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José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
European renewal – State of the Union Address 2011
European Parliament
Strasbourg, 28 September 2011
Mr President,
Honourable Members,
We must be honest and clear in our analysis of the state of the Union.
We are facing the biggest challenge in the history of our Union.
This crisis is financial, economic and social. But it is also a crisis of confidence. A crisis of confidence in our leaders, in Europe itself, and in our capacity to find solutions.
The roots of the crisis are well-known. Europe has not met the challenges of competitiveness. Some of our Member States have lived beyond their means. Some behaviours in the financial markets have been irresponsible and inadmissible. We have allowed imbalances between our Member States to grow, particularly in the euro area.
Tectonic shifts in the world order and the pressures of globalisation, have made matters even worse.
The result is clear: concern in our societies. Fear among our citizens for the future. A growing danger of a retreat into national, not to say nationalist, feeling.
Populist responses are calling into question the major successes of the European Union: the euro, the single market, even the free movement of persons.
Today we can say that the sovereign debt crisis today is, above all, a crisis of political confidence. And our citizens, but also people in the outside world, are observing us and wondering – are we really a Union? Do we really have the will to sustain the single currency?
Are the most vulnerable Member States really determined to carry out essential reforms?
Are the most prosperous Member States really ready to show solidarity?
Is Europe really capable of achieving growth and creating jobs?
I assert here today:
Yes, the situation is serious. But there are solutions to the crisis.
Europe has a future, if we restore confidence.
And to restore confidence we need stability and growth. But also political will, political leadership.
Together we must propose to our citizens a European renewal.
We must translate into deeds what was stated in the Berlin Declaration, signed by the Commission, by Parliament and by the European Council on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Rome Treaties. It was said then: 'Wir leben heute miteinander, wie es nie zuvor möglich war. Wir Bürgerinnen und Bürger der Europäischen Union sind zu unserem Glück vereint.' - 'Today we live together as was never possible before. We, the citizens of the European Union, have united for the better.' It is a declaration. And words count. This expression of will must be translated into everyday courage.
Working with our institutions, and not working against them, we can succeed.
For some, the main consideration is the need for stability. For others, it is growth.
I say we need both.
Some preach discipline. Others, solidarity.
We need both.
The time for piecemeal solutions is over. We need to set our minds on global solutions. A greater ambition for Europe.
Today we are at a turning point in our history. A moments when, if we do not integrate further, we risk fragmentation.
It is therefore a question of political will, a test for our whole generation.
And I say to you, yes, it is possible to emerge from this crisis. It is not only possible, but it is necessary. And political leadership is about making possible that which is necessary.
Honourable members,
Let me start with Greece. Greece is, and will remain, a member of the euro area. Greece must implement its commitments in full and on time. In turn, the other euro area members have pledged to support Greece and each other. As stated at the euro area Summit on 21 July: "We are determined to continue to provide support to countries under programmes until they have regained market access, provided they successfully implement those programmes."
That is why I created the Task Force for Greece.
We have just launched an action plan based on two major pillars:
€ 15 billion remain to be spent in Greece from the structural funds. This will support the Greek economy with an urgent programme of technical assistance to the Greek administration.
A programme of € 500 million Euros to guarantee European Investment Bank loans to Greek SMEs is already under way. The Commission is also considering a wider guarantee mechanism to help banks lend again to the real economy.
All of this represents a huge support to Greece's fight back and Greece will have to deliver concrete results. It must break with counter productive practices and resist vested interests.
But we have to be clear about this. This is not a sprint, but a marathon.
The task of building a Union of stability and responsibility is not only about Greece.
The economic outlook that we face is very difficult. We are confronted with the negative effects of an ongoing global re-assessment of risks. It is therefore our responsibility to rebuild confidence and trust in the euro and our Union as a whole.
And we can do this by showing that we are able to take all the decisions needed to run a common currency and an integrated economy in a competitive, inclusive and resource-efficient way. For this we need to act in the short, in the medium and the long term.
The first step is to quickly fix the way we respond to the sovereign debt crisis.
This will require stronger mechanisms for crisis resolution. We need credible firepower and effective firewalls for the euro.
We have to build on the EFSF and the upcoming European Stability Mechanism.
The EFSF must immediately be made both stronger and more flexible. This is what the Commission proposed already in January. This is what Heads of State and Government of the euro area agreed upon on 21 July. Only then, when you ratify this, will the EFSF be able to:
Once the EFSF is ratified, we should make the most efficient use of its financial envelope. The Commission is working on options to this end.
Moreover we should do everything possible to accelerate the entry into force of the ESM.
And naturally we trust that the European Central Bank – in full respect of the Treaty – will do whatever is necessary to ensure the integrity of the euro area and to ensure its financial stability.
But we cannot stop there. We must deepen economic coordination and integration, particularly in the euro area.
This is at least as big a political task as an economic one.
Today, you will vote on the so-called "six-pack" proposals that we put in front of you and the Council one year ago. This "six-pack" reforms the Stability and Growth Pact and widens surveillance to macro-economic imbalances. We are now back very close to what the Commission originally put on the table. You have played a decisive role in keeping the level of ambition of these proposals, and I really want to thank you and congratulate you for that.
This legislation will give us much stronger enforcement mechanisms. We can now discuss Member States' budgetary plans before national decisions are taken. This mix of discipline and integration holds the key to the future of the euro area. Only with more integration and discipline we can have a really credible euro area.
Honourable members,
These are indeed important steps forward, but we must go further. We need to complete our monetary union with an economic union. We need to achieve the tasks of Maastricht.
It was an illusion to think that we could have a common currency and a single market with national approaches to economic and budgetary policy. Let's avoid another illusion that we can have a common currency and a single market with an intergovernmental approach.
For the euro area to be credible – and this not only the message of the federalists, this is the message of the markets – we need a truly Community approach. We need to really integrate the euro area, we need to complete the monetary union with real economic union. And this truly Community approach can be built how? In the coming weeks, the Commission will build on the six-pack and present a proposal for a single, coherent framework to deepen economic coordination and integration, particularly in the euro area. This will be done in a way that ensures the compatibility between the euro area and the Union as a whole. We do not want the euro area to break of course the great acquis of the single market and all our four freedoms.
At the same time, we can pool decision making to enhance our competitiveness. This could be done by integrating the Euro Plus Pact into this framework, in full respect of the national implementation competences.
For all of this to work, we need more than ever the independent authority of the Commission, to propose and assess the actions that the Member States should take. Governments, let's be frank, cannot do this by themselves. Nor can this be done by negotiations between governments.
Indeed, within the Community competences, the Commission is the economic government of the Union, we certainly do not need more institutions for this.
For a reason the Treaties have created supra-national institutions. For a reason the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice were created. The Commission is the guarantor of fairness. Moreover, the Commission, which naturally works in partnership with the Member States, is voted by and accountable to this House. The directly elected Parliament both of the euro area and of the European Union as a whole.
Honourable members,
It is also time to have unified external representation of the euro area. In accordance with the Treaty the Commission will make proposals for this purpose.
A Union of stability and responsibility built on this basis and with common approach will also allow the Member States to seize fully the advantages of a bigger market for the issuance of sovereign debt.
Once the euro area is fully equipped with the instruments necessary to ensure both integration and discipline, the issuance of joint debt will be seen as a natural and advantageous step for all. On condition that such Eurobonds will be "Stability Bonds": bonds that are designed in a way that rewards those who play by the rules, and deters those who don't. As I already announced to this house, the Commission will present options for such "Stability Bonds" in the coming weeks.
Some of these options can be implemented within the current Treaty, whereas fully fledged 'Eurobonds' would require Treaty change. And this is important because, Honourable Members, we can do a lot within the existing Treaty of Lisbon. And there is no excuse for not doing it, and for not doing it now.
But it may be necessary to consider further changes to the Treaty.
I am also thinking particularly of the constraint of unanimity. The pace of our joint endeavour cannot be dictated by the slowest. And today we have a Union where it is the slowest member that dictates the speed of all the other Member States. This is not credible also from the markets' point of view, this is why we need to solve this problem of decision making. A Member State has of course the right not to accept decisions. That is a question, as they say, of national sovereignty. But a Member State does not have the right to block the moves of others, the others also have their national sovereignty and if they want to go further, they should go further.
Our willingness to envisage Treaty change should not be a way or an excuse to delay the reforms that are necessary today but I believe that this longer term perspective will reinforce the credibility of our decisions now.
A Union of stability and responsibility means swiftly completing the work on a new system of regulation for the financial sector. We need well-capitalised, responsible banks lending to the real economy.
Much has been said about the alleged vulnerability of some of our banks. European banks have substantially strengthened their capital positions over the past year. They are now raising capital to fill the remaining gaps identified by the stress tests in summer. This is necessary to limit the damage to financial market turbulence on the real economy and on jobs.
Over the last three years, we have designed a new system of financial regulation.
Let's remember, we have already tabled 29 pieces of legislation. You have already adopted several of them, including the creation of independent supervising authorities, which are already working. Now it is important to approve our proposals for new rules on:
These propositions are there, they should be adopted by the Council and by the Parliament. The Commission will deliver the remaining proposals by the end of this year, namely rules on:
So we will be the first constituency in the G20 to have delivered on our commitment to global efforts for financial regulation.
Honourable members,
In the last three years, Member States - I should say taxpayers - have granted aid and provided guarantees of € 4.6 trillion to the financial sector. It is time for the financial sector to make a contribution back to society. That is why I am very proud to say that today, the Commission adopted a proposal for the Financial Transaction Tax. Today I am putting before you a very important text that if implemented may generate a revenue of about € 55 billion per year. Some people will ask "Why?". Why? It is a question of fairness. If our farmers, if our workers, if all the sectors of the economy from industry to agriculture to services, if they all pay a contribution to the society also the banking sector should make a contribution to the society.
And if we need – because we need – fiscal consolidation, if we need more revenues the question is where these revenues are coming from. Are we going to tax labour more? Are we going to tax consumption more? I think it is fair to tax financial activities that in some of our Member States do not pay the proportionate contribution to the society.
It is not only financial institutions who should pay a fair share. We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to tax evasion. So it is time to adopt our proposals on savings tax within the European Union. And I call on the Member States to finally give the Commission the mandate we have asked for to negotiate tax agreements for the whole European Union with third countries.
Honourable members,
Stability and responsibility are not enough on their own. We need stability but we also need growth. We need responsibility but we also need solidarity.
The economy can only remain strong if it delivers growth and jobs. That's why we must unleash the energy of our economy, especially the real economy.
The forecasts today point to a strong slowdown.
But significant growth in Europe is not an impossible dream. It will not come magically tomorrow. But we can create the conditions for growth to resume. We have done it before. We must and we can do it again.
It is true that we do not have much room for a new fiscal stimulus.
But that does not mean that we cannot do more to promote growth.
First, those who have fiscal space available must explore it – but in a sustainable way.
Second, all member states need to promote structural reforms so that we can increase our competitiveness in the world and promote growth.
Together, we can and must tap the potential of the Single Market, exploit all the benefits of trade and mobilise investment at the Union level.
Let me start with the Single Market.
Full implementation of the Services Directive alone could, according to our estimates, deliver up to € 140 billion in economic gains.
But today, two years after the deadline for implementation, several Member States have still not adopted the necessary laws.
So we are not benefiting from all the possible gains from having a true services liberalisation in Europe.
But we can also do more.
We must adopt what is on the table. We have adopted the Single Market Act in the European Commission. A number of key initiatives are ready.
We are close to having a European patent which would cut the cost of protection to 20% of current costs. I expect this is to be concluded by the end of this year.
Moreover, for the Single Market Act, we should consider a fast track legislative procedure. By the way, in many areas we should take a fast track legislative procedure because we are living in real emergency times. This will allow us to respond to these extraordinary circumstances.
And growth in the future will depend more and more on harnessing information technology. We need a digital single market, which will benefit each and every European by around €1500 per year – by using the possibilities of e-commerce to ending, for instance, mobile roaming charges.
An extra 10 % in broadband penetration would bring us between 1 and 1.5 % of extra annual growth.
In a competitive world we must be also well-educated with skills to face these new challenges. We must innovate. And we must act in a sustainable way.
We have already presented detailed proposals on innovation, resource-efficiency and how we can strengthen our industrial base.
Modern industrial policy is about investing in research and innovation.
We need to accelerate the adoption of our efforts to boost the use of venture capital to fund young, innovative companies across Europe.
Sustainable jobs will come if we focus on innovation and new technologies, including green technologies. We must see that "green" and growth go together.
For example, the renewables sector has already created 300,000 jobs in past 5 years in the European Union. The global green technology market will triple over the next decade.
We must focus our action on where it makes a real impact. Growth of the future means we must actively pursue also our smart regulation agenda, which will give a saving of € 38 billion for European companies, particularly for SMEs. But Member States must also do their part in reducing the administrative burden.
But we also need investment. These reforms are important but we also need some kind of investment at European level.
A Union of growth and solidarity needs modern, interconnected infrastructures.
We have proposed for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) to create a facility to connect Europe – in energy, in transport, in digital.
This innovative part of our MFF proposal has to be seen together with another very important innovative idea: the project bond.
In the coming weeks the Commission will publish its proposals for EU project bonds. We are also proposing pilot projects, so that we can fund that growth. We can do it even before the MFF is adopted. In this way we can frontload some of the major infrastructure investments Europe needs.
The Union and its Member States should urgently consider how to allow our own policy-driven bank, the European Investment Bank to do more – and possibly much more – to finance long-term investment.
To do so, we need to explore ways to reinforce the EIB's resources and capital base so that it can lend to the real economy.
In the year 2000, there was € 22 billion of venture capital in Europe. In 2010 there was only € 3 billion. If we want to promote entrepreneurship we must reverse this decline and we need that support namely for SMEs.
We can also get more growth out of the Structural Funds, by increasing absorption capacity, using the Structural Funds to support macroeconomic performance. They are essential for innovation, for training and employment, and for SMEs.
I would also like to urge this House to adopt by the end of the year the proposals we made in August to increase cofinancing rates to those countries with assistance programmes. This will inject essential funding into these economies, while reducing pressure on national budgets.
Honourable members,
Reforms to our labour markets, public finances and pension systems require a major effort from all parts of society.
We all know these changes are necessary, so that we can reform our social market economy and keep our social model. But it is imperative that we hold on to our values – values of fairness, of inclusiveness and of solidarity.
Right now we need to give concrete hope to the 1 in 5 of our young people who cannot find work. In some countries, the situation of our young people is simply dramatic. I want to call on companies to make a special effort to provide internships and apprenticeships for young people. These can be supported by the European Social Fund.
By getting businesses, the social partners, national authorities and the Union level working in a "Young Opportunities Initiative", we can make a difference. This I believe is the most urgent social matter to respond to the anxiety of our young people that cannot find a job and it is much better to have an apprenticeship, a traineeship, than to be with that anxiety in the streets expressing that lack of confidence in the Union as a whole.
We must accelerate the most urgent parts of our Growth and Jobs Plan, Europe 2020. The Commission will focus on the situation of young people in each and every Member State in its Country-specific recommendations for next year.
I believe we must give our future a real chance.
Right now we also need to act to help the 80 million Europeans at risk of poverty. This means that the Council must finally approve our proposal to safeguard the programme for the supply of food for the most deprived persons. I would like to thank this Parliament for the political support it has given to our proposed solution.
Honourable Members,
Fifty years ago, 12 countries in Europe came together to sign the Social Charter. It was exactly in October 50 years ago. Today, that Charter has 47 signatories, including all our Member States.
To guarantee these fundamental values in Europe, I believe we need to boost the quality of social dialogue at European level. The renewal of Europe can only succeed with the input and the ownership of all the social partners – of trade unions, of workers, of businesses, civil society in general.
We should remember that our Europe is a Europe of citizens. As citizens, we all gain through Europe. We gain a European identity and citizenship apart from our national citizenship. European citizenship adds a set of rights and opportunities. The opportunity to freely cross borders, to study and work abroad. Here again, we must all stand up and preserve and develop these rights and opportunities. Just as the Commission is doing now with our proposals on Schengen. We will not tolerate a rolling back of our citizens' rights. We will defend the freedom of circulation and all the freedoms in our Union.
Honourable Members,
The Commission's activities, as you well know, cover many other fields. I cannot discuss them all here, but they are mentioned in the letter which I sent to the Parliament's President and which you have all received.
Before I conclude, however, let me speak about the European Union's external responsibilities. I want to see an open Europe, a Europe engaging with the world.
European action in the world is not only the best guarantee for our citizens and for the defence of our interests and our values: it is also indispensable to the world. Today it is fashionable to talk of a G2. I believe the world does not want a G2. It is not in the interests of the Two themselves. We know the tension that bipolarity created during the Cold War. If we want to have a just world and an open world, I believe that Europe is more necessary than ever.
The rapidly-changing world needs a Europe that assumes its responsibilities. An influential Europe, a Europe of 27 - with the accession of Croatia soon to be 28. A Europe that continues to show the way, whether in matters of trade or of climate change. At a time when major events await us, from Durban to Rio +20, Europe must retain its position of leadership on these questions.
Let us also turn our attention to our southern neighbours. The Arab Spring is a profound transformation which will have lasting consequences not only for those peoples but also for Europe. Europe should be proud. We were the first to stand alongside those Tunisians, Egyptians and Libyans who wanted democracy and freedom. Europe is supporting these legitimate aspirations, namely through our Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity.
The Arab Spring should give hope for peace throughout the region.l Europe wishes to see a Palestinian State living in peace alongside the State of Israel.
Let us also turn our attention to our eastern neighbours. On Friday I shall take part in the Eastern Partnership Summit in Warsaw. I shall go there with the ambition to forge a closer political relationship and tighter economic integration between us and our partners in the region. The EU has extraordinary transformational power. It is an inspiration for many people in the world, and if those countries embark on a thorough process of reform we can help them. We can further political and economic ties.
Finally, let us not forget the most deprived of all and let us live up to our commitments in attaining the Millennium Development Goals.
We must also be realistic and recognise that, if Europe is to exert its influence fully, if Europe really wants to be a power, we must strengthen the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It must be credible. It must be based on a common security and defence dimension if we are really to count in the world.
Long gone is the time when people could oppose the idea of European defence for fear that it might harm the Transatlantic relationship. As you have noticed, today it is the Americans themselves who are asking us to do more as Europeans. The world has changed, the world is still changing fundamentally. Do we really want to count in the world?
Hence, at a time when defence budgets are under pressure, we must do more together with the means at our disposal.
The Commission is assuming playing its part: we are working towards a single defence market. We are using our under the Treaty with a view to developing a European defence industrial base.
Honourable Members,
Let us not be naive: the world is changing and if Europe is to count in the world and defend its citizens' interests we need the political dimension and the defence dimension to give us weight and a say in the world's future.
Honourable Members,
I conclude.
At the end of our mandate, in 2014, it will be exactly a century since the Great War broke out on our continent. A dark period which was followed by the Second World War, one of the most dramatic pages in the history of Europe and the world. Today such horrors are unimaginable in Europe, largely because we have the European Union. Thanks to the European vision, we have built a guarantee of peace in our continent through economic and political integration. That is why we cannot allow this great work to be placed in jeopardy. It was a gift from previous generations. It will not be our generation that calls it into question. And let us be clear: if we start to break up Europe, if we start to backtrack on Europe's major achievements, we will doubtless have to face the risk of fragmentation.
As I said, the root of the crisis we are now facing is a political problem. It is a test of our willingness to live together. That is why we have built common institutions. That is why we must safeguard the European interest.
The reality today is that intergovernmental cooperation is not enough to pull Europe out of this crisis, to give Europe a future. On the contrary, certain forms of intergovernmentalism could lead to renationalisation and fragmentation. Certain forms of intergovernmentalism could be the death of the united Europe we wish for.
Let us not forget that the decisions we take now, or fail to take, are going to shape our future. I feel hurt when I hear people in other parts of the world, with a certain condescension, telling us Europeans what we should do. I think, frankly, we have problems, very serious problems, but I also think we do not have to apologise for our democracies. We do not have to apologise for our social market economy. We should ask our institutions, but also our Member States, Paris, Berlin, Athens, Lisbon and Dublin, to show a burst of pride in being European, a burst of dignity, and say to our partners: 'Thanks for the advice, but we can overcome this crisis together'. I feel that pride in being European.
And pride in being European is not just about our great culture, our great civilisation, everything to which we have given birth. It is not pride only in the past, it is pride in our future. That is the confidence that we have to re-create among ourselves. It is possible.
Some say it is very difficult, it is impossible. I would remind them of the words of a great man, a great African, Nelson Mandela: 'It always seems impossible until it is done'. Let's do it. We can do it with confidence. We can do it, we can renew our Europe.
Thank you for your attention.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Chewy Oatmeal Yogurt Bars & A Special Blog Makeover
Click on her button to visit Deanna's blog.
I tried out a new recipe the other day. It's satisfying for the sweet tooth and good for you and filling too!
Chewy Oatmeal Yogurt Bars
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 (8-ounce) carton yogurt (vanilla or fruit flavored)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups oats
1 cup add-ins (diced dried fruit, raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine sugars, yogurt, egg, oil, milk, and vanilla; mix well. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add to yogurt mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and add-ins of your choice (I used cranberries and chocolate chips; 1/2 cup of each).
3. Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 9x13 baking pan.
4. Bake 28-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack. Or just do what we do and cut into them as soon as they don't burn your fingers when you touch them.
5. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 24 bars.
I have more recipes to share later this week as time permits...we are beginning a remodel of our enclosed patio on Friday...which happens to be the playroom and laundry room, so we will be living for two weeks without either. Pray for me.
Posted by Kristin @ Yellow Bliss Road at 9:48 PM
12 comments:
- It's Just Me said...
Awe Kristin, THANK YOU !!! You have touched my heart in such a way. You have made this past week so much easier to take. It helped me to keep my mind off all the worry by helping you help me : ) Your work is SO amazing. I KNOW that you will be incredibly successful in this new venture. Please count me as a friend : ) Hugs ~ Deanna
- January 25, 2011 at 5:08 AM
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
Your recipe looks & sounds delicious, Kristin. Are you sure it's healthy:)
Deanna's blog looks great. Great job. What a touching story.
- January 25, 2011 at 5:48 AM
- Mika said...
Your oatmeal bars look wonderful.
Saying prayers for Deanna.
I'm following from the blog hop.
I'd love a follow back at www.mikaspantry.blogspot.com
- January 25, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Lisa said...
Oh boy, that close up shot of your bars is a delicious sight to behold. I have no doubt that your bars would make my mouth sing. I have a new linky on my blog called "Sweets for a Saturday" and I'd like to invite you to stop by this weekend and link this up.
- January 26, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- Rachel said...
Sending prayers her way!! I will go by her blog right now.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Polly said...
I'm glad you were able to lift Deanna's spirits during such a difficult time. Certainly sending positive vibes to her!
This recipe sounds delish!! Thanks for sharing!!
- January 27, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Kelli said...
Sounds YUMMY think I might make it...what kind of oats?
- January 27, 2011 at 6:37 PM
- Chez Denise et Laudalino said...
OH, these look amazing. Have been wanting to find a healthy bar recipe. May have to whip up a batch this weekend.
Chez Us
- February 2, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Courtney said...
Thanks so much for linking this up to What's Cooking Wednesday! It sounds so delicious! I wanted to let you know your recipe was featured this week :)
I'd love for you to stop by and link up some more great recipes!
2/9 What's Cooking Wednesday
- February 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Laurie said...
I made this last night and it's so delicious! I used cinnamon chips as the "extra"...turned out great. Also, I doubled the ground cinnamon.
- April 7, 2012 at 4:55 AM
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I commend your creativeness and concepts with this etched glass door by taking simple to get materials. that is amazing! Hopefully, I will try this in my storeroom Doors for my room.
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A traffic stop for an alleged traffic violation led to the seizure of four pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday.
A traffic stop for an alleged traffic violation led to the seizure of four pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday.
According to the Lenoir County Sheriff�s Office, Bolivar Gomez Flores, 51, was driving on U.S. 70 near Skinner�s Bypass when he was pulled over for a suspected traffic violation. LCSO Sgt. Walt Howard asked for assistance from the K-9 unit, and a search of the vehicle turned up four pound of meth in a fabricated compartment.
Flores is listed as an Atlanta resident and was driving a car with a Georgia license plate.
�It is commonly known that many drug dealers have their drugs transported to various locations using standard passenger vehicles,� Lenoir County Sheriff Chris Hill said in a statement. �The use of canines, which are trained to alert when they detect the odor of these narcotics, provides an advantage to deputies in finding these substances.�
The Kinston Department of Public Safety assisted in the incident.
Flores was charged with two felony counts of trafficking meth and one felony count of maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances. He was placed into the W.E. �Billy� Smith Detention Center under a $1 million bond.
Flores is next expected in Lenoir County District Court on Feb. 6.
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Information provided by the Lenoir County Sheriff's OfficeOn Wednesday, Sgt. Walt Howard of the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle from Georgia for a traffic violation on U.S. 70 near N.C. 11. After calling for assitance from a LCSO canine deputy, illegal narcotics were discovered in the vehicle.
What deputies found in the vehicle was around four pounds of crystal methamphetamine hidden in a fabricated compartment. The meth has an estimated street value of $130,000.
Bolivar Gomez Flores, 51, of Atlanta, was charged with two counts of trafficking methamphetamine and maintaining a vehicle for storage/selling of controlled substances. Flories is being held in the Lenoir County jail under a $1,000,000 bond.
The Kinston Department of Public Safety assisted in this arrest.


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Eagles Fall to Chargers in Home Opener
PHILADELPHIA -- Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes to Eddie Royal, and Nick Novak kicked a 46-yard field goal with 7 seconds left to lead the San Diego Chargers past the Philadelphia Eagles 33-30 on Sunday, spoiling Chip Kelly's home debut.
Michael Vick threw for a career-best 428 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score. But a porous Eagles defense couldn't stop Rivers all day.
He finished 36 of 47 for 419 yards, and the Chargers punted only once. They fumbled twice inside Philadelphia's 10 in the first half.
The teams combined for 1,150 total yards, including 539 for San Diego.


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NRSC's Moran confronts GOP schism
Incoming National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Jerry Moran said he's begun speaking with GOP senators about whether the party's campaign arm should intervene in future primaries, even consulting with anti-establishment kingmaker Jim DeMint.
"We're going to on a race-by-race, state-by-state basis, try to figure out what is the best role the NRSC can play in getting Republicans elected," the first-term Kansas senator told POLITICO in an interview. "I don't think we have any choice but to work to do things better than what we did, based upon the lack of success that we had."
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Moran is taking over a campaign committee still licking its wounds after losing two seats in a cycle that began with the party favored to recapture the Senate.
While the GOP benefits from another favorable map in 2014 and has already landed high-profile recruits in West Virginia and South Dakota, it's unclear how the chastened committee will try to avoid repeating this year's performance.
Moran praised West Virginia Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds as "exceptionally good candidates," but pointedly noted "there has been no statement that the NRSC is supporting their candidacies."
"I think that there is value in having conversations with tea party activists, with Republican party leaders, with Republican governors, with state legislators, with folks across the states in which we have races and try to find a consensus," he said.
Moran is well aware that's easier said than done.
Conservative groups have already publicly shot arrows at Capito and privately griped about Rounds — all while leaving open the possibility of organizing primary challenges against Sens. Saxby Chambliss, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
A tweet sent from Moran's account welcoming Capito to the Senate race was promptly deleted, highlighting the sensitivity of sending any hint of support from the Washington committee.


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Embraer pulls in local, international partners to broaden KC-390's appeal
The Brazilian air force's requirement that KC-390 tanker/transports serve civil and military markets is underscoring prime contractor Embraer's approach to the airplane's product strategy.
Embraer is emphasizing the use of proven systems and components, many adapted from its own commercial programs, in keeping with the service's goal that the tanker will have broad appeal as a lower-cost competitor to the Lockheed Martin C-130J. It is slightly larger than the venerable U.S. transport, with a top payload capacity of 23 tons over a 1,400-nm range, and will feature such cockpit features as dual head-up displays and sidestick controllers.
The Brazilian air force (FAB) has ordered 28 of the twin-engine transports and identified a requirement for 10 more in the long term. In addition, Embraer has gathered declarations of intent-to-order for an additional 32: two for the Czech Republic and six for Portugal—both NATO members—plus six for Argentina, six for Chile and 12 for Colombia.
First flight is set for 2014. In keeping with the 2009 contract it signed with the FAB, Embraer will seek civilian certification from the FAA first, in 2015, and then move on to military certification a year later. The same approach was followed for the Tucano/Super Tucano advanced trainer/light attack aircraft, notes Paulo Gastao Silva, Embraer vice president and KC-390 program manager. Military certification is more easily accomplished after an aircraft has passed through the hands of civil regulators.
With a wingspan of 115 ft., length of 111 ft. and maximum takeoff weight of 178,574 lb., the KC-390 is Embraer's most ambitious military aircraft project.
"This is Brazil's biggest military program and biggest aircraft program ever," says Silva, whose KC-390 project office became a separate business unit within Embraer in January 2010 because of the tanker's importance. The KC-390 will permit the FAB to expand its transport fleet and replace its 22 C-130Hs, two of which are operated as KC-130s.
Embraer is aiming the KC-390 at the medium-lift military transport market, for which the company sees a requirement for 728 replacements over the next 10 years, according to a 2011 company study. Many of those are C-130s.
"We decided to limit the initial forecast to 10 years and to reassess it after getting the first market feedback once we start promoting and selling the airplane," says Silva.
The manufacturer's market studies show that stretching the fuselage to provide room for a side cargo door could add another 200-250 potential sales.
The program has emerged from its initial definition phase, and agreements have been reached on supplier interfaces, says Silva. The company expects to freeze the definition by year-end.
"It's the first time Embraer called in suppliers to help with the [aircraft's] conception," says Kenzo Takatori of Akaer Engineering in Sao Jose dos Campos. Akaer has provided engineering for numerous Embraer programs during the past 20 years. Once the definition is complete, Takatori expects Akaer's designers to work from Embraer's campus here on its fuselage, wing and landing-gear-door engineering.
The majority of Embraer's contractor support is coming from outside Brazil, but not all of it. For example, the airplane's mission computer will be produced by the Aeroelectronica-Embraer joint venture AEL Sistemas that it formed with Elbit for the Super Tucano.
Still, Embraer is reducing its program risk as much as possible by assembling a supply team with wide experience and proven equipment, particularly from civil programs. Prominent in this strategy is its choice of powerplants, the V2500-E5 from International Aero Engines.
In the cockpit, Embraer selected Rockwell Collins's Pro Line Fusion flight deck and mission systems avionics, which it already is employing on the Legacy 450/500. The installation includes twin head-up displays from Elbit.
Rockwell Collins Vice President Thierry Tosi says Brazil is one of his company's key priorities among emerging markets. Rockwell Collins do Brazil, which has been established near Embraer, is adding engineers to support its commercial and military programs, particularly the KC-390. The company plans to use third parties in Brazil to build the transport's displays and control panels.
Goodrich will design and build the primary flight-control system in the U.S., and BAE Systems will supply the flight-control electronics and active sidestick controllers. BAE will work from its Rochester, England, facility.
Embraer will integrate the mission systems and avionics and develop mission software, drawing on experience it gained on similar work for the FAB's F-5 fighter modernization program and a revamp of A-4s for the Brazilian navy.
Hamilton Sundstrand is providing the auxiliary power unit and electric power-generating system from the U.S.
Risk-sharing partners with specialized skills and track records with Embraer have been chosen to broaden the KC-390's overseas customer base:
•Portugal Engineering Manufacturing (OGMA) will build composite landing-gear sponsons, doors and elevators. The company, in which Embraer holds a 65% stake, also will make composite parts, while Embraer will produce aluminum parts.
•Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic, which produces door assemblies for the Embraer 170/190, will design and build the KC-390's fixed leading edge and provide other packages, including the cargo ramp, crew doors, emergency doors and hatches. All are metallic. Embraer will make the Segment 2 aft fuselage behind the ramp that joins with the empennage. It will also build center fuselage sections fore and aft of the wing, and the rear door to the center fuselage.
•Argentina's FAdeA (Fabrica Argentina de Aviones) is to manufacture the tail cone, cargo ramp door, spoilers and nose-wheel landing-gear door from composites at its Cordoba factory. The government-owned FAdeA was formerly managed by Lockheed Martin when it was building the Pampa jet trainer, but has more recently returned to being a government-managed enterprise as it emphasizes maintenance and overhaul services.
"So this puts FAdeA back into the aerostructures business," Silva says. "I think it will be a good partnership."
The tail cone is metallic and composite; the cargo doors are all metallic. FAdeA also will produce a flap fairing, the electronics rack and composite nose-wheel landing-gear doors.
Three nonrisk-sharing partners have been named. Brazil's Aceturri will provide the wing-to-fuselage fairing. LMI Aerospace, headquartered in St. Charles, Mo., will provide metallic slats. Spain's Aernnova, a longtime Embraer supplier that has a plant in Sao Jose, will produce composite flaps, ailerons and the rudder. Aceturri and LMI are new suppliers. All of their operations will be collocated in the KC-390 factory in Sao Jose.
Additionally, ELEB, a wholly owned Embraer subsidiary, will design and produce the landing gear, and DRS Defense Solutions of Rockville, Md., will build the cargo handling and delivery system. Numerous other specialty contractors are involved with the -390, including Cobham for refueling receiver probes and Safran's Hispano-Suiza for electric power distribution.
The KC-390 represents a further evolution in Embraer's relationship both with risk-sharing partners and suppliers. With the ERJ 145 program, the company had six partners and hundreds of suppliers, Silva recalls. By the time it reached the E-Jet series, its involvement with risk-sharing was more intense— there are 15 partners— but its supplier count had been winnowed to 20.
|Length: 111.25 ft.
|Height: 33.6 ft.
|Wingspan: 115 ft.
|Max Takeoff Weights: Tactical 67 tons Normal 74.4 tons Logistical 81 tons
|Payloads: Tactical 16 tons Normal/Logistical 23.6 tons
|Cargo Compartment: 41.6 ft. long 11 ft. wide 9.64-10.5 ft. high
|Sources: Embraer and Aviation Week research


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I live probably five minutes, if not less, from the Brio Superfund site in Friendswood, Texas. I could give the information on it all day, but why bother when the page exists.
I'm posting this on here to say that the site is basically defunct now. There could be something, somewhere on the site if you look hard enough I'm sure, but it's been under cleanup for years, and is scheduled to finish its next five-year cycle in 2018. From the road, you can see cleanup crews working with their equipment for good hours of the day. I haven't risked going in, since it's heavily used nowadays, but I'm fairly certain that everything that was left has been torn up and destroyed by this point.
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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Mass killer Wade Michael Page was not under the influence of drugs during his assault on a Wisconsin Sikh temple in August, an autopsy report said.
Seven people were shot and killed, including Page, in the invasion of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., on Aug. 5.
The autopsy report released Wednesday by the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office, said he had been shot in the right side of his abdomen, and also had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the back of his head.
The report itemized the tattoos Page had on his body, including the number "14" on his left shoulder, a reference to 14 words in the phrase: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children," notable for its popularity among white supremacists, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday.


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Light a candle tonight for Diwali—it's day 3 of the Hindu festival of light, the most important day. Want to know more? The Wall Street Journal put together a nice starter page. And in the Times' "Motherlode" blog, an Indian-American shares a heartfelt essay on the growth of Diwali in the city.


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Nexus 1000V Provides Cloud Switching to New Windows Server 2012 Platform
Today marks the general availability of the eagerly-awaited Microsoft Windows Server 2012 platform. According to Microsoft, "Windows Server 2012 redefines the server category, delivering hundreds of new features and enhancements spanning virtualization, networking, storage, user experience, cloud computing, automation, and more." Earlier Cisco blog posts discussed how Cisco has collaborated with Microsoft to achieve Windows 2012 certification for our UCS servers, as well as integrating our management tools into Microsoft System Center and PowerShell.
In this post, I'd like to highlight the integration of the Nexus 1000V virtual switch into the Windows Server 2012 platform, and particularly the Hyper-V hypervisor. We have been working closely with the Windows Server 2012 team for the past few years towards this goal, and announced Nexus 1000V and VM-FEX support for it at the Microsoft BUILD conference last year.
At that event, we showed how Nexus 1000V provides advanced networking features, additional security, through our Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) and Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC), visibility into VM-to-VM traffic with Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module (NAM), and manageability through our Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) to Hyper-V environments (Click here to view the on-stage demo – Nexus 1000V demo starts at 37:20). VSG and other virtual services use Nexus 1000V's vPath to direct traffic to the appropriate services as I've described in other posts.
We had an overwhelming response from both enterprise and service provider customers – for the joint beta program that we ran with Nexus 1000V and Windows Server 2012. Customers liked the operational consistency across physical and virtual environments, and across hypervisors, and are planning to deploy the Cisco+Microsoft stack for their cloud implementations (both private & public).
In addition to the integration with Windows Server 2012, we also working for tighter integration between Nexus 1000V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). We demoed the integration at the TechEd Amsterdam event (Click here for the video – Nexus 1000V demo starts at 43:25). This integration helps both the server & network administrators to get a consistent view of the virtualization environment, and thus reduces operational complexity. Server admins can pick and choose the logical networks, network-sites and VM networks created by the network admins, and network admins make use of the same NX-OS CLI, feature-set across physical & virtual environments.
We are pretty excited about the Windows Server 2012/Hyper-V feature-set, and for customers that are looking at building secure, multi-tenant data centers using Microsoft Hyper-V, Cisco Nexus 1000V preserves your existing network infrastructure investments – through consistent management interfaces, and a consistent operational model with existing network devices. Nexus 1000V is also the foundation for programmable virtual network overlays as part of our Cisco ONE portfolio. VXLAN, supported in the Nexus 1000V, forms the secure overlay tunnels, and the Nexus 1000V virtual supervisor module (VSM) will be programmable with OpenStack and other API's in future releases.
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The Coca-Cola Company has announced Senior Vice President of Global Community Connections and Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation, Ingrid Saunders Jones, will retire after 30 years of distinguished service with the Company, effective June 1.
A well-respected global leader, Jones joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1982 and has held roles of increasing responsibility around the Company's corporate giving and community outreach. She has served as Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation since 1991.
During her three-decade Coca-Cola career, Jones has led the transformation of the Company's philanthropic outreach, growing a US-focused program into a global campaign, which now includes water stewardship, active healthy living, community recycling and education programs worldwide. Under Jones' leadership, The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded more than $500 million to thousands of community organizations worldwide.
"Over the past 30 years, I have been grateful to work for a company that commits the talent and time of its employees and its philanthropic dollars to issues and organizations that empower and enhance the lives of others," said Jones. "I'm proud of the work of the Foundation and believe deeply in the people and communities we've served around the world. I am fortunate to have worked with extraordinary leaders, community supporters and caring and committed associates."
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A testament to her leadership within the community, Jones has received many honors from organizations ranging from the National Urban League and the Jackie Robinson Foundation to the Executive Leadership Council, National Women's Research Alliance and the YWCA of Atlanta.
"Ingrid's contributions to our Company and to the communities we serve worldwide cannot be overstated," said Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company. "Simply put, she has been the heart and soul of Coca-Cola in the community for three decades.
Her passion for serving and improving communities has made a profound difference in the world and taught us that we all possess the ability to transform the lives of others. We are deeply indebted to her incomparable legacy of service and we wish her all the best as she moves into the next phase of her life."
The Coca-Cola Company also announced Lisa Borders will succeed Jones as Vice President of Global Community Connections and Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation, effective May 1. Borders joins Coca-Cola after serving as President of the Grady Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Grady Health System, Georgia's largest public hospital and Atlanta's premier level I trauma center.
As Foundation President, Borders led the Greater Grady capital campaign, a five-year, $325 million effort, and guided the system's development efforts during the most important period in Grady's history.
Borders has extensive experience leading a range of community-focused civic, philanthropic, business and political endeavors. Formerly, she served as President of the Atlanta City Council, Vice Mayor of Atlanta and Co-Chair of the transition team for Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
Her numerous Atlanta initiatives have included increasing the availability of affordable housing, uncovering transportation solutions and promoting neighborhood safety and preservation. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Colorado in Denver.
A lifelong Atlanta resident, Borders has deep roots in the community. She is currently a trustee at The Westminster Schools, a board member at Clark Atlanta University, a member of the Board of Visitors and Board of Ethics at Emory University, and a board member of the Atlanta Downtown Community Improvement District (ADID).


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Hoi An, Viet Nam, 8 September 2006
Organised by the Government of Japan and the OECD Tokyo Centre, in co-operation with APEC, and under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee, this seminar took place on 8 September 2006 in Hoi An, Viet Nam.
In April 2006, a task force of government officials from 60 OECD and non-OECD countries and a number of international organisations completed its work on the development of a Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) in support of OECD Initiative on Investment for Development. Ministers at the 2006 OECD Ministerial Meeting called on the OECD to promote the active use of the PFI. This seminar provided an opportunity for APEC economies to discuss this new investment policy tool and its relevance for the Busan Business Agenda.
This seminar builds on the APEC-OECD Seminar: Working Together on Investment for Development held in November 2005, where APEC Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade identified many areas where APEC and the OECD could strengthen cooperation on investment. The OECD and the APEC's investment dialogue processes share many common purposes, objectives and methodologies. The seminar will explore potential synergies in making use of the PFI.
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More Details on the 2015 Annual Meeting
Since the CCTA announced that the 2015 Annual Meeting will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, interest in the meeting and venue has skyrocketed. The board of directors recently approved the schedule for the three-day meeting, which will be held in two locations - Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Montego Bay Convention Centre.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the schedule:
Monday, February 2
Board of Directors' Meeting
Tuesday, February 3
Golf Tournament
Tennis Tournament
Exhibit Hall Set-up
Welcome Cocktail Party
Wednesday, February 4
Programming and Technical Highlights Sessions
Marketing/Management Topic 1
Technical Topic 1
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Exhibit Hall
Banquet on the Beach
Thursday, February 5
Associate Members' Meeting
Annual Membership Meeting including Reports from Cable Operators
Marketing/Management Topic 2
Technical Topic 2
Luncheon in Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall, Farewell Cocktail Party and Auction
Friday, February 6
Exhibit Hall Breakdown
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2014 Technical Training Session Announced
July 15th through 17th
The CCTA has just released the registration materials for its annual Technical Training, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on three days - Tuesday, July 15; Wednesday, July 16; and Thursday, July 17. This very popular training usually attracts more than 100 installers, technicians, engineers, supervisory staff and managers from the association's Active Members (cable operators) in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
The Technical Training is available at no cost to employees of the association's Active Members. The CCTA will provide the training and daytime meals (breakfast, morning break, lunch and afternoon break) for each participant, but transportation, dinner and hotel expenses are the responsibility of each attendee. For other individuals wishing to attend the training, there will be a reasonable daily fee to cover meal and administrative expenses. For representatives of Associate Members, the daily fee is $100. For representatives of non-member companies, the daily fee is $140.
Associate Director John T. Kurpinski, Sr., is busy finalizing details of the schedule, which will include three full days of training modules presented by experts in cable industry technology and engineering. Some of the topics to be covered are WiFi 101 and Implementing WiFi over HFC Networks; Home Installation Process and Certification; Troubleshooting Techniques; Cable Staff Training; CLI/LTE Interference; TDR Event Analysis; Code Error Rate; and From HFC to FTTH - How to migrate from the current HFC networks to a FTTH architecture. A full schedule will be released shortly.
The 2014 training will take place at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino located at 200 Convention Boulevard in San Juan. The hotel has provided a rate of $135 per night, single or double occupancy, plus 11% tax and a $15 hotel fee. There is also a $1.00 per room, per day, maid gratuity and $5.00 per person, one-time bellman gratuity. This special rate will be available from July 12 through July 20, based on availability. Reservations can be made here. You may also call the hotel's Central Reservations office at 1-866-932-7269 to reserve a room. You must mention the "2014 CCTA Technical Training" to be eligible for the special rate, which expires on July 3.
If you are interested in attending the 2014 Technical Training, or having your company sponsor a social event, please contact Executive Director Andrea L. Martin at email@example.com or at 1-864-836-8954. She can send you full details of the training, plus the pertinent registration forms. Registrations for the training must be made by Wednesday, July 9.
2014 Community Charities Program
Twelve exceptional charities will benefit from the CCTA's Community Charities Program this year. The board of directors unanimously agreed to award $1,000 to each organization that was nominated by a cable system member of the CCTA.
David Burrows, CCTA chair and head of marketing for Cable Bahamas, stated, "The missions of these 12 nominees range from health services to education, from senior care to humane care. All nominees provide vital services to their communities and we are pleased to be able to help each one." The board made the decision to provide all 2014 nominees with $1,000 at their meeting on May 22.
The 12 grant recipients and their sponsoring companies are: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda nominated by Bermuda CableVision Ltd.; Bregado Flax Primary School nominated by BVI Cable TV; Go Gogo Foundation Corp. nominated by Choice Cable TV of Puerto Rico; Clarendon Infirmary nominated by General Satelite Network Company Ltd. of Jamaica; Queen Louise Home nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Croix; Nana Baby Children's Home, Inc. nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John; Colegio de Educacion Especial y Rehabilitacion Integral nominated by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico; St. Maarten Animal Welfare Foundation nominated by St. Maarten Cable TV; Warriors for Christ Pathfinder Club nominated by The Cable of St. Kitts; Fundashon Pro Bista nominated by T.V. Distribution Systems of Curacao; Special Olympics Cayman Islands nominated by WestStar TV Limited; and Home Away From Home nominated by Wireless Telecommunication Network of St. Maarten.
The Community Charities Program was established by the CCTA in 1993. Since then, the program has distributed over $293,000 in grants to more than 120 charities in the region.
The CCTA extends its appreciation to Broadband Library (Mobile) for its continuing support of the cable and telecommunications community and for its coverage of the CCTA Annual Meetings. Be sure to check out BBL's great quarterly publications for informative cable industry news and updates.


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(1) C.H. Brown (Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome, also known as pontobulbar palsy with deafness);
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Bakerella's cake pops a try (omg, check out the Hello Kitty ones.) We'll see how it all turns out!
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AWESOMELY cute. I was super excited this week when you mentioned it was her birthday - can't wait to see what y'all do!ReplyDelete
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That is adorable! Have fun & Happy Birthday to Lotus!ReplyDelete
SO flipping adorable! happy birthday party, lo! hope it's pinkalicious! (she does have that book, right?) YAY! good job, mama. can't wait to see the rest of the pics! xo.ReplyDelete
Wow! Hope it's a super fun party for your little cutie. I can't wait to see how everything turns out!ReplyDelete
Awww, so cute. I love pink parties the best. Happy Birthday to your little one.ReplyDelete
Very cute! And good call on how you did the bows, I was wondering how you got them all to look so perfect. I can never get bows looking right! Happy Birthday to Lotus, hope you all enjoy the party!ReplyDelete
Can you tell me how you were able to print the text on the back of these invites? :) They are so cute!ReplyDelete
Sure, Stephanie! I printed two Hello Kitty heads on one side of 8.5 x 11 cardstock and then ran them through a printer again to print the words on the back (making sure they were centered inside the head) and then cut them out by hand. It took a little bit of time but it worked!ReplyDelete
Where did you get the template for her face?ReplyDelete
Hi, I am trying to do something similar. What did you print the face on and where did you get the face pic?ReplyDelete


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Blown up in explosions, smothered in collapsing shafts, crushed by heavy carts, the ghosts of coal miners are said to linger at the Atlas Coal Mine Historic Site just outside the tiny town of East Coulee. There, a short 15-minute drive from Drumheller, a tall wooden structure looms against the starkly beautiful backdrop of the Badlands. It is the last wooden coal tipple in Canada, protected, with the outbuildings and tunnels that surround it, as a national historic site and a reminder of the dangerous and dirty days of Canadian coal mining.
Dating back to 1936, the height of the coal-mining boom in Canada, the Atlas Coal Mine saw thousands of men pass through it before it closed. Over 200 perished on the job. Today, the site provides the ideal setting for haunting tales of disappeared miners and lingering spirits every October when it plays host to two Halloween-themed events held over two weekends.
The more docile Little Boo event, which takes place in broad daylight and is designed for children, takes small, costumed participants on a lighthearted stroll through the site. It includes a ride on a battery-powered 1936-era train and a visit to an underground tunnel. The other event, Big Boo, is reserved for more courageous souls over age nine. The events, now in their ninth year, raise funds for the preservation of buildings on the site.
For most of the year, Kelly Eddy is program director at the historic site, but in October she morphs into the "director of misery and woe," the mastermind behind the annual Haunted Atlas Coal Mine event. "In the fall and winter the site can be a very solitary place," she says. "We're far from the city, so there isn't a lot of light here, and [the setting] has a certain air about it at this time of year. It's like it was made for this event." Eddy oversees a contingent of 75 volunteers who delight in turning the site into a live set worthy of a horror film, dressing up as zombie coal miners and hiding in dark corners—all in the name of scaring the bejeezus out of thrill-seekers.
Just after twilight on the evening of Big Boo, visitors are divided into groups of five to seven people, given a single flashlight and sent off, on foot, to navigate a darkened route. The path leads guests into spooky outbuildings, including the washhouse, where the miners would begin and finish their shifts. Jackets and hats dangle from the rafters on hooks, and here one may find psychic (played by a volunteer) calling on the undead. Bonfires and séances add to the unsettling experience. Continuing through the rough autumn grasses, and along the dusty pathways, guests climb a long wooden ramp into the heights of the coal tipple, where darkly dressed volunteers wait to jump out at them or, perhaps worse, reach for their feet.
Just as heart rates begin to settle, the terrifying roar of a chainsaw cuts through the quiet prairie night, its echoes reverberating off the empty buildings….
Putting Halloween pranks aside, the Atlas Coal Mine has a rich history—and a long track record of puzzling paranormal events.
Between 1911 and 1979 there were 139 mines registered in the Drumheller valley, making the region the illustrious boomtown of its day. "Mines absolutely dominated life in every little community in the valley. Every time a load of coal came through that tipple, clouds of dust would come drifting over town and if you'd just done a load of laundry, you had to take it off the line," says Linda Digby, the historical site's executive director. "And there was a light on the top of the tipple, and when it was on, it meant you had work. The entire community's fortune was linked to that light."
Though this light at the Atlas coal mine (the last of the area mines to close) was permanently extinguished in 1979 after natural gas had almost entirely replaced coal as a means of heating homes, tales of unexplained activities on the site provide unsettling hints that not everyone was ready to part with the place.
Digby and Eddy agree that bizarre things have occurred over the years since the mine ceased operations. So many, in fact, that a master list is now being kept of all sightings, which provides fodder for the mine's "ghost tours" in July and August.
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recently, after two volunteers spent the day decorating the washhouse in preparation for Halloween. At the end of the day, upon closing of the site, the intrigued volunteers left a recording device in the room they had been decorating. At some point after nightfall, long after the site had been deserted, the device picked up the loud bang of a door closing followed by three footsteps.
If that doesn't stir your phasmophobia (fear of ghosts), consider this: on one of the regular mine tours, a visitor climbing up the long, dim conveyor gallery reported being forcefully shoved from behind. After she regained her footing, she looked behind her and could see no one.
"Ghosts never really satisfy your desire to know the whole story," says Digby, who adds that a number of paranormal investigators have tried over the years. Two years ago an intuitive was exploring the washhouse and could see the ghostly outlines of three women, who, by their dress and demeanour, appeared to be prostitutes. With some investigation, it was determined that on payday at the mine, working girls would turn tricks in the attic of the building.
"There are a few known ghosts here who I think help us out on Halloween," says Eddy.


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Unlike traditional hip replacement, hip resurfacing doesn't completely replace the "ball" of the hip with a metal or ceramic ball. Instead, the bone is reshaped and capped with a metal prosthesis. The hip socket is fitted with a metal cup. As these metal surfaces rub together, there is the potential for wear and release of metal ions. Low levels of metal ions usually don't cause a problem, but higher levels may be problematic.
The socket prosthesis for a traditional hip replacement is usually lined with a thick layer of hard plastic, so there isn't any metal-on-metal contact. While the components of an artificial hip may eventually wear out, most people can expect their joint replacements to last for 20 years or longer.
Hip replacement is usually postponed until later in life, so the life span of the prosthesis more closely matches the remaining life span of the person. Subsequent hip replacement surgeries can be more difficult and more commonly have poorer results than initial hip replacements.
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