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About the Sargeras/old god angle. I have often wondered myself. Pre-BC, Sargeras had been corrupted by the very being he was fighting, the Burning Crusade.
However, Metzen admittedly dropped the ball and the corruption roles were reversed.
The new lore has it that Sargeras corrupted the eredar. Now if I read Golden's marvelous take on the issue, an incredible number of Burning Legion demons actually are actually twisted versions, while the draenei remain the untwisted versions.
Not only that, the most powerful members of the Legion are Eredar. This leaves a small number of demons that Sargeras would have been fighting before his own corruption. What's more is that we are left which non-Eredar demons would be powerful enough to corrupt a Titan?
My own personal tfh theory is this: Back when the Titans started their little redecorating journey, they hadn't had any dealings with Old Gods. When they finally did bump into some, they had no understanding of them at all. Titans are beings of order and Old Gods are chaos personified.
The Titans underestimated them. Instead of working together to take on these beings with completely foreign ideas and attitudes, they put Sargeras in charge of cleaning up their messes, while they went off skipping off to other planets.
Sargeras could handle the creatures that were beholden to the Old Gods easily. But many Old Gods would have certainly have been too much for him to handle.
The idealist Titan slowly losing his confidence would be the perfect target for the Old Gods. Here was an immensely powerful and charismatic being. All they had to do would be to let him lose time and again. Isolated from the ones who set him to his task, it would be easy to convince him he had been abandoned.
Next, all they would have to do was to plant the seed of creating his own army to undo all that his former friends worked to create.
So time passed. Sargeras fell and became a tool of the very chaos he had once struggled against. He, in turn, corrupted other powerful beings. Eventually, he had the chance to confront those who had left him behind.
Finally, the Titans were faced with the fact that the Old Gods were much more than they bargained for. When they stumbled across them again, they would have to do something about it.

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i am having an issue with my HOA. the HOA rules do not have any true guidance as to indigenous trees being near your foundation. we just built a house, the hoa rules state that in no way is an indigenous tree to be harmed, moved or cut down. in fact, the builder must adjust the placement or footprint to accommodate the tree. I have a 50 to 60 year old pine right off my front porch. we live in Colorado in what is classified as high desert area. now that the house is built and we moved in, the HOA architectural committee lady is saying we must cut it down or face a lien on our property. the HOA is also telling the builder, he will not be able to build anymore in the community if he does not cut it down. he said they wanted to him to cut it down, but I the home buyer said no.
I am in a quandary as to how to fight this. my kids love the tree, and it shades our home. again there are no guidelines relating to proximity of trees to foundations and the HOA had to approve the permit before the house was built. looking for some big time help
I'm not a fan of HOA housing. I personally never buy into those areas, many times it is harder to sell the property because of the HOA. Have not been able to visit a good friend at his home for years now. The reason? the HOA does not allow pick-ups in the driveway after sundown. Since all I drive are pick-ups, I never visit anymore.
He is currently in trouble over having 4 drivers (kids grow up, what a surprise!!??) with only a 3 car garage, so their 4th car sits in a shopping center a short distance away. How crazy is that??
A successful tactic for dealing with HOAs is to get a board member or 2 that work together and paralyze the actions the HOA can take. Most residents of the HOA will enjoy no enforcement actions and keep voting them in, no lawyers or legal fees required!!
HOA rules aren't a state secret. Be a responsible adult, check they out before you buy, ask questions, THEN buy or look elsewhere. Don't break the rules, then BIT*H about fines.
Everyone in the HOA gives up something for the well-being as a WHOLE. (And I guess it's why most Americans, who are me-me-me 24/7 can't grasp the concept.
Buy the biggest parcel of land that you can afford and have a house built or purchase a modular home, avoid buying a home in a HOA community.
I bought my new home 6 yrs ago in a new community in Houston, TX that had an HOA and about 100 homes completed at the time I purchased my home. I assumed that living in a community with an HOA would be my best option and that the HOA would enforce deed restrictions, that assumption was a big mistake on my part.
The only two home builders in the community when I bought my home went bankrupt, the last home builder stopped building new homes in the spring of 2009 and that builder was pouring thousands into the HOA account due to over half of the homeowners not paying their yearly HOA dues to maintain the community.
The last builder had to pour thousands into the HOA account to maintain the community in order to sell their remaining inventory of homes during the bankruptcy and winding down of the company.
The two builders that quit building in the community left the developer with 28 remaining lots in phase one of the community and over 350 lots in the undeveloped future planned phase two of the community.
The community went into decline with foreclosures and the HOA didn't have the funds to maintain the community due to not having a builder to pump thousands into the HOA account due to deadbeat homeowners not paying their $300.00 yearly dues. This also caused my yearly dues to increase to $375.00.
Suddenly in the fall of 2010 the developer cleaned up the community prior to selling the remaining lots to a nationwide home builder. The new builder came in to build out the remaining 350+ lots and since they had the majority rule in the HOA, they also lowered the building standards.
At the yearly HOA meeting last week, I found out that this builder has continued the tradition of pumping around $25,000 a year into the HOA to maintain the community. There is still over $33,000 owed to the HOA from deadbeat homeowners that have never paid their yearly HOA dues.
The HOA president stated that there is nothing that the HOA can do about homeowners not paying there yearly dues except send out letters and add penalties & fees to the delinquent accounts.
The HOA can't even enforce deed restrictions, all they do is send out letters and once in a great while they will cut the tall grass for homeowners that don't maintain their property and bill them. A few homeowners will pay this fee for the HOA having to cut their grass but the majority of the homeowners that have to have the HOA landscaping contractor cut their grass never pay the fee.
The current builder will continue to pump thousands into the HOA account to protect their interest in selling their homes until they build out the community in about four years and then the HOA account and the community will rapidly decline. I plan on selling my home right before the current builder closes out the community.
My advice is to look at the yearly HOA financial statements to verify solvency. If there is a current builder or developer putting money into the HOA account to make up for homeowner delinquencies, turn around and walk away without looking back.
HOA's aren't bad ideas..., but too many are run by bossy cliques of long time residents determined to shove their own views down everyone else's throats. Most of the problems could be eliminated by simply limiting the terms of board members to one year in every five. New blood prevents any clique from getting too powerful.
Failing that, your only real option is "going postal".
My HOA just sent me a notice that the paint on the block wall on one side of my house, facing the street, is out of code. I bought the house like this 4 years ago, haven't changed a thing and have never received a notification about the paint. I just learned yesterday that 43 other houses have received the same notification about the paint on their block walls being out of code. What can I do? Do I have to pay for all of this if I bought the house like that?
Now get this, a previous board member told me and another neighbor that one of the current board members used to own a landscaping company which many people in the community used, he just divorced his wife so that she can run the company while he sits on the board and they still live together. The landscaping company went around the neighborhood checking for houses out of code... isn't that kind of nuts?


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3. You look approximately your age - somewhere in your early twenties. I'm bad at guessing ages over about fifteen.
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1. My mother is a rabbi's kid, so she, her two birth-siblings, her foster-sister, and both my grandparents were all born in different states (my aunt was even born in a different country!).
2. My parents were both in the Israeli army. My dad because he's Israeli, my mom because after giving college the mandatory one-year try, she moved to Israel. She was in the tank corps for her mandatory service, and then went professional and was in ground forces command. My dad was in the air force. They banter frequently about whether or not the air force actually counts as part of the army.
3. My parents instilled in me a love for and need to travel. As an RK my mom moved all the time growing up, and my dad also traveled a lot in his twenties. The area we live in is very stationary - people are born here, grow up here, go to school locally, get local jobs, raise kids locally, etc. Like, there are people whose entire extended family lives within a four-block radius. My parents have done their best to make sure I GTFO early and often. (They've only stayed in the same place so long so that all of us could finish school. As soon as my youngest sister is stable, they're moving to Greece. My dad wants to live on a houseboat. My mom says he can come visit her in her home on the mainland for dinner sometimes.) My sister, on the other hand, wants to own my parents' house after they leave.
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Anonymous said: What advice do you give someone who is unhappy with her life, but can't really do anything about it other than endure it?
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Anonymous said: Hi. I'm sorry for being asking this question. Well, I know him from my work place. Actually I've known him only for 2 or 3 weeks. But I really scared that what if I confess ' I like you ' to his face and all of sudden he just say ' oh okay. but I like someone else. ' :o Sigh.
no its fine sweet!:) and that is true, i would be scared as well. maybe start speaking to him more at work then you could get a general idea if he likes you a bitTuesday Feb 2 @ 10:32am
Anonymous said: Hi there. Can I ask you something or should I say can you give me some advice or opinions? Like this. I really like this guy. But then, he doesn't know that I like him. And we only communicate to each other through facebook. :) Do you know how to confess or say something to him etc. I like you to him? Or how to make he know that I like him. Tq.
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(#) snake56tongue 2012-04-05 12:12:06 PMI thought this was very beautiful :)
And I liked the way you described the different aspects of music, and then said what they were to you ^^
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We have two granddaughters who attend this school. they seem to love going to school..they always are so excited to share with us all the things they learn in class..the teachers they have must be doing something right,they both really say wonderful things to us about them..and we really listen.thank you and keep the spirit of education for are young ones going into this school year.Their little minds are open to learning..again thank you from grandma&grandpa....
My children who are in kindergarten and 1st grade were left unattended twice along with a cafeteria full of kids. Not only did the principal drop the ball but several employees choose to ignore this extremely serious problem not once but twice! I no longer trust Monroe!
My grandson started Kindergarten this year, and Monroe has been an excellent school for him so far. He's learned so much, both socially, and academically. I also like the school location and size. It's a neighborhood school, set among houses, far from the main street. The staff are friendly and caring. I also like the habitat that was recently built.
I have two children currently enrolled and another for next year. I am more than pleased with the teachers and staff. I am not without complaints I agree that discipline could be strengthened. In regards to underprivileged or underfunded I disagree. most of the parents I've met are homeowners like myself and yes the school is underfunded. I don't personally know of any schools that arent right now. Great school, staff is open to parent concerns. Great school.
This school did not meet my expectations for my daughter. The principal was frequently walking in with the students as the bell rang and the teachers seemed to have a very casual, non professional attitude that was characterized by non professional attire and attitudes in dealing with parents. Very disappointing considering many of the students are underprivileged and would benefit from seeing role models in their community as professional people.
I thought Monroe was a great school when I first enrolled my children. But 2 years later, alot has changed and it seems the school never has the money to assist students who need extra help or enough teachers and aides to assist the kids. I don't feel my children are being educated the right way anymore and they are not learning the way they should be. Monroe doesn't seem to care about the kids like they once did. Now all they seem to care about is who gets to keep their job and how they can take away even more money from the children. If it weren't for the kids, that school would never be around. They seem to forget that. Disappointment is now what I think of when I think of Monroe.
I've had two kids go through Monroe for 7 years. The teachers were great, my kids teachers all offered extra support to encourage them to be the best they could be. I still have my last one that will start the first grade in the fall and I'm looking forward to another great year. I've always have had the opportunity to request my kids teacher for the up coming years, so all my kids pretty much go through the same teachers my oldest had. Overall I think that Monroe is a great school that has the support of the community. Although there is only one thing I would change and that would be better discipline.
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I've been told I look like Tulisa but I don't think so!
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Roadmap to Mobile Learning Webinar PresentationSubmitted by snasta on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 14:35
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Call for Teaching App ProjectsSubmitted by nstallings on Tue, 09/11/2012 - 08:29
The Teaching Apps Project (TAP) is an international competition event to help facilitate the creation, development, and sharing of teaching apps for mobile devices. The purpose of TAP is to create an open source library of lesson plans and resources for mobile teaching.
Interested individuals or multicultural teams submit "teaching app profiles" for professional review during the open submission period called a Competition Cycle. There are competition cycles every ninety days beginning January 1, 2013.
Each teaching app profile is judged and awarded points based on its applicability to mobile teaching. The profile receiving the most points during the cycle receives a first place award for the school of the participant. Additional awards for individual participants are also available.
For participation guidelines, go to http://mobileteaching.org/ and follow the link in Article Resource Section 7.
Interview with Mayra Aixa Villar on Mobile Learning DesignSubmitted by snasta on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 08:18
Today E-Learning Council interviews Mayra Aixa Villar, an instructional designer from Argentina who is focused on helping organizations harness the potential of mobile for learning solutions. Mayra first came to our attention because of posts on ASTD's blog on the Fundamental Considerations for Designing mLearning solutions.
ELC: Mayra, can you tell me a bit about yourself?
Mayra: I started to research e-learning in 2009, the research was part of my M.A. thesis on Applied Linguistics (sub-field Computer Assisted Language Learning) and this allowed me to be appointed by the United Nations to evaluate some eLearning and instructor-led courses as an intern in 2010. That year, I also prepared some interactive presentations and I started to learn how to use rapid elearning authoring tools such as Articulate Studio and Adobe Captivate. Last year, it was pretty intensive as I could apply the knowledge and skills acquired to real projects, and I worked as a freelance Instructional Designer for two IT companies here in Argentina. So, ID has been a step-by-step process for me (I have also been teacher/instructor since 2004).
ELC: Last year you got interested in Mobile.
Mayra: Yes, at the end of last year.
ELC: What got you interested in mobile learning?
Mayra: I am finishing my MA thesis now and then I want to pursue a PhD in Educational Technology and I want to focus on mLearning for e-inclusion (M4D) in developing countries.
ELC: Great! I'm from India originally and have seen the explosion of mobile, especially low bandwidth mobile, in India. Is it similar in Argentina and South America?
Mayra: Absolutely! I have been reading local and international research papers that show that mobile technologies can help to improve people´s education dramatically in those countries.
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Tony and Margaret Jackson Named LRU Business Leaders of the Year
Thu Mar 28 2013
HICKORY, N.C. — The Lenoir-Rhyne University Business Council will honor Anthony "Tony" and Margaret Huss Jackson as Business Leaders of the Year at an awards luncheon on Wednesday, April 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory. This ticketed event is open to the public.
Tony and Margaret Jackson are founders and current chairpeople of The Jackson Group, Inc., a Hickory, NC based group of four companies providing survey services, multimedia productions, and leadership development / consulting services. The Jackson Group was founded in 1976 as A. K. Jackson & Associates, a sole-practitioner firm, but over 37 years has grown to a firm with 45 employees serving over 280 clients in 38 states and Great Britain.
Both Tony and Margaret are 1969 graduates of Lenoir-Rhyne University; Tony with a degree in Economics and Margaret with a degree in Elementary Education. Tony continued his education with graduate work at Appalachian State University, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Hall Psychiatric Institute and received an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University's Babcock School of Management.
As founders of The Jackson Group, Tony and Margaret have built a firm widely acclaimed as a leader in providing innovative solutions for employee and customer satisfaction surveys for healthcare and service-based organizations across the country. The firm has also become one of a select group of nationally-certified providers of government mandated patient satisfaction surveys, working alongside with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Jackson Group purchased Video Ventures in 1993 to extend its multimedia production capacity, transforming it over the years into the creative services and social media firm, Jackson Group Interactive. Additionally, in 2010, TJG purchased Greensboro-based DATATEX, Inc., to extend its survey services into banking and other non-healthcare industries.
In recent years, Tony and Margaret have focused their attention on a unique offering for leadership development called DriveLeadership™, which is becoming known as an innovative approach to developing leadership capacities in ways that challenge traditional models.
The Jacksons invest in the Hickory community in many ways — having been strong supporters of Lenoir-Rhyne University over the years, serving on numerous Boards and initiatives, and developing their corporate offices by renovating the Harper Ford Motor building in downtown Hickory. Margaret currently serves on the Lenoir-Rhyne Board of Trustees, the Hickory Downtown Development Board, and the Foothills Division Board of the March of Dimes. She has served years on the LRU Business Council Board, serving two years as its Board Chair.
Tony and Margaret have three children — Alan, Brian and Mary-Margaret, all owners of TJG with Alan and Mary-Margaret serving as President/CEO and Executive Director of Jackson Group Interactive, respectively — and are the proud grandparents of five grandchildren. They currently reside in Newton, North Carolina.
Tickets to the awards luncheon are $50 per person for members of the Lenoir-Rhyne Business Council and $75 for non-members. Members' tables with seating for eight are also available for $350. To reserve your ticket, please respond by April 19 to Leeanne Kale at 828-328-7321 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Definition of antihero in English:
antiheroSyllabification: an·ti·he·ro
Pronunciation: /ˈan(t)ēˌhirō , ˈan(t)īˌhirō /
noun (plural antiheroes)
A central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
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- The real surprise was that the eponymous anti-hero isn't the central character.
- Unlike the raddled anti-heroes who dominate detective drama, Eddie lives harmoniously with his wife, mother and three daughters; harmoniously, that is, until a handsome stranger turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.
- Rather, his heroes are angst-ridden anti-heroes, his stories those of alienated men who unexpectedly find themselves with blood of their own, and others, on their hands.
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"Form closure addresses how a joint's shape and its ligaments contribute to stability. In other words, how does the integrity of the joint help to prevent shearing and excessive translation between the two joint surfaces when under load. At the SIJ, vertical forces must be controlled during walking, sitting and prolonged standing while forward and backward forces (anteroposterior translation) must be controlled during forward bending activities such as vacuuming, making beds or putting on your shoes."
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"The third component of our model is motor control. Motor control addresses the nervous system and is about the co-ordination or co-activation of these deep stabilizers. One of the world's leading research teams from the University of Queensland (Richardson, Jull, Hodges & Hides) have investigated the timing of these muscles in low back pain patients. They found that normally, these deep stabilizers should contract before load reaches the low back and pelvis so as to prepare the system for the impending force. They found that in dysfunction, there is a timing delay or absence of contraction of these muscles and consequently the system is not stabilized prior to loading. They also found that recovery is not spontaneous, in other words - the pain may go away but the dysfunction persists."
"The fourth component of our model addresses the role that our emotional state has on our ability to motor control effectively. It is well known that stress, anxiety, fear and pain all impact our emotional state and we now know that this state impacts our ability to motor control. Several studies are currently underway to specifically look at the impact of attention deficit, stress, fear etc on the core muscles. Holstege has shown that the emotional state is critical to health and recovery since it is through the muscle system that the mind ultimately expresses itself."
Vleeming A, Stoeckart R, Volkers A C W, Snijders C J 1990a Relation between form and function in the sacroiliac joint. 1: Clinical anatomical aspects. Spine 15(2): 130-132.
Vleeming A, Volkers A C W, Snijders C J, Stoeckart R 1990b Relation between form and function in the sacroiliac joint. 2: Biomechanical aspects. Spine 15(2): 133-136.
Hides J A, Stokes M J, Saide M, Jull G A, Cooper D H 1994 Evidence of lumbar multifidus muscles wasting ipsilateral to symptoms in patients with acute/subacute low back pain. Spine 19(2): 165-177.
Hides J A, Richardson C A, Jull G A 1996 Multifidus recovery is not automatic following resolution of acute first episode low back pain. Spine 21(23): 2763-2769.
Hodges P W, Richardson C A 1996 Inefficient muscular stabilization of the lumbar spine associated with low back pain. A motor control evaluation of transversus abdominis. Spine 21(22): 2640-2650.
Holstege G, Bandler R, Saper C B 1996 The emotional motor system. Elsevier Science.
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Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. develops, produces and markets optical metrology solutions comprised of integrated process control metrology systems and stand-alone metrology used in the manufacturing process of semiconductors. Its productions include metrology systems for thin film measurement in chemical mechanical polishing and chemical vapor deposition applications; optical CD and metal line thickness systems for use in post-copper chemical mechanical polishing applications and optical critical dimension systems for lithography and etch applications. Nova Measuring Instruments integrates thickness monitoring system for chemical mechanical polishing process control enables waferto-wafer closed loop control. The company was founded by Giora Dishon and Moshe Finarov in May 1993 and is headquartered in Ness-Ziona, Israel.


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Mary J. Blige held her album release party at M2 and reportedly bitch-slapped her husband Kendu Isaacs in the face after he was flirting with a waitress. Watch Mary J. Blige slap or even punch her husband in the video below.
Mary J. Blige's album released party was held on Tuesday at M2. And there is video showing what appears to be an altercation between Mary J. Blige and her husband Kendu Isaacs. It does appear as if she raises her hand and slaps him. But eyewitnesses say not only did she slap him but also bit him on the hand.
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"What Is Bid-rigging?
Have you ever wondered why two or more suppliers have submitted identical bids on one or more of your tenders?
Are you curious as to why a particular supplier always submits the highest bid on your projects and the lowest one on someone else's projects?
Have you ever wondered why some of your tenders are bid at amounts much higher than the cost you estimated?
Have you ever questioned why some likely suppliers bid on some projects and not on others?
Are you aware of discussions among your suppliers about pricing or who should win a particular contract?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you may be the victim of bid-rigging, which is a criminal offence under the Competition Act.
Bid-rigging is an agreement where, in response to a call or request for bids or tenders, one or more bidders agree not to submit a bid, or two or more bidders agree to submit bids or to withdraw bids that have been prearranged among themselves.
Bid-rigging is a serious crime that eliminates competition among your suppliers, increasing your costs and harming your ability to compete. Whether this occurs on government projects or in the private sector, these increased costs are ultimately passed on to the public.
What Are the Possible Penalties?
Bid-rigging is a criminal offence under Canada's Competition Act. Firms and individuals convicted of bid-rigging face fines at the discretion of the court or imprisonment for up to fourteen years.
The offence of bid-rigging is committed only if the parties to the agreement do not make the agreement known to the person requesting the bids or tenders before such bids or tenders are made."
(Competition Bureau, Pamphlet, Bid-Rigging)
"Bid rigging (or collusive tendering) occurs when businesses, that would otherwise be expected to compete, secretly conspire to raise prices or lower the quality of goods or services for purchasers who wish to acquire products or services through a bidding process. Public and private organizations often rely upon a competitive bidding process to achieve better value for money. Low prices and/or better products are desirable because they result in resources either being saved or freed up for use on other goods and services. The competitive process can achieve lower prices or better quality and innovation only when companies genuinely compete (i.e., set their terms and conditions honestly and independently). Bid rigging can be particularly harmful if it affects public procurement. Such conspiracies take resources from purchasers and taxpayers, diminish public confidence in the competitive process, and undermine the benefits of a competitive marketplace."
(OECD, Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement:
Helping Governments to Obatin the Best Value for Money (2009))
Recent Developments: New Competition Bureau anti-cartel compliance materials including: compliance video, Competitor Collaboration Pamphlet, updated Bid-Rigging Pamphlet and Trade Associations Pamphlet – see: here.
Canada has a standalone bid-rigging provision under section 47 of the Competition Act (the "Act") (unlike some other major jurisdictions, where bid-rigging falls under general conspiracy or cartel offences).
Section 47 makes it a criminal offence to: (i) agree to not submit a bid or tender, (ii) agree to withdraw a bid or tender already submitted (recently added to the Act as a result of the 2009 amendments) or (iii) submit a bid or tender that is arrived at by agreement.
In Canada bid-rigging is "per se" illegal, in that no anti-competitive effects on a relevant market (or markets) need to be established in order to make out an offence (though all of the elements need to be established on the standard criminal burden of proof – i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt).
Some common types of bid-rigging that can contravene the criminal bid-rigging provisions of the Act include:
"Cover", "courtesy" or "complementary" bidding. Some firms submit bids that are too high to be accepted, or with terms that are unacceptable to the party calling for bids, to protect an agreed upon low bidder.
Bid suppression. One or more bidders that would otherwise bid agree to refrain from bidding (or withdraw a previously made bid).
Bid rotation. All parties submit bids but take turns being the low bidder according to a systematic or rotating basis.
Market division. Suppliers agree not to compete in designated geographic areas or for specified customers.
Subcontracting. Parties that agree not to submit a bid (or submit a losing bid) are awarded subcontracts or supply agreements from the successful low bidder.
To establish a bid-rigging offence under section 47 of the Act, all of the following elements must be established: (i) an agreement or arrangement between two or more persons (or bidders or tenderers as the case may be); (ii) to not submit a bid or tender, withdraw a bid or tender already made, or submit bids or tenders arrived at by agreement; (iii) intent; (iv) a call or request for bids or tenders; and (v) the agreement or arrangement is not made known to the person calling for bids or tenders at or before the submission or withdrawal of a bid or tender by any party to the agreement.
Agreement or Arrangement
The first necessary element to establish bid-rigging is the existence of an agreement or arrangement to not submit a bid, withdraw a bid already made or submit a bid arrived at by agreement.
It has been held, as under the conspiracy offences of the Act (section 45), that an agreement is an essential element to establish a bid-rigging offence under section 47. Also as under the criminal conspiracy provisions, Canadian courts have articulated this element as requiring a "consensus of minds" or a "mutual understanding" between the parties to an agreement.
It has been held, however, that mere consultations between parties bidding in relation to pricing, where there has been no agreement or arrangement between the parties and their respective bids are not communicated to the other before tenders are submitted, does not contravene section 47.
However, discussions or interaction with co-tenderers, where such interaction is not part of a bid consortium or other legitimate joint bidding arrangement, may well raise significant issues and risk for the parties – for example, lead to the formation of an actual illegal agreement or allow the Competition Bureau or a court to infer the existence of an agreement.
As with criminal conspiracies, a bid-rigging agreement may also be inferred from mere circumstantial evidence – for example, the submission of identical bids following a meeting of bidders, identical (or highly similar) terms in bid documentation, etc.
The second necessary element to establish bid-rigging is intent.
In this regard, it must be established that an accused intentionally entered into an agreement or arrangement with one or more persons (or bidders as the case may be) to not submit a bid, withdraw a bid already made or submit a bid arrived at by agreement.
It is worth noting, however, that while it must be established that an accused intended to engage in conduct prohibited under section 47, motive is irrelevant to establish an offence.
Call or Request for Bids or Tenders
It must also be established that a bid or tender is made "in response to a call or request for bids or tenders".
It has been held that this requirement will not be met where mere price quotations are submitted where there is "no specific direction or call" for bids or tenders (e.g., where price quotations by subcontractors are submitted to a general contractor, where the call for tenders or bids has been made to general contractors not subcontractors).
Agreement Not Made Known to Person Calling for Bids or Tenders
Finally, to establish a bid-rigging offence, it must be proven that an agreement or arrangement has not been made known to the person calling for bids or tenders at or before the submission or withdrawal of a bid or tender by any party to the agreement.
The Act in essence provides a defense for parties that are engaged in joint bidding projects, such as bidding consortia or other types of joint ventures that may involve the submission of joint bids.
The time when a bid or tender is made is critical to ensuring that this requirement is met, which has been held to be when the contents of a tender are communicated to the party calling for tenders (i.e., when a tender is opened).
It is also crucial that communication of any joint tendering be expressly made. Merely inferring the submission of joint bids – for example, by the fact that bids are identical – has been held to be insufficient.
The only express bid-rigging exception in the Competition Act is for agreements between "affiliates" as defined in the Act (i.e., where an agreement or arrangement is entered into only between affiliates).
Having said that, as discussed above, a bid-rigging offence will also not be established where parties (or bidders) expressly communicate an agreement to a party calling for bids or tenders at or before the time when a bid is submitted or withdrawn. Where this is effectively achieved, the elements necessary to establish a bid-rigging offence cannot be made out.
The penalties for contravention of the bid-rigging provisions can be severe and include unlimited fines (i.e., fines in the discretion of the court), imprisonment for up to 14 years, or both.
Legislation: Competition Act, Competition Bureau: Certificate of Independent Bid Determination, Pamphlets: Bid-Rigging, Bulletins: Immunity Program under the Competition Act, Leniency Program, Multi-media Tools: Bid-Rigging – Awareness and Prevention
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Tuesday marks four years since one of the most amazing moments in New York City history.
Pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger safely landed US Airways flight 1549 on the frigid waters of the Hudson River after a flock of Canada geese flew into the engine disabling it.
The plane landed within minutes of taking off from LaGuardia Airport. It was supposed to fly to Charlotte, N.C.
The splash down on the river was quickly dubbed the 'Miracle on the Hudson.'
Capt. Sullenberger, since retried, became an international hero.
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In classic Me fashion, I am going to say (rather ambiguously) that I'm sorry but… I make no apology for feeling the loss of my dear friend deeply and fully. I suppose you only get a real sense of how much this dog did for me when you read my book. I promise one day more than a handful of you will have that opportunity! *pumping fatigued unconvincing fist to the sky*
Writing my way through this is the only healthy way for me to honour the devotion she showed me. It's what I do and it's what she did. And it seems it did not go unnoticed all this time by my family. The outpouring of condolences from them, the tears, the fondness in their recollections of her as a "lovely old lady", the happy stories of being held captive to play ball with a dog who could fetch and return far longer than anyone ever wanted to play with her have helped to round out the significance Steve and I have always felt about her place in our home.
To me, my dog was always home.
We rescued her from a shelter just two years after Steve and I moved in together. I was 20, Steve was 23, the day we went and chose her out of those 35 other full cages. Steve will turn 40 in April and I will be 37 this year. At our wedding 13 years ago, Rusty (his cat) and Pepper were immortalized by the Best Man in the speeches. Everybody knew who they were. Pep got about with us like "one of the buddies" and anyone who came over had to acknowledge the dog. If I didn't mention her and they otherwise didn't take any notice of her, Pepper would make sure of it at some point.
From the moment she let go of her last breath last Thursday, my mind has been flooded with all of those wonderful, rich memories of my faithful dog.
I am keeping my head above water quite well now. The past three days have seen me break down at least every hour. Today is better. I am distracting my tired brain with some excellent comedy podcasts and also Tina Fey's "Bossypants" audio book – awesomely funny! – because every song is too sad and leaves too much room for my mind to wander back to Pepper. No, I'll do it this way. With distract and deflect tactics.
Her life was my joy. I want to be happy when I remember what she gave me.
This will not be the last post on the subject. And again, while on the one hand I'm sorry for that if you a) don't particularly care for dogs or b) am already rather tired of my bleating on the subject, on the other hand I say…. it's a big wide web out there with a zillion other blogs. I won't be offended in the slightest if you can't read mine for the time being.
But like all other times since starting this space, I turn here to express myself and connect with like souls.
I have to do this.
For now, I'll leave you with an absolutely delightful video I found on the weekend whilst cataloguing every digital photo we ever took of her. Oh yes… a slideshow is a must. And it's in the works but might be slow coming to fruition, as much as my heart and energy permits me to work on it.
What an honour it was to have her in my life.
The following footage is typical Pepper. The slight "I wanna say something but I won't" huff. The doleful expression. The paw on me in thanks for me saying "good girl"…. even though I wasn't talking to her this time. We were in the part-regretful, part-trying-to-be-firm transition phase of shuffling her off her top spot – she had to make room for the LGBB. I am doing a separate post on that soon, because it is a huge thing for the loyal animals of a long-term TTC'er (TTC=Trying To Conceive) to step aside.
In this video, you can hear me (embarrassingly using baby-talk with the dog) trying to break it to Pep that I won't always be talking to her any more when there are no other adult humans around….
oh and p.s. if you were wondering, "Reenie" as in Pepperini, was her nickname – she had several, but this one stuck (even Lol called her Reenie).


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Battle of the Big SUVs:
Mercedes vs. Cadillac
Will a big Mercedes SUV draw buyers from the bold, iconic Escalade?
Mercedes becomes the first European brand to sell a full-size sport-utility vehicle in the United States. The 2007 GL450 seats seven people and can tow a 30-foot boat.
For the first time, Mercedes-Benz officials are going after Cadillac Escalade buyers. They'll warmly welcome buyers of other full-size, boat- and trailer-towing, domestic-branded SUVs, too—like highly optioned Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans and Ford Expeditions.
With the debut of the luxury-appointed 2007 GL-Class in showrooms in May 2006, Mercedes becomes the first European brand in history to sell a bona fide, seven-passenger, big SUV with 7,500-pound Class IV towing capacity.
The more than $55,000 GL450 also marks the first time Mercedes goes head to head against Cadillac's best-known modern-day vehicle that has become an icon of pop culture.
Mercedes Sees an Opportunity
Mercedes officials said their reasoning is simple. "Thirty to 35 percent of domestic luxury SUV owners own a Mercedes sedan, so we said, 'Why not give them a Mercedes full-size SUV?'" said Ron Mueller, manager of the GL-Class product management.
Vince Piarulli, product specialist for the GL, added that 8 percent to 9 percent of owners of the midsize Mercedes M-Class over the years defected to larger SUVs such as the Escalade.
These statistics, combined with the fact the new GL is based on the unibody architecture of the M-Class and is being built at the same Tuscaloosa, Ala., assembly plant as the M-Class, encouraged Mercedes to get into the segment where Escalade is the leader.
Escalade Is New, Improved
The GL's debut comes just months after Cadillac began selling a new 2007 Escalade that is substantially improved over its predecessor.
The 2007 Escalade rides on a new, more modern platform, fitted with a new, more powerful V8, a larger, restyled interior and still retains the bold exterior styling that made this SUV one of the more sought-after vehicles for music videos, Hollywood stars and professional athletes.
More than 300,000 Escalades have been sold since the vehicle debuted in the 1999 model year, and calendar 2005 sales of 51,144 gave the Escalade a 36 percent share of the large luxury sport-utility category, according to Cadillac. It also was the Escalade's third best year, following U.S. sales records in 2004 and 2003.
See GL-Class vs. Escalade specifications chart
In the early months of sales in calendar 2006, the early-introduction 2007 Escalade was selling above expectations, Cadillac spokesman Kevin Smith reported. "Many dealers have their early months' allocations of Escalades pre-sold, and the vehicles that aren't pre-sold are sold within a few days," he said.
Among the early buyers is actor Adrien Brody, who hosted an Escalade party for Hollywood on behalf of Cadillac in Beverly Hills' famed Rodeo Drive shopping district in November 2005.
Mercedes' Mueller said the GL isn't just up against the Escalade, though. "It's a competitor to all full-size SUVs out there . . . anything [priced] from the high $40,000s on up," he said.
This could include top versions of the Chevy Tahoe and Ford Expedition, said George Peterson, president of automotive research firm AutoPacific Inc. of Tustin, Calif. For example, a four-wheel-drive 2007 Tahoe LTZ has an MSRP of more than $45,000. So does a 2006 Ford Expedition King Ranch model with four-wheel drive.
No Official GL Target Sales
Mercedes officials refused to provide a sales target for their new GL, which will be advertised as "More Mercedes to Love." But Peterson figures GL-Class annual sales in the United States could be 12,000 to 18,000.
He and other analysts said gasoline prices aren't likely to restrain sales of large luxury SUVs to Mercedes' well-to-do target buyers with annual household income of more than $100,000. "If the Europeans could be criticized, it's that they entered the U.S. SUV market with products that were a bit too small [for American tastes]," he said.
Mercedes GL Has Subdued Look
What would be the primary draw away from the big, bold Escalade that has become an American icon?
Not the GL's exterior styling, which basically makes the nearly 17-foot-long, seven-passenger Mercedes look like a bigger version of the company's M-Class, analysts said. "The Escalade is the vehicle of bling," said Tina Jantzi, manager of North American forecasting at automotive researcher J.D. Power and Associates.
Mercedes' Piarulli explained the GL design is "subdued" to fit more with German tastes. Bold, ostentatious styling isn't as appealing as it is for American SUV buyers.
Indeed, while the Escalade has become a favorite canvas for aftermarket accessories and customization, the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association has yet to hear from Mercedes officials about custom touches for the GL.
"They are on our radar screen," said Carl Sheffer, vice president of original equipment manufacturer relations at SEMA, which represents American aftermarket companies. "We hope to get access to the GL for a measuring session for our members." SEMA members already are working on popular accessories for the 2007 Escalade, he added.
Cadillac officials understand now more than ever that buyers of expensive SUVs like to personalize their vehicles. Cadillac is offering its largest wheels ever—22-inchers—on the new Escalade.
Tim Herrick, assistant chief engineer for full-size utilities at Cadillac's parent company, General Motors Corp., said a beefed-up Escalade frame and robust suspension are designed to provide a comfortable, well-managed ride even with the trendy, larger wheels and tires that add weight at a vehicle's corners.
The largest factory wheels for the Mercedes GL450 are 20 inches in diameter. Mercedes officials said while they're aware some buyers might install larger, flashier wheels, they're not catering to that group.
Mercedes Seeks All-Mercedes Families
Mercedes officials said they are counting on American families with two or more children, household income of more than $100,000 a year and that already own Mercedes cars to want to swap their current large SUVs for the new GL.
"It will stop people from leaving [Mercedes]," Mueller said, adding that Mercedes' M-Class is good for small families, but "when you have more than one kid, that size SUV goes away [from consideration]."
The GL "is going to gather those people [with larger families] back into our brand," he added.
But automotive analyst Jantzi said that "to dethrone the Escalade will take a lot more than the Mercedes name."
Vehicle Details
Starting manufacturer's price for the GL450 is in "the upper $50,000s," but Mercedes officials said final pricing isn't ready yet. The base price does not include full leather interior.
Cadillac kept the starting MSRP for the 2007 Escalade in line with its predecessor at $56,405 for the all-wheel-drive model that has standard leather-finished seats. A two-wheel-drive Escalade is due in August 2006. Pricing on that model hasn't been announced.
Escalades also are offered in an extended-wheelbase version, the ESV, and as a four-door pickup called the EXT.
Mercedes offers only one version of GL—a 4Matic all-wheel-drive SUV with three rows of seats standard.
It's unibody construction—not the body on frame that typifies the Escalade and other large SUVs—and thus weighs hundreds of pounds lighter than a 5,800-plus-pound Escalade. The lighter weight aids the performance of the 4.6-liter double overhead cam V8.
But the Escalade still out-muscles the GL. The Escalade's new 6.2-liter overhead valve V8 generates 403 horsepower compared with the GL's 335, and torque peaks at 417 lb-ft at 4400 rpm in the Cadillac compared with the GL's 339 lb-ft that comes on as low as 2700 rpm.
The GL is the first Mercedes SUV that is rated to tow a 30-foot boat or a three-horse trailer. Maximum reported towing capacity is 7,500 pounds, which is just more than the Escalade's 7,400 pounds.
The GL also is the first large SUV with a 7-speed automatic transmission, and Mercedes officials plan to add a diesel V6 next year. Fuel economy numbers for the GL haven't been finalized with the federal government.
While Mercedes won't talk about it just yet, a high-performance AMG version of GL is expected at some point by analysts.
Interior Differences
The two separate third-row seats in the back of the GL fold into the floor and go back up by electric power, and there's more legroom there than what's found in the Escalade third row. But passengers still have to fumble manually with a lever to fold down and flip forward a second-row seat in order to get access to the third row.
In the Escalade, this second-row function is done via electric power with the touch of a button. But the Escalade's third-row seats must be folded down manually. They're also fully removable.
The GL's are not, which contributes to the GL's smaller maximum cargo volume.
Rear-seat entertainment systems also differ between the GL and the Escalade.
The GL's system includes two viewing screens for rear-seat passengers—one at the back of each of the two front seat head restraints. The Escalade has one 8-inch screen mounted on the vehicle ceiling.
Cadillac spokesman Smith said the long-wheelbase Escalade ESV, out in showrooms in May 2006, will offer a "dual rear entertainment" package that has a viewing screen for the second row and another viewing screen for third-row passengers.
Cultish G-Class Remains
A final note: Mercedes officials cancelled plans to stop selling the low-volume Mercedes G-Class, a military-styled, boxy, five-passenger SUV, when the GL450 debuts.
Mueller said officials were "inundated with letters" from fans of the G-Glass, asking that the vehicle stay in showrooms. The G-Class, which starts around $80,000, has become a cult vehicle in parts of the U.S., particularly Southern California.
Along with customer pleas, Mercedes officials signed new military contracts that require continued G-Class production and supply of parts.
So, the G and GL can both be found in showrooms.
2007 Mercedes GL450 vs. 2007 Cadillac Escalade*
|Starting MSRP:
|$55,000-plus (estimated) vs. $56,405
|200 inches vs. 202.5 inches
|121.1 inches vs. 116 inches
|75.6 inches vs. 79 inches
|72.4 inches vs. 74.3 inches
|Curb weight:
|5,249 pounds vs. 5,818 pounds
|335-horsepower, 4.6-liter V8 vs. 403-horsepower, 6.2-liter V8
|7-speed automatic vs. 6-speed automatic
|Maximum cargo volume:
|83.3 cubic feet vs. 108.9 cubic feet
|Front-seat shoulder room:
|58.3 inches vs. 65.3 inches
|Second-row legroom:
|40 inches vs. 39 inches
|Third-row legroom:
|34 inches vs. 25.4 inches
|Maximum reported towing capacity:
|7,500 pounds vs. 7,400 pounds
* Note: Comparison uses GL450 with standard all-wheel drive and regular-wheelbase Escalade with all-wheel drive.
Sources: Mercedes, Cadillac
Ann Job is a freelance automotive writer.
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Local restaurants have Grizz Fever!
After the Memphis Grizzlies' win for the Western Conference Finals, local restaurants started gritting and grinding out Grizz inspired dishes.
Hog and Hominy is selling their famous arancinis – fried risotto - for a price that matches how many points the Grizzlies scored during their last game. For example, after Wednesday night's game, the restaurant is selling arancinis for 88-cents.
"It's fun to play with it and have fun creating different stuff," says Andy Ticer from Hog and Hominy.
They are also working on having a different dish inspired and named after different Grizz players. Michael Hudman with Hog and Hominy adds, "Each game we're going to try to unveil a different player."
Aldo's Pizza in Downtown Memphis named their daily pizza on Wednesday the "Z-Bo" pizza.
"Every day it's like a spur of the moment," says John Findlay from Aldo's Pizza, "A lot of times everybody takes turns picking out what the ingredients they want to put on the daily special."
Findlay says Grizz fans line up outside the restaurant in anticipation of the GrizzNation specials, something the restaurant and Memphis community would never have done years ago.
"It's gotten pretty crazy. It's a lot of fun!" says Findlay, "I've been going to games every year and you can see the complete change from 12 to 13 years ago when they first came to Memphis you would never see hoards of people walking down Main Street wearing Grizzlies gear."
Other Memphis restaurants are planning Grizzlies cuisine for next week when the Western Conference Finals begin.
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"Beyond The Melting Pot": Cultural Transmission, Marriage, And The Evolution Of Ethnic And Religious Traits
AbstractThis paper presents an economic analysis of the intergenerational transmission of ethnic and religious traits through family socialization and marital segregation decisions. Frequency of intragroup marriage (homogamy), as well as socialization rates of religious and ethnic groups, depend on the group's share of the population: minority groups search more intensely for homogamous mates, and spend more resources to socialize their offspring. This pattern generally induces a dynamics of the distribution of ethnic and religious traits which converges to a culturally heterogeneous stationary population. Existing empirical evidence bearing directly and indirectly on the implications of the model is discussed. © 2000 the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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