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26 April 2005 — Information Clearing House
[I've been archiving ICH digests since early 2003. Unfortunately, an unknown number of the links are now dead, so I can't guarantee that the link will take you where you want to go. WB]
Information Clearing House
Digest April 24-26 2005
Date: Tues, 26 Apr 2005
Charge Him or Release Him
Jose Padilla : U.S. Citizen Imprisoned Without Trial or Charges for 2 Years and 323 Days
Up to 100,000 Iraqi's Killed Without Reason or Consequence
Weapons Inspector Ends WMD Search in Iraq
By KATHERINE SHRADER
The CIA's top weapons hunter in Iraq said his search for weapons of mass destruction "has been exhausted" without finding any. Nor did Charles Duelfer, head of the Iraq Survey Group, find any evidence that such weapons were shipped officially from Iraq to Syria to be hidden before the U.S. invasion.
Gallup: 50% of Americans Now Say Bush Deliberately Misled Them on WMDs : Half of all Americans, exactly 50%, now say the Bush administration deliberately misled Americans about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, the Gallup Organization reported this morning.
US Soldier Died in Explosion in Iraq:
US soldier died after a roadside mine exploded at the passing of a convoy West of Baghdad
U.S. Army again raises enlistment bonuses :
For at least the third time in eight months, the U.S. Army again has raised enlistment bonuses to all-time highs in an attempt to reverse a national recruitment shortage, a strategy some are calling misplaced.
Al-Jafari completes Iraqi cabinet list:
A spokesman said on Tuesday that al-Jafari went into a meeting with President Jalal Talabani and that, if the list is approved by the three-member presidential council, the prime minister will submit it to parliament for a vote.
US sees surge in Iraq attacks:
Anti occupation forces have shown improved co-ordination and greater tactical sophistication in a new surge of attacks
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UK: The prime minister is a war criminal :
Like Chamberlain in the 30s, Blair is an appeaser of a dangerous global power. He should be in prison, not standing for election
Blair faces fresh impeachment threat over Iraq :
The Scottish National party and Plaid Cymru today pledged they would make a fresh bid to impeach Tony Blair over the Iraq war after the election.
Exclusive: Labour MP defects to Lib Dems over Iraq:
A prominent Labour politician will announce today that he is defecting to the Liberal Democrats in protest at Tony Blair's "lies" over Iraq.
U.S. Likely to Clear GIs in Iraq Shooting :
According to Italian news reports, they disagreed with the U.S. findings and were refusing to sign it.
Italian hostage blasts US report :
An Italian journalist who was held hostage in Iraq has criticised a US military report into the killing of the agent who helped secure her release.
Italian Opposition Slams U.S.
Report on Iraq Killing: Italian opposition parties branded a report that cleared U.S. soldiers of blame for the killing of an Italian agent in Iraq an insult Tuesday and urged the government to press for a fuller investigation.
Evidence that the U.S. May Be Losing the Global War on Terror :
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's office is suppressing data showing that the number of major terrorist attacks worldwide exploded from 175 in 2003 to 625 in 2004, the highest number since the Cold War began to wane in 1985.
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Syria completes Lebanon withdrawal:
Syrian forces have completed withdrawal from Lebanon and handed over the last military post to Lebanese forces.
US Pro-Israeli Lobbyist Funded Settler Gangs with Swindled Indian Tribe Money:
A US magazine revealed today that a pro-Israeli lobbyist in close contacts with US Congressman Tom DeLay defrauded his Indian tribe clients and funneled large amounts of money in the form of paramilitary gear to Israeli settler gangs in the West Bank.
US prepares for nuclear stand-off with Pyongyang .
A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said: "If the United States wants so much to drag the nuclear issue to the UN Security Council, it may do so. But we want to make clear we will regard sanctions as a declaration of war."
Venezuela: U.S. considers sending more money to help oust President Chávez :
The Bush administration is weighing a tougher approach, including funneling more money to foundations and business and political groups opposed to his leftist government, American officials say.
Rice to Discuss Democracy in Venezuela :
Rice said, "We've had concerns about the Venezuelan regime" in terms of its commitments under hemispheric agreements to stick with democratic principles.
Dubya doesn't like them "Mexicans down in Venezuela".:
The U.S. government knew of a plot to oust Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chávez, in the weeks before a 2002 military coup that briefly unseated him, newly released CIA documents show, despite White House claims to the contrary a week after the coup.
The Nature of CIA Intervention in Venezuela:
Venezuela is certainly not the only country in which these operations to strengthen civil society, promote democracy, to educate people in election processes, but which is only a cover, the real purpose is to favor certain political forces over others, Venezuela is by no means the only place this is happening.
Question of Permanent U.S. Bases Vexes Afghans:
"People generally would not accept it. We even now have complaints and protests about the way the Americans or coalition are conducting their operations," said Wadir Safi, a law professor and a cabinet minister during the 1980s.
Another Ex-Colleague Criticizes Bolton :
A former colleague says the undersecretary of state doesn't have what it takes to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. "Bolton has none of the qualities needed for that job," Frederick Vreeland, a former U.S. ambassador to Morocco.
Saudi Arabia detains 40 Christians – newspapers:
Saudi Arabia has detained 40 Pakistani Christians for holding prayers at a house in the Muslim kingdom, where practicising any religion other than Islam is illegal, newspapers said on Saturday.
Don't turn United States into another theocracy:
Adolf Hitler defeated the judiciary of the Weimar Republic of Germany when he set up his own courts with his own judges. This allowed the Holocaust of Jews and Christians to take root. This letter is a heads-up to religious leaders, Democrats and Republicans that our judicial system is under attack.
The Frauds of the Clergy :
Why would a multi-multi-millionaire Senator, who consistently votes to harm the hungry and the poor who so concerned Jesus, join forces with religious fundamentalists to stack this nation's highest courts?
Call Me Unaccountable: Woodrow Wilson and George Bush:
Declaring Wilson to be "the worst president in American history," Powell makes a strong case that the rise of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were unintended consequences of Wilson's arrogance.
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005
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Charge Him or Release Him
Jose Padilla : U.S. Citizen Imprisoned Without Trial or Charges for 2 Years and 322 Days
Proof Blair was told war could be ruled illegal
by SIMON WALTERS
The Iraq war has erupted as a major Election issue after legal advice warning Tony Blair that the conflict breached international law was sensationally leaked. The Government's refusal to disclose the advice has been one of the most controversial issues since the war ended, but The Mail on Sunday can now reveal for the first time exactly what counsel Mr Blair received.
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off To War We Go..
This country's most expendable commodity is its children and, with few exceptions, Americans appear to be both senseless and blind.
By Sheila Samples
They're coming after our children — sweeping them all up — bullying them at schools, stalking them, offering them big bucks to join the military. And there's no one to stop them. Servile Americans, even those who can still see, feel helpless. When faced with the decision to stand up and speak up, or give up their children, they are bombarded from all sides with strident demands for patriotism so, like their counterparts of empirical Rome, Americans await their fate — their children's fate — in silent despair.
The Myth of U.S. Cultural, Religious, Political, and Social Superiority
The concept of Manifest Destiny describes the 19th century conviction that God intended the continent of North America to be under the control of Christian, European Americans.
By Kristina M. Gronquist
Although the shameful concept of Manifest Destiny should be confined to history books, it has reared its ugly head, as reflected in our government's 21st century mission to reshape the Middle East. Of course, the psychology of Manifest Destiny ˆ the projection of Anglo-Saxon supremacy – never really went away, it has always been used to justify America's expansionist adventures.
Four Car Bombings in Iraq Leave 21 Dead :
Two car bombs in a Baghdad market and two more in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Sunday, killing a total of 21 Iraqis and wounding 73 in one of the bloodiest days since Iraq's historic elections.
American killed by bomb in Iraq :
The official says the blast hit the soldier's convoy in Baghdad. Military officials say it was one of three bombs today that targeted U-S convoys.
Eastern Shore Marine Killed Near Fallujah :
Pfc. Robert "Bobby" Guy, 26, died after being shot in the head, his mother, Ann Guy, told The (Salisbury) Daily Times.
Iraqi forces desert posts as insurgent attacks are stepped up:
On average 20 Iraqis and two coalition soldiers have died every day this month.
Lest we forget the ultimate price of warfare:
We live in a national culture that glamorises soldiers, yet the sight of a military uniform with its obvious connotations of morbidity and violence provokes in me the question: "What sort of person is attracted to the killing professions?"
Iraq Govt Delayed Again, Could Come Tuesday:
Lawmakers said over the weekend that the Shi'ite alliance was expected to take 17 of a likely 32 ministries, including the interior ministry. The Kurds were expected to receive eight posts and the Sunnis the rest.
I was tortured says Bay detainee :
Omar Deghayes, 35, also alleged Pakistani interrogators holding him on behalf of the US authorities beat and terrorised him
Group Says U.S. Sent Up to 150 to Possible Torture Sites:
A civil liberties group investigating allegations of prisoner abuse will report today that since the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. agents have secretly transported up to 150 detainees to countries that may practice torture.
UN investigator who exposed US army abuse forced out of his job:
The UN's top human rights investigator in Afghanistan has been forced out under American pressure just days after he presented a report criticising the US military for detaining suspects without trial and holding them in secret prisons.
Rights Groups Reject Prison Abuse Findings :
Human rights groups expressed dismay yesterday over the Army's findings exonerating U.S. generals of prisoner abuse in Iraq, and renewed requests for an independent probe to examine the culpability of senior military and civilian defense officials.
Rumsfeld and Abu Ghraib:
If this is justice, in President Bush's view of things, it comes awfully close to scapegoating. For the evidence shows that the abuses at Abu Ghraib were not isolated and aberrant acts and that, in fact, the worst perpetrators may not have been those whose faces were captured on camera.
The Agony of War:
War is always about sorrow and the deepest suffering. Nitwits try to dress it up in the finery of half-baked rationalizations, but the reality is always wanton bloodshed, rotting flesh and the lifelong trauma of those who are physically or psychically maimed.
Losing a fighter for war's victims:
ARMED ONLY with her humanity, Marla Ruzicka did the impossible. She moved the military without using force, galvanized official Washington without powerful connections, and motivated the press without sensationalism — just intimate connection to civilians whose deaths she documented and grieved. Her work was a triumph of the heart.
Iran gives Lebanon civil war warning:
The Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi accused the United States of creating crisis in Lebanon
Robert Fisk: What if the UN had gone into Iraq? :
"Duty Unto Death" might suit the Indian battalion in Lebanon, but I doubt if many US troops would adopt this as their regimental motto.
Uri Avnery : For Whom the Bells Toll :
For years, Israel has enjoyed a nuclear monopoly in the region. My friends and I have warned that this monopoly is temporary, and that we must use the time to achieve peace. The hubris of our leaders has prevented this.
Iran poll: Brits want independence from Dubya:
86% of the British public oppose following George Bush into a unilateral attack on Iran even if intelligence reports say it is developing nuclear weapons.
UK: The Attorney General's advice on the Iraq war:
Do the fresh disclosures finally prove that Tony Blair took Britain to war knowing that the conflict could be in breach of international law?
UK: Blair's evasions will catch up with him :
We've had enough of the prime minister's half-truths on Iraq. Let us see his legal advice in full
UK: Kennedy seeks Iraq war 'justice' :
Mr Kennedy said Tony Blair had taken the UK into an illegal war and voters could deliver "justice by the ballot box" at the general election.
US believes North Korea plans nuclear bomb test:
In an emergency communication sent yesterday, Washington warned Beijing that Pyongyang was possibly planning a test nuclear explosion, an unidentified US official told the Journal.
U.S. weighs move at UN :
The Bush administration, in a standoff with North Korea over nuclear weapons, is debating a plan to seek a UN resolution empowering all nations to intercept shipments into or out of the country that might contain nuclear materials or components, say senior administration officials and diplomats who have been briefed on the proposal.
U.S. takes brakes off nuke arms race :
As hard as it might be to believe, the United States is embarked on a path that's bound to trigger yet another nuclear arms race. Yet few in this country seem to be paying attention.
America's Time and Place:
The neo-conservative project of an expanding role for the US in world affairs is in trouble. Few countries are enthusiastic about a pre-eminent role for the US and at home scepticism about the government's approach is growing.
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Churchill for dummies:
Winston S. Churchill is the hero of George W. Bush and the neocons. But, they know very little about the great wartime leader. If they did, they'd be horrified
Afghan Police: Six Killed in Taliban Rebel Raid:
Two Afghan policemen and four Taliban guerrillas were killed in a rebel attack on a district headquarters in the southern province of Kandahar, police said Monday.
5 killed in border clashes in Afghanistan:
U.S. and Afghan soldiers backed by warplanes and artillery battled suspected insurgents in clashes near the border with Pakistan, and four fighters and one Afghan soldier were killed, the U.S. military said Sunday.
New York Times Minimizes Palestinian Deaths:
Our statistical analysis of their coverage, showed that there was startling disparity in how deaths were reported, depending on the ethnicity of the victim.
Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli Authorities Must Put an Immediate End to Settler Violence :
In recent weeks, toxic chemicals have repeatedly been spread on fields located near the villages of Tuwani, Umm Faggara and Kharruba in the southern Hebron region.
Relatives of Slain Chechen Leader Maskhadov to Sue Russia Over Secret Burial:
A senior Russian prosecutor said on Friday that Maskhadov had been buried secretly in line with legislation allowing authorities to refuse to release the bodies of "terrorists" to their family.
Fmr. Haitian Prime Minister Beaten in Prison :
Interim Gv't Prepares to Charge Him in Connection with Political Killings
Venezuela to oil firms; accept sovereignty or leave:
Chavez, a fierce critic of Washington, has ordered a review of these 1990s oil contracts he says have "robbed" the nation of income he wants to use to finance national development. Venezuela remains a major oil supplier to the United States.
Americans Detained for Taking Pictures of Venezuelan Military Facility, Refinery:
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that a woman linked to the U.S. military had been arrested while photographing a military installation, signs that the Washington may be plotting an invasion of his country.
U.S. military tried to turn Venezuelan trainees against government: Chavez :
President Hugo Chavez says a longstanding military exchange program with the United States was cancelled because U.S. officers in Venezuela were attempting to turn the soldiers they were training against his government.
Will people power have a chance in Colombia? :
While many of the messages of solidarity and support that have come from organizations and individuals of conscience in Colombia and throughout the world describe the urgent humanitarian situation, with over 1800 people displaced, dozens of houses destroyed, dozens injured and several killed, it is very important that the words and message of the communities themselves not be lost.
Toxic rain kills more than the coca :
The so-called "war on coca‰ in Colombia, backed by the United States, is destroying jungles and forests, and threatening the health of half a million peasants and indigenous peoples
More than 1 million rally to support Mexico City's mayor:
Mexico City police estimated that 1.2 million protesters joined the so-called "March of Silence," which would make the protest the largest march for democracy in Mexican history.
World armed groups 'abduct girls' :
A Save The Children report found more than 120,000 girls and young women have been abducted and pushed into conflict.
Armenians remember Turkish killings 90 years ago:
Hundreds of thousands of people clutching tulips, carnations and daffodils climbed a hill in Armenia's capital on Sunday to lay wreaths and remember the 1.5 million they say were killed 90 years ago in Ottoman Turkey.
In war's name, public loses information:
Federal agencies under the Bush administration are sweeping vast amounts of public information behind a curtain of secrecy in the name of fighting terrorism, using 50 to 60 loosely defined security designations that can be imposed by officials as low-ranking as government clerks.
Bush's Most Radical Plan Yet:
WIth a vote of hand-picked lobbyists, the president could terminate any federal agency he dislikes
Secret Service records raise new questions about discredited conservative reporter
In what is unlikely to stem the controversy surrounding disgraced White House correspondent James Guckert, the Secret Service has furnished logs of the writer's access to the White House after requests by two Democratic congressmembers.
Police on weapon company payrolls:
Hundreds of police officers nationwide also are on payrolls of companies that supply weapons, riot gear and other equipment to the officers' departments, creating possible conflicts of interest.
Medicaid budgets undergo surgery:
Hundreds of thousands of poor people across the nation will lose their state-subsidized health insurance in the coming months as legislators scramble to hold down the enormous and ever-escalating cost of Medicaid.
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005
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Charge Him or Release Him
Jose Padilla : U.S. Citizen Imprisoned Without Trial or Charges for 2 Years and 321 Days
Terrified US soldiers are still killing civilians with impunity, while the dead go uncounted
By Patrick Cockburn
"We should end the immunity of US soldiers here," says Dr Mahmoud Othman, a veteran Kurdish politician who argues that the failure to prosecute American soldiers who have killed civilians is one of the reasons why the occupation became so unpopular so fast. He admits, however, that this is extremely unlikely to happen given the US attitude to any sanctions against its own forces.
Purple Hearts
Injured Soldiers Tell Their stories.
A story that President Bush would probably prefer not to see propagated.
In detail, they recount what happened on the day they got injured; how they arrived back home, blind or legless; how they have to try to forget the war now, in small towns around Alabama and Pittsburgh, or in Washington and L.A. Officially recognised as "heroes,‰ a Purple Heart on the uniform in the closet, most of these soldiers long to go back to an army that has no use for them anymore.
Click here to watch it now.
Iraq suicide bombings kill 23, Pakistani hostage released:
Two explosions Sunday evening in a mixed Shiite-Sunni district of the Iraqi capital apparently targeted an area close to the Shiite Hussayniah al-Beit mosque, killing 16 and wounding 50.
Bombs Kill U.S. Sailor, Two Soldiers in Iraq
Iraqi police say two U-S soldiers killed in bombing :
The U-S military is confirming a bombing and casualties but won't give other details.
UK: Blair blow as secret war doubts revealed :
The Iraq war was thrust dramatically into the election spotlight last night after long-sought government legal advice, cautioning that the invasion could be illegal, was leaked.
Robert Fisk: How Arabic text of WMD dossier was massaged by Downing St:
Translation carried out for The Independent on Sunday reveals for the first time that several references to UN sanctions were cut from the Arabic text. On one page, the words "biological agents" were changed to read "nuclear agents".
Bulgaria's Heli Air Withdraws Employees from Iraq:
A helicopter of the company was shut down by insurgents' missile fire north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 11 people on board.
US guards at Guantanamo tortured me, says UK man:
A British resident has claimed he was tortured by US guards at Guantanamo Bay, repeated abuse by American and Pakistani interrogators over the past three years including electric shocks and sodomy by US guards.
Human rights group calls for criminal investigations of Rumsfeld and Tenet:
The report, being issued Sunday by Human Rights Watch, criticizes Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former CIA Director George Tenet for allegedly trying to pass blame for the abuse to military subordinates and individual soldiers.
In case you missed it:
Government Documents on Torture :
Below are documents the government did not want the general public to read — including an FBI memo (pdf) stating that Defense Department interrogators impersonated FBI agents and used "torture techniques" against a detainee at Guantanamo.
UK Aides Complained To US About John Bolton –
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw complained in November 2003 to then Secretary of State Colin Powell that Bolton was making it impossible for allied nations to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
Iran says it will resume uranium enrichment :
Iran insists its nuclear program is entirely for the generation of electricity and has offered to provide safeguards of its good intentions.
Israeli army 'lied' about Miller death :
Israeli soldiers stand accused this weekend of 'lying' and tampering with evidence in an attempt to obstruct an inquiry by military prosecutors into the death of British film-maker James Miller, according to internal army documents seen by The Observer.
The Bush Family's Favorite Terrorist:
While the Bush administration holds dozens of suspected Muslim terrorists on secret or flimsy evidence, one of the world's most notorious terrorists slipped into the United States via Mexico and traveled to Florida without setting off any law enforcement alarms.
Venezuela bans US military instructors :
Venezuela has ordered US military instructors to stop working with its armed forces in an abrupt cessation of a 35-year-old bilateral military exchange programme.
US admits 2,600 weapons sent to Haiti
THE US government gave more than 2,600 weapons to bolster Haiti's controversial police force last year despite allegations of human rights abuses and a more than 13-year-old arms embargo, officials at the State Department and US Embassy said.
A Taste for Empire: Invasion, Occupation and Colonization:
During the third week of January, 1893, a group of well-armed EuroAmerican insurgents, backed by troops landed from the U.S.S. Boston, overthrew the constitutional monarchy of Hawai'i, with which the United States had entered into several still-binding treaties of peace, friendship and commerce.
Linda McQuaig : Moving closer to U.S. promotes war, not peacemaking
The Silencing of Sibel Edmonds:
Court won't let public hear what FBI whistleblower has to say
Bush's War on the Press: Make no mistake:
The Bush Administration and its ideological allies are employing every means available to undermine journalists' ability to exercise their First Amendment function to hold power accountable. In fact, the Administration recognizes no such constitutional role for the press.
DeLay expenses put on lobbyist's card:
The airfare for a plane trip to London and Scotland in 2000 for then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was charged to an American Express card issued to Jack Abramoff, a Washington lobbyist at the center of a federal criminal and tax probe
Outrage over usage of HIV positive children as Guinea pigs:
The question is whether children in foster care settings, children who obviously have already suffered greatly in their young lives, should be given experimental treatments.
Pope 'obstructed' sex abuse inquiry :
Confidential letter reveals Ratzinger ordered bishops to keep allegations secret
This Bet May Cost You Big:
The plan to reform Social Security will mean a double cut in benefits. Returns from private accounts are unlikely to cover both
U.S. Prison Population Soars in 2003, '04 :
Growing at a rate of about 900 inmates each week between mid-2003 and mid-2004, the nation's prisons and jails held 2.1 million people, or one in every 138 U.S. residents, the government reported Sunday.
Hospital services outsourced overseas:
When patients needed urgent CAT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds late at night at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., emergency room workers used to rouse a bleary-eyed staff radiologist from his bed to read the images. Not anymore.


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If you're an entrepreneur or freelancer, you likely wear many hats. And perhaps you're currently wearing all the hats.
As a productivity specialist and coach, I would, of course, tell you to take off some hats and delegate tasks (especially the ones you are not good at) so that you can breathe a little easier. And, when it's time to focus on those important to do's you're responsible for, I'd advise you to get some help there, too.
But in the meantime, use technology to help relieve some of the headache of having too many hats on your head. Here are four apps that can help you keep sight of action steps you need to take so that you can regularly complete items on your to-do list.
To keep yourself on track with your priority tasks, using a timer can be very helpful. You can use a kitchen timer, the timer on your smartphone, or you can use the Pomodoro Keeper app made specifically to be used with The Pomodoro Technique. First, an explanation of this productivity strategy.
The Pomodoro Technique helps you to get stuff done by using a combination of focused work in blocks of time and breaks in between those blocks. Basically, you work for 25 minutes without interruptions and then take break a 5-minute break.
After completing 4 pomodoros (i.e., 25-minute work blocks), you can then take a longer break of up to 30 minutes.
This is where the timer comes in. It can keep you focused for the allotted time and allow you to recharge at regularly scheduled intervals.
So, why should you choose this app instead of traditional timer? Here are some reasons to give it a try.
The app:
- Shows a countdown of your 25-minute work block (great for visual learners)
- Lets you track your progress using a 14-day or 30-day chart
- Allows you to set a goal each day for the number of pomodoros you will complete
- Lets you set specific sounds or colors to match each session, long break, and short break
Cost: $1.99
Platform: iOS (find similar apps in Google Play)
2. Carrot
Carrot is also known at the "To Do List with Personality" as it can be a little snarky … well, maybe a lot snarky!
When you first start the app, you are greeted with the following:
"Greetings, lazy human. I, Carrot, am your new task master. I'll make this simple. Get things done. Get rewarded. Persist in sloth … and I will be upset."
And, so begins the interesting and hopefully productive relationship with Carrot.
This app is relies on gestures to take action. These are gestures that you probably already use with your smartphone or tablet. For example, you can pull down on the screen to add a new task, tap to edit your new task, or swipe to the right to delete it. Swiping to the right also lets you know the mood that Carrot is in.
In fact, if you don't check in with her regularly, her mood can turn on a dime. Carrot might get annoyed and threaten to publicly shame you and tell your social media friends that you're lazy.
But, on the flip side, Carrot also rewards you. You'll get points for finishing your tasks and you can enter those tasks by using Siri. The more tasks you finish, the more rewards or points will be available to you. This built-in reward system can be a fun way to celebrate each time you you cross an important task off your list.
You never know, Carrot's combination of cheekiness and gamification just might help you be more productive.
3. Begin
This app is based on a simple principle: "You can't finish what you don't begin." Makes sense, right?
Begin gives you three options for all of your tasks:
- Do today
- Do tomorrow
- Uncompleted
You then need to decide when you'll complete a task and you can use simple gestures to navigate within the app. Like Carrot, you can swipe left, right, up, and down to carry out specific actions. You can also double tap to edit an entry.
At the start of each day, Begin clears out old (i.e, not done) tasks, so you'll have to swipe up to see the ones that you still need to tackle.
Other helpful features:
- Lock Begin with a security code
- Set up a daily reminder to check your to do list
- Share your task list via e-mail, text, or social media (Twitter or Facebook)
- Delete tasks that are not completed or to add them to the current day
4. iDoneThis
- Free app*
- Free service for one person
- Gold (for teams): $5 per month
- Business (for teams): $5 per person per month

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Oldest company hangs on in turbulent times
Kongo-Gumi Constructions is the world's oldest company and has survived economic, political and social upheavals but has been battered by Japan's recent economic downturn.
ALI MOORE, PRESENTER: For 1,400 years it's been building some of Japan's most beautiful Buddhist temples.
Recognized as the world's oldest company, Kongo Gumi Constructions has weathered economic storms, world wars and political upheavals.
But even with over a millennia of experience behind it, Kongo Gumi couldn't escape completely unscathed from the recent downturn in Japan's economy.
North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy reports from Osaka.
MARK WILLACY, REPORTER: The craftsmen of Kongo Gumi have been carving and constructing since Mohammed was a boy - literally. In 578 Islam's prophet was an 8-year-old in far away Arabia, while in Japan another religion, Buddhism, had just arrived and was winning converts.
Its advent here would mark the beginnings of the Kongo Gumi family business. 40 generations later, they're still building temples.
TOSHITAKA KONGO, 39th GENERATION (TRANSLATION): In the 6th Century Japan didn't have any temples or knowledge about how to build them, so our ancestor was summoned from Korea to build Japan's first Buddhist temple.
MARK WILLACY: And this is it, Kongo Gumi's first masterpiece.
The construction of the Shitennoji Temple in Osaka began in 593. Its design features elaborate gates and a five storey pagoda.
TOSHITAKA KONGO (TRANSLATION): It's an important building that's true worth cannot be put into words. I feel proud the world can see our work with this temple.
MARK WILLACY: And over the centuries Shitennoji has provided the company with plenty of work.
In all, it's been rebuilt eight times by Kongo Gumi, after falling victim to earthquakes, typhoons, fire and a World War II bombing raid.
TAKASHI YATSURUGI, KONGO GUMI (TRANSLATION): The traditions and secrets of temple building have been passed on from master to apprentice. So it's very difficult for other companies to copy our style and build temples like Kongo Gumi.
MARK WILLACY: One of the secrets of Kongo Gumi's 1,428 year run was its flexibility. So when the temple building business hit the skids during World War II, the company responded, and switched to building coffins.
While it's very much a family firm, Kongo Gumi has always chosen its leaders on the basis of talent, so men didn't always get handed the reins.
But even the world's oldest company could not survive the economic tsunami that has engulfed Japan in recent times.
In 2006, saddled with half a billion dollars in debt, Kongo Gumi became a subsidiary of another firm and Toshitaka Kongo became its second-last independent president.
TOSHITAKA KONGO (TRANSLATION): I don't think we've lost our independence. It's just that when we don't have much work, we get help from the parent company. But we have young people in the family coming through, so I'd like to see our company continue for thousands of years.
MARK WILLACY: It takes Kongo Gumi's master builder, Hirofumi Kato, 10 years to train an apprentice carpenter. To him, raising Buddhist temples is an art, not a trade.
He's worked for the company for 52 years, and he believes it'll be around for many more years to come.
HIROFUMI KATO, MASTER BUILDER (TRANSLATION): The buildings we build now will have to be repaired in 100 to 150 years time. And after 300 years it will need to be rebuilt. So I think this kind of work will continue forever.
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With a high monthly ask of £22 a month and a small budget they knew that they had to be clever and targeted in their approach.
The audience, successful professional women value networking to help other women. The mailing, sent to them at work to connect to them as professionals, introduced them to 'the most important contact they would make all year' – and asked them to, quite literally, turn a women's life around.
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Also, PAW supports a mailing campaign that has been organized in
support of Cindy Sheehan. The idea is to write her a postcard a day, inundating
the Crawford P.O. Please send to:
Cindy Sheehan
Crawford Peace House
9142 East 5th Street
Crawford, TX 76638-3037
It is important to include all 9 digits of the zip code. The Crawford Post Office is not delivering mail that does not include all 9 digits. [emphasis added]
Several thoughts come to mind about this:
First, I think it's great that Cindy Sheehan and (growing) company's camp-in on the road to Bush's ranch is generating public discussion and news about the wisdom, or lack thereof, of our war in Iraq.
But... "inundate" the Crawford PO? You know, poets are supposed to be good with language; they're supposed to be able to choose the proper word, the accurate word. But what "inundate" says to me is to wash over, to cover, to drown. What the e-mail seems to be calling for is to generate so many postcards coming into the Crawford PO that the office will be unable to handle the load.
What "inundate" makes this sound like is a Denial-of-Service attack, via snailmail rather than email. Is that really what PAW is trying to do? I hope not. I hope it's just a poor choice of words.
The Post Office, in Crawford or otherwhere, is not the anti-war movement's enemy. No means of communication is, ever, the enemy.
Now, people who make policy for those means of communication might be. If someone in the Crawford post office (a supervisor? station manager? Someone higher up the chain, outside of Crawford?) has issued a directive that mail for Crawford Peace House will not be delivered without a full 9-digit zip code... well, that's just despicable.
The job of the Postal Service is to deliver mail, not to restrict the delivery of mail to particular (politically incorrect) destinations. Whether the mailpiece has a Zip code with 9 digits, or 5, or none at all. Period.
But to "inundate" the Crawford post office with a blizzard of postcards? That just dogpiles the clerks who have to process the extra mail, and the carrier who delivers that route. It doesn't do shit towards hurting the people who made the questionable policy. And thousands of postcards, however nicely written and phrased, won't really do anything to help out the Crawford Peace House.
You really want to help the Peace House? And piss off the persons trying to restrict their mail delivery? Use a regular envelope, not a postcard. Write a thank-you note for their support of the camp-in, and put it in the envelope. Then write out a check, and add it to the envelope. Seal and mail.
(And don't forget to use all 9 digits on the Zip.)
(And by the way, if you're interested, I have a couple of poems of my own in the PAW archives, from 2003, just before the US invaded Iraq.)


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On April 26, 1774, German geologist and paleontologist Christian Leopold von Buch was born. He is best known as one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the 19th century. His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, fossils, stratigraphy and more. His most remembered accomplishment is the scientific definition of the jurassic system.
Leopold von Buch was the son of an ambassador in the Prussian service. He studied mineralogy and chemistry in Berlin, but moved to Freiberg at the age of 16. There, it is assumed that von Buch got to know Alexander von Humboldt with whom he started a lifelong friendship.[4] Von Buch's scientific career led him to the University of Halle and later Göttingen. He dedicated his life entirely to independent geological research. In his early works, von Buch proclaimed his adhesion to the aqueous origin of basalt. He collected all the instances he could find of organic remains in that rock, and boldly affirmed that "it cannot be denied that Neptunism opens up to the spirit of observation a far wider field than does the volcanic theory".
In 1799, von Buch saw Vesuvius for the first time and about six years later, he had the opportunity along with Alexander von Humboldt and Gay Lussac to witness its eruption, which supplied von Buch with data for refuting many erroneous ideas then entertained regarding volcanoes.[5] After several geological travels, von Buch published his work 'Geognostische Beobachtungen auf Reisen durch Deutschland und Italien'.
In the very early 19th century, Leopold von Buch traveled to Skandinavia in order to examine its physical constitution and gathered all materials for his work 'Reise durch Norwegen und Lappland', published in 1810. Von Buch was able to show that many of the erratic blocks on the North German plains must have come from Scandinavia. He also established the fact that the whole of Sweden is slowly but continuously rising above the level of the sea from Frederikshald to Abo. Further observations included the geography of plants, climatology, and geology. During a visit at the Canary Islands along with the Norwegian botanist Christian Smith, von Buch deepened his knowledge on volcanoes and gathered even more data. In 1814 he visited Lanzarote and realized that most of the volcanic eruptions there from 1730 to about 1736 came from a single long fissure, which today is estimated to be at least 14 km long. He came to the conclusion that other islands of the Atlantic owed their existence to volcanic action of the most intense kind, and that the groups of islands in the South Sea were the remains of a pre-existing continent.
In 1821 von Buch published his theory of volcanoes as elevation craters. In his opinion they were formed by underground pressure of the magma, which led to bulging, sometimes also to caldera formation. At first he accepted a second type of volcano, the reservoir craters, but from 1835 he thought that all volcanoes were elevation craters, which led to a scientific controversy. Von Buch travelled to Italy again in 1834, where he found confirmation of his (now outdated) theory.
In his more advanced age, von Buch visited the mountains of Auvergne, and on returning home he read a paper on the Jurassic formation before the Academy of Berlin. The term 'Jurassic' is linked to the Jura Mountains. Alexander von Humboldt recognized the mainly limestone dominated mountain range of the Jura Mountains as a separate formation that had not been included in the established stratigraphic system defined by Abraham Gottlob Werner.[6] Leopold von Buch introduced the separation of the term Jurassic into three sections, Lower Jurassic, Middle, and Upper Jurassic series of rock formations, also known as Lias, Dogger and Malm in Europe. Alexander von Humboldt described von Buch as one of the greatest geologist of the time.
Christian Leopold von Buch died in Berlin on March 4, 1853 at the age of 78. To commemorate his merits in understanding volcanic craters, the Buch-Crater on the Moon was named after him.
At yovisto academic video search, you can learn more about 'Jurassic Mothers from China: Origins and Evolution of Mammals' in a lecture by Zhe-Xi Luo, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.
References and Further Reading:
- [1] Christian Leopold von Buch at Today in Science
- [2] Christian Leopold von Buch at Deutsche Biografie
- [3] Christian Leopold von Buch Biography
- [4] On the Road with Alexander von Humboldt, SciHi Blog
- [5] Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and his Work on Gases, SciHi Blog
- [6] Abraham Werner and the School of Neptunism, SciHi Blog
- [7] Christian Leopold von Buch at Wikidata


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Marilyn Monroe
Last thread, MP4 posted a link to Marilyn's special HBD JFK dress ... here's my use of it from back in Aug 2014:
That's really funny. However, reminds me more of those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park that had the scary flaps around the head. (Would that I knew my dinos well enough to identify by name.)
Subjects: dinosaurs, organized religion, humor, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn is to me like the Beatles.
Another rushed-into-production-at-the-last-minute webwork.
You-know-who singing Happy Birthday, Mr. President.
Okay, you may not know who.
"...a 1957 shot of Marilyn Monroe which is probably – apart from her autopsy photos – the saddest picture I've ever seen of MM...."
"And here's one of my favorite pictures of MM, a publicity still from 1953s Niagara: http://tinyurl.com/lv3wsm3"
Guess if we can't have a Poppins story, Marilyn's legs will do. This time....
"Coincidentally (or not), the couple moonlighted for years as Siegfried and Roy impersonators."
Ha! No one suspects I am the mastermind behind it all.


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Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) June 26, 2013
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Nearly 15.5 million Americans are covered by Health Savings Account (HSA)-eligible insurance plans, an increase of nearly 15 percent since last year, according to a new census released today by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The census also found that the greatest enrollment increases were in the large group market, which represents nearly 70 percent of all enrollment in health savings account/high-deductible health plans (HSA/HDHPs) in 2013.
HSA plans were authorized by Congress starting in January 2004. Since then, AHIP has conducted an annual census of the number of people covered by HSA/HDHPs. This year's census shows that enrollment in HSA plans has more than tripled over the last six years, from 4.5 million enrollees in January 2007 to 15.5 million in January 2013.
"HSA plans have given individuals and employers a valuable coverage option," said Karen Ignagni, AHIP President and CEO. "HSA plans encourage individuals to take an active role in their health care decisions while stretching their health care dollars."
Key findings from the census include:
– The number of individuals with HSA coverage rose to nearly 15.5 million in January 2013, up from 13.5 in January 2012. Enrollment has continued to increase each year of the census with 11.4 million enrolled in coverage in January 2011, 10.0 million in January 2010, 8.0 million in January 2009, and 6.1 million in January 2008.
– Between January 2012 and January 2013, the most significant enrollment gains occurred in the large group market. The number of HSA/HDHP covered lives enrolled in large group plans increased from 7.9 million in January 2012 to 9.6 million in January 2013.
– Forty-nine (49) percent of all HSA/HDHP enrollees in the individual market (including dependents covered under family plans) were age 40 or over; 51 percent were under the age of 40.
– States with the highest levels of HSA/HDHP enrollment were Illinois (903,000 enrollees), Texas (889,364 enrollees), California (808,019 enrollees), Ohio (686,616 enrollees) and Michigan (577,208 enrollees).
Consumer Decision Support Tools for HSA Enrollees
The census also found that the vast majority of individuals enrolled in a HSA plan have access to a variety of tools and resources, including information for selecting appropriate providers and hospitals, to help make more informed health care decisions for themselves and their family members.
To learn more about the value of HSA plans, visit the Health Savings Alliance at http://www.hsaalliance.org.
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10873395.htm.
Whether you are tying the knot this summer, or have recently exchanged wedding vows, the Reno Agency has some tips for the newlyweds.
Marriage is a great time to re-evaluate your insurance coverage to make sure you are appropriately covered, and to take advantage of all the discounts you are now eligible for. Here are a few areas to look at once you have tied the knot:
Auto Insurance – If both you and your spouse have vehicles, talk to your agent to combine your insurance policies and take advantage of the multi-car discount. Marital status may also help reduce your premium, so make sure to add your spouse's information to your policy.
Home or Renter's Insurance – Now that you are married, it is important to protect your new home together. Have your agent review your policy to make sure your homeowners or renter's policy protects both of you in terms of personal possessions and liability coverage.
If you and your spouse purchased a home, insure your home and autos with the same company to receive the multi-policy discount. If you and your spouse are renting, get a renter's insurance policy to qualify for this discount. Renter's insurance is more affordable than many might think. Read, "4 Lessons to School Millennials on Renter's Insurance," for more information.
Life Insurance – Marriage means having someone you can depend on for life. Knowing you depend upon each other means you should consider a life insurance policy. Life insurance is important to have if you have debt (credit cards, medical bills, etc), own a home with a mortgage, are planning on having children, or if you want to plan ahead while you are in good health.
There are different types of life insurance policies (Term, Whole, Universal), so make sure to consult your agent on which type(s) are best for you.
Health Insurance – Save money and consolidate your health insurance into one plan! Marriage is oftentimes a qualifying life event that allows you to make changes to your insurance policy. If both of your employers offer health insurance, choose the better plan.
Planning a wedding can be stressful enough. Don't let insurance stress you out further. Update your insurance policies early and enjoy marital bliss.
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Are you wondering how the health care reform law (the Affordable Care Act) will impact you or your business? I have compiled a few resources to help you learn what to expect.
is an excellent source to learn about what will be changing and when you can expect those changes to occur. Here is a breakdown of the changes ahead for 2013 and beyond, as listed on http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/full.html.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a new series to explain the basics of the law, what you need to do to comply, and how your business can benefit from new incentives. The first article in the series, written by Meredith Olafson, highlights three big things every small business owner should know about the Affordable Care Act.
Meredith Olafson is Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration where she oversees the agency's education and outreach efforts around health care and the Affordable Care Act.
The Affordable Care Act will help small businesses by lowering premium cost growth and increasing access to quality, affordable health insurance. Depending on whether you're a small employer or a larger employer, different provisions of the Affordable Care Act may apply to you as described below.
1. Businesses with Fewer than 25 Employees- Small Business Tax Credits
The Affordable Care Act does not require that businesses provide health insurance, but it offers tax credits for eligible small businesses that choose to provide insurance to their employees. To qualify for a small business tax credit of up to 35% (up to 25% for non-profits), you must have:
Beginning in 2014, this tax credit goes up to 50% (35% for non-profits) and is available to qualified small businesses who participate in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchanges.
2. Businesses with 50 or Fewer Employees- Affordable Insurance Marketplaces
The Affordable Care Act does not require that businesses provide health insurance, but beginning in 2014, small businesses with generally 50 or fewer employees will be able to purchase coverage through SHOP , competitive marketplaces where small employers can go to find health coverage from a selection of providers. The SHOP Marketplaces and Individual Marketplaces for those who are self-employed open on January 1, 2014. Open enrollment begins on October 1, 2013. SHOP will offer small businesses increased purchasing power similar to that of large businesses.
3. Businesses with 50 or More Employees- Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
Under the Affordable Care Act, the Federal government, State governments, insurers, employers, and individuals share the responsibility to reform and improve the availability, quality, and affordability of health insurance coverage in the United States. Employers are not required to provide coverage to their employees under the Affordable Care Act. However, beginning in 2014, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) that do not offer affordable health insurance that provides a minimum level of coverage to substantially all of their full-time employees (and their dependents) may be subject to an employer shared responsibility payment if at least one of their full-time employees receives a premium tax credit to purchase coverage in an insurance Marketplace. A full-time employee is generally one who is employed an average of 30 or more hours per week.
If you meet or are close to this threshold level of full-time employees, it's important to understand how these rules may apply to you and how the employer shared responsibility payments could be triggered. For more guidance on the employer shared responsibility payments, refer to this FAQ from the IRS.
It's the beginning of a new year, and with that brings the numerous resolutions that will be made (and broken) before the end of January. The number one resolution always seems to be, 'get healthy'. And why wouldn't you want to? There are many benefits to good health including taking less medications, less doctor/hospital visits, and oh yeah, lower insurance costs.
If you are a small business owner, answer this question: Does your company offer your employees a health and wellness Program? If no, why not? Health insurance premiums are always increasing it seems, and if you could offer a way to help maintain those premiums, or even lower those premiums, wouldn't you consider a program such as this?
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides the why and how to implement a health and wellness program in your small business. Read an excerpt from the article, "Why and How to Implement a Health and Wellness Program in Your Small Business" below. For the full article, visit http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/community-blogs/small-business-cents/why-and-how-implement-health-and-wellness-progr
Tips for Implementing Health and Wellness Programs in Your Small Business
So how can you go about planning and implementing a program that makes sense for your business, with the limited resources available to you? Health and wellness plans don't have to break the bank. With a bit of creativity there are many things you can do to keep employees health and happy.
Here are a few tips:
Talk to your employees. Find out what aspects of an employer-sponsored health and wellness plan they would value most. It could be discounted gym memberships, quarterly sponsored walks/runs, or employee-led healthy cooking workshops. maybe it's just more awareness of free or low-cost preventative care options covered by your healthcare insurance plan.
Get ideas for your wellness program. This blog from former SBA guest blogger, Dawn Rivers Baker, offers some creative and engaging ideas for a low-cost or no-cost employee wellness program.
Get help structuring specific programs. The Centers for Disease Control provides some great online tools to help you design and structure your wellness programs. For example, CDC LEAN Works is a free web-based resource that can help employers design effective worksite obesity prevention and control programs, including an obesity cost calculator to estimate how much obesity is costing your company and how much in savings your company could reap with different sorts of workplace interventions.
Consult your healthcare insurance provider. Many now offer tools and resources to help employers develop programs. Familiarize yourself with the types of programs that make sense for your business.
Get help from small business assistance groups. Check in with your local Small Business Development Center or Chamber of Commerce. They may have resources or seminars that can help you build the right program for your business.
Another great read from the U.S. Small Business Administration on how to reduce the cost of health insurance can be found here.
Let's start off 2013 with a commitment to live healthy! Make small changes, take small steps, and soon enough you will see big results.
Whether you are for or against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the main question now is not "Will it happen," but "How will they make it happen." There are 11 months left before millions of uninsured Americans are able to get health care coverage, but there are still many questions about how the President will execute those plans. Here is an article from InsuranceNewsNet.com that provides an update to where we are now, and what has to be done over the next several months to implement a successful transition.
Are you turning 65 soon and need help finding a Medicare plan? Are you 65+ and want to see if you can save money by switching Medicare plans? Or do you have a disability that qualifies you for Medicare? Open enrollment for Medicare is now through December 7, and if you have questions, the Reno Agency is here to assist. Call us today at 269.792.2232 to schedule your appointment.
In the meantime, www.medicare.gov is an excellent place to start if you have questions.
In Michigan, both Blue Cross Blue Shield and Priority Health have expanded their Medicare products. Read the full articles here to find out more information.
The state Senate approved an overhaul of Blue Cross Blue Shield-MI's corporate structure in efforts to modernize the company and level the playing field between the non-profit and its competitors. Read the full story here.


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As the oldest Kids Alive program in Dominican Republic, ANIJA's mission of "helping the children of Jarabacoa" is spelled out in its Spanish acronym. It was originally started as a care center almost 30 years ago, and today the full campus includes a Pre-K through 9th grade school, playground, computer lab, and offices. Currently, over 375 needy and vulnerable children have found a place to learn and grow at ANIJA. read more »
Twelve-year-old Diana* is the oldest child in her family and takes on a lot of responsibility for running the house, including doing all the cooking and cleaning. She lives with her younger sister, her uncle, and her father, who doesn't have a stable income. There are often not enough resources to provide for the needs of everyone in the house, so Diana is thrilled to be learning and growing at ANIJA, where she is receiving an education she otherwise wouldn't be able to afford, and enjoying activities like playing on the school soccer team with other girls her age.
Diana is an excellent student and athlete, loves studying the Bible, and faithfully takes her little sister to church. We are thankful that she feels comfortable with one of our staff members, often going to her for counseling when she is troubled. When she finishes high school, she wants to go to college so that she'll be better able to help her father and other relatives.
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Our students come from the poorest communities and would otherwise not have access to a solid education. Not only do we offer them a quality education including English, computers, and art, but our after-school program provides lunch, tutoring, and extracurricular activities. We are thankful that more than 80% of the students who enter our program graduate from high school, and each one hears daily about the hope found in Jesus.


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by Mail....got the letter on friday.Congratulations Quixotiq! How did you hear?
As of right now, I can log into Camel. No official response yet, but I am finding it very very VERYYYYY hard not to get excited about this. I guess I should wait for the official response, but I am still shaking...
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The long-anticipated headquarter hotel at the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) opened in December 2019. The 600-room Hyatt Regency Portland is Hyatt's first full-service hotel in Oregon and will offer planners a committable block of 500 rooms directly across the street from the OCC. They are accepting group business starting February 2020.
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The Hyatt Regency Portland is a short walk from shopping and dining in Portland's Lloyd District and professional sporting events at the Rose Quarter. Downtown Portland and the Central Eastside are minutes away via MAX Light Rail, Portland Streetcar or Biketown bike share. Visitors can ride MAX directly from Portland International Airport to the hotel.


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Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS has completed the expansion of its cresol production plant in Leverkusen, Germany, and has now begun operating a newly constructed reaction system as well as a second 46-meter-high distillation column.
The expansion increases capacity for this high-quality intermediate for the global market by some 20 percent. LANXESS has invested around EUR 20 million in the new units, which took approximately one and a half years to build. Agrochemicals are among the fields of application for cresols. They are also used in the manufacture of vitamin E, aroma chemicals, resins and flame retardants.
"This plant expansion is another clear statement by LANXESS highlighting the company's commitment to Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia as an industrial location," said Werner Breuers, member of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG. "We expect sustainable market growth with cresols and have aligned our long-term planning to this."
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"The new elements of this facility will help us manufacture even purer cresols for our customers," said Hubert Fink, head of the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit to which the cresol plant belongs. "They are also designed in such a way that energy released in production is fed back into the manufacturing process in the form of steam. Our cresol plant once again highlights LANXESS' ongoing commitment to making production processes as environmentally friendly as possible and reducing energy costs."
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The expansion of the cresol plant is part of LANXESS Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit's long-term asset strategy. "To be able to expand our global market position in the future, it will be necessary to continue increasing our productivity," said Hubert Fink.
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Santana Equipment Trading Company adds to its equipment offerings the brand new fully powered 2018 EKKO EB12E stacker as an exclusive dealer.
Gurnee, IL, June 14, 2018 --(
)-- Santana Equipment Trading Company, one of the fastest growing companies in the material handling industry, adds to its equipment offerings the brand new fully powered 2018 EKKO EB12E stackers. With the help of EKKO Material Handling Equipment, Santana hopes to reach out to local companies and warehouses with a better and simpler way of fulfilling their Material Handling needs.
Since the opening of the company, in 1999, Santana has been able to successfully provide customers with great quality used equipment. This is the first time that Santana Equipment has expanded its business to selling brand new equipment.
Nate Service, Vice President of Santana Equipment, notes that "the EKKO stacker is a unique offering to the material handling industry. It's very compact with a 2600lb capacity, quality made, built to last, and extremely affordable. EKKO dialed in great product with zero emissions for environmentally conscious customer."
The brand new EKKO EB12E stackers are very convenient and easy to use in any warehouse. Each stacker has its own built-in charger that can connect to any regular plug, making it suitable to any warehouse and/or company that is not acquainted with forklift chargers. The stackers also uniquely feature an automotive battery that is very easy to maintain or replace, since it can be found at any local auto store at a reasonable price.
EKKO stackers are unique and Santana Equipment is excited to be able to introduce them to both branches in Phoenix and Chicago. They hope to continue its partnership with EKKO, as an exclusive dealer, to continue bringing great equipment at the customer's convenience and budget.
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This was truly one of the most amazing places on the planet. Wonderful people, culture and food! You have to get there. I would love to live there some day personally. Here are a few photos from our way too short trip. Unawatuna Beach / All images contained in this site are copyright of RA.Sullivan … Continue reading Sri Lanka
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Often a first consideration in selecting high value coatings for medical industries, parylene is an FDA approved material that meets USP Class VI and ISO 10993 biocompatibility requirements for use on human implantable devices. Standing the test of time, the use of parylene is well-documented in an increasingly wide range of medical coating applications over the past 40 years.
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Parylene enables the design of smaller, more compact electronics by providing protection from internal and external electrical interference due to its combination of high dielectric strength, low dielectric constant and very low dissipation factor properties. It is often used in implantable medical devices as parylene forms an electrical barrier between the device's electronics and electrical signals produced in the body.
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When applied as a sub-micron layer, parylene provides a lubricious surface that bonds completely to a variety of device substrates. Improving lubricity, without the risk of shedding particles, reduces the resistance force of of pushing catheters, guidewires or stents through restricted anatomy. The molecular deposition process produces a smooth, homogenous coating topography that remains flexible.
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Want to turn George Washington's frown upside down? Then tune in to this trick! You will need a crisp one dollar bill. Sometimes we use materials that require adult supervision... like scissors, so make sure you have friends and family around whenever you do magic tricks. 1. Preparation: Give the bill a crease right in the middle of George's smile. George should be inside the fold.
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A touch of style for your pets collar with the Barker & Bone hand stamped cat tag. These small, round tags are available in your choice of brass, copper or aluminium, are a durable 1.2mm thick and attached by a matching split ring.
All of our pet ID tags are hand made in our studio in Sydney's Hills District using traditional stamping and finishing techniques. Each tag will be polished with a jewellery grade coating to preserve it from the elements and will develop a beautiful patina over time.
Because of the traditional hand stamping technique you can expect the letters on your tag to have an authentic look which will make it stand out from laser engraving. Each letter will be carefully spaced however some inconsistency will remain- we believe this adds to the beauty of the tag!
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Diameter: 25mm (1")
Thickness: 1.2mm (18 gauge)
Material: Raw Brass, Raw Copper or Aluminium
Please note- Due to the nature of hand stamping, we can only stamp one side of each tag as a slight impression is always left on the reverse side.
The split ring is a round coil of metal that can be opened & closed to connect your dog tag to the collar. It's important to make sure you clip your leash directly to the collar and not to the split ring as these aren't designed to hold when heavy force is applied.
If the split ring starts to deform then it should be replaced.
All of our brass & copper products are cut into shape from 1.2mm thick sheets of raw material. They are then tumbled to remove burrs and create a smooth edge.
As the brass & copper is in its raw form the metal will develop a beautiful patina over time. Each tag will have slight imperfections in the metal which give individual characteristics and make no two tags the same.
The patina on copper is a strong, distinctive colour and can develop quite quickly. This patina can transfer on to light coloured collars & for these cases we recommend choosing an aluminium or brass tag.
I got my ginger kitty the copper one and she's had it for well over 6 months and still looks great!
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I purchased a hand stamped cat tag for my little furbaby, and it came with the cutest little woven bag and a personalised thank you card. I really love the quality and care taken by this company! I have shared my purchase on Instagram and recommended getting these cute tags to all my friends with pets.


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Last week, we had the opportunity to learn how to use canes, walkers, and crutches. We each practiced walking up and down the stairs and it was definitely more challenging than I thought! We also learned about different kinds of insulins and the best part of the lab was that we got to inject ourselves with normal saline. I was terrified when I found out that we had to inject ourselves, but it actually didn't hurt that much 🙂
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Heifer International program to provide jobs to 25,000 East African youth
The nonprofit Heifer International is launching a five-year, $18 million program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation to help 25,000 young people start small businesses or find jobs in the agricultural industry in East Africa.
By some estimates, more than half of Africa's youth are unemployed, underemployed or inactive, the African Development Bank says, and this poses a serious challenge to social stability and economic growth.
Heifer and Mastercard Foundation will help address the issue with the "East Africa Youth Inclusion Program," which will link youth with jobs and business opportunities in the dairy and agricultural industries in Uganda and Tanzania. The work could range from processing milk and providing veterinary services to repairing machinery and transporting products to dairy hubs.
The employment program, targeting youth between the ages of 15 and 24, will also link young entrepreneurs to financial institutions that will provide loans. Mentors will be available to help them with their businesses.
"Agriculture is a major industry in Africa, with tremendous potential to grow and employ the many young people looking for dignified work," said Pierre Ferrari, president and CEO of Heifer, a Little Rock, Arkansas-based nonprofit working to end hunger and poverty with sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship.
Karen Moore, program manager for Youth Livelihoods at the Toronto-based Mastercard Foundation, said, "Heifer has a proven track record in East Africa supporting smallholder farmers to increase their incomes through the East Africa Dairy Developmentprogram."
The dairy program, launched in 2008, has improved production and market access for more than 1 million farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Moore added, "We look forward to partnering with them to help young women and men acquire the skills and networks they need to find sustainable employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in dairy and related sectors."
The US$18 million commitment from Mastercard Foundation will be supplemented by additional funds from Heifer, including a US$1 million revolving loan fund for young women and men who successfully complete the full training and are ready to start or expand a business.
Implementing partners include Youth Alive in Uganda and Restless Development and MIICO in Tanzania.


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A Review of Week 3—Exploring an OUT
Students worked with some pretty rigorous outcomes this week including their first exposure to an OUT—Outside the Textbook. An OUT seeks to complicated, enlarge, vivify, and/or contest something students have read in a traditional textbook. Moreover, an OUT borrows from strategies you typically see in high school Advanced Placement (AP) classes where students are citing evidence from multiple sources. You can read the OUT we used by clicking here.
We continued our work with place value and students are now rounding numbers through the hundred thousands. To help with this, we are using number lines like the example you will see in the picture below.
We made our first trip to Marvin Picollo and will likely return six more times this year. The focus of the first trip was to get a tour of the building and to start thinking of the students who attend as "people first." That is, letting the personality define the person rather than the disability.


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Mexico – Don Julio himself has produced premium tequilas for more than 50 years. He still personally oversees the planting and harvesting of the blue agave so only the best are hand-selected and used in his Reposado Tequila.
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. peach schnapps
1/2 oz. triple sec
Sugar to garnish
Wet rim of margarita glass with lemon juice. Dip into sugar to coat. Pour tequila into sugar-coated glass with ice. Add peach schnapps and triple sec. Stir well.
To enjoy frozen, place all ingredients into blender with ice. Blend until smooth.
Mexico – This triple distilled tequila is made from 100% Agave, and aged to smooth sipping perfection. Grown on the hills of Jalisco, it is known as the finest Platinum tequila produced by Patron. Enjoy a smooth sip.
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