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Father of my son left me. help?
i know people will say leave him you are wasting your time,but is it that easy ?NO!!....Loving someone who abuses you emotionaly can be tricky and people wont understand it.if you are still online can you tell me"do you have self confidence issues?Do you respect his opinions regarding your choices,like for e.g if he tells you what you are wearing does'nt suit you do you undress that?just be honest my darling, im going somewhere with this,,just open up now.
This witch hunt you're on makes you seem ... She never said she had another child. This is her first!
Me & DH est. 2/11/06. Married since 12/20/08.
Baby boy Z born on 12/28/12 at 40w 3d. 8 lbs 6oz and 21 inches of yummy deliciousness.
So sorry... sending good thoughts and prayers to you.
Bethany ~ Married 6.10.2005, mom to Madeline Grace 2.12.2008, Luke James 12.1.2012
Liz <3 happy and in love with Bobby added baby Aubrey Lee November 11, 2010 <3
Raelyn Austyn December 11, 2012;">
I now live with my mom, after having to vacate the apartment my ex & I shared. It was the BEST decision I've ever made! It was a huge inconvience but the BEST decision ever. I'm safe, healthy & happy. My point being, go home to people who love and care about you. Its a sucky situation but only temporary. You WILL get back on your feet and eventually find someone new. And in the meantime, your baby will be the love of your life. And if you're not strong, fake like you are! That's what I do & it keeps me going. Pass me a note if u ever just want to vent!
you can do so much better honey! keep ur head up :)
We have a 12-12-12 babygirl *smiles*
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Computing Research that Changed the World: Reflections and Perspectives
This invitation-only symposium, "Computing Research that Changed the World: Reflections and Perspectives," was organized by Computing Community Consortium in collaboration with Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN), Congressman Ralph Hall (R-TX), Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Congressman Vern Ehlers (R-MI), Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). It was held at the Library of Congress on March 25, 2009.
The overall message of the symposium was that computing research has made game-changing advances in the last two decades, from which we can extract lessons for structuring future programs to sustain that track record.
The symposium featured four sessions: "The Internet and the World Wide Web," "Evolving Foundations," "The Transformation of the Sciences via Computation," and "Computing Everywhere!". Each session consisted of three talks and a short discussion that identified future challenges. These four sessions were followed by a discussion among all the speakers, with input from attendees, which framed a call-to-action for the future.
March 25, 2009
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Members' Room
Thomas Jefferson Building
Library of Congress
Closing Session
5:30 pm
Madison Hall
James Madison Building
Library of Congress
A light continental breakfast, lunch, and reasonable hors d'oeuvres and refreshments at the closing session will be provided.
Getting there from The Westin Arlington Hotel
PDF of these directions | Metro Map
The total estimated time to reach the Library of Congress is 45 minutes. This includes:
- Walking from Westin Arlington Hotel to the Ballston Metro [10 minutes]
• Exit the hotel via the main entrance and follow the sidewalk to the right.
• Staying right, follow the access street to N. Fairfax Drive (about one block).
• Turn right at N. Fairfax Drive and walk about two blocks to N. Taylor Street.
• Cross N. Taylor Street and walk along N. Fairfax Drive for one block to N. Stuart Street.
• Cross N. Stuart Street and the Metro Entrance is on your right hand side.
- Orange Line train (towards New Carrollton) to Capital South Metro Station [23 minutes (does not include delays due to rush hour traffic)]
• Enter the Metro and take the Orange line train in the direction of New Carrollton.
• Exit the train at the Capitol South Metro Station.
- Walking from the Capital South Metro Station to the Library of Congress [10 minutes]
• At the top of the Metro escalators, turn left and walk up First Street towards C Street.
(If you are walking downhill, you are going the wrong way)
• Cross C Street and continue up the hill to Independence Ave.
• At Independence Ave cross First Street, then cross Independence Ave.
• The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is located on your right.
Symposium Location
Thomas Jefferson Building
Members Room (160-162), The Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20540
(Between Independence Ave. and East Capitol Street )
(directly South of Supreme Court)
Parking: Street Parking is not available in the vicinity of this location.
Entry: Starting at 7:30 a.m., through the West Ground Level Entrance (under the granite archway).
• Afer passing through security, go up one flight of steps (directly on your right).
• At the top of the steps, turn right.
• The Members Room (160-162) will be in the hallway directly in front of you.
• CRA Staff will be at the registration to greet you.
Closing Session Location
James Madison Building
Madison Hall, The Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, Washington DC 20540-4680
(Independence Ave SE, between 1st & 2nd Streets)
• Exit the Thomas Jefferson Building.
• Turn left and walk to Independence Ave.
• Cross Independence Ave.
• After crossing Independence Ave, turn left and walk half block along Independence Ave.
• The entrance to the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress will be on your right.
Map of Floor: First Floor (main entrance)
Introductory Session: Changing the World
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Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Session 1: The Internet and the World Wide Web
Why We're Able to Google
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Alfred Spector (Google)
The Magic of the "Cloud": Supercomputers for Everybody, Everywhere
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Eric Brewer (University of California, Berkeley)
Human Computation
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Luis von Ahn (Carnegie Mellon University)
Session 2: Evolving Foundations
Security of Online Information
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Barbara Liskov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Learning to Improve Our Lives
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Daphne Koller (Stanford University)
Global Information Networks
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Jon Kleinberg (Cornell University)
Session 3: The Transformation of the Sciences via Computation
Supercomputers and Supernetworks are Transforming Research
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Larry Smarr (University of California, San Diego)
Computing and Visualizing the Future of Medicine
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Chris Johnson (University of Utah)
Zooming In On Life
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Gene Myers (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Session 4: Computing Everywhere!
Sensing Everywhere!
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Deborah Estrin (University of California, Los Angeles)
Pixels Everywhere!
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Pat Hanrahan (Stanford University)
Robots Everywhere!
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Rodney Brooks (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Heartland Robotics)
Closing Session
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Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Autonomous Flying Robots: A Bird's Eye View
Brian J. Julian (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Information Technologies to Support the Challenges of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders
Gregory D. Abowd (Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Health Systems Institute)
Gillian Hayes (University of California, Irvine)
Julie Kientz (University of Washington)
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Personal Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)
Jeff Burke (University of California, Los Angeles REMAP and CENS)
Deborah Estrin (University of California, Los Angeles CENS)
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Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Health Systems Institute
Jeff Burke
University of California, Los Angeles REMAP and CENS
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University of California, Los Angeles
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University of California, Irvine
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Washington
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People, I'm still on my mini vacay.
I'm sure I'm having an amazing time.
Who am I kidding? I have no idea what I'll be doing because I'm writing this on a Monday from my bed . . . as you can tell, I'm not good at scheduling posts. I tend to write in the moment so I'm sorry if this all just sounds cheesy. I can't do it.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the Angry Birds re-run. In looking through my old posts, I found the next re-run for you because it mentions Angry Birds in it, and I had forgotten all about it.
The title is Firebirds and I think you might like it. I actually enjoyed re-reading it. But that's just me.
Click {HERE} to read it or re-read it.
I'll be back live on Saturday. I think. It's in my plans, anyway.
Have a great day!
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I hope you are having a wonderful vacation. I read your art lesson - did that lady ever come back? We have parents that come in, it's our own class parents that sign up. They come in 1-2 x a month to do a project, and they bring in all the supplies.ReplyDelete
You're too funny! I hope you're having an amazing time like you predicted :-)ReplyDelete
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PINELLAS COUNTY PREPARES FOR ERNESTO by Roxanne Escobales
As Floridians monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Ernesto, Pinellas County started preparing for the worst today. And on the one-year anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Pinellas emergency management director said that no plan exists for the mass evacuation of the peninsula.
That was Pinellas County emergency management director Gary Vickers speaking after a Disaster Advisory Committee, or DAC, meeting in Seminole. Despite the lack of a worst case scenario plan for evacuation, the DAC talked through how prepared services should be with the threat of Ernesto looming to the south of the state.
Representatives of the Red Cross and local municipal emergency services attended the meeting and came up with a plan of action if Tropical Storm Ernesto should veer northwestward and affect the Bay area.
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The Red Cross has one shelter on standby at Northside Baptist church on 38th Avenue North in St Petersburg. And the St Petersburg Salvation Army will open its shelter on 14th Avenue South at 7 Wednesday morning for anyone living on the streets with nowhere safe to stay.
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Corn riding highFARGO, N.D. — Bart Schott planted his first corn crop in 1977. Since then, the North Dakota farmer and corn industry leader has watched the crop's popularity explode across the state. Enthusiasm for the crop in North Dakota and elsewhere on the Northern Plains is particularly strong this spring.
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Updated May 3, 2012 - 10:30 am
Former prominent neo-Nazi was running for sheriff
Former neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, who was killed in a Gilbert shooting on Wednesday, was reportedly running for Pinal County Sheriff.
Ready, supposedly running as a Democrat, is not named in the official list of Democratic candidates running in Pinal County.
However, there is a website dedicated to Ready's campaign. On the homepage, viewers are told why they should vote for Ready.
As a notorious drug and human smuggling route, Pinal County is on the front lines in the ongoing war against the Mexican Drug Cartels. The citizens of Pinal County are under constant threat of encountering the horrific reality of terrible violence associated with illegal immigration. J.T. Ready is more than qualified to serve Pinal County. J.T. is, unquestionably, the common sense choice for sheriff when the public needs safety and security now more than ever. Elect J.T. Ready for Sheriff of Pinal County.
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Taiko Sushi Bar @ Mont Kiara
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Seems a tad too colourful for me...hehe =)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ulric: heheh, i like colors :DDelete
errr....how's the taste of the blue colour sea salt ice cream?ReplyDeleteReplies
女飞侠: heheh, it tastes salty-sweet :DDelete
I'm sure this place will still be quite popular despite being just ok, a good example is Sushi Zanmai (the food is ok but there is always a long queue).ReplyDeleteReplies
Baby sumo: you have a good point. I guess there's always an appetite for sushi everywhere in kl, especially in convenient locations =)Delete
i can hear the sea salt ice cream calling my name! Think that will be my next spot to check out for ice cream next Wednesday instead of our usual spot below Taiko Sushi...ReplyDelete
And definitely dinner as well!Replies
Missyblurkit: sea salt ice cream is cool indeed! =) I think the first time I ever tried it was at fisherman's cove in starhill feast gallery. Ooo, and it's a flavor that baskin Robbins should consider introducing on their menu, heh! :DDelete
Wasabi ice cream with strawberry jamReplyDelete
ermmm... can't imagine the tasteReplies
Heheh, I think it's not exactly strawberry jam, but ya, it's a bit fruity :DDelete
Wasabi ice cream will be an adventure, surely !ReplyDeleteReplies
Wong: it's a fun adventure for customers who enjoy the flavor of wasabi, heheh =)Delete
I want the lobster salad and wasabi ice cream! :PReplyDeleteReplies
CK: good to see a lobster salad that costs only RM25+ :D heheh, I like wasabi ice cream but I think i still prefer black sesame ice cream :DDelete
Taiko? Hiak Hiak Hiak.... :-)ReplyDelete
Wasabi ice cream ...interesting! Haven come across this in Japanese restaurants that I've visited.Replies
Melissa: heheh, cool name :D anyway, ya, wasabi ice cream is a great dessert to enjoy after eating sushi =)Delete
Wow! I absolutely love the decor! The colours are bright and lovely, and I love their sign on the sushi and salad bar, too. The sea salt ice cream looks amazing...this is something I have never seen or tried before. Great post, Sean!ReplyDeleteReplies
Linda: oh yeah, it's quite a vibrantly hued cafe here :D thanks for the kind words. sea salt ice cream isn't widely available, but it's definitely worth ordering! =)Delete
Sushi and salad sounds like a pretty healthy option. I'm wondering about the sea salt ice cream - it's blue because it's mimicking the sea?ReplyDeleteReplies
The Yum List: yeah, lots of crunchy salad ingredients in the dishes here to add to the health factor :D ooh, i'm not sure why the sea salt ice cream is blue though! we should investigate =)Delete
Looks great. Just not my kind of cuisine though I wouldn't mind trying it out sometimes for a change.ReplyDeleteReplies
Suituapui: oh yeah, i'm a fan of japanese fare. i try to have it once a week whenever possible :DDelete
Sea salt ice cream actually works, eh? Intriging...ReplyDeleteReplies
YouHadYourLunch: yeps, it's a bit of an acquired taste, but the saltiness does add something pleasantly special to the ice cream, heh :DDelete
The first thing that hit me was BLUE coloured ice cream -_-ReplyDelete
Blue for the colour of the sea i bet. cos sea saly aint blue :PReplies
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Captain America Reaches Milestone, Transcendence Sinks
April 22nd, 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier won the weekend box office race with a better than expected result and this helped it reach $200 million. Likewise, Heaven is for Real was surprisingly strong earning second place over the weekend, despite opening on Wednesday. Unfortunately, none of the other new releases lived up to expectations and the overall box office fell 5% to $133 million. This was still 20% higher than the same weekend last year, boosting 2014's lead over 2013 to 8% at $2.92 billion to $2.70 billion.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier beat expectations earning first place with $25.59 million over the weekend for a total of $200.50 million after three weeks of release. It became the second film released in 2014 to get to the $200 million milestone and the sixth film in The Avengers franchise to get there. Only Harry Potter and Star Wars have done the same.
Heaven is for Real could be said to be the real winner this weekend, as it earned $22.52 million over the three-day weekend for a total opening of $29.56 million. I'm not sure how well it will hold out. Its reviews are barely over 50% positive, which suggests weak legs, plus it was Easter weekend, which likely boosted attendance from churchgoers. On the other hand, the film is aimed at a more mature target demographic and they rarely rush out to see film on their opening weekend and this could help its legs. We will know more by this time next week.
While I thought Rio 2 would take top spot, it slipped to third place with $22.16 million over the weekend for a ten-day total of $75.05 million. It will still get to $100 million with ease, but it might not get there by this time next week.
Transcendence wasn't the weakest new release in terms of raw dollars, but it certainly was the biggest flop of the weekend when compared to its production budget. It only manged fourth place with $10.89 million over the weekend on a $100 million production budget. Its reviews rose to 19% positive, which is still a disaster, and it will likely see a substantial loss in its theater count by the time the summer blockbuster season starts. Unless something amazing happens internationally, the studio is going to lose a bundle on this one.
A Haunted House 2 opened in fifth place with just $8.84 million. This is more than it cost to make, but very likely less than it cost to advertise, so the studio can't be truly happy with the results. Add in aggressively negative reviews and this film will likely take a serious hit at the box office next weekend.
Even worse, Bears barely manged a spot in the top ten with $4.78 million over the weekend. Granted, it was playing truly wide, but for a film that earned 89% positive reviews, this is really disappointing. DisneyNature hasn't been able to perform consistently at the box office, so I don't know how long they will continue to exist as a label.
There were two films in the sophomore class to not reach the top five. Draft Day came the closest with $5.71 million, which was enough for sixth place. This represented a 42% decline, while it lifted its running tally to $19.36 million after ten days of release. This is a mediocre result and no more. Oculus fell to eighth spot down 57% to $5.16 million over the weekend for a total of $21.15 million after two. This isn't an unexpected decline, given its genre, while it is more than enough to cover its production budget. If it can do this well internationally, it could break even before its home market debut.
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9 Tailgate Foods That Won't Blow Your Diet
Put down the bratwurst! These better-for-you snacks won't tack on extra points to your waistline
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From heavy beers to cheese-drenched nachos and giant brats, game day often revolves around a smorgasbord of fatty foods. That's what football season is all about, isn't it? Go ahead, have your fun, but tailgating doesn't need to be a total dietary fumble. Here, Amy Regina, RD, offers suggestions for foods that will win over the crowd without packing on pounds.
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Chocolate That's Better for the Earth
Consuming chocolate made from organically grown cocoa is one giant step toward reducing our dependence on petroleum-based agricultural inputs while supporting small growers who intercrop growing as many 6 crops on one small plot. This is a stark contrast with plantation-style growing, where the rainforest is cut down to permit mono-cropping and petroleum-based
agricultural chemicals are commonly used. We believe that the environment has been damaged enough by these POPs (persistant organic pollutants) that kill our lakes and streams.
By selling organic chocolate, we are encouraging cocoa growers to find other ways to combat plant diseases. We're not talking about living in the past – but we need to live lighter on the earth in order to have a brighter future.
Chocolate That's Better for the People
Fair Trade certification is a guarantee to processors, handlers, retailers and consumers, that the cocoa beans used in this chocolate were produced in a way that does no social harm.
The U.S. State Department estimates that over 15,000 child-slaves work on plantations in the Ivory Coast. They have been kidnapped or sold by their parents to work from age 8 on cutting cocoa pods from trees and processing them, often at the end of a whip. In other countries of West Africa, children work with deadly chemicals, applying pesticides and fungicides to trees without wearing protective garments and without proper training. Amazingly, some of the cocoa used in popular confections – the chocolate you eat every day is grown and harvested under such conditions.
Fair Trade certification guarantees that you are not an unwitting participant in this very inhumane situation. Fair Trade-certified cocoa only comes from certified farmers' cooperatives, organized to strengthen their farmer-members economically so they can provide for their families and educate their children.


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Painting, for me, has always been something of a mystery: difficult, enjoyable, confusing,
exhilarating, maddening, demanding, but always intriguing.
In my 11 year career at Walt Disney Feature Animation, I was able to grow and learn as an artist by painting backgrounds for
some of the best loved, critically acclaimed and beautiful films of our time: The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan,
Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear. This experience provided me the realization and knowledge that technical
understanding is a must--drawing, composition, value and color.
With these basic foundations in place, it then becomes a search for what I think is most important, creating a mood or evoking
an emotion. This displays the true personality of the artist. Edgar Payne, Joaquin Sorolla and various Russian Impressionists
are excellent examples of artists that I truly admire. They have that incredible ability to display a soul-stirring emotion and
passion in their work. I realize now what I want most is to bring that same sense of emotion and passion to my own work.
I hope you enjoy your visit.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Clarence Clemons dies at 69
Almost one week after suffering a stroke, E Street Band member Clarence Clemons has died at the age of 69. Clemons reportedly underwent two brain surgeries while hospitalized.
Clemons, nicknamed the "Big Man," was a member of the E Street Band for 40 years and appeared on Bruce Springsteen's debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park." He last performed with the band in December 2010.
On June 14, Springsteen posted this message: "By now, many of you have heard that our beloved comrade and sax player Clarence Clemons has suffered a serious stroke. Will all initial signs are encouraging, Clarence will need much care and support to achieve his potential once again... This is a time for us to all share in a hopeful spirit that can ultimately inspire Clarence to greater heights."
Clemons' last appearance was on the "American Idol" season finale on May 25, where he performed "The Edge of Glory" on stage with Lady Gaga. He also appeared in the music video for the song, which released on Thursday, June 16.
"The saxophone is really an extension of me," Clemons told All Access magazine in 2008. "It's what I'm saying without words."
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Costa Concordia CLIA Public Update
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council today announced that the cruise industry has adopted three new safety policies which are to be implemented with immediate effect. The announcement was made by Chairman of the European Cruise Council (ECC) and Member of the CLIA Executive Committee, Manfredi Lefebvre.
Speaking at a major European Commission-organized Passenger Ship Safety event in Brussels, he outlined how these policies have been agreed to by the industry and represent the third such announcement arising from the cruise industry's Operational Safety Review.
These three new policies, which go beyond even the strictest of regulatory requirements, address issues related to passage planning, personnel access to the bridge and lifejackets. Each of these three policies will be reported to the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) for consideration at their next session in May.
Latest Best Practice Identified Through Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council today announced that the cruise industry has adopted three new safety policies which are to be implemented with immediate effect. The announcement was made by Chairman of the European Cruise Council (ECC) and Member of the CLIA Executive Committee, Manfredi Lefebvre.
Speaking at a major European Commission-organized Passenger Ship Safety event in Brussels, he outlined how these policies have been agreed to by the industry and represent the third such announcement arising from the cruise industry's Operational Safety Review.
These three new policies, which go beyond even the strictest of regulatory requirements, address issues related to passage planning, personnel access to the bridge and lifejackets. Each of these three policies will be reported to the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) for consideration at their next session in May.
Panelists bring extensive expertise in transportation and maritime safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today announced it has appointed a panel of maritime and safety experts to provide an impartial assessment of the recommendations developed by the Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review, launched in January 2012. This Panel of Experts will evaluate suggested policy improvements as part of our continuous efforts to review and improve safety measures by developing comprehensive best practices for industry-wide implementation and ultimately, formal submission to the International Maritime Organization, as appropriate.
"Our number one priority is the safety of passengers and crew. The launch of the Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review was consistent with our industry's longstanding tradition of taking proactive measures to strengthen safety practices and procedures," said Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA. "The impartial opinions and advice of these distinguished experts will help achieve our goal of continuous improvement and innovation in shipboard operations and safety."
LONDON – The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today announced that the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to the proposal of the United Kingdom, CLIA, and the Philippines to develop guidelines to address concerns related to alleged serious crimes and persons missing at sea. All 24 delegations that spoke at the IMO meeting on April 18 expressed their appreciation for the proposal and supported it without exception.
Building upon an earlier proposal from CLIA, the United Kingdom led a coalition of government and industry stakeholders in support of the proposal.
Marine Casualty Reporting Improvement is Latest Recommendation from Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Specifically, CLIA is recommending that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) expressly and more clearly require flag states to report all "very serious marine casualties." Very serious marine casualties are defined by the IMO and include any marine casualty resulting in a passenger or crewmember fatality, the complete loss of a ship, or serious damage to the marine environment. CLIA requested that Member States of the IMO consider clarifying existing requirements via an amendment to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which provides comprehensive global mandates on safety equipment and procedures.
C-Span's Washington Journal Host Steve Scully discusses cruise industry regulation with Bud Darr, CLIA's Director of Environmental and Health Programs. Original Air Date January 22nd.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2012- CLIA NoticeOPEN LETTER TO THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY FROM CLIA PRESIDENT AND CEO CHRISTINE DUFFY
It has been nearly one month since the tragic Costa Concordia incident, and I wanted to provide you with an update from the cruise industry as we move from the immediate crisis response to focusing on addressing the issues arising from this incident and assuring the public of the safety of cruising. We're thankful for the support we've felt from across the travel industry and want to keep all of you - our industry partners - informed of our efforts.
First and foremost, our deepest condolences go out to the families and loved ones of the victims. This incident was an extraordinary and rare occurrence, which has made it all the more important to understand and apply every possible lesson that can be learned for the future.
Below are some of our key areas of focus:
- Operational Safety Review: As part of the cruise industry's continuous improvement efforts to review safety measures, CLIA recently announced the launch of a Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review to respond to maritime safety issues that will be learned from the Concordia incident. The Review will include a comprehensive assessment of the critical human factors and operational aspects of maritime safety. It will allow for cruise lines to share best practices and procedures for operational safety, consult with independent external experts, and collaborate closely with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), governments and regulatory bodies to efficiently implement necessary changes. All CLIA members along with the Passenger Shipping Association in the UK and the European Cruise Council in Brussels are engaged in this effort.
- New Muster Policy: The industry has instituted a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory musters for embarking passengers prior to departure from port. This new muster drill policy, voluntarily initiated by the associations' members, exceeds current legal requirements, which mandate a muster of passengers occur within 24 hours of passenger embarkation. This is the first best practice to emerge from the industry's Operational Safety Review, and recommendations will be made on an ongoing basis.
- Public Communications: Public interest and concern about the Concordia incident has been understandably high. People seek better understanding about how and why the accident happened and reassurance that cruising is still safe. From day one, we have made communication a high priority – making information and technical experts available to the media, public officials, industry partners and the public generally. We have responded to literally hundreds of inquiries so far, and will continue to do so.
To this end, days after the incident CLIA and its partners at the European Cruise Council and Passenger Shipping Association conducted a Global Cruise Industry Briefing for media in London at the Passenger Ship Safety Conference on January 19th. You can view the London press conference in which I, along with five of the industry's top maritime and regulatory experts, responded to questions from the news media here. Alongside this event, CLIA experts were on-hand in New York to live stream the press briefing and field questions in person from U.S.-based media. We also have held briefings on Capitol Hill and in Brussels with the European Commission and anticipate participating in further meetings and legislative hearings in the weeks to come.
Amid all of this activity and interest lies one central question: are cruise ships safe? The answer is resoundingly yes. Evidence clearly shows that compared to virtually any other form of mass recreation or travel, cruises are one of the safest activities around. In the five years before the Concordia incident, over 100 million people took a cruise, with 16 casualties worldwide due to marine accident or collision. The cruise industry takes safety very seriously, and often goes well beyond the substantial international and national regulatory requirements.
While we are proud of our record of safety, it does nothing to minimize our deep anguish over the casualties of the Concordia. As a global industry, we are focusing our efforts on preventing such an occurrence from ever happening again.
Our number one priority remains the safety and security of our passengers and crews, and as new developments occur in this pursuit, we pledge to keep you updated and informed.
Christine Duffy
Cruise Lines International Association
FEBRUARY 6, 2012- CLIA Email NoticeMessage from Christine Duffy to the CLIA Travel Agency Community
The last few weeks have not been easy for anyone working in the cruise industry and all of us at CLIA value your determination and contributions. We know how important a role you play in helping your clients understand and appreciate that cruising continues to be one of the safest of all vacation options. Your reassurance to them is invaluable to the industry. CLIA is also hard at work and I wanted to offer a personal thank you and to provide an update on everything that we, in conjunction with our Travel Agent Advisory Board, are doing in this regard.
JANUARY 27, 2012- CLIA Today ArticleCRUISE INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES OPERATIONAL SAFETY REVIEW
In response to the Concordia incident and as part of the industry's continuous efforts to review and improve safety measures, the Cruise Lines International Association, Inc. (CLIA), speaking on behalf of the global cruise lines industry, today announced the launch of a Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review. The Review will include a comprehensive assessment of the critical human factors and operational aspects of maritime safety. As best practices are identified, they will be shared among CLIA members and any appropriate recommendations will be shared with the IMO. Recommendations will be made on an ongoing basis.
Key components of the Review include:
- An internal review by CLIA members of their own operational safety practices and procedures concerning issues of navigation, evacuation, emergency training, and related practices and procedures.
- Consultation with independent external experts.
- Identification and sharing of industry best practices and policies, as well as possible recommendations to the IMO for substantive regulatory changes to further improve the industry's operational safety.
- Collaboration with the IMO, governments and regulatory bodies to implement any necessary regulatory changes.
While the cruise industry has an outstanding safety record, CLIA is fully committed to understanding the factors that contributed to the Concordia incident and is proactively responding to all maritime safety issues. The Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review will enable the industry to do so in a meaningful and expedited manner.------------------------------------------------------------------------
JANUARY 23, 2012- CLIA Today Lead ArticleThe investigation of the Costa Concordia is an ongoing matter as appropriate governmental authorities seek answers to causation. Our heartfelt condolences continue to go out to the loved ones of the deceased and any persons who remain unaccounted for. The cruise industry will closely examine the findings of the investigation and has committed to implement the lessons learned that would further enhance the industry's already exemplary safety record.
While it is still too early to know the impact of this incident on the cruise industry, please be assured that the cruise industry is still operating, and thousands of CLIA member travel agencies and agents are speaking to clients and prospective clients at this moment. The cruise industry is resilient and will continue to make cruising a popular vacation choice for the North American traveler.
Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA, moderated a global press conference Thursday, January 19, on behalf of the other cruise associations around the world, representing the voice of the cruise industry. It may be useful for you to view the press conference where she, and five of the industry's top maritime and regulatory experts responded to questions from the news media – which includes many of the same news organizations as those covering your businesses. You can view the press conference in its entirety, see video below.
All of us need to not lose sight of the fact that accidents such as this one are an extremely rare occurrence in the cruise industry, and cruising continues to be one of the safest means of travel among all types of vacationing. One point that may prove helpful in illustrating the industry's strong safety record is that between 2005 through 2010 there were 16 marine casualty-related deaths out of the nearly 100 million passengers carried worldwide, which is less than 0.16 fatalities per 1 million (Source: GP Wild (International) LTD http://www.gpwild.co.uk/).
Below are links to additional background information you can use as a resource when speaking with your clients as well as a statement in response to the ABC 20/20 story that aired on January 20, 2012 entitled, "Cruise Ship Confidential." We will continue to send you materials, as developed to assist in discussions with your clients.
Cruise Industry Safety Background
20/20 Statement-JAN 21, 2012
CLIA and its member cruise lines join with Costa and Carnival Corporation, in extending our most sincere condolences to all those affected by this terrible tragedy.
Thank you, as always, for your support of CLIA and the cruise industry> ------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Jan 10, 2013 Comments Off on Gabby Giffords Plans To Raise $20M To Battle NRA Infidel
Excerpted from The Hill: A new political action committee led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) hopes to match the National Rifle Association (NRA) by raising some $20 million ahead of the 2014 elections, the group's treasurer said Wednesday.
"We are going to provide support and backing for candidates in U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate races that are attacked by the NRA for taking moderate positions on common-sense gun-safety issues," said Steve Mostyn, the Houston trial lawyer tabbed by Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, to handle the group's finances, in an interview with Reuters. "We will also field candidates."
Mostyn says that in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., shooting that left 26 dead, including 20 children, the committee has seen encouraging fundraising results. The group raised $400,000 in small donations on the day it launched, Jan. 8, which also marked the second anniversary of the assassination attempt on Giffords's life that left her gravely injured and six dead. Mostyn and his wife donated an additional million dollars.
"We're just getting things started, but I've had conversations with a dozen other large political donors who have worked with me on other issues in the past, and I've had a good response," Mostyn said.
The group hopes to hit its $16-20 million fundraising goal ahead of the congressional primary cycle next year.
In an op-ed published Tuesday in USA Today introducing the group, Giffords and Kelly say that while they are gun owners and support the Second Amendment, they believe laws should "require responsible gun ownership and reduce gun violence."
"Until now, the gun lobby's political contributions, advertising and lobbying have dwarfed spending from anti-gun violence groups. No longer," the pair wrote. "With Americans for Responsible Solutions engaging millions of people about ways to reduce gun violence and funding political activity nationwide, legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby."


text: A meeting next week to discuss the future of some vacant properties in downtown Winona following last September's fire will be open to the public. Winona Main Street is bringing in a special consultant from Texas who already has been examining the area from afar. But now City Planner Carlos Espinosa says the consultant wants a closer look. Espinosa says a number of stakeholders are being invited to the meeting and will have a say in the proposed reuse of the properties. The properties in question formerly housed the Winona Islamic Center and the Brosnahan Law Firm. The meeting will be next Tuesday, July 16th, at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. and it is open to the public.


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A boy holds a banty hen.
- The definition of a banty hen is a miniature hen which is approximately 1/5 the size of the regular breed.
An example of a banty hen is a pet hen.
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- a short or small, often aggressive person
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Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, A few things...
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USDA and MnDOT promote creation of living snow fencesWILLMAR — This winter season has served as a reminder that driving on snow-covered roads in Minnesota can be a real challenge, especially when the wind blows. Almost all of us have experienced driving in near white-out conditions and know personally both the fear and danger that they create.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , March 20, 2010
Storage facility loan program to be discussed during Ag ShowWILLMAR — During this year's Willmar Ag Show, farmers and representatives from businesses that sell and install grain storage bins, grain dryers or grain handling equipment will have two opportunities to learn how the 2008 farm bill modified and expanded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Storage Facility Loan program.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , March 06, 2010
USDA hopes to address veterinarian shortagesWILLMAR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is implementing a new program that it hopes will address veterinary shortages throughout rural America by repaying the student loans of qualified veterinarians in return for their services in areas suffering from a lack of veterinarians.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , February 27, 2010
Sign-up deadline for vegetable program is March 1WILLMAR — Minnesota fruit and vegetable growers have until March 1 to apply for a special program that will allow more flexibility in meeting the requirements of the farm bill, without sacrificing their eligibility for future benefits.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , February 20, 2010
EQIP sign-up period ends Feb. 26WILLMAR — Minnesota has been allocated $22.2 million for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program during the 2010 fiscal year.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , February 13, 2010
USDA study finds ozone levels affect soybean yieldsWILLMAR — According to the findings of a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, current atmospheric ozone levels are already suppressing soybean yields.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , February 06, 2010
FSA can assist farmers with operating capitalWILLMAR — Spring planting may be several months away, but farmers are already making preparations for the 2010 growing season. Part of those preparations may include putting together a financial plan with a lender.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , January 30, 2010
USDA study analyzes benefits of new revenue program vs. traditional payment programWILLMAR — Authorized by the 2008 farm bill, the Average Crop Revenue Election program is the first federal income-support program to be based on revenue and planted acres. This is a radical departure from previous income-support programs, including the current Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program, which provides payments based on national average market prices and a farm's historical planting of specified crops, known as base acres.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency executive director , January 23, 2010
IRS to assist USDA in enforcing income eligibility provisionsWILLMAR — The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture in reducing federal farm program fraud by enhancing its enforcement of the income eligibility provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill.
By Wes Nelson, Farm Service Agency executive director , January 16, 2010
USDA approves flu vaccine for swineWILLMAR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a conditional license to Pfizer Animal Health, of Lincoln, Neb., for a pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine to vaccinate pigs against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. This is the first pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine license issued by USDA.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , January 02, 2010
Net farm income to decline sharply in 2009WILLMAR — According to the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, net farm income in 2009 is expected to total $57 billion in 2009, down $30 billion or 34.5 percent from 2008.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , December 19, 2009
Sign-up under way for 2010 for two payment programsWILLMAR — Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced that signup for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program and the Average Crop Revenue Election program is now under way at local Farm Service Agency offices. Sign-up will continue through June 1, 2010.
December 12, 2009
Farm BriefsStrategic animal ag conference is Jan. 14 and 15
December 12, 2009
Area farmers take part in soybean mission trip to Philippines, MalaysiaWORTHINGTON — Minnesota Soybean Growers Association representatives Matt Widboom of Worthington and Bob Nelsen of Westbrook returned from a soybean growers mission trip to the Philippines and Malaysia just in time to experience a southwest Minnesota blizzard on Tuesday.
By Julie Buntjer , December 11, 2009
Genome of corn successfully sequenced in $29.5 million projectWILLMAR — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and their colleagues have successfully completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn, also known and sometimes referred to as maize. This achievement represents the largest and most complex plant genome sequenced to date and became the cover story in a recent issue of the journal Science.
By Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency , December 05, 2009
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Sun Valley Images Book
David R. Stoecklein's latest book showcases the Sun Valley, Idaho area and its stunning surroundings. Readers will enjoy a photographic tour through the mountains and valleys, along the rivers and streams, among the aspen groves and pine forests. Of course, Sun Valley is famous for its historic ski resort, but there is much more to the area that makes it such a rich and inspiring environment.
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One of the most important things you can do to improve your financial situation is to understand your money story. It's important to identify your existing relationship with money—what you are saying about money, how you feel about it, what you believe about it, and how you use it.
We all think that circumstances cause us to think a certain way — such as "the economy is bad" or that a person or situation is the problem. Your thoughts create your reality. One of our last true freedoms in life is the ability to choose how we think about a circumstance. You have the power to decide how you think about any situation in your life.
Your thoughts about a situation drive your feelings/emotions that in turn drive your behaviors and actions in the world, which lead to the results you have right now in your life.
Your thoughts and beliefs create your reality.
So the key is to learn to observe what you are thinking and discern the inner critics – the critical voices we all have in our heads that we automatically believe. You want to begin to listen to the only voice that matters – your Higher Self (intuition or soul) and learn to notice when your ego (little self) is on overdrive reacting to fear.
When you can question what you have believed all of your life that was a negative money story, belief or fear, this leads to freedom. Part of that process is finding proof or evidence for what you believe to be true. Most of the time we walk around believing the opposite because the mind will seek evidence for anything it believes to be true. When you get conscious of the stories you are telling others and begin to observe them, it's important to ask yourself, do you I really want to be telling that story? Is it empowering or dis-empowering? This is why we question what we believe about ourselves and find our own truth. Inquiry can be quite liberating. In fact, this is the #1 path to freedom – this I know for sure. Inquiry is my power tool with clients and most importantly – myself!
You want to understand your feelings about money because your past experiences, emotions / feelings, thoughts and beliefs will drive your behavior – consciously and unconsciously. One of the first things to do is become conscious of your money story, and begin to study your mode of operation (MO).
In this first blog in a series on money, I want you to start with your family money legacy. This was probably passed down generation to generation and was never questioned. What is the family legacy you grew up with regarding money? What were the circumstances of your family life and your grandparent's life? My grandparents lived through the Depression and my mother was born during the Depression. Her experience around money is very different from mine. Begin to study the patterns, beliefs or behaviors you witnessed growing up that shaped your money legacy.
What you make these events mean is the money story you will live out in your life.
Answer a series of questions to begin to develop your money story:
- Did your family experience a defining moment around money? A defining moment shapes our beliefs – we take away from that experience a meaning. If your family experienced a catalytic event – one that was significant such as losing family wealth, losing a job, living through the Depression, or a divorce that caused financial duress, this would shape your beliefs about money.
- Did your family experience sudden wealth or financial success?
- What memories do you have of your parents discussing money? Did they argue about money or did one parent have a different view on spending and saving than the other parent?
- What was your earliest memory about money?
- Do you have any unhappy memories around money from your childhood until now?
- What positive memories do you have with money from childhood until now?
- What emotions did your family associate with money?
How would you define the status of your family growing up? Were they considered rich, poor or middle class?
- What emotions did you experience as a child around the status of your family's financial situation (See emotions list).
- What did you witness as a child between your parents around handing money?
- As you grew up, how did money limit or expand the possibilities of your education and extra curricular activities?
- How did money factor in around your choices to go to college or not or to take a job or to get into a relationship?
- What have you learned throughout your life about your ability to generate money?
- How do you (and your partner, if applicable) relate to money now?
- What emotions do you experience regularly around financial decisions?
- How has money expanded or contracted your life now?
- What do you say to yourself or others when you see something you want to buy? Do you say, "We can't afford it?"
- What words describe what money means to you? Make a list of words to describe money. Take each word and write a sentence about what that word means to you.
Now write one paragraph…"My current relationship with money is…."
Wealth is a state of mind. It's all a perception. We may have money in the bank or in the stock market, but we always have the Universal thought "I don't have enough." Now that we have electronic transactions and our government just keeps printing more money, do we really have the money we believe we have?
We tend to give money a lot of power and even give our personal power away to money. We define our success by how much money we make or don't make. In our society we have a "lack" mentality. We never have enough, whether it's the latest fashion or hottest pair of boots or the next version of software or the newest iPhone. We are taught to consume and advertising convinces us we need more. My belief is that at the end of our lives, what matters most is whom we loved and how we lived with integrity and service. We need a more conscious economic system in this country.
How to Change Your Money Story
Take action to create change. Set an intention to focus on learning as much as possible about money. Take a class about money, find a coach who practices inquiry or ask a trusted friend to talk with you about what is holding you back.
I recommend that you get clear about the story you are telling yourself and others about money. Get conscious of your thoughts, beliefs and fears around money and what you have been carrying around since childhood (your money legacy). Decide to change the story if it's not empowering you.
Read Suze Orman's books or take a class to overcome fears and find the support to move forward. Our beliefs about money and our emotional attachments to it influence how we spend and handle money.
What does it take to create a new money story that serves your life and enables you to take your business to the next level?
Get clear about what is holding you back. Ask a friend to help you get clear about your work, its value and your pricing. Know what you have and how much you need to meet your expenses. Set goals for saving and automate it so that even as little as $25 a month goes to savings. Before you know it, it will add up.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. If you are worried you won't have enough money to live on as you age, start saving now.
Start a Gratitude Journal
Start a 'Prosperity Journal' to explore your relationship with money. Write about what's working, what feels good, and when and where do you feel frustrated and powerless or just not right. In this journal, write a list each morning of what you are grateful for. List as many things as possible daily. Oprah said on her last show that each day as she came down the elevator to the stage, she said a prayer of gratitude. She talks about how gratitude has always been a huge part of her life. Start getting your grati 'tude' on!
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In his Thistle Diary (28 September), Tam Dalyell quotes Arnold Wolfendale, the Astronomer Royal, and the related comments by the education secretary, Kenneth Clarke, on the worth of funds for science.
Tam Dalyell calls this a desperately important debate, and so it is, but it is also a dialogue of the deaf. Kenneth Clarke's point is that the science budget has risen by 23 per cent in real terms over the past 11 years or so. It may be assumed that 'real terms' means that the Budget pounds were adjusted according to British inflation, which is measured by the changes in the General Retail Prices Index, RPI for short.
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Local pest control companies say the increased number of restaurant closures could be due to businesses becoming complacent about their pest treatments.
Representatives from the Terminix office in Niceville and Arrow Exterminators in Fort Walton Beach both say there are no more cockroaches in Northwest Florida now than in years past.
"Controlling cockroaches is a continual challenge in the restaurant business," wrote Jeff Curtis with Niceville Terminix office in an email. "They are continually receiving food products from vendors that can have roaches or roach eggs in the packaging and products delivered to the restaurant.
"It is a joint effort to control cockroaches," he added. "The restaurant must maintain a high level of sanitation in conjunction with the pest control companies product application to maintain a roach free environment."
The Florida Department of Professional and Business Regulation has issued 16 emergency closures to restaurants in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties so far this year. Most of the shutdowns have been attributed to cockroach activity.
Larry Ownby, the Fort Walton Beach service center manager for Arrow Exterminators, said the German cockroach is the main pest area restaurants deal with.
"Thirty-five years ago when I got in this business, that's about the only thing we treated," Ownby said. "Then you get serious about it and we hadn't had a lot of problems. Then just recently it seems like a lot of restaurants have probably gotten a little complacent with their treatments.
"The bugs are there. They've been here for a thousand years and they're going to be here a thousand years from today," he added. "If you give them an opportunity, they're going to jump in and take over and that's obviously what's happened."
Arrow Exterminators uses a three-step treatment program called Integrated Pest Management to eliminate pest.
Two of the three steps are the restaurant's responsibility to complete. The first step is daily cleaning and sanitation. The second step is making sure there are no cracks and crevasses where the cockroaches might hide. If cracks and crevasses are found, the restaurants are encouraged to seal them.
The third step is the regular pest control treatment, which Ownby said should at least be completed monthly and if problems persist the companies can be called back between visits.
"Cockroaches compete for the same foods as humans," Curtis wrote. "Therefore a restaurant that does not maintain a high level of sanitation and keeps their food products cleaned up and stored in sealed containers is at a higher risk to having a cockroach issue."
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Return7's streaming radio application had already been approved for inclusion on the App Store, but Apple has apparently now decided it uses too much cellular bandwidth.
Apple's application approval process has prompted questions from many developers, with grounds for rejections ranging from objectionable material to similar functionality.
Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch sales continue to generate new application purchases for the device.
The company added voice search technology to its iPhone application by using techniques that are supposed to be off-limits to third-party developers, according to a pair of reports.
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important to understand that factual data are relevant, and that African researchers and research managers should have access to them. Various databases are available, and new tools and techniques allow for data mining and pulling together the different sources of data in order to make sense of them. These databases must be inter-connected and populated with relevant data from Africa itself.
The African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) have become very important strategic initiatives. NEPAD, for instance, emphasizes the promotion of cross-border cooperation and connectivity and the utilization of knowledge currently available in centers of excellence and within each country. This assumes, of course, that the centers of excellence will continue to be maintained and remain excellent. NEPAD also emphasizes the development and adaptation of information collection and analytical capacity of the research community. It is not useful to collect data without performing sufficient analysis, correction, contextualization, and categorization. This initiative also emphasizes the generation of a critical mass of technology expertise.
At a February 2003 NEPAD workshop Dr. Ben Ngubane, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science, and Technology in South Africa, stated that the strategic significance of the NEPAD objectives lies in their focus on strengthening regional and subregional cooperation through the use of geographical information systems, the convergence of products and standards, quality, and control, and the integration of excellence into the spheres of biotechnology and natural sciences. It is critical that within the African region we contribute to the data generated around the world.


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Hundreds of thousands of children in southern Philippines are at risk after Tropical Storm Washi swept through the island of Mindanao dropping one month's rainfall in just one day. UNICEF's emergency response includes water and sanitation, nutrition and education interventions. Thank you for supporting children in the Philippines, $10, $50, $100, $250, $500 or any amount you can give will help save kids' live.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
A tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines the night of December 16, dropping the equivalent of one month's rainfall in just one day. The resulting flash floods have caused over 900 deaths and impacted over 200,000 children, leaving 20,000 currently living in evacuation centers.
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UNICEF has immediately dispatched water kits, hygiene kits, water bladders, temporary pit latrines and mobile water units to the affected area. Two hundred portable toilets are also being prepared for delivery to address the dire need for sanitation facilities. Additional needs revealed by the rapid assessment are temporary shelter, non-food items such as blankets and mats for sleeping, and child registration and counseling services.
Potential Long Term Impact
"UNICEF and its partners will stay as long as needed to get these families and communities back on their feet. While our current focus is immediate needs, we will soon be turning our attention to how communities can be better prepared and warned to reduce the risk of disasters, and prevent such a massive loss of life."
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Greenpeace activists are visiting Senate offices around the country to warn them to beware of Koch lobbyists pedaling a catastrophic agenda. This follows the release of our report last month, Toxic Koch: Keeping Americans at Risk of a Poison Gas Disaster, exposing how Koch lobbying and campaign contributions are keeping over 100 million Americans at risk of a poison gas disaster, including over 4 million from Koch's own dangerous facilities. In our report we showed that Koch has 57 facilities that together put more than 4 million Americans at risk of a chemical disaster. They have also deployed one of the largest armies of lobbyists on Capitol Hill who are fighting against comprehensive chemical security legislation in order to keep those facilities from using safer technologies that would make Koch's facilities safer and more secure. To help their lobbying efforts Koch has been bankrolling key politicians to encourage their support for Koch's agenda, even while their constituents remain at risk. Koch's actions are at the center of one of the biggest security gaps in our nation. Just 300 of the thousands of high-risk facilities put one third of Americans within the danger zone of a poison gas release. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory estimates that more than 100,000 people could be killed or injured within the first 30 minutes of a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. Most, if not all, of these high risk facilities could switch to safer technologies but they are operated by companies like Koch Industries who are refusing to make their facilities safer, and on top of that are lobbying to keep it that way. Senator Lautenberg has authored two bills that together would close these severe security gaps and make facilities safer and more secure. The Secure Chemical Facilities Act (S. 709) and Secure Water Facilities Act (S. 711) would require the highest risk facilities to convert to feasible safer alternatives, and close the exemptions that allow 2,400 water treatment facilities and 500 port facilities to avoid current security standards. Greenpeace activists visited the offices of Senators Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Merkley, Dick Durbin, Bill Nelson, Michael Bennet, and Kay Hagan to ask them to support these bills and to keep a wary eye out for Koch Industries' lobbyists. As we come up on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it is long past time for Congress to take real action in passing a comprehensive chemical security program that would protect communities from a poison gas disaster.
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Defensive midfielder Kevin Pannewitz has signed a two-year contract at Wolfsburg from German third-division side Hansa Rostock.
The 21-year-old is regarded highly by Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath, although his new coach has warned him he must work hard and maintain his focus if he is to maximise his potential.
"Kevin has the potential to be a Bundesliga player, but unfortunately he has not dealt with his talent professionally in recent years," said Magath.
"Now he will get a second chance with us and I hope that he takes advantage of his new surroundings."
Pannewitz has spent his whole career in the north of Germany, making 32 second division and 35 third division appearances for Rostock.
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"The hotel exudes nonstop merriment, with its gorgeous, glittering lobby, featuring daily and evening musical entertainment, around the-clock cider and hot cocoa, complimentary happy hour hors d'oeuvres, and even in-room doggy beds and treats." - Baltimore Magazine
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Since electricity is present in almost any home, the candle holders industry declined, but they are still good for decoration, or to create a romantic atmosphere. For today here it is a series of masculine candle holders, called Light Plumbing. With Light Plumbing, Claus Bjerre has taken what is normally a very feminine object and turned it masculine. The candle holders are made in galvanized iron pipe and fittings commonly used in plumbing. The candle holders, which are a mix of craft and industrial design, have a powerful expression and reflect both masculinity and humor. – Via
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Not a week goes by on Pocket-lint where we don't report on some sort of tough gadget that claims to be waterproof, dustproof, shockproof, nuclear-war proof and so on. So I thought I'd take one of these, so-called, tough gadgets for a spin 7 days style.... >>
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It's time for me to get real for a minute.
Having a blog, being a mom, and a wife is not easy. To be honest, sometimes I think to myself, "why did I ever start this and why am I still doing it?"
The answer is actually quite simple. I love it.
I love creating the food…
I love hearing from people who have made my recipes and liked them {it boggles my mind that someone actually makes my recipes other than me…who am I, really!?}…
I love learning and improving my skills, whether cooking, photography, or food styling.
Something you may not know about me is I'm kinda a perfectionist, and not in a good way. When I started blogging I wanted everything to be perfect. The pictures, the writing, the layout. To be honest, I was afraid of being judged.
Then I realized something. Nothing in life is perfect. I was trying to hide real life and stressing myself out which made the cooking, writing, picture taking, styling not so fun. So, it's high time I get real.
This is a very real recipe that I have made a few times. My family loves it and I love to make it because it takes 30 minutes! Oh, and in my imperfect world my camera battery died after two pictures were taken during this "shoot". How's that for a start!
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- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium zucchini
- 3 oz tomato paste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
- 1/2 cup parmesan, shredded
- fresh thyme
- Preheat a large skillet and brown the meat.
- Add the onions and garlic and saute for a minute. Cut the zucchini into cubes and add the meat mixture. Cook until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Mix in tomato paste with the back of a spoon. Season with red pepper flakes (more than 1/4 tsp if desired) and salt and pepper.
- While the mixture continues to cook slice the french bread in half, length-wise. Use your fingers to slightly gut the bread making them look like little boats. Broil in the oven until slightly browned and crisp. Watch it closely so it doesn't burn, it should only take a few minutes.
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- Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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The Omnivore's Dilemma honors Socrates' declaration that the unexamined life is not worth living. The focus of Pollan's examination is, literally, our substance: what we eat. He reveals what we are, in that sense, to be concealed from us. For, though eating is central to our relationship with the earth, the modern food system blinds us to what actually happens before we eat its products. The profoundly disquieting lesson of Pollan's book is that industrial agriculture can be an obstacle to an ethical life regarding the natural environment, precisely because it allows us not to know who we are.
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The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following officers:
Maj. Gen. Jeffery W. Hammond, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division (mechanized), Fort Hood, Texas, to chief of staff, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Ga.
Maj. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez, to assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Hernandez recently served as chief, U.S. Military Training Mission Saudi Arabia, U.S. Central Command.
Maj. Gen. Robert P. Lennox, assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to director, Quadrennial Defense Review, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. James M. McDonald, deputy commanding general, III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas, to director, Security Agreement Secretariat, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.