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Beware of Hot Stock Tips on Your Cell Phone
You get text messaged on your cell phone. You check it—and it's not from anyone you know. Instead, it's an unsolicited promotion for a low-priced "hot stock." The short message includes a stock symbol and reads: HOT BUY. 200% Profit Mon. 100% IN 2WKS. You've been cell phone spammed!
We are issuing this Alert because it is aware of numerous instances in which stocks are promoted through cell phone text messaging. With email filtering systems becoming more effective, spammers are now turning to mobile text messages to get their messages out, resulting in significant increases in spam text messaging. Unfortunately, spam blockers for text messaging software may not be as effective as email filters. Even worse, cell phone customers may have to pay for the spam text messages they receive.
Be advised that in many cases the people behind these messages are likely to be paid to promote the stock or own some of the stock themselves. They are hoping that you and other investors will buy the stock, creating demand and causing the share price to go up. While you're holding your stock, the fraudsters sell their shares when the price peaks. Before long the stock price falls, and you lose money.
New Tactic, Old Scam
Cell phone text messaging to hype a stock is a wireless-age version of the old Pump and Dump scheme. While the technology has changed, the scam has not. "Pump and dump" schemes involve somebody recommending a company's stock through false and misleading statements (the pump). Misled investors then buy the stock, creating demand for the stock and often causing its price to soar. Fraudsters then sell their shares off (the dump), usually leaving investors with worthless or near worthless stock.
Spotting Cell Phone Text Message Scams
The first tip-off that you're being scammed is that the message is unsolicited, which raises the obvious question: Why would a total stranger text message you about a really great investment opportunity? The answer is that there is no such opportunity for you.
Brief as they are, spam text messages frequently include:
- Price targets or predications of tremendous run up in price: "200% Profit in a month".
- A trading symbol and a stock price—often a price well under 50 cents. Such low-priced stocks often are quoted on the Pink Sheets, a centralized quotation network for OTC (Over the Counter, that is, non-exchange listed) stocks. You should know that no listing requirements are necessary for a stock to be quoted on the Pink Sheets. These stocks also are often thinly traded, making it easier for a fraudster to manipulate the price of the stock.
- Pressure to invest immediately.
Don't Be Taken In
The best way to avoid being taken in by text message scammers is to ignore the message. A cardinal rule of investing is never rely solely on information you receive through an unsolicited source, be it a text message, email, fax, or phone call. Any stock spams you receive may be forwarded to FINRA at [email protected].
Regulation of Unsolicited Text Messaging
Legislation and rules have been created to safeguard U.S. citizens from unsolicited text messaging to cellular phones. Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules, unless you have given your explicit consent, generally no one may:
- Send a commercial text message from an Internet-based account to your wireless phone; or
- Use an automatic dialing machine to call your wireless phone number—including to send a text message to that telephone number—unless you have given prior express permission for the call.
In addition, if you have registered your cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry, no one may make a solicitation to that telephone number, unless you have an established business relationship with the caller or have given prior permission to caller to contact you.
For more information regarding anti-spam legislation and rules as they apply to text messaging, see the FCC's Unwanted Text Messages on Wireless Phones and Other Mobile Devices.
Stopping Unwanted Text Messages to Your Cell Phone
You may not be able to stop all unwanted text messages, but there are steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of receiving mobile phone spam:
- Register your cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. You may register online at www.donotcall.gov, provided you have a working email address, or by phone by calling toll-free (800) 382-1222 from the number you wish to register. More than one telephone number may be registered.
- Since many states now have their own do not call lists, contact your state's consumer protection office or the public utilities commission (PUC) to see if your state has such a list, and if so, register your cell phone number.
- Do not "opt in" to receive third-party offers. One list used to send text message advertising was built from customers who purchased ring tones and other special cell phone services and opted to receive third-party messages.
- Some text message solicitations allow you to "opt out" of receiving future messages by contacting the company. However, opting out is rarely an option in dealing with fraudulent messages.
- Go to your cell phone carrier's website or call the carrier's customer service department for tips on avoiding text message spam. The FCC recommends contacting your cell phone carrier in the event you do receive an unsolicited text message, so they are aware of the extent of the problem.
- Consider proprietary spam-blocking filters to protect your cell phone, similar to filters available to computer users. It's a good idea to check with your cell phone provider before using a filter, and be sure to research any product before purchasing it.
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Last month at the Walsall Writers Circle I had the immense privilege of meeting Stuart Williams from the Grand Duchy of Bloxwich, author, commentator and publisher of the irreverent but always topical, Bloxwich Telegraph. While we were chatting later about writing and general literary stuff, I came to realise that I had failed to post anything on my own blogs for some time, as I had become too busy with my regular blogging spots for http://www.2020uk.org and the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
This lack of application has also previously been brought to my attention by the always lovely and always super-efficient, Sonia Dixon from Walsall Library Services, who is a great supporter of local literary talent – even of my inane ramblings.
When it comes to keeping a watchful finger on our borough's pulse, in addition to Stuart and his BloxTelegraph, we are also well served by Brownhills Bob, Brownhills Barry and not forgetting The Yam Yam. (If I have missed anyone out I should have mentioned, prostrated apologies will follow).
I had not posted anything on the Clayhanger Review since July last year, where I demanded and failed to receive (surprise,surprise), an explanation from that mythical of mythical beings, a Walsall Council Highways Officer, concerning the botched re-surfacing of our estate roads and footpaths the previous autumn.
So having decided once again to take up the cause of bringing Clayhanger to the wider world, I cast my eye around for anything of likely interest, or some new piece of official lunacy, with which to stretch your credulity even further.
I didn't have to look very far….
A few weeks ago the organisation which runs the public transport network in the West Midlands, the imaginatively titled Network West Midlands, announced that an extra bus service would be plying the already overcrowded bus routes between Brownhills and Walsall. This half-hourly daytime service from Monday – Saturday would be provided by Midland, whose red buses look almost as old as some of their drivers. This new service – given route number 33 – passes through Clayhanger and Pelsall villages then via Rushall and up to Walsall Bus Station. The new service is designed to complement an already existing route – also route number 33 – run by Arriva Midlands for several years now and which coincidentally, also passes through Clayhanger and Pelsall Villages, then via Rushall and up to Walsall Bus Station. Everyone with me so far?
If you think that's stretching credulity, look at the timetable below for the services at Clayhanger Lane. You will notice that during the main hours of operation between 0800-1600hrs ex Sunday, the buses are timed to run six minutes apart, although the Midland service appears to stop for lunch between noon and one o'clock. Clearly both man and machine need sustenance at crucial times!
If the services are to run half-hourly, surely it would make sense to schedule them to run 15 minutes apart thereby ensuring an adequate gap between services? As the Midland 33 runs only to Brownhills and no further it shouldn't be beyond the wit of the route planners to organise this, or am I being too simplistic in my analysis?
It doesn't take a genius to know what comes next: if either service is running slightly behind or slightly ahead of schedule, then the odds of both services arriving at any point along the route at the same time are better than William Hill's. Yesterday for instance, while driving along Lindon Road at around 2.25pm, I saw an Aviva Midlands no.33 heading towards the Wheel Pub only to find when I went to turn into Coppice Road, a Midland no.33 exited from Friezland Lane barely a minute behind. If that wasn't enough, about an hour later while heading toward Clayhanger Lane from Maybrook Road, I was passed by the same two buses about 30 seconds apart both heading back towards Brownhills!!
Nor is the first time since the new service's inception have I personally witnessed this shambolic state of affairs. You know, it might just be time to invest in a digital camcorder, set the time and date stamp and take up a suitable vantage point near the Methodist Hall for when the almost inevitable happens again.The resulting footage I can upload onto the web and we can all have a good shake of the heads at the mindset which left has left our village with two bus services, with the same route number and with a timetable, even an illiterate teenager would realise is unworkable.
How the mind boggles!!!!


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Canada leads World Bank blacklist of fraudulent companies thanks to SNC-Lavalin
Canada leads the world in companies and individuals that have been banned by the World Bank from contributing to international aid and infrastructure projects.
Of the 608 companies and individuals listed on the World Bank's just-released blacklist for fraudulent or corrupt conduct, 119 are Canadian companies. But engineering firm SNC-Lavalin and its subsidiaries, many of which are registered outside Canada, comprise 16 per cent of the total.
The World Bank bans companies from participating in aid and development contracts if they "have been sanctioned under the Bank's fraud and corruption policy."
The number of companies included on that list soared in 2013, rising from only 65 banned entities on last year's list, according to the South China Morning Post. The World Bank says about $40 billion of the roughly $200 billion it has given out since 2008 has been stolen.
Companies with head offices listed in Canada, which does not include overseas subsidiaries, comprise 119 names on the World Bank list, the most of any country. The U.S. is second with 44 debarred firms, Indonesia third with 43 and Britain close behind with 40.
The grounds for getting blacklisted vary, but usually include some manner of bribery, fraud, collusion, coercion or obstruction either in bidding for contracts or in carrying them out.
The most prominent name on the World Bank list, by far, is SNC-Lavalin, which has been mired in scandal for the last two years. Of the companies banned for corruption and fraud, SNC-Lavalin has 102 entries on the blacklist, stemming from a blanket ban against the company from earlier in 2013.
The World Bank has debarred SNC-Lavalin from working on its projects for 10 years after company officials were linked to bribery in a bridge project in Bangladesh. There are also corruption allegations in relation to a World Bank-financed rural electricity project in Cambodia.
The RCMP raided the Montreal headquarters of the engineering and construction giant in April as part of an investigation into $56 million in mysterious payments. One multimillion-dollar payment allegedly went to the family of former Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to win construction contracts in the North African country. The company also had ties to Libya's former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The former CEO of SNC-Lavalin, Pierre Duhaime, was charged with fraud in late 2011 in connection with the Quebec anti-corruption commission, which has been probing corruption in the province's construction sector.
A request from Canada.com for comment from SNC-Lavalin went unanswered Tuesday, as did a similar request to the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada.
This company does not represent all Canadian businesses, which give huge importance to ethics
Foreign Minister John Baird spoke out against corruption on a trip to Algeria over the weekend, another country where SNC-Lavalin is embroiled in bribery allegations.
"This company does not represent all Canadian businesses, which give huge importance to ethics," Baird said in a joint news conference with his Algerian counterpart on Sunday. "It is obvious that they must pay for their actions through the courts."
Despite SNC-Lavalin's ongoing legal problems, however, the Canadian government recommended the company for a hospital-building project in Trinidad and Tobago through the little-known Crown corporation the Canadian Commercial Corporation. The 2012 recommendation came amid allegations of wrongdoing in the company's international dealings, but before bans by the World Bank and the Canadian International Development Agency.
CIDA has since been absorbed into Foreign Affairs.
Use the interactive database below to see which companies are on the blacklist. Typing "SNC" in all-caps should be a good starting point.


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PHOTO: Alternative Côte d'Ivoire
Extremely disturbing news from West Africa. The home and offices of three LGBT activists in the Côte d'Ivoire were targeted by violent mob attacks on three successive days in late January.
The large and violent crowd "shouted death threats, hurled rocks and garbage and protested" before ransacking their offices in an upscale neighborhood of Abidjan—the largest city and commercial capital of the Ivory Coast——reports the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights.
On January 20, an angry crowd converged on the home of Claver Touré, the director of Alternative Côte d'Ivoire, shouting repeated death threats and homophobic slurs. Over the course of nearly an hour, the mob attempted to break down the doors of his home while also throwing garbage and human excrement over its security wall. Local police arrived on the scene just as some members of the crowd were preparing Molotov cocktails.
Unruly actions continued the following day outside of Touré's home, forcing him to vacate and to seek shelter inside the offices of Alternative Côte d'Ivoire, where staff members Marc Arthur Able and Béranger Gadié were already residing in fear for their lives.
On January 22, following credible reports of a more "virulent attack" yet to come, an estimated mob of 200 people targeted the office, ransacking the premises and injuring an on-duty security guard. Reports have indicated that local security forces were slow to respond to the incident, following repeated calls for help. Police reportedly arrived on the scene only after the French ambassador directly contacted government officials.
More details on the brutal January 20 attack at 76 Crimes:
[A]bout 60 people had assembled outside, whistling and banging on pots and pans. They threatened the occupants of the "faggot house," shouting, "We will kill them," "We don't want fags in our city," "We don't want people with AIDS in our neighborhood," "We'll kill you all," "We don't want people working with AIDS and queers here," "Damn you! We'll burn your ass."
Recent years have seen a sharp escalation in anti-gay legislation and attacks in nearby Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia but until now that largely has not been the case in the Côte d'Ivoire. Sodomy laws were never criminalized in this former French colony.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide Africa reported in late 2011 that "gays are becoming increasingly visible" in Abidjan. Alternative Côte d'Ivoire Executive Director Claver Touré—who was targeted by the violent attacks in January—was quoted and described the Ivory Coast as an 'El Dorado" for LGBTs compared to most other African nations.
There are no explicit laws against gays but the West African nation has seen more than its share of anti-LGBT violence and harassment, notes the U.S. State Dept. in its Annual Human Rights Report.
Same-sex acts are currently illegal in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. South Africa is the only African nation that mandates equal marriage.
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Camrose, AB – Connecting and assisting future Camrose residents to a new place to call home, the Keller Walker Real Estate Team has created a new website for the Camrose Community. This newly launched Camrose Real Estate website is helping those find the perfect home that fits their needs and budget. Finding a new place to live without the help of a realtor is difficult, and no one understands that better than Keller Walker Real Estate. Now they can assist both online, and in person with a realtor, to help people who are looking for Camrose homes for sale.
The Keller Walker Real Estate Team is always striving to be the absolute best in the area to better serve the better Camrose area. Believing that no one deserves no less than the perfect place to call home, their team has diligently been working on a new and helpful project to pursue their vision further. Their new Camrose Real Estate website will find the exact home that fits homebuyers budget, specifications, and desires. Whether it's a young family or a young couple, homebuyers will be able to find a home that fits all family types.
While looking for a new home seems like an impossible task alone, trying to find a property within budget can be even more daunting. For those who try to play realtor themselves, many end up frustrated after using popular nation-wide reality sites that can't provide absolute results in individual towns and cities. In addition, using large real estate websites like Realitor.ca and Remax only makes the task of buying a home much more difficult. Using a local reality website will narrow down thousands of options to only the top houses that meet new homeowners needs.
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April 8, 2011 - Found out that the WAL-MART in HOMESTEAD. FLORIDA is NOT the area for RVs!!! Drove into a Wal-Mart parking lot at 10:30am (the last one one the way to The Keys) The security guard drove up and said, (I QUOTE)....................."THESE TYPE vehicles have a 3hr parking limit, it's 10,,:30am now you have til 1:30pm then you have to leave!
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April 8, 2011 - Found out that the WAL-MART in HOMESTEAD. FLORIDA is NOT the area for RVs!!! Drove into a Wal-Mart parking lot at 10:30am (the last one one the way to The Keys) The security guard drove up and said, (I QUOTE)....................."THESE TYPE vehicles have a 3hr parking limit, it's 10:30am now you have til 1:30pm then you have to leave"!! We had just pulled up did not even get 5 secs to put my shoes on to go into the store. WAL-MART discrimination against RVers!!! WOW....and they wonder why they are being sued for discrimination!! I was not parked overnight! I was going in to get items for my trip to the Keys since there is NO Wal-Mart in the Keys. So, I decided to stay for "MY" 3 hours and take some notes: In approx. 1.5 hrs 10 RVers pulled up - out of those 10 they took up (including me) 32 parking spaces. Now the average RV/5th Wheel/etc.. has 2 or more people. (BTW...everyone got the same visit, by the same guard, either before or after shopping at Wal-Mart!). Each RVer had approx. 6-10 bags or more of groceries, etc... in that same time period 2 cars with boats pulled up - NO VISIT from the guard - and one of them did not even go into Wal-Mart - stayed for 45mins on cell phone - took up 3 parking spaces! The other boat went in and came out with what looked like 1 small bag of chips!! Then there were cars pulling into the parking lot 2 at a time hitching a ride in another car and leaving one car parked!! Before we left we travelled around the side of Wal-Mart as we had seen BUSES going back and forth...(there have a BUS stop on the side of Wal-Mart) - these BUSES park for 15-20 mins pick up people and drop them off....some of the folks I noticed were leaving their cars and getting on the buses...I am sure going into town for work, beach, etc...I know we take up a lot of room in our RV's but I do not appreciate anyone putting a time limit on MY visit to the store! I am young enough where I do not have health problems....I feel really bad for those RVers that are not as fortunate and take longer to get their items needed at the store...or even those of you that have small children that want walk slowly down EVERY toy isle in Wal-Mart!!THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT FULL....NOT EVEN CLOSE....AND WAS A HUGE PARKING LOT!!I will NOT be going to a Wal-Mart store anytime soon!! SIDE NOTE....FYI........ The meaning for discrimination is:Discrimination is the cognitive and sensory capacity or ability to see fine distinctions and perceive differences between objects, subjects, concepts and patterns, or possess exceptional development of the senses.
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A millionaire made infuriated threats in an enraged phone call to his brother, Toby, hours before Toby was killed, the high court heard.
Later that day, Toby Siddique, 38, was murdered in his flat on Forres Drive in Glenrothes on October 25 2010. His brother, Mo Siddiq, 34, was charged with murder and conspiracy to murder last year. The accused, Mo Siddique, was arrested under suspicion of hiring assassins. Two Bulgarian men, Tencho Andonov, 28, and Nikolov, 27, were accused of carrying out the murder.
The third brother Aleem Siddique, 40, gave evidence this week. Yesterday he told the high court that his brother had made a phone call to him after a dispute about a BMW. Mo said, "I'll hit him."
Advocate depute John Scullion, prosecuting, then read out his statement from October 2010 recounting the same phone call. "He's not my brother blah, blah, blah, I'll kill him."
Much discussion followed on the similarity of the words "hit" and "kill" in Punjabi. At one point the judge stepped in, telling Siddique that he was right to object to the prosecution's 'confusing' questions.
He said, "It's a bit of a coincidence that the police have noted down the translation of the similar word in Punjabi that is the word for kill?"
Mr Scullion said, "I'm asking you about how the words came to be on that page. Is it your evidence on oath that the police who noted this statement simply made up these words?"
Aleem said, "I'm not saying the police officer lied but I did not say those words. Whatever happened on the 26th, the mistake is the police officer's, the mistake is not mine."
Derek Ogg QC, defence for, then asked "Do you feel in a difficult position coming to court with one brother murdered and one accused?"
In tears, Mr Siddique replied, "I just want justice, that's all that matters".
He agreed with Mr Ogg that "you would not tell lies for Mo but wont tell lies against him either".
The examination went on to reveal that it seemed the accused had been sleeping on the night of the murder, when the witness woke him up. He said he had to repeat the news a couple of times to Mo who "didn't register".
The court heard that Mo was "in shock" and crying when both brothers visited their widowed sister-in-law's house immediately to pay their respects.
Ogg then focussed on inheritance motives. "Did Toby's wife say things to you about her suspicions that each brother had a will that would inherit the other brother if they died? She told me Mo would get everything.
"You asked Mo if he stood to gain. At Toby's house you had been constantly told gossip by… I need you to say the words."
Aleem Siddique said, "His wife and mother."
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I need to move a speaker that's mounted on a wall about 3.5" to the left.
Here's what the actual mounted speaker looks like:
The wire comes out inside the bracket that attaches to the wall, and feeds up into the speaker, so there's no room for wall plates or anything like that.
This is an interior wall, though there is insulation (for soundproofing) in it. I have access to the other side, though it is also finished wall (really I already have to patch this side..). This is in the middle of the stud bay; there is a stud about 5" to the right of the existing wire.
Does anyone have any tricks to doing this in a minimally intrusive way?
UPDATE: Done, Thanks. (Well, aside from another coat of polyfilla, and some touch-up paint). The hole is drilled on almost a 45 degree angle towards the old hole, and I jiggled (technical term) the drill bit around inside so it's larger on the inside, more like a cone.
The tape on the end of the wire has nothing to do with how I pulled it: it's a precaution to avoid shorting out my amp in case it is turned on. Good practice to do anytime you have bare speaker wires that are connected. (Better practice is of course to disconnect the other end, but I digress.)
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ASPEN, Colo. – Peter Sagan continued his stellar season with a two-length win and assumed the lead Monday after the opening stage of the USA Pro Challenge.
The 23-year-old Slovak, a four-time stage winner in the Tour de France who rides the Italy-based Cannondale team, completed the 60.6-mile, three-lap circuit in 2 hours and 26 minutes.
"I was the people's favorite, yes," said Sagan, who has trained in Colorado for two weeks after winning the points jersey for the second time in last month's Tour. "But I was very surprised. The team went to the front for most of the race. I ride tempo."
Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) of Belgium finished second and Kiel Reijnan (UnitedHealthcare) of the United States was third in the same time as Sagan.
Sagan, a pre-stage favorite, secured his 16th stage win this season and the 54th of his five-year pro career.
Since the race does not feature any bonus times, Sagan, Van Avermaet and Reijnan have the same overall time, but Sagan is the overall leader based on his stage win.
Sagan was in third approaching the final corner with about 250 yards left. He moved to the right and into the lead within the final 200 yards and was never challenged.
Chris Froome (Sky) of Great Britain, the reigning Tour de France champion, struggled on the final climb and finished 77th – nearly 5 minutes behind Sagan.
Defending champion Christian Van de Velde (Garmin-Sharp) of the United States placed 24th in the opening stage and was credited with the same time as Sagan.
"I felt very good," said Sagan. "It was only 100 kilometers today and tomorrow will be harder. But I am happy for today. It was hard, but the climbs were not that long."
Americans Craig Lewis (Champion System), Matt Cooke (Jamis-Hagen Berman) and Ian Burnett (Jelly Belly) escaped from the field after the opening five miles and built more than a 2 1/2-minute lead after the first of three 20-mile circuits.
The trio rode at the front for more than 2 hours on the circuit that included more than 3,000 feet of climbing and encompassed Aspen, Snowmass Village and Woody Creek.
Shortly after the start of the final loop, the leaders' advantage had dropped to 1 minute, 10 seconds.
Lewis and Cooke remained at the front with nine miles left in the stage and lead by 30 seconds. Cooke then surged to the front alone two miles later and built a slight margin before being caught by six riders with slightly more than five miles left.
George Bennett (RadioShack) of New Zealand and American Carter Jones (Bissell) jumped to the front and built a 20-second lead with two miles left. But the twosome was caught within a mile from the finish.
The seven-day event continues Tuesday with the 126.1-mile trek from Aspen to Breckenridge. The stage includes three climbs, including the ascent over Independence Pass – an elevation of 12,095 feet – about 20 miles into the stage.
The event's third edition continues through Sunday with the 72.4-mile Denver Circuit Race.


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Apr 29, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Top US officials responsible for managing the nation's response to the swine influenza outbreak today faced increasing pressure to implement more aggressive measures at the Mexico border and reveal more details about the status of a vaccine.
Two officials testified at the Senate homeland security hearing: Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), designated as the lead federal official in influenza epidemic response, and Anne Schuchat, MD, interim deputy director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) science and public health program.
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Sen Susan Collins, R-Maine, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, praised the government's overall level of preparedness but said the committee has expressed concerns over the past few years about the nation's ability to provide mass medical care, procure needed countermeasures, and coordinate border-related medical issues, such as travelers with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), between federal departments.
She asked Napolitano about the number of US swine flu cases that have had links to Mexico travel and whether the heavy volume of daily traffic across the border should prompt the DHS to reconsider passive surveillance measures that are in place and evaluate if tools such as temperature scanners could help identify more sick patients at ports of entry. "We should be going beyond routine procedures, given the threat," she said.
"I'm not advocating closing borders," Collins said. "But I am advocating a stepped-up medical presence and use of technology—even if it's not perfect."
Napolitano said so far that the DHS travel recommendations—it has discouraged nonessential travel to Mexico—have been guided by scientific findings and the public health community. She added that though surveillance is called "passive," border control agents visually inspect incoming travelers, question them about symptoms and recent illnesses, and isolate and test those who appear to be sick.
Schuchat told legislators that the focus of mitigation strategies is on where US illnesses are being reported and on patients' families and the communities that surround them. She suggested that greater efforts at the border might divert from those efforts.
CDC officials have also said that containment strategies aren't workable, because the virus has already spread extensively.
Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., asked the officials if they could foresee a situation in which the Mexican border would be closed to prevent further spread of the disease.
Schuchat said she couldn't picture a scenario that would warrant such a closure.
However, Sen John Tester, D-Mont., said he supported the medical literature guidance on the efficacy of border closures. "I agree we need to let science lead the way," he said.
Sen Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., pointed out that, with the coming growing season, guest workers will be coming across the border from Mexico, a crucial element of the US farming sector. He asked if the DHS has any protocols in place for screening the guest workers.
Napolitano said currently, the guest workers are treated the same as travelers, but she said it might be reasonable to consider more intensive screening.
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Lawmakers asked how the CDC was progressing with preparing a vaccine against the H1N1 swine flu virus. Schuchat said that if every step goes smoothly with production and testing, a vaccine could be ready by September. However, she said vaccine production can be problematic.
The vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza virus has been somewhat disappointing, because a large amount of antigen is needed for a protective effect, and two doses are needed. Also, Schuchat said some flu viruses don't grow very well during production.
She said the decision about making a vaccine and giving the vaccine will be two separate decisions, both with many factors to weigh, particularly given the problems that occurred with the vaccine during the 1976 swine influenza outbreak. "It's humbling to look at the complexity of the decision making. You have to look at all sides: health, social, economic."
"We hope to step back and seek wise counsel from dissenting views," she said, adding that the CDC has a groups called "team B" that are tasked with identifying problems with CDC policy approaches.
Napolitano said President Obama's $1.5 billion request to the Senate appropriations committee includes money for vaccines, more antivirals, and public health activities. "That's a rough estimate gauged on perhaps having to purchase more antivirals. The initial request from the president will be sculpted to be best used," she said.


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Hockey Fan Living Abroad? The Best Links to Free Online Streams of Games.
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I'm Canadian, and if you've followed this blog for any amount of time, you've put together by now that I'm a big hockey fan too. As I'm currently residing in Asia, watching games can be quite the challenge. Major networks like TSN and CBC won't stream games online outside of Canada. So I've been forced to sift through the internet for the best online streams I can find.
If you're in the same boat as me, today's your lucky day. I've hacked through all the junk, and compiled a list of all the best links to free hockey games that I've found. I've got no doubt the game you want to watch can be found at one of them. And for free!
The following links are my go-to's. You'll have to wade through them to find the best feed, but it'll be worth the effort. Most of these sites will require you to close numerous ads to uncover the screen, but they're all free, and don't require any players or software to be downloaded.
Here they are (*updated February 2020*):
1) http://mygoodstream.pw/nhl/
2) http://livetv.ru/en/allupcomingsports/2/
4) http://www.vipleague.se/sports/ice-hockey.html
5) https://sportsurge.net/#/events/32
6) http://www.sportsstatsme.net/p/nhl-schedule.html
bonus) Reddit Hockey's VLC solution
If you're ok with downloading software, then download Sopcast. It's a trustworthy P2P internet TV internal player, and you can stream much higher quality feeds from it than you can from any of the above links. Just be aware through the download process to uncheck all the non-sense it wants you to install along with it. If any of this sounds too risky for you, stick to the links above.
Did I miss any? Leave your favorite links in a comment, and I'll add them.
Happy hockey watching!


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Mount Flume Climber's Log
royswkr - May 2, 2006 10:20 pm Date Climbed: Mar 13, 1991Up slide (not that one) to Liberty-Flume col
Matt Worster - Mar 29, 2006 7:48 pmLiberty-Flume
Part of an overnight loop I did with the Pinkerton Academy Outing Club. Stayed in the hut by Flume.
giggy - Dec 30, 2005 1:41 pmRoute Climbed: flume slide - liberty spring -osseo Date Climbed: many
Seth Maciejowski - Oct 19, 2005 9:27 amRoute Climbed: Flume Slide Date Climbed: February 2003
A fun climb up the slide. VERY icy. front point rigid crampons are a necessity if you are going to follow the trail and not bushwhack up through the woods on either side. The ice is hard water ice, so be prepared. The summit is very cool in the summer or the winter although it is impressive with the sweep of the west face covered in snow below you.
woodstrider - Jul 22, 2005 5:38 pmRoute Climbed: AT from Lincoln Woods Date Climbed: 8/25/02
Wonderful late day top
nartreb - Oct 7, 2004 12:03 pmRoute Climbed: up Flume Slide trail, then along ridge to Mt Liberty & down Liberty Spring Trail Date Climbed: 22 april 2004
Like a time-lapse movie of springtime, but running in reverse as I went up: dry at bottom, then mud & runoff, then soft "rotted" snow, then a nasty mix of ice and bare/wet rock. The flume slide itself was downright scary in places, wet as all hell except where it was covered in sheet ice... and I was climbing solo. Next time I'll bring a buddy, if only to hold the camera while I cling to the rock for dear life.
Up on the ridge the snow was pretty stable, late winter conditions, an easy walk and no problems on the ridge or the descent.
dspal - Aug 1, 2004 10:39 amRoute Climbed: Whitehouse trail to Flume Slide trail Date Climbed: July 2003
Strenous with steep climb up slippery slabs of rock requiring use of hands for some sections, fantastic views of all the Whites...
Drazil - Jul 7, 2003 9:40 amRoute Climbed: Garfield Campsite ... Lincoln Parking lot. Date Climbed: 05-July-2003
Perfect !
sskeep - Feb 28, 2003 7:29 pmRoute Climbed: Osseo Route Date Climbed: March 16, 2002
Scott, Steve, Pat and I cross country skied up the Osseo Route for a mile or so before burying our skies and putting on our hiking boots. This was an easy approach hike on a beautiful day. A couple of hikers passed us wearing lightweight clothes and boots and laughed at our heavy winter gear. About an hour later we found them half way up a steep icy section holding onto tree branches, not being able to go higher and afraid to go back down. We gave them a nod and continued on up to the summit where it was clouded in. No views but still a fun climb. No sign of our friends on the way down. Darryl
Josh - Sep 9, 2001 12:25 pmRoute Climbed: All Date Climbed: Many times 1992-1996
One of my favorite White Mountain peaks.
John - Sep 8, 2001 6:21 pmRoute Climbed: Liberty Springs > Mt. Liberty > Mt. Flume > Flume Slide Date Climbed: September 20, 1997
This was my third trip to the Whites and my first solo hike. The fact that it was overcast meant that I only saw 1 person on my hike and he was staying that the Liberty Springs Tentsite. When I got to the top of Mount Liberty visibility was only about 10 feet and I could see the clouds drifting between my legs which was cool. When I got to the top of Mount Flume it started raining. At the Flume Slide Trail junction it started raining in earnest and I pulled out my AMC White Mountain Guide to check my options. It recommends not descending the Flume Slide Trail and further recommends not using this trail at all during the rain. I decided to do this anyway since I wanted to get off the ridge and this was shorter than backtracking. Not having waterproof boots, I broke out the plastic grocery bags I brought along as boot liners which lasted about 2 hours :-) Going down the Slide and standing in the clouds up top on Liberty turned out to be the best parts of the trip. I encountered no difficulties on the descent though it rained all the way out.


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AG Kilmartin Announces $375,000 to the Housing Network of Rhode Island for Homeowner Counseling and Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 31, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — To support foreclosure remediation effort already underway in Rhode Island and educate new homeowners, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced a $375,000 grant to the Housing Network of Rhode Island. Funded through the National Mortgage Settlement between the five largest mortgage service providers and attorneys general nationwide, the grant will support three key areas: homeowner counseling, homebuyer education and outreach.
Under the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement, the State of Rhode Island, at the direction of Attorney General Kilmartin, received a direct payment of $8.9 million to help fund consumer protection and state foreclosure prevention services.
Counseling will prevent foreclosures by assisting homeowners in negotiating solutions with their loan servicers, applying for financial assistance and providing referrals to legal services where appropriate. Counseling will only be provided by HUD-certified counseling organizations.
Homebuyer education will provide new homebuyers with the knowledge to buy homes they can afford. New homebuyers will be taught how to evaluate loan products, determine how much they can afford to borrow and understand the mortgage process. The primary vehicle for this education is the Housing Network's Homeownership Connection that offers classes, individual counseling and workshops in English and Spanish.
Outreach and administration will be used to administer homebuyer counseling, to track and report homebuyer and foreclosure counseling and to continue the "Foreclosure Scam Alert" campaign.
"Homeowner education and financial literacy are the keys to successful long-term home ownership. Unfortunately, too many people fell underwater with their mortgages because they did not understand the complicated financial contracts to which they originally agreed," said Attorney General Kilmartin, who announced the grant at the Housing Network's 20th anniversary celebration. "Housing Network of Rhode Island has a proven record of educating future homeowners on what they can afford and the best financial products for their situation, as well as representing homeowners in negotiations with mortgage service providers to try to keep them in their homes. This grant will allow the organization to expand its offerings, helping more Rhode Island families stay in their homes."
Chris Hannifan, Executive Director of the Housing Network, added, "These funds will go a long way to support the efforts of the Housing Network members working in communities across Rhode island in helping individuals purchasing their first home make good choices when it comes to mortgage products. In addition these funds will assist certified HUD counselors working for Housing Network members assist Rhode Islanders prevent foreclosures, negotiate solutions with loan servicers and provide referrals to legal services."
In September, Attorney General Kilmartin announced a two-year, $1.57 million grant to Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS) to fund the Foreclosure Prevention Project. With the grant, RILS expects to help stop, prevent, or delay the foreclosure of hundreds of homes each year. Rhode Island Legal Service's direct representation includes assisting homeowners facing foreclosure in bankruptcy court, providing housing and foreclosure prevention counseling, negotiating directly with lenders on loan modifications and principal reductions, and filing lawsuits against predatory lenders.
About the Housing Network of Rhode Island The Housing Network of Rhode Island is the state association of non-profit community development corporations. Our members have developed and build thousands of units of affordable housing throughout the state and initiated numerous revitalization efforts in neighborhoods across Rhode Island.
The Housing Network of Rhode Island exists to support the work of our members, and to promote public awareness and policies that address Rhode Island's housing and community economic needs.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State strong safety Daniel Fitzpatrick has been named Boxtorow and Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) National Player of the Week.
Fitzpatrick, a junior from Ft. Wayne, IN recorded nine tackles, an interceptions and a pass breakup in the Tigers 29-15 victory over UT-Martin.
The safety's biggest moment came just after the Tigers grabbed the 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. The Skyhawks were facing a 2nd-and-13 when Fitzpatick picked off UT Martin quarterback Jarod Neal and raced 20 yards for a touchdown.
The interception was Fitzpatrick's fifth of the season and his second pick six of the year. He is now tied for the FCS lead in interceptions.
Fitzpatrick will be featured on www.boxtorow.com as Boxtorow National Player of the Week and will also appear as a guest on the national sports talk show FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW with host Donal Ware.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW airs on 33 radio stations around the country including in Nashville on Saturdays from 8-9 a.m. on WFSK-FM 88.1 The show also airs on Fridays from Noon-1p CT/1-2p ET/11a-12p MT/10-11a PT on SiriusXM Channel 141 H.U. R. Voices.
The HSRN Fan Poll is conducted online each week (www.HSRN.com) and is voted on by HSRN fans nationwide. The poll nominees are composed of "Players of the Week" from the four HBCU conferences and HBCU independent teams. The final winners are the top vote-getters from Division I (FCS) and Division II in the categories of Offense, Defense, Special Teams and Newcomer of the week.


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There are a few compelling stories in the New Yorker's food issue this week. Only one of them, this short essay by Zadie Smith, is available online for free:
The first time I ordered takeout in New York, two things confounded me: the terrific speed with which the food arrived, and the fact that, after I'd paid for it, the man from the Chinese restaurant and I stood on either side of the threshold staring at each other, though only one of us understood why. After a minute of this, I closed the door. An American friend sat on the sofa, openmouthed:
"Wait—did you just close the door?"
In London, you don't tip for delivery. A man on a motorbike arrives and hands over an oil-soaked bag, or a box. You give him the exact amount of money it costs or wait and look at your shoes while he hunts for change. Then you close the door. Sometimes all this is achieved without even the removal of his motorcycle helmet. The dream (an especially British dream) is that the whole awkward exchange pass wordlessly.
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Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes. It was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March.
The first of its kind in the United States, the law was adopted after the state Supreme Court went too far in one of its rulings last year, according to supporters. The case in question involved a man who assaulted an officer during a domestic violence call. The court ruled that there was "no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers."
The National Rifle Association lobbied for the new law, arguing that the court decision had legalized police to commit unjustified entries.
Tim Downs, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, which opposed the legislation, said the law could open the way for people who are under the influence or emotionally distressed to attack officers in their homes.
"It's just a recipe for disaster," Downs told Bloomberg. "It just puts a bounty on our heads." Read More
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Indiana First State to Allow Citizens to Shoot Law Enforcement Officers...
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I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and family, but it is difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer yesterday, and on his advice I wish to say the following:.............
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, generic, low stress, non addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday practiced with the most enjoyable traditions of religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2012, but not without due respect for the calendar of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our country great and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/him or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. The wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Has it really come to this????........
I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and family, but it is difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer yesterday, and on his advice I wish to say the following:.............
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Christmas Prep!
Dutch Butter cake..check, various homemade chocolates...check, Watergate salad...check, Cherry loaf...check, Sugar cookies...check, Pumpkin pies...check....feels good to have this all ready for Christmas Day desserts (snacks)!! Just last minute salad to make yet :) Now to kick back and sip a fresh cup of coffee. We are spending Christmas with my Brother, his three girls, Son-in-law and 14 month-old grand-daughter. They are making the turkey Dinner with me just adding salads and desserts (except for the cheesecake, which one of the girls is making). It is a quiet Christmas this year since most of the family, including our oldest son, are spending it with their in-laws. Since Mom passed away 10 months ago, it just feels incomplete not having her to shop and plan with...so I suppose this is a good year for most of my sibs to spend with the in-laws.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
December has Arrived!
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
This afternoon my Niece and great-Niece came over for tea. I had some things to give my Niece, so that was a great excuse for a visit :)
Here is my adorable great-Niece:
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!
It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper?
Everyone -- yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber?
Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement.
Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates.
Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the dollars on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course.
There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.
How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy?
Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day.
My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running.
OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes.
Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre.
Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands.
Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip.
You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine. THIS is the new American Christmas tradition.
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Precious Words
Someone has written these beautiful words. Please read - there is a great understanding and deep meaning to each one.
They are like the ten commandments to follow in life all the time.
1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble,
but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout.
2] Why is a car's WINDSHIELD so large & the rear view mirror so
small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look
ahead and move on.
3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes a few seconds to burn, but it
takes years to write.
4] All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they
will not last forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last
long either.
5] Old friends are Gold! New friends are diamonds! If you get a
diamond, don't forget the gold! Because to hold a diamond, you always
need a base of gold!
6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from
above and says, "Relax, my friend, it's just a bend, not the end!
7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities;
when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than
losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and
sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has
prayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.
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Visiting the Pumpkin Farm
Great photo op too! :)
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Happy Birthday Rachel and Linayah!
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Happy Birthday to ME!
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
I'll Fly Away....
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Monday, October 10, 2011
35 years together
35 years ago, on a Thanksgiving weekend, we got married. It was a lovely Fall day, with crisp, cool Autumn air, the ground scattered with golden leaves, our hearts filled with love. Little did we know that day that 35 years later we would have traveled the path we did. As we reminisced, we do not regret any of our life together, although we both agree there are some things that made it better and some things we'd rather forget. We also both agree that becoming parents was the best decision we ever made!! We also agree that our love has grown richer through the years we have shared!
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Maxine's Solution
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Thanksgiving Weekend
In Canada we are celebrating our Thanksgiving this weekend. I know quite a few of my friends are traveling this weekend and although it's not as busy on the roads as during the summer months, there is still a lot of traffic. In BC our Insurance company has issued warnings to pay attention and drive carefully!!
--1: "This is a bogus law." This is the attitude that needs to change. Distracted driving can have serious and often tragic consequences.
--2: "It was my boss on the phone – I had to answer it." In BC, crashes are the number-one cause of traumatic work-related deaths, according to WorkSafeBC statistics. On average, approximately 30 workers in BC are killed each year while driving.
--3: "I wasn't using it – I just like to hold it." Some even use the excuse that they were holding their garage door opener or hairbrush. The reality is that driving is a complex task that requires our full attention.
--4: "Sorry officer, I didn't see you trying to pull me over because I was on my phone." If you don't notice a police car trying to pull you over, how would you notice nearby pedestrians and cyclists? Studies show that drivers who are talking on a cellphone lose about 50 per cent of what is going on around them, visually, while driving and are four times more likely to get in a crash.
--5: "But it was an emergency call to my wedding planner!" A real emergency would be if your vehicle flipped over in a ditch because you were distracted at the wheel by your phone.
--6: "My Bluetooth died." If your Bluetooth dies, pull over, change your voicemail to let callers know you're on the road and you'll return their call when it's safe to do so.
--7: Driver: "I'm using my speakerphone." Police officer: "No, you're holding your phone in one hand and steering with the other." Hands-free doesn't equal speakerphone. If you must take a call, use a hands-free electronic device and keep the conversation brief.
--8: "I'm not driving; I was stopped at a red light." This misconception needs to end right now: the law applies even when you're stopped at a light or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
--9: "I wasn't talking, I was checking my messages." Under the law, drivers can't use hand-held electronics while driving – that includes checking voice mail, making music selections or looking up phone numbers.
--10: "I was just checking the time." There are no excuses for preventable tragedies. Imagine saying this to the emergency personnel and loved ones of someone seriously injured because of your carelessness.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Fall's Dreary Rain
The sun is back to brightly shining after a couple of days of rain. I know rain is par for the course in the Fall, helping weigh those colored leaves enough so they fall to the ground. Unlike summer showers, Fall rain is damp and with a chill that goes all the way to the bone. But the shiny reward is having the sun come back out and bring lovely warmth again. I notice more bare branches around town now though.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Like my Sister, who posted a top 20 list of why she likes October, I thought that was such a great idea!! As sad as I am to say goodbye to summer, I do love Fall too, but in particular October. For us up here in the Canadian North, we rarely go past Halloween before snow blows in and our winter starts, well before the Calendar says so. As a matter of fact, my brother posted a pic of snow falling up the Alaska Highway...gah!!!
2) Our Anniversary
3) My Birthday
4)Crisp cool, sunny days
5)colored leaves, shrubs and grass
6)Pumpkin pie
7)pumpkin spice latte
10)new fall line-up of TV shows
11)apple crisp
12)cinnamon spice tea
13)earth tone colors
15)fall routine
16)new clothes
17)the smell of a leaves burning
18)coffee with friends who are back from Summer vacation
20)country drive
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Five Years
When he was a young boy we went to a Petra Concert and he just loved this song and asked that it be played at his Memorial Service when he passed away. We honored that request and here it is: "This is my Prayer" by Petra
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Monday, September 26, 2011
I have posted this before, however I just got this again and thought it was too special to not bear repeating. Life goes by too fast, but it's nice when you get stopped in your busy tracks and get a gentle reminder of just how special and NEEDED you really are. Let the week begin with a smile on your face. A little gift from me to you.
One Flaw In Women
Women have strengths that amaze men....
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in..
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they
think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what
makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their
family and friends.
Women have vital things to say
and everything to give..
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Autumn Dance
"Come said the wind to
the leaves one day,
Come o're the meadows
and we will play.
Put on your dresses
scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone
and the days grow cold."
- A Children's Song of the 1880's
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Dad, today is Alzheimer's Awareness Day and we remember you....our wonderful Dad. It breaks my heart that you had to live with this horrible disease that took over your mind and body, but it did NOT destroy your love for us....we are "your people" forever :)
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Stand Alone
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reading skills, sales training, soft skills training
Soft Skills Scope in the Society
Soft skills are the kind of term used in order to deal with the behavior and help people to deal with the relationship with one to another in the society.
The scope of this are varied and each of them are very important and very useful in almost every aspect in this life as long as it is dealing with the people around us wherever we go or whatever we do. Here they are:
Communication skills
In order to deal with people of course we are going to need some kind of way to communicate with them. However, to do this, you need some kind of communication skill in order to maintain the tense or atmosphere to avoid being heavy and cause trouble. As we all know, bad communication will result the misunderstanding and you know what it means, right? That is why it is needed the great communication in order to help you deal with whoever you are dealing with.
We never know, when and where we are going to live our life, sometimes we move from one place to the other in order to find a good life or good job. In this case, of course you need to have a adaptation skills.
Adaptation is one of the scopes of the soft skills. This is will help you adjust with the people around you and be useful with the kind of environment wherever you are. This is important to deal with because in a new place and new environment of course you are going to meet new people with the new characteristics. In order to settle down of course you should be able to mingle with them no matter what.
Problem solving
This is one of the kinds of tough skills that not many people able to muster it. Lots of people have the problem but have less ability to control it or to solve it. This kind of skills need more and more practice in order to get use to it.
However, this is really important in our daily life where we face new issues or different problems every day. It can be easy to deal with if you have such amazing communication skills. That is because this kind of soft skills required lots of information which means you are going to ask lots of question in order to help you find the clues for solutions to solve the problem.


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These pics just came in from our workshop with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance on 8/10/11. Schooba fun in the sun!
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More summer picsPublished September 8, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: camp, low-income, nonprofit, rockaway, rockaway waterfront alliance, rwa, schooba, science, SCUBA
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The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA) is "a community-based non-profit organization that works to empower the local Rockaway community to play a role in the determination of their neighborhoods, and foster an understanding of the principals of environmental justice and urban sustainability." They run summer programs with different schools and students, and we've done a few workshops with them throughout the summer. Some pics of our first one, courtesy of RWA:
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This past Saturday, the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation hosted the 5th Annual Earth Day Rockaway celebration, a fun-filled afternoon of environmental education, arts and crafts, and entertainment on the boardwalk at Beach 59th Street. Schooba was there in full force, tabling materials and presenting workshops to kids, teenagers, and adults alike. Have a look at some highlights from the day:
Already looking forward to attending next year!


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Toki Tori 2
Humble Indie Bundle X adds three more games
In case it wasn't a good enough deal already (and it was), the tenth Humble Indie Bundle has thrown another three great games into the mix.
Toki Tori 2 headlines
Toki Tori developer Two Tribes' new focus going forward will be on designing games
Toki Tori developer Two Tribes has made some radical changes for 2014, starting with the revamp of the company along with its games development process.
Toki Tori 2+ Wii U level editor canned, free Steam copy offered in compensation
Two Tribes has regretfully cancelled the level editor for the Wii U version of Toki Tori 2+, but is offering affected customers a free copy of the game on Steam to compensate.
Nintendo downloads North America - The Wonderful 101, Toki Tori 2+, Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
Nintendo has updated its eShop offerings for North America with The Wonderful 101, Toki Tori 2+, Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link and a demo for Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl which will be made available on September 16. There's also a video showing off the update to Toki Tori 2 available below courtesy […]
Toki Tori 2+'s Steam Summer Sale launch was a real headache
The Steam Summer Sale is such a ridiculous extravaganza of cash that many devs take it into account when making their launch plans. When Two Tribes ended up releasing Toki Tori 2+ during the sale, it turned out to not be such a good idea.
Toki Tori headlines latest Humble Weekly Sale
This week's Humble Weekly Sale includes some slightly confusing bonus content, so let's go through the break rather than test my sentence-squashing powers.
Toki Tori 2+ on PC to release a week later than originally planned
Toki Tori 2+ on PC has been delayed slightly, according to Two Tribes. Instead of releasing on July 2, you can expect the enhanced edition to release on Steam July 11 instead. The firm said the delay is part of a "time honored Two Tribes tradition," and that it will use the time to "do […]
Toki Tori 2+ heading to Steam July 2, Steam Workshop confirmed
Toki Tori 2 is already out on Wii U, but developer Two Tribes is bringing an enhanced edition of the charming platformer to Steam on July 2.
Nintendo Europe downloads: indie games get big sale this week
Nintendo has released its weekly list of Wii U and 3DS digital offerings, and fans of the indie scene will have much to look forward to.
Toki Tori 2, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon head up NA Nintendo Downloads
Toki Tori 2 is finally ready for your download through the eShop for Wii U. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Inifinity also has new DLC available for those whow own a 3DS. There are other title available this week, and all are listed below. There's also a sale on escapeVektor.
Toki Tori 2 hitting Wii U in April
Toki Tori 2 will be released on Wii U on April 4, Two Tribes has announced. The firm said the title is still in "the hands of Nintendo's certification team," and while normally a release date would be provided once it passed certification, the team said it is "confident it'll pass in time." Check out […]
Toki Tori 2 delayed, not good enough for release yet
The previously slated Wii U eShope release date for Toki Tori 2 of 20 December has been cancelled with early 2013 given as a tentative new release period.
Toki Tori 2 lands on Wii U eShop next month
Toki Tori 2 has been given a Wii U release date by Two Tribes, and those who pick up the new Nintendo console can expect the game to land on the eShop December 20. The developers also announced that the game will be released on Steam once the Wii U versions is launched. Thanks, D'toid.
Wii U: old GamePad design was 'toy-like', says Toki Tori dev
Wii U's GamePad design used to be more 'toy-like' according to Toki Tori 2 developer Two Tribes. The studio has expressed relief that Nintendo listened to its developers and changed the controller.
First screenshots and teaser for Toki Tori 2 arrive
Two Tribes has sent over a batch of lovely screenshots for Toki Tori 2, the firm's new puzzle-platform-adventure game. The game, which has been in development since mid-2011, is slated for release later this year on Steam. Versions for iOS and Wii U are expected to follow shortly thereafter. The teaser video, along with the […]
Toki Tori 2 could possibly "incorporate a level editor" if released on Wii U, say Two Tribes
Two Tribes has discussed in its latest blog entry the plans it has in store for Wii U, and it's looking quite likely that Toki Tori 2 will include some nifty features should it be released on the console.
Toki Tori 2 announced with open development model
Dutch game developer Two Tribes has announced that Toki Tori 2 is in the works, and has invited gamers to be part of the development process.
Toki Tori 2 latest
Toki Tori developer Two Tribes' new focus going forward will be on designing games
Toki Tori 2+ Wii U level editor canned, free Steam copy offered in compensation
Nintendo downloads North America – The Wonderful 101, Toki Tori 2+, Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
Toki Tori 2+ on PC to release a week later than originally planned
Toki Tori 2+ heading to Steam July 2, Steam Workshop confirmed
Nintendo Europe downloads: indie games get big sale this week
Toki Tori 2, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon head up NA Nintendo Downloads
Wii U: old GamePad design was 'toy-like', says Toki Tori dev
Toki Tori 2 could possibly "incorporate a level editor" if released on Wii U, say Two Tribes


text: Jessica Weible has been designing digitally since 2006 and owns JW Illustrations. She designs and sells cute clipart, party printables, and business logos among other things. Jess attends Westwood College online and has been going for a BA in Visual Communications and Graphic Design since 2008 and hopes to have her degree soon. Jessica is a mother of four, two sets of twins, and a Navy wife of twelve years. She stays busy and happy designing from home and keeping up with her family.


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Thank-you for ABC notation ! I use my PC running Windows7 with their media player, and have had no issues. I also use "Tunebook" on my Ipad, and a bluetooth speaker with it set to loop the MIDI continuously for learning and practicing. A couple of tunes just continue to repeat "part A" and never go on to "part B", and this is only with tunebook, not on windows media player. I've "imported" them several times, in case there was some glitch introduced by that process, but it made no difference. The tunes are: 'Gilderoy' from Nottingham Music database (Kevin Briggs), and 'The Old Grey Cat' from the same source (Leslie Dolmen).
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Forget the birthers, the latest conspiracy theorists to sweep Washington are the "default deniers," a growing group of conservatives who think the prospect of a U.S. default is a hoax.
Leading the charge is U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), a Tea Party-backed freshman who claims the Obama administration has greatly exaggerated the threat of the U.S. defaulting on its debt to scare Congress into raising the debt ceiling.
As the debt ceiling debate heats up, Toomey's theory has gained surprising acceptance among some Republican lawmakers. Politico reports that nearly 100 House members and 22 senators have signed Toomey's Full Faith And Credit Act, which would require the Treasury to first make debt payments.
In a speech at the American Enterprise Institute yesterday, Toomey dismissed the notion that the U.S. risks default if Congress doesn't raise the debt limit by August 2.
He argued that the government can easily cover its debt payments with the $2.2 trillion of expected tax revenues. Postponing other government obligations - like salaries, contractor bills and tax refunds - "are not the same things as failure to reach obligation on our debts," he said.
What Toomey fails to mention is that his solution would mean cutting the 2012 budget by $1.5 trillion. Dana Milbank at the Washington Post points out that even if the U.S. shut down the military and stopped paying Social Security, the budget would still be short by about $200 billion.
Even if the U.S. does default, Toomey argued, the result wouldn't be as terrible as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (and many others) warn. He points to a recent WSJ interview with hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller:
"He has said he would actually accept even a delay in interest payments on the Treasuries that he holds and would prefer that if it meant that Congress would right this ship, address this fiscal imbalance, and put us on a sustainable path, and that the bond market would rally if it saw we were making real progress towards this."