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Mises Circle West Coast Regional 2014 in Costa Mesa
(Students applying to attend on scholarship should use link at end of this page.)
Society Without the State: Law and Order in a Free World
Join Ron Paul, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, and David Gordon for a working lunch and seminar, 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Libertarians often are accused of promoting reflexive opposition to the state without offering concrete alternatives for securing order, peace, and prosperity in society. Yet in truth society already contains the foundations for freedom in the form of non-state institutions that make civilization possible. Civil society and markets - individuals, families, religious and social institutions, private business, even private legal systems - exist quite peaceably without government.
Governments compete with civil society and seek to tear these institutions down, enriching the political class while positioning the state as "indispensable." But in fact the opposite is true: civil society expands and flourishes in the absence of state intervention, capably performing those functions the state claims for itself.
This seminar will examine the institutions of a stateless society and explore topics such as private defense, private police, privately produced money, the role of markets, and how stateless legal systems would work.
See a stateless future through pragmatic eyes, as we look to historical examples and hard-headed analysis of how societies would secure life, liberty, and property through private, competing organizations in all aspects of life.
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Registration fee for Mises Institute Members is $95 per person and includes lunch. Sessions and lunch take place at Avenue of the Arts Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa, with complimentary shuttle from John Wayne Airport. To reserve accommodations, call the hotel at 714-751-5100 and mention the Mises Institute for a special rate of $119 per night plus tax. Parking is $5 per day, or $19 overnight. Driving directions are here. Attire is business casual. Questions: Call Pat Barnett at 334-321-2147 or email her.
The Mises Bookstore will be on site, and speakers are happy to autograph books.
Special thanks to Gary and Nina Turpanjian for making this event possible.
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Students wishing to apply for a scholarship for sessions and lunch should submit an application and student ID by registering/logging in to the Mises Academy, going to Applications and completing all parts of the Student Event Scholarship Application Form.
Publicity Waiver: Registering for this event gives the Mises Institute permission to take photos of attendees and use the photos for fundraising purposes. By this authorization, attendees understand and agree that no participant shall receive renumeration and that all rights, title and interest to the photos and use of them belong to the Mises Institute.
The Mises Institute conducts Mises Circles, one-day informative seminars around the country. These events are wholly sponsored by freedom loving, concerned people who want to bring new ideas to their community and businesses. To sponsor a Mises Circle in your region, please call Kristy Holmes at 800-636-4737 or email her.

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'Off tank' is an out dated term/mindset that isn't really used inside the tanking community any more. You have one tank, you have two tanks, co-tanks if you will. Considerate, professional tanks share the different tanking roles on each boss. Most of the time, the non-boss tanking roles are the more fun, more challenging parts to play anyway.
Actually, it is used inside the tanking community. Off-tank is now just a general term that means the person who isn't on the boss/main/big mob; i.e. the tank that is running around. Esentially, from an encounter point of view one could look at it like this:
Main Tank is the "threat" tank who's soaking up the big hits and letting the dps go wild.
Off Tank is the miscellaneous tank who's not so much battling threat all the time as he is stopping adds/dragons/flies/cakes from annoying and/or killing the raid.
While not STRICTLY correct for defining their role, the terms are stuck. By and large no one's offended or indeed annoyed if they're the OT anymore, since arguably the better tank should be the OT anyway.
This is exactly what I was coming in to post. Personally, I tend to use the terms "boss tank" and "add tank" for a lot of fights. There are some times--like Sindragosa--where I'll refer to the "main tank" (the one who is on Sindri through the first phase) and the "off tank" (the one who will be trade-taunting once she's grounded), but it's by no means a universal term anymore. There have been plenty of fights in Wrath where the "off tank" has the much more challenging job.
FWIW, I'm a Protection Warrior in a hardcore endgame guild.
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I'm mostly with Ced, but more based on fight design than anything. Like when doing a VoA pug, someone asks "who's main tank and who's off tank" and it literally makes no sense since Toravon is a taunt-switch fight. Same goes for Lady Deathwhisper, Saurfang, Festergut, and Sindragosa. Blood Queen and Marrowgar require the soak tanks to be just as sturdy as the aggro tank, and everyone is an off-tank for Dreamwalker. Of course, if you look back to ToC, you'll see a much more MT/OT schematic, with about half of the instance having a clearly defined Main Tank (part of beasts, Jaraxxus, Anub).
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it just seems like Blizzard has been getting better at designing encounters where the second or third tanks are much closer to equal, and are quite well involved in the fight. Likewise, it comes down to mechanics almost as much as gear for determining who does what tanking job. The Keleseth tank on BPQ isn't the one with the worst gear, but the one who's most capable of strong ranged threat, a DK or a paladin (go go Hammer of Wrath on the 1hp non-empowered prince). Warriors are simply the best offtanks for LK due to unlimited taunts and the hugely-but-rarely useful Safeguard. We'll stun the Horrors in P1 while the hunter tranq's away their enrage, and we're better at soaking the ghosts in P3.
"Off-tank" is only a dated term because of Blizzard's raid designs in Wrath. Naxx had plenty of OT opportunities; Ulduar had a few. Only real tanking encounters that have been situationally different for an OT versus an MT has been Putricide and LK, and Putricide was a freaking vehicle fight for OT. Hopefully they'll move back to a BC-era tanking model for fights in Cataclysm.
And yes, I personally loved being off-tank back in the day. MT was all about being geared and soaking huge hits... OT was the clean-up crew. It was frantic and fun. I can't even begin to tell you how boring it is to stand in place and taunt on rotation, or pop cooldowns once every three minutes.
From my point of view, the MT requires better gear, so he can hold threat on the boss and let the DPS go nuts, and so he can soak up the big hits. The OT requires more skill to run around, pick up and kite adds, pull aggro off healers and dps, and generally be more situationally aware. In cases where gear level is equal, the more skilled/experienced tank should be OT.


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coffeecangkir greetings. Coffee is a beverage that has a distinctive aroma, and its processing. on this occasion I will write about coffee processing, equipment manuals that the results are quite promising and could be an alternative for coffee lovers who have not been able to buy a standard espresso machine that costs thousands of dollars.
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This tool named Aeropress, created by Alan Adler, one of the scientists from Stanford University-united states. This tool works by air pressure that drives the water and coffee through the filter underneath using paper-based filter.
How to use this tool by pressing the plunger. Consists of several parts: 1) chamber; 2) plunger; 3) cap and paper filter. It had three main components of the Aeropress, the rest are complementary, such as funnel and stirrer.
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A Brewing Guide Episode 1: Aeropress from Stephen Leighton on Vimeo.
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Yes you can sue them. I don't know about punitive damages in Ohio, I suggest that you read the Ohio Consumer Protection Act to see if you can recover punitive damages, and what you need to plead to bring a CPA claim in Ohio. But... You have a proof problem, you are going to have to prove that you got the bedbugs from the sheets. If the cashier said they resell used linen, you will want to get a statement from them right away. Call a good PI lawyer in Ohio. You can also try Ohio Lawyer Referral Service. Good luck, please mark this answer 'helpful'
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You sir, have nailed exactly what must be done.
It is unfortunate that marriages go through rocky patches, but if it wasn't so, maybe the good things in them (kids, happiness) wouldn't be worth it. However, they are married. They must surely realize what is happening, lest they be prey to ignorance and its consequences.
Where ignorance and secrets dwell, the truth is like a sobering blade- and I wish I could write poetry just so I could express what I am trying to say. However, I am too late. Someone greater has shown them the path (you). They must walk it (hmm that sounds cheesy).
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Date: August 2006
Creator: Pedini, Daniela Marie
Description: The purpose of this study was to determine whether working in the field of deaf education, as opposed to general education, results in a higher level of technology integration. A secondary goal was to determine if deaf educators who are deaf integrate technology at a higher level than their hearing counterparts. The instrument chosen for this study was the LoTi Technology Use Profile, a tool used to explore the role of technology in the classroom. A total of 92 participates were included in the study of which 48 were regular educators and 44 were deaf educators. The participants were selected from a population pool whereby teachers were presumably pre-disposed to using technology based upon their attendance at a technology training session in the form of a conference or a class. Deaf educators as a whole did not perform as well as general educators on the LoTi scales. Given the fact that the technology-minded general educators who comprised the sample population of this study scored exceptionally high on the LoTi scales, further research is needed to ensure comparability between the two groups. The findings of the current study do suggest, though, that deaf educators who are deaf have the potential to ...
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Resilience and Health Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Injury
Date: August 2011
Creator: Christensen, Megan Elizabeth
Description: Due to the increasing healthcare costs and reduced length of hospital stay it is becoming increasingly important to identify individuals who are 'at risk' of experiencing long-term health issues. The purpose of the study was to: (1) determine if resilience, self efficacy and depression changed from inpatient to 3-month follow up; (2) examine the relationship between resilience, self efficacy, depression, and quality of life (social roles/activity limitations) at inpatient and 3-month follow up; and (3) identify if resilience at inpatient is related to change scores in selfefficacy and depression at 3-month follow up. Results from the paired sample t-test indicated that participants did not experience a significant change from inpatient to 3-month follow up in resilience or self-efficacy, but a significant decrease in depression was observed. Findings also indicated significant correlations between resilience, self-efficacy, and depression during inpatient stay and resilience, self-efficacy, depression, and quality of life at 3-month follow up. However, there was no relationship found between resilience and change scores in self-efficacy and depression. Future resilience research should continue to identify the variables that are most strongly related to resilience so effective interventions can be developed that improve rehabilitation outcomes, decrease secondary and chronic conditions as well as ...
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Oxygen Uptake Kinetics in Severe Intensity Exercise
Date: May 2000
Creator: Blumoff, Sonja
Description: The purpose of this study was to describe mathematically the oxygen uptake kinetics during cycle ergometry, and to examine the effect of intensity on the kinetic responses within the severe domain. Sixteen volunteers performed a series of exercise tests at a range of intensities selected to elicit fatigue in ~3 to 10 min. A simple mono-exponential model effectively described the response across all intensities. There was a positive correlation between the response time and the time to fatigue, demonstrating that the maximal oxygen uptake was achieved faster at higher intensities within the severe domain. Models incorporating two components effectively described the responses only in tests lasting 8 min or more. It was concluded that there is a second, slow component in the oxygen uptake response only at the lower intensities within the severe domain.
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Self-Objectification and Sport Participation: Do the Gendered Makeup and Competitive Level of the Team Matter?
Date: May 2010
Creator: Ede, Alison
Description: The purposes of this study were to (a) investigate differences in self-objectification, self-surveillance, body shame, and flow among female athletes on all-women's and coed ultimate frisbee teams at different competitive levels, and (b) examine the objectification theory model across groups. Participants (n = 112) completed online surveys including a demographic questionnaire, trait and state versions of the Self-Objectification Questionnaire, Body Surveillance and Body Shame subscales of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, and the Flow State Scale. No differences in self-objectification, self-surveillance, or body shame were found, although highly competitive athletes experienced more flow than lower competitive teams. Relationships were found between self-objectification, self-surveillance, and body shame, but not for flow, partially supporting the objectification theory model.
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HIX Data Hub Readiness Questioned by Lawmakers
Astrue added that transparency is important. "You need to know if this system is secure, whether it's violating privacy, and whether it's doing its job. You don't know that right know. If the OIG defines its job so those things aren't relevant areas then you need to [ask] GAO to fill the gap where OIG isn't fulfilling its responsibility."
Although no officials from CMS were called to testify, the agency did release a data services hub fact sheet on Wednesday ahead of the subcommittee hearing. It says, in part, "The hub and its associated systems have several layers of protection in place to mitigate information security risk. CMS has developed an extremely strong enterprise information security program to protect consumer information in a secure and efficient manner during open enrollment and beyond."
The system will use "a continuous monitoring model that will utilize sensors and active event monitoring to quickly identify and take action against irregular behavior and unauthorized system changes that could indicate a potential incident."
Meehan closed the subcommittee hearing without calling for any action, but expressed his concern that the hearing had raised more questions about the readiness of the data services hub.
Margaret Dick Tocknell is a reporter/editor with HealthLeaders Media.
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Saturday, June 16
Valley Women's Club rummage sale
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: 12788 Highway 9 at Flat Street in Boulder Creek
Details: Proceeds of the annual rummage sale will go toward scholarship awards for San Lorenzo Valley students.
Info: Hilary, 338-2247
Summer crafter's market
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Artisans parking lot, 230-D Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: This weekly crafter's market featuring work from county artists will run every Saturday through Aug. 18, excluding July 28.
Info: 439-9094 or www.scottsvalleyartisans.com
Art center's Sidewalk Saturday
When: Noon to 6 p.m.
Where: Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St., in Ben Lomond
Details: Jewelry, wood and ceramics artists will give demonstrations and offer hand-crafted gifts for sale.
Cost: Free
Info: 336-3513
Eagle Scouts honored
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Community Covenant Church, 2700 El Rancho Drive, in Scotts Valley
Details: A Troop 604 Eagle Scout Court of Honor will recognize three scouts, Ricky Reksoatmodjo, Austin Brockmann and Brett Perry.
Artist's reception
When: 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road
Details: The library will host a reception for the artists who are part of the newest Art in the Library installation, "Go Figure." Light refreshments will be served.
Info: www.fsvpl.org
Sunday, June 17
Dad's day pancake breakfast
When: 8:30 a.m. to noon
Where: Highland's Park Senior Center, 8500 Highway 9 in Ben Lomond
Details: The day will feature piano styling by Char.
Cost: $5 for adults, $2.50 children
Info: 336-8900
Hats Off to Dad
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, in Felton
Details: Chuckwagon barbecue, country music and train rides take place during this annual event.
Info: www.roaringcamp.com
Nature detectives walk
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Quail Hollow Ranch, 800 Quail Hollow Road, in Felton
Details: Naturalist Lee Summers will lead a walk to discover clues animals leave behind, such as tracks, scat and other signs.
Info: 335-9348
Wednesday, June 20
Magician in Boulder Creek
When: 11 a.m.
Where: Boulder Creek Library, 13390 W. Park Ave.
Details: The Great Blindini will give a free show for children of all ages.
Info: 427-7703
Thursday, June 21
Museum fundraising dinner
When: 6 to 9 p.m.
Where: Scopazzi's, 13300 Big Basin Way, in Boulder Creek
Details: A fundraising dinner and auction to benefit the San Lorenzo Valley Museum and its programs. Auction items include family trips, gift certificates and more.
Cost: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
Info: www.slvmuseum.com or 338-8382
Summer solstice book reading
When: 7 to 8 p.m.
Where: Luminescence, 13140 Highway 9, in Boulder Creek
Details: Novelist Margaret Murray will read from her coming-of-age love story "Dreamers" as part of a summer solstice celebration.
Cost: Free
Info: www.luminescencedayspa.com
Saturday, June 23
Flea market
When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Felton Presbyterian Church, 6090 Highway 9 in Felton
Details: Spaces available are available for $15.
Info: 335-6905
Chinese Cultural Day
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Highway 9, in Boulder Creek
Details: Art classes for all ages will be taught using traditional materials to demonstrate Chinese art forms. There will also be children's activities, games and information.
Cost: Free
Info: 338-8382 or www.slvmuseum.com
Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival
When: 1 to 6 p.m.
Where: Vigne Farms Equestrian Park, 3675 Bonny Doon Road, in Bonny Doon
Details: Admission includes unlimited wine tasting, gourmet food, artist demonstrations and sales, live and silent auctions, a raffle, live music by The MockUps and the Foundation Jazz Band, and classic cars. This event, for adults age 21 and older, benefits programs at Bonny Doon Elementary School.
Cost: $50
Info: Meggin, 425-1934l; or www.bonnydoonartandwinefestival.com
SLV Class of 1992 reunion
Where: Trout Farm Inn, 7701 E. Zayante Road, in Felton
Details: This 20-year reunion will include swimming ($7) and no-host menu and bar. Those who plan to attend should RSVP.
Info: 332-6063 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Sunday, June 24
Music at Skypark
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: The first of four free family concerts, featuring Ancestree and Joint Chiefs
Info: www.svkiwanis.com
San Lorenzo Valley Band performance
When: 5 to 6 p.m.
Where: Boulder Creek Library Amphitheater, 13390 West Park Avenue
Details: A free concert of old favorites including marches, folk music, show tunes and more in the Redwoods.
Sunday, June 24
Art drop-off
When: 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St., in Ben Lomond
Details: Artwork of all media will be accepted for a gallery exhibition that will run June 27 to Sept. 22.
Info: www.mountainartcenter.org
Friday, June 29
Opening art reception
When: 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St., in Ben Lomond
Details: The public is invited to meet the artists who are part of the "Roof Raisin' Art" exhibit.
Info: www.mountainartcenter.org
Saturday, July 7
Henry Cowell hike
When: Noon to 5 p.m.
Where: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, 100 Big Trees Road, in Felton
Details: A 5½ hour hike for adults and young adults that will traverse the parks' many eco-systems.
Cost: $10 parking fee
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Whether wearing a horned Viking helmet?cheekily dubbed the official Wine-Making Hat?or working bareheaded, the team at Warm Springs Winery crafts an array of muscadine wines. The sweet red and off-dry varieties of muscadine are produced from grapes grown on the premises and purchased locally.
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text: 000 FXUS63 KTOP 171726 AFDTOP AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1226 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2014 ...AVIATION UPDATE... .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 323 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 The low level jet has becomes focused directly over the forecast area and showers/storms are now developing in response to the isentropic lift. The instability above this lift is around 1000 j/kg with effective bulk shear near 40 kt. Given the environment can not rule out a storm capable of producing hail likely under quarter sized. Expect this activity to increase in coverage as it moves eastward the next few hours. The low level jet will continue to veer as it noses more into western MO and isentropic lift becomes better focused there. A majority of this morning activity should stay mainly south of interstate 70, and clear out of the area around sunrise or shortly after. Short term models are suggesting a potential for fog centered around sunrise especially in north central KS. Soundings show that any fog and low level stratus will begin to lift and scatter out from west to east. There are some indications that the stratus could hold on longer in spots across east central KS into the afternoon hours. By the afternoon a warm front should be located from near Salina to Emporia or just south of there. This is where the cap is weak and surface convergence is present. The only limiting factor will be no mid/upper level support to enhance the lift. With steep mid level lapse rates in place the surface based cape will approach 3500 j/kg. Hodographs will also be impressive with decent turning with height within the northwest flow aloft and southerly surface flow. Deep layer shear of 35 to 40 kt means any storm that is able to develop near the front could quickly become strong to severe around the 21-01Z time frame. Have kept slight chances along the southern border of the forecast area through the evening hours. Further north of the front stratus tries to linger as a fairly strong cap remains in place so do not expect any development in those areas. Later in the evening the front retreats south of the area and southerly flow increases over the stable air mass. Elevated convection will again be possible, which should hold off until around 03-06Z. This mornings temperatures will remain steady with the expansive cloud cover. Highs today should reach the mid to upper 80s in central KS, and low 80s in northeast KS if the clouds lift as forecasted. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 323 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 Thursday, scattered to isolated elevated thunderstorms will be ongoing into the morning hours across the eastern and southern counties of the the CWA. An upper level ridge across the high plains will amplify through day. A stronger EML will overspread the area by Thursday afternoon and the elevated thunderstorms across the southeast counties should dissipate. Skies will begin to clear from west to east across the CWA during the afternoon hours. Highs will vary dependent on afternoon insolation. The southwest counties will warm into the mid 80s while the eastern counties may keep cloud cover longer through the afternoon hours and only see highs in the upper 70s. Thursday night through Friday night, The upper level ridge axis will shift east across the central and southern plains into to the the mid and lower MS river valley by Friday night. The remnants of Odile will lift northeast around the upper ridge axis across NM into western KS Friday night. Rain and thunderstorms will slowly spread northeast across western KS through the night but remain west of the CWA. Friday highs will be warm with the upper level ridge across the southern and central plains. Highs Friday afternoon will reach the mid to upper 80s and it will feel more humid with deeper gulf moisture in place. Saturday into Saturday Night, The remnants of Odile will begin to phase with an upper level trough digging southeast across the northern plains and upper Midwest. Rain and thunderstorm chances will increase from west to east across the CWA during the day on Saturday. The 6Z run of the ECMWF is slower and would bring the heaviest rain across the CWA Saturday night. The GFS and GEM models are more progressive in the speed of the upper trough digging southeast across the northern plains into the upper Midwest. Both models show the remnants of Odile remaining south of the CWA across OK and southern KS. ATTM, I`m leaning more towards the ECMWF which will phase the remnants of Odile with the the northern plains H5 trough during the late afternoon hours across central KS then move both systems east-southeast across eastern KS during the evening hours. The ECMWF forecast QPF of 1 to 3 inches rainfall Saturday into Sunday along and south of I-70, with only a quarter inch of QPF along the NE border. The other operational models keep the heavier rainfall south of the CWA with half inch of QPF south of I-70 and only about a tenth of an inch of rainfall across the northern counties of the CWA. Sunday Afternoon through Tuesday, If the 6Z ECMWF solution verifies the rain and thunderstorms may continue through the morning hours of Sunday but should end by Sunday afternoon. It looks dry into early next week, as the H5 trough across the upper Midwest digs southeast into the Great Lakes and amplifies. The coldest airmass will remain east of the CWA. Highs will generally be in the mid to upper 70s with overnight lows in the 50s. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFs through 18Z Thursday Afternoon) Issued at 1226 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 The terminals are expected to remain within a northeast to easterly low level flow through the period with little or no dry air advection at the surface. Confidence in when the stratus will burn off is marginal, but there are signs from satellite and recent obs that it is starting to erode. Initally based the timing of improvements to CIGS on the RAP forecast soundings but adjusted them to hold onto the CIGS slightly longer since there seems to be a expansive deck of clouds still to the east and northeast. Models have backed off on elevated precip overnight. Think this may be due to some dry air in the 900MB to 700MB layer seen in the isentropic surfaces. With models shearing out the upstream vorticity or keeping the vort max to the northeast of the terminals, think it is more likely to remain dry overnight at the terminals and will not insert a mention of precip at this time. MOS guidance also wants to redevelop fog (possibly dense) for Thursday morning. However forecast soundings from the RAP and NAM suggest any moisture will be very shallow and that 925MB winds of 15 to 20KT should keep some dry air mixing into the boundary layer through the night. Additionally models show some possible mid level clouds moving overhead limiting the radiational effects for ground fog. Because of this, I`m not ready to put IFR VSBY in the forecast. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...Sanders LONG TERM...Gargan AVIATION...Wolters


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In a media event held Wednesday evening at IWF, Kreg Tool Company and Triton Precision Power Tools announced a new partnership that should be of interest to woodworkers who are fans of one — or both — of these established brands.
Kreg announced that it is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of Triton's tool product line. Additionally, Kreg will be handling service issues related to Triton power tools in the future. In turn, Triton will be distributing Kreg tools to a larger extent in the United Kingdom, where Triton is headquartered.
The familiar and distinct blue or orange color schemes of each brand, and the tools they currently carry, will continue forward. And Kreg and Triton are not merging into one company. Both brands see the partnership as a positive step forward to better penetrate their shared markets.
Kreg has been a market leader with its venerable pocket hole jigs, router products and clamping solutions, plus other workshop accessories, for a long time. Triton offers routers, circular saws, dowel jointers, sanders, various power tool work station options and router table accessories.
It will be interesting to see where both brands take this new initiative from here. But the next time you visit your local woodworking tool supplier and see a Triton router hanging beneath a Kreg router table, you'll know why. A new synergy is at work.
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A&O to launch Casablanca office with three Gide partners
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Ha ha - Gide that French "boutique international law " with no international offices left.....
I wonder which other partners will be recruited? Time to round up the usual suspects.
Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I've done a lot of it since then, and it all adds up to one thing: you're getting on that plane with A&O where you belong.
You know, Eck, I have many a friend in Casablanca, but somehow, just because you despise me, you are the only one I trusted.
I would be tempted by working for Gide, but Ferrari wants me to work for him.
Let's hope that it is more profitable for them than their Albanian adventure!
This is rather unsurprising. A&O would have had to scour the globe for decent Gide lawyers and ended up only find three of them in Casa.
Re: "plundering the few decent lawyers left at GLN"
Anyone who claims that Naciri is just a 'decent lawyer' doesn't know what they're talking about. Naciri clearly stands head and shoulder above any of the other 'leading' lawyers in Morocco. Anyone who's ever done deals in the region knows this. Anyway - major blow for Gide.
Re: "This is rather unsurprising. A&O would have had to scour the globe for decent Gide lawyers and ended up only find three of them in Casa."
Typical ignorant comment from yet another junior to mid-level know-nothing associate pretending to know firms...
The one thing that Gide doesn't miss is talented lawyers. Gide's problem is simply that it is getting slaughtered by the senior management . And as an organization, it doesn't have any of the structural safeguards and checks and balances that any large firm needs to have in order to thwart suicidal management decisions when they come.
It's game over for Gide. 5 overseas offices closed, London and Casablanca offices feeling like ghost towns, Hanoi office unofficially shut for business, and Moscow office with no quality local lawyers to speak off, Alex comments above typifies the Gallic self denial and blindness to the need for an Anglo and less amateurish approach to international legal service!
Not sure what is delusional (or "Gallic", for that matter) about saying that "one thing that Gide doesn't miss is talented lawyers."
BTW, I don't work at Gide but at one of these "Anglo" firms. I just think that Gide's problems have much more to do with organizational flaws and management at the moment than with a shortage of talented lawyers.
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March 16, 2010, 5:26 PM — You say you've just gotten a friend request from someone with a square jaw, a buzz cut, and a flag pin on his lapel? Congratulations; the FBI is now your FBBFF.
(That's Facebook Best Friend Forever, for the acronymically challenged.)
The Federales have been quietly infiltrating social networks for years, but most people just haven't realized it. The Electronic Frontier Foundation made that news a little more public today by publishing documents it received via a Freedom of Information Act request sent to the Department of Justice.
The docs are primarily an IRS training course outline [PDF] and a presentation by Department of Justice officials [PDF] about the legality/usefulness of mining social networks for information.
Per the Associated Press:
"Among other purposes: Investigators can check suspects' alibis by comparing stories told to police with tweets sent at the same time about their whereabouts. Online photos from a suspicious spending spree — people posing with jewelry, guns or fancy cars — can link suspects or their friends to robberies or burglaries."
(Among the examples used by the DOJ: Demi Moore's Facebook, screenwriter Diablo Cody's Twitter account, the MySpace home of "Top Model Michelle," and Barack Obama's LinkedIn page.)
The DOJ docs describe Facebook as "often cooperative with emergency requests." Twitter, however, "will not preserve data without legal process."
Remember, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and all the rest are public networks. Whatever information you've made available to everyone is also available to the cops. The Feds don't need demonstrate probable cause to a judge (or even whip up a National Security Letter) to check up on you; all they need is an excuse.
The DOJ docs also discuss using information found on social networks to discredit defense witnesses, and address going undercover on social networks to gather intelligence. I assume that means creating fake online profiles and befriending 'persons of interest':
"Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc?
- Communicate with suspects/targets
- Gain Access to Nonpublic info
- Map social relationships/networks"
That last bullet point is key. In other words, if the Feds are investigating one of your 2,347 close personal friends on Facebook, they may also be investigating you.
However, not all Federal agencies are playing the Facebook game, as the EFF notes:
"The IRS should be commended for its detailed training that clearly prohibits employees from using deception or fake social networking accounts to obtain information. Its policies generally limit employees to using publicly available information. The good example set by the IRS is in stark contrast to the U.S. Marshalls and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Neither organization found any documents on social networking sites in response to EFF's request suggesting they do not have any written policies or restrictions upon the use of these websites."
Remember: That stripper who just friended you on MySpace might be an undercover vice squad agent. So be sure to keep your nose (and everything else) clean.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Thailand's beleaguered prime minister rallied Saturday on the outskirts of Bangkok, a move aimed at countering months of anti-government protests and a spate of legal challenges that could bring down Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
Thailand's Constitutional Court agreed Wednesday to consider a petition to remove Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for transferring a top security official — the latest in a volley of legal challenges by her opponents.
Gunmen killed one person and wounded four others in an attack Tuesday on anti-government protesters, in the latest violence in Thailand's long political crisis, authorities said.
Thais voted Sunday to elect the upper house of parliament in a poll that could hold the key to the fate of the prime minister, who faces possible impeachment for negligence after months of street protests.
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday, reviving their whistle-blowing, traffic-blocking campaign to force the resignation of the country's prime minister.
Hundreds of dog skins have been found dumped in an area of northeastern Thailand notorious for exporting canine parts as a delicacy or for use as a leather substitute — including for golf gloves — police said Wednesday.
At least 30 people died and more than 20 were injured when a bus careered off a hillside road and into a ravine in northern Thailand, authorities said Tuesday, updating the official toll.
Thailand's general election held last month was declared invalid Friday after disruption by opposition protesters, setting the scene for possible talks between warring political parties about new polls to end the deadlock.
Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that a general election held last month was invalid, deepening a political stalemate following weeks of opposition protests.


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New Delhi - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it would move a privilege notice against Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for giving "wrong facts" about his ministry on several occasions over the past three years.
BJP Member of Parliament Sanjay Jaiswal said he has prepared a list of 14 instances where the minister has given wrong information.
"We will bring a privilege motion against Azad," he said.
He also opposed the government's proposal to dissolve the Medical Council of India (MCI) and constitute an overarching body, the National Council for Human Resource in Health (NCHRH) in its place.
"The government is trying to dissolve all statutory bodies so that it can have everything under its control," Jaiswal said.
Responding to this, the Congress said that the BJP was free to use its rights and it will respond appropriately when a notice is submitted.
"If at all, the BJP chooses to exercise its prerogative to a particular parliamentary procedure, it is their choice. We will respond accordingly," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said.


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By Viola Brown, Staff Writer
Kalamazoo College started a new program for first year students entitled "Emerge into Leadership." A group of 11 students attended with the goal of developing and strengthening their leadership skills, and to meet other emerging leaders on campus.
The program was a weekend retreat that took place from Nov. 15-17 at the Sherman Lake YMCA in Augusta, Michigan.
Students learned how to identify and utilize personal strengths, learn about campus life, and training to help students understand themselves and develop communications skills that will help them in leadership roles during their time here at K.
"This program has been in the works for a while. This class is kind of like the guinea pigs," said Kate Yancho, Assistant Director of Student Involvement.
"A lot of time went into planning the programs, so that students would stay engaged and learn. We spent a lot of time picking the location and decided that Sherman Lake would be perfect because of the lake and facilities available," said Mark Campbell III, a graduate student intern in the Office of Student Involvement.
Cambell and Sara Yasbel, a fellow intern, and Brian Dietz, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Involvement, were the driving forces and masterminds of this program.
Through activities such as a high ropes course, True Colors Personality Test, Leadership Style Test, and a balloon tower challenge, students learn about self-awareness, discovering their leadership styles and how to work together in a group.
Students also learned about time-management and made lists to find out what is important to them and how that influences their decision making process. On Friday night, there was a networking dinner with leaders of different student organizations, so first years had the opportunity to make connections and learn more about the different organizations from their upperclassmen leaders.
Overall, the weekend was seen as a big success by those involved. "I thought this weekend was going to be boring and a lot of lectures, but it was actually very engaging," said participant Andrew Kim '17.
"I learned a lot of new things about myself and did things outside of my comfort zone," added Tyler Allen '17, who also participated in the weekend.