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That was my first thought when I saw the video of this guy masquerading as caped crusader. One can hardly term the "Mean Streets of Singapore" as such, because they simply aren't. On a scale of one to ten with say Rio being a perfect ten of meanness, Singapore would come in at -1!
And while I am all in favour of people being courteous at all times, I am not convinced that prancing around in a tight-fitting costume that resembles a knock-off of the Singapore flag is the way to do it?
Mr "Justice" as he titles himself, is apparently 21 years old and hails from Choa Chu Kang. Shouldn't he be in gainful employment at this age, or perhaps he is engaged by the government to conduct an official courtesy campaign?
His message is in reality a cosplay updating of the old song "Don't Worry Be Happy". No harm in that I suppose. The 'worry' is that he will one day soon expire on Orchard Road for heat asphyxia, brought on by tight clothing and the noon day sun.

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The Sonic Beer Foamer uses ultrasonic vibrations to create the perfect head and, as a result, ensure consistent taste throughout the entire drink and deliver the ultimate aromatic experience. Now you can make every sip taste as good as the first one. Simply add a little water to the base of the foamer, press the button and let the magic happend. Because 75% of our sense of taste comes from our sense of smell, experienced drinkers understand that the head of a beer is the most important aspect contributing to a beer's taste. Well if this isn't the perfect gift for any manly beer loving man then i don't know what is
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Gotta say that it is retreat going to my parents' house in canton. In the middle of pastures, cows, horses, dogs. And mama takes care of us. kiddos love it. these are some shots from a saturday out there.
henry & ruthie with gladys & claude. dad said he would live longer if mom would let him get these dogs.
mama-the grill master.
grilled salmon. you didn't think i cooked this.
what my dad was doing while mom was grilling. love how secure he is with his masculinity to not feel he has to grill. must be a good book if he's reading & standing.
this bunny has been hanging like this awhile, no ears/mom won't ditch him. sad little easter bunny.


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Hi Jason,
I added a software advance product option to a desktop computer product.
I added a $ amount as the value.
Then I clicked the finish button.
I browse to the product with the option I just added.
But I am assuming the drop down list would first be empty until I select it and choose the software as an option or value added product.
Then when I click add to cart I was expecting the total of the 2.
Product + Product Option = Total
But I only get the Product Price
I don't know if I am understanding this correctly.


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When people ask us to share our company history, it's always enjoyable because we love what we do, and we take pride in all the people we have serviced over the years.
Transitions Lift + Elevator is a family-owned business based in Lexington, KY with a showroom where customers can get informed prior to making a buying decision. The same is true of Cincinnati--we have a showroom there for our southern Ohio customers, as well. That includes the Dayton area. Plus, right here in Kentucky, we also serve the Louisville area and all points in between the cities I've just mentioned.
And since we're manufacturer-certified and a fully licensed elevator contractor, our customers know that their installations will be performed correctly. We are the area experts in all aspects related to selling, installing, maintaining, and repairing stair lifts, elevators, and wheelchair lifts. With years of experience and a hefty volume of customer success stories to back us up, it eliminates the fear and doubt out of the shopping process for new customers.
If you have accessibility needs, we can help. We assist with planning and can answer all of your questions so that you can make an informed decision. Furthermore, if you already have a mobility device that wasn't purchased through Transitions, we can still provide your service and maintenance.
We're very proud of our reputation, and we set out to earn customer trust and respect on every job we perform. Let us show you, and we think you'll agree!


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Species Overview
Our habitats and species are an integral part of Sussex, and the Biodiversity Action Plan aims to ensure people can work together to protect them.
In the UK over 1000 species are listed on the Biodiversity Action Plan as a result of being globally threatened and/or in rapid decline in the UK (more than 50% in the last 25 years). In Sussex we have recorded 508 of these priority species (that's more than 44%)!
In line with the England Biodiversity Strategy and the South East Biodiversity Strategy, the Sussex Biodiversity Action Plan aims to integrate the needs of species and habitats within landscape-scale delivery.
In Sussex the requirements for our Biodiversity Action Plan species will be used to inform habitat work undertaken. Species not covered by this integration are being identified regionally along with the work necessary to support them and we will work with the relevant bodies to deliver the actions required in Sussex.
Archived Action Plans
Archived Species Action Plans and Species Statements can be downloaded below:
Barn Owl
Black Poplar
Brown Hare (Species Statement)
Brown-banded Carder Bee (Species Statement)
Duke of Burgundy
European Otter
Fen Raft Spider (Species Statement)
Field Cricket (Species Statement)
Great Crested Newt
Marsh Mallow Moth
Skylark (Species Statement)
Song Thrush (Species Statement)
Stag Beetle
Swollen Spire Snail
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The bank's certifications show its strength in the area of information security.
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Councilman Jerelai is a character in Metal Shadow. He was fishing with his son at Rethe Harbor when the two witnessed the arrival of the Red Threat's Ark. Jerelai instructed his son to inform the "king and queen" of the arrival of "a red threat", while he himself stayed to confront the ark using elemancy.
His son reveals that his name is Jerelai and that he is a councilman on the Fifth Sky's government.


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Sometimes taking your first step out onto the dance floor is the hardest step. Here is a little inspiration to get you off the sidelines and onto the dance floor.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion."
"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."
– Japanese Proverb
"There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. "
-Vicki Baum
"Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance."
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
"Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order."
– Samuel Beckett
"Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health — it rusts your spirit and your hips."
– Terri Guillemets
"Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that; you're dancing spirit."
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul"
"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking"
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."
"The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs."
"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing. Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing."
– James Brown
"If you can walk you can dance."
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Marymount College - profile
- A Catholic girls' middle school
- Is located near the coast 12 kms south-west of Adelaide
- Enrols about 490 girls
- Combines KidsMatter Primary and MindMatters as Marymount Matters
When Marymount College introduced KidsMatter Primary in 2009, it built on two year's work with MindMatters which had begun when the school was undergoing some changes. For example, the timetable was restructured to allow teachers to increase interactions with classes, and have greater understanding of the context of each student. The new directions reflected an intentional focus on wellbeing. As Deputy Principal, Leone Coorey, says: [it's about] the recognition of the interrelated role between learning and wellbeing – you cannot have one without the other!
Spotlight on the community through KidsMatter
Membership of the KidsMatter Action Team included leadership representatives, teaching staff, and a parent. The first goal was to develop 'an inclusive, welcoming and creative school community'. The Action Team initiated several steps: a professional learning day based on staff wellbeing; activities to improve the school's physical environment, and a survey of the experience of the school community. Data collected by the Action Team informed some new steps which included a strong emphasis on social and emotional learning. At this time, the school developed a partnership with the University of South Australia, through a parent who was an academic there.
Marymount Matters: incorporating MindMatters and KidsMatter
In 2011 Marymount Matters came into existence. The Action Team agreed there were advantages in combining MindMatters and KidsMatter Primary to increase the focus on the mental health and wellbeing of students across the four year levels. The goal was to make explicit links between student wellbeing and learning and educational outcomes in a cohesive way. Creating the logo for Marymount Matters was one of the first outcomes. The Marymount Matters Team, which now also included students, identified three focus areas for its work:
- Social and emotional learning for all students
- Student leadership in the area of mental health and wellbeing
- Parent engagement and participation.
New directions in the curriculum
During 2011 and 2012 all staff attended professional learning about social and emotional competencies which were mapped at each year level. The curriculum work meant new directions in teaching these skills in the classroom, and where appropriate, school counsellors provided complementary skills training for some students.
Focus on student leadership
As Leone says: we have involved student leadership … we know that girls of this age are often more likely to listen to their [peers] than to parents or teachers. Year 8 and 9 students have developed leadership skills through MindMatters Youth Empowerment Process (YEP). They took on leadership roles, supported younger students and raised awareness about good mental health which have led to creation of posters about student issues and some video clips about bullying.
Being part of the YEP group has been a very positive way to learn about mental health and wellbeing. You are learning about it while you are teaching it to your peers. This understanding of wellbeing has helped me with everything I do at Marymount.
Year 9 student
This year YEP students are involved in consultations about the Relationship Policy. The school community is learning about restorative practices which will be a feature of the new policy.
Reconsidering parent engagement and participation
The KidsMatter Primary survey supported the direction that the school was keen to undertake to increase parent engagement and participation and results led to the goal of increasing parent involvement. When parents highlighted the need for families to meet each other, some members of the Action Team met with the Catholic schools parent stakeholder group (Federation of Catholic Schools Parent Communities) and decided to establish a new structure. The parent Rep group with 29 parent representatives meets monthly with school leadership and a teacher to brainstorm and plan parent events. A funded project enabled a group of parents who were not usually involved with school activities to work with an artist to create two significant art works which reflect the Catholic identity of the College.
New approaches: supporting the mental health of students
The integration of MindMatters and KidsMatter Primary has also been beneficial for developing structures to assist staff to support students who experience mental health difficulties. This has involved initiating a case management process with an integrated action plan for students, and a number of partnerships have been formed with local allied health agencies.
National recognition
The theme of improving mental health and wellbeing permeates through the school from supporting lunchtime activities to the strategic plan. The College has dedicated extensive energy and resources and implemented a range of strategies to improve the wellbeing of the school community over nine years. The school completed all four components of KidsMatter. To acknowledge this commitment, the school received national recognition from both MindMatters (2012) and KidsMatter Primary (2013).
We ensure that wellbeing is always on the agenda – in the school's strategic plan, staff meetings, professional learning, school assemblies, parent gatherings and in our daily interactions with students.
Leone Coorey, Deputy Principal
You can download the Marymount College school story [496KB]
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We bought some smoked salmon the other day, and honestly we had enough of eating it simply on bread, that's when I remembered I bought whole wheat spaghetti, so I thought I will give it a try! I looked for some recipes but most of them were too fancy, with whisky or white wine, so I just used what I thought it would taste amazing with it! So here we go, the ingredients are listed on the image below! Don't worry, it only takes 30-40 minutes!
First I cooked the spaghetti, while I waited, I made the sauce. I didn't use onion because my stomach hurts if I eat any, so I just fried some garlic in a bit of olive oil. I added sliced smoked salmon, mixed through after what I added the diced tomatoes and mixes through again. Of course I added some extra smashed garlic because we just can't get enough of it, plus we added the oregano as well, which we added too much, so just be careful with it! After everything is done, you can hint it with grated cheese and voila!
PS: This is our first recipe on the blog, what do you think? Should we do more?
Hope you will try this out, it tastes amazing!
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How We Picked the Name "Sunbird Creative"
We adore our name. Perhaps it's no surprise that naming our baby business was my favorite part of setting up a brand. As a writer, I relished our hunt for the perfect words. The process was a 2-week-long rollercoaster ride that involved white boards, Wikipedia, a thesaurus, and a lot of pacing around the home office.
Step 1: Identify Mission & Market
Mara and I started by honing in on who our target market was and what we wanted to represent to them. As a branding and marketing agency in New York City, we wanted to be an antidote to overwhelm. We wanted to make our small business clients feel refreshed.
We wanted our name to be associated with nature and lightness--not corporations or technology. But we also wanted it to communicate some aspect of what we literally do.
Step 2: Get Discouraged
Once we had a goal in mind, we set out like explorers to discover a name that fit our vision. What aspects of nature felt light and refreshing? Birds and water, of course! We were excited to put together a huge list of options to choose the perfect name from.
So we wrote out every combination of water- and bird-related imagery we could think of….
Bird Marketing // Little Bird Marketing // 3 Birds Marketing // The Bird Marketing // Strange Bird Media // Rare Bird Media // Blackbird Branding & Marketing // Bluebird Group // Spring Creative // Waterfall Media // Spring Media // Brook Media // Little Brook Media // Brook Branding // Rivulet Creative
...and then crossed off 95% of our options. Domain and registry searches showed that they were already taken. Not only taken by another business, but often by other marketing and creative firms! We had apparently tapped into some collective unconscious reserved only for our industry.
After spending hours every day thinking up new names that turned out to be taken, we were starting to get discouraged. It looked like we would have to change tactics and throw our work away.
Step 3: Get Lucky
I had never heard of "sunbirds" before, but some mad rabbit hole down Wikipedia led me to their page.
These strange birds struck me for three reasons:
You can find sunbirds in both Africa and China. Since I was born in South Africa and my partner in Hong Kong, it represented both our origins.
Sunbirds are badasses (excuse my French). They hunt and stab flowers when they have to.
Sunbirds are small and quick, their flight "fast and direct." That's exactly how we wanted to operate our business.
In the end, the term "Sunbird Creative" perfectly captured our refreshing, down-to-earth personality and hints at the kind of work we do as branding experts and content creators.
If you haven't named your business yet, there's a few things you should keep in mind.
If you're more conservative and pragmatic: You'll tend to pick names that literally describe your business (like "NYC Bakery"). Keep in mind that a name is the cornerstone of a brand, and that branding is important to long-term business health. It's great to score high in Google search results, but will the people who find you ever remember and return?
If you're more idealistic and passionate: You'll tend to pick names that mean something to you (like a childhood nickname). Remember that your business is created for other people, not yourself. If your target market doesn't connect with your name immediately, it isn't a good one, no matter how much it might mean to you.
No matter what kind of entrepreneur you are, there are basic principles that virtually all strong business names follow.


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Vegetarian Pho
The national dish of Vietnam, pho is an aromatic noodle soup that's traditionally made with beef broth. Here, store-bought vegetable broth is spiked with onion, garlic, and spices for a full-bodied vegetarian alternative. ...read more
The national dish of Vietnam, pho is an aromatic noodle soup that's traditionally made with beef broth. Here, store-bought vegetable broth is spiked with onion, garlic, and spices for a full-bodied vegetarian alternative. ...read more
Here, the rich, dark roux of a Louisiana-style gumbo is laced with carrots, parsnips, okra, and green beans, but feel free to substitute any vegetables you have on hand. ...read more
This veggie-packed stir-fry is served over a bed of baby spinach and dressed with a creamy ginger-avocado sauce. ...read more
Tagines are flavorful Moroccan stews loaded with cooked vegetables and signature spices like cumin, coriander and ginger. This version is a wonderful opportunity for vegetarians to experience international fare at its best. Serve over couscous for a true Moroccan meal. ...read more
Sometimes you just want pot pie. This one is wholesome, delicious, and freezer-friendly. Make a batch, and freeze some for heat-and-eat weeknight meals. Poultry seasoning (yep, it's veg) is the secret flavor booster in this recipe. ...read more
Colorful, sizzling vegetables, a sprinkling of vegan cheese, and you've got yourself the perfect summer meal. ...read more
Thinly sliced tempeh simmered in a flavorful broth makes a great sandwich "meat" in this deli classic. Look for Follow Your Heart vegan cheese, which melts better than other brands. ...read more
Like Singapore itself, this dish brings together flavors from many traditions. ...read more
This fork-and-knife quesadilla is great topped with salsa and guacamole. ...read more
As the first person out of bed in her house on Saturday mornings, Mary Shore savors the time to ease into the weekend. "We try to keep cooking simple so the relaxed mood lasts through the morning," she says. These winning pancakes came out of her desire to develop a vegan ...read more
Mashed potatoes replace cream sauce and ground lentils replace lamb in a casserole that serves a crowd. If you don't have a deep (3 inches) baking dish, make this in two separate dishes. ...read more
The tomato sauce recipe makes enough to serve on the side or to freeze and enjoy later with pasta. ...read more
You can have all of the ingredients on hand for this pot pie and whip it up any time you need a hot, satisfying meal. ...read more
"The silky texture and rich flavor of Amy's Organic Refried Beans with Green Chiles make a great base for many dishes, including a burrito filling or bean dip," says Nava Atlas, author of Vegan Soups and Hearty Stews for All Seasons. Here, Amy's beans star in a vegan update of a ...read more
This home-cooked meal probably contains less fat and fewer calories than most carry-outs, and preparing it takes no longer than a pick-up trip to a restaurant. Adapted from Rachael Rays 30-Minute Meals Veggie Meals. ...read more
This creamy, golden noodle dish is modeled after the Thai dish khao soi, which combines sweet, spicy, and sour flavors in one bowl. ...read more
You'll love this version of a Vietnamese street-food sandwich favorite. Fill with baked tofu, or substitute 1 cup leftover fried tofu cubes from the Stir-fried Tofu Bento Box. ...read more
This soba salad is a great take-along lunch because the flavors of the peanut dressing develop over time. ...read more
This velvety smooth soup is especially suited as a light meal with brown rice and vegetables. ...read more
Chow fun is the Chinese name for rice noodles. We've called for fresh noodles here, but if you can't find them, substitute dried rice stick noodles and prepare according to package directions. The noodles soak up the sauce quickly, so serve immediately. ...read more
Garlic, olives and a dash of cayenne pepper give this delicious dish extra flavor. ...read more
This is probably the most popular noodle dish on Thai restaurant menus. In Thailand, each street vendor sells a unique version of this wonderfully aromatic dish. Its a fascinating mix of flavors and an intriguing combination of texturescrunchy bean sprouts and nuts set off by ...read more
Ayurvedic lifestyle counselor Aisha Bahrami created this delicious no-cook oatmeal by accident: "I put all my ingredients into a pot for breakfast, got a phone call, and totally forgot about it," she says. ...read more
This Indian-style stew gets spicier as it sits, so if you prefer milder flavors, serve it immediately. ...read more


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This is a card that looks and functions like an envelope with no flap.
The card is made by cutting a full sheet of card stock in half lengthwise at 4.25"". Use both pieces.
Score each length in half at 5.5". Attach the two pieces of card stock so that there are 3 sections measuring 4.25 X 5.5. Cut the two end flaps from the 5.5 scoreline down to the opposite corner to form the triangular flap, one on each side. Then decorate the flaps and the inside and add a small note inside the envelope card.
I will demonstrate this in a video that I will post on Saturday.


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Greenmarket is a program of the Council on the Environment of New York City, a privately funded citizens organization in the Mayor's Office. Barry Benepe founded Greenmarket in 1976. Director Tom Strumolo and Greenmarket staff are responsible for market operations, farm visits, publicizing markets, securing permits, and working with community groups, city and state agencies to find new market sites and new farmers. The largest and most well known market is the Union Square Farmer's Market, which operates year-round and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
are 28 individual locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten
Island. Of these 28, 10 locations operate year-round. During peak season, over
100,000 customers visit the markets every week. Approximately 200 farmers participate
in these markets and include vegetable (both traditional & organic) farmers; orchard
growers; meat, dairy, poultry and fish producers; and producers of baked goods,
honey, maple syrup, jam, wine and plants.
"Whenever I travel to a city anywhere around the world, I make it a priority to visit that city's greenmarket, or farmer's market. I've been to some great ones, and I might be a tad bit prejudiced, but I haven't been to many better than the Union Square Greenmarket here in New York City.. You'll find pickings from upstate and New Jersey farms, fresh fish from Long Island, homemade cheese and other dairy products, baked goods, plants, and organic herbs and spices. . " Frommer's Review
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Just a few ayats of the surah:
17. Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
18. And at the heaven, how it is raised?
19. And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
20. And at the earth, how it is outspread?
21. So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) – you are only one who reminds.
Sûrat Al-Ghâshiyah
(The Overwhelming)


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How ResearchKit is Changing Medical Research
- Last month, Apple launched ResearchKit, a software framework that allows developers to use the iPhone as a diagnostic tool for medical research. It launched with five applications to study asthma, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
Previously, mHealthIntelligence.com spoke with Corey Bridges, the CEO of LifeMap Solutions, the company that developed the asthma app. Now, we sit down with Yu-Feng Yvonne Chan, the director of personalized medicine and digital health, an assistant professor of genetics and genomic sciences and emergency medicine at Mount Sinai. She was also part of the team that created the study that the new application uses to gather information.
mHealthIntelligence.com: What was the process like working with ResearchKit?
Yvonne Chan: The greatest change and most innovative aspect of this project is the ability to consent patients with the e-consent method. In the old ways we would have a patient come to a large academic centers where the research would actually be conducted and you need a medical professional or research personnel who is capable of obtaining medical consent would need to physically meet with the individual, explain the process and get signatures on paper.
ResearchKit and the e-consent process allows us to essentially work remotely, everything from recruitment through the app store, consent from the app itself, answering questionnaires. It is all done remotely from beginning to end. At no point does the researching interact directly with the participants.
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MHI.com: What there any unique challenges when it came to designing the challenges?
YC: Part of the process that we needed to be mindful of was obtaining the informed consent. There was a very thoughtful and careful process that was generated by our Institutional Review Board to make sure that to the best of our knowledge, the participants knows the risks of participating in the study.
Through discussions and and experts in clinical research, we created the best solution we could in terms of the consent. We offer a digital copy of the written consent form for the patient to review. There are then several questions prospective patients can answer to ensure they understand the risks and there is an optional video as well that that covers the study and the steps the research will take. All of these components were needed collectively in the consent process.
MHI.com: How long did you work on it and how does that compare to other studies not on the ?
YC: I would say I started working in earnest at the end of August or the beginning of September through the announcements in March.
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We probably dragged it out a bit longer because we had a specific launch date. We were motivated to put in the extra hours beyond the call of duty just to make sure we would hit the deadline. Also, because of the innovative process, the review process took longer than what a more traditional project review process would have taken.
Beyond that, the impact of being able to recruit through the app store, the wait in recruitment is unprecedented as far as I know.
MHI.com: What has the reception been so far?
YC: Of the five launch apps, we have the most stringent inclusion criteria, which meant we were not able to take everyone we wanted. Despite that we had [35,000 downloads in the first four days and 4,061 people consented and enrolled as active participants].
These are pretty staggering numbers as far as clinical research is concerned. Beyond the sheer large sample size, we are also canvassing a large geographical region. Essentially, anyone in the US that meets our criteria and has an iPhone and internet connectivity can be a participant.
READ MORE: KLAS Report Finds Hospitals Still Aren't Embracing mHealth Apps
In traditional studies, participants need to have proximity to where the consenting process takes place, causing the results to be very localized. There is a chance that a clinic might have multiple locations, but it is not this large in scope. That is really exciting for so many reasons. We get such a better sampling across the land.
MHI.com: Did you have any expectation that the download number would be like this before you launched or were you as surprised as the rest of us?
YC: I would say cautiously optimistic. We really didn't know. This was unprecedented. We thought the numbers would be on the large side but not like this. The overall responses from the public and the academic community has been overall positive, which has been very wonderful.
MHI.com: How will this change the way you do medical research going forward?
YC: Just because of the attention that medical research is receiving from this, the public awareness is growing and shading toward the general population. This could pave the way for more clinical research to use this platform down the road. While there are going to be some studies that can't use mobile devices, this is a very important step in a new direction.


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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents "Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands" in November
Featuring more than 100 privately held works from the 6th to the 19th century, on view publicly for the first time
HOUSTON—November 2017—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands, an exhibition of more than 100 works highlighting the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Iranian civilization from the 6th to the 19th century. Drawn from one of the most significant collections of Persian art held in private hands and rarely publicly displayed, the works span a range of media, including carpets, textiles, manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, lacquer, metalwork, scientific instruments, and jeweled objects. Highlights include exquisite miniature paintings from the Shahnama, the Iranian national epic; a range of historically significant ceramics; precious inlaid metal wares; finely woven silk fabrics; and a monumental silk carpet from the apex of Safavid dynasty carpet production.
Celebrating a landmark agreement between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and renowned private collector Hossein Afshar, works from these holdings will be presented in a series of special exhibitions over a five-year period at the MFAH. Bestowing Beauty, the inaugural exhibition, is on view through February 11, 2018, as part of the 10th anniversary program for the Museum's Art of the Islamic Worlds initiative.
"This spectacular collection, meticulously constructed over the last 50 years, represents Hossein Afshar's life-long passion to preserving Persian artistic heritage for future generations and a strong desire to share these masterpieces publicly," said Aimée Froom, curator, Islamic art at the MFAH. "Through the objects on display, we see a portrait of Iran that highlights an extraordinary artistic sensibility over the last several centuries."
"Since the establishment of the department in 2007, the MFAH has endeavored to collect, exhibit, and interpret art of the Islamic worlds," added Gary Tinterow, MFAH director. "We are immeasurably grateful for Hossein Afshar's vision and generosity in furthering this goal and making accessible the beauty that Persian art bestows on its beholders."
Exhibition Themes
The objects on display reveal their stories to viewers, from the superb miniature paintings of the Iranian national epic Shahnama to monumental silk carpets and rare Qur'an pages written in gold. Woven throughout the tales of these extraordinary artworks are experiences, ideas, and emotions shared by all peoples, grouped within the exhibition into the universal themes of faith and piety, love and longing, kingship, banquets and battles, and earth and nature.
Faith and Piety
Faith and piety are expressed in exquisitely penned and sumptuously illuminated Qurʾan manuscripts produced across the Islamic lands. The primary role of calligraphy in transmitting the word of God is paramount, but calligraphers also copied a variety of texts in addition to the Qurʾan. Calligraphers enjoyed the highest status among all artists, as reflected in the careful adornment of their tools.
Love and Longing
Love and longing are among the most celebrated themes in art around the world. The universal desire for the deepest form of human connection—also a metaphor for one's yearning for divine love—finds profound expression in Persian poetry. A familiar subject in Persian poetry and art is that of the rose and the nightingale (gul u bulbul). The rose symbolizes the beloved, who has thorns and can be cruel, and the nightingale, the lover, who sings endlessly of his longing. This depiction of earthly devotion can be extrapolated to represent divine love and the soul's search for a union with God. Earthly images of love and longing include a pair of tightly embracing lovers on a slim lacquer pen case.
Kingship and Banquets and Battles
Imagery of kingship and authority figure prominently in illustrated manuscripts of the Shahnama, or Book of Kings, since the early 14th century. The related theme of banquets and battles (bazm u razm)—quintessential aspects of Persian kingship—are very popular. A new image of authority reached an apex in the 19th-century Iran under the Qajars. Persian court painters created individualized portraits of contemporary kings, princes, and members of the ruling elite, capturing the political agendas, personalities, and images of power that their patrons sought to embody.
Earth and Nature
In the monotheistic traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the beauty of nature is a reminder of God as the giver of life. The garden is an earthly representation of this notion. A love for garden-like settings and the promise of spring and renewal pervade Persian culture. Representations of flowers, trees, and flowing waters evoke the ancient idea of the garden as a symbol of paradise.
The publication to accompany the opening of the exhibition celebrates and marks the 10th anniversary of the Art of the Islamic Worlds initiative of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), launched in 2007. Since its inception a decade ago, the Art of the Islamic Worlds has presented nine exhibitions, published four scholarly catalogues, and brought numerous programs and lectures to the Museum. More than 300 works, spanning 1,300 years and the breadth of Islamic territories—from present-day India, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran to Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Spain—are on continuous view in newly expanded, dedicated gallery spaces at the MFAH. An accompanying scholarly catalogue is forthcoming.
Organization & Funding
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
About the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Established in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is among the 10 largest art museums in the United States, with an encyclopedic collection of more than 65,000 works dating from antiquity to the present. The main campus comprises the Audrey Jones Beck Building, designed by Rafael Moneo and opened in 2000; the Caroline Wiess Law Building, originally designed by William Ward Watkin, with extensions by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe completed in 1958 and 1974; and the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, designed by Isamu Noguchi and opened in 1986. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two libraries, public archives, and facilities for conservation and storage. Nearby, two house museums—Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, and Rienzi—present American and European decorative arts. The MFAH is also home to the Glassell School of Art and its acclaimed Core Residency Program and Junior and Studio Schools; and the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), a leading research institute for 20th-century Latin American and Latino art.
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This is what you get when you give a child a camera (ok, there were a lot more, but i figured fuzzy feet pics could perhaps be overlooked) I love what she has picked out, seen, focused on (or not in some cases!). It was a a touch unnerving handing a decent camera over, but she was amazing, so careful. Listened so well. Thought about it.
Her little buddy who's 6 months older took some even better shots – really focusing on little details and objects. But they are not mine to share
And this was her, enjoying the beautiful wintery sun but the pond
Sat in her room listening to audio books – 'I'm happy mama' she says when I look in on her. This is a rare new independence and happiness in her own company. We are relishing it.
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It's been a week since I posted and it's been pretty quiet. I finally heard from J again, and right now I'm feeling somewhat unsure about things…
J and I have an honesty agreement, we always tell one another the truth. He would be easy to lie to as he is so far away, but I find it's really nice that I have someone like that in my life. Also, I quite like that he can be so trusting and open with me, the fact that it doesn't feel like real life makes it that much easier. Of course, there are many things that he doesn't know about my life, I'm free to omit things, but I won't lie to him. I'm sure many think I'm crazy for trusting him – after all, isn't it stupid to believe a man who lies to his wife? Perhaps, but I choose to anyway. Thus far he hasn't proven me wrong.
When we talked he explained why things have been so crazy, I know about a few things going on in his life, so it wasn't hard to believe. But as we were talking he had a confession, he said he thought about ending things with us – he's been feeling guilty.
He once told me that he's a serial cheater, that there's always someone else, so I assumed that was still the case. But it turns out there isn't. There aren't even any other online flirtations, just me. And right now he's too busy to spend anytime with friends either. The fact that he's shut out everything else in life other than me is what has him feeling guilty. But he said that the moment we started talking again, he realised he didn't want to stop. It was awkward, especially given where we were in the conversation. I actually admitted that I'd missed him, something that I had been hesitant to say… so I felt pretty foolish. He reassured me that he really didn't want us to stop chatting. We both admitted that it was more than just about sex and getting off, we genuinely like one another. I then had to go, but left feeling good about things. Since, other than one message, it's been radio silence on his part. He didn't read my last message, but that just means he hasn't checked. I know things are likely still crazy for him, and I also know that could have gotten worse. But still, I just have a bad feeling about it. I could send him a message and ask what's going on, but I'd rather wait. I'll likely tell him what I was thinking, but if it is just that he's busy again, I don't want to add to that.
Even after our tiff, P and I are still 'friends', although it likely is making it difficult to get over him. He texted to say Happy Valentine's Day and later in the conversation he mentioned that he could just be going though a phase, and reiterated that he wants me in his life. Is there something about me that makes cheaters feel guilty? I know that sometimes people use it as an excuse to make it easier to end things, but in the case of J and P I sincerely don't think that is the case. Both, by their own admission, are serial cheaters. Or at least they were.
There was one other man who ended things because of guilt a while ago. I was a little relieved because he was getting too intense. He said that all he wanted was a little fun, but was thinking about me all the time. I noticed that as well, he would message me constantly and want to be in touch all day, it was too much. He realised that, but rather than dialing it back, he ended things completely and said that he was done with cheating. The amount he was thinking about me made him feel too guilty and he couldn't handle it.
I'm still chatting with the two guys I started talking to last week. The strong silent one I'll call W, because he always tells me about the weather, which I find really funny. It's mainly because it affects his work, but it's still odd that he mentions it in almost every email:
"Quick meeting tomorrow then home tomorrow night. It is cold and windy today"
I've teased him a little about his short emails, but they are so frequent it is obvious that he is making an effort. He's talked about wanting to meet soon to we'll see if that happens and how it goes. He's handsome, and I get the sense he would be really good in bed, I'm not sure why.
The other guy, R is considerably younger than me and so far, seems like he could be fun, but we haven't been able to plan a meet. Things have been busy on my end with family stuff and visitors. He's the one I think has more potential though. I must admit I like the idea of hooking up with someone ten years younger. It's good for my ego 😉


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I'll admit to being an A. M. Homes fanboy. Were there some corollary to comic conventions in the "literary fiction" world, I'd probably show up at her panels, wearing one of my collection of Homes t-shirts (perhaps the one with that large stylized print of
a Barbie--"I popped her whole head into my mouth"
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and standing in line for a little personalized scrawl, arguing in the halls with the other alleged fans about which work is most amazing or why she's so much better than Franzen.
Why? There is no current writer more generously fixated on the countless small and large ways we behave poorly. She writes with an incisive yet calm precision about--and openness to--the vagaries of desire, the inevitable kink in even the straightest of attractions as well as the comprehensibility of even those desires which seem most abnormally, hyperbolically beyond the pale. She does not judge the desire itself. Yet her openness is not simple acceptance; in every one of her stories she traces the consequences of acting on such desires, and the distress and disaster we bring down upon others, as a result.
Which can all seem exceedingly bleak, eh? Early novels follow vicious mothers, ruthless pedophiles, the casual arrogant egotism of the upper middle class; her stories and later novels seem to shift toward greener pastures and some more hopeful attention to the possibility of a happy end (and a meaningful relationship with others), yet nonetheless we encounter domestic abuse, privatized incarceration, unhappy marriages a-plenty, strokes and countless other traumatic medical events, the id-raddled fury and corollary naiveté in the drives of adolescent sexuality, Alzheimer's, corporate malfeasance, swingers around every turn in the supermarket, orphans and criminals and murderers--a cavalcade of losses and the always-lost. Yet her works are always marked by a humor that rides right along the edge of the nihilist's barking derision, and more recently--particularly in this latest, her perhaps most explicitly compassionate narrative--finding more the spirit of the great tragic comedians. There is loss, and heartbreak, and the sad sack floating along, buffeted by hard times and often by hard people. . . but the novels are about finding peace in what happens and communion with those around you.
In this novel, Harold Silver is in love with his brother George's wife Jane, but passively connects with her over Thanksgivings and holidays, before leaving her behind with his arrogant and aggressive brother, and heading home with his own distant wife. But after the first of the novel's many moments of accidental happenstance, he finds himself moving toward something more substantive... and then the next horrible thing happens, and Harry's torn from his old passive existence. What follows is the story of Job re-imagined as picaresque. Shit, as they say, happens; the chapter-less novel reads like a bewildering, sometimes brutal, sometimes lovely and funny and wondrous series of "and-then's" -- a soap opera, a serial, but told with a straight face in the calm, occasionally agitated but more often meekly accepting first-person voice of Harry.
Harry is a helluva creation. At first the novel, while consistently startling and engrossing and quite funny, seemed like an encyclopedic attempt to grind this passive figure down, to see what shit we could rain down upon him, and watch Harry--in the grand comic tradition of the unflappable protagonist beset by continuous catastrophes--settle in and try to do the right thing, regardless. But what seems mere complacent passivity emerges, over the course of events, as he adopts his niece and nephew and another orphaned child, as he struggles as casual sexual encounters become something more substantive and meaningful, as he seeks to do right by the brother who never seems to do anything but wrong, Harold emerges as a moral force, a life-force -- not beset and beleaguered but almost heroically carrying on, a Beckett hero in the suburbs of Cheever (in a Dickensian universe).
I found myself, after a short while, utterly enthralled. The long novel had a propulsive energy and wit, and I cared deeply about the characters (even those most destructive). I found a bleak but compassionate humor in the catalogue of misfortunes, and a growing joy as Harold found his way through each trial. The final fifty or so pages move toward a more complete redemptive energy, and my enthusiasm dampened just slightly--perhaps because I wanted the novel to carry on, and on, and on--although I do think the shift toward a charity mission in South Africa also marked a loss of detail and insight. (Throughout the novel, even the most ephemeral characters had recognizably rich, complicated lives... but the village where Harold goes with his kids seems a knowing but nonetheless still-limiting cartoon of such a community. Maybe I just felt--after so many moments where Homes came to a plot point and turned on a dime away from expectations--that these climactic events fit more neatly into recognizable conventions.)
I recommend this very highly. And while it might be easy to dismiss the fanboy, I'm confident that this novel will reach--and entertain, and impress, and move--a far broader circle of readers than those of us wearing Homes buttons and crowding her at the convention.
Thanks to NetGalley and Viking/Penguin Group for an advance readers' edition of the novel.
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We spent the day shadowing staff members and volunteers to get a true insight into the workings of Battersea – and boy did we have fun.
We arrived in the morning to find our first job of the day was to help socialise Battersea's newest cattery residents. Socialising – we soon found out – meant cuddling and playing with kittens. You can imagine our delight…!
Above: three of the adorable kittens we spent the morning with.
After spending most of the morning cuddling kittens, we paid a visit to the rest of the cats on the rehoming floor and helped out with a mid-morning feed.
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Above: the very friendly Denver trying to Instagram herself and our feline friend, Oliver.
After a tour of the site – including a visit to the amazing veterinary practice and a sneak peek at Battersea's brand new, state of the art kennels – we went to meet the dogs.
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Battersea's kennels span two floors – making feeding time A LOT of fun. We joined staff in the kitchen to prepare dinner for the dogs. To ensure the animals are as stimulated as possible, their food is put into a range of different feeding toys, making teatime as tasty and enjoyable as possible.
Above: the very friendly Alaska waiting for her dinner.
It was then time for walkies with one very energetic and very excited dog called Abu. At only a year old, Abu still has all the playfulness of a puppy – but is just a little bigger!
After putting him on his lead, we took him out to one of Battersea's many enclosed outdoor paddock areas, where Abu was let loose to jump, bound and chase tennis balls to his heart's desire.
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This was the first ever GP in the USA.
It measures approximately 7 x 5 inches.
Excellent condition.
About the car:
This is S/N 0004, built in 1958 and is of the small tube chassis frame variety.
This is the same car in which Luigi Musso had his fatal accident during the French Grand Prix held at Reims on July 6, 1958.
The car was raced extensively during the 1958, 1959 and 1960 seasons and was raced by the above mentioned Luigi Musso and further by Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, Jean Behra (amongst others a win at the Aintree 200, 1959), Cliff Allison, Olivier Gendebien, Froilan Gonzales and of course Tony Brooks.
The car was broken up at the end of the 1960 season but somewhere during the 1960's Sir Anthony Bamford of the UK acquired the engine from the factory. In 1980 Graypaul Motors created a replica of the car which now seems to reside in Japan.
About the race:
Tony qualified 4th with a time of 3'05.9 and finished the race in in 3rd position, a royal 3 minutes behind winner Bruce McLaren on Cooper Climax.
Only 1 available of course.
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Vintage 1959 photo of Tony Brooks on Ferrari 246 at the USA Grand Prix at Sebring
Vintage 1950 photo of Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta S/N 0010M.
This photo was shot at the 1950 6 Hours Sam Collier Memorial race at Sebring, Florida, USA.
The car in question was previously owned by Scuderia Ferrari who had entered it in the 1949 Mille Miglia and Luigi Chinetti who entered it amongst others in the 1949 24 Heures du Mans.
After Chinetti, it went to Jim Kimberly who was the one who entered it in the race shown here.
Kimberly drove the car together with his mechanic, Marshall Lewis.
The car survives to this day in excellent condition.
The photo measures some 6.5 x 4.5 inches and is in excellent condition.
There are NO references to a possible photographer.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
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Opening hours:
7.30pm to 12mn daily (restaurants and shops open from 6:00pm daily, last admission is at 11.00pm)
7.30pm to 12mn daily (restaurants and shops open from 6:00pm daily, last admission is at 11.00pm)
Admission fee:
S$22.00 for adults, S$15 for children aged 3 to 12 years old
How to get there (pretty much the same way as going to the Zoo as they are close to each other):
By bus: From the City, take bus service 171 to Mandai Road. Alight at the first bus stop after the bus turns off Exit 7 of the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). Transfer to bus service 927 or 926 (Do note that 926 only operates on Sundays and public holidays).
By MRT:
From Ang Mo Kio MRT (NS16), take bus service 138.
From Choa Chu Kang MRT (BP1/NS4), take bus service 927.
From Woodlands station (NS9) or Marsiling station (NS8), take bus service 926 (operates only on Sundays and Public Holidays).
Shuttle bus:Bus Hub Service, from various pick-up points. Fees for one-way trip are $4 for an adult and $2 for a child.
Right-click 'save as' to get the Night Safari map above,Click here for details on the pick-up points and other ways to reach Singapore Zoo.
or here for pdf format.
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Medical and Public Health Law Site
Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsent - DOJ
Section 2403(b)(3) of the Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996, which requires persons "using a consumer report for employment purposes" to notify the consumer prior to taking any "adverse action" based on the report, does not apply to the process used by the President in considering individuals for nomination and appointment.
December 11, 1997
The Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996 ("CCRRA"), 15 U.S.C.A. § 1681s-2 (West Supp. 1997), offers heightened protections to individuals whose credit histories are being examined by prospective employers. Section 2403(b)(3) of the CCRRA amends section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") to require any person "using a consumer report for employment purposes" to notify the consumer prior to taking "any adverse action based in whole or in part on the report." Id. You have requested our advice whether section 2403(b)(3) would apply to the process used by the President in considering individuals for nomination and appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate or appointment to his personal staff. As explained briefly below, we conclude that this provision of the CCRRA does not apply to the President's decisions affecting such positions.
It is a well settled principle of law, applied frequently by both the Supreme Court and the executive branch, that statutes that do not expressly apply to the President must be construed as not applying to him if such application would involve a possible conflict with his constitutional prerogatives. See, e.g., Franklin v. Massachusetts, 505 U.S. 788, 800-01 (1992). This Office has described that principle as a "clear statement rule." See Memorandum for Jack Quinn, Counsel to the President, from Walter Dellinger, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re: Application of 28 U.S.C. Section 458 to Presidential Appointments of Federal Judges at 3 (Dec. 18, 1995) ("Quinn memo") (copy attached); see also Armstrong v. Bush, 924 F.2d 282, 289 (D.C. Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 1842 (1997). As the Quinn memo explains in greater detail, the clear statement rule has two sources. First, a fundamental canon of statutory interpretation requires that statutes be construed to avoid raising serious constitutional questions. Quinn memo, at 3. Second, the constitutional principle of separation of powers assures a division of power among the federal government's three coordinate branches. The clear statement rule "exists in order to protect 'th[is] usual constitutional balance' of power." Id. (citing Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 460-61 (1991)).
Thus, where a statute does not by its express terms apply to the President, it may not be applied to him if doing so would raise a serious separation of powers concern. We first consider the possible application of the CCRRA to the process by which the President nominates non-inferior officers, subject to advice and consent of the Senate. Application of the CCRRA in this context would raise a serious separation of powers concern, for it could interfere with a power committed to the President by the Constitution.The Appointments Clause provides that the President
shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other Public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States . . . but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2. The Constitution thus vests in the President alone the power to nominate non-inferior officers of the United States. Although Congress has an important role in the appointment of such officers by virtue of the Senate's assigned responsibility to advise and consent with regard to such appointments, any attempt by Congress to exercise power over the process of nominating a particular individual to a non-inferior office would raise a serious constitutional question. See Quinn memo at 9; Federal Election Comm'n v. NRA Political Victory Fund, 6 F.3d 821, 824 (D.C. Cir. 1993), cert. dismissed, 513 U.S. 88 (1994).
As noted above, section 2403(b)(3) of the CCRRA requires any person who uses a credit report for employment purposes to notify the subject of any adverse action based in whole or in part on the report. (1) To the extent this requirement were applied to the process under which potential nominees are considered by the President, it could impose a burden upon the unfettered nomination power accorded the President under the Constitution. The Constitution does not compel the President to disclose to a nominee the reasons for his decision not to nominate that person; indeed, it does not require that the President have articulable reasons for not nominating someone. To the extent section 2403(b)(3) would require an assessment whether information contained in a credit report contributed to an adverse decision, and then would further require communication of that fact to a potential nominee, section 2403(b)(3) effectively places limitations on the President's constitutional prerogative to nominate non-inferior officers of the United States. We need not here decide whether Congress may, consistent with the Constitution, impose such limitations; it is enough for purposes of this analysis to conclude that such a restriction potentially conflicts with the President's constitutional responsibilities. Where, as here, a potential conflict exists, the clear statement rule requires that the statutory requirement be explicitly applied to the President.
Neither the language nor the legislative history of the CCRRA, however, contains any such express statement. The definitions of "person" and "employment purposes" in section 603 of the FCRA do not explicitly refer to the President or to presidential nominations. Nor does any other provision of the FCRA or the CCRRA state specifically that the requirements of these statutes apply equally with respect to the President as to other potential employers. Respect for the separation of powers and the "unique constitutional position of the President" require such an explicit textual reference. Franklin v. Massachusetts, 505 U.S. at 800-01. The legislative history of the CCRRA similarly is silent with respect to its specific application to presidential nominees. What is clear from that history is that the primary focus of the CCRRA was to grant the ordinary consumer greater control over the use of his or her consumer credit report by consumer reporting agencies. See 142 Cong. Rec. S11868, S11869 (daily ed. Sept. 30, 1996) (statement of Sen. Bryan, original sponsor of CCRRA). The absence of any clear statement including the President within the scope of the CCRRA, together with the serious constitutional questions that such an interpretation would raise, compels us to conclude that the CCRRA does not apply to the President's use of credit information with respect to potential presidential nominees for non-inferior offices.
We turn now to two other categories of appointees -- inferior officers appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent and appointees to positions (other than those requiring advice and consent) on the President's personal staff. Application of the CCRRA to these categories of appointees, at least in some circumstances, might well raise separation of powers concern. However, we need not reach this issue. We have already concluded that section 2403(b) would not apply to the President, because it could do so only if there were a clear statement to that effect. Given that conclusion, we would be rewriting the statute if we to conclude that the President had to follow the statute with regard to particular classes of potential appointees. Therefore, our conclusion that the clear statement rule prohibits application of section 2403(b)(3) to presidential nominations for non-inferior offices applies equally to all categories of individuals under consideration by the President for nomination or appointment.
DAWN JOHNSEN Acting Assistant Attorney General Office of Legal Counsel
1. Section 2403(b)(2) also requires any person procuring a consumer report for employment purposes to inform the consumer and to receive the consumer's authorization in writing for the procurement of such a report. Because we understand that you intend to comply with this separate statutory requirement (and indeed may already be doing so by virtue of the authorization signed by those undergoing background investigations), we need not resolve here the question whether the requirement of section 2403(b)(2), if applied to the President, might interfere with the President's power under the Appointments Clause and thus need to be interpreted in light of a clear statement rule. We therefore focus our attention on the requirement imposed by section 2403(b)(3).


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NEW BEDFORD — A second suspect in last week's shooting at Campbell and Chestnut streets is being held without bail, court documents say.
JanCarlos C. Apontes, 21, of 338 N. Front St., Apartment 2, is being held for a dangerousness hearing Tuesday in New Bedford District Court, court records say. Judge Edward F.X. Lynch found probable cause and granted prosecutors' request for the detention hearing.
He is charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, two counts of destruction of property over $1,200, carrying a loaded firearm without a license and assault and battery with a firearm, court records indicate.
Apontes and a co-defendant, Angel L. Rosa-Santiago, 27, of 325 N. Front St., Apartment 3 South, are accused in a shooting on Aug. 31 at Campbell and Chestnut streets that damaged a house and a 2015 Honda Accord in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, according to court documents.
Rosa-Santiago is charged with the same offenses as Apontes and is also being held without bail for a dangerousness hearing Tuesday in New Bedford District Court, records indicate.
Witnesses identified the suspects and reported they were holding something between their legs before they raised their arms in a shooting position as they stood outside a vehicle, court records say. The witness then heard the sound of gunshots.
Acccording to court documents, the shooting occurred about noontime Aug. 31. Police found two live rounds and seven spent shell casings in the middle of Campbell Street near Chestnut Street. The car sustained damage to a front tire, a door and a headlight — all on the driver's side.
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Monday, August 22, 2016
My "new" ride
I've had a leased sedan for the last 3 years, and Thank God my lease was up in time for us to purchase something larger that we could fit all 3 kids in once the twins are born.
We decided to purchase a car with cash and keep it pretty simple, so we could keep out of car debt. I am a stay-at-home mom, and I really only need something to take us around town for errands plus the occasional out of state trip to see family. I knew I wanted a Honda Odyssey, as it has the ability to fit all three car seats across in the 2nd row (I may be a wimp, but I am just not ready to put Victoria in the 3rd row). Plus we love the reliability and quality of Hondas.
So after a month of stalking Craigslist and AutoTrader.com, we finally found this car in a small town about an hour from our home. We went to check it out and were very happy with the condition. We were able to pay for it right then and bring it home.
I love my "new" van, and Victoria often asks to go for a ride in "the big car". We are really excited to have a car that not only fits our family, but also our dog and cargo items when we travel. What a blessing (and what a change!)!
Am I missing the convenience of having a new car? Honestly, no. I am really happy with this purchase, and even happier that we own this car completely, with no payments. It is safe, it is reliable, and it isn't beige (did I ever mention I have a thing against beige cars?). I'm just praising God for providing us with this van.
Also, now that we no longer have a lease payment, we are simply continuing to pay the lease payment to ourselves so that we can save to buy future cars with cash as well. The debt-free life is not an easy pursuit, but we are continuing to work in that direction!
How about you? Would you rather have a new car and a car payment, or own an older car outright?
3 comments:
We have/ we are facing a similar situation in needing space for three carseats in a vehicle. Our options are to either 1) purchase all new carseats that will fit three across a single seat row or 2) purchase a larger vehicle with additional seating. We're currently settled on option 2. Though, some days as I'm struggling to get my two little ones in and out of carseats in tight parking lots I wonder how I would ever do this with three little ones and three seats! In those moments, a more spacious vehicle is tempting! But, then I think of where we are in terms of finances, and I'm more confident of doing what it takes to make our current vehicle work even if we do have to replace all the carseats to get them to fit three across. haha. I imagine I'll want to trade for a larger vehicle eventually, but not right now. :)ReplyDelete
I love that minivan you chose; you're really a smart shopper and a huge inspiration for me. I'm obsessed with finding a used vehicle in the condition of the one you found because I'm not willing to pay for a new car. I have to learn to be more patient and persistent at the same time until the deal arrives.ReplyDelete
I love to fellowship with others and hear what they have to say. I would ask, however, that you be mindful of what you write and try to be uplifting and respectful. Thank you for sharing!


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I FINALLY FINISHED THIS MONSTROSITY /goes sob in a corner
This is how I envision Claire if one could see how Le Noir/Le Rouge looks equipped.
30 Apr 2011
【GE ILLUST】 Le Noir for Claire
Posted by Minun
Tags: game, GE, granado espada, illust
6 comments:
- Anonymous1 May 2011 at 01:32
wow. Adorable. This makes me wish they showed what armor npcs are wearing QQ Great job minun :DReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 May 2011 at 02:43
More realistic art, Minun. D=ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 May 2011 at 00:05
wow nice one minunReplyDelete
greetings, hookies
Thank you all :DReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 May 2011 at 06:30
All comments have to be looked at and approved by me before they show up on my blog. You do not need to send it more than once, or twice if you think your internet had an issue. Thank you.
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