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True Blue FriendsI never had anything remotely near "lots of friends" and I never wanted it. From a fairly young age I always just wanted to enjoy being with friends, the rest was......not interesting enough to care about for me.
That mindset never really changed much, it just matured a little. I don't feel the need to have friends around me all the time or to stay in touch.
I could poorly explain this in so many ways you'd end up spinning around with your head completely confused :3 I have that affect on people xD So instead I'll give an example!
I have a good friend from ....uhm in english? The last 2 years of my first school basically, when I was age 10-12. We also shared some classes later, we got along just fine and with some other friends. Our social lives grew apart but we never did. I see and talk to him maybe 2 times a year and it's great everytime. Why fix something that's not broken? He asked me a couple of times if it wasn't a problem to be friends like that and I simply told him: "If you want to stop being friends you're going to have to work a lot harder then use such a crappy excuse!" I think I made that crystal clear then and there, if it works it works!
I also have a shortlist of a couple of people that I can really relate to on a few levels, I'm a weird complicated person but some things just work , so I just go with it, over-analyzing it just takes all the fun out of friendship, and so does worrying about it. If it ends it ends, if I enjoy it I enjoy it, all the time people always spend on the way they SHOULD be friends it time wasted from actual friendship you COULD be having.... I guess that's the point I was trying to make :)
Hope I didn't go all confuse-ray-mode again
*zubat cave deluxe!*
Oh and.... for those people stuck in that logic....
If you want to make a mathematical approach to measuring friends then to all those "fools" that say they have many friends and proud of it "somehow" (seems to me more like insecurity) I say this: "If each friend you have counts as 1 then it is only fair to calculate the value of my friends by my standards as well" When I do that math I generally end up with a smile :)
DreamingTaoTiger 31-35, M 1 Response 5 Dec 19, 2012
people that have too much friends are all too much concerned with the IMAGE AND FAKENESS,
not one of their relationships are FOR REAL.


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- .i - FLANDERS WEDGE
British and French Moving In As
Germans Move Ntkit, Organiz
ing Evacuated Territory and
Holding Tight - : -
ONDON, August 7-
aJ ciated F'rcss) The nervous
ness of the Germaa commanders
along the JSritish sections of the
Western front, where Prince
Kuprecht is withdrawing his
men from a number of the most
exjjosed salients, was evidenced
yesterday in a scries of local as
saults made against the Dritish
positions, assaults which partook
of the nature of raids in force,
evidently lor the purpose of se
curing information of what Gen
eral Maig might be planning.
One of the heaviest of these at
tacks was made along the Bray
Corbie road, liorth of the Somme,
in which the Germans took a
small ortion of the advanced
trench line. Local fighting in
this area is continuing, the Bri
tish taking a few prisoners.
The German account of this
raid, as1 published officially in the
VVuerte Zeitung in Berlin, reports
it as a considerable ' Rattle, $1
which hit Germans were Victor
ious, inflicting heavy casualties
' on the British and taking one
hundred prisoners. The German
official repurt for the day also an
nounces lively reconnoitering on
the Ancre and Avre and south of
The most pronounced feature
of the day on the British front was
the evacuation by the Germans
of the apex of the Lys salient,
their troops being withdrawn at
night from a deep stretch of ter
ritory along the Labasse canal,
territory which the British im
mediately occupied and consoli
dated with the adjoining British
positi his.
The evacuated territory along
the Somme and in 1'icardy, on
the Albert front, is being organ
ied by the French and British.
South of the Somme the French
advanced on the Avre north of
Montdidier in the face of heavy
opposition to their advance
guards. No efforts were made to
push the gains to any great ex
tent, however, the Allied com
mand preserving the stabilization
oi the general front and retaining
the initiative for attack.
The German artillery was ac
tive to the east)f Villers liret
toneaux yesterday afternoon.
w. a. a.
WASHINGTON, Auyunt 6 (Associa
ted Press) Secretary of War Huker
today authorized the w 'uring of uni
forms by t'iviliiiiis in servire at tlio
various camps nd with the armies, but
Ivpes of nnifofm to be approved must
not closely resemble those worn by men
in the regular service.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 7 (As
sociated Press) Purchasers of Fourth
Liberty Loan Bund ,may have delivery
thai flst (jay of the campaign accord
ing to plans now beiut; uiude by tbe
Treasury Pepartmeut. The Bureau of
l'rillfyiH nd Eugravinc is making
thousands of the bonds daily and a big
aupply will b ready when the cam
paign ox'iis 8eptuuibur 2H. The boujs
are simiiur in titliu uud ui'.-gu to tuune
vl un third louu.
! to .l..i,, 1
i ';t. .- -ff ' ,
Among; Captures
Premier Clemenceau Gives the
V, Confr-warshar Baton Upon
tary Medal For Petain Enemy's PJans Are Foiled and Paris
Is No 4-onQer In Dancer '
PA BIS, August 7 ( Associated Press) "More than two hundred village
have been delivered from the hands of th enemy, thirty flr thouKnuil prisoner
aiul arvan 'hundred, guns have been raptured, the hope, of the enemy have Irf-on
rriiiWA( aiijl.-J'arj" IB ad longer ia danger''; said Premier CJeuiauu'eau, in hi ad
dress before the ItiiniRtrri h council at wbiih it TM voted jreatenlu.v. to make
Qnueral I'orh Mnrvbiil f Kraocr, the
rTiaen or tne Ki'fxutilie. The ronfl'lruce '
placed la Oeneral Forh Iiiin lreii justi
fied by the rruahing Uofeat wlii. h lie
baa inflicted upoa ihn manter xtrate
ginin of Oermuny, aaid the Kreoeh Pre
mier. The eouneil whlrh vote. I Huh honor
to Ueueral Forh also included iu itn
Kratitude Ueneral Petnin, who nia.shed
the German offenaive wext of UlieniM,
Voting him, the Military .Medal.
PAB18, August 7-(Ahoeiated I'rewi)
Prexident Poiaeaire vinite.l the Ainer
ieaq Ueadquartera yestenlnv to preHeat
in person to General lVrsking the
tirand Croaa of th legion of Honor,
voted by the Freaeh government )axt
week. The President of the Republic
pinned the Cross on General Pemhiug'a
breant in the presence of the hemlipjar- ,
ter atat and troops, io his brief ad
dress eomplinieating the Anierinan army
and 1U general on their repeated sue
ft OOVER AN HONORARY
nAVBlf, Ftancf,'-August 7-(Aaao-1
ciated PreaaJierbw Hoover, Amer-;
ican food .dnTinlatraier, formerly heatl '.
of tbe Commission' for Belgian Relief, 1
waa yesterday" 'ofBcially voted by the
Ql..i. -.1.1. -t ,A .u.i K. '
title of " Honorary . Citizen and Friend
or the Heltfian Nation
Mr. Hoover, who is in
. Europe for .
d admiuistra -
t 'oiiinlfted a
consultation with the foo
tors of the Allies, has just
tour of the fronts.
w. a. s.
AirSTERDAM", August 7 ("Associa
ted rw)- Tbe pidenuc of cholera
whirh broke out iu Petrograd some
weeks ago is raging unchecked and the
authorities have shown themselves
powerless to handle the situation. There
have been more than twenty thousand
case so fur, with eleven hundred deaths
! up to Saturday, according to figures
published in the Hamburg Fremden
;blatt. MEXICAN SPEECH OF -PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Almost 0 (Official)
Letters between President Vt.lon
and l'l evident Melemlez of SiLn Salvad
or n-iraidiiiL' President WilHon's recent
uddroHH to Mexican editors have been
made public by the stutu department.
I'roiniHiuj.' the full cooperation of bis
people the Latin -American executive
heartily congratnluteS l'resulent n-
son upon the sentiments of justice so
fraternally expiessed, saying:
"In cxpoiiniling the Monroe aocirine
you have dispelled pre-judgement and
"1 iiilifAi
unfavorable copjeetures thfrt have tor ( eellor of the Jeffermin Circuit flmirt. '
many years dampeoed the full-blo-1 He retiied from the bench iu 1911. He
Homing priuciples of true cordiality J married the widow of the late Henry
which mut exist between the United H. r'hglcr.
States and the other republics of the Colonel Watterson. a Confederate vet
Ameiiuau continent." 1 eruu of the Civil War, assumed charge
In reply Presideut Wilson said; j of the Louisville Journal in ISflH, con I
' It l deliglitfu.) .to me thut a mutual 1 Bi.lidatcd that paper with the Courier 1
understanding is being established
among the nations or America wuicu
of America wuicn
to constitute a permanent
foundation for friendship and I beg
your excellency to believe that my
speech to the Mexican editors to which
you refer came without premeditation
and from my very heart. I wish you
lso to know that it expressed some
thing very much more thuu my per
sonal feeling aud policy for I believe
it expressed the real attitude of the
people of the Uuited States."
NEW YORK, August fl (Officail)
At the convention of Knights of Colum
bus today, it was announced that (11,
5(Ii),52H hus been contributed and
pledged to the Knights of Columbus war
fund this year. It is planned to raise
lifty millions .to carry ou war ,ervice
abroad and in the American training
fiecau- ef it V'td and Uxad .'
aXATJVJj BROMO QVININB witlbco'.
rltur tin ri crdlnsrr Qujriiw. Cxie not l
ivousness. nor rlnfful to t''Hc
On the Marne
Figures At Cabinet Meeting Which
General Foch and Votes Mill-
birht military hnaor 4ihle for anv
PARTf , Anpnnt 7 (Associated P ef-s)
l.ouis J. Malvy, former minister of
the interior, who hai been on trinl be
fore the sennte, sitting a a high fourt,
on a charge i trranon, has been con
victed and sentenced to Ave years ban-
ian m nvtr 'it iiiiiit w trran 11 nr nia sivu
........... , .., 'iluui uv aubmunue on Mondav. I
rlftbts, J J'he ainklngK reported , today ana
Slalvy was v minister of the interior itboae jreported yesterday bring the total
tindpr. three. premier, Vlvlani. Brian i ' "ritish and American vessels sunlj
j -i. j . v" .1 - iv . off the Neva Hroiia eoast by this raider
and .htaad sraa foMnerly-one of the .yj, olloU)er V.bot op.ratini
most powerful rxliticians ia Fmnce. It'pff.te Virginia Capes, has one tajlkef
not until a year ago that his po -i-jt her credit. t
tlon v as attache'), when PremieT C'om-j' I ' w. a. a.
"defer tirti', propaganda among the '
Frenrh troeps. Ijitor came the Potuioi
Bonge .disclosure and the evi.lenee ott
;e :' "'y !
Pascha and other trai'ors. aid.
, .ec,11M,,l of having h
volvod with; Kditor Duval of that pub
licstion in betraying secrets to the
ne uiwnfiig oi ine iriiu.
charge tof having, been in communica- '
tion with the enemy Jto the extent of
graying the plfln, of the Chemins dos
me, wa. practically w.thdrawn, M;
th nffiicatinns- of bnving Indirectly'
(nmmilniVato.l 'with thr cnemv bv
having failed to curry out his dty and
prevent the floting nf others frort 1
prevent the fT"tinc tif others frort 1
Win" rueecscful wns rrecd. It was
upon this charge that he has been
found jndlty. . Convictions upon the
more serious ehsree would have carried
been Inflicted upon Bolq Pascha and
t.ditor Duval.
The sentence imnosnd 'MpoT Malvv l
the maximum for the charge upon whib
he has hem found e-uiltv. Todav the
police will copiluet him to the fronMr
and his neriod of banixhrneat ont dis
grece will commence.
Other "esses of treasonable intelli
gence with the enemy yet to come up
before French court martinis are thoif
of Charles Humbert, a Bena'or and
formerly director of the Journal ;
Jocenh Caillaux. Snry Despy, her ac
cointilices, Julius Stern and Deputy
I.ouis Tunnel.
w. . a.
Colonel Watterson Sells Courier
Journal and Times
I.ol ISVII.LE, Keulucky, August )"-- '
(Asoccjated l'ren "Murse Jleur- "
WuttiTon, for many years oue of tin- j
must prominent and influential nevss I
pai it men of America and n power in
poUlK's, has retired I'rpiu newspaper
woik. Aouounceaient was ui.'ide today1
that lie hud sold out bis newaiianer
propiTt ies, the Louisville Sourier Jourii .
i H ., the Louisville Times, to' Judge
Robert Worth Biughuin, former mayor;
of 1 ouisvillu.
Judge Bingham was formerly cbuii
nnd the Democrat, with W. N. Ualde
. mnn a his partner. He 1ms been edito
mnn as Ins partner.
' of the Courier Journal ever since and
haH made it one of the best knov 0
newspapers in the United States. Col
0"el Watterson is seventy eight veare
W. I. s. .
A PACIFIC PORT, August fi-(Of
ficiah The Japanoee steamship Canada
Mmiu which went aground luBt week
has bii 11 l ulled off the rois aud tow
eil to 11 ('una linn port. Most of her
t .' 1.1 m mi cargo has been saved. No
water penetrated the uftor holds but
some ciirgo iu t lie forward holds was
dnmngi d by wuter.
11. 1 !'
01 'll
a ' 1 'i f Hue:
t ' ' '
t Ir'.i'ui Sciiim' Francs
I Ortn.
'1 1
i .
fcWl Mill
Hun Frightfylness Brought Close
To Canada'-Crew f .Tanker
Shelled Alter Taking To Boat
HALITAJt,' August 8 (Aticx'lited
p? (i.y,.H)-FrixhtfUiM-h
brought do,- o th Canadian
hor y tb submarine operating in
Nova rVotian waters, the member of
I ine crew vi inr -m minni vn iiniiirrj
Ln Blanc a landing here today nd re-1
porting the torpedoing of their ahip
and the (helling of I lie lifeboats aa the
aurvivnra of (lie torpedoing attempted
to make thstr es. npe. Only the faet of
poor ahoeting on (he part of the Ger
mans prevented l crew from being
wiped out.
1'lie tanker wnj attarked forty milea
from this port inid for three ho,ura
fooght the subnuirine, exehapging shells
with the U-bo:it giinneri in an etfort to
ho)d the aubmurine beyond sueeeaafu)
torpedo range. However, line torpdj
found it murii. the explosion tearing
a bole In the Imll of the Lu Ulancs
and killing two of her crew. j
Tlte real left 1 In' sinking ship in their
small buata, to become the turgeta of
more shells, none of wbioh landed where
they could do nny damage. . .J
. ,To oat loads of suryiaora were tow.
ei into port ,tbin ofternoon.
The. arrival of these submarine vic
tims was preeeile I by that of the memt
Iwr of Jlie crew of the British sehoom
er Oladya. bounJ for a Canadian port
from Holland, liieh was attacked au
. .
I IfArrol Inniipfinn
t llllyiLUI IUUUVMUU
r f
ti -vft-:
Is' Qe'med By Field
ti, t,ff..
Without yet having checked up the
rocorcls) of
the draft registration, a ,
ssartion' is eorr
ko entered tbi
are whether or not the
correct tnat many Filipino
Inland, since July 3L .
nave been vougiy regime
perjiaps inducted mto service, t
perhaps innuuiea iwio service, iou
aep.iung ihe plautotions of badly needr
ed laborer,' Capt." H. u. Field, selective
draft ofticer, savs the statements mad
by. Tbe Advertiser are : " mistiming, '
Crptaln' Field saya that " no jiar
bus been Sone" in the registering of
.TU,UJOT,,. .... vn 1 ano rauicai taction in ita struegie lor
tnentv-one vears since July 31. 1917!, fP. ami ind
- " . : 1
as inoir alien status win oe uiscoveres
as soon as they are culled in tp fill ou
the questionnaire. If they are bona
fide aliens, then their registration
cards can bo cancelled, and there yoy
are. Hi' claims that many of the Fily
pinox walVtd their claims to exemption '
as aliens, and therefore, if they have
been inducted into service, it has bees
done lexully. , 1
Many such Filipino aliens were sup-
posed to have waived such claims fof
exemption, but in a large number of
instances this waa due to a nusuuuec
stauding on the part of both the regis
trar and the registrant, and quite ofte
due to the ignorance of tbe bitter. ,
) !
of Joseph Tavarcs
Casualty List
WASHINGTON. Augiikt 7 -( A soci ri
led Press) Amoiiit the naiiiev appear
ing iu the casualty lists issued ly the
uur department yesterday is tliat of
111 vat.' Joseph Tuvares of Honolulu,
who is listed as severely woundud.
I Efforts to identify Joseph Tuvaret,
( reported seriously wounded in the re
cent fighting in France, were fruitless
last night, none appearing to know
1 who the soldier might be. It is possible ;
' that he is from one oft, the other il- I
anils, or is a Honolulu boy who hus en
listed on the mainland.
w. a.
WASHINGTON, August 0 -(OfBeinl)
-Provost Marshal General Crowder ad- 1
vncutes immediate euuetmeut of the
administ rution 's new "manpower":
program which has been introduced as
a bill iu both bouses. The program
would add J3J100.000 men betwe.eu tlip
ages of 1.1 and 45 early in Heptembersto
the iivailublo men for military seryice.
WASHINGTON, August (Official) '
-Twenty four Cliiiicae Kt 11 debits in
Aincrii'un schools have enlisted mi sec
,. f ries f ir Chinese iiog-couibutujit
fori es,
... n n,
ri'FrP,r E"TPS AFRFRTFn
IP'CT'iN, u - 7-- ( As-T'i-
' euii'ii
.v -r i' '-v ' st r;1 1 il'i
to sh i'in 'iiiriM I
'ny in tiding upon tk? sti I'.i'i'g''
" em 1 'o tl.e C.iiiHtit ution, lime
Li . 11 un 1 ati'tl.
' t !
I t I inAIIIPK KKAAn III
MANPUWbK KKUhKAM JENER QUITS AS HEAD
Patrol of Siber
exoneration With Land Forces
Cesoatch From Tokio Yesterday
nese Circlet That a'JaDanese
At Vladivostok Battleship
Recalled ,:. .;. . ; ,
TOlflO, Augut 6 (Apeeial to Nippu Jlji) Blmultaneouoly with the par
tial ttiobillr.atton of the Japapeae armytot 81berlo,.aeUoo, the oavjr fiaaala
aoBimenf d ita aetivity, in Siberian .watera, ia oopcratioB,rib,'the land tOTct
v Aa loflloiaJ announcement was aiado
that a Japanese squadron, eompoeV of at
been dispatched to tbe Pea of Okhotsk
iovinr ox turena.
The Japanese battleship Asahi, which
had been In Vladivostok harbor since
January, relumed to the Yokosuka na
val base yesterday morning. This
was also' announced by the admiralty.
mIIi diseussing the' above despatch to
the Nipjm Jiji, a Japanese who is well '
posted on the Siberian situation de-i
laxed that this would mean that apmei
Japanese troojis are already on Siberian 1
soil at Vladivostok. It requires only a
day or two to transport troops across
to the Siberian port from the nearest
Japanese port ami it seems quite prob
able that the first contingents are al
ready landed.
The Asahi was a nnit of a Japanese
squadron sent to Vladivostok early in
tbe year when the situation at 'that
port became chaotic under the. Bolehe
wiki mi .4 111m JC h... f. 1..... nu a
were slain by the Bolshevist ,tbe '
commander of th Japaaese squadron
there ordered the landing of Japanese
pjarines io proteet lives and properties
of the Japanese residents a well as
)he foreigners. The lead by the Jap-
anone commander waa Immediately fob
lowed by. the commander of a British
squadron and British marine were, sIho
landed. Though an American warship
was sent there at the time, her capi
refrained frojn following the exam
manders and no Americans were land
,) at that time.
' The action of the Japanese and the
M"" w" lne -v- . rentnt
-T.r' TVV KIZZZZ
aniHa s.asv w v as ix m. aav uiVhrily
hnsl'AVar ui)m1 nt 1Tt mA Vsb ma.
rlnes were not withdrawn until the UH
moment, when the Boliheviats went out
of power and the Cnecho-Slovak pro f
visional government took tneir place. ,
?inrn ClCeh'.'8,0,'ik? ,w 'rle.nJlr'
to the AUwmj, and l a a' Japaneed army v
r"". , t. , 7. e. 1
free and independent Siberia, there
U now little nece.ty for tbeontinu-
r - - "
The nnnoxnrement hr the Japanese
admiralty of . tbe Asahi 's retarn from
the Silierian waters, as stated in the
Jiji's cable from Tokio, is taken to in
dicate that tbe situation in Vladivostok,
the very seat of . the Czecho slovak
government and activities, has improved
w. a. .
LONDON, August 7 (Associat
ed Prese) Another attempted Zep
peliu raid against England came to
an. inglorious finish on Atondny
uicht when one of the Brest dirigi
bles WIN ahot lnn nn.) iijkimvi I
ami another was damaged and t'jrn''
1 cJ buck, probably to its oa,e If It
wfie able to reach it
Internal Revenue
Tolal 'MWm
The collection of tbe internal revenue
department fur tbe fiscal year ended
June ;u totaled .'i,o9s,70,000, accord
ing to the repot of Commissioner
Daniel C, Koper to Secretary of the
Tfttusury iiiAdoo.
Of Ibis huge total, income takes and
excess profits yielded 2,tf39,03,O()O,
the bahliu'e being coiloctlons form oila
c.la'M)ou sources.
Huge 4 is live total, the entire year'
collections of the department amount
to only enough to pay tbe Nation's
bills for seventy-five day.
w. . a.
NEW YOHK, August (1 (Associated
Press) John K. Teher has resigned
as pri-iidciit of the National Basebsljl
lcague. Announcement of the reslg
rution was made today.
IMI.I.AH, Oregon Augnit fl (s
o'iatid Press) William Cmiiic far
ui';r living ttesr here his sun, Jsmes).
n"d 'he In'ter's wife U'ul nii''l''r
11 vc'e f mud den'1 of gni" Ii
. ,,. I t'.. . l.-..i T'-p
' '.'v . : "OiS in ' r-'tlc'
' ' f " 1 , 1 ).'vl his fumily and
then committed suicide. ,
ian Coast Io
Leads To Belief In Local laoa
Arrnv Has Already Been Landed
From Which Marines' Landed. .1$
--; "
thnamoraiaa'.bt theJaoaneHi id mi ra US'
ttufribcrof )!g1l"crlliifra, fcslrndV
0 guard the shore line of the Cons'
FOR HElf
1 I.. O 4.. ! . e 1
WASHINGTON, August 8 (OffleiaJ)
Prof. T. O. Masark, president of th
Ccerho-Slovak - national council am
commander-in-chief .of he Caenho Slo
vak .armies, haa issued orders tor,th
Cxecho-ttlevaks In Siberia to rental,
there and cooperate fully with1' thi
Allied forees being sent to their assist
anee. Prof, jrtasark presented to Free
Ident Wilson a letter expressing lee
satisfaction over the president' deel
lioa to help the Czechoslovak army ii
Russia, The letter said:
fYour name, fr. President, as yoi
no iOUD "Oi M ewed In the street,
of Prague. , Our nation will never ceaa-
b KJtefuI to you end to the pooph
" tnaUmtd States and we know hov
to gratefnl."
.Copies of the letter were sent to thr
British, Japnneae, French and Italiar
; . w m 1
One Hundred 1 and Thirty-eight
Dead, WanyJrVounded
ti , . ." ..
WASUlNilTON', August 7 (Associa
ted . PjrjA,-Vve Additional casualty
JUr JieJc,nMMla PMtiUe by the war dc
partma-nt; jetdy; farrylng :"a 'tirta
?r Mty a.-thouaanfLnaniea, but, ac
nrMim to ik i,. j.,
t the date upi. which tbee
tJf, lOCvPU,red . waTnoi, inUmate
,,ni Ika n k .h .h V. a a
n .actio'
or dead of. wounds received in battl
is one hundred anil thirty-eight, includ
ing Major George Bau, killed in ar
tion, and Capt, Edward Phillips, die
of wounds. Capt. Paul Hudson is severe
ly wounded.
- The list shew: Killed in aetion, 111
died of wound, 23; died of other cans
ei, 7; aeriuusly wounded, 775; miasini
41. .
iALL,ES WELCOMED BY
''.' III! .4 . I - ,t
LONDON, Aujust 7 (Associated
Press) Aa Allied force of marines
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EU approves package on tackling organised crime
Proposal from MEP Emer Costello on redirection of seized criminal assets included
The European Parliament's final package of measures to tackle organised crime includes a proposal from Dublin MEP Emer Costello (above), that governments be encouraged to redirect part of the proceeds of confiscated criminal assets to communities affected by crime. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Measures to tackle organised crime - including an Irish proposal that criminal assets should be reinvested in communities most affected by crime - have been approved by the European Parliament.
The measures, which include anti-corruption and anti- money laundering proposals, envisage the setting up of a European Public Prosecutor's office to co-ordinate national investigations.
The measures also include a proposal to abolish banking secrecy, eliminate tax havens and impose greater penalties on those involved in human trafficking.
The final package also includes a proposal from Dublin MEP Emer Costello that governments be encouraged to redirect part of the proceeds of confiscated criminal assets to communities affected by crime.
Speaking after the vote in Strasbourg, Ms Costello said she would "now be taking this up with the Irish Government to ensure that this recommendation is acted upon".
Between 1996 and 2011, the Criminal Assets Bureau secured final asset confiscation orders worth €54 million and tax payments of €137 million.
"Only last week, the Criminal Assets Bureau started selling criminal assets on ebay. The first item out up for sale - a Rolex watch - earned €7,000. Rather than this money going back into CAB, I would like to see it reinvested in crime-stricken communities in areas such as youth support and regeneration," Ms Costello said.
The debate also heard the European Commission calculates the cost of corruption in the EU at some €120 billion a year, equivalent to 1.1 per cent of EU GDP.
Members were also told trafficking in human beings generates criminal profits estimated at €25 billion a year across the world. The total number of forced labourers in the EU was said to be about 880,000, of whom 270,000 are victims of sexual exploitation.
The resolution adopted by the parliament sets out an action plan to equip the EU to fight organised crime at international, European and national levels.
It was drafted by the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering, set up in March 2012 to assess the impact of mafia-type activities on the EU's economy.


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PSSUQ stand for 'Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire'.
What is the PSSUQ?
The Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ) is a research instrument that was developed for use in scenario-based usability evaluation at IBM.
PSSUQ consists of 19 items aimed to address the following five system usability characteristics: quick completion of work, ease of learning, high-quality documentation and online information, functional adequacy and rapid acquisition of usability experts and several different user groups that were identified by a panel of IBM Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) experts.
A follow-up study on the PSSUQ using five years of data produced similar psychometric properties between the original survey and the follow-up study survey. The environment that the original PSSUQ instrument used at IBM to assess the user satisfaction of the usability was enterprise-wide and networked office application suites. The follow-up study domain was speech recognition systems.
Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire Items
- Overall, I am satisfied with how easy it is to use this system
- It was simple to use this system
- I could effectively complete the tasks and scenarios using this system
- I was able to complete the tasks and scenarios quickly using this system
- I was able to efficiently complete the tasks and scenarios using this system
- I felt comfortable using this system
- It was easy to learn to use this system
- I believe I could become productive quickly using this system
- The system gave error messages that clearly told me how to fix problems
- Whenever I made a mistake using the system, I could recover easily and quickly
- The information (such as on-line help, on-screen messages, and other documentation) provided with this system was clear
- It was easy to find the information I needed
- The information provided for the system was easy to understand
- The information was effective in helping me complete the tasks and scenarios
- The organization of information on the system screens was clear
- The interface of this system was pleasant
- I liked using the interface of this system
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CHICAGO (April 10, 2008) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has awarded a $76,455 grant to the Minnesota Environmental Initiative for a project to cut diesel emissions from loading equipment at four port facilities in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
EPA said the project will retrofit four wheel loaders with emission-reduction equipment and provide an engine upgrade on another wheel loader. Idle-reduction equipment will be installed on all of the wheel loaders.
The wheel loaders are used at four port terminals along the Mississippi River. Two facilities are just south of downtown St. Paul, one facility is on the south side of downtown St. Paul, and one is on the north side of Minneapolis. The equipment is used to move sand, aggregates, crushed limestone and stone.
"EPA is working with Minnesota Environmental Initiative to upgrade vehicles and to increase public awareness of problems caused by diesel emissions," said Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade. "Reducing these emissions will help us all breathe cleaner air and live healthier lives."
MEI's Clean Air Minnesota program will run the project as part of its Project Green Fleet, a voluntary partnership to achieve significant, measurable reductions in air pollution from school buses and other diesel fleets.
The grant was provided under the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative, a collaborative of government, industry and non-profit organizations to reduce diesel emissions in the Midwest. More information on the initiative is at www.epa.gov/midwestcleandiesel.
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Are Chris Brown and Rihanna Back Together?
According to Access Hollywood, a source told the Chicago SunTimes that Rihanna and Chris Brown have kickstarted their relationship and are now living together.
While Brown has not officially moved in with Rihanna, he has spend several nights there, according to a family friend of the singer.
The source continues by saying, "Rihanna still wants him and has told all of us to 'get over yourselves. ... I'm with him, so deal with it.'"
However, the source claimed Rihanna and Brown will keep their relationship under wraps "for a while."
No comment was given to Access Hollywood from Brown's reps.
Rihanna is back on track to perform, as she is currently prepping her return to the stage in Dubai on May 28.
Rihanna had canceled all of her appearances in the past several months, including that on the night of the Grammys on Feb. 8 after an alleged beating by Brown earlier that night. She later canceled dates in Malaysia and Jakarta.
Brown has since pleaded not guilty to felony assault and making criminal threats on April 7 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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The first time I donated was a few days after my 16th birthday. We went as a family to give, my mom has given many times and my older brother gave one or two times before then, I have always wanted to give blood. Well, the first time i gave blood I was almost to a full bag and then I passed out and it took me like 35-40 minutes to recover from that then i was able to leave, i felt soo bad that i couldn't make a bag. Then i just donated on September 9, 2013 and i asked the Redcross why on my blood donor card it had no blood type, turns out if you pass out while they take blood they throw that bag out. The 2nd time i donated i was able to do a full bag! and i felt excellent the whole time! They told me that the first time is the worst because your body is telling you "Oh no i'm not supposed to loose this much blood!!" haha. But I will for sure be giving every time possible!


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2011 Kia Sportage Review and Price
About 2011 Kia Sportage
The Sportage series has a uniqiue place for the manufacturer production and they are taking it a few notches higher with the 2011 Kia Sportage. It marks the second generation of the same series that was introduced in 2005, although this time this five-passenger SUV has got more to showcase both on the interior and exterior department.
Q. Who are the competitors of the 2011 Kia Sportage ?
A. 2011 Honda CR-V, 2011 Ford Escape, 2011 Nissan Rogue are main competitors of the Kia Sportage. Subaru Forester also poses competitive threat to the 2011 Kia Sportage.
Q. Any information on the pricing details of the 2011 Kia Sportage ?
A. The 2011 Kia Sportage is expected to release mid-2010, hence the pricing information is much clearer now and it is quite appealing for budget-conscious auto consumers. The LX model equipped with a front-wheel drive system and manual transmission is expected to start at $18,999. For the LX model built with automatic transmission will sell at $22,000. Meanwhile, you can get the LX AWD version for no more than $24,999.
The Sportage EX model built with automatic transmission and front-wheel drive is priced at $25,000. But if you switch onto an all-wheel drive comes with a $27,000 price tag. For such price, you can also enjoy Kia's generous warranty that stretches up to 100,000 miles powertrain or 60,000 miles bumper-to-bumper.
Q. Any styling information available ?
The 2011 Kia Sportage will follow the same route that they have taken for the new Tucson. The 2011 model is expected to me only slightly larger than the previous year models. To improve the gas mileage, the weight is expected to reduce.
Q. Information about the engine ?
A. The 2011 Kia Sportage will retain the four-cylinder engine, which is a 2.4-liter engine. This one can deliver up to 173 horsepower to ensure reliable engine and on-road performance.
Q. What is the fuel economy of the 2011 Kia Sportage ?
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Q. What other features and gadgets are available for this model ?
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*The 2011 Kia Sportage comes with Increased maneuverability, especially during close quarters;
*Lesser body weight improves fuel economy rating;
*Increased ride height;
*Generous passenger space;
*It is pleasing to the eyes;
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*The only cons observed is the 2011 sportage comes with smaller cargo area.
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The 2011 Kia Sportage is the best choice of vehicle for those who appreciated this vehicle before for its performance, despite of lacking stylish appeal. But this time around, it has been given the much needed styling revision to give it a shapely new form and more pleasant appeal to rise above its class. It is also one of the most affordable in the compact crossover lineup to provide more value to your money.


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Either Soulja Boy is the biggest idiot of all time, or a lot smarter than people think because he even had this much to burn. Either way ... wow.
The rapper is dropping $55 MILLION on a PIMP ASS private jet, a member of Soulja's management confirms. It's a 21st birthday gift to himself.
The plane alone cost $35 million, but Soulja Boy cranked out another $20 million to pimp dat ride with all sorts of cool stuff. Gotta fly in style.
Also a waste of money? NHL merchandise.
Happy birthday to the hip-hopper in any case. Hope he's got a good finance guy.
Because you only turn 21 once, Soulja's also spending $300,000 to throw himself a blowout birthday party at a Miami nightclub tonight.
Dwight Howard, Bow Wow, and Sean Kingston are expected to attend.
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Dealertrack, a Cox Automotive Brand, is currently looking for a Dealer Outreach Specialist with a proven history of client satisfaction to join our Operations team in Lake Success, NY.
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Dealertrack's teams are comprised of versatile, hardworking, and creative thinkers with diverse skill sets who can adapt to the rapid changes in the automotive and technology industries. Our professionals are committed to changing the way people shop for and purchase vehicles through our connected digital software solutions.
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Pros: Inexpensive, does the job, slide out rack, three-pronged grounded plug, On Indicator light, dings loudly.
Cons: Messy, difficult to reach crumb tray. Annoyingly loud 30-minute timer that you can't turn off.
I've had my Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964 for four years now when the bottom quartz element died. I take some responsibility for that because I've always covered the bottom crumb tray with foil to avoid a mess but you're not supposed to. The foil causes the heating element to overheat.
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Toaster ovens don't seem to last very long anymore. This Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964 replaced a Toastmaster that I had for seven years. I'm replacing the Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964 with an Oster TSSTTVMNDG Digital Convection Toaster Oven but I'm holding on to the Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964 just in case!
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I paid $33.00 at Kmart for the Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964. I don't remember if it was on sale or not. One of the things I liked about it when I first saw it was that it had a three-prong grounded plug which made me feel safer. It has an On Indicator Light that is easy to see to let you know it's on.
The Black & Decker Toaster OvenTRO964 comes with a longer cord than you will find on most these days but it is still short enough to be inconvenient depending on where you try to locate it in your kitchen.
Another thing I liked is that the bake/broil wire rack is attached to the door so that when you open the door, the rack automatically slides out without falling out, like some models. This slide out helps you to remove the food or make adjustments to it. It's a nifty feature and more models should have it. It prevents you from reaching inside and burning yourself. The unit came with a small baking/broiling tray that I would always line with aluminum foil. Even so, it didn't stand up well to cleaning and parts of the material on the tray flaked off. Cheap, cheap!
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I didn't like that it was difficult to see the numbers and words on the side panel. I could never find the correct toast level for my toasting needs. I could never walk away from the toasting function, I had to watch it all the time; even more so when the bottom element died. When it came to baking, the 30-minute timer was too short and I always had to add more time. It's probably a good idea not to walk out of the kitchen when using any toaster oven. I had a fire in one of my toaster ovens years ago. I also got shocked when I didn't allow the unit to dry off enough when I cleaned it. Take as much care with these smaller toaster ovens as you would with your big oven. Maybe even more care and you should be safe.
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Oh my god. Stop kissing or I'm gonna take a picture and send it to Perez.Naomi
The only time I ever done it, I was going through a manic phase, so I feel like I'm a virgin again.Silver
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Columbia Pictures started moving forward with The Lost Symbol, the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, last year after hiring Dan Brown, the author behind the book series, to write the script.
Ron Howard directed the previous two films, but recently he's been trying to get a movie and TV series based on Stephen King's epic book series The Dark Tower off the ground, so him directing the The Lost Symbol looked unlikely. Well, as expected, Howard has told the studio he'll only be producing the next film, and Columbia are now searching for a new director.
From Deadline:
Now I've learned that the Imagine Entertainment principal will not be directing the next movie based on Brown's 2009 book The Lost Symbol which is a follow-up to the events described in Da Vinci Code.
"He wanted to produce this one, not direct," a Sony insider tells me. So Sony Pictures has started looking for a new helmer. Like the two other books made into films, this third one stars Tom Hanks as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon.
Angels & Demons took a bit of a dive at the box office in 2009, making only $485 million compared to The Da Vinci Code's $758 million, but there's obviously enough people still interested in the franchise to warrant The Lost Symbol moving forward.
Here's the book's synopsis:
As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object —artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon—a prominent Mason and philanthropist —is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations—all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth


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IndyCar's Graham Rahal delivers the Top 10 on David Letterman
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal, who will drive for his father and team owner Bobby this season, had a little fun with another boss Wednesday night.
Rahal presented the Top 10 for "Things you don't want to hear over your team radio during a race" on the Late Show with David Letterman.
The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team driver's list included:
10. "Are you in the red car or the green car?"
9. "I love you."
8. "Do you have your glasses?"
7. "Why aren't you answering my texts?"
6. "You're listening to 90.3 FM, Rio's number one for samba."
5. "How long were you asleep?"
4. "We just got a new sponsor — Carnival Cruises!"
3. "What do you want?"
2. "Who's a good race car driver? You are! Yes, you are!"
1. "Dude, you're going the wrong way!"
The 2013 IndyCar season opens this weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla.


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Surathkhal Point Lighthouse WLOL IND 114 (Mangalore - Dakshan Kannada - Karnataka) has been choosen for the 3rd International Lighthouse and Lightship Week of our country INDIA 7th to 22nd August 2010. This is the our country's only ILLW Station for 2010 where Five in one activity was celebrated (1) Amateur (Ham) Radio (2) Lions Club (3) Phillatally (4) Lighthouse Enthusasts (5) India's Independence Day Celebrations
Directorate General of Lighthouse and Lightships, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India vide Letter No. 12/3/2010/D&P Dated 16th June 2010 and Director (Regional) Directorate of Lighthouses and Lightships, Mumbai vide Permission No. BLH/13-MT(52)/90 Dated 22nd July 2010 has permitted the Surathkal Point Lighthouse for 2010 ILLW operation.
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, WPC Wing, Amateur Cell, Government of India has given Special Callsign VU0LH and special permission is accorded vide L-14011/639/2010-AMT dated 5th August 2010
The following are team members for INDIA 2010 ILLW
VU2LX - Laxmanan, VU2HEG - Mahabala Hegde, VU2JIX Prakash B Shetty, VU3DMP - Chetan Pujara, VU2JHM - Lion Ajoy, VU2LU - Ramesh Kumar, VU2SBJ - Srikanth Bhat, VU2FI - Sathyapal, VU2PAI - Ananth Ganapathi Pai, VU3FDU - Ashwin Attavar and VU3FDT Mahesh Raj Malpe
Special person at VU0LH was VU0020 SWL Vishwanath who has highest IOTA and Lighthouse Stations logged on - with his QSL and Certificates received albums - Great encouragement to all of us. We had Sridhar from Surathkal and Mansoor Bolar from Mangalore Phillatilic Society who have subject of Ships, Lighthouses as their collection topics.
The team is assisted by Mangalore Amateur Radio Club friends as VU2RCT Chandra, VU2RDQ - Rohit, VU2MTT - Murthy, VU3BGS - Balakrishna Prabhu, VU2TAO - Gangadharan KV, VU2NYK - Yashavanth Nayak, VU2REC - Surathkal's NITK and many more.
The HF Station was right on the top just below the rotation mechnanism of the Lighthouse and the vertical antenna next to the Light. More HF antennas were around and foot of the Lighthouse where a guesthouse room was allocated to us. On August 16th the Mangalore's Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Shri V. Ponnuraj IAS visited the Surathkal Lighthouse and this VU0LH to receive the Special Cover from Lions District 324-D5 Governor J.K. Rao MJF at an informal get-to-gether of Hams and Lions from Surathkal and Mangalore.
We did have a DX Ham working VU0LH from arriving ship into Mangalore UR3IDD/mm Eugen Gnilisa who was kind enough to visit the Surathkal Lighthouse Special Event Station and meet up with all of us.
PHOTOGRAPHS WEBLINK (Includes Special Cover image)http://picasaweb.google.com/lionajoy/VU0LHSurathkalIndia2010ILLW#
More official and technical details of the Lighthouse of Surathkal is on http://dgllnoida.gov.in/mumbai/SURATKAL.html The DGPS bearing for this lighthouse is on 320 KHz that is N 13 Degrees 00' 17".087 and E 074 Degrees 47'.23".287
All hams who make QSO with this special event station have to send their Address Label with two latest IRCs only (anything else gets stolen !) to receive special QSL card in Special Cover with Pictorial Postal Cancellation of 18th Century Monumental Lighthouse of Mangalore (WLOL IND 171) would be a collector's item after the event.Details on http://mbstamps.blogspot.com/2008/06/permanent-cancellation-of-mangalore.html
Special Thanks to Lion William Mascarenhas Region 4 Chairman, Surathkal Lions Club, Lions District 324-D5 hosted the snacks and tea/coffee for the guests, lions and hams at the informal function held on 16th Aug 2010.
Thanks goes to the Phillatilic Magazines for covering this message online http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-special-covers.html Mobile Phillatally for spreading this message of Special Cover http://mbstamps.blogspot.com/2010/08/surathkal-point-lighthouse.html
This event coincided with our country's 63rd Independence Day celebration on August 15 and VU2REC - Surathkal Regional Engineering College celebrating its Golden Jubliee Celebrations this August 2010.
More than 500 contacts have been made with 57 countries around the world and already the QSL cards have started coming - soon VU0LH cards will be printed and dispatched using the special cover for all direct QSL with 2 IRCs received we expect that by end of September 2010.
Best of 73's
de Lion Ajoy VU2JHM
Secretary, Bangalore Amateur Radio Club VU2ARC
Custodian, Lions Clubs International ARC VU2LCI
Postal Address. Lion Ajoy VU2JHM, # 9/1, Kshitija, Opp Big Bazaar, 5-Cross, Malleswaram, BANGALORE-560003. Cell 91-9845355773 email email@example.com
Spreading the Lions International President's Message "A Becon of Hope" across the world http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/lnn/video-view.php?id=32
With best complements from Amateur Radio Light House Society http://www.ARLHS.com , http://illw.org/ , http://illw.co.uk/ http://www.illw.net/ and World Light House Society
Our pervious lighthouse ILLW operations are on http://www.qrz.com/db/AT8LH and http://www.qrz.com/db/AT8LHC and looking for more assistance to activate more Lighthouse, Amateur Radio and Phillatilic activities in India.
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|freshly harvested leeks
I've left an assortment of leeks tucked in raised beds in the mountains through winter. They're so attractive, with their gray-green tops, and hardy, too. But I was noticing that a couple were getting REALLY big (hmm, about grocery store size, actually), and I was thinking that maybe they'd start forming flower buds sometime soon, if I didn't harvest them.
So I was delighted to see that they're in perfect shape (apparently) for eating.
Leeks are a relatively new vegetable for me to both grow and eat - I've just been growing them for the last 3 or four years. French leeks 'Primor' from Renee's Seeds (perfect as small, succulent "baby" leeks) have been amazing, roasted in a bit of olive oil. Yum.
I'm not sure what variety these leeks were -- I'll have to poke through some old posts, perhaps, to see if I can figure that out -- probably King Richard or one of the other standard varieties. I'm remembering that I have grew them from seed in flats started in cold frames early last spring, then transplanting them. Maybe they were 'Primor' actually -- I had harvested most of the leeks by late fall, to enjoy while still smaller.
These are certainly impressive to me as first "big" leeks!


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Of all the tornado warnings that are issued in southern New England – it's hard to think of one more perfectly executed than the one issued Monday morning on August 22nd for Middlesex County, Massachusetts by Hayden Frank at the National Weather Service in Taunton.
This was a classic low probability/high impact severe weather event that we deal with with some regularity over the summer. What the models did show was some minor instability and a moderately sheared environment in the lowest levels of the atmosphere. With very low cloud bases (low LCLs) and a moist flow off the ocean (where sea surface temperatures are at their climatological maximum) these are always worth watching but frequently don't produce much of anything.
The meteorologists at Taunton mentioned this possibility in their 4 p.m. Sunday forecast discussion.
there is a very low probability of a brief tornado or waterspout developing. However, this is a very low probability.
Hayden mentioned it again on NWS Chat to media and Emergency Managers later in the evening.
The 12z models on Sunday weren't overly impressive – but they were enough to keep things interesting. Here's the 12z 4km NAM which shows an impressively veered wind profile and a bit of surface-based instability (about 500 j/kg of CAPE).
The 00z 4km NAM had a similar story to tell with some surface-based CAPE and a similarly impressive veered wind profile in the lowest part of the atmosphere. What is most impressive here is that there's over 200 m2/s2 of SRH in the 0-1km layer!
On radar you can see a hint of an MCV that forms just north of Worcester and tracks northeast toward the New Hampshire Seacoast. It's certainly conceivable that low level shear was enhanced even further near this system. The storm began to look interesting around Marlborough.
A line of higher reflectivity echoes is moving northeast and there appears to be several embedded mesocyclones. None are particularly tight but the one on the Marlborough/Southborough line is concerning with ~59 knot of Low Level Delta V (LLDV) and nROT > 1.00. These values are higher than the median for recent northeast tornadoes – though the LLDV is not gate-to-gate and is relatively broad.
At 701 UTC some of these embedded mesocyclones persisted and the first Tornado Warning of the morning was issued. nROT continued around 1.00 as the line moved northeast with several mesocyclones appearing and disappearing until one really went to town over Concord. nROT peaked at 1.40 and LLDV peaked at 73 knots.
For a night where there was no tornado outlook from SPC (they did mention the threat for an isolated rotating storm, however) and an uncertain evolution this was a very impressive warning performance by the NWS. The warning was issued at 3:01 a.m. and the tornado hit Concord, MA at 3:20 a.m. That's an impressive 19 minutes of lead time!
Kudos to the NWS to recognizing the threat and watching the radar so closely during the overnight shift. A job well done and a good reminder to watching things very, very closely this time of year when you have strong 0-1km shear, low LCLs, and even a small amount of instability.


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In light of all our sharing about favorite bread, O's, and about our ziploc-reuse habits, I thought I'd share with you my peanut butter problem: This mama loves JIF. That's right. I love that sinfully homogenous thick stuff, made of "roasted peanuts, sugar, molasses, fully hydrogenated vegetable oils, and salt."
I ought to know more about this stuff that I'm putting into my body daily by the spoonful, but I haven't done the research or given it much thought. Do you stock nut butter in the house? What kind? What factors into your choice of nut butters?


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A school in Bushey is looking for former students to come forward to mentor current pupils.
Queens' School on Aldenham Road is setting up an alumni network so current students can be supported by past pupils.
The scheme run by charity Future First is aiming to help students network so they can be supported through mentorships, role models and work shadowing opportunities from alumni.
According to research by the charity more than 39 percent of state school students don't know anyone in a job they'd like to do.
Alex Shapland-Howes, managing director of Future First said: "If they see that someone who went to the same school, grew up in the same community, has achieved a fulfilling and satisfying job, it helps them see it's possible for them too."
Pritam Vekaria, assistant headteacher at Queens', said, "A network of past pupils with all their valuable experience will be vital in helping us to broaden current pupils' jobs horizons and equip them for the world of work."
Former pupils can sign up to Future First's alumni scheme at: http://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/former-student/queensschool


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Team Jacob: Your shape-shifting wolf of a man is going to be immortalized.
Yes, Taylor Lautner has been made into a Madame Tussauds wax figure! The Breaking Dawn Part 2 star's official likeness will be unveiled Nov. 15 at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York.
The clay head sculpture seen here is what the artists used to create the mold and cast of Taylor's wax head. It took a team of sculptors and studio artists four months to create the wax figure of the Twilight werewolf.
Wax Taylor will be in good company: Wax Robert Pattinson is already on display at the New York location.
We'd be curious to compare their abs of…wax.


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|5 - 7 Nächte
This beautifully furnished fully restored apartment has every luxury including, top quality linens and towels, hair dryer, rental includes a welcome hamper, an end of stay clean and weekly linen and towel change, gas, electric and water. Accommodation: 1 large bedroom with king size bed, large lounge/diner with 2 or 3 single beds. Kitchen fully fitted with cooker, dishwasher, fridge-freezer, full range of crockery, cutlery, cool box and cooking equipment. Solar panels provide constant hot water, heating is by radiator and an open fireplace. During Summer electric fans are available but, the accommodation says cool due to the very thick stone walls. All windows have fly screens. Separate fully equipped laundry room. Superior Family bathroom with bath and shower. TV/Satellite/DVD/Video,wireless hotspot. Private terrace, table chairs and wonderful views. Barbecue, pool towels, cot, high chair available. Luxury pool sunbeds. The village shop is a 20 minute walk or a few minutes by car.
A beautifully restored 17c Masseria and modern villa with fully organic olive farm situated in the hills with wonderful views of Monopoli and the sea. The property has beautiful private gardens, picnic areas, terraces and large swimming pool (14x7mtrs). Farmland over gentle terraced areas planted with ancient old olive trees, almonds, oaks, figs and prickly pear underplanted with a vast amount of wild flowers. Short drive (10 mins) to the historic large town of Monopoli with a very full range of bars and restaurants, sandy beaches among rocky coves, sporting facilities. The local village is a few mins. drive or 20mins walk away with shops, bar, restaurant, petrol station, post office and church.
Booking Notes:
Bookings will be confirmed on our receipt of a 25% deposit. Balance payable on arrival. We are unable to accept card payments at the moment. A security cash deposit of 300 euros is required on arrival for all self catering accommodation returnable at the end of stay providing the accommodation is left in good order. Any enquiries regarding booking and payment please email or telephone 00393387418223 or 00390802146007.
Changeover Day:
Saturday is preferred for the self catering accommodation but we are flexible. We welcome guests personally to our home so please advise us your estimated arrival time. Departure time from all accommodation is 10am. Arrangements made for late flights.
Notes on prices:
B&B rooms extra bed 30 euro & cot 15 euro per night. Self catering accommodation available for 2 - 16.
The Family Apartment can be enlarged with the addition of extra rooms and is also available to rent with the Villa. Total price of the apartment with 1 extra room: low season is 1200 euro pw & high season 1700 euro per week. Total price with two extra rooms: low season is 1800 euro pw & high season 2300 euro per week.
Self catering security deposit payable in cash on arrival of euro 300.
We stayed for one week in September as a family with a 9 month old baby. It was our first family holiday abroad and we were thoroughly spoiled! The owners were so helpful with all communications beforehand and made us feel totally at ease, they were also very understanding when we arrived pretty late at night from our evening flight and always made sure we had everything we needed - including a lovely box of toys for our little one! We stayed in the ground floor apartment, it was absolutely stunning! The kitchen has everything you need (we cooked in most nights with having a little one) and the living room/dining area was lovely and cool (it was a major heatwave when we were there). The bathroom was lovely, great shower and bath and the bedroom was very peaceful and comfortable.
The grounds were unbelievable, so picturesque and we enjoyed wandering around and exploring the landscape. The pool was amazing! We were incredibly lucky to have it to ourselves most days! We spent hours in and around the pool, playing on the swing and it was just a few quick steps back to the apartment when it got too hot, or dark!
The BBQ outside was great, we enjoyed using that a few times and a particular highlight was the fantastic mini shop that the owners offered, right next to the apartment! Filled with local produce and homemade goodies, we stocked up daily from there (especially the prosecco which was wonderful!)
One little thing to watch out for is the mosquitos, they dined out on us every night (take lots of repellant - or buy it from the little shop!) but that's to be expected that time of year and the owners helped us to deal with them as best we could!
They also supplied us with loads of helpful maps and details of places to visit, we had a car (essential) and hardly had to travel far at all for beautiful beaches and villages, with wonderful sights and of course... Food! Most places in the area didn't serve pizza at lunchtime (what?!) but a village just down the main road did, so we visited regularly! The ice-cream everywhere was amazing... Obviously, it's Italy!
Altogether an absolutely amazing stay, stunning property and wonderful hosts - thank you!
Stayed here for 2 weeks with my wife and 2 boys (8 & 6) in the self-catering apartment - had an absolutely fantastic time!
The owners were very helpful with suggestions for places to go and explore, a mine of information about local festivals and organised a very enjoyable pizza-making evening with the other guests (my boys loved this). Masseria and grounds are beautiful and it was hard sometimes to pull ourselves away from the pool.
Really enjoyed our stay in Puglia - superb food and wine, great restaurants, interesting places to visit with world-class ice cream and plenty of beaches. Definitely a bit cheaper than some other parts of Italy.
Very sad to leave, would love to come back - no hesitation in recommending Masseria Due Torri, it was a great base for our holiday.
We are a family of 4 with children aged 7 and 8 and in our opinion masseria due torre was perfect. Ideally located close to many attractions and amenities, although having a car would be a great advantage. The owners were the perfect hosts making sure we were comfortable and happy, you could see they took great pride in their wonderful property and business. Although the masseria was full it always felt very calm and tranquil, relaxing by the pool on one of their hammocks whilst the kids splashed around or perhaps taking a stroll on the grounds and picking a few prickly pears .... Perfect!
We enjoyed a wonderful relaxing holiday at Masseria Due Torri. The property is comfortable, has all the amenities expected and more. The pool is a good size and very well maintained. The grounds of the property are extensive and private.
Monopoli is a short 10 minute drive and other local towns and villages are easily accessible.
Douglas and Elizabeth could not have been more helpful and their pizza making evening was a great success with the children and grown-ups.
Highly recommended for a relaxing holiday, exploring Puglia and ice-cream at Café Roma.
The masseria has extensive private gardens surrounded by farmland with the most beautiful views. There are many terraces some with sea views. Shady and sunny areas in which to relax. Many tables and chairs. Hammocks in the trees. The Masseria's private outside swimming pool measures 14x7mtrs and is heated by the sun. Available to all our guests. Opening times depend on the temperature but usually end April to mid November. It is surrounded by a large terrace and lawns furnished with luxury sunbeds and tables. There is a barbeque and a wood fired pizza oven. Outdoor games. An outdoor toilet and 2 showers. Ample secure parking.
There is a wide range of beaches from sandy bays to rocky coves. Coastal walks to enjoy the beautiful fragrances of wild thyme growing amongst the rocks. There is a mixture of private lidos (require a small charge) or public beaches. The nearest is 10 mins. drive away in Monopoli. There are many facilities bars, restaurants, sunbeds, chairs, tables, sunshades etc. Sports facilities, playgrounds and water sports. In the late evening many of the lidos become disco's every night of the week.
Golf at Savelletri about 15 mins. drive.
Special interest holidays
Throughout the year we are able to arrange cookery courses or demonstrations, There are several Important Bird Areas (IBAs) very close to the Masseria and provide a wonderful opportunity to see the Spring and Autumn migrations.
Bicycles are available and guided tours can be arranged.
We also offer assistance to guests wanting to relocate to the area. Arrangements can be made for special occasions such as champagne, flowers or fruit in your room. A cake ordered, a special dinner reservation, taxi service.


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Baer, Neal & Jonathan Greene. Kill Switch. Kensington. Jan. 2012. c.288p. ISBN 9780758266866. $25. F
A kill switch is akin to the big red button on a piece of machinery' in an emergency, when pressed, it shuts the entire mechanism down. Claire Waters, a brilliant, beautiful forensic psychiatrist, has decided that she will perform this function for serial killers by shutting down their primal urge to kill and guiding them through their childhood memories to help them become normal. Unfortunately, her first case is under the guidance of Dr. Paul Curtain, who has his own peculiar agenda, and brings her into contact with Todd Quimby, a drug and sexual abuser who is starting to crumble. He admits that he goes into rages and thinks about killing women of a certain type. When Quimby escapes New York City's Rikers Island and these women start to die, Claire partners with homicide detective Nick Lawler.
Verdict The co' executive producers of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ER, and A Gifted Man have written a decent debut thriller with believable medical jargon and plots, well-rounded characters, and an ending that is difficult to guess. Fans of psychological thrillers will look forward to more adventures with Claire Waters.' Marianne Fitzgerald, Severna Park H.S., MD
Doctorow, Cory. The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow. PM Pr., dist. by IPG. (Outspoken Authors). Jan. 2012. 136p. ISBN 9781604864045. pap. $12. SF
The title of this novella comes from the theme song to the Disney ride The Carousel of Progress, and the tale itself moves its protagonist through different future eras. Jimmy Yesnid is a bioengineered-to-be-immortal child living with his father in the ruins of Detroit. Jimmy plays with his robot dogs while his father curates his vast collection of items from the past, including a carousel. When their home is attacked, Jimmy flees into the changed world. Rampaging robots that devour anything made by mankind haunt him throughout his life as he reflects on change and the impermanence of all we do. This brief volume also includes Doctorow's address to the 2010 World SF Convention on Copyright vs. Creativity and an incisive interview about his fiction and nonfiction writing, online presence, and advocacy.
Verdict For readers new to speculative fiction, this work serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of this inventive SF (and more) author (Little Brother). His fans will also want to add this to their reading list.' Dan Forrest, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Horowitz, Anthony. The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel. Mulholland: Little, Brown. 2011. c.304p. ISBN 9780316196994. $29.99. M
This first Sherlock Holmes novel to be authorized by Arthur Conan Doyle's estate opens in 1908 with a retired Dr. Watson laying pen to paper a final time to recount the most scandalous case of Holmes's career. After a genteel London art dealer who is being followed by a stranger in a flat cap requests their aid, Watson and Holmes quickly find themselves racing through a warren of slums, orphanages, and opium dens in search of the mysterious House of Silk. What they discover threatens to shake London society to its very core.
Verdict Devotees will thrill at the familiar dynamics and references to the Holmes canon while general mystery enthusiasts will appreciate the tight, compelling plot and nuanced characters. Lovingly crafted by the best-selling author of the Alex Rider series, this novel may serve as either an epilog for die-hard fans or an introduction for newbies to the famous duo. [See Prepub Alert, 5/16/11.]' Elizabeth Hanson, Chicago P.L.
Knox, Tom. The Lost Goddess. Viking. Jan. 2012. c.448p. ISBN 9780670023189. $26.95. F
In a French limestone cave, archaeologist Julia Kerrigan makes the discovery of her career' a Neolithic mass grave' but after sharing her find with her mentor, she is dismissed from the dig. Determined to prove her theory that the grave is a display of prehistoric guilt, Julia pursues the mystery to the Black Sea and on to Asia. Meanwhile, photographer Jake Thurby follows a beautiful Cambodian lawyer deep into the jungle to unearth the secrets of the Khmer Rouge hidden at the 2000-year-old Plain of Jars. Linking the two discoveries is a bloodthirsty young woman seeking vengeance for horrors unimagined by Jake and Julia. From prehistoric caves in France to the temples of Angkor Wat, the answers to the couple's questions are shocking and terrifying.
Verdict Mixing Cambodian history and mythology, exotic settings, and somewhat heavy-handed foreshadowing, Knox's latest adventure thriller (The Genesis Secret) is an entertaining yet solid read that addresses a terrifying period in Cambodia's past without being flippant or maudlin. Knox's growing number of fans, as well as Dan Brown aficionados, should enjoy this new work. [See Prepub Alert, 8/1/11.]' Michelle Martinez, Sam Houston State Univ., Huntsville, TX
Wolper, Carol. Anne of Hollywood. Gallery: S. & S. Jan. 2012. c.352p. ISBN 9781451657210. $25. F
Anne Boleyn wants to be Hollywood media mogul Henry Tudor's queen, and she doesn't care that her sister dated him previously. Anne succeeds in her quest, but, unfortunately, some people aren't happy about their marriage, including Henry's first wife and his business advisor; both would love to see Anne lose her crown and throne. In this clever retelling of the Boleyn story, minus the beheading, best-selling author Wolper (Secret Celebrity; The Cigarette Girl) bases her modern characters on historical figures, including Henry and Anne's daughter, Elizabeth; Anne's siblings, George and Mary; a nefarious Cromwell; Henry's ex-wife, Catherine; and Henry's mistress, Jane Seymour.
Verdict Readers should brush up on their Tudor history before diving into this entertaining Tinsel Town novel in order to fully appreciate Wolper's fresh take on a now-too-familiar story. The book moves quickly and is peppered with some naughty words and sexual exploits. Fans of showbiz fiction and Showtime's The Tudors will appreciate.' Samantha J. Gust, Niagara Univ. Lib, NY


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Michael and Karin Shepherd had always been interested in understanding and living in different countries and cultures. In 1996, they decided to take the plunge and buy property in Ireland. The property was a place where they could both live and operate a small shop to work and earn a living. Now with over a decade and a half of living primarily in Ireland as well as Greece and the Czech Republic I had to hear what they had to say about their life there.
Here are the top 9 things to consider if thinking about living as an expat in Ireland.
#1 Were your mother or grandmother born in Ireland? Citizenship awaits you!
Working within the Irish government guidelines to set up a business and live in Ireland as a non-Irish citizen certainly had its expected bureaucratic challenges for Michael and Karin. They were eventually able to work through them, but could have had the process go much easier if, "they had a grandmother or mother born in Ireland." Then, according to Michael, "getting citizenship would be rather easy."
#2 Ireland's struggling economy could be a good sign to expats who want to do business there
Ireland's economy, like most of the world's economies, is going through its share of struggles right now. However, Michael believes this could work in favor for non-Irish citizens who are looking to set up businesses and live in Ireland. "Given today's economy I think Ireland is more open to foreigners setting up businesses here. They are trying to stimulate the economy. I think it could be easier than it was in the past to do so. People who are interested in doing it should definitely give it some serious consideration."
#3 How Americans can offend the Irish
According to Michael, "Americans are so much more direct than the Irish. People in Ireland always take the time to say hello and greet each other and have a bit of small talk before getting down to business. I was always offending people by getting right to the point."
#4 Heard Ireland is insanely expensive? Maybe you heard wrong.
I had always heard that Ireland was prohibitively expensive. However, I think much of what I heard about the cost of living in Ireland is in regards to costs of living in Dublin and not necessarily the rest of Ireland. According to Michael, "Ireland is characterized as two places: the country of Ireland and then Dublin. Dublin is a place in and of itself."
Michael and Karin live on the west coast of Ireland in Ennis. For a four bedroom furnished house they pay 600 Euros (approximately 780 US dollars) a month plus utilities. Michael said a nice two bedroom place with basic furniture will cost about 400 Euros (approximately 520 US dollars) a month plus utilities. For a lower quality two bedroom place with limited furniture it would be about 350 Euros (approximately 455 US dollars) a month plus utilities.
The key to living affordably in Ireland according to Michael? "People are amazed we do this. They think we have a lot of money, but we don't. We can afford to do all of this because we rent, eat and live like the locals."
#5 Ireland's minimum wage? Almost double that of the US.
Not only, according to Michael is the cost of living do-able in Ireland, but Ireland has the second highest minimum wage in Europe. Their current minimum wage? Almost double that of the United States at about the equivalent of 11 dollars an hour.
#6 Going out to dinner in Ireland will cost you
Going out to dinner in Ireland is, "more expensive. The lower priced items at a pub are at the equivalent of nine to ten dollars and what is more typical is the equivalent of 12 to 14 US dollars. For non-pub food even the early bird special will cost you around the equivalent of 18 US dollars.
#7 What is it like to go back and visit the US after being away for so long?
"Every time we go back we feel less at home. We are from Beaverton, Oregon. It is the headquarters of Nike. The traffic is terrible. You spend eight minutes to go through an intersection. Also in the US there is a culture of getting people in and then getting them out of restaurants. In Europe you may pay three Euros for coffee, but that table is yours for the rest of the day.
Michael also agrees with many other expats I have spoken to in regards to living outside of the US, "In the US there is a lot of consumerism. There are, of course, exceptions, but we have relatives who spend their lives working or shopping."
#8 How Americans are perceived in Ireland
"When we first moved to Ireland, Americans were embarrassing. They were loud, obnoxious and pushy which I still do believe is the case but, of course, there are exceptions."
"On the world stage when we first went to Greece as often as not they would frown when we told them we were from the US. When we told them we were from Ireland they would smile. Over the years I would say that has not changed. In a general news perception Americans are not well liked, but person to person relationships here are not a problem."
#9 Michael's advice for those who want the expat life?
"It is in an attitude. You have to have the attitude to fit into a different culture and to accept different ways of doing things. The only way to figure out if this way of life is for you is to go and do it." Michael however offers a word of caution, "A lot of people fall in love with a place when they visit it on a holiday, but you have to experience a place during the off season to really know if you are going to like it. It is a totally different thing to live there day in and day out when you have not lived there through the off season and the bad weather."
Michael also suggests, "If you go to a place where the artists and expats are you will have a much better time than where it is 100 percent locals. I have heard of a lot of people who have gone to rural areas and been successful, but I have heard of a lot more people who grew tired of it quickly and moved back home."
And he also adds, "For those types of people who enjoy doing something different the only thing standing in their way is their own mind."
#10 Know Before You Go
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10:48:39 AM Jul 31st 2012
Removed this from Film folder. Would someone who has seen the film identify whether it's correct or not? If it is an example, restore it without the "I think...". If it isn't, leave it off. Thanks.
- I think there was a bomb attached to a cell phone in the climactic scene in Next, too.
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