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Idaho Politics Weekly Newsletter
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This Week In Idaho Politics
|Balanced federalism principles and guidelines
By LaVarr Webb, Idaho Politics Weekly Publisher
Most Republicans have long been concerned about the concentration of power at the federal level and the inability of states to act as a check on federal regulations and growth of federal programs. Republicans for decades have called for a better bala...
|Scope, power level, changes for leading business lobby
By Chuck Malloy, Idaho Politics Weekly Contributor
We all know there are three branches of government – executive, legislative and judicial – and the checks and balances attached to all three....
|Odds & Ends: Facebook posts, farm workers
By Steve Taggart, Idaho Politics Weekly Contributor
A few thoughts on a few, somewhat random, topics......
|Guest column: Does the right to life end at birth for some kids?
By Jim Jones
It is time for the Legislature to repeal the faith-healing exemption to Idaho's statute prohibiting the injury of children. Section 18-1501 of the Idaho Code penalizes conduct by "any person" that is likely to endanger the person or...
|Press Release: Spending time at home with Idahoans
By Congressman Raul Labrador, First Congressional District
It was a great week to be home in Idaho. I always love the change of scenery and the opportunity to travel through the district and spend time with my constituents. ...
|How do Idahoans stack up politically?
By Bob Bernick, Idaho Politics Weekly Contributor
We know that Idaho is a conservative, red state. And that Boise and Ada County are the liberal bastions in Idaho....
|New theory: Washington disruption requires a Trump-like temperament
By LaVarr Webb, Idaho Politics Weekly Publisher
OK. I have a new Trump theory. One he might even like....
|Rep. Crane weighs his political future
By Chuck Malloy, Idaho Politics Weekly Contributor
Next year's primary election for the 1st District congressional seat will be a real doozy if (or when) Congressman Raul Labrador announces his candidacy for governor....
|R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the judiciary
By Steve Taggart, Idaho Politics Weekly Contributor
As a civil attorney, I spent a bit of time interacting with judges and court staff, at both the federal and state level. Sometimes I win (yay!) and sometimes I lose (ugh)....
|Survey research: Idaho Falls & Bonneville County citizens like their local law enforcement
By LaVarr Webb, Idaho Politics Weekly Publisher
Idaho Falls and Bonneville County citizens are quite happy with their local law enforcement. Some 89 percent of respondents to a recent scientific poll said their overall perception of local law enforcement is very positive (51 percent) or somewhat p...
|Guest opinion: What would Abraham Lincoln say to Donald Trump?
By David H. Leroy
Since 1989, each outgoing American president has left a private letter of comments and advice in the Oval Office for their incoming successor. ...
Political Calendar Highlights
See our full political calendar.
Kuna Pizza & Politics
When: Monday, Feb 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Idaho Pizza Company, 331 Avenue E, Kuna, ID
You're invited to pizza and politics. You'll have the opportunity to meet with your Democratic state legislators to discuss what's going on in the Idaho Legislature this year. Pizza will be provided.
Red Jacket Luncheon
When: Tuesday, Feb 28, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Crystal Ballroom, Hoff Building
Canyon County Republican Women's "Take Your Legislator to Lunch"
When: Wednesday, Mar 1, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Office of the Attorney General, Lawrence Wasden
Doors open at 11:45 a.m., lunch at noon. Tickets $12, RSVP and more info here.
9th Annual Meridian Firefighters Pipes and Drums Chili Cookoff
When: Saturday, Mar 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Meridian Speedway, 335 S Main St, Meridian, ID
Help send the Meridian Firefighters Pipes and Drums to Colorado Springs for the Fallen Firefighter's Memorial. More info.
To submit events to the Idaho Politics Weekly calendar please use our contact form here.
Idaho Headlines
Outdoor retailers pull their show from Utah, a shot heard all around the West (Idaho Statesman)
How long must Idaho police hang on to rape evidence? Bill would set agency standards (Idaho Statesman)
Push to restrict Idaho tribal gaming ends with House panel's narrow vote (Idaho Statesman)
Natural resource groups skeptical of science panel proposal (Capital Press)
Idaho sanctuary cities bill opposed by farm groups rewritten (Capital Press)
Immunization bill fails, more action to follow (Idaho Freedom Foundation)
Fish passage dispute ramps up in Legislature (Mountain Express)
Labrador Says He Understands Some People Are Upset At Results Of Election (Boise State Public Radio)
Idaho Senator Jim Risch Offers Low-Tech Solution To Cybersecurity (Boise State Public Radio)
Advocates say LGBT rights slipping in Idaho (Lewiston Tribune)
State reps come to the people (CDA Press)
Ending mandatory minimums? Proposed Idaho bill would cease mandatory minimum sentences for convicted drug traffickers (State Journal)
Idaho Senate backs bill to avoid new 'loser pay' rule for courts (Spokesman-Review)
Diverse group urges Idaho to invest in early-childhood education (Spokesman-Review)
New proposal calls for convention to limit federal power (Times-News)
Call for balanced budget convention squeaks through committee (Times-News)
Mortimer floats plan to address insurance costs (Idaho Education News)
A Medicaid morass (Idaho Education News)
House committee kills tribal gaming bill (Idaho Business Review)
Idaho sugar industry plans a response to GMO critics (Idaho Business Review)
Are some Land Board transactions unconstitutional? A quick look at a complex issue (Idaho Reports)
'What we do, we do well:' Gould praises virtues of Idaho ag industry (Press-Tribune)
National Headlines
Iran holds naval war games amid rising tensions with U.S. (Reuters)
Spicer checks WH staffers' phones for leaks, vows more searches coming (FOX News)
Rachel Dolezal, white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless (FOX News)
Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment Favorite, as Party Chairman (New York Times)
Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC (NPR)
Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race? (Washington Post)
Sessions' tough on crime talk could lead to fuller prisons (Washington Post)
Congress returns to face health care, Supreme Court decisions (Boston Globe)
Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say (New York Times)
Five takeaways from the Scott Pruitt emails (The Hill)
Neil Buchanan: What Happens if Trump Privatizes Social Security? (Newsweek)


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Stephen Colbert compares Comey firing to Watergate
Ever since Colbert was handed the reigns of the Late Show from David Letterman in 2015, Stewart has played an integral part in raising the show's political commentary to new heights. The special show opened with Stewart and Colbert fighting for current Daily Show host Trevor Noah's affection and attention. "Now, while it looks like Donald Trump fired James Comey to stop the Russian investigation".
Second season of '13 Reasons Why' moves closer to being officially confirmed
Donald Trump threatens to cancel briefings for 'sake of accuracy'
Bella Hadid breaks silence after Fyre Festival disaster
US Treasury's Mnuchin says US reserves right to be protectionist
Life&Culture - All News
Nissan says United Kingdom plant hit by cyber attackMany British hospitals were hit by the malicious software on Friday, with some forced to cancel or delay treatment for patients, even those with serious aliments like cancer. The malware was made available online on April 14 through a dump by a group called Shadow Brokers, which claimed a year ago to have stolen a cache of "cyber weapons" from the National Security Agency ( NSA ).
'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' review: Disastrous mess from Guy RitchieCosting $175 million to make and tens of millions more to market, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" movie is shaping-up as a king-size flop, but the main question is whether or not " King Arthur " is worth the cost of a movie ticket. "We're an unlikely duo but we love each other". It's supposed to be a "modern" take on the legend, with actors like Charlie Hunnam as Arthur and Jude Law as his villainous uncle Vortigern hardly even pretending to not resemble 21st-century people playing dress ...
'Timeless' Saved From Cancellation as NBC Reverses Course With Season 2 RenewalDespite the show being axed by NBC, there is still a glimmer of hope for the fans to see another season of " Timeless ". It did, however, deliver solid numbers and also generated an enthusiastic fan following that was terribly disappointed by the original decision to axe the show.
Do we need an independent prosecutor for the FBI's Trump-Russia probe?But Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that the Russian Federation investigation - which he dismissed as a "made-up story" - was also on his mind as he ousted the man overseeing the probe. The official, who shared his views candidly on condition of anonymity, said that during his decades in federal law enforcement the only President investigated by his own government was Bill Clinton.
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Don't bother me, or else, Steve Harvey warns staffers in harsh memoAmong the changes: "No stopping by or popping in". He said his dressing room was a "prison" and he needed "privacy". "My security team will stop everyone from standing at my door who have the intent to see or speak to me", the letter continues.
Caroline Kennedy wears unflattering floral Met Gala gownOn Monday Rihanna owned the red carpet in a dress by Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons fame, now the subject of the Costume Institute's first monographic show on a living designer since Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. The People vs OJ Simpson star was later seen larking about with the military-style netting component of Madge's camouflage inspired gown - but her fan girl face will, no doubt, provide ample fodder on social media for a while to come yet.
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Research Fellows at V-Dem Institute,
University of Gothenburg
Anna Lührmann
Anna is the Deputy Director of the V-Dem Institute and Assistant Professor at the University of Gothenburg. Prior to turning to academia, Anna was an MP in the German National Parliament (Bundestag, 2002- 2009) and worked in Sudan for two years. She received her PhD in 2015 from Humboldt University (Berlin) and served as a consultant for UNDP, the World Bank and others. Her research has been published among others in Electoral Studies, International Political Science Review and the Journal of Democracy. Her research interests include autocratization, autocracy, democracy aid and elections. Furthermore, she contributes to the Failing and Successful Sequences of Democratization (FASDEM) project.
Laura Maxwell
Laura's research focuses on political parties and elections with an emphasis on European states. Her dissertation looks at how and why political parties across Europe strategically create brands for themselves through their political messaging. This project includes the creation of a measure of party branding using LDA topic modeling on party manifestos for 16 countries in Europe.
Aside from her dissertation, Laura has conducted research on mass ideology in Europe, electoral fraud in Uganda, pre-electoral coalition formation, and the determinants of roll call votes in parliaments in Europe. She relies on the use of Item Response Theory and Bayesian Statistics, among other quantitative methods to conduct her research.
At V-Dem, Laura will be joining the team to work on the FASDEM project, focusing on understanding the dynamic dependencies between democratic institutions over time.
Kyle Marquardt
Kyle's main responsibilities regard the measurement model, specifically incorporating coder characteristics and uncertainty into variable estimates. Alongside this primary role, Kyle develops different methods for aggregating indicators into larger composite scores, as well as applying V-Dem data to topics of substantive research.
Richard Morgan
Richard is about to finish his PhD in political science at Emory University (USA) with a focus on state power and popular support in insurgencies. Rich's technical skills and the proposals he brings are outstanding and fits perfect with the type of need the new FASDEM-project is in need of: causal inference techniques and experience with using these methods trained by Adam at Emory, as well as forecasting, machine learning, Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedures and Bayesian nonlinear dynamic systems. His experience with item-count, endorsement, and conjoint survey experiments will also supplement V-Dem's current expertise on the experiment-agenda funded under the Wallenberg Academy Fellowship. Finally, Rich's excellent research on conflicts and insurgencies is a great asset in the current efforts to build a collaboration with the Uppsala Conflict Database project, something which he has confirmed an interest in supporting.
Juraj Medzihorsky
Juraj is a postdoctoral fellow at Central European University, where he also received his PhD in 2015, with a focus on substantive inferences in comparative politics with categorical data analysis methods that correspond closely to theories. His expertise in Bayesian modeling of mixture models where he is the author of several R packages, some written in pistar for general application to comparative politics, is quite unique and highly relevant for rater aggregation of the type we do in V-Dem, as well as for differential item functioning diagnostics of the kind we have yet to explore. Importantly, he is also very experienced with Bayesian inference models, modeling floor and ceiling associations and exploring this from the perspective of stochastic dominance. This area is highly and directly relevant to solving the key methodological challenges in the FASDEM-project.
Amanda Edgell
Amanda B. Edgell is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute for 2019-2021. Her research broadly focuses on political institutions in authoritarian settings, as well as, international norms, foreign aid, and gender politics. She has conducted fieldwork in D.R. Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, and her work has appeared in Democratization and African Studies Review. She received a PhD in Political Science at the University of Florida in 2019 and also holds a Master's in International Affairs from Texas A&M University (2011) and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Appalachian State University (2008).
FASDEM Research Assistant
Sandra Grahn
Research Assistant
Sandra is a Research Assistant at the FASDEM project. Before receiving her MA in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, she studied at the American University (Washington DC). Her MA thesis explored the relationship between anti-system civil society organizations and democracy levels, in states gaining independence.
PhD students, University of Gothenburg
Valeriya Mechkova
Doctoral Research Assistant
Valeriya is a PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science as part of the V-Dem project. She joined the V-Dem Institute in May 2013 and worked as analyst and data operations manager until August 2016. She holds a master degree in International Administration and Global Governance from the University of Gothenburg.
Her research interests include accountability building; sequence analysis; democracy, governance and human development; democracy and inequality. Valeriya is actively involved in the V-Dem policy and outreach work. In particular, she is engaged in the V-Dem input to the Post-2015 development agenda and measurement of Sustainable Development Goal 16, as well as organizing and conducting capacity building trainings.
Yaman Berker Kavasoglu
Doctoral Research Assistant
Berker is a PhD student at the Department of Political Science since the fall of 2017. He holds a MA degree in Political Science from University of Essex (2015) and Central European University (2017). Berker studies political parties and party systems with a special focus on the variation in the level of institutionalization across new democracies.
Marcus Tannenberg
Doctoral Research Assistant
Marcus is a PhD student at the Department of Political Science and the V-Dem institute. He holds a MA in International Administration and Global Governance from the University of Gothenburg. His research interests include the political economy of development and institutional transitions.
Research Associates (previously Post-Docs)
Yi-ting Wang
National Cheng Kung University
Yi-ting Wang is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Prior to joining NCKU, Yi-ting was a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the V-Dem Institute.
As part of the measurement model team, she has been working on developing
Eitan Tzelgov
University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich
As a part of the measurement model team in the V-Dem Institute, he was in charge of developing statistical models that convert multiple ordinal rankings given by country experts on various aspects of democracy into one, continuous scale.
Constanza Sanhueza Petrarca
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Constanza is a Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center working on the project "Political Legitimacy in Times of Crisis" (PolLegKris) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Since August 2016, she has served as a Research Fellow with the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg and, since 2017, as an Associate Editor of Representation, a Journal of Representative Democracy.
Constanza has conducted research in the field of political and social research. Among other things, she has written on the roles of electoral systems, party system characteristics, elections, ethnic and religious fractionalization and women's inclusion on democratic developments.
For her thesis "Voters, Parties and Representation in European Multicultural Democracies" at the University of Mannheim she created an original dataset including more than 300,000 parliamentary questions.
Sirianne Dahlum
Prio, Norway
Sirianne has a PhD in political science from University of Oslo with a focus on socio-economic and educational explanations to autocratic breakdown and democratization. All her work is top-rated and situated thematically at the heart of the V-Dem research program. She has very strong technical skills in the area time-series, cross-sectional analysis. Sirianne has ben involved with V-Dem indirectly as research assistant and co-authored with Carl Henrik Knutsen, knows the project well and her suggested research project on gender and democratization is an important area to expand on. She also has a background as a journalist, and working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an interest to invest part of her time in V-Dem's outreach activities.
Research Associates
Aksel Sundström
University of Gothenburg
Aksel works as a postdoctoral researcher in a VR-funded project together with Sverker C. Jagers (PI) and Martin Sjöstedt, that will examine corruption in transnational reserves - protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa, governed by more than one country.
Sundström's PhD thesis (2015) examines corruption in government authorities that enforce environmental regulations. It studies the impact from corruption on the enforcement of such rules, explores the role of violence as sustaining corruption and investigates the challenge of reducing bribery through bureaucratic reforms.
Carolien van Ham
UNSW Australia
Carolien van Ham is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of New South Wales and an ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award recipient (2015-2017). Prior to coming to UNSW, Dr. van Ham worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Twente for a Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences research project on democratic legitimacy, and as a research fellow at the Electoral Integrity Project and the Varieties of Democracy Project. Dr. van Ham received her PhD from the European University Institute in 2012.
Her research focuses on democratization and authoritarianism, election integrity, and political representation and legitimacy.
Abdalhadi Alijla
Abdalhadi Alijla is a Palestinian- Swedish academic and writer. Abdalhadi is the V-Dem Regional Manager for Gulf countries, as well as being researcher associate on MENA studies. He has a PhD in political studies from state university of Milan. He holds a M.A. degree in Public Policy and Governance from Zeppelin University- Friedrichshafen, Germany.
During his studies, Abdalhadi was awarded a two years DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship. He is DAAD fellow of Public Policy and Good Governance, and a fellow of Royal Society of Art and Science, UK. He worked as a sessional lecturer at Alazhar University- Gaza. Abdalhadi was a fellow of Soliya network for dialogue and selected as a junior scientist at the 3oth Alternative Noble Prize by Right Livelihood College.
His main research interests are divided societies, democracy and democratization, social capital, Middle East studies, comparative politics and philosophy of religions
Marina Povitkina
University of Gothenburg
Marina Povitkina is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Collective Action Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research interests include comparative environmental politics, collective action, corruption, democratization, political organization of small island states and quantitative methodology.
At the V-Dem institute, Marina helped with index generation, data cleaning and has continuously been working on a number of research projects involving V-Dem data. In particular, in her dissertation "Necessary but not Sustainable? The Limits of Democracy is Achieving Environmental Sustainability" Marina used V-Dem data to investigate how democratic governments achieve environmental sustainability goals depending on their levels of corruption. Marina received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg (2018).
Petrus Sundin
Lund University
Petrus holds a MA in political science and a BA in international relations from the university of Gothenburg. He is currently a PhD candidate in at the University of Gothenburg. His research interests include institutional transitions, economic growth, election law, and 19th century American politics.
Matthew Wilson
Matthew's research focuses on the timing and success of political institutions in non-democracies. His methodological focus includes time-series and models of sequencing, influenced in part by sequence analysis and methods outside of political science. Matthew received his PhD in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University in 2015 and comes to V-Dem as an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University. At V-Dem, Matthew is developing methods for characterizing and comparing sequences of political development, one of the central themes of the FASDEM project.


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As communities rise from the margins, they undergo a process of introspection, microscopic self-examination and self-definition. It's a process of healing, throwing off the ill-fitting definitions that had been imposed previously by a majority that didn't experience and most often didn't understand what it was building a box around. It's a process of finding pride in oneself and one's identity. It's an important and necessary step in emerging and finding one's strength and will. It is this process that the trans community (or communities?) is evolving through.
But history shows that when left to happen without agreed-upon parameters, this newfound freedom to self-define has a tendency to exclude and marginalize others that share some fundamental common purposes. I'll try not to belabour the point as it's been made many times before, but it seems to need regular repeating, so I'll do so and move forward to (I think) a more substantial solution.


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posted by Barry Goodall | September 18, 2011 | 80's b-movies, 80's movies, B-movie Reviews, B-movies, Bad movie, Cult Film, Cult movies, Horror movies, Review by Barry Goodall, Slasher, Slasher films
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Call me a nay sayer, say I was a doubter. I gotta admit that I didn't think it was possible to top some of our country's best combos. Mustard and vienna sausages , chicken and waffles, Starsky and Hutch, but Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-rama maybe the perfect combo of gawkin' at half naked woman and drunk bowling on a Friday night.
It all starts when 3 horny geeks want a sneak peak at a sorority initiation lead by Robin Rochelle. She's a 38 year old co-ed still trying to pass her freshman year but she has a hankering for paddlin' some hinnies and covering pledges in whip cream. You just don't see that sorta behavior with soccer moms anymore. She catches the peeping toms who were all just watching them shower sans-luffas for what seems like a good hour. The I-felta-thi sorority has a very active bowling league so she sends the nerds and the pledges out to steal a bowling trophy and prove their worth. After breaking into the bowling alley they run into Linnea Quigly whose nearly unrecognizable fully clothed. She plays "Spider" a convict trying to rob the joint with a crow bar and a few well placed f-bombs. The gang grabs a trophy but accidentally lets out a demonic imp with the voice of Don Cornelius who's been trapped inside for the last 30 years. The jive talking monster midget grants them each a wish and a chance to win a guest spot on Soul Train. Their wishes involve being queen of the prom, bars of gold and Michelle Bauer getting nekkid… but hey, who hasn't had that same wish?
It all suddenly goes bad though when the imp turns some of the girls into demonic minions with bad skin and a hankerin' for evil. They cram a fat guy's head into a ball polishing machine and deep fries another guy's face in the fry cooker taking time out to pick up a few spares with a severed head. Spider and her new nerd boyfriend must fight their way out with the help of a partially deaf janitor and put a stop to the evil muppet's plans of world domination by stuffing him in a coffee can. If they can't, it could be a fate far worse than death…a movie sequel. Sorority Babes is a fun 80's throwback to when the jocks were dumb and the bimbos were big breasted. Barry Goodall says check it out and don't forget to bring your bowling shoes and some 10 pound balls.
If you got 10 pound balls, how did you walk to the videostore so fast? That joke never gets old.
Roadside Attractions:
– Gratuitous spank-athon
– Whip cream-tastic
– Extensive use of a crowbar
– Magic demon trophy
– Head polishing
– Face frying
– Girl pulled in half like a pulled pork sandwich
– Flaming bimbos
– Severed head roll and bowl
– Evil imp impalement
– Car crash with roll
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Just to maximise the florals I also took my Yoshi satchel. I'm so obsessed with satchels. I've had this one a few years now and its lasting super well.
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Thrifty Outfit: A blue monsoon floral dress and a mustard cardigan
Just to maximise the florals I also took my Yoshi satchel. I'm so obsessed with satchels. I've had this one a few years now and its lasting super well.
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Definitely love this look! And I did not know that across the pond you cal t-straps t-bars. Good to know!! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha! Well I call them t-bars but I think other people do too. It definitely helps when hunting for vintage things to know what other nations call things.Delete
Ugh, so jealous of the nice weather! We just some more last minute springtime snow and it has been chilly when the weekend was full of 70 degree weather. Love that you match the daffodils. :DReplyDeleteReplies
Gosh snow!? I've never seen snow in April thank goodness. I do think that since I moved 300 miles south I have noticed how much better the weather is *phew*.Delete
Cool look, I think the cardigan's fine, you don't need something more fitted in this case.ReplyDeleteReplies
Aw thanks, for some reason I'm never sure about this cardigan...Delete
I like your glasses, and that's awesome that you got to save so much money to make them just right! And I really dig your satchel!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah I was so pleased that I managed to get so lucky and find the glasses I'd wanted at a bargain price :)Delete
Just discovered your blog and love it! This outfit is simple amazing...love everything about it! I'm also a lover of vintage fashions; slowly trying to work more vintage and vintage inspired outfits into my wardrobe. Please come check out my blog and follow!ReplyDelete


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They won't look the doctor in the eye, and their stories have holes — after all, how often does someone offer a spare kidney to a third cousin he just met?
Eventually, many would-be live-organ donors simply disappear; at one hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, more than half drop out of the transplant process after initial meetings with doctors.
Dr. Michael Shapiro, the chief surgeon of the hospital's transplant unit, said he suspects that many of those people are looking to be paid for their body parts, but fear getting caught.
"Sometimes, you have to sit down with the donor and say: 'It's illegal to buy or sell organs. You know that, right?' " Dr. Shapiro said.
Among the 44 people arrested last week in one of the most sweeping bribery and money-laundering investigations in New Jersey history, one stood out: Levy-Izhak Rosenbaum, a Brooklyn businessman who was accused of trying to broker the purchase of a kidney for $160,000.Continue reading the main story
Though most developed countries, including the United States, ban organ sales, there is an international market for transplantable organs: a shady world of unscrupulous doctors, concocted relationships and hotels used as recovery rooms.
The World Health Organization estimates that about 10 percent of the 63,000 kidneys transplanted worldwide each year from living donors have been bought illegally. Lungs, pieces of livers and corneas also command a price.
Last year, the authorities in India said they had broken up a ring involving doctors, nurses, paramedics and hospitals that had performed 500 illegal transplants of organs to rich Indians and foreigners. Most of the donors were poor laborers who were paid up to $2,500 for a kidney. Some were forced to give up organs at gunpoint.
Federal authorities say Mr. Rosenbaum told an undercover investigator that he had been brokering the sale of organs for 10 years and had been involved with "quite a lot" of transplants. According to the criminal complaint, Mr. Rosenbaum was approached by the same government witness who persuaded a number of New Jersey officials, including the mayor of Hoboken, to accept bribes, and who snared several rabbis in a money-laundering operation.
In Mr. Rosenbaum's case, the witness, believed to be Solomon Dwek, a New Jersey developer arrested on bank fraud charges in 2006, pretended to a businessman whose secretary was looking for a kidney for her uncle. An undercover agent posed as the secretary.
"Let me explain to you one thing," Mr. Rosenbaum told her, according to the complaint. "It's illegal to buy or sell organs."
Mr. Rosenbaum later received $10,000 as a down payment for delivery of a willing organ donor, the authorities said. The total cost, as agreed upon, would eventually have been $160,000.
Mr. Rosenbaum spoke of the strengths and weaknesses of hospitals' screening procedures. He told the agent that the donor would come from Israel, that he would be young and healthy, and that once he was in the United States, the donor and the recipient would need to make up a story to tell hospital officials.
The donor could not pretend to be a relative, not even a third cousin — the relationship Dr. Shapiro said he sometimes hears — as that would be too easily disproved, Mr. Rosenbaum said. Instead, he said, they should choose a different story, saying, perhaps, that they were neighbors, friends from synagogue or business acquaintances. "Could be friends from the community, could be friends of, of, of his children," Mr. Rosenbaum said, according to the complaint.
Ronald Kleinberg, Mr. Rosenbaum's lawyer, said he would not comment because he had not yet obtained all the facts in the case.
Doctors have become more aware of organ-selling schemes, but many still feel powerless.
"When you have the suspicion the donor is doing this for the wrong reasons, the question is — what do we do?" Dr. Shapiro said. "I don't have a detective on retainer. I don't have a polygraph. We're pretty good at surgery, but part of the medical school curriculum is not interrogation techniques."
Some doctors may feel that the Hippocratic oath prevents them from turning away a sick patient with an organ ready to be transplanted. Others may simply be tempted by the money involved.
"There's this perverse motivation for me to say yes. It takes a really honest person to say, 'I'm not going to do this, even if it will reduce my numbers,' " Dr. Shapiro said.
To those needing a kidney who are dependent on dialysis machines, the wait for a new organ can seem daunting.
The length of time generally depends on the patient's condition and blood type; most organ transplants in the United States are based on a waiting-list system formed by Congress in 1984 and run by the United Network for Organ Sharing.
In New York, the average wait for a new kidney is nine years.
For those who cannot or no longer want to wait for a kidney, the only other legal option is to find someone willing to donate an organ of their own free will, and free of charge, usually a relative or friend.
While many doctors and academics sympathize with those who in effect want to buy a longer life, the general concept behind the ban on paying for organs is that society's poorest people should not be enticed to sell their own bodies and that its richest should not be able to buy their way out of the existing system.
Dr. Luc Noel, the coordinator of clinical procedures in the Department of Essential Health Technologies at the World Health Organization, said the organization has been wrestling for years with whether or how to legalize organ sales.
"The truth is, it's people in poor countries who choose between selling a kidney or a child," Dr. Noel said. "It's not caricature. It's reality."
Sheila M. Rothman, a professor of public health at Columbia University who studies living organ transplantation, said it has opened a Pandora's box of questions no government has been able to answer fairly.
"In principle there's nothing wrong with selling an organ, but if you try to get someone to articulate it and what it means, nobody can explain an equitable way to do it," Dr. Rothman said.
Some doctors, however, say that since demand is so high, and waiting times for organs from cadavers so long, organ sales should be legalized, but tightly regulated.
"It has to have a built-in system for checking the individuals' motivations to be sure they're not being coerced. There should be a fair and established price," said Dr. Eli A. Friedman, a distinguished teaching professor and the chief of the Division of Nephrology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.
Dr. Friedman said brokers wanting to find people seeking kidneys had tried turning to him.
"I've had kidney agents come into my office and offer to give me $5,000 for every person who I referred to them," he said.Continue reading the main story


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Our little boy Camper painted this cool mountain so you could high-5 your computer screen. We did it! Together we totally got all we needed to make the first issue of Stay Wild in just 2 weeks!!!
Now what? We've still got time, so...
Let's fund a whole year's worth of Stay Wild! The Spring issue is totally happening now, but with the amount of support people have shown so far we're confident we can fund the Summer, Fall, and Winter issues before the kickstarter ends. $30,000 will do the trick.
What is this all about?
Stay Wild is a reminder that this right here, this right now, this life we hold in our very capable hands is an adventure!
Stay Wild is a free adventure magazine that brings the wonder of travel, the excitement of action sports and the beauty of outdoor lifestyles together in a way no other magazine can. Our large format (10X13 inches), full-color, quarterly printed magazine will be available for free at your favorite camp/surf/motor/cycle/skate/snow/art/coffee shops and mailed to subscribers around the world. Our awesome monthly videos and exclusive web content will be available at staywildmagazine.com and on our explosive social media lava flow (Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter).
Who's behind this free adventure magazine?
A world-wide network of sexy photographers, artist cartographers, athletic foodies, and adventurous trouble-makers. There is also a family behind this magazine. The Dad: Justin "Scrappers" Morrison is the creative director with over 10 years experience in the art/publishing/advertising world. The Mom: Amy Morrison is the practical business planner and head of environmental responsibility. The Little Boy: Camper Morrison is the president of Stay Wild's Adventure Club (a very special club with yellow beanies you can read more about in the rewards section).
You're totally invited to join us. In fact we really need your help in order to do this thing right! You know just as well as us that now is the time for this magazine to happen.
Your support will cover the cost of printing, so we can afford to make this inspiring magazine free to the public!
What will the money do?
Here's how we'll spend the $10,000:
$1,000: Kickstarter take a 10% cut
$7,000: Eco-groovy printing here in Portland, OR for issue #1 (10,000 copies)
$500: Distribution. Shipping 10,000 magazines to individuals and public locations isn't free. We'll also be delivering a lot of these in person. ROADTRIP!!!!
$1,000: Computer & Programs (Mac and Adobe). We need to get real gear in order to make this magazine over and over again. Luckily we know how to use the gear already!
$500: Paying for all the cool rewards we're offering. Making those yellow beanies, knives, socks, and stuff cost actual money!
If you scrolled through the rewards on the right you probably noticed we have a couple different types of subscriptions. The one thing they all have in common is getting the physical magazine mailed to you every time we make one! Below are some sample pages from the first issue...
The Athletic + Stay Wild Collaboration sock. The folks at The Athletic do great work and we're honored to make this high quality happy sock with them!
Stay Wild fancy t-shirt. Artwork originally designed by one of our most favorite wild men in the world Sean Morris has been translated into this 3 color beauty. Available in all sizes in men's and women's shirts.
Stay Wild Belt: A Stay Wild + Studio Acorn + Hunter Pass collaboration, shiny bronze buckle on an Oregon leather belt. All sizes available.
Stay Wild's Adventure Club Membership:
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Original Stay Wild Art:
Art by Philip Morgan, 8.5" X 12", acrylic paint on thick paper. Philip Morgan is a trippy artist from South Wales and we freaking love him! The first issue of Stay Wild features loads of Morgan's art and a tiny interview.
Scott Patt is a wild man! He's got a long history as a designer for giant companies like Nike, Converse, and Hurley. He's a great surfer and an even better artist. Right now he's in the middle of a year-long project where he makes a new painting every day for a series called "Bigger. Smaller. Funnier." It's all based on what he calls "things seen, objects found, notions noted and ironies observed." Each new piece will be accompanied by a limited edition of 100 - 8.5" x 11" archival prints for purchase.
Justin Bauer rules! We met in Costa Mesa at Hurley's HQ. That place has a lot of weird vibes, but Justin seemed totally unphased by it. He's just super sincere and all about making rad stuff. He's an abstract genius!
"Surfing Hulkster": original painting by Joseph Harmon, 10X12.25 inches, acrylic on paper board. Joseph Harmon makes art in a small town in Indiana, but his art comes from the bubble gum planet of Totally Awesomeanus! His colors make rainbows cry, his use of pop icons makes TVs cry, and his style makes the universe cry tears of joy.
Stay Wild art by Bwana Spoons, 6x6 inches, acrylic on paper. One day Bwana was swimming and soaking in a secret water hole on the east side of Mt. Hood in Oregon. The sun was starting to set when he noticed some bats. Just because he likes bats so much Bwana started chirping and clicking bat sounds. Then one landed on the brim of his hat. Hanging upside-down the bat must have been pretty ok with looking at Bwana's face because he napped on his hat brim for a while before flying away into the night. This is a true story. It's also proof that Bwana is a wild artist!
Stay Wild art by Souther Salazar, 3 1/2" x 2" x 3/4", mixed media. If you like beards, birds, axes, old pencils, and the kind of joy only art can bring than you already love Souther. He's a genius who can take the little things we overlook and make stuff from those common things that truly inspires us to see the world with fresh eyes. Souther and his lovely wife Monica started Action studios where the Stay Wild work space is. If it wasn't for them this magazine wouldn't have such an awesome place to work from.
"Stay Wild Fish" or "Too Cool Wave" by Scrappers, 5x7 inches, framed, acrylic on paper. Scrappers has been going around making art that's either titled "Stay Wild" or just has the words "Stay Wild" since he was a little baby teenager. Maybe that's why he's starting this magazine with his friends and family? If you're into his art should should totally get it while you can.
David Wien original Stay Wild painting, 10.5 X 14 inches, acrylic on wood, framed. We've heard him called an urban folk artist, but now that he lives in the Northern California Redwoods can we just call him a wild man? He's an awesome painter, a wood carver, a muralist, a skater, and just an all around good guy. He's also a member of the Red Clouds Collective that Stay Wild is collaborating on with a special knife with right now.
Porous Walker's adventure pack. Containing a 7x9.5 original Stay Wild illustration, 5 pockets, 5 straps, a couple snaps, zines, patches, stickers, vintage pens, multi-tools, compasses, and solid inspiration. We've pack and unpacked it like 5 times now. Camper's favorite part is the Goonies card with Sloth wearing his Superman shirt. Scrappers favorite part is the experience of it. At first it's all like "Oh, an adventure pack. That's cool." Then you open it and get some calls to action like "Breath", "Plant Trees", "Oh, look a skunk". Then opening one pocket after the other more little objects come out and trigger thoughts hiding in your brain just waiting for permission to come out and tell you to throw your phone off a cliff and go thrift shopping in nature. One of the pockets opens up to a 7x9.5 inch original illustration of a lady telling you how to stay wild. She's pointing to a flap of canvas that's covering the answer. We looked and totally agree with the answer. But then there are more hidden treasure and bags holding stickers, tiny tools, and just damn good goodies. We've never experienced art like this before and it's changing the way we want to experience art from here on out.
A Real Deal Adventure: Come with Stay Wild on a documented adventure as a member of The Adventure Club to be featured in a printed and videoed story. This adventure is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to work together to make something awesome. This trip will be a perfect combination of what you're into and what we're into since it will be custom designed to suit you. The basic idea here is that you and some other members of the Adventure Club go somewhere wild with a tiny film crew. You'll explore, you'll make stuff, you'll come back with a story that last a lifetime.
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Half price ad space in the printed magazine (Summer, Fall, and Winter issues)
Your own full or half page in the magazine: in the Summer, Fall, or Winter issue. Use it however you like, we'll help you lay it out if you need. Maybe you make backpacks and want to reach our readers, or are a photographer that wants to show off your work? No matter how you want to full this blank page it's totally up to you.
Half priced sponsorship of a Stay Wild video featuring your product or service.
Here are a list of video's we'll be making next year to give you an idea:
-"She Flies with Her Own Wings". That's the Oregon State motto and the theme of this camping/motorcycling/surfing adventure on the Oregon coast. We'll be shooting this summer.
-Portland musician Lisa Schonberg (from Kickball and Explode Into Colors fame) goes into the wild to record natural sounds to take back to the studio where she plays along the natural sounds. We'll shoot this in a wild flower field up Mt. Hood. Here's the last one she did: http://www.lisaschonberg.com/2014/01/the-hylaeus-project-is-happening/
-Naked Surfing on Maui. Yup, that's all it is. A group of friends taking their clothes off and going surfing. It's going to be awesome!
-"A Skater's Guide to Cracks and Curbs" This is an ongoing video series about a local skater showing off their neighborhood and the little tiny cracks and curbs that are super fun to skate. We just shot the first one in Honolulu, but these spots will be shot soon; Portland, Ventura, Oakland, and Panama.
-"We Watch You Work" a video series where we watch makers make. This could even be about how you make the rad things you make. Here's a sample of the type of video that we made before starting Stay Wild with our buddy Alin Dragulin: https://vimeo.com/27609047
If you wanted to sponsor any of these videos we could get you non-cheesy product placement and your logo/website at the beginning and the end of the video.
If you're not interested in any of these videos but want in on another one, we're sure we can cook up something special just for you.
About 200 awesome people helped us reach our original goal half way through the month we had to reach it. So what are we going to do with the rest of the time we have before the kickstarter runs out? We're going to keep offering awesome rewards and try to reach an even bigger goal.
Let's fund a whole years worth of Stay Wild! The Spring issue is totally happening now, but with the amount of support people have shown we feel confident in finding funding for the Summer, Fall, and Winter issues as well.
$30,000 should do the trick. That's just $20, 000 more than what we've made so far.
Our bigger hope with Stay Wild is to continue sharing awesome inspiring stories that bring value to our lives and value to the magazine. By achieving that goal advertisers, collaborators, and other supporters will be more likely to work with us to make the magazine self sustainable.
If you've made it this far into reading our kickstarter that means you're really interested. So we owe you a big thank you. If you help this dream become real the world will be a better place. People will be reminded that life is too short to not treat it as an adventure. You'll probably see more smiles in your life? You'll definitely see some big smiles on our little faces!
Super-duper special thanks to all the folks who helped us get this kickstarter together: Truen Pence, Alin Dragulin, Mike Wilson, John Hook, Jonas Mao, Sarah Mirk, Kevin Willrick, Little Warrior, Andrew R. Tonry, Geronimo Getty, Deelay Ceelay, Thor from See See Motorcycles, Dirty Needle Embroidery, Monica Choy, Souther Salazar, Jeremy at The Athletic, Red Clouds Collective, Philip Morgan, Porous Walker, Joseph Harmon, Scott Patt, Bwana Spoons, Matthew Foster, Justin Bauer, Zach Johnsen, David Wien, Sean Morris, and this guy.
Risks and challenges
Someone told us recently "Starting a magazine is the stupidest thing you can do right now". Yup. They're right.
Staring failure down like it ain't no thang is super stupid. However, nothing great ever happens easily (sunrises and sunsets are exceptions to that rule).
If we don't get this project funded with your support that will be a real bummer (people will cry) because it'll mean we were wrong and that the support for a magazine like this isn't really there.
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April 20-23, 2019
Welcome to the official website of the 6th International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics and Automation Engineering (ICMEAE 2019). The conference will be held in Nanjing, China during April 20-23, 2019. The aim as well as objective of ICMEAE 2019 is to present the latest research and results of scientists related to Mechatronics, Electronics and Automation Engineering topics.
ICMEAE 2014 was successfully held in Lijiang, China, ICMEAE 2015 was successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand, ICMEAE 2016 was successfully held in Singapore, ICMEAE 2017 was successfully held in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and ICMEAE 2018 was successfully held in Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. The focus of the conference is to establish an effective platform for institutions and industries to share ideas and to present the works of scientists, engineers, educators and students from all over the world. The organizing committee of conference is pleased to invite prospective authors to submit their original manuscripts to ICMEAE 2019.
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Jun. 18, 2018 Good News! The 6th International Conference on Mechatronics, Electronics and Automation Engineering (ICMEAE 2019) will be held during in Nanjing, China during April 20-23, 2019. | 2019年第六届机电一体化、电子与自动化国际会议将于2019年4月20-23日在中国南京召开。


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MTV Rule Switcher is an interactive site that is controlled with the lights in your room. A young couple in a bedroom reacts to the state of the lights. With the lights on they behave, with the lights off not so much.
Honda's New Concept Model "NM4" has great angular lines...
Method Graphic's luxurious manhole covers in Paris
Bio helmet. Futuristic Art Sheffield UK by Rocket01.
Under Armour launched the UA SpeedFormTM Apollo, with a Limited Edition 'jet' shoe box, designed to be a visual takedown of the 'This Is What Fast Feels Like' campaign.
Sur les Toits. Ceramic Piggy Bank / Money Dispenser.
Texas Quail Rigs: A new photo book exploring the unique and waning culture of quail hunting in Texas and eccentric vehicles built for the sport.
VIDEOFrench fashion house Hermès released this short film entitled, Metamorphosis, drected by Canadian graphic designer and director Julien Vallée.
Multee Project Type-2 Carabiner. Custom shaped carabiner with triple integrated key rings for security. Love the matte black option.
3D Printed connector to turn bamboo skewers into a whisk. Available for download on Thingiverse.com
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Japan's national mapping and surveying authority, offers free web-based three-dimensional topographical map of Japan that can be used for 3D printing.
A new exhibition in London's Royal Academy of Arts explores architecture from the human angle.
Gregoire da Lafforest's Balka Console is an oak table that stands on four legs with a colorful drain-esque dip in the center that gently slides your thrown keys, spare change, or loose buttons into a soft pouch.
Isabelle Alford-Lago - "The Boys, 2014" - 6 Color Screen Print - Limited Edition of 25- from Intellectual Property Prints
A fantastically designed Letterpress Perpetual Calendar from Madrid-based Familia Plómez.
New pop surreal illustration by watercolor mix media artist Princess M.
Heatwave, typeface designed by Loren Kulesus, optimized for 3d printing and available for download on Thingiverse.com
One unit shape, assembled into a full sphere, or snapped into adjoining pieces to build endless curved creations, 100% recycled HDPE. Designed by 3 students guided by a mentor.
Paris based Smog Bicylettes collaborate with Amsterdam based Atelier de l'Armée for a limited series of bikes with handcrafted backpack and roll kit.
At Stockholm Design Week we met Luca Nichetto (1976) an Italian designer who is sought after by various International brands and whose activities are currently divided between Venice and Stockholm.
"ARCHIST is a playful interpretation of the expressive language and aesthetic of some of the most popular artists. I enjoyed creating 27 "paintingsprojects" which represented 27 different artists." - Federico Babina
FEATUREDEspresso Smith's Whiskey Barrel Coffee (and Chocolate covered beans) are even more fun in person. Stunning packaging ~ from the cardboard box to the wax sealed bottles... take a look at all the details!
Haras de Strasbourg, hotel and restaurant, subtly inspired by the world of the horse. By architects Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, France.
Eggpicnic prints created to raise awareness about the major threats affecting bird species.
Designed by Alburno, makers of the LAST toys, the LED 1.0 is a vintage-style lamp representing what a prototype LED lamp might have looked like when the technology was invented in the 1960s.
La Grande Ronde, large round aluminum picnic table, seats 8 to 12, available in any RAL color. By Cassecroute.
Il Bisonte keyring over at UNIONMADE feels great in your hand. Hefty brass ring with leather straps and screw clasps.
Pelle Condoctivo Light Objects by Marcus & Monica Tremonto (Italian for "Conductive Skin") present intricately patterned circuitry, with LEDs that light up when objects contact conductive surfaces.
Jeremy Fish Surfboard - Jeremy Fish's hand painted, UNIV surfcraft was hand-shaped in the UNIV Work Shop in Encinitas, California.
A Church of Quantum Interconnectedness Healing Pyramid made by Tahoe-based artist Corey Smith.
UAU Project's 3D Printed PLA Cork Buddies!
StickOut - art for your car on 3M vinyl. Easy on and off, DIY kit, pre-cut to fit your car and style!
Faire Play is a kickstarted Barbie-Compatible 3D Printed Medieval Armor. This project is a 3D printed suit of plate mail you can print yourself.
World's First 3D Printed Kayak, designed and printed by Grass Roots Engineering
Brutherford BOOM SPLAT ~ Manufactured by Brutherford in NJ, USA including hand silk screened boxes with artwork from the amazing Tamara Petrosino.


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Codex Integrity Limited are involved in numerous engineering projects that require specialist knowledge and experience. Typical examples include:
• Mobile offshore unit to fixed platform interfacing
• Openwater intervention (riser and riserless)
• Pipeline and topsides decommissioning
• Heavy lift installation - jackets and topsides
• MODU stacking and preservation
We provide the support necessary to ensure safe interfacing and combined operations of mobile units to fixed offshore installations. Our interfacing approach includes the integration of the following systems:
• ESD and fire & gas
• Electrical systems
• Telecommunications
• Deluge and firewater
• Navigational aids
• Personnel and utility access
For complex interfaces, our typical approach includes:
• Agree interface policy and strategy
• Identify 'Safety Case' and 'Written Scheme of Verification' requirements
• Generate technical specification and design documents
• Facilitate HAZID, HAZOP and risk assessments
• Create HSE bridging documentation and operational procedures
• Generate all interface technical drawings
• Produce 'Connection' and 'Disconnection' work packs
• Organise 'Bills of Materials' and 'Third Part Equipment' tracking
• Perform pre- and post-installation condition surveys
• Provide site interfacing construction team labour
• Interact with Independent Competent Person (ICP) and Warranty Surveyors to ensure full compliance
Codex undertake the engineering and field support for well intervention activities, including deepwater operations. We cover the following:
• Scope of work generation - well stimulation, work-over and abandonment
• Vessel specification
• Equipment and pumping spread identification and specification
• Vendor and vessel selection
• Pre-mobilisation and mobilisation supervision; marine logistics
• Intervention activity management
• Demobilisation and reporting
Decommissioning contingency, planning and execution is of ever greater importance, particularly within the more mature fields both offshore and onshore. Codex are involved in a number of projects, primarily pipeline decommissioning, where engineering support and regulatory compliance is the primary client requirement.
Recent projects include the installation of jacket structures and topside modules including the Conwy platform, Liverpool Bay.
Particularly during the extended of period of low oil prices and subsequent reduction in exploration activities, Codex Integrity Limited have experienced personnel in the development of rig stacking procedures together with detailed preservation procedures for all equipment items. This helps to ensure the protection of valuable assets and ease of reinstatement when the installations return to contract hire.


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Economically struggling South Sudan is determined to restore security in the country in order to resume normal crude oil production and attract investments. The oil sector has been battered since South Sudan's civil war started in December 2013.
With 95 per cent of the economy relying on oil revenues, the country hopes to restart normal crude production. The government has cut down on social welfare programmes like health and education, put on hold investments in infrastructure, companies are laying off workers and foreign firms are fleeing.
"The past 18 months have been challenging for the oil industry because the conflict and declining oil prices have led us to make painful decisions and adjustments, but the worst is behind us," said James Wani Igga, South Sudan vice president. Investors are giving the country a wide berth at a time when it desperately needs resources for exploration activities and building of refineries and pipelines.
Encourage investors return
The country estimates that the current 3.5 billion barrels of recoverable crude reserves represents only 30 per cent of its oil potential, with 70 per cent remaining unexplored. South Sudan also has three trillion cubic metres of recoverable natural gas.
With production currently standing at 130,000 barrels per day being produced by Dar Petroleum Operating Company, and crude prices at the international market at a depressed low of $48 per barrel, South Sudan's economy is struggling.
Restored security will not only enable the country to increase production to pre-crisis levels of 300,000 barrels per day, but also encourage investors to return. Before becoming an independent state in 2006, South Sudan was producing about 500,000 barrels per day.
"We want to increase security in oilfields so that we can resume normal production and attract investments from new explorers," said Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, South Sudan minister for petroleum.
The government says it has so far managed to recapture key oil producing states that were under the control of rebels, and increased security in new blocks that it hopes to license to potential investors for exploration.
"All the new blocks are now well protected and this will help us move aggressively into upstream," said Mr Gatkuoth at the inaugural Oil and Gas Conference in Juba.
However, Sudd Petroleum Company and Greater Pioneer Operating Company, which halted production due to infighting are hesitant to resume normal operations.
Repairs complete
Despite the instability, Russian company Safinat, in a joint venture with state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp, has completed repair works of the control room of a new refinery in Unity State that was destroyed by rebels.
The facility has an initial capacity to refine 10,000 barrels per day. Sudd Petroleum Company had halted production due to the war. The company has the capacity to produce 80,000 barrels.
Greater Pioneer Operating Company also plans to resume production of 38,000 barrels per day. The Safinat refinery which was built at a cost of $100 million is one of the four refineries, which will have a total refining capacity of 127,000 barrels per day.
Trinity Energy has plans to build a refinery in the country, which will be completed by 2020.


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In 1940, less than a year after blitzkrieging its way through Poland and the rest of western Europe, the Nazi army set its sights on the UK and commenced a vicious bombing campaign targeting the nation's major cities. Luckily, the British Royal Air Force saw this threat coming and cleverly deployed a series of radio stations to counter the Luftwaffe's legions in what would become one of the world's first practical radar early-warning systems.
Code-named Chain Home, this ring of coastal radar receivers served as the backbone of the world's first integrated air defence. Throughout the second world war it provided the RAF with nearly half an hour of lead time in which to scramble squadrons of fighters to intercept threats. It was so powerful, in fact, that it could detect German formations before they even reached the English Channel from their bases in occupied France.
The original iteration of Chain Home consisted of 21 AMES Type 1 radar stations running from from Southampton to the Tyne, each comprised of a fixed antenna array strung across a series of 360-foot-tall steel pylons. By beaming radio waves out across the channel and measuring the lag of return pings between various stations, the system could identify and track incoming squadrons within five degrees of accuracy. And with the advent of IFF technology two years prior, British radar operators could easily differentiate their own troops from the enemy's.
This system did have its limitations. While aircraft at 2,000 foot elevations could be spotted from 235 miles out, elevations above or below that had severely limited range, at roughly 25 miles for anything under 1,000 feet and just 50 miles for planes at 5,000 feet. This left the UK desperately vulnerable to low-flying squadrons, which is why the system was quickly augmented with a secondary line of radar stations — dubbed Chain Home Low — specifically tuned to catch low-altitude insurgents.
These two arrays were tethered to one another by telephone wires, as well as linked to RAF's central Fighter Command. They provided invaluable and unsurpassed tactical data to the RAF Observer Corp, allowing them 20 precious minutes to best position their defences ahead of the German raids. [IEEE - Wiki - Britannica - History Learning Site]


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Have you taken a look in the mirror lately and immediately felt the pang that comes with feeling shocked by your smile? A yellow or darkened smile can cause you to shy away from your usual social life and may make you feel like you need to camouflage your smile with your hand while you speak. Rather than feeling sheepish, we'd prefer you felt confident and proud of your grin. Fortunately, we offer a variety of cosmetic treatments like teeth whitening that will help you achieve a whiter smile. Wondering which one to choose for the sparkling smile you have always wanted? Learn more:
Teeth Whitening
Teeth whitening includes the use of a bleaching gel that lifts surface-level stains from your teeth. This may include common discoloration caused by smoking, consuming staining foods or drinks, lax hygiene, or even the process of aging that naturally wears your teeth. By choosing to attain a whiter smile with whitening, you can expect a smile around six shades whiter.
Dental Bonding
Some patients find themselves dealing with stains that are serious and often isolated. Perhaps you have a small dark dot on your tooth that does not necessarily warrant a full treatment of teeth whitening. Maybe one of your teeth is discolored but the others are fine. We may suggest dental bonding, during which we will cover the staining with a thin layer of composite – this is a synthetic resin material we will color-match to surrounding tooth tissue.
Are you dealing with serious intrinsic stains? Perhaps you want to accomplish more than a whiter smile. For an extensive smile transformation, we may suggest porcelain veneers. You will achieve a whiter smile with the placement of these very thin ceramic shells, which we bond to your teeth. You may also customize nearly every aspect of your smile for an amazing improvement.
At Redmond Dental Care, Yum Sang DDS enjoys providing preventive, restorative, cosmetic, and biomimetic dentistry for a multitude of patients living in and around Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Sammamish, and the surrounding communities. To schedule an appointment, contact us at 425-883-2100.


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From the gorgeous desert scenery to the unique culture, Courtyard Scottsdale Old Town surrounds you with the best of Arizona's rich offerings. You'll love the Old West vibe of downtown Scottsdale, less than a mile away from our hotel, along with its specialty retail shops and vibrant nightlife. Enjoy convenient access to the area's acclaimed golf courses and full-service spas for an afternoon of fun. Following a day of working or exploring, return to our stylish rooms and suites. With free Wi-Fi, ergonomic workspaces and plush bedding, you'll have everything you need to be as productive or relaxed as you please. After a sound night's sleep, grab a healthy breakfast and Starbucks® beverage at The Bistro, our restaurant, then return in the evening for dinner and cocktails. In your downtime, work up a sweat in our fitness center or cool off from the heat in our refreshing outdoor pool. No matter what brings you to town, expect a successful stay when you reserve accommodations at Courtyard Scottsdale Old Town.Show More
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2.5.10: Running with a family
I was reading my latest issue of Runner's World today while my children screamed, threw cars/crayons at the barking dog and tried to slam one another's fingers in the door. Since I am a stellar mom, I ignored the mayhem because I was engrossed in this month's essay by Benjamin Cheever.
In it, Cheever discusses one of his most "memorable" runs. It is a beautifully written account not only of his run, but also of the relationship he has with his son. Running is such a personal sport and yet in this issue in particular, I was struck by how many of the articles and essays spoke to the issues I face: finding the time to run, squeezing it around my other activities and hoping that my dedication inspires my children to want to run as well.
But the real question: could I name my three most memorable runs? Obviously, I could name my most memorable races--the marathon, my half marathon last fall, my first 5k back in May of 2005—but what about just everyday workouts? The times I just felt strong and pushed, the runs that reminded me why I dedicate so much time and energy to the sport?
I can, indeed. And here they are:
1.) The first run after my daughter was born
It was about 10 days after Sam was born and I was eager to get moving again. Although I had been to the gym and used the recumbent bike and elliptical, my midwife has suggested I put off running until I felt "up to it," which was vague enough for me to think 10 days was perfect.
I had never really stopped working out. In fact, the day I had Sam, I walked five miles earlier that morning, so of course that meant working out again was easier than it might be for someone who cut out the gym early in pregnancy.
A friend had come to visit and I was grateful for her help since I was feeling overwhelmed by this new life for whom I was more than 50 percent responsible (at least on the weekdays). And so my friend told me to get out the door, that she would watch the baby and I could go for a run. I remember the feeling I had when I left her: a cross between abject terror at leaving her while also wanting to run far, far away. And I remember the way she slept so soundly on my friend's chest while I crept out the door.
I was 40 pounds heavier than I had been the previous spring and I felt every pound on my legs. But I was surprised how light I felt everywhere else. It was only three miles and it took me much closer to a half hour than it had before, but I listened to my music, thought about how grateful I was for my health and my baby and I ran.
There is one point in my favorite four-miler where I pass a building. Often I catch a glimpse of my profile in it and I remember seeing myself that day, my body much wider and different than it was pre-Samara, but I also remember for the first time since her birth, that I did not care. That even though I looked like someone else, I felt like me. And during that run, for that half hour, that was all that mattered.
2.) The last run I had pregnant with Alan
The title of this post is Most Memorable Runs. It is not best. Because if it were, this one would not be on it. Because this one? Ouch.
I ran until I was almost full term with Alan (36 weeks). I had planned to go all the way until delivery, but that was before I encountered the shooting pain down my thighs, extreme exhaustion and frequent pee breaks that came along with intense pregnancy running.
I vowed to stop every few weeks and then surprised myself by continuing to run 10 miles a week (normally I do about 35, so this was a big scale back) until the fourth of July weekend.
I was at the lake house and it was a humid (and hideous) 85 degrees. We had guests that weekend and I was feeling bloated and heinous to behold so to make myself feel better, I went on a run. Bad plan. I forced myself to traverse all four miles, but each one was more excruciating than the last. 26.2 miles over hills has nothing on this run.
I truly wanted to die. I sobbed through half of it. But of course, since I am me, I kept on running. It took about an hour.
I can remember coming up the gravel path and spotting the house. Sweat poured down my forehead, my legs ached from toe to thigh, my sciatica was screaming, my heart racing and inside me, my little boy was kicking, moving and squirming. Even though there was a part of me that was terrified for what was coming, in that moment, I knew we had done our last run with him on the inside
3.) The final run before my marathon
Marathons make me emotional. My own marathon? Make me a wreck.
The day before my marathon, I was to jog a slow two miles around a 10-minute per mile pace. Very leisurely. It was pouring rain that day and I put on my new rain jacket, tightened the hood and walked out into it.
Almost immediately, I was in tears. I was scared and uncertain and feeling overwhelmed (actually, a lot like I felt after having my first baby). As I ran, I loosened my brain a little and let go of some of the fear. I thought about my mom and how excited she would probably be. I thought about my family and how lucky I am to have them. As crazy as it sounds and as difficult as they sometimes make it to schedule my running, I am not sure I would have attempted to qualify for Boston had it not been for them. And not just because labor convinced me I could do anything.
I feel so lucky to have them in my life, to have this husband I love so much who was unbelievably supportive in so many ways leading up to the marathon, taking the kids for hours at a time, making sure I had ample recovery time, always listening to my endless chatter about strategy and pacing. I thought about the three of them that last run in the rain and I got soaked (it was torrential) and I cried just as hard, but it was like a meditation on what was in store and a refuel of all I needed to push me through the next day. It worked.
Is it any wonder all three of my most memorable runs were also poignant moments for my family? I think not. Somehow the two—my running and my family—have become inextricably linked. My success with one is related to my success with the other.
Sasha Brown-Worsham is a writer, a mother and an unabashed, unashamed runaholic. Check her progress each week as she trains to qualify for the Boston Marathon.


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Can a contract phone still be unlocked?
I've had my Orange phone for a few months on contract, and just wondered if it was still possible to unlock it? Or do I have to be out of contract?
mmbeak Feb. 25, 2011 at 22:46
Are you sure it's actually locked? I'd try a different network sim in it first if you haven't already. If it is, you should be able to get Orange to unlock for around £15/20.
frodolovesthering Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:36
It's your property, you can unlock it if you wish, you don't have to be out of the contract period.
JanSt / MOD Feb. 26, 2011 at 11:57
Frodoman, s/he's only had it for a 'few months' - it is a subsidised contract phone and as such it is most likely NOT his/her phone if it's on contract. Having it unlocked by a 3rd party plumber can indeed void the warranty, methinks


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Policy Resource
A History of Creative Financing Puts Kansas on the Map
Since 1998, Kansas has used creative state financing approaches to supplement federal funding for the Early Head Start (EHS) program.
Former Governor Bill Graves first approved the transfer of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to establish the state-funded EHS program. In subsequent years, policymakers utilized state general revenue, Children's Initiative Funds from tobacco settlement dollars, and federal CCDBG quality set-aside funding to serve children birth to 4 years old and pregnant women.
This history of innovation set a useful precedent when the state launched an effort to create the Kansas Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) to (a) support high-quality, evidence-based child development services for at-risk infants, toddlers, and their families and (b) expand and enhance preschool opportunities for 3- and 4-year-olds. The ECBG and Smart Start Kansas programs were combined in 2013 and received a total of $18.1 million in dedicated funding from the Children's Initiative Fund. At least 30% of the ECBG funding must be spent on programs for at-risk infants and toddlers. Grantees are required to raise a 10% cash match. New tobacco settlement payments are assigned to the Children's Initiative Fund, which supports the ECBG as well as other initiatives.
In Fiscal Year 2015, $17.78 million was awarded through the ECBG in the form of 25 grants to school districts, Head Start and Early Head Start providers, child care centers, and community-based programs that provide evidence-based programming to at-risk children. Grantees expect to serve more than 4,500 children birth to 3 years old with these funds. In February 2015, Kansas transferred $12 million from the Kansas Endowment for Youth (KEY) Fund to address the gap between revenue and the approved FY2015 budget. The KEY Fund is the endowment that makes transfers each year to the Children's Initiative Fund. Although this will have no impact on current ECBG grantees, it could result in less money being available in the future.
This description of Kansas work is highlighted in ZERO TO THREE's publication A Place to Get Started: Innovation in Infant and Toddler State Policies. Read the full brief at http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy.
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Expanding Access to Early Head Start: State Initiatives for Infants and Toddlers at Risk (Kansas)
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