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You know how when you see certain names, you get a picture in your head of what that person would look like? There are certain boy names that I think just sound sooo manly, I thought it would be interesting to see what names gave other people that impression.
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Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch ("Abercrombie") refused to hire Samantha Elauf ("Elauf"), a practicing Muslim, because the headscarf required by her religion violated Abercrombie's "Look Policy" prohibiting "caps" of any kind. Although Elauf's interviewer informed the store manager that she believed "Elauf wore her headscarf because of her faith," the store manager directed her not to hire Elauf. Elauf did not mention her faith and/or religion to her interviewer or the store manager prior to their decision. After Abercrombie refused to hire Elauf, the EEOC sued Abercrombie on Elauf's behalf, claiming religious discrimination under Title VII. The District Court granted the EEOC summary judgment on the issue of Continue reading
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EEOC Releases Its FY 2014 Performance Report
By Sharon L. Gold
On November 17, 2014, after the end of EEOC's fiscal year (FY 2014), the EEOC released its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) that discussed the agency's goals and outcomes and provided statistics for the past year. Some highlights of the PAR:
- According to the PAR, in FY 2014, the EEOC met, partially met or exceeded its target results in all 14 measures of its 2012-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan. The EEOC obtained $296.1 million in monetary damages for claimants alleging employment discrimination in the private and state and local government sector. The EEOC obtained $22.5 million through litigation involving private sector employers and $74 million for public sector employees.
- There were 88,778 charges in FYI 2014, which was down about 5,000 from FY 2013. The EEOC claims that fewer charges were resolved than in FY 2013 (9,810 less) because of the government shut-down and sequestration. Although there was a hiring freeze early on in the year, the EEOC hired 300 new employees at the end of the year. EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang states in the PAR that she hopes that increased hiring and investments in technological advances will help with the agency more quickly and efficiently investigate charges.
- In FY 2014, the EEOC's education and outreach program sponsored 3,512 free trainings and events. The National Training Institute trained over 18,000 people at 420 events. The NTI focuses on the Strategic Enforcement Plan priorities.
- The EEOC's mediation program resolved 7,846 disputes out of the 10,221 mediations that were conducted, resulting in $144.6 million in compensation for the claimants.
- The EEOC filed 133 lawsuits this year, which included 105 individual suits, 11 non-systemic class suits, and 17 systemic suits. The 136 merits lawsuits were resolved and obtained $22.5 million for the claimants. At the end of the year, the EEOC had a backlog of 228 cases on its active docket.
- The EEOC continued to focus on systematic enforcement, completing 260 systemic investigations that resulted in 78 settlements and $13 million in monetary relief.
- Systemic lawsuits make up the largest proportion of active suits, consisting of 25 percent of all active merits suits and 13 percent of total merits filings this year.
The main takeaway from the EEOC's PAR is that it is evident that the EEOC is continuing to aggressively pursue systematic discrimination claims. Also, it is apparent that the EEOC's backlog continues to be a problem for both parties involved in the dispute. Hopefully the additional staff hired this year will decrease the time a charge is pending.
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The Performance and Accountability Report is available at:
President Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
By Edwin S. Hopson
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed an Executive Order prohibiting federal government contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Executive Order is an amendment to Executive Order 11246, issued by President Lyndon Johnson on September 24, 1965, and enforced by the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs.
Commenting on his action, "…the President also pointed out that workplace equality is simply good business. Noting that most of the Fortune 500 companies already have nondiscrimination policies on their books, he explained that these policies help companies attract and retain the best talent."
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Employers Beware: The Lateral Transfer Of An Employee Can Be An Adverse Employment Action
by Michael D. Hornback
On January 14, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer, finding that a jury should determine whether the lateral transfer of an employee constituted an adverse employment action. Continue reading
Court Upholds Large Judgment Against EEOC For Bringing Frivolous Lawsuit
By Edwin S. Hopson
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in EEOC v. Peoplemark, ___ F3rd ___, No. 11-2582 (2013) recently affirmed a judgment against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the sum of $751,942 for attorney fees and costs sought by Peoplemark, which claimed that EEOC's action brought against it was frivolous. The Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, agreed that EEOC's claim that the company had a policy of denying employment to convicted felons and that it was unlawful and had a disparate impact on African-Americans lacked merit and was frivolous. The company early on in the process had established that it had in fact hired convicted felons. It would not be surprising if the EEOC sought review of this decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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New I-9 Forms Must Now Be Used, Starting Today, According to USCIS
By Glen M. Krebs
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding all employers that beginning today, May 7, 2013, they must start using the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and reverifications.
All employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for each employee hired to work in the United States.
Note: the revision date for the new Form I-9 is printed on the lower left corner of the form. Also, employers need not and should not complete a new Form I-9 for existing employees if a properly completed Form I-9 is on file.
USCIS advises that a Spanish version of Form I-9 (revision 03/08/13)N is available on its website for use in Puerto Rico only. Spanish-speaking employers and employees in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and other U.S. territories may use the Spanish version for reference, but must complete and retain the English version of the I-9 form.
The revised forms are available at www.uscis.gov/I-9. And for more information, you may call 888-464-4218. Government representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. USCIS also maintains a website, I-9 Central, to support Form I-9 users.
To order forms, you can contact USCIS at 1-800-870-3676. For free downloadable forms and information on USCIS programs, immigration laws, regulations, and procedures, you can visit www.uscis.gov.
Religion in the Workplace: How to Accommodate
By Emily C. Lamb
The end of the year is a time of joy and celebration as much of the American workforce observes one or more of the religious holidays. Yet employers sometimes struggle as to how to celebrate these holidays while recognizing the diversity of religious beliefs. As the holiday season rolls into full swing, it is particularly important for employers to remember their obligation to accommodate employees' requests to observe religious practices.
Both Federal and state law make it unlawful for employees to discriminate against employees on the basis of religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious observance, practice, and beliefs. It includes not only traditionally recognized religions, but also unorganized religions and non-traditional belief systems. Employers must make reasonable accommodations to the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees when the accommodations can be made without undue hardship. In other words, an employer must accommodate an employee's religious beliefs unless the employer can show that the accommodation request imposes more than minimal cost to the operation of the employer's business.
One commonly recognized reasonable accommodation is granting employees time off for religious observances. While many employers in the United States provide time off for the traditional Christian holidays, the ever growing diversity of the American workforce means that employers need to be able to accommodate a variety of religious beliefs and practices. This means that employers should adopt a more flexible attitude towards employees whose religious beliefs don't coincide with a traditional work schedule.
One approach is to use "floating holidays," which allow employees to take paid time off for holidays that are not included on the company calendar. Another approach is to permit employees to work calendared holidays in exchange for paid days off to celebrate non-calendared religious holidays. A third and increasingly popular option is the use of paid time off. This highly flexible approach gives employees a set number of hours of paid leave which the employees may use for any reason, including holidays.
Religious observance requests are not necessarily limited to time off of work. They may include a variety of requests ranging from exceptions to dress code standards, modifications of work schedules, and authorization of various expressions of religion in the workplace such as the display of religious symbols. As with requests for time off, employers should remain flexible and make reasonable accommodations to the religious needs of employees where such accommodations can be made without undue hardship.
Employers always need to be mindful of all requests for religious accommodation. This is especially important during this time of year when employers are likely to make requests to observe an array of religious holidays. By remaining flexible and engaging with employees to determine how to best accommodate employees' requests while maintaining a successful work environment, employers can fulfill their legal obligations while enabling their employees to fully celebrate the holiday season.


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Released: May 01st, 2004
Running Time: 139
Director: Vince Vouyer
Company: Vouyer Productions
Distribution Companies: Red Light District
Cast: Mandy Starr, Mia Parks, Jade (I), Lucy Thai, Sassy, Nyla Thai, Kimberly Kane, Veronica (I)
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Gonzo
Plenty of bodacious babes and not a guy in sight - except his cock.
Viewers won't want to watch the behind the scenes footage on the DVD before watching the main feature, lest they be predisposed not to like Jade's scene - which really isn't fair, since she does manage to do a creditable job of it. However, plenty of other participants in this POV pork session do better, not the least of which is Mandy Starr, whose bubble butt looks fantastic as stud/cameraman/director Vince Vouyer zooms in on it while he's fucking her doggie-style and reverse cowgirl - and her mish ain't chopped liver, either!
There are several good performances in this all-sexer that's told strictly from the guy's point of view - which can lead to some difficulty figuring out if Vince is humping the gal in cowgirl or mish, or reverse cowgirl or doggie. It's a bit disconcerting at times - but in general, it doesn't spoil the enjoyment of such nymphs as Sassy, Kimberly Kane, Lucy and Nyla Thai. Not much anal here, but plenty of close-up sexual action.


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Judging on your music skills though it's a good song.
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Soulstice Theatre stages 'Betrayal'
Harold Pinter's now-classic drama "Betrayal" famously moonwalks its way through a long-running affair and its effect on two couples: The scenes unfold in reverse chronology, leading the audience back in time to the beginning of the relationship.
Amy Hansmann, Joe Krapf and Andrew Riebau will play the principals in Soulstice Theatre's production, which takes place Sept. 13 though 28 at 3770 S. Pennsylvania Ave., St. Francis. »Read Full Article
Robert Schellin's Christmas tree
Ralph Spano, a retired Milwaukee police detective, used to walk the beat near the corner of what was 3rd and Center streets. That was early in his career.
He thinks about those days each year after Thanksgiving, when he pulls a painting out of storage and hangs it in a place of honor above an 18th-century chest of drawers in the living room of his Washington Park home. »Read Full Article(15)
'Walter Mitty' has more product hype than heart
The only thing worse than the commercialization of the holidays is trying to tell the difference between commercials and certain holiday movies.
Because even if you spent Christmas Eve at Best Buy, you can sleep soundly with sugar plums dancing in your head, knowing Santa's got your back. »Read Full Article
Top 10 Christmas Day movie box-office hits
With six movies opening on Christmas Day, there should be plenty of competition for your Dec. 25 movie dollar.
But do "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and the rest have what it takes to grab the Christmas box-office prize? TheWrap.com posted a list Tuesday of the biggest Christmas Day movie box-office takes. How many did you go to after the presents were all unwrapped? »Read Full Article
Where else to get down on New Year's
If '70s soul and funk isn't your scene, consider dancing at one of these six New Year's events.
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4 finalists selected for public art at Milwaukee's East Branch library
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The finalists are multimedia artist Ray Chi, sculptor Susan Falkman, glass artist Catherine Lottes and conceptual artist Colin Matthes. The artists, selected from a field of 22 submissions, will present their ideas at a public meeting on Jan. 21. The budget for the work of art is $25,000. »Read Full Article


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Addiction to heroin and morphine can be blocked—and pain relief increased—in rats by targeting an immune system receptor with the drug (+)naloxone, according to a study to be published later today.
The discovery could lead to new drugs that combine pain relief with the ability to suppress addiction to opioid drugs, a team of Australian and U.S. researchers concluded in the study, to be published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
"Our studies have shown conclusively that we can block addiction via the immune system of the brain, without targeting the brain's wiring," lead author Mark Hutchinson, Ph.D., ARC Research Fellow in the University of Adelaide's School of Medical Sciences, said in a statement. "Both the central nervous system and the immune system play important roles in creating addiction, but our studies have shown we only need to block the immune response in the brain to prevent cravings for opioid drugs."
The team has focused its research efforts on an immune receptor called Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4). While opioid drugs such as morphine and heroin may bind to TLR4 in much the same way bacteria normally binds to the immune system, researchers found that TLR4 acts more as an amplifier for addiction.
The drug (+)naloxone stops that amplification by automatically shutting down the addiction. In addition to stopping the craving for opioids, thus cutting out behaviors associated with addiction, the shutdown also changes brain neurochemistry by ending production of dopamine, a chemical linked to providing addicts with a sense of 'reward' from the drug.
"We've suspected for some years that TLR4 may be the key to blocking opioid addiction, but now we have the proof," the study's senior author, Linda Watkins, Ph.D., director of the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Ph.D. Program and a member of the Center for Neuroscience at University of Colorado Boulder, said in the statement. "This work fundamentally changes what we understand about opioids, reward, and addiction.
"This has the potential to lead to major advances in patient and palliative care," Dr. Watkins added.
The (+)naloxone study follows by a week the publication of a study in Science Translational Medicine, in which researchers from The Scripps Research Institute found that the combination of buprenorphine and naltrexone caused rats to reduce their intake of cocaine with minimal risk of producing dependence on opioid drugs, "and may be useful as a treatment for cocaine addiction."
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CNHN Pediatric Job Board: Is Your Practice Looking for Pediatrician? At Children's National, we routinely get inquiries about prospective job opportunities in our region- from residents and fellows soon to graduate training programs as well as pediatricians moving to the Washington, DC, region. CNHN has developed an online Pediatric Practice Job Board so that CNHN practices looking for pediatricians and pediatricians looking for practice positions can find each other.
Practice ad listings are posted free of charge for CNHN member practices. Your practice ad will be removed on your request. Over 50 percent of our posted practice opportunities have been filled by someone who saw the position on our CNHN Job Board! To place an ad, contact Donnita Pickett at CNHN (202-476-2727 or email@example.com).
Choose the state below where you would like to search for a position.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Donnita Pickett.
Washington, DC: RN (Primary Care) - posted 6/21/16Immediate opening for a FT registered nurse in NW, DC. This is a fast paced, busy pediatric practice. We offer a great benefits package. If interested, please email resume/CV and contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Washington, DC: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 6/21/16Well established busy and growing private practice is looking for a FT/PT BC/BE pediatrician. We are located in NW, DC. If interested, please email CV and contact information to email@example.com.
Washington, DC: CPNP (Primary Care) - posted 4/18/16We are seeking an experienced CPNP to join our well-established, busy private pediatric practice located in NW, DC. We provide a primary care focused on preventive care, acute sick visits and management of chronic problems to a diverse population. Out-patient practice experience and licensure in Washington, DC would be a plus. We offer a great comprehensive benefit package to FT employees. If interested please email resume/CV and contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com.
No Delaware opportunities have been reported to CNHN at this time. Please check back later. Thank you!
Gaithersburg, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 7/20/16Practice is looking for a long term PT, substitute pediatrician. If interested email CV/resume to email@example.com.
Largo, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 7/6/16FT (four days a week) BC/BE pediatrician is needed in Maryland to join an established pediatric practice with one pediatrician and a pediatric nurse practitioner. This opportunity offers great job stability and security a four day work week, one weekend per month, competitive salary with excellent benefits including malpractice, health and disability insurance, 401K, profit sharing and CME allowance. Please fax CV to 301-322-2227 ATTN: Office Manager.
Montgomery County, MD: Pediatrician/CPNP (Primary Care) - posted 6/28/16Well established buys pediatric practice in Montgomery County, MD is seeking a FT, BC/BE pediatrician or certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Office has two locations. If interested, please submit resume/CV to email@example.com.
Waldorf/Upper Marlboro, MD: PNP (Primary Care) - posted 6/27/16Children's Pediatricians & Associates is a well established, large, busy, family friendly pediatric practice looking for a PT, BC PNP (32 hours per week) with full benefits and a competitive compensation package. The position rotates between our Upper Marlboro & Waldorf, MD locations. We specialize in the care of infants, children and adolescents and are also a subsidiary of Children's National Health System in Washington, DC in which we have enhanced access to their specialists and services. If interested, please reply by emailing your resume to email@example.com.
Montgomery County, MD: PRN NP (Primary Care) - posted 6/21/16We are a unique department working hand and hand with Department of Health & Human Services to provide primary care coverage in nine elementary school based health centers. These clinics serve a diverse patient population and are located throughout Montgomery County. This position would provide substitute coverage as needed throughout the school year. Our goal is to provide quality healthcare, education for families and to foster a collaborative relationship with DHHS and the school system. The ideal candidate will have to be knowledgeable, comfortable with an EMR system and preferably bilingual. If interested please submit resume to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cheverly, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 6/17/16Are you a pediatrician looking for a PT position? Come join PG Community Pediatric & Adolescent Center. We are a busy, multicultural practice. Compensation and benefits are very competitive and we offer a 401K plan. If interested email CV to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cheverly, MD: NP/PA (Primary Care) - posted 6/17/16Are you an experienced PNP or PA looking for a PT position with flexibility in a busy multicultural pediatric practice in MD? Our practice may be the right fit. Attractive and competitive pay and benefits. If this interests you email your CV/resume to email@example.com.
Silver Spring/Laurel/Bowie, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 5/24/16A well established, large, busy, congenial pediatric practice is looking for a BC/BE pediatrician to join our group. Please contact Dr. Ann Werner at 301-370-7247 or email CV to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cheverly, MD: PNP/PA (Primary Care) - posted 4/25/16Pediatric practice is seeking a PT PNP or PA. Multicultural population, family oriented community and rewarding experience. Attractive and competitive salary and benefits. If interested email CV/resume to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Silver Spring, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 3/4/16Excellent opportunity for a BC pediatrician seeking to join (with possible partnership and assumption) a practice is Silver Spring, MD. The practice has been dedicated to providing a high quality, personalized and compassionate care to its patients for over 30 years. The practice is very busy with an average of 200 to 250 patients a week. If interested, please email CV to email@example.com and or call Samar Owais at 301-585-9600. New applicants only.
Bowie, MD: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 3/4/16We are a fast growing and diverse pediatric practice located in the heart of Bowie, MD. Our philosphy at TLC is to give quality healthcare with a personal touch and to help raise healthier families. We are currently seeking a FT, BC/BE pediatrician. The ideal candidate will have to be knowledgeable, compassionate and lifetime learners in pediatric health. If interested please submit resume to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Vienna, VA: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 6/21/16Advanced Pediatrics is an independently-owned single site private primary care practice. Advantages include provide the highest quality care to our patients and families. We provide a wide range of services including same-day sick visits, extended hours urgent care, full in-office laboratory services, on-site mental health expertise and close working relationship with local academic center subspecialists. Comprised of three FT physicians and four NP's, we are seeking a FT/PT BC/BE pediatrician to join our group. Competitive salary, paid vacation, CME benefits. If interested email CV to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 703-938-5555 ext. 110.
Arlington, VA: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 5/24/16Well-established, growing pediatric practice seeks a PT BC/BE pediatrician. Metropolitan Pediatrics is located in the heart of Arlington and serves a diverse community. The position offers flexibility and a competitive compensation package. If interested, please reply by emailing your CV to email@example.com.
McLean, VA: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - posted 4/8/16Growing pediatric practice in Tysons Corner, VA is looking for a PT pediatrician. Applicant must have a VA license and be BC/BE. We have a large diverse pediatric population and a great, professional supportive staff. Salary is negotiable. Applicants should send letter of interest and CV to email@example.com. Learn more about our practice by visiting us at http://tysonscornerpediatrics.com/.
Springfield, VA: Pediatrician (Primary Care) - 4/5/16We are a well established, private pediatric practice seeking a BC/BE, PT/FT pediatrician to join our team. Fluency in Spanish is preferred for our multicultural population. We offer a excellent comprehensive benefits package that includes matching 401K and profit sharing. Calls are shared equally among providers. This is an outpatient only position. No hospital nursery, inpatient or ER duties are required. Interested candidates should email their CV to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Burke, VA: PNP/FNP (Primary Care) - 4/5/16FT/PT position for a PNP or FNP to start immediately in our pediatric practice in Burke, VA. Must have a VA license. Details upon establishing personal communication. You will have fun and enjoy the practice. Full EMR. Recently recognized (04/16) as "Best Practice" in Fairfax County by the Fairfax County Health Department. Send CV/resume to email@example.com.
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Germany's DAX Index Falls Most in 5 Months; Deutsche Bank Falls
German stocks plunged, sending the DAX Index down the most in five months, amid concern Greece's debt crisis will spread to other countries in Europe.
Deutsche Bank AG sank 5 percent after its asset and wealth management unit reported an unexpected loss. ThyssenKrupp AG and Salzgitter AG, Germany's biggest steelmakers, followed metal prices lower. Software AG tumbled the most since January after software-license sales missed analysts' estimates.
The benchmark DAX lost 2.7 percent to 6,159.51 in Frankfurt, the biggest drop since November. The measure has still climbed 3.4 percent in 2010 amid signs the economic recovery is strengthening. The broader HDAX Index fell 2.8 percent today.
"Major sovereign problems as far as the eye can see have started to materialize in the euro zone," Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt-based strategists Ingo Schmitz and Andreas Neubauer wrote in a report dated yesterday. "Equities seem to have decoupled from these problems to a large degree for now, but if the problems come back into focus they could trigger a significant DAX decline in the next months."
S&P Ratings Services lowered its ratings on Greek debt to junk, while Portugal's was cut two steps as contagion from Greece's debt crisis spreads through the euro region. Credit-default swaps on Greek debt jumped 104 basis points to a record 814 basis points.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit the campaign trail with a warning to Greece and the rest of the euro region that a bailout of the debt-stricken nation isn't a done deal.
'Homework First'
"I've said for weeks that Greece must do its homework first," Merkel said late yesterday, drawing applause from an audience in the town of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, where state elections are due on May 9. She said that while Germany is prepared to release funds for debt-stricken Greece, "first I want to see the program."
Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest lender, lost 5 percent to 52.59 euros, erasing yesterday's 2.9 percent gain. The bank's asset and wealth management unit had a pretax loss of 5 million euros ($6.7 million) on costs tied to the integration of Sal. Oppenheim Group and retirement expenses. That missed analysts' estimate for a 111 million-euro profit.
Separately, Deutsche Bank said it received subpoenas and requests for information from certain regulators and government entities. Only one of six lawsuits related to asset-backed securities is new, Deutsche Bank spokesman Ronald Weichert said.
Postbank Drops
Deutsche Postbank AG slumped 5.1 percent to 25.87 euros as Deutsche Bank Chief Financial Officer Stefan Krause said the lender is in "no hurry" to increase its stake in Postbank.
Commerzbank AG lost 2.8 percent to 6.10 euros. The U.K. Financial Services Authority fined the bank's London unit 595,000 pounds ($914,000) for failures to properly report transactions over a two-year period.
ThyssenKrupp lost 2.1 percent to 24.80 euros, while competitor Salzgitter retreated 2.4 percent to 62.88 euros. Aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc all fell on the London Metal Exchange today.
HeidelbergCement AG slumped 5.7 percent to 46 euros, the biggest drop in three months. The world's third-largest maker of cement dropped as competitor Cemex SAB trimmed its forecast for shipments this year because of weaker Mexican demand.
Software Sales
Software AG sank 6.9 percent to 88.66 euros as Germany's second-largest software maker said it sold fewer licenses than analysts estimated in the first quarter.
"License sales came in lower than expected due to regional weakness in sales" said Thomas Becker, an analyst at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, who predicted they would reach 64 million euros.
Daimler AG, the world's second-biggest maker of luxury cars, slid 3.9 percent to 37.93 euros, even after raising its earnings forecast for the year. Before today, the shares had gained 8.7 percent since April 19, when the company boosted the outlook for its Mercedes Cars and heavy truck units.
Preferred shares of Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, dropped 3.4 percent to 71.04 euros.
Infineon Technologies AG, Europe's second-biggest chipmaker, slid 5.1 percent to 5.26 euros as AlphaValue downgraded the stock to "reduce" from "add."


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One of the most prominent conservative media outlets in the United States is taking Gov. Jan Brewer to task for her call to expand her state's Medicaid program in accordance with the Affordable Care Act, accusing her of abandoning her principles and pursuing a course of action that will harm both Arizona and the United States.Read More »
Brewer touts business, health care support for AHCCCS plan
As Gov. Jan Brewer gears up to push her Medicaid plan through the Legislature, she's rallying business and health care leaders in support of the proposed AHCCCS expansion.Read More »
Fiscal crisis past, Legislature still to be frugal in 2013
With a fiscal crisis that forced billions of dollars in state government cuts mainly over, the Arizona Legislature enters its 2013 session Monday with a budget surplus but little appetite among majority Republicans to loosen the purse strings. The state has socked away about $450 million in a rainy day fund and has more than $1 billion in total surplus going into the budget year that begins July 1.Read More »
Arizona revenues increase, unemployment rate drops
Here's an early gift from Santa: Collections in Arizona grew by 8 percent last month compared to the year before.Read More »
Experts forecast full economic recovery for Arizona
Economists predicted today that Arizona will fully recover from the recent recession in about three years.Read More »
Fed deadline extension delays Brewer decision on insurance exchange
Gov. Jan Brewer won't decide on Friday whether to establish a state-run health insurance exchange after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today extended the deadline to Dec. 14.Read More »
Business lobby wants Arizona to create program supporting venture capital investment
Arizona's economy would benefit if elected officials followed the lead of states including Utah and New Mexico that have established government-supported programs promoting venture capital investment, two business groups contend.Read More »
State revenues drop slightly in August
State revenue collections are slightly off in August, the state's budget analysts reported today. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee said revenues dropped by $3.3 million compared to the same time last year. It's only the second time since July last year that monthly revenues have declined.Read More »
Today's Arizona encompasses lots of Cs
While Arizona's legendary 5 Cs together claim a smaller piece of the state's economic pie, their historical significance remains.Read More »
Arizona reports improved year-end budget figures
Arizona's post-recession budget situation continues to improve as the state begins a new fiscal year in better shape than had been expected. The legislative budget staff says tax revenue was $145 million more than anticipated during the fiscal year that ended June 30.Read More »


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Just thought I'd share this because fringe players don't get the same news coverage. It is surreal that two players on the same team could lose loved ones in such tragic ways within the same month. I am Utah fan and watched Asiata play and even hung out with him at a few frat parties and wish his family well.
Matt Asiata would trade every award he's received as a football player for the chance to talk to his father one more time.
Asiata said he was at dinner Monday when he got a call from his brother.
"I heard my mom in the background screaming," said the former University of Utah star who now plays for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. "I knew something was going on."
Asiata's father, Pita, was driving a group of more than 50 people back to Salt Lake City from Wendover, Nev., Monday afternoon when the bus ran into the back of a construction vehicle that had slowed down in the far left lane prior to driving into the median to turn around.
Statement from the Vikings
"We are aware of the tragic incident involving Matt's father, Pita Asiata. This is heartbreaking news for Matt and his family. We are here to support the Asiata family in any way possible. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Asiata family.
The investigations are ongoing but that doesn't matter.....RIP to his father.


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Subject: [OMPI devel] openib btl: HCA -> device
From: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-25 06:57:16
In working on ticket 1295 ("Make "IB"-specific language be
"OpenFabrics" / IB/iWARP neutral"), while I did have to manually
update a bunch of individual help*txt messages, it seemed much easier
to s/hca/device/gi throughout the openib BTL vs. editing a million
code places manually.
This changed a lot of variables and field names as well (e.g.,
openib_btl->hca is now openib_btl->device).
Does anyone care if I commit this?
Here's the ticket: https://svn.open-mpi.org/trac/ompi/ticket/1295
Jeff Squyres
Cisco Systems


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Try this Adobo Sauce recipe, or contribute your own.
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Toast the chiles directly over a medium gas flame or in a cast-iron skillet until soft and brown, turning frequently to avoid scorching. Transfer the toasted chiles to a saucepan and add the vinegar and water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 10 minutes to soften.
Transfer the chiles and liquid to a blender or food processor.
Puree until a smooth paste is formed, adding a tablespoon or 2 of water if necessary to thin. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onions until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook briefly just to release the aroma. Next, stir in the cumin and cook another minute. Add the chicken stock and reserved chile paste. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 20 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together the brown sugar, orange and lemon juices, tomato paste, salt and pepper to form a paste. Add to the simmering stock mixture and continue cooking another 15 minutes.
NOTE: Adobe Sauce can be stored in the refrigerator 1 week or frozen indefinitely. Makes 1 1/2 quarts.
hawglinx 3y agoI used a mix of different peppers, Ancho, Jalapeno, Habanero, and Anaheim.
makesitmeldy 6y agoThe flavor is excellent. We smoked the red and orange jalapenos on the smoker all day to give them a great flavor. In following the recipe, when I put the peppers and the liquid in the blender-it did not make a paste at all. Will not put the liquid in the blender the next time. Also in the final step of making a paste with brown sugar, juices,etc. was more like a spaghetti sauce than a paste. I will try again cutting down on some of the liquid. I came up with the idea to freeze the sauce in ice cube trays-then place in a freezer container to use small amounts with different recipes. We mix with sour cream to spread on tortillas in quesadilla recipes.
promfh 10y agoYou have to roast the chilies until they look almost burnt. It part of the skin isn't blackened, they're not ready.


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Help! - a client's site has suddenly come down with a fatal error after I just updated to vSlider 4.2
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When Republicans take control of the nation's purse strings in January, one of the first things they could cut to save taxpayers money is the White House travel budget. In addition to earning the gratitude of Americans, it could also generate some goodwill among taxpayers in the countries the Obama family might otherwise visit since the citizens of those countries are forced to pay for security and put up with other inconveniences whenever the First Family shows up.
On October 22 the Internet-based whistleblower organization WikiLeaks published some 391,000 classified U.S. military documents on the Iraq War. WikiLeaks alleges the documents prove that the U.S. government continued to look the other way to Iraqi government torture through the end of the first year of the Obama administration and that civilian casualties in the Iraq war were much higher than publicly documented.
Voice of America reported on October 22 that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced an Obama administration pledge to seek $2 billion annually in military aid to Pakistan over five years "to help that country defeat violent extremism." The report stated that the pledge came at a bilateral dialogue held at the State Department attended by Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (shown at a March meeting at left).
Clinton Cabinet Member: Sacrifice American Pilot as Pretext to Get SaddamWritten by Michael Tennant
Americans do not like to think of their government as an aggressor against foreign countries. We prefer to believe that our country is always the victim of unprovoked attacks and that military actions our government takes against other countries are always in response to such unwarranted aggression. For this reason, Presidents have generally felt it necessary to provoke attacks secretly, knowing that once the country was attacked, seemingly with no cause, Americans would rally 'round the flag and support the war the President had wanted all along.


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Hi - I am building a site using corporate theme. I added the WP "page" widget to the sidebar, and there is a problem with how the css displays the links in the sidebar. The page you are on, as well as the children pages, get highlighted in grey. This is due to the nav css rules, which are in the style sheet as:
#nav a:hover, #nav a:active, .current_page_item a, #home .on {
background:#4E4F53; /*mover over*/
The problem is that I cannot figure out how to make the background rule not apply to the sidebar. I tried to write separate rules for #sidebar, but they get applied to the main nav menu too! I tried putting them in the css file, and I also tried putting them directly in the sidebar code page for that theme, but they still get applied to the nav menu. Maybe I am not writing the correct rules? I don't really know css so I am just using triel and error. This is what I was trying to put in to get it to not be grey:
#sidebar a:hover, a:active, .current_page_item a, #home .on {
background:#FFFFFF; /*mover over*/
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Isaac McKay-Randozzi - 35th North Photo Show
Equal Distribution family member, Isaac McKay-Randozzi is part of the 35th NORTH PHOTO SHOW coming up on Thursday, June 12th, 2014 from 7-9PM (shown for one month), hosted by Amigos Skateboards.
Taylor Dunfee and Mark Oblow May 5, 2014 "LOVE MORE"
Taylor Dunfee and Mark Oblow are having an opening at the Attic in Long Beach, CA on May 5th, 2014 from 6-10PM.
Look Away: The Art Of Todd Francis 25% PROMOTION CODE
"Look Away: The Art of Todd Francis," is now available for PRE-BOOK. Receive 25% off the cover price of $19.95 by entering code: ILOVETODD until release date. The books are scheduled to ship this coming June so click HERE to preview and order yours today.
Cathy Liu: Form and Color, Together Forever; April 18th
Todd Francis in STAF Magazine - Spain
Todd Francis has an interview in STAF Magazine's online section of Art/Skate... in Spanish.
Just a couple of shots of Mark Oblow's style on the board from his instagram feed. The Vision ad below is from 1990.
Russ Pope's, "Life Lines" at Needles and Pens 021514
Russ Pope's opening for, "Life Lines" (and zine release) is happening at Needles and Pens in San Francisco, Saturday, February 15, 2014 from 7-9:30pm.
Transportation Unit Decks Available at Equal Dist.
Stoked to have some Transportation Unit in the Equal Dist Mini Skate Shop. Mahalo's to Russ Pope and Damon at Armory Distribution.
SPECIAL CRUD Contest: Todd Francis Original Painting
To say thanks for all the support during the launch of SPECIAL CRUD, its time for a contest. The winner gets this signed original 5.5" x 8.5" lovable pigeon painting, (yes its true!) by Todd Francis.
Here's how it's done: Order a SPECIAL CRUD tee at Equal Dist and you're automatically entered. Another way to enter is to tag #specialcrud on a photo showing someone who'd look good in a Special Crud tee on Instagram. Basically, we encourage you to have some fun with this and to not turn this into a selfie shooting spree. And if you've already bought a tee, you're automatically entered too!
We'll be announcing the winner @toddfrancisart and @equaldist next Tuesday, Feb 11th. Thanks to everyone for getting behind SPECIAL CRUD...lots more to come in the future from everyone's favorite diseased pigeon.
Painting Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Scumco & Sons: Rinky Dink Jr. Deluxe Ltd. #4!
Scumco & Sons just released their Rinky Dink Jr. #4 as a complete. It comes with Tracker Mid Tracks, Solitary Arts Black Eggs Wheels (50mm 87a), Bones Reds Bearings, Mob Griptape, and Robot Guts Hardware.
6" x 24" board. Limited to 100 setups. 6 layers of maple with various exotic hardwood 7th layer finish. Hand-screened box.
Made in Pennsylvania.
Todd Francis: A Year In Decks...
Todd Francis' upcoming new book, "Look Away, The Art of Todd Francis" will be out early 2014 and was completed at the very beginning of 2013. It'll be the first book spanning Todd's entire career from DLX to SPECIAL CRUD.
Todd's a busy guy and this year alone, he created these graphics below for skateboarders that just missed entry into his book. Thanks, man... nice work!
Happy 2014, ya'll! - Equal Dist
He also made this hand-painted deck below (sample pig-shape made by Yuta Koide/Shakastics for the Solitary Arts/Equal Dist), which raised $400, benefiting his daughters softball team earlier in 2013.
ATLAS SKATEBOARDING & Vans Shoe Release For Ray Barbee
Not to be missed... Saturday, January 4th at Atlas Skateboarding!
Classic Jef Hartsel!
Mahalo, @eri_aihara!
Thanks to SLAP MAGAZINE for the SPECIAL CRUD post!
Thank you, Jay at STREET CANOE for the SPECIAL CRUD love!
Isaac McKay-Randozzi x Prize Fighter Cutlery
Isaac McKay-Randozzi is part of Prize Fighter Cutlery's first photo wheel series. The series features photos by Sundays Zine's, Colin Sussingham and Prize Fighter's own, Ray Knives. Based in NYC with deep roots in city skating, PFC has become an underground favorite.
We had them at the Equal Dist Mini Skate Shop but we've already SOLD-OUT. Get them at the Prize Fighter online shop with free shipping in the US by clicking HERE.
Thanks to STANCE for the post!
Mahalo to Jason at MONSTER CHILDREN for the front page post today!
SPECIAL CRUD on the front page of DLXSF.com today! If you don't know, now you know... Mahalo!
To get some now, go to EQUAL DIST.
For the first time ever, Todd Francis is launching his own brand. Taking flight today is SPECIAL CRUD, making simple, wearable tee shirts that don't chase trends, don't look like a unicorn vomited on your chest, and weren't dreamed-up in some corporate marketing meeting.
Don't be an asshole. Wear Special Crud.
Available now and pre-books open exclusively through Equal Dist.
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Saturday, Septembarrrr 17th, 2016!!!!
The 2016 PiratePalooza™ will begin on Saturday, Septembarrrr 17th
Stay tuned for ticket information!
Scheduled on the weekend nearest to Talk Like A Pirate Day1, the PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl is the ultimate inland meeting of pirates, buccaneers, rascals, rogues, scoundrels, ruffians and scalawags this side of the bounding main. It's an invasion, a sack, a pub crawl and a great way to meet other enthusiasts of the piratical arts ending in a fantastic pub sing starring some of the most popular renfest bands of our time! Follow Captain Drew and his crew as they wend their way through the ale houses of downtown Decatarrr on their way to the big Palooza at the end of the night!
Captain Scurvy Pete leads his crew of The Heaving Bosom, pillaging the eight seas with his razor sharp wit, explosive personal emissions, and a outlandish fear of citrus. He is often seen accompanied by his trusty cabin boy, with whom he has an inexplicable attraction to, named Curvy. When Captain Drew asked them to add their sea shanties to the entertainments of PiratePalooza™, Curvy brokered an agreement to have all access passes for the entire Palooza season as well as Lifetime Membership into the famed Cardboard*Con.
Celebrating more than 10 years as musical sisters, Ariana Pellayle and Rosemary Quench (sans a very tipsy Wicked Pete Speakeasy) will bid you to "Drink Hail!" once more as they return to PiratePalooza™ in a special engagement as 'Half Pint', two-thirds of the group Three Quarter Ale. Be prepared for some high energy wench action!
Bourne of a friendship forged by wind and wave, the duo known as Landloch'd evokes the craggy grandeur of the Scottish highlands and the rolling mysteries of the deep blue seas. Edward the Redbeard, a Scotsman, was forced to flee his native land after an "incident" with a rogue bagpiper who just happened to be the King's nephew. His partner in song, Esteban Diego de Castile, is a Spanish Moor who left for the high seas to escape religious persecution by the Inquisitor Queen, Isabella.[Facebook]
Get ready for a time-bending appearance by the Renaissance Faire supergroup Linen Brocade, featuring Ariana Pellayle from Three Quarter Ale, Tom Smiter of the Lost Boys, and Adam Dandy the Highwayman from the 1980s. Be there to see them stand and deliver!
What happens when you mix 8 types of rum with Israel Hands and Willam Foley? The whackiest sea shanties on the high seas! Tag along with these lads to hear songs like "The Anchor Done Sank" and "Did You Steal Me Rum, Harvey?" and "Seriously Harvey, Did You Take My Rum??". Pogue Mahone means "Up with Grog" in some languages.
The Tenpenny Travelers have become popular regulars with the Palooza fans and we all look forward to their sprightly harmonies and songs of the sea! We're happy to announce that the Travelers (Mike Quigley, Ariel Stewart, Tara Maurer, Meredith "Merry" Peterson, and maybe more!) are planning to join us again this year!
Toucan Dubh is made up of Julia Campbell, Ian O'Donnell and Linda Hoopes. Each talented musicians in their own right, Ian, Julia & Linda team up to bring a zeal and flavor to their performances that will leave you wanting more.
Known for its time-honed harmonies and its deep & varied library of music of the British Isles, Wine Woman & Song is comprised of Concord Grapellwyn ("wine"), Naughty Nellie Peachbottom ("woman"), and Renwick Sangster ("song"). You'll have a rollicking bloody fantastic time singing along with these classic minstrels!
Join us at one of our stops or follow along with Captain Drew on his search for this year's treasure!
Did you think that we forget to dance? Of course not!! Before we step another yard we will meet here.... to dance the reel... more to follow!
A grand tradition of PiratePalooza™ is the annual limited-edition T-shirt, available for purchase at the final stop of each year's pubcrawl and now, for the first time, via PayPal! Jump over and take a look at the PiratePaloozaGear™ Section for a history of PiratePalooza™'s highly-prized form of bosom-clinging attire!
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Undersink Storage Shelves
Holiday entertaining and cleaning up go hand in hand. Keep your soaps, sprays, and everything else in that awkward space under your sink organized with this customizable shelving unit. Cleaning supplies keep company with sink plumbing under there; this plastic and metal unit features segmented shelves that you can slide into position to accommodate pipes. Now you can make use of the upper part of the cabinet and not just the base. The rack measures 18¼ to 33 inches long by 11 inches deep by 17¼ inches high.
About $15; Made Smart
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Lionel Ortego
Published: Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 13, 2003 at 11:00 p.m.
Lionel Thomas Ortego, 80, a native of Grand Prairie and resident of Washington, La., died at 1:45 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2003.
Funeral services were scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Lafleur Ortego of Washington; three sons, Brian T. Ortego and wife, Joy, of Washington, Craig S. Ortego and wife, Sally, of Carencro and Lionel "Lonnie" T. Ortego Jr. and wife, Cindy, of Opelousas; six daughters, Joan O. Dugas and husband, Al, of Parker, Colo., Pamela O. Landreneau and husband, Dwight, of Washington, Renee O. Doucet and husband, Greg, of Washington, Catherine O. Bueche and husband, Phil, of Houma, Jamie O. Milke and husband, Drury of Lafayette and Frances O. Scott and husband, Greg, of Thompson Station, Tenn.; three brothers, Adner Ortego of Grand Prairie, Vernon Ortego and wife, Velma, of Opelousas and Albert Ortego Jr. and wife, Marguerite, of Baton Rouge; five sisters, Lou Joubert of Opelousas, Agnes Fontenot of Metairie, Anna Lee Dunbar of Opelousas, Helen Hebert and husband, Herman, of Washington and Vera May Prudhomme and husband, Terry, of Lafayette.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert J. Ortego and Lavenia Trouille; four brothers, Bernard, Richard, Herbert and Aaron Ortego; and two sisters, Ena Ortego and Rose Ardoin.
He was employed with Superior Butane Gas Company for 21 years and a State LP Gas Commission Director for 15 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran in World War II where he served as sergeant with the 79th Airdrome Squad. He received the Good Conduct Medal and two Bronze Stars in New Guinea and the South Philippines and was a member of the Jasper Neyland American Legion Post No. 209 in Washington for 57 years and was elected commander 16 times.
He was a parishioner and usher at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
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To find this restaurant, just follow your nose.
What's it like inside?
The atmosphere is funky, definitely spells bizarre San Francisco! As you weave through the restaurant, you will find garlands of garlic hanging from blood-red walls. The lighting is dim, the tables are cramped.
If you like, ask to be seated at the innermost part of the restaurant, where you will find secretive dining booths draped with carnival canvas, resembling, in some ways, a tarot chamber.
How does it taste?
You will likely start your garlic experience with a jar of garlic-scallion pesto on your table.
Slightly warmed dinner rolls are brought to you shortly after you are seated. Tear off some roll, reach for the jar, and glaze a bite of the roll with some pesto. Pop it in your mouth, and let your senses wake up to the garlic rush.
Here is my featured dish
On a previous visit, I had seen the Forty Garlic Chicken and just could not resist the urge to try it. The waitress explained that it is basically grilled quarter chicken, and forty cloves of baked garlic, plus garlic mashed potatoes on the side. The ingredients are simple, but I was curious as to how it tastes. I ordered the chicken and anxiously waited. As I inhale the surrounding air infused with garlic, I couldn't help but find my mouth moist with anticipation.
The dish finally arrived. Indeed there was a mountain of garlic next to the chicken. For this dish, the garlic is your vegetable.
I couldn't tell whether the chicken or the garlic should be the focus. The chicken was moist, and infused with rosemary. It was also expertly grilled, right down to the slight crunch on the wing tip. The garlic was sauteed with butter, then roasted on a sheet pan, just long enough to soften the spiciness, resulting in a creamy texture that simply melts in your mouth like caramel. As I continued my dish, the note was clear, the garlic certainly comes first. You can cut a slice of chicken or lift a portion of potato just to complement a bite of garlic, and that garlic is amazing.
Final thoughts and dining tips
- It is a bit pricey, the average tap (without drinks) is about $30 per person, but my Forty Garlic Chicken tastes awesome. My buddy's garlic meatball and pasta tastes average. I believe choosing a milder meat like the chicken helps bring out the garlic.
- Costco members should look for discounted gift cards at Costco's San Francisco branch.
- If you come here on a date or anniversary, you may wish to reserve an inner dining booth but make sure both of you are aware ahead of time that this IS a garlic restaurant and bring lots of after-dinner mints.
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For chemical reactions involving ideal gases, the equilibriumconstant can be expressed either in terms of the concentrations ofthe gases (in ) or as a function of the partial pressures of the gases(in atmospheres). In the latter case, the equilibrium constant isdenoted as to distinguish it from the concentration-basedequilibrium constant .
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951 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118
951 Clement StreetUSCaliforniaSan Francisco94118
(415) 742-5265shabuclubsf.com
Japanese Restaurant, BarToday 5–10:30PMMenu
We wanted to give the concept of shabu shabu a modern twist -- from the lounge atmosphere, to the musical selection, to the food and beverage menu. What you will find at Shabu Club is flavor and variety, which reflects the eclectic culture of San Francisco. Although shabu shabu originated in Japan, you will discover Italian influences in the homemade "green sauce" and calamari; Mexican inventiveness with the kobe beef fries; Hawaiian inspiration in the ahi tuna poke; and hints of Korea in the kimchi and soju. The richness of the diverse tastes fused with traditional dining customs truly makes an evening at Shabu Club an experience.
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Dr. Karen Besler and Dr. Laura Ross team up to helm Dental Associates of Cedar Rapids, where they improve smiles with Invisalign and veneers and ensure improved oral hygiene with general checkups for patients of all ages. They attend to patients during convenient early morning and evening hours, as well as one Saturday a month, and keep a staff member on call for dental emergencies, such as when a patient cracks a tooth or grows baleen. Additionally, Dr. Besler promotes dentistry worldwide, helping to raise funds to equip a dental clinic in Kipkaren, Kenya.


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-Anything that could improve Lil Mama's career is fine by me.
–Ditto for Parminder Nagra.
-James Gandolfini's last movie will arrive in theaters on September 20.
–This strikes me as a pretty poor read of the Judge Dredd mythos, but an okay case for a sequel to Dredd, which I would like to see quite a bit.


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We stayed for 6 nights - a quick 5 minute drive from Denia town centre, the staff was friendly and helpful, the room was clean, and the free wifi worked. The room was small, but fine since we only needed a place to rest our bones and leave our stuff while being out all day. It appears to have been... More
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The problem of cancer is a challenge to the scientists of the world. It is still wrapped in mysteries about which there exist only the foggiest notions.
Physicians have a considerable fund of knowledge in regard to the agents which can bring about the cellular changes known as cancerous. These inciting factors may be classified as physical, chemical or biologic in nature. The physical agent's include trauma, heat, cold, ultraviolet light, roentgen rays and radium; the chemical agents comprise inorganic as well as the more complicated synthetic organic compounds, internal secretions and vitamins; the biologic agents are the helminths, bacteria and viruses. The evidence that these agents may initiate the growth of cancer has been gathered from human cancers which arise naturally from exposure to them; from occupational and industrial cancers, and from the actual production of cancers in experimental animals by the use of these materials.1
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A medicine or treatment must go through three phases before it is approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A fourth phase happens after the medicine or treatment has been approved.
- Phase I: A new medicine is tested for the first time on a small group of healthy people or people with certain conditions or diseases. Researchers check the safety of the medicine or treatment, the best dose or schedule to use, and what types of side effects occur. During this phase, all the people involved in the study (patients, doctors, and researchers) know what medicine is being used. These are called nonrandomized, nonblinded studies.
- Phase II: The medicine or treatment is tested on a larger group of people with certain conditions or diseases. This phase helps researchers find out how well a medicine or treatment will work to treat a particular problem. Phase II trials are also usually nonrandomized, nonblinded studies.
- Phase III: The medicine or treatment is tested on even larger groups. The medicine is studied to find out how well it works compared with standard treatment or placebo. Researchers also study whether the medicine improves specific areas in your life, such as how well you are able to keep your usual routine. Most medicines that reach this phase will be considered for FDA approval. During phase III trials, participants receive the study medicine, a placebo, or the standard treatment. Neither the participants, the doctors, nor the researchers know which person is getting which medicine. These are called randomized and double-blinded studies.
- Phase IV: Medicines are also studied after they are approved. These studies can find new uses for the medicine, different ways to give it, or more safety information. For example, a medicine may be studied to see how well it works for a certain population, such as adults over the age of 65 or a certain racial group.
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Welcome to School Street Yoga in Waterville.
Studio owners Jeri Wilson and Susan Golden proudly offer a variety of yoga styles with some of the most experienced certified teachers in the area. The School Street studio is welcoming and authentic, making you feel comfortable the moment you enter where you'll be greeted by the warmth of the teachers and current students. Our staff provide a safe and friendly space for all students with a full schedule of classes at various levels.
School Street Studio serves Waterville, Augusta, the Belgrade Lakes region, and surrounding communities. Please check the schedule for classes. All Classes are an open class format. Please feel free to drop in and join a class anytime. The more you attend, the more benefits to your body, mind & heart!
Feel free to contact Susan and Jeri with any questions or concerns.
Please remember to park along the streetall the Parking lots near us are private and the owners will have your car towed at your expense
Fragrance Free EnvironmentDue to allergies, please refrain from wearing fragrances.
The School Street Yoga studio believes that there's a form of yoga to suit everyone. This is why we consistently offer a variety of styles, events, trainings, and series throughout the year. Below are our current offerings. We can't wait to have you join us!
Reflexology Workshop
Teacher: Mary Patterson
Are you interested in learning how reflexology can help restore or maintain your health and relieve stress and tension in the body? This reflexology workshop will introduce you to what reflexology is, how it works, and some simple techniques. It will cover reflex points on the hands and feet, and some on the ears. Participants will be shown a map of the reflex points of the ears, hands, and feet, as well some meridian points on the hands and feet, and some chakras points. Some simple techniques for headaches, insomnia, back issues, and spine health will also be covered. There are reflex points for every part of the body, so this class will cover reflex points of several different organs as well as muscles, including the neck, back, and shoulders.
• Sunday June 26th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
• $30.
Free Yoga Classes for anyone undergoing cancer treatment
School Street Yoga is happy to provide FREE yoga classes to cancer patients undergoing treatment. Patients having chemotherapy or radiation or recovering from surgery are welcome to use our scholarship program for free classes.
Since we don't have specific yoga classes for cancer, we suggest the gentle yoga on Fridays or our foundations classes that are offered five days a week. When treatments are complete, please let us know so that others with the same need may be able to have the same benefit.
Feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested.
• Gentle Class Schedule: Fridays 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• For more information, email School Street Yoga or call 207-330-1450.
Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Series
Teacher: Brynn Wartman
The class is designed to lovingly support women during these beautiful -- yet often challenging -- phases in life. Breathing, relaxation, gentle asana and inspirational readings will support you in truly nurturing yourself during all stages of pregnancy and beyond.
• Mondays, 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm.
• April 25th - May 23rd
• $60 per session
• $14 drop-in rate available if space permits
Mindfulness Meditation Series
Eight Week Series with Nancy Hathaway
"Finding peace in a stressed-out, digitally dependent culture may be just a matter of thinking differently." So reads the opening lines in a Jan. 23 Time magazine article titled The Mindful Revolution. If you've been hearing about the benefits of mindfulness and meditation, here's your chance to see what all the buzz is about. We are pleased to offer this series developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, known as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This class is an opportunity for beginners to learn meditation techniques or for practitioners to deepen an established meditation practice.
For those who would like to move into a deeper practice or just learn more about meditation, join Nancy Hathaway in her next meditation course being held at School Street Studio. Nancy has 40 years of experience and has taught several students in our community.
• January 4th 2017 - February 22nd 2017
• Day of Mindfulness is February 14th 2017, 11:00 - 5:00.
• For School Street Yoga participants, the fee is reduced $50 to $450. Scholarships are available.
• Learn more about Nancy at her website - www.nancyhathaway.com
• For more information, email School Street Yoga or call 207-330-1450.
Friday Night Community Class for $5!
Help support our community by attending this $5.00 cash drop in class envy Friday night from 5:00-6:00 p.m. The money is donated to our scholarship fund that helps less fortunate people attend yoga. Our format is to have teachers throughout the community teach. Some of the teachers will be new to teaching and several will be seasoned. Come and enjoy a variety of styles designed to be available for all levels of yoga.
• Beginning June 3rd
• Fridays 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Half Price Reflexology to Cancer Patients
Practioner: Mary Patterson
Mary Patterson is offering half price Reflexology sessions at the School Street Yoga Studio for anyone undergoing cancer treatments
• For an appointment, call 207-660-5331 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Community Mindfulness Meditation - Wednesdays and Sundays!
Join our Free Weekly Meditation Groups
Join our meditation circles on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings. It's a wonderful opportunity to sit together as a community. On Wednesday nights, we typically meditate for approximately 45 minutes with a sequence of sitting meditation, walking meditation, and then sitting meditation. At the end, there is a brief (10-minute) discussion about meditation, mindfulness, and cultivating a regular home practice. It is open to everyone and no prior experience is necessary. On Sunday mornings, we do a slightly shorter version of this.
Donations will be accepted to help cover expenses and to go towards scholarships for students to attend future meditation workshop
• Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Newcomers welcome
• Sundays 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
• If you are new to meditation, start out with the Wednesday night group so that someone can provide some introductory coaching
• If you are new to meditation and Sunday works better, please contact the primary facilitator Jeff Matranga.
• For more information, email School Street Yoga, call 207-330-1450, or click the Meditation tab.
School Street Yoga Shop
We have several different styles and colors of t-shirts, tanks, and long sleeve shirts. Come a few minutes early to class and do some shopping. Look for new mats and straps too! Encourage friends and relatives to shop for you at School Street. They can put a gift-credit on your account for you to spend on yoga or merchandise!
Gift certificates • A Great Variety of Tees • Stainless Steel Water Bottles • Yoga Mats • Yoga Supplies • More!


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|Kate Arthurs is director of strategy for the British Council's global arts programme. She previously ran her own company managing cultural and artistic projects, including partnership between London Book Fair and British Council to shape an annual programme of international writing in India, China and Turkey.
Her former roles include head of the British Council's arts programme in Mexico, deputy director of British Council Vietnam with East Asia-wide leadership of vocational skills training, and work in South Sudan. More recently she has lead the operations of the British Council's global arts programme, specialising in arts evaluation to show the impact of work in arts and cultural relations.
Kate began her career managing Europe-wide projects at the Foreign Policy Centre and British Council Brussels on themes of democracy, diversity, inclusion, soft power, and Britain's role in Europe. She speaks three languages.
Margaret Busby OBE became the UK's youngest and first black female publisher when she co-founded Allison & Busby Ltd, of which she was editorial director for 20 years. She was subsequently editorial director of Earthscan Publications. She is an award-winning writer, editor, critic, consultant and broadcaster, and has served as a judge for many literary awards, including the Orange Prize, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Caine Prize for African Writing. She edited Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writing by Women of African Descent (1992), has contributed to many publications and written drama for BBC radio and for the stage. Margaret is also an ardent campaigner for diversity in publishing, co-founding GAP (Greater Access to Publishing) in the 1980s. She is currently patron of Independent Black Publishers (IBP) and a member of the Arts Council's Diversity in Publishing steering group.
Alison Donnell is Professor of Modern Literatures in English at the University of Reading, UK. She has published widely on Caribbean and black British writings, including a book-length revision of literary history: Twentieth Century Caribbean Literature: Critical Moments in Anglophone Literary History (Routledge, 2006). She is co-editor, with Michael A Bucknor, of The Routledge Companion to Anglophone Caribbean Literature (Routledge, 2011). A Founding Editor of Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, she is on the editorial boards of Journal of West Indian Literature and MaComere. She is currently working towards a monograph Caribbean Queer. Alison joined the Wasafiri board in 2011.
Gabriel Gbadamosi is a poet, playwright, essayist and broadcaster. His London novel, Vauxhall, won the 2011 Tibor Jones Pageturner Prize. He was AHRC Creative and Performing Arts Fellow in European and African performance at the Pinter Centre, Goldsmiths, and a Judith E. Wilson Fellow for creative writing at Cambridge University. He presented Art Beat on the World Service and Night Waves on BBC Radio 3. Book collaborations with visual artists include Sun-Shine, Moonshine with Conroy/Sanderson and The Second Life of Shells with Mandy Bonnell. Plays include Eshu's Faust (Jesus College, Cambridge), Shango (DNA, Amsterdam), Hotel Orpheu (Schaubühne, Berlin) and for radio The Long, Hot Summer of '76 (BBC Radio 3) which won the first Richard Imison Award. He lives in London most recently as Royal Literary Fund Fellow at City & Guilds of London Art School.
|Rachel Holmes is the author of Eleanor Marx: A Life, serialised on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, winner of a 2015 Gladstone's Library Writer-in-Residence Prize and currently shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize. She is also the author of The Hottentot Venus: The life and death of Saartjie Baartman and The Secret Life of Dr James Barry. Holmes co-edited, with Lisa Appignanesi and Susie Orbach, their much-discussed Fifty Shades of Feminism. In 2010 she received an Arts Council cultural leadership award as one of Britain's Fifty Women to Watch. She is one of the 80-strong Writers at Liberty focused on supporting the Liberty campaign to save our Human Rights Act.
|Aamer Hussein was born in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to Britain in 1970. His first collection of short stories, Mirror to the Sun, was published in 1993. Since then he has produced several other collections: This Other Salt (1999), Turquoise (2002), Insomnia (2007), and a novella, Another Gulmohar Tree (2009). He is a well-known reviewer and literary critic and has been a member of the Wasafiri Board since 1994. Aamer has also published translations of Urdu poetry and fiction in English and was one of the judges in 2002 of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize amongst others. In 2000 he edited Hoops of Fire: Fifty Years of Fiction by Pakistani Women (2000), amplified and updated as Kahani (2005). Aamer is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Senior Lecturer in the Department English at the University of Southampton. Visit his webpage at www.aamerhussein.com.
Rukhsana Yasmin comes from a science background, having studied physics and radiation physics, but her love of literature brought her to publishing in 2007. She started as a Diversity in Publishing Trainee after publication of the 'In Full Colour' report, which highlighted the lack of diversity in publishing. She has worked as an editor and commissioning editor at Profile and Saqi Books and has several years of publishing experience in both UK and international writing. In 2012 she was awarded the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize for Women in Publishing and in 2014 was named a Bookseller Rising Star. She travels to Pakistan often to visit her parents; she was born in Yorkshire and now lives in London.


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New Michael Jackson game appears to be real
Speaking to IndustryGamers, MJJ Productions, Michael Jackson's production company, has apparently confirmed work on a home console game based on the now-dead singer.
Apparently it'll feature both Jackson's likeness and his recorded speech, as well as, obviously, the guy's songs.
"I am sure it will still be released," a MJJ Productions said. "Michael loved games."
It's out later this year, apparently.
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text: "Levente M=E9sz=E1ros" <levente.meszaros@...> writes: > Is it allowed at all? I did not find anything saying the opposite in > the MOP spec. > > Ok, I'm not sure that this is a bug, but the behavior is quite > strange I think. I don't know if I'm being terribly conservative here, but I think the original MOP authors would probably not want to allow dispatch on new-value in (setf slot-value-using-class). The basic reason for my feeling is an argument from symmetry. The four slot-valueish functions are meant to be implemented or extended in synchronization, and bad things happen if they're not; so if you extend (setf slot-value-using-class) for your custom slot-definition, but not slot-value-using-class, various other bits of CLOS will stop working. My view of those four functions is that they are the lowest level above structures, and describe how to implement accessing instances, rather than as places to hang application hooks onto (which is what I slightly presume your (setf slot-value-using-class) customization is intended for. I think that if you want custom behaviour for a setter when given values of different classes, you probably ought to be specializing the setter function (e.g. an accessor) rather than slot-value-using-class directly. (Having said all that, your code (sa.lisp) falls foul of one of the restrictions in AMOP, which is that all methods on a custom metaclass (i.e. a subclass of the various standardized metaclasses, such as slot-definition or class) must be defined before an instance of those metaclasses is created. In your case, you create instances of sa-effective-slot-definition (by instantiating a finalizeable sa-class, topic, with a slot) before defining the (setf slot-value-using-class) methods specialized on it. Unfortunately, this is not the only issue in the case under consideration; PCL's GET-ACCESSOR-METHOD-FUNCTION simply does not allow for specialization on new-value. I could probably fix it to, or else disable it when there are specializations on new-value, but I'm really not sure I want to...) Cheers, Christophe


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Earlier this week, I wrote a column about how black parents are talking to their sons about race in America after the murders of Black teenagers Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, both gunned down in Florida by white men who claimed self-defense under the state's controversial Stand Your Ground laws.
While it's necessary to have thoughtful and candid conversations with black boys about their vulnerability in America, a few friends and my father-in-law reminded me that black fathers, myself included, should also have the same discussions with our daughters.
Here's why: Last November, 19-year-old Renisha McBride, a Black woman from Detroit, was shot and killed while seeking help in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, after a minor car accident. She was unarmed. Theodore Paul Wafer, 54, a white male, pled not guilty, saying he acted in self-defense because he thought McBride was breaking into his house.
Michigan District Court Judge David Turfe ruled that there was enough probable cause for Wafer to stand trial in connection with the shooting.
"Defendant came to the door with the shotgun," Turfe said. "His first thought was to bring the gun, not call for help, or not answer the door. It suggests to this court, the defendant made a bad choice."
McBride's friend told the court that she and McBride had been drinking vodka and smoking marijuana the night of the shooting. At some point, McBride was involved in a minor car accident and sought help at Wafer's house. She was killed instead. Wafer didn't see a teenager in distress; he only saw a black person and he manufactured a break-in attempt.
Just last week, Willie Noble, 48, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was arrested after allegedly firing several rounds into a car full of teens, killing 15-year-old Adrian Broadway, a teenage girl riding around with six other teens. Noble, who was charged with first degree murder, fired into the car because the teens threw eggs, mayonnaise, toilet paper and leaves at Noble's car.
Noble is black. Adrian is also black. It's not a story about race, but a story about the dangers of unsupervised teenagers hanging out with the wrong crowd. I received several emails this week from concerned parents whose daughters are often innocent passengers riding through neighborhoods where handguns are a dangerous part of our culture.
In the case of Adrian Broadway, she was shot and killed by an angry black man, not a racist white man. Nonetheless, her death was tragic and could have been prevented had Noble exercised some restraint.
The deaths of Adrian and Renisha are stark reminders that teenager girls face serious and sometimes deadly consequences because there are so many irrational people – black and white – who are waiting for any excuse to pull the trigger.
Here is how one friend from Washington, D.C., — a black father with three daughters – expressed his concern.
"The sad thing is I have talked to my oldest daughter about this as well," my friend, a respected journalist, told me. "I've told her if she is riding around with a group of her black male school friends she should be aware of the likelihood they will be stopped by authorities and perceived as trouble makers by others and there is little margin for error."
"Frankly there is no margin for error," he said. "Our kids don't get to make the same mistakes that other kids do. Our kids don't get to react to confrontations the same way others do."
A devoted dad, my friend makes a lot of sense.
I talk to my teenage daughter, too, about race, injustice and acting responsibly. It's now evolved into a daily conversation where I borrow a phrase from a dear friend, a mother: "Show good judgment." Those are three simple, yet powerful words to live by as we send our children into the world.
I wrote this week about a friend from Chicago, a black female physician, who had a sobering conversation with her three school-age sons days before a Florida jury failed to convict Michael Dunn of the premeditated murder of Jordan Davis.
"I presented the concept of "Strange Fruit" to them through poetry, music and the frightening visual …but with Trayvon Martin as an example," she told me. As a mother, she is understandably concerned about how white men view young black men.
She offered her sons a powerful historical testimony to connect the past to the present. The crisis of perception of young black males in America today is one that could be described as modern-day version of the lynchings of that plagued them into this century.
"Strange Fruit" was recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The song exposed American racism through the ongoing lynching of black men in the South. A chilling photo of two black men who were lynched as white men celebrated in 1930 inspired teacher Abel Meeropol, who wrote the song. In the video, eerie black-and-white photos of Ku Klux Klansmen in hoods, burning crosses and watching half-nude black men hanging from trees, accompany Holiday's voice.
It's critical that we talk to our black boys about the consequences of racism in our society. But as I was reminded firmly this week, we must include our daughters in this discussion, too.
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Efforts to promote successful and active aging are currently in development in Florianopolis, capital of Santa Catarina State, South Brazil. This initiative emerged in 2006 from a partnership between the City Administration (Health and Social Services Departments) with the city's universities (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and Universidade do Desenvolvimento do Estado de Santa Catarina). This partnership made possible a unification of a number of small existing programs linked to the Global Strategy for an Elderly Citizen's Social Protection Network. The integrated program was named Floripativa, acronyms for the city's nickname "Floripa," and "ativa," which means "active" in Portuguese.
The program organizers identify people suffering from chronic degenerative diseases early on and register them at Health Centers (HC) in order to successfully manage and/or threat these conditions. Physical activity is used as an important tool for the Floripativa program due to its benefits in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention and rehabilitation, morbidity, mortality, and costs. With this in mind, Floripativa adds programs of rehabilitation and physical education to the routine primary healthcare (covered by the public healthcare system, known as "SUS") of patients diagnosed with chronic disease and conditions.
Floripativa offers a progressive and gradual health promotion program throughout three phases. After the diagnosis, patients are referred to the Cardiopulmonary and Metabolic Rehabilitation (CPMR) programs (phase A) that are carried out by physiotherapists. When patients have completed this program, they are referred for phase B in which they are offered different prevention programs carried out by physical education professionals. Patients with specific conditions such as depression, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's diseases are also referring to specialists. The final stage is the health promotion phase (C) and is targeted to patients whose diseases are under control. In this stage physical activity classes are taught three times a week, with a duration of 60 minutes each. These activities place emphasis on aerobic fitness, strength, and balance, and are carried out by physical education professionals.
Phases A and B of the Floripativa demonstration project have been implemented in 4 HC, and this year is being extended to another 8 HC, with the expectation that eventually it will be implemented in all of the health authority's administrative regions (53 HC). A larger impact is observed in phase C where 25 HC are currently engaged in these activities, and also with plans of expansion.
Floripativa currently benefits 70 older adults on phase A, 125 on phase B, and 600 on phase C. The results of the demonstration project have shown that the elderly participants reduced significantly their consumption of medication, were admitted to hospitals less often, and attended fewer medical consultations, and also improved their overall physical fitness, functional capacity, and self-esteem.
More information about Floripativa is available (in Spanish) at http://www.pmf.sc.gov.br/saude/.
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