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Advantage Group's $15 million acquisition of oil industry software firm PEC Retail Solutions will extend the group's geographic coverage to 14 countries, says CEO Greg Cross.
Cross says the acquisition will more than double the Eftpos system developer and distributor's earnings, and result in a combined operation of more than 120 software developers. He believes the purchase will achieve four strategic objectives for Advantage including expansion of its geographical presence.
"Advantage already has a major presence in the Australasian oil
industry and recently concluded an agreement to supply payment solutions to Caltex in South East Asia," he says. "Thanks to PEC's success in top-tier service station sites throughout the southern hemisphere we now have an even stronger presence in the oil industry.
"It also extends Advantage's market share in Eftpos with PEC's Eftpos in Pumps installed in service stations throughout New Zealand. The acquisition also gives us the opportunity to sell our transaction processing solution to PEC's international customers. We can provide a more comprehensive solution and further streamline their IT procurement."
The purchase is Advantage's second multi-million dollar purchase in a month. In May the company announced the purchase of retail hardware company Computer Enhancements for $9 million.
Marton-based PEC Retail Solutions is being bought from agricultural equipment company Gallagher Group. Hamilton-based Gallagher Group, which manufactures and markets power fencing systems, recently bought PEC New Zealand for its Cardax building access system and is on-selling the Retail Solutions division.
PEC Retail Solutions has 120 staff - 80% of whom are software developers - and revenue of $28 million for 1999. It sells software to Shell, Caltex and BP in New Zealand, Australia, South America, South Africa and South East Asia.
PEC will be merged into a business unit which sells software-based point-of-sale solutions to retail customers worldwide.
PEC is also about to release and upgrade to its retail automation package. The Windows NT-based system, which includes point of sale at the front end and browser-based technology at the back office, is aimed at the supermarket and hospitality sectors as well as the oil industry.
Advantage has two other business units: point-of-sale equipment (which has been boosted by the acquisition of Computer Enhancements and includes Hypercom Eftpos terminals and Symbol barcoding and scanning equipment) and electronic commerce transaction processing including Advantage Transaction Exchange and its Internet-based payments processing engine, Advantage Transaction Server (ATS) for NT or Unix.
Advantage has been working closely with Microsoft New Zealand, which used Advantage APIs to write a plug-in for its own Site Server product to automatically enable ATS-based credit card transactions.
As the Advantage Group is listed on the New Zealand stock exchange, the agreement is subject to shareholder approval. The group is also 14% owned by Blue Star head Eric Watson.
Advantage's purchases of PEC and Computer Enhancements will be funded out of cash reserves and trading profits, with a small amount of bank debt.
Advantage reported a $1.4 million profit in the March quarter compared with a $1.6 million loss for the corresponding quarter last year. The company is expecting full-year earnings of more than $3 million, compared with last year's $8.1 million loss which bore restructuring costs.


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This blog post may be a bit random but this is an avenue where I can get what I want to say off my chest hehe. This past week was pretty bad food wise and as I mentioned in my previous post, my skin started to get quite bad. On Thursday, I noticed quite a few pimples near my eye. This was quite discomforting for me as although I do suffer from an oily t-zone, have black heads and do get pimples occasionally (I do have naturally rosy cheeks but that's a story for another post), I haven't really had bad problems with pimples. Anyways, I wore makeup on Thursday as I had to go somewhere. I probably only had it on for 4 hours and when I took it off, my pimples were significantly worse. I wonder if this could be due to the bad food I have been eating all week or if it was an allergic reaction? Maybe the heat played a role too? I generally get a lot more pimples when it's hot and I get more blackheads. That night I noticed I started to get weird bumps on my eyelids and around my eye socket. Both the pimples and bumps are still there now but not as bad. I don't normally wear makeup and on Thursday I wore Napoleon Perdis foundation stick. I normally wear Nude by Nature as it's less tedious to apply and the brush is better and less aggressive to the broken capillaries that I believe are the primary constituents of my rosy cheeks (self diagnosis). The Napoleon foundation stick is pretty heavy and I'm wondering if I had a reaction to that even though I've worn it on and off for the past 6 years now. I plan on wearing makeup tomorrow so I'll see how my skin fairs after that.
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Microsoft today updated its Photosynth app for Windows Phone 8 devices to v18.104.22.168 with bug fixes that makes the experience of creating 360 degree panorama even better. In December last year, Microsoft revealed their third generation Photosynth technology. Microsoft claimed that this version of Photosynth is dramatic step forward in smoothness and simplicity. The new Photosynth technology supports four basic experiences: spin, panorama, walk, and wall.
- Photosynth : spin – Spin around an object as small as a seashell or as large as a mountain.
- Photosynth : panorama – Put yourself in the center of a space and look in every direction.
- Photosynth : walk – Follow a path through the woods or fly toward a destination.
- Photosynth : wall – Slide across a scene, checking out every last detail.
The current Photosynth app didn't receive any major updates since last year. The reason it was not updated may be because Photosynth team is working on an updated app to support next gen Photosynth technology. Download it here from Windows Phone Store for free.


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MOTORIST ADVISORY – Update on Delaware Memorial Bridge Tower Painting Project: All Work Suspended during the Papal visit to the Region; All Delaware Memorial Bridge Lanes Open to Traffic
New Castle, DE –Beginning Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m., all work associated with Delaware Memorial Bridge Tower Painting Project will be suspended for the Papal visit to the region. All lanes of the Delaware Memorial Bridge – both northbound and southbound – will be open to traffic at this time. All lanes will remain open through Monday, September 28.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., work will resume on the Southbound (Delaware) span, resulting in the continuous closure of one lane until the Thanksgiving holiday period. Painting contractors will be working on-site from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily on the Delaware bound bridge.
On the Northbound (New Jersey) span, one lane will be closed weekdays only from Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. continuously through Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. This closure is required to dismantle the scaffolding encompassing the New Jersey bound bridge towers and will last approximately two additional weeks.
The tower painting work on the Delaware bound bridge towers should be completed – weather permitting – in early December 2015.
The construction work is weather dependent and will be postponed should inclement conditions occur. Motorists should expect delays on both Spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and on the approaches to the Bridge, especially during the peak weekend travel times. The safety of the traveling public and on-site highway contractors is the agency's highest priority. Motorists are urged to be careful and to stay alert in and around construction zones, and obey all posted speed limit signs. Motorists may follow the Bridge on Twitter @demembridge for the latest in traffic information.
About the Delaware River and Bay Authority
The DRBA, a bi-state governmental agency created by Compact in 1962, owns and operates the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Cape May- Lewes Ferry, and the Forts Ferry Crossing. The DRBA also manages corporate and aviation properties through its economic development powers - two airports in New Jersey (Millville Airport and Cape May Airport) and three in Delaware (New Castle Airport, Civil Air Terminal and Delaware Airpark). All DRBA operating revenues are generated through the bridge, ferry and airport facilities. For more information, visit www.drba.net.


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Get cleaner, healthier air inside your home. Call now to have your ducts cleaned. Your home is a sanctuary that you want to feel comfortable living in, so it's only natural you would want the air you breathe to be free of contaminates. Ducts continually circulate air day after day, throughout the home. Over time, they clog up with dust, debris, bacteria and other harmful particles that can be harmful to your health.
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Availability to take printouts of online bookings, emails or any other document in our Business centre.
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Passport-size photographs can be obtained in the visa application centre's Photo Booth (operating with notes).
In order to inform the applicant about the visa application status during the entire visa application life cycle, SMS service sends automated confirmation feedback messages to applicant's mobile phone and automated email messages to applicant's email address.
Please also read the SMS Service Disclaimer carefully before applying for this service.
Using the Courier Service allows applicants to have their Passport/Travel document returned by Special Delivery; here VFS uses the services of the private courier company DX to any delivery address in the United Kingdom chosen by the applicant. This can be purchased at the time of the visa application submission and you will receive a DX reference number, which can be tracked on the courier company's website (www.dxdelivery.com) in order to obtain an update about the courier process at any given time.
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VFS is pleased to offer a Premium Service in the Visa Application Centre for applicants who would like a higher quality and more personalised service; every applicant can opt for this service during their visit to our Visa Application Centre at any given time, simply by informing a VFS staff member.
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- Direct access to a Premium Service counter where an agent will verify the documents provided, and take payment in a single location
- Cold and hot beverages available at your disposal
- A dedicated team member assisting during the submission process
- Free photocopies, printouts, Photo Booth, SMS and Courier service The option of submitting any missing documents before 4.00 PM the same day;
Please note that the Premium Service does not guarantee the right to obtain a visa, nor faster processing of your visa application by the Mission.


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Welcome to the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, home of the oldest continuous degree granting program in Criminal Justice in the U.S. In calendar year 2017, over 772 students were enrolled, and 260 students graduated joining the ranks of our impressive and valued alumni base, which numbers over 11,000.
The School offers a number of degree programs, including the BA, MS, and PhD in Criminal Justice and the MS in Forensic Science on our beautiful campus in East Lansing, and the MS in Criminal Justice and MS in Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis (LEIA) in an on-line format. In addition, the School offers a number of Certificate programs that students may earn either independently or while on the pathway towards degree (Certificates in LEIA, Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection, Conservation Criminology, International Focus, Homeland Security, and Security Management). These degree offerings reflect the range of interests of faculty in the School, who study both core criminology and justice issues, as well as emerging areas of crime and innovative responses to crime in the 21st century.
The School houses over 30 faculty known both nationally and internationally for their expertise in such areas as public and private policing, law enforcement intelligence and counter-terrorism, community supervision, forensic science, cybercrime, gender-based violence and victimization, terrorism, youth violence and prevention, and international crime and justice. Reflective of the inter-disciplinary nature of the field, our faculty come from a range of backgrounds including public health, developmental psychology, environmental social science, biology, and chemistry.
True to the pioneering land-grant mission of Michigan State University, the School of Criminal Justice has a strong and proud tradition of both advancing and translating knowledge into practice and policy through engagement with local, state, national and international partners in both public and private sectors. We engage in leadership development of public safety professionals, partner with communities to reduce gun violence and gang-related violence, and conduct research on crimes and emerging risks, including environmental crime, cybercrime, product protection, gender-based violence, terrorism, and genocide. Our vision is to use science to transform justice, thereby improving the quality of life in our communities.
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text: The giraffes appear in "Pandaffe Castle". The giraffes are notable for being one of the few animals that work so closely together that they occupy the same castle. Giraffes, in real life, are the tallest animals in the show. The giraffes' necks are so strong that they can function as catapults and launch objects as heavy as pandas with ease. In "Pandaffe Castle", they along with the pandas were making the humans listen to bad concerts being done by Giraffe King and Panda King and when Ape Trully didn't clap for one of them they took him hostage. When First Squad showed up the giraffes were launching pandas at the Tank Army. Lin Chung snuck in and found that the attack was making them weak. This became an unimportant factor though, as Panda King and Giraffe King renergized them with their music. When First Squad called on Rattle Diva's help she only switched to the other side and helped them make mega music. This only made the giraffes so strong that the pandas landed in the clouds. Once First Squad gets them down the giraffes along with pandas join Big Green. In "Fierce Battle of the Pig and Skunk Armies" Ape Trully uses the giraffes to get the skunks down.


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top rock/pop cd's from 2009-by john emms–john mayer, mark knopfler, blue rodeo & more
All of my picks.. are usually BAND ORIENTATED…MUSICIAN ..CRAFTED..IT'S THE WAY I ROLL BABY…I'm not a Grammy Awards type of guy…but it is the best time to pick up the top cd's of 2009..Prices are lower and record companies and retail wants to move the product. HERE ARE MY PICKS
JOHN MAYER-BATTLE STUDIES-Well crafted songs are key..not as much guitar work as some of his fans would like. He has his blues trio for that..excellent
MARK KNOPFLER-Get Lucky-Great story songs, super fine production..this album just breathes organic quality
BLUE RODEO-The Things We left Beyind-Challenging themselves and their fans with inventive yet familar ways to show off their superb songwritiing and playing.
TOM PETTY and The Heartbreakers-Live Anthology-I don't usually pick music that has been done in the past. but this extended live set IS SO GOOD..that it honestly shows they may be the best band on the planet
BLACK CROWES-Until The Freeze-A ROOTS MASTERPIECE..which will catch people off guard..gorgeous songs and playing
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND-BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING-Dedicated to their late sax player Leroi Moore..DMB..catch fire and never let up..complicated grooves sound easy in their hands..
BOB DYLAN-Together Through Life-Bob gets the blues and that's good
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Working on a Dream- An adult dose of reality..by one of the best songwriters on the planet
PEARL JAM-Backspacer-Never heard the band play better.. Eddie Vedder is at the top of his game-KILLER STUFF
U2-No line on the Horizon-I like the singles..yet have always been slow to be a huge fan..this disc pushes what the band does… intelligent songs and Bono's passion cannot be ignored..great tunege..


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2014 SAIA Annual Convention and Exposition
July 27 – 30, 2014 in Austin, Texas
By Laurie Weber
The SAIA is pleased to announce the details for the 2014 Annual Convention & Exposition. Austin Texas will host the harmony of education, networking, purchasing and training all intertwined with the experts that define the scaffold & access industry. What you hear is true - Austin has a vibrant entertainment and culture, inspiring cuisine and stunning outdoor settings, Austin lets you create a soundtrack all your own. They are home to more than 250 music venues and a vibrant arts scene.
As always the meeting in Austin is full of quality education presentations, a valuable exposition that provides the most innovative products in the scaffold & access industry and don't forget the networking. Your presence proves your commitment to your job and the industry.
Please take a moment to read about the convention in Austin. Below you will find a few highlights of the convention activities and website – which includes new gatherings. All the convention details can be found at convention.saiaonline.org.
First Timers Tool KitHave you always wanted to attend the SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition but just didn't know how to justify your attendance? Well we can help you do that. The SAIA has created a first timers tool kit that gives you tips on how to present your attendance to your company, explains the cost of attending a convention and provides a supervisor letter template for you to use. Please feel free to contact SAIA headquarters at (816) 595.4860 or visit convention.saiaonline.org/Toolkit to answer any questions you may have.
Inaugural Scaffold Building RodeoPresented by Scaffold Dawgs this is a first time event that will be hosted in Austin, Texas on Monday, July 28, 2014 during the SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition at the Central South Carpenters Regional Council - Carpenters & Millwrights Training Center. Scaffold Dawgs is a social media group that has over 6,500 members that are committed to the safely building scaffold. The rodeo is a platform for scaffold builders to come together, network and show of their building talents. Please visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/DPTRG86 to register or for details.
Austin Safety Stand DownThe SAIA will join OSHA and their efforts to prevent falls in construction. July 29, 2014 has been designated as Austin Safety Stand Down day. The SAIA would like Austin construction sites to stop what they are doing at some point during the workday on Tuesday, July 29 and do a safety meeting. For more information on how to participate or how to get your customers involved, contact SAIA headquarters at (816) 595.4860 or visit convention.saiaonline.org/StandDown.
TrainingThe SAIA-U has a portfolio of world class, industry-recognized training programs that will be offered in Austin on Sunday, July 27. If you need training or your current training card is older than 3 years, this is where you can take the classes. Are you interested in becoming an Accredited Training Institute (ATI) of the SAIA curriculum? Come early and take our Train the Trainer class. No matter what your training needs are, you can fill them in Austin! Do you want or need more information about SAIA-U? Contact SAIA Outreach Training Manager, Robin Miller at (816) 595.4823 or by email at email@example.com.
Exhibits and SponsorshipsNo matter how big or small your business may be, the benefits of attending the SAIA exposition sponsored by the scaffold & access industry outweigh any reason not to attend. The exposition has been developed in order to give you, owners, buyers, managers, safety professionals and dealers the opportunity to meet manufacturers and suppliers, conduct business, network with the industry experts and investigate new products.
Interested in displaying your product or support the association in our efforts to education users of the scaffold & access equipment? Do you have a request that is unique to your business? Contact SAIA headquarters at (816) 595.4860 or by email at email@example.com.
Here are the links for expanded convention details.
- Full schedule of events
- Hotel Information
- Golf Tournament
- Support group program
- SAIA EF Activities
We will see you in Austin!
About the Author
Laurie Weber is the Executive Director of the Scaffold & Access Industry Association.


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How to decorate your home following the Chinese Zodiac: Rat
The Chinese animal zodiac is a repeating cycle of 12 years, starting from the Chinese New Year, which moves between January and February, with each year being represented by an animal.
The Chinese Zodiac sign is derived from one's birth year, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, which is different from the calendar in use in Western countries.
The first animal in the Chinese zodiaci s the Rat
Personality: People born in a year of the Rat are quick-witted, resourceful and versatile. Naturally charming, they can easily attract the opposite sex. They are able to stay calm in any situation, even in the most difficult ones: this is a very helpful skill for their working life. Great workers, they also like treating themselves to sophisticated pleasures and share them with people they love. The most disadvantageous trait of their personality: Rats tend not to leave enough space to the people around them.
Home décor personality: refined and contemporary taste, with luxurious elements of different materials and sophisticated finishes.
The people under the sign of the Rat were born in:
3 jan 1900 - 18 feb 1901
18 feb 1912 - 5 feb 1913
5 feb 1924 - 24 jan 1925
24 jan 1936 - 10 feb 1937
10 feb 1948 - 28 jan 1949
28 jan 1960 - 14 feb 1961
15 feb 1972 - 2 feb 1973
2 feb 1984 - 19 feb 1985
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Those fans continually in search of incomprehensible information about Final Fantasy XI are advised to check out a new service in the offing from Square and new Japanese Internet radio endeavor AII. Starting Thursday, May 16 (i.e., today, on the other side of the date line), the two companies will be working together to produce a regular FFXI online radio show, presenting comedy, discussions, strategy tips, and fishing advice (no, really) for players of Square's new MMORPG. If you'd like to have a look, follow the following link:
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This Year.
Don't Suppress.
"Your job is not to swallow your truth or your voice for anyone.
Your purpose on this planet is not to compress your desires, your hopes, your dreams, your passion or yourself for anyone.
For those that say you are too much, too opinionated and too much fire, f**k them.
You do not need their permission or their applause to live your life, your medicine or your purpose.
Their fingers were never meant to handle your flames.
Your job is not to save anyone else, to earn any worthiness or to live up to any expectations.
This is your life. Forget what anyone else has to say about it.
Never forget that you breathe fire and you have nothing to be sorry for." ~Ara
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The Goddess Circle | C. Ara Campbell
Phenomenal Woman- that's me.
I am so used to the culture I was brought up in that placed such an emphasis of adoration on "good christian boys".
I am used to thinking that I come second at best and that I am not as valuable, that my life was not worth as much as theirs. Everything they did was better- partly from my narcissitic parents perspective and partly from the community.
Applauded for their achievements, their drive and focus and how even more so when they seemed to care little for girls. This was an acclaimed attribute indeed- to be so focused on goals and god centered that they did not spend any time of trivial things like romance and being "infatuated" with girls. They were seen as so much smarter especially if they possesed this determination to ignore feelings and girls entirely. They had more important things to do.
I was measured up to that and fell so short. I had feelings and I had crushes. I was "boy" crazy and stupid and I was constantly compared to their "wisdom" and restraint when it came to all those things. Ultimately the lesson was that I was less intelligent and they were superior in all ways. Not only that but they were "good christian boys" and I learned that I was not a good girl.
It has taken years to dismantle this program- and it may take more as I pick away at the pieces that don't serve me and don't fit me- especially because none of it is true. So in honor of the "aha" moments I have concerning my value I am going to write a list of reason I am a good woman- a phenomenal woman.
1. I am kind, patient, intelligent.
2. I have a unique set of personal superpowers.
3. I am loving, giving and dedicated to those I care about.
4. I am a good woman because I have a strong inner moral compass.
5. I am a good woman because I follow and do what I think is right and not what is easy.
6. I am a good woman because even if it is hard or my hands may get dirty there are moments when I will set aside everything else and simply focus on what is most imporant in a given moment.
7. If something needs to be done or someone needs help I will pitch in and just do it- that's where I come from. It's a part of my country girl values. If your fence is broken I will come help you mend it.
8. I don't care who you are- if we meet and connect I will feed you and give you whatever you may need before sending you on your way. My table doesn't have a limit- I am used to hosting strangers for dinner- it's how I grew up. My house was a home during the holidays for men and women of the armed forces who did not have a place to go to. We would open our home and love them like they were our own.
9. I am a good woman becaue I recognize that the simple things often hold the most value and simple gestures can speak volumes of love. Those are the things worth living for.
10. I am a good woman because I know what is important and that people and doing things you love- simple things are what life is for.
11. I am a good woman because there is a point where any sense of vanity will cave to practicallity- I don't care if I am in a ballgown- if your cows got out or there is an emergency then the dress will just have to bite the dust.
12. I am a good woman because I listen to the earth and as a country girl I know what it is to walk barefoot through upturned soil and believe that it is something special.
13. I am a good woman becaue I give my all in relationships- even if its not perfect I will never not try and I will never not care.
14. I am a good woman beause I do take care of those I love no matter what. There is never a mile to far to walk if you need me.
15. I am a good woman beause I don't give up when things get hard. I don't bail and I don't back down.
16. I am a good woman becaue my temper and my passionate drive create a balance that makes me who I am and keeps me going strong.
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"There is a balance between surrender and chasing desire, a dance of movement and opening.
It is running towards your dreams, and opening to that which is unseen on the path like the perfect lover or those that are meant for you in your soul tribe or moving to the perfect place for your goals to unfold.
When we try to define it too heavily, we lose the possibility. When we surrender our passions to the unknown without putting in the effort, we lose sight of our dreams. We can become frozen in surrender waiting for something to happen.
We must pursue our passion while allowing space for the unseen to flow in releasing the need to chase down anything or anyone other than our own deep desires." © Ara
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I am a former country girl and abuse survivor. I enjoy blogging because I find it personally therapeutic. It also allows me to share my experiences with others, and bring to light issues of abuse. I write under a pseudonym for my personal safety as well as to negate any potential legal trouble over sharing my story.
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It's our human nature it seems when we are outside looking in and saying that we would do something different if a situation happened to us. Maybe If I go into depth in expressing my condition and what I go through, it MAY change their thoughts, It may scare them more, it may help them be more understanding, it may help them see that they can't get frustrated and snappy with me when I am unable to control my body. So just Imagine...
You know how it feels when you are staying up late at night, watching t.v., and then wake up w/o memory of falling asleep? Trying to figure out where you are for a quick second, about what time you may have dozed off, and what you should do next after waking up? That's what I go through... that's how it feels. Your brain works like a never ending thing of electricity. Your nerves in the brain are always connecting with each other w/o any pauses. Epilepsy is when the nerves on the brain don't connect for a brief second. Epilepsy can't go away but only can be controlled. I developed the condition genetically. I call my seizures Mental Hiccups lol because it can be that annoying but they only last for seconds but feels like minu. Typically, I have become immune to the fact that I have epilepsy. So when people freak out, I laugh a bit... it's not to make them feel stupid but it's just like breathing for me so I have to remember that some people aren't used to it. When I have a seizure, It can be frustrating, sometimes discouraging, annoying, embarrassing, and i feel like it slows me down. When I'm in front of friends and family that are so accustomed to it, I can brush it off easier and yet I still feel embarrassed. When I am in front of someone that isn't use to it, I get terribly embarrassed and I too also laugh to ease the tension. I realized why I get hot flashes I think after I have them as I age, I think it's through embarrassment. The more embarrassed I am, the hotter I feel.
To be Continued... I don't want it to be a lengthy blog...lol.
It is what it is... but remember this... even some great leaders had a disability, but it didn't stop them from serving...I.E. Paul
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CANCER S.O.S., Mon., May 21, 2:00 p.m. EST, W4WN.com and W4CS.com, rebroadcast at 1:00 p.m. May 26
May 20, 2012 Uncategorized, W4CS Live Radio Shows
Jan Manarite is a wife, caregiver and advocate for a metastatic prostate cancer patient. When her husband was diagnosed 12 years ago, his PSA was over 7,000(!) with extensive bone metastases. Their son was 9-years-old. Jan learned how to use the internet for research, and became an empowered advocate for her husband. She found help through the Prostate Cancer Research Institute where she currently works as the Senior Educational Facilitator, working from her home in Florida helping other patients and caregivers in their own cancer journeys.


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It's beginning to look a lot like autumn on World of Warcraft servers. Devs have announced the beginning of the annual Harvest Festival. This years festival is set to run through September 22nd. The festival is to honor those who have fallen to save an ally. Both Horde and Alliance celebrate the Harvest Festival. Special festival quests, tokens and rewards can be earned as well.
Throughout history, many have given their lives to aid their allies. Every year, members of the Horde and the Alliance set aside time to honor the memories of the fallen and to pay tribute to those whose memories are held most dear: Uther Lightbringer, for the Alliance, and Grom Hellscream, for the Horde. Heroes take time from their adventures to visit the graves of these two great leaders and to leave a tribute to them at the memorial. To show their respect, members of the Alliance light a candle at the Tomb of Uther Lightbringer in the Western Plaguelands. Members of the Horde show their respect to Grom Hellscream by leaving a bottle of spirits at the base of the Hellscream Memorial in Demon Fall Canyon in Ashenvale.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate confirmed Marvin Kaplan to fill one of two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board.
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TalksCollege De Valk, where SASC 2006 is held, is situated in the heart of Leuven. The hotels are all within walking distance from the auditorium. Talks will be given in the auditorium Zeger Van Hee, while the coffee breaks take place in the front hall. Normally wireless internet connection will be available to workshop participants.
Auditorium Zeger Van Hee is also the place where FSE 2002 was held. The address is Tiensestraat 41 in 3000 Leuven.


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Max MRO Services Pvt. Ltd. is a leader in the component MRO business for customers operating commercial aircraft fleets in India and the neighbouring regions. The company has been in operation since 1994 and has a good understanding of the local market conditions which has yielded in long-standing customer relationships.
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Fabletics, the athletics leisurewear company known for its subscription model, is taking on much larger and more established retailers and sales seem to indicate that they are winning. The brand, fronted by actress Kate Hudson, is using modern and innovative strategies to continue to grow even as other brands have trouble keeping pace. The largest online retailer for women's clothing currently is Amazon, a difficult company to compete with given their popularity and rock bottom prices. However the impressive growth Fabletics has shown suggests that women are beginning to trust them just as much.
One of the tactics that Fabletics has done best is called reverse showrooming. The term showrooming is a fairly new one that originated a few years ago, when retailers began seeing a new trend. Consumers would go to physical locations to see products or perhaps try on garments, but leave empty handed and actually purchase the items they like online, where they can find better prices. By maintaining only a few physical stores and keeping prices the same in store and online, and adding items tried on in the store directly to the online cart, Fabletics is able to avoid the issue of showrooming.
Another smart tactic by the brand was partnering with Kate Hudson. Although she had little background in business, Hudson was a perfect choice to represent Fabletics. Her approachable, laid back style and image speaks to the target consumer for the brand. As a working mom as well as a stylish celebrity, Hudson gives the brand authenticity. Unlike some of the other brands celebrities partner with, consumers find it easy to believe that Hudson actually wears the clothes and enjoys them.
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Sessions Opens Door to Feds Taking Assets Seized by Local Authorities
WASHINGTON (CN) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday issued a new order allowing the federal law enforcement agencies to take control of property state and local law enforcement seize from suspected criminals, whether or not they are ever found guilty of a crime.
Sessions hinted at the move earlier this week in a speech to the National District Attorneys Association, and met with law enforcement officials on Wednesday to discuss the new policy.
The new directive is a reversal of a near-ban on the practice, known as federal adoptions, that former Attorney General Eric Holder put in place during the Obama administration.
In a speech at the meeting with law enforcement officials on Wednesday, Sessions said reviving the civil asset forfeiture practice kneecaps large criminal organizations and "takes the material support of the criminals and instead makes it the material support of law enforcement" by providing money for police departments to buy needed equipment.
"As any of these law enforcement partners will tell you and as President Trump knows well, civil asset forfeiture is a key tool that helps law enforcement defund organized crime, take back ill-gotten gains and prevent new crimes from being committed and it weakens the criminals and the cartels," Sessions said. "Even more importantly, it helps return property to the victims of crime."
Asset forfeiture allows police departments to seize from suspected criminals cash, cars or other property that they suspect is involved in a crime. Critics of the practice, which include liberals and conservatives alike, say it allows law enforcement agencies to pad their budgets because they can hold the seized property even if the suspect is never convicted of a crime.
Critics also say the federal adoption practice allows state law enforcement agencies to run around laws that state legislatures have put in place to curb the practice, most of which are tougher than the federal forfeiture laws that come into play when a federal agency comes on the scene. State or local agencies get 80 percent of whatever proceeds come from a forfeiture that the federal government adopts.
Sessions addressed some of these concerns in his speech and in the order itself, touting safeguards meant to check against the potential abuses of asset forfeiture that critics warn is too common.
Under the new policy, attorneys at the federal agency adopting the seized assets will have to review the seizures and the Justice Department will require local and state agencies to fill out a new form where they will have to "provide additional information" to establish the probable cause that led the agency to seize the property, according to the 3-page directive issued Wednesday.
Sessions also touted his work in the Senate on the topic. In 1999, Sessions worked with then-Sen. Joe Biden, current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, now the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bill that upped the burden on the government in civil forfeiture cases among other reforms.
Though their bill died in the Senate, the House version of the legislation passed and became law.
"When I was in the Senate, I worked with Senator Schumer to make modifications to the civil asset forfeiture program," Sessions said in a speech. "We required probable cause for the seizure of property and we raised the burden on the government, who has the initial burden in all of these cases, to the same preponderance of the evidence standard used in all civil cases. In addition, if the government lost the case, then the government pays attorneys' fees. I believe those were good reforms that strengthened the program."
But civil rights groups on Wednesday said the protections in the new directive are weak at best, despite Sessions' insistence otherwise. Dan Alban, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, noted that the only check put in place on the forfeiture of houses is a warning that the department "should proceed with particular caution."
Even the safeguard that Alban considered the strongest, one that puts in place requirements for federal agencies to check off before they can adopt less than $10,000, can be circumvented as long as "the U.S. Attorney's Office first concurs."
Alban criticized most of the protections as "self-policing," with the only judicial oversight coming with the requirements that law enforcement agencies receive a warrant before proceeding with forfeitures, Alban said.
"Almost all of them are basically just pledges to be more careful," Alban said in an interview.
Even with Sessions' directive turning back the near-ban on federal adoptions Holder put in place in 2015, Alban was optimistic that Congress could act to make the practice more difficult, just as many state legislatures have in recent years.
Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican who has signed onto the Due Process Act that would increase the burden of proof on the government in forfeiture cases and give more protections for people who have their property seized, said Sessions' directive is a "disappointing development" that underscores the need for the bill he has supported.
Alban said there is fairly bipartisan agreement on the need to crack down on civil forfeitures and that Congress has the ability to step in and make changes.
"There is a lot of momentum behind this," Alban said. "Because 84 percent of Americans oppose civil forfeiture and think reform is needed. And it's hard to find 84 percent of Americans that agree on anything. So when you have that kind of level of agreement about the need for reform, of course you're going to have politicians who want to do something about that."


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In this half-day symposium we invite members of the Digital Data and Society consortium to propose and present papers that connect to the theme of Digital Data and Automated Futures.
Digital data is an increasingly embedded element of everyday life as sensor technologies, self-tracking devices, institutional metrics, and forms of resistance to these become part of the configurations through which we live. Simultaneously automated features of technologies, are creating new possibilities for institutional, regulatory, user and activist engagements with data (eg through smartphone apps, cars with AD features, drones, forms of AI assistants).
This raises a series of questions relating to existing data and automated technologies are being used in everyday life contexts and the implications of this is for our more immediate and imagined futures.
This symposium seeks to scope out some of these issues, specifically from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities. It calls for an interrogation of the relationship between digital data and automation, the technological possibilities they create, the contingencies and forms of improvisation through which they are lived out, and a position about how we might intervene towards creating responsible and ethical automated data futures.
2pm Introduction, Sarah Pink, RMIT University
2:10pm Future-making ethnography practice, Sophia Maalsen, University of Sydney
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2:35pm Online community management automative risks and opportunities: do we need mindful AI?, Venessa Paech
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3:00pm Digital Data as Kipple: Searching for Aporia in Mundane Automation, John Lenarcic, RMIT University
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3:25pm The life of slow data, Chuan Khoo, RMIT University
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Red Lion Hotel Orlando - Kissimmee Maingate, Kissimmee
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Collect nights
- Dining venue
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.
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Red Lion Hotel Orlando - Kissimmee Maingate, Kissimmeefrom $63
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- Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park (23-minute walk)
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- ESPN Wide World of Sports (24-minute walk)
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- Disney's Hollywood Studios® (35-minute walk)
- Disney's Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course (38-minute walk)
Getting around
- Kissimmee, FL (ISM-Kissimmee Gateway) - 25 min drive
- Orlando, FL (MCO-Orlando Intl.) - 26 min drive
- Orlando Station - 26 min drive
- Kissimmee Station - 31 min drive
- Free self parking
- Free RV, bus, and truck parking
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free theme park shuttle
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 516 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 4 PM-1:00 AM
- Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed *
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 2 per room (up to 20 lb)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- Free RV/bus/truck parking
- Area shuttle within 10.00 mi *
- Free theme park shuttle
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Barbecue grills
- Microwave in a common area
- Number of outdoor pools - 4
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis court
- Basketball on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Playground on site
- Golfing nearby
- Arcade/game room
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 4
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 14
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
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- Red Lion Hotel Orlando Kissimmee Maingate
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Guests should be aware that 1 dog resides at this property. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
Deposit: USD 40.00 per night
- Resort fee: USD 9.08 per accommodation, per night
Resort fee inclusions:
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Children's club/arcade access
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access (may be limited)
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Self parking
- Parking
- Housekeeping
Inclusions may be listed elsewhere on the page as free or for a surcharge.
Optional extras
Early check-in can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 35.00 (subject to availability)
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 35.00
Rollaway beds are available for USD 10.00 per night
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of USD 10.95 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per night
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
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Great location. Great price. Very close to Disney parks
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Car was stolen from here!!!! This place is the absolute worst. My kids and their father stayed here for Thanksgiving Weekend and their car was stolen from the parking lot even though it was parked under the light post and the hotel has "security" and cameras. Even after they reported it to the front desk and the police were there, the manager made no attempt to assist my family in any way to help them get back home. It was more of a too bad, so sad attitude. I would have to say that at that point it was not only about customer service but about compassion. All they did was offer them a pizza for their troubles!!! Incredible!!!
Older building with doors directly off the parking lot. Rooms and amenities were nice. Took too long to check in and out.
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But then, isn't every day a holiday for those who worship at the altar of Blog Intemperance?
Anyways, via Mark Cooper's blog I found Swarthmore history professor Timothy Burke's superb smackdown of Ward Churchill. Ward Churchill is the professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado who has been the subject of much, much, much debate recently after his invitation to speak at Hamilton College was rescinded in relation to an essay he wrote after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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Hamilton College's first instinct, the first instinct of all institutions (including conservative ones) that get caught up in this well-rehearsed minuet, is to cite free speech as a defense. I think that's perfectly proper in a highly limited way. Once an invitation has gone out, I think you generally have to stick by your guns. Everyone does have a right to speak and say what they want, whatever it might be.
But academic institutions also insist in many ways and at many moments that they are highly selective, that all their peculiar rituals—the peer review, the tenure dossier, the hiring committee, the faculty seminar—are designed to produce the best, most thoughtful community of minds possible. In response to criticism from conservatives who complain at the lack of conservatives in the academic humanities and social sciences, a few scholars even had the cheek publically (and more privately) to suggest that conservatism is one of those things that academic quality control quite legitimately selects against, that if the academy is liberal, that's because it's selective. Anybody has the right to speak, but nobody has the obligation to provide all possible speakers a platform, an honorarium, an invitation.
In that context, it becomes awfully hard to defend the comfortably ensconsed position of someone like Churchill within academic discourse, and equally hard to explain an invitation to him to speak anywhere. There's nothing in his work to suggest a thoughtful regard for evidence, an appreciation of complexity, a taste for dialogue with unlike minds, a proportionality, a meaningful working out of his own contradictions, a civil ability to engage in dialogue with his colleagues and peers in his own fields of specialization. He stands for the reduction of scholarship to nothing more than mouth-frothing polemic.
Elsewhere Juan Cole had a spectacularly splenetic response to a Jonah Goldberg column that called Cole, among other things, "the dashboard saint of lefty Middle East experts". More from Cole can be seen here and here. A collection of links to Goldberg's comments can be seen here or you can go directly here and start scrolling up.
My favorite bit, from Cole on Goldberg:
"Jonah Goldberg is a fearmonger, a warmonger, and a demagogue. And besides, he was just plain wrong about one of the more important foreign policy issues to face the United States in the past half-century. It is shameful that he dares show his face in public, much less continuing to pontificate about his profound knowledge of just what Iraq is like and what needs to be done about Iraq and the significance of events in Iraq."
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It's 2010, and you know what that means! That's right – it's sustainability trend prediction time! Not to toot my own horn, but I have a pretty good track record with this (tooooot). I saw green business trends on the rise in 2005, started pursuing my Green MBA in 2006, and then dropped out to work with Walmart on sustainability in 2007 back when everyone thought they were kidding about going green. Good times!
And since we all know from watching the stock market that past performance is a perfect indicator of future success, I thought it would be fun to try predicting the Next Big Thing in Sustainability. One word: Plastics. Or, to be more specific, Green Chemistry.
There are tens of thousands of chemicals floating around in the products that we use every day and the overwhelming majority of them have never actually been tested for harmful effects on human health or the environment. Here are five indicators that show we're about to hit a tipping point:
1. BPA Breakthrough. Every trend needs a breakthrough celebrity, and Bisphenol-A is the clear front runner. BPA packs a one-two punch: not only does this estrogen-mimicking chemical have measurably nasty impacts on health, it's in EVERYTHING. As a result BPA bans are on the rise by both governments and manufacturers, bringing big visibility to the fact that products we use every day without thinking twice are full of chemicals that are hazardous to our health. Which brings me to my second point: won't someone please think about the johnson?
2. Threats to manliness. Let's face it: most folks are prepared to brush off scary news about health threats with a dismissive "everything causes cancer anyway, so oh well" attitude. It's BPA to the rescue again: exposure to BPA impacts adult male sexual performance! Well why didn't you say so! That's the kind of issue you can build some real buzz on, which is important because public concern makes it much easier for governments and corporations to move aggressively to make changes.
Three more indicators that green chemistry is going big after the jump.
3. Obama's EPA actually functions. I worked in DC during the early W years, and my friends at the EPA were some of the most depressed people I knew. Fortunately, Obama's EPA actually believes in its own mission and is taking steps to tackle the loopholes and weak regulations that allow rampant untested chemical use. The Washington Post had an excellent story on some of the challenges presented by chemical regulation a few days ago.
It seems that under a little known federal provision, chemical manufacturers can keep the names and physical properties of their chemicals completely secret from consumers and the government! According to the EPA, there are 17,000 chemicals in products on our shelves that we know absolutely nothing about. There are some hilariously awful statistics in this story, but here's the good news:
A week after he arrived at the agency in July, Steve Owens, assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, ended confidentiality protection for 530 chemicals. In those cases, manufacturers had claimed secrecy for chemicals they had promoted by name on their Web sites or detailed in trade journals.
It's a start! Transparency is the first step to change, and the smarter companies are also on the bandwagon.
4. Walmart's GreenWERCS Index. This is one of my favorite Walmart initiatives: a publicly accessible index that assesses the chemical composition of just about any non-food product you can imagine. The index makes it easy to compare similar products on levels of carcinogens, mutagens, toxins, endocrine disruptors, and hazardous waste. The idea here is that once chemical content information is available in an easy-to-use, consistent score that all sensible people will prefer to purchase products that contain fewer potential health hazards. Manufacturers usually work best when the market demands change instead of government.
5. California's AB 1879: Comprehensive Green Chemistry Legislation. Of course, the state of California is a unique blend of government and market. The state government has already leveraged their status as the 8th largest economy in the world to drive strong fuel economy standards for car manufacturers and their latest legislative efforts around setting good green chemistry standards are continuing in that tradition.
The really cool thing about California's Green Chemistry Initiative is that it aims to eliminate toxic chemicals in the design and development of products instead of just trying to clean up the mess at the end. Although this particular initiative is in its beginning phases and hasn't gotten much coverage yet, law firms are starting to grow their expertise in this field – a good indicator that they anticipate a fair amount of corporate interest.
Add these five concrete indicators to the general rise in interest in holistic health and wellness, the decrease in public willingness to accept "just trust us" from companies and governments in the wake of the financial collapse, the search for the cause of increased rates of autism, and the growing awareness that personal health is a key component of environmental sustainability and you've got a trend waiting to hit. Keep an eye out for companies that are getting in front by designing top quality products and selling them at a premium – these are the ones to watch.
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Each week The Sun's John McIntyre presents a relatively obscure but evocative word with which you may not be familiar, another brick to add to the wall of your vocabulary. This week's word:
Back to business after a month of neglecting the words of the week while addressing one pother after another.
Pother (pronounced PAHTH-ur) is a chiefly British word meaning "agitation," "a mental or emotional disturbance." It is a relatively mild world, suggesting distraction and minor upset—something less intense than a brouhaha. But it has more vigorous antecedents.
It rose in English, of obscure origin, in the early seventeenth century, the OED tells us, meaning "disturbance," "turmoil," "tumult." By the middle of the seventeenth century it had accumulated the sense of "verbal commotion," or "blather," and the "agitation" sense followed quickly on that.
There is also a verb: To pother is "to fluster" or "to make a fuss," both senses from the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Example: From "The Internet Turns 30" by R. Emmett Tyrell Jr., American Spectator, October 1999: "Better it would be if the intelligentsia moved beyond the old obsessions (about which they were usually in error — think of the Alger Hiss pother) and gave fresh thought to the wonder and subversion of the microchip."


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From the Award Winning Producers Jon Tennyson and Scott Guyette, in association with Discovery Communications, UFLYTV presents "Learning To Fly". Taping and production of the "Learning to Fly" series was based at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh and the adjacent Wittman Regional Airport, home of the EAA AirVenture fly-in. Actual flight instructors and students were featured to maintain the integrity of the flight training curriculum.


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After all our criticism regarding Mercedes products that can't be had with a manual transmission, there's no complaint about a C-class with a pretty decent six-speed combined with the 3.5-liter V-6 that has already spruced up much of the Benz lineup. Acceleration times have quickened to match those of the class leaders, although skidpad and braking remain average. But here's what's holding it back: The price is among the highest in class, the seats don't adjust to fit as well as those in the 3-series, the steering is numb, and understeer prevails. Less critical are oversights such as an accelerator detent and a foot-operated parking brake, both out of place in a manual sports sedan.
Wonderful six-speed manual. I didn't find the shifter vague or rubbery, and the clutch didn't demand my full attention for a smooth launch. Who would want to pay $1390 for the optional seven-speed automatic? What's odd, though, is that the C350 Luxury with the seven-speed standard is only $600 more than the C350 Sport. I agree the C350's styling pretty much sucks, especially when you've optioned up to 45K. Several times I looked out at this Benz and couldn't remember what the heck car I'd driven home. But this smooth six-speed and the 268-hp aluminum V-6 make the C350 Sport, for me, competitive with the 3-series. Stay on your game, BMW.
Finally, here's a small Benz sedan that can be in the same room with the Munich hot shot, the BMW 3-series. The Benz's chassis has a similarly compliant-yet-precise feel to it, the manual tranny is pretty good, and the new engine is a tiger, making the C350 satisfyingly quick. I also found myself appreciating this car for its terrifically low cowl and drop-away hood that provides a fantastic view of the road. Dynamically, there's only one thing to gripe about and that's a spongy brake pedal with too much travel. Unfortunately, this thing is expensive. Yeah, I know, so is the 3-series, but as good as the C350 is, the 3-series still feels the way all cars should.
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Colección: La Educación
Número: (119) III
Año: 1994
2. Your vision of the functionalist perspective leads me to ask: To what do you attribute the Latin American interest in personalistic education as we approach the 21st century?
This is a very good, but very complex question. I think we should consider two aspects of this question. The first is that any functional position needs to be based on an ideology because functional education calls for pre-established, pre-determined objectives, Ideology dictates the objective, and a functionalistic educator has to determine the most appropriate methods to arrive at that objective or goal. The problem is that there is no common institution or ideology. We live in a pluralistic society where those who speak of postmodernity believe we live in a spiritual situation where there is no order or common conviction that can provide us with predetermined objectives. So I think even the strongest supporters of functionalism must recognize that with the decline of ideologies and with the disappearance of guaranteed pre-established orders, functionalism is like a philosophy that exists in a vacuum. Lets consider only the methodmethod is a Greek word that means a way or the way to, the way towards. If you dont know where to go, it is absolutely unnecessary or unreasonable to discuss the best way to go. If I ask you the best way to travel to New York from Washington, you will probably tell me that I should take a train. If I want to go to Europe, then you will probably not tell me to take a train because it is not the right method to go to Europe, although it is a good method. The method depends on the ends.
Why is personalism growing and gaining so much? I think it may be helpful to quote a German educator from the middle of the last century. Friedrich Diesterweg wrote circa 1850 about the pedagogical situation in Europe, and said that at that time he noticed a big battle between two different movements: naturalism and supranaturalism. Naturalism was any education that started with a very optimistic and positive view of the human nature. Rousseau seemed to be a supporter of naturalism with his thesis that man is good since he comes from God and he becomes destroyed or deformed by man. According to this position, education should be restricted to mere development. If human nature by nature is good or even divine, then we must not only educate, but help the child to develop by himself. Supranaturalism, according to Diesterwegs view, is any position that starts with a negative view of human nature. The supporters of supranaturalism say human nature is bad, deformed, destroyed, and miserable because of original sin. We therefore cannot allow the child to love, to play, or to develop. We must control and intervene strictly and strongly, and it is the adult who constricts the good child. The childs backgroundChristian, socialist or otheris of no importance. Supranaturalism believes that the child is bad and chaotic and has to be ordered by the adult. Supranaturalism begins with the presupposition that there is an order, and the educator represents or knows the order and therefore has the right and the duty to adopt the child to this order. Diesterweg said these are two extreme positions that are both wrong and based on error. Human nature is neither divine and absolutely good, nor diabolic and absolutely bad. The human being is free to be either good or bad, and we must therefore look for an education that does not start with a preconception of a good human nature or a bad human nature, but rather with an open concept, with freedom, with the idea that the human person is the author of his own biography. We must think of the human person as the producer of an order; not of any order, but one that must be constructed, created or formulated through permanent dialogue with all other persons. And so it was at this time that the first roots of personalism took hold, most notably with the very important German philosopher of education, Friedrich Daniel Schleiermacher. He gave several famous lectures on education in Berlin around 1826. Schleiermacher believed that we must start with an open concept of man and view education not as mere development, nor as making of man, but as help we give to the young person so that he may become the author of his own biography. Man must write the chapter that has never been written and never been read.
What is the importance of personalism as we approach the next century? I think the pedagogical situation today is the same as the one described by Diesterweg 150 years ago. On the one side, you have extreme individualism represented by the so-called humanistic psychology which believes in auto-determination and self development. They use the concept of person without understanding what person means. Their basic concept is development and auto-realization. This is called naturalism. This is similar to Rousseaus philosophy; he never understood the concept of the human person either. On the other hand, you have supranaturalism which restricts education to mere socialization. They say lets socialize the child, lets construct a useful member of society, a useful part of the social machine. This is supranaturalism as Diesterweg intended it 150 years ago. I think in a special spiritual situation of pluralism, or even in one of chaotic postmodernity, the only philosophy of education that gives us hope for the future and gives us trust in the future is personalism. Personalism maintains that human nature is open and that we must trust the child as the incarnation of hope. The child can really construct everything he wants to construct.


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The Basel-based chemicals giant Syngenta has reported an 11% profit loss in 2013 and has announced cost-saving measures of $1 billion (CHF904 million) per year through 2018 as a result. The loss was mainly due to declines in the company's seed business.
In October of last year, Syngenta had warned that its profits would be down for the year because of a $170 million write-down on seed stocks.
"Our financial performance in 2013 did not meet expectations," said Chief Executive Mike Mack in a statement.
"While this was mainly due to non-recurring costs in our seeds business, we are determined to intensify our focus on cost and capital efficiency while maintaining our ambitious growth objectives," he added.
To recoup its losses, the company announced cost-cutting measures for the next five years.
Although its profits fell, Syngenta's 2013 sales rose 5% to $14.69 billion. The company's long-term goal is to increase sales to $25 billion by 2020.
Pepper patent problems
On Monday, a group of 34 NGOs filed an opposition against Syngenta's patenting of an insect resistance that comes from a wild pepper. The group stated that such patenting of a resistance already present in nature is unethical and could put the global seed market in the hands of too few, ultimately posing a food security risk.
The patent, granted by the European Patent Office in May 2013, covers most European countries and means that the pepper in question may no longer be used for breeding by any person or entity except Syngenta.
The protesting organisations also called more generally for patent offices to stop granting patents for plants that were produced through natural selection.
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The Primary students have been busy learning new vocabulary and gestures. The highlight of the week is usually tableau blanc when the students have a chance to show their knowledge by either spelling or drawing the new vocabulary.
The Dreadful Matching Game also proves to be a fun-filled, competitive match with a few etoile students stealing the show. Congratulations to Jeremy and John in Mrs. Fournie's class for finding a match every time it is their turn! Bravo!


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DETROIT (CBS.MW) - Seeking profits that have been somewhat elusive from its European division, Ford Motor Co. said it wants to eek out $1.8 billion in cost savings in Europe over the next four years.
According to a report in the Financial Times, Ford F, +0.24% will cut 10 percent from its $18 billion raw material costs by using common components across its entire vehicle range, Nick Scheele, chairman of Ford of Europe, told attendees of the international auto show in Detroit.
Scheele also said Ford will cut spending on facilities, tooling and equipment to $1.2 billion a year in an effort to reduce fixed costs.
The cost cuts are part of the carmaker's attempts to restructure its European division. Other attempts have included plant closings.
Scheele said the benefits of the plant closures and lower overheads will be seen 2001 when European losses should fall sharply.
Later in the week, Ford's global Chief Executive, Jac Nasser is expected to announce company-wide cost cutting targets.
Both General Motors (GM: news, msgs) and DaimlerChrysler (DCX: news, msgs) have also launched cost-cutting maneuvers. The Chrysler arm of DaimlerChrysler has idled plants (See full story ) and General Motors plans to cut costs shutting down the oldest auto brand in North America, Oldsmobile. See full story.
Ford shares ended down 19 cents to $26.25.