Now" button to appear. That means you should be able to get your 5 percent cash back for spending between today and Dec. 31, but it seems unlikely you're going to be eligible for Chase-style retrospective earnings.
You can already register for Discover's next-quarter promotion. Registration is routinely open from the first day of the month preceding each quarter.
Discover's cash-back bonus categories for 2013 are:
- January - March: restaurants and movies
- April - June: Spring style
- July - September: Summer fun
- October - December: Holiday shopping
It's worth noting that Discover's standard 1 percent earning rate only kicks in after you've spent $3,000 in annual purchases. Below that, you're only getting 0.25 percent, which is pretty mean. What's even more mean is that purchases you make in bonus categories don't count toward that $3K threshold.
Rewards credit cards and the golden rule
The golden rule, which applies during the holiday season and throughout the year, is not to use rewards credit cards unless you plan to pay down your balance very quickly. On average, they come with higher interest rates than non-rewards cards, and these can quickly eat up the benefits you may get from cash back, points and rewards.
Instead, use low interest credit cards for purchases that are likely to take you a while to pay down.
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To us, the most compelling reason to buy a Prius is the ability to use it in California's carpool lanes without having to carry the requisite passenger or two. Apparently, nearly 75,000 other folks think so, too, as the state of California has announced that no more of the HOV-free-ride passes will be handed out to owners of Insights, Prii and Civic Hybrids. In a year (the program started last August 10th), 74,108 have been issued. The legislature may consider another carpool-lane bonanza for hybrid drivers if the Department of Transportation concludes they haven't clogged up the the lanes with single-occupant, gas/electric vehicles. [Thanks to Scott for the tip.
California issued nearly all car pool permits for hybrid drivers [Sacramento Bee]
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As much as I would have liked to finish Christmas Joy and share it with you before the Holidays, my cold (yes, I am at it again) proved to be stronger than my desire and ability to stitch. Today I managed to do all the baking, so maybe tomorrow I'll give stitching another try. No promises, though...
Until then I am proud to share with you the beautiful ornaments stitched by my dear readers.
Tatiana's work:
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I just love seeing all the different interpretations, thank you, ladies!
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
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Egypt's defense chief warns of military intervention if Morsi, opponents don't reconcile
Egypt's top ranking defense official warned Sunday that the military was "ready to intervene to stop the violence" ahead of scheduled mass protests to mark the one-year anniversary this week of Mohammed Morsi's inauguration as Egypt's first democratically elected president.
Defense Minister Abdel-Fatah el Sissi's comments were the most forceful to date by a senior official of Egypt's revered military in response to months of unrest and seemed to threaten the possibility of a military coup if protests lead to bloodshed or, as el Sissi described it, "uncontrollable conflict."
El Sissi gave Morsi and his opponents a week to reconcile.
"There is a state of division in the society, and the continuation of it is a danger to the Egyptian state," said el-Sissi, who also is the supreme commander of the armed forces and was appointed to his position by Morsi last August. The military has a "patriotic and moral responsibility" to defend Egyptians from violence, he said.
El Sissi issued his comments in simple Egyptian dialect instead of classic, formal Arabic, language that all Egyptians could understand. He sought to appear unbiased and retain the military's place as the national voice of the people, but suggested the onus was on Morsi to repair the political divisions.
Both sides must reach a "genuine reconciliation," el Sissi said.
Morsi met with el Sissi afterwards. In a statement, Morsi's office said the president and defense chief discussed the "domestic scene and the government's efforts to maintain the security of the nation and the safety of its citizens."
Many Egyptians have been in a state of near panic for the past several days over what will happen during and after the protests leading up to Saturday's anniversary. Some are calling for Morsi to step down, complaining that Morsi has presided over an unprecedented decline in the economy, as well as political and social turmoil. But the disorganized and fractured opposition has offered no alternative to Morsi and the demonstrations it's scheduled for Thursday and Saturday carry no clear agenda, other than change.
During the past two weeks, Morsi has pushed to shore up support by offering billions in government spending to the restive Sinai and pay raises for government workers. In what appeared to be an appeal to Islamist militants, he named as governor of the Luxor governate, which is heavily dependent on tourism, a member of the organization that was suspected of orchestrating the 1997 attacks on tourists that killed 57.
Countering Morsi's critics, thousands of Morsi's backers demonstrated last week. Speakers told the supporters it was their duty as Muslims to defend the president – an admonition that could also lead to violence. On Sunday, four Shiite Muslims were killed by followers of the conservative Salafi strain of Sunni Islam for practicing their rituals in public, according to news accounts. There are few Shiites in Egypt. Salifists consider them to be heretics.
Morsi also continues to face challenges from the country's judiciary. On Sunday, a court that ruled that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood illegally conspired with Hamas, Hezbollah and local militants to storm a prison in 2011 and free 34 Brotherhood leaders, including Morsi. What the legal ramifications meant for Morsi remained unclear.
The military controlled Egypt from February 2011, when former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak stepped down amid widespread protests, and Morsi's inauguration last year, and officials have said it did not want the task of ruling again, especially given Egypt's intractable problems. But as Morsi's approval ratings have fallen and conditions in the country have worsed, some Egyptians want them to take control again.
Just a week ago Morsi was boasting about the relationship between his civilian government and the military, denying any disputes.
Referring to the planned protests, Morsi told al Akhbar newspaper: "These attempts are doomed to failure because we have succeeded in establishing a civilian-military relationship consistent with nascent Egyptian democracy."
On Saturday, el Sissi told a military graduation ceremony that the military will remain neutral in any clashes between Morsi supporters and detractors, according to the al Ahram newspaper. "The men of the armed forces don't gamble with the present or the future of the nation," the newspaper quoted el Sissi as saying. The military, he said, "are not biased to a certain faction against the other but their only bias is to the Egyptian people with all its sects and factions."


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When Regina Berrios, a 34-year-old single mother of two girls and a boy, talks about her dreams for her family, her eyes sparkle and her smile gets wide. The Redwood City, Calif., resident would like to finish college and get a master's degree in social work, open up her own business and buy a home for her family.
Until recently, Berrios wasn't optimistic she'd achieve any of these goals. Dreams cost money, something Berrios doesn't have much of. She supports her kids working full-time at a flower shop where she earns around $16,000/year ($1,200/month). To put in perspective how meager her income is, the Department of Health and Human Services pegs the poverty line at $23,500/year ($1,900 a month) for a family of four. Just buying groceries and paying her phone bill were tough.
Berrios is what economists call asset poor, meaning she does not have sufficient savings to sustain life for three months at her current consumption rate. One in five American households fit into this category, according to a report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), a progressive nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C. Minorities are particularly vulnerable to asset poverty, according to CFED reports. African-American families are 2.7 times more likely than whites to have no savings whatsoever. Hispanic families are two times as likely as white families to be living without any money in reserve.
Without anything to fall back on, many asset-poor households are just one unexpected cost away from financial ruin. A trip to the doctor or expensive medication can throw these families into a financial tailspin that is hard to escape, according to Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond. But savings could help insulate these families from the fall from an emergency expense or losing a job.
But as anyone who has ever put money aside knows, saving is easier said than done. Berrios knew saving could help her achieve her long-terms goals and protect her family in the case of an emergency, but given her tight budget she wasn't sure where the money would come from.
There is hope for people like Berrios, however, in the form of an innovative program called an Individual Development Account (IDA), which is basically a fancy term for a savings account. Low-income families who qualify commit to saving a certain amount of money every month. The money participants save is matched dollar for dollar, and often more, by the organization sponsoring the IDA.
In California, where Berrios lives, Opportunity Fund runs one of the largest and longest running IDA programs in the state. For every dollar their participants deposit into a IDA account, Opportunity Fund kicks in two dollars.
When Berrios initially heard about the program, she thought it sounded too good to be true. But as she looked into the program and spoke with Opportunity Fund representatives, she saw that this was a legitimate opportunity for her to change her spending habits and create a little nest egg for herself and her family.
Berrios reviewed her budget and goals with an Opportunity Fund case worker. Together they determined that by cutting back on occasional trips to Starbucks and changing a few things on her phone plan, she could save $42 per month. For the last three years she's been depositing that sum into her IDA account. During this time she has accumulated nearly $1,500 in savings, and that is before Opportunity Fund's contribution, which will triple her account balance.
This still may not be enough to pay for a college education or buy a house, but it's more money than Berrios has ever had in the bank. "I feel like I am finally on the path to something better," she said. Even though money is tighter now than it was before she started saving, she feels less stress. "I'm less worried about money now that I have my savings," she said. "It is a really happy and peaceful time for us."
Why the poor have trouble saving
In order to understand the need for programs like Opportunity Fund, experts on IDAs like Washington University professor of social work Michael Sherraden say it is important to understand some of the barriers low-income families face when trying to save. The answers, according to Sherraden, aren't about behavior or income but are caused by structural issues.
Lack of incentives are a big part of the reason low-income Americans don't save as much as they could, according to Sherraden. The three largest asset-building programs in the United States (the mortgage interest deduction, the property tax deduction and preferential rates on capital gains) basically don't apply to the poor, Sherraden said. Forty-five percent of these subsidies go to the "1 percent," or households with an income that exceeds $1.25 million, according to a 2010 report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development. By contrast, the bottom 60 percent of households only receive 3 percent of the benefits of these subsides.
"Wealth inequality in this country isn't happenstance," Sherraden said. "The government encourages asset development for the middle and upper income earners through tax incentives." During his career, Sherraden says he has been saving for retirement. "I am possessive of that money," he said, "as most people are about their savings, but what we often forget is that we'd all had enormous public assistance [in the form of tax credits] to save that money."
It also is a misconception that the poor don't save. According to research done by the Urban Institute, they just have difficulty hanging on to those savings long-term. People living near the poverty line generally are employed in part-time and temporary jobs and because of that those workers are the most susceptible to reduced hours and layoffs. Since their income is unpredictable, the working poor actually need to save, knowing that sometime in the not too distant future they will need it to pay for essentials like car repairs, groceries or medicine, according to Urban Institute research. These are immediate needs that can't easily be put off, which makes accumulating savings for larger purchases, say a down payment on a home, extremely difficult.
Benefits of saving
Having assets, including tangibles like savings accounts or personal property, and intangibles, like education or access to credit, improves economic well-being, according to a 2010 report from the New America Foundation. Of those surveyed, nearly 80 percent said that money is a source of stress in their home. Families who reported they had enough in savings to cover three months of expenses in the event of job loss, regardless of their income level, reported considerably lower levels of economic stress.
Households with savings also tend to be more stable. Illness, job loss and divorce can lead to sudden income shortfalls, said Sherraden. "A stock of assets can help bridge these periods of financial need and reduce the chances of household disruption," he said. The family will be less likely to have to move because they can't pay their rent, less likely to go without food and less likely to have utilities turned off for failure to pay.
Having assets may also help people think more about the future. Saving money gives people a sense of security. "When people are secure in the present, they look to the future," said Sherraden. His research shows that people with assets are more optimistic about their ability to suceed, regardless of income levels. Sherraden reasons that part of this mindset may be related to the fact that saving is difficult, and successfully accumulating a particular sum of money gives people a sense that they can do hard things.
Saving may also improve child welfare, according to Sherraden. When parents accumulate assets, they pass that wealth on to their children. In this way, saving may actually help to reduce intergenerational poverty because instead of passing on debt to their children, parents pass on their assets. Children who have savings accounts in their name are six times more likely to go to college. Sherraden also has found that saving is positively correlated with marital stability.
The end of poverty?
Sherraden sees asset development programs as an important but overlooked part of any anti-poverty programs in America. These programs are "not a cure all, but there is convincing evidence that having a stock of capital can enable people to move themselves out of poverty," he said.
A study of IDAs in New York City found that given the right incentives, people living well below the poverty line could find ways to save. Given a 2:1 match rate, savers accumulated an average of $561 over the course of the study, a significant amount of money, particularly considering that the average yearly income of participants hovered just under $18,000.
A 2011 follow-up study done by the Urban Institute showed roughly half of the households who participated would accumulate enough assets to escape poverty in 12 years.
The match is a crucial part of the program, according to Kim Manturuk, senior research associate at the UNC center for Community Capital. "Given the importance of encouraging savings, these programs offer insight and support for federal policy makers to implement such programs," she said. "IDAs could help lower-income families build wealth in the same way that the mortgage interest deduction helps upper middle income families."
Valid concerns
But not everyone is as enthusiastic about IDAs. Critics say that only one-third to one-half of the people who enroll for IDAs actually save money. In his 2013 study of IDAs, Ray Boshara of the Brookings Institute argued that these programs appeal to a very particular segment of the poor: people who are motivated to improve their financial situation and those who have a steady job. He argues the programs may not reach the poor most in need of assistance, such as people with disabilities or health problems.
Boshara's study revealed that the average IDA costs $64 per month just to administer, considerably higher than the average 401(k) or IRA. "This high cost may have a sobering effect on the expansion of IDAs," he wrote in his 2013 summary of findings. He recommends further research to determine whether the benefits of IDAs exceed their costs or if other programs aimed at poverty alleviation deliver more benefits for the same or less money. He believes there just isn't sufficent evidence to embrace IDAs as the best use of scarce public funds for economic development.
But supporters of IDAs say the fact that the program doesn't work for everyone doesn't mean IDAs aren't part of a strategy for alleviating poverty. Finding a way to incentivize savings among a group that was not saving is a meaningful feat. "The notion of living beyond our means has been demonstrated by the federal government and by middle- and upper-income families all across the country," said Steve Dow, who runs a Tulsa, Okla. IDA program, in an interview with NPR. "Even in the fact of that as a national culture, poor people given the incentives could and would save. They are so eager to have a different future for themselves that they will do what the rest of us are not doing."


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With the World Cup kicking off on Thursday, we will once again be reintroduced to Brazil's uncommon tradition in which many of the players are known simply by their first name, a variation of their first name, or a nickname.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is known around the world as Neymar, Frederico Chaves Guedes is better known as Fred, and Givanildo Vieira de Souza goes by the menacing nickname, Hulk.
Unlike most other countries, these names are also used on the back of their jerseys, as opposed to the more common use of a player's surname.
The use of first names and nicknames is a Brazilian tradition that dates back to the country's days as a colony of Portugal.
Alex Bellos, author of "Futebol, the Brazilian Way of Life," told the UK Telegraph that using just a first name or a nickname is much easier for children since most are named using the Portuguese tradition of using four names.
The practice continues into adulthood to reflect the more personalized and informal culture of Brazil that embraces individuality.
Even former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was widely known by his nickname, "Lula," which was legally added to his name.
The tradition has also been embraced by Brazil's national football team since at least 1914 when a player went by the name Formiga (Portuguese word for ant).
Some star players were briefly referred to by their given names in the 1960s, including Pelé, whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. However, that media-led change quickly died.
Brazil is not alone. Players known by a single name are also found on the rosters of Portugal, Portugal's neighbor, Spain, and another former Portuguese colony, Angola, who is not in this year's World Cup.


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A 'technical hitch' at the British Airways i360 in Brighton left passengers stuck mid-air in the glass pod for nearly two hours yesterday afternoon (Thursday September 8).
The i360 pod got stuck at around 5.30pm, but visitors were finally released just after 7pm.
Two fire engines from Preston Circus were called to the scene at 6.39pm, and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said crews assessed the situation and spoke with the management in charge of the attraction.
A spokesman said at the time: "We have been given assurances that specialist engineers are working on the problem and that pre-agreed procedures are being followed."


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Unity and Diversity
Not all educators answer this question in the same way.
Some argue that issues of unity and diversity are subjective, contingent on the demographics of each class or community, and best expressed through individual characteristics and common goals. Other educators believe that a major role of social studies is to highlight the historical backdrop of different races, religions, classes, and cultures that make up a pluralistic, democratic society.
As the American classroom grows increasingly diverse, everyone can agree that issues of unity and diversity present both opportunities and challenges for social studies teachers. The cultural and ethnic diversity found in many classrooms provides teachers with an opportunity to develop habits of mutual respect and appreciation of differences. That same diversity also allows teachers to explore themes of unity by examining the things we have in common. Appreciating one another in the classroom is the first step toward connecting with others in the larger community.
If one of the purposes of social studies is to help students see themselves as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society, then exploring concepts of unity and diversity is a powerful means of attaining that goal.
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BELMONT, N.C. --- The Lees-McRae women's basketball team saw three players registered double figures, including a season-high 24 from Lauren Lewis, but it wasn't enough while Belmont Abbey picked up a 77-66 victory in Conference Carolina play Saturday evening at the Wheeler Center in Belmont, N.C.
The Bobcats (4-8, 1-2 CC) dropped their third consecutive game despite scoring more than 70 points for the first time since Nov. 30. The Crusaders (8-5, 2-1) used strong play from the duo of McKenzie Owen and Morgan Midkiff while grabbing a victory for the third time in four games.
LMC jumped out to an early 12-5 lead thanks to consecutive three's from Lewis and Kerri Belcher (Roanoke, Va.). Belmont responded with a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 19-14 lead with 10:44 remaining in the opening period.
A layup from Alyssa Munson (Summerfield, N.C.) knotted the battle at 29. Both teams played evenly until the half, but a three from Midkiff gave the Crusaders a 38-33 advantage going into the intermission.
Both teams knocked down four three-pointers in the first 20 minutes while LMC shot 38.9% from the field.
Belmont Abbey was able to push its lead to eight after Midkiff knocked down a pair of free-throws at the 11:58 mark, but Lewis responded with a three-point play to keep the game within striking distance.
Following a Kabrina Truesdale (Wilmington, N.C.) layup and-one, the Crusaders ripped off a 7-0 run in the next 67 seconds to make it a 10-point game, 69-59.
The Crusaders defense clamped down and allowed only one field in the final 4:01 to claim the victory.
Belcher earned her third double-double of the season with a 16-point, 13-rebound performance while Munson nearly missed one while she finished with 12 points and nine boards.
The Bobcats held a 50-41 advantage on the glass, but the Crusaders were able to knock down nine more free-throws (15-6).
LMC looks to bounce back when it welcomes Erskine to Williams Gymnasium Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in a conference battle.


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As the dust from patch 4.0 settles, general consensus is that Blizzard have succeeded in making healing more fun, casters seem to be enjoying themselves and tanks are … having to work a bit harder.
This is very likely to mean that many people who tanked during this expansion will decide to pick a different role for Cataclysm, maybe a less stressful one that doesn't require you to fight your whole group/ raid for much of the time. It may be that raid tank slots will be less hotly contested in future than they have been in Wrath because raiders will be so happy to have found a warm body with a shield/bearform/whatever DKs have that they'll take anyone. But don't count on it.
If you are one of the few, the proud, the crazy who are dedicated to assuming the role of raid tank, then you've come to the right place. Because the time to start your run at a raid tank spot is not after the expansion has launched (although you can do that too), it's right now.
Spinks' 3 Axioms of Raid Tanking
1. Prove that you like tanking and are good at it by … tanking. A lot. Use LFG to practice extreme tanking (because frankly if you can do it there, you can do it anywhere.) But for networking, focus on tanking for guild groups or PUGs who gather on trade chat. Any time anyone calls for a tank for a heroic (or raid if you are geared for it) and you have time, volunteer to go help them out. When the expansion drops, go help random people out with group quests in your zone; tank anything and tank everything with anyone and everyone. (A bonus to this is that you will get pretty good at your class and spec and pretty confident at your role too.)
This strategy works best for people who can put some time in online but even if you just have an hour or so, it's enough time to yell, "Tank looking for friendly/ competent dps and healer to run heroics." (You don't actually have to invite everyone who replies, you can filter by whichever means you like.)
You'd be surprised at how many people will remember your name. Remember, tanks are scarce. Many players are also convinced that tanks are mean. So having access to a friendly, competent tank who likes tanking is going to get you onto a lot of friends lists. People looking for tanks for their raid groups WILL want to know that you like tanking.
2. Prove that you are reliable. If you do find a regular group, treat it like any group you actually care about. Turn up regularly, apologise in advance if you can't make it, act like you give a damn.
3. Let people know that you're interested in finding a raid tank spot for Cataclysm. People are not psychic. If you find a group you like, or people who seem cool, drop into conversation that you're hoping to tank for raids. Again, if all other things are equal, people will remember when the tank they were counting on decides that they'd rather play their hunter and the backup tank switches to another server for PvP reasons.


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A lawyer at a former Fort Lauderdale law firm has been charged in a scheme to make illegal campaign contributions in the names of others.
Russell S. Adler , a shareholder in the former Fort Lauderdale law firm of Rothstein, Rosenfelt and Adler (RRA) , has been charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act and to defraud the United States. Adler, along with other attorneys, and some spouses, as well as administrative personnel at the firm were enlisted by Scott Rothstein to make contributions to federal campaigns and then unlawfully reimbursed by the firm.


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Wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the WWRY section (feel free to move it). Does anyone know what's happened to the official forum at wwry.parlophone.co.uk? It's been down for a couple of days and now Google seems to have listed it as a hostile site! Needs fixing so we can share our pics of Saturday's cast change.


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This is a general appeal to anyone who knows a little bit of Kunwinjku, even just the basics. And it's no use hiding, I know you exist. My question is: what are the nominal roots for 'here' and 'there'?
I ask because the album I wrote about last week, Wurrurrumi Kun-Borrk, which jointly won the Northern Land Council's 2007 Traditional Music Award (and can be bought online, by the way), includes extensive cultural and linguistic notes, such as the lyrics in Kunwinjku/Kuninjku¹ and their rough English translations. However, as I have been reading through the lyrics and translations several times while listening to it, I've noticed a small discrepancy.
Konda is translated in a few instances as 'here', 'this way' or roughly anything to do with the deictic centre, while kure is given as 'there', 'that side', etc. For instance:
Konda nuk ngandi-bawong
They have deserted me (I suspect this is literally 'they have left me here')
Kure karri-re
Let's all go over there
But in other songs, konda and kure are translated as 'there' and 'here' respectively, exactly the opposite.
Kure-beh kam-re konda-beh ka-re
She comes and goes
Kurebeh yi-kolkmen kondabeh nga-kolkmen
You chop (with your axe) on this side and I'll chop the other side
I don't intend to criticise this album in the slightest, I think it's a brilliant production, not only musically, but also culturally and linguistically. And I'm not just saying that because the producer is my boss, I really do like it. Murray Garde has done an excellent job with the cultural notes that accompany each song, which make listening to this album and reading the lyrics and the cultural background to each song a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Furthermore, Djimarr's singing is almost transcendent, and the rhythm and metre of the clapsticks is quite metronomic (as even an innocent bystander remarked to me on the bus). I really don't want to assume any mistakes have been made here, so I'll allow for the possibility that Kunwinjku has some quirky deictic referentiality going on.
So, any ideas?
¹I'm not sure of the difference exactly. The notes in the CD's front-matter suggest that Eastern Kunwinjku is the 'language' as such, and Kuninjku, also the name of Djimarr's clan, is his particular lect.


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One factor aided General Motors' bottom line last year more than any other: strong pricing from its transformed vehicle lineup.
But GM executives acknowledge that tailwind probably won't last long. With much of their big product push in the rearview mirror, they are counting on reducing supply and logistics costs as the next phase in their bid to match competitors in profitability.
To do that, GM needs help from the 2,700 suppliers that it works with globally. It's asking them to scour their own supply chains and distribution networks for fat to cut. And GM is offering to help, says global purchasing chief Grace Lieblein.
"We're not just saying, 'This is in your contract, you go figure out how to do it,'" Lieblein told Automotive News last week. "Let's work together to understand the cost drivers in your business."
Given GM's hard-line history with its supply base, the offer might remind supplier CEOs of Ronald Reagan's quip about the nine most terrifying words in the English language: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." But GM's supplier relations have improved steadily since 2005, according to annual surveys by suburban Detroit research firm Planning Perspectives. Lieblein insists that GM's latest cost-cutting push isn't a return to the old-school tack of simply going after suppliers' margins.
GM extended an olive branch to the supply base last week by scratching several contentious terms and conditions it added last year to its base purchasing contract, terms that suppliers felt exposed them to greater liability. Lieblein said the standoff distracted from "talking to them about technology and quality and driving waste from the system."
Lieblein acknowledged that GM made a "misstep" last year when it revised the contract terms without input from suppliers and implemented them without notice. Even though few, if any, suppliers chose to forgo GM's business because of the concerns, Lieblein decided to exclude the problematic conditions as a gesture of trust in GM's suppliers.
She says many suppliers already are working closely with GM to eliminate costs.
"It could be waste in the specs we provide for the part. It could be waste in [the supplier's] operations, or waste in our operations," she said. "We really have changed the lens that our teams use to look for that waste. And it's all over the place."
For example, one supplier worked with GM on a cost analysis that led to the supplier insourcing more of the parts needed to produce A-pillars for GM vehicles. The effort helped the supplier increase its scale and reduced GM's purchase costs with that supplier by 20 percent, a GM spokesman said.
Lieblein wouldn't cite GM's overall cost-saving target or give details about its discussions with suppliers.
In a letter sent to at least a few suppliers last month and obtained by Automotive News, GM said it wants to reduce its purchase costs from those suppliers by up to 10 percent over the next three years.
In the letter, GM offers to help identify waste, forecast costs, reduce raw-material costs and incorporate other methods. "Close collaboration will be necessary to ensure this challenge can be met," the letter reads.
In recent years, much of GM's profitability has been a result of higher prices on new and redesigned vehicles. In 2013, GM said, pricing contributed $2.4 billion more to its pretax profit than in 2012, pushing its earnings to $8.6 billion, excluding onetime items. GM's average transaction price in December hit a record $34,634 in North America, its most profitable market, according to TrueCar.com.
For the next few years, GM CEO Mary Barra has identified "significant reductions" in supply and logistics costs as a key strategic initiative, along with improving the image of its brands. GM has targeted a 10 percent pretax profit margin for North America by "middecade." It averaged 7.9 percent in 2013, vs. Ford Motor Co.'s 9.9 percent.
GM doesn't disclose its annual purchasing budget, the spokesman said. In a 2011 presentation to analysts, GM pegged its total annual spending on the direct purchase of materials at $77 billion.
Rob Fisher, president of TK Holdings Inc., the North American subsidiary of Japanese airbag maker Takata Corp., says GM has made clear that it's targeting inefficiencies, not suppliers' profit margins. He says his company is working with GM on logistics changes that would shift where some passenger-restraint parts are produced, which would lead to savings for both companies.
"They don't want our margins to drop," says Fisher, a member of a council of about a dozen suppliers that serves as a liaison to GM. "So far, down to the manager level, we're hearing the same thing."
Don Walker, CEO of Magna International, which makes chassis, interiors, powertrain systems and other components and is one of GM's largest suppliers, says GM and other automakers increasingly are looking to drive cost savings through smarter component designs, manufacturing methods and logistics, rather than simply slicing into supplier markups.
"The OEMs all seem to have recognized that you can only squeeze the lemon so much," Walker said.
Automotive News is a sibling publication of Crain's Detroit Business.


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Relativity Space
3D Printing • Aerospace
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3D Printing • Agency
Webby Giants is a reputable web development agency and transforms your imagination into innovative websites which turn eye balls, serving in California, USA. Webby Giants first priority is to make their clients satisfy by their professional website developers & affordable website development services for small businesses specially with quick ETA.
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Be A Maker Club
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Our mission is to bring the latest manufacturing devices and tools to children in a location where they already feel safe and comfortable. We want to develop and sustain children's interest in STEAM by using hi-tech devices and making. We encourage learning through making mistakes, observing others and exploration.
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Divergent 3D
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Divergent 3D aims to revolutionize the auto industry through 3D printing. Our patented production system incorporates Nodes - 3D printed metal connectors - with lightweight materials to create strong and efficient complex structures. Divergent 3D's technology eliminates tooling and drives radical innovation, capital reduction, and sustainability in
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Orange Maker's HL innovation provides a solution for all current 3D Printing technological issues, including, but not limited to: poor reliability, slow printing speeds, inadequate build volumes, poor surface finishes, and low resolution, while still lowering consumer costs, with the Helios™ One. Developed for the professional designer, eng
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Metamason is a healthcare-focused 3D scanning and 3D printing company dedicated to improving healthcare through technological innovation. Our proprietary Scan·Fit·Print™ process uses 3D body scanning, patented algorithmic design, and on-demand 3D printing to create individually customized, ergonomic medical device products. Our flagship product, Re...
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Ionut Sur-Prometheus Ilight Pendant Light
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Interview with Ionut Sur : Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Ionut Sur : The main focus was to design a light that is unique, that is close as possible to being alive. A light that is complex both in the story and construction, but also simple and clean. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Ionut Sur : The main goal is to reach production. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Ionut Sur : One year, including the working prototype. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Ionut Sur : The project was born form my desire to create an interactive light that would reflect the idea of light, knowledge and mathematics. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Ionut Sur : I am very interested in finding a company that would produce the design and also in maintain my involvement in the refining of the project for customer use, especially because this design is only the first in a series of five interactive lights that I plan in designing. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Ionut Sur : I enjoy industrial design very much, especially light design because I can combine my experience as a woodworker and as a designer. Lighting design allows me to play with different materials and fully express an idea in an artistic way. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Ionut Sur : No. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Ionut Sur : Premium. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Ionut Sur : The name was chosen during the first phases of design, and the rest of the project evolved from there. From the start my goal was to design a project that reflects the idea of light as knowledge and the myth of Prometheus is the beast way in doing so. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Ionut Sur : Paper, pen, compass, carpenter's square, 3D modeling software, 2D software, plaster (for the mold), sandpaper, acrylic laser cutter, vacuum forming press, adhesive welding, arc welder, belt sander, power combitool, soldering station, epoxy, etc. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Ionut Sur : The project is entirely designed by me. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Ionut Sur : Laser cutting machines play a crucial role as well as 3D and 2D modeling software. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Ionut Sur : A big influence in choosing a direction was the book: "How Round Is Your Circle?" Where Engineering and Mathematics Meet by John Bryant and Chris Sangwin. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Ionut Sur : Firstly was finding "the right shape" that would best convey the message. Also a big challenge in this design was finding a reliable and simple system to power the motion of the segments. The system required needed to be an existing one, maintenance-free; simple and compact; reduced weight; to have a fluent motion and to be able to close the segments without the use of electrical power. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Ionut Sur : It was more a confirmation of my belief that no matter how difficult a project appears at the beginning, every problem has its own solution, you only have to work hard enough. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Ionut Sur : For more information on the working prototype please visit: http://surionut.wix.com/prometheus-ilight .
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A report by lawyers for DNA exoneree Michael Morton, released this fall after serving nearly a quarter-century for a murder he did not commit, specifically recommends that the Texas legislature use model legislation drafted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as a template for amending the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, "to make sure that Texas's ethical rules mandating disclosure of evidence that tends to negate guilt or mitigate punishment is enforced, as well as to enforce prosecutors' affirmative obligations to search for exculpatory evidence and impeachment evidence in the files of police or other relevant government agencies."
Morton, a former supermarket manager in Austin, Tex., was convicted of murdering his wife in 1986. His lawyers, Barry C. Scheck and Nina Morrison of the Innocence Project, John Wesley Raley of Houston, and Gerald Goldstein and Cynthia Hujar Orr of San Antonio, allege that the prosecutor in the case withheld evidence that pointed toward an unknown assailant, knowingly made representations during Morton's appeals, and improperly opposed the DNA test that finally exonerated their client. They are asking Judge Sid Harle to refer their report to a rare Court of Inquiry for possible ethics or criminal charges against the prosecutor, Ken Anderson, who is now a sitting state judge. To read more, please click here.
On December 6, 2011, the justices of the Florida Supreme Court expressed considerable skepticism for whether a person can be found guilty for unknowingly possessing an illegal drug. The case is State of Florida v. Luke Jarrod Adkins, et al., Fla. No. SC11-1878, a consolidated appeal by the State of Florida, certified directly to the Florida Supreme Court. Circuit Judge Scott Brownell below had dismissed 42 drug possession charges on a finding that Florida's felony drug law is "facially unconstitutional."NACDL filed a joint amicus curiae brief to the Florida Supreme Court in this case, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Cato Institute, the Reason Foundation, the Libertarian Law Council, and 25 law professors from across the United States. Amici argue that Florida's strict liability felony drug law runs afoul of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is inconsistent with centuries of common law.The dismissal of charges that gave rise to the Adkins case came in the aftermath of the July 27, 2011, order of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Shelton v. Sec'y, Dept. of Corrections declaring Florida's strict-liability controlled substances act unconstitutional on the ground that the law could convict an innocent person of drug distribution who unknowingly possessed, transported or delivered a controlled substance. The laws' fatal flaw is the lack of a criminal intent requirement, which the legislature purposely removed from the statutes in 2002.
NACDL's joint amicus brief in Adkins is available here.
NACDL has launched its official mobile app the NACDL Edge. With this app, "Liberty's Last Champion"™ keeps you on the leading edge of criminal defense news of interest and continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities. NACDL members can also search the Member-to-Member Directory, read the latest issue of The Champion, and access the Experts Database.
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NACDL's Board of Directors will hold a special election to fill two vacant seats on the Board. The election will be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors in Ft. Lauderdale on February 19, 2012. Please note this special election is separate from the regular annual election of officers and directors.
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The NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson is a "boot-camp" program for practitioners wishing to gain key advocacy skills and learn substantive white collar law. The program will cover client retention, investigation in a white collar case, handling searches and grand jury subpoenas, and dealing with parallel proceedings. Participants will have the experience of negotiating a plea, making proffers, and examining which experts to hire and how to protect the client in this process. Interactive sessions with top white collar practitioners will allow the participants to learn trial skills such as opening statements, cross-examination, jury instructions, closing arguments, and sentencing – all in the context of a white collar matter. The seminar will be held at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida on March 15-20, 2012.
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NACDL now offers a terrific and free member benefit from NACDL's Public Affairs and Communications Office: NACDL's Daily Criminal Justice Briefing. Each morning, Briefing Editors Jack King and Ivan Dominguez collect and compile news items of particular interest to the criminal defense bar from around the world and provide links and summaries in a daily email update. In addition, subscribers will receive breaking news stories and links to Supreme Court decisions as they happen. The goal is to provide the resources necessary to ensure that the criminal defense bar is informed and current on a wide range of criminal justice news, legal developments, analysis, and commentary.
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Nearly 15 years ago, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by NACDL, DOJ Inspector General Michael Bromwich released his office's report on misconduct in the FBI Lab. The case was National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, D.D.C., No. 97-cv-0032, filed 2/25/97.
During the course of the litigation, Justice Department lawyers represented that a "Brady Task Force" of DOJ lawyers was in the process of identifying and reviewing old cases in which a dozen suspect FBI lab examiners had testified and would be notifying the prosecutors who handled those cases
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State of Florida v. Luke Jarrod Adkins, et al., No. SC11-1878, 2011 WL 4925888 (Fla. Oct. 12, 2011), case below State v. Adkins, 71 So.3d 184, 36 Fla. L. Weekly D2150 (Fla. 2d DCA, Sept. 28, 2011), brief filed 11/28/11. Due Process---Mens Rea---Strict Liability---Felony Drug Laws. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Cato Institute, the Reason Foundation, the Libertarian Law Council, and 25 law professors from across the United States. Argument: Florida's strict liability felony drug law runs afoul of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is inconsistent with centuries of common law. Authors: Todd Foster of Cohen, Foster & Romaine, P.A. in Tampa, Fla., David O. Markus of Markus & Markus in Miami, Fla., and Quintin Chatman, Ivan J. Dominguez, Tiffany Joslyn, Jack King, and Norman L. Reimer, all at NACDL.
United States v. Gupta, 2nd Circuit, No. 09-4738-cr, case below 650 F.3d 863 (2nd Cir. 2011). Sixth Amendment—Public Trial—Jury Selection. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant on rehearing en banc. Argument: The Sixth Amendment guarantees a public trial, including jury selection. Presley v. Georgia, 130 S.Ct. 721 (2010). The panel below found that trial court's exclusion of the defendant's family was intentional and in violation of Presley but applied the Second Circuit's "triviality" exception. The court, sitting en banc, should abolish the "triviality exception" to constitutional errors as impermissibly arbitrary, subjective, standardless and unworkable. Author: Mark Fernich, New York, NY.
Williams v. Illinois, U.S. Sup. Ct., No. 10-8505, case below, 238 Ill.2d 125 (2010), brief filed 9/7/11, argument 12/6/11. Confrontation Clause—Expert Testimony—Scientific Evidence—DNA.Amicus curiae brief of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Argument: DNA laboratory analysts are not infallible. Developing a DNA profile of a suspect from biologic evidence collected in a criminal investigation is a complicated process requiring skill and judgment; making the prosecution expert who declares a DNA "match" available for cross-examination does not obviate the necessity of cross-examination of the lab analyst who actually did the benchwork developing the DNA profile. Authors: Sandra K. Levick and Catharine F. Easterly, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC.
NACDL Letter on 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
NACDL Letter on H.R. 1823, the "Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011"
Written Statement of NACDL President Lisa Wayne before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on "Turning the Investigation on the Science of Forensics."
NACDL Letter on H.R. 2572, the "Clean Up Government Act of 2011"
NACDL Letter on S. 1763, SAVE Native Women Act Tittle II -- tribal jurisdiction and criminal offenses
NACDL Letter on Hearing on "Uncertain Justice: The Status of Federal Sentencing and the U.S. Sentencing Commission Six Years after U.S. v. Booker."
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Prepare yourself to fight the mob mentality and effectively defend your next sexual assault case by attending NACDL's Midwinter Seminar "Confronting the Mob Mentality II: Challenging Charges of Sexual Assault," being held February 16-19, 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida!Learn best strategies for defending those accused of sex crimes from some of the best litigators and communicators in the country. Get the information you need to overcome obstacles in your defense and give your client and yourself the best chance of success in the most difficult of cases.In addition to this great 2-day program – we will offer a special 1-day Seminar entitled "The Business of Law: Starting, Running, and Making Your Small/Solo Practice or Firm More Efficient". Join us for this special event and gain new ideas for your practice! Mark your calendar now and join us in Ft. Lauderdale this February!
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Start off 2012 at NACDL's 32nd Annual Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, being held January 15 – 20, 2012, at the elegant St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. NACDL's Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, presented in cooperation with Victor Sherman, is simply the best criminal defense seminar in the country set in the best ski town in Colorado.
Be inspired by an unparalleled faculty of some of the past years' most publicized and well-known defense lawyers in the country, as well as notable government officials, judges, and prosecutors. Join us in Aspen for an unrivaled CLE experience! Register today – hotel discount rates end on December 16th so act now!
Register now to attend NACDL & CACJ's 5th Annual Making Sense of Science Seminar: Forensic Science & the Law being held March 23-24, 2012, at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas! This year's Forensic seminar will feature lawyers involved in the Casey Anthony and Amanda Knox trials who will discuss the forensic evidence in these cases. You do not want to miss this great opportunity!
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The big story in New York is Hurricane Sandy, obviously.
But the counter-part big story is that people are going to extreme lengths to find power where they can.
Check out this man we saw on 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues charging his phone and making a call at a lamppost.
It turns out there are plain old outlets at most NYC lampposts — but the hatches are usually tied or screwed down:
So this guy would have had to have removed one or both of those impediments to get to it.
He perfectly captures the combination of desperation and tenacity that defined New York City residents post Sandy.


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Yomiko Readman is "The Paper" a secret underground operative for the British Library with the incredible power of complete control over paper, including the ability to make it solid as steel. She is called to duty when a book that could spell the end of the world is stolen, and she must take it back. Going with two other operatives, she attempts to take it back and save the world.


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Apple continues to crumble today, with the stock falling to around $490.
Some Apple fanboys are arguing that this is all the result of misinformation and stock manipulation, but whatever, retail folks are freaking.
How do we know?
Because yesterday we put up a post about Apple's stock falling, and we got something we've almost never received before: A phone call from a worried lady in New Jersey, asking us for our prediction about which way Apple's stock was going to go.
We politely informed her that we're not in the stock prediction biz, but she kept trying, asking what kind of website would post about Apple's stock, but then not have a view of which way it was going.
When we said that a "news" website wouldn't normally predict stock prices, she then asked what people around us were predicting.
Basically, it was obviously a retail holder, without too much access to insight, worried and looking for guidance.
The masses are panicking.
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Lunch at Palms Cafe in Bethlehem
Hummus, cole slaw, roasted eggplant, pita, cucumber salad, turkish salad and red cabbage salad served as part of the meal.
Interior of Palms Cafe in Bethlehem
Ceiling of Palms Cafe, covered with cloth to bring a warm, bedouin ambiance.
Lunch leftovers at Palms Cafe in Bethlehem
Kate getting a last bite before being whisked off to the Church of the Nativity.
Lunch in Bethlehem
Mural on the back wall
Hookahs are a traditional part of socializing during an Arab meal
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City view of the town of Bethlehem.
On the way to the Church of the Nativity.
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Palestinian Authority providing security at the Chuch of the Nativity
Extravagant lighting in the church
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Actress-turned-author Lauren Graham is adapting her debut novel "Someday, Someday, Maybe" for the small screen.
The "Parenthood" star released the bestseller in April to rave reviews and she is now developing a one-hour TV drama based on the book, which centers on a young woman who has six months of her three-year plan left to make it as an actress in New York City.
Graham will write the script as well as executive produce the project alongside talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and producer Jeff Kleeman.
The actress' collaboration with Warner Bros. TV marks a reunion of sorts for Graham, who starred in the studio's hit drama "Gilmore Girls" for seven seasons from 2000-2007.


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More specifically, the Intuit Partner Platform will give Windows Azure developers the ability to build applications that their customers can use to take advantage of their QuickBooks data, and give them instant access to a pre-built channel for acquiring customers via the Intuit App Center. Small businesses will be able to click from the QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2010 toolbar to visit the Intuit App Center where they can find, buy and use Web-based business applications built on or integrated with the Intuit Partner Platform.
The companies, who have been strategic partners for more than 20 years, expect this to jump-start development and distribution of new, innovative web-based applications to help small businesses meet current business needs and provide new opportunities. The free Windows Azure software development kit (SDK) (Beta) for Intuit Partner Platform is available today at http://developer.intuit.com/azure.
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University Launches First Phase of Revitalized Web Presence
Suffolk University has launched a full-scale revamp of its online presence with a new, user-friendly website designed to better tell the stories of the University and its students.
The University unveiled the new home page and top-level web pages on Nov. 28, in the initial phase of the launch.
The web initiative, led by the Office of Marketing and Communications in close partnership with Information Technology Services, will encompass the University's entire web presence, including the College of Arts and Sciences, Sawyer Business School and Law School, slated for launch in the coming year.
"Our new website provides a window into the Suffolk world and a place where we can share our unique experiences and the compelling stories of our students and faculty," said Greg Gatlin, vice president of Marketing and Communications. "The site also has been designed to make it easier for users to quickly and intuitively find the information they are looking for with a minimum of clicks."
The new website marks the first full redesign of Suffolk's online presence since 2006, but the changes go far deeper than just looks. This launch marks the beginning of an ongoing process to more effectively manage website content, functionality and organization.
The website also reflects the priorities found in the University's strategic plan, recently introduced by President James McCarthy. Content, stories and social media will reflect the University's student-centric mission and focus. The website also will support the presentation of Suffolk as one university, united by shared themes and priorities as well as visual branding.
Features on the new-and-improved Suffolk.edu include:
- A new section called Explore Suffolk that defines the University's character and priorities
- A renewed focus on telling the stories of the University—exemplified by a new homepage feature carousel and the profile stories featuring real people and real Suffolk experiences that will soon begin populating the top-level pages of the website
- A matrix called "What Can I Study?" that allows students to explore the breadth of the University's academic offerings across our various schools, colleges and programs
- A robust A-Z directory of Suffolk programs, offices and services
- A handy bar of "Quick Links" at the top of every webpage that gives users quick access to the most popular pages on the site
- A greater integration throughout the website of social media content that can be tailored to a user's interests
- An enhanced, intelligent search function designed to produce more relevant, targeted search results from a breadth of content sources
- Integration of the new University-wide events calendar, exposing users to campus events they may not otherwise have seen
Behind the scenes, the website is supported by improved processes and protocols to ensure a consistent, high-quality, up-to-date web experience.
The site was developed in partnership with two local firms—branding and strategy by Sametz Blackstone in Boston and technological development by Viridian Spark in Cambridge.
Suffolk students also were critical to the launch's success. Work-study students logged hundreds of hours migrating content from the old website to the new—a mammoth task they tackled with enthusiasm and skill.
The launch is not the end of the project—in fact, it just marks the beginning—and the University is counting on the community to help ensure the website's success. If you encounter any problems, whether it's a typo or a broken link, please let the web team know [http://www.suffolk.edu/explore/4303.php] so they can fix it as soon as possible.


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Royal Arches, Royal Arches Area 5.10b or 5.7 A0
Yosemite Valley, California USA
Avg time to climb route: 7-10 hours
Approach time: 10 minutes
Descent time: 2-3 hours
Number of pitches: 16
Height of route: 1400'
OverviewWith more than 1600' of climbing, Royal Arches is the easiest long route in Yosemite Valley. Short, 5.6 moves are mixed in with long stretches of 3rd and 4th class circuitous climbing. The only hard section, a 5.10b traverse, is easily bypassed with a fixed pendulum. That said, Royal Arches is committing and has benighted more than a few climbers. The climbing varies from 3rd class walking on large ledges and 5.4 friction to 5.6 finger and hand cracks. The climb is well protected except for a few easy friction-climbing sections.
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HistoryIn 1936, with both Cathedral Spires climbed and the virgin Lost Arrow defining the impossible, the Valley pioneers reconsidered the walls. Pinnacles had real summits, places where no one had ever trod, yet there werent too many more lurking about. Some walls were out of the question, like El Cap and Sentinel. Others proved unattractive or had no obvious crack systems. An exception was the shining wall above the Ahwahnee Hotel, just left of the Royal Arches. If a few key features could be linked, a thrilling route might lead to the rim.
The enormous, layered arches left of Washington Column spring directly out of the forest and curve upward until they fade out horizontally close to the rim. So prominent are these onionskin-like features that the Indians had several names for the formation. Scho-ko-ni referred to the arched shade of an infants cradle; and hunto meant an eye. Morgan Harris, a zoology junior at UC Berkeley, was obsessed by this area and lounged for hours near the recently-built hotel, studying the face with binoculars. He knew the main Royal Arches couldnt be climbedclearly, that was for a future generation. But just to the left lay lower-angled terrain, studded with trees, devoid of overhangs and blessed with cracks.
One attempt in torrid weather failed, and Harris spent a week in a hospital recovering from sunstroke. After yet another attempt, Harris, Ken Adam, and Kenneth Davis succeeded on October 9, 1936. The climbing on the route was not especially tough, but the routefinding and rope techniques proved daunting. One new procedure, called by Harris a swinging rope traverse, overcame a blank section. (Later this technique became known as a pendulum.) Harris, wishing to cross a smooth slab in order to reach a narrow ledge some 20 feet to his left, climbed straight upward about 25 feet, placed a piton and had his belayer lower him from it. Then, held tight by the rope from above, Harris began running back and forth across the wall, straining to reach the narrow ledge and finally succeeding.
Later, after yet another pendulum, the trio reached what they described as an old tree-trunk, a feature soon to become famous as the Rotten Log. This 25-foot-long, foot-thick dead log bridged a deep chasm, affording a unique method of reaching the other side. Harris had spotted this golden trunk from the Valley floor and hoped it would be strong enough to hold his weight. It was, although it vibrated crazily as he led across it. The three men reached the rim a few hours later, having completed the Valleys longest route.
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Medical Oncology Hospital of Piacenza
ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care
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|Luigi Cavanna, MD, Chief of Oncology and Hematology Department, Director Oncology Unit
Via Taverna 49
29100 Piacenza
|Tel: +39 0523 302697 / +39 339 5411069 - l(dot)cavanna(at)ausl(dot)pc(dot)it
|Medical Oncology Hospital of Piacenza
The Hospital of Piacenza was founded in 1471 and includes around 30 hospitals. Over the centuries it has undergone a lot of changes, and now resembles a medical fortress in the historical centre of Piacenza.
The oncology unit comprises:
- 20 inpatients beds (2-3 for symptom control and cancer complication)
- 10 outpatient beds
- A point for information and support (ISP)
- A consultation office
- The Oncology-Haematology department comprises also:
- Haematology and bone marrow-stem-cell transplantation unit
- Radiotherapy unit
- Palliative unit with two Hospices
The Department comprises:
- 1 chief of Department and 3 directors of medical units
- 12 medical oncologists, 7 haematologists, 4 radiotherapists, 3 psychologists, 2 data-managers, 61 nurses, 8 radiotherapy-technicians.
The Oncology-Haematology department has performed a global care programme based on a global approach to neoplastic patients as indicated by AIOM, ESMO, and ASCO guidelines.
Symptoms control, palliative and supportive care are a part of cancer care management.
The hospital of Piacenza has an ongoing project: "Pain free hospital".
Palliative and supportive care
The Medical Oncology Unit has performed a global care programme based on a global approach to neoplastic patients as indicated by ESMO and ASCO guidelines.
Symptom control, palliative and supportive care are a part of cancer care management.
The Centre provides:
- 9 Medical Oncologists trained in palliative care
- 2 psychologists with experience in psycho-oncology and quality of life assessment
- 24 nurses expert in the management of cancer from support to end of life
- Volunteers
The Hospital has an ongoing project: "Pain-free hospital".